Topic: INSPIRED BY REAL LIFE EVENTS (Read 11058 times)

Cillaliz · « **Reply #90 on:** December 21, 2013, 05:12:56 PM »

Page 4....really? only page 4?

Jane · « **Reply #91 on:** December 21, 2013, 05:56:32 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on December 21, 2013, 05:11:26 PM

Since I rarely see my great nieces and nephew in Joplin, I'm sending their dad money to get them something. I just don't know them well enough to know what they like.

Does he also wrap their gifts for you?

The only gifts we sent were for Bryan & Craig, just food we ordered on line. Once again I didn't do Christmas cards. I used to be so passionate about Christmas until I broke my shoulder and it is just the two of us, no celebrating.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #92 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:05:00 PM »

Quote from: Jane on December 21, 2013, 05:56:32 PM

Quote from: Cillaliz on December 21, 2013, 05:11:26 PM
Since I rarely see my great nieces and nephew in Joplin, I'm sending their dad money to get them something. I just don't know them well enough to know what they like.

Does he also wrap their gifts for you?

The only gifts we sent were for Bryan & Craig, just food we ordered on line. Once again I didn't do Christmas cards. I used to be so passionate about Christmas until I broke my shoulder and it is just the two of us, no celebrating.

I don't know. I'm half way tempted to just start skipping it. The kids don't expect anything from me because they really don't even know me very well.

Jane · « **Reply #93 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:14:12 PM »

I prefer taking gifts at unexpected times. I figure they might remember me more. It would work if we weren't so far away. We have sent fun gifts for their birthdays but it get challenging. When we went to Portland for Thanksgiving we took Eli and nice Chanukah gift and Keith played with her after she opened it.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #94 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:15:49 PM »

I give them gifts when I see them in the summer.

Jane · « **Reply #95 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:23:16 PM »

Then you don't really need to do Christmas

Jane · « **Reply #96 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:29:59 PM »

I have been putting off doing the dishes because I'm ready to fall asleep. I attempted a nap but only managed about a minute of sleep-story of my life.

Ginny · « **Reply #97 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:33:30 PM »

Richard and I were just having a similar conversation about gifts for our great nephews and niece. They all have December birthdays and we sent presents to their combined party that we didn't attend last week because of bad weather. Now it looks like we're going to see them here in town next Sunday and we agree that Christmas presents are probably not necessary. I think I'll make a batch of caramel corn for family gifts.

Jane · « **Reply #98 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:37:12 PM »

Caramel corn is good!!!

Ginny · « **Reply #99 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:42:06 PM »

We are having a thunderstorm, which is very weird for December 21.

Jane · « **Reply #100 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:43:12 PM »

We are having loads of fog.

Jane · « **Reply #101 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:44:53 PM »

Today our neighbor received a package that was too big for his mailbox. Apparently the mailman didn't want to risk driving up our road or the neighbors driveway so he left the box on the trash cans across from the mailboxes. Imagine our surprise when we saw the box sitting there tempting thieves. We drove it up to our neighbor.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #102 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:45:19 PM »

And I have finished watching MARY POPPINS. Beautiful film.

DR TCB, the 40th anniversary edition was released 10 years ago; the movie is now 50 years old. I have neither a Blu-Ray player nor the cash to purchase one. I need to buy a new printer.

Jane · « **Reply #103 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:50:06 PM »

'night

Ginny · « **Reply #104 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:55:26 PM »

I'm about to sign off, too, because tomorrow I'm going to Lima for the first time since the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Of course, Richard's only been there once himself because we were snowed out last Sunday and the one before that. 5:30am will come all too soon...

'night!

ChasSmith · « **Reply #105 on:** December 21, 2013, 06:55:36 PM »

Good evening, all.

Back from a day of errands, and a slightly too long visit to my friends' Open House. It was very enjoyable, but a few other wonderful key people weren't able to show up, so it finally got too old for me and I got me the HELL out of there. A 50-minute dark country drive later, here I am, a member of the beat generation. But not that kind of beat.

Laura · « **Reply #106 on:** December 21, 2013, 07:05:04 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on December 21, 2013, 12:58:19 PM

Quote from: Ben on December 21, 2013, 11:55:09 AM
a "Christmas Special"

Speaking of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBwfKBrz0ac#t=55

I couldn't make it all the way through.

Oh my gosh! This is awesome!

ryacko · « **Reply #107 on:** December 21, 2013, 07:39:10 PM »

Happy Solstice, everyone!!

First and foremost, THANK YOU again for all of the lovely birthday wishes yesterday and today. it was a wonderful day indeed.

Today has been mad. I dared to go to a mall. What was I thinking? Oh, well, I'm still alive. I may hide under the couch for awhile though.

singdaw · « **Reply #108 on:** December 21, 2013, 07:42:53 PM »

The Baker in Into the Woods was right! There IS such a thing as a baking accident!

John G. · « **Reply #109 on:** December 21, 2013, 08:11:41 PM »

Quote from: FJL on December 21, 2013, 03:04:17 PM

Just back from seeing Peter Filichia's wonderful play, a take on Christmas Carol, a very moving play called ADAM'S GIFTS, at a theater in a church I'd never been in before down on Christopher Street.

Dear friends Bill Parry (as the Scrooge character) and Maureen Silliman (as all four ghosts) were in the excellent cast.

I want to see that.

John G. · « **Reply #110 on:** December 21, 2013, 08:12:40 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on December 21, 2013, 05:05:29 PM

Quote from: Cillaliz on December 21, 2013, 05:00:07 PM
Tomorrow Paul and I are going to American Hustle. Monday I'm planning to see Saving Mr. Banks I call it intensive movie therapy

I could use some of that!

Me, too.

John G. · « **Reply #111 on:** December 21, 2013, 08:13:57 PM »

JJust home from a long but rewarding afternoon.

John G. · « **Reply #112 on:** December 21, 2013, 08:15:50 PM »

A friend of mine asked me if I wanted to help her church serve up meals to the homeless at the compound downtown that includes living facilties, a medical clinic and a variety of other services.

I hadn't seen the place, so I said sure.

John G. · « **Reply #113 on:** December 21, 2013, 08:16:18 PM »

What did we serve? Barbecue, of course.

And excellent barbecue it was.

John G. · « **Reply #114 on:** December 21, 2013, 08:18:40 PM »

The folks who were served were happy with the food, and some even came back for seconds. One asked us to come serve it once a week. Wish I could. My own church goes once a month, but it's not on a convenient night for me. I might have to make it convenient.

John G. · « **Reply #115 on:** December 21, 2013, 08:21:03 PM »

One of the people in the group was someone I used to work with at the newspaper. Things are not going well there. He said 15-20 people had quit recently and none was being replaced. The work load is not being lessened, either.

I can't believe how blessed I am to be out of there.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #116 on:** December 21, 2013, 09:08:24 PM »

There were some strange previews before SAVING MR BANKS, but I thought the one for THE WINTER'S TALE looked really good. Now I want to read the Helprin novel.

I'm off to bed, I am fighting a cold and feeling puny.

John G. · « **Reply #117 on:** December 21, 2013, 09:29:08 PM »

Started watching "The Four Seasons." Haven't seen this movie in ages. I enjoyed it a lot back in the day. Now, it just seems OK, more of an exercise for a great cast than a great movie.

John G. · « **Reply #118 on:** December 21, 2013, 09:29:25 PM »

Page four, really?

John G. · « **Reply #119 on:** December 21, 2013, 09:29:42 PM »

Time for a change.

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