Daily Ooos: Friday, December 31: I am "Back" and Good Riddence Edition LOL!

[faerywings]

Before I say anything else, Thank you EVA!!!!! I know that opening this thread every day isn't for everyone, but wow, Eva killed it!
Second, thank all of you for putting up with me. It has been extremely hard this past week but having you all by my side, sending thoughts and messages has been more of a help than you can imagine.
I am going to try to return to my regular role here as a Cheery O. It has been such a source of joy and creativity and I need to have that back in my life. I may or may not be successful but *shrugs* it is what it is and I can't lose any more of myself because some people chose to hurt my family in this way.

Besides, I have new rats to share

Yesterday was another blur of a day. I was supposed to be cleaning for my friend but had to cancel on him. We were exposed to COVID on Christmas Eve. My BIL and my niece who came here after "The Incident" ( I have to come up with a name for it, to type out what happened- it is just too much, so, for now, it will be known as The Incident LOL) tested positive, got the results in yesterday. So far, we are all feeling fine and are sort of hunkering down here. Not that we had anywhere to go so that makes it easier. *G*
Honestly, I think it is possible that I had it the week before Christmas when I was complaining that I was feeling run down and scratchy throat. That is how I usually feel before the holidays and I did get a negative test so I won't ever know for sure.

I did a little more tidying and ran the vacuum, folded more laundry. The tree is still being ignored. I will see if Gary can help me get the boxes down over the weekend.

Do any of you have plans for tonight? I have *always* hated NYE. I would rather ignore it on a good day. This is most definitely not a good day/year. It keeps running around the edge of my mind to say "It can't g*** *****" See- not finishing that at all!
But it *will* get better.

Anyway, I am going to post this and do some quick personal.
As we close out the year, always know how much each and every one of you means to me. xoxo

 

[LSlycord]

So happy to see you back in here @faerywings and @tanteva killed it for real!

I don't know what is up for today...we just sat on the lanai almost all day yesterday. We went to the Belgium Sweet House for breakfast and then came home and barely ever left the lanai. The dogs went for a swim which entertained Jeonia. We have to make Andie get out...she would swim until she dropped dead I believe. She loves the water.

Then we had pizza delivered for supper so a very lazy day! I don't know if we will do anything more interesting than that for today or not. Since we didn't do St. Augustine yesterday, it may be on the docket for today. Since Jeonia is the one on vacation, I am just following her pace!

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Well, I am up! UGH. Hardly slept all night. The cat decided to sleep between my legs all night and I can hardly move. I finally did move and he jumped off the bed about 4 AM. I've "cat" napped since then and finally got up. I'm sure I'll end up back in bed, but I'm just tired of laying there in a twilight sleep, if any sleep at all. Please don't tell me I'm catching the "early-bird/can't sleep bug" that "some of you" have. YIKES.

Chris @faerywings it's SO good to see you back and with so much more positivity! You can get through this, girl. I know it's been hard, but (sometimes) "time really does help". I hate that phrase, but it just seems appropriate here, only because I can see how far you've come and your humor and fighting spirit is showing through. We all miss and love you and I agree - I love you all. You've all been there for me during my "down time" and before that, my "broken clavicle time". That's what we do, isn't it?

I agree, Eva ROCKED this! I wasn't much help and for that I humbly apologize. Only Eva could step into the Faery Shoes and shower us with her "stories" and humor. I want to thank her, too.

We're supposed to go to Adrienne and Roger's for a low keyed party tonight, but I know Chuck isn't going. Roger's been pretty sick for the last 2 days - he had a covid test and tested neg. but Chuck doesn't trust those. Better safe than sorry. I MIGHT make an appearance. Roger's son, Nick, also tested positive a week ago, so there's that. These people aren't as careful about the quarantining thing because they're young and healthy. Plus, we don't know why everybody has been around. I'm so afraid Chuck is going to get it and he has a pre-existing lung condition and if he gets it, he's not going to fare well. We are triple vaxxed, however. Enough about that.

The babies are SO adorable, Chris. They have to be bringing a little joy into your lives.

Linda @LSlycord whatever you do today, have fun. I know the weather is warming up nicely - I keep FT Myers on my weather and see how the weather is every day.

