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Post by Sharon on Jan 5, 2022 19:43:20 GMT -5
It's snowing here right now. I wish I had some cookies but don't want to bake any because then I would just eat all of them. Maybe tomorrow or Friday I will because DD and family will probably stop by over the weekend and I'm sure the grandkids would like some cookies.
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Post by busymom on Jan 5, 2022 20:07:34 GMT -5
Well, that crazy fox that likes to hang out behind our property apparently caught itself a large meal last night. You can see feathers from either a wild turkey or a Canadian goose sticking out of the snow. Probably just as well if it got a turkey. We're up to 20 in the flock that hangs out in our neighborhood. City hall won't do anything to thin them out, so we'll let Mother Nature do her thing.
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Post by busymom on Jan 6, 2022 11:04:17 GMT -5
Good (cold) Morning Kids! It's nasty-cold outside. Our high today is going to be -2. Pass the hot chocolate!
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Post by Sharon on Jan 6, 2022 11:12:49 GMT -5
Good (cold) Morning Kids! It's nasty-cold outside. Our high today is going to be -2. Pass the hot chocolate! Brrr, Stay warm.
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Post by snapdragon on Jan 6, 2022 11:47:47 GMT -5
It's snowing here right now. I wish I had some cookies but don't want to bake any because then I would just eat all of them. Maybe tomorrow or Friday I will because DD and family will probably stop by over the weekend and I'm sure the grandkids would like some cookies. Hey Sharon, What I have done in the past is I made cookie dough and rolled most of it into balls and stuck them in the freezer for later and only baked like 6 from the batch I made up. Than I have dough for later just like the tubs but without all the preservatives.
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Post by Sharon on Jan 6, 2022 20:49:53 GMT -5
The one thing I hate about living in my new area is that the mail arrives so late in the day. Most days it arrives between 6:30 and 7:30pm. I don't like to leave it in the box overnight so I don't feel like I can get my jammies on and be comfortable until I have the mail. Because I get up so early in the morning I go to bed really early. It's something I need to get figured out.
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Post by Sharon on Jan 6, 2022 22:52:15 GMT -5
7:45pm and my mail just arrived.
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Post by busymom on Jan 6, 2022 22:54:14 GMT -5
7:45pm and my mail just arrived. Wow! The only time of the year that our mail arrives that late is during the holidays. Is the weather there THAT bad right now?
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Post by Sharon on Jan 7, 2022 0:07:19 GMT -5
7:45pm and my mail just arrived. Wow! The only time of the year that our mail arrives that late is during the holidays. Is the weather there THAT bad right now? I don't think it is weather related as the mail has always arrived late in the day into the evening since I moved in. Maybe it's holiday late followed by weather late, not sure.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jan 7, 2022 1:40:41 GMT -5
Most of my life, my mail arrived by 9am. After I got married the first time, we lived at a place where it came between 1-2pm. That bugged me. Where I live now,it's unusual for it to arrive before 4-5pm. When it's late, it's after 7. Which is not that unusual. I used to "report" mail on a daily basis. Some days I got mail and some days I didn't. But they asked you to report what you received daily, so they could track different types of mail (sometimes they asked me to mail things too).I also reported if the mail appeared to have been tampered with, or damaged.
I hated having to go out after dark, to check my mail. Or like Sharon (?) said, waiting so long, to get comfy/ go to bed.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jan 7, 2022 9:34:48 GMT -5
I was in that program years ago at our last house. A few weeks ago, here, we didn't get mail for 3 days and it wasn't weather related. Lately we get it delivered as late as 9 pm.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Jan 7, 2022 9:57:05 GMT -5
Mail here is usually by 330-430 unless they are running late like for the holidays. Monday though is always around 6-7. We have a locked box so I don't worry if we don't get it one day. It's generally a pile of junk I have to shred.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jan 7, 2022 10:53:34 GMT -5
Sharon I highly recommend a locked mail box. Then the mail could be safely left there overnight. You can also sign up for informed daily digest so you know what mail is supposed to be arriving. If it's total junk mail, I let it build up. My mail route is part of an old rural route dating back from when this area was a farm. The subdivision is still on the rural route. The carrier drives to my area from the rural roads so I'm guessing they start at the outer edge and work their way back to town. My mail general arrives between 1:30 and 2:30 pm. During the holidays, they had someone who only delivered packages that didn't fit in mail boxes. Those arrived very early in the morning.
