I guess it would be rude of me not to say goodbye. I wanted to just slip out quietly. I have very little
to say that wasn’t said during that little farewell you gave me. For that I was grateful.
Keep an eye on Michael and tease him often
Don’t fight over the furniture.
I don’t believe I left owing anyone. (Dave and Kent, don’t start making stuff up now)
Rosemary Connolly
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Division of Professional Regulation
I had forgotten that I had a bottle of champagne. I opened it on New Years Eve. I had an achy back partially brought on by the cold.
New Years day I went to Mass for the Solemnity of Mary. I got to meet Denny who is a member of our Catholic War Veterans. He brought his dad to Mass who recently moved to the new senior housing here. Later, about 5:30PM, Bentley just came in (through the doggie flap) and I was looking for him earlier. I hugged him and he was damp. The snow is starting. According to friends on Facebook, the north was already having snow. Well I cant really call this my first day of retirement since it is a holiday. tomorrow retirement really sets in.
I posted the following on Facebook concerned about our society. I think the truth needs shared.
We had 2.4 inches of snow by Thursday morning and still snowing lightly. Since it was my first official day off on my retirement (New Years Day would have been a holiday anyway), I decided not to go out.
Friday I woke up and the temperature was -5. Brrr! I was going to go to a PGR Mission in Quincy but the road conditions didn't look too favorable and then there's that cold. I knew I had to get out though because I had two packages to ship: a box for my soldier and a box for my sister's birthday. I shopped at the Salvation Army next to the post office and found a nice wool shawl for reenacting that was half off. Also on the agenda was to have the "low tire" indicator light taken care of at Discount Tire. However, it was 1PM and I was hungry. I went to Applebees. I tried their Quesadilla burger and it was love at first bite . In fact it made me forget about the tires when I left heading home so I had to turn around. I told the desk that the tires hadn't been rotated since I got them. He looked them up in his computer and said I had 30K on them and they should be rotated at 5K. Opps. But, they didn't show any imbalanced wear for it. Then he told me it would be an hour and a half. I thought I should put my head down but I was restless. He suggested I go shopping to walk around. That I did. I went to Pets Mart, 5 Below and TJ Max. I'm sure it's better to be out longer than shorter. I did get some discounted boots at TJ Max which were being marked down on the spot. People were flocking to the sale. When I got back to Discount Tires, my car was still on the lift so I sat down. Lady next to me had been there 2 hours. There was no charge to rotate my tires.
I came home and started a fire in the fireplace. I was so proud of myself for attaching the new baseboard diffuser vent in the bathroom that I picked up at Menards.
I had a nice hot bath in Calgon Ocean Breeze Bath Salts. I feel relaxed and limp. I got it at Big Lots for only $1.
Sunday's Gospel was about the Epiphany. The pastor started by telling of a cave tour in Missouri where the tour guide decided to show the visitors what total darkness was like. It was so dark that he wondered what life would be like had he never seen light again. He said he put his and in front of him and couldn't see it. Meanwhile, Michael, who sits in front of me and who happens to be blind, put his hand in front of him and shook his head. Jackie nudged him with her elbow. Point was that the Maggi had gone to King Herod first looking for the new King baby that was born and Herod put on a show of interest of paying false homage too. The Majji were told, in a dream, to continue to follow the true light and returned by another route. Their path was changed by seeing the King. There are many lights out there but only one to follow.
As for the snow, the pastor mentioned that there were many that showed up at the Saturday evening service partly because of Confirmation and some that didn't want to get out in the morning snow. He said we were the brave few that had the heart to do so. He knows it's the season to have a heart because his neighbor has Valentine decorations up already.
I just started the fireplace and put my electric blanket in the living room by the TV and laptop.
I made some home made hot chocolate with coco, vanilla, stevia, a little fiber, and half N half. Mixed hot half n have with ingredients in the blender and it was so good
Effingham (Effingham County) - 11.5"
Pana (Christian County) 8.6"
Riverton (Sangamon County) - 7.8"
Danville (Vermilion County - 7.5"
Mout Zion (Macon County - 7.9"
Jerome (Sangamon County) - 6.4"
Lincoln (Logan County) - 6.5"
Chatham (Sangamon County) - 6.0"
I haven't been out of the house since Mass on Sunday. Stepped out for mail and wood for the fireplace.
Well Illinois has finally passed concealed carry and I have an error trying to complete my application online. I finally got through for a ticket number for the Conceal Carry error in my profile. I had mistook the example for a prompt for a response on mother's maiden name but it was asking to write your own question, Now I have 'g....' as my question and I'm supposed to figure out the question. It was really a field to write your own question and used a sample question. It was really a faux pas on my part. Apparently I was not the first according to the help desk.
