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Morning Wow Ladies,
Hope all are ok today if you were hit by the Storm yesterday.
We stayed in all day as it snowed all day. Don't know how bad the roads are but it is only 1 degree out now so they said the back roads had frozen over.
Probably won't venture out until later .
This was on Sue's post of yesterday so I thought I would carry it over in case some didn't get to see it . Kinda neat for sure . Enjoy
Good Morning ladies!! Thanks for opening Bama!! I was waiting for you to as I still get on here from my bookmarks and not sure it would work I guess I should have sent a warmer pic though! Its -25 here right now and also at 2 a.m when I got up! I went sleep earlier but was up then, figured I'd have to take a herbal pill for a few more hrs. but then I might stay tired so I got up. Now I wish I hadn't as I'm getting tired and Can't go back to sleep. So by 7 a.m at work, ugh. Van should start as trickle charger has been on it all night. Hopefully it will keep going. I think I just flooded it really. Shouldn't have pressed on gas a bit as its suppose to start without that and has always done that. Suppose to get to maybe 8 degree's today but I guess the even colder temps are still on for Sun. thru Tues and then I sure Hope it warms up!!
Been watching the earthcam for Times Square in NYC and their getting snow! No snow here, all stars outside cause I went on deck around 3 a.m but no northern lights either. Maybe if by a lake you could see them
Bama, I imagine the snow has gone by mostly now there? Guess by Detroit they got a lot also in certain counties and I would imagine Birdie may have got some also. Not sure what I will do after work although son gets off early so...
Thanks for posting that again Bama. I know it was Really nice and I didn't get to check it out until yesterday! Would have been nice for New Year's Eve like it was suppose to be looked at Have a good day! and everyone else also!! BBL, Yah
Good morning ladies,
Windy and 9 degrees here. DD called at 6:30 to let me know she's been on the road since 6 and the further south she gets the better the roads seem. She packed some extra clothes and boots just in case she gets stuck someplace. After she hung up I saw that the speed limits are reduced to 45 MPH on many of the roads on the state. I thought about calling her back to tell her but decided not to chance her having a wreck trying to answer the phone. She should be driving slowly anyway. Depending where she is, it's a $300 fine for talking on your cell while driving so another reason not to call her now. She said she'd let me know when she gets to the medical center so I'll wait to her from her again.
DH shoveled last night so hopefully we don't have much to do today. He said we only had a few inches when he shoveled and I don't think it accumulated much after that. Once again the storm missed us and I don't mind at all. How bad did you get hit, Molasses? Looked like you were supposed to get much more than us. Aren't you glad your run isn't today or next week in the wind and cold? We are supposed to break record lows next week but still isn't the kind of cold Barb and Yah live with every day.
I need to come up with some sort of plan for January. My weight and BP were both up yesterday when I checked them. I gained 4 pounds in a day so I know it will come back down in a few days, if I watch what I eat. I am assuming the BP will improve when I get rid of the extra fluid. I am past due for my 6 month check up and I hope to get both my BP and weight under control before I call to set up an appointment. My doctor won't say too much about the weight but she will let me know about the BP. I need to up the water and knock off the sodium. I looked as some weight loss pills yesterday but decided not to get them. So much of that stuff ends up causing health problems. Just have to stick with eating less and moving more and hope something works better than it has been. I stayed within a three pound range (up and down) during the holidays so no loss to report. On to a new year and hopefully better results.
I tore the one boot cuff apart last night (messed up the width somehow) and ended up with a mess of knotted up yarn. It took me hours to get it untangled and then I was up until 1:30 crocheting, that's unheard of for me. I may need a nap today. Just kidding, I don't allow naps unless I am really sick.
Nothing else to report here. Guess I'll go find something quiet to do until Dh comes to life. Then I'll get to work on cleaning up my messy house. There is some clutter that needs to be addressed and of course pet hair to deal with.
Stay warm and have a great day. Only 76 days until Spring!
PS: DD just called and she has arrived safely with 9 minutes to spare. Stress aggravates her condition so maybe she'll be displaying some of her "issues" during the appointment and the doctor can see them first hand.
Morning again,. Di glad you got that call from your DD and she gets some answers.
Yah, We still have snow on the ground here and it is 1 degree . Roads are supposed to be bad especially the back one. DH and I are supposed to go out tonite but we may cancel out on it . It's not that close to home but it is just off the interstate so the roads more than likely will be ok. and your welcome on the posting . I failed to mentioned that it was from you. sorry .
I have three of the Sisterhoods books finished but the Library doesn't have the forth one so I don't know if I will buy it or not from Amazon . Trying to read them in order but you really don't have to as each is a story in itself .
Well time to make a decision as to rather or not try and go to the Store . I may have Chloe tomorrow and need to get in something she will eat .
Good morning, all,
We only ended up with about 5" of fluffy snow, so no disaster here. I had gone to the grocery store yesterday afternoon because we were low on bananas and DA's whole milk. It was busy even at the Weis Market, which is normally pretty empty. Now I shouldn't have to go anywhere before Monday though. It feels like a holiday. DH and I did our workout and had breakfast. DA is sleeping in. She was awful last night--yelling for me several times, demanding a sleeping pill (which her dr isn't eager to prescribe, and I don't blame him). I'll wake her up pretty soon and get her ready for the day, then I'll go get in the shower. I woke up headachey again so I feel sort of out of it today. I've eaten cornbread the last few days (organic cornmeal, no flour) so I'm wondering if corn is a problem for me. Although I woke up with a migraine on Wed., and didn't make the cornbread till Wed. night. Maybe it was just the interrupted sleep.
Neat video, YAH, Sue, and Bama. It made me smile in several places.
Be careful if you go out, Bama.
Sending energetic thoughts your way, YAH, and hoping you can stay awake at work. Also hoping they don't overheat you, and you don't have any trouble with your van or the roads.
Dianna, so glad your DD made it safely, and sure hope it turns out to be worth the trip. Sorry about your knotted yarn. I hate when it comes out of the skein with knots. I usually end up having to cut and splice and then I get annoyed. I hope you can find a food and exercise plan that works for you; there are so many different "best" ways to eat, and I think that's because different bodies respond to different things. I'm okay as far as weight, but still searching for a plan that will rid me of the headaches.
I'm reading Grain Brain by Dr. David Perlmutter. He goes a step further than Dr. Davis in Wheat Belly and it's not good news for me. My most beloved foods (oatmeal, sweet potatoes, pineapple) are not on his approved list. It's all about inflammation and blood sugar level. Healthy fats are apparently the best foods for our brains; that part is okay with me anyway--coconut is a new staple food of mine and I like avocado and eggs.
Better go wake up DA. Have a great day, everyone!
DD is on her way to work now. She goes back to the doctor 2/3 for a spinal tap to either rule out or confirm MS. She'll get the results in late February. If nothing shows up in the spinal fluid, they are just going to monitor her because they are stumped.
Hi ladies,
Not much going on around here. I seem to be in hibernation. Aside from the fact that it's too cold to do anything outside for long, I think the dryness is getting to me too. We need to look into getting a humidifier. It's actually above zero today and snowing, but we'll be back in the danger zone Sunday and Monday. In fact, ALL of the public schools in the State of Minnesota will be closed on Monday per the governor. That's serious for Minnesotans! Did get to the grocery store and picked up some dog food so we are set to hunker down.
Hope your van started ok, YAH, and that your drive to work was uneventful. Do you have to work this weekend or Monday? I know when we were out driving at -35 DH mentioned that the power steering wasn't working well - the fluids were just too cold. We are going to have block heaters put on all the vehicles.
Your plugging right along reading on your Kindle, Bama! I haven't gotten a library card here yet. I should, but I also have so many books to read and already loaded up on my Kindle. Do you get all the free book offers either by e-mail or through Facebook. That's where I got a lot of mine. I figure if I don't like 'em, I'll just delete them. In fact, I have so many that I stopped getting the daily notices until I read what I have.
Hope you can find the solution to your migraines, Molasses. A GF gets them a lot and almost always when the auroras are out -- and photographing auroras is her job! I guess if I'm going to be stuck in the house and baking, I'd better start looking for healthier recipes. I do have a jar of coconut oil - that I haven't opened yet. DH loves avocados and I like them, and we eat eggs lots. We also eat oatmeal a lot.
Hope your DD can find an answer and treatment for her medical issues, Dianna.
Hi Sue and Angii.
I'd better go think about finding something for dinner. We may just pretend it's summer and have boiled shrimp and a salad.
