Nada, zip, zilch, nothing for me. A typical quiet evening at home. I'll make a pot of chili though!!
Whatcha Doin' New Years Eve?
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Tim-- Your ballroom night sounds great! You two have fun and drive carefully----it might be a slippery drive home.
Scott-- You mean you don't miss the howling winds and frigid temps of Minnesota winters, LOL? I'm either too stupid or too stubborn to move.
Chad-- As a kid, winter was my favorite season. Now that I'm about to turn 48, I'm kinda glad global warming was tempered our normally fierce winters. But it just didn't seem right not to have snow on the ground for Christmas again this year. This was every southern Minnesotan's mantra: "It just doesn't feel like Christmas!" I must have heard that---and uttered it, I confess---a thousand times last week.
Scott-- You mean you don't miss the howling winds and frigid temps of Minnesota winters, LOL? I'm either too stupid or too stubborn to move.
Chad-- As a kid, winter was my favorite season. Now that I'm about to turn 48, I'm kinda glad global warming was tempered our normally fierce winters. But it just didn't seem right not to have snow on the ground for Christmas again this year. This was every southern Minnesotan's mantra: "It just doesn't feel like Christmas!" I must have heard that---and uttered it, I confess---a thousand times last week.
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I hate snow...
I'd much rather be on the beach or someplace where it;s at leats 50 degrees
I'd much rather be on the beach or someplace where it;s at leats 50 degrees
Right now a load of dishes is running, and a load of jeans is waiting to go in the F&P, and I've got the Celebrity pulled out ready to go. I'm planning to bake a seasoned pork loin and do a batch of stir fry asparagus veggie mix. A friend made mention yesterday of coming this way to watch a movie, which seems at the moment as if that won't happen. I've got tons of movies need watching so I'm sure I'll do that. Need to check on the grandmother as well. I have to be at work tonight, one or both locations (one of them *must* be attended at or slightly before midnight), which has been the usual pattern for many years. Also work tomorrow. No wild partying here!
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Frig, no I don't miss it at all! After people here obligatorily ask me if people really live there, it's oft been my sentiment that Minneapolis would be the perfect city if it were located in Southern California, and I say they would enjoy a visit if they plan it at the right time of year (later spring or early fall, for my part).
Minneapolis and Minnesota are nice places, but for me the trade-offs are simply not worth it. I find the folks who live there most successfully are those that really embrace the variety of weather and change of seasons. I was almost always inside because it was either too hot, too cold, or doing something where I didn't want to drive or be out, and it was more and more the older I got.
I was tired of the clothes, I was tired of scraping my car, and tired of having my life and plans constantly dictated by the whims of weather, and I was becoming a little old lady before my time. The folks who are happy there forge on with their lives regardless of all that, and I just didn't have the motivation.
The same-ness here, which I know is hard on some folks that aren't used to it, really suits me. It rains once in a while, but mostly it's sunny and 70, and I can just go about my business and do what I want and need to do and not think about it.
Minneapolis and Minnesota are nice places, but for me the trade-offs are simply not worth it. I find the folks who live there most successfully are those that really embrace the variety of weather and change of seasons. I was almost always inside because it was either too hot, too cold, or doing something where I didn't want to drive or be out, and it was more and more the older I got.
I was tired of the clothes, I was tired of scraping my car, and tired of having my life and plans constantly dictated by the whims of weather, and I was becoming a little old lady before my time. The folks who are happy there forge on with their lives regardless of all that, and I just didn't have the motivation.
The same-ness here, which I know is hard on some folks that aren't used to it, really suits me. It rains once in a while, but mostly it's sunny and 70, and I can just go about my business and do what I want and need to do and not think about it.
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Painting a radiator cover. Pure Brilliant White.
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Annie Annie, wherefore art thou. Annie
When I was just seventeen I ran away from home
To be with all the pretty people
To be on my own
Bright lights and trains and bedsit stains
And pavements paved with gold
And I believed in everything that everybody told me
Have mercy
Have mercy upon me
I found myself in a lonely place with a suitcase full of dreams
And I soon grew up to realise what living in the doghouse means
But everyday I told myself good things would happen soon
cause I knew that I was going to be a legend in my living room
Have mercy
Have mercy upon me
(welcome to this perfect world)
Now everyday on a dead end street is where I spend my time
The dust has been collecting on the corners of my mind
But Ive shed my tears in bitter drops until the thorn trees bloomed
To take the spiky fruit to crown myself the queen of doom
Have mercy
Have mercy upon me
When I was just seventeen I ran away from home
To be with all the pretty people
To be on my own
Bright lights and trains and bedsit stains
And pavements paved with gold
And I believed in everything that everybody told me
Have mercy
Have mercy upon me
I found myself in a lonely place with a suitcase full of dreams
And I soon grew up to realise what living in the doghouse means
But everyday I told myself good things would happen soon
cause I knew that I was going to be a legend in my living room
Have mercy
Have mercy upon me
(welcome to this perfect world)
Now everyday on a dead end street is where I spend my time
The dust has been collecting on the corners of my mind
But Ive shed my tears in bitter drops until the thorn trees bloomed
To take the spiky fruit to crown myself the queen of doom
Have mercy
Have mercy upon me
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What I'm doing New Year's Eve...