I'm still very sad, but I'll get over it. Steph left one of Asher's little coats here and I picked it up and hugged it last night and then said "NO! You're not going to do this!" So, I hung it in my closet where I can see it every day.

I'm going to see if I can lay back down now. I changed out a layout last night for Momma O's Challenge and have to see which one I like best. That's what happens when I work so far ahead. LOL

I might check back in later. Hugs to all and let's move on to 2022 and hopefully a crack in this horrible covid disaster!

 

[LSlycord]

@faerywings how exciting that Scott got that job offer. Whether he decides it is right for him or not, it is very exciting and encouraging to have an opportunity like that. And with the INCIDENT so fresh still, having today to kick 2021 to the curb is not a bad thing!

@BrightEyes I surely do love the way that you write that letter to your Bill every year. I agree that it is such a fantastic way to see your progress each year.

@bcgal00 I love how much Remi loves the snow. I don't miss much about the snow but I do miss seeing Andie outside in it. She would go out and just lay in the furthest corner of the yard and stare at me when I'd ask her to come in. Probably part of the reason that I gave in and let her swim so long yesterday.

@tanteva I hope yesterday turned out to be a relaxing day. That's the funny (not as in LOL but as in strange) thing about stress...it doesn't always need a reason does it?

@taxed4ever I can't imagine how very, very quiet the house must be now. How is your mother-in-law? We are very glad to see you back in here.

@tjscraps I envy you having all of the Christmas stuff put away. We may do that today...or maybe not. But I know that when I finally get it done, I will be very happy.

@mom2triplets04 you are inspiring on the cooking front. On January 6, Brian and I are going to start a new weight loss program so no good cooking around here for awhile. I know that's not how we are supposed to think about it. But honestly, my cooking always has lots of sugar and butter and cream, etc so to pretend that a lean and green meal where we have a chicken breast and some roasted broccoli and asparagus is going to be exciting...well, just not so much. But we both need to lose some weight and get into shape for walking for hours in Europe. So we will do what we must.

@Cherylndesigns that would be so great if they all moved near you! Glad you got a nap in.

 

[LSlycord]

@Cherylndesigns I'm so sorry that you are so sad. How old is Asher? And I am doing the riskiest thing that I have done since the pandemic started. I am going to the Citrus Bowl with thousands of people crammed in together and yelling and screaming. I have been very cautious for 2 years because my pre-existing conditions aren't really a good match for this stuff. But I have all 3 vaccinations and I will be the weirdo wearing the mask at the game...so my fingers are crossed that this isn't a really stupid idea.

 

[faerywings]

@tanteva I truly can't thank you enough for taking over here. Muah! I hope that you aren't feeling as stressed today as you were yesterday.

@LSlycord That had to be fun to watch football with your friend while enjoying the warm weather and no midwestern cold. Where did you end up going for your adventure?
I hear ya! I don't know if I could ever go back to not having dogs. Give some extra pets to yours from me today <3
I made scrambled eggs, Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, and bacon and bac'n (fake bacon) for dinner last night. It was so good to see Scott enjoy that, good comfort food.

@BrightEyes I will have to see your letter to Bill LO. I remember last year's and thinking how you were so much stronger and steadier than the year before. He must be so proud of you.
The rats are bigger than Evie and Imogene were when Cait first got them. These girls are 7 weeks and Evie and Im were 5 weeks. They were given to the rescue at 5 and her policy is to quarantine them for 2 weeks. You have a good eye for rats
If nothing else, the job offer is going to boost his self-worth a tad. He was already not feeling great about 2022, not having a "real" job, still living with his parents at 25... so I think this will help even if only in reminding him he has a purpose.

@bcgal00 I think that Remi asked Santa for snow for Xmas I hope that the hummingbirds are all ok too. this has to be really unusual weather for your area.
So glad to hear that Jen is feeling better.
The rats' names are so quirky, Caitlyn is very pleased that they are names of animals that they are not. ha! It feels nice to have a bit of whimsy in the house.