Oh, I sometimes have trouble posting here -- same thing, when I get ready to post the submit button is gone. So far so good lately.
We had a wonderful Wednesday night...yummy lasagna for dinner and some yummy ice cream as we watched Pretty Woman...love that movie.
Went to sleep but then woke up at 2 a.m. for a pit stop and then couldn't get back to sleep, was not happy. So finally got up about 2:45 a.m. and did some clearing out of computer files in My Documents, so now just have to delete some of the business files and product stuff, plus went through my folders on my stand up too.
Then I started a new Bookworm game and finally got sleepy about 5:30 a.m., so went in and fell asleep. Chuck let me sleep and woke me up around 9:30 a.m., as he knew I had things I wanted to do. So I got washed up and made the bed up. If stupid me had thought I should have taken my thyroid pill so we didn't have to wait 30 minutes before eating our breakfast; after which, I vacuumed and showered (along with cleaning it with Comet and drying it) and well the day just went by like zoom...and before I knew it was time to do comics and then take a nap.
Speaking of shower, well since SaveMart didn't have my cream rinse, only my shampoo. I used the other half of the sample I got from Nexxus for a leave in conditioner..
Well last week when I used it my hair came out awesome and lasted all week even when I washed it on Sunday again and blew dry it...it was shiny, and so very very manageable...I was impressed.
So since as I said I didn't have a lot of my Suave cherry blossom cream rinse left I finished off the cream rinse while I was in the shower and combed it through and let it sit on my hair while I scrubbed with the comet (probably longer stay on than the first time...but was fine).
In fact more than fine, even Chuck said it looked great and hasn't looked that good in a while.
So I thought oh well heck I will check it on line....HA HA HA.....way too pricey for my pocket at $16 or at Walgreen's $17.49 I think it was....so my Suave will have to do.
However, for those of you with larger pockets than mine...I have to say it's fantastic and so are the reviews for it at Ulta....so here's the name.
Nexxus Salon Hair care Humectress hydrating treatment deep conditioner
Then in the afternoon I cleared out and answered mail and also took care of some paperwork and other stuff I had to do.
As for Friday, well at least I slept better Thursday night, in fact was asleep when hubby came to bed, so he watched WOF all by himself...or well Buddy was with him.
We have been sleeping a bit longer this week in the a.m., but did hustle a bit this a.m., as I was taking down all the Christmas stuff (got a head start Wednesday night after dinner, as I took the Harrow figures off the walls and moved a lot of the figures to the bookshelf to they were all together and replaced the kitchen stuff on the microwave last night.
So while Chuck and Buddy were in the man cave this a.m., I took the stuff out of the closet in the computer room and brought the boxes into the living room. Very light and easy to push down the hallway.
So got a lot of the stuff put away before Chuck and Buddy came out of the man cave.
Then I went and paid the rent....gosh it wasn't bad enough that our AQ is 162 today, but the gardeners were here too blowing with those stupid blowers and the mowers with that yucky gasoline smell, so my hand went to cover my nose and mouth and I look up and a guy is smoking on the balcony LOL (I thought it's not my day LOL)...oh no the man is very much entitled to smoke, as a former smoker it makes me very angry how smokers are treated.
But I did stop a bit and talk to the ladies, as I needed a rest. So I heard about Katie's and Maria's holidays...then I left and walked slowly back.
Rested a bit and then finished up the boxes. Hubby took them back to the computer room and he got into the closet with the box. I had a call coming from a friend at 11:30 and while Chuck was in the closet the phone rang, so I answered it and asked her if she could call back in 5 minutes as Chuck was in the closet with the Christmas box stuff.
Plus I got to tell her that "Chuck came out of the closet" when she called back...LOL
So I answered the call back on the living room phone (portable one) and we were fine we a while so I got to wipe off my other knick knacks to put back out and wax the top of the cabinets and entertainment unit.
However, since I don't talk on that phone a lot and it has a tendency to cut out....it did and I lost her and got a dial tone, so I walked back to the bedroom and when the phone rang kept the portable on but answer on the Princess phone (yes you read that right...we still have a Princess phone....in fact had another one too but it's outside so it will be tossed when we get to the outside stuff) so talked the rest of the time on that phone....and we had a wonderful chat so much so we went from 11:35 to close to 1 p.m. Hey us gals can really chat it up...I was wonderful and I loved it.
Then I went back to the living room and put all my stuff back, plus got a call in to Pfizer to find out if his meds were delivered to the doctor's office and lo and behold they were delivered this a.m. and I got the time and person who signed for them too. So will call on Monday to remind them to ship them out.
We had lunch, and while Chuck had Buddy Max out I got my MIL's ceramic figures back under the bathroom sink area where we put them. As I have said many times very limited storage space here. Also got the trophies and commemorative glasses out for the top shelf of the bookcase and Chuck had told me earlier to leave them on the table and he would put them back...rather him me having to get my step stool out...as my man Hunter would say...."works for me".
Then I got the vacuum out after Buddy and I did our after lunch routine and vacuumed the living room and hallway.
Came in and did my afternoon computer checks, plus my mail and now it's time for comics...
Comics done and time for nap time...
Hope you all had a nice Friday, same for tonight and the weekend,
Hi ladies. It has been a busy day. Got the check book updated, and bills paid, but I have an error in the checkbook and didn't find it right away, and DH is working from home and is in my office. I will get it on Monday when things return to normal. Please let things return to normal soon. I am not sure how much more I can take of this togetherness and crankiness!
Charger looks and smells great! We just got home from the groomers!
Di, I am glad your DD made it to her appt. Sorry that she still doesn't have any solid answers.
Mo, glad you didn't get too much snow, and are able to stay home!
Yah, I hope you warm up! Brrrrrr. I couldn't handle that cold. I hope the van starts for you.
Sue, hope all is well today.
Bama, hope you guys enjoyed your snow.
Well I better run!
Nice to look at some warmer pic's! This reminds me of the red rocks at my mom's farm by L. Superior Or sandstone as they had those quarry's in Jacobsville and the big blocks of it went to build bldg's in NYC and all over
Yes my van started as it was kind of charging all night but I tend to think I may have flooded it by stepping on the gas just a Tiny bit thinking of the cold. Those computer type cars don't go for that! Work was hot but boy, that very gusty wind started almost when work was out and snowing and blowing everything all over! But I slowly went to other little town for chicken as I told son I would and was going to take shower over his house but so looking stormy that I thought I should start home. I had him come with me to put gas in though, with his winter duds on, check my front tires which were way down and we got antifreeze also to bring home. I wanted to stay so bad, nice and cozy there But then I called son on his way back from GB and he was not to far from our house so I went home and he came there for a while. Then he went on to Marq. and I imagine the roads were not good towards there because in between they have huge snowbanks and with that wind, whiteouts and all. Out here we have short banks so the snow would race across the road and come up a bit but not that much. Just very gusty! Drifting more I guess.
Now I was not on the schedule for tomorrow so I dont' know if I looked ahead and saw where I was working on a Fri. and Sat. or she forgot to put it down. I dont' have it in my purse calendar either so I just hope we didn't talk it and no one put it down! I dont' want to be called in the morning and be told that So I sure hope I do not work is all I can say. I just let it be and our crew leader wasn't there and I didn't want to ask around as it might get me Put on then Mon., the COLD day, we have a mandatory meeting I have to go to
Barb, yep, sounds as if Sun. sometimes thru Tues. is bad cold! Hoping it warms up then but who knows hey? We're not getting the snow their getting in other places and up north and east of Marq. but that wind sounds wild and is drifting the snow.
Di, glad you missed out on the big snow also. Just enough for the exercise I guess hey? Hopefully Dd doesn't have MS either, just a mystery thats okI should have Dh call his cousin with MS as she's trying to live in her house but is bedridden now a lot or always, with a nurse or? who comes in however often, but the snow is flying down there and causing lots of traffic mixup's also so, not sure how that affects her now.
My younger son had a night and day of a cough, chills and a bad headache which he never gets also. I guess a few others from work had similar things. But he is better now I guess. Respiratory? Their home this weekend but who wants to go outside now and drive Lady at work got Sun. off as she got another one to wash so she was going to go down in a coach bus to GB for the game. I guess that would be better than driving and cheaper in a lot of ways to as a group and they got their tickets before but how cold it will be!
