Hi, I can't believe how late it is. Such a busy day. I did some shopping this morning. Had $$ off coupons from Kohl's and Penney's and a hard time finding something. This afternoon I worked on my album. I still need a short journaling for one page then it's done. Taxes this week. If I could be sure the standard deductions are better than itemizing I could go straight to the short form.
Deb, my laundry is done, including the few things that needed ironing. Your lunch was short and sweet and everyone well fed. Glad you had some time to relax. I hope you didn't miss that hour too much.
Gramma, did you enjoy the sunny day? It was 66 today and sunny. Backdoor open most of the afternoon.
Jess, I would be lost without DS. I am ok with some things but need him for others. I did get my tablet today!! It's the Samsung Galaxy. I'll take it out of the box soon. Yes I'm on FB. I'ld like to see your cards and cute ideas.
Phyllis, what kind of cubes did you find at M's? Do you have to do anything else with them besides assembling? I bet your dogs enjoyed the pork ribs but unfortunately paid the price later. Glad they are ok now.
Hope everyone else had a good weekend too.
Renate

Ugh to Monday, especially an early one after the time change.
Hope it's a good day for all!

Jess

Deb~I hope you enjoyed some slug time yesterday! Wow to 81*!! We've had rain all day today. What's wrong with the motor home?

Phyllis~Good job on getting your cubes together! Glad the dogs are better? Speaking of ribs, did you do them in the crock pot? I've never made them in the crock pot but think I'm going to attempt it. I'll have to search for a good recipe....unless someone else has one to offer.
I have a PC but I'll see if I can figure out something with that link. I was able to get them to my computer, kind of, I think. The were showing up as jpeg's but when I'd click on them I could see the picture. I got all of the pictures into an album, I'm looking to transfer the whole album all at once rather than 251 photos one at a time!! I thought that was strange with the iPad too (FB/Twitter). If you use the FB app, you can put a picture from your photos onto FB. But again, one at a time.

Renate~Good for you for not letting coupons go to waste!! I have a 30% for Kohls, hope I can find time to go look. Woohoo for the tablet!! I bet you will love it and possibly become as addicted as me!! I'll be sure to let you know if I can get the pics on FB.

Really busy day at work along with being very tired. My co-worker is off on Friday (I call those bonus vacation days for me) so I won't be out as early as I have been lately. I have a meatloaf in the oven. A silly as it sounds, I'm hoping to be in bed by 6. I don't think it'll happen but I'm going to try!
I'm going to post this and then come back and try and post a picture.

Jess

Evening....motor home goes to the shop Wed morning, hubby has found what he thinks is the trouble...he is hoping to wait while they fix the 't' that seems to be stopped up. I did manage to get 3 rooms cleaned today and will pick back up Wed....tomorrow is voting day....3 calls this afternoon, again....1 was a local for the school board...
Have errands after voting, then we both have a hair cut tomorrow afternoon.....
Renate I missed your post about the new tablet, enjoy...I am waiting for mid May so I can upgrade my phone...it was a model that Motorola decided 'not' to upgrade the operating system...will need to see what brands are the best and my plan allows for me to upgrade 'cheap or free'...
Jess enjoy your 'day without the co-worker' later this week....hope you make it to bed early.....
Gramma how is your weather?
Pat are you still purging?
Joanne how did the birthday celebration for your hubby go?
Phyllis when do you get your counter for your room? Did you get the lights up?
I saw Karen make a post on FB about being discharged from the hospital, hope things go well for her this time...
Later....

Hello again.

Deb, I did get the lights up and my counter top arrives Wednesday. Hope the RV will be on the road again, can't have those wheels not running. I hate vehicle repairs, they end up costing an arm and leg. No cleaning for me today, I spend the whole day either on the phone or getting more cards done. Got my Dexa Scan scheduled for Thursday. I have not been taking my Fosamax regularly, hope my results don't show that.

Renate, DH was doing some surveying on what needs to be done in the yard, he loves doing yard work so I don't bother him until he gets in my flower beds, he tends to think every thing is annuals and need pulling up. LOL.

Greetings from Sunny (but cool) WNY. We could get to the fifties today with any luck and the wind in the right direction.
You would have been proud of me yesterday. I went to DS ans DDIL's to sit with #2DGD while #1DGD went to her first "guitar" lesson, and not a peep out of me about the whole earring deal. Even after Mom made a point of telling me how good #1 was during the process. #1DGD had her eyes tested yesterday and is getting fitted with reading glasses. That kid has more appointments to be somewhere than Obama.
Need to contact my Amish friend and get some images cut for the OJ. CFS cards are going very, very slowly this time for some reason.
We get our taxes finished up this afternoon. Finally!
Leftovers for lunch and dinner today.. DH loves the no-cook days!
Stay safe and warm.
Hugz,
Gramma

Happy Tuesday
Sounds like everyone has been busy busy. And good weather to boot!
Treasure hunt is done. We did 9 stores and started the pages on Friday night. They offer them as make and takes at each store, but we do take and make... I always have to put my own spin on them so it is more fun to do them at home! Went to one of DH's favorite restaurants for his birthday then home for cake and ice cream. Both DDs called him so he was happy.
Renate - Enjoy your new tablet! We cancelled our lawn service too. They called trying to renew it - said they had made some mistakes last year and this year would be better - So BIL asked for a refund for all of last year!!! yeah right!
Jess - Glad you had a good time at your stamping thing. WooHoo for a "vacation" from your co-worker!
Phyllis - sounds like your room is really coming along!
Pat - thanks for the new theme. I have some cards to mail tomorrow. Are you going to see the cherries this year? How are they?
Deb - Hope the motor home will be a quick (and cheap) fix.
Gramma - I pierced my DDs' ears when they were about 7 I think. Neither of my DGDs are done. There are a lot of times tho' when I would like to say something about other things. But I keep my mouth shut.
Off to VA on Thursday to help DD redo their bathroom. We have to take a bunch of tools so we are driving the truck - not looking forward to that.
Joanne

Hello castlemates.

