Daily Ooos: Tuesday, November 18

[faerywings]

helllO O-Fam!
What a difference between last Autumn and this year. The temperatures are so cold now, whereas last year we had a very long and fabulous Indian summer. I preferred last year over this. It's gonna be a cold day for the field trip and I'm going to be out in the open field for the majority of it. I'm helping with the Adventure Challenge rotation, cooperative and team-building games. Not a lot of moving around for us.
Although.... I am small enough to blend in with the kids. I think this is a group of 6th graders, so maybe I can run around with them to stay warm?

I think I got everything done on my list yesterday that was a priority. I didn't do any scrapping even though I had the time. I looked at a few of the challenges, started one of them, and then couldn't get any mojo rolling at all. Not even a little. I drafted my AJ Week 4 and then reworked my lesson for next Monday's field trip. After last week's blah lesson, I thought I would go in a different direction. We were going to talk about hibernation and habitats, ending with shelter building. I scrapped the first part of that and will be focusing on beavers and how they engineer their lodges. Scott has a lot of materials about beavers, so I asked if I could borrow some of them. We can do a STEM activity, building small lodges with clay/twigs, etc. Maybe make the no-bake haystack cookies and call them beaver lodges. Then the afternoon can be spent in the woods making shelters.
That sounds like a lot more fun than hibernation topics.

Not to mention, how can you *not* be excited to talk about beavers?

Goals for today:
Stay warm
Don't hurt myself running around the field
Stay warm

What about you? Any fun plans or goals?

 

[faerywings]

I feel like a lot was accomplished yesterday.

You did get a lot done!
I can't wait to hear about how the baking with the kids went. Have a wonderful time with Syd!!
Oh-- TY for book rec for Restoration Garden, I started it Sunday night. My only issue is that I am not familiar with a bunch of the English plants and trees, and I find myself having to Google them so I know what they look like LOL!!

Morning all. Well.... yesterday turned into to a PJ day... do a lot of "nothing" on my from my list (in my head). When I went to strip the bed, the back yelled at me... so decided that could wait a day... or two... or three. I had just picked up 2 very full baskets of laundry together and carried them from bathroom into the laundry room... I should have known better!! <groan> So housework is "on hold" for a couple of days. Guess I will spend either scrapping, resting, and working on book club stuff. Tomorrow is errand running.... trip to library (drop of books and pick-up on-hold books), pay bills, and stop at grocery store (need fresh fruit and veggies).

Ooooh no! Get out the back massager and rest. Faery's Orders.

Not sure if the e-book would have all the 'extras'.

That is what I was thinking too. I'll check out my library and see if I can get a hard copy of it. (Just checked,t here are copies available the county)

There is NOTHING like sitting on the couch, wool blanket to snuggle under, hot coffee in hand and watching it snow. I can only see little bits where the outside lights are, but it is so peaceful to watch it drift down. So serene and magical. A quiet house. Dogs all sleeping, adult kids off to work/school and its so quiet and aaahhhhhhhh beautiful morning! Gods beauty is all around, we just need to stop and look. Snow reminds me to stop and look. I love when it snows.

Well, that verifies all of my assumptions about you. You are 100% off the rails bonkers.

That sounds lovely on Christmas morning for about 10 minutes. All other times--

So today will be more movement than before but still lots of chill time. Soon I will be buzzing around going crazy wondering when I get to sit. For that reason I am trying to enjoy it while its here.

Try as best you can to keep that balance of movement and chill time. Enjoy the rest as best you can (*snort-laughs*).

Just spent over an hour on the phone with Sister. Her trip to visit with Dson#2 got postponed a week. Dson#2's father-in-law passed away yesterday so they are leaving to go to the funeral.

I am so sorry for your sister and your nephew's loss.

WOW! Believe it or not, the dentist visit turned out amazingly pain free! No needles for numbing! They used laser! I don't understand it, but it worked! I left the dentist chair un-numb and able to eat right away!

Wow, that sounds like a very pleasant surprise!

I'm so happy for you that your retreat went so well and that the weather co-operated. I'm with you I cannot relax but kudo's to you because the others were able to so that was your goal. I for one an looking forward to seeing the hula hoop photos.

