Daily Ooos: Friday, May 5

[faerywings]

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

These doggos know how to celebrate!


Me-- I am just happy that I made it through another week and that the weather is finally going to get better tomorrow.
Finally!
I have my seed packets ready to go, and some seedlings to harden off. At some point, I am going to dig up some b-day cash I have tucked aside to buy some tomato plants and basil. Maybe I'll stop by tomorrow, I pass by the garden center on my way home from the FP. That sounds like a really good idea, doesn't it?
Hmmm-- I also pass by it today... I am getting my hair cut and colored (Thank allllll the gods, the last time I had it done was in October. It's quite a mess.) Although if I am spending money on my hair today, my guilt level about buying things for myself will be off the charts. I'll need recovery time before I allow myself to spend any more.

I had another *wild* dream last night. Caitlyn and Tom put an offer on a house and I was so excited for them. Then they dropped the bomb, it was in Missouri. *big sigh of relief* They are not moving to Missouri. Their radius is an hour from here. I might not be very good at geography but even I know that Missouri is much, much farther than that. haha!!

Other than getting my hair cut, I don't have too much going on. That will take a couple of hours and unfortunately, it will burn through all of my social energy. I am not good at small talk anymore. I used to be able to talk to anyone about anything (surprised at that?? HA!!) but in the last few years, it has gotten harder for me to talk to people outside of my core group.
Speaking of which, I finally scrapped pictures from the Murder Mystery Party with the fam.

We got two of them for Christmas so maybe will do that over the summer. Yesterday, Scott and I were talking about our Theme Nights during lockdown and LMBO. We really had so much fun, I love getting people together to be silly.

Finish it Friday:
I don't have too much to finish, per se. However, I have lots of things I need to start. Lots of things.
Clean my desk is one of them. And I definitely need to work on boxing up clothes and household items to donate, they are currently spread along the wall in my BR.

 

[faerywings]

@vickyday If you make the cookie pie recipe, my advice-- make it a day ahead, it was even better last night.
Legos used to frustrate the heck out of me. They still do, it's not the way my brain works nor my hands/fingers. But I have fun with the family even when they make fun of me. Which they do. Often.
Did you go to B&BW? Caitlyn *loves* those coupons. She spent $3 and came home with a bunch of things the other day. Did you make it to Kohl's or just worked on your Albums? Hope you and Mark had a nice lunch together ♥

@taxed4ever Fantastic news that you had a beautiful hike and did great!! I bet that was the best medicine you could need. It sounds wonderful to be in fresh air and to see so many wildflowers. Did you get a page done? I need to check the Gallery.
Thank you for the sunshine vibes, they should be here tomorrow.

@Cherylndesigns Where are the of the Susie Vines!? I want to seeeeeeee!
Highly recommend Ravine. I got a Madness Card where I couldn't use my arms for a Day and Caitlyn was using her arms for me which turned up into using our hands to "sing" after I got mine back. One small silly thing turns into full-blown chaos. That's basically the entire game. (Or maybe it's just us? . Well-- you too. Heh)
Glad that you tracked down the packages, sounds very complicated. Did you start the new book?

Vicky, I see that you spent the day getting ready to make the album. It's such a shame that everything is so expensive. I never get the free 8x8 coupons from Shutterfly anymore so I switched to Walgreens. I'm never 100% the way they come out. I have always heard that Persnickety is one of the best so I can understand why you want to get yours done there before the price goes up. Good luck!

Oooh, look at me, I am done before my 8 am deadline (which I always ignore).

 

[vickyday]

@vickyday If you make the cookie pie recipe, my advice-- make it a day ahead, it was even better last night.
Legos used to frustrate the heck out of me. They still do, it's not the way my brain works nor my hands/fingers. But I have fun with the family even when they make fun of me. Which they do. Often.
Did you go to B&BW? Caitlyn *loves* those coupons. She spent $3 and came home with a bunch of things the other day. Did you make it to Kohl's or just worked on your Albums? Hope you and Mark had a nice lunch together ♥

@taxed4ever Fantastic news that you had a beautiful hike and did great!! I bet that was the best medicine you could need. It sounds wonderful to be in fresh air and to see so many wildflowers. Did you get a page done? I need to check the Gallery.
Thank you for the sunshine vibes, they should be here tomorrow.

