Hi Everyone: I am trying to catch up with all the goings on at the SANs! It's crazy what I missed since Friday. So here goes a long, long post:
Charade: I wish you a very belated Birthday! I have enjoyed reading about your trip to the Smokey Mtns. I would love to go to Dollywood one day to -i t's on my bucket list. It's funny but when we lived in Tennessee, I only went to Gatlinburg once and the grand ole opry once!
I am glad your husband found his keys in the other coat pocket. That's a big fear of mine and I'm always checking to see if I have my keys!
I am enjoying your lovely photos of your trip
LynneG: Wow, that's all I can say about your delicious looking cookies. I know it takes a lot of work. I am only making peanut butter fudge and regular fudge and sugar cookies for our contribution to the sweets at Christmas!
Pumpkin: It looks like you are having work woes with new help. I hope things work out for you soon. It's so frustrating to have that happen, especially when You know what needs to be done. It looks like you have been very busy this season too!
Keishashadow: We aren't going to have a white Christmas this year! We have very little patches of snow with ice underneath too! We usually have at least a foot of snow by now, so this warmer weather is really weird! I've never seen anything like since moving up here.
I just read about your scary situation in Walmart! I can't believe they would let anyone in the store with a pit bull, let alone 2!!!!! And no service dog vest, just too vicious dogs riding in the cart! Wow.
I bet you were scared to death. I probably would of have words with that rude person, and called the police to report it too! This thing of taking any dog anywhere without being service dogs is getting out of hand. So far, around here the only dogs with a vest have been really small friendly dogs. I hope that WM has changed their policies before someone gets hurt. I would also write to management and also go in and see the manager. If someone gets hurt, then they will make changes!!!
Robo: We lived about an hour West of Nashville for many years, then moved to Dickson which is about 30 miles West of Nashville later on. I also went to college in Clarksville, so am very familiar with that part of the state. I am so glad that you did not have the horrible storms and tornadoes where you live. I hear that Goodlettsville got a lot of damage too. My brother lives 30 miles west of Nashville and luckily he didn't get those tornadoes. But they are always a threat in the deep South. I remember waking up many nights to alarms of approaching tornadoes. I admit that I don't miss that any more! The only thing we have up here is snow, ice, and COLD.
Carole: It's good hear that your present wrapping is just about done. I really had it tough because I had to wrap one present, LOL. I really didn't have to wrap it, but it's for my 18 month great grandson. It's one of those dog plushies and I admit I am in love with it! But he will get it for Christmas, sigh.
I'm surprised to hear that Christmas baking is not a tradition in the UK. It's always been that way here. Everyone in the family and friends brings some baked goods or candy to the gatherings. I'm only making a few things, as I posted on Lynne's post.
We are having a heat wave here with up to the 40's at Christmas and very little snow. It just doesn't seem right to be that warm this time of year. I keep waiting for the 2 or 3 foot blizzard snow to show up.
This week there was a water rescue at Red Lake (north of here). It is a big lake and 35 people had to be rescued off of a floating island of ice that was quickly going out further in the lake. The fire department had to get a special ice boat to rescue them. They were lucky that they all got rescued without problems. It seems that every year some people have this happen. They also drive on thin ice and go through at least once a year. I don't go out on the ice, even if it is thick! Too scary and I don't trust it.
I love the Muppets Christmas and we always watch it. It's a riot! We also watch Home Alone, A Christmas Carol with Alistair Sims (it's the old one in black and white but we like it better than newer ones), Miracle on 34th Street, and It's a Wonderful Life
I don't like the Wizard of Oz. I watched it when I was little and have been scared of tornadoes and monkeys since. Yes, don't laugh, but monkeys freak me out, LOL.
Well, I've yakked away again,
but I think I have caught up
for now.
ruth
quick stop in! It's been a hot minute again.
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