Daily Ooos: Wednesday, January 18

[faerywings]

GoooooOOOd mOrning O-Fam! ♥

I am so excited to get my hands on the pictures today. I really hope there are enough good ones to scan. My parents weren't big on taking photos and most of the photos they took ended up loose in boxes. A few years ago, Cait sorted some of them by person, that is a start.

I was so busy all day yesterday and I can see that I got stuff done. Most of my To-Do list is crossed off. Yet, I feel like I didn't get as much done as I would have liked. But I got everything set up for Yoga and added a bunch of 15-minute sessions to my Amazon Watch List. Wow, I am sooooooo sooooooo sooooooo out of shape. I've never been all that flexible but hoo boy, now I am stiff as a board. I focused on how I was feeling through the poses so I can look back at my baseline over time. Then I can be proud of my improvements.
Sam came over last night, she found out that her dog, Pup, has cancer and it's bad He has been one of the few constants in her life for the last 8 years. His lungs are filled with tumors. She and Scott figured out a way to get my two dogs used to Pup, taking them for a walk together, then bringing all three in the house and giving them a ton of treats. Whisky and Puppa were lying on Scott's bed together for a while last night. We were all a little nervous about her since she and J went at it so bad when we first rescued her.

Then I got some annoying? depressing? not sure how I feel about it news from my LLMD. My Vitamin D ratio is "dysfunctional." One type of D is low and the other is high and that can be an indicator of active Lyme. Dammit
LLMD gave me a couple of options, I could go back on a full round of abx (NOPE). I could do a four-day abx challenge, then go for a urine test (not sure what the test is or if covered by my insurance), or as long as I feel ok, just wait and see. I have to think about the 4-day challenge before I decide but I am leaning toward the wait-and-see. Now that I am sleeping (also a sign of Vit D deficiency) so much better, I *feel* so much better.
I am still not convinced that Lyme is active, but it might be just enough to mess around with my body. My Rheumatoid Factor is still very high but not as bad as it used to be. But I feel good!!!!!
:/

Gary is picking up the groceries for me. Scott gave me a stern talking-to about how I need to be direct and ask for help instead of doing everything myself, esp when Gary is home all day. (Who me? Am I turning into my Mom more and more every day? *nods* Yes, I am)
I asked him to do the dinner dishes last night and to pick up the groceries today. That alone will give me an extra half hour before I go to my mom's- and I will be able to do yoga before I go.

Thank you all so much for reading my ramblings, but it helps so much to get everything out of my head and onto "paper."
♥

 

[faerywings]

@LSlycord WTG!!! That is great that you pulled out the treadmill. If you haven't seen it yet, I started a thread in the Healthy-Os: Exercise/Healthy Habits Check In Please post in there so we can cheer you on!
Shaun must have been exhausted when he got home, that is a crazy long day. Scott had a few of those. Caitlyn does a super job trying to keep the scheduled classes for her students close together, but sometimes it can't be helped.

@BrightEyes yay for sleep!! As you know, I am a Big Fan. LOL
It sounds like you and DD#3 had a great visit and am LMBO that you stayed 6' away. Our numbers are starting to come back down after (hopefully) peaking a week or so ago. Scott has had a cold but I asked him to test yesterday since I am seeing my parents and he was negative. I still wear my mask when I go in stores and am one of the few that does. Sometimes I feel weird, but I'd feel worse if I got Covid. That's awesome that the family is coming to visit in March! Especially to see the great-grands ♥ hahaha- that is funny about how the DDs didn't remember as well as DD#3

Linda-- nope, never thought that she would be working at the school she got her degrees from, everything worked out so well for her. Bragging about Scott for a sec too- At dinner, he told us about a conversation he had with his boss, who wants to get some more of the Rangers certified in Wildnerness First Aid and then have some of them volunteer with Seach and Rescue. Scott says to him-- Well, about that... then shows him his meeting date with the local S&R team next month. Then he pulls out the backpack that he already packed with wilderness first aid. His boss was very impressed

Has Shaun made any decision yet about work?