New Years day I went to Mass for the Solemnity of Mary. I got to meet Denny who is a member of our Catholic War Veterans. He brought his dad to Mass who recently moved to the new senior housing here. Later, about 5:30PM, Bentley just came in (through the doggie flap) and I was looking for him earlier. I hugged him and he was damp. The snow is starting. According to friends on Facebook, the north was already having snow. Well I cant really call this my first day of retirement since it is a holiday. tomorrow retirement really sets in.
I posted the following on Facebook concerned about our society. I think the truth needs shared.
It's official: Pope has not abolished sin, says Vatican We are all sinners. Forgiveness is not automatic either. It is ONLY though our confession of sins and forgiveness has been delegated to be forgiven by Jesus through his apostles. John 20:23 Matthew 16:19
We had 2.4 inches of snow by Thursday morning and still snowing lightly. Since it was my first official day off on my retirement (New Years Day would have been a holiday anyway), I decided not to go out.
Friday I woke up and the temperature was -5. Brrr! I was going to go to a PGR Mission in Quincy but the road conditions didn't look too favorable and then there's that cold. I knew I had to get out though because I had two packages to ship: a box for my soldier and a box for my sister's birthday. I shopped at the Salvation Army next to the post office and found a nice wool shawl for reenacting that was half off. Also on the agenda was to have the "low tire" indicator light taken care of at Discount Tire. However, it was 1PM and I was hungry. I went to Applebees. I tried their Quesadilla burger and it was love at first bite . In fact it made me forget about the tires when I left heading home so I had to turn around. I told the desk that the tires hadn't been rotated since I got them. He looked them up in his computer and said I had 30K on them and they should be rotated at 5K. Opps. But, they didn't show any imbalanced wear for it. Then he told me it would be an hour and a half. I thought I should put my head down but I was restless. He suggested I go shopping to walk around. That I did. I went to Pets Mart, 5 Below and TJ Max. I'm sure it's better to be out longer than shorter. I did get some discounted boots at TJ Max which were being marked down on the spot. People were flocking to the sale. When I got back to Discount Tires, my car was still on the lift so I sat down. Lady next to me had been there 2 hours. There was no charge to rotate my tires.
I came home and started a fire in the fireplace. I was so proud of myself for attaching the new baseboard diffuser vent in the bathroom that I picked up at Menards.
I had a nice hot bath in Calgon Ocean Breeze Bath Salts. I feel relaxed and limp. I got it at Big Lots for only $1.
Saturday the snow was supposed to start at 8PM, then backed to
2AM Sunday morning. I got up at 6AM and nothing. 15 min later it started. I went to church and had to brush off the snow. I have a nice full fleece hood. Taking the hoot off was like finding my inner self. There were few at Mass because of the Saturday evening confirmation and those that went earlier to avoid the morning snow. Funny
thing, I turn off the volume on my cell phone for church and afterward
turned it on. 2 min later I got a call from Sharon in Belleville to let
me know that the Dixon Civil War Ball for Jan 25th will be postponed to Mar
29th.
Sunday's Gospel was about the Epiphany. The pastor started by telling of a cave tour in Missouri where the tour guide decided to show the visitors what total darkness was like. It was so dark that he wondered what life would be like had he never seen light again. He said he put his and in front of him and couldn't see it. Meanwhile, Michael, who sits in front of me and who happens to be blind, put his hand in front of him and shook his head. Jackie nudged him with her elbow. Point was that the Maggi had gone to King Herod first looking for the new King baby that was born and Herod put on a show of interest of paying false homage too. The Majji were told, in a dream, to continue to follow the true light and returned by another route. Their path was changed by seeing the King. There are many lights out there but only one to follow.
As for the snow, the pastor mentioned that there were many that showed up at the Saturday evening service partly because of Confirmation and some that didn't want to get out in the morning snow. He said we were the brave few that had the heart to do so. He knows it's the season to have a heart because his neighbor has Valentine decorations up already.
I made some home made hot chocolate with coco, vanilla, stevia, a little fiber, and half N half. Mixed hot half n have with ingredients in the blender and it was so good
Effingham (Effingham County) - 11.5"
Pana (Christian County) 8.6"
Riverton (Sangamon County) - 7.8"
Danville (Vermilion County - 7.5"
Mout Zion (Macon County - 7.9"
Jerome (Sangamon County) - 6.4"
Lincoln (Logan County) - 6.5"
Chatham (Sangamon County) - 6.0"
I haven't been out of the house since Mass on Sunday. Stepped out for mail and wood for the fireplace.
Well Illinois has finally passed concealed carry and I have an error trying to complete my application online. I finally got through for a ticket number for the Conceal Carry error in my profile. I had mistook the example for a prompt for a response on mother's maiden name but it was asking to write your own question, Now I have 'g....' as my question and I'm supposed to figure out the question. It was really a field to write your own question and used a sample question. It was really a faux pas on my part. Apparently I was not the first according to the help desk.
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