Good morning ladies!

Woke up early today, it is really sunny and I thought it was later. When I went to bed last night it was 27*...brrrr. I wanted to turn the water on at the cottage for Katie this week but now I am wondering.

I am going to get on the old computer and order some more pics. Walgreen's has a 55% off coupon through today.

Other than that, I need to wipe off the back of the closet doors in the front hall because DH is going to paint them today. The band auction is tonight too, I will attent that with my sister.

Laurie, I see you headed to MI., your sister's? Enjoy your visit.

good morning.. a beautiful day here, but it will only be in the 40's. However we will be 70ish all next week. They are saying the cherry blossoms are going to be earlier than expected.

Rhonda, sounds like you have a plan for today. Good luck at the cemetery. Society paperwork is in the mail, so that is off my plate. I do need to send an email to NEHGS in Boston, but that is a a 5 minute task.

My plan is to work on those 5 page kits on my list until they are done. I know if I just get started, I will keep going.

Paula, you are going to have plenty of pictures to scrap, but good idea to take advantage of the sale. I too, saw on FB, that Laurie was heading to MI.
Lizzy, I hope you have a good weekend.

Well, I am heading downstairs. I will pop in later to see how everyone is doing.

Good evening...

It was another beautiful day here. I did go to a couple of cemeteries, spent about 3 hours. Got some photos for me and for others. It was a very nice day outside. I also got my paperwork completed AND the dusting is done!!! So that leaves tomorrow for crafting!

Hope everyone had a great day.

Pat, did you get the page kits completed?

Paula, you have a huge bunch of pictures to work on! WOW, but at least you have them ordered so you can get to work on them.

Glad you had a nice day Rhonda and you got your work done!! Glad you were able to get some pics that you were looking for!

I do have a bunch of pics. The ones I printed were all 2011!! We had a lot of big events this year!! I sat down and sorted them and put the year in order. (I had some pics I had already printed so I added those too) I have them all in a case, labled. When it is time to work on them I won't be confused.
Tonight I got back on the old computer and got almost another hundred pics ordered that are 2010. I did it until midnight cause that's when the offer expired. Nothing like a discount to motivate me!!!

My leg muscles are sore tonight from my walk.
OH!! I went to the auction tonight and didn't win any bids. I stopped in at my sister's when I took her home and DH called me while I was there. He said a lady called from the auction to say I won a raffle!! (we left before they drew) I bought two dollar tickets for a raffle for a dollar tree. (a little tree with dollars on it) I now have a little tree with $100 on it. Woohoo! Oh, and the scrap book basket that I made cricut cuts for went for $170, hurray!

OK, with the time change, it's after two so I need to get to bed.

Lizzy, you made quite a haul at the store today. Hope you are able to knock out those writing assignments.

Paula, congrats on the dollar tree win! And WOW, your basket really went well. An awesome way to help a great cause! It does make sense now why they didn't take out the appendix while they were there earlier, thanks for the explanation. You have really been on a picture trek this week. Now you just have to get busy and get them all scrapped! Have fun!

Pat and Nancy, hope you have been having productive and fun weekends.

Hope Laurie is enjoying time with family.

I have no plans and nothing that needs done today so I am going to relax a bit, read the paper, with some coffee. Then I can't decide what I will work on first. I want to do some layouts and do some research. Decisions....decisions....decisions!

Will check in later.

Good moring!

Paula I am sorry I didn't check in and see you needed help. You should have called me, of course I was gone all day on Saturday. As far as deleting part of a shape you can't. You can delete a whole shape but not part of one. You could have welded something on it too if you wanted to. You really got a lot of pictures printed. Does Walgreens do a good job? I have never tried them. Congrats on your win! It's dark and rainy here too!

Pat did you get your page kits done? It sounds like your weather will be like ours this week. We will be flirting with 70 all week.

Rhonda I bet it was nice to get out on such a beautiful day! What did you end up doing yesterday? Did you get LO's and research done?

Lizzy I wish I had a 30% at Kohls. I only had a 20% this time and I needed a couple of things. Oh well. It wasn't a lot so it didn't make a huge difference. I like to shop online too. Did you get your stack of writing done?

Laurie I hope you are enjoying your visit to MI!

Well it is raining here but it will warm up. Later we will be at 70*. If I can get all the water off the tarp of the sandbox so it can start drying out we may get to use it later this week. We will see though as it has had a lot of moisture from the winter so it will take a while to dry up enough for the little ones to use.

Friday evening I bought an online course on using DSLR digital cameras. It was $82 but it will have new courses over the next 2 months. THere was an option that was only 47 and go's through just the basics and only lasted a month but I got the expanded course that will show how to take certain types of photos like nature, night time and macro among other things. It will also go into some post process too. I watched the first set and while some of it was review for me I learned some new things and he really explained how ISO, Aperture and Shutter speed all work together. I sort of knew but he explained it very well so now I also feel like I can use my camera in Manual mode. I am excited to go through the rest of the course. I started that on Friday and then finished on Sunday. I actually rewatched all of them on Sunday and took notes so I would remember it better and have something to fall back on.

