Daily Ooos: Tuesday, March 7

[faerywings]

Ready for coffee? Here ya go! #coffee-4#coffee-3

I wish I had a better grip on life, I feel scattered to all corners of the world. I have no plans day-to-day. I don't go anywhere, yet all of my time is wasted, just wandering around the house. I don't get it. I am still using my to-do list so I don't know where I am getting lost.

My big project yesterday was to clean the kitchen and the fridges. Everything came out and got scrubbed. I will never understand how it gets so gross underneath the veggie bins. Yuck. That took me two hours. I did that, a quick wipe down of the bathrooms, and I vacuumed. That brought me to noon. Why did that take me so long? No idea. Then I started cooking dinner around 3. Homemade flatbreads with roasted broccoli and lemon ricotta so it was a process, but 2 hours to make flatbreads? I am like molasses at this point.

Today I am going to finish my grocery order and then I am mopping the floors and catching up on the laundry. Cait is remote today and Scott and Sam are going to the Camden Aquarium which should be a nice time out for them. Gary has been working crazy-busy on the mini-arcade. He is writing code to make custom skins for the screens. (Whatever that means!! hahaha!) He cracks me up, he is like a little kid with it. He starts writing the code, then asks ChatGPT to refine the code, then goes back- messes with the code some more until he gets it just right. He loves using the ChatGPT because he says he can get "advice in a non-judgemental way." Uh huh... don't we all?

I am still feeling very overwhelmed by CT work. I feel like I am very, very far behind. Maybe it's just my regular mental state spilling into my scrapping. That sounds very likely.

Wishing everyone a happy and love-filled day! ♥

 

[faerywings]

I reread what I wrote yesterday and my goodness, I made no sense. None at all.
So to recap:
1. Sunday Caitlyn and Tom booked their venue for 9/13/24 at Il Palazzo, Wanaque NJ.
2. Sunday night was my niece's 25th birthday party. She is my BFFs daughter but I call her my niece since we are family. The party was at my BFFs house.
3. Scott works near BFFs house so he met us there after work. He was dogsitting for them last year and it was the first time he was back at her house since everything happened with LL on Christmas
4. Caitlyn had told me I wasn't allowed to share pics of her dress with anyone other than her g-parents, but she told me I could share them with Aunt Jenn/(my BFF) at the party.
5. I still have amazing kids. That will never change. ♥

I tend to write stream-of-consciousness-style and some days it works, other days- not even a little bit. Yesterday was in the "not a little bit category."

I will try my best to write clear and concise personals today. *fingers crossed*

@vickyday You have been really good with your decluttering and keeping up with the house, you should be really proud of yourself. That is wonderful that Mark is catching on too. *high fives*

@taxed4ever The painting is really cute!! Hunter is going to adore it. It's a big difference from the sea turtles right? *G*
Congrats on a new baby-to-be in the family. You are very right, there is no way to know if the baby will have any issues and even if there are, it is still wonderful news. Not to mention treatments are so very different these days.
Scott said that he and Sam want and need to stay local (yes, you read that right- he and Sam ). Sam's mom is also disabled so she needs to be near her.

@BrightEyes A mom's work is never done, even when the "child' has been on his own for decades, eh?LOL! Did Jeff have a good trip skiing? So nice that he helped with the grocery shopping too. I keep telling both of my kids that there is no rush for them to move out and that so many people their age are still at home due to the high expenses, like your D-GSs. It's got to be hard on them too.
Hope the hands feel better!

@Cherylndesigns My dr said the same to keep the eyes moist, especially with contacts. And to blink a lot.
I hope that you and Casey can come up with something for your hands that works well.

@bcgal00 yay for the updated flights! That is great that was able to get them to change it. I have to say, I am surprised that they did. He must have been very convincing

@Nonni F

A wedding!!!! How fun and exciting. Squeals of delight over here on Maple.

You say that now, but in another year and a half, you are going to hate me for talking about it nonstop. hahaha!
That bites about the knees. My dad had his hip and shoulder both done and it really made such a difference. I know that knees are more complex but it has to be better than being in pain all the time. So sorry that I had to side with your DH on this

@LSlycord OMG!! GREAT news for Sydney!!! I hope that everything falls into place for her *perfectly* This is going to be exciting -- hard, yes, but so very exciting!!
Can I come to dinner too? It sounds delish! So cute that Andie will get to meet her grandparents(???)

Woot Vicky, congrats on getting the passwords all sorted!

 

[BrightEyes]

Jeff is sleeping in so I am checking in here. Not quite as stiff this morning but the hands are aching big time so this will be short. Jeff ended up going to Red River to ski instead of Angel Fire yesterday. They are both in the same area. He didn't get back until 8:30PM. His new skis have a lot of ski wax on the bottom... he said they were so slick that he could go downhill when standing sideways to the slope! Jim and Alyn will be getting on the road about now but won't be here until around 6-7 tonight. Gotta get on the massager unit. HAGD

 

[taxed4ever]

Good Morning everyone... I am up a bit earlier than usual and will be heading off to the pool right away. Going to try getting there early and see how busy it is . If its not busy than I might be going early all the time. We will see. No rain yet today and it looks like it might be a half decent day tomorrow for our hike. It is nearby so it will be a good one to go to. I had a good day yesterday and got lots done. I cleaned the bathrooms, made cheesy zucchini bread and a bunch of cauliflower wraps, so should be good for the rest of the week. Also got parcels out in the mail for Hunter and another one to Sadie. SIL upgraded her iPhone so I asked her for her old one to give to Sadie. I got my page uploaded to the galleries that I did for the new collaboration, the colours in that collab are just amazing and so very spring like! I hope to spend the afternoon scrapping. Anyway I am off to get ready for the pool and will catch up with you all when I get back. Have a great morning!

