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Daily Ooo's: Thursday, April 28

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The Loopy-O
CHEERY O
My good nights sleep the night before seemed to have be a one shot deal. I woke up so many times last night and at 4am, could not get back to sleep at all. The weather is back to cold and rainy again and I am feeling "off" again.:twitch:

Jaida got a clean bill of health yesterday but I have to bring her back in 3 weeks for a second round of vaccines. Some new zoonotic disease spread by raccoons in the area is causing kidney and liver failure in dogs so it is being recommended along with Distemper. She'll need a booster for that and then her Lyme booster too.Poor sweetie! She was sooooo freaking excited when I took out her leash and Ray was all excited and ran out the door after us. J was really upset that we weren't at the dog park-- funny how you can read her eyes, so on the way home, I grabbed Ray and then let them run for a few minutes at the park.

When I got home my dad called and I spoke with him, then my mom, then my brother about his onc. appt. I am not sure what exactly went down, b/c I seemed to get three very different perspectives depending on who I spoke to. it was also hard for me to be 100% objective having been in his shoes and knowing what I decided was best for me. He has time to think it through, make his lists of positives/negatives and go from there.

BFFATS texted that she and our other friend were going for a walk at the Botanical Gardens, would I like to join? It was beautiful out so I did, which put me in a cranky mood. Friend #2 is going to Mexico for a week on Sunday and was complaining about it. She and BFFATS who is going to Mexico for a week in June were comparing notes. i would kill to go on a vacation - anywhere, at this point, but my day was spent discussing cancer Tx options with my dad. I am finding it harder and harder to relate, and I feel myself going into my shell and I don't like it.
Any advice? I know This too, shall pass, except I feel like I have been waiting a *really* long time for it to pass. (If I sprinkle Miralax allover myself, will that help? LOL)

Cait is aggravated with school, she has a lot of work that needs to get done, and because of PAARC standardized testing, the periods run crazy and she can't get into the computer lab at all, b/c that is where a lot of testing is done. She wanted me to bring her in late, so she could work on stuff at home first, but I am getting about 3 letters a week from the school re: absences (I just throw them out now shhhh) so how can I even consider it? She isn't happy with me about that either.

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Lucky me, I get to go food shopping this mornign and no one has given me any ideas for dinners except Cait who wants Baked macaroni. One down, six to go. sheesh.

I better get another cup of coffee and get my mood a bit better before I head out into the world.

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kat- Happy belated administrative professionals day to you. How nice of you to spoil your staff a bit! I am sure that it is very much appreciated. This weather is bonkers. Absolutely bonkers. It is going to be August before I even bring my summer clothes out of the attic, then I will have to put them away next feb haha!!
The conference sounds fun and yes, it will be here before you know it.

Trudy- I saw one of the photos on FB, and it looked so peaceful. What a great thing to do. Did the weather turn out ok? The sun came out in the afternoon here and it was warm in the sun but freezing out of it. jacket on, jacket off. The same for you?

Rae- hope you got everything done that you needed to do yesterday. When we would go to my parents, we didn't have internet until about 3 years ago. In some ways it was hard, in others it was a nice break. Hope everything gets hooked up easily for you tomorrow.

Denise- that is really one of my favorite feeling too, seeing the little seedlings grow. Scott had his second day at work in the Garden Center and can't get over that he is getting paid to be around plants and I want to know when the family discount kicks in :)
He grows peppers every year, but not sure what ones he will try - last year he did jalapeno, habenero and long peppers. I started sage, onions, snap peas, and parley from seed, need to get more basil, and I hope that my thyme and oregano come back soon. The mint- well, that never goes away heh!!! I know we will do tomatoes and probably lettuce.
Your garden will be wonderful very soon too!
I am not a fan of mint, but I like lavender in a good pain massage oil.

Hope everyone has a great day! Stay warm!
 
Wow, sounds like a tough stretch for you and family, Chris :hug: Although not going through the same thing, myself, I see Stan (DS) struggling with some similar things with his friends. He had some issues a few years back, which took him out of school, away from his friends ... and they all moved on - college, jobs, etc. Yes, Stan has a job, too, but he doesn't really see his friends anymore, which is sad. I keep trying to encourage it, but he says he just really doesn't know what to talk about with them anymore :( Glad to see you're maintaining your sense of humor, though - and if you DO put Miralax all over yourself, I think that just HAS to have a photo!!
 
