Daily Ooos: Monday, May 22

[faerywings]

#coffee1#coffee-3#coffee-4
It's Monday and if you are like me, an extra cup of coffee is a gooood thing!
Did you all have a nice weekend? Hope that you got some time to relax since I know many of you were busy with your families and house/yard work.

I was happy yesterday. Very busy, I was in the kitchen just about the entire day. But happy and more relaxed than I had been all last week, "bout time, right? I didn't need to head out to the store, I pulled stuff out of my freezer and cooked that. I made pulled pork and vegan "ribs."
Can any of my Southern friends share a good, sweet/spicy/sticky sauce recipe? I had no bottled BBQ sauce so I found a recipe for Texas-style BBQ and made that. I wasn't crazy about the recipe I used. Too vinegary. But it worked out fine, everyone was here and happy, and in the grand scheme, that is all that matters.

It's finally going to be back in the 70s today. It was too darn cold this past week. My goals for today are to get as much done as I can inside this morning and then work outside this afternoon. I have to make some calls to run down info with my Dr (man- I hate his office, they mess up Rxs like no other). Then I need to call the septic company to get them to file paperwork with the town that they didn't send last year. If everyone could just do their jobs it would make life so much better for everyone. Sure everyone slips up on occasion- but my Dr. office botches Rxs literally 9 times out of 10. (OK, OK-- literally might be 8 out of 10 )
I cleaned my kitchen as I cooked/baked but it still needs some more work. That should be most of the inside cleaning part. Ugh, I forgot about
That too.

MeMeMonday
I should do some yoga, I didn't have time to do it over the weekend and maybe that will help get some of the stiffness in my knees/ankles loosened up. I'm still feeling a little bit of joint pain but it is 100% better than it was last week. Whew!

Don't forget to put self-care on your to-do lists either, my friends!

 

[faerywings]

@Nonni F Warning please when you post pics like that
I am glad that your problem was taken care of and the pics are very cool. And yeah, I know, nature/circle of life and all that, as much as I prefer to not think about it. Last week, Gary asked me what we should do about the baby bunnies that froze. Should he bury them? I couldn't stand the thought of just dumping them, but it also made no sense to bury them either. He put them out in the woods and covered them with some leaves. That way, they can keep that circle of life going.
That said, that bottom photo is the best, talk about having a strut!

@taxed4ever You can disappear Sat/Sun and we won't worry unless you are MIA on Monday too LOL!
It is always something breaking down, isn't it? Sounds like the new vac will last for a very long time. Hope you aren't sore after spreading mulch most of yesterday. I saw the LO of your kayaks on FB-- love it!!! I am behind on commenting here also. (Adding that to my to-do list....)

@bcgal00 Compared to the rain you had on the coast, sprinkles probably don't feel like rain at all
I hope that the new earbuds work well.
I didn't see White Lotus, but I just googled it. YES!! That's exactly what I was imagining. Not necessarily pink but the vibe is spot on.


@Cherylndesigns Your pics of Braden with just wonderful to see on FB- he is one handsome guy and you have every reason to be over the moon proud of him and his accomplishments. How fantastic that you all were able to be at the ceremony. A lot of times when they get moved inside, there aren't enough tickets.
I used to make those meatballs and they sound awful on paper but taste amazing.
Congrats to Steph on the 5 lbs *and* the hemoglobin. I bet that is helping her energy levels a lot. Does she take iron supplements? I am always after Cait to do something, she tests anemic all of the time.

I love the Merlin app, I wish I could see what I hear too.
hehe, you sound like me-- I try to not make a mess. But-- the harder I try to keep it neat, the bigger the mess seems to be.

@vickyday. Last word always. It can be tough to be around that for long periods of time. Gary has to have the last word and so does Jaida. We laugh so hard when he tells her to do something, they go back and forth, and she always always always gets the last "woof" in.
Hope that Mark is feeling better today.

Thank you all for the Happy Birthday wished for Scott!!
Today is my BFF/his godmother's b-day. After today, I'm done with the May birthdays, only two anniversaries - my brother's and mine- and that's it for May and on to June!

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Good moring all.

I can't believe I'm the first one after you, Chris @faerywings . I just uploaded a LO I finished last night - it's for Erin Wright - I just love her bright colorful kits. I think I'm going to try to get another page done, using another kit. I took yesterday as a recovery day - kind of. I was so tired from the crazy weekend and all of my planting and it was quiet around the ranch, so I chilled. Then I went out and attempted to clean up my mess. WHY am I so messy????? When Adrienne got home from taking Roger to Tulsa to the airport, she came down (Oh, back up, I didn't have a completely chill day - We had Marley and Lila LOL). Anyway, she came down and stayed for quite awhile. Then, bless her heart, she went and got the side-by-side and we put all of my empty bags and plastic pots and a couple of other trash bags in that and whizzed them down to the dumpster. Then I got the porch swept off really well, but I need to hose it down today. It looks pretty good right now. Anyhoo, I got the tomatoes planted and my beans - I got Kentucky Bush Beans this year instead of pole beans. I had to relocate a few things, but I think I'm done for awhile.

