Daily Ooo's: February 10-11: Weekend Edition

[faerywings]

What was I saying yesterday about a chaotic week? Was it appropriate that my Friday was no less chaotic? Nope, it was a perfectly natural ending.

Right as I posted yesterday, I heard Scott go in the shower which was not a bit deal at all, but should have warned me how that day was heading. :wink:

I was outside with J and W a bit later and a neighbor was walking her dog past my house. She is terrified of J (can't say I blame her) and won't walk past but that makes J even more wound up. I grab the lead that J is on and bring her to toward my house. Somehow, the lead and the leash got tangled and both dogs are barking like mad and have then tangled themselves around *me!* That wouldn't be too bad except my patio is a sheet of ice so when I stepped back, I slipped and went down hard.

Thank all of the gods/esses, Flying Spaghetti Monster, etc that Scott was coming out to grab J because he saw me fall. And was laughing a bit as W thought that it was great fun that I was on the ground and was jumping on my face for kisses. Then he realized that I literally couldn't get up and that the dogs were dragging me a bit on the ice. he was able to untangle me and get the dogs back inside. I told him that it was too bad that Cait wasn't home to witness it so they could tease me about it for the rest of my life. :caked:
However- it hurt and I immediately felt it all over. Good thing I am very used to pain and stiffness in my body. heh! I had a nice time out with my mom but was exhausted by the time we got back home. I put comfy clothes on, took out my contacts and spent a little while crocheting. Cait called from where she was babysitting a little while after that and said that her car won't move and she thinks it must be the transmission. Why, I don't know other than the kids she was babysitting thought so too and I was surprised that Gary agreed. (me-- I thought it was that the drive was an unplowed sheet of ice and snow-- this is where I was yesterday cleaning and I figured that she was spinning her tires)

Gary and I go over there to see what we can do and yup, it was the ice. We tried putting boards under the tires and then scraping out some of the ice but it was not going anywhere. Gary started getting chest pains and nausea so Scott picked him up so he could go home and take some aspirin just in case (he is fine BTW whew!).She called AAA to see if she could get towed out of the driveway and they gave her a 2-hour window. I stayed with her for an hour but I was in a lot of pain. The other babysitter was there (my friend tag teams several during the week) and I asked her if there were any problems with AAA if she could help Caitlyn out so I could go home. She said that she had dealt with them many times and would help her if she needed.
The AAA guy said there was no way that he could get up the driveway but was able to back Cait's car straight down. At least the tow truck was able to give the cars on the road some warning to be careful. The house in on a steep hill on a blind curve which is why it is bad to back down on the ice.

She was very happy to get home and put her PJs on and snuggle with her rats. Poor thing! What a day!

I did tell her that on the bright side that at least we weren't stuck in the car in a state park by ourselves and the dogs in an area where there is no cell service for 4 hours. BTDT last year! hahah!!!!

Today I think we all deserve a day to do nothing. Do you all agree?

hope that your day is one that is free of chaos!

 

[faerywings]

Felis- that is soooo cool that you have wild hedgehogs!!! How cute they are! Not at all like what we have. They are big lumps of fur-- very cute but not like little round hedgies. :smile:

Trudy- sorry to hear that you are getting blasted by cold weather too. We are supposed to "warm up" over freezing the next few days, I hope so b/c all of the stores are out of ice melt.
How nice to get your hair done and yes-- go get yourself pampered soon! Have you seen some of the amazing sketches and paintings Courtney has been doing? She is so good. I am jealous of you ladies who have such talent! Hope that you get inspired soon since you make beautiful art.
This is the point of winter where I get really down, it feels like it is never going to end and I just get into that cycle of cold/depressed/cranky. I know it will end but I am impatient waiting for that time. :wait3:

Rae- yay for getting your coconut yogurt! I am in the mood to do some baking today too but all very unhealthy options are what I want to make.
Are you just going to visit B or will you be able to bring her back? I hope that she is making progress and knows how much support she has with you. Hugs to her and Jen.
Back in the good old days, I was much better about planning meals ahead of time- it really does make a big difference in how I shopping and cooked. Much healthier too. I am proud of you for doing that and it obviously is making a huge difference for you. :high5:

Felis- how fun for Biggie to have you play with him outside even if he gives up after a while.You are such a great pet-mom.
I am with you-- Trudy needs to get another cat someday. We, especially Cait, are trying to get my MIL to adopt another cat. She always had cats and has not had one in several years. The house seems empty without one.

