What’s your day looking like?

@AmbiePam (112728)
United States
December 21, 2025 12:18pm CST
I made it to church today, and I was really glad to be there. By the time it was over, I was fading, but hey, I made it! I’m eating a taco for lunch, and then my dad is coming over to watch football with me. I see him about once a week, and as he gets older I like to get all the time I can with him. Of course, after about an hour and a half, he has to go home to get a nap.
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@sallypup (67978)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Dec
I'm glad you have a close relationship with your Dad. I hope to spend a weekend with my daughter next year.
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@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
21 Dec
That’s going to be so wonderful for you both.
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@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
21 Dec
@sallypup Oh, I hope you can too. Surely, they have scooters as well as wheelchairs.
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@sallypup (67978)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Dec
@AmbiePam I hope so. I also hope my hubby and I can manage the airport. We see daughter in person every? 3 to 7 years. We've warned her. Nobody is getting any younger or stronger.
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@NJChicaa (126353)
• United States
21 Dec
I was up stupid early. Texted stupid stuff with the ex at the stupid early time. Went back to sleep for awhile but now I'm an hour and a half into 2 hours of tutoring. Also finishing off the lasagna for my neighbor. I'd love to go back to bed when this is done but that would totally screw up my sleep for the night.
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@MarieCoyle (54782)
21 Dec
Hopefully you can finish the lasagna and stay awake until bedtime. It's so hard to stay on a schedule sometimes when the body doesn't cooperate.
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@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
21 Dec
You need a spa week. Maybe on an island with a very handsome man to wait on you hand and foot. Oh wait, that’s my dream. But you actually deserve it!
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@xstitcher (38024)
• Petaluma, California
21 Dec
Got home from church and I do not feel like doing anything. I'm tired from all the dog stuff this week, and aside from getting paid, I'm almost not looking forward to another week of it.
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@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
21 Dec
Oh man, I can imagine. I wish you didn’t need the income, I really do. Maybe when it’s over you can buy a little treat for yourself. No one can say you aren’t working!
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@xstitcher (38024)
• Petaluma, California
22 Dec
@AmbiePam I'm not sure if it will get cancelled tomorrow or not. Right now it's raining pretty good.
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@FourWalls (82922)
• United States
21 Dec
Hey, I had a taco for lunch too! The sermon I heard yesterday was so uplifting and important ("encourage one another"). I'm watching a video of a guy driving US 441 through the Smoky Mountains National Park last month. Gorgeous foliage...and very foggy in places! I'll probably take a nap in an hour or so. This retirement life just rocks!
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@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
22 Dec
@FourWalls I did too!
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@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
21 Dec
It certainly rocks when I we get the chance to spend time with you!
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@FourWalls (82922)
• United States
21 Dec
@AmbiePam — aww, that’s so sweet. Loved getting to meet you in person this year!
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@wolfgirl569 (129632)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Dec
Glad you made it to church
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@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
21 Dec
Me too. I even got to get in the spirit with a green and red shirt. The green was sparkling, and I felt like a lounge singer.
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@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
21 Dec
@wolfgirl569 I know! I wanted to be all “Christmasey”, but instead I went Vegas act.
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@wolfgirl569 (129632)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Dec
@AmbiePam Church isn't where you are supposed to do that
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@noni1959 (12518)
• United States
22 Dec
I spent today cleaning the trailer and using bleach in areas to stop or remove mold from the humidity. Made roast for us for dinner and watched a lot of Youtube crime or other episodes. Soon as i can safely drive off the property, I plan to find a new church here.
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@noni1959 (12518)
• United States
22 Dec
@MarieCoyle They are crazy expensive. My son bought this one. Thank you for the kind words. Once we are in the house, I'm storing this totally covered and it won't build up since the heat will be off. This spring I need to do work to it and during winter, no hosting and just cover it to make it last at least as long as I still owe.
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@MarieCoyle (54782)
23 Dec
@noni1959 I know you said you are so tired of the camper, and I don't blame you there. I'm glad you had it to stay in now when you really need it, but hopefully you can sell it at some point. Have you ever heard of that Damp-Rid stuff? It's pretty effective on problems with excess humidity. It might help you now with the high humidity from all the rain and mud!
