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FearofH2O

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  1. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. Three of us here for Christmas . Other son is coming from OR in a week and half. Didn't want to face air traffic at Christmas. Granddaughter coming from AZ sometime. We had a rib roast with leftovers for tonite. I only have to return one gift so far. We have so many sweets from neighbors and some I bought that I am tempted to eat some even though I haven't had sugar in at least five years. I'll probably freeze a lot of it. Hope you all have a Happy New Year.
  2. Had a grea t time at the Gala. Playbiller was sick so I went with mumm fums. It was a two hour drive each way, but we made it safely and easily. We got in at 5:30. At six there was an open bar for an hour. Recognized so many faces but not names. At seven we went in to eat. Salad and rolls and then chicken, broccoli and something white and mashed with textures. They also had coffee and cake. I don't eat sugar so passed up the salad dressing and cake. During dinner , Nick, Faye, Diane and Clay's uncle came around to each table. Mumm fums and I each got a hug from Clay. He looked great in a business suit. Beautiful skin. He was very slender. A woman in charge of NC Public Safety read a proclamation from Gov Roy Cooper proclaiming the day NIP day in NC. I was excited since I love Roy Cooper and NIP. Clay's voice was fantastic. He is getting better than ever. I forgot what a great album MOAM is. The band was great as usual. Time went by so fast and before I knew it we were heading out to go home. To pay for your parking they have machines on each floor. We were at the bottom of the parking area and the machine did not work. We both tried several times. Finally I told Mum fums lers go up a level and try that machine. So we took the escalator up a level. As we were getting off I saw a good looking teenager with longish air rushing out followed by a handsome man in a stylish suit and a woman. It was Clay and , I guess his son and didnt even see who the woman was. Clay said Thanks for coming and they were gone. I got home at 1:30 and was totally pooped on Sunday.
  3. Like the colors jmh. I'll probably go to the Gala again, but wont be staying over so I guess I won't go on the bus tour. Clay's voice was amazing at the Gala last year just as it was in his concerts this year. I can get to Raleigh in under 2 hours so it is doable for me.
  4. There are no words merrieeee. Hugs to your daughter and you.
  5. Continued good thoughts for your daughter, merrieeee.
  6. I'm so sorry merrieeee. Its so very difficult when its your child. I hope things will improve for her and take care of yourself too.
  7. Sorry I didnt get to post anything about our two concerts. Hopefully I won't lose this. I'm sitting on a sofa with our dog up against my thigh. A week ago Saturday, Playbiller and myself left around 4 in the afternoon to get to the 7pm concert in Cary at the Koka Booth Amphitheater. We got there about 6pm and sat in the third row right side. I was surprised at the number of young women and couples that were there. There were two opening acts before Clay and Ruben. One Jean Jolly had an amazing voice and I really enjoyed her segment. She brought her two young children on the stage just as they were setting up for Clay and Ruben. Since I hadn't watched any videos I was unaware of what to expect. Needless to say I was amazed at the power of their voices, their camaraderie and dancing. He played to his son and sang Moon River to him. Lovely. When their female singer sang "Physical" and Clay and Ruben did their dance, Ruben asked Clay how his knee was doing, Clay said not so well. I don't know if this was part of the act or he really injured it. Great show but went too fast for me. I'm greedy, I guess. Although we paid for parking in the closest lot, there was a massive traffic jam. So glad I bought the newer used car as driving was so much safer and comfortable. We got home in time for me to help my husband get his leg treatment before going to sleep. Next trip Charlotte.
  8. Sorry Jmh. My tablet keeps changing your name.
  9. I was at Koka Booth Saturday but was so exhausted from the four hour round trip drive and Playbiller is still here. We are going to Charlotte on Thursday and I will try to do a recap the next day after I get Playbiller to her plane. Great concert. We sat in the third row right side.. I was told that Clay would sing there, which he did in the first act but really moved around. I'll try and do a recap but John's recap was great. Good thoughts to you merrieeee and especially your daughter.
  10. Happy to see that the show is a success. Playbiller is coming to visit and we will go to Charlotte and Cary (Koka Booth). Glad I got a newer car for those trips. Feels so much safer than the Prius ( only because it was totally devoid of safety features). Hope you all can go to a show or more.
