GOOD MORNING FRIENDS!

T'was a bit enlightening to see how many of you 

actually found the

KASIYH

blog post from Saturday night.

Not many for sure,

but

THANK YOU

to those devoted readers that did find it

[ Such as our dear friend David Brown ]

even though we chose not to "advertise" it on Facebook.

We

CAN

be

sneaky

that

way

GGC had forgotten how discombobulated our office area becomes at the end of the liturgical seasons of Advent and Christmas.  Good God in Heaven above ,,, you should SEE the tons of music we have to sort through [this will takes hours upon hours, we kid you not] and file away [another few hours]. Have not begun this lovely process yet, but need to do so post haste.  Talk about the "Wreck of the Hesperus" our office area looks like a hurricane blew through here. [ Bad analogy when our friends in Texas have been hit by real tornado's...please forgive.]  From about the 23rd of December through yesterday [and beyond as we have yet to collect all the Christmas music from St. John's Choir = we are still celebrating the liturgical season of Christmas] seems like one big, massive blur.  Simply not forgetting anything or anyone was the main objective, hence things are scatted helter-skelter all over the place.  If our dear departed Bette Davis walked in here [or any other part of the Palace right now] she would undoubtedly say:

Add to this annual liturgical music mess the fact that we are STILL in the middle [dare we even imply the word "middle" ??? ] of T.E.B.P. [ The Eternal Bathroom Project ] and it is simply not a pretty picture folks.  Of course [dear Christine Jefferd's friend ] CRAIG wants to either: [1] Chuck everything into garbage bags and throw it into the garage OR [2] Open one of the office windows and throw it all out, it lands wherever it lands.  Yeah, that CRAIG'S solution to this disaster area.  GREGORY on the other hand wants to go area by area, collect and sort through EVERYthing and find a proper place for each every single item. [Read = takes days to accomplish].  Whereas GREG is, once again, the happy medium twixt the two, toss what needs to be tossed, categorize the rest, allot a certain amount of time for the entire project and get it done.  And you wonder why we love GREG so much ?  We would LOVE to be as organized as GREGORY wants us to be, and it something we aim for, but in actuality LIFE takes over and we never seem to reach his perfectionist goals.  

You remember that today is

"RANDOM THOUGHTS on a MONDAY"

right

?

NEXT TOPIC IS

POOP

[ Hey, it's random ]

We know our poop.

We have dealt with

Crohn's Disease

for decades upon decades.

[ Remember Crohn's runs in our family, having hit all three sons of our parents]

We have dealt with

Crohn's Disease

wAAAAAAAy

before it became popular

[ or was even known about in the general population ]

as one of the

I.B.S.

[ Irritable Bowel Syndrome ]

diseases.

So

we

KNOW

our 

poop.

[ We are laughing so hard right now,,,, CRAIG is loving this topic! ]

All the crap

[ still laughing here]

about IBS and Crohn's Disease

aside,

a

GOOD B.M.

can be a nearly orgasmic experience

as far as GGC is concerned.

"THANK YA JESUS!"

is commonly heard from the

Throne Room

here at

The Palace

after

a

good

POOP

When we get a text or phone call

from close loved one's who are in distress

[ like our niece's Lisa Jeske, Jennifer Presor or Jessica Hand ]

one of the

FIRST

things we suggest

is for them to have a good

BOWEL MOVEMENT.

Ask them,

they'll tell ya.

WHY

are we discussing

POOP

this morning?

Because we had a

" THANK YA JESUS! "

movement ~ moment

today

and

we simply wanted to share our

poop position

with you,

our dear readers.

Please,

don't be a 

turd,

enjoy the

lightness

of this topic.

NOT meant to be serious.

[ Although a good BM is seriously fun.]

SO

your

Is As Follows:

What

ONE WORD

would you use to describe

a

good

BOWEL MOVEMENT?

[ POOP ]

We can hardly wait to see how many of you

DARE

answer this question.

[Another terminology used here at the Palace:

" R.T.'s" = when you are all prepared for a good BM

and all you produce are

"Rabbit Turds".

VERY frustrating.]

