For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Christmas time, just the day before,
Shopping is done, do we need more?
Our socks are hung, over the chair,
Hope they have dried, once Santa gets there.
Muffin is expecting, toys piled high,
Her toys are so many, I just sigh.
But though she has toys galore,
Knowing her, she always wants more.
Evening comes, we light up the tree,
A simple time, for her and me.
Night is here, and we’re off to bed,
Not before 5, is what I said.
I’m sure she heard, as down we lay,
But it matters not, what I say.
2 am, she bounces around,
Not yet, I said, and hold my ground.
She looks at me, lies down again,
She likely thinks, I’m hard to train.
It’s 4 am, now what to do?
Muffin jumps, like a kangaroo.
Up we get, I light up the tree,
Muffin runs around, quite happily.
Our socks are first, filled to the top,
Muffin just runs, not wanting to stop.
Gifts are next, we open them fast,
The paper she wants, it is the best.
Time to eat, and to settle down,
I am sure I saw, Muffin frown.
I reach to give Muffin her food,
And hit my head hard, that’s not good.
So as I sit, and go tweet tweet,
Muffin helps me, my food she eats.
Now it is over, once more done,
But Merry Christmas, everyone!
©2021 Steve McLeod.
Lovely poem.
Merry Christmas Steve and Muffin
Have a Happy New Year! 🙂
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Thanks so much Tiffany!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!😀😺🎄✨
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This is the cutest poem ever! Love it, Steve!
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Thank you very much Renee!😀😺🎄🎁
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Good poem ! Is Muffin still enjoying the wrapping paper ? …oh…I really like your sleigh ! Do you have a pattern for it ? Sleep well tonight ! 😍😻🎄🎁😴
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Thanks so much! No, Muffin is enjoying her napping today, back to normal schedule again I guess. No, I don’t have a pattern for the sleigh, probably did, but it was just one I made. Have a good night!😁😻🌙🎄🔔😴
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Sweet and cute poem✨🥰 Merry Christmas, Boxing day and Happy New Year✨🥰🥳
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Thank you very much Simon!😁😻 Hope you have a good night!😁😳😴😴
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I wish 😅🤣 it’s not happening 🤣🤣
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😂😂😂I’m only sort of laughing!
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ha ha ah 🤣🤣🤣
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What a beautiful poem! I’m sure Muffin is really happy 😻 Merry Christmas you two! 🎄😻
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Merry Christmas Ribana! Thank you so very much!😀😻🎄🔔🎁
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Very well done!!
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Thank you Dusty! Good morning!😁🌞☕☕
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Good morning! How are you this fine day??😁
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Just great, just great! How’s your, um, snowy day?😂🙄
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Maybe 3 inches?🙄 not as bad as some places north of here they got like a foot of it.😲😳
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Hey, not bad, we have had 3 inches so far,🤔 still snowing but a fine snow so it doesn’t add up like it did this morning. We got most of our snow in about 90 minutes early this morning. it was still dark at 8.😳
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Good for sleeping in!😁 nice and no peeks of light waking you up
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Sleep in???😳😳 Who wants to waste all that time sleeping??😲😲😲
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Me??🙄😬😳
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Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!😲😲😲😲😲
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Did you read my second reply?
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There was 3, which one was the second one?🤔
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You already read it. I was awake at 430
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You said that already!🙄🙄🙄
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Stop repeating me then!😂😂
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That’s how I get my repeatoire!😂😂🤣🤣
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Stop it!🤨😛😛😛
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You liked that one, didn’t you?!😂😂
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🐝 careful or I might… just might.. well maybe… I’ll think of something to do..🥺🥺
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Oh good, I hope it’s something fun! Can’t wait.😁😂
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Well it will be something if I can think of it!😳😳
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Oh good, I hope it’s something fun!😁😁
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Let my imagination be your guide!!🤪🤪🤪🤭🤭🤭😛😛
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Oh, and here I was hoping for something fun.🙄🙄😳
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With you in them!!🤨😛😛😛😛😂😂
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Oh, that’s better then. Although I’m not what’s it is better than…
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I’ll nail your shoes to the floor yeah… that’s what I’ll do!!😛😛
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My landlord wouldn’t like that and he’s 6ft 3 and 200lbs.😳
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Why wouldn’t he like that?
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Holes in the floor are not nice.
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That’s a good one 😂
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I’ll let him know.