I'm sorry that you are the same with the relaxing but I'm relieved I'm not alone in that struggle. The more I force myself to relax, the harder that becomes, and then I get angry at myself, and its even harder to relax. What a messy cycle, right?

Today I got my last gel shot---holy Sh-t this one really hurt!!!! I've had the series 4 times in each knee so I was a little surprised.

ooooowwwwwww. Does the pain last long afterward? I hope you are pain-free today.

Time to get some breakfast and brush my hair. I am wearing a wool hat today, maybe I'll just braid it.... Probably a better bet

Have a spectacular day~

 

[vickyday]

helllO O-Fam!
What a difference between last Autumn and this year. The temperatures are so cold now, whereas last year we had a very long and fabulous Indian summer. I preferred last year over this. It's gonna be a cold day for the field trip and I'm going to be out in the open field for the majority of it. I'm helping with the Adventure Challenge rotation, cooperative and team-building games. Not a lot of moving around for us.
Although.... I am small enough to blend in with the kids. I think this is a group of 6th graders, so maybe I can run around with them to stay warm?

I think I got everything done on my list yesterday that was a priority. I didn't do any scrapping even though I had the time. I looked at a few of the challenges, started one of them, and then couldn't get any mojo rolling at all. Not even a little. I drafted my AJ Week 4 and then reworked my lesson for next Monday's field trip. After last week's blah lesson, I thought I would go in a different direction. We were going to talk about hibernation and habitats, ending with shelter building. I scrapped the first part of that and will be focusing on beavers and how they engineer their lodges. Scott has a lot of materials about beavers, so I asked if I could borrow some of them. We can do a STEM activity, building small lodges with clay/twigs, etc. Maybe make the no-bake haystack cookies and call them beaver lodges. Then the afternoon can be spent in the woods making shelters.
That sounds like a lot more fun than hibernation topics.

Not to mention, how can you *not* be excited to talk about beavers?

Goals for today:
Stay warm
Don't hurt myself running around the field
Stay warm

What about you? Any fun plans or goals?

Have a fun day!

 

[vickyday]

You did get a lot done!
I can't wait to hear about how the baking with the kids went. Have a wonderful time with Syd!!
Oh-- TY for book rec for Restoration Garden, I started it Sunday night. My only issue is that I am not familiar with a bunch of the English plants and trees, and I find myself having to Google them so I know what they look like LOL!!

Ooooh no! Get out the back massager and rest. Faery's Orders.

That is what I was thinking too. I'll check out my library and see if I can get a hard copy of it. (Just checked,t here are copies available the county)


Well, that verifies all of my assumptions about you. You are 100% off the rails bonkers.

That sounds lovely on Christmas morning for about 10 minutes. All other times--


Try as best you can to keep that balance of movement and chill time. Enjoy the rest as best you can (*snort-laughs*).


I am so sorry for your sister and your nephew's loss.

Wow, that sounds like a very pleasant surprise!


I'm sorry that you are the same with the relaxing but I'm relieved I'm not alone in that struggle. The more I force myself to relax, the harder that becomes, and then I get angry at myself, and its even harder to relax. What a messy cycle, right?

ooooowwwwwww. Does the pain last long afterward? I hope you are pain-free today.

Time to get some breakfast and brush my hair. I am wearing a wool hat today, maybe I'll just braid it.... Probably a better bet

Have a spectacular day~

The laser treatment was planned with my check-up visit, but I figured I would have a little bit of pain at the least! That part was the pleasant surprise!

 

[vickyday]

Good morning,
Nothing on the docket today but scrapping and maybe some laundry.....if this headache will go away! Had a rough night with it and the bathroom again! OY VEY!

Plus I need to read one of the missionary letters to find out who the money we send is directed from. We doubled his amount earlier in the year and he is still only getting the old amount. Where's the rest of it going? A problem to solve.

I got another set of Monthly Review pages done yesterday. Now I need to do October's and I'll be ready to tackle November's! I'll get them uploaded to Persnickety and ready for printing! Need to do my Day 18 of my 30 Days first.

That's about it for me.
Have a great day!

 

[LSlycord]

Good morning. I took the neighbor to the airport to catch a flight to Nashville this morning. Then I stopped at McDonald's and got breakfast items...it's a day off for Shaun, brought it home and ate mine with Brian. Then I took Wavy to school and now I'm home. I'll leave for Minneapolis about noon. And now for a few minutes in the O!