Sue, sorry about the 2 a.m wake up as I did that today to but had to stay up. Not to great later on at work. Glad you went back to sleep for a while. That sounds great on the hair conditioner! I just use the shampoo plus cond. in one usually With this water, don't know if it matters Love the comic's as I learn something new with them every time! Those animals teach us stuff. Enjoy your evening and sleep to! I hope I sleep to but will be worrying about getting a call saying I should be at work somehow.
Mo, glad just some fluffy stuff there to And you would be running fast in this stuff! I had to run to the van with my bags of groceries I love corn and its not my friend though
Angii, wow, Charger sure does look neat in that pic and does look like He would even smell good! Hang in there!
Better go now and wishing you all some good sleep's! Yah
Good morning ladies
Angii, Charger is beautiful. Guess I should have said handsome since he is a male.
YAH sure hope you don't have to work today or venture out in the extreme cold. I am dreading having to go to a meeting Monday night when we hit minus 6. I can't imagine going out in your weather.
Hope you slept better Sue. I was fighting sleep last evening when I was on the computer so I just gave up and went to bed at 8 and stayed there until 6 this morning. I should be well rested for sure. We made a mall run yesterday afternoon and I thought of you. Bath and Body Works is having a clearance sale this weekend. They had bins of Cherry Blossom items for $4 each. I wasn't fast enough to stock up on Warm Vanilla Sugar. All that was left was some lotion. I was hoping to try some other items.
Barb, I am amazed your car even ran at -35 degrees. I hope you can get what you need to keep them running smoothly.
Molasses, I hope you can figure out what causes your headaches. All of my store bought GF pasta is corn based. I'd hate to give it up too but I think you may be on to something. I notice that I sometimes don't feel too great after eating it. Not as bad as wheat though. Oat bread is a big no no for me (major pain) but I can eat oatmeal for breakfast without a problem.
Bama, hope you found something your GD will eat this weekend. My Gkids are very picky eaters too.
I never got around to cleaning yesterday. I puttered around in the morning and DH decided we needed to go shopping in the afternoon since he doesn't go shopping on weekends and we had some sale items we wanted to get. So nothing much got done here by me yesterday. DH finished the driveway while I was waiting for DD to call. So, I didn't even help with that. I sure hope that I am more productive today.
Well better go get started on some of the things I didn't do yesterday. Have a great day.
Good Morning all , well Gd arrived at 6 . Her dad will pick her up about the same time this evening . She wants to stay all night but they are calling for a lot of snow tomorrow and I'm afraid they won't be able to get home then. So hopefully it doesn't come today. No car seat so we won't be able to venture out any. She only weights 33.2 pounds . She weight herself this morning . She Says she is just a tiny little girl. Well she is going to organize one of my Dresser drawers. Can you believe she is only 6 and likes things very neat.
She's ready to so off we go . Think of me today entertaining all day. LOL
Morning ladies,
After reading the stories on the weather around the country and Barb, your -35 or more, my heart goes out to you.
I should have said yesterday I got a walk in as I had to walk up to pay rent. Plus I am sure all the up and down bending taking down, putting away and then putting back out again of the regular knick knacks, got me a RLW too LOL
Off to a busy Saturday of playing "Susie Homemaker"
Morning ladies. Happy Saturday.
Di, I get "Oh he is so beautiful" all the time about Charger! He really is a very pretty dog. Even though he is a boy! So he doesn't take offense to it, and neither do I! In fact, he beams when he is told he is pretty. I swear he is the smartest dog I have ever had. I hope you don't get too cold. Brrrr!
Yah, I hope you didn't get called in today, and you can stay home and stay warm.
Mo, how has the storm affected you?
Barb, I hope all is well with you! And you are not to cold either!
Bama, I hope you have fun with your GD!
I just saw a post from my friends in GA, that they are going to be getting very cold temps (below freezing)! I am not going to complain about my 33* right now! Although, I could really do without the freezing fog we are having.
Cody had to take the truck into the tire shop yesterday, as we had a flat. So he is getting one new tire. They didn't have one in stock so they put our spare on, and he went back about an hour ago to get the new one. I need to run a couple of errands today, I have to go pick up Charger's dog food, and take a little girls vanity to my gf for her granddaughters.
On the one hand, I'm sure she'd like a definitive diagnosis, Dianna, but on the other, I hope it's not MS. With her DD having gastro issues (that is her DD, right?), I'm thinking some sort of food/vitamin connection, but then I'm always looking for a food connection, aren't I?
Your GF's migraines must have some sort of barometric trigger then, Barb; probably not much to be done about avoiding those. Has she tried a triptan? The Grain Brain dr recommends a few supplements, one of which is 1 t. of coconut oil per day. I was reading on his website that some people put it in their morning coffee, which doesn't sound very appealing to me. Guess it's not all that far off from heavy cream so maybe it's not bad, I don't know. I tend to be skeptical of everything, but if I can bring myself to try things, I often change my mind! I ordered some coconut manna from Vitacost and it's pretty yummy; I remember Birdie talking about eating it on toast. Luckily I like it right off the spoon. Sounds like you are all set to stay in and cozy!
Thanks for the Nexxus review, Sue. Kinda rich for my blood, too, but I'll keep an eye out for a sale. I think I have a Suave Professionals that's the knock-off of Humectress but it's a daily conditioner not a deep treatment. Glad you had a nice talk with your GF despite the technical issues!
Charger is a beauty indeed, Angii. Yikes, below freezing in GA isn't good news for DS, who is starting Ranger School tomorrow. He said he'd take the cold over the poison ivy but we'll see if he still feels that way afterward.
Glad you got to see one son, YAH, and the other is feeling better. Hope Josie and your DIL don't get sick, too. And I really hope you didn't get called in today, but I'm afraid you might have since you haven't posted today.
Bama, hope you are enjoying time with your little organizer--sounds like you could put her to work! I know I could!
I got my Christmas tree and decorations all packed up today, but that's about it. I've had to watch DA like a hawk to keep her awake today, and come up with different things to keep her busy. Can't afford to let her sleep though and be up yelling for me all night. I printed off some nice coloring pages, and she's coloring one of those now.
I baked a loaf of bread yesterday from flax meal and almond meal and eggs--no grains. It wasn't a nice crusty, yeasty loaf, but it was edible and we enjoyed having it toasted with 2 eggs over easy this morning.
I got a link to our Resolution Run pictures, and had a good laugh. I swear every time there's a camera in my vicinity, I get the dumbest look on my face--I have to close my eyes and twist my mouth to one side, I can't seem to help it. I don't think I'll be buying any race pictures this year! Doesn't help that DH looks good in 99% of his pictures either.
Good Afternoon! I slept in of course and glad no call telling me I was wrong! I guess I could have worked Mon. as have to go in for meeting anyway but thought I was working more days, but thats ok otherwise. Mon. says very cold maybe -35 etc. so Barb, you might have -10 more degree's there! Van should start as I know I flooded it, not suppose to touch the gas! course, can't say with very cold temps but for the meeting, Dh can boost if it needs it At least I got tires with more air. Not exactly staying home in the warm house but it'll do I know son and wife were home for weekend but, who wants to venture out in this and more snow that way Plus we are getting some with the north wind to right now. The temp is 15 here now so thats high but suppose to jump way down then.
Di, glad you didn't have to shovel though and got out for some stuff to I may be wrong but I think my sis said with the food for your blood type, corn was bad for me. But I love corn on the cob and in soup and all It doesn't seem to affect me other than maybe the metabolism?
Bama, sounds so great with the 6 yr. old gd Nice that she's neat already, hope she stays that way. I wish it was nicer today so I could go all the way to see my gd Son had been sick one day so I suppose he's at work maybe also catching up now or having to snowblow a bit. Hopefully no one else gets sick there.
Sue, yep, Susiehomemaker you are! Guess I'll bend a bit here to to haul some stuff to thrift store when its warmer Or clean some drawers. take it easy though to
Angii, some friends whose house I could have stayed in but didn't, left FL. now and will probably be back up here for the really Cold one I'm sure they would have liked to stay longer but who knows, I guess this cold is reaching out to a lot of the U.S. except for those lucky parts in CA. Now how long will Charger stay clean? If you have some snow, that helps maybe hey?
Well, have to go now but BBL, Yah
Mo, missed you and I didn't have to work, as far as I know anyway Do you give your DA melatonin then or any herbal sleep helper? Just wondered as that might help and I'm kind of sure you must have tried some. Can't believe its almost 2 and a half months before DIL has her baby son! That time went fast without seeing Josie much. Will have to tell my other son in Marq. to go over and remind his DB to make more pic's for me on paper I had Dh put a suet out for the birds also as they were empty. I think they will need it now for sure. Take care! Yah
I can't see your pictures, Molasses. It says the session is expired and I need to enter your first and last name plus a pin number.