@bcgal00 Are you logging on from your phone or tablet? I am glad that you can keep in touch while the computer is in the shop.
It looks like you are putting your free time to good use, I hate organizing the freezer, esp in the winter hah.
I placed a Hold on "The Family Remains" on Libby-- must be good, there is a 26-week wait. But if you like it, I am sure I will too, we tend to like a lot of the same TV /books.
It's such a PITA that you need to have strong back muscles to lessen back pain, but most ways to strengthen back muscles will *cause* back pain. I hope that you find some gentle exercises for that

@Cherylndesigns LOL at teasing Linda about the temps *G*
Thanks for joining for the exercise support ♥ Can you share a link to your treadmill? Thx! Wow, that is really amazing that Chuck built houses. I bet that has come in handy with you guys all out in the wilderness if something breaks down

@taxed4ever That is nice to sleep that late. Really, your eye Dr won't let you leave if you have your eyes dilated? I know that mine take a while to settle down so I just have to drive across the street and I shop for a while. Caitlyn had an exam that night in town and she drove home in the dark. She asked us to be on standby in case she couldn't but said there was not a problem.
Yes! A short walk is better than none at all. Good for you *high fives*

Kay- that is delightful, hearing about you finding more photos, you have me super excited for today. I love seeing the photo of your office and the painting too

@vickyday oh no! That is funny that you can't keep your eyes open for the drops. is it that you close them when anything gets close?
I am Italian and Iantosca is pronounced exactly as it's spelled. Eye An Tosca - stress on the the Eye syllable. The poor substitute teachers I had would manhandle it every time.
So sorry that you had a rough time sleeping, hope that last night was much better. Leftovers are my favorite food.

 

[LSlycord]

Good morning friends. It is 8:30 but I have already had the best day. Got up and came out to the lanai to drink coffee. Temp was already at 68° and it's going to get to 78° today. Please note that I have replaced my * with a ° since it appears that I am fixated on the temperature now.

Then, we moved to the front porch to watch the rocket launch. It launches from 110 miles away but you can see it from our house as it goes up the coast. Very cool to watch the launch live on the YouTube channel and then very shortly thereafter watch it shoot across the sky. After we saw the launch, we moved back to the lanai and there were robins in the yard again. As much as I hate to admit it, I think that Florida may be starting to grow on me.

I had another job interview yesterday afternoon. They called in the morning and I interviewed at 4:30. There is one more round of interviews for that job before they make the decision. Then, while I was typing this, I got a call from a recruiter about another possible opportunity. Fingers are crossed.

Spent a lot of time talking to Sydney last night about resumes, talking to recruiters at the job fair, things going on at the packaging club. I learned more about packaging last night than I had learned in my life. Keurig Dr. Pepper sounds like a company on the move. They have co-op opportunities where you take a semester off of work and so your internship is 6 months. The pay is $30 an hour. They are looking for more experience than what she has now but she is now starting to target future employers. That is fun to watch that evolution!

And the treadmill...I won't say that I enjoyed it but I did feel that I accomplished something important. I'll get to the new thread @faerywings and get checked in. While I've been typing this, Brian has been to the grocery store because he wants pancakes and we have no milk. So he got cleaned up and went to the store...so my part is to make the pancakes.

I'll be back in a bit for personals!

 

[BrightEyes]

Morning... Looks like the rain is gone... just partly cloudy skies this morning. So I plan on running a couple of errands. Waiting for the house to warm up enough to get my shower.

@faerywings so sorry to hear the news from the LLMD... what a bummer. Hard decision on what you should do - especially with conflicting results. <<< hugs >>> Enjoy your day with your folks and hearing about when photos were taken. I find myself having to guess at years based on ages of people in the photos. Thanks for the nice comment about the watercolor painting. Bill loved that painting... it hung in his office in Cairo and in CA once we were back in the states.

@LSlycord Okay... where did you get the [ ° ]??? I copied it from your post. I don't see it on my keyboard. Glad you got to see the launch fly by your area. I saw your photo of it on FB. So cool! Wow... another interview for you! That is good you are getting them. Glad Syd is learning all about job fairs, resumes, and other job hunting skills.

