February Saturday

Today has been a stay-at-home day. I have stitched, worked on the Sunday School lesson, talked on the phone, and started taking Christmas ornaments off the tree. I didn't get finished with the lesson as soon as I had hoped...but enjoyed talking to Cheryl, Melany, and Connie. I have the lesson all printed off so that usally means that I am through with the lesson till Sunday School in the morning. So at that point, I watched a little of the Olympics until the daytime airing ended. That was a good resting time so, then, I headed to the living room to start boxing up ornaments. I started with the handstitched ornaments and have one box filled with the ones I have found so far. At least it is a start! I am through with the Christmas tree for today...more tomorrow! I am going to stitch and watch Olympics tonight. To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

How Many Do You Spot?

Tonight's blog title refers to the photo that I hopefully will be able to post after I publish the blog's words. Look closely...there are several pairs of eyes looking back at you! It's been a very nice day. The morning was taken up with preparing a grocery list and then going to the grocery store and coming home to out them away. After lunch, I got back to preparing the lesson for Sunday school. I made good progress, but still have some more studying to do. When I took a break from Sunday's lesson, I was too tired to start on the tree...maybe tomorrow I will be able to divide time between lesson, Christmas tree, and other things that need to be done...maybe! The tree still looks pretty and I enjoyed looking at it with the sun shining on it this morning. I have done a little stitching. I started a project with a Valentine theme...felt like doing something that wasn't a Christmas ornament. After stitching on it for a while late this afternoon, I'm not sure that I will procede with it. At the moment I am watching the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics. I look forward to watching various events over the next couple of weeks. I have always enjoyed the Olympics,,,Winter or Summer...probably because they do what there is no way Incouoe have ever done...athletic activities are so not me! But I admire those who can and who have dedicated so much of their lives to excelling at their special event. Ice skating is my favorite. To be continued! Today has been quite a pleasant day weather wise. The sun shining in the windows always makes the day pleasant! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Coming Right Along

I can say that I am pleased with where I am in the undecorating. At this moment, I can say that I have met a major goal...all decorations from downstairs, except for the Christmas tree, and ornaments are boxed and upstairs in the guest room! So "things" are progressing. I worked on the Sunday School lesson. A load of clothes even managed to get done today. All in all a pretty good day...pretty chilly, but I stayed inside. Going to stitch some more this evening. I am well under way with the next Christmas ornament. To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Another Cold Day

The day started out foggy...and, it never got very warm today...or at it didn't ever seem warm to me. And, when I went out to get the mail and bring in the garbage can, I thought that I was going to freeze. It is supposed to get down into the lower 20s tonight. I made some more progress on the undecorating...mainly thanks to Nathan. He and Joseph stopped by to use my printer and I got them to take a couple of heavy boxes upstairs to join the growing number of boxes in Nathan's old room...aka the guest room. Joseph didn't know which room to take the box to, when I told Nathan his old room. I heard Nathan telling Joseph about his water bed...which Joseph also had never heard of! I also got Nathan to put away the oil lamp and a candle in a globe holder which I had gotten out when we had the threat of the ice storm. They were in cabinet over the refrigerator waaaaaaay to the back. I struggled when I got them out so took advantage of Nathan while he was here! I put a few angels back in their boxes and took them upstairs and had Nathan bring down another box that I store angels in. I got more boxes down that Christmas ornaments go in...so prepared to get more put away. I couldn't do as much today as I spent time on the Sunday School lesson for this Sunday. I went to Bible study this evening...and, yes, it was cold. I'm settling in for the night. I plan to read and stitch for most of the rest of the evening. I did finish my first ornament for 2026 and started two more! I also am close to finished with the ornament that I started on Joy's and my balcony while docked in Nassau. So Christmas stitching is well underway! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Always a Good Day!

And, the day that is always a good day is...hair cut day! I got my hair cut this morning. Had fun telling Jody about my cruise. I came home and took care of some business over the phone. By thwt time it was lunch and then time to go to church to work in the library with Donna...another reason it was a good day! We always enjoy getting together. We did maintenance and then visited and got to show her some of my photos and tell her about my cruise. I have managed to get all the angels down from "on high." They are now patiently waiting on the dining room table for me to get them boxed up. Each time I was upstairs today, I brought down some boxes that Christmas ornaments are stored in...so preparing for the next phase of undecorating. I am seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, but still lots to do before the Christmas closet doors get closed until this coming November I just can't keep "at it" the way I used to be able to...my back protests lots sooner than it used to! A funny thing happened just a few minutes ago...today I have been taking care of some of the charitable gifts that I am going to give this year. One was to my college, Cottey. The phone rang about the time that I was heading to get my iPad so I could blog, and the caller ID stated that it was Cottey College. They were calling to ask for a donation. I told them "done and done" as of this morning! Easy call for her! These calls from the school are always very nice, as the students are the callers and they are interested in Cottey back when! We had a nice short chat. She is a freshman from France and enjoying Cottey. So that was a fun part of the day...especially since I had already made my decision and done my donation. Another, not so nice, part of this day is that another squirrel has fallen down my chimney...that's the second one this year! (insert eye roll!) Nathan removed the last one in a body bag shortly after we returned from the cruise. I wish that squirrels would stop visiting my chimney! I'll bet they regret visiting it after they fall in and find no way to escape! I feel bad...but...I'm settling in for the night. I am planning to take the last few stitches in the Christmas ornament I'm working on...soon to be the first ornament finished for gifting in 2026! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Ground Hog Day 2026

I have no idea if the ground hog saw his shadow or not today. I do know that the extreme cold temperatures left us today and it "almost" felt warm! It actually got to 48° this afternoon and tonight is only supposed to get into the upper 20s overnight. Compared to the last couple of weeks it almost seems like a heat wave! (Not really, but...) Tonight's photo is a glimpse of the highlight for some in our family of our cruise…the spotting of a sea turtle. I did manage to get a photo of it sticking it's head out of the water. Kathy got a really good video of it with her phone. I've had a pretty good day today...stayed busy. I did manage to get all the snowmen and trees packed away in boxes. Now I have to get the angels down from "on high." "On high" meaning on top of the china cabinet. I have gotten angels and a nativity scene out of the china cabinet. These items are taking the place of the trees and snowmen on the dining room table. I hope that perhaps by tomorrow I will have all of Christmas that is downstairs, except for the big tree, all boxed up and upstairs. I took Christmas serving pieces upstairs a while back. They are on the bed in Melany's former room, and, I still have to get them into boxes. That can wait a bit. I will feel better once the downstairs is cleared of Christmas...then I can concentrate on the tree. I still haven't found all the everyday decorations…so more boxes to go through. I managed to get all trees and snowmen into three boxes…so they will be together when I decorate with them next. I'm hoping to use less boxes this year. This morning I also did some cooking. I made Sweet 'n Sour Pork and enjoyed it for a late lunch. I stayed in till this evening when I went to The Furnace Room Prayer meeting. I'm home and ready to settle in for the night. I think that I feel like doing some stitching. I'm closing in on finishing my first stitched Christmas ornament for this year. To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

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