As I was leaving Aldis, two women started to 'chat me up'. They were smiley and friendly, kidding around with each other and me. I walked a short distance to my car and put my groceries inside. They remained my the shopping carts. While I returned to park my shopping cart and retrieve my quarter they wandered out to the parking lot. When I approached my car, the two women were standing beside the front doors, one on each side attempting to enter. I said loudly, "This is my car!". They laughed and said "Sorry, wrong car" and walked away. I don't remember if they had groceries.

I always lock my car while returning the cart. This time, fortunately, was no exception. I have thought about this and wonder if I was 'set up', or it was an honest mistake. Your opinion?

I missed the boat on hashtags

 I missed the boat on hashtags. Oh, I know what # is. I just don't think I understand how it/they work. I'm going to fix that. It's on my to-do list for very soon. (I found this draft 12-12-21)

I have made 0 progress on this. Life got in the way. 

Recently, my dear fried and bookkeeper/CPA, Gayle, was diagnosed with Alsheimers disease. I picked up on a few 'clues' during the past year or so, but ... She's always been a little loosy-goosy, but got the job done. Eerything seemed normal and she was very sincere in assuring me that everything was being done. WRONG!

I should have paid better attention to the clues. Now I'm in a situation where the State and Feds are aggressively reminding me that report anre past-due and I don't know anything about them.

I was finally able to get together with Gayle, and to have copies of past reports she has filed. I can copy them and file before the end of the year (very close) and hold my breath. So, that's the plan. 

So far I've dealt with IL-941 and 2 related forms. I think these are Fed. Next step is to try to find out 'what I don't know'. This is scary ...

 

I copied ths from my Facebook Memories. I guess I was egotistical enough to post it in 2015. Now, I just want to save it because it please me. Why not? I have a pillow that says "It's good to be Queen."

Carolee Alt-Luppino

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I don't usually post this kind of stuff, but this cracks me up! I took a test to see who I was in a former life... This is the result. Do you believe it?

You were a queen! Your memories reveal that you were a powerful and enchanting queen in your past life! You were seductive, romantic, strong, determined, and a true lover of the arts. You were admired by your kingdom and relentlessly pursued by the all the men (and even the ladies!) of your realm. Your beauty still shines through in this life and it's clear to all who know you that you're royalty at heart. You are irresistible and draw all of your lovers like moths to a flame. What do you think about having been a queen? Let us know, your highness!

Thoughts on my name

 I started thinking about my name today because I hired a young friend from my church to paint my kitchen. I pulled off the old wallpaper a while ago and the thought of painting it myself isn't fun anymore.

So, William is from Puerto Rico and the name Carolee isn't familiar to him. I told him to call me Carol. That brought back memories of when I was Carol Luppino because my husband shortened my name. Even my brothers started calling me Carol.

So, for the first 20 years of my life I was Carolee Alt. Then, for the next 25 or so, I was Carol Luppino, except when I was Mrs. Joseph Luppino. In the 60's married women didn't have first names. In the church membership records we were listed as Mr. Joseph Luppino and Mrs. Joseph Luppino. One of our male members was married and divorced 3 times, in the church and his wife's name naver changed.

When I was widowed, I decided to use my maiden name, so I was and am still using the name Carolee Alt Luppino. I hyphenate it when I want to be at the beginning of the alphabet. 

edit. My on-line persona is Cara, it's easier, and my phone identity, when I don't want customers to know it's me, is Charlie. My IM id, my 'inner emoticon', is a smiley face with sunglasses and one of my dear friends calls me 'Hollywood' (because of the sunglasses).

So, my friends call me Carolee, except those that I met in my married years and my brothers and SILs, who call me Carol, . My dauther calls me Mom and my sons call me Ma. I answer to all of them, but most of all, I love being called gramma.

 Another stroke of genius I didn't think of that's too good not to share. This has been one of the hottest summers on record and I find myself keeping a small bottle of water in my car. I never found this necessary before, thinking that I could make it from place to place without food and drink. Most of my stops are less than half an hour apart. However ... here's the genius part ... fill your water bottle half full and keep it in your freezer. Fill it the rest of the way when you are ready to go. You'll have cold water for much longer. No extra charge. You're welcome!

 I came across this tip and think it's really good to know. I want to share it with everyone!

Machine sewing tips you wouldn’t think of. Depending on what you use it for…if you are doing something like solid embroidery, or even a straight stitch….all metallic type threads works better if you put them in the bobbin and work upside down…because, the thread is not sawing through the needle dozens of times, so it stays strong….I realize that not everything can be sewn right side down…but when possible it’s much better….

Shopping for Mom

When I first became my mother's 'purchasing agent' we had a bit of a communication issue. I didn't know what the heck she was talking about and she was frustrated. She would say, "You know. You've bought this for me before". Trust me, I didn't know, but I'm learning...

The first one was 'sliders' which she assured me I knew. Me: You mean White Castle burgers?  Mom: NO. You know ...

Clearly, this is not a productive conversation. She finally provided a little more information and I was able to find sliders, little hamburger buns, in the bread aisle. They're pretty good. Now I buy them for myself, too.

The biggest challenge to date was when she wanted Jockey Shorts. I have to remind you here that she's 100 years old. This was a real head-scratcher. 

I asked her what she needed them for. She finally said that she wanted to sleep in them. I confused her further by asking if she wanted boxers or briefs. She said it didn't matter, so we debated the size for a bit, and I went to the store. 

I thought the plaid boxers were cute, so I bought those. When I showed them to her she was very surprised but willing to try them. Or, so she said ... She gave them back to me the next day. Not the right thing.

She said she wanted white cotton. I finally asked if she had any that I could see, so I could get the same thing. She showed me women's white cotton 'granny panties'. Problem solved...for now.