Hey, it's just guys in the Palace here, even Paulie! 

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It's Saturday night around 8:00pm and GGC is in bed reading.  MJ is watching something on Netflix.  The excitement never stops here at the Palace dear friend.

Rather imagine we will not Facebook advertise this KASIYH post, instead we'll just publish it and see what few folks find it.

Christmas was quite different this year.  As regular readers know, we celebrated Christmas on the 24th in order to be with JAXSON! for the day.  We were at GaGa's at 5:45AM in order not to miss a moment of JAXSON!  He was adorable to the max and totally grateful for each and every gift from Santa.

We had a great breakfast AND lunch at Connie's and even got REAL SHOWERS there also.  Thank You Jesus....and Connie.

Christmas eve warm-ups and mass with St. John's Choir went VERY well.  Loved the sermon by Rev. Carol..."You're a mean one.Mr. Grinch...or ARE you?"

Christmas morning saw us at the 11:00AM Service at St. John's, which also went very well.  It was before the Service that we heard of the passing of Hilda Whitney. Even though, as some have stated, Hilda was "of an age"where such things occur" ,,, it still came as a shock to many, especially Hilda's own family AND her Episcopalian family.  We will miss her beyond description.

Other than church attendance Christmas morn, we spent Christmas day alone with each other.  First time in like forty years.  Interesting.

Today was a quiet day also.  Met Joyce Armstrong at church for a while, followed by a brief stop at TOPS, then home to the Palace and Paulie.

Heard from some relatives during these past three days:  GGC's sister Barbara... dear Auntie Fran Guinnip, nieces Lisa Jeske, Jennifer Presor and Jessica Hand....as well as a text from sister Mary Jo.

Tomorrow is church at St. John's after which MJ and. GGC are hosting Coffee Hour ( the Episcopalian's 8th sacrament ).  Then HOME......

MJ is off work this coming week BUT there are some issues at work that could necessitate him having to work hither and yon...We'll see.

I am writing this on my Kindle.  It is nerve wracking.  I will finish this post with a paragraph where I will NOT correct any errors.  See if you can decipher it.

Hope 'll your  Christmas wSonderful and wish ok.g you out a supet great and bless e d new year.  Mag all your witches.co.e true.I 2016 peeps !!!  Th ok s oily now

KEEP A SONG IN YOUR HEART !!!!!!!

GOOD MORNING FRIENDS!

Since

JAXSON'S

CHRISTMAS

is

December 24th

with his

FAMILY

[ This is the year his dad has him on 12/25 ]

we really have

2

Days till Christmas.

ADD

to that fact that

JAXSON

is here tomorrow

with his 

Poppa G

[ Mommy has to work and no day care/school for Jax ]

and

there's

MUCH

to be accomplished today.

YOWSER

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THANKS

to all who read yesterday's

KASIYH

[118]

blog post

ESPECIALLY

those who took a moment to

comment:

DIANNE  COMISKEY

JUDY  SERVEY

CARLENE  HARDY

APRIL  PALMITER

SUE ROSS

LYNN  MANNING

STEVE "Whoville" HARRIS

[ Love your comment and pic Steve-O ]

LYNNE FAECKE

DONNA HOLMES

CHERYL STANTON

CHRISTINE JEFFERDS

MARY ELLEN MURRAY MANNING

MARCINE  DELO

MARY  FULLER

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And then there's this:

We didn't even know about this series.

We

do

NOW!

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NOTE: GGC's health seems to be better as we await the January 4th appt. in Rochester, NY.

There was some kind of "break" in the excessively high BP and Pulse, beginning last Friday 12/18 late afternoon/early evening.  For days and days previous to that time we could not get that bottom number on the BP anywhere's even close to below 100.  At one point it was 214/196 with a Pulse of 196 also.  MJ described it best when he said: " It's like right after you used to work out seven to ten miles speed-walking/jogging but it never calms down."  Amen to that MJ. GGC was constantly winded and very, very tired.  [Is it any wonder? ~~~  You'll have to excuse us folks as we can't recall how much we've shared with you on this topic, so if we're repeating, please forgive.]  The Rochester appt. is to determine the answer to the severe leg pain [in the calf's particuarly ]we've been experiencing for a  l-o-n-g  time.  Good chance it's all related. Since GGC's brother Richard [passed away on Easter Sunday 2011 ] had P.A..D. and as a consequence lost both his legs during his last years of life, the Dr.'s are being extra cautious. 