Jean- hope that the snow all melts away today. How is your DH feeling? How neat to see Quliiam running in his wheel. I should check in on him before I got to bed tonight and see if he is up. Rats are nocturnal too but not entirely. Cait used to have to take their wheel out at night when they were younger b/c that would run and run and it would wake her up.
Awesome Felis that you were able to see him too!

I better get some breakfast before it turns to lunchtime.

::grouphug to all!

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning ladies... I am up early as I could not listen to my poor DH coughing and hacking any longer :gaah: Between the rattling noises that his throat is making and the coughing spells all night long I don't think I got too much sleep. So I am sitting here at my computer with the electric fireplace on behind me trying to warm up the kitchen and be quiet while he at least gets some more sleep. We were hoping to go to Costco in Naniamo at some point this morning, but we will see how everyone feels LOL. Tomorrow we are going to go for dinner to my brothers and I am so excited to see my nephew and his family that are here visiting from Australia. They are on a 5 week holiday and have already stopped in Hawaii for a bit and then they spent a few days in Seattle and now are home. I know that my brother and SIL were so happy to have them back home and they will be taking care of the two little girls while my nephew and his wife go skiing to Mt. Washington. They will be staying at my Son's so I hope that they all have a wonderful visit!! I am supposed to bring dessert for this dinner tomorrow night, but I have no idea what I will make. Any suggestions ladies??

Chris - OMG woman!! I hope that you were not too badly hurt with your fall!! The dam ice is just the worst, but I can totally picture you lying on the ground and your fur babies pulling you around and licking your face!! Sorry but it makes me laugh!!!

Then the trouble with Cait's car and the Ice again!! Yes if I were you I would not leave the house today and just stay curled up on the couch under a nice warm blanket where it is safe!! BTW so glad to hear that your Gary is alright, that must have been a scare too! You said you did a bit of crocheting when you got back home, so does that mean that you found the yarn that you were looking for? I sure hope that this weekend is a lot more peaceful for all of you! Take care on that ice my friend, you certainly do not need a broken arm or leg!! :hug:

I need some caffeine and then I am off to the gallery to drool at all the beautiful pages. Anyone want to join me??

 

[nancyr]

good late morning - got Lither out early as we are to have rain beginning near lunch time and getting heavier as the day progresses. We walk around a park I have not been to in a long time Nomehegan. I has nice lakes so there were noisy geese but not really many other birds. Still lots of icy areas. Fun to see Luther on the ice he really likes it and then digs at it to get a piece of ice to eat. Only one part where my DH had Luther on too long of a lead and Luther jumps over a puddle and lunges at a bicyclist. He almost had enough rope. I felt so bad for the bicyclist he gave my DH a look and deservedly so! Well my hockey team is in must win positions. They are sitting in third but with losses this weekend they could drop out of even the wildcard. We play the Blue Jackets on Sat night in Columbus and then home to Boston on Sunday night. Boston is playing so so well. My team still has so my injured players. The fun thing is that this is the Moms trip with their sons. How cool is that. Funny one of the players said that the they feel they have to be on their best behavior with their moms while they don't feel that way with the dads. The dads are easier to keep track of as they often end up in the bar but the moms are more diverse. One of the often heard remarks was "I have lost my mom". Hope they put on their best behaviors and play one of their best games. I am watching some of the Olympics. Mirco Mueller's sister is on the team Swiss hockey team and scored 4 goals in their win. How cool! Watching snowboarding and luge. Two events I would never do LOL. Yesterday was grocery shopping. Yuck. But I made one of the best dinners. It was eastern baked chicken rice with chickpeas, raisins, onions and garlic. The gave us this awesome seasoning mix to coat the chicken and for the sauce. Well again there were not leftovers. And there was a nice kick which was good as it was cold yesterday. Not much else going on today.

