Daily Ooos: November 29-30: Weekend Edition

[faerywings]

Oh boy oh boy oh boooy.....
*deep breaths!*
It is the last weekend of November and I don't know where the month went. I am totally in denial that Christmas is so soon and I have next to nothing and no ideas (I know, I'm a broken record here. Yeah, yeah,~>)


I had a successful day getting the house back in order. 90% of the stuff from the day before got put back, the tablecloths are washed, and the dishwasher drained properly. I scrapped a Color Play page to upload today and made my avatar for the party. I also did a ton of tagging in ACDSee. I have kits in my To Be Tagged folder from last year. I used to be good about not downloading new kits if there were more than 10 untagged kits in there. That went out the window at some point in the last year or so.

We had plenty of leftovers for dinner. Probably tonight as well. I might make some tofu chicken nuggets for some protein. I'm heading to my parents this morning,. My brother bought a floral centerpiece for my table, and my mom left it at her house. She felt bad and was going to drive up here to give it to me. Which is silly-- so I am heading down there to help her with a few things in the house, and hope to be on my way before the town closes down at 2 pm. Tonight is a town-wide Christmas event, so the main streets are going to be closed off. There are plenty of ways to get around, but if I forget and drive into the town, it's going to be a nightmare trying to get back out.

Have a wonderful day!!

 

[faerywings]

Had a good day yesterday! There were the normal moments of "how can I get all of this food made in this little tiny kitchen" but we survived and the amount of food at my nieces was just unbelievable! Everyone brought something...sometimes MANY somethings! Everyone was stuffed and it still looked like we could have fed another 23 people!

hahah!! I can relate!
How much snow do you expect to get? Will Syd be driving back home early? And did she ever get a snowbrush for the car? Tell her to drive safely from me.

And then December---at least the first half---seems like it will definitely be Oscraps fun and games constantly!

yay!! Love the parties here!!

Yesterday's bag filled with juices and ended up outside of the pan! It was not fun trying to get the turkey out of the oven without dumping things! And I did have some turkey leakage into the nice, clean oven because as soon as I put the turkey into the oven, the bag touched the top element and so immediately I had a BIG hole in the top of the bag!

Oh nooooo!! I would have had such a hard time maneuvering a turkey if that happened. You are lucky that you didn't burn your arms trying to reach and balance while getting it out.

NO HOUSE CLEANING!!!

Good for you! I told Gary the other day that I won't have to do a super-duper-deep-clean before everyone is here on Christmas. I don't think he believed me. You do, though, right???

I think instead of going to Walmart, I will go to Dollar Tree for my bigger roasting pan! Walmart was crazy enough on Wednesday! I don't even want to think about the crazy it will be today!

That is a very wise decision, how did that go?

Morning, all. I thought I had posted here yesterday... then realized it was over in the Thanksgiving thread.

oops! Hope that you got everything done that you needed to do. How is your arm feeling, no more tenderness from the shot?

I'm so glad your day worked out good you were a little stressed. You had allot of food and allot of people. Once people start arriving things just fall into place. I bet no one left hungry. You pulled off the dessert problem...you are quite the problem solver.

Nope, no one left hungry. And no one left empty-handed LOL

will never do it again unless I am 100%. I struggled to get everything done while hobbling around the kitchen then I was so sore

That's awful. I was worried about how you and Tracy both were going to make it through. I hope that you are all recovered and feeling better today. I have been using the TENS on my back almost every night. I even asked for more replacement pads for Christmas - whatta gift! LOL

Hi everyone, remember me? The last month has been crazy busy with travel for family events and work. Looking forward to slowing down in December.

No Black Friday shopping here. It's Belles birthday today, and we're actually having Thanksgiving today due to our Son in laws work schedule. We'll head back home tomorrow. Looking forward to being home, getting the house decorated and finally find some scrapping time.

Amy!!!! Hi!! But I have one question-- what is "slowing down in December"??
And a second question: How do you do that?
HBD to Belle!

LOVE the new siggy and the avatar! And yes 100% agree, dont know who anyone is now that they're all decorated.

TY!!

Okay, thank you. That's what I was thinking but then wondered if I was wrong. It can be confusing if you dont life the lifestyle. My daughter has had to go gluten free and I have no idea what to fix her anymore. I just dont think that way and its hard to wrap my mind around it, but I am learning. This old dog can learn new tricks.

