Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (166255)

United States • Age 72

Joined myLot 19 years ago

I work with special children in a school setting. Hubby is retired, I am not. I spend a lot of time online and I love myLot.

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Heather Echola's Responses

Is it OK to have biscotti and tea?

snowy @snowy22315 (198239) • United States 2 Nov

I mean I know it isn't against the law or something.. however, you always here about biscotti and coffee. I wonder how it is with tea. I bought some at Aldi yesterday..chcolate with a really strong cinnamon flavor. It...

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Heather Echola That sounds very good to me. I am drinking more tea when I need a hot drink if I have had too much coffee.

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Is our lives heading in a melt down??

Gayle Harrelson @2ndchances24 (11058) • Cloverdale, Indiana 1 Nov

Hello every 1, I've been listening to the news since the shutdown & it seems like things are going off the wall where the govt is against the wall with food supplies. I also hear that health ins has went totally insane,...

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Heather Echola I grew up at times without a lot. There were not government food programs like now and we never had insurance. I always have food stocked up. Simple foods but you can make a lot with them.

2 Nov

Does this sound good?

Amber @AmbiePam (105465) • United States 2 Nov

City Bites (primarily a sandwich shop) is offering a Thanksgiving baked potato. A huge potato topped with turkey, stuffing, gravy, and a side of cranberry sauce. I’m not sure I could do the gravy on it. I realize we put gravy on...

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Heather Echola I like the idea. It sounds like I may plan this for leftovers.

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Figuring Out What Temp to Set The Thermostat at Now

DE @DaddyEvil (160803) • United States 2 Nov

We used to keep the heat at 74F in the house before all the work was done this summer. I set the heat at 70F the last two weeks but have been getting too hot during the nights so I reset the heat to 67F in the house and we'll see...

too hot in the house at night

thermostat

experimenting with the heat settings

videos

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Heather Echola I leave my thermostat at 67. It is directly across from one front door, but it is not drafty. Our doors stay open. It is a little cool, but we have heated throws for when we are sitting and a heated mattress pad for the bed.

2 Nov

Octobers over maybe I’ll be less busy this month

ShannyBananny @shaggin (74361) • United States 1 Nov

I spent the past few months going to my son’s games. He plays base and electric guitar for the school band. I volunteered a few hours before each home game prepping the food beforehand. All the games are over for the year now....

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Heather Echola I think each month has its own kind of busyness. You have so many people to care for, I think you will always be busy.

2 Nov

A childhood song I have never forgotten.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (50368) 2 Nov

Do you have one of those? A song that made you feel happy and loved, taught to you by a loved one? I do...and it's a somewhat silly little tune, but it helped me in my childhood and even now, it pops up in my head quite often. I...

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Heather Echola When we were young my dad could not carry a tune in a bucket, but he would sometimes put the kids to bed. He sang "Oh, my darlin' Clementine." Mom sang lots of contemporary songs. I remember her picking up one of my siblings and strumming their backside like a...

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11/1/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (205102) • United States 2 Nov

Did you remember to set your clocks back last night? I'm so looking forward to it getting dark at 5 pm.....not! Cousin #3 finally made it over at 12:15 yesterday and stayed for 2 hours. She said that she's been working overtime...

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Heather Echola If I was closer I would cook and shop for you. I am glad you do have some help, though.

2 Nov

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Donating

Amber @AmbiePam (105465) • United States 2 Nov

I came across some items I can donate to a food bank, and I got really excited. It’s all food I had gotten for free to review, but didn’t eat it all. You may be like, well, shouldn’t you keep it? Well, I’ll keep the cans of...

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Heather Echola I do donate. We also usually have a food drive at school for the food bank. In the Head Start part of the school our family advocate has "connections" to get penny day bargains from a certain store and she does that and gives the food to families.

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Do you get Trick-or-Treaters where you live?

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (125136) • United States 31 Oct

Growing up we would always get a ton of them. At the house we initially had a lot and then you never knew--some years there were a lot and some years there were just a few. My ex and I aren't big into candy but leftovers were...

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Heather Echola No, we do not. I am the last occupied house on a sparsely occupied street. When my neighbors were little I did Halloween plastic cups full of goodies for them.