@tanteva I am knocking wood like a madwoman over here. I HATE that feeling of doom, unease. I have felt that a lot recently and it isn't surprising with everything that has happened in the world over the past 2 years. It is disquieting.
I don't think it is humanly possible to not forget at least one thing every time you shop. Glad that you were able to pick up what you needed at the local store. The ugly cake sounds like such a fun tradition- is there a traditional or meaning why it needs to be ugly? It reminds me of the other cake that you talked about a while ago, layers and layers of stuff. Maybe this is the same one? But no, that was a savory "cake" IIRC.
Lots and lots of calm vibes coming to you.
Haha! JK!! I got *none* of that here LOL!!! Sorry. Next time I have some calm vibes to spare, you got 'em. Might be a while however *wink*

@taxed4ever xoxoxo to you too. It must be so hard saying goodby to the family. I am happy that you had a great time with them but the quiet has to be sad.
Now *that* is a first! You bought the snowblower and then it actually snowed. LOL I hope that the roads are safe for him getting to work today.
I have some Cheery O end-of-the-month things to do as well. I am not looking fwd to going into my Gallery to post the LOs I made. I was looking for a photo yesterday and that is a gut punch.

@Susan - s3js I am not a fan of anything mint but Caitlyn is, I will have to share your coffee recipe with her. TFS!!

@tjscraps Yuck about having to shovel snow in the extreme cold. Good for getting all of the Christmas down. I was wracking my brain to think if we had any Scott and L ornaments and I don't *think* we do. I want to be mentally prepared if we do.
Rats can be litter box trained. Caitlyn has had some levels of success with the different ones but it is a lot of work and rat poop is really small and is easily scooped out. They will go in specific corners of the cage. She also uses EcoBedding- a crinkly paper- that she replaces every week. They are extremely clean animals. Her big cage- where Evie and Cordelia live ATM- is four floors so they have plenty of room to sleep, eat and poop. The babies are in a smaller cage so she will clean that more often than the big one. She doesn't want to put the babies in with the old girls. Cordelia is ancient and has back leg degeneration which means that she can't use them or her tail very well. Evie has lipomas that can't be removed and keep growing (It was removed once already but it came back and is too close to the spinal cord to be safely removed). They both get around amazingly well all considering but to put babies in with them would stress them and there is no need for that. Cordelia probably only has weeks left and there is no way to know when the lipomas will cause a decline in Evie's quality of life.

(Aren't you all sooooooooooooo glad that I have rats to talk about instead of my kooky family drama???!!!!! ROTFLMAO!!!)


@mom2triplets04 I am drooling all over my keyboard! Those recipes look delish!
I am very interested in trying the spinach and mozz bake.

@Cherylndesigns I adore Ava! She has to be a trip and a half to be around. Wish I could bring her here for a while, just to stir s*** up haha! You can tell her that too
Facetime has to be such a blessing for you all. The summer will be here (ohpleaseohpleaseohplease) before we know it!

Hugs to you all!

 

[BrightEyes]

Welcome back @faerywings !!! And yes, @tanteva did a great job subbing in for you. So sorry to hear about your family's exposure to Covid. Hoping that no one comes down with it. Yes, isolation is the best thing to do... just in case.

@LSlycord sitting on the lani and just visiting sounds like a wonderful ... and relaxing ... thing to do. Enjoy your company. And Yes... you do need to do something to get the stamina for all the walking you will be doing on your European trip. DH and I had it down... we would walk until he needed to sit down and sit until I needed to get up!

@Cherylndesigns - so sorry you are sad that the little one is gone. It would wonderful if it could work out that they could move into the compound with the rest of the family. Oh, I hope you don't get caught in the 'sleeplessness or waking up too early' that seems to be going around the group here. (I woke up at 4:30 but stayed in bed until 5:15.) I don't blame Chuck for not wanting to take a chance of going to a party tonight... especially if someone is/has been sick will be there. There is a huge uptick in Covid cases here - many from families getting together over Thanksgiving/Christmas.

I started another project yesterday. A friend is going to buy my art rubber stamp collection (at a discount). I was a Stampin' Up! demonstrator for several years and have a big collection of stamp sets. I started an inventory yesterday and only got about a fourth of them listed. Plus I need to get the prices for all of them from the catalogs... a very big job. Thank goodness they have the year on the stamps so I know which catalog to look at. I am alternating between sitting in the bedroom pulling stamp set boxes out and listing them... and sitting in the kitchen looking up prices in the catalogs. So glad she is not in a hurry to get them. But this is one of my big 'reduce the clutter' projects going into 2022... and I can't do the books inventory until the stamp sets are out of the large bookcase. I am trying to be smart and take breaks and not sit too long at a time.

