Tuesday evening

Thanks for the birthday wishes!  I had a quiet one but nice.  A surprise: my younger son actually emailed me yesterday morning; first time in so many years that I can't remember, that he remembered my birthday.  My oldest grandson posted on FB and my older son did late last night.  Guess my rant last spring took root.

We are having above normal temps, like 10 degrees above normal.  It's wonderful, except we haven't had rain in weeks.  We may need our a/c in a couple of days, can you believe it?  Donna, I have been really worried about you with all the rain you've been getting.  Thanks for posting the photos and letting us know that you're OK.

My friend Sharon is home and receiving radiation every day.  I spoke with her earlier today and her voice is strong and her spirit is good.  Still, she is seriously ill and the outcome is uncertain.   I really appreciate your prayers on her behalf.  I'm hoping to spend Christmas with her.

Walmart has some HQ books on sale 3 for $9.99; they come from Presents, Blaze, Desire, Intrigue, LI lines.  They also have Penny Jordan combo books too.  I'm so addicted...............

The lads from Celtic Thunder flew cross-country from Spokane to NYC yesterday to do a charity concert for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.  They also taped it and it will be available as "armchair passes" for purchase to download on Dec. 8th (you know who bought one).  Before the concert yesterday morning, they went to help give out relief supplies down in the Rockaways in an Irish neighborhood.  Apparently, they were a huge success!  Someone from NY1 did an interview with them and people who came to get help; it was quite interesting to watch (would have loved to be a fly on the wall for that!).  Today, they're flying back to L.A. for their last concert tomorrow night.

I'm still trying to get something done about my mattress.  The website wouldn't allow my photos of it b/c they were too big and I couldn't figure out how to make them smaller.  So I went back to the store I bought it from and they are sending me a warranty pack and then I had the pics developed.  The mattress is only just two years old and I can feel the coils shift and make noise after I lay on it for awhile; it doesn't give me back support either.  I can only sleep for two hours at a time and I think the mattress is to blame.  This year keeps on giving and giving.

Trudy