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Post by busymom on Jan 7, 2022 11:26:03 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! I let Speedy outside mid-morning before checking the thermometer, and now I know why he did his business so quickly and came running back to be let in. The temp here is -13.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jan 8, 2022 11:27:34 GMT -5
Happy Saturday, peeps! I won't even ask, just offer the hot beverages:
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jan 8, 2022 11:58:32 GMT -5
Thank you for the hot beverages. Much needed in this sub zero weather.
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Post by ners on Jan 8, 2022 12:12:48 GMT -5
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Post by busymom on Jan 8, 2022 23:58:09 GMT -5
Thanks NancysSummerSip! The temps rose for a bit today, but are headed for the basement again tomorrow. Gonna need more of those hot drinks.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jan 9, 2022 10:56:55 GMT -5
Hope we have enough good food and drink for all to get warm!
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jan 9, 2022 10:58:40 GMT -5
It's windy here, with rain expected later on and a cold (for us) front later tomorrow. I am finishing my morning coffee and we will head over to Home Depot later, as I need a new floor cleaning system. I have always hated my Wet Jet and it finally broke, so I want something else.
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Post by Sharon on Jan 9, 2022 11:18:03 GMT -5
It's windy here, with rain expected later on and a cold (for us) front later tomorrow. I am finishing my morning coffee and we will head over to Home Depot later, as I need a new floor cleaning system. I have always hated my Wet Jet and it finally broke, so I want something else.
I got an OCedar Pro-mist micro fiber spray mop when I moved to my new place. I really like it.
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Post by ners on Jan 9, 2022 12:45:35 GMT -5
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Post by busymom on Jan 9, 2022 13:33:47 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! I'd originally planned to go to church, but after my shower I discovered that DS wasn't feeling well, so we stayed home. I checked his temp & oxygen levels, and he's fine there, but he is congested & tired. So, I'm going to spend the day cleaning house.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jan 9, 2022 14:18:32 GMT -5
It's windy here, with rain expected later on and a cold (for us) front later tomorrow. I am finishing my morning coffee and we will head over to Home Depot later, as I need a new floor cleaning system. I have always hated my Wet Jet and it finally broke, so I want something else.
I got an OCedar Pro-mist micro fiber spray mop when I moved to my new place. I really like it. Great minds think alike -- that is what I just bought! We stopped for coffee at a new place in town -- a husband and wife team opened a brick and mortar after having their mobile Airstream coffee shop shut down by the town. Place is great! Lots of antiques, vintage clothes and works by local artists, with a coffee and pastry bar in the middle. It's in one of the town's oldest buildings and they renovated it, but left a lot of the old building in place, like the wood ceiling, brick walls and concrete floors. There's seating outdoors, too. We will be going back!
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Post by busymom on Jan 10, 2022 11:12:51 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! The sun is shining, but it's -1 here. We're supposed to get a "January thaw" mid-week, and I can't wait.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jan 10, 2022 13:14:38 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! The sun is shining, but it's -1 here. We're supposed to get a "January thaw" mid-week, and I can't wait. Does that mean it will get to be +1?
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jan 10, 2022 15:45:07 GMT -5
It's cold here, too. I went and got the mail without putting on a coat because it is so sunny. Big mistake It's only 7 degrees. Tuesday and Wednesday it's supposed to be in the 30's. There will be some melting at that temperature. I don't like it getting much higher than that as I prefer a slow melt.
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Post by busymom on Jan 10, 2022 16:22:54 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! The sun is shining, but it's -1 here. We're supposed to get a "January thaw" mid-week, and I can't wait. Does that mean it will get to be +1? Actually, it's supposed to hit the 30's. But, even +1 would be an improvement...
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Post by toomuchreality on Jan 10, 2022 16:50:34 GMT -5
Does that mean it will get to be +1? Actually, it's supposed to hit the 30's. But, even +1 would be an improvement... It sounds like it has been bitter cold there. Yuck!
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