Daily Ooo's: Thursday, April 30

[faerywings]

It is the last day of April and feels more like March! Chilly and rainy and dark again. And on top of that, I am moving slowly. I woke up a little before 1 am and couldn't get back to sleep for over 2 hours.
Weather+Insomnia=Coffee Consumption
:tea:

Yesterday was uneventful. The trip to Walmart was a success. I got almost everything that I had ordered, including all of the junk food we need for Carnival Night. I left an envelope in my trunk for the Walmart Shopper (You aren't allowed to get out of the car at all, you call when you get there, they put everything in the trunk and you drive off) with a few bucks in there to say thank you. I feel bad-- $3 will not even get them a decent cup of coffee but it is better than nothing. I guess is a lot of people gave them $3 it adds up?

I am going to keep working on the scrap pages today, I got nothing done yesterday. And all of those cards!! Yikes. I also have to keep an eye on Ray. She is not doing well, lots of diarrhea accidents over the last three nights. I made rice yesterday for dinner tonight so I am going to scoop some of that out and boil some chicken for her. Hopefully, that will settle her stomach down. She is 14 1/2.... and I worry it could be more than an upset stomach

That is about it --
HAGD!!!!!!

 

[faerywings]

Kay- good to hear that you are well! BP isn't spiking when you are scrapping? The family chat sounds fun even if you ended up sideways! Every once in a while, I have that issue with the front-facing camera on my cell phone. No matter what I do, I am sideways or upside down. Def. a funny thing for your family to see
I am terribly jealous of your weather, winds and all. It has been miserable here. Hopefully, this means May is going to be gorgeous. *fingers crossed*
Is your allergy season almost over by now?

Trudy- good for you for walking in the rain! If it would stop downpouring or get over 50* it would be so nice.
How sweet, I love hearing how you play and read to the boys. One nice thing about quarantine is that you get to see Mason so much more. Canada's Mother's Day is this weekend? Ours is the 10th this year.
Glad that your Walmart trip went well- when Cait and I drove to the pick-up area yesterday, we were shocked at how many people were on line to get inside. And they were all so close to each other. *shudders* My town now has 310 confirmed cases and 18 deaths. Our mayor has been very good about updating us every night.
Ok-- I will keep doing the breathing and stretching

Nancy- I was happy(ish) to hear that NJ's County and State Parks will be open this weekend. A little nervous but happy at the same time. Cait and I can't wait to take the dogs for a hike. We think Ringwood Manor will be less crowded than the NJ Botanical Gardens and we can't bring the dogs there anyway. I think Scott will be happy too. They closed the Applachian Trailheads in my town, I wonder if they are open? Are they considered State or Federal? :noidea:
Poor Luther that the bridge was closed. He is such a good boy.
Whew!!!!!!!!!!!! That is great news about your sister!!!!
That is too bad that you couldn't see the jets by you.
I really love helping Caitlyn study-- I do learn a lot, especially with the Black Studies and Multi-Cultural Psych. That wasn't really a "thing" when I was going for my Psych degree. last month, I read an article about how the govt was running a study on one of the meds for COVID in Detroit hospitals. My jaw dropped-- really?? Detroit?? Distrust of doctors in the black community is very high due to centuries of "unconsent" - Tuskegee and Henrietta Lacks are the most famous but these things have happened for decades upon decades, even into the 1980s and 90s. I sent her the article and we talked (yelled) about it. hehe.

That reminds me-- good thoughts for Caitlyn tomorrow, please! She was supposed to be placed with Child Protective Services for her internship for the next year. CPS had to drop her spot b/c they are out of funds for regular staff and will not have the resources to take on a student. There were no other options for her in the 45-minute radius that her school tries to accommodate- all for the same funding shortages. She was able to get a potential placement on the Ramapo Campus working with undergrad students. She will be interviewed tomorrow and while I don't see that as an issue, I know she will appreciate good thoughts.
It is really crazy how CV19 is affecting literally every aspect of life in some manner.

One more side note: Writing literally made me think Lit-r'lly which made me think of Rob Lowe's character in Parks and Rec-- the COVID episode is on NBC at 8 pm tonight. They are raising money for Feeding America - I am pretty sure that is the charity.