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Good😁
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Do you think he would care??🤔🤔🤐
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Yep.
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Ok
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How did shopping go??
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Kinda normal, not too much exciting except maybe the sighing old lady.
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Can’t wait to read that one!!🤭🤭
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I just have to remember to write about it.
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Yes you do
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I will, probably, hopefully, maybe.
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Just write a note to remind d you to write it and then one to remember to read the note…
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But then I should have another to remind me to read the one to remind me to read the one to remind me to do whatever it was I was supposed to do.🤔😳😳
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Perpetual engine!! Congratulations 👏 🎊 You’re the first to invent it!😂😂😂
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I did that a long time ago. Hasn’t helped much though.🙄🙄
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Does it keep you moving?
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Constantly trying to find all those notes!😒
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So it wor k s and it’s been tested!!😂
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Yep, many times.
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No wonder you’re so busy all the time!😳😲
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Yep, busy doing a lot and not getting anywhere!😂😹
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I was up at 5 am this morning…actually awake about 430
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Ha! I was awake at 3! And I got up then too!😳🙄😬
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That doesn’t count!🤨 that’s like not even going to bed!!🙄
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Ha! I was in bed by 11 last night!🤪
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Oh… well only 2 1/2 hours sleep…that’s like a nap!😛😉
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Um, 11 to 3 is four hours, a nap is 20 to 30 minutes.😛😛😛
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It took at least 15 minutes to fall asleep and the same to wake and don’t forget about the bathroom trip at 2 where you stub your toe and hit you head🤪🤪 it all adds up to 21/2😛
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Fell asleep right away, woke up the same, once getting up around 1 for bathroom break and feeding Muffin=4 minutes=4 hours less 4 minutes.
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Still not 4 hours!🤭🤭🤭😛😛
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Well, I was actually in bed at 10:54, leaves me 6 minutes over 4 hours, minus 2 minutes to fall asleep=4 minutes over 4 hours, minus the 4 minute break=4 hours exactly!😂😂😂😂😛😛😛😛😛🙄🙄
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You and your sleepy math!😂😂😂😂
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Glad you enjoyed it! I learned that in nap class, I mean, math class.😂😂
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You were closer withe first one!!😂😂😂😂😛😛
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First what?
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Nap
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Oh, that sounds like a good idea. Talk later. After all you want me to be awake later.🙄
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That would be nice..🙄
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Which part?
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Both?🙄
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Oh good.😁
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Yes it is..😊
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Oh good!😁😁
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You’re stuck again!! You’re repeating repeating repeating..
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Easier than thinking up something new.🙄
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You sound bored with me.
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Look who’s talking, you just fell asleep talking to me!🤨
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I didn’t! 🤨🤨
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Did too! You used sleepy faces!🤨
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I’m right here bushy eyed and bright tailed!!🤪🤪
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Aha! Hiding behind bushes so I can’t see you sleep! Besides, I don’t mind, I can sell my services as a sleeping aid, guaranteed to work!😁
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Then maybe I should try it??😳
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Sure, just read a post of mine as you lie down and you’ll be asleep before you finish it. That’s $10 please.😁
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I’ll pay tomorrow after I see how it works!😂😂
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Hey, you can’t lose, it does come with a money back guarantee! But you must pay up front to receive that.😁
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Uh huh 😏
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Glad you agree!
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Agree or disagree?? Hmmmm….. I’ll agree with Steve everytime 👍
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Thank you. I think. Boy, that guy next door is really smoking up a storm tonight.
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Smoking food or cigarettes?
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cigarettes. Gets my throat after a while.
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Yes they do!
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People are going to think I have started smoking.
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Naw they know you too well!
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Yeah, I guess.
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They do…😉
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I just watched this one come in and it says it came in 50 seconds ago.
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I send them as soon as they come in!😬
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Yep, it’s just WP time!😂😂
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I’ve noticed it too😂😂
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They have their own time.
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Yep and it’s slower than everyone elses.😂😂
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Considering they are from Europe, they should be faster.🤔
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I’ll take your word for it… that’s not really been my experience…😏🤭
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Is good pointing, yessireeeeee.
Well, is time for the bedtime for the sleeptime.
Good night Dusty!😴🌙😴
Talking again tomorrow!😁
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Ok, good Night 😴 🥱
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Nothing worse if you ask me.
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Especially when you’re not used to it.
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Absolutely 💯 % correct!
