Monday Chit Chat
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (83103)
United States
December 2, 2024 9:12am CST
Happy Monday Everyone! it's sunny but quite cold this morning.
I haven't been here much for the last few days. It's been busy and hectic but in a good way.
Thanksgiving was great and then every day since there was something to do. My grandson was home from college and he came over to help do some things around the house and help put the outside lights up. He's tall and agile so it was perfect that he is the one to be able to climb on the ladder and do things. He also helped hang the new curtains I got for the living room. I do miss having him nearby and only a phone call away when I need something that requires his muscles 
Today I'm hoping for just a routine day. I'm trying to find my box of Christmas cards so I can get them written and in the mail. I promised myself I wouldn't procrastinate this year and get them done in a timely manner.
Two things I ordered from Amazon were disappointing. One thing I ordered for my daughter and it came in it's original box so when she got it off the porch she knew what it was and that it was for her. The other thing just came in a smashed Amazon box. It's a gift set for my oldest daughter and it looks like it was run over by the Amazon truck. I'll still give it to her but it looks a mess. I would really be mad and probably return it if it was a gift for someone else.
The water dispenser and ice maker (in the refrigerator) has been leaking so I have the repair man coming tomorrow to see what the problem is. I'm hoping it's an easy fix as I don't need or want any added expenses right before Christmas. It's bad enough that my property taxes are due in the middle of this month.
That about sums up what's going on here.
How's things in your little corner of the myLot world?
Today I'm hoping for just a routine day. I'm trying to find my box of Christmas cards so I can get them written and in the mail. I promised myself I wouldn't procrastinate this year and get them done in a timely manner.
Two things I ordered from Amazon were disappointing. One thing I ordered for my daughter and it came in it's original box so when she got it off the porch she knew what it was and that it was for her. The other thing just came in a smashed Amazon box. It's a gift set for my oldest daughter and it looks like it was run over by the Amazon truck. I'll still give it to her but it looks a mess. I would really be mad and probably return it if it was a gift for someone else.
The water dispenser and ice maker (in the refrigerator) has been leaking so I have the repair man coming tomorrow to see what the problem is. I'm hoping it's an easy fix as I don't need or want any added expenses right before Christmas. It's bad enough that my property taxes are due in the middle of this month.
That about sums up what's going on here.
How's things in your little corner of the myLot world?12 people like this
11 responses
@BarBaraPrz (47683)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2 Dec
Bright, sunny and cold here too (-1°C/30°F). Good thing I can pay my bills online and don't have to go out.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
2 Dec
Same with me. It's too cold to venture out and my knees are not happy today
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@LindaOHio (181821)
• United States
3 Dec
Thank you for the update. I hope your leak is an easy fix. I am hibernating from the massive s**w storm. We have about 2 feet of s**w. I am hoping my husband's cousin can get my groceries, do the trash and make me some sandwiches tomorrow. Have a good day.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
3 Dec
Hope you get your groceries and your sandwiches. That's a lot of snow to have to deal with.
I'm hoping for an easy fix on my fridge. I'm waiting for the repairman now
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@LindaOHio (181821)
• United States
4 Dec
@Marilynda1225 So was it an easy fix?...I hope. I will get my groceries and sandwiches this evening.
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@snowy22315 (182224)
• United States
2 Dec
Things are pretty good here. I have to go into the city today as I have a clinic appointment. This cold I got will end up making me some money as they want to see me. Maybe I can get a prescription too. I feel fine, but this lingering cough is annoying.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
3 Dec
I hear a lot of people complaining about that lingering cough. Hope you can get something for it. Getting some $$ for going to the clinic is a bonus.
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@snowy22315 (182224)
• United States
3 Dec
@Marilynda1225 Yeah, but I need to call them I think.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
3 Dec
@Marilynda1225 - They should instruct their workers to pay more attention. You paid for a good new product and you deserve to get a perfect package.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
2 Dec
You are right. I shouldn't have to accept a damaged box especially that it's a gift
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@wolfgirl569 (108200)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Dec
The mail of any kind is awful anymore. I always check for the option to have a package shipped in a different box when I am ordering for hubby.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
3 Dec
I didn't realize you could request a different box but I know now 
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@wolfgirl569 (108200)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Dec
@Marilynda1225 know Amazon offers it. I think Walmart does too.
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@JESSY3236 (20039)
• United States
3 Dec
It's been cold here too. I had to get the packages that I ordered from Amazon yesterday and it was so cold. I had to make my mammogram appointment yesterday. I also worked on my best friend's diamond painting.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
3 Dec
Guess we're all dealing with much colder weather these days. Diamond painting intrigues me and I might try it one of these days
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@popciclecold (39518)
• United States
4 Dec
So glad you have your grandson to help you. It is cold here. Sorry about your package.
@Juliaacv (51407)
• Canada
2 Dec
We got snow today, it came down for most of the day today.
It is sunny and mild now, and it appears as if it is starting to melt.
I would return the smashed box to amazon and get a replacement, better to do that now then after the holiday as they may be sold out.
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@aureategloom (11019)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
2 Dec
your grandson sounds a lot like my brother - he also likes to visit our grandma and help her around.
sorry about that Amazon package, is there enough time to return it and ask for a new one? i never did that, but i'm wondering now...
everything's pretty good here. i haven't been here past few days, so i'm trying to catch up with discussions 
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@Beestring (14697)
• Hong Kong
3 Dec
My internet was not available for two days. The tech guy came and discovered that one of the cables was loosed and dropped on the floor which I didn't notice. Stupid me!
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