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The morning check-in is an open thread posted to give you a place to visit with the meeses. Feel free to chat about your weather, share a bit of your life, grump (if you must), rave (if you can). The diarist du jour sometimes posts and runs, other times sticks around for a bit, often returns throughout the day and always cares that meeses are happy … or at least contented.

On weekends (and holidays), you may find the check-in thread earlier or later than normal because … it is the weekend! Moosies need their beauty rest:

For those new to the Moose, Kysen left a Moose Welcome Mat (Part Deux) so, please, wipe your feet before you walk in the front door start posting.

The important stuff to get you started:

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– Finally, the posting rules for a new diary: “Be excellent to each other… or else

(Some other commenting/posting/tending notes for newbies can be found in this past check-in and, of course, consult Meese Mehta for all your questions on meesely decorum.)

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33 comments

  1. DeniseVelez

    Yikes Jan-  9 degrees?

    27 here – up to low 40’s with rain.  

    Keeping a weather eye out for Wednesday – predictions are for a possible big snow storm here.

    Hope we can get some more melt before then.

    Luv the goat pic (as a former goat herder)

    My alpine goats favorite spot was on top of our Subaru.

  2. Portlaw

    goats. Count me in! They always make me smile.

    It’s summer here. In the forties now heading for low fifties. Hope it’s a good day for all.

  3. anotherdemocrat

    Eating breakfast & watching Up. Even though I am delighted with the downfall of Chris Christie, I’m really tired of hearing about New Jersey politics.

    Today: figure out food for next week. I have too much stuff in my fridge that doesn’t meet the paleo vegetarian thing, so that won’t be this week.

    We have gorgeous weather through about Wednesday, then winter comes back – there’s even a freeze predicted.

  4. princesspat

    Given the winter most of the country has experienced I shouldn’t complain, but I am anyway! Sorry Jan….9 degrees is just to cold 🙁

    I woke up sneezing this morning. Hope I’m just allergic to snow.

  5. Diana in NoVa

    sunshine–temperature at 12:30 p.m. is 52 degrees. Had a great time with Miss Pink Cheeks this weekend. Those chocolate chip cookies were the best. I’ve never before heard of melting the butter and then allowing it to cool before incorporating it, but it certainly made crisp, delectable cookies.

    We never did get around to watching the movie she selected, “Hand in Hand,” about an Irish Catholic boy and a Jewish girl who became fast friends and then faced prejudice from their families and neighborhoods. However, she did color a picture of King Henry VIII in the coloring book after first asking me what color his hat and shirt were.

    Going to read the newspaper, maybe go to the gym, catch up on correspondence, and then work on grown-up granddaughter’s birthday short story.

    Everyone have a good Sunday–they say the Polar Vortex is paying us another visit this week!

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