Not planning on doing anything for the NYE... hope to be in bed and asleep long before midnight. I fixed enchiladas for dinner last night and have enough sauce, etc to have it again tonight. I might indulge and have some apple crisp and a scoop of ice cream for dessert!

 

[Cherylndesigns]

@Cherylndesigns I'm so sorry that you are so sad. How old is Asher? And I am doing the riskiest thing that I have done since the pandemic started. I am going to the Citrus Bowl with thousands of people crammed in together and yelling and screaming. I have been very cautious for 2 years because my pre-existing conditions aren't really a good match for this stuff. But I have all 3 vaccinations and I will be the weirdo wearing the mask at the game...so my fingers are crossed that this isn't a really stupid idea.

He's almost 11. It's doubly hard for me because they lived with us from the time he was about 2 until they moved into their own place about 6 months before we left. So, I feel like I had a big hand in raising him. We're super close - he slept in the same bed with me the whole time he was here.

Good luck with the Citrus Bowl. You'll be fine - I'm sure everybody will be triple-masked. I don't "live in fear" but I won't get on a plane right now - too much craziness. I don't like to fly under the best of times.

 

[tanteva]

The ugly cake sounds like such a fun tradition- is there a traditional or meaning why it needs to be ugly?

No reason at all ... I guess it's my way to hide the fact that I'm actually celebrating something. LOL This is not a Swedish tradition, it's our own family tradition. We wanted to make something special for New Year's when John was a kid, and I decided on a cake. Then the first one got ugly as *f*, and a tradition was born. LOL

Any roads - nice to have out Faery Queen back. I'm not made for running this thread, that's for sure. I'm not even 2% as nice as Chris. LOL

The stressful feeling has gone. I've been super lazy today. Made a layout of my theme word for 2022 (BLOSSOM), that I will post it tomorrow, cuz I made it for one of the January challenges. Then I've been watching TV and made dinner. It was so yummy! Now I need to go & whip the cream and made the cake.

Oh, and I did something sneaky today. I ordered yarn ... remember, my new years resolution is to buy NO yarn in 2022. Been debating with myself all week if I should make one last order or not ... and today ... well, it's the last chance, right? Ordered yarn for 610 Swedish Krona (about US$68). Even though I won't get it until January, I DID ordered it today ... still allowed. LOL Bought 4 colors of acrylic yarn (enough of each for a sweater, I think), and 8 colors (2 skeins each) of cotton thread, that I need for a FUN project I'm going to do in 2022. Got a pattern book from my friend, whose been living in China the last 3 years, and got back to Sweden just before Christmas. This is the book:

200 Design Flower Motif of Crochet by Couturier - Japanese Craft Book SP5 >#pomadour24 #HUGTY5046983085831 : Amazon.ca: Home

200 Design Flower Motif of Crochet by Couturier - Japanese Craft Book SP5 >#pomadour24 #HUGTY5046983085831 : Amazon.ca: Home

www.amazon.ca

It's 204 different squares to crochet ... I'm going to make one of each. Not sure what I will do with them, but maybe a blanket or something.

Well ... time to make a cake. TTYL

Goodbye 2021, won't miss you! LOL

 

[Cherylndesigns]

@tanteva I truly can't thank you enough for taking over here. Muah! I hope that you aren't feeling as stressed today as you were yesterday.

@LSlycord That had to be fun to watch football with your friend while enjoying the warm weather and no midwestern cold. Where did you end up going for your adventure?
I hear ya! I don't know if I could ever go back to not having dogs. Give some extra pets to yours from me today <3
I made scrambled eggs, Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, and bacon and bac'n (fake bacon) for dinner last night. It was so good to see Scott enjoy that, good comfort food.

