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Good morning,

Chilly 35* this morning, but will warm to a cloudy 43*. Going to be an inside day for sure! And I just realized today is Mardi Gras. Anybody celebrating - perhaps with a king cake?

JANA - what a crew you have! And I can't believe Ethan is so tall already. I will look for some Calgon for you! You can keep it on your emergency shelf. You know, I've never seen Ice Age and I've always wanted to. I love Ray Romano. I thought we recorded it about a few months ago. Thx for the reminder! How are the closet shelves coming along?

JUDI - Bill seems to either be a bit HOH or doesn't listen to me. After a few years of asking him "Which is it??" he finally went and got his hearing tested. They said he was on the cusp of needing hearing aides. I've made your buns a few times and they are delicious. Much better than store bought.

CHRISS - I think a jigsaw puzzle is a great idea for Judy. Though 1,000 piece puzzles can overwhelm me. I find puzzles all the time in thrift stores and work them myself or send them to my sister. When we're done we donate them back or I give them to Autumn. She always has a puzzle or two set up in her libraries' activity rooms.

MARY Q - thanks for the info on the pattern for the checkerboard dresden plate. I have all their magazines from Day 1, but short of going through every magazine, I don't know how to find a particular pattern. So guess I'll go through their tutorials. Oh, and no - don't clean until Zara, bless her little heart, goes home. There's no point. Trust me on that!

LYN - glad you're finally feeling better. You sure needed that extra sleep. During sleep is when we all heal.

LOIS - I often use rice in soups. It's great! But add it at the last 30-45 min or so. In fact, we pulled homemade chicken/rice soup from the freezer last night for our supper. We put it in a pan on a trivet on top of the wood stove and let it heat while we watch the news. Today is sewing day. You said! Don't forget!

FLO - I've never heard of Vikings Valhalla, but then we don't get Netflix. Glad you are liking it, whatever it is.

Yesterday was my ultra sound. No more blot clots. But will still be on meds another couple months. We visited Susie as long as we were in the hospital. She's doing better, but won't go home for another few more days. We stopped for burgers at Frisco Freeze, Bill's favorite place and it's right next to the hospital. When we got home I got another dresden plate appliqued. It takes about 1/2 hour per plate. I hope to get a few more done today.

Our plan for today is to deliver all our frozen meals to Doyle. Then I'll put clothes into the trailer and some food. Since this camping trip will be a lot of visiting Lee & Lara and friends who live in the area. I expect we'll eat out at least two nights so we won't need lots of food. I'm not planning on taking any sewing except for my cross stitch. Weather is going to be kind of icky, so we won't be needing a lot of outdoor stuff. But it will be good to finally just be out in our trailer again! And to see Lee and Lara, too.

Hope today is a good one for us all.

mary z
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Good morning all up and busy this morning, I put a batch of chocolate cookie dough to chill and started laundry cleaned up the kitchen and Now I need to tidy up my bedroom.
I did a few more applique pieces for the Jane, but not sure about the stitching part...I am left handed, and I have artritis in the last joint of the pointer finger,,,I know that sounds silly but I canot bend the tip of my finger with out pain..I done heat and ice and frankensence and bee venom and every other "Holistic " remedy. and it just throbs. Arnica helps a little but it always returns,,,its such a little thing but it is so bothersome when I try to hand stitch. Might just have to lay off the habd stitching for a few days and see if it subsides. I know there are those that have entire bodies with arthritis pain,,,and I pray for them..but this is anoying me,,,So I might just have ti just continue with the machine stitching part for a week or so...I do have other things to do.
Flo my kids watchined Valhala and told Ken about it...Not my cuppa tea but they liked it...
Maryz I think I saw on the new that you might have snow today....hope you like it...we are seeing ours disappear. today 42 I think and yesterday it was 52. just a few piles of dirty snow left to melt here,,,my tulip tree has large buds on it...and the winter mess is showing up and looking really bad, But we always have a februaryt thaw and then winter returns,,,some times really bad,,( one year we had 18 inches of snow in march)
Off I go to opem the fromy door and let some fresh air in for few...Have a wonderful day XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo

Good Morning Girls

A tad on the cloudy side here this morning and Alexa tells me that I won't need a jacket this morning but a nice sweater will do. Now that I am feeling positively human again, I might venture out to the garage and dig around in some fabric totes! Care to join me? Who know what we will find out there!!