And, by the way, all of that was in our new (to us) Tucson. It has all the bells and whistles so it is fun to drive. Looking forward to driving it to Minneapolis to see Syd.

Baking was so much fun yesterday. Before the baking started, I was lying on the floor while Wavy covered me in puzzle pieces. I was wondering if Brian would need to come give me a hand to get up but I did it! We made 4 different kinds of cookies---pilgrim hats and turkey and cornucopias. And then a two ingredient cookie that we baked. And the common theme was a lot of frosting and decorations on all of them. Some of the decorations may have detracted from what we were making...I told Syd it was modern art baking. The kids loved playing with the frosting gel so who was I to stop them.

Then after lunch my niece came and got her son and her niece and took them both to her house to play for the afternoon. I think that they are afraid that it may kill me. But I love every minute of it!

 

[LSlycord]

The laser treatment was planned with my check-up visit, but I figured I would have a little bit of pain at the least! That part was the pleasant surprise!

Well, I love the idea of a laser without pain. Things are very strange anymore...I feel like I need to re-learn everything!

 

[vickyday]

Well, I love the idea of a laser without pain. Things are very strange anymore...I feel like I need to re-learn everything!

I know what you mean! The laser is new within the last 6 months from our last checkup. And it can only be used on superficial stuff not deep-rooted problems like a root canal and probably depending on how much tooth is damaged. Mark was not given the option, so his fillings must have gone deeper. Mine were basically on the surface and not very deep.

 

[LSlycord]

Morning all. Well.... yesterday turned into to a PJ day... do a lot of "nothing" on my from my list (in my head). When I went to strip the bed, the back yelled at me... so decided that could wait a day... or two... or three. I had just picked up 2 very full baskets of laundry together and carried them from bathroom into the laundry room... I should have known better!! <groan> So housework is "on hold" for a couple of days. Guess I will spend either scrapping, resting, and working on book club stuff. Tomorrow is errand running.... trip to library (drop of books and pick-up on-hold books), pay bills, and stop at grocery store (need fresh fruit and veggies).

Yes, I did finish the Tom Hanks book... oh... I didn't want it to end!!! I visualize when I read and it was like not only reading but watching as the movie was made!!! Not sure if the e-book would have all the 'extras'...i.e... the comic books in it, Chris. If you do get it, let me know. @LSlycord ... put the Tom Hanks book on your "must read" list!!!!

Oh no...nothing worse than having your back hurt. Except an excuse to sit and read and scrap! And that's good! Ok, I've added the Tom Hanks book to my TBR list.

You know when they bark at that hour you better run to the door and let them out Otherwise it will be a mess. My silly dog, she's super quiet when she has midnight runs. She just paces back and forth from me to the door. No whine. No bark. No nose nudge. Just that mom feeling of something isn't right and hearing her click click click of her nails on the floor pacing. Men never hear it. Just like they never hear the toddler/baby at night.

Yes, my feet hit the floor fast when she barked. No time to have a competition with Brian to see who could last the longest pretending they slept through it.

@LSlycord I have to chuckle at the dog stories...I miss my dog but not all that stuff that goes with it.
So exciting to get a new car I hope you can exactly what you want. Have a blast with the kids making cookies.

I love our dogs but I know what you mean...they require a lot of space and time! LOL The car was exactly what I wanted and the time with the kids was great. I'm anxious to hear what you think about the book that you are reading now. I may want that in my TBR list. We say these are our last dogs. One just turned six and one will be eight in February. So hopefully we will have many years left.

I thought I would go in a different direction. We were going to talk about hibernation and habitats, ending with shelter building. I scrapped the first part of that and will be focusing on beavers and how they engineer their lodges. Scott has a lot of materials about beavers, so I asked if I could borrow some of them. We can do a STEM activity, building small lodges with clay/twigs, etc. Maybe make the no-bake haystack cookies and call them beaver lodges. Then the afternoon can be spent in the woods making shelters.

Sounds like it will be a delightful activity.

 

[AK_Tracy]

Good Morning

Well, that verifies all of my assumptions about you. You are 100% off the rails bonkers.

What took you so long? I'm shocked you didn't have this verification last year

Yes, my feet hit the floor fast when she barked. No time to have a competition with Brian to see who could last the longest pretending they slept through it.

