~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[Jude58]

Ginger, so glad that you had a great time with your sisters. I sure do miss mine and wish that we could see each other more often.

Dill, I have a vacuum sealer as well and boy does it get a lot of use. We save a ton of money buying food in bulk and then freezing it. It's a ton of work preparing a Thanksgiving dinner at home, but having family there can make it all worth it.

Cowboy, Mr. J's niece left on Monday. I miss her company and the help that she is around the house, but it won't be long before she is back again.

Rava, sorry that your kids won't be spending Thanksgiving with you this year, but maybe they can come for Christmas?

Feeling a little better today so maybe the antibiotics and steroids are starting to kick in. Yay!

24 more for all of us please...

[Rava]

Hey Cafe, Enjoyed reading all your updates this morning. Jude, I hope you are getting better!! Dill I hear you about traditions. I used to have everyone for thanksgiving total lying about 40 people every year for many years. Now in Florida it’s just me and Mr. R. It makes me a little sad but not enough to drink. Maybe this year we will go to the beach all day. I have to remind myself that “it’s just another day.” We can all get together another time and I try not to focus on just one holiday. If I did I would probably drink in sorrow. So turning those thoughts around is important. Today I am walking with my ex coworker on the beach. We are looking for sea glass. Ginger, safe travels back today and so glad you enjoyed your trip with your sisters. Cowboy, good luck with leaf raking. Hopefully the wind wont blow them all back!!! Hope everyone has a wonderful Thursday! 24 more please and thank you!

[abcowboy]

5:16am in Alberta, 24 more please, and thanks...

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Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[abcowboy]

Hope you had a safe trip home Ginger, I imagine your sisters visit you in Arizona?

Our vacuum sealer gets a lot of use as well Jude and dill, we try and buy bulk whenever the price is good, then portion out and freeze. The vacuum sealing keeps it much fresher in the freezer. It's nice Mr J's niece spends the time with you guys Jude.

I didn't do the leaves yesterday Rava, it was too windy. Today is supposed to be the same so I'll wait till I get a calm day to do it. I'm sure there'll be lots more days for visits from the family, Thanksgiving is just one of them that you'll get to spend with Mr R doing something together.

Not much on my agenda today, so I might take a drive out to the farm just to check on things.

[Ginger999]

ABC, yes, sisters usually come for a couple weeks each winter. It's a nice break for them to get out of the cold!

Jude, I'm glad you're feeling better. Hopefully, you'll be back to 100% soon.

Rava, I hear you about the major holidays without family. Whatever adventure you choose that day, I'm sure it will be lovely.

Hi Dill! Hi Mul!

I'll take another day!

[dill]

It was fun reading your posts. It's a late check in for me again because of the volunteer job and then a few errands while I was in town. Once again, I'm feeling a bit tired. I haven't had much luck lately in the sleep department.

Glad you're starting to feel better, Jude.

24 more for all of us please.

[Jude58]

Good morning all! Thanks for your kind words and each day I feel a little better. Our cupboards are kind of bare right now so it looks like grocery shopping might be in order today. Not something I enjoy doing but it has to be done.

Gratitude is one of the tools that I use to help me stay sober. Whenever I'm having a pity party in my head, thinking about everything that I'm grateful for really seems to help.

Hope that everyone has a great and booze free day!

24 more please...

[abcowboy]

5:15am in Alberta, another 24 for me please, and thanks...

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[abcowboy]

Good morning dill, I think we'll be cross posting again lol.

Good to hear you're feeling up to doing some grocery shopping Jude, just don't overdo it. And a good morning to you as well.

Waves to Rava and Ginger...

Not today...

[dill]

Jude, I appreciate your reminder about focusing on gratitude. Sometimes I completely forget to do that. You're so right about how it resets you mind and outlook.

Cowboy, I remember when I first learned about the vacuum packing and I am forever grateful to the lady that I was working with back then for telling me about it. It was a total game changer for us. We buy meat especially when it is on a good sale and freeze it like you do, in meal size packages. It keeps so great and comes out with no freezer burn. It is a lot of work but it's work that pays off!

Ginger hope you got home safe and sound. So happy for you that you have the opportunity to get together with your sisters.

Rava, during our hey day we got together every Thanksgiving but it was usually about 13-14 of us. Sadly, many are gone now but we do have the sweet memories from those times.

Have any of you ever heard of solar powered wrist watches? I was admiring a coworker's watch yesterday and he told me it was solar powered. I'm going to be looking into that!

24 more.

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Dill, I have never heard of solar powered watches? I will definitely be looking into it. Cowboy, glad you saved your strength and decided not to rake in the wind! Jude, glad you are feeling better. Once you get your cupboards restocked you will be feeling even better! Today our g kids are off school and coming over to ride their bikes here at the tiny home campground. Most of the residents are gone so the streets are pretty empty and it’s a good time for amateur bikers to ride around. Looking forward to spending time with them and making a pizza with my puff pastry. Hi to Ginger and Mul. Wishing everyone a safe and sober day. 24 more please and thank you.

[Ginger999]

Morning all! Jude, I'm glad you're feeling better each day. Do you ever buy groceries online and have them delivered. I don't but I sure can see the value in that service for busy people or housebound folks. My granddaughter and her mom haven't grocery shopped in-store since covid. They are hooked. Lol

Rava, have fun today! Hey ABC. Hey Dill! Let's all have another day of freedom