Etcetera

 

Aw, my mind's all over the place this morning.  Let's start by giving thanks and see where this goes.

I'm enormously grateful for being spared the wrath of yesterday morning's storms.  (Unfortunately, a local mother and her 8 y/o son lost their lives and there's numerous accounts of property damage.)

Our weather team is normally spot-on -- so when they predicted we were 'low-risk' for severe weather I didn't give it much thought.

Until about 2AM when the sirens began wailing.  We sat bleary-eyed watching live coverage until a little after 3 when Josh Johnson said "Millbrook/Coosada, take cover. Now." 

  

Not that many years ago I'd have called someone a liar if they said I'd be living in 'tornado alley.'   Now, instead of freaking out I'm usually just annoyed.  We prepare as best we can, say a prayer and leave the rest to God.

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I didn't feel much like going to the dentist a few hours later, but I'm glad to have done so.

My hygienist is gentle, a good conversationalist ... and funny, too.
Her parting shot, "Now you can tell your friends you've been professionally water-boarded."

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My favorite contestant on The Voice made it to the next round!

Is anyone else watching?  Do you have a favorite?

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Speaking of television ...

We watched the annual Tree Lighting from Rockefeller Plaza last night ... then Kelly Clarkson's special.

Call me olden, but I still miss the Lawrence Welk Christmas show.  All those Lennon kids!

Andy Williams, too.  His impossibly beautiful Claudine.  The cheesy Osmond brothers.

Maybe it wasn't the shows' content but where my head was back then ... who I was with.

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I finally got our tree up.

I didn't think so at the time, but now I'm glad we spent a little extra to get the automatic lights feature -- colored for Tom, white for me.

Some of you probably saw this on FB.  What I didn't realize it looks like I've not cleaned the french doors since 2018!  What happened, I took Dawn Power Spray to the door jams ... and used a little more elbow grease than necessary.  The paint came off!

Ooooh, no!

Hopefully, I'll get the rest of my tried-n-true (worn) decorations put in their assigned places this weekend.

Or not.

For some reason, I'm all about keeping it simple this year.  This meme caught my eye; perhaps it will for someone else.

Let's chat soon!

Hugs, Myra