Just as well, Dianna--I just went back to the site and saw a little line at the bottom of the page about it being illegal to copy or re-post. Oops. It would have given you all a good chuckle.
YAH, I'm kind of afraid to give DA anything without the dr's okay (I just try to keep her up during the day, which normally works), but I do use the melatonin myself. I tried the MidNite after you recommended them, and just bought Nature Melts because they were a bit cheaper at CVS. They are good, too, if you ever run across them, and the chocolate mint is yummy. Glad you didn't have to work--stay warm!
I made these last night:
Now I'm trying really hard not to go gobble up the last two!
Well its already night here. Didn't go anywhere of course so had to put heat on more today Watching Blindsided on Lifetime a bit now.
Mo, those look yummy if you like chocolate I took a few of my son's extra choc. cookies with some reese's pieces in them although I'm not for the choc. but just wanted him to know they were good as he baked them Bought some dough and finally baked the whole batch! Told him to put some in freezer. I should have put some in freezer here as I never have anything if company comes
Well I sure hope you all are warm and cozy and hopefully we all don't get that freezing air coming in. I guess this has been the Coldest winter so far. I would much rather have snow and warm temps. Have a very good evening to some that are time backed and a good night for others and some good sleep for all! Yah
I have been lazy today. I have a weird pain lower right side of my belly, so after I went to get Charger's food, I came home and put on some fleece jammie pants and have been watching football since. I actually took a nap during the boring first half of the Kansas City Indy game, but I am glad I woke up for the second half! What a game!
Now we are watching the Saints and Eagles. It is a boring game. Right now the score is 3-0 and it is almost half time.
Well Monday is going to be our start day for the Weight Loss Challenge. And I am really looking forward to my weekend next week. The break will be nice, and DH is actually thinking that we will use Friday as a "date night" for us! He is such a sweetie!
Well I better go. Hope everyone is staying warm.
Time for me to catch up with you all again...been a busy week...and weekend...
YAH I love the painted look pic with the flowers, cottage and bench...so inviting. Glad you enjoyed the pics and yes I have my new socks on and soon to put on my new undies on Sunday too, along with my slippers. LOL Oh and use my new cherry blossom body butter on Sunday. Hope you had a nice shower at y our son's and fun with his cats. We watched Burn Notice on Thursday and Friday too. Love that show.
Barb, glad you got out for your lobster dinner and it was delicious too. Brr I wouldn't want to go out in -22 either Barb...do hope you got good pics and you share with us too! You could send the pic to me by email Barb and I could post it here!
Bama, sorry about the snow and the sore throat hope it's better by now.
I thought that was odd too Molasses, but who knows what was up with that.
Thanks Molasses, I am hoping he will give it a try, we shall see. Yeah we have seen some on YouTube but our computers are in the second bedroom and no room to workout in there. Yes, some very yummy eats.
Good luck with Transitioning to Clean in 2014.
Dianna, we have been in the bed longer too in the a.m. lately. Hope the roads were good for your DD.
I am going to be doing sorting and organizing shortly too, Dianna. Good luck with the family tree.
Hope your knees allow you to do the Tai Chi, Dianna.
Oh benches and swings, Dianna, sounds lovely and like the others the pic reminded me too of your yard.
Sorry to hear your dad and Sissy were pushing buttons on Thursday, Angii. Glad you were able to get out on Friday, plus I am sure Charger was too. I have to do budget stuff too, Angii, finish up last year and start this year, but will wait till next week. Good for you on the Monday start for the Weight Loss Challenge. My own back to workouts starts then too. We have been nice (60's) later in the day but cold (well for us)...30's overnight.
YAH hope you had a nice time at son's and you don't have to work Sunday.
Bama, how nice of the neighbor's son to come and offer the snow blower. Yes, I remember neighbors like that too back in the day. Us kids would mow and shovel snow for the people who couldn't do so and many times not even charge a thing. Plus we all knew one another, had block parties and picnics and went to games and events together. It was such a better time.
Glad you got your errand day done Dianna. At least you all have a reason to stock up. When we lived in Blacksburg, VA after leaving NY and moving there for grad school, the first time it snowed, they said an inch...so we laughed it off and boy did we learn. We went shopping after classes and the shelves were empty...we couldn't believe it. They close schools, etc with a forecast of an inch...it was unbelievable to us.
Sounds like some fun projects for you Dianna. Boy methinks the snow blower would be better for you both. I hope the storm doesn't hit you that bad nor the temps.
Oh YAH I just had to save that cute cat graphic about night time...what a cutie. Sorry about the van and hope you get a new battery soon. Hoping they are off on those temps for you...HUGS
Well off to clean up after dinner,
Good Morning ladies, All is calm here for the time being . We did go out at 6 and hit Walmart and Krogers. Shelf's were bare both places. The Clerks said at Walmart that they had been busy until 3 am. You could sure tell it to. So we have enough in the house if things get as bad as they say.
Yes, Angii Charger is a beauty even tho he is a Male . Most male species are the pretty ones. Hmmm, sad but true . He looks to be huge . My DD one Husky was also big and such a baby . Glad to hear you are going to have a Date night . I think that is very important in a Marriage . What's the Challenge you are starting on Monday . Is it one put out by Herbalife? I know you will be successful . Especially when you have buddies doing it with you.
Sue, I see you are all caught up with the posts. Won't be long for you to start back on your normal routine of workouts. I hope to start tomorrow also.
Yah, my GF freezers all her extra cookies and even fudge . It never lasts that long as our house. And I can't believe that Josie is going to be a big sister that soon . My how times fly's. Seems like just yesterday that Josie was born. Stay warm .
Not much else for me right now. I am going to hem my Curtains that are up at the French Doors . They are just make shift and also do my check book which is one thing I hate. Got a couple of books on the Kindle to read and actually just waiting on the storm to hit this afternoon.
Mo, the Chocolate thingys looked very interesting . I saved for another time as tomorrow all sweets have to be out of my house. You know it's the New Year when we all make all these promises to ourselves and they last for a while LOL> This year not so . No promises that I can't keep. LOL I am just thinking out loud or maybe I should be wishing. But we shall see what the New Year brings.
Well I am going to get started since we have been out , had our showers, coffee etc.
Morning to the rest of you ladies . Back later today I am sure.
Waiting for the freezing rain and cold to arrive. It's 4 right now but it is supposed to be warmer than that. The real cold ( -6) isn't supposed to arrive until later tomorrow. Our high temp for Tuesday is projected to be 5 degrees. Our "real cold" seems like a heat wave to Yah and Barb though so I feel guilty even calling it cold.
Got the house back in order and cleaned yesterday with DH's help. I stopped to ice my knee before lunch and he finished the vacuuming. Very much appreciated by me. He also repaired the vacuum cleaner, so that was great too. It was one of those projects that kept getting put off. He changed out the motor and now it acts like a new machine. I think it was pushing the dirt around more than sucking it up before. Still may look at getting a new machine since mine is 40 plus years old. I need something (canister style) that works good on bare floors and cleans pet hair off of area rugs. Any recommendations? Dh keeps pushing for central vac but that doesn't motivate me.
Guess I better go hit the shower and get around for Sunday School and church.
Have a good day everyone. I think I am going to crochet for my me time this afternoon.
I also have some new gardening magazines to read but I may keep them for another day when I need to think warm.
DH just told me to check this out. Getting older is no excuse not to exercise.
That looks like so much fun, being a Sun City Pom! And they've all got great legs, too! Last week in the Parade magazine there was a 94 yr old woman doing track and field. It was so inspiring: I sure hope to be active as long as I'm alive.
I tend to buy uprights, Dianna, (not sure why) so I can't recommend a good canister. Sounds like the brand you've got is very well-built, but I guess there's no guarantee that they are made the same way today.
Bama, I can't do without sweets, so I'm just trying to stick with the healthier versions. I'm planning to experiment with making candies by melting dark chocolate and layering it with coconut butter, kind of like a pb cup. Hope your power stays on and you are cozy and safe during the storm.
We had an occasional dusting of snow in Quantico, VA, Sue, but nothing like the north. They probably don't have much in the way of snow removal equipment in most of the south so add to that people who've never learned to drive on snow, and any real accumulation would cause a real mess.
