Pokey Peas Challenge for August 2019

Catching up from the last part of July and moving on in to August.

joyfulnana, a bridal shower brunch would be fun with all your family there. It’s very sweet of you to run your mom around as well. I’m sure she appreciates it. As to time going slower as a kid. I think the same thing, but DD14 feels thisyear is flying by too.

kellyr21, ouch! I hope your soreness has now left for good and that you have not fallen again. How has the new a/c been working?

grammadee & justjac, glad you had fun at the crop.

grammadee, you have been busy. Enjoy your time with the dgs and safe travels on Saturday.

nylene, thanks for the new thread and being the best hostess. I definitely want time to slow down. We meet with his school counselor today to figure out his best class choices for the next 2 years, because he only has 2 years left of high school. I know he does school at home, and I get to see him all the time, but I’m not ready for him to grow up.

msliz, how are you?

I finally made my first doctor appointment. It is plantar fasciitis in my foot. I have a few exercises to do, and I ordered some shoes that the Peas have touted as great for it. I was also referred to a podiatrist. I have to go back for bloodwork and a general check-up since I haven’t been to a doctor since 2012. Not looking forward to it, but I will go.

DH & DS are going this afternoon to an exclusive club to go fishing. DH’s friend invites him a couple of times a year and this is the first time DS gets to go. They’ll stay overnight there and then go to the farm tomorrow afternoon. They’ll meet the movers there. We’re trying to get a quote as to cost for the movers so DH can try to get some $ from the company instead of the company paying the movers. We want to move things in slowly and we’re not taking everything. Then we can just hire strong people for a few hours here and there to get the heavy stuff that we do want moved. We shall see.

Friday night, DD & I are going to an outdoor movie. They have it at the river park by the theater. They’re playing the Princess Bride, a family favorite. Looking forward to it.

Otherwise, I need to clean up as we’re having company on Sunday. Oh, and the power washer guys shorted out the outside outlet under the deck. So we can’t clean or use the pool until it’s fixed, so I’ll be looking for an electrician.

Happy Thursday! Still in recovery mode but today was better. Just a little soreness in my shoulder but I am ok with that. When I think of how bad I could got hurt, I must thank God I got up with only some soreness.

The a/c is growing on me. It seems to cover the whole space better than the other one. But our old one felt stronger when reached the couch, my usual spot. So, I think it will work.

nylene- Thanks for our new thread. Sending you lots of well wishes today. Yes, I agree this summer is flying by. Wow! Football is on tonight, so I know Fall is near.

LisaDV- Oh, your poor feet. I hope whatever treatment helps. I know that movie night with your dad will be good medicine. How fun!

grammadee- Have fun with your little guys. I know you and your dh love time with the grands.

Waving hi to you all and have a good evening.

Does everyone have a long weekend this weekend? We have Heritage Day on Monday in Canada. Lots of Heritage festivals with lots of choices of ethnic foods, dancing performances, colonial era events. A local community hosts Haying in the 30's every year with pioneer days type activities, lots of country music, and other activities. We have gone before, but not this weekend. I will be driving the little guys to their dad at a team roping event 3 1/2 hours in the opposite direction, and dh will be cutting hay. The weather has been so miserable in July when the haying is usually completed, that they are just starting now and can't afford to miss a day.

Seems that I am the HEALTHY one this week! Ouch, kellyr21, that must have been quite the fall. Hope the aches go away soon. LisaDV I hope the doctor you have found will be able to help you with your foot issues. Dd's husband has had two different surgeries to correct that. Seems that the second one is working so far. joyfulnana, you need to get that checked out. Hopefully it is not what you are afraid it might be. And if it is that there is a quick effective fix for it.

nylene, how are your knees doing? One positive side effect of my gallstone issues is that I have cut most of the fat from my diet, and there are many carbs I don't really like unless they are combined with fat (think bread without butter? no thanks). Of course the physio class I took helped too, and I am walking quite a bit, mostly circuits around our farm yard, but walking none the less. The result is that I have dropped nearly 20 pounds since April. So my knees are happier with my new weight I think.