Having a "blah" day today. So much to do - professionally and personally - and just ... meh. Little motivation to really do much of anything. Just going through the motions.

Hopefully I'll just get through the day and then plug in the laptop to scrap while the Capital's kick butt in the next round of the hockey playoffs.

#RockTheRed
 
Morning ladies... I am a bit stiff today from our hike, but it was a lovely one!! We hiked for about 3hrs. The trail was was really not that difficult until we got to the lower part of the falls. Then there was a pretty good climb to reach the place where we stopped for lunch. We had the option of either sitting and looking at the falls and resting for a bit or climbing higher and seeing the view from the top of the falls. SIL and I thought what the heck we came all this way so we made the difficult climb to the top. Whew it was hard for this old gal. :becky: There was even a rope there to hang onto so you did not fall, thank goodness! But the view from the top was well worth it!! Stayed up there for a bit and then down we went to join the others that stayed behind, had our lunch and off we went again to head back to our vehicles. It was a beautiful hike and we even came upon a cabin out there in the middle of nowhere that had a loft and a wood burning stove in it. Not sure who would have built it but obviously it had been well used! I am sure it is totally illegal as this is all Crown land.

Chris - I am sorry that you did not enjoy your walk with your friends! Sometimes we can be so caught up in our own little worlds and forget that others are going through a very difficult time. It was insensitive of your friends to go on about their vacations when they know darn well that you were feeling down in the dumps and worried about your father!! :hug: Hoping that today will be a better day for you!

Kat - It is hard to watch our children go through any kind of a struggle, you have that horrible feeling of helplessness! I hope that Stan will find a new good friend to fill that void in his life! Sorry you are having a Meh day today!! Hopefully the scrapping and Hockey will brighten your day up!

:wave: to everyone else who pops in today, I have grocery shopping to do today also and then I really want to get going on some paintings and of course some scrapping too!! I best get on with the day!! :wave:
 
Good morning, ladies. I had a good start to my morning. I grabbed my camera and went out into the backyard to take a few photos of the budding blooms. It's overcast (but that's good for pics) but not too cold so it was so enjoyable to spend 15 minutes just wandering around the yard with Taz following along with me, chewing on leaves as he went along. He loves to be outdoors with me. He's going to be so excited to get to the trailer tomorrow and explore the ranch. He loves the backyard there too. I have been able to keep on top of work and walking the dogs which is good. I miss having quite so much scrapping time but I'm adjusting, and I do still have time to scrap often throughout the week, just not everyday or as long as I used to. But I'm finding a good balance. We're heading out in a few hours to go walk Ava so it'll be a nice break in my workday. Later after work I'll be packing stuff to bring to the trailer so I'm not scrambling tomorrow to try to find things. Over the winter months, I stash blankets, pillows, camping clothes, etc in the basement, wherever I can find space, so it's a bit of a search to find everything.

Chris - big hugs. I hope that venting to us helps in some small way b/c that's what friends are for, a shoulder to lean on, a voice to listen. You are blessed with a wonderful family but that doesn't take away from the struggles you have too. If I was there, we'd grab a travel mug of wine and head outside with the dogs and wander around, chatting. Wouldn't that be fun? I guess you could switch out the wine for coffee if you insist :)

Kat - hope your blah day improves and have fun scrapping later.

Looks like I beat Trudy here unless she's posting right now while I post. Good morning, Trudy....wherever you are.

My morning photos have loaded. Maybe I'll come back and post a cheery flower pic for Chris to cheer her up! Have a good day, everyone.
 
Here's a happy bloom from my garden this morning. I love to start my day with my camera.
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LOL seems I beat you to the punch this morning Rae! What a glorious photo!! The perfect way to start the day!! Thanks for sharing your gorgeous picture!! :love:
 
I am in no way the wonderful photographer that Rae is , but here are some shots from our hike yesterday, taken with my iPhone as my good Canon Camera is so very heavy to pack around.
This is the top of the hike that was the most difficult to get to....





The Cabin in the middle of nowhere...



Where we sat to have our lunch...
 
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