The end of an era – a reflective MMP

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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that was a 3 and a half hour interval - she has to come back at 12:45 am and sing our praises.

Haze, had I been here, I’d have offered my sympathies, then a recommendation that your next 'puter be a Mac - they run Word and Excel and never (what never? no, never. what, never? well, hardly ever) crash

Thanks for all the compliments on the pic - I do take a good photo, don’t I. Wish I looked that good in person. I added “Happy Holidays” at the bottom and sent it to all my friends. Now, that’s a personalized holiday ecard

Tomorrow night is the pre-date (not a real date because we’ll have two chaparones) I toyed with the idea of stopping by th esalon and getting my make up done right, but then thought “I really don’t want to set a precident that I cannot maintain” I’ll just throw on a little blush and lip color and be done with it. I have to try on the dress I bought (thru a catalog - it’s got happy little presents all over it - either that or the one with snowflakes) to see just how awful it looks. It’ll either be that, or my favorite shirt (if I can find it - housekeeper likes to put things away so that I can never find them again) I hope my knees cooperate tomorrow - hey certainly haven’t been today (ow.ow.ow.ow.) But I am bringing my crutches along, just to fool the security guards into letting down front (no steps). And I promise I will check in afterwards to give you a report

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Hey! I am back from dinner–and I love sambuca!

Dinner was ok-I got the chicken Milanese and frankly, it was not up to par. But we had a nice, controversy-free dinner. Who knew?!
Haze–isn’t it great feeling? I hope you’re not too hungover in the AM. I am locking the cat in the basement (with water-I’m not cruel!) so that I can SLEEP in tomorrow…yay.

Did I tell you how much I like sambuca! Nummers…hee
<hic>

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I forgot to wish the FairyChats a
Happy Anniversay

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damn - wrong button - I meant that to look like this:
I forgot to wish the FairyChats a
Happy Anniversary

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Happy Anniversary to the FairyChats!

Went to dinner at Thai House and ate entirely too much. And still had leftover stuff to bring home. I really enjoy the company of my librarian friend - she is a person I am glad I met because my life would be poorer without her.

The Snakes did something tonight they have never done during the regular season - beat the Knoxville IceBears in their own barn. I am celebrating - this removes a mental block our guys have strained under for three years. We beat them during the playoffs season before last, but this is the first regular season win. They are on to Huntsville tomorrow night.

All of you lovely Northern American/Canadian Dopers can please take back this cold. We’ve had enough, thank you, and aren’t built for this. The offer is appreciated, I assure you, but a sample is plenty.

Did I mention I’m cold?

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Wow! Such chatting.

Glad the computer’s better and the paper’s done, Hank (good thing multiple nicknames are not uncommon).

I like hibachi restaurants too. I’m going to one for lunch on Friday - celebrating Christmas with my closest work friends.

I’m very much not an expert on holy days, LiLi - I know when they are supposed to be, but I rely on the bulletin and Sunday announcements to tell me which ones are actually supposed to be observed. Seems I recall that observing some of them also depends on the diocese.

French toast casserole is in the fridge. It looks all pretty. It’ll look even prettier once it’s baked in the morning.

I’m tired and watching A Walk in the Clouds. I’ll be asleep before it’s over, I’ll bet.

GT

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Dinner has been et, and dessert, too. Did I tell y’all I made a bread pudding last night? It is [channeling Swampy] faaaab-yooo-lussss.[/cS] I never made one before, but I’ll make it again. I used that packaged Hawaiian sweet bread, and added raisins and pecans. Yum.

I am also very proud to say that today I sent two of my aunts Christmas cards. I haven’t written them in several years, even though I always promise to. (No e-mail.) So, I included a family picture, too. From left to right: Mr Rebo, my son, me, SIL, Dad, brother.

We’re going Christmas shopping at The Maul tomorrow. Envy me. :wink:

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“Calvin, go do something you hate. Suffering builds character”.
Huh. I just woke Attacks Husband up. What’s he doing asleep at 11:30 on a Friday? Tomorrow I will tell him he’s no fun.

