February....Are You Like Me?

Good morning, Friends... Well, it's truly well into mid-February!  This is when I need to prune my roses...We've been having days of temps into the 70/80'sF... nights, 50/60'sF !  Crazy weather.  Now, I just need to get out there and Do It!

These two are super close...in doing everything! lol

Sloane and Lottie...our little loves.

Larry bought me the sewing chair I've been wanting!  It truly is nice...under seat storage...and is super quiet!  Rolls like a dream with lumbar support.

Are you like me?  I have saved things that might not make much sense to others...like the above...and yes, there were many Conservatives, like Larry and myself...and not voting for him..., who had hoped Obama would bring the nation together...so I kept the paper announcing his win.  Likewise with Trump's 2016 win.   

Do you save things like this or am I alone...

And in my recent purging, should I throw them out?

Do libraries take things like this?

Air fried pork boneless ribs, potatoes and a salad in a separate bowl...somewhere...Okay!  I saw that smirk! lol 

Valentine's Day shrimp lunch...

My Fish and chips after church last Sunday.

Larry's big bowl of gumbo...lol...but it tasted just like what we make here at home!

Chicken thighs and sweet potato.

I made pancakes one morning...

We had steak fingers on the day we took our taxes to the CPA's... Oh... Got a call saying the return was ready...the next day!  We love our new CPA!

And a nice locarb lunch for a change...lol

Well, I suppose that's about it for me this week.  I have an eye doctor appointment this morning, so I best get busy.  Hope you all enjoy your weekend...stay warm or cool wherever you may be and stay safe! 

Oh...Squirrel!  And can you believe they haven't found out who kidnapped Nancy Guthrie?  I think that investigation was bungled to begin with.  Although...that pesky neighbor who keeps showing up has my vote!  He keeps trying to tell the police "He had a premonition" that the son did it...smh...and he shows up every darn day!  How creepy is that?

Okay...lol...I'm done.

Showers...Rescues

Good morning Friends...

Well, I think Larry and I are going to make it... My cough is almost gone...as is Larry's.  I've started on a quilt top for Laura (my sister's ex-husband's wife) because I was asked.  She helped me with Ruth Ann when she had colon cancer several years back.  This is not going to be my favorite project but...oh well...such is life.

Our Granddaughter, Samantha, threw her best friend a baby shower this last Saturday.  This is Cortny.  See the quilt I made?  It was for her... 

See the rocking horse?  Larry made it.    Turned out really cute.  Samamtha loved it.

I kept the girls again last week when it was icy.  The school closed.  I turned on Sylvester and Tweety Bird...They both were enthralled! Lolol

As a child, I loved those two!   Much better cartoons then, then now...at least I think so.

I made some French Toast...It was hot and yummy!

Another idea for breakfast was eggs, Italian sesame toast...hash browns and bacon.  

 

Chicken and stuffing...with a salad.

When Samantha came to pick up the girls, the driveway was icy in patches.  Sloane ran out of the house and when she turned the corner, running after her mom, she slipped on a patch of ice.  She was holding her Barbie.  Down she went...started to cry...confusion ensued.  Poor Barbie was quickly forgotten.  Sunday, Larry and I were returning from church when I spied said Barbie laying in a planter.  She was not happy to have been forgotten...and looked quite cold in her current circumstance.  I brought her in, dressed her and she now awaits the return of her mommy (Sloane).

Crisis averted.

I suppose that's all the news I have to report, for now.

I hope you all are doing well...and are safe from all the storms hitting the USA.  Remember, as in the case of Barbie...don't run on the ice!

Until next time...

It Lingers...

Good morning, Friends...

Well, I think I'm going to live.  Everything but the cough is but a distant memory.  I'm far from having some zippity in my doodah but, I'm making it.  Larry seems to have the cough now.  Can't decide if it's his usual January allergy cough or the garbage I have.  He doesn't have any fever, but I'll be watching.

This is the icy/snowy sight we woke up to this morning.

Other parts of the country are experiencing the same storm.  We may get a snow event maybe once every year or two but it's definitely not the norm.

Did I tell you about finding a rock in my bag of almonds?  Maybe I did on Facebook...Well, if not, I found a rock.  I almost chomped down on it but was saved because when I reached in to grab some of the almonds, I grabbed the rock instead.  Boy...That would have been an expensive trip to the dentist!  But no harm, no foul.  I'm not the suing type of person.  Stuff happens.  Now if I'd busted my bridge or a tooth...I would have asked for the price of the dental trip but nothing more.  I think some people don't know how to "keep it honest".

It was a pretty good size rock!  I contacted the company and they were gracious.  They asked for its return...packaging number...date.  They sent a mailer to return it, and I did.  Hope no one else had this happen to them.  With things the way they are these days...it's hard to find good help.

This was in California.

I did force myself to finish the baby quilt for Samantha's friend/boss' shower.  Let me just say this...I will NEVER do ruffle ANYTHING ever again...period.

I had to keep Lottie Wednesday and Thursday.  She had the same thing I have so... It was not easy, but I managed things.  There was no help for it.  We are a small family, and we have to pitch in and just "do it".

She is such a sweetheart and a really good baby.

I also managed to make chicken and corn...

Instant Pot chicken and potatoes with bell pepper and onions.

This is the shot I should have taken...instead of the jab I did take!

Larry made breakfast...pretty good.

Well, that's about all for today.  It'll be a cold few days, so I'll start on Laura's quilt top.  It's just straight lines so it shouldn't be difficult.

Hope you all are staying well!!

I'll see you all next time...

The Flu Shot...

Good morning, Friends...

Well...I did it again.  You think I'd remember from one year to the next...but I don't.  Someone yells, "flu shot" and I'm usually, first in line...no more!  I've had enough.  About a month ago both Larry and I dutifully went to the Scott & White hospital pharmacy and received our injections.  I always tell the nurse we don't want the "high powered" dose!  If you get sick from it...it's not good.  She gave us the "low dose" and we went along our way.  Baby Sloane got pneumonia and an earache...geeez (she's better now) ...we think Samantha was sick with something over Christmas holidays but, we don't know (she's also better now).  Then, there's church.  Hand shaking...hugs.  Trust me, we practically bathe in vanilla scented alcohol.  But that injection...I know that's why I'm now ill.  So...I'll be putting reminders on my calendars to Stay Away from all future injections!  I am well (except for seasonal sinus garbage) almost all year long.  The coughing, hacking...sore ribs...ridiculous!  You get sick to help the body build antibodies...you'd think after 74 yrs, I'd be immune but no...ugggg.  Anyway, I thought I'd let you know what's up.  I haven't cooked...cleaned...done anything.  just sitting and staring into space or at the TV.  I'm getting better now but I swear...no more Flu Shots!  The Pneumonia injection?  I do take it every 10 yrs or so but no more flu shots...ever again.  They are useless.  The strains change even before you receive the shot so what's the use.  I'm done.

Hope you all are well?  If so...stay that way!  I'm sorry if I haven't visited you...just don't feel much like staring at the computer screen right now...forgive me?

See you next week, hopefully.