  11. Ldyj, We went out for dinner on Valentines Day with 28 other neighbors and a week later 8 of us came down with covid. It was our first time. Husband had no symptoms but I did , so I got Paxlovid. Used sugar free lifesavers to hide that awful taste from the medication. Went to a hundred year old woman's birthday party last weekend and made sure I tested although I had been over it a few weeks ago.
  12. Merrieeee , so sorry to hear of your daughter's problem. It doesn't seem fair. Hope she can be rid of it with her treatments. Really enjoyed Clay on NTT. I couldn't guess any tune. Bought a new used car this week with many safety factors I didn't have on my old Prius. This is a hybrid Camry six years newer, so I will feel better driving to a concert. Hope everyone is doing well.
  13. Ladyj, bubblewrap might be good. I am trying to fix things and those I am trying to help are not cooperating. So my stress level is a little high. But in general life is good so I'll go with that. Hope you all are good.
  14. Happy New Year to all at CV. So sorry about the young man who got critically injured. Dangerous sport. Glad to see he has a good heart and hopefully will make a complete recovery. Started my year off wrong with a broken tooth near the front of my mouth. Will not be able to get it fixed for 2 weeks. Fortunately I have plenty of masks which I wear in public anyway. Forget meals out for a while. Fell twice also but got back up and have only a few bruises. Hope you all are doing better.
  15. Clay is a natural for quiz shows. Even if he is not sure of the answer, he is great at using the process of elimination.
  16. I'm ok thanks. My husband needs a lot of help lately. What the heck, I do too. I got to the last gala , as I believe, I posted here but try not to drive as much. Although I haven't bought a ticket yet, will try to get to the tour near Raleigh. Not eager to drive to Charlotte so will probably miss that one. Glad to see you all still here. I'll try and do better.
  17. Merry Christmas to all. I will try to catch up this week. Making fourth big meal in five days. Shopping was not so good this year. Hopefully can send some late gifts. Feel bad about oldest son's girlfriend. Although she has been traveling since a week before Christmas.
  18. Thanks for the pics Ldyj and everyone else who posts links. Merrieeee, good luck with your issues. Life has a way of leaving us roadblocks. My husband has a lot of health issues but now our dog Ivy, just had eye surgery with another surgery on the horizon. Great recap Twilight..
  19. The gala was very nice. Clay's voice was amazing. It's been so long since I've heard him in person. Drove up for the gala and left right after it ended. Took me about an hour and half each way. The karaoke singers were very good. The band and Clay were excellent. Diane Bubel was so complimentary of Clay discussing how important he was to the success of the NIP. She was a little teary. She talked about Clay coming to her house and the first thing he would do was spend time talking to her daughter about school and what she was doing. He realized that being part of a family with a child that has special needs she might have needs of her own that are not always first. Then he would go into the kitchen to talk to Diane over a bowl of popcorn. She made lots of it so that her son, Mike, could lick the butter off the wrapper. Clay mentioned that Saun and Ben have been playing for the galas for 19 years. The bass and guitar players have been at the galas for 10 years. Clay definitely inspires people to stick around. I have been to every gala since the first one in Raleigh. So in 2023 we will have Carolina Star hosted by Clay. I'll try to make it again next year but sure hope someone can come with me. Or at least hopefully have a newer car. Love my Prius but has too many blind spots.
  20. I hate to whine about my little problem but I am so sick of being in Virginia Fox's district. I had a two year reprieve when we had a Democratic representative, Kathy Manning, but looks like they want to put our Democratic area back in with the rural Republican area. Grr. Feels like I have no representative. So I'll adopt another district and hope that Clay wins.
  21. For Wordle people, you can subscribe to the games section of the NY Times rather than the whole newspaper. I do some of the Times games and Wordles not there yet. Bought my Gala ticket in Hope's I can make it there.
  22. Great gbmifan. FCA representing. I used to start a thread here for attendees. If we get more than 2 of us I may do it again. I've become a caretaker for my husband and with walking the dog 3 times a day it's become a real pain to coordinate things. So I'm hoping to drive and come back the same day.
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