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Daily Ooo's: Wednesday, April 22

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The Loopy-O
CHEERY O
Happy Earth Day 2020
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Let's breathe and meditate on that photo this morning. Imagine feeling the earth beneath your feet and the warm sun on your face. Hear and smell the sounds of nature all around you- the songs of the birds, the fresh grass and flowers, the texture of the bark of the trees. We are all connected.

My big project of yesterday is accomplished! I took everything off of the baker's rack, cleaned the dog fur and cobwebs from behind it, and now it looks much nicer. Cait and I worked on a puzzle together and I started scrapping another page for Christopher. I still have way too many to go. I am going to have to order something from Amazon and have it shipped to him so the book can be late (he isn't going to care, it is more for his mom!)
Dinner was delish- caramelized Vidalia onions and garlic over pasta. Gary doesn't cook much but what he does cook is so good.

My parents are popping over today and I feel bad- like I should invite them inside since it is so cold and windy. But I know it isn't the right thing to do for their sake. (Right?? I am doing the right thing???)
I guess for ours too. :(

I try to be positive about this but damn-- it SUCKS!!!!!!
:sorry:

If all goes as planned, Cait and I are baking a batch of Christmas cookies today. She finished the majority of one of her term papers that had been stressing her out. She has two 2-page papers that are due but she could write that in her sleep. The last 2-page paper she wrote for this professor turned out to be 10 pages.
Scott is still having a rough time with classes too.
Nancy- is your DH finding his students are struggling as well? Does he have any ideas or advice?


Gratitudes:
-I live in a state that has a governor that is using science and medical experts to guide his decisions on when the state can reopen slowly
-the sun is shining even if it is really cold out there
-Christmas cookies!!!!!!!!!!!

hugs to all of you!!!
 
Nancy- did you get those insane t-storms by you? Wow, they came out from nowhere. I need those items too. My goodness, I shouldn't complain since we didn't have too much of a winter but this cold spring isn't making me feel better ATM. I am glad that you are watching "happy" TV. We watched episodes of Homeland and Ozark last night. Not very happy. Was it nice to have the house to yourself a bit?
I hope that the wildlife will have some rejuvenation for next year too.

A tidbit that I didn't know before about Antarctica. It is named Ant as in the opposite of the Arctic. It makes total sense now that I was told this but I never put the 2 and 2 together.

Felis- How nice to focus on the vase of daffodils. Rain, go away! It is always awesome to hear how music connects with you. I hugged Gary a lot yesterday. Does that hep? :D
hehe - your kitty is a funny boy!

Trudy- Were you able to get out for your walk before the rain came? I bet Stormy is getting lots of exercise- although my dogs haven't gotten walks in a while. I am seeing more dogs on my street than usual. Did you get to talk to all of the grands?
How fun to have new paints! to work with!
I wish I could give you a hug to cheer you and your entire country up. I also worry about the victims of domestic violence.
Did it end up snowing by Heather?

Jean- whew, that must have been a relief to get out of the store and I am both sorry and relieved that you had to get strange items- not just here in NJ, with the strange out of stock items/brands.
I hope it warms up by you!
OMG- My parents used to call me Sarah Bernhardt too- guess I always have been a drama queen. I forgot about that until you said it ha!

Hugs to all of you!
 
Good Morning O-zies!! Happy Earth Day!
I am in a much better frame of mind today! It is :rain: for us today, but we really needed it! Now perhaps the pollen will not be so bad. We have had to blow off the decks everyday, it is very thick this year and everything is covered in yellow sticky pollen. Oh well it means that there are lots of blossoms and beauty to behold! Yesterday's shopping pick up was disappointing as I only got 50% of my order. Things like tomato pesto that I put on top of my pork chops were not in stock and napkins, which I have tried to get a few times and could not. I can't get frozen spinach, oh well I will buy fresh next time and freeze it myself. Oh well the poor guy that brought out my order was very apologetic. I told him not to worry, it is what it is and he thanked me very much for being so understanding. Many have not been he said. Really people?? Its not his fault that things can't be delivered to the store. So before I went to the store I got in my walk and then decided to sit down and watch a movie. I watched Captain Marvel on Disney+. I am a big fan of the Marvel movies, but I still had to pause it a few times to get up and do something else. I have a hard time sitting and watching a movie on my own. Why? :noidea: I did have a face time chat with Isaac and Sadie and their Mom and Dad. Everyone is well and the kids are happy that their Mom is baking fresh bread almost everyday. They love that and Sadie commented that she has hers with extra butter LOL. They have been doing lots of school work and they all do an exercise video everyday. Isaac is not a big fan LOL. I decided to order them each a journal from Amazon, I think it would be a good idea for them to keep a journal of their feelings during this Pandemic. We are all going through a part of history that should never be forgotten and maybe it will help to document it? So today is a still the same old, same old as it is for everyone else, I will again attempt to do a page, but my mojo is gone :sad: Perhaps another movie, or a bit of painting. What will be, will be (as my Mother used to say).

