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Post by LisaDV on Feb 19, 2019 15:21:36 GMT
grammadee , I'm sorry your mojo took a small hiatus, but it also makes you seem more human and not so much the Super Woman that you are. Actually, you're not fooling anyone, we all still know your Super Woman! It's Tuesday, so I hope that you are getting your errands accomplished and that physio relieves your knee pain and that you won't flare up. nylene , cleaning up your scrap space counts for points too in the Monthly Get Organized challenge. Your cards have been amazing. I've only done one popup card for a nephew a long time ago, but after seeing yours I'm thinking I should try to do more. woodysbetty , that cup sounds too funny. Yikes to that DDS. That is not a good practice. I hope tomorrow's appointment is a success!! All the Michiganders would be swimming at high 70s. I still expect the heat and humidity before I start swimming, but the kids have adjusted (especially dd). How was the stamp expo? justlisa7 , Poor baby! I know at 5 they don't consider themselves babies anymore, but oh my, so scary! So glad the fever is down. Hoping no one else gets it. Love your pages. I saw them on IG and your trip to Legoland, you are an awesome Grandma! Do you go by Grandma or something else? You just look way to young to be a grandma. joyfulnana , my kids liked their valentines, but we're one of those weird families that like spending time together. I bet your mom loves that time with you. Don & I like to think that doing things with them now, means a greater chance of them wanting to do things with us later and even if they don't, at least we had fun now. maribeth , more fantastic layouts, but I'm oohing over your ATCs. I was able to scrap 2 pages last Friday and I haven't had a chance to even upload them since. Yesterday was the dogs comprehensive vet exam and tooth cleaning. My poor lab mix had a broken tooth that had to be extracted.  I told Don that she seems more morose over the last 3 weeks with him gone. She is a daddy's girl. I had no idea she broke a tooth. I feel horrible. She's liking the wet food that she'll be on for the next 10 days though and that makes me feel like I'm spoiling her. Today is my phone calls day. I have several. Does anyone else hate making calls? I only have so much phone talk in me and it seems like my dh takes it all. Then I'll have to start preparing for the next load to new house. It's just some more cleaning supplies, clothing, DD wants her bean bag chair, a couple more folding tables for work surfaces, that sort of thing. Just trying to think what would make it comfortable for the next month and a half while working on wallpaper removal and painting but still being not everything we own. In hopes to be better prepared for the eventual move, I started trying to organize recipes over the weekend. As a family of foodies, I have tons of cookbooks but also have binders and binders of recipes too. The first binders were set up prior to dd's issues. So they're broken down by breakfast; soup/salad/starters; main meals - then by type of meat, vegetarian or vegan; sides; breads; desserts. Then with each new diet she's been on or tried, I've either started a new binder or just amassed printed recipes out the wazu. I'm now working on compiling them together in their appropriate binders. I just ordered little colored stickers that I can put on the recipe for various types: ie. yellow sticker for Gluten Free, blue for Allergy Free, green for low Fodmap, orange for grain free, pink for paleo, etc. As diets have gone on, I get better at adapting my other recipes to suit them, so it makes sense that they're all together and some just fall into certain categories anyone. I know why I've put it off though, it's a big task. So I'm just working on gettting like with like first. Then I'll go through and organize each binder. Then go back through and sticker code each recipe. And make notes to appropriate ones where I change them but have never put the changes in writing (oops). So I guess it's off to get started.
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Post by woodysbetty on Feb 19, 2019 16:13:41 GMT
Well, the new dentist changed my appointment to next week (called this morning). I am beginning to feel cursed about dental care!! LOL! It has been a crazy week but I did get one layout done, need some finishing touches when stuff is unpacked but at least most of it is documented...tomorrow is hair appointment and new neurologist meeting...at least I will meet the new neuro with happy hair!! :  : Heres the progress so far...https://flic.kr/p/2drrhtg. Forgive the size, my scanner is packed I had to use my phone.... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 13:16:04 GMT
I've had some happy mail days with cards from Maribeth and Patin. So many beautiful cards and I am very grateful to my pea friends. I had withdrawal with no mail days on Sunday and Monday, but happy to get another one in the mail today.
Kellyr21, I also got your cute valentine and what a lovely note...thank you.