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He just called me back to say he’s tired of sleeping. Apparently he went to bed at eight, and is now ready for a fun evening.

Weird.

So he’s coming over. Mr. Lissar is in bed.

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I think the only Doper missing in this thread is me, so I just wanna say I enjoy reading FCM’s posts. I find them very articulate, thought-provoking, and entertaining.

On the subject of polkas: I love’ em. My personal favorites are “She’s Too Fat For Me” by Frankie Yankovic (No relation to Weird Al, although Al also plays the accordion) and “Cabbage Rolls and Coffee” by The Happy Wanderers (Stan and Yosh Shmenge).

I and many other fans of The Happy Wanderers patiently await the DVD release of The Last Polka, but who knows when it will be released? I don’t.

Until then, I and the others must content ourselves with rapidly deteriorating VHS tapes of the film and some re-runs of the boys featured on SCTV, where they were first seen.

"Cabbage rolls and coffee!"

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obligarotiey drunk posting on how mcuh I love everyone here ont he SDMC.

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<checks mail - doesn’t see ecard from rosie> :frowning: And here I thunk I was your friend… <insert sobbing and wailing gnashing and stuff>
:stuck_out_tongue:

I just took Bernie out to, um, “water the lawn” - it’s 16 freekin’ degrees F out there!!! SIXTEEN!!! Dang.

I’ll be leaving in about an hour for my last class with Tina. I’ve got 6 more pieces to glaze, and I’ll pick up the 8 I glazed last week. Sometime before the new year, I’ll swing by the school and get the ones I finish today. And that will be that.

It makes me kinda sad - I’ve had 5 wonderful classes there. A couple days ago, I dug out the box containing my earliest pieces - dang, they’re primitive! But it was a good illustration of the progress I’ve made. So I’m pleased. Still, I’ll miss Tina and Anne and Sue and Juanita and Henata. I won’t miss Laurie, so there. And I most definitely won’t miss the 90 minute drive each way to get there.

On Jan 25, I’ll start my new class at the junior college, and I’m very excited about that. And having my Saturdays back, I just don’t know how to act!! And life goes on.

Other plans for the weekend: Water my houseplants, empty all the trash and make a convenience center run, vacuum, bring in more firewood, empty the dishwasher, change the sheets, clean the guest room, clean the guest bath, do laundry, clean the studio. Big plans, huh? I’ll likely accomplish about half of them. I expect the guest room and guest bath will be done in a flurry next Saturday.

Meanwhile, it’s a glorious, if frosty, new day. Onward!! :smiley:

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And now that I’m all caught up on the thread:

Thanks for all the nice anniv wishes. Hard to believe it’s been 23 years. Sometimes it feels like we’ve been together forever and sometimes it’s like no time at all. I hope we don’t deteriorate before we hit the 50th (dang, I’ll be almost 80 for that one!!)

**Rebo ** - nice pic. Even tho studio portraits are nice, casual ones are nicer to my mind - you guys look like real people and all! :wink:

gt - how’s your head this morning?? <snerk>

Haze, how’s your head this morning? <snerk> Your last post cracked me up!

Quasi, welcome to the lair of the Cool Kids, and thanks for the kind words. Hey, have you ever heard Happy Louie and Julcia? They were favorites of mine in my long lost youth. I even have a Happy Louie mug - perfect size for a bug mug o’tea.

If I missed anyone, I apoligize. Now get over it! :stuck_out_tongue:

Carry on.

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Young lady, are you just now getting in (well, not just now, but just then when you were posting)? I’m sure it’s past your curfew. (We told you about those, right, Hank ?) :smiley:

Hi Quasi! We were wondering when you’d stop by.

Wow, FCM - I knew your pottery class was far away-ish, but somehow didn’t absorb that it was 1 1/2 hours each way!