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@MarieCoyle (54782)
22 Dec
Roast sounds heavenly! Red meats are so nutty expensive here, I honestly cannot remember the last time I bought a roast. I never thought about it but yes, all of that rain and high humidity would cause mold to build up. One more thing for you to have to worry with, I'm sure sorry.
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@snowy22315 (202979)
• United States
21 Dec
Your dad isn't really that old, but I guess people age at different rates. It will be fun to watch football with him. Does he like Dallas too? Wish him Merry Christmas from me.
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@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
21 Dec
I will! He’s 70, but everyone things he’s younger. He needs a nap every single Sunday because he never sleeps well on Saturday nights. He never has. He used to be really wrapped up in the Dallas Cowboys when I was growing up, but after so long of watching them be middling, he’s more reasonable about them. After they lost yesterday, he wants them to lose the rest of the games for a better draft pick. I just can’t go there.
@jstory07 (147492)
• Roseburg, Oregon
22 Dec
That is great that you like to spend time with him.
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@DaddyEvil (168012)
• United States
21 Dec
I've taken one nap this morning from around 7 am until around 12:30 pm. (My eyes keep watering and that's bugging me.) I'm glad you made it to church this morning. My dad would have fallen asleep right there.. Oh, how funny!
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@RasmaSandra (94257)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Dec
I hope you had a good time with your dad, Wishing you a good start to the Christmas week,
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@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
22 Dec
Thank you so much!
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• United States
22 Dec
Hope you and your dad enjoyed your football time together. I'm surprised he went home for a nap and didn't fall asleep watching the game (that's something I would do). My Sunday flew by getting ready for Christmas company. Also baked cookies for the big day to add to our dessert table
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@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
22 Dec
Oh, I know! Growing up, he would fall asleep while watching football! Lol Yum, cookies. Even better, YOUR cookies!
@JudyEv (371829)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Dec
I'm glad you were able to get to church. We've had a relatively busy morning and I'm nearly ready for a nap too.
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@LindaOHio (213837)
• United States
22 Dec
It's heartwarming that you like to spend time with your dad.
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@MarieCoyle (54782)
21 Dec
Glad for you that you had time with your Dad. I know that means a lot, and I know you cherish the time together. I am trying to get motivated to do some things. I hardly slept, because I am fighting off the remnants of a migraine. I hate migraines with a passion, but I know you hate them as well. So frustrating. And it's still cold here (20's) and I turned the heat down too low for last night. Son wasn't cold but I couldn't get warm. Oh, well. I will start moving around soon and hopefully get the blood flowing!
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@AmbiePam (112728)
• United States
21 Dec
Migraines just take it all out of you. I mean you have to recover from the medicine they give you to get rid of it!
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@MarieCoyle (54782)
21 Dec
@AmbiePam So many meds for migraines make me sick. Even shots can have after effects...I try to keep the meds down as much as possible, or I am down for days. It's hard. I hate migraines. I know you do, too.
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@Juliaacv (54626)
• Canada
21 Dec
You're so smart to spend some quality alone time with your Dad. I am exhausted today, still the bronchitis, so much so that I didn't feel that I had it in me to make our Sunday brunch. We ate out, and then did a few errands, when I got home I had a long rest, of a couple of hours. I finished wrapping the Christmas gifts and my husband is making us supper tonight. My son texted me this morning. He hauled in 63 sheets of drywall yesterday. He had to bring it outside from his garage, up the front stairs and then he made a holder that held 10 sheets. Once that was full, he and Klaudia would carry the sheets down the stairs, he did about half of his total yesterday. After that he and Dad framed the rest of the walls for the basement. Dad told me that he felt sorry for him as hauling drywall is hard, it is heavy, so he swung his hammer much more than the kid had to. His text read, I am really feeling it today, I don't know how does it and at his age. I just consoled him and reminded him that Dad cut his teeth on hard and heavy work, different generation is all.