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Post by kellyr21 on Feb 20, 2019 23:45:51 GMT
Happy Wednesday! It has been so cold out here for weeks now and we don't know what to do. Compared to most of your weather this is nothing but for us this is something, I can't remember when we have had this many back to back weeks of cold. I said I wasn't gonna buy any more long sleeve or warm clothes cause it will warm up and I will have a bunch of clothes I can't wear. But I might have to rethink that.  My craft group has been postponed over the last few weeks due to rain and rain is coming again tomorrow. So I'll see if the group is meeting or not. LisaDV- So neat you are organizing your recipes. You are going into your new house ready for lots of great meals. I have been trying to cook some new dinners and realized I have lost some of my cooking gene. Over the past few years, I have been doing a lot of microwaveable cooking with prepaid meats like frozen veggies, sausage or chicken. It was just so fast and convenient. But, now I am ready to start cooking better meals from scratch. But what a disaster! For the last two weeks some of my meals have come out WACK! LOL! So I gotta be patience and keep practicing. Kelly repeat after me, "I can cook. I can cook!" THis is what I will tell myself until I get it right. LOL! woodysbetty- WOW! That drs office was a trip. Good you found out before your became their patient. No telling what would of happened. I hope the new dr's office is much better. Your teeth deserve the best. @elaynef- Look at all those great cards you received! So awesome you will be able to share them with those in need. nylene- How are ya these days? I am feeling better and hope to get crafting today. Waving hello to all of you ladies! Have nice night! |
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Post by grammadee on Feb 21, 2019 0:01:43 GMT
Good Wednesday evening, Pokeys. Those look like lovely cards, @elaynef. There is a package on its way from Alberta. Hope it gets there safely. I know that it can be "cold" where you are, kellyr21. I go on vacations thinking I am a tough Canadian, but as soon as I feel a little coastal dampness, I am running for a jacket! Cold is tolerable if you have the clothes and the equipment and the heating systems to deal with it. Glad you are getting a little scrapping done, woodysbetty. Hope the neuro appointment goes well. That sounds like a huge task with your recipes, LisaDV. I used to depend on my cookbooks and binders of clipped recipes plus baking magazines. But I tend to modify as I use a recipe. I used to just do the modifications on the fly, but a few years I realized that I don't always remember what little tweaks I was adding, so I started typing the most used recipes and their modifications into my computer, so now I tend to go to my computer for my standard recipes. My niece's dd, who at 14 is quite the baker, has agreed to take a whole tub of Christmas magazines. I told her she can photograph or keep what she likes, and pitch the rest. She was delighted! Physio went not bad yesterday, but I managed to tweak my knee on the bike again, so it is pretty sore today. I am moving pretty carefully, but it doesn't bother me when I am standing at my scrap table  . Dh was in town all day today for a couple of appointments plus meeting up with his buddies for coffee and then lunch, so I have had the house to myself today. Was able to put together a few pages. I shared them in their 28-4-28 challenge threads and in the Share thread. |
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Post by maribeth on Feb 21, 2019 15:27:57 GMT
maribeth , more fantastic layouts, but I'm oohing over your ATCs. ATC and Passbook Pals (Registered Trademark) are my new favorite thing to make. They are small and I am able to do those easily in the minimum time I have available to scraft. I love swapping with others over on Facebook. |
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Post by grammadee on Feb 22, 2019 15:53:24 GMT
Friday and I am off to physio again. And dh has given me some errands to run while I am in town. But the sun is shining and it will be relatively warm today (near melting, I think) so a good day to be out of the house. I also plan to print the pic's that dd sent yesterday of their little guy's birthday. Here are a few of the pages I have been posting.  ICE in her veins by Gramma Dee, on Flickr  Winter '50's style by Gramma Dee, on Flickr  Made with love by Gramma Dee, on Flickr  Love being outside by Gramma Dee, on Flickr  Victoria Day trip by Gramma Dee, on Flickr So far I have completed all but two of the 28-4-28 challenges. I have another one almost complete on my scrap counter, so after that I will be only one challenge behind. But of course there are 6 more to come... |
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Post by nylene on Feb 22, 2019 17:09:23 GMT
grammadee , I can't believe you have been able to keep up with the 28-4-28. As of today I am 9 days behind. I have a page started, but it's a busy day so it probably won't get finished today. kellyr21 , I am sorry you are getting so much cold weather. It seems that it is colder here this year than other years, but it could just be my old age showing. I just hate going out in the cold at night. Stay in nice and warm. Spring can't be too far away. I hope your craft group will start up again soon. woodysbetty , I love seeing photos of "broken ground". There is something so real about seeing the beginnings of building. I'm sorry about your dentist, but hope the next one is better. LisaDV , I am really impressed with your recipe reorganization. I think I need to do something similar. I need to do more crockpot cooking so I am not running around getting dinner as it is time to go to our meetings. Keep up the good work. Your family will love all your organization! Yesterday I bit the bullet and came kicking and screaming into the 21st Century. I finally relented and got a smart phone. I really didn't want one, but DH didn't want me driving to meet maribeth without a phone for emergencies. Now I have to learn to use it. My old cell phone just stayed plugged into the cigarette lighter of the car at all times.It doesn't take or receive texts. The battery won't hold a charge and they aren't making that battery anymore. In the cold it won't work at all. Alex said, "Grandma, you are stuck in the 80's!" Out of the mouths of babes! He did show me how to use a couple of features on my new phone...taught by a 6 year old. Wish me luck learning it. I need to run. We have banking appts today.