Chris OMgosh that is terrible about your fall. I am sure your doggies thought you were playing. I cant believe how much ice you must have gotten. We were spared all that mess. So glad that Scott was there to help even if he did laugh a bit. Poor Cait to be stuck in ice but I am so glad that it was not the transmission! Glad she got out! Relax today!

Felis hope you are having a great weekend. Enjoy the dogs. We should be having spring weather as it will be in the 50s all weekend but lots of rain. Thanks for sharing photo of your hedgehogs. They are cute. Many summers ago we had a family of ground hogs (woodchucks) born under our deck. Omgosh they were just the cutest. They played and had the best time. But that was the only time. I miss them but with Luther I doubt anything wild will live in my backyard. LOL.

Trudy I would have been awake too if I heard all the cough and snoring. Hope he rests today so he gets better faster. Did he get the results of his MRI yet? Never easy to find a dessert that all enjoy good luck with that.

Rae hope the visit with Bailey goes well! Hope your weather is not too cold. Glad you found your coconut yogurt.

Jean glad the snow is melting. I saw that cute hedgehog. Thanks for sharing.

Have a great day all

 

[felis]

:doh: It was a nice and lazy day, it rain all the time, so it's a kind of lullaby. I'll come back early tomorrow with long post. Have a lovely weekend you all!

 

[scrap-genie]

We're back below freezing but a lot of the snow did melt yesterday just in time for maybe more today. DH isn't doing any better but also no worse. We're watching some Olympics.

Chris, please stay inside keeping warm this weekend! Thankful that you weren't seriously hurt. Afraid I don't have that much sense of humor any more and don't think it was funny (maybe if I saw it?) And so there, you were right about Cait's car, so no big car expense. What a good close family you all are with everyone of you involved.

Trudy, I hear you about sleeping through the noise, but I'm so used to DH's usual sounds that I mostly don't stir for noise. Sure hope both our guys get better soon. Mine will probably stay indoors but bet yours still goes out. Hang in there!

Nancy, how fun to have the Moms at the game. Hope their presence leads to a win. The park where you took Luther sounds very nice.

Rae and Felis, hope your day is good.

 

[scrapinmom]

I am checking in. We are in Mardi Gras now and today the float that my family rides on was today. It was a long day...lots of waiting, but it was a lot of fun. Mardi Gras in New Orleans, La is a sight to see!

Hello to all!

 

[felis]

Gooood morning girls,
we wake up in a white world! I can wait to go out and play with Biggie at the snow!
Sorry for yesterday, I just don't know where the day gone. Maybe Jean shouldn't gives me this link for the hedgehog in the library. First day it wasn't worked for me, but past two mornings I catch up the infrared moment and watch Quilliam too long . He is adorable! And kinda sad, he drive his blue wheel, then goes down and look around where he's gotten, ''nop, it's the same place'' he shook his head and back to the 'car', drive, drive, drive... I hope that in a some moment he wouldn't realize that actually he is a prisoner! In a past I had guinea pig and also in our high school apartments we shared care for one mini hamster, which did exactly the same, but I have never seen wild guinea pigs, so I did not perceive the cage in this way. I had to remind myself, that Quilliam is from pet kind.
Oh, which reminds me that it inspire me to create page for Foxeysquirrel challenge, but somehow Suruha misunderstood my comment and I upset her :frown:!

Chris, ouch, dear, I can picture you,that must be so painful! Tricky ice! And poor Gary, so nasty day! I hope you followed your promise and take a break yesterday! And that your whole family will have much better weekend today! Aww, no, the hedgehog's needles can hurt, we put him in one plastic shovel to can bring it back to the fence in safety from the dog, correction, so dog to be in safety from his needles. I realy have to find and scrap these photos! But at most of the time he escape when met us. I saw the adorable snake page that you made, bravo!

Trudy, bad about your husband's cold. Many schools here was closed because of the new flu wave. I hope he will feels better soon, and this wouldn't to be a reason to cancel your meeting with your nephews! What about brownie or pie?!

