Good morning from Stockton&#33;  Still a little early for sunrise, but it&#39;s coming...<br />
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Mary Lou, have to say, the new washer and dryer are WONDERFUL.  What is amazing to me is that they are so, so quiet&#33;  I can even talk on my phone sitting in front of them (yes, I did watch the entire Wash cycle  yesterday - what can I say?   It was a slow day.)  The best part was having everything right outside the bedroom and not having to wait for Chris to help schlep stuff back and forth.  Yea&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />
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Cheryl, you poor thing&#33;  Hopefully you got rid of all your bad luck for the entire month and will have nothing but shining days ahead of you.  I sometimes think the Powers That Be likes to throw days at you like that to make sure you know whose really in charge of things.  How is your eye this morning?  My back ached in sympathy for yours, it&#39;s hard for me to stand more than 15 minutes, so I can only imagine how yours must have ached when you got home.  I&#39;ll say a special prayer for you this morning.  Don&#39;t know if it will help, but it can&#39;t hurt&#33;<br />
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Tonia - you are more than welcomed for the recipes&#33;  Glad someone else is enjoying them.<br />
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Jackie - how is your hubby this morning?  Mom said she always knew when Dad was faking becuse he made a lot of noise.  When he was really sick, he&#39;d get very quiet and she would know to call the doctor in.  More importantly, how are you holding up?<br />
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Today we are off to Sacramento.  Chris has some errands to run at Frye&#39;s, then we are going to visit the dad of some friends of ours, then head out to dinner and the theater (&quot;12 Angry Men&quot; with Richard Thomas and the guy who played Norm from &quot;Cheers&quot;)with our theater friends.  Should make for a full afternoon and evening.<br />
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Hope everyone is having a grand day out&#33;<br />
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Charlie