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Hate to say, but just bought 6 egg bagels with everything on them. Vegetable cream cheese too. I dunk in coffee. Sorry. ( Long Island)

The men seem easily swayed. Natalie did a number on Mike and he still gives into her. Within the week,she will have the ring. The guy is in debt up to his ears, but still had to get the best room to please her. I know he wanted to make it special, but I wouldn’t have let him do it. Just coming to America would have been enough for me. Plus, she bitched about the color of the flowers. They weren’t pink. She said it about three times. They were dark pink. So what? She will be a handful.

Primp.

O.kaaaaaa. If that was us ..........

Thanks for the good update. I don’t even know their names yet. All I know is these girls want everything right off the bat. WTF? Where do they think money comes from? Gold on the street. Some of these Ukrainian chicks have better clothes than me. Makeup too. Yeah, Natalie is just gonna love the farm .. right. She wants lights in the city in a hi- rise on the water. And PINK roses, not purple. Spoiled brat.

Ooops.

I told the husband not to worry about buying me a gift. He’ll see what he bought me when the bill comes from QVC and HSN. He has bought things from Sephora tho, on the advice from my daughters.

Yes, sometimes they do to St. Jude or the Paralyzed Vets.

And I have one person who recommended “Everything Else” thread. It was @Mindthinkr who steered me to all these fabulous threads. Otherwise, I would never had known. There’s something for everyone in this dreary Covid lockdown.

Sorry to hear that. You can buy inexpensive in Florida. To come back is another story. We paid big bucks to come back as the prices of homes were sky high, so we bought a condo in a development that has everything Florida has. Golf course, clubhouse, etc. We still drive to Disney tho, as we like to vacation there. Maybe she could move back and rent? Lots of people are in the same predicament and want to move back to family & friends.

A lot of Mothers are pains in the asses. I’m one of them. I tell my kids we don’t want or need anything. We don’t want them to spend money on us. Besides, we have everything we need. Now they give gift cards for like Outback or other restaurants. One daughter bought my husband a jacket. He told her he has five and to take it back and keep the money. They can’t win. I know they mean well. The only thing we like is to see and talk with them here and there. That makes us happy. Lots of parents feel this way.

Every year I bought my Father the same thing. An after shave kit and four bottles of blueberry schnapps. He drank three giggers of schnapps a day and lived to 95. Never sick. A strong European. Speaking of Florida, we tried to live there when we retired. New house, beautiful community. I lasted 18 months, then moved back to Long Island. Very homesick for my kids and New York. I’m blabbing a lot, and don’t even drink, hahaha.

I’m in the same boat. Mine are the same ages as yours. I give them cash and a little something like lip gloss or nail polish. The other side relatives send gifts of pretty sweaters and nice things to wear as they ask my daughter what sizes. I’m wondering what’s best? I figure when the holiday is over they could buy clothes, makeup, cd’s or whatever they want. Is that better or worse? The two youngest are 6 and 9, so I bought them games for their Nintendo. The parents, I buy them pajamas, slippers and flannel shirts and socks. This year we were not together, and yes it sucked. I was heartbroken, the husband too.

That is so sweet. You gave your Mom the greatest gift .. your time. I did the same with mine. Picked her up, went shopping, then lunch. I’m so glad I did now that she’s gone.

I find choosing gifts very stressful .. every year. It’s the usual pajamas, slippers, flannel shirts, sweaters that don’t fit, blah, blah. Today is Christmas Eve and the husband just asked me “ do you like Chanel #5? Haha, he does this every year. Last minute. Go to CVS tonight and you will see all men scampering around for gifts.

I couldn’t do that job either. Sometimes in certain stores you will see a really old lady at the register. Probably has to work as Social Security is not enough. Then, you have young kids at a drive thru taking orders and handling the money. I give them both credit. I couldn’t do it either. People yell at them too.

That’s when I type too fast. I don’t know how to correct mid sentence. Plus, why doesn’t auto correct do it’s job, lol.

I think it’s great to see kids on vacation or pets and such, but I’ve seen feeds of people that go way overboard with a million pictures all the time. That’s all they do, and thats boring. Then the same comments all the time like “ you are George out or you look beautiful”, when they aren’t. That’s what I mean. Some people put their daily things they do on Facebook. They are the ones that are prone to bragging. Not the sharing of vacations or of cute pets or an accomplishment. I meant “ gorgeous” up there.

A few weeks ago, my husband and I went food shopping. He goes one way and I go another. Then we meet at the register. I put my stuff on the counter, then he put his on. I usually pay with my card. We both pack. We walk out and the manager is running after us in the parking lot. WE DIDNT PAY! I was mortified. We were so busy packing right, we forgot. They probably thought we were crooks dressed up as stupid seniors.

I’m on Facebook but don’t engage. The only reason I went on is if someone from school or where I worked or a gang from work that I used to ski with are looking for me. I’m old too, and am reminiscing about the days and people that I had fun with ( even tho I’m married) in those great days in the city and elsewhere. I saw one of my daughters Facebook page before she cut me off, haha, and all her friends brag about their fabulous lives with a million pictures. Seems to me it’s just a bragging site. My other daughter is very private and isn’t on as she would never put pictures of her kids for the world to see. I guess Facebook is either great or not for some people. I recently went on, but it’s changed so much that I don’t even know how to navigate it. I would love to know how some of my old friends are doing tho. Male and female. Yes. It’s probably a country club like Martha Stewart went to.

Oh yeah, Candance Bure .. and how about Lacy Chabert? I can’t stand all of them. Each year the same baloney. The good ones disappear, like The Christmas List with Mimi Rogers. The only one I like is “Crown for Christmas” with Danica McKellar. Scenery is beautiful.

I freakin hate that show Below Deck. Enough. Too much cooking, arguing, sleeping together, fighting. If they showed more of the ports they visit, I would watch. Interesting places on land would be nice. Captain Lee is a grouch .. sits there doing nothing but yelling at one of them. At least Sandy pitches in and helps them. I’ve been binging on Virgin River on Netflix. Just switched from Hulu to Netflix.

Hallmark, Hallmark Mystery, and Lifetime. Here in N.Y. Too much if you ask me. Same 3 actresses .. Danica McKellar, P. Whitt and one other one. If they were smart, one channel should have all the Christmas movies on, old and new, 24 hrs a day. Everyone is looking for the old black n whites too and some kiddy ones.

I know it hurts, but you are lucky, believe me. Last December I fell in my doctors waiting room on the carpet. My head hit the wall. I went to Emergency by ambulance and got 35 stitches in and out of my knee. I fell on both knees. To this day, my knee still burns and hurts after one year. Knee injuries are a bitch. I hope your injury is minor. I’ve used about one thousand tubes of Neosporin since.