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Post by justlisa7 on Feb 22, 2019 18:51:04 GMT
LisaDV - they call me grandma. I love being one. Thank you! Your recipe idea sounds very organized - such a good Idea. Glad your dog is on the mend. nylene - I cannot believe you just got a smart phone! That is actually awesome, and I am super impressed with you! Sometimes, I think cell phones have ruined us (well I should just speak for myself). I left FB over year ago and never looked back. It took up too much time and too much political/religion/family drama (which I stayed out of all it because I prefer drama free). I am now limiting Instagram to 20 minutes a day and it lets me know when it’s been 20 Minutes. I am trying to have my phone or iPad less in my hands. I also do not want it to be the first I am on when I wake up in the morning or go to bed at night. Been trying to limit myself for a better quality of life for me. More time to read, pay attention to who is talking to me, etc. Have fun meeting maribeth and nylene!!
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Post by maribeth on Feb 22, 2019 19:32:48 GMT
Yesterday I bit the bullet and came kicking and screaming into the 21st Century. I finally relented and got a smart phone. I really didn't want one, but DH didn't want me driving to meet maribeth without a phone for emergencies. Now I have to learn to use it. My old cell phone just stayed plugged into the cigarette lighter of the car at all times.It doesn't take or receive texts. The battery won't hold a charge and they aren't making that battery anymore. In the cold it won't work at all. Alex said, "Grandma, you are stuck in the 80's!" Out of the mouths of babes! He did show me how to use a couple of features on my new phone...taught by a 6 year old. Wish me luck learning it. Oh no, I am sorry it is my fault you have to step into the 21st century. I am not big on smart phones either. I have one, but all I do is call and text on it. You might want to get the Life 360 app. It is basically a GPS tracker. Hubby can track you and make sure you are where you are suppose to be. I know it sounds intrusive, but I don't have any secrets from my hubby and I like when I take road trips he can be sure I am going in the correct direction and that I didn't get abducted or something when I stop for gas/food. Looking so forward to seeing you Nylene. |
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Post by nylene on Feb 22, 2019 20:54:43 GMT
maribeth, LOL, it took something like meeting you to make me do this and my family has been after me for years! DH and I went to dinner on Valentine's Day last year and sat by a couple who never once looked up from their phones. Valentine's Day!!They looked like they had been married many years. I also get tired of the phone ringing or texts coming in while we are at the table. I have finally insisted that unless it's one of the kids, IT CAN WAIT. I just refuse to carry it around with me all the time. OK, rant over. My family thinks I will eventually love it. We'll see. LOL
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2019 21:06:18 GMT
maribeth , LOL, it took something like meeting you to make me do this and my family has been after me for years! DH and I went to dinner on Valentine's Day last year and sat by a couple who never once looked up from their phones. Valentine's Day!!They looked like they had been married many years. I also get tired of the phone ringing or texts coming in while we are at the table. I have finally insisted that unless it's one of the kids, IT CAN WAIT. I just refuse to carry it around with me all the time. OK, rant over. My family thinks I will eventually love it. We'll see. LOL Love this!
I didn't think I needed one, either, but I really love keeping in contact with my 3 dd by messenger. We all live many, many miles apart (one almost 3,000) and don't get to see each other very often. I love hearing from them several times a day and knowing what is going on and being able to pray for them about those things.They all say it means a lot to them, also.
