Sunday, December 15, 2024

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10 days until Christmas day. How can that be? I think all shopping is done though the bulk of it is at my SILs on Cape Cod. I will pick it up Thursday and will have to wrap before round 2 of Christmas on 12/21.

Round 1 was last night with DH. We had a nice night out and enjoyed the Christmas lights in the restaurant we ended up at.

This afternoon we play in a Nine and Dine - 9 holes of golf followed by a dinner. I have never played a true round of golf (more like practice rounds) so this is a first for me as well as for the other couple we partnered with. Hopefully I do okay - it is a game where we play the best ball so it shouldn't be too difficult.

Not much else to report - the bus leaves in 45 minutes. Have a selective Sunday!

143.3! The lower weight stayed! Yay! I'm officially calling normal BMI and just over 13 lbs. from goal!

Another grey, cloudy, cold winter day in Wisconsin. Our Maui vacation can't come soon enough!

What do you all think of this crazy drone stuff going on? I'm thinking government for sure!

Made another Etsy sale yesterday! Yay! This year will still be a big loss but I don't need to buy much for the business anymore. Hopefully we can recoup some of it with tax breaks!

I see home prices are coming down quite a bit in Florida. Insurance is still a mess and of course the risk of hurricanes isn't going away. I'm content with our decision to stay put for now. Will have to see where we will winter in 2026!

Good luck with your golf scramble Liz and enjoy the dinner out! I think it is super cute that you and DH celebrated your own little Christmas together! I remember doing that when DH and I were dating!

Home insurance here is definitely an incredible mess. Super expensive and they are requiring roof replacements in half the normal time. Car insurance is also out of this world (for a variety of reasons).

I am so fortunate that one of DH's love languages is gifts. He is happily ordering all the gifts, and will wrap them too. He also did all of this year's decorating. Did he do it exactly how I would? Nope. Will I say anything like don't you think this would look better on this table? Definitely nope. Will I make sure to stand under the mistletoe he hung up when I get home from work? Yep!

I am in charge of entertaining and food both at our house and my parents house. That's probably my love language. The thing about that is it's a fair amount of work compressed into a small amount of time. I try to make some things ahead of time, like stuffed pasta shells, but I have limited freezer space. Depending on the weather though, I can often move the cookies to a bin on a shelf on the garage and use nature's freezer!

More baking today, because I do enjoy it.

Oh Paula, your mention of possible price drops on Florida housing got my winter dreams reignited. I am not enjoying this weather at all! Even if there ends up being good deals, I don't see how we could make it work. But all is not lost. I am reading a lot about being a budget world nomad, and there are some interesting options. In the end, maybe this is the destiny that's calling.

Well the paper is read, the tea sipped, and the hair tied back for baking. Let the cookie games continue!

He's a keeper for sure Diane!

Your DH is definitely the best. My DH stinks on presents in most ways and admits it. I love him but it can be disappointing personally plus I feel a burden trying to get something for everyone in his family. He says it isn't necessary but it really is in my mind. I gave some major hints on what I wanted for Christmas and he didn't take me up on it. Kind of disappointed...

I'm afraid that dissapointment is sometimes the fate of my DH. He is so thoughtful in gift selection, and while I value giving gifts, I'm just not as creative as him. Sometimes I get a really inspired idea, which is so fun, knowing how much he'll like it. This year I'm not too inspired. :( Luckily for him, DD inherited his picking the right gift gene, and she helps her brother too, so he does get very sweet gifts from our kids.

Greetings all

Cold and drizzly here but I still go around without a coat. I am not outside for more than moments so who needs the baggage. Went to the gym and did my waddling. No grunting today unlike the other day which had so much grunting I thought would end in a birth announcement! After that I went to the studio and did some glazing and stopped at the hippie grocery store for a pot pie. Yesterday was hijacked by my studio buddy who called and wanted to come watch football but did not show up until the game was almost over. Channeling CC as per having my time wasted. Later we watched a movie "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris". It's cute and funny and worth it if you want something light hearted. I was just not up for Killers of the Flower Moon or other heavy stuff.

Liz you are done with Christmas stuff???!!! I have barely started though I do have a couple of things. Must go to the winery to shop.

And DD those cookies! So fun. Make lots.

Hmmm Paula lower home prices in Florida. Makes you think. Warm is pretty appealing.

So I am struggling with gifts for adult men friends. For one I got some fancy nuts from Sunnyland farms but the other is a mystery. The internet advertises a set of pens that say "Fuck it all" on them which I think he might like but it's also kind of rude. Over the years I have given deerskin work gloves, car flash lights, gift cards from health food store and wine.

Peps you rocked the wine colored suit. Hope the services were good.

So we get the pot pie tonight. And tomorrow. Cheers. Diane S

our little tree.

I got DH a couple of nice shirts he can wear to the clubhouse because he only wears Hawaiian shirts and they are getting a bit old (and he never buys stuff like that for himself), a Fitbit mostly to monitor his heart rhythm since that has been a concern, and some new underwear (again because he won't buy any new ones until they are falling apart). So funny that he was happy with the latter because his mother used to give him new ones every Christmas but she died in 2019. No wonder they needed replacement!