Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (166812)

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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I'm dreading Christmas

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (125649) • United States 22 Dec

That is sad to admit but it is the truth. I am going to my sister's house on Thursday and quite frankly I'd rather just stay here with the cats. My mother lives with my sister and her family and they are all up in each other's...

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Heather Echola Take the neighbor, if you can, and then the two of your cut the visit as short as possible and go do something fun. Do not torture yourself.

Don't park here. Who would want to?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (367823) • Rockingham, Australia 23h

I am trying to sort out my photos. I have duplicates of a lot; one in a larger size and one under 3MB if I’ve used it for myLot. I came across this one at a community hall iin a small West Australian town. It says ‘Don’t park...

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Heather Echola When we see unusual warnings, we have to remember that someone likely did whatever it was that they are warning against at least once to make the warning necessary.

Pretty Pretty

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (126828) • Marion, Ohio 22 Dec

And it's a lot more comfortable here in the family room now. It had thought of something different to do this time. Somehow a vacuum hose got clogged. I have never heard of a vacuum hose getting dust in them. But this one did. And...

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Heather Echola Looks so cozy.

Big rain!

The Horse @TheHorse (233173) • Walnut Creek, California 22 Dec

We had quite the rain storm last night. The gutters were overflowing and there were no gaps in the rain. It wasn't really a hard rain. Just medium and steady, like a rainy Seattle day. Right now it is cloudy and calm. I will be...

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Heather Echola My Monday was busy with three medical appointments and a trip out of town to Sam's Club. Weather was very nice. Today it is fog, all day until midnight.

My Favorite Christmas Song

LindaOH @LindaOHio (208907) • United States 22 Dec

Mary, Did You Know? with lyrics by Mark Lowry and music by Buddy Greene was first released in 1991 on a self-titled debut album by Michael English. It has since been recorded by Kenny Rogers and Wynonna Judd in 1996 and Clay...

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Heather Echola Our vocal ensemble sang that Sunday morning. We always do it every year.

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I cannot do bugs.

Amber @AmbiePam (108513) • United States 22 Dec

I got a survey today about bugs, and I immediately exited the survey. I cannot do bug surveys anymore. One of my neighbors had bed bugs. The inspection showed no one else in the building did, but I fogged my apartment anyway...

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Heather Echola I find the idea of headlice to be creepy. I tolerate bugs and bug discussions, but I am more comfortable with snakes, because they are bigger and easier to see.

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12/21/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (208907) • United States 22 Dec

88 days until spring. Today is cousin #2's day. She and I are going to look at smartphones and tablets for me. Yes, you heard that right. I may be getting a smartphone and/or a tablet. Breakfast - Low salt nuts Lunch - PB&J...

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Heather Echola I hardly remember yesterday, or food. I had hot dogs with no buns for one meal. With a bowl of homemade chili. I baked some drop biscuits the other day and eat those with molasses. I am trying to increase my protein though, and it seems like I am not getting...

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Good Morning, Monday, 12/22

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (319938) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 22 Dec

Good morning from Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. It's snowing. I'm sorry I didn't get here on Saturday to give you the thankful post. It's been a rough weekend. This morning, I realized I have more than a serious cold. I have COVID....

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Heather Echola Oh, I am so sorry. I hope people will check on you, but keep some distance.

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I hope they don’t see this as favoritism.

Amber @AmbiePam (108513) • United States 22 Dec

I have six aunts on my dad’s side: Melba, Jo Ann, Joyce, Ruth, Lana, and Dana. All of them are sensitive except my Aunt Lana and Aunt Dana. Every year, I get them all something small for Christmas (3 of them always get me...

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Heather Echola I wish I could be a little mouse in the house or a fly on the wall to see how it goes.

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I'm Avoiding Someone

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (59) • United States 22 Dec

Someone said something really horrible to me the other day. Very cruel. So I'm avoiding this person. This person called me yesterday and asked if we were getting together for Christmas and I hemmed and hawed and put it off. I...

avoidance

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Heather Echola Yes I have.in the long run you will have a lot more peace.

