MORNING COFFEE





JEFFREY & COOKIE
12/17/06




It has been the usual busy month before Christmas. Packages to wrap. Packages to mail. Packages to deliver. Christmas concerts, Christmas parties, Christmas cards. On top of all that, the landlord finally got someone to come and gut the back bedroom (that had been ravaged by water and then mold for the last 28 years).

I had been so looking forward to a NEW bedroom, that I purchased the bedding back in November when I was finishing up my Christmas shopping. I just wasn't expecting to have the place torn up during December. Oh, well. The drywall is drying as I write this. Next will be the paint and a new wood floor. After New Year's, I will go pick out a new bedroom furniture. I haven't the faintest idea what I would like. Guess I will start with a new mattress and box spring on a frame until I see what I can't live without.

Last Sunday, Cookie & Debby had their annual Christmas party. We went to the Phipps Conservatory winter flower show first thing in the morning. It was beautiful, as usual. The newest addition and expansion to the Phipps is the Thailand tropical forest. It is a must see on your list of Pittsburgh attractions.
http://www.phipps.conservatory.org/index.html
Within five minutes of arriving at the party, Jeffrey (our friend from Florida) came calling. We were all so happy to see him after several years of email. We had a most delightful afternoon of drinking, eating and telling lies.

Last evening (12/23/06) I talked to Leslie & John in Albuquerque. They got new computer cameras that have excellent pictures and sound. I went straight to Staples and purchased a new web cam when we logged off. It is a Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000. The picture is like being in the same room!!! Just goes to show you that you get what you pay for. I think my last one was around $25.00. Since this is my Christmas present, I won't tell you what I paid for it. I just hope that others will get the same......

I had a picture of Jacob & Luke made into postage stamps. I am only sorry that I did not do it in time for Tricia to use them on her Christmas cards.

JACOB & LUKE 10/06

http://photo.stamps.com:80/Store/?source=si10975038

Check out this site, maybe you would like some photo stamps.

We had our first measurable snow of the season 2 weeks ago. Luckily, with the lovely, warm weather we have enjoyed in November & December, it did not last long. I will take the 50's any December! And January, and February, and March!!!

Trey came down on Saturday to spend the weekend. We went to Billy's today to watch the Steelers game. What a waste! Now, Joe & Trey are watching 24 hours of A Christmas Story on tbs. I guess I will be going into the bedroom to watch television. Maybe I will go for a ride and check out the Christmas lights and all the inflatable displays that have become very popular this year. They look like dead bodies and trash laying in yards during the day. I think they will loose favor when people find out how expensive it is to keep them running. (There is a big inflatable ball at Billy's with a Steeler player, goal post & a referee signaling touchdown with snow falling all around. Too bad they didn't score enough touchdowns today!)

MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMAS MERRY CHRISTMAS

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