Kris

@LindaOkay, you did not make it and I hate to tell you but I made the best burger ever! If things ever get tight around here I will open a burger stand at the end of the driveway. I was quite sucessful as a child running a KoolAid operation. My future is secure. K

May we ask why you like this word, you have been a plethora of hope. guidance and advice to us. I hope that also fits in with your everyday life, a plethora of love, family, joy, friends and all of the things that give you joy! K

In Texas (north) we get some cold weather but nothing like you do. In my youth I loved the summer and the heat, but the older I get I love the cold. I used to joke with a friend I should more to Alaska or Montana for a longer winter. We did have one bad storm last year over the state where a lot of people suffered. I was fine because I have a gas driven fire place and I could cook on my gas grill. I really did not have problems but I did not have to leave my home because I try to be prepared for emergencies. I always have a full pantry. I am thinking I might invest in a generator for electricity failure. I am fine for the winter but if the electric goes out in the summer I will be at a hotel for A/C. Sorry you are not near by would be happy to have you for dinner and a movie. K

@KELNot meant to offend, I had been in that position before. My husband had to be so called committed after brain surgery. He suffered a bad all during his cancer treatment and sustained a TBI. They sent him home after rehab and did not prepare me for his scary behavior. I took him back to the hospital but they could not care for him there, so placed him in a facility where they took all mentally ill patients (homeless and or arrested. It was the scariest thing I every went thru. All the patients would flock to me for things when I went to visit. Most often for smokes or food of some sort. I was not allowed to take my purse in much less anything else. It broke my heart, I knew my husband was not there for long but those people had no one, no hope. I truly admire that you care enough to be there for comfort for those lost in the system. K

@JilIar, actually went to the liquor store when I went to get my shot. All things (except smokes) must be stocked up now just in case things go sideways again. I feel kind bad, like I need to go by the smoke shop I used for my cartons and say goodbye. No, that is not going to happen! K

That is great, I think if you had gone to get something for you client you would have put yourself at risk. If the client is there next time you are volunteering you should tell them you used to but quit, that might just put the thought in their head. Here is a person that wanst to help me because she is also helping herself. Just a thought. It makes me feel good to tell people that I have quit, gives me more a sense of commitment to my own quit. I chunked my outside ashtray the first day, I did not want it to remind me. I actually had neighbors come to check on me because I am never outside anymore. K

Have not figured out dinner, do you want hamburgers or chicken and wild rice with peas? I have plenty of goods for the margaritas when you are ready. Like they say it is five o'clock somewhere. Right now working of soups for the freezer and breakfast stuff for the grandson. Is it cold there yet? We just had our first so called chill, hence the soup prep for the freezer. K

You may have your keys but remember your drive is your courage to start over! Do not listen to that bad self talk, you can do it and you will do it. Poor Ace, never smelt a Unicorn fart. I smell them all the time (the dogs) sometimes that makes me want to light something. I have a huge vanilla candle instead of a stinky cig. The candle scent is also calming, try it. K

Have to admit for me the alcohol does not bother me. Currently sipping a margarita in the middle of the day while I am batch cooking for the freezer. These things get me by, drinks as needed and batch cooking to fill the freezer so I do not have to cook all the time. The more I simplify it is easier to relax so when the cravings come I don't freak out. K

@jillar went and got the shingles booster this morning, could not get the 3rd covid yet. Must admit the shingles was a burn going in! Making suasage balls and making pancakes. Going to be Grandma tommorow to 8 year old grandson who is eating like a horse as they say. I will have him until Saturday. I just try to stay ahead of his appetite or I get worn out. K

That is how I feel when I have to get my botox treatments for migraine! K

Like Linda I got the flu and shingles at the same time. I think it will be fine, only had little tenderness in the arm. I prefer to get these at my pharmacy because I can be in and out real quick. I don't have to make an appoinment, just go when I feel like it. I have to get the shingles booster and hope I can get the covid booster at the same time. K

Hi! and welcome. Sounds like you are going to have extra motivation to get started. The best place to start is where you are. You have done this once very well. I think you have a plan in place so just flush those things or throw them out somewhere and go for it. Plenty of people here to talk to and help. K

I met this monkey this morning, one of the pups must have had a upset tummie in the night. I got out of bed dazed, walked to the den to turn on the TV and stepped in a big pile of S...then I had to hop one leg to kitchen to get paper towels. Mind you that is not easy for an old lady with a recent hip replacement. Blessed be that I got to make the hop on my good leg. Little girl dog came out, did a sniff and ran back to bed. So this morning I spent a good deal of time cleaning up after my little chunky monkey. (I realized it was him after I saw his butt, somebody had to have a bath) K

Okay it is what is, get back on the train with the one way ticket. I will not fuss or complain. I have the luxury or not having to work or be in the company of people that aggravate me. If things were different I do not think I would be doing as well. I feel the pressure you must be feeling, I think I might have also lost my way in the real world. I know you are working hard on this and for that I can only send you good thoughts and prayers. You will get to the destination, sometimes we need a different map so we can try a new way to get there. K

8. Wine In the attic

8. Cool Whip Spice Rack K

Okay that is a funny one, I guess I never knew about keeping it fresh, was never my thing, husband used it and it was not around long enough to get old. Mind you this was back in the 70's K

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Not my favorite day as we found out my husband had terminal cancer. I now just buy the candy and eat it all myself and not give it to the kids. I will say that halloween in my neighborhood has almost dissappeared. Now I just keep a stack of one dollar bills that I give when the kids ring my bell. They seem to love it. K

Sorry about that but I still want to know about freezing weed.? K

chicken, bacon, sausage, homemade bread, pizza dough, rolls, biscuits, steak, shrimp, roasts, lobster tails and other various vegtables. I wish I could say Vodka but it is all gone. Let's say I like to be prepared. Jillar you can freeze weed never heard that one. K

chicken, bacon, sausage, homemade bread, pizza dough, rolls, biscuits, steak, shrimp, roasts, lobster tails and other various vegtables. I wish I could say Vodka but it is all gone. Let's say I like to be prepared. Jillar you can freeze weed never heard that one. K

Dear Doreen , I have also made arrangements. I do not want anything done, just straight to cremation for me. Ashes to be combined with my love and our (my pets) and be placed on the home we worked so hard for. I know my son will likely sell the property but it was a source of joy for my husband and I. We worked really hard to get it and were hopeing to fill it with children but God had other plans. I now feel that God wanted the best for us and only gave us one child. He is grown, married and has a stepson that has been the joy of my life. They are planning on another baby and I look forward to that possibility. If I leave tomorrow I will have no regrets. I have been blessed in so many ways and I am thankful everyday. K

Opah. your first wife is lovely and I am glad you found love again. I was with my sweet love from 15 to 51. I can not even fathom another person in that regard. I think you have paid your love so much respect in scattering her ashes in places you shared together...She would be happy and proud that you loved her so much in life but also continued to honor her in her passing. You will see each other someday because she is alive in your heart. God sends us challenges but also rewards us when we are together again. K