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Daily Ooo's: Friday, January 22: Blizzard Edition

faerywings

faerywings

The Loopy-O
CHEERY O
Not for me, but for DC, Philly, South Jersey areas. Lots of storm surging on the NJ coast too. :(
To all of you that love in those areas, stay warm and safe. Please send good thoughts to my SIL. She has been in Memphis since Monday on a business trip. She is supposed to be flying back to NJ tonight but I am not sure if she is going to be able to get out of TN. My brother will be ok, but I worry about my godson; at 4 yo, he misses his Mommy a lot and has been counting sleeps.

On a silly note, years ago, my kids had an inflatable snow fort, with flags and swords etc to defend your position. Like that kids' game, King of the Mountain. Is that what it was called? I brought that down out of the attic to send home with my mom for Christopher and all of my kids, led by the oldest "kid" (gary) voted me down, they want to keep it! *eye roll* Wacky!!!

I had a nice time with my mom, got some photo boxes, a waterproof mat for the seat in Cait's car for when we go to the muddy dog park from % Below, and a new squeaky dog toy. Home Goods carries this brand (Invincibles, IIRC) of squeaky toys that really last. So for $5 Jaida got a new toy to run around and squeak. She adores squeaky toys and she cracks me up.

Today I really need to buckle down and clean at least some of my house. The kitchen floor needs a mopping and the toilets need some scrubbing. Woo hoo!!! Ran out of time yesterday to finish my IV, so I will do that today which kills my afternoon/evening.

:cof1: for everyone!
 
Trudy- Hope that you were able to get back to sleep yesterday. You must be sooo excited for the weekend! *fingers crossed for good weather for you!*


Kat- I hope that you are all stocked up with everything you need to be safe and warm. I saw on one of the weather reports that parts of VA might not be accessible, and I hope that you are not in that area. Check in with us if you can.
That sucks about your drive home!!!! When Gary was working, it would typically take him an hour to get home, give or take depending on traffic. If it snowed, it would be be a nightmare for him and for me, who would worry non-stop. One time he got stuck on the highway, they had closed it and it is the only way to get up to where we live. I was so freaked out b/c his sugar started to drop, he had no food and the cars weren't moving at all.
As much as I wish he were able to work, I don't miss that part of it.
Whew about being able to work from home! That is such a relief, as well as your lines being underground. Seeing that my township is literally in the woods, some sections will have a tree come down and be w/o power, for certain. Just hoping it is not ours.

Rae- I will have to check out those b-fast casseroles for Caitlyn. She grabs b-fast biscuits most morning to eat in the car, but I would to see her get a bit more variety.
Fingers and toes all still crossed for for a new job, and finding one quickly.
Hope that the weather works out for your puppy hike!

Sandra- oh no! So sorry to hear that Piper didn't make Honors band. :(
Just a thought, is there different flute that she could play? For ex. I was asked to be in the Concert Band when I was in HS. I played clarinet and they had enough of those, but I would play Bass Clarinet. They provided that monster of an instrument (swear to god, it had to be as big as me) and I would practice at home on my regular clarinet for the fingering and would play the bass cl. at practices and concerts.
If the school has an alto flute, maybe that could be an option for her?
She might try again next year, as time seems to ease the hurt.
My niece, the cheerleader, she didn't make varsity in her Soph year and was devastated as well. She said the same thing but stuck with it.

Nancy- you know it, pizza and bagels outside of the NY/ NJ area- just not the same ;)
Luther sounds like he has such a personality, I love hearing about him. Make sure that you take pics of him in the snow!

::grouphug
 
good morning - seems like my area of NJ is to get between 6-12 inches. I love snow and as it is a weekend I am happy to have it. I just don't want the wind and downed power lines. Been through that and it is not fun! My son is home today as there is a water main break in the town he works and they had to shut down his building so he is working from home. Good for me as I have a haircut appt. My hair needs cutting and color! Last night my Devils scored 5 goals in the first period and won 6-3. They looked so good, it was so fun to watch. This is the most goals they have scored all season. They have now won 3 in a row.

Chris I saw that the farther north the less snow so hoping you do not get very much. I will take lots of photos of Luther in the snow. Glad you had such a nice visit with your mom. Hope your SIL gets home safely tonight! Little kids just don't understand weather delays they only want their moms!

Kat wow what a horror story for a commute home. Hope you are working from home today! Stay warm and safe!

Rae good luck in find the new job. Sounds like you have a plan which I think is the hardest part! Hope you get your sunshine and the rain stops!

