It's still windy, cold and cloudy here today. I'm so wanting some warm weather! The locust tree is starting to get some buds, so it thinks spring is almost here, hope it's right!
We took three of John's sculptures down to the Heritage center this morning. One, gear head, had a weld break on the trip down, so he had to come home for some repairs. Rambo and Fraser Crane are in place. I'm going to miss Fraser, we've had him the longest.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Chamber Mixer
The low was all the way up to 7.3 last night and it's warmer today. Feels so good to have some warm weather!
We attended the Chamber mixer today. Greg called John and asked us to come today because he was going to be doing a presentation on the upcoming display from the Smithsonian. Greg asked John and I to help set it up. I signed up to be a docent today, sounds like it could be interesting. The display will be here in August and September.
We attended the Chamber mixer today. Greg called John and asked us to come today because he was going to be doing a presentation on the upcoming display from the Smithsonian. Greg asked John and I to help set it up. I signed up to be a docent today, sounds like it could be interesting. The display will be here in August and September.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
I'm freezing!
The low last night was 1.2. I think our cold days are coming straight from the North Pole! Burr, I'm so ready for some warm weather. I don't know if it's colder this winter, or if I'm just feeling it more, but I don't seem to get warmed up.
I had tomatoes and peppers still growing in the greenhouse, but they have given it up during this cold weather, I guess it's getting down close enough to freezing in there to kill them. Celery, carrots and onions are still okay and I planted some peas the other day. Last year, they did fine and I planted them a bit earlier than this, I think.
We walked a mile today! It's been a long, long time since we've walked. I tried it the other day, but it was just too cold and I only made it as far as Sam's dog cages. Today we waited until 2 to start and it was all the way up to 36 degrees. I was bundled up like a mummy to keep my face warm going out with the breeze in our faces, but was plenty warm coming back home.
I rode out to the dump with John this afternoon. On the way home we spotted an elk heading the same way we were traveling and John matched our speed to the elk's while I snapped away. We turned off on a side road and got close enough to see the animal's breath! So cool!
I had tomatoes and peppers still growing in the greenhouse, but they have given it up during this cold weather, I guess it's getting down close enough to freezing in there to kill them. Celery, carrots and onions are still okay and I planted some peas the other day. Last year, they did fine and I planted them a bit earlier than this, I think.
We walked a mile today! It's been a long, long time since we've walked. I tried it the other day, but it was just too cold and I only made it as far as Sam's dog cages. Today we waited until 2 to start and it was all the way up to 36 degrees. I was bundled up like a mummy to keep my face warm going out with the breeze in our faces, but was plenty warm coming back home.
I rode out to the dump with John this afternoon. On the way home we spotted an elk heading the same way we were traveling and John matched our speed to the elk's while I snapped away. We turned off on a side road and got close enough to see the animal's breath! So cool!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The world can go on, I found Twinkies!!
We got a bit of snow last night and more low temps, it was -7 degrees, burrr!!!
Hey, Little Debbie is making twinkies! I was so sad when I heard that Hostess was going under and I don't even like twinkies, but the thought of never being able to see or eat another one was still depressing! Now I don't have to be sad anymore, Little Debbie to the rescue!
I wonder if ammo is getting hard to get?
The veggies all ready for the taco salad.
And the finished salad.
I wonder if ammo is getting hard to get?
The veggies all ready for the taco salad.
And the finished salad.
Monday, January 14, 2013
It's Too Cold!
I was going to walk this morning, bundled up and started out, but only got as far as Sam's dog cages. It was just too cold! My face was freezing even with it all wrapped up, so I turned around and came back. I did stop and talk to the horses a bit. And, it was warmer last night, it was all the way up to1.2 degrees, ha ha!
I planted some pea seeds in the greenhouse today. John helped me clean out all the dead bean plants, tomato plants and basil a while back.
I planted some pea seeds in the greenhouse today. John helped me clean out all the dead bean plants, tomato plants and basil a while back.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Freezing weather = warm oatmeal!