Nancy, oh I love so much Marmots they are so adorable! We don't have them here except in zoo . One weasel was come here but cats attacked her, they are enemy because shared same food group, so I should to banish her or someone would be hurt. I feel that I don't have enough wildlife around us which is sad, and I'm really jealous of Rae and hers.
Luther on ice must be so adorable picture too! Have fun with the sport today! I'll check only the results of the Olympics on the end in case that someone of ours player are won so to be proud with them .

Jean, hope that your husband will feels much better today! Tea and watching Olympics, sounds like a great plan to me!

Sharon, I googled what is Mardi Gras and it's looks very fun parade! I'm happy for you!

Better to go girls. Quilliam still drive. And I need shower, before whole list of to do tasks, and tonight is our TV night with the shows, so not much time. Especially when we all know how I'll spend the afternoon. :smow:

 

[faerywings]

Happy Sunday to all of the Ooos! it is rainy and dreary here but I will take that over the frigid temps we have been having all winter so far. I am hoping that a lot of the ice will melt and I will be able to see my lawn again.

I did very little yesterday. A load of laundry, scrapped a page, got a little closer to finishing the cowl that I am crocheting, and cooked dinner. And of course, I played with the dogs too. J and W have so much pent-up energy. I cannot wait for warmer weather to get here so we can go on some walks and hikes.

Doing nothing yesterday means that I have more to do today but I really needed some time under my blanket listening to an audiobook. I have nothing specific to do or place to be but I have to get myself organized. I should think about prepping things to do our income taxes. There. I thought about it. Now I am done for the day.

I got the paperwork and checks from the new bank account so I can start the transfer of payments to that new one. I will be very happy to let the Wells Fargo ones close. It will be a pain in the butt but hopefully, in a month or 2, it will be complete.
That is all of my exciting things to do today. I am not sure if I can stand it. heh!!!!

Love to all of you with wishes of a very happy day!

 

[faerywings]

Trudy- oh yuck! That is not good for you or your Gary to not be able to sleep from coughing like that. That has to hurt his throat so much. You must be exhausted too. were you feeling up to doing your Saturday errands? I kinda hope that you decided to stay in so you both were able to recuperate so you feel amazing for dinner at your brother's tonight.
I did find the yarn I needed but if the size looks right to me, I think I can finish it without it. But I found some really soft yarn that was on clearance and my mom treated me to that for Valentine's day. I think i will make a scarf or maybe a small shawl with it.
Isn't this pretty?

Nancy- we didn't get any rain until overnight but it got very foggy here at dinner time. I should take the dogs for a walk if it stops raining later on. Luther is very lucky to have you do that for him every day.
That is exactly what W does too, scrabbles at the snow to get a nice chunk of ice to crunch. They are funny creatures!
*fingers and toes crossed that the Devils get back on track*
Enjoy the Olympics!
yeah, Scott is funny. He was pulling into the driveway while Gary and I were heading out. He walks past me in the car, waves, gets to the place on the patio where I fell and starts mimicking me flailing his arms all about. Nice kid I have there.


BRB- W is whining!

 

[faerywings]

Felis- thank you for the suggestion to scrap photos of the snakes. I saw your comment- yes- who could have given me that idea?
Hope the rest of your day was relaxing.

Jean- Is DH any better today? Sending him some chicken soup~~~~
Oh, you would have laughed if you saw me fall with the pups jumping all over me thinking it was a great game. :dogwalk:

Sharon- wow, it seems like yesterday that you were telling us about your float *last year*! Enjoy Mardi Gras! Last week was NCIS: NO's Mardi Gras episode. Seems like it would be a blast.

Felis has snow!! That is great for you and for Biggie! Does Tiny go out in the snow too? Caitlyn is very jealous that you got to seem Quilliam on his wheel.
Ugh, sorry that you had a misunderstanding in the Foxysquirrel thread.
I want you to scrap those hedgehog photos when you find them.

xoxoxo!!!!