Gramma, hope some of this spring weather reaches you, it was in the mid 70's today with lots of sunshine. I agree your DGD's are busy getting their ears, eyes and lessons taken care of. I'm proud of you for not rocking the boat with your DDIL, LOL.

Joanne, I see you're on the go again but this one might not be too much fun, remodeling is a pain but I know you'll still enjoy your time with them.

Renate, glad DH helps you with the forms. You're using that tax word again, reminds me that it is really getting close and I am going to go out of town next Thursday for a few days but as soon as I get back home they will get done. I will get some pics of my new stuff in my scrap room.

Jess, how are you doing tonight, well duh, guess you are in bed by now.

I've been making cards tonight, got a few done. Mostly Mother's Day. Gave the dogs a bath today and Cody (white dog) went outside and rubbed his face and head in the mud (he managed to find a muddy spot in the yard), he looked horrible, I had to take him back to the utility tub and give him a touch up, I wanted to paddle his butt but he did look cute, he had no idea. LOL.

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Sunny Wednesday Castlemates!
Well the taxes are finished for this year and our donation to the State is in the mail. I have a feeling that if you live in NY, you just assume you'll pay more NY taxes than they take anyway. I wonder why no one likes to live here...?
DH is making soup for supper... smells wonderful in my kitchen right now. The plumber is on the way to fix a couple of leaks. (DH can't be compared to a handyman in any way shape or form.) Thank goodness for professionals.

Joanne, when you finish that bathroom, I have one that has needed remodeling for years you can have a go at..JK NY state just took all the leftover $$ from the kitty.

Pat, don't dis your yard.. its great!... very nice when we stopped by last year. I hope the Cherry blossoms don't get ruined with all the weird weather going on.. that would be criminal.

Hellos to Phyllis, Jess, Deb, Renate and Karen (if she's peeking).
Stay safe!
Hugz,
Gramma

Everyone is in the Spring-mode!!
Phyllis, your Cody sounds like a rascal, I bet you couldn't be mad at him when he looked at you. Deb is right, they are just like kids. Glad your room is coming together at last. Sorry about that tax word, it just won't go away.
Pat, I don't know about control over my yard. If I can just kill the weeds and prevent the ant invasion I will be sorta happy. I sprayed half of the perimeter of the house with ant spray today. I'll do the other half tomorrow. Took a walk around the neighborhood after the yard work. I was in training almost all day today and needed moving. -- It's nice of your Jim to do the forms too. --I have been in DC many times but have always managed to miss the Cherry Blossom event. I hope you will get to go.
Gramma, sorry about the taxes. Are the plumbing leaks fixed? Smart to use a professional if you don't want to attempt the job yourself.
Deb, wow only $20 for the repair is great. You sure got a lot of cleaning done today. I'm so far behind it will get done when it gets done, eventually.
Jess, hang in there, almost done for the week again.
Hello to Joanne and Karen.
Renate

OK, a few pics. These were taken with my iPad and the camera is just not the best unless you have lots of light.

Happy Thursday! Have a nice day!

Jess

Phyllis, wow your room is awesome. I would never want to leave it. I imagine mine is a closer match to Pat's. Every inch filled with shelves, totes and such. Anyway, you did good!! I had training again today, but only in the morning.
My ant-spraying has to wait, rain clouds are looming over us. We had a nest when we pulled up the carpet a few years ago and put in laminate wood. It was hard to get rid of the ants. Last year they weren't so bad.
Pat, good start in the yard for you. Hope you get the remaining page kits done soon.
Gramma, did your rain end and the temps go up? We had about 80 again today and are breaking records.
Deb, how was your day?
Jess, your fun work night tonight woo hoo!
Hello to Joanne and whoever I missed.
Renate

Hello????????????

Did all the Queens leave the Castle unattended?? Where is the Queen Mum?

Sunny & warm here... well, hi 50's...

Happy St. Pat's day to all the Irish Queens and those who celebrate it despite that fact.

Stay safe..

Hugz,
Gramma

Happy St Patty's day to you all.......we didn't go to a car show this morning but opted to head to Gadsden and Dairy Queen......short trip but we enjoyed the ride....way too much pollen to let the top down today too.....I just haven't been on the computer much the last couple days....
Apartment cleaning Thursday morning, home to eat and out to the yard....got two flower beds in the back cleared of weeds, for now anyway....put out 2 gallons of weed killer, fed birds, etc. Thursday night after supper I got a bit sick and still felt bad Fri morning, but managed to get the WM for groceries with hubby's help. Baked a pound cake late yesterday for us to have for our trip....have just about loaded the motor home with everything except a few last minute things...coffee, makeup, the dog and hubby....
Phyllis your room is amazing.....I would never want to leave it....no wonder your friend like to come visit you....
Gramma it is about 75 here, beautiful except everything is 'yellow'.....anyway we must have pollen to have all the other stuff.....
Hello to Pat, Jess, Renate and anyone else that might drop in.......
Got a call from the wife of the fellow that does all our repairs, she is having triple bypass surgery Tuesday....45 years old and already had one stint and it is almost closed up......so young.....
Well I am going to check my potatoes I have cooking for supper, add some chicken and we have a quick meal.....
Hope everyone has a great rest of their day, not sure I will have service while I am gone.....but will have my phone so maybe I can keep up.......will check in after we get home late Tues or maybe Wed....