Boys are watching a movie on DVD. Their clothes are ready to come out of the dryer to go into their duffle bag. Hoping we have found all their precious stuff that needs to go home with them (I had them leave most of their travel activities in the vehicle so they will be interesting again for the drive tomorrow. The 7 1/2 year old told me today that he is definitely coming back next year to "help you with gardening". (I guess walking ankle deep in mud to pick peas and dig carrots has a certain fun factor!)

Must go grab those clothes and get them folded...

Gramadee, congratulations on the 20#! My knees are doing better but I desperately need to lose some wt to help them. I started on nutrisystem last week. Dont like it much, but am going to stick with it for the 2 months I signed up for. Tiny tiny little portions and not enough protein for me and too much sugar. I will have to break the sugar addiction again after I finish nutrisystem but I hope it will help me with portion control and too much snacking.



Best wishes and prayers to all of you who are dealing with health issues. Lisa, I've had plantar fasciitis too and I tried lots of different things and it finally just went away on it's own after about two years. I had cushions that I got at an athletic store for my heels and also took anti inflammatory meds like ibuprofen.

I'm plugging away at scrapbooking the grands. Having fun with all the pics I took at our 5 star hotel today. I need to finish them, I keep thinking about going again!
We are going to make a run to Lubbock next weekend to see them in aesop's fables, a community play. They say they have the starting roles. We'll see! We have another theater we like to go to there and they are doing "Mary" (mother of jesus) so we're doing a theater weekend. We are thinking about going on up to New Mexico to the mountains to get out of the desert for a few days after that as dh has a few days off. And he desperately needs a rest from work. And I need some pics!
Happy end of summer to all you pokeys!

The boys were dropped off; I had a chance to watch some roping (and take some photos); and I am now home safely. Will check back in a day or two when my brain is functioning again. Right now I just. Need. To. SLEEP...

Good Monday morning, Pokeys!

How cool that you found the LSS, joyfulnana. Glad you signed up for the crop. Bet you will have fun. I like scrapping here on my own but find it really inspirational to see what others are doing. Maybe you will end up doing this on a regular basis?

@elaynef, I hope you share your family vacation pages. I love seeing all your adventures. I am not on an official weight loss plan: just reduced fat and carbs really. And more exercise. Eating less; drinking more water; moving more. Hadn't thought to weigh myself until a couple of weeks ago and it was a nice surprise. Hang in there. I find that when I DO start a diet that the cravings back off after the first week or so and it gets easier. Also helps to focus on what I CAN eat rather than what I can't have.

Love the look of your new website, kellyr21. Are you still doing some scrapping, or are you back to other crafts and making cards?

How is your summer going, msliz? Are you still busy in the yard and spending time with family or have you had time to do some papercrafts?

Well, I need to get out and pick something in the garden, then come in and do something with it. Hoping to get my crop crap unpacked and put away today as well. We are going to our nephew's for a weiner roast for supper, and I am taking peas in the shell (picked yesterday), so no work involved there. And dh will be over there helping with the haying most of the day so I should have this place to myself for a few hours.

Have a marvelous Monday and a wonderful week!

It's Thursday! The week is flying right by me! I feel like I have been playing catch-up all week. Managed to freeze some raspberry fruit earlier and some freezer jam today. Picked, shelled and froze a bunch of peas (not nearly as many as we usually harvest, but it was nice to get some put away). Really need to check them again soon, but this afternoon I have a hair appointment and need to do some banking in town.

How are all the Pokeys doing? I see from the Gallery that justjac is scrapping up a storm at her mom's.

Sounds like a wonderful road trip, nylene. Glad you both had a good time and that you got some great photos. Can't wait to see your pages with them.

How is everyone at your house, LisaDV? Hoping your feet are treating you better. How is your ds's back? Did the issue with the electricity get solved? That would be really frustrating to have a pool but not be able to use it.