Gluten-free is pretty hard to follow, too. One of Caitlyn's best friends is GF and whenever she brings something to a potluck, she tries to make a vegan/GF option that also tastes good.

Slow, low key, felt amazing enough to make turkey dinner. We ate at noon and had pie at 5. Wish I could say I only ate once but I over did it and ate at 7 and regretted it as I was still full. Was worth it but man I was stuffed.

That is just wonderful news that you felt amazing. Until you ate those seconds at 7. *pats tummy* I know how you felt!

our mishaps are pretty funny but I am glad they worked out for you.. After the discussions of dishwashers earlier this week...kinda funny but glad your hubby was able to fix it. I usually use my phone for a timer put it in my pocket then no mater where I am I can hear it.

When I shocked myself, I was surprised and then angry. Like- how dare the outlet hurt me like that.
I kept saying- That HURT over and over. Gary was worried for a second, then basically said I was stupid. Not in any words, but the implication was there. And deserved hahah!!
I am with you-- no shopping on Black Friday, ever. Is it still a huge "line up at night/race and fight everyone to get the one TV that is on sale event?"
Not my idea of fun at all.

Hey Buddy!!! Always wonderful to see you!

 

[LSlycord]

Good morning. Oh my goodness. Yesterday, I went down the rabbit hole. I organized paperwork...stuff that needed to be thrown away before we even moved here, stuff that I had just piled up rather than file, etc. What sent me down that rabbit hole is that I have lost two recent layouts for ColorPlay in the Cloud. How long has it been since I told you that I hate the Cloud. Anyway, that caused me to look at all of the disorganization and realize that I couldn't put up a tree until I do something about the desk. Anyway, I ramble...which is how yesterday was. Made a big pot of chicken noodle soup for supper!

Got up to 3" of snow. Not terrible. More is expected. The Heat Trak is working perfectly...no snow on the steps. And the dogs are as happy as can be!

But today is a new day. Going to figure out how to fix myself a holiday avatar. Find or re-make my ColorPlay layouts. Maybe get a new siggie made. It's going to be a great day!

 

[vickyday]

Oh boy oh boy oh boooy.....
*deep breaths!*
It is the last weekend of November and I don't know where the month went. I am totally in denial that Christmas is so soon and I have next to nothing and no ideas (I know, I'm a broken record here. Yeah, yeah,~>)


I had a successful day getting the house back in order. 90% of the stuff from the day before got put back, the tablecloths are washed, and the dishwasher drained properly. I scrapped a Color Play page to upload today and made my avatar for the party. I also did a ton of tagging in ACDSee. I have kits in my To Be Tagged folder from last year. I used to be good about not downloading new kits if there were more than 10 untagged kits in there. That went out the window at some point in the last year or so.

We had plenty of leftovers for dinner. Probably tonight as well. I might make some tofu chicken nuggets for some protein. I'm heading to my parents this morning,. My brother bought a floral centerpiece for my table, and my mom left it at her house. She felt bad and was going to drive up here to give it to me. Which is silly-- so I am heading down there to help her with a few things in the house, and hope to be on my way before the town closes down at 2 pm. Tonight is a town-wide Christmas event, so the main streets are going to be closed off. There are plenty of ways to get around, but if I forget and drive into the town, it's going to be a nightmare trying to get back out.

Have a wonderful day!!

All's well that ends well! Have a great day with your mom!

 

[vickyday]

hahah!! I can relate!
How much snow do you expect to get? Will Syd be driving back home early? And did she ever get a snowbrush for the car? Tell her to drive safely from me.

yay!! Love the parties here!!


Oh nooooo!! I would have had such a hard time maneuvering a turkey if that happened. You are lucky that you didn't burn your arms trying to reach and balance while getting it out.

Good for you! I told Gary the other day that I won't have to do a super-duper-deep-clean before everyone is here on Christmas. I don't think he believed me. You do, though, right???



That is a very wise decision, how did that go?


oops! Hope that you got everything done that you needed to do. How is your arm feeling, no more tenderness from the shot?

Nope, no one left hungry. And no one left empty-handed LOL

That's awful. I was worried about how you and Tracy both were going to make it through. I hope that you are all recovered and feeling better today. I have been using the TENS on my back almost every night. I even asked for more replacement pads for Christmas - whatta gift! LOL


Amy!!!! Hi!! But I have one question-- what is "slowing down in December"??
And a second question: How do you do that?
HBD to Belle!

TY!!

