Team Joyful April Chat

Happy Easter!

I’m hoping to work on a crafty project with my silhouette. Spice jar organization, hoping to create new print and cut clear sticker labels.

Also, looking forward to my first subscription box from Scrapbook and Cards Today and playing with a few new samples.

Happy Easter!

This month I hoping to continue on the 4 albums I'm working on. I'm currently almost up to date with our 2021 album. Doing it PL style has really helped me keep up with it. Then I'm also filling in gaps in our 2020 album. And I'm attempting to get all the pics gathered for our school albums form last year and this year. Right now it's a matter of finding the time. So far this weekend I've gotten 4 PL pages done for 2021!

Will keep you in my prayers from one fasd mom to another
(((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))

angel97701 - I hope things are on the upswing for you guys. Praying.

joyfulnana - oh no! I hope the crop helps!

I'm finishing up DD14's confirmation dress this weekend but my girls are on spring break this week so hopefully I'll get some scrappy time in. Tuesday I get my second jab! And we have a vet appt for the stray cat under the shed. We'll have him scanned for a microchip and hopefully he'll get a clean bill of health. Dh and DD14 overruled me and NOT-our-cat is now known as Silver.

She is incredibly friendly. When DD would sit down outside, she would climb into her lap for pets. Actually Silver has transitioned very well to being an indoor cat and there really haven't been any problems with the other 4 cats which is a relief. We found out at the vet visit that he was a girl, a senior kitty (10+ - she'll fit right in the others are 11-16-ish), and is mostly blind in one eye from an old injury but otherwise healthy.

angel97701 - I'm sorry you've had such a rough time lately. I hope the trip will give you a chance to catch your breath. You are in my prayers

Silver spent quite a while on my lap today while I was on the computer - just purring away. She is very much a lap cat.

Tomorrow is DD14's Confirmation - I'm almost done making her card, lol.

joyfulnana - ((((Hugs)))

It was touch and go for about 2 hours, but DS finally decided he would go on the trip with his Dad as they test fly the new system. NASA will even be there to document the project. With his current mental health and his challenging attitude towards me it was a hard call to not let him go or to MAKE him go. In the end he did pack his clothing and they are on their way. I am relieved! As of yesterday he wasn't going so this afternoon we installed three locking doorknobs on rooms in our home to prevent his access. Still glad that we did that as he does not respect boundaries.

So thankful to get so much accomplished today. Hired help and have my outdoor garden close to ready to plant when it is warm enough. Compost made over the last year dug into the raised beds, straw moved to help with weed mitigation, and pond liner left-overs re-established for weed mitigation. Hoses are hooked up, just need to lay out drip lines as I actually plant. Irrigation is up and running with no glitches! (Pro-active on this one had a repair done back in February!) Cleaned up front yard ready to plant new marigold seeds, lawns mowed and the first irrigation water of the year on the fields. Just have the backyard, we didn't get to that today, but it's probably the easiest one to get cleaned up compared to out front. I am exhausted!

If I get all these chores done now then I have the weekend to play without guilt!

DS seems to be doing well, although the other grown-ups of the group don't have all their jobs done so they aren't ready to fly yet. Makes DH very frustrated. DS's case manager at school is totally understanding, and believes in experiential learning.

I have another hired hand coming tomorrow to help clean the lego room (playroom, TV room . . . you get the idea). I want to get all the Legos cleaned and the built ones dusted, and get it organized while DS is away. Then it is done and easier to keep up? I can always hope!

Wow, what a week! The LEGO room is about 1/2 done with two of us working 4 hours each, then I put in another 3 hours so far. Irrigation pipe came apart again so I had to go repair it. Both the little tractor and lawn mower needed to be moved and the flat tire blown up with the air compressor. I'm moving the long line, it's a work-out of about 15 minutes each day. This morning the little tractor blew something and won't start so I had to use the mower . . . and we had a bunch of ice as it froze overnight. I'm glad I had the system running so it didn't freeze anything. The mower got stuck so I waited till all the ice melted and the line was empty before I tried to move it again. Did my usual walk through the yards to clean up after four German Shepherds. Replanted my cucumbers that will mature in the green house and will need to start some more shortly to plant outside. In general our last freeze date is around June 1st, so I have a few more weeks! Having my green house is pretty special, it was a new addition late last summer.

So had my hair appointment, love my hair as the grey is growing in nicely. It's the new COVID thing now, and mine is blending nicely, and is a pretty steel grey color. Just a few more months and the last of my color will grow out and get trimmed off. I waited about 9 months to get my hair done after the Covid shut downs. Then a few errands.

Headed to the dentist. It was supposed to be DS's appointment to have his tooth filled from the root canal he had 2 weeks ago. But they are still in So Cal doing flight testing. So I changed it to me, as I"ve had a tooth bothering me for a few weeks. I was in about 4 months ago and it was fine, but the dentist thought it most likely had a crack that we couldn't see in the Xray. He recommended extraction as the likely hood of re-doing the root canal wasn't going to work based on his physical exam of the tooth. So I said yes, and then he said he could do it right then! Wow, I was his last patient of the day and he stayed an extra 20 minutes along with his staff to get it done right. As it turns out, he was right there was bone missing that can't be seen in the Xray in an area that is very hard to heal. There was also a small infection that he cleaned out. So here I sit with a slightly puffy check and throbbing jaw. But it is on the mend, numb and done as I said a few hours ago.

Dentist orders, quiet activities for at least the next 24 hours . . . crafting is a quiet activity right? That means finishing the LEGO room will have to wait as will the vacuuming and such too!

Big bonus? My Gemini arrived today! Set it up in a spot but am too tired to actually give it a go, think it's bedtime now. One more night on my mattress and the new one will be here tomorrow. Oh I guess that is another story! I ordered one last Wednesday as I was sick and tired of waking up with a low back ache. Chiro said it was the mattress. So I went mattress shopping, figured better to beg forgiveness than ask permission. But as I laid on the very expensive mattress I did call DH and tell him, he kindly said get what is best for your back, it doesn't matter if I lay on it first, I trust you! How sweet!

And really good news is that Sable is back on her own four feet, so glad, as I'm not supposed to lift anything, or put me head below my heart for a few days to let my mouth heal.

Boys will be home either Thursday night or Friday as things stand now . . . we'll see. It's a long drive!

angel97701 - wow do you ever slow down? I hope the mouth heals easily and quickly. Congratulations on the Gemini and mattress!

joyfulnana - sorry about the languishing...I think it's pretty common at this point. Looking forward to iNSD

I got photos ordered and picked up yesterday. I still have one more batch to order but there are a TON of photos and I'll need to figure out which ones I want to actually scrap (we had three cameras going - mine, dh's and dd's)

Did some organising in the craft room and found a few more pics for the portrait album now that I've scanned it, lol. So hopefully can get those done today as well as sort the photos I just had printed.