I did some scrapping today!!! Finished a two pager I started yesterday, but won't be sharing it until Friday evening b/c it is a sample for Sketchy Saturday. Have another two pager on the go, but it "needs something" so it is sitting waiting for inspiration to hit me on what that something is... Have my August calendar page on the go, too: have cut the title with my Silhouette (while I was cutting something for the one on my counter). I need to find a sheet of pp I *think* I packed up to take to the crop in July. Will check the crop bag first and then dig into my drawer with all the SUMMER stuff.

I unpacked the bag with the tools and inks and photos today. Just the bag with the papers needs to be emptied. I also need to go through the bag of freebies and purchases from the crop. Not even sure what is in there, but I know that justjac posted a challenge to use something that was FREE, so I need to dig that stuff out and USE it!

I've been wanting to get on and read and post but life is a little hectic this week. Hopefully I'll get a chance to catch up on everyone later this weekend. Except joyfulnana, I hope you made your appointment!!

So glad you enjoyed the Fair, nylene and that Alex had a blast at the park. Hope you got photos!

Dd & family are here for the weekend. And I need to get out into the garden to do a little harvesting this morning. Dd wants a gluten free zucchini chocolate cake and I just need to assemble the ingredients.

Finally managed to finish, photograph and post some scrapbook pages yesterday. Here are a couple of my favourite LO's:

Ropin' by Gramma Dee, on FlickrAugust 2020 by Gramma Dee, on Flickr

Won't be playing with paper again until at least Monday.

Hi Everyone! I can't believe how the week just gets away from me! This week because of work and um... TV DS I have our "stories" we watch together and he sucked me into another after we started re-watching Stranger Things from the beginning lol. It's called "The Boys" on amazon and it comes with every single rating available but it's good so far. It's about rogue super heros so right up my alley lol. but now it seems like all my free evenings are taken up with shows.

I used to try to scrap a couple evenings a week but I finally came to the realization that I'm just too tired after work so I'm going to save that for the weekends. Sundays are usually quiet around here and I tend to get the most done that day.

nylene the crop was yesterday and I loved it! I ended up leaving an hour early because I had hit the scrappy wall but I'm going to go as often as possible. I met some great ladies and it's just so much fun to be with other people that get this hobby! I'm glad you enjoyed being a quilt judge! And your day with Alex sounds fun. And he's just too funny! When Rudy is here he wants to be a homebody and not go anywhere. He even turned down a new toy once because he didn't want to run errands with me lol. I'm so glad you got some time out and away! That's awesome!

grammadee I think I could use your time management skills! You have so many things going on and yet you find time or it all. Raspberry jam sounds amazing. I love raspberry everything! Especially paired with chocolate though lol. I bet you are loving all the time with your kids and grands though. Lots of memories to scrap! Your crop with justjac sounded so awesome and I love free stuff! They had random give a ways at the crop yesterday but I'm not lucky like that, so nothing for me lol. Instead I somehow came home with some Kiwi Lane templates and kits lol. Definite impulse purchase and I'm questioning it now lol. But I will try them out, who knows I might like them a lot!

LisaDV how are you doing? Are your feet feeling any better? Do you have your pool back yet? I hope things calm down for you, but like grammadee you are a busy lady! I just am in awe at all the things you make from scratch and how hard to you work to keep your family healthy. And managing two houses! Kudos to you!

I managed to get about 8 pages done yesterday except for finishing touches and some need photos. But two of my layouts are done for Sketchtember. I want them all done this month.

I need to get caught up on the things that have shared so far and get some commenting done. And then cleaning and maybe some meal prep for the week. I slept in pretty late for me today and that was so good too. Have a happy Sunday everyone!

