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Morning all,
Sounds like everyone had a pretty nice holiday. We got home Friday, unloaded just a few things from the van and trailer and then went to bed. Then Sat. I spent a good part of the day going through my mail and trashing all the junk mail I got and then trying to get through some of my other mail. I still have a lot sitting in my inbox but I'll get to it little by little. We brought home quite a bit of beef, roast, steaks etc. cause beef is so much cheaper in Texas than here so Michael is thrilled that he will get steak more often than he had been getting it.
We spent Christmas in the emergency room nearly all day. Matt got sick on the way to Texas and by the time we got there on the morning of the 24th he was really sick and just stayed in bed. Didn't open any presents with my family on the 24th and didn't get up for presents on the 25th and his temp kept running between 103 and 104.5 even with tylenol and advil so about 8:30 that morning we took him to the hospital. Turns out he has full blown pneumonia not just walking pneumonia, they were talking about admitting him but after keeping him until about 7:00 that evening and pumping him full of IV antibotics and fluids they let him go home. He is feeling a lot better now, he had to go to another doctor down there for a recheck and to see how his lungs were sounding then he has an appointment with our doctor for Monday to see if he will be going to school Tuesday or not. Jerry has I think the flu so he goes to the doc Monday also. Michale and I have stayed perfectly well knock on wood.
Martie the haircut looks great, did you also change the color or lighten your hair or is that just the way the picture came out? I am really hating my hair lately but am waiting for it to get a little longer so it can be styled differently when I go get something done to it. My hair grows just sooooo slow nowadays it seems. I bet Natalie just loved the blanket. What grade will she start her student teaching in? Congrats on the $50.00 gift certificate at Longhorns, they have such good steaks.
Know what you mean navywife, 9 days with 4 adults and 5 kids in one house makes it nice to get home also and back to your own bed. Even though we enjoy the visit and I'm sure my sister does also I know she is always glad to get her house back. A few years ago we gave my brother-in-law our travel trailer cause we weren't using it anymore (we were tent camping all the time) anyway he is doing better now after the shoulder replacement surgery and built us a trailer to pull behind the van to put all our luggage in when we travel or camping equipment in. It is really nice and made coming home with all the luggage and Christmas not nearly as cramped. He made it where it is enclosed and you can lock the lid down or remove the lid entirely and haul the 4-wheelers anywhere. We didn't do a lot New Years either, sat around with Sharon's family and played games and ate snacks and pizza, went out at midnight and listened to the fireworks and ate a small bowl of blackeyed peas. We always eat a small bowl on New Years Eve at midnight cause that is how Jerry's family does it then we have our big lunch of brisket, blackeyed peas, cornbread etc. on New Years Day like my famiy does it.
Gee I have to go to the grocery store today, we let everything run out before we left for Texas, we did bring back some farm fresh brown eggs from Jerry's sister's chickens, ate some of them for breakfast this morning and they were good but the only thing I had in the pantry to go with them was some grits and a can of peaches. I feel like old Mother Hubbard with the bare cubbard (sp?).
Did you have a nice Christmas with the grandkids Joyce? How did the spaghetti dinner go? Has your boss got your hours right yet? Did the WH serve blackeyed peas on New Years Eve or Day?
Doris and Elizabeth it was really good hearing from ya'll on the porch. Doris I hope the new year has started off good for you and that you enjoyed the holidays. How is the weather up your way? It has been fairly warm here since we got home, it was pretty cold in Texas most of our trip, the wind just never quit blowing which made it feel colder.
Elizabeth are you ready for your Christmas? A few more days till the big celebration. Do ya'll celebrate New Years when we do? It has been very interesting learning about your holidays. I'm glad your feeling better. That was really nice what the woodworkers club did for the secretary.
linnea are you back from TN yet? Did ya'll have a nice Christmas with your folks? How are you feeling? Much better I hope.
Pag did you get to taste the foods you cooked for the holidays? Did you take any of the zinc? and if so did it help?
rose how ya doing? How is Tony? We miss you, let us know how life is going and what good foods you cooked over the holidays when you get a chance.
Sharon, Stacie, Tigger, Christy hope everything is going good for ya'll. Christy we would sure like to hear how your feeling and doing since the surgery.
kim why is that river by you so dried up? We just couldn't figure out what happened when we passed it. Swimming slides, fishing docks way up in the air and no water. Looked like Clifford the Big Red dog came by and drank all the water in the river. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years and got to spend lots of time with your family.
Have a great day all,
mouse
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