Daily Ooo's: Friday, February 23

[faerywings]

:bliss: Yay Friday!!
I am so -- not really happy- but relieved? that I am going away this weekend. I am going to miss Gary as always, but I am looking forward to a couple of days where I don't have to do anything other than taking care of Ray. And she is the easy one. I joked that I hope that she is ok being there by herself, but then said-- How would I know? That dog is the mellowest one I ever met. She will just hang out sleeping most of the day. We have one last stuffed toy that the dogs got for Christmas. She loves unstuffing them. I am packing that so she will be able to have it all her herself since the Two Maniacs usually take them from her, tug and then it is in pieces in no time.

I got some more work on taxes done so I am almost close to being finished with mine and Gary's. Then I will help the kids do theirs.

The kids and I had a good, but intense at times discussion of the prospect of having armed teachers in the schools. (Take a guess where I stand on that.)
Scott is much more gun "accepting" than I am and Cait would be for a total ban in a heartbeat. I don't think it would be possible to have a total ban in the US ever, but I think that there are a huge amount of things that can be done to reduce the number of them and attempt to keep them out of the wrong hands. As a former teacher, I am appalled that this would even be an idea presented as "possible." Cait said that she would change her career choices if that was what schools would be like. I imagine that the large majority of teachers feel the same. we are drawn to that profession as nuturers, as encouragers, as people who want to help educate and care the next generation. How could a teacher shoot a student? Even if that person was shooting at them? It isn't in my nature.
(and let's not even get into the money part of it... teachers have to buy their own supplies, pensions are underfunded, salaries are low-- and you want to fund guns??)

Nancy- I follow some Veterans' Organization on Twitter and it seems like most Vets are against this idea too. Your son is a Marine-- how does he feel about it? If you don't mind me prying, of course. I really try to keep my mind as open to all possibilities and opinions so I appreciate hearing from people who might have a different perspective than me.

But on a good note, Gary and Cait gave Ray a bath and she didn't freak out. Her fur is soft and fluffy again. upkiss:

Today I am going to catch up on laundry in the morning so I can pack. If I have time, I might try to tidy up a bit. Even though Gary, Scott, and Leah will be here this weekend, I have to clean when I go away. It is my OCD. I have to be able to feel like the house is tidy for when I get home.

Another funny note-- W now has this thing where she has to dump *everything* out of the toy bucket which is just a laundry basket. But I have noticed that I am now calling it a toy box. It must be that she is like a toddler who takes every darn thing out of their toy box and then refuses to put it all away. I don't know if I will even bother with that.

Sending all of you wonderful thoughts

 

[faerywings]

nancy- so happy that you had a great hockey day!
That is crazy that after all of that time spent getting the mobile tickets that the reader wasn't working. Maybe someday they will figure out how to make it work.
That is really awesome about getting to meet the A-Line. Hoping the Devils kicked the Wild's butts.
It looks it is going to rain in PA all weekend too, but my dad set up the fireplace for me and all I have to do is keep it going. (And to close the damper when we leave!)
ITA- a couple of warm days made me even more ready for Spring.

Trudy- oh no!!! Did the snow melt away? I really hope so.
Poor little Hunter. Is he allowed to eat vegetables yet? Canned pumpkin is another good "loosen upper."
Great news about Mason wanting to take the bus!! baby steps! *fingers crossed that the school/dr comes through with the drop off for him too*

Rae- 17* is waaaaay too cold. Poor Taz! Are you supposed to get any warmer soon?
OMG!!!!! That must have been terrifying sliding on the ice like that!! Years ago (pg with Scott) I was trying to get to work and slid off of the hit and hit a tree. The whole thing was in slow motion and I was helpless to do anything. I am really glad that you didn' get into the ditch. Your heart must have been pounding.

Jean- You must be having a great time watching the Olympics. yes, taxes stink. :/ And what is even worse is that some of the info is paperless. I love the idea of paperless but it I don't have the paper. then I don't know what I need. I got one from for Cait's tuition but not one for Scott. He was able to log into his school account and print it for me.

Felis- Now that our snow melted the other day and we have had rain since Wed night, I am in a mud patch too. There is no grass to soak up the rain. Sorry that you have to spend so much time cleaning.
I know, I *must* do yoga to loosen this shoulder joint. Someone hit me until I do it!

 

[nancyr]

good morning well my Devils lost again but still Taylor Hall continues to score. And the Devils made history by acquiring Michael Grabner from the NY Rangers. This is the first time ever these two teams have ever traded with each other. This is the first time the Devils in many years have traded to get help instead of trading to help the other team. The best is we just got a really offensive player and we did not give up any of our players. Patrik Elias dropped the first puck and Zach Parise from the Wild came as he used to be a Devil and team mate of Elias' but he was booed when he came forward LOL even after all the time he has left the team. The Devils are going all out for Elias and making money, they are selling pucks, pins, posters, and of course his jersey. I did get a pin and puck as he is my favorite. Now today Luther is at doggie day care so I can get some free time. It is cloudy and rainy and will be all day so. Yuck.