The low last night was -8 degrees! That's cold! Here's John's gear-head guy whizzing through the snow.
My breakfast warm oatmeal and hot cocoa!
Frost on our window.
John was going to put new rub rail on his pontoon boat and the project has grown, he ended up taking of the deck so he could paint the pontoons and he drcided to replace the carpet on the deck, too.
My breakfast warm oatmeal and hot cocoa!
Frost on our window.
John was going to put new rub rail on his pontoon boat and the project has grown, he ended up taking of the deck so he could paint the pontoons and he drcided to replace the carpet on the deck, too.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Cold weather and a fire
It got down to 3 degrees last night and they say it's going to be colder than that this coming week! Yuck, no fun!
Lunch was leftover pork from yesterday. We made it more like mock tacos and put fritos in the bottom of the bowl and put Pace Picante on top. I like it better this way.
Mom and Carleen stopped in for a bit, they were up to pick up prescriptions. They wanted to see the new shelves, I haven't gotten things arranged like I want yet, but stuff is on the shelves now. The room looks much better, but I haven't gotten all the stuff we took out put back yet, I also need to finish putting the stuff back in the bedroom we took out when we had the flood. It's a never ending thing, LOL! And I'm so slow these days, between my weak back and my hurting shoulder, I don't move very fast.
Carleen said they'd noticed a fire on the way here, so after they left we went to see what was burning. It was a building in front of the catholic church. Don't know if it was on purpose or not.
We got more snow this afternoon, it's cold outside!
Lunch was leftover pork from yesterday. We made it more like mock tacos and put fritos in the bottom of the bowl and put Pace Picante on top. I like it better this way.
Mom and Carleen stopped in for a bit, they were up to pick up prescriptions. They wanted to see the new shelves, I haven't gotten things arranged like I want yet, but stuff is on the shelves now. The room looks much better, but I haven't gotten all the stuff we took out put back yet, I also need to finish putting the stuff back in the bedroom we took out when we had the flood. It's a never ending thing, LOL! And I'm so slow these days, between my weak back and my hurting shoulder, I don't move very fast.
Carleen said they'd noticed a fire on the way here, so after they left we went to see what was burning. It was a building in front of the catholic church. Don't know if it was on purpose or not.
We got more snow this afternoon, it's cold outside!
Friday, January 11, 2013
Snow!
We got snow last night, not much, just a light skiff.
I couldn't get Dr. Tenney's office on the phone this morning, so we just showed up first thing. They took me right in and Courtney checked out my tooth. Whew, it was just the back part of the temporary crown that broke off. I was so scared I was going to have to have another crown put in!
Ken Green showed up this mornig to see what's up with our internet. He put in a new modem, but it didn't fix the problem. Turned out it was a problem at their end, in the building that hooks us up. He left me his business card and said to call him and not tech support next time we have a problem! Sounds good to me.
Temperature at 11 pm, 10 degrees, burr! They say we're in for some cold weather, I thought we'd been having that since December, not looking forward to colder than we've had!
I couldn't get Dr. Tenney's office on the phone this morning, so we just showed up first thing. They took me right in and Courtney checked out my tooth. Whew, it was just the back part of the temporary crown that broke off. I was so scared I was going to have to have another crown put in!
Ken Green showed up this mornig to see what's up with our internet. He put in a new modem, but it didn't fix the problem. Turned out it was a problem at their end, in the building that hooks us up. He left me his business card and said to call him and not tech support next time we have a problem! Sounds good to me.
Temperature at 11 pm, 10 degrees, burr! They say we're in for some cold weather, I thought we'd been having that since December, not looking forward to colder than we've had!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Out and About
My breakfast was leftover meat from yesterday on homemade toast with an egg on top.
Sunrise
Today was a busy day, we made a deposit, went shopping and ate out this evening.
We've not seen The Roost open for a while now, guess Kelly couldn't make a go of it by herself!
John had the fried chicken dinner and I had a fried chicken wrap at Trail Riders tonight. Yumm!
