Daily Ooo's: Thursday, October 17, The Best Laid Plans Version

[faerywings]

All I wanted to do was scrap one page. That was it. I was ready to scrap at 9 am. But then, I had another browser hijacker attack me. And then my tablet driver was not running and needed to be un/re-inatalled (still not working right ugh, but that had been giving me problems before The Crash). All of my Firefox add-ons were not gone and I had to have a few of them so I could navigate the Web w/o cursing too much. Then I realized all of the downloads for the kit I was using were gone. So they had to be re-downloaded, unzipped and all that.

All I wanted to scrap one page. :violin:

But the good news is that I did scrap it eventually and I like how it came out. I should be able to upload it today.

Then I made a gi-normous dinner last night. Yummy! Roast chicken,gravy, stuffing, potatoes, home made bread and spaghetti squash. And if you are looking for an easy way to cook spaghetti squash, OMG-- I found out how! Usually I microwave it until it is soft enough to cut in half then scoop out the seeds and then micro it until it is done. But-- this is soooo much easier. Bring a pot of water to boil. Plop it in, cover and reduce to a simmer. The blog said to cook it 20-30 mins, mine took about 30 to be soft enough. Dump it into a colander and let it sit about 15 mins to cool off a bit. Cut it open, scoop the seeds and then its all ready. A bit of butter and nutmeg and it was delish!

My kids were quite impressed with dinner and so was Gary. Me too. See, I can cook when I have the time. I should quit working altogether and then I can scrap and cook and not worry about anything else. hahahaha!!!

Sadly working today and I need to go get blood drawn to check my liver enzymes. I am back to needing them checked every month again. I guess it is better to get them checked than have liver damage.

Temptation on Thursday:
See paragraph about quitting work

xoxoxoxo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[faerywings]

Hi laurie!!!

Phyllis- my hair is naturally "Mousey Brown." Although it has gotten darker over the years and greyer too. I have been dying my hair blond since I was 12. I am truly a blond at heart. I have to figure out what to do with it for the party. Usually its just pulled back in a pony when I am working ar at home. If I am going out I pull some back in a clip. When I dress-up (ha!) I'll straighten it, but if I do that this time, all you are going to see are roots! Maybe I'll just go with super curly and tell everyone it is supposed to look that big.
Ack about your well pump!!! But yes, you have to have water.
Hope you enjoyed your gyro.

Nancy- dreary day up here too but no rain. I think it is supposed to be the same today and then sunny for tomorrow.

hope that everyone has a great day!

 

[LaurieW]

Morning O fam- today is my husbands birthday- guess I will buy two fancy cupcakes on my way home from the hairdresser- it is color day for me- did root touch up a few visits ago. Dreary here too Chris! Oh and my youngest is coming home tomorrow night! Can't wait, haven't seen him in about 6 months- yikes!

 

[whatnext]

'morning. how's everybody? looks like another gray one here. typical fall weather here, i guess. good thing we occasionally have a few glorious, colorful fall days to make up for the rest of the climate....

Chris, kudos for accomplishing a page in the midst of all the computer nonsense. can you believe how blasted TIME-CONSUMING computer probs are?? computers are supposed to be time-savers. instead, they eat you life, whether they're working or not. i'm getting close to throwing up my hands. between the outrageous infringement of privacy and the time lost because of computers, i'm about ready to bail. but i always say that. and then i don't.

Laurie, have fun with your kiddo!

you girls are making me happy that i embraced the gray! sounds like more work than i'm willing to put into my hair. or any other part of me, at this stage.... :rofl: i'm supposed to be doing exercises for my back, since i wake up every morning now feeling like i've been stabbed, but i just can't get into it.

today i have a lot of laundry and cleaning to catch up with. now that i have water again, i have to get going or i'll be totally plowed under by the sheer volume of stuff that needs addressed. oh, happy day. :mmph:

enjoy Thursday. imagine it's Saturday. :becky:

 

[Alegna]

Good luck with laundry and cleaning Phylis!

Congrats Laurie and have fun with your youngest!

That would be nice Chris if you could give in on that temptation.

I've been working out this morning, played volleyball and went for a walk in the village where I grew up, when I got back home I hung the laundry outside to dry and put some more in de washer. Now I'm going to unpack one of the leftover boxes and then it's time to get the kids from school.

 

[nancyr]

good morning and it is dreary but perhaps some sun will break through this afternoon and perhaps even get into the low 70s. Last night had coffee with the girls. It is always fun to catch up with everyone. We had a special election in NJ for a new Senator so did my civic duty and voted. I always feel I cant complain about how the country is run if I dont vote. Tonight my NJ Devils again try to win a hockey game. One can only hope!

Chris your dinner sounds awesome. Glad you got your page scrap.

Phylis I too will be spending time in the laundry room. Glad you have your water back.

Laurie have a fun time with you hubby tonight and enjoy your son's visit.

Angela cant believe how much you got done before sending the kids off to school. Glad things are working out for you.

 

[taxed4ever]

Hi ladies... Using my dil,s iPad just to quickly say hi. Off to the airforce base to see some F18's come in to the base today. We get to see them from the control tower because that is where DIL works. Grandson is dropped off to school and granddaughter is all dressed and ready to go with us. Hope everyone is having a great day!!