Chris have a great weekend. Taking one of the dogs seems like a good idea for you and for Gary and the gang left behind. Cleaning before you go just gives them places to mess up. LOL Glad your taxes are going so well. And Zach feels that guns for hunting are fine but must be locked up and ammo is not near the guns. Too many accidents happen. I read an article by the radiologist from the Parkland shooting and he says the high velocity ammo does so much more damage that to hear gun advocates say there is not much difference he says there is and I believe the scientists.

Trudy glad you got your swim in and grocery shopping. I am always amazed at howI will do with out or make do with what is on hand before going to the grocery store. Silly on me. That is good new about Mason and bus rides. When my youngest was in 1st grade he had this nice girl he helped figure out how to buy her lunch. Kids that young are so cute. OMgosh Trudy the German hockey team just defeated the Canadians. I so wish the NHL players had been there. This hockey is just not the same though it sure does give the other countries a real shot medals. Hope your snow melts fast!

Rae wow that is so scary. So glad that you were slowing and that the other driver was paying attention. I would agree no long trips for awhile.

Jean I loved the cross country skiing win. Those women were awesome. The call was amazing. I could listen again and again. I love cross country skiing and did it all the time in Wisconsin. The women winning gold in hockey was awesome and yes Shoot Outs always leave you wanting more.

Felis I too love the sound of rain especially in the summer when the windows are open. I don't like cold rain at all but warm summer rain is really nice.

Have a great day all!

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning ladies... I am late getting here this morning, but had a nice long facetime with Heather and Hunter this morning. They are going to the doctor later today as Hunter is still bunged up, poor little guy. Although he does not seem to be in much discomfort, he is such a happy little guy! But almost a week without having a poop is a long time!! :becky: Ok enough talk about poop LOL! Today not much going on for me, perhaps some :washing: and a bit of housework, but other than that I plan to scrap a page or two for my sister, or myself, we will see.

Chris - You must be so looking forward to getting away for the weekend! I hope that the rain holds off for you and that you keep nice and warm near the fire with a good book! I am with you on the gun control issue and think that there is no way teachers should have firearms at school. I don't know why anyone should have a gun PERIOD!! But I know that is a very unrealistic statement. Oh and yes Hunter is eating veggies and fruit and he really loved the prune juice that he got yesterday! Hope you have a wonderful time on your weekend get away!

Nancy - How great that your Devils made history by acquiring a player from NY! Sorry that they did not win their game last night though. Nice that you got a pin and puck and that you had so much fun seeing your fav player! Enjoy your day while Luther is playing and getting all worn out at doggie day care! Sounds like your weather is like ours today, except we are expecting some more snow later on today YUCK!

Felis - I really enjoy the sound of the rain too! I get to hear a lot of it LOL, but lying all cozy in bed and hearing it raining outside sounds so restful and theraputic! I will pass on the info for Hunter to try for his constipation issues. Hopefully something works for him soon! Poor little guy!

Rae - Wow that is scary about your drive to pick up Taz!! That happened to me a few times when we lived in Regina and I would try to get to work after a night of freezing rain and the roads would be like skating rinks. So frightening! I was lucky and did not have to shovel the driveway as the sun was shining before I left to the pool and it melted the snow that had been there earlier. I don't think we got as much as you did, looks like it will try to snow again today though. Hope your day is going smoothly today!

Jean - I bet you are still enjoying the Olympics, looks like Germany beat out our Canadian Men in hockey. So different without the NHL players, but perhaps more fair? Hope your grocery shopping went well!

I am off to the shower finally, this took me forever to get posted as I keep stopping to watch "The Property Brothers" on tv. I love all the renos that they do! So I will say good-bye and hope that you all have a wonderful Friday! :wave:

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning, ladies. The snow is falling heavily now. Hopefully I can get out in 2 hrs to take Taz over to the vet to get his butt flushed. Luckily it is only a 5 minute drive away on the back roads so I might be able to make it. If not, I'll call and reschedule for Monday. I'm comfy in my sweats and hoodie today, I feel so warm and snuggly and am enjoying looking out at the snow falling. Later, after the vet visit, I'll bundle up and take Taz over to the river trail across the street, so he can play in the snow.