So now y'all know most of .....

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Had a good "final choir rehearsal before Christmas Eve mass", last night at St. John's Episcopal Church, even if some people were late = the Music Director and MJ !  But our wonderful Bill Nash had them all warmed up and rehearsing when we arrived.  Thanks BILL!

What a GREAT GROUP we are blessed to work with ,,, St. John's Episcopal Church Choir ,,, we may be small in number but we are mighty in praise of His name !

ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

WELLSVILLE, NEW YORK

Right Across from Jones Memorial Hospital

CHRISTMAS EVE:

Choral Prelude commences at 6:30 P.M.

with

Service at 7:00 P.M.

ALL WELCOME

Any race, creed, color, sexual orientation, 

religious persuasion [or none at all ],etc.

ALL are WELCOME

at

THE TABLE of THE LORD

It's HIS Table

after all.

[not ours]

WE

LOVE

EVERYONE

and 

we

LEAVE THE JUDGING 

to

GOD.

PERIOD

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Do you find this particular time of year

almost annoyingly

EMOTIONAL?

Kindly listen to the above 

whilst you read the rest.

THANK YOU.

GGC's

heart goes out to all those folks who feel so

alone,

forsaken,

depressed,

sans family or close friends.

There's a least a couple of regular reader's of this blog

that have lost their spouse to death

[ Thinking of  BCS Class of 72'er's  and D.I.P. especially ]

 GGC loves you, please know that.

AND

those who are without

 parents, siblings, etc.

Can't even begin to imagine those who have lost 

a Child 

or 

Grandchild.

Oh my.

We have a gal at

St. John's Episcopal Church

who prays aloud

each week for

"The terminally ill and their Families"

[ Retired  nurse Kathy Nash is the gal ]

What a kind thing for her to do.

She has seen and witnessed with her own eyes

many, many times

the agony of the dying

and

the pain of those who can only stand by and watch.

We have

SO MUCH

for which to be

THANKFUL

folks.

Do not wish to be a

" Donnie Downer"

here

but

we DO need to keep things in perspective dear friends.

Let's agree to keep those for whom this 

Season of Joy

is something is less than joy-filled

EVER SO CLOSE

in our thoughts and prayers.

And

since many of us find this time of year

to fill our hearts with

Let us also agree to hold

ONE ANOTHER

extra close 

this time of year,

and

perhaps,

just perhaps,

this

closeness

will

extend

WAY

beyond

The

CHRISTMAS

SEASON.

KNOW

that we ARE thinking of

EACH of YOU

and

LOVING YOU

beyond description.

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Till we meet again

KEEP A SONG

IN

YOUR HEART!

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 GOOD MORNING FRIENDS!

Am letting you know right from the start

that we are in a rush today

[ aren't we all?]

and

consequently have made this post as brief

as possible.

THANKS

to all

who read yesterday's

KASIYH

blog post

especially

those who commented:

DONNA  HOLMES

DEBBIE PRESUTTI

MEREDITH CHILSON

KAY HEANEY

MARY  FULLER

KAY HEANEY

MARCINE  DELO

ANN SCOTT TUCKER

CHERYL  STANTON

LYNN  MANNING

LYNNE FAECKE

JUDY  SERVEY

DAVID  BROWN

MARY KAY PRESUTTI

SUE  ROSS

Thank You

Thank You

THANK YOU

ALL

Yesterday's

Christmas Story

was a great deal of fun to recall

some

40

years after the fact!

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We just
WASTED
FOUR HOURS
making a video complete with 
MUSIC BACKGROUND
only to be
UNABLE
to upload it to this blog.
TICKED OFF.

Here are just some some 
simple danged pictures
from
said video
THEN
we are
GONE
from this 
blog!

KEEP  A  SONG
IN
YOUR  HEART!

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