What a bummer. Patrick called a little while ago to let me know that the Albertson’s Grocery (where I do the majority of my shopping) was on fire. He went to the store to check it out and seemed to think the store didn’t suffer much in the way of damage. However, there are 3 […]

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It’s actually been a pretty good year. The best part, of course, was the birth of my wonderful grandson, Robin. I think the only thing that will ever be better than that is the birth of another grandchild! No rush, though…I’m content with Robin! Other good things included a visit from Julia (Patrick’s friend from […]

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I got Patrick a really spectacular digital camera (Canon SD800 IS) through Amazon for his birthday. I gave it to him early on Christmas Eve so that he could take Christmas pics. After using it for only an hour or so, he discovered a dead pixel in the display screen that also appeared on all […]

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Well, it’s over. Seems like it was only yesterday that I was busy preparing for all the Christmas activities and now it’s come and gone…and I’m exhausted and ready for relaxing for the next few days. On Saturday Patrick and I went shopping for Veronica’s gift (he got her a new laptop!) and I went […]

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I can’t believe that Christmas is almost here! I finished up most of my shopping tonight with only a couple of small gifts to go. I’m taking off work early on Friday and will stop on my way home to finish up. Almost everything that I ordered online has already been shipped so it appears […]

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I decided to cancel my Vonage phone service. The service was ok–sometimes better than others–and the price was great–around $28/mo for unlimited long distance anytime–but I now have a bundled package through my cable company. The price is about the same and the quality of the phone calls is lots better. So I called Vonage […]

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So I am taking tomorrow off work as one of my final days of vacation. The purpose was to get a one day start on getting my outdoor lights and street decoration up in time for the Light Up deadline of Saturday night. As the saying goes, “the best laid plans…” The rain has started. […]

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I can’t believe it’s December. What happened to this year? So most of the inside Christmas decorating is almost finished. I spent most of the weekend cleaning, decorating and putting away all the carnival glass and other knick-knacks, pictures, etc. Had hoped to get more done but, oh well. I’m taking off work on Friday […]

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