I'm spending today trying to get some thank you notes written. My neighbor's adult kids gave us a very nice gift card to the Olive Garden for keeping an eye on their parents. We do love these neighbors (directly across the circle from us) and now that my parents are gone, they're the closest thing I've got to parents, mentors, etc. And I also need to email my two aunts (Dad's sisters) who both live in Lincoln (NE). So it's going to be a quiet day. Can you believe that New Year's Eve is in two days?? Good grief, where has this year gone? Speaking of New Year's, what are you doing for New Year's Eve? And has anyone made any resolutions they want to share? -- Piggy's Pad

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Date Posted: 12:29:31 pm, Sat, 12/29/07
Author: Sandy
Subject: I'm spending today trying to get some thank you notes written. My neighbor's adult kids gave us a very nice gift card to the Olive Garden for keeping an eye on their parents. We do love these neighbors (directly across the circle from us) and now that my parents are gone, they're the closest thing I've got to parents, mentors, etc. And I also need to email my two aunts (Dad's sisters) who both live in Lincoln (NE). So it's going to be a quiet day. Can you believe that New Year's Eve is in two days?? Good grief, where has this year gone? Speaking of New Year's, what are you doing for New Year's Eve? And has anyone made any resolutions they want to share?
In reply to: Sandy 's message, "Happy Saturday!! And it's a beautiful day with brilliant sunshine and temps above freezing. I can sit at the kitchen table and watch the snow melt, if I want. I cleaned out the fridge this morning and put everything into my new crock pot for a nice and tasty beef stew for dinner. (Punkie had given me the new Hamilton Beach crock pot that comes with the base and 3 graduated size crocks so you can match the size of the bowl to whatever you're making). Gerry finished taking down the Christmas decorations last night so the house is totally back to normal. It looks a bit bare but the cats are happy to have their perches back in the front window and the sideboard and buffet no longer look so cluttered." on 12:25:09 pm, Sat, 12/29/07

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No real plans here for New Year's either...we almost always stay home...I bought "March of the Penguins" so I think we are going to watch that....Sandy, you didn't say, are you and Gerry going out or anything?
I've never heard of a crockpot with three different sizes..what a great idea!!!
that was really nice of your neighbor's children to give you the gift card... (NT) -- Kate, 8:38:24 pm, Sat, 12/29/07
Oh, yeah! We're going out. I think that when the kids moved out and on their own, Gerry and I reverted back a bit to a younger age and started doing some of the things we didn't do because we both had kids at a young age. Oh, we're not doing anything spectacular, like going to one of the hotels and paying $200 for a night of partying with a bunch of people we don't know and then spending the night in a hotel room. Nope, not us! We're headed for Terry's, our home away from home, to get involved in the tournaments. Last New Year's Eve, we were there and ended up closing the place down, and then some, at 2:20 in the morning. By law, Terry's MUST close at 2 but our one teammate was still playing in the scotch doubles. And we were his ride home, since we rarely drink. As Rick and his partner finished his last match, we watched Terry and his staff clean tables, turn off the lights and lock up. (NT) -- Sandy, 10:53:14 am, Sun, 12/30/07
We were all parked at the table furthest from the front door, which was good, because the police drive by to check and none of us wanted to be seen. The only light that was on was the one over the pool table that Rick was playing on. And Terry escorted each of us to the door and out, since the bar had to be locked up. That was one crazy night and I think we got home, after taking Rick home, at 3 a.m. Terry does provide champagne for the midnight toast and lots of party favors so it's one huge party. I know this kind of thing wouldn't appeal to a lot of people but when you consider that we play pool out of Terry's and we'll be involved in the individual tournaments on January 5th (which means I'll miss my hook-in for January), well, it just fits us to a T. (NT) -- Sandy, 10:58:22 am, Sun, 12/30/07
The thing that I like is that Terry's, for the most part, is comprised of a older crowd. There's no drug activity and very little of the younger set who wants to get loud and obnoxious. Terry does rule with an iron hand and the bartenders (all women) don't take any crap from anyone and the guys treat the staff with respect. So, all in all, it's a good place to go and play pool, unlike some of the places we've been in. (NT) -- Sandy, 11:01:34 am, Sun, 12/30/07
OOPs...missed all of this yesterday...I kept checking in and obviously didn't scroll down far enough!! Sorry!!! (NT) -- Kate, 10:29:15 am, Mon, 12/31/07

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