I finished the 4th book in the Red Rising series this morning. It was as good as the others were. I popped into VV yesterday afternoon and grabbed a few things (pajama set, a few sweaters) but specifically went looking for a cast iron pan. I found two (small and medium size). The medium is perfect for cooking 2 pieces of meat. I'm going to scrub them later with salt and a potato (saw that on youtube) and then will get them into the oven to season them this afternoon. I want to start cooking steak in them rather than grilling and see if I like that better. I think I will, especially with a coconut oil/ghee spooned overtop during the last few minutes of cooking.

Chris - how sweet to have a toy to bring for Ray to destroy by herself LOL. Taz is getting a bit better (not so frantic about destroying but still does it occasionally). He is just like W though about the toy box. He will grab each today out of the box and fling them onto the floor, them when they are all out he will make his choice on what to play with, leaving all the others littered around the box. I was listening to a dog trainer yesterday on the radio and she suggested only keeping 4-5 toys in the box at a time (putting the rest away in a closet or something) and then every week switch them out for 4-5 of the stored ones. That way the dog thinks they are like new toys and is more excited about playing with them. I'm going to try it. Taz has his toybox overflowing with stuffies and bones but he doesn't really play with most of them, for months at a time, then suddenly he will become interested again. So it'll be interesting to see how this works with him.

Nancy - how nice to get a pin and puck. Enjoy your quiet day. Maybe scrapping? Whatever you do, enjoy it.

I'm getting to work now and maybe I'll pop over to the vet a bit early. The snow is really coming down and I wonder if I will be able to get out of the driveway in another few hours.

So I'm getting to work now so hopefully my afternoon will be free and I can get out with Taz, maybe do some scrapping and watch some more youtube vids. Have a great day everyone.

 

[bcgal00]

Trudy - looks like we cross-posted this morning.

Hope little Hunter gets de-bunged (ha ha...is that a word?) soon. Our snow started around 8:30 this morning and we've got a few inches already on top of what we already had. Other than trying to get out of the driveway to the vet in a bit, I think I'll be home for the day.

Enjoy your scrapping later and hopefully I will get some done too. BTW, we like Property Brothers too.

 

[scrap-genie]

It's warm(ish) but gray today but I'm happy because this afternoon we're going to go out to watch the Indians' first spring training game (out as we don't have cable/whatever). If you see the cartoon "Non Sequiter" it is exactly my sentiments: "The Eternal Answer for Spiritual Well-Being" then "Spring Training Has Started. Life Is Good Again."

Felis, sorry I missed you my last night. I meant to check Quilliam but forgot. Bummer if his wheel wasn't working as that seems to be what he does. I like your description of being lulled by the sound of rain. Too bad it requires all that cleaning, but so it is. I know you'll be busy with work this weekend, but hope it goes well.

Chris, enjoy the weekend! That will be so good.

Nancy, you'll be laughing at my baseball thing, but I think understand. Not much more Olympics to go so you can concentrate more on all that hockey.

Trudy, Hunter sounds amazing to still be so happy while "under the weather?" Hope you don't really get much snow today and have a good but quiet one.

Rae, be safe while out driving and have fun walking with Taz.

Wishing us all a great weekend!

 

[felis]

Thank you for all sympathy comments, girls! Yep, that's happen in a muddy days, but I ready don't mind! I'm afraid that I'm not did anything interesting at Friday, except housework.

Jean, have fun watch the Indians! And I really hope to have better weather! Spring Training are held indoors, I guess?! Oh, yes, how nice you are remembered, yes this will be very busy weekend for me. So I'll have to leave my weekly page for the next week, probably. I'll give my best but I'm not ready with 3 of the monthly challenges, so they are priority. I decided to make page for Quilliam for one of them . Right now his cam doesn't work for me, but I can't wait to see do the wheel is fixed, he looked very upset from that.

Rae, hope the vet gone well! I'm not sure did I translate correct this to myself, but hope Taz is feeling well! I bet that the play in the snow will be so fun! We do exactly the same. I give only 2-3 toys to Tiny and keep others hide, or they all will finished in our beds, when she just put them at night.

Trudy, oh, dear Hunter, so bad that have to visit doctor! He isn't shy like Mason, or?! Hope to not be scared from this visit!

Nancy, I collected many fan stuff when Harry Potter mania was actual, so I can understand your happiness to get these pin and puck. Did you have big collection from Devils souvenirs? At my opinion teacup are best, because you can use them longest and still brings me smile!

Chris, have a lot of fun for four of you girls (I count Ray too). We are same with the baths with Biggie. I have to tie him on a leash or will run around with half wet dog . Tiny jump immediately at the wash bowls, she is so smart, blessing, because we did this after every walk. At most of the time big dogs can go only with washing nose, paws and legs, but the smaller always dirty their belly too. How good that Gary and Cait can control Ray till the bath, it's so relieved this to be done from two person. This is how we bathe the cats, but Biggie trust only me.

Oh, I was talking too much! Better to go now! Great weekend to all!