Gluten-free is pretty hard to follow, too. One of Caitlyn's best friends is GF and whenever she brings something to a potluck, she tries to make a vegan/GF option that also tastes good.

That is just wonderful news that you felt amazing. Until you ate those seconds at 7. *pats tummy* I know how you felt!


When I shocked myself, I was surprised and then angry. Like- how dare the outlet hurt me like that.
I kept saying- That HURT over and over. Gary was worried for a second, then basically said I was stupid. Not in any words, but the implication was there. And deserved hahah!!
I am with you-- no shopping on Black Friday, ever. Is it still a huge "line up at night/race and fight everyone to get the one TV that is on sale event?"
Not my idea of fun at all.

Hey Buddy!!! Always wonderful to see you!

LOVE your new avatar! You should use your beautiful, smiling face more often!
I didn't make myself clear on getting the turkey out of the oven.....I let Mark handle it! I got a big oven drip pan out and he sat the whole business in it. Then I popped the bag and let the juices drain into it.
By Christmas (which is January for us for the family gathering) I will definitely have to clean again! There's always dirt in the floor from Mark's treks to the woods. That's OK!
Yeah, I was in and out of the Dollar Tree very quickly! I also went to the grocery store and was pleasantly surprised.....in and out! I did use the self-checkout, however, as the lines were longer than I wanted to stand in!

 

[vickyday]

Good morning. Oh my goodness. Yesterday, I went down the rabbit hole. I organized paperwork...stuff that needed to be thrown away before we even moved here, stuff that I had just piled up rather than file, etc. What sent me down that rabbit hole is that I have lost two recent layouts for ColorPlay in the Cloud. How long has it been since I told you that I hate the Cloud. Anyway, that caused me to look at all of the disorganization and realize that I couldn't put up a tree until I do something about the desk. Anyway, I ramble...which is how yesterday was. Made a big pot of chicken noodle soup for supper!

Got up to 3" of snow. Not terrible. More is expected. The Heat Trak is working perfectly...no snow on the steps. And the dogs are as happy as can be!

But today is a new day. Going to figure out how to fix myself a holiday avatar. Find or re-make my ColorPlay layouts. Maybe get a new siggie made. It's going to be a great day!

I hate those days because it always feels like you didn't accomplish a thing!

 

[vickyday]

Good morning,
Quick in and out as nothing really is going on here.

I need to work on my Day 29. I want to start work on my November Monthly Review and play with at least one Color Play kit.

Woke up to temps in the mid 20's! Lots of frost on the ground! Clear, beautiful blue skies! Lots of sunshine! The temp is already above freezing. Mark is headed to the woods!

I will probably do some laundry today, too. I will need to dust the furniture before tomorrow. I hate this dusty house!

Have a great day!

 

[LSlycord]

I hate those days because it always feels like you didn't accomplish a thing!

That's exactly how I felt! A little jealous of your blue skies and sun shining on the frost!

 

[LSlycord]

We had plenty of leftovers for dinner. Probably tonight as well. I might make some tofu chicken nuggets for some protein. I'm heading to my parents this morning,. My brother bought a floral centerpiece for my table, and my mom left it at her house. She felt bad and was going to drive up here to give it to me.

Leftovers for dinner is my favorite part of hosting family dinners! We left all of the food for people who wanted to hang around later at my niece's. By the time that Sarah returned all of the dishes yesterday, there were two pieces of the chocolate pecan pie and three pieces of the sweet potato pie. No corn pudding, broccoli caesar salad, sweet potato casserole, ham balls, or deviled eggs. But that's the sign of success in my book so I was happy.

 

[LSlycord]

Morning, all. I thought I had posted here yesterday... then realized it was over in the Thanksgiving thread. Geeze... I did get my December Avatar uploaded. Busy, busy, busy getting the November Color Play LOs uploaded today and tomorrow. Lots of good sales on the Black Friday, too! Then Monday is the start of the big Christmas Event!!! I don't remember having so many things happening all right together here at the O's.

I think that having Thanksgiving so far into November gives me no time for catch up.

I will never do it again unless I am 100%. I struggled to get everything done while hobbling around the kitchen then I was so sore.

I'm sorry that you are still sore. I am impressed that you tried it. And I am equally impressed that you have decided to only do it when you are 100% going forward.

Hi everyone, remember me? The last month has been crazy busy with travel for family events and work. Looking forward to slowing down in December.