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning O-zies I am off to the grocery store yet again :mmph: to pick up the ingredients I need to make dessert for dinner tonight. I decided to go with a simple Cherry Delight it requires no baking and is so easy to make. It is really delicious but of course I will probably not have any. (well maybe one very small piece ?) DH is still not quite himself but far less coughing during the night, so we both got a bit more sleep. We did make it to Costco and the Mall in Naniamo I got myself a new top to wear tonight, very pretty teal/green colour with 3/4 length sleeves and I had a bit of shopping karma as I got it for 50% then I also had a coupon for another $5 off so hooray for me!! :becky:

I am sorry that I will not have time to catch up with all of you today, I better get to the store as this dessert should chill for at least 3 hours. Looking forward to seeing my Auzzie nephew and his beautiful family! Almost as nice as seeing my own kids and grands LOL. Have a wonderful Sunday everyone. DH is home again tomorrow as it is a long weekend for B.C. (family day) so hopefully he will be fully recovered by then. ray:

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning, ladies. We had a wonderful day yesterday with B on the island. The seminar was very good and we enjoyed being outdoors for a bit in the late afternoon, browsing thru some shops and enjoying the sunshine. It was very cold though. Once we got home (around 8:00) we were starving as we hadn't eaten since lunch time but first I had to pop Taz into the tub for a bath. Silly dog rolled in duck poop at the park, just before we were going to get onto the ferry to come home. Luckily we had a blanket in the van to wrap around him so he didn't get anything on Jen or the seat, on the drive back. Then as soon as we got in the door, he went right into the tub for a scrub. He is the best dog to wash. He just stands there, doesn't move at all, doesn't shake, he's like a statue. Once he gets out of the tub of course he shakes like crazy, then races thru the house, energized and hyper for a few minutes LOL. D ordered pizza b/c it was so late and he didn't want to wait long for dinner but I put chicken in the oven and made a big salad for myself. His pizza came before my chicken was ready but we both ate around 9ish. By 11 we were exhausted and ready for bed.

Today, I've got desk work, chores and errands to run and then Jen is coming this afternoon so her and D can figure out how if they can get the Anycast stick to work and if not, they'll go to Staples and pick up a Chromecast stick (which is what D should have bought in the first place). Then the 2 of them can work together to get it all working. I'll probably sit at my LR computer, maybe scrap a page, while they work on the tv. Then we'll have dinner and watch a movie together.

Chris - sorry you too a tumble on the ice. Hope it feels better today. BTW....I remember your story from last yr and being stranded in that park. So, I hope you got to relax and rest your aching body. Glad to hear that G is ok. The yarn colors look pretty as a scarf or shawl.

Trudy - enjoy the family visit and I'm probably too late to offer dessert ideas but if you haven't made anything yet or left yet, here's a recipe that everyone I know whose made it, likes it. I can't have it (b/c of the cream cheese) but you eat cheese, right? http://www.wickedstuffed.com/keto-recipes/keto-ooey-gooey-butter-pie/

Nancy - sounds like another great dinner menu. Isn't it fun to watch our dogs play outside? Taz was so much fun to watch last year with all the snow/ice we got but this year, its cold but no snow/ice for him. All he can do is puddle jump LOL.

Felis - hope you got outside for a bit and then enjoyed your TV shows.

Jean - hope you are enjoying watching the Olympics.

Sharon - what a fun time! Hope you too lots of pics!

Time to get a coffee and get some stuff done here. Hope you all have a great day.

 

[bcgal00]

Trudy - didn't see your last post. You decided on a dessert and I'm sure they will all love it. Yay for some good shopping karma! Have fun today.

 

[scrap-genie]

DH says he's better and went out to dinner last night, so maybe so. Mostly watching Olympics today. Some fun stuff!

Sharon, how exciting to have a float for Mardi Gras. I too hope you have pictures to share.

Felis, yay for snow for you and Biggie! Nice you got it on the weekend to play in. Hope you don't get caught up watching Quilliam too much. When I looked last night there was no sign of him. Love that you got a stand O for the page created with your new program. It looks great.

Chris, resting yesterday was so good. Hope today is also calm. Very nice new yarn. Scrapping is really good when you get results like the snake page which is so fine.

Trudy, glad your MG is getting better! Dessert sounds yummy and being with family will be super. And super shopping karma for you too!

Rae, Taz sounds like delightful goof! Wonderful that you had a good visit with B and held out for the right food when you were so hungry. Know you'll have a nice evening.

Nancy, sorry the Blue Jackets got to the Devils last night. Hope you're having fun with the Olympics.