1 Nov

This was our team Halloween costume

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (33) • United States 31 Oct

Same as last year. Characters from the board game and movie Clue. I’m Professor Plum We didn’t make the first cut in the costume contest There were some really good ones this year Nice party vibe and atmosphere throughout the...

halloween costumes

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Heather Echola I did not do anything at home. I did Halloween both Thursday and Friday with kids.

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Back from Food Bank...

Stacey @xstitcher (36274) • Petaluma, California 31 Oct

There was a slow start today, but it seemed like they were giving out more food than usual. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that they know that those of us with EBT cards aren't going to get our money next month. In...

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Heather Echola I am glad they were there for you, and now we know how you got your steps in today.

31 Oct

Pumpkin Carving Contest

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (126077) • Gainesville, Florida 31 Oct

One of the things I love about where I work is that we are always celebrating holidays and other milestones throughout the year (birthdays, anniversaries, national days, etc). So, of course, with today being Halloween, we couldn't...

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Heather Echola I love it, and admire the patience to accomplish it, but I am going to guess you were disqualified because it was not carved.

31 Oct

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Mail and other stuff...

Stacey @xstitcher (36274) • Petaluma, California 31 Oct

I went to get the mail, and was going to go for 2,000 steps, but when I looked at my step counter, it was nearly to 6,000, which is my daily goal. I knew I'd have that much by the time I got home, so I didn't bother trying to get...

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Heather Echola Glad you got some bids AND some steps.

31 Oct

10/30/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (205102) • United States 31 Oct

Happy Halloween everyone!!! Received a message via email that cousin #3 has been trying to call me??? Anyhow, she wants to come over Saturday morning which is fine with me. Breakfast - Granola bar Lunch - Meals on Wheels -...

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Heather Echola So, is something wrong with her phone, or yours? I am glad she e mailed.

31 Oct

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Oh Hell Did I Really Just Do That?

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (33) • United States 31 Oct

There was a trivia contest and in between questions he said the first five people on the dance floor could compete for a trophy. So naturally I ran right up there He lined us up and said to “race” across the floor like zombies...

halloween

zombie

trophy

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Heather Echola I was afraid you were going to tell us you reinjured your foot. I am glad you had fun and won.

31 Oct

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Have you ever laughed so hard you couldn’t speak?

Amber @AmbiePam (105465) • United States 31 Oct

Yesterday, I got something in the mail to eat and review. However, my stomach has been iffy lately so I asked my dad, next time he was hungry, would he please eat this snack, and tell me what he thought. About four hours later, I...

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Heather Echola Not since my kids left home. They loved to accidentally scare me, which led to prolonged laughter on my part, usually until I was crying. It was so much fun and good for the soul.

31 Oct

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It just never fails!

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (50368) 30 Oct

I have come to the conclusion that home smoke detectors are all either cursed or just possessed and evil. Why, why do they go off into their ridiculously loud beeping only in the middle of the night?? They were all replaced two...

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Heather Echola This is you reminding me to check my batteries this weekend. I have had new ones for a year and a half, it is time. I am sorry this happened to you. It sure is puzzling why yours would go off in the middle of the night.

30 Oct

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The doctor said...

Stacey @xstitcher (36274) • Petaluma, California 29 Oct

...to get more steps (she actually said "aerobic exercise" but when I said I walked, she said up my steps...) So today on my morning walk instead of going to 1,000 steps before I headed home, I made sure I got to 2,000. Currently...

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Heather Echola When you have a lot to do online it is hard to get steps in, and I suspect you are like me and do not want to walk just to be walking, but want a purpose, like checking the mail.

29 Oct

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Hard Day - October 29th

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (85828) • Rupert, Idaho 29 Oct

Hello everyone, how are you all doing? Hopefully well. Today is the two year mark since we lost both of my grandparents. They were not in an accident that took both of their lives...but they were both right next to each other...

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Heather Echola This picture is certainly a sweet memory.

29 Oct

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Suggested Buys

Amber @AmbiePam (105465) • United States 29 Oct

I was browsing a site when I looked at the top where it lists suggested buys from your browsing history. It suggested I take I look at a gun rack. A gun rack?! What in my browsing history would make them suggest...

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Heather Echola I wonder if the internet thinks you need guns to protect yourself because of the stealing and such.

29 Oct

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