I am itching to get started scanning photos but I really need to run a few errands before I get involved with the scanning. And I need to set up some folders with more descriptive names. I do have a lot of the folders labeled with Place & year... or event & year. But a lot of the folders with scanned photos are labeled Family History 1, 2, 3, etc. and are a mixture of photos from all different years and events. Will work on labeling folders better as I work on the new scans... then go back and move the ones in the Family History folders to the new folders.

The heater just cut off so house is warm enough for my shower. CYL

 

[LSlycord]

I'm back. We went with French toast instead. That goes faster. And, while I was making the French toast, the HR person called and said that the person I interviewed with at 4:30 yesterday wants to do a panel interview with two of her other project managers. We have that scheduled for next Tuesday so that is moving quickly for corporate America. This place really seems to have an incredible culture and great benefits so I would love to get on there.

@faerywings I can't wait to see what photos you come home with. I'm so sorry about Sam's dog but I'm really glad that she and Scott were able to get the dogs together and that it worked out. (Since 2022 was the year of Decker, I really understand how difficult and important that can be.) But that conversation Scott had with his boss...rock star moment. I'm sure that his boss thought to himself, I am so happy that I hired this guy!!! And yay for Scott for telling you to ask for help. WTG Scott!

I don't know what Shaun is going to do. I think that it is hard for him with Sydney talking to companies about internships and he is still feeling unsure. I'm telling him to take a gap year if he wants after this semester...just finish this semester strong. Ugh...it just feels like we are going to have a challenging few months. Ok, when I think about it, our problems are pretty minor. And I am so disappointed to hear the Lyme results. So many decisions to make.

@BrightEyes I loved the picture of your office. And I enlarged it so that I could see the cowboy picture. You are so talented. And what a treasure when you find those old photos. Especially the one of your grandson, looking so much like Bill's dad. The ° sign is created by pressing the "alt" key and then 0176 on the number pad (won't work unless you use the number pad). I actually wrote it down because I'm sure I will forget it by tomorrow when I want to talk about the temperature again.#dk

Let's see if I now have this right...DD1 is AZ, DD2 is MO and DD3 is NM?

 

[LSlycord]

@bcgal00 sorry that you are still without the computer. But glad that it gave you time to do some organization of the kitchen. Funny story, before Syd left for school last year, I had put together an entire box of kitchen things that she could take. When it was time to leave in August, we couldn't find that box anywhere. Brian who is the master finder at our house, couldn't find it. So I created a second box and sent her off. She told me last week that she had to buy a cheese grater at the store because she likes her cheese freshly grated. (She had been cooking at home over break and had forgotten how much she missed freshly grated cheese.) Well, in all of this organizing that we have been doing, Brian opened a box and there it was...the box to take off to college for the kitchen. She actually said "YAY" when she heard that we had found it.

Glad that Remi continues to keep you in line each morning with feeding the birds. Hope that you and Jen enjoy Costco today.

@Cherylndesigns lol! My weather is going places today! Wow...you have an entire compound of handy men! That would be so nice. I like your circuit...I think I may try to build up to that! And, yes, I was the one that asked where the animals came from. Interesting about the farms nearby...I never think beyond the compound.

@taxed4ever I completely get the "who knows what will happen" in a few years. Maybe in a few years, I'll take a vacation and rent your AirB&B and get some beautiful new scenery. Because, honestly, I have now realized that I can't predict anything anymore.

@vickyday hope last night's sleep was better and that Ruby Tuesday with the ladies is fun! And, I did finish another Charles Martin book, Chasing Fireflies! Highly recommend to anyone looking for a good book! So glad that you told me about him!

Off to clean my office...why do I always have stacks? But, if I am going to be back to work fulltime, I'd sure like a clean workspace!

Have a good days ladies!