Angii, if you start feeling sick, better get checked out; if you've still got your appendix, that could be the problem.
YAH, do you have a space heater, or just use the oil heat? We have to keep DA's room pretty warm, so use one of those electric oil-filled radiators to supplement the oil heat rather than crank the thermostat on the whole house. Thanks for the laugh this morning--I tell myself that a lot!
Hope you are staying warm, Barb! Sounds like some serious cold is heading your way.
I'd better get moving here. Have a great day, everyone!
Morning ladies. Well I am in the doghouse this morning. Last night when we went to bed, DH fell asleep on his back and started snoring loud enough to take the roof down,,, well he woke up (not by me) and I asked him to roll over onto his side. He did, and then he claims that he didn't get back to sleep for over 2 hours. Well I know I heard him start to snore again, before I fell asleep. So he is cranky with me this morning. I hope he gets over it soon.
My side hasn't gotten any better, or any worse, and I don't feel sick. And I do have my appendix. Hopefully it is just a weirdly pulled muscle or something. I think it could possibly be an ovarian cyst too.. I have had them before and this feels similar.
Well I need to run and make us breakfast.
Well we had a wonderful Friday evening (expect for one thing...more later), had our yummy pasta dinner....Farfalle with Hot Italian sausage in Chunky Ragu Super Chunky mushroom sauce topped with crushed red pepper and a little shredded parmesan cheese and 1 teaspoon of grated parmesan/romano blend, and a scoop of Peanut Butter ice cream while watching the last 2 episodes on the first disk of the last season of Burn Notice. Love that show.
As for the aggravating thing, I got my bands in last night. Chuck was washing up before dinner and Buddy was with him and I was getting ready to fill the ice trays when there was a knock on the door. Well at night we don't open up till we check, so I opened the blinds and looked out and saw the UPS guy. So I said just a minute and he said I could leave it and I said no I'll be right there, he had a big box and a small one. So I went around to the door and Buddy was barking and comes running and I told him to sit and I opened the door a bit and the UPS guy hands me the boxes and next I know Buddy is between the legs, so I tighten up and the guy steps back as Buddy is now growling...so I told him it's alright, Buddy and thanked the guy.
Well the one package was my bands and here is how they came:
To say I was and still am ticked is an understatement, so I wrote to WM but probably won't get me anywhere, but I did write a scathing email, so we shall see.
I fell asleep again before hubby came in to bed but didn't surprise me as I was exhausted with all I did Friday.
Saturday wasn't much better as it's end of month (yeah I know it's the first week but last weekend wasn't the weekend to do it LOL) so it was done this weekend. In addition to towels, Lucy & Ethel had Buddy's blanket and his wash clothes to wash, then our blankets, and then the rags. Plus I had to clean both bathrooms...top to bottom and then do the floors and then I had to do the kitchen and front entry way too. And of course, vacuum the floors first. So to say my BACK was killing me is an understatement. I was going to do the rag thing in the kitchen, but I did the mop instead as I was tired and not up to all the bending to rinse the rag.
But it's all done and so is my body LOL
So caught up on my emails, with a few left to answer on Sunday.
We weren't sure on dinner Saturday, so figured we'd make the Campbell's soup we got a new one Hearty Cheeseburger! Figuring, if it's that bad we could make a sandwich!
Well we had the soup, it was alright, but I am not a big fan of the Sirloin burgers in it like hubby is, so I wouldn't buy it again, but he would. So with a slice of toast it was edible along with the 2 saltines I broke up. We split the can so had 9 ozs of it. It had a cheesy sauce with potatoes, peppers, and the sirloin burgers.
Well I spoke too soon I guess as the soup repeated on me and I had to take a gas pill and a Tum later too. We even had ice cream on Saturday (only 1 scoop) but that actually settled it down the rest of the way. Never eating that one again.
Well it's Sunday, Sunday Sunday and Cherry Blossom day and I have some Body butter I am going to give a try today....exciting isn't it, plus some spriting.... well it is for me. LOL Along with a steam, use my new mask, some more cream and then comics and whatever else I do it will be a very relaxing Sunday.
As is the norm here nice clean sheets on my bed, dirty ones in Lucy, soon to go to Ethel and CBS show taping and Buddy chomping at the bit for his pancake, so off to breakfast and my English muffin, followed by a game of Tag Team Barbelly or Double Ball...last Sunday it was Tag Team Barbelly for him...he insisted as he ran back with the ball he had and grabbed both pieces of bar bell LOL
So have a nice Sunday,
Afternoon all, Well the bad stuff hasn't started yet . We had an early Lunch/Dinner of pork chops and I have potato soup in the Crock for later and tomorrow. New recipe so hope it is good.
Sue, Wow that's how WM sent your bands . They weren't in a brown box . Very Strange I thought . Also I see that you didn't hide your Name and Address might be wise to do so . JMHO . I always mark out my name etc on that stuff when I pitch unless it will go into the shredder. So what kind of bands are they ? It was hard to tell. Looked like they were Golds Gym which I have several of there products and no complaint so far. I hope they are want you want . Bands are becoming very popular so nice if you are traveling .
I think I have the winter blues today. I got up and showered and combed my hair put on some lipstick and went to the store. Usually I apply a little more make up than that. Sitting here in my nasty sweats which were new and nice until I mopped the kitchen floor on hands and knees with spic and span . Now the knees are brown and the rest is still black. Dummy me . I wear sweats at the house most of the time and I buy the men's at Walmart as the Ladies no longer have elastic in the legs . since I am short it works out very well .
I had to break down and buy the next installment of my Sisterhood books . The Library didn't have it and I wanted to read as they were written . So that is what I will do this afternoon.
I have two of the books left on my Kindle so I will be busy.
DH just said they changed the snow forecast . Still going to get it and still going to be very cold but not getting as much snow as they first predicted. I think maybe the grocery people cause that so all there product will be sold. Just kidding on that as I know that is not true .
Well I am off to get cozy in my recliner with my Kindle .
BBL tonite
Good day ladies! Looks nice and warm in this pic to Wish it were here! Now it says wind chills of -45 to -60 expected Mon. and pretty cold other days to. Guess we might get some snow to as I see the snow stuff up here but hopefully misses us as it has. I wish they would cancel the meeting for tomorrow as could get in trouble if I don't go!
i know some schools etc. are canceling tomorrow. Glad no call in today. Stayed in bed until my 'patch' was on Looked nice and sunny for a while and no wind but I see its getting gusty out there now. I suppose Dh will be watching the Packer's in the playoff's somewhere later. Guess son has tire appt. on Thurs. which I'm happy about so he can stay home tomorrow. Or he can wash his clothes or relax somewhere.
Bama, hopefully you get to stay home a few days there I guess if I was closer to town I would go out as much as you do Enjoy the books.
Di, glad you had some help there and I too have an old canister electrolux, well a few of them here and a few cheaper small one's also to pick up quicker a little. They don't work as well though. Hope you don't get the ice stuff there!
Mo, I saw that also about the 94 yr. old! wow! She started training at 77 so I have some time yet? At 85 she knocked out about 20 world records in a single year! Guess there's a book out on her coming out We have oil and a furnace in the basement that pushes the heat out of a few ducts. So I have s few electric boxes here and there was baseboard heat in some places for the old retire's that built this house or their kids had it put in for the old guy at the end since they did have wood heat before. Otherwise everything's electric here Keep warm! I looked on web cam for St. Louis and didn't see anything so not sure if its snow or what And Chicago didn't look much better.
Sue, glad its your 'me' day and you can enjoy it greatly!! Didn't get to look at your tubes yet. Hoping you have a very relaxing day! Love the comic's and I would be letting the poor lobster go to! I will never eat him I know!
Well better go and clean up again. I hope those winds don't come tomorrow to much as the temp will be cold enough Stay warm everyone! Yah
Looks like the wind is picking up here so there goes the wind chill down to the basement! -17 actual temp. I didn't go out today, other than out on the front porch. DH ran a couple of errands. The dogs are only going out if it's absolutely necessary. Poor pups - they are so bored. Anyway, we went out on the porch to blow soap bubbles & watch them freeze. Tried to photograph them but my iphone snap was better than the real camera - LOL! We'll try again tomorrow.
Sue, I've received items that are already in a sturdy package and they just slap the shipping label on the original box. Personally, I'd rather have that the ones that package something in a huge box with those air bags. We have to go to the dump to recycle our cardboard since the trash pickup doesn't take it and the local recycle place won't either. Hope you enjoy the bands though. I have some somewhere, probably in storage.