 

[vickyday]

Good Morning!
The plan for today WAS to go to COSTCO and lunch with Ilene, but the headache I woke up with said otherwise. So I'm chillin' in the recliner in my pjs.....waiting for time for the next dose of Tylenol! Guess I will try to do some scrapping today as long as it doesn't take too much thinking! I did remember one more password I need to take care of! BLEKKKKK!
HAGD!

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning ladies. Nothing much planned today. I'll get the roast browned and put it in the crockpot for the day. I forgot to get D his dinner rolls which he loves to have with roast and potatoes so I might pop into the store later. But that's about it. I feel like having a lazy day. I don't feel like going to the dog park but will spend time training with Remi to keep he engaged today.

Right now I am sitting here throwing kibble 5 feet away to her and she catches it 8/10 times. I'll be back in a few minutes.

 

[bcgal00]

Ok, I'm back. Fed Remi breakfast with kibble tosses, a game she loves and excels at. Then we went outside and fed the birds and played hockey with her rubber toy. Now I can get a few sips of coffee and then hop in the shower.

This is going to be one of those days LOL. Now Remi is whining and staring at the gurgling coffee as it drips. It used to freak her out as a pup and now it's a positive sound b/c I train with the dogs for 5 min which she loves. So, looks like this is one of those days when I can't find time to chat HAGD everyone.

 

[taxed4ever]

Got back from the pool and had a great swim! Lane all to myself and it just started to get busy as I was ready to leave. I timed it right this morning. Then a nice face time with Heather and got myself some brunch, I was hungry after swimming the laps!

@faerywings - I think that cleaning the fridge is probably my most hated chores!! That and dusting!! Yes I agree its always a mystery how the vegetable drawers get so grungy!! I bought a few storage bins to keep my vegetable separated in the drawers and it seems to help a bit. You will have another busy day and I feel the same way about wandering around the house from room to room and wondering where the day has gone! I am sending you some mojo sprinkles and pouring a bunch over my head too! I am happy to hear that Scott and Sam are planning on staying close to both families!! Hope your grocery order goes well!

@BrightEyes - Hope your poor hands feel better Kay! How great to have your family coming to visit and still having your son there with you must be so nice! Enjoy your time together!

@vickyday - Uggh that is awful that you are having another headache day! Hope that you feel better soon! Relax and take of you!!
@bcgal00 - I feel like having a lazy day today too, but sadly that is not going to happen for me. A few errands to run and then home again to get lunch for DH he has a late lunch and doesn't arrive home until around 12:45 so I have some time to get my running around done this morning. Your fur babies sure keep you busy, they are such lucky pups!! Hope the planning of your cruise is all going well, you must be getting so excited to get going!

Ok I am outta here again and will get my errands done before lunchtime. Hopefully the afternoon will be spent doing some scrapping as I am far behind on it! Have a great afternoon everyone!

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Good afternoon, all.

Chris @faerywings I hear ya about the typing. Sometimes, I go back and look at what I type and go yikes! I try to edit mine, but don't always catch everything. We know what you're trying to say - we can all "read" each other after all this time. Also, the way you're feeling is why I scrap so much. I would just wander around, too. I have to keep my mind busy. Whenever I don't have lots to do online, I start things, but don't finish them. You'll and I will soon be able to go outside and work - that's my other thing that keeps my mind busy - I'm guessing yours too. We're so close to that time - it's just around the corner. However, sometimes I just get "in the mood" to do something - like clean my office and I go at it like it's my job. I tried yesterday and it didn't work. I ended up taking a nap, which I hardly EVER do. The dog and cat both laid with me the whole time. LOL They loved it! Sometimes, the "mood" strikes me at night - I know - that's hard to believe, isn't it??? Like starting to decorate the tree at 10:30 that night and not finishing until about 1 AM.

Oh, Casey told me to use Arnica and showed me which one on Amazon, but I get that "eye thing" from it, too. Maybe she can whip me up something else one of these days. I haven't told her about the eye thing. She's going to try to make things like salve and tinctures as soon as she can get the equipment (for the tinctures). Do you make things with beeswax? I was reading the ingrients on the bottom of that salve I bought at the Farmer's Market and it has beeswax in it. I need to show Casey this list of ingredients - it doesn't have Arnica in it. And I forgot about blinking a lot - I'm doing that now. Thanks for the reminder. My doctor said to think of the drops like "three meals a day". LOL

Kay, hope you're having a fun visit with Jeff and hope the pain in your hands lets up. Mine is better today, but I've been putting my salve on a couple of times a day.

Trudy @taxed4ever glad you had a good swim and had the whole lane to yourself. WooHoo!!

Vicky @vickyday sorry you have another headache. Hope it lets up soon.

Hugs to everybody. I need to get off of here and see what I need to do today. I need to work on a couple of pre releases that I downloaded. I have a few days to get them done, though. No pressure, but I just don't like to wait til last minute. Chris @faerywings sprinkling mojo on you!!

XOXO

 

[Nonni F]

@faerywings I never tire of happy stories. As for your niece... we have family and "framily". My friends from High School are probably more family than family and we have always told our kids we're 'framily" (so if you hear me use it.... you'll know it's not a typo) I was the tomboy girl with all the boys. Bruce's mom never stopped making us pancake breakfast after highschool. Every Saturday morning with very few exceptions, you have always known there is a place at the table for you, since 1982.

As for the knee... I had both feet done at the same time twelve years ago. They say feet are worse then knees... knees are worse than hips... so I'm just going to work my way UP. lol

Family visiting, swimming in the pool, kids off to study abroad. All this wonderful stuff! Enjoy, everyone.
PEACE