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning ladies. Day 3 of no computer and no word yet...ugh. I still have no idea of whether I'm buying a new computer or can upgrade my PC. So either way I'm still looking at more down time to either get a new system ordered and then set up or waiting for repairs. I will bring my PC home to use in the meantime hopefully. A slow glitchy computer is better than no computer. I am going crazy without it. I don't scrap 24/7 but I sit at the desk, watch shows/youtube on my ipad and it is my quiet place. I could sit there with the computer gone but it just isn't the same. I'm not whining (too much) though b/c at least I have an old laptop to type on in the LR.

This morning we'll all go to costco. I found the basket size I wanted at winners yesterday so the kitchen is organized (for now), then of course while in winners I had to shop for other things too (I love that store). I found some spa towels for my bathroom and bras (their prices are always good). I keep a tall container with flavored water beside the coffee so decided I now want a stainless steel or gray/black design so will be on the lookout for that. It's still a bit weird to only have a few stores here to shop for home/decor stuff. Winners/Home Sense, Marshalls, The Bay, Walmart and a little decor store called Real Deals are pretty much all there is. Real Deals is a fantastic little store jam packed with all kinds of home decor but the owner is going to start selling unique furniture from overseas so half the store will be given to that. I think there will be some good sales though as she organizes and decides what not to carry anymore. I bought some beautiful garland at 70% off (for the tree next year, in shades of red).

Just heard that Zellers is coming back to BC, with a store opening here. I'm sure that's 1-2 years away but good to hear.

We binged Only Murders In The Building yesterday and watched the whole first season. I'll take a break for a few day and then we'll binge season 2.

@faerywings Hopefully your lyme is not flaring, since you feel good. Fingers crossed for you. Sure sounds like S impressed his boss. Good for you for starting the year off with such a healthy positive action with the yoga. Hugs to Sam, so sorry to hear of Pup's cancer.

@BrightEyes Sounds like you are very organized with the photo scanning and storing.

@LSlycord Good luck with the jobs, hopefully one of them will be a good fit for you.

Remi is staring at me, trying to send me the signal to go outside, feed the birds and play. The snow has melted out front and at the side of the house but there is still frozen snow in the backyard for her to play in.

Gotta go, HAGD everyone.

 

[bcgal00]

@LSlycord I can relate to the missing box LOL. I put things away somewhere quite often and then can't find them. Some things I have never come across again. I often just have to go out and buy the item again. That's why I am trying to be very organized here so things don't get lost. I am famous for buying gifts and putting them somewhere, but when the occasion comes (like a birthday or Xmas), the gift is nowhere to be found LOL. Sometimes I give a gift months after the event.

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning Ozies!! There are patches of blue sky out there today HORRAY! Too bad our hike was cancelled, but I think that SIL Linda and I will head out on a good hike tomorrow. Its supposed to be a pretty nice day, so it would be great to take advantage of the nicer weather while we can! Today will be spent doing lots of baking, I need to get some breakfast muffins made for DH and a few other Keto things made for his snacks throughout the work day. I did manage to find some of the paints that I was running short of yesterday, but sadly no Titanium White so I had to order that from Amazon and it should be here tomorrow. The one store that I used to go to for a lot of my painting supplies has closed its doors forever, so sad!! However our local Monk Office supply store has taken over what they used to sell, so that will be good. It's just going to be awhile until they are fully stocked up again. So for now Amazon is the go to place! Micheals is too far away and they charge way too much for shipping so that is not an option either . I started working on a layout yesterday, so hope to get that finished sometime this afternoon.

@faerywings - I would be going for the lets wait and see option, if you are feeling really good. It is quite normal for your Vitamin D levels to be wonky in the Winter, we don't get enough sunshine to keep the levels good. Who knows maybe the test will be different in a while? Sure sounds like you are getting that to do list all taken care of, but of course that will be a never ending on going task!! I hope you are able to find lots of great photos of mini you at your Mom and Dad's today! It will be fun to talk over old times and the crazy things that I am sure you did when you were a little one! Enjoy your day with your parents!

