<!--sizeo:6--><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><div align='center'><u><b><!--coloro:#8B0000--><span style="color:#8B0000"><!--/coloro-->THURSDAY - JANUARY 8TH<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b></u></div><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--><br /><br />Good morning Crazies.   The rain/sleet seems to have ended for now but I see no traffic on the main road and things are looking very icy out there.   I&#39;ll have to wait til 6:00 to see if the schools will reopen today and more importantly to see if Michael came home last night.    Had a fun day but LONG day with the kids yesterday and would love to have today to myself but we will see.   My idea to have them clean out the toy chest and toy table was not the fun thing I thought it would be although Ash did manage to fill up a garbage bag with &quot;old&quot; toys.    Trouble was every one of them belonged to TJ and they were all his &quot;favorites&quot; so  everything got put back and I&#39;ll tackle that job all alone and slowly dispose of some of the things.,<br /><br />Falina - wonderful news from the IRS.  I&#39;m so happy things worked out well for you and I know it is a big relief off your back.    Enjoy your day off today.   <br /><br />Cheryl &amp; Kevin - those winds you are having are terrible.   Stay safe.<br /><br />Steve - congratulations to Lynda&#39;s niece on the birth of her twins.   Twice the work but twice the fun and twice the love.     I loved raising Heather &amp; Cait even though they weren&#39;t really mine but I started watching them at 3 months old so felt like they were mine (and still do)<br /><br />Shaunna -  enjoy your two days off and have fun with Layla.     <br /><br />Ed - glad Roe is having no side effects from her treatments.   I know you will be anxious to see her later today.<br /><br />Joey - how are you doing with David gone?   Will you go back to Oakland to see him or wait til his job there is done?<br /><br />Jackie - how is the job going?   I know you would rather be on the road with your new toy but it won&#39;t be long now.   Just got our letter from our accountant yesterday reminding us to make an appointment ASAP and a 2 page letter explaining why her rates were being raised this year.   What else is new.   lol<br /><br />Jenn - where are you?    Hope you are OK.   Last word from you was you were not feeling well.   Please check in and let us know you are OK.   <br /><br />Martha - sounds like you are back to the old routine of working too much.   Take care.  Hope Lee is feeling better.<br /><br />Chris - you seem to be missing also.    Still waiting on those holiday photos.<br /><br />James - how&#39;s that jigsaw puzzle coming along?<br /><br />Time to get some laundry started as well as a big pot of pea soup.   Great soup and stew weather around here lately and I have a ham bone taking up far too much room in the fridge.   <br /><br />I&#39;ll be back later - in the meantime make today a great day<br />  <br /><br />