@Cherylndesigns Where are the of the Susie Vines!? I want to seeeeeeee!
Highly recommend Ravine. I got a Madness Card where I couldn't use my arms for a Day and Caitlyn was using her arms for me which turned up into using our hands to "sing" after I got mine back. One small silly thing turns into full-blown chaos. That's basically the entire game. (Or maybe it's just us? . Well-- you too. Heh)
Glad that you tracked down the packages, sounds very complicated. Did you start the new book?

Vicky, I see that you spent the day getting ready to make the album. It's such a shame that everything is so expensive. I never get the free 8x8 coupons from Shutterfly anymore so I switched to Walgreens. I'm never 100% the way they come out. I have always heard that Persnickety is one of the best so I can understand why you want to get yours done there before the price goes up. Good luck!

Oooh, look at me, I am done before my 8 am deadline (which I always ignore).

I worked on resizing scrapbook pages all day yesterday. Didn't go to B&BW or Kohl's. I need to go to B&BW soon as Mark told me they have filed for bankruptcy and are closing down! I really only get one fragrance from there.....Japanese Cherry Blossom.....but I love their aromatherapy body washes. I hate to hear another store is biting the dust in today's economy!
Mark and I did have a nice lunch. His hemorrhoids are doing better, too, so he went to the woods after work and then we went back down to the cabin last night and played cards until I got too cold. Then we watched TV. I'm glad he is feeling better somewhat anyway!

 

[vickyday]

@vickyday If you make the cookie pie recipe, my advice-- make it a day ahead, it was even better last night.
Legos used to frustrate the heck out of me. They still do, it's not the way my brain works nor my hands/fingers. But I have fun with the family even when they make fun of me. Which they do. Often.
Did you go to B&BW? Caitlyn *loves* those coupons. She spent $3 and came home with a bunch of things the other day. Did you make it to Kohl's or just worked on your Albums? Hope you and Mark had a nice lunch together ♥

@taxed4ever Fantastic news that you had a beautiful hike and did great!! I bet that was the best medicine you could need. It sounds wonderful to be in fresh air and to see so many wildflowers. Did you get a page done? I need to check the Gallery.
Thank you for the sunshine vibes, they should be here tomorrow.

@Cherylndesigns Where are the of the Susie Vines!? I want to seeeeeeee!
Highly recommend Ravine. I got a Madness Card where I couldn't use my arms for a Day and Caitlyn was using her arms for me which turned up into using our hands to "sing" after I got mine back. One small silly thing turns into full-blown chaos. That's basically the entire game. (Or maybe it's just us? . Well-- you too. Heh)
Glad that you tracked down the packages, sounds very complicated. Did you start the new book?

Vicky, I see that you spent the day getting ready to make the album. It's such a shame that everything is so expensive. I never get the free 8x8 coupons from Shutterfly anymore so I switched to Walgreens. I'm never 100% the way they come out. I have always heard that Persnickety is one of the best so I can understand why you want to get yours done there before the price goes up. Good luck!

Oooh, look at me, I am done before my 8 am deadline (which I always ignore).

I have gotten my pages done at Target, too. But they have stopped doing them and have turned that part over to EZPrint. I have been so satisfied with Persnickety that I will probably stick with them even though they have to raise their prices the first of June. I'll just wait for their half price sales in October, I think. I don't remember them doing a half price sale now, but it makes sense since it is NSD weekend.

 

[vickyday]

Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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These doggos know how to celebrate!


Me-- I am just happy that I made it through another week and that the weather is finally going to get better tomorrow.
Finally!
I have my seed packets ready to go, and some seedlings to harden off. At some point, I am going to dig up some b-day cash I have tucked aside to buy some tomato plants and basil. Maybe I'll stop by tomorrow, I pass by the garden center on my way home from the FP. That sounds like a really good idea, doesn't it?
Hmmm-- I also pass by it today... I am getting my hair cut and colored (Thank allllll the gods, the last time I had it done was in October. It's quite a mess.) Although if I am spending money on my hair today, my guilt level about buying things for myself will be off the charts. I'll need recovery time before I allow myself to spend any more.