Trudy have a great get away weekend. Like the idea of lunches out and dinners in. Have a great time!

Have a great day all!
 
Woo hoo! Working today. Why am I so excited for that? I'm HOME, IN MY PJs - and don't plan on getting out of them ALL.DAY! :) Got a big fuzzy robe on, slippers, and Haddie's curled up at my feet, snoring (I moved her dog bed next to me while I work) -- happy puppy. We're all hunkered down with the snow expected to begin shortly after lunch. The skies are the snow-grey, a forecast of the impending doom - well, "doom," if you listen to some people! LOL Not to worry, I've told the boys since we're all be inside tomorrow, that will be a good time for ALL of us to do a house cleanup, top to bottom. (Yeah, I'm "that" Mom/wife LOL).

Sorry to hear that Piper didn't make the band, Sandra. Hopefully she wont' let that burn her for good and she continue to try out as other opportunities come up.

Chris, what squeaky toys to you get for the dogs? I need to find one that's indestructible for Haddie. She has a love/hate relationship with toys like that - her eyes pretty much bug out of her head - like puppy crack! And then it's a total seek and destroy mission!! She just HAS to get the noisemaker out - and I have to watch her like a hawk and dive in when she gets it out of the toy.
 
good morning... no school here again today (3 days without pay - ugh)... and the snow is coming down... we're expecting up to 16 inches today... it's just me and Will though as the other 2 kiddos are at their dad's... Will's supposed to go tonight, but not sure if the ex will be able to pick him up...

Am starting my day off with some pumpkin spice oatmeal and enjoying the quiet... scrappped a layout of Piper and still need to get my challenge layout in the gallery... will head off to do that as soon as I finish my post...

Chris - I don't know if there's another flute she can play... I'm gonna let her mull it over and not push... might be something I can suggest for her next week after she's had a little time to get over not being chosen...

Kat - I hope she doesn't let it burn her too... I'll just have to keep encouraging her!

If you're getting snow, stay in and stay warm... if you go out, please be careful! Have a great day everyone!
 
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Morning ladies, all packed and just about ready to head out, but wanted to say good-bye to you all until Monday morning. Looks like we are going to have at least one sunny day while on the beach! Sorry that I have not been here much over the past couple of days, but you know how much I love my O family and I know you understand. Oh BTW DS txt me yesterday to say that their transfer back to the Island is 100% confirmed and the house will be on the market in April. Hooray, one more trip to Alberta and then I will be so much closer to the kids and grandkids. Now if we could just get DD and Mason and Jonah out here too life would be perfect!! I know it will only be for a a few years and then they will have to move again, but I will enjoy each moment!! Ok gotta get the car packed and get on the road, its at least a 3 hour drive to get there. Have a fabulous weekend everyone, I know I will!! :becky: :wave: P.S. To all of you that are experiencing snowmagedon please stay home and stay safe!! I hear that they want everyone off the highway by 3pm and after that you are on your own for 72 hrs?? Yikes!!
 
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faerywings said:
Taking a quick break from cleaning the house- nothing like a strom that wants me to be clean before it happens. LOL

Kat- this one last over 3 months- Outward Hound Kyjen 2765 Invincibles Plush Halloween Cat Stuffingless Dog Toys Squeaker Toy 1 Squeaker, Small...

This is the one I got yesterday
Outward Hound Kyjen 32074 Invincibles Plush Frog Stuffingless Durable Dog Toy with 4-Squeakers, Small, Green...
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Those look great - love the kitty one. For that price, I will be worth getting one, just to see. You know those sausage dog ones from places like PetSmart? Yeah, she destroys those in about five minutes. Best five minutes of Haddie's life! LOL
 
Good morning, ladies. I was here about 1.5 hrs ago but then after reading Chris' post, I looked online at the toys and ordered a couple for Taz (including a few kitchen things for me). I'm looking forward to a night of relaxing later with a bit of scrapping and watching TV. It's another rainy day here so it's not looking good for the morning hike tomorrow with our other friends and their dogs.

Chris - thx for the link to the toys. Taz is just brutal on his and destroys them within minutes.

Trudy - have a wonderful trip. Take pics.

Kat - enjoy your day working at home.

Sandra - pumpkin spiced oatmeal...yum...I like that too. I buy the one from Trader Joes. I also buy the pumpkin spice sugarfree flavoring so I can add it to my regular steel cut oats.

Gotta go, have lots of work today but it'll be an enjoyable night and looking forward to the weekend. Have a lovely day, everyone.
 
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