@LSlycord - Linda how cool is that to watch the lift off from your place and in the warm sunshine too, Bonus!! How great to have french toast for brekky!! Nice that your DH went to the store to get the milk. I can't remember the last time I had French Toast, but it used to be one of my favourites! Sounds like the job interviews are coming in hot and heavy, sure hope you get the one that makes you happiest! Too funny about the missing box, but happy that you finally did find it!

@BrightEyes - A busy morning for you today! I have not been very good at labeling my photos, and I really need to get them more organized! I hate that it takes me so long to find the ones that I want. It's simply because I have been too darn lazy to actually tackle that huge job LOL.

@bcgal00 - How nice that you found the storage boxes you were looking for! I love Winners too and like you, we are pretty limited as to where we can find home decor items! There are some really cute but very expensive shops downtown, but like I say they are very expensive and I just don't have the budget for most of that kind of items. Sure hope you hear something soon about your computer! DH is finally taking his laptop in this weekend, so I sure hope he doesn't have to go without it for long!

I hope that you all have a lovely day today! Keep your fingers crossed for me that we get some sunshine for tomorrows hike!

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Good afternoon all.

Chris @faerywings I can understand your dilemma and I vote for "wait and see". I'm a "wait and see" kind of person, anyway. I hope you have good luck going through the boxes of pictures and that your parents can get along for that long. LOL I'm not holding my breath on that one. Good for you for asking for help!! I'm so proud of you - I'm very lucky because Chuck helps out around here a lot. You'd be SO jealous if I told you everything he does. He has the attitude that he lives here too, and he's retired and we shouldn't have our "jobs". He keeps the kitchen cleaned up and when I try to go do something, he tells me I'm taking away this plan to clean later on. That's his way of telling me that he'll do it. LOL He also does all of his own laundry = are you sick yet? He cleans "his bathroom." Here's a picture of my treadmill - I hate to put links on Amazon, because it always shows my login info - I'm not sure if others can see it or not, but I screenshot this and it has the name of the treadmill and all the stats. It was very well-priced too. The treadmill we had before was like $800. I love mine! If you go on the site, there's a great video about the size and how it folds flat. It has everything I need.



Linda @LSlycord how exciting that you could see the launch from your house! That had to be super exciting - my sister went to the launch site years ago and said it was the thrill of her life. I thought it was you who asked about where the goats came from. We're in "farm country" here - it's very rural and I probably have never mentioned that before. We have our own "compound" here and that's kind of our little world. The kids actually go to what's considered a "farm school". They get out very early because so many of the kids have to help with the spring planting. Whenever they have any ceremonies (like Homecoming) so many of the kids are members of Future Farmer of America. It's totally Hometown, USA around here. It's so refreshing to see things like they used to be - very patriotic. The football team still runs out on the field carrying huge American flags.

Good luck going through your boxes -

I better get off here - Chris @faerywings I'm so sorry about Sam;e dog. How sad.

To all of us dog lovers, Lilac has a new dog kit in the Pre-release. Rae @bcgal00 I know you saw it and I hope you get your computer issues settled soon.

Kay @BrightEyes keep on folling, girl - you're so organized I can't stand it. You're an inspiration.

Trydy @taxed4ever isn't it great to have all of these handymen???

Hgs to all.

 

[BrightEyes]

Popping back in to say I survived running errands. Dropped off an outfit for a friend (she gave it to me but it didn't fit) and had coffee with her. Then paid my AAA membership at their office (1/2 mile from her house). Over to the Credit Union and paid a bill there. I stopped at Sam's but they were sold out of the spiral cut hams... boo-hoo!!! Then over to the grocery store for a few things. They had discounted bags of Naval Oranges, cauliflower, and squash... so I grabbed several. They only had 4 bunches of banana in the bin and no boxes of them!!! So I took 1 small bunch. Then picked up a bunch of different breads, cake slices, dinner rolls from the mark-down area. Happen to look at the Discount coupons I get through the mail... and had a free box of bakery made cookies. Well worth having to drive around the lot 2 times to find a parking spot. And wouldn't you know... right after I left the house, it became completely overcast and snowing on the mountain with a cold wind blowing!!! Got home and had a message that the DVD I wanted (case was locked) - "The General's Daughter" - was waiting for me at the Used Book/DVD store. So did a quick trip over to get it. Was surprised and happy that they had just pulled out 5 large boxes of DVDs from the backroom for another couple to look through... so I got to also take a look. Ended up getting 10 DVDs..... hahaha ... I was almost home from there when the sky became partly cloudy with the sun peeking through! Still only 44° so it is cold enough for a heavy jacket still. [ Hey, Linda... the code worked for the temp symbol!!]