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Post by LisaDV on Feb 22, 2019 21:09:47 GMT
I had a long post finished yesterday and must have been called away before I hit post. When I went to shut down my computer last night it was there but vanished aa the screen refreshed itself. Ugh! So I’ll be back to respond but for now... @elaynef, made it to the post office today so your package is on its way. kellyr21, picked up your beautiful Valentine card. It made my day!! Thank you! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2019 15:14:01 GMT
ATC and Passbook Pals (Registered Trademark) are my new favorite thing to make. Maribeth, I confess, I had to goggle those. Sounds like fun! Grammadee, hope your knee is better! Nylene, are we going to hear any details or interesting facts about you and Maribeth's visit? Lisadv, your are so busy, it's amazing you are able to keep all your "need to dos" in your head. Kellyr21, hoping to hear some exciting report from your craft group, too. woodsybetty, glad your house is going so well. Hope your dentist visit goes well, also.
hope all the sick grands are better...I have several that are sick as well. I need to stop watching news about the flu, etc. and try to stay positve.
I'm getting the cards in the mail to my friend every day, still. I've already used several of Maribeth and Patin's cards. Yesterday, I was going through some old photos to make the pages of my mom and found one of the only photos I have of my friend and I together when we were young.
It was my 17th birthday and we don't really look happy at all! I think my dad forgot to tell us to say Cheese. Notice how pink the room is? My mom had the kitchen redone in 1960 with EVERYTHING PINK. It was the thing then and it was really beautiful. I told my homemaking teacher about it and she asked to come see...she was impressed, of course. I have a better picture of it...I will show you sometime.
I put the pic in her card today. My mom, sister, and grandma are the other ladies. And under the table, our cat, Bootsie who lived to be over 20 years...all of them with us...and he was a very sweet cat. I remember my grandma "fixed" him with a kitchen knife after sending everyone out of the room! She and grandpa were farmers and ranchers.
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Post by grammadee on Feb 23, 2019 17:25:55 GMT
Welcome to the 21st century, nylene! I have had an iPhone since a few years ago when I went on a cruise to New Zealand and Australia. My dil convinced me to get one so I could text family while there. (There had been a natural disaster the year before and the only people who could stay in contact with family were those who could text). Dh still proudly carries a flip phone, but he is not above asking me to update him on all the sports scores from MY phone  I actually love it for keeping in touch with dgk's. They text me photos and little snippets of their lives. And when we were all in Florida last summer, we kept in touch with a group text and a shared photo site. It was awesome. But, like maribeth, I still often leave my iPhone in the car, or in a different room, and I don't feel compelled to respond to every message immediately. You will love it. I sometimes lose typed in messages as well, LisaDV: get busy doing something else and then close the internet program or click on a different site by mistake, and POOF! Love that you found a photo for your friend, @elaynef. Great stories about the kitchen and the cat. Isn't it amazing how one photo can bring up so many memories? I am sure your friend looks forward to the mail every day. My physio went better yesterday. I refused to go on the bike and they gave me an alternate warm up exercise, and the PT's were really careful to modify my routine to accommodate the bad knee. I am a little stiff this morning from the stretches, but was able to stretch out my leg in bed without any pain for the first time since Tuesday. Dh is all excited about Tumeric supplements and wants me to try them. He says they have made a major difference in his arthritic fingers. But I am nervous about adding any oral treatments b/c of my digestive issues. I want to make a butterfly birthday card for my dgd for Linda's FLY challenge. Then I think I will focus on my canvases. I laid down some paint awhile ago, but have done nothing since, and I need to have at least two of them ready for the beginning of March when I head off to see kids and grandkids. |
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Post by LisaDV on Feb 24, 2019 0:36:57 GMT