Maryz.... Good news that there are no more clots!! The Eliquis is working!!! But that doesn't explain the pain in your legs!!! Have you been able to get outside and walk with your neighbor again--your usual morning routine? Won't it be fun to hang out with the kids for a little while at their campsite? Are you going to be at the same place or just close by? Hope the weather cooperates!

Judi.... Sometimes those little pains can be more of a "pain" than a huge one! Kind of like a tiny stone in your shoe--painful and irritating. Anything that prevents you from doing what you want--well it just sucks. You know I kind of remember snowstorms like that in March! I can tell you that in 1983, In April no less, we had a horrendous snowstorm. I was living up on the Iron Range in Minnesota--you've heard of it.. North of Duluth and I was supposed to drive to Minneapolis for a bridal shower for my sister. Snow was so bad, my Dad called and said don't come. They closed the interstate highways! I bet, like you in MI, we don't put away our snow shovels until May or June! I opened windows yesterday too!! It was wonderful!!!!

Jana.... Don't you love that smart thermostat!! I could be in Alaska and change the temp at my House in MN! Or be at work, turn up the heat so the house would be nice and warm when I got home. If you had and Alexa... you could even tell her to turn up the heat!!

Chriss... Hope you have a great Elliot Day!!

Not much other news from here. I did get a burst of energy yesterday and got a lot of the little messes cleaned up. After Zara went home I vac'd all around, so it didn't look like a hairy dog lived here. Worked on a couple aprons for the kids school play--- I guess they are doing Cinderella! 7th and 8th graders.

Hope Y'all have a great day!!

Good morning!

I've got snow! A few flakes, not covering the grass, but more is coming.

Not much doing here. Everyone is at work or school. I have a couple of shirts to iron and some jeans to fold and put away.

No shelves yet. Daniel is helping his brothers with truck stuff. They all drive Rams and Daniel knows the different engines best.

Today is Baden's birthday, he's 10. It's also Gracie's birthday too, she's 11. Baden is waiting until summer for a actual friend's party. Warmer, smart boy! I also have a nephew who's birthday is today as well.

Time to scoot,
Hugs,
Jana

Good morning,

I didn't go with Bill to dialysis yesterday his brother dropped him off and picked him back up.
This morning I called transportation to get a bus to pick him up all I had to do is fill out a form and proof that he lives here and mail it back.
I took that time to write bills out to mail.
Also went to the grocery store for new foods.
So today I washed clothes and just drying the last load.
So that's it for me today we are having haddock fillets and a vegetable.
Well that's it for me.
Have a great day.
Prayers go out to all
Lois.

Good morning. My Elliott day has been canceled due to weather. It's going to rain all day and also be windy. But of course, since we decided I would stay home, it's not raining now, only a breeze. I am not a fan of weather reporters.

Instead of my trip to the kids house I will be doing that grocery shopping I have been putting off. I really don't need much, but would like to go to Costco, which is always a zoo. And I need gas.

I did go through my fabric yesterday. I found so many FQ's that I had forgotten I had. I also found some kits I haven't touched. I really need to assess my hoard.

I also did a little research on what to do with the outside of my house. I can either paint but there are repairs needing to be done first, or I can put siding, probably vinyl, on the house and never think about it again. I'm really thinking vinyl siding quotes are needed.

The parents are supposed to be here today, Dad is still working on that microwave hole. He's no longer 30 years old so things take time. I can't imagine that he will do many more projects around here. The things that are left are pretty much things needing to be done by others.

Maryz, yay for a clean ultra sound.

Judi, a friend of mine's husband said his hearing aids weren't working because he couldn't hear his wife. They did an adjustment and now he hears perfectly. Ugh, men.

Maryq, It's good to have a burst of energy, I'm hoping to get one too. Funny, we live alone yet still have housework.

Jana, three birthday's, that's a lot of cake.

Lois, so nice that there is a transportation service you can use. Are you learning new recipes to go with Bill's treatments?

I don't go to Costco when it first opens, too crowded. But if I leave soon it should thin out. No clue what dinner will be. I will ponder it.

You all have a great day,
Chriss