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   / Good morning!!!! #103,981  
Our Christmas staple is lasagna and a ham, small side of candied sweet potatoes, creamed onions, garlic rolls, cranberry relish and pies.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #103,982  
Quote - “ LS, you look to have been having fun. Has your MIL got her big surprise yet? “ - Eric

No, she still does not know. The BIL and SIL will be flying in tomorrow afternoon (Christmas eve), MIL will not be arriving until Christmas Day, coming in with my daughter from Colorado. It has been really hard to not slip up and mention something about it. There were a few close calls for sure....
 
   / Good morning!!!! #103,983  
Wifey also reminded me that we will be having lasagna also for dinner tomorrow! I can see the pounds waiting around the corner.....
 
   / Good morning!!!! #103,984  
Yeah...must be dementia moving in...
I'm still at work, BTW...and glad I came in. The plant manager gave me a fifth of Jameson Irish Whiskey!!

Nice....wait til you get to your block to partake.



Congrats on making 6K, Mostly ��

Yes Mostly, congrats on 6K.

Dave, I'll bet your still tired/achy from all those bags of 'crete. Good job.

We are planning to have enchiladas on Christmas. I've had enough ham in the last month. Instant pot pinto beans cooked charo style. Maybe some salad for others. :) Maybe some 7 layer dip as a snack.

Been up north of Fort Worth visiting family. BIL has a nice room for his guitars. They are empty nesters and his wife is usually at work, so he can play his fender strat just about anytime he wants.

Prayers for our team and families.

Was 32F and like Don said, Jack Frost everywhere....going to 70F!!!
 
   / Good morning!!!! #103,985  
We are planning to have enchiladas on Christmas.

Makes me miss our old friends/next door neighbors of Hispanic origin. That was a Christmas tradition and they made theirs a little different from what we were accustomed to in Texas, but stlll very good. They came to Texas from Kansas City and eventually went back there when they retired.
 
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Pretty much recovered now Kyle. Just waiting, hoping, for decent enough wx to get it finished and move on to next phase. Today we’re getting spates of windy, cold rain interspersed with short bouts of sun, not at all conducive to tasks at hand.
 
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Today’s low was a mostly sunny 35ºF and today’s high temperature was a mostly sunny 54ºF. It was a hectic day today. I dropped the R-1”s off with the tire center (ready tomorrow at 8:30AM), took a wasted trip to the local butcher/smokehouse who unexpectedly closed and then a trip down to the “Big City” to get meds, groceries, dog treats, and “supplies”;) (treats for me). Wifey had a rather poor night last night due to pain which started before dinner so the family recipe brisket and latkes planned dinner for last night will be tonight’s. The extra cooking should not hurt the (smoked) brisket.

Peg- Is much better today.

We found out today that our Health Insurance will not cover out of country ER bills submitted in Spanish. Like the entire corporation does not have one Spanish speaking employee.:rolleyes::(:mad:

Don- I am happy to read that your Dad made his decision more on his terms than anyone else. :cool: Personally I like using shopping carts except when unattended in parking lots.

I have a 50” something wall mounted TV which I installed with Wifey’s assistance. I did a decent job with the wall mount; next time a professional will do it if necessary.

Ted- A nicely dug trench. I rarely get a pic of what I cook; I am usually to :censored: hungry. :embarrassed: Nice bags.:cool:

“…. Ron will be interesting to see how she handle the backward brake usage.”- Bruce. An interesting concept; tired hands may make for some sudden unexpected stops.

Eric- Thanks for explaining how some expended toilet paper rolls are recycled. :cool:

Roy- One benefit of working vacations/holidays is that supervisory personnel are not really focused on work. I agree with Thomas. The CT River Valley was under a temperature inversion today which kept nasty particulate matter and ozone at ground level. It did make for a pretty sunrise.

Paul- I celebrate Jewish holidays with my stomach. Wifey who has clergy ancestors that go back to the late 1600’s on this continent insists that I light the Menorah. … and sing the prayer(s):eek:

“… Another of my favorites is potato latkes...mmm, mmmm.”- Ted I’ve refined my Mom’s recipe to include the use of our Cuisinart®. Definitely good eats that I will soon start making. I have less than + thoughts and wishes for “neighbors” like yours/those. We have a similar problem here and it really screwed the guy from whom we buy our firewood. :(:mad: We are zoned agriculturally.

“…. I'm still at work, BTW...and glad I came in. The plant manager gave me a fifth of Jameson Irish Whiskey!!”- Roy Sometimes the extra effort pays off. :cool:

Lou- Your Christmas staple read like good eats. I’ll be smoking a boneless leg of lamb for Christmas. That and rosemary encrusted baked potatoes. The supermarket where I usually shop today closely resembled the traffic patterns in CR. :(:rolleyes:

An interesting day.

My + thoughts and prayers.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #103,988  
Turkey and stuffing, brussel sprouts and a big old sweet potatoe for me. White spuds for stepson and step D-I-L.

I was supposed to go to the town south of me tomorrow, but that got cancelled.

My question is, did the bottle of Jamesons make it home?:)
 
   / Good morning!!!! #103,989  
Another above normal temp and sunny day in Ohio. Almost 50 again today. Been busy getting things ready for Christmas.

Spent some time on my cargo trailer conversion into a ghetto camper/toy hauler. Finally quit due to planning issues with the toilet area. Decided to do some garage stuff and had the 兎ureka moment. While doing some motorcycle type work, figured out how to configure the bath area. Back outside...sure enough, it will work. Now I can move forward finally. Odd how that works.

Making our annual Christmas trek to Baltimore area tomorrow to be with the wife痴 family. Everyone have a safe and Merry Christmas
 
   / Good morning!!!! #103,990  
Making our annual Christmas trek to Baltimore area tomorrow to be with the wife痴 family. Everyone have a safe and Merry Christmas

Baltimore MD? If so hi as you drive by.
 

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