Chris - Thank you for the breathing and meditation this morning, it really helps!! Glad to hear that you got your Baker's rack all spic and span and looking nice again! Nice to accomplish something every day! Your Gary's dinner last night sounds delish!! Nice to have a night off from cooking! Say hi to your Mom and Dad from me, you will be happy to see them, even if it is through the glass. Sad that it is so cold, could you put a heater out on the porch for them to keep warm? You are doing the right thing by not inviting them inside, so please do not feel guilty about it! Tell them to dress warmly!!

Jean - Love, Love your layout of daffodil hill! Really pretty!! That is funny that your Sadie is a Drama Queen, so is mine! But then I think most young girls these days are LOL. I think my Sadie is adorable too, but then I might be a bit biased LOL. Glad that you got out of the grocery store with most of the items you needed. Who would have thought that coffee filters would be a hard item to find? So now what will you use to filter your coffee with? Hoping you have a lovely day today!

Well I suppose that I should get another coffee and then I am going to go through the gallery and try to get inspired to complete my page! Wish me luck!! I hope that everyone has a nice day and you all stay safe and well !! :hug: :wave:

Gratitudes:
We are getting a much needed rain
We are good for groceries for a while
We have great kids and grandkids to face time with
We are still healthy
 
Good afternoon, dears! Happy Earth Day!
What interesting we could do in rainy day? Except reading?!
I'll not tells you the name of the book as this is huge spoiler, but I just finished very interesting thriller book about one lady who chat with her friends at one forum every day, until one sick person start spy and pursues her. I'm so nervous every time when post my layout at IG as this can bring some intruder directly here to our public opened diary. We all should be more careful what we share! Oh with, it's too late LOL!
I'm finally reading again. Once I gave chance to "Railsea" (the streampunk book I was mentioned before), and skipped the chapters with hunting, on fast run, I actually liked it a lot. And now can even recommend it for these (except Chris) of you, that likes YA adventure books and imaginary worlds.
But after this my sister gives me advice to get back to thriller books, and yes I'm enjoying them as usual! It's kind of disappointing that I'm not expanding my interests with books of different genres I'm bought. But all my attempts struggled so badly, so for now I have to postpone them!
Also I still trying to make easter page for one of the challenges, so hopefully I will get more into that today.


Chris, yes it helps me a lot to know I'm inspired you to stop for a moment and concentrate on the precious things you have :kiss:. I'm a little bit too sentimental these few days, .
Bravo for so much well done tasks! Yeah, better order something for Christopher as delivery take ages, at least here. Now we order lots of things and they comes so slow! I'm sure Cait will be brilliant! I guess Scott too, but for her I'm totally sure! She put too much pressure on herself, is it have something you can do to entertain her? I don't know some girls stuff, or some like that. Or better to not distract her right now?!


Jean, yes my mom is back to work to. Our government tries to restart the economy. But for now she is alone on the floor and only clean up, and have to meet her coworker only for lunch. So yes that was her argument to make Easter party, as the next weeks she will be exposed to risk anyway. I'll have to start looking for new job very soon too. The daffodil hill's page is wonderful, well deserved SO, congrats!