I’m semi-awake and have discovered that I have no aluminum foil. I don’t know how that’s possible as I know my SIL gave me a roll of easy-release foil last year. Where is it? In the meantime, the French toast casserole is covered with a big aluminum pan. And it’s starting to smell very yummy.

GT

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And, as I must emulate my mentor and idol, FCM (or because I’m not completely awake), a second post:

Happy Anniversary to the FairyChatParents!!

Nice family pic, Rebo!

GT

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Nice pic Rebo. I think Christmas pics of people in shorts are jake. I don’t know why. I just do. So There! :stuck_out_tongue:

It’s freakin’ 20 degrees Amurrkin outside! :eek:

I need more coffee.

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:eek: I’m so sorry! I meant my non-MMP friends!
you’ve all already seen the pic but (it’s a link - click it):

**Happy Holidays to my MMP Family **

Welcome, Quasi, to the MMP, where the cool kids hang. Devotional gifts of chocolate should be sent to FairyChatMom asap. We’ll keep the goat locked up for now. BTW - Polka King Frankie Y is Weird Al’s papa!

Nice pic, Rebo, Mr Rebo looks a little like Martin Mull

The reason I am here so early it to post the truly bizarre dream I had this morning

I was somewhere with Draelin and some gals from the chorus - we were on a retreat. Drae and I woke up late and missed the seminar so we were charged with investgating the local musuem/gift shop storefronts to see if they deserved our endorsement. I complained all that getting in an out of the car and the walking would be bad for my knees but Drae said she’d do that, all I had to do is drive. So we were on this unknown highway over which hung those green arrow/red X signs that tell you which lanes were open - and the signs kept changing randomly so everyone one the road kept scrambling to change lanes accordingly. Because of this, we missed our exit and then couldn’t read the Exit signs because they were in German. We got off the road somewhere we thought would take us to our destination (which we now knew to be West Berlin) and had to stop to ask directions and take a “rest” break. The building was actually a government bldg and the local head (mayor, governor, somesuch) told us there was a map on the wall we could look at to see where we were (which wasn’t going to help because we didn’t know what road we’d been on) and the big “You Are Here” spot was in the middle of Luxemborg :eek:! Then we sat down to talk to the guy and he said he’d fix up two cots for us since it was late. There were other people in the cot room - one of the cots was hanging on the wall and some woman was tryinh to climb into it to sleep. There were some obnoxious kids running around being obnoxious and Drae said “This is great! Why should we spend hundreds of bucks on hotels when we can stay at places like this? we’re only here to sleep, it’s not like we’re going to live here or anything” Then proceeded to tell me a story about an eagle hunter she knew who was always looking for things to sprinkle spices on. Then I felt I needed to use the facilities (a sure sign it’s time for me to get out of bed) but could not find a suitable place - the first one was actually an outdoor shower that when I pulled the curtain shut, the shower came on; the second was was this big room with stalls whose walls only went half way up to the ceiling - you could see the face of whoever was sitting there - there was a white horse in one of them - and the only vacant one was out of order. Then for sone reason we had to go see the mayor-guy, and apparently I was wearing a shirt with a fruit pattern or something because he told me I looked like a tropical drink. I said “that sounds good, I think I’ll have one” Then I woke up.

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as promised: Cats vs Christmas Trees explained

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That was a really nice pic, Rebo. The colour of your son’s shirt is the exact colour all of my shirts are. Or most of them. I have a weakness for dark red through burgundy.

Yawn. I went to bed at almost two. Attacks Husband was still bouncy, but he’s had three and a half hours’ sleep before coming over. I’ve got to do his Christmas present right now. He’s getting the food newsletter Simple Cooking for Christmas.

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anyrose -that is the best holiday pic I’ve seen in a long time. There is just something so demented about it–I think it belongs on Youtube or something.
I have a lot to do today-and I’m here and watching Harry Potter 3. Need to make Xmas cookies today AND decorate tree AND run some errands. Oh, and work out because I am turning into bread pudding…