The one time I played that game, dog threw up on my side of the bed on the carpet!!! Not worth playing the game.

Not much happening today. Grand here before coffee was finished. Started the day loud. It snowed again last night. Feeling discombobulated with starting the day fast and loud. I'm a slow waker and quiet mornings are a must. Good thing they're cute. Today we should get our cow. So excited to fill the freezer with fresh home grown meat. Yesterday I plowed a little, realized maybe a bad idea LOL Sliding into the truck was the hardest part. Well, gotta run after kids, have a wonderful day.

 

[bcgal00]

A quick in and out for me. I am busy planning a Xmas party for our grammas group and getting ready for 3 more markets in between cards and swimming. Fun but busy time.

 

[BoatLady]

@AK_Tracy I know you love plowing but really shouldn't you wait to you are healed better!! Sliding into the truck just to plow... you are more stubborn than I thought. Said with love!!! That is awesome to get all that meat for the family. We used to do that when the kids were younger so I know how wonderful the full freezer feeling. Beef and Fish...awesome freezer stuff.

@LSlycord This book is very good I read 1/2 of it already. It's partly a tribute to women who step up to the plate to make the world better when women couldn't even vote. She helped her husband then took over engineering duties at the Brooklyn Bridge when he was injured.

@faerywings What a day you had
I used to like Indian Summer too and I'm sorry are not getting one. I hope you do not just jump right into winter with as much time as you have to work outside so much. Out in the open field will not be fun but if the sun is out that will help.
Our son's 3 acre pond at his property in NY was from a beaver dam...it is so cool but sadly they have moved on upstream. Apparently when they exhaust building materials they move on, there is ample food for sure but not too many small trees left. I used to love to watch them every afternoon checking the dam and towing food around.

Got up at 4:00 today again....cannot get comfortable enough to sleep very long. Well hubby had to take friends to Tampa airport so I had free time. I washed sheets/ remade the bed, put stuff away after floor removal, I patched some holes in the kitchen walls from nails. Cleaned bathrooms, polished the marble top on the antique that will remain in new kitchen, I also oiled the wood cabinet.
We went to buy some toys for the "Toys for Tots" drive a the club as always we filled a cart and bought 2 sets of batteries for everything that needed batteries. It is such a good feeling to make kids happy. Oh and I bought new kitchen towels but will put them away till the kitchen is done.
I am sitting with ice on my knee so I can get a good PT session in tomorrow.

 

[AK_Tracy]

@AK_Tracy I know you love plowing but really shouldn't you wait to you are healed better!! Sliding into the truck just to plow... you are more stubborn than I thought. Said with love!!!

This cracked me up!!!! More stubborn!!!!
Yes, I am being careful. Standing is what wears me out at the moment. So as long as I dont over stand, I am doing good. But to just sit in the truck isn't too bad. Its the bounce that was rough so I had to slow it down. But if I can work out, I can plow. The doc said five days post op I could resume workouts if I didn't over do it. So I am being careful while being stubborn.

 

[BrightEyes]

Been a busy day already. And talk about a great day to get books...Went to the Senior citizen center library and came home with 8 books and then to my local city library where I picked up 5 on-hold books, Another of the on-hold books will be there tomorrow. While talking to a librarian there, I found out that I can also get an Albuquerque card and check out books from any of the city's libraries.. About 8 years ago there was split between the RR library and Albuquerque library and then you could only have a card from which city you lived in. Now you just have to live in the state of NM to be eligible to have cards from any city/county library. WHOO-whoo!! And yes, several of the books I picked up will work for the 52 Book Club challenges!!! I need to prioritize which books to read first. Talk about a wealth of books and a bunch of new authors!!! And I found out that the road to get to the other RR library (4 miles away) that was under construction for the past 2 1/2 months is finally finished so I can take the shortcut to get to it... Just in time before the December bi-monthly sale is happening!

I was worn out by the time those stops were done so decided to wait to go to the grocery store until tomorrow. Just realized that the digital coupons I want to use don't start until tomorrow... good thing I waited to go....

No scrapping today... Need to check around OS to see if what challenges I still need to work on or what kits I can't live without.

It is getting colder... there was snow on the top of the mountain outside of town. Think our "Indian summer" weather has finally broke and it will be getting more like winter in a few days.