Daily Ooo's: Wednesday, February 28

[faerywings]

GoooOd morning and happy Wednesday to all of you. Like I said yesterday, I am so surprised that it is the last day of Feb. I even hear some birds chirping this morning. What a difference it makes when I am not shivering nonstop, even under layers upon layers of clothes and blankets. We are having a Spring feeling day again but after that, we are going to have chances of snow on and off the next several days. But I will enjoy these warmer temps while I can.

It is also a good thing that I an nor freezing since yesterday was kind of an exhausting one. Being cold wears me out.
I was running a bit late to get food shopping but it wasn't a problem since I was able to take Cait's car so Gary could use mine. He was off to the person's house where he was over the weekend, digging through more "finds." He said that he got some garden tools this time. Yay! Scott was at school all day, Cait was off for lunch with Brendan and I was going actually have the house to *myself* for ~2 hours.
I honestly cannot tell you the last time that happened.

So I got a few things done that needed to so I could have an hour or so to scrap. That didn't go as planned. After taking the dogs outside, I had the door open a crack while I was waiting for R to come in. W bolted. Ran down the street. Thankfully, I had slippers on so I could chase after her but I am in no shape to run after a dog. She made it about 5 houses down when she stopped and I was able to grab her collar. But you remember what I said about how she doesn't walk on a leash well? Picture me trying to drag this dog up the street by her collar as she is trying to pull away to sniff more places that other dogs pee. It took me forever. At least it felt that way. At one point I had to smack her butt to get her to stop pulling and scrambling. By the time I got her inside, I was having heart palpitations like you wouldn't believe. It took well over an hour to get it to settle down.
I had been vacuuming earlier but got distracted before I wrapped the cord up. But even after my heart rate was back in range, I thought better of finishing. (Imagine that). Grabbed the cord, started wrapping it but then I saw that the end had been chewed off. Damn W!!!! My fault that I left it out like that and I was so thankful that it was not plugged in. Now we need to order a new cord

I really need to get in contact with the dog trainer. The chewing is something that she will grow out of, but the running and not stopping, that is terrifying and dangerous to her and to others.

Today I have to go with Gary to drop the VUE off at the shop to get work done. It is leaking brake fluid. I swear, between the amount of time and money we spend at the shop and the vet, we should get frequent flier miles. :doh:

Then I have to clean for my neighbor and figure out WTH to cook for dinner. Plus I need to do all of the Oscraps stuff I wanted to do yesterday.
It is going to be a :cofbath: kinda day

 

[faerywings]

Nancy- How nice to have Luther go on a good walk with you. Nice to see some animals out and about. I don't think you would ever stop being the #1 Devils fan no matter how they play or who they trade. 20 games are all that is left? Crazy how fast that was.
That dinner sounds really good, I have never heard of purple barley. Do you have a recipe you could share?
Food shopping was ok, but why oh WHY do people feel the need to leave their carts in the middle of an already narrow aisle and then be oblivious to everyone else trying to get around them? There are 2 older ladies that do this every darn time. In every darn aisle! :frusty:
Anyway, I survived.

Trudy- hope that your swim was great and the pool was people and shark-free *giggle*
My BBF and I joke about how her bridesmaid's dresses had enormous sleeves-- I think the shoulder puff was as big as my head. They got married in 1992 so I even had big hair back then ound:
Funny to look back and wonder what were we all thinking.

Felis-How awesome for you that you got to make a snowman!!!
"Act like a child" is such a perfect, perfect way to think and behave. My kids ask me on occasion if I miss them being little and that is the one part that I truly miss- being able to be a kid myself. Don't ever lose that and please let us know what you do each day to keep it going.
I did yoga again yesterday for my shoulder but any relief that I got was destroyed by my dragging W back up the street by her collar. You will get there!
Thank you for the link. Anytime you see something that might help, feel free to share it with me.

Oh Drat! Sorry, Trudy, that the pool was crowded.
That is nice that Hunter is feeling better too. You are so darn cute in that photo.

Jean- that is fantastic that the video helped your shoulder I am going to try to find time to do it today since I doubt I will be able to squeeze any yoga in again.
How was the museum? I love museums. That is one of the worst parts of being chronically ill. To get into NYC is such a long day that it would take me a week to recuperate.
How that the new exhibit was interesting.

xoxoxo!!!!