@BrightEyes I will have to see your letter to Bill LO. I remember last year's and thinking how you were so much stronger and steadier than the year before. He must be so proud of you.
The rats are bigger than Evie and Imogene were when Cait first got them. These girls are 7 weeks and Evie and Im were 5 weeks. They were given to the rescue at 5 and her policy is to quarantine them for 2 weeks. You have a good eye for rats
If nothing else, the job offer is going to boost his self-worth a tad. He was already not feeling great about 2022, not having a "real" job, still living with his parents at 25... so I think this will help even if only in reminding him he has a purpose.

@bcgal00 I think that Remi asked Santa for snow for Xmas I hope that the hummingbirds are all ok too. this has to be really unusual weather for your area.
So glad to hear that Jen is feeling better.
The rats' names are so quirky, Caitlyn is very pleased that they are names of animals that they are not. ha! It feels nice to have a bit of whimsy in the house.

@tanteva I am knocking wood like a madwoman over here. I HATE that feeling of doom, unease. I have felt that a lot recently and it isn't surprising with everything that has happened in the world over the past 2 years. It is disquieting.
I don't think it is humanly possible to not forget at least one thing every time you shop. Glad that you were able to pick up what you needed at the local store. The ugly cake sounds like such a fun tradition- is there a traditional or meaning why it needs to be ugly? It reminds me of the other cake that you talked about a while ago, layers and layers of stuff. Maybe this is the same one? But no, that was a savory "cake" IIRC.
Lots and lots of calm vibes coming to you.
Haha! JK!! I got *none* of that here LOL!!! Sorry. Next time I have some calm vibes to spare, you got 'em. Might be a while however *wink*

@taxed4ever xoxoxo to you too. It must be so hard saying goodby to the family. I am happy that you had a great time with them but the quiet has to be sad.
Now *that* is a first! You bought the snowblower and then it actually snowed. LOL I hope that the roads are safe for him getting to work today.
I have some Cheery O end-of-the-month things to do as well. I am not looking fwd to going into my Gallery to post the LOs I made. I was looking for a photo yesterday and that is a gut punch.

@Susan - s3js I am not a fan of anything mint but Caitlyn is, I will have to share your coffee recipe with her. TFS!!

@tjscraps Yuck about having to shovel snow in the extreme cold. Good for getting all of the Christmas down. I was wracking my brain to think if we had any Scott and L ornaments and I don't *think* we do. I want to be mentally prepared if we do.
Rats can be litter box trained. Caitlyn has had some levels of success with the different ones but it is a lot of work and rat poop is really small and is easily scooped out. They will go in specific corners of the cage. She also uses EcoBedding- a crinkly paper- that she replaces every week. They are extremely clean animals. Her big cage- where Evie and Cordelia live ATM- is four floors so they have plenty of room to sleep, eat and poop. The babies are in a smaller cage so she will clean that more often than the big one. She doesn't want to put the babies in with the old girls. Cordelia is ancient and has back leg degeneration which means that she can't use them or her tail very well. Evie has lipomas that can't be removed and keep growing (It was removed once already but it came back and is too close to the spinal cord to be safely removed). They both get around amazingly well all considering but to put babies in with them would stress them and there is no need for that. Cordelia probably only has weeks left and there is no way to know when the lipomas will cause a decline in Evie's quality of life.

(Aren't you all sooooooooooooo glad that I have rats to talk about instead of my kooky family drama???!!!!! ROTFLMAO!!!)


@mom2triplets04 I am drooling all over my keyboard! Those recipes look delish!
I am very interested in trying the spinach and mozz bake.

@Cherylndesigns I adore Ava! She has to be a trip and a half to be around. Wish I could bring her here for a while, just to stir s*** up haha! You can tell her that too
Facetime has to be such a blessing for you all. The summer will be here (ohpleaseohpleaseohplease) before we know it!

Hugs to you all!

How fun to have the babies around. I always get such a kick out of hearing all about their little lives. LOL They DO look bigger than I remember the other ones looking. Did you guys have little outfits on them? Ava adores all of you, too. I wish I could, at least, send her Spirit. That girl is so amazing! She's applying for a job that's (in a nutshell) a child advocate position - and it's going to be good, but can be pretty brutal. She has to go through intense training, but she'll be working for the state with lots of great benefits. She'd be such a perfect fit! It's working with Natives, so she has to get all this extra certification because we're not. Roger is, but he's not blood. We did find out, yesterday, that the Native Hospital has free drive-through covid home tests and you don't have to be native. Nobody else around here has any home tests. That was good to know. Adrienne called just to make sure we could go there.