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Young mothers can have it tough

Judy Evans @JudyEv (367823) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Dec

There is always something new to learn but even so, some things still surprise me. A friend has become allergic to cold and now carries an EpiPen. Imagine being allergic to cold!! It seems it is quite difficult to control but so...

mothers

post partum rage

mental health

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Heather Echola It seems our lives are making us sick. I get muscle spasms from the cold, but your friend's allergy sounds frightening.

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T'was the Saturday Before Christmas

Juliaacv @Juliaacv (54686) • Canada 20 Dec

Yes, t'was the Saturday before Christmas, and since I'm no poet, I won't continue on that theme. I am up early, as always on a Saturday. Saturdays are my errands day and today is no different. I haven't been...

christmas

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Heather Echola How great to get that recognition. Your food sounds yummy and I hope you have a wonderful holiday season.

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Well that was a good nap. . .

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (125649) • United States 17 Dec

. . . because I woke up and saw that it was 6:33. I freaked out and called the OCD guy I share a room with to see if he could watch my 1st period kids until I got to work. No answer. I then called the secretary and apologized and...

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Heather Echola I know. They are so disorienting.

18 Dec

Do what when you're bored and not super young?

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (67215) • Centralia, Washington 17 Dec

First idea: take a couple of ibuprofen then find a Betty Crocker cookbook, put your glasses on and grab a magnifying glass so you can read the gingerbread people recipe. Part B of that idea: let go of what gingerbread people...

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Heather Echola I cleaned off a surface last night. The dining table. It is now bedecked in a snowman themed cloth (covered with plastic) with new cloth placemats and blue plaid napkins. All thrifted this fall. I have a snowman table runner, two more placemats and four more...

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Small Dog Wind Advisory

Amber @AmbiePam (108513) • United States 18 Dec

“Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain”… Some of you might be familiar with the lyric of that song…And yes, the wind does come sweeping down that plain. I could hear the windows rattling this morning, and...

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Heather Echola We have our share of the Oklahoma wind today. Various kids described what they saw as being like tornadoes. That is especially when they see the leaves that are kind of sucked into a vortex at the building entrance.

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Don't underestimate the abilities of pigeons

Judy Evans @JudyEv (367823) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Dec

Vince called me into the office the other day to watch a clip someone had forwarded to him. Sixteen ‘volunteers’ were chosen to undertake a two-week course identifying benign from malignant cancer cells from photographs....

cancer cell identification

pigeons

medical studies

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Heather Echola All the more reason for us to respect all creatures.

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There is no room for any more hate.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (52528) 17 Dec

Today, I had a few errands to run. My last one was the pharmacy, who said son's refill was ready. It's a short trip, and in a quiet area, no problems...until today. While I was in the pharmacy (in line of course, everyone seems...

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Heather Echola It is a shame. These bell ringers work so hard to raise the funds. On a lighter note, there was a bell ringing duo I saw last weekend that were a dancing pink rabbit and an abominable snow man or a gorilla or some such. For that extra effort I hope they raised...

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Sometimes an answer is very simple

Judy Evans @JudyEv (367823) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Dec

My friend and her family are flying out of Western Australia tomorrow and spending Christmas and New Year in Japan. They bought a new gadget to help them weigh their bags. It just hooks onto the handle, you hoist the bag into the...

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Heather Echola I love the photo and the simple solution.

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Taking a lunch break.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (81336) • Daytona Beach, Florida 14 Dec

Okay a little later than I planned, but nothing goes as planned always. Needless to say, we've been home all day which has allowed me to be more productive. However, the vast majority of the day was spent helping George do...

george

random thoughts

housework and paid work

whims

projects

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Heather Echola It is great he has projects. I am sorry you are having to put the cat things away. They always take a piece of your heart.

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Over Spent

TaxiLady @Ghostlady (2115) • United States 14 Dec

Tom dropped me off at the door of Walmart, and I bought some Roma Tomatoes, some Dark Chocolate Chips, and a Bacon Cheddar Cheese Ball. I went in there to get my Lemon Cake Slices (they were out), and to check to see if they had...

losing

win

blt

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Heather Echola I always over spend. The cheese ball sounds yummy.

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