Going to put my feet up and relax for the rest of the day. A cup of hot tea with honey and lemon along with a slice of lemon cake sound delicious and just what I need to warm up and relax the body! CYL

 

[vickyday]

@bcgal00 sorry that you are still without the computer. But glad that it gave you time to do some organization of the kitchen. Funny story, before Syd left for school last year, I had put together an entire box of kitchen things that she could take. When it was time to leave in August, we couldn't find that box anywhere. Brian who is the master finder at our house, couldn't find it. So I created a second box and sent her off. She told me last week that she had to buy a cheese grater at the store because she likes her cheese freshly grated. (She had been cooking at home over break and had forgotten how much she missed freshly grated cheese.) Well, in all of this organizing that we have been doing, Brian opened a box and there it was...the box to take off to college for the kitchen. She actually said "YAY" when she heard that we had found it.

Glad that Remi continues to keep you in line each morning with feeding the birds. Hope that you and Jen enjoy Costco today.

@Cherylndesigns lol! My weather is going places today! Wow...you have an entire compound of handy men! That would be so nice. I like your circuit...I think I may try to build up to that! And, yes, I was the one that asked where the animals came from. Interesting about the farms nearby...I never think beyond the compound.

@taxed4ever I completely get the "who knows what will happen" in a few years. Maybe in a few years, I'll take a vacation and rent your AirB&B and get some beautiful new scenery. Because, honestly, I have now realized that I can't predict anything anymore.

@vickyday hope last night's sleep was better and that Ruby Tuesday with the ladies is fun! And, I did finish another Charles Martin book, Chasing Fireflies! Highly recommend to anyone looking for a good book! So glad that you told me about him!

Off to clean my office...why do I always have stacks? But, if I am going to be back to work fulltime, I'd sure like a clean workspace!

Have a good days ladies!

His books are WONDERFUL! I've got 2 on hold. They've been on hold already for 2 months! He must be well read!
Had a great time with Ilene today, as always!

 

[vickyday]

@LSlycord WTG!!! That is great that you pulled out the treadmill. If you haven't seen it yet, I started a thread in the Healthy-Os: Exercise/Healthy Habits Check In Please post in there so we can cheer you on!
Shaun must have been exhausted when he got home, that is a crazy long day. Scott had a few of those. Caitlyn does a super job trying to keep the scheduled classes for her students close together, but sometimes it can't be helped.

@BrightEyes yay for sleep!! As you know, I am a Big Fan. LOL
It sounds like you and DD#3 had a great visit and am LMBO that you stayed 6' away. Our numbers are starting to come back down after (hopefully) peaking a week or so ago. Scott has had a cold but I asked him to test yesterday since I am seeing my parents and he was negative. I still wear my mask when I go in stores and am one of the few that does. Sometimes I feel weird, but I'd feel worse if I got Covid. That's awesome that the family is coming to visit in March! Especially to see the great-grands ♥ hahaha- that is funny about how the DDs didn't remember as well as DD#3

Linda-- nope, never thought that she would be working at the school she got her degrees from, everything worked out so well for her. Bragging about Scott for a sec too- At dinner, he told us about a conversation he had with his boss, who wants to get some more of the Rangers certified in Wildnerness First Aid and then have some of them volunteer with Seach and Rescue. Scott says to him-- Well, about that... then shows him his meeting date with the local S&R team next month. Then he pulls out the backpack that he already packed with wilderness first aid. His boss was very impressed

Has Shaun made any decision yet about work?