Dianna, I highly recommend a Dyson vac. It's an upright, but you can also use it with the hose to do stairs, baseboards, ceilings, just about anything. It has settings for both hardwood floors and carpet and does an amazing job on pet hair. They're not cheap, but I wouldn't use anything else.
My sympathies, Angii. DH does the same thing and I know he's back asleep within a few minutes 'cause I'm the one with the sleep issues and I'm awake!
We got a late start today and DH is just now eating leftover beef stew for lunch. I think I'll have the rest of the stew for my dinner then. I don't feel like cooking a big meal today and we also have leftover chicken wild rice soup and I think there's mac & cheese defrosting. We certainly won't starve!
Have a great evening, and Sue, you know I would be eating the lobster!
They just canceled church for tonight. Everything is getting glazed over with freezing rain. I woke up with a cold so I am more than happy to stay home tonight. DD and GD have the flu. Glad I only have a cold.
I've always heard upright vacuum cleaners are for carpet and canisters are for bare floors but I don't know if there is any truth to that. YAH, my old faithful vacuum cleaner is an old Electrolux tank style that we bought in the late 1960's. I had another canister for awhile but went back to my old Electrolux when it died. I couldn't find anything that I liked any better.
I hope they cancel your meeting tomorrow, YAH. That's just too darn cold to have to go out.
Sorry about your package Sue.
Hope your DH got over his mood, Angii. I am the one who snores in our house.
Glad they reduced your projected snow amount, Alabama.
Hope your candy making goes well. My DD made some killer PB Meltaways at Christmas. I'll have so see if I can get the recipe for you.
Barb, I looked at the Dyson for pet hair online yesterday. I was kind of leaning toward that or another Electrolux. I am not sure that I could get used to the Dyson rolling around. DD has a Dyson upright and used it with no problem but I am not sure how you control the canister version. I can see me banging into things with it. I need to find one someplace where I can give it a "test drive". Also one of the reviews mentioned that animal hair tends to get caught in the brushes and they need to be cleaned often. Have you had issues with dog hair getting tangled up in yours?
Goes I'd better so make us something for supper. See ya all tomorrow.
Afternoon ladies Cherry Blossom Sue here, nice and soft and smellin' fine (thanks to my Body butter and spritzing),
Time for me to catch up some more....
Bama, a nice warm day inside Friday sounds like a good thing and thanks for putting YAH's link up as I too, loved it.
Oh YAH I love the Ice ice baby graphic. Yikes I don't miss minus 25 at ALL...sorry for the early wake up but sounds like you went to sleep early. Hope all went well at work and the van cooperated too.
Dianna, I see you got hit Friday and glad you DD was able to go. Yeah stiff fines here for talking on your cell phone while driving but they all do it anyway. I would love to ban them from moving cars, as they talk, text and don't pay attention to their driving and they drive bad enough as it is out here, but that's JMHO.
As I am sure you already know Dianna, the water pills will bring the BP down and if you can take them without any problems it might be a good way to keep BP down and water gain too. I wish I could but the ones she gave me had sulfur in them and my body just doesn't like them.
Yikes on the yarn, what a bummer and holy cow that is very late for you.
Never took naps either, Dianna, but with my illness it's a necessity.
Glad you DD made it there and I hope all went well with the doctor and appointment.
Bama, once I finish my book I am reading...I have this thing about having to finish books...yeah my 'anal' personality again LOL I am going to re-read all The Sisterhood series again and by the time I finish hoping I can get the last 3 of them.
Glad only 6 inches Molasses and the store had the stuff you need. Your DA and I have the love of whole milk in common...can't stand the low fat or any other type. When I was a kid that is all I drank, soda was a treat in our house, milk, juice and of course the other kids drinks growing up of Hawaiian Punch (how about a nice Hawaiian Punch LOL), Kool-Aid( Kool-Aid. Kool-Aid it's great wish we had some, can't wait)...yeah lots of useless information in my brain LOL
In any case back then we had the 'milkman' and he delivered our milk and my father used to laughingly say he was going to put me outside and milk me since I was killing him with the milk bills. I drank it with breakfast, had some with lunch and at least 2 glasses with dinner and with a snack when we had one. That was a treat too.
Oh Dianna I sure hope they find out what's happening with your DD.
Barb, I'd be in hibernation too with your weather and temps. Yeah one of the reasons I got my steamer all those years back, I still have the same one 39 years later. It also acts as a humidifier too.
HUGS Angii on the cranky hubby and hope you find the error in the checkbook. Charger is so cute and so BIG now...LOL Just busy days last week Angii lots to do....you know what I mean.
Yes, I like the warmer pic you posted YAH. Oh this is why if we ever thought to get a car again it was be something "OLD" with none of the modern stuff and old enough to avoid the 'smogging' California wants and all the charges too. Glad son helped with the gas and other things for your car too. Sorry you didn't get to stay with son. Glad you got to see your other son too. Hope no call ins for you. Sorry to hear about your younger son not feeling well. Healing vibes coming his way. Yeah wasn't happy about the 2 a.m. wake up but I was productive LOL plus got to play Bookworm. I use shampoo and conditioner by Suave and it's good and years ago when I worked I used to buy a weekly leave in one and it worked great, can't remember now which one it's been too long LOL Glad you enjoyed the comics. Yes, animals are smart and could teach you lots.
Yes Dianna, I slept much better the next night. Wow I would kill for that long a sleep with no wake ups...but doesn't happen anymore...we both have that wish of a week's worth of 8 hour nights with no wake ups LOL ...heck we will take a pit stop even.
Oh sorry you missed out on the Warm Vanilla as I love that one too. My friend years back used to send it to me for my birthday and I still have the cologne one she sent...I use it very sparingly.
Sorry you didn't get to try some of the others. I can attest to the Irrestible Apple Toilette and the Coconut Lime Verbena ones and of course, the warm vanilla sugar....
Angii, I do the same with Buddy, say pretty and I then say handsome and with either words, Buddy preens...like is there any doubt I am handsome, pretty...gorgeous...just keep using those awesome words for me. LOL
Bummer on the tire on the truck, Angii.
I see too expensive for you too Molasses, but have to say it does work well. Such is life. I will have to check out the Suave Professional's Molasses, thanks.
Oh YAH I love the mouse pic and loved Blindsided.
Sorry about the weird lower pain Angii and I hope you are better soon. A nice lazy day for you sounds good. Sorry about the games. Yup tomorrow is my new start again too, since I took the last 2 weeks of December off.
Such a sweetie....Angii....can't wait to hear what you did for date night.
Nope Bama, just caught up on last weeks' post not the weekend one. Yup tomorrow is the day..can't wait. Sounds like a nice relaxing day.
Oh Dianna, I hate the freezing rain and ice...would rather have the snow. I see you got your cleaning done today. How nice of hubby to vacuum. I will go back and check my Amazon ones I had saved Dianna, but have to say none of the stuff day can compete with you 40 year old one, if you can get it fixed I would.
Thanks for the link Dianna. I saw the story here on our local news.
Sorry about the doghouse Angii and I hope you feel better soon. I still have an appendix too and I get pain in that area and once in our early years Chuck rushed me to the hospital, I told him it was just gas but he said I looked terrible and sure enough I was right.
Thanks Bama I just deleted my photos here and will do the same elsewhere, didn't think of that. No I couldn't believe it came that way. Oh we do the same with mail we get. Yes they are Gold's Gym and I bought these same ones many years back from the WM store and was so happy to find them again as my others had gotten stretched out LOL No complaints for me either with Gold's.
Sorry about the winter blues. The Sisterhood will chase those blues again.
Oh YAH I love the doggie in the Sunday graphic. OMG on those wind chills. Stay snuggled in bed. Glad son can stay home too. Having a nice me day catching up with my favorite ladies. Glad you liked the comics. And yeah I'd let the lobster go too.
Barb blowing the bubbles sounds like fun and HUGS to furbabeis. This wasn't a sturdy box and lucky the bands weren't damaged.
Dianna, better than cancel church and I hope you feel better soon, sending healing vibes your way.
Well all caught up again and off to play some Bookworm,
Evening all, No snow here as of yet . Just rain but that could be bad in the am.
Our potato soup was ok . Dh liked it . Enough left for tomorrow . So I like that.
Sue, I will keep my eyes out for the last 3 of the Sisterhood books . If I find them at the thrift store will grab them for you and sent them on their way . Sometimes you do find some newer ones. The one hasn't come out yet .