I had another *wild* dream last night. Caitlyn and Tom put an offer on a house and I was so excited for them. Then they dropped the bomb, it was in Missouri. *big sigh of relief* They are not moving to Missouri. Their radius is an hour from here. I might not be very good at geography but even I know that Missouri is much, much farther than that. haha!!

Other than getting my hair cut, I don't have too much going on. That will take a couple of hours and unfortunately, it will burn through all of my social energy. I am not good at small talk anymore. I used to be able to talk to anyone about anything (surprised at that?? HA!!) but in the last few years, it has gotten harder for me to talk to people outside of my core group.
Speaking of which, I finally scrapped pictures from the Murder Mystery Party with the fam.

We got two of them for Christmas so maybe will do that over the summer. Yesterday, Scott and I were talking about our Theme Nights during lockdown and LMBO. We really had so much fun, I love getting people together to be silly.

Finish it Friday:
I don't have too much to finish, per se. However, I have lots of things I need to start. Lots of things.
Clean my desk is one of them. And I definitely need to work on boxing up clothes and household items to donate, they are currently spread along the wall in my BR.

So glad Cait and Tom are only going to be an hour away from you! Still close enough to get together for game nights! . Speaking of which.....your page is GREAT! Love it!
Hey! You are frugal, so you deserve to spend some money on yourself once every 6 months, girl!

 

[vickyday]

Happy Friday to all!
Lest I forget, my FiF is to try and get my pages organized and uploaded to Persnickety so I can place my 50% off order tomorrow! I love Persnickety's quality and they are really fast on their processing! Not sure how quick they will be since I'm sure with this being NSD weekend and 50% off, too, how their turn around will be! Doesn't matter to me! Some of the pages I'm printing are quite old.....like 2010!

Mark is in the woods today. YAY for him feeling well enough to be there!
I also need to get some groceries at some point.
Other than that, my coffee is in hand and I'm getting ready to eat my brunch.....2 muffin sized veggie fritattas.

Have a GREAT Friday!

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning everyone and

. It is a rainy day, but that's ok we really could use the moisture! That means I don't have to water any outdoor plants today. Yesterday I made a Guacamole layered dish to take to work for his pot luck lunch today. First layer, refried beans, second layer mashed avocado with lime juice and salt , next layer sour cream and mayo with taco seasoning and topped it off with cheddar cheese and chopped tomato. So yummy!! I bought Dorito chips for everyone else, but DH got Keto crackers, which he surprisingly prefers to have. I have had a long face time chat with Heather and the boys, they are home from school today. It's a Pro D day for the teachers. Seems like they get a lot of those and how nice that they all seem to land on a Friday, so everyone gets a long weekend LOL. The weather seems to finally be starting to improve for those out East, so hopefully the boys will be able to get outside and jump on the trampoline or something. Yesterday I worked on my painting, but did not get any scrapping done darn it. With DH not coming home for lunch today, perhaps I will have some time to do a page today. I hope to get my painting finished over the weekend and will post a photo of the finished project.

@faerywings - How nice that you are getting your hair done today!! It has been a long time and I bet it will feel so great to be pampered a bit!! Don't feel guilty about spending money on yourself, you deserve it!! I hope you stop by the garden centre too and get the plants that you want! I just love that page you did about your Murder Party!! They are so much fun! We haven't been to one in ages. It might be a great thing to play while everyone is out this summer? What do you think?? So glad that Caitlyn and Tom will not be moving to Missouri . Aren't dreams just crazy sometimes! I had one last night that Heather started an Etsy shop selling home made dog clothes, she doesn't have a clue how to sew, so that will never happen LOL.

@vickyday - I hope you get all your pages done, for your 50% photo book. I am not sure if Persnickety prints is in Canada or not, but I will have to check that out for sure! Glad to hear that your man is feeling a bit better and is out in his happy place today! Your brunch sounds yummy I love frittatas!! Enjoy!

