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[dan26552]

Merry Christmas everyone!

Dan, congats to you & your family.

Banty, I'm glad she's making progress.     Hope she continues.

Thanks.

 

[WVduckchick]

Merry Christmas! Here's my oldest playing an acoustic guitar instrumental version of "The First Noel."

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152678003102080

Superb! very talented.

Merry Christmas to the Pond and everybodies families.

Congratulations Uncle Dan! My dad's birthday is today, too.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Friday! Happy birthday to Dad. My sisters is tomorrow. We always said she was the one that should have gotten my name, Natalie, seeing as it means Christmas child. I guess I get Christmas in July.

Six dozen pierogis cooked and ready for transport to our daughter's house for this afternoon.  Recalcitrant stove top seems to have 'self healed'.  I shut off the breaker when we went away and just for the heck of it turned it back on yesterday morning.    It was no longer flashing numbers and beeping.  Worked fine today - we'll see.    Will sure be nice if we can skip the $90 service call scheduled for Tuesday.


On another note - sometimes the aging process sucks.  My oldest sister is 88 years old.  Her kids have taken away her license, and one nephew and his family have moved in with her.  (Of her 4 boys he's the best one to live with her.)  She's not happy.  We come from relatively strong, stubborn stock and were raised to be independent people.  Maybe one of the reasons this bothers me so is that I can see the possibility of a similar future.  Hopefully I will make my own decisions because I have serious problems with others deciding for me - even out of love.  Not meaning to be a 'debby downer', but it's sort of eating at me today.  We went to her house last night, and it hurt to see her unhappy.

Hoping your stove stays self-healed. Maybe it just needed a rest.

Sorry you are bummed about your sister. Very understandable, and tough to see happen.

 

[sourland]

I'm cool, VW. All probably would have been fine if one of my nephews hadn't come up to me and said, "You have to know that Mom is enjoying every moment of this." I replied, "No, she's very unhappy. Never forget that she is still the mother and should have been part of these decisions." When he got offended, I simply said, "I hope that your kids 'take care of you' in the same fashion." I understand the realities of life, but don't try to BS a BSer. Be prepared. If this ever happens to me, I will run away and show up on your doorstep.

 

[dan26552]

 

[Pork Pie]

Six dozen pierogis cooked and ready for transport to our daughter's house for this afternoon.  Recalcitrant stove top seems to have 'self healed'.  I shut off the breaker when we went away and just for the heck of it turned it back on yesterday morning.    It was no longer flashing numbers and beeping.  Worked fine today - we'll see.    Will sure be nice if we can skip the $90 service call scheduled for Tuesday.


On another note - sometimes the aging process sucks.  My oldest sister is 88 years old.  Her kids have taken away her license, and one nephew and his family have moved in with her.  (Of her 4 boys he's the best one to live with her.)  She's not happy.  We come from relatively strong, stubborn stock and were raised to be independent people.  Maybe one of the reasons this bothers me so is that I can see the possibility of a similar future.  Hopefully I will make my own decisions because I have serious problems with others deciding for me - even out of love.  Not meaning to be a 'debby downer', but it's sort of eating at me today.  We went to her house last night, and it hurt to see her unhappy.

Those kinda decisions are not easy and there's no solice to offer. Similar experiences with my grandmother and great uncle. Never nice for anyone. Sorry though.

 

[Pork Pie]

  If this ever happens to me, I will run away and show up on your doorstep. 

and if WV is out, imagine how many other places you can run to, based on your friends here on BYC

 

[WVduckchick]

I'm cool, VW.  All probably would have been fine if one of my nephews hadn't come up to me and said, "You have to know that Mom is enjoying every moment of this."  I replied, "No, she's very unhappy.  Never forget that she is still the mother and should have been part of these decisions."  When he got offended, I simply said, "I hope that your kids 'take care of you' in the same fashion."  I understand the realities of life, but don't try to BS a BSer.  Be prepared.  If this ever happens to me, I will run away and show up on your doorstep. 

I love it! I'll fling the doors wide open for ya!

Aww how precious!

and if WV is out, imagine how many other places you can run to, based on your friends here on BYC

True true

 

[sourland]

and if WV is out, imagine how many other places you can run to, based on your friends here on BYC

Hey, make me part of the process, and I will deal with it. I have been searching plans for a lily pad house. The Pond might become my permanent residence -'Estates in the Muck'.

 

[dan26552]

I love it! I'll fling the doors wide open for ya!
Aww how precious!
True true

Yeah.

 

[sourland]

Dan, beautiful.