Early Riser Check-in Thread Part 19
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No coffee for me yet, fasting until my surgery is over this morning. I can't wait to get back home for food and iced coffee!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Up at 6 but after a night in two parts...
I was up at 1:30 and ate 2 peanut butter toasts + a glass of milk to try to knock me out (it worked!)
I will surely have a nap like the kitty later today, perfect to meditate on Purps weekly mantra
Good luck with your surgery Astro
Have a good day Earlies! ☼
I was up at 1:30 and ate 2 peanut butter toasts + a glass of milk to try to knock me out (it worked!)
I will surely have a nap like the kitty later today, perfect to meditate on Purps weekly mantra
Good luck with your surgery Astro
Have a good day Earlies! ☼
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Originally Posted by ChloeRose63 
Thank you, CK! My hero!
Astro, Here is the "Late Sunrise Over The Lake" picture from my balcony.
" Rise & Shine" on this Windy Wedmesday!
Hope your surgery goes well today, Astro.
and hugs, all.
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Originally Posted by lmvalentine
Up early enough at 6:00 AM something and am enjoying my coffee and double chocolate muffin.
SG I sympathize with the Xmas work schedule. I still to this day refuse mailing cards out. I grew to dread looking at them. The red and green envelopes were hard to read quickly. These days machines read mail but the endless feeding and loaded is mind numbing I’m sure. It’s a toss up if your mind goes out before your body. Both of mine did.
I have the 11:00 meeting and Gdaughter after. I don’t know what we’ll do today but we both need a change of scenery.
A good Thursday to everyone.
SG I sympathize with the Xmas work schedule. I still to this day refuse mailing cards out. I grew to dread looking at them. The red and green envelopes were hard to read quickly. These days machines read mail but the endless feeding and loaded is mind numbing I’m sure. It’s a toss up if your mind goes out before your body. Both of mine did.
I have the 11:00 meeting and Gdaughter after. I don’t know what we’ll do today but we both need a change of scenery.
A good Thursday to everyone.
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I hope the surgery went well Astro!
Leigh, we have one person whom went to high school with my wife but haven't been friends with since and she sends out the yearly Christmas letter to us. It details every trip, sports activity her kids are involved with, and pet updates. It is a yearly ritual to read this out loud at the dinner table and have a laugh. The only information she doesn't include is the fact that she is on her third husband since I have known her. Apparently, that is not Christmas letter worthy!
Gator, I think I still have a set of 1940's era Lionel metal trains in my basement somewhere. They used to get set up around the tree when I was very little. I think the steam locomotive actually steamed somehow, but I might be making that up. I come from a long line of railroad workers,(Pennsy, Penn Central, Jersey Central, Southern Pacific) and always had a fascination with trains. I am the first in many generations to have never worked in a locomotive shop.
Looks as though we are getting a big storm next Friday. They are not sure if it will be rain or snow yet. The last thing I need is a blizzard two days before Christmas, lol!
Off to the Cafe for a pre work cup or two.
Best wishes all!
Leigh, we have one person whom went to high school with my wife but haven't been friends with since and she sends out the yearly Christmas letter to us. It details every trip, sports activity her kids are involved with, and pet updates. It is a yearly ritual to read this out loud at the dinner table and have a laugh. The only information she doesn't include is the fact that she is on her third husband since I have known her. Apparently, that is not Christmas letter worthy!
Gator, I think I still have a set of 1940's era Lionel metal trains in my basement somewhere. They used to get set up around the tree when I was very little. I think the steam locomotive actually steamed somehow, but I might be making that up. I come from a long line of railroad workers,(Pennsy, Penn Central, Jersey Central, Southern Pacific) and always had a fascination with trains. I am the first in many generations to have never worked in a locomotive shop.
Looks as though we are getting a big storm next Friday. They are not sure if it will be rain or snow yet. The last thing I need is a blizzard two days before Christmas, lol!
Off to the Cafe for a pre work cup or two.
Best wishes all!
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Originally Posted by stargazer016
I hope the surgery went well Astro!
Leigh, we have one person whom went to high school with my wife but haven't been friends with since and she sends out the yearly Christmas letter to us. It details every trip, sports activity her kids are involved with, and pet updates. It is a yearly ritual to read this out loud at the dinner table and have a laugh. The only information she doesn't include is the fact that she is on her third husband since I have known her. Apparently, that is not Christmas letter worthy!
Gator, I think I still have a set of 1940's era Lionel metal trains in my basement somewhere. They used to get set up around the tree when I was very little. I think the steam locomotive actually steamed somehow, but I might be making that up. I come from a long line of railroad workers,(Pennsy, Penn Central, Jersey Central, Southern Pacific) and always had a fascination with trains. I am the first in many generations to have never worked in a locomotive shop.
Looks as though we are getting a big storm next Friday. They are not sure if it will be rain or snow yet. The last thing I need is a blizzard two days before Christmas, lol!
Off to the Cafe for a pre work cup or two.
Best wishes all!