GRIND CLICK CLUNK!
Had some extra laundry so I did 2 loads in the Kenmo', but I first switched agitators to the Penta-Swirl you see now. Here's the second load washing, with Viva and non-chlorine bleach. As you can see, there was quite a bit of sloshing.
Both loads are done now, so on with the regular festivities!
GRIND CLICK CLUNK!
Had some extra laundry so I did 2 loads in the Kenmo', but I first switched agitators to the Penta-Swirl you see now. Here's the second load washing, with Viva and non-chlorine bleach. As you can see, there was quite a bit of sloshing.
Both loads are done now, so on with the regular festivities!
Do we like the penta-swirl?
exploder3211
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Nice kenmo!
I am chomping my way through a big bowl of Goldfish and a couple cheese sammichs...
I am chomping my way through a big bowl of Goldfish and a couple cheese sammichs...
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I think this has turned into quite a fishy evening here.. I am eating Goldfish, Sweedish Fish and Tuna Noodle Cassarole and some Halibut in the fridge.. And some wierd fish dip thats good, but odd smelling... I am washing it all down with wal mart cola (i think it's better than coke or pepsi)
Bob-- Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one with no plans for the evening. Hope you have a relaxing transition into '07; I plan to do the same.
Hand and Foot
When I met my partner we were pleased that both of us enjoy playing a card game called Hand and Foot or sometimes, In the Pocket. You are dealt two hands and must play through one to get to the other.
He and I are invited to play Hand and Foot with a group of his friends. I am taking a bread wreath of Danish pastry filled with marzipan.
I don't drink, so I can be the world's designated driver.
Kelly
When I met my partner we were pleased that both of us enjoy playing a card game called Hand and Foot or sometimes, In the Pocket. You are dealt two hands and must play through one to get to the other.
He and I are invited to play Hand and Foot with a group of his friends. I am taking a bread wreath of Danish pastry filled with marzipan.
I don't drink, so I can be the world's designated driver.
Kelly
That looks gorgeous, Kelly!
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Yumo
I wish i had some one here to play cards.. I love playing cards and no one here does..
I wish i had some one here to play cards.. I love playing cards and no one here does..
bpetersxx
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I thought I was the only one working on washers
switching out the Maytags in the aux laundry room
switching out the Maytags in the aux laundry room
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Marzipan....
I knew there was a reason I adored you from afar, mixfinder...
I knew there was a reason I adored you from afar, mixfinder...
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Nothing big here either. Some years, one of my friends would have a house party - usually fun, but ended up always being a 4AM night. This year, I got the house in order today, did laundry, changed beds, and made sure everything was clean for the new year.
I also made a pot of lentil soup (made with carrots sliced into rounds to resemble coins), fried some chicken cutlets and sausage. Tomorrow, it will be customary to eat a bowl of lentil soup and a piece of sausage for good finacial luck (lentils resemble coins and pork symbolizes riches). Now I only need to find a man to cross my threshhold in the morning - first person of the year to enter your house must be male. Old custom, but interesting..
Otherwise, tonight it's just me the soon to be taken down Christmas tree and some old movies.
I also made a pot of lentil soup (made with carrots sliced into rounds to resemble coins), fried some chicken cutlets and sausage. Tomorrow, it will be customary to eat a bowl of lentil soup and a piece of sausage for good finacial luck (lentils resemble coins and pork symbolizes riches). Now I only need to find a man to cross my threshhold in the morning - first person of the year to enter your house must be male. Old custom, but interesting..
Otherwise, tonight it's just me the soon to be taken down Christmas tree and some old movies.
Happy New Year to all of AW.org
Laying low and staying out of trouble tonight here too. We will enjoy the neighborhood fireworks and if its not cloudy, can usually see the fireworks on the River from the patio. Wishing everyone a Very Happy, Healthy, Safe, New Years.
Laying low and staying out of trouble tonight here too. We will enjoy the neighborhood fireworks and if its not cloudy, can usually see the fireworks on the River from the patio. Wishing everyone a Very Happy, Healthy, Safe, New Years.
What am I doing New Years Eve? Enjoying AWO!