Jean- It has to be good signs that trees are getting buds, spring weather has to be close by. I am so with you-- feels more like March!!
Gary got a photo of the robin's nest-- three bright blue eggs. When do they usually hatch?
I will be continuing the stretching for sure-- so happy that it helps. When I meditate at night, I am always shocked at how tense I am too.
I haven't heard of any planned O-Chats but I can ask Ona.
I also proud of Caitlyn, she has taken yoga back up again and already is seeing a difference in her flexibility. I will pass along the hugs! I am really glad that Scott doesn't mind me hugging him. The other night I went to give him a hug, thought he would be annoyed, so I gave him a high 5. Which then insulted him. hahaha!
He got some really exciting news however yesterday. Not about his future but about his favorite dinosaur, Spinosaurus.
He has loved that dino the best since he was 4, 5? years old. He is taking Paleontology this semester and his research project thesis has been based on how Spinosaurus has changed from land to most likely aquatic through fossil records. His presentation in his research is today- so imagine how happy he was to see right before hi finalized that-- they found tail!! A flipper-like tail! That changes all of the calculations and makes Spino more aquatic than previously thought.
He has been over the moon since the research was published and cannot wait to include it in his presentation today.

Oh my goodness. I have blathered on wayyyy too much today about my kids. Good thing I love 'em

Have a fab day! xo

 

[nancyr]

good morning - it is back to the pits of weather and will only get worse as the day progresses. Lots of rain and high winds are due this evening and over night. Yuck! I cant believe today is the last day in April. It feels like March so I just keep thinking what happened to April. My DH has gotten Luther out already. I have been sleeping until 8am this past week. I have quit taking naps so sleeping well at night except when the cat comes in and needs to resettle by being scratched and petted. But she is worth it so I don't mind. I will be scrapping so that is fun.

Chris I too am a bit worried if everyone heads to the parks then they may close again. I see in California that the Gov. is closing the beaches because the OC would not maintain social distance. I am so worried this may happen with our weather being so nice. Have fun with your walk. I hope Ray gets better fast. Congrats on the pick up from Walmart. Good thoughts for Cait on her interview and that is such a fun topic for Scott's presentation.

Trudy how was the walk in the rain. It seems that NJ has a deficient of over 3 inches of rain so far this year yet I feel like that is all we have had is rain. I am guessing that our lack of snow is the cause. I know even I who is not a giant fan of swimming want my water therapy back. Have fun talking with the grands and all the other fun projects. How is the redo of the cabinets going?

Kay since you are back scrapping does that mean the BP has stabilized? Again I really want your weather!

Jean our trees are in leaflet right now - not full and yet more than buds. Yesterday's sun and warm temp really sped the leafs along.

HAGD

 

[BrightEyes]

Morning, gals... had a mixed up crazy dream that went on and on with me being lost, couldn't find how to turn on the headlights in a moving car, and wild animals coming after me!!! Needless to say, I was glad to wake up early (5 AM) and get out of bed!!!! Haven't had a nightmare like that is a long time. Just hope I don't have another one for a long time.

Update... yes, my blood pressure has stabilized and down to one pill a day. No problem with the BP when I scrap now... so back to my normal routine in May. So glad as I really enjoy scrapping.

Chris, I don't think the issue is with my laptop camera... as it worked like it should in Chrome... but was sideways in IE. It may have to do with the setting (camera or video) in IE. We will be trying another platform for the chat.
Trudy, seeing how the family are all adults, we don't have kids running around in the background. The grandkids and their mom weren't able to make the chat but they are old enough (9 and 10) to enjoy sitting and chatting.

Back into the high 80's to 90's for the coming week. But will be dealing with allergies for the next month at least as so many things will be blooming then. Learned to get ahead of them and take the meds regularly to stop the sneezing and coughing. I open the house early in the day but close it up when the winds pick up.

Glad you got what you needed for your Circus night, Chris. Sounds like the kids each got some good news on their course work. It is good that you are able to help them out a bit, too. I love the 2 years that 2 of my kids and I were going to college together (and taking some of the same classes). We sure had some lively discussions then.

Nancy, so sorry the weather is being so bad. Heard about the storms.. scary times but guess that is part of Spring weather. We are behind in rain already this year so would be happy to have more rain... but can do without hail or bad storms. So glad to hear your sister's test was negative. I agree I am concerned about how people will react when some areas are opened up again. Don't want a repeat of what happened during the Spanish Flu pandemic with the second wave mush worse than the first!!

Time to get my shower and get the rest of the day started. Take care and stay safe.

 

[felis]

Good afternoon girls!
I was here at the morning, but wasn't sure what to write about yesterday, so got back to sleep instead. I had 2 lazy days, as I had sad news and wasn't feel in mood. I woke up a little before 4 am and couldn't get back to sleep for over a hours. Usually I'll wake up and do something before get tired, but lots of rain and high winds are due this night. And it was too cold to stay in PJ.
Also the parks and beaches are opened here too. But I share Nancy's fears, because our weather being so nice and I saw lots of people without masque and sitting on the benches. The instruction was clear the movement is organized in two directions, without stopping and sitting, with a social distance, as a cars do. But it's not seems most people to care.