Leigh, we have one person whom went to high school with my wife but haven't been friends with since and she sends out the yearly Christmas letter to us. It details every trip, sports activity her kids are involved with, and pet updates. It is a yearly ritual to read this out loud at the dinner table and have a laugh. The only information she doesn't include is the fact that she is on her third husband since I have known her. Apparently, that is not Christmas letter worthy!
Gator, I think I still have a set of 1940's era Lionel metal trains in my basement somewhere. They used to get set up around the tree when I was very little. I think the steam locomotive actually steamed somehow, but I might be making that up. I come from a long line of railroad workers,(Pennsy, Penn Central, Jersey Central, Southern Pacific) and always had a fascination with trains. I am the first in many generations to have never worked in a locomotive shop.
Looks as though we are getting a big storm next Friday. They are not sure if it will be rain or snow yet. The last thing I need is a blizzard two days before Christmas, lol!
Off to the Cafe for a pre work cup or two.
Best wishes all!
cold front came in...need to defrost
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Originally Posted by stargazer016
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Leigh, we have one person whom went to high school with my wife but haven't been friends with since and she sends out the yearly Christmas letter to us. It details every trip, sports activity her kids are involved with, and pet updates. It is a yearly ritual to read this out loud at the dinner table and have a laugh. The only information she doesn't include is the fact that she is on her third husband since I have known her. Apparently, that is not Christmas letter worthy! . . .
Gator, I think I still have a set of 1940's era Lionel metal trains in my basement somewhere. They used to get set up around the tree when I was very little. I think the steam locomotive actually steamed somehow, but I might be making that up. I come from a long line of railroad workers,(Pennsy, Penn Central, Jersey Central, Southern Pacific) and always had a fascination with trains. I am the first in many generations to have never worked in a locomotive shop. . . .
Best wishes all!
Leigh, we have one person whom went to high school with my wife but haven't been friends with since and she sends out the yearly Christmas letter to us. It details every trip, sports activity her kids are involved with, and pet updates. It is a yearly ritual to read this out loud at the dinner table and have a laugh. The only information she doesn't include is the fact that she is on her third husband since I have known her. Apparently, that is not Christmas letter worthy! . . .
Gator, I think I still have a set of 1940's era Lionel metal trains in my basement somewhere. They used to get set up around the tree when I was very little. I think the steam locomotive actually steamed somehow, but I might be making that up. I come from a long line of railroad workers,(Pennsy, Penn Central, Jersey Central, Southern Pacific) and always had a fascination with trains. I am the first in many generations to have never worked in a locomotive shop. . . .
Best wishes all!
Yeah, stargazer, I hear you; we have a married couple like that. They are great people with one child in whom their life revolves; their child is blessed to have such loving and supportive parents but their holiday letter is ‘over the top’ on steroids; it goes on for pages and pages and includes quotes from their child and photos in the entirety of the margins. Reading the letter is a Holiday Experience!
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That is a lot of snow CK! Shoveling will be a workout so take breaks.
SG that is a cool childhood Xmas memory. That train set is probably worth a fortune now. My father retired from the Union Pacific. He was raised in Pennsylvania coal mining country during the depression and escaped through railroad work.
Nothing exciting on my itinerary today.
Have a good Saturday everyone.
That is a lot of snow CK! Shoveling will be a workout so take breaks.
SG that is a cool childhood Xmas memory. That train set is probably worth a fortune now. My father retired from the Union Pacific. He was raised in Pennsylvania coal mining country during the depression and escaped through railroad work.
Nothing exciting on my itinerary today.
Have a good Saturday everyone.
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Originally Posted by stargazer016
I hope the surgery went well Astro!
Gator, I think I still have a set of 1940's era Lionel metal trains in my basement somewhere. They used to get set up around the tree when I was very little. I think the steam locomotive actually steamed somehow, but I might be making that up.
Gator, I think I still have a set of 1940's era Lionel metal trains in my basement somewhere. They used to get set up around the tree when I was very little. I think the steam locomotive actually steamed somehow, but I might be making that up.
Oh, Lionel trains, don't get me started! Some of my best Christmas memories as a child were boxes and boxes of Lionel O gauge & American Flyer S gauge trains that my brothers and I would set up around the tree. We even had a military car that launched a rocket! I have a newer Lionel that I still set up on occasion to entertain the grandkids. And no, you are not making up the steam locomotive, there are models that you can put smoke fluid into, they have a burner that produces steam.
OK, three cups of coffee in and I had this wild idea to watch the Lord Of The Rings movies while I lay on the couch today! Have a great weekend.
helping thought!
Some snowball fun!
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I didn't intend to get up so early but woke up at 5am for no reason and have been up ever since. Waiting (and waiting and waiting...) for ck to get her butt over here so we can go to Target to look for frames for my new glasses. 
. I wish she'd get here... 
. I wish she'd get here...
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Astro, rest easy from the hernia surgery. I had that done three years ago. Mine ended up far larger than expected once I was opened up.
CK, I think you will be getting another thump of snow later this week. We are on the line down here as to rain or a blizzard!
Strolling to the cafe for a cup or two before work.
Best wishes all!
CK, I think you will be getting another thump of snow later this week. We are on the line down here as to rain or a blizzard!
Strolling to the cafe for a cup or two before work.
Best wishes all!
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