Happy Saturday myLot

@Juliaacv (51458)
Canada
December 14, 2024 5:46am CST
Happy Saturday myLot friends. It is a very cold and frosty morning here in southwestern Ontario. I am showered and dressed warmly. We need to go out shopping in a bit to pick up a gift for a child's birthday party this morning. I dislike last minute shopping, but this works in our favour. Today the 13% sales tax is not being charged on a number of items, children's toys are on that list. Of course I would suspect that the prices magically increased over night to prevent the stores from losing anything monetarily over this change. But, maybe I will be surprised once I enter the store and see the receipt. After we come home from the child's birthday party, I need to steam some corn. I have been asked to bring corn for the potluck supper tonight. I will steam it in batches as I don't have a steamer large enough to do corn to feed 85 people. Then I will pour it into the instant post and once all of the batches are done, I can close the pot tight and it should stay hot until we arrive at the Christmas party. I can plug it in when we arrive until meal time. It will be a fun and busy day today. ~Photo is mine
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@LadyDuck (472000)
• Switzerland
14 Dec
I also dislike last minute shopping, but sometimes it's better to wait to have good deals. You are going to have a busy day.
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
14 Dec
We managed to get out very early before there were many awake let alone out. Now we are getting ready to go to his family's Christmas Party, I am so happy to see everyone, although part of my heart is sad that Rick won't be there to sit with. Ron always took our picture every year together him and I.
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@LadyDuck (472000)
• Switzerland
15 Dec
@Juliaacv - I am so sorry that Rick will not be there, but you will enjoy the party and Ron too.
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@LadyDuck (472000)
• Switzerland
16 Dec
@Juliaacv - I am so glad that Bob is fine and you had such a good time talking with him and Kathy. You are so right, time flies quickly and we must stop and enjoy the family, friends and nature when we still can enjoy everything. He surely works to keep his mind busy, I do not even want to think how life will be after my husband is no more.
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@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Dec
I hope you have an enjoyable day. It's a busy time of year just before Christmas.
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
15 Dec
We did have a fun time. His brother, Bob, who is 74 years old and just had the heart bypass surgery was there. It was so good to speak with him and not have second-handed reports of his well-being. A month later and he is driving again and back to work. Someone teased him that he will still be working come age 90 and he didn't deny it, he loves working, and I reminded him how quickly time flies. I also told him that when he becomes a centurion, and is still working, they will name him Mr Blenheim, Blenheim is the town he lives in and has his company in. His sprits were good, but he looks awful tired, and he told me how hard and painful it was to get up and walk outside in the hallway the day after the surgery. He was only hospitalized for 4 days. And they actually discharged him without home-care on the day before a snow storm no less.
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@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Dec
@Juliaacv Medicos seem to be paranoid about patients picking up an infection while they're in hospital so they discharge them as quickly as they can.
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
15 Dec
@JudyEv That makes good sense, especially given that it is cold and flu season here. We both slept well after seeing his brother in person, and hearing his voice.
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@AmbiePam (93740)
• United States
14 Dec
You have an enjoyable day in front of you!
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
14 Dec
Yes, it is one of my most favorite day of the year today. I am looking forward to seeing his brother, Bob. Bob had heart bypass surgery a month ago and he is a widower so I am particularly concerned about him and his well-being. His beloved wife, Anne's, passed away 2 years ago on the 10th.
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@AmbiePam (93740)
• United States
14 Dec
@Juliaacv Bless his heart. I’m glad to hear you’ll be seeing him.
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
14 Dec
@AmbiePam Thanks, we are really looking forward to seeing him, and everybody really.
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@snowy22315 (181965)
• United States
14 Dec
I hope you have a great day today. I think I remember you were asked to bring corn last year, and you thought it wss boring, and brought something else. Am I remembering that correctly?
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@snowy22315 (181965)
• United States
14 Dec
@Juliaacv Busy and fun day for you..
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
14 Dec
@snowy22315 Yes. They are not organized this year. We always play the Price is Right Game, and each family brings an item for the table, and we were just informed now, that we are playing it today. There is a Canadian Tire store in the vicinity of where we have to go in an hour for the birthday party, we will stop here. It doesn't have to be wrapped just have to keep the receipt.
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
14 Dec
That's right, it is boring, but boring fits my lifestyle this year as we are busy before the party. Today we will come home from the child's birthday just long enough to steam the corn, freshen up and change our clothes, then we will be back out the door.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50595)
• United States
15 Dec
I hope you found a nice gift and had a good time at the Christmas party.
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
15 Dec
Thanks, it was a really great and fun day.
@JESSY3236 (20046)
• United States
22h
I don't like last minute shopping either, but with it being around Christmas you would find some good deals. I have been making a dinosaur for my cousin. I was making the spikes on Saturday. It was tough to do.
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
18h
The dinosaur sounds interesting. The twins like playing with stuffed dinosaur toys.
@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
14 Dec
Oh your lovely little Christmas things.
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@wolfgirl569 (107900)
• Marion, Ohio
14 Dec
Have a good day.
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
14 Dec
Thanks, I am really excited for it.
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@LindaOHio (181321)
• United States
14 Dec
I hope you have a good time. Have a wonderful weekend.
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
15 Dec
It was so wonderful for us all to be together. There were some missing because they were home with the flu, but better there than with us and spreading it.
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@aureategloom (11150)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
14 Dec
good luck with getting the things you need and steaming the corn. is there any reason/tradition why you're doing it or just because? i like the decorations, specially the car one
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
14 Dec
We usually always bring the same thing, the menu is just passed down from 1 host to the next and you can ask to bring something different, but the 'easy' things are reserved for the widow and widower in the family.
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@grenery8 (11049)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
15 Dec
i hope you enjoyed the party and great for the sales.
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
15 Dec
It was a wonderful time together.