No Black Friday shopping here. It's Belles birthday today, and we're actually having Thanksgiving today due to our Son in laws work schedule. We'll head back home tomorrow. Looking forward to being home, getting the house decorated and finally find some scrapping time.

Welcome back Amy. Hope that your travel home is safe. Always good to be home!

Ran dishwasher 3 times, did two batches of hand dishes and went to bed with another load of dishes needing to run (was already running so couldn't load them).

I have always said that if I win the lottery (I don't play so probably won't win) I would have a huge walk in refrigerator, a double oven and two dishwashers. I'm lucky...Brian has always cleaned behind me while I cook so he does the many, many loads of dishes! And I love your Avi!

Dropping in for a quick minute- I forgot to add to the weirdness drama yesterday:
-Gary had to take the dishwasher apart to get it to drain. It was clogged even after I took the filter pieces apart. So while e was trying to cook, he had his tools on the floor next to me.

Oh no! That sounds stressful! Maybe because stress is my number 1 emotion. I maybe need to re-wire my brain. Add that to my to do list!

 

[BrightEyes]

Morning, all. Been busy uploading Color Play LOs around digi-world this morning....and I have some scrapping to do today.

I didn't get around to making the pumpkin pie yesterday... as I went down the rabbit hole...i.e..... working on the Book Challenge trackers and finished reading 2 more books. Yep... I finished reading all the library books I have checked out. Will take them back today and pick up the one that is on-hold waiting for me. I might get the pumpkin pie made after I get back.

BBL

 

[BoatLady]

Yesterday was a recovery day for most of us that entertained for Thanksgiving I hope you are all better. I know I am.

Got up at 4 this morning....I just couldn't sleep anymore. So went to TV/computer room to read and check on my computer till hubby got up at 7. I hung a Christmas wreath on the front door. We do not decorate much but will put the tree up, then when Kirsten gets here we will decorate it. She will help decorate the rest of the house.

The day before Thanksgving we had our yearly A/C service but got the news that our unit will need to be replaced fairly soon. Within the next year or so. Not surprised! Their quote was over $8500 so hubby will shop around. He will call the company that replaced the AC in the club last month they did a great job at a reasonable price. It may be fine for awhile but since we travel all summer we want a unit we can trust so we will just get it replaced. We will get it replaced after the kitchen is done I cannot have them both at the same time it would be just too much confusion.

@LSlycord 3" snow isn't bad and so glad your Heat Trak worked on the steps....I was always so afraid to fall. That was one of the reasons we moved to Florida. Our house up North had stairs to front and back doors as I got older I got nervous about the snow and Ice. cleaning the desk is a good idea...You are inspiring me.

@faerywings I'm with you, where did the month go? December will pass equally as fast so buckle up, let's go...full speed ahead.I hope you have fun with your mom when you claim your centerpiece. The whole town having a Christmas event is so cool except if you want to drive through.


@AK_Tracy I have several friends who are gluten free and it is a struggle. They have a very hard time at restaurants and getting good tasting food can be difficult. They have adjusted their lives but not always fun.

 

[LSlycord]

I didn't get around to making the pumpkin pie yesterday... as I went down the rabbit hole...i.e..... working on the Book Challenge trackers and finished reading 2 more books. Yep... I finished reading all the library books I have checked out. Will take them back today and pick up the one that is on-hold waiting for me. I might get the pumpkin pie made after I get back.

You are a reading fool!!! I love it! I have decided that I'm going to try to stay one month ahead in the book challenges...so December will be the month that I decide my reading for January! My attention span isn't long enough to do more than that!

Got up at 4 this morning....I just couldn't sleep anymore. So went to TV/computer room to read and check on my computer till hubby got up at 7. I hung a Christmas wreath on the front door. We do not decorate much but will put the tree up, then when Kirsten gets here we will decorate it. She will help decorate the rest of the house

Although I hate it when I can't sleep anymore, I do love that alone time to do whatever I want with no one talking to me.
And ooo boy about the AC. But I agree, I'd need to leave if they were doing my kitchen and AC at the same time.

@LSlycord 3" snow isn't bad and so glad your Heat Trak worked on the steps....I was always so afraid to fall. That was one of the reasons we moved to Florida. Our house up North had stairs to front and back doors as I got older I got nervous about the snow and Ice. cleaning the desk is a good idea...You are inspiring me.

I'm so happy with them that I am considering adding some to the driveway! But maybe not in this month's budget!

