Sunday, March 19

[Colliemom]

Morning. Cloudy and 22°. The lake effect is finally over, left what looks like about another 4 inches behind last night. I will go out in a bit and crank up the blower. It’s supposed to be sunny later and it’s trying to come out. Supposed to head to mid 30’s. That will melt my drive down to bare blacktop once I clear it off.

Molly is sleeping out on the snow, Piper is wandering around out there. Shirl, to answer your question about getting them dry. The snow actually lays on top of them. Under that hair is fur, like goose down. So the snow lays on their hair. Once they come in, I just towel them off and they dry off pretty quick. I don’t know how many inches they brought in with them, though

Tina, enjoyed reading your commentary. I think you made a good decision to quit the scoring work. At our age, we should spend time enjoying what we really want to do. We don’t know how many years we have left. If there is something we want to do bad enough, we will find a way to do it. But I have decided that I have been to many places over the course of my life and if there are some that I don’t get to, so be it. The biggies on my bucket list are accomplished. I’m getting pretty content to just be home here and think of all the places that I have been and I am satisfied. If I feel like I want to get away for a little while, there’s is the UP. I think a lot of it is , I just don’t feel like driving long distances anymore. Now I train trip across the country wouldn’t be a bad idea. I’m glad the pool exercises and yoga are working well for you. We do need to keep moving.

I’m sitting here watching Sunday Morning news, talking about the affairs of the country and world. Lots of things to worry over, but we can’t dwell on them. Like Karen, I am going to make a change in my investment portfolio tomorrow. Want to sell a bank stock while it’s still good. I have never really been a fan of bank stocks. Have had a couple over the years, but no more. I’m glad that I pulled my accounts out of the bank a few years ago and moved to a credit union. I’ll decide where to reinvest from stock sale over the course of the week. Have a meeting with my financial advisor anyway on Friday.

So, I guess it’s time to get dressed and get out there and tackle that snow. I’ve been begging Molly to come in, but she doesn’t want to so… She will let me know when she’s ready. Have a nice day everyone. I’m sending this mess to you gals out East. I’ve been wondering about O’Sharon, too because we haven’t heard from her for a while.

[Shirlv]

Morning All, it’s sunny and 29°, don’t know where that big drop came from. Poor tulips. Sue, so glad you posted, couldn’t think of a thing to post. Do you have a wet vac and mud room for Molly. Lol. Going to be a lazy do nothing day for me. Be safe

[BirdbyBird]

It was 17 degrees out this morning. Ohio has daffodils blooming...sigh. The puppers agreed not to lounge out on the back deck here. Maybe this afternoon when the sunshine offers some diversion and warmth. My hands can not get warm. I think my book is over near the daybed and the blankets. Like Shirlv, this day may require that I take is easy and slow. The dogs need grooming before I leave this coming week. Maybe be this afternoon.....

ANd regarding Sharon in PA....I sent her a message to her phone letting her know that her absence has been noted on the forum and worried about. That way if she really wants to back away, she doesn't have to answer that text.

[Othersharon]

I thank you all for the concern for me. I got Tina’s s text and realized it has been awhile since I’ve posted. I’ve started a couple of times to post and either lost it or got interrupted. I have been trying to keep up with at least reading posts. Been dealing with a lot of “stuff” the last few weeks and I won’t bore you all with it all. Buddy continues to grow and is now 55 lbs. So much for having a smaller dog! We were at the vet last week and his surgery is scheduled for next Monday to correct the eye situation. The doctor said he’d like to be able to give it a few more months of growth but agreed that the situation is causing pup so much discomfort. Whenever we go outside or even here in the house the eyes are constantly tearing. It can’t be comfortable having eye lashes rubbing on the eyeballs all the time. I continue to attempt to civilize Buddy. He’s getting better but sometimes it’s a real standoff between us. He definitely has mind of his own! Keeps me on my toes! And definitely screwed up any schedule I’ve had. The biggest one being my sleep or lack of sleep at this point. But it’s getting better. So in between Buddy’s care I’ve been trying to get some things done around the house. Some I can do but some I need expert help and finding that help is almost impossible. And the long lasting effects of the car accident hasn’t helped any. I’m so grateful for my chiropractor keeping me going even if it’s slower than it used to be. I’m sure once winter finally exits I can at least get more walking in and once Buddy’s eyes are healed it’ll be easier too. The snow hasn’t been bad but the winds we’ve had have been terrible this winter. I’m grateful that we haven’t had the storms that have been west of here. Seems we’ve been on the edge of them. I haven’t made any travel plans for this summer not knowing how Buddy will take take to it. Still working on the barking at everything issue. He’s not even sure about rides in the car. Once I coax him in he’s okay but it takes some work to get him to get in the car! Anyway, enough rambling. Again thanks for your concern for me. I’ll try to get on here more often!

[Cudedog]

. . . At our age, we should spend time enjoying what we really want to do. We don’t know how many years we have left. If there is something we want to do bad enough, we will find a way to do it. But I have decided that I have been to many places over the course of my life and if there are some that I don’t get to, so be it. The biggies on my bucket list are accomplished. I’m getting pretty content to just be home here and think of all the places that I have been and I am satisfied. If I feel like I want to get away for a little while, there’s is the UP. I think a lot of it is , I just don’t feel like driving long distances anymore.

Good morning, Sue and all who follow. Just now read your post. Beautifully written, and pretty much my own mindset.

Thank you.