We are SO proud of Braden - in the pictures with me, he had on his new U of Arkansas swim trunks and his new baseball cap and a flannel shirt. He's such a nut. He was acting so silly by the time we took those, but they're fun pictures.

Yes, Steph gets iron infusions - they work best for her. I'm sure you worry about Cait's hem globin, too. She does seem to have more energy - she's taking all of her stuff off her walls and getting ready to pack up her stuff to move out here. Her ex and his new wife are putting their house on the market today. It's happening! She'll probably come ahead of them - she has several job possibilities and they're all remote jobs. She's really been getting active on LinkN - Adrienne told her to do that and she knows a lot of recruiters (being an HR director has it's perks) but she can't hire family. (They can't work directly for her.) She knows the HR director in Missouri though and she's already put Steph in touh with him. Something will work out - I just have to believe that.

I'm going to cut out of here - your pulled pork sounds good and I don't have any secret recipes but you know how good those meatballs are. They're the best! We have some special sauce here for Roger - it's like BBQ sauce but very thick and sweet. I'll go look at the brand in a minute and let you know what it is. You might want to try it. We keep it here for him whenever they eat here - he likes to dip meat in it

Waving to all and XOXO

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning ladies. I'm hopping in the shower and then heading to the dog park for a bit. Remi needs to get out. I have groceries to get and then home for the day. More editing and chores to do.

@faerywings Glad your dinner went well. We'll be around 70 today too. It'll be nice after the 90+ temps we've had since we came home from holidays. Yes, that is the image I was thinking of too and yes, pink it needs to be b/c that is my fave color (along with purple).

Gotta get out of here, not much time for chatting this morning. HAGD everyone.

 

[Nonni F]

@faerywings my bad on the photo. Please forgive me. Trust me when I say...there was some seriously horror flick ones... I did NOT share. ...and as much as the word alone "rat" gives me willies... he was actually rather cute and I did cry. I am human, slightly... don't tell anyone though. It'll ruin my bad ass reputation.

 

[vickyday]

@Nonni F Warning please when you post pics like that
I am glad that your problem was taken care of and the pics are very cool. And yeah, I know, nature/circle of life and all that, as much as I prefer to not think about it. Last week, Gary asked me what we should do about the baby bunnies that froze. Should he bury them? I couldn't stand the thought of just dumping them, but it also made no sense to bury them either. He put them out in the woods and covered them with some leaves. That way, they can keep that circle of life going.
That said, that bottom photo is the best, talk about having a strut!

@taxed4ever You can disappear Sat/Sun and we won't worry unless you are MIA on Monday too LOL!
It is always something breaking down, isn't it? Sounds like the new vac will last for a very long time. Hope you aren't sore after spreading mulch most of yesterday. I saw the LO of your kayaks on FB-- love it!!! I am behind on commenting here also. (Adding that to my to-do list....)

@bcgal00 Compared to the rain you had on the coast, sprinkles probably don't feel like rain at all
I hope that the new earbuds work well.
I didn't see White Lotus, but I just googled it. YES!! That's exactly what I was imagining. Not necessarily pink but the vibe is spot on.
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@Cherylndesigns Your pics of Braden with just wonderful to see on FB- he is one handsome guy and you have every reason to be over the moon proud of him and his accomplishments. How fantastic that you all were able to be at the ceremony. A lot of times when they get moved inside, there aren't enough tickets.
I used to make those meatballs and they sound awful on paper but taste amazing.
Congrats to Steph on the 5 lbs *and* the hemoglobin. I bet that is helping her energy levels a lot. Does she take iron supplements? I am always after Cait to do something, she tests anemic all of the time.

I love the Merlin app, I wish I could see what I hear too.
hehe, you sound like me-- I try to not make a mess. But-- the harder I try to keep it neat, the bigger the mess seems to be.

@vickyday. Last word always. It can be tough to be around that for long periods of time. Gary has to have the last word and so does Jaida. We laugh so hard when he tells her to do something, they go back and forth, and she always always always gets the last "woof" in.
Hope that Mark is feeling better today.

Thank you all for the Happy Birthday wished for Scott!!
Today is my BFF/his godmother's b-day. After today, I'm done with the May birthdays, only two anniversaries - my brother's and mine- and that's it for May and on to June!

Thanks, yes, Mark was better on Monday!

 

[vickyday]

1:00 a.m. Tuesday
I got myself into a project of cleaning and rearranging the living room on Monday. I totally flipped the room....a couple of times before I settled on the design. Some of it had to wait until Mark could help me which he did after he got his work done down in the woods.
So I just got the mopping of the floor done a few minutes ago. I've got my feet up to relax a few minutes before I go to bed!
I have got a mess in the dining room and kitchen that I will have to do something with when I get up!
TTYL