Saturday I had my taxes done, we are fine there. I overpaid a little so that will be applied to next years taxes. I then ran some errands and then took my mom out for dinner and then took her to Walmart so she could look for a set of headphones for her TV so she wouldn't bother her roommate. I didn't get home until 8. It was a long day!

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Pat it looks like you made good progress on your list! I didn't make any progress on mine. I also need to add more to mine. I have to get it done too since I am going to a crop on Saturday.


~ continue making all the cuts for the grad invites, I just need to cut the 2012 and I need to borrow my neighbors cart for that.

~ find some paper for the album I am putting Riley's senior pics in for his grad party. Decide how fancy I want to go with it. Also go through and see if I can find a couple more pics to fill the album.

~ cut paper for table tents

~ pick papers for 2 LO's to do on Saturday (if I have time after I make the invites)

~ get wallets printed for the invites

~ figure out what to bring for our potluck at the crop.

good evening.... Rhonda, we will also have 70's this week and getting close to 80. Jim & I discussed putting the gazebo cover up this weekend, but I think we will wait a few more weeks. Dave (the electrician) will be here Sunday to put in outlets on the deck and install 2 bathroom lights. I still need to get Ron (the handyman) to install my counter tops in this room, so that I can get the room finished up.
The stair job is going to be a major project, as it involves replacing 2 flights of stairs.

I worked a bit on page kits today, but ended up in the yard and also looking for some stuff in the shed. I needed to find doll clothes patterns, which got put out there when we emptied the barrister cases. This afternoon I went to J's with my 50% cpn and got batting. Pretty sure there is a tea cosy order in my future and I want to be prepared.

I wonder how Lizzy is doing?? I hope she got her list taken care of, or at least a major dent in it.

Nancy, do you have some ideas for your potluck contribution? We have pretty good food at out crop, but it is part of the fee. The hotel provides our breakfasts. I always take snacks, but she provides some also.

Hi friends...I didn't really get much done on my huge to-do list. I didn't get to the laundry; really about all that I got done was two of my writing stacks got graded! WOO-HOO!! I slept pretty well and that's good.

Here's my list from last week:

My to do list (by the end of Sunday):
--plan my next math topic
--plan my social studies project
--plan a project for idioms
--plan a project for multiple-meaning words
--plan a writing for response to literature
--grade some papers only one more stack to grade
--have Terry take some laundry upstairs so it can be put away
--work on more laundry once there is room in the laundry area
--move scrapbook stuff upstairs
--move large tub into garage and put quilts into it
--call this guy in Houston about working on Sarah's condo
--decide about working in April and taking time off in May
--decide about postponing trip to visit my mom until May and going to Houston instead


So now, my list is this:

--grade last stack of writing
--put laundry away
--work on more laundry
--move scrapbook stuff upstairs
--move large tub into garage and put quilts into it
--decide which days I will take off in May since I am working in April for another teacher
--decide about trip to visit my Mom

OK...that sure doesn't look as bad as it did last week! WHEW

Tomorrow, I am finally getting my hair done. I can't believe how long it has been....I think I last got it done at the end of December. It's gotten so long. I'm growing out my bangs...so it will all be one length. The bangs are just about past the worst of it all.

Terry is gone this week and when he left this morning via taxi, he apparently left the garage door wide open. My neighbors whom I barely know, apparently kept an eye on my open door all day long. They met me when I got home tonight and told me they had watched it all day long, every 15 minutes. They are either Indian or Pakistani - maybe Bengali - very nice and friendly - I was so touched by their attentiveness - I think tomorrow I will buy them a bouquet of flowers to show them how much I appreciate their caring. I don't know what else to do. I could buy some food, but I need to be very careful of dietary restrictions, i.e. pork or any sort of meat issues. I could make some homemade cookies which would be far more personal. I'm way more touched by homemade goodies than flowers. What are your thoughts? Or perhaps even a loaf of homemade bread in the bread machine? I wouldn't use any animal products - vegetable oil instead of butter. Thoughts, ladies?

I didn't even tell Terry although I can't imagine what he was thinking? I'm sure he was running late.

OK...I've got to hit the hay here.

Tomorrow we have our royal visit for Math. I hope I don't get the mean people again. I got them visiting my room for the Language Arts visit. It was so awful, I could have cried after they left.

Morning friends...

Paula, hope monster house goes quickly. But don't let Katie over do it! You do have a good grip on the pics, so they will stay in order.

Lizzy, you got a lot crossed off your list. It seems manageable now. One day last week I came home to find my garage door open. Thankfully nothing amiss, but kind of scared me. I do not have any neighbors that could see my garage door so it was totally open to anything. I'm not sure if I just didn't hit the button hard enough or what happened. So again I now sit and wait for it to be totally closed before leaving the drive. I agree with Paula, flowers may be the best so as not to be a dietary problem. I think anything will show how much you appreciated their concern. How great to have neighbors like that.