 

[AK_Tracy]

Good Frosty Morning O family!
I would say its a beautiful day but I dont know as the sun hasn't show a sliver of light yet. Three more weeks. Three more weeks. Then we start gaining light again. We're at six hours daylight. Three more weeks. So in another 90 minutes went the sun shows, I will know if its a beautiful day or not

It is the last weekend of November and I don't know where the month went. I am totally in denial that Christmas is so soon and I have next to nothing and no ideas (I know, I'm a broken record here. Yeah, yeah,~>)

Its crazy how fast November went and yet a lot happened this month for us. Its crazy. As for Christmas ideas, well, I told the family three weeks ago to give me ideas or they get coal. Which we can find on a beach 2 hours from us, so they know I am not kidding I gave them until 11-20 to get me ideas then I was buying whatever I felt they needed and it might be coal.

What sent me down that rabbit hole is that I have lost two recent layouts for ColorPlay in the Cloud. How long has it been since I told you that I hate the Cloud.

Yep, this is why I never use the cloud. I dont like it, dont trust it. I have an EHD dedicated to scrapping. yep its a bit of pain to plug in and log in each time I wanna scrap or pull up something but I like it waaaaay better then the cloud.

I need to work on my Day 29. I want to start work on my November Monthly Review and play with at least one Color Play kit.

Yes, so much thankfulness yet I need to update my layout. I am behind. Need to get it caught up and done by tomorrow. Its been super fun. Thanks for hosting this.

I have always said that if I win the lottery (I don't play so probably won't win) I would have a huge walk in refrigerator, a double oven and two dishwashers. I'm lucky...Brian has always cleaned behind me while I cook so he does the many, many loads of dishes! And I love your Avi!

HEHE Yes, winning the lottery. We built our house and I told hubs, the kitchen will be top of the line, the rest of the house can be bargain basement. So I do have a double wall oven and its my favorite thing ever! I do wish we had put in two dishwashers. We cook from scratch all the time and so we always have at least 2 dishwasher loads a day if not three. Usually its three when the kids decided to not wash the pots n pans like they are suppose to and slip them in the dishwasher.

Morning, all. Been busy uploading Color Play LOs around digi-world this morning.

I am amazed at how many Layouts you get done each week. Its truly amazing and they are always so beautiful. In my mind you must sit at the computer 20 hours a day creating. You're a LO master.

Yesterday was a recovery day for most of us that entertained for Thanksgiving I hope you are all better. I know I am.

Yes, recovery day for sure. I sat on the couch, ate, watched tv and did little else. I did the laundry and got the three loads done but that was all I did besides sit. Kids and I played digital games last night and laughed for a couple hours so that was fun.

Today will be more of the same. Think about cleaning the kitchen as I did nothing yesterday and its a mess again of clutter.
Have a wonderful day!

 

[bcgal00]

Quick in and out for me. I'll be taking Remi for a quick walk and play in the snow in a few minutes and then will head up to the hospital to spend some time with Darrell. He was admitted yesterday after the hospital called, telling him to come in. They have preliminary results from his lung biopsy and they found a slow growing bacteria so he'll be in for a bit, then home with about 3-4 wks of self administered IV antibiotics and steroids. So now he not only has Crohns and COPD/emphysema, he also has bronchiectasis and whatever else they find. His quality of life is sure starting to suffer. We have no idea what Xmas will be like around here, hopefully he will respond to treatment and start to feel better soon. Thank goodness for netflix on his phone to keep him occupied.

 

[LSlycord]

Quick in and out for me. I'll be taking Remi for a quick walk and play in the snow in a few minutes and then will head up to the hospital to spend some time with Darrell. He was admitted yesterday after the hospital called, telling him to come in. They have preliminary results from his lung biopsy and they found a slow growing bacteria so he'll be in for a bit, then home with about 3-4 wks of self administered IV antibiotics and steroids. So now he not only has Crohns and COPD/emphysema, he also has bronchiectasis and whatever else they find. His quality of life is sure starting to suffer. We have no idea what Xmas will be like around here, hopefully he will respond to treatment and start to feel better soon. Thank goodness for netflix on his phone to keep him occupied.

Oh Rae, I'm so sorry to hear about all of the problems that Darrell is having. I'm sure that everything is really up in the air! Wishing for quick recovery!

 

[LSlycord]

@faerywings it has only taken me 3 or 4 days to remember what I was doing...but here is the promised picture from the school pr program.