Well I hope those of you with those colder temps are keeping warm . I see where Birdie has a picuture of her snow shoes on Facebook . and also another beautiful picture posted there also. Some pretty country in Michigan .
I am hung up of Murder she wrote which has been on Hallmark channel . Tonite they had the very first one on. It fun to see all those old stars when they were young and of course some are not longer with us. This weekend they are showing Diagnosis Murder all week end.
No soda in our house either, Sue, but we did have Kool-Aid. We always looked forward to the class trip at the end of the year because we'd get to pack a can of Shasta, wrapped in newspaper to keep it cold. I didn't drink much milk though either, because my mom was frugal and bought the powdered stuff (shudder). Going to Gramma's and having a cold glass of whole milk was a real treat! Sorry about the gas and your sore back, and hope those are all gone today.
I can see why you'd be annoyed by the packing if the box was flimsy. I'm usually with Barb though--I get annoyed when I get a big box full of packing material as I hate waste.
Hugs on the cranky hubby, Angii. Next time you'll have to beat him to it--start complaining about how you couldn't sleep for the snoring. You know what they say about the best defense! Hope you are feeling better today and it's nothing serious. I know so many people who've had appendicitis in the last 10 years of so, so that's the first thing I think of!
Sorry about your winter blues, Bama, and hope you shook them off quickly. Hope you liked your new soup recipe.
I don't know, YAH, I think I'd be tempted to flood that engine tomorrow if I were you! You can probably get any info you need from your supervisor in 3 min. on the phone.
I saw your frozen bubble on FB, Barb. So cool. Can you stack them up?
The PB Meltaways sound delicious, Dianna! My candies were so easy and very yummy--I used paper liners in a mini-muffin pan. Melted some dark chocolate chips with coconut oil and put it in the bottom, then melted some coconut butter (Nutiva Coconut Manna) and layered that on, then more melted choc on top and into the freezer to set. Next time I'll try using an almond filling; I'm thinking almonds pureed into a paste with a little melted coconut oil, sea salt and raw honey.
We're supposed to be getting some ugly weather in the next few days so I did my errands this afternoon. I had transferred DA's prescriptions to Walmart because the new plan I signed her up for is the Walmart Humana plan and Walmart is the cheapest place to use (I assume!). Too bad she wasn't dropped from her old plan earlier--not only is the the new one cheaper($13/mo instead of $40), but the eye drops that were $26 and $16 on the old plan were $4 and $8 at Walmart. I do have to drive further to get to Walmart, but once a month isn't too bad and I usually buy cat litter there anyway.
Sweet dreams and restful sleep, WOWsters!
Evening ladies,
Thanks on the frozen bubbles photo, Molasses. I don't know if you could stack them, but I'm guessing not. If there's any breeze at all it's hard to get them to land on any surface. We'll try it again tomorrow.
Love Murder She Wrote too, Bama!
Hope you feel better soon, Dianna, and glad you don't have to go out tonight. I have to be a little careful moving my Dyson around when I'm just using the attached hose/wand, but mine is an older model. They all have a roller ball system now and I would imagine it's much easier to use. We haven't had problems with dog hair on the brushes. I have mostly hardwood floors and when the vac is in that mode the brushes are not rotating. Our turbo, or turbine attachment quit working, but I never used it much anyway, although DH used it to vacuum the cars. The only other complaint on ours is the handle/wand is a little short, but it appears that they have lengthened it in the newer models. I did see that they now make a canister type too.
Boo, the Packers lost. First the Chiefs and now the Pack. My football season is over.
Warning,,, VENT POST,, you can ignore if you want!
Evening ladies. Please say a prayer that I make it through the rest of my evening without hurting someone! OMG this togetherness is driving us all nuts!
DH cooked steak's on the grill, While he was cutting them up, I was getting the baked potatoes out of the oven and getting our drinks and stuff... well I noticed that we were missing a fork. DH accused me of putting it back in the drawer! WTF??? Seriously,, and then he walked away from doing what he was doing and left me to finish it as "he doesn't get any appreciation for helping anyway" OMG I am going to strangle him. What a silly little thing to get crabby about. I know it is hard on him to have Dad and Sissy around, especially when they are pushing button's and we are in a pickle because with the economy the way it is, I couldn't get a job that would replace Dad's income (or sissy's) for that matter, and we are upside down in our house. So we are quite literally stuck here with both of them, unless we file bankruptcy or something, which we won't do as we have worked to long on having good credit, and not being a drain on society. Uggg!
Sending hugs your way, Angii, and patience, too. I doubt it would help things if you were to remind your DH that the income from your dad and sister is helping keep you guys afloat, but it would be nice if you didn't have to remind him.
Sorry about your football season, Barb!
I was coming on to say I threw out most of my nail polish under my "Clean 2014" plan while I was doing my pedicure today--I kept the Sinful Colors because they are free of toulene, formaldehyde, and DPB, but everything else got tossed.
My sis sent me this so hopefully you can get it as it has such nice pic's of long ago winters on a farm! I don't mind some snow but a lot warmer temps!! All the schools are closed now in the U.P. Its 15 below 0 here but I don't think the winds have started here yet and we had almost no snow today although I know it did up north, again, and some towards Marq. in the snow belt. My sis by Detroit has almost 10 inches and more coming tonight! I told her she has it worse than me with the snow almost! And the sis in St. Louis has had enough snow also! I know I looked on the cam for there and Chicago and couldn't see anything. Always so much worse as they don't get it that often I'm sure so I hope they stay home tomorrow. Don't know if my DB and SIL got home from out west or not though. Some winter is all I can say! Still hoping somehow that meeting gets canceled.
Glad you didn't have to go out tonight Di and take care of that cold. My sis had a bad sounding cough. She had gone ER but they didn't give her anything and she had called for a antibiotic from her Dr. but they hadn't taken xray and she tried to tell them, its from her lungs. I told her she ought to call the Drs. and cough for him My son had a cough and chills but just for a day and the headache at first which he never gets but is ok since Fri.
Angii, lots of hugs to you and hang in there! I agree with Mo and you really shouldn't have to remind him but I know all to well "they" don't think to well sometimes I know I've thought of bankruptcy to a long time ago as we keep paying old bills a little at a time, but just don't care to do that anymore. I know a lot of people who did when it was a lot easier to do but I just couldn't fix it like that I guess.
Sue, glad you enjoyed your 'me' day to the fullest and enjoy and relax and have a good sleep tonight now to
Di, We bought one tank in 1975 and son has that one but I have another one, older, and I just picked one up at thrift store that looks like old but also looks very well taken care of but its still in garage Hard with not much room here to even store stuff.
Mo, sounds like you might get ice out there so hopefully you get to stay in tomorrow. I guess it will snow if anything here as cold enough Well, IF I have to go and do get the van started, I will go son's and take a shower then I guess
Barb, you just blow those bubbles outside? Dont' they break right away I saw the pic's to. I thought it was On the snow! Keep warm!
Bama, enjoy those books. Don't know which one's I've read but mixed up of course but I liked the sisterhood also.
