Hey there, sweet O-Fam! ♥
I think I slept much better last night and I am not in a bad mood... so there is hope for me yet
I had about as productive a day as I could have yesterday, which felt good. After I cleaned out the birdfeeder the day before, Gary filled it with the spicy, no-mess seeds. I am still getting squirrels but not as many. I caught one on the camera that jumped onto the feeder, looked around, and then jumped off. OTOH, there was another one (assuming it was a different squirrel), that was munching away on the spicy blend. Their fuzzy hands are dang cute so I cannot get mad at them at all. I sent the videos to the kids too because they are so funny.
I have black-capped chickadees now! Yesterday afternoon, there were a bunch of different birds: juncos (not as crazy about this blend as they were with the regular wild mix), song- and white-throated sparrows, white-breasted nuthatch, and a Carolina wren pops in and out. Plus the cardinal pair and some blue jays. One possibly new sparrow- it doesn't look the same as the song sparrows but it was hard to tell from the camera angle. Might be a female?
I rechecked the application for the NJ tax stuff and whew, thank goodness I did. I made mistake on the form and it had to be redone. There was a second application in the packet so I didn't even have to call the state for a new application. I also did some chair yoga, faery house gluing mess, and some lesson brainstorming. The director called me last night to discuss the timing of the next session and holy cow, they are so supportive. I had asked if we could push the next session back 1 week and she wants to give me an extra 2 weeks. Just to make sure I don't hurt myself (who me??)
-- and I am sure it is also better for the kids' safety too.
Scott and Sam are in California visiting Sam's Aunt and cousins. The flight was delayed for 3.5 hours but I bet they were relieved. There was something wrong with Plane #1 and they had to wait for a replacement plane before they left Newark. I was glad when they landed safely.
@taxed4ever You asked about chair yoga-- this is the woman I follow on YouTube, Yoga with Adriene and her dog Benji:
Chair yoga playlist
I've done three of the different sessions and so far this is my favorite/got the most out of:
Wheelchair Yoga - Gentle Chair Yoga Routine
If I find any others I will share them as well.
My mom is coming up to visit and have lunch with me and Caitlyn. She is remote today and will actually take her lunch hour.
HAGD!
I think I slept much better last night and I am not in a bad mood... so there is hope for me yet

I had about as productive a day as I could have yesterday, which felt good. After I cleaned out the birdfeeder the day before, Gary filled it with the spicy, no-mess seeds. I am still getting squirrels but not as many. I caught one on the camera that jumped onto the feeder, looked around, and then jumped off. OTOH, there was another one (assuming it was a different squirrel), that was munching away on the spicy blend. Their fuzzy hands are dang cute so I cannot get mad at them at all. I sent the videos to the kids too because they are so funny.
I have black-capped chickadees now! Yesterday afternoon, there were a bunch of different birds: juncos (not as crazy about this blend as they were with the regular wild mix), song- and white-throated sparrows, white-breasted nuthatch, and a Carolina wren pops in and out. Plus the cardinal pair and some blue jays. One possibly new sparrow- it doesn't look the same as the song sparrows but it was hard to tell from the camera angle. Might be a female?
I rechecked the application for the NJ tax stuff and whew, thank goodness I did. I made mistake on the form and it had to be redone. There was a second application in the packet so I didn't even have to call the state for a new application. I also did some chair yoga, faery house gluing mess, and some lesson brainstorming. The director called me last night to discuss the timing of the next session and holy cow, they are so supportive. I had asked if we could push the next session back 1 week and she wants to give me an extra 2 weeks. Just to make sure I don't hurt myself (who me??)
-- and I am sure it is also better for the kids' safety too.
Scott and Sam are in California visiting Sam's Aunt and cousins. The flight was delayed for 3.5 hours but I bet they were relieved. There was something wrong with Plane #1 and they had to wait for a replacement plane before they left Newark. I was glad when they landed safely.
@taxed4ever You asked about chair yoga-- this is the woman I follow on YouTube, Yoga with Adriene and her dog Benji:
Chair yoga playlist
I've done three of the different sessions and so far this is my favorite/got the most out of:
Wheelchair Yoga - Gentle Chair Yoga Routine
If I find any others I will share them as well.
My mom is coming up to visit and have lunch with me and Caitlyn. She is remote today and will actually take her lunch hour.
HAGD!