 

[nancyr]

good morning - ooh laa laa my Devils went into Pittsburgh and defeated the Penguins 3-2. We stopped the Penguins 11 game home winning streak and our Taylor Hall extended his point scoring streak to 22 games in which he has played. It is awesome. But we have a hard schedule coming up but this was a great game. My a fettuccine with a meat sauce but it had different veggies zucchini and celery. Again we all loved it. We also added some spice. Tonight I am not cooking but out to Panera's with my girlfriend. We will discuss lots of hockey I am sure. Today I have errands to run before the rain comes tomorrow. I had Luther out already and it was a nice day. But the clouds are already coming in yuck.

Chris you had a busy day. Wow that is scary when a dog escapes and runs and won't listen. Luther is getting better but he is so head strong and he wants what he wants. LOL. I cant imagine that in the time you were chasing the other ate the cord! Really! Hope today goes much smoother. Hey that is awesome that Gary found some good gardening tools. You can always use those.

Trudy that is a bummer that the pool was crowded. I am so bad I know that the Devils love it when the Rock is full of people cheering but I hate it when it is crowded. The lines for food and bathrooms are horrendous. Hope the crowds go down soon! That was interesting about the wine. I thought all wines had to sit in an oak cask for years. That is what happens since I don't drink. LOL

Rae hope your day went well.

Felis how fun to build a snowman. We had not done that in years. I am sure if we had enough snow my DH would build one for Luther just so he could tear it down. It is always fun to do kids things. Keep it up.

Jean I miss going to museums. My DH commutes to the city every day so when the weekend comes he does not want to go in again. My sons would love this new exhibit as they loved their dinos. The could name them all. It was a crack up to hear them pronouncing those long names. Glad your shoulder is feeling better.

Have a great day all!

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning all... It is starting to rain and the wind is also picking up again today, so I will be staying home once again and no hiking for me. So I hope to get to the consignment store later on today and hopefully they will be open this time! Not too much else happening around here today, I need to figure out what to make for supper Ugh!! Last night we had chicken alfredo served over zucchini noodles, I just love that dinner! DH enjoyed it also, I would never had thought he would ever like zucchinni.

Chris - I had a similar incident yesterday with the two dogs that our nice nieghbours across the street in front of our house have. I had to run out and rescue them from going up to the highway and getting hit by a car. They had escaped the backyard and so I took them back home and locked up the gate again as best I could. Five minutes later they were out again and running all over the place. So back to the backyard and it took me quite a while to figure out how to get the gate so that it wasn't so easy for them to escape. They had bungy cords attached to the gate so I used those to make it nice and tight. When one of the daughters came home from school I ran over to tell her and she was horrified that she had left them outside all day, they are usually in the house. Hopefully she is more careful when she leaves them today LOL. The parents are off on a vacation somewhere, so those poor dogs are probably not getting the attention they are used to :becky: Sorry that your dog incident left you with heart palpitations that is scary!! Darn that is too bad that now you have to replace the cord on your vacuum!! Hope that you find some quiet time to yourself today!

Nancy - Woo Hoo for your Devils defeating the Penquins last night, we saw that they had beaten the Pens winning streak and we both said Oh Nancy will be happy!! I know how much you love the Penquins!! NOT!! :becky: Have fun at Panera tonight, its always good when you don't have to cook!

Felis - Thanks for the lovely compliment on my photo! I still have a hard time believing that we were once that young! LOL. I agree I think wedding dresses should have sleeves, but not those big puffy ones :becky: I hope that you are having a nice day!

Jean - Thank you also for the nice comment on my photo, so kind of you to say those things! Sorry that your shoulder is hurting you, but how great that the yoga poses helped with the pain! Wow what a great exhibit to go to see! I love museums too and especially the dinosaur exhibits! That Dimorphodon macronyx looks like it could be what is now a Puffin. How fascinating! Thanks for sharing the link!

Rae - We are either cross posting, or you are very busy with work these past few days! Hope that you are able to enjoy some time to do something other than work today!

Ok I am getting a facetime call from Heather, so better get going! Have a great Wednesday everyone! :wave:

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning, ladies. Yesterday was busy and I wasn't online much. Got all my work done, got my end of month invoice sent in and it felt good to be on top of things. Of course, I popped over to VV for seniors day. I talked to one of the staff and she is trying low carb, after chatting with me last week, and had more questions. I love to inspire

Got some velour hoodies in mint condition which I love to wear when I'm working and to bring to the trailer. So soft and warm.