Happy Tuesday! I was working on some cards last night and it felt good. I plan to continue today. My fil gave me a photo printer and I am so excited to set it up today and test it out. I have wanted to print my own prints for a while and if feels good to know I can do at least in small numbers. I ordered photo paper from Amazon and it came the next day! I am a new Amazon Prime member and they don't mess around!!! LOL! Did a little crocheting and will do more tonight.

nylene- That is great to take a picture of that card. I already forgot what it looked like. So I will be happy to see it again.
Your family reunion sounds so fun. Hey, I am part of the family too! Where is my invite? LOL! Just kidding! But I am happy you all will be able to spend time together. Hang in there with this busy week.

grammadee- You have been busy too. That cake sounds like it was a big hit. Oh, if you get the puppy, I want to see a picture of that cute doggy. I sure wish I could have a dog or cat. But one day I WILL! I grew up with dogs and cats. They were always a lot of fun and some work too.

Waving hi to all you ladies! Have a great rest of your day!

Wow, time sure does fly.

joyfulnana, yay! I’m glad you made the appointment and hope the cream will work for you. I wish I could do a quarterly movie night with you. You aren’t missing anything by not seeing the Harry Potter movies. They’re okay, but not great. DH & I are watching the Boys right now!! We have 2 episodes to go. Hopefully we’ll finish it this weekend. I’m glad you enjoyed your crop! That’s a really good idea since you work at home.

grammadee, I’m glad you were able to put a little something in the freezer from your garden. My CSA posted on facebook yesterday that she had a box of tomatoes for putting up. I just didn’t have the time right then to do it. Those pages are wonderful. I love your water splash for August. Your dgs knows how to pack a weekend with fun! I think he gets that from you. Oh, puppies! How exciting!

nylene, what a wonderful break! You both needed it I’m sure. I’m glad you got new shoes and that they are helping. I posted on NSBR about the best sneakers for PF. I have a podiatrist appointment on September 3rd. I’ve realized that it’s best to keep that first. If they make orthotics, then take those to a runners store and get fitted from there. I just really miss sneakers. I’m currently wearing a pair of vionic slip on sandals which help, but I’m not really a sandals all the time person. Sounds like Alex wore himself out! That’s awesome. I love to watch kids playing and having fun. I wish I could have been there at the fair to see all the quilts. What a wonderful chance to connect with family your reunion will be!! My sister and bil are coming up here for labor day weekend. I’m looking forward to it.

kellyr21, I’m glad your soreness has left you. Sorry about your crochet class, hopefully they will fix that soon. We had a good time at the outdoor movie. Next year we hope to go to more. How sweet of your fil! I’m glad to see you crafting too.

The PF is only in my left foot. I can walk about 3 miles and then the pain starts. Or if I’m just in the kitchen doing my thing, standing, cooking, about 3 hours and I’m hurting. This is a big improvement over what it was which I think is due to the exercises and the Vionic sandals. Also the pain isn’t as bad and I don’t hurt the next day due to today’s activity. Definitely a BIG improvement.

I finally found not 1 but 2 electricians who would come help us. The first had a job that took less time than they scheduled showed up today and just did a temporary patch for the pool pump. He’s currently working 6-weeks out but with the temp patch he said he’d try to get that taken care of in the next 30 days. The 2nd guy scheduled me for August 29th. So if the 1st hasn’t arrived to fix the patch or to take a look at the other items on our list, then at least I have this guy scheduled.

DH should be able to clean the pool this weekend. Although today he left for Ohio, but he’ll be back tomorrow.

We went to the zoo over the weekend and then out for custard and dinner. Dinner out? Because DH asked what’s for dinner? And I replied “whatever you want to make.” My foot was already hurting from all the walking. But walking is good for PF too, so… and the plus is we went out to dinner. Although it was good, a fancy place. I just cook better at home. DH, DS & I all had steaks from a place known for their steaks. DS grilled some better ones recently.

I’ve just been doing normal life stuff. I did do 4 pages. It was for a digital designer’s challenge. Suppose to do each one in under 30 minutes. I think it took me way longer than 30 minutes to just pick out each of my elements. Of course, I was doing it in spare minutes here or there, so I could be wrong. I’ll try to link them soon.

Got to get off here and plan out what’s next on my to do list. I have to run to the library to return some stuff tomorrow so I’m thinking of doing some banking as well.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week!