Sudokuaholics Anonymous 7

Good morning all! Warm today, 53F, and raining. I don't like rain in the winter but I'm glad the wind has stopped!

Sorry to hear about everyone's losses and sadness. Hugs to you all! You're in my thoughts and prayers!

Becky, great summary! It really helped! I don't have time to read all of the posts. Hope the spirit of the season lifts all of yours!

Finished the hat and scarf for the little girl. Found my xmas cards, but haven't tackled them yet. Did some decorating, but found that most of the lights for the tree were not working so hubby has to get more before we get any further with the tree. After researching ever possible suv out there, I'm now leaning toward a van. Going to look at the Town & Country today and hubby is checking an Entourage by his work. Went to the ortho and the glenoid capsule in my shoulder is torn so I have to go to another specialist to evaluate whether to have surgery. Picked up Ian from school, went shopping and found the item I've been searching everywhere for, went to the bank for d#1 so she could pay her school bill, lost my mitten in the parking lot at the docs but hubby went there after work and searched under cars and found it! Yeah for my favorite mitten!

Suzy, give my congrats to Ally for doing a super job!

The only emails I have on my computer are Vici and MizT. All of my email addresses are on my old computer. I don't care if my email address is revealed. I should create a new folder for Sudoku so that they will be easy to find and start putting them back in as I get them!

Since I'm talking to myself, I shall bid you adieu! Have a great day everyone!

Stella.... I hope they can fix that shoulder. That has been really hurting you for quite some time. Enough is enough with the pain.

I can see a few friends around but I must say goodnight and go and get some sleep!

I don't care if my name is revealed with my email address. I'm the only "Heidi" in Magnolia, anyway. With 17 big dogs, there is no danger from burglars here.

June. You deserve a good sleep.

I think I may go back to bed shortly. I got up WAY too early this morning.

Oh No Stella! Time for an update, Suzy!
BTW - Congrats to the twins Suzy and Susan and their Dux honors kids!

BTW - that picture of the nurse is one I found of MzT back in the day...
Oh, and Good Maen dear ones!

Was so sad to hear of all the loved ones' passings...as someone mentioned, it's so much harder around the holidays.
Julie and Gail - thank you for posting your sadness so we could all help carry your grief for you.

...and Suzy, I think it's wonderful to have a blessing thrown in for good measure - thanks for sharing Ally's good news.

Lizzy - what a joy it was to read all of your lyrics. I wonder if it was as therapeutical for you as it was for me?
Beautiful words and sentiments to remember Lenny by. Keeping a big bubble of hug around you right now.

This award goes to Becky!
You are truly amazing in your summary posts.
It is also very nice to have every one's posts and "goings on" acknowledged. Thank you for your kind diligence.

Beanie Baby - I'm not surprised at all that Lachie wowed the recruiters and I'm excited for him and his prospect of officer's school.
Gail - What a giggle to read about your time with Elsie...so nice to know more about her.

June - can't believe you are saddled with MORE to do...with hubby heading off! If anyone needed more on their plate, it CERTAINLY wasn't you!!!
I think I need to find some Christmas elves to send your way to help you out!

Heidi - I hired a nurse at the ready for when your hubby is hurt...

Perfect posts VV! I always look forward to reading your first ones of the day. I'm off to bed now - cya later today.

should have guessed you were in here Vici...I've just been over to easy to see what was happening for a change!

Hang on - here's some doctors too

Susan - thanks for the new e-mail address...will update rigth away. Good on you...but then you are a smartie pants like your twin, Suzy!

And now that I've moved someone along to a TOPP, I will now head off to check out all the new pictures on personal pages.

Stella...wow....what a hubby you have got!!! Fancy going and looking for your mitten! Don't go losing him now!!!

Yippeeee! I'm not alone anymore...but you gals are probably sleepy and headed off

...cool doctors, by the way!

I'm hot on your tail Susan...goodnight everybody.
See you on the flip side.

VICI, when I started working, nursing caps were REQUIRED still! and that was not so many years ago! Also, we wore white uniforms, not the colorful scrubs of today! Anyone going into delivery or nursery wore scrubs, but they were all the same color, kind of showed where you worked. OR had green. Labor and delivery had blue, ICU units had cranberry, ect. No caps and scrubs make it so much harder to tell who is an RN, LPN or nursing assistant.

With caps, RN's had black bands, LPN's had green bands, assistants and other auxiliary workers did not have caps. I missed caps when they were done away with, heck I earned that cap with years of hard work!

Wow, MzT - that is so interesting. I know what you mean about earning the right to wear something and now any old worker can be mistaken for a skilled health care provider!

hi! i'm just reading here. i only have 4 more pages.

Morning Ms. Merry M! Hope you have a lovely day!

wow, a lot happened over the night. julie, gail, so sad to get such news. i hope their families can find some sort of peace.♥
liz- i hope you are feeling a little brighter today.

hi vici! my day is filled with a long list of ffuts. instead of getting right to it, i am puutering around here. did you have fun yesterday with your friends?

I did - thanks for asking...loved the movie (Australia). Also, wanted to tell you the Madrigal dinner was phenomenal! The music was so wonderful that no one could take a bit whenever the songs started.

a bite (geeez!)

Vici.... that's the perfect nurse for IH... only he never gets hurt.... he actually runs away from anything that could hurt him.

Morning Happy Holiday Heidi!
CynB...your beautiful picture is featured on the "hard" jigsaw today...it was a very fun puzzle with all the white pieces!

Very Quiet here

so i will say G'day.