I accomplished many of the "biggies" on my bucket list before the pandemic hit. Including a visit to Mt. St. Helens (a trip 35 years in the making); Yellowstone (2018 - lifetime trip) and Craters of the Moon (2018 - National Monument in Idaho - another lifetime trip). I drove "solo" (with my sweet Joe boy) from Northern California to Yellowstone and back, towing my then-new Jayco. Both Yellowstone and Craters had been a life-long dream.

It still thrills me to this day that I "finally made it" to both places. The trip was truly magical.

My daughter had asked me to wait a year, maybe two, to visit Yellowstone - thinking, I guess, that she and her husband might go with me. I decided not to wait - I had waited my entire life, I didn't want to wait any longer. So glad I went - with the Pandemic, had I not gone then I know now I never would have.

I, too, am "pretty content to just be home here and think of all the places that I have been and I am satisfied". Sure, I would have liked to have gone more places - but I am extremely thankful that I took the relatively few trips that I did.

I, also, ". . .Just don’t feel like driving long distances anymore". Makes me kind of sad. . . ok, a lot sad. . . but it is what it is.

On a daily basis, I pretty much work on the idea to "want what I have, not have what I want". Not quite there yet. . . but getting there.

Thanks again, Sue.

Anne

[Cudedog]

Sharon, your post made me smile. Sounds like maybe you didn't get the dog that you wanted - but, as they say, the dog that you needed.

Buddy sounds like a Good Boy, still full of puppyhood. I wish you both well.

Anne

[OregonLuvr]

Good afternoon. Had a good visit with Laura this weekend. We ate some great Mexican food and some Awesome Ribs at a place in Salem called Adams Rib, I loved the name. We ate a late lunch early dinner kind of thing so had a few cookies that evening and did us just fine. The dogs are really good together. Emma just wont eat while she is there but I am over worrying about that as she isnt skinny or anything. She is actually too worried to eat wondering what Penny (Laura's dog) is doing, so phooey on her. Penny eats everything that doesnt move in record time LOL We cant feed them together because Penny would eat all Emmas food ha ha But Emma ate when we came home so she isnt going to waste away to nothing.
Drove home today left close to 10 and was home by 12;15, Ahead of the Sunday afternoon rush to get home. Had off and on rain all the way but yesterday was gorgeous so I will take it. As we were out and about most of the day so the sun was a welcome respite from the rain. Got home, unloaded the car, made a bit of lunch and will take a shower in a bit and get into my warm sweats and get cozy.

Made a Panini sandwich in my panini maker. I really love that thing, wasnt sure but it wasnt expensive so I went for it. They say you can make a panini sandwich in a skillet but to me that is just a grilled sandwich. The panini maker makes the outside crispy and is sooooo good. Will just heat up some soup for dinner I think, as right now I am very full. But will probably be a Hazelnut mocha in my future later today

[Acadianmom]

I made it home about 5:30 this afternoon. It was a good campout but if I had know they were moving me to another site I would probably have canceled. I knew it was going to be cold but last night it was close to freezing. There are still FEMA trailers in some of the sites from the last storm they had up there. The campground is built going down a steep hill. All the activities were at the bottom of the hill and my site was at the top of the hill. It was all Sugar and I could do to make it up the hill. Thursday night the storm came thru about 2:00 in the morning and woke me up. I could hear the thunder and see the lightening but most of the bad weather went South of the campground. Friday some of us went to an estate sale at a house that needed to be condemned. It was wall to wall of mostly junk. I did find a Better Crocker cookbook for $1. I had never replaced the one I lost in the flood. After we left that house my nose started running and I started sneezing. We went and ate Mexican food for lunch. Friday night the Dutch Oven Group cooked fried fish for us. It was so good. Saturday the Dutch Oven Group cooked their monthly cookout. There were two long tables with iron pots of food. Everything was so good. The campground and town go all out for that campout. I don't know why they are so excited for us to come. This was the third annual campout for the Sisters. Saturday night we had loaded baked potatoes. I'm afraid to get on the scale in the morning. It was suppose to freeze last night and it must have gotten close to freezing. I usually sleep good when I'm camping but not this time. Last night Sugar woke me up at 2:00 and I didn't go back to sleep until after 5:00. Some time after that the electricity went out in the campground and didn't come back on until 10:00.

I would like to have one trip without something happening. I was almost to the campground and I smelled something electric burning and the lights on the dash went out. Some of the headlight are on all the time and that's what went out. I should have looked at the book to see if maybe it was a fuse but didn't think about that until I was on my way home.

I was worried about Sugar on the way home, I could tell she wasn't feeling good. She looks like she is back to her old self. She ate her supper. She doesn't eat much when we are camping. It throws her schedule off.

Martha

[snowball]

oh my I woke up late today church starts at 9 I woke up at 9:10 hustled was there in a few moments but choose to seat in the outside area... didn't want to disturb people... I wasn't the only one out there I guess I heard the alarm has it was off and didn't say a missed alarm I even went to sleep a half hour or so earlier than the normal time... so frustrating
still felt like I wasn't fully away when I laid on the bed to read my scriptures so took a nap instead so still need to do that...
oh if you are where there is a DQ FREE ice cream tomorrow!!!! just read it so hopefully I will remember the only thing I planned on doing was going to the post office guess that depends upon the weather suppose to snow tomorrow but guess that will remain to be seen
was a busy day had company for supper chose a pineapple coleslaw for one of the sides... I googled to see what sides to have with Filipino food that was one that was suggested so did it with the Adobo rice and broccoli niece brought cake which was nice...
there are still places I want to see but who knows if it will happen... I too think that a long train ride would be so nice... and I also think a river cruise would hit the spot and of course a ocean cruise would be fun but non of those would I want to do alone...
you all have a great day
sheila