So whats new ladies ???????

[judy]

My shopping is finished. I did it all online, and had the time to find the best buys on almost all of them. There is a major difference in prices if you do the research, plus free S & H makes a big difference. You do need the time though, and if you're working and taking care of a family, I don't think it's doable.

The rest are just money gifts or candy boxes. I usually send out email Christmas cards. They are Jacqui Lawson cards and are lovely. I guess there are some people who don't approve of email cards, but I pay for these. These are interactive, with music and all. And...I don't really care if someone doesn't think it's good enough. I send them out of love and caring. I used to make my own cards, using Paint on the PC, card paper, card envelopes, etc. Those were beautiful, but I don't feel like doing it anymore.

The house is about 2 days from finished. The guys haven't come since Tuesday.
Steve didn't want to work Wednesday, and we are having an ice storm since yesterday. Schools are closed, there are power outages because the ice is breaking off tree branches which are falling onto electrical lines. The roads are really bad. I heard something about 3 inches of ice. Yikes! I really would love to get out of the house today. Cabin fever has begun to get me. I can just go to the post office. Our roads are clean and the PO is off of a highway. I'll see.

My couch is coming Monday and so is Marcia, the cleaning woman. The guys are just going to have to wind it up quickly! They have very little to do as far as I can see.

I went to a meditation group leader last weekend, and am going to a group tomorrow. I meditated just about every day for about 5 years and I miss it. I really felt my connection to God when I meditated, and I want that back.

My roof had a slight leak yesterday - they'll fix it for me. I like that! They also salted my walk and cleared our roads in my condo community.

I was watching the news and they were talking about doing online surveys and joining online focus groups for money. They were saying you can make
a couple of hundred a month. I went online yesterday to check this out. Most
of the surveys involve buying something and you get money. There's one where I just reply to emails businesses send me and I make something? I would say 25 cents each. I'll check them out again to see if I can filter out the nonsense and find a few that will only take a short time and pay me a few dollars each.
I gave them an email address I never use, so I don't have to bother with them if I don't want to.

That's about it for me. My tree is a tabletop, super tacky LED lit, color changing tree, that Mackenzie and I picked up when she was little. I have 2 angels that also change colors. I need a wreath for the door, and that's about it.

Max and Annie are really behaving. She is almost paper trained, and he loves to go out on the deck and pee. He discovered that pooping out there is 2 treat worthy! They both get treats when one of them hits the mark, and they love it.

Annie is so adorable and sweet. She is my tiny girl. She follows me wherever I go, although she can be independent. Right now she's probably napping upstairs on my bed. They get along beautifully. I must take some pictures of her. She was 7 months old on 12/9! She is a tiny, but tough - don't take her treats or else!