There has been no work done on my craft room the last few days. There were things that desperately needed to get done and Hubby wanted to spoil me a bit, so I took a bit of a break. Hubby and I both had our 2nd vaccine shot scheduled for Thursday morning, so I suggested… Continue reading Just Enjoying
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Fauci Ouchie Time and Recital Season
Almost everyone in this house will have gotten their first shot by the end of the week and I'm SO relieved! MC got his first on Friday though the university. BG has an appointment for Monday for her first and I go on Tuesday for my one and only. Hubby has an event at work… Continue reading Fauci Ouchie Time and Recital Season
More Frozen Fog Spikes
Today starts MC's second semester in college. While almost all of his classes are from home, he is going to be spending a large chunk of time almost every day at the school for his eSports practice. It does make me nervous, but there are protocols in place. Everyone on the team had to take… Continue reading More Frozen Fog Spikes
Playing With Snowflakes
I've been wanting to play around with a better technique of getting really great shots of individual snowflakes and their crystalline structure. With the snow coming down like crazy and my front porch protected, I thought it'd be a great time to try to play. Unfortunately, my first thought to capture the flakes individually didn't… Continue reading Playing With Snowflakes
New Year’s Snow
We are getting a really heavy snow storm today. Heavy for us anyway. Even better, it seems to be on the dryer side so that means I get some detail on the flakes. These aren't the really detailed crystalline flakes. These are more spiky, sharp flakes, but they are still cool to look at up… Continue reading New Year’s Snow
Icy Lights
Today is our annual movie, games, and great foods day. It looks like we will also be ringing in the new year with a lovely winter storm. Depending on how it tracks, we will either get more ice and yuck or we will get upwards of 6 inches of snow, so it could be interesting… Continue reading Icy Lights
Cookie Day
I did a whole lot of procrastinating, but these finally got done. I do love doing these, but I HATE mixing up all the batches of icing and getting them colored. It just really seems to take forever. When you are still feeling like crap, the thought of having to put in all that work… Continue reading Cookie Day
Ugh! I’m Sick!
Even with all of our precautions, the masks, the distancing, the staying at home, we STILL somehow managed to bring something nasty into this house. It started with BG just after her Christmas programs at dance, which is where I'm sure this came from even though masks were worn (until some girls decided they needed… Continue reading Ugh! I’m Sick!
The Great Conjunction Of Jupiter And Saturn
BG and I wanted to try and get a glimpse of this event, so we set alarms and set up camp at a front window that was perfectly positioned for viewing. I'm going to admit to some extreme ignorance on this. I really had thought that when there was talk of Saturn being in line… Continue reading The Great Conjunction Of Jupiter And Saturn
Better Late
I'm so far behind on getting any holiday baking done this year. I had originally planned on just making stuff in chunks so I didn't end up with a massive pile of goodies all at once. Yeah, that didn't work. I made one batch of nougat after the kids harassed me until I got it… Continue reading Better Late
Night Of Lights
This is another photo from last year. Tonight will be our annual drive to look at lights. I'm kind of shocked that my 16 year old AND my 18 year old think this is still something awesome to do and are excited to do it. I honestly thought by now that they would think it… Continue reading Night Of Lights
Passing The Torch To The Next Generation
We have a lot of traditions around the holidays. The santa curtain is the first Christmas decoration to go up every year after Thanksgiving dinner once the dishes are done. Decorating is done the day after Thanksgiving. I get a nutcracker every year to add to my collection. The nutcracker tradition started when I was… Continue reading Passing The Torch To The Next Generation
Cooking Marathon
This is just a little of what I spent my day doing yesterday. Let me tell you, it was a hell of a struggle to get it all done when I had zero energy. Again. In all, I made 4 batches of pie crust, a huge batch of my dumpling style egg noodles, a batch… Continue reading Cooking Marathon
My Chicks Are All Home In The Nest
I just got done unloading MC back at home until at least after the first of the year. He will be home for the remainder of his first semester at college and, fingers crossed, hopefully all of next semester as well. We've moved all his stuff back home to be on the safe side and… Continue reading My Chicks Are All Home In The Nest
Home For The Holidays
I was given this year's nutcracker last night! Hubby had started giving them to me early so I could enjoy them the whole season. Some years I get them earlier than others because he cannot stand to hang on to it after he gets it. This showed up on the porch yesterday afternoon and it… Continue reading Home For The Holidays
School Heading Into Fall And Winter
Up until recently, I've been mostly happy with the school situation with both BG doing her junior year remotely and MC being nearly all remote for his freshman year of college, but still being required to be in his dorm. Ideally, I'd still prefer MC do be able to do his part from home, but… Continue reading School Heading Into Fall And Winter
Meandering Path
We went for a walk and a drive around this weekend. The hope was that the trees were in full color and to get some photos. Of course, where I live, we don't really get a "full color" like you'd see in other areas. We sort of get stages. One week may be the yellow… Continue reading Meandering Path
Popping Color
Popping Color
Driving Force
When you live in an area like mine with lots of distance between school and home and the stores along with almost no public transport, getting your driver's license is one of those major milestones for a teenager. Both MC and BG had circumstances that pushed back their ability to take their test on or… Continue reading Driving Force
Bumpy Beginning
I really didn't expect things to go smoothly when school started this year. It doesn't normally, so why would I expect this year to be better than normal? The fact that it has not, in fact, started smoothly shouldn't be a surprise. Today is the first day of BG's junior year. She is going to… Continue reading Bumpy Beginning
Curled Edges
I managed move in day without any tears. A day later and things are still dry. I'm thinking that it will hit when I least expect it. MC is settled in, but I don't think he is all that comfortable yet. So far, he can't get into his room without an RA because there is… Continue reading Curled Edges
TJ Fox: Sharing the Experience 