Well its now getting close to 10am and I started posting this at 7:30 am, that is how long I was talking with the boys. So cute they showed me their best dance moves and I had to be the judge. Of course everyone got a 10 out of 10 LOL. I hope that you all have a lovely Friday.

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Good afternoon. Quick in and out because I have to do my workout and FIF: take pictures of my Black Eyes Susans for Chris. I'll be back.

 

[bcgal00]

I'm home. The trip was fantastic but I am so glad to be home, I am exhausted. It was a long day, up at 5 a.m. and then arriving home at 8:30 p.m. The transfer bus lost one of our suitcases. No one knew what to do about it. We had to check in our luggage and go thru customs which can take a long time and had just over an hour to get on the flight. I jogged the length of the destination areas where buses drop off to see if it got put on the wrong bus or if someone was mistakenly pulling our luggage as their own. Nope. Nothing. Jogged back to the luggage check only to see on Darrell's locator app that the luggage was now down at the end I had just jogged to and back from. So off I went again. There it was, so had to jog back to the check-in with it and then get thru customs so we could get to the boarding area. Whew. We made it with about 20 min to spare.

The dogs were so happy it melted my heart. They were stuck to me like glue all night and this morning. Finally they are all napping now, content and convinced that I am home and back to a normal routine. I'm heading out for groceries and dog park soon. Over the wkend I'll load photos and do laundry. Back to real life The yard should be done by the middle of next wk. They are doing a fantastic job, the retaining wall looks great and the brickwork they did is gorgeous. Next comes the fencing and new grass. The birds are happy to have their feeder set up at the other end of the yard.

I will pop in off and on over the wkend but I know its going to take a few days to settle in again. Hope everyone is well. BFN

 

[taxed4ever]

@bcgal00 Welcome back!!!! Hope that you get all settled into your routine, so cute that the dogs were so happy to see their Momma!!

 

[vickyday]

Morning everyone and

. It is a rainy day, but that's ok we really could use the moisture! That means I don't have to water any outdoor plants today. Yesterday I made a Guacamole layered dish to take to work for his pot luck lunch today. First layer, refried beans, second layer mashed avocado with lime juice and salt , next layer sour cream and mayo with taco seasoning and topped it off with cheddar cheese and chopped tomato. So yummy!! I bought Dorito chips for everyone else, but DH got Keto crackers, which he surprisingly prefers to have. I have had a long face time chat with Heather and the boys, they are home from school today. It's a Pro D day for the teachers. Seems like they get a lot of those and how nice that they all seem to land on a Friday, so everyone gets a long weekend LOL. The weather seems to finally be starting to improve for those out East, so hopefully the boys will be able to get outside and jump on the trampoline or something. Yesterday I worked on my painting, but did not get any scrapping done darn it. With DH not coming home for lunch today, perhaps I will have some time to do a page today. I hope to get my painting finished over the weekend and will post a photo of the finished project.

@faerywings - How nice that you are getting your hair done today!! It has been a long time and I bet it will feel so great to be pampered a bit!! Don't feel guilty about spending money on yourself, you deserve it!! I hope you stop by the garden centre too and get the plants that you want! I just love that page you did about your Murder Party!! They are so much fun! We haven't been to one in ages. It might be a great thing to play while everyone is out this summer? What do you think?? So glad that Caitlyn and Tom will not be moving to Missouri . Aren't dreams just crazy sometimes! I had one last night that Heather started an Etsy shop selling home made dog clothes, she doesn't have a clue how to sew, so that will never happen LOL.

@vickyday - I hope you get all your pages done, for your 50% photo book. I am not sure if Persnickety prints is in Canada or not, but I will have to check that out for sure! Glad to hear that your man is feeling a bit better and is out in his happy place today! Your brunch sounds yummy I love frittatas!! Enjoy!

Well its now getting close to 10am and I started posting this at 7:30 am, that is how long I was talking with the boys. So cute they showed me their best dance moves and I had to be the judge. Of course everyone got a 10 out of 10 LOL. I hope that you all have a lovely Friday.

YUP! I got them resized and sorted. Now to upload them to Persnickety!