@bcgal00 Are you logging on from your phone or tablet? I am glad that you can keep in touch while the computer is in the shop.
It looks like you are putting your free time to good use, I hate organizing the freezer, esp in the winter hah.
I placed a Hold on "The Family Remains" on Libby-- must be good, there is a 26-week wait. But if you like it, I am sure I will too, we tend to like a lot of the same TV /books.
It's such a PITA that you need to have strong back muscles to lessen back pain, but most ways to strengthen back muscles will *cause* back pain. I hope that you find some gentle exercises for that

@Cherylndesigns LOL at teasing Linda about the temps *G*
Thanks for joining for the exercise support ♥ Can you share a link to your treadmill? Thx! Wow, that is really amazing that Chuck built houses. I bet that has come in handy with you guys all out in the wilderness if something breaks down

@taxed4ever That is nice to sleep that late. Really, your eye Dr won't let you leave if you have your eyes dilated? I know that mine take a while to settle down so I just have to drive across the street and I shop for a while. Caitlyn had an exam that night in town and she drove home in the dark. She asked us to be on standby in case she couldn't but said there was not a problem.
Yes! A short walk is better than none at all. Good for you *high fives*

Kay- that is delightful, hearing about you finding more photos, you have me super excited for today. I love seeing the photo of your office and the painting too

@vickyday oh no! That is funny that you can't keep your eyes open for the drops. is it that you close them when anything gets close?
I am Italian and Iantosca is pronounced exactly as it's spelled. Eye An Tosca - stress on the the Eye syllable. The poor substitute teachers I had would manhandle it every time.
So sorry that you had a rough time sleeping, hope that last night was much better. Leftovers are my favorite food.

Yup! A better nite of sleep last nite. Went to bed at 11:30 and got up at 7. I feel like I need to be in bed now (almost midnight) but I have been away all day and wanted to pop in here for a bit.
Thanks for enunciating your name for me! My last name was Brandenburg. Everyone could pronounce it but they usually butchered the spelling, LOL!

 

[vickyday]

Good Morning (as in 12:10 a.m.)
I had a better sleep last night. Went to bed at 11:30 and was up at 7! I should be in bed now, but, oh well!

Carolyn could not share the day with Ilene and me because of a scheduled doctor's appt. Ilene called me this morning with a change in plans for our eats. Yesterday was her birthday and her daughter wanted to take her to a new place for breakfast. When Ilene told her we already had plans her daughter invited me to join them instead. When Ilene called to ask me if that was OK I said, "Of course it is! It doesn't matter where we eat!" The daughter is a few years older than my oldest daughter. Ilene had 4 kids and they were all 5 years apart! That is a long span of time!

Anyway, after we ate Ilene and I went back to her house to play Qwirkle. We played until 5:00 and I had to leave to get ready for church. The 3 of us are going to get together tomorrow so we can eat some of the leftovers from the gathering I had with my kids last weekend. Potato soup and Brunswick stew and dirt pudding is on the menu.

When I left Ilene's it was 59° so I guess it got in the low 60's. I was surprised how much it warmed up during the afternoon while I was at Ilene's! We have had so much rain lately that our septic tank is not working the way it is supposed to since the ground and it are totally saturated! The toilet didn't want to flush properly while we had company last weekend! That was a pain! It's working better, but still not 100%. Mark's beloved woods are a total mess!

Well, I really need to go to bed. Have a great day (when you wake up!)

@faerywings Chris, I hate hearing that your lyme might be active again! Praying the doctor is wrong! I'm a wait and see kinda girl, too!

@Cherylndesigns You posted a picture on FB Tuesday of a certificate your granddaughter (?) got for her grades improving. I asked where she lived as I have a granddaughter named Adalina Day (Day was my first DH's name). I've never heard the name Adalina until my granddaughter. As it happens, she, too, brought her grades up the last grading period! If they are one in the same girl, we may be related somehow! Wouldn't that be a hoot!

@BrightEyes glad you got your errands run! I need to hire you to organize my house, LOL!

@bcgal00 hope you hear about your computer soon!

I'm glad someone is doing some exercising in this group! But don't look at me!