woodysbetty, your new home page is wonderful. I'm really excited to see it come together from site plan to completion, as I'm sure you are too. kellyr21, I'd invest in a couple of layering sweaters. 1-2 could get you through a week with a short sleeve shirt or tank under them. I don't like being cold. DH used to cook frequently in college. Fast forward 10 years to when we first lived together, he used to only cook once every few months. It seemed we were completely enjoying his meal or dumping it and calling take out. In the last year or so, he started trying to make 1 meal a week (so in woman terms that was usually 2x a month) but even such little time, the kids say he improved greatly as his yuk meals were always still edible. So I have no doubt that you will be cooking again in no time. Although I can't tell you how many times in the past few years, I've wished I could just use a grab and go styled meal packet. grammadee, I'm sure your nieces dd will love going through those bins. I hope to someday have those most used recipes nicely organized and typed in the computer, but I like having a physical copy to take to the kitchen with me. I have a paper calendar in addition to my phone calendar too. Love the layouts. I'll go leave love in the sharing thread. I'm glad they found something different than the bike for you and that it's starting to help. nylene, I hope you will love your new phone. DH was anti cell phone for so long, but he'd always have to carry on for work anyway. Now he has 2, his personal one and his work one. lol. If they used his personal number the phone content became the companies or something strange like that. I've always enjoyed having my phone whether it was an andriod or apple. Now that both my niece's have babies and we live far away, it's so great to get photos and videos of them as their growing. Plus the family (both sides) has text thread for just general information too. We have a rule of no phones at the table. But I can't tell you how many times we've been discussing something and the phone gets pulled out to fact check. Immediate answers at your fingertips. However, the phone has to be put away afterwards. @elaynef, your girls are beautiful! I hope you just sent a copy of the photo to your friend and not the original. If you haven't scrapbooked your story of Grandma fixing the cat, you should. love that. maribeth, I had a group that I used to trade ATCs on. I really enjoyed them for a time, but when time is limited something has to give. justlisa7, How's dgs? The rest of the family? patin, still praying for you and your dh. Hope all is going well. Waving hi to everyone else. Don's home for the weekend. Since our weather is suppose to be bad this weekend, I told him last Thursday to not worry about the trailer and that he could bring it next weekend. We'd put in what we need and then could all return to the new house. I took ds out driving today. We worked on turns. Those right turns have been getting a bit loose with him ending up in the other lane if no car is there. He's already improved, but was getting quite frustrated with the "turn right", "turn right" chant I was doing. lol. We got home before the rain which will probably be ice by tomorrow morning. perfect timing. DH & the kids are playing a game. And I ditched making dinner tonight. DH made dd something and everyone is just picking. So now I'm here and hope to go view the sharing thread as I know it's been several days. Then possible if time, make a layout.... Although it's only 7:30pm and I'm already thinking bed, so wish me luck with having any mojo.
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Post by joyfulnana on Feb 24, 2019 14:53:57 GMT
Good Morning! You ladies have been BUSY! So much beautiful work! Everyone is so talented! kellyr21 thank you for the awesome Valentine! It made my day when I saw it!  I'm sorry you have the cold weather too. This winter has been hard. But it's really been a more "normal" winter here than usual, and much more like the winters were when I was a kid. That's awesome that you got a smartphone nylene! I sometimes miss my flip phone, only because I feel like I spend too much time mine now. But I'm also direction-ally challenged and use my GPS all the time. I don't know how I got places without it! If there is a wrong turn to take, I take it lol. So awesome that you get to meet up with maribeth. justlisa7 I have left FB for all intents and purposes. I couldn't deal with all the election drama so I deleted my page, started a new one only have about 20 friends/family total now. I keep it for the groups I'm in more than anything, and haven't posted anything in over a year - except recipes I want to try which I post so that only I can see them. Never really got into IG. LisaDV that's a big task you have organizing recipes! But I should take that on myself. I keep toying with the idea of making a recipe binder in the PL app, but I mostly bookmark stuff I want to try and bring my notebook into the kitchen when I'm cooking lol. @elaynef you got some lovely cards! The peas are just the best!  Love that photo and the story! That's so cool that your teacher wanted to come see it lol. It's been a pretty quiet week here, very busy at work and that just drains me mentally which then drains me creatively. So not much is getting done as far as that goes. Waving hi to everyone I hope you have had a great weekend! |
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Post by nylene on Feb 25, 2019 2:13:56 GMT