Took Taz to daycare and came home to clean out my sock drawer. About 1/4 of them were for the garbage. Now I can see what's in the drawers, they aren't crammed in so tight.

Today I have desk work, laundry and have to refill my sodastream water bottles while Taz is away (he freaks out over the noise the machine makes so I usually do it when he goes to daycare).

Chris - glad you didn't fall chasing after Ray but how scary to have the palpitations so long. Yes, some training sounds like a good idea. That darn W, chewing thru the cord. We have stories too of puppy years and damages. Taz chewed thru a few cords his first year or so. Glad you mentioned the vet b/c I forgot, I need to pop into ours today b/c they called to say the fiber chews we ordered for Taz have come in.

Nancy - enjoy your dinner out and sports talk with your friend. Sounds like a great time. I too have never heard of purple barley. You make the most interesting meals!

Trudy - I'm sending clothing karma your way. Glad you were able to secure the neighbor's dogs and keep them safe. Hope the daughter is more careful. Enjoy your chat with H this morning.

I'm getting a coffee and getting to work now. Have a great day everyone!

 

[scrap-genie]

Another mild day from some light rain to attempted sunshine. DH did the bird survey this morning and lots of early migrants are in like Red-winged Blackbirds and Song Sparrows. Amazing to think it is March tomorrow and another full moon which means there will be another blue moon in late March.

Chris, how unruly W is being! Since it winds up so hard on you (not to mention the cord!) sure hope she can get some training. Also hope you feel better today though given you're cleaning, I doubt. As to museums, the beauty of living in a smaller city (than NYC, etc.) and strategically located, most things are close by.

Nancy, how super Hall kept his streak and the Devils broke the Pens' home one. I have cheered for the Pens in the recent past (not having an NHL team here) but not this year. Someone else needs to win now. Interesting that the meat sauce had different veggies. Sounds good.

Trudy, good luck with the store. Sorry the weather isn't good for a hike but maybe next week. Your dinner also sounds delightful. And the thing with the neighbor's dogs sure had you getting a workout. Nice that they let you deal with them and bet the daughter was more careful today. And I agree that the one pterosaur was portrayed with a very puffin-like bill.

Rae, not surprised either that you were so busy or that you did well at VV again. You have done so well with your diet change and have inspired people here and now it seems wherever you go. That is just so special! Have a good day making noises Taz doesn't like. :mrgreen:

Felis, hope your day was a good one.

 

[felis]

OMG, girls, I know most of you are already sam my layout about "Britt-Marie Was Here", but I have to repeat here that this book is just amazing! I totally love it!!! In many points this heroine remind me for myself, but we are also so diferent! Other thing is that before two years I would find for very strange to be friend with a rat, but because of Cait, I told myself ''yes this is totally realistic'' , Chris, hug this awesome inspiring girl!
Nothing other here, except that March 1st is holiday and my favorite tradition, but tomorrow for that. (I scraped a page for it and now I wait to post it when the time zones change)

Jean, I'm so happy that you are found my link helpful! Hope you're feeling better today! This exhibit on pterosaurs, sounds so cool! I love dinos, and also can imagine your excitement from this big prehistoric birds! Birds bring spring, so hooray, for these early migrants!

Rae, I'm not surprised you have new follower, you really knows how to inspire others for healthy life! Aww I have to do spring cleaning on my sock drawer too, but I'm afraid I'm a bit of a hoarder.

Trudy, I absolutely understand you about your jeans dilemma! I'm a low, so no such a problem like too short in the legs, but low waist confused me much. I don't like my belly to be out, unlike my sister which is body jewelry crafter , Did you found something that you like today? How nice of your side to bring these dogs back! Maybe the girl don't understand the lock appropriately, but this is really dangerous as for the dogs that also for some car driver which can be surprised and make accident! So it's very possible that you are saved someone's life!

Nancy, I'm sure that after this won you'll have great hockey discuss with your girlfriend! Have a fun!

Chris, this is awful! I totally knows how you feel!! The only time when we tried to take Biggie on a walk, he saw another dog and start to demonstrate power and provoke it. Which was so surprising, because just before month he was street dog and such a angel. Even he listen me, at moments he is stronger than me (I think he is similar size like yours), so my dad take the leash, but that wasn't good decision because I'm his alpha and saw he isn't under my control he start to run and was so difficult to hold on him. I hope Whiskey don't hurted you! This could be so painful for the hands and especially for a palms