Kay @BrightEyes thanks for the good wishes about Asher. Yes, I think I've joined the "no sleep club". Ya'll are rubbing off on me. LOL I didn't know you were a SU rep! You must have tons of stuff and what a deal if you can sell some of it!

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning ladies... Wow so hard to believe that December is going to be behind us already! We got more snow dumped on us last night so I was up early with DH and took him to work. I need my CRV today to pick up my grocery order, which I will hopefully get done online right away. Then I will pick it up before I go to get him after work. Yesterday was spent txting with our son multiple times as his flights were delayed for a few hours here and there. They ended up sitting in Edmonton for a couple of extra hours where the temps were a lovely minus 37 degrees C. BRRRRRRR!!!!!! I don't miss those temps one little bit! They finally arrived back home in Ottawa at around 9:30 last night. What a long day for all of them. I think there will be some pretty sleepy people at their house today! Good thing they don't have to get back to work until the 10th and school opening has been delayed there also because of Covid #'s increasing. So today I hope to get the last two bathrooms cleaned, get my grocery order done and work on a layout. Oh did I tell you that my fabulous son installed a new hard drive on my old iMac and some extra memory too? It is working like a charm and my photoshop and Bridge are running better than they ever have!! He also got us a Chromecast because he hates that he can't stream his music to the big tv here lol. Now we just have to figure out how to use it properly LOL. I know my DH will never use it, but I will for sure to listen to spotify in the house. MIL and FIL are doing well and are hunkered down in there warm and cozy house, its too darn snowy and cold for them to go anywhere and I am pretty sure MIL has all her meds that she needs and is taking them properly now.

@faerywings - Chris it is nice to see your pretty face here again and I also agree that @tanteva did a terrific job of subbing for you! It took me a long time to get through all the conversations that I missed over the Holidays and I have to admit that I am still working on a few days worth of reading through the threads here! I hope that everyone is enjoying the new rat babies, its good to have that cute distraction!! Hope that your Gary helps you out with the tree, ours is coming down this weekend too. It will be sad to put it all away, but then I like having things back to normal at the same time LOL. It will be good to give the boot to 2021 thats for sure!!

@tanteva - Hope you are not so stressed today! Oh we cross posted so I see you are having a better day today. How did the grocery shopping go? I am doing mine today as well, but really don't need too many things as I still have lots of leftovers from when the kids were all here. Hoping to change our eating habits back to a more healthy way of eating and I will be getting my DH on Keto with me as he needs to lose a lot of weight, hopefully that will take away some of the pain in his knees. Had to laugh at your order for the yarn, that was sneaky, but you got it done before the the New Year!


@LSlycord - How nice to have your lazy day just sitting around the lanai and watching the swimmers. Pizza delivered for dinner was a great idea! What are you doing for your New Years Eve supper tonight? My Gary just phoned and told me to take out steaks for supper tonight Hooray!! Now I need to get some mushroom to go with that. Will stop on the way to pick him up from work to get those as I can't get my order today darn it all the time slots are filled. So I guess we will have to do shopping tomorrow for all the rest of the items that I need.

@BrightEyes - Oh darn I wish I lived close to you, I would buy up your stash of stamps!! I bet you have a great selection of them! I love the stamps and have so much fun making cards! We most likely will not make until midnight tonight either, but hope to face time with all the grands before they hit the sack tonight. I saw your beautiful letter to your Husband on facebook, so lovely, what a great idea to do this every year! ((hugs))!

@Cherylndesigns - Oh dear I hope that you are not becoming one of us, waking up at god awful early hours of the morning! The only reason I got up early this morning was take DH to work, because I thought I needed the CRV, turns out I did not as I can't get a spot for grocery pick up today at all. Darn I could have slept in LOL. I am right there with you missing the little ones so much, it will be a few days before this empty nest feeling leaves me again. How nice to have the sweet reminder though of the coat hanging in the closet!

Ok I best get busy with the day and hope to get back here to do some scrapping and catching up. Have a great NYE everyone!! Cheers!!