Hi, Pokeys. Thanks for all the encouragement on the new phone. I have learned to call, text and take a photo. That's really all I care about right now. maribeth and I had a mix-up in dates. We are meeting in March, not Feb. I just glanced at the calendar the since there are 28 days in Feb, the date was the right day of the week. LOL. Glad we got that straightened out. Now I have a month to get familiar with the GPS on my phone. DD took me to town to get a mount for the car's heat vent so I will be able to see the direction when using the GPS. kellyr21, your sweet Valentine made me so happy. It is now standing on the windowsill of my scraproom. You are such a sweetheart. I'm glad you are doing some crafting. Did you get some warmer clothing? LisaDV and patin, thank you for the suggestions on heat embossing. I did use an embossing buddy, but every little speck of white shows up on that black. I watched the tutorials on Scrapbook.com and got other ideas. I will probably try it again. I was using a cheap stamp and that might have had something to do with it. joyfulnana, it sounds like you have been very busy at work. It's too bad that life interferes with our hobbies! I hope you get to do something creative soon. I know I get "antsy" if I don't do something in my scraproom for a while. grammadee, I can't believe you are caught up on 28-4-28. I have done 14 and am scrapped out. I love the prompts but can't always come up with a way to use them. I may not sign up for next month. I need to spend a month getting more organized throughout my house. @elaynef, I love the photo of your beautiful girls. I have 3 girls too. I love the photo of you and your friend. I'm with grammadee, you must scrap the cat sterilization experience. Oh, my! I have a few cards to send to you. I hope to add to it and get it sent to you by the end of the week. justlisa7, I have a FB account so that I can play a game with one of my DDs. But I don't know how to get into it and she's the only friend.She set it up for me years ago. I know I would waste too much time on it. I hope I don't become TOO attached to my phone. So far it has just sat on a table. DH always has his with him and we are together most of the time that we leave the house. Sending waves and hugs to each of you. I hope you each have a productive week. |
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Post by maribeth on Feb 25, 2019 13:45:33 GMT
LOAD 18-24   This one is just placed on the page as I need to get the photos printed, these are just off my computer on cardstock so I could not glue down the rick rack until I have the photos    
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Post by grammadee on Feb 25, 2019 15:26:22 GMT
Day 23 is missing because Flickr did not give me the icon where I can do the BBC code - I have never had that happen, anyone else? Thanks for sharing your LOAD pages with us, maribeth . There is love in Flickr for you. I have had that happen with Flickr but when I shut it down and open it again it will work properly. I know nothing about electronics, but maybe the site tries to cache too many files and doesn't drop the cache when we are done with them. Or maybe it is like me and just needs to rest its brain from time to time. |
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Post by justjac on Feb 25, 2019 20:16:03 GMT
Hello everyone. I'm sorry I haven't been keeping in touch. Somehow with Layout a Day I don't get much else accomplished in February. I've just been reading up on your lives. nylene congrats on the new phone. justlisa7 I think we are in the same boat. I am on mine too much, and I need to start leaving it in another room or something. grammadee I'm glad the physio is going better. Congrats to you and maribeth for your productivity this month. I have done a lot of layouts this month, but not shared them. Tallying the points always seems so daunting so I put it off. joyfulnana I hope you had some time to create. I had last week off and was able to fit in two evenings of scrapbooking with friends from highschool while I was visiting my mom. Good luck with the driving lessons LisaDV. Thanks for sharing your pic and stories @elaynef. I went to visit my mom without DH, so I could stay until Thursday. He had to work on Tuesday. Unfortunately, my aunt (my dad's sil) passed away Tuesday and her funeral was scheduled for Saturday. I decided to drive home Thursday anyway (4.5 hours) to go to my photography class. DH and I then drove 4.5 hours in a slightly different direction for the funeral Saturday. We then stayed in the city that was sort of on the way back so DH could hit the model train show he missed Saturday. Then home Sunday and back to work today. Unfortunately, I got a cold on Wednesday, so I'm a little run down. However, due to an extreme cold warning I don't have any students today, so I have a transition day. I really should have stayed home in bed, but it's bad form to miss the first day back after holidays. Anyway that was my week. I'll try to keep in better touch in the future! |
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Post by grammadee on Feb 27, 2019 23:29:43 GMT