Pat, glad you were able to enjoy out of doors yesterday. Did you locate the pattern you were looking for? And it is good to be thinking ahead and being ready for the possible cozy order and having everything on hand.

Nancy, hope you are getting some of our beautiful weather. We are to be in the mid to upper 70's or higher all week. I know it will be so nice when the weather allows the little ones to be out of doors each day. Good for them and good for you!

good afternoon.. well I started a post earlier and then deleted it. I realized I needed to stay focused on what needed to be done today. I was thinking last night, as I made a list for today, that I have way too many things going on and many of them interrupt each other. Some I just can't finish before another *to-do* pops up. Many things are interrupted by family *things*, unplanned events, etc, etc.
Anyway, I keep plugging along. What gets done will get done.

I opened windows today in the house. It will be mid to upper 70's all week. I would go out on the deck, but the only thing there is a small table and a couple chairs.
Paula, I think we would be ok putting the gazebo cover up. It will just not take the weight of snow (especially a heavy wet one)and we could have snow still.
The stairs are the inside ones. We have 2 sets. Not sure how long it will take to replace each one. I guess we will know more next week. And then there is the cost.

Lizzy, I think you did really well on your list, considering all that was on it. I hope the royal visit today goes well.
Nancy, you did also. When your crop is over, you will be through with a major part of the Graduation projects.
Rhonda, I really want to work on research. Jim said we need to plan a trip to KY (actually not far from Laurie) and if I want to go to SLC, we can do that also. I also want to go to CA, but that involves more time and planning in order to connect with family.
Dryer just went off and this load needs to be hung up. I will be back later

good evening.. Lizzy, sorry about the day following the royal visit. But at least hairapy made you feel better.
I have no ideas for a TY for your neighbors. I will say it was very nice of them to keep an eye on your garage. I would probably go with the flowers, since it is safe. But food is always nice to receive.

I worked on more things to take to the crop. I feel like I am wasting time inside, when the weather is so nice outside and my yard is in such sad post winter shape. I have a pile of small branches that I have gathered each time I walk up to the compost pile. They need to be cut and put in a yard waste can for pick up. I have 2 bushes that need to be cleaned up under. There are tons of leaves under them. Looks awful.

I am not sure when we might be taking any of the trips. They would all be for research, but CA would also include a visit with my Mom, as well as my sister & bil. Jim told me tonight he would also like to go back to VT, just because it is a beautiful state. Although my great grandfather was born there, so I could do more research there.

Well, I am going to trim up another batch of pictures, pick some papers and try to put together another set of page kits. These are for the society album and just need a title and dates.

Evening all...

Laurie, I will try to get a card made for the challenge. I know just the person to send it to! We are enjoying the same warm weather here. Sure hate having to sit inside at work all day. Yes, Laurie, I have volunteered to take photos of headstones at various cemeteries in my county for those that request them for their personal use. I find it quite interesting and I like the idea of helping others in their research.

Pat, I, too have lots of yard work that needs to be done. My hyacinths are blooming now and they are beautiful. But I need to get the leaves etc out of the bed so they will be even more pretty! Hope you can work in at least a few of those trips. And find some great bit of information to keep you going!

Lizzy, doesn't hairapy make you feel great!!??!! Sorry about the frustrating Royal Visit. Hope things get on a better track from here on.

I had a very good day. My great aunt stopped by with a box for me. Inside was my 3xgreat grandmothers dresser set. My gr. aunts decided that I should be the one to have it as it was to go to my grandmother, and then to my mother, both of whom have already passed. So now I have the privilege of holding it for my DGD! Then tonight I went to a music performance at the college. It was a combination of all the county junior and high school bands doing a combined performance. Both DGD's were parts of the band. It was awesome!

good morning ... another beautiful one here also Rhonda. I think I am going to tackle the pile of branches by the pond and then maybe the leaves under the bushes. I was going to make the cherry scones, but changed my mind.

Hydrobics and a walk, that will be great. I need to get Jim moving again.

Laurie, I will try to do your challenge. I need to keep working on things for the crop, but I have a lot of spring scraps handy, and card ideas I am getting from Pinterest.
Today I am going to get 4 page kits ready if it kills me. They are the society album pages and are very simplistic. Matted pictures with a title and dates. Should take me about 30 minutes to do the cuts and put them through the Xyron.

Going to get busy here. It is already 62.

Nancy, you have been productive today. I have not worked on the kits. What I did do, was get out to the yard. I got all the branches, trimmed and into the cans. I also worked on the leaves in the beds. It really felt good to be outside in the fresh air. I still need to get more leaves from under the bushes, but it will be nice again through the weekend.

I will work on the page kits this evening. I need to find some burgundy CS for one set. I know I have it, just need to find it. I am so aggravated I didn't get all my paper sorted during the cold months. But I just saw that paper the other day, so have a pretty good idea which Iris box it is in. Hope to find it and cut titles tonight.

Time to get back to work. I probably shouldn't have taken a break.