Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (56332)

Joined myLot 6 years ago

Quirky. Love my family and friends. Book lover and coffee drinker, history buff, I enjoy nature, gardening, animals, and I love to cook.

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We are alive and still kicking

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 23h

I haven't hardly been here much for several days. Lately, life in general has been rather tough. Not enough hours in the day, no matter how I arrange my time and my schedule. I have been making a big effort to get more rest this...

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Do you have a nice shopping mall where you live?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 22 Mar

I live in a bedroom community to a nearby city. It's handy, not that far, and the cost of living where I live is a lot less than living in the city, which is absolutely fine with me. We have a really nice shopping mall. It's not...

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Sometimes, we just need a little treat.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 19 Mar

When it comes to what I eat, I am generally fairly strict with myself. I try to eat as well and as healthy as we can manage, and to not eat much sugar. Most everyone loves sweets, I know. I am not a big candy person, so that...

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United States Postal Service is almost out of money.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 19 Mar

They are claiming that they may run out of money to function with, possibly late this year says some sources, and within a year from others. Either way, they are in a mess. Also, there are plans to raise the price of stamps...

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How high will gas prices rise?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 19 Mar

I drove past one of our local gas stations yesterday when I was running errands,and drove past the same place this morning. We are now over $4 a gallon locally. This adds up in a big hurry. While having my coffee this morning,...

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Illinois had 25 tornadoes Sunday.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 17 Mar

My own area had 11 of them. That's just crazy. I never remember this many, this early in March. And in between, we've had continual snow flurries/bursts of snow. It snowed last night, and then it blew around all day. But it was so...

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Our tornado watch is now a tornado warning.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 15 Mar

I honestly expected it before now. It's been a warning for about 20 minutes. Sirens are non stop and there is more than one tornado in our area... Hope everyone in the path of this is safe. It's just now dark and I can't see...

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They both gave up the ghost in the same week.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 14 Mar

Appliances and gadgets...when they work, they are great. When they don't work, it's frustrating, especially when it's a kitchen appliance you count on. Earlier in the week, my blender gave up the ghost and just died of old age....

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Way beyond being over the top.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 14 Mar

In my daily read of the news in general, I came across the ''Oscar Gift Bag'' and they were making a big deal about it. The bags are given out to 25 nominees in directing and in acting. Each bag is valued at OVER $100,000. That's...

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Big, big hail with these storms and tornadoes.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 10 Mar

There was a tornado earlier, as @FourWalls mentioned in a post, it was south of Chicago but a bit north of me, in Kankakee, IL. The footage I have seen of the damage isn't pretty, it's sad and disheartening. One of our...

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A huge fire about block away.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 8 Mar

I've lived here 13 years. Of course, every city and town has fires--fires don't discriminate, they happen everywhere. For a solid hour, we have had sirens. Many, many sirens. I finally checked the pulse point app and discovered...

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How do you deal with being hurt by words?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 6 Mar

Let's be real for a minute. Words can truly hurt. Spoken or written in anger, fear, insecurity--whatever the reason, they can truly cut so deep...and your first instinct is to lash out and return the insults, or to be defensive....

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My rambles about a very long Monday.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 2 Mar

I have never been overly fond of Monday's. They just don't ever seem to really go that well. Today was...very tiring. We drove through snow covered streets and roads to get where we had to be. But by 2 PM, the snow was pretty much...

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The affects of war. What to expect?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 1 Mar

Many of us here on mylot have lived through at least one war. Some of us remember Vietnam, some will recall the Korean War, I think everyone on this site would remember Iraq, as it was 2003 to 2011. I was born after my Dad came...

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Do you think Nancy Guthrie will ever be found at all?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 25 Feb

Most of you may have heard of this 84 year old woman. Mother of Savannah Guthrie, who is a well-known television newscaster, as well as co-host of the Today's Show, and has held this position for years. Nancy was last seen on...

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Deliveries gone wrong

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 24 Feb

Walmart did it again. This has happened before, that I ordered nothing from Walmart, but received a grocery order that wasn't mine. A few years back I did get several orders that weren't mine--all grocery, mostly cold items,...

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Can you make gravy?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 23 Feb

Sounds weird, doesn't it? I grew up cooking. Taught by my grandmothers and my aunt, I put it all together in what worked for me and for my family when I married and had children. Cooking is just what we did--you knew how, you...

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I witnessed a big kindness today.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 21 Feb

I didn't have any errands to run or places I had to be today, with one exception and that was the pharmacy. It was actually a prescription for myself, and not the son--shocker, right? But I went, it's very close by. As usual, it...

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Do you think video games and home electronics can be addictive for children?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 21 Feb

I've thought this for years now. Luckily, I haven't had a child who is addicted to gaming, or whatever you want to call it. Mine were active in sports, they worked and went to school, and they wouldn't have had time to play them...

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We just had a HUGE storm.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (56332) 19 Feb

This was a whopper! It's been really windy and humid all evening and night. I heard thunder for over and hour and lightning was flashing like crazy. We got severe storm warnings on the phone. And then it really let loose! It...

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