Chris, this is how the conversations here is conducted, you say something and I share something similar about me! So I love see you so talkative about your family. Hope Ray get better soon! We have really difficult time with vet visits, as if it's not emergency most things happens due phone.
L O L LOL nope, Paris do happened in February, and I have lovely photos to scrap from there. Unfortunately she comes without ring, and it's best that I didn't share with her my hopes as it will be very confused situation, as in one of my favorite movies "Leap Year" where she expect ring, but he give her earrings. My sister seems pretty happy with the situation and they was reserved few new travels, but all this is canceled now, so yes she is very disappointed. I think she and Cait mistaken by thinking because they are pretty and young, they will have all the time to get married. I also didn't expect to got only one proposal so back then I refused it, and finished without any compensation for the time I was waste with him. Three years of my youth that never will get back. Anyway!
Hope the good shopping means you will not worry for a while!
Congrats for Scott and the good news around the things he likes! This about the dinosaurs is cute. And hope the park for which he's waiting for to find a way to work this summer! Sorry, but I don't get this if he and Leah are both keeping isolation what is the problem to meet each other?
Lots of good vibes and fingers crossed at Cait's direction!!!

Nancy, I'm so happy about your sister's test! To be woken up by the cat is the best way to be wake up, I think! I saw you are liked my Noel on IG, thank you!

Kay, wonderful news about your blood pressure! Hope the nightmares leave you! Wasn't Trudy started a thread about nightmares?

Trudy, hope you'll find with what to replace the swimming! Yoga or pilates, may be? Yesss, go to see MIL for Mother's day, previous time was so cute. And we don't know for how long this situation will stay it's not worth it to waste time!

Jean, you have a yard, if I'm get this right. I know you feed birds there. But is it small? Or have place for table and bench/chairs?


OK. Hugs and kisses! ::grouphug

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning ladies... Already had a face time with Isaac and Sadie and now waiting for Mason to give me a call. It is a sunny morning, but not sure how long that will last? First thing this morning I had to deal with a charge for an app that I never authorized for $135.00!!!! I was like WTH??? Got on a chat right away with apple support, it said I purchased it on my iPhone?? My iPhone was sitting in the living room turned off all night long and the purchase was done at like 6am?? Anyway I got the refund, but now I have to change my password etc. :mmph: The person on the chat said it did not look like my account had been compromised, but I sure didn't make the purchase. Oh and I found this cute card to send out to my friends and relatives and got one done yesterday. Here is photo of it, I have to make lots more. It will be a way of saying how much I miss everyone because of this dam virus!!

It was lots of fun to put together, so now I will do a few with different colours and patterned paper.

Chris - Sorry that your weather is crummy again!! Hope that you can find some joy in working on your pages today! Yes please send Caitlyn our good thoughts, we will all be cheering for her!! :cheer2: How fun for Scott to be able to announce that great find about his fav dinosaur! I hear so much about how they want to open things up in the States, it makes me sad! They announced here yesterday that there will not be any tubing down the river this river, not by anyone!! and they finally cancelled Sun feast, the big outdoor concert that is held here every August long weekend. Keith Urban was supposed to be the headliner, so there will be a lot of disappointed people. I truly think that if things open up again too early, then we will just have to go through all of this again when a second wave hits us in the fall. I am happy to hear that you got pretty much everything you needed at Walmart, DH wants to go to Costco this weekend and I am really trying to convince him that its not a good idea! Oh and our Mother's Day is on the same day as your's the 10th, so I still have time to get a card made for MIL.

Nancy - Sorry that you are having rain again! I managed to get my walk in without getting wet, timed it perfectly as it started raining about 5 mins after I got back home. Yes it is funny that you are in a deficit with your rain, we had a very dry April really and yet there is lots of flooding going on in B.C. because of the snowpack melting too quickly! Poor Fort McMurray, just got back on track from the horrible fires they had a couple years back and now they are all flooded out!! Those poor people!

Kay - OMG!! What a frightening dream to have! I have been having such strange dreams for a couple of weeks now. Most of them I am also lost, or can't figure out how to work something. So strange! Guess this isolation is affecting us more than we know. Hope you are dream free tonight! Enjoy your day!!

Ok that call is coming from Mason, so I gotta get outta here :bolt: Have a great day everyone! :wave:

 

[taxed4ever]

Hi Felis... we cross posted! I am still looking for a good workout video LOL. I got carried away with my card making and never did look for one. Hope that your tomorrow will be a sunnier one!