Well, better go as I was going to watch Mentalist which is on right now Have a good night everyone! Yah


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The request has been made, and we're more than happy to fill it, right? Here's three from me:
Sunrise in back of my barn..... Sunset on Christmas Eve 2004. I pulled over to catch this one...... A late October sunset..... Okay, next......? |
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Happy to oblige, From last Winter, which looks so refreshing now that we're having temps. in the 90's. (Minnesota land of extremes) And a Maui sunset. Ron |
Nice! It never ceases to amaze me how different the same sun can look. From warm to frigid. Radiant to sullen. Great pics guys. Thanks for sharing them. |
- Posted by solstice98 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 25, 09 at 18:59
Stormy Florida sunset Kate |
- Posted by solstice98 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 25, 09 at 19:00
Kate, your second pic is awesome. Ron |
- Posted by konrad___far_north (My Page) on Thu, Jun 25, 09 at 22:02
All I can say is "Uhh AHH!" A great group of pics. If you want to peruse a "few" more of mine, there is a link below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Sunrise and sunset pics
- Posted by kentuck_8b (My Page) on Thu, Jun 25, 09 at 23:18
In front of my house sunset. Santa Anna river bottom sunset. At my place in the country sunset. 'Hat' sunrise looking back toward my house from the road. Kt |
- Posted by summerwine (My Page) on Fri, Jun 26, 09 at 14:35
what a fun idea...these are all so pretty! lianne :o) |
Now, I've got to know. :) Are all these SOOC or do you do something to enhance the beautiful colors. Do you up the saturation? I wanna know how! < g > Pam |
Mine haven't been tampered with. I have a thing against oversaturation, which I see a lot on the Internet. I sometimes have to adjust the hue for accuracy, but that's it. I've witnessed some sunsets (like Konrad's first shot, above) where the colors look too intense to be real--but they were. |
- Posted by solstice98 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 26, 09 at 18:21
Mine aren't enhanced either. Typical colorful semi-tropical Florida sunsets! |
- Posted by summerwine (My Page) on Fri, Jun 26, 09 at 23:33
mine either, they were taken with two different cameras...sometimes i get lucky :o) |
Most of mine aren't enhanced. And, like mentioned above, some of the brightest ones I actually tried to tone down a little. But, on some I do bump up what my editor calls "shadow" which has the tendency to bring out some of the colors some. But, most of the time the "real deal" I was trying to capture is more vivid than any edits I make anyway. |
Thanks so much, everyone, for the insight. Your photos are awesome and so are the subjects. What a great thread, Alisande. Pam |
- Posted by solstice98 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 27, 09 at 16:52
We had another spectacular sunset last night! Extremely red and lots of different cloud types. Had no idea what the weather would be but ended up with a calm evening. |
LOVE that diffuse lighting effect you had last night! |
- Posted by kentuck_8b (My Page) on Sat, Jun 27, 09 at 23:40
The only thing I adjust is the shutter speed, all else is done with the camera set on AUTO. I take several at different speeds, then choose the one I like best. Nice pics, everyone. Kt |
Last night I was in a rush to get to something important but snapped this not so great pic of a very nice sunset. |
And, fwiw, this is a good pic to discuss editing on. The image above was edited some, and needs way more than I could get to approach the real sunset. While a photographer can take a mundane "scene" and jazz it up with editing, the editing to the one above is really about compensating for not capturing the real scene. Mostly as a matter of contrast, I suppose, I didn't get the real image of the great brilliant "silver lining of the thunderhead and the halloween orange of the lower strata. Also add in the dark purple of the passing storm. I can discuss this freely because I didn't have time to even try to take great photo. Getting all those things, in my experience, is hard enough even if you have the time to try. So, editing, when it imparts something that isn't there, can be a little , what,inaccurate? often editing helps but still doesn't make up for the difference in the image and the scene. Photographic skill, ha, and equipment. Personally, I have no reservations in trying to edit to make up for any lack of skill or luck in getting across what I was seeing/taking. I can understand if some purists see that differently. And, here is another one from last night where the bright part (thunderhead) contrast gets blown out, but the darker parts of the pic down lower have better detail. In the big picture, pardon the pun, its hard to get pure white and halloween orange in the same picture. The eye can see it, but getting the camera to capture that great of contrast, for me at least, is hard. |
Thanks, rc, I appreciate you taking the time to give your thoughts on editing the sunsets. There are times when nothing more or less than the original is wanted or needed but at other times it's just downright fun to play with something and tweak it to get what makes me happy. I am such an amateur, but like you, I have no reservations about post processing an image. I have enjoyed this thread so much, everyone. Many times I am disappointed with my own nature shots because my image cannot convey the feeling? ambiance? at the time I snapped the picture. I need to work on telling the story. But the photos in this thread have done exactly that. |
Two from last night while this thread is still around. Not a dazzler, but I kind of liked the nuances in the sunset one. Though maybe not easy to see on bulletin board sized pics. |
The windmill silhouette is awesome! There are some real good pictures on this string everyone! |
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One of my HG loose powder that I reach for almost everyday. I have it in translucent and its really pretty. Its quite shimmery but not glittery. It just leaves my skin with a nice glow. I can wear it with a shimmery blush and still not look overdone. Its also lightweight and very comfy to wear. I love it!
After reading many reviews and board postings, I decided to give La Mer loose powder (in Creme) a try and all I can say is "WOW." I've tried almost everything and nothing compares. It glides on my skin beautifully without looking heavy or chalky. And it doesn't dry out my skin or make it look greasy, even when used over different types of foundations and tinted moisturizers. Best of all...no breakouts or flaking skin. It seems to keep everything balanced and well hydrated. My only gripe is the huge, heavy container. I'll definitely need to take a small sample with me when I travel to avoid the extra packaging bulk.
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Incredible loose powder. I asked and received this for Valentines Day in Creme. It doesn't last me all day, but if I apply at 7:00 am, I can go until at least 3:00 pm before having to do a touch up, just looks so natural and makes my skin look like porcelian. I would definitely repurchase.
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This is the best loose powder I've ever used. I can't speak for the other shades, but I use Creme as a finishing powder after I've put on my makeup. No chalkiness, no masklike look -- I get a soft, radiant finish. It's glorious stuff. Yes, it's really expensive, but I've had my jar for nearly a year and haven't come close to using it up. (And sue me -- I like the jar. It's pretty, though I can understand that it'd be a pain to lug around.) Keep the Creme de la Mer; I'll take the Powder de la Mer.
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I'm never usually wowed by loose powders but this definitely WOWED me! I had just bought myself this luxurious, miracle powder yesterday from Bloomingdales, and I wasn't even planning to. I thought it'd just be another overpriced bottle of BS but when the MUA applied it to my problematic skin, it make me look fresh and flawless! I get oily throughout the day and powders don't usually help much without looking cakey or chalky but this stuff is FINELY milled alright, DO believe the hype! hehe
Ooooooh what a luxurious powder! I have it in cream after sampling cream and translucent. Both are lovely but this gave a hint of coverage but is still light as a feather - does not emphasize flakes at all but goes on like a dream and looks so soft and pretty on. I also purchased the loose powder brush which I love too, though the puff it comes with is excellent as well.
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I originally bought this in translucent and was not impressed. It gave no coverage and too much sparkle for me. I returned it and bought the creme on a rec from the SA at Saks and now it's my HG. Goes on super-smooth, keeps m/u fresh, no sparkle, just gorgeous skin. Pricey, but worth it. The glass jar is pretty and very heavy, certainly not travel friendly. I wish they would come out with a pressed version. I will definitely repurchase
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I hate this powder. I bought it in translucent.
I only powder my T-zone because I have very dry cheeks but it is impossible with this powder. It has tiny sort of pink coloured particles.
It does not control oil at all. I have dry cheeks and my T-zone is a little bit oily, but not that extreme. If I use more than a light dusting, my skin looks like polished with some purple/pink and the rest of the face, where I can't use powder has the colour of the foundation.
Because I only powder my T-zone I find YSL semi-loose powder better.
That powder controls oil well, but is too drying for my cheeks. For the first hour it looks funny to have a powdered mat T-zone and more shiny cheeks but after that time my whole face looks the same.
If I would have everywhere dry skin I would try to La Mer powder in colour creme, but that powder adds a peachy colour to the face.
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I have got a good sized sample of this powder (in Translucent) from ebay after reading such great reviews. It is definitely very finely milled and dissapears onto your face, whilst setting the make up well (I usually don't wear foundation - just tinted moisturiser or tinted bronze gel). However, my biggest grudge, is that it doesn't keep the oil under control. I also disliked the sparkle in the Translucent shade. I definitaly will not re-purchse this powder in Translucent. However, I am curious to try other shades to see if they would suit me better. I'll give it 4 lippies for the quiality and ability to achieve that "not powdered" look.
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*PIC INCLUDED* I was lucky enough to swap for a brand new jar of this... full size! To begin with, I wasn't that impressed. I just thought it was a run of the mill powder. After neglecting it for several months I decided to give it another go and am so glad that I did. It's finely milled and I tend to use it with a fluffy powder brush. The finish that it gives my skin is flawless. It feels totally weightless and very natural too. No glitter or sparkle with is a BIG deal for me. I don't want that finish in my loose powder - and if I do, I just add a fine layer of Chanel Poudre Douche over the top.
Not the best at controlling oil, but not bad either. I just use MAC blot if I need a touch up.
This is a very expensive product and I hope that it lasts for a long time. I'm not impressed with the bulky heavy packaging either - as I can't travel with it. I'm going to need to decant some of this into a smaller sifter jar.
For reference I have 02 Neutral and I wear GA FF #3, Chanel TI 40 Beige.
**EDIT** dec 2008. Have now been to a La Mer counter and purchased this in Beige which is a better match as it's less pink toned. I love this even more! Even purchased the La Mer foundation which is heavenly too!!
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