 

[mom2triplets04]

I am starting to feel overwhelmed so I will say my update and then try to do some personals. We are going to my sister-in-laws tonight if everyone is healthy. We are waiting till the afternoon to figure out if we will or not. My 2 teens work at target and 5 people that they know (workers) got covid. so far no one here (knock on wood) has a sore throat or fever. But the numbers in NJ are crazy even if you were vaccinated. We are having chinese food tonight. My son is working till 9 and Myla goes to sleep at 10. We will put her in her crate and then go to my sister-in-laws house for dessert and card games.

I set up a tracker for January for the challenges and also made a wishlist and wrote down all the kits that I purchased in December trying to stay focused and use what I have.

@faerywings so sorry you aren't feeling well. This covid thing is taking over NJ like crazy. Every time I turn around I hear another person has it. How are you feeling? Is it like a cold. I never hear anyone with a cold any more. The egg spinach thing I made last night was pretty good. I will certainly make it again.

@BrightEyes I too was a stampin up demonstator at one time In my life. I have a huge collection of rubber stamps and I keep buying more and more. I really need to limit that in 2022. I have so much that I had to actually set up a tracker on my phone. I use airtable to locate all my stamps. Selling them is a big chore. I even tried to unmount them at one time (wood ones) but that sure was a lot of work. Now, I just buy the cling ones.

@tanteva - what do you do with the yarn? Do you crochet or knit? I know how to do both but never stuck with either. I'm more of a quilter though. My oldest daughter loves to crochet. My grandma also did both. I know the feeling of not wanting to spend. I really need to limit my scrapbook spending in 2022 I am not working and buying leather notebooks can be expensive. I did buy some stickers and a Valentine kit for Februay already. Trying to make a wishlist for the digital shop now. Want to participate in the challenges but not sure what to buy yet since some are geared towards certain designers.

 

[BrightEyes]

@BrightEyes I too was a stampin up demonstator at one time In my life. I have a huge collection of rubber stamps and I keep buying more and more. I really need to limit that in 2022. I have so much that I had to actually set up a tracker on my phone. I use airtable to locate all my stamps. Selling them is a big chore. I even tried to unmount them at one time (wood ones) but that sure was a lot of work. Now, I just buy the cling ones.

LOL... how about that!! I was one from 1996 until 2005. Had to give it up when my back got bad and I had my last back surgery. All of my stamps are wood mounted (as that was the style at the time). I tried un-mounting a few sets and changing them to cling, but it was too big of a chore. My dear friend was a Close To Your Heart demonstrator but she also gave it up about the same time I did. She is going to buy my whole collection as she still makes lots of paper scrap albums for her family. She never got into digi-scrapping.

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning everyone. Hope you have a wonderful NYE tonight. We will have a quiet night at home, binging some shows/movies. I tweaked my back this morning so its definitely a quiet day for me with painkillers, no bending over, heating pad and laying on the floor with my gym mat. I'm more than happy to relax and watch shows today. Darrell went out for lunch with the guys so the house is quiet. I'm still getting used to having him home everyday. It is nice to have him here to do chores He shoveled all the snow out of the driveway and porch and off the vehicles which he was able to do during the day since he's home now. Much better than coming home in the dark to do it.

We are getting another dump of snow tomorrow so if my back feels ok, we'll get the dogs over to the river to play. I will be careful over the wkend and not do much in the house or go out walking much. If it gets any worse, D will have to bring me in to the Emergency Dept but hopefully it settles over the next day or two. Fingers crossed.

@taxed4ever Enjoy the updated ram. I got that too for my laptop and it is definitely running faster.

I'm getting off the computer for a bit, but wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year!

 

[tanteva]

@tanteva - what do you do with the yarn? Do you crochet or knit?

I do both. I'd say I knit more than crochet, but I think I've crocheted more in 2021, than I used to. I prefer knitting cuz it's easier to do while watching TV. When I crochet, I need to look more on the project, than if I knit.

 

[vickyday]

Good late-afternoon to you all! Just popping in before we leave to go to my dear friend's house to eat dinner and play games for the rest of the hours of 2021! It wasn't a fantastic year, but I have no need to complain! We have been blessed.....more than we deserve!

Good to see you back, @faerywings !

Happy and Blessed New Year wishes to all of you!