Let's try this again... Had typed this in earlier only to lose it somewhere between typing and posting. ((((Hugs))))), justjac, on the loss of your aunt. You have covered a lot of miles this past week. I hope you were not too worn out when you got back to work on Monday after your "break". I have been enjoying seeing all Dean's pages from his firefighter training days. So many cool--or should I say "hot"--fire fighter papers and elements and cut files; combined with great photos and memorabilia. Glad to see that he is providing the journaling. Is he also helping to design the pages? It will not take you long to learn the nav features of your phone, nylene. When we purchased my suv 5 years ago, I paid extra for the GPS feature, but now I seldom use it. Just seems easier to google the address and get the route all set up on my phone before I even leave the house. Then I just hit GO when I am in the car and Siri gets me where I want to go. I hope the Pokeys will be signing up for the March teams. This will be a quieter month without 28-4-28, but it is still fun to play with others. I have been quite productive in February scrapwise, though not so much in other areas. March will begin with an 11 day trip to visit kids and grandkids. First I will be driving to Calgary after Physio on Friday the 1st. On the 6th I will drive back to Edmonton and board a plane for Abbotsford. On the 11th, I will fly back and then drive home. Will have seen 3 ds's, 3ddil's, and 10 dgk's in that time. I will be coming home with lots of photos, but will have to catch up on a lot of stuff around the house that I have neglected for a month. A couple of the kids will be at the farm with their families for Easter, and this house needs a lot of work before then. |
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Post by nylene on Feb 28, 2019 3:45:28 GMT
justjac, I am so sorry for the loss of your Aunt. Hugs to you both. It sounds like you have had a lot of driving lately. I hope your cold doesn't stay long and you can be back to feeling good soon. I am loving your DH's fire layouts. Amazing silhouettes, fires, and die cuts. grammadee, you have some traveling ahead too. I hope everything goes well and that you get to enjoy each of those family members. I am looking forward to a slower scrap month in March. I haven't kept up, but have been scrapping all month. That's my main objective. Have a safe trip. I'm off to bed. Alex will be here early in the a.m. His mom and sister are headed to Texas for Orchestra Tour. So I'm the tender when dad goes to work and I drop him off for afternoon kindergarten. I'm sure he will want to Craft all morning. LOL
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Post by LisaDV on Feb 28, 2019 15:45:59 GMT
joyfulnana, it stinks that you've been so busy at work. Does it look like it will ease up soon? justjac, I'm sorry your aunt. Hugs. I hope that you recover quickly from your cold. It was good to hear from you. grammadee, sounds like you are going to have a ball with all that visiting. Have a very safe and equally fun trip!! nylene, how fun! I remember when my ds was little he used to like to craft. Enjoy your time with Alex. I'm plugging away with not much excitement. DD has been having a really bad flare up over the past few weeks - causing me lack of sleep and not getting enough accomplished. I zoned out on ds or couldn't focus on what he was saying several times yesterday. He told dd last night he was staying up with her, or if she needed to get back up she was to wake him not mom. I don't know how I got such an amazing kid! The weather is not cooperating with our plans for going to the new house. Well, at least not with getting the trailer back up here for the things I'd like to take back to the new house. Honestly, it's not even that much, stupid snow. So I guess I'll be taking the most essential and taking the van. Since I'll be coming back for Crop weekend (YAY) the following week, I'll take what's left in the SUV back with me. Today it's actually sunny outside which puts me in a better mood, even if it's still super cold. Next week the highs will be in the teens (-9 to -12C). I am really hoping March just wants to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb. I'm off to finish some laundry, pack up the next set of items (I've been setting things out the kitchen table until I'm ready to box and I can't see the table), get the next set of items ready, and clean the second refrigerator. What fun!
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Post by nylene on Feb 28, 2019 21:35:07 GMT
Can you believe we are at the end of the month again. Of course it's a short month, but it has flown by.
I will close this thread later tonight and start a March thread.
Hope to see you all on the new thread.
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Post by nylene on Mar 1, 2019 4:16:09 GMT
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Post by justlisa7 on Mar 1, 2019 4:18:46 GMT
I’m so sorry for your loss justjac . Hugs! Hope you are feeling better! |
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Post by maribeth on Mar 1, 2019 4:19:40 GMT
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Post by grammadee on Mar 1, 2019 14:28:39 GMT
Grand finish, maribeth! Hope you have fun with Calvinball over on fb, and that you share your CB pages with us here, too. And I hope that you will start to play along with our monthly Team challenges. |
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I told Don that she seems more morose over the last 3 weeks with him gone. She is a daddy's girl. I had no idea she broke a tooth. I feel horrible. She's liking the wet food that she'll be on for the next 10 days though and that makes me feel like I'm spoiling her.
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My craft group has been postponed over the last few weeks due to rain and rain is coming again tomorrow. So I'll see if the group is meeting or not.
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