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And maybe even a little more. Up here it’s illegal to smoke in apartment buildings, but since this is a house with an apartment that doesn’t apply.
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Ugh…😝 you need to have a chat with them.
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He has a right to smoke in his house.
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Maybe he could do it somewhere else so it doesn’t filter up to you.
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It comes through the ducts from the furnace.
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I feel for you… that yucky 🤮 stuff…
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I have lived in this town for 40 years, lived in numerous different places and never had this problem before.
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Yeah, it doesn’t seem like there’s much you can do but appeal to his good nature and ask him to do it outside.
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In this weather? Actually I have seen a lot of people doing that though.
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A lot of them do… they try to be accommodating around here..
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Northerners are different. We’re a cold bunch.
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Comes with the territory 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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As long as the landlord doesn’t mind..🙄
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That’s a good point.🤔
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But I won’t know if he does so you’ll need to tell me.
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He does.
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Should I be worried🤔
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No. Not at all. No way. Nope.🙄🙄
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Good I’m too mentally tired for any more things.. 😴😴
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Look at that, I’m putting you to sleep again! I really should patent this process and sell it. Make a fortune and buy myself a small tropical island, declare my own country with Muffin as president.😁😺🏝
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I didn’t say anything like that… I said I’m the boring one not you.😉
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You used sleepy faces.
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Imitating I was putting you to sleep because I’m boring 😛
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Oh, good come back.🙄
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I give up🙄
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I win!!!!!🤸♂️🤸♂️🤸♂️🥳🥳🥳✨✨✨💥💥💥🎇🎇🎆🎆🏆🏆🏆
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Careful! Don’t hurt yourself!!😂😂
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Now you tell me.🤕
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Gotta take better notes!🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Hey, you’re supposed to tell me things ahead of time, not after the fact.🙄😳
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Take better notes! That’s for tomorrow!😉😊😂🤭🤭🤭
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Ah, now that’s better. Wait, let me write that down so I don’t forget.🤔
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Yes please…🥺
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Oh my driveway cleaning was only $30 😁 He uses a snowblower.. how bout that??😊
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Snowblowers are handy machines! Great price! Our guy won’t likely be around until tomorrow.🤔🙄🙄
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Still better the manual shovel!😂
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Yep, sure enough is!
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That’s beautiful Steve, and quite fun. I hope your Christmas is great, Form way down here.
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Laughter; A great gift for the holidays
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It was a nice Christmas with Muffin and I. We really did have lots of fun.
I hope your Christmas was full of fun too!
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Very fun 🤣🎄🤣
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Good to hear!
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How was muffin and your holidays
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Muffin and I had a nice quiet Christmas together, thank you. I hope you had a good Christmas too!😀😺🎄
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That is a delightful poem, Steve and Muffin. Seems WP is up to its old tricks again and those I follow are MIA. I hope you and Muffin are enjoying the holiday season.
😻🎅🎄☕️☕️
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Nice to have you back Eugenia! I lost a few followers in the last few days for the same reason and I have been knocked off a few other blogs myself. I wish they would fix that. To make matters worse I lost my whole list of followers! I’ve been spending a lot of time trying to find them again, even the ones I bookmarked were completely gone. Sigh. Ending the year crazy! Muffin and I have been having a great time though I will admit my health has been rough the last few days so my posting has been off. But I hope to get those posts back to normal soon. Hope you are enjoying the Holidays too Eugenia!😀😻🎄🔔🎁
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What a lovely poem written by you and dear Muffin 🌷🙏♥️🐈
Merry Christmas Muffin nicely enjoyed , as well 👌😍🎉
Grace wishes and Happy New year greetings to you two 👏👍🏻💕
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Thank you so much Thattamma!
Happy New Year to you also from Muffin and I!😀😺☕☕🎇🎆🎈🎉🎊
Muffin purrs hello to you!😻😻
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Happy new year to you and Muffin dear 🌷🙏🎉🐈
Wishing you two happy, health and joy 🙏🥰🥰
2022 we celebrating my son’s new home 👏
Children want to do mild firecracks 😃👌
This year’s last Wednesday and grace wishes 🙏
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Thank you so very much for your kind wishes!😁 That is great that you will be able to celebrate at your son’s new home!🏡 I am sure it will be a great time for all of you.🎇🎆🧨🎉🎊 Hope you have a beautiful day!😀😻☕☕❄❄❄
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🌷🙏💟🐈🎄👏🎉🌷
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