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Default First Christmas in our new house

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> On Mon, 24 Dec 2018 23:22:58 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 12/24/2018 5:07 PM, GM wrote:
>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>>> We were later than expected closing, so not much for Christmas here. Our
>>>> tree is in transit, as are other decorations we packed. Most were donated.
>>>>
>>>> We do have a wreath on the frond door, the only decoration.
>>>>
>>>> Tonight we are going to daughter's house for Christmas eve.
>>>> Granddaughter is there for the week too.
>>>>
>>>> Christmas dinner will be a ham slice, potato salad, veggie TBD yet. I
>>>> made the potato salad this morning.
>>>>
>>>> The rest of our furniture will arrive on Friday. We did buy a new bed
>>>> for the spar room and we are using that, as well as a borrowed chair,
>>>> TV, nightstand.
>>>>
>>>> This morning I did miss my cutting board and good knives. I bought a
>>>> cheap set to get by with. We have four plates and four place settings
>>>> for flatware for now. No need to buy more for temporary use.
>>>>
>>>> Patio set will be delivered Wednesday, but is is temporarily going in
>>>> the dining room until the new dining table gets here in a few weeks.
>>>>
>>>> Meantime, Amazon loves me. I'm two orders away from a Gold Star I
>>>> think. Every day I've ordered something. Ceiling fans, a light fixture
>>>> or two, Napoleon grill, a few other goodies.
>>>>
>>>> Won't be a White Christmas either. Temperature is predicted to be 75
>>>> tomorrow.
>>>
>>>
>>> Do you have any of them GIANT alligators larking about down there, Ed...???
>>>
>>> Glad you are getting ensconced, and Happy Holidays to you and yours...!!!
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>

>> Not the giants, but I've seen a couple of 8 footers basking in the sun
>> by a pond about 5 miles from here.

>
> I hear gater will be good on your new grill... and I expect you'll
> soon be ebaying gater pen cases.
>
> Anyways good luck with your new digs and have fun decorating.
>


He'll be to busy digging his basement.