Debby from Michigan,USA

Debbie - I'm going out for my second time to shovel the driveway -- it's coming down - it's a wet snow - but wasn't to bad - but seems like it will be bad tomorrow. How, they are talking about Rain!! on Monday - man, it's been an wild ride this winter - snow, rain - massive winds - ice, snow, snow, snow the then rain. I'm in for the night - going to exercise by shoveling -- take care and look out for the weather coming up to you. Mary

Hello from sunny, warm South Florida, where it is 79F with a nice south wind. Groundhog or not, spring is here!
Jupiter is on the Atlantic Ocean, about 90 miles north of Miami Int'l Airport. If you draw a line due east from the center of Lake Okeechobee, where that line meets the Atlantic is Jupiter's location. The St. Louis Cardinals play their Spring Training games here in Jupiter.

Debby, we're up to our ankles in slush here today and are waiting for some more freezing rain. Side streets are a mess. We haven't had much of a winter yet, though--not a lot of snow, so my snowshoes are gathering dust in the basement. We've skied a few times in Ellicottville, NY, and followed the snow to Banff; we'll seek it out again in Vermont in March. I find myself missing the winters "of my youth" and have to giggle when meteorologists warn of the impending storms. A winter storm, to me, means whiteouts where you can't see three feet ahead and cars are sliding in the ditch despite crawling along the roads. We haven't had anything like that in years. Right now, a few flurries are falling ...
Hope all is well with you and that you're somewhere warm and safe, taking time for yourself.

Hi Debbt - Came by for a cup of hot chocolate. As the saying goes; "Baby, it's cold out there, -4 today and that's not the windchill factor - but the sun was out. Busy, doing nothing, I have a clothing exchange to get ready for - just a fund raiser at one of the schools - they sell children's clothes - seller get 70% schools gets 30%. When my children were at the school - I helped run it and worked it for the 10 years I was there - very organized and brings in the budget for the year. I really don't make that much - but it helps out. Going to see Wayne Newton this weekend with a friend - looking forward to a little fun, I really havn't gotten out lately. I hope you enjoy your week, Mary

Dear Debby, you are just in time for my birthday, it is really today, it is the sudoku who is a day early... for the wishes...a little secret just for you...André was born the same day and the same year as I. We are both 65 years young today.
André has one more treatment tomorrow and that is all. The doctor will see him in 3 months. He told André that the results were good ...and that within a month he would regain his energy. It is good news and thank you for your positive thoughts.

it is -10C, and -22C with the wind...glad to be home. I have to go out for my 2 clients in psychotherapy at 5pm and 6pm...but the car is safe and warm...Soon!

Dear Debby.
Many thanks for your interest about my picture of the old church which We call it "Old Moses Church "in Saint Catherine area-Sinai.
Mount Sinai in Egypt where Moses recieved the Ten Commandments is known to the Egyptian as "Mountain of Moses"
Where there are the Old Church (in Moses Monastery)and the Saint Catherine Monastry.Which now belong to the Orthodox Christians.
From the history of these Monastries ,in year 330 AD ,Saint "Helena" ordered the building of a small church in this area .
In the 5th Century the Byzantium emperor "Justinian"found this magnificant Church which he enclosed it within a very strong walls to withstand from any attacks,which today afer many many improvement to this area ,It is known as "Saint Catherine Monastery" .
Hope these information will meets your interest.
Have a vey nice time and appologise for my delay to quick response due to problem in my internet line.

Hi Debby. for the birthday wishes. I hope you a great St Valentine's day.

Hi Debby, Boy, the hot chocolate is good. How are things your way? Still have snow? we have had some off and on all winter none right now. Would rather have snow than ice and we have had our share of that this year.

Hi Debby! Wausau is about an hour from me. Green Bay is only about 40 minutes or so. They (news guys) just showed the snow total's for this winter. Green Bay has had 71 inches of snow. Last year at this time, they had just 16. Nice huh? Come check out my photo gallery to see what this latest storm left me.

Hope your son enjoys his new home & job. (Let's say it's a much smaller world than it was yesterday!) It's hard to let them go, but considering the travel time saved and being on the roads that much less, it's probably a good move.
My "baby" turned 31 yesterday! Hard to believe!

Hi Debbie. Thanks for the kind words about my photos & the email you sent to Flickr. I'm glad you like them. I'm not a real pro, just take lots of photos for fun! Flickr tags you as Pro if you're a paid up member! You have some wonderful photos yourself. Who rides the BMW?
Talk again another day!

Hey Debby, Just popping in to say hi. I've missed getting around to so many pages for far to long, so I'm making a start now. Hope you have a great day. Stay warm. Chat again soon.

Hi Debby, I'm still in USA but have a laptop to catch up on family and friends. Ecie is doing well. The website on my home page is still relevant if you would like to check her progress. She now has operations to face but is out of intensive care. it will be long and painful haul back to health for her. It is so good to know that so many sudoku people are thinking of her.

Debby, thank you for your birthday wishes. A cup of hot chocolate sounds great. :)

Gday Debbie, just passing, thought I'd drop in to see how you are. Hope all is well in your corner of this wongerful globe. Would love to share a hot chocolate with you but at the moment, I am enjoying a Gin and Tonic so I'll pass on the hot choccy. Cheers anyway.
Take care,
Gail

for birthday wishes and the hot chocolate. MMM!