As we were watching TV tonight I was eating a cookie and felt something hard, so I took it out and it was either a piece of my temporary crown or a tooth! Bummer, guess I'll be at the dentist's first thing tomorrow! We lost our internet this evening while we were at dinner. I tried unplugging the modem, and the router, but it doesn't fix. I called tech support and they are going to send someone out tomorrow, probably around 6 pm, they said.
Today was a busy day, we made a deposit, went shopping and ate out this evening.
We've not seen The Roost open for a while now, guess Kelly couldn't make a go of it by herself!
John had the fried chicken dinner and I had a fried chicken wrap at Trail Riders tonight. Yumm!
As we were watching TV tonight I was eating a cookie and felt something hard, so I took it out and it was either a piece of my temporary crown or a tooth! Bummer, guess I'll be at the dentist's first thing tomorrow! We lost our internet this evening while we were at dinner. I tried unplugging the modem, and the router, but it doesn't fix. I called tech support and they are going to send someone out tomorrow, probably around 6 pm, they said.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Time is marching on
Every week I fill up this pill container and every week I empty it. As time goes by it seems like I'm filling it more and more frequently, it seems to make time fly by faster! I feel like I'm tied to the thing and sometimes I sure do resent it!
John got a call from one of his customers, she wants to give this bike to her hubby for Valentine's Day. She talked John into delivering it to them, not looking forward to the long trip to Yuma, hope it's warm down there when we go!!
I made bread today! Boy does it smell good!
John got a call from one of his customers, she wants to give this bike to her hubby for Valentine's Day. She talked John into delivering it to them, not looking forward to the long trip to Yuma, hope it's warm down there when we go!!
I made bread today! Boy does it smell good!
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Molly Wiches and a new camera
John has been wanting Mollywiches so this morning he made some for breakfast and ate his with an egg on top.
My new camera got here today, yeah! Hope this one doesn't have the defective grips!! I'm kind of afraid to register it just in case!
Everyone has been raving about Cafe Rio food, so I decided to try out the pork salad. I used one of Ree's recipes for the pork, and wow, was it HOT! She puts a can of chipotle peppers on top of the roast while cooking it and they are hot! I won't make it that way again! I didn't make the cafe rio toppings, they have cilantro in them and John hates it, so the salad was a bit dry to me. Need to come up with a different topping idea if we do it again.
My new camera got here today, yeah! Hope this one doesn't have the defective grips!! I'm kind of afraid to register it just in case!
Everyone has been raving about Cafe Rio food, so I decided to try out the pork salad. I used one of Ree's recipes for the pork, and wow, was it HOT! She puts a can of chipotle peppers on top of the roast while cooking it and they are hot! I won't make it that way again! I didn't make the cafe rio toppings, they have cilantro in them and John hates it, so the salad was a bit dry to me. Need to come up with a different topping idea if we do it again.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Remodeling the Greenhouse
I asked John to put up more of the heavy fencing material he put up for my peas last year. My tomatoes got so tall and heavy that the towers I used couldn't support them. He took time out from the shelf project to get the fencing and put up a piece of it for me.
Lunch and supper today, warm green chili beans.
The UPS man picked up my camera this afternoon. I should be getting the new one tomorrow!
Lunch and supper today, warm green chili beans.
The UPS man picked up my camera this afternoon. I should be getting the new one tomorrow!
Sunday, January 6, 2013
WHAT! My camera is defective????
I got an email from Canon recently, they said my new camera is one that has the defective grips! I waited until Amazon didn't have the notice on their page before ordering, so what the heck?? I sent an email to Amazon and they are sending out a new camera and I just have to box up this one and they will pick it up!! Wow, I'm so impressed with Amazon, I bought a new camera and I didn't want to have to send it in for who knows how long to get it fixed and they came though for me! I got it all boxed up and ready for pickup. I think UPS will pick it up tomorrow, the email said the next business day. And, yes those are balloons in the box. We used them for packing, wonder what they will think when they unpack the package, LOL!