Trudy, OK, I'll edit my post as I'm cross posted again LOL!
I'm happy you was able to made your walk before the rain is start! And then to paint in rainy day sounds as a great idea. Did you get message from your customer, this one which is probably broke now? I hate how many people slide from the middle class direct at living in poverty, because of the quarantine time! Oh, I wish to get another dog too, but the financial side not make it possible! This must be most lovely time for Stormy! I love this meme:
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Did kids get it peek up on FaceTime, or she is outside dog? Hope you was able to talk with all of them! This about the missing orders is a pit. We still have most of the brands from the products, but prices of fresh vegetables are increased. I'm watched most of the Marvel's stories too, but in Marvel vs Batman, I'm on his side (even after Robert Pattinson was a huge disappointment for me, and lots of the other fans I'm sure). Oh,yes the pollens and the allergies season start, and it's so difficult for me to wear mask now. At the news even warned people to not freak out from the symptoms.
Thank you for your kindly words! I'm grateful for all the love and support from friends and family, and I know it's much more important to have, than romantic love, just I'm weak at some days!


Gratitudes:
I have my kittens to make me smile when I need it.
I have my O family to share my day with.
We are still healthy.
 
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good morning - Happy Earth Day - just got back from a walk with Luther and my DH. It is windy and cold but the sun is shining so that is great! The dogwood and lilacs are starting to bloom and everything is so pretty. Made a fun pasta dinner spicy and no leftovers so that was really good. It was nice alone. I got myself a new EHD and I figured out all on my own how to format it so it works with a MAC. The gave good directions and it worked and that made me so happy. I also talked to my son and his girlfriend and they say I can use their photos so now I am more motivated to scrap. That makes me happy. I have not had kid photos for a long time.

Chris have fun with your parents. It is hard to know whether to invite people in or not. I think in your case you all have preconditions so staying apart is the hard but correct way to go as hard as it is. How fun to do puzzles! As far as my DH is concerned science is a bit different. It is hard for him as there cannot be hands on labs. But he has gone with take home tests but he cannot figure out how to do it without cheating anyway. He just wants the correct answer. In some classes they do do papers too. He has office hours. He says that this online teaching is not as good as in person. Other than this not much suggestion wise. We only had one thunderstorm go through and it was fast. Poor Luther was not happy about it.

Trudy sorry you only got 50% of your food. Saw that indeed it might be easier for us to freeze fresh food instead of depending on frozen. Have fun painting. Glad that you such a positive FaceTime with the grands and parents. I think a journal would be a great idea. Good just to practice writing. I like that they do an exercise video each day.

Felis I love daffodils and we are now seeing tulips. So even though my temps are not warm spring flowers and blooming trees make it bearable. I love thrillers so enjoy. Have fun with the kitties.

Jean your daffodil hill page is gorgeous. Love the Sarah story but not sure many know who she is. And yes I am watching the old hockey games. I will take what I can get.

Grateful that this pandemic is allowing us to see how fast nature can come back
Grateful for sun and being able to walk
 
Been a busy morning already. Got my shower done early as I had a scrapping class to watch at 8 AM. Then I did some more scrapping plus up-loaded a couple of CT pages. Really felt good to be getting back into my "normal" scrapping routine. Should be back to regular routine by May 1st. :grin:

Home Health nurse came in for her last visit this morning. All was looking good so she signed off to terminate her visits. She is such a caring and careful nurse... couldn't have asked for better care. We talked about precautions I should take when having to get meds and groceries or when I must go places. One suggestion was to have a pair of shoes that I wear when I am 'out' but leave them in the garage for a couple of days once I am back. Going to mark a pair of my slip-ons so I know which ones they are [have a couple pairs that look the same]. I have a mat by the door from garage to house where I can leave them.

Trudy and Chris... we have a lot of pollen too and allergies are off the chart!!! Taking my allergy meds but still having drainage/coughing from them. Winds have really been kicking up which makes them even worse.

Chris, I do understand the question of whether to have others over or not. Given your family's health circumstances, it would be better to not. It is one thing if it was warm enough for you all to be outside and keeping your distance... but inside brings how to sanitize everything they might touch, etc.

Trudy, so sorry that 50% of the food order was missing. You were a sweetheart to let the delivery guy know you understood. Bet a lot of customers are not so nice.

Felis, glad to hear your mom is back to work. Bet it is so different with only a few people working there.

Nancy, glad you enjoyed your alone time and had a nice meal, too.

Have some apples that I need to use up... and I had the last serving of the apple cobbler last night... so guess I should make another one and freeze the servings. Also need to make up another meat loaf. It is suppose to be cooler again tomorrow so would be a good day to use the oven.
 
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