Dear DEBBY.
Iam very glad to stop by your page to say HELLO and enjoy myself with your page.
Hope you are very well.
My best wishes to you and have a very nice time.

Dear Debby, I did not mean to embarras you by my mentioning how cold it was, all I wanted to do was to say 'Hello' to you since you are in Michigan and I lived 7 years in Sault-Ste-Marie, Ontario. I feel a little closer to you. Recently I received an ugly message on my page from an anonymous person. Since then, I am a bit afraid to post comments. I am glad Garth put an end to that. I was happy to hear from you and I welcome you always. I am myself sick and tired of winter and cannot think of another month and a half of it. Have a great day!

Thanks for the welcome and the roses, Debby! My heart will always be in Michigan, but I'm sure glad that I'm here in the California sunshine! XO

Debby, thanks for your kind words. I was not fishing for compliments and I have no intention of leaving in the foreseeable future, but thanks anyway.
BTW, I love the photo of your house covered in snow - it brings back happy memories of our year in Canada. It never snows in Sydney but I love the snow and spent many of my youthful years skiing in the alpine regions of Australia.

Hi Debby, we lived in Kingston, Ontario through the full fury of a Canadian winter. We had great fun and although the kids had seen snow before while visiting their grandparents in UK, they had never seen so much snow before. The only climate I didn't enjoy was at the beginning and end of winter when the freezing rain came and made driving dangerous as all get out.
I was doing a course at the Canadian National Defence College in Kingston.

Hi, Debby!
for the warm welcome on my page, and yes, hot chocolate sounds really good!

My sister in Ohio keeps emailing us about shoveling snow and how my niece keeps have no school because of snow days, so I have a little idea of what your weather is like

Enjoy reading your comments on the Easy page

Thank you, Debby for the birthday wishes and roses! This is my first celebration in Sudokuland. What fun to receive so many greetings!

Thanks for the welcome Debby. I grew up in western MI.

Hi Debby, Thank you for the warm chocolate chip cookies and the great hot chocolate!

I've lost count of how many times this winter that we've gotten more than a foot of snow! It seems like it never stops snowing. One storm is quickly followed by another. And almost every time I'm on the site and it's snowing here, it seems like it's also snowing in Michigan! I am so ready for Spring. My mom gave me a hyacinth in bloom a couple of weeks ago and it smelled sooooo good and Springlike!

Maine is a beautiful state. Most of the pictures in my gallery were taken somewhere in Maine. I hope you meet that goal, along with any others you have. A good friend of mine lived in Michigan a few years back, but I never made it out to visit her. Oh well! So little time.

Your home is lovely!

BTW, I've posted a couple of snowy pics of Maine(taken yesterday) in my gallery.

Debby, We are also expecting another storm this afternoon and lasting into tomorrow. This one is supposed to be mostly rain and freezing rain. After dropping to 10 below the other night, tomorrow will be in the 40's! I guess some of our snow will melt away. Spring is coming!

Hi Debby, I hear from Kathy that we might meet soon! Looking forward to it.

Hi Debby. I know Pentwater. We used to camp and fish for salmon from there when I was younger in the last century. I was from Wayland, south of GR.

Thank you Debby for dropping by, YES spring will come...Today is beautiful and sunny. Easter is early this year. They are predicting a lot of snow for tomorrow, I hope they are wrong! All icesicles are melted from the roof, that is a good start. Have a great day!

Hello Debby
Thank you for dropping by , i am late also to thank every body for their wishes . I am better now , i hope to be able to post more .

following you around on the site this morning. I forgot the time changed for me this morning - but I'm back on track now. Oh, I guess, I better take that back - I gotta get ready for Church - since I'm serving this morning. Have a good day, Mary

Hi Debby, yes it was an awful lot of snow to shovel but the worst is done now, thank you for thinking of me. Your messages came to me through my mail and then I went to my page to read it again and send you a message and your messages were not there, do you understand that? Oh well at least I was able to read you...Catch you soon!

Thank you for letting me know, now I understand, have a nice evening.

Hi Debby,

Thanks for your comments! Apple pie always sounds good, especially warm. We're relatively new to Michigan, but it's nice to be included as Michiganders. BTW, does that have anything to do with geese? So, I'm returning your pie plate with some banana bread, still warm from the oven. Enjoy!

-Jenn

Thanks for the welcome and visiting my page. Your snowy picture makes hot chocolate sound all that much better! I lived in Michigan for a few years and now find myself missing the snowy winters.

Hi Debby Thanks for stopping by. Yes we did get hammered this weekend. A mere 22" to shovel (or snow blow in my case.) Richfield is halfway between Cleveland and Akron. Hubby is on a work trip so it is just me and 3 kids 6 years & under. Fortunately for me I have wonderful neighbors who helped my dig out!

hello Debby, thanks for the nice welcome (and the warm apple pie, which needless to say, the kids have already scoffed!)

Hi Debby,

So glad you enjoyed the banana bread! It's one of my favorite things to share. Honestly, I don't know if I'd trust someone who didn't like it. Have a lovely rest of the week.

-Jenn