I love sunrise and we had a beautiful one today.
John got the lowest shelf in place and we loaded it up with albums so we could determine where the next shelf will go. It's exciting that we will be able to find an album we need! They've been so messed up ever since we got evacuated!
I love sunrise and we had a beautiful one today.
John got the lowest shelf in place and we loaded it up with albums so we could determine where the next shelf will go. It's exciting that we will be able to find an album we need! They've been so messed up ever since we got evacuated!
One of our favorite meals for supper, Taco Salad
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Burr!
It was cold last night, the low was 1 degree!
I changed out the table today and put my January snowmen placements out. No more Christmas, although I keep finding Christmas stuff here and there that I'd forgotten about, even though I didn't put out much this year.
John has been working on the shelving unit for our albums, we got some industrial shelves and he cut them down so they aren't as tall and also made them shorter, we put the bottom shelf supports in today, wow it looks much larger in place!
I changed out the table today and put my January snowmen placements out. No more Christmas, although I keep finding Christmas stuff here and there that I'd forgotten about, even though I didn't put out much this year.
John has been working on the shelving unit for our albums, we got some industrial shelves and he cut them down so they aren't as tall and also made them shorter, we put the bottom shelf supports in today, wow it looks much larger in place!
Friday, January 4, 2013
Yumm, Pizza Burgers
Cold day! I spent most of it inside, just don't like to go out in the cold! I made Ree's Pizza burgers for lunch, yumm!
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Happy Birthday Mom
Today is Mom's 82nd birthday. I'd swear that she gets younger every year! She is always on the go, she goes to exercise classes, walks and is active, always going places with friends. We took Mom to El Camino to celebrate her birthday. Mom, Carleen, Gary, Sandy, John and I were there, then we went to Carleen's for cake and ice cream. Happy birthday, Mom!
My shoulder feels much, much worse today! I remembered when I woke up with it hurting that the only other time I got a steriod shot, it did the same thing. I didn't realize at the time that it could have been a reaction to the shot, but with it doing the same thing this time, I think it was the shot and I don't think I'll ever try that again! I can hardly stand to move anything, if I do the shoulder screams at me!
My shoulder feels much, much worse today! I remembered when I woke up with it hurting that the only other time I got a steriod shot, it did the same thing. I didn't realize at the time that it could have been a reaction to the shot, but with it doing the same thing this time, I think it was the shot and I don't think I'll ever try that again! I can hardly stand to move anything, if I do the shoulder screams at me!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Doctor Visit
I had an appointment this afternoon to see the doc about my shoulder pain. He thinks it's bursitis, and gave me a steroid shot. Hope it will help! He said relief could be immediate, or it could take a few days. He said as soon as the pain is better, I need to start lifting weights and exercising it to get back the lost range of motion. I have noticed that I can't move it as far, I will get a sharp pain at times and so have been limiting motion.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy New Year!!
We didn't do anything to celebrate the New Year last night, didn't even stay up until midnight, we've been going to bed earlier and earlier as it has gotten dark earlier and earlier, it's just so cold and we've been so tired that we fall asleep watching TV. Guess we're just wearing out!
We have been talking about ways to get our photo albums in order so we can get to them easily and we decided to remove the mat table from the computer room and build shelves to house the albums. Whew, what a job, we have been moving things out, to make room. What a good day to start an out with the old in with the new project!
John took this photo of our neighbors ducks on their pond. It got a new skiff of snow last night.
It was cold again today, I'm so ready for spring and warm weather! Wish I could follow Summer and move to the other side of the world when it's winter here.
We have been talking about ways to get our photo albums in order so we can get to them easily and we decided to remove the mat table from the computer room and build shelves to house the albums. Whew, what a job, we have been moving things out, to make room. What a good day to start an out with the old in with the new project!
John took this photo of our neighbors ducks on their pond. It got a new skiff of snow last night.
It was cold again today, I'm so ready for spring and warm weather! Wish I could follow Summer and move to the other side of the world when it's winter here.
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