Hey Cherries. The kids and I have been having a good time. We played Uno last night and they played some video games with their uncle. Today we are going to be baking cookies, and of course doing crafts.
Have a great day Cherries.
Have a great day Cherries.
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Brandy







Good morning cherries. The winds finally died down here, so we are only 30 degrees. Wind chill wasn't bad either - only 19. Not the 22 degrees with wind chill of 14 they were originally expecting. And no precip, which we love too. Miss Penny is staying warm in her PJs. DH had to put the PJs on her and at first she was a little hesitant. But aftewards, she was happy to be warm. I did take pictures too because both Jasmine and Shelby were "supervising". Probably making sure DH did it right! 
I'm doing much better today compared to yesterday. Still taking it day by day. Slept for the first night w/o my abdominal binder and still haven't put it on. Running the self-clean on my oven and have towels in the dryer.
Work is definetly keeping me busy and at times I feel like I will never catch up, but I know it's only temporary as I still split my time between my computer in my office and my laptop in the recliner.
Anyways..off to get the towels our of the dryer and then move onto working!
Stay warm y'all!
I'm doing much better today compared to yesterday. Still taking it day by day. Slept for the first night w/o my abdominal binder and still haven't put it on. Running the self-clean on my oven and have towels in the dryer.
Work is definetly keeping me busy and at times I feel like I will never catch up, but I know it's only temporary as I still split my time between my computer in my office and my laptop in the recliner.
Anyways..off to get the towels our of the dryer and then move onto working!
Stay warm y'all!
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I posted after eight last night and don’t think anyone read it, so I copied and pasted. Hope that is ok.
Hi, Cherries! Been MIA, because friends were here visiting. we had such a good time! They came on Sunday, we were went out to eat that day. On Monday, although cold, we got outside for walking and letterboxing. Tuesday, 8 degrees and lower and blowing snow! The two guys shoveled off and on, while we girls crafted in the craft room! They left Chicago in a snowstorm! LOL. They stayed here in a snowstorm and left today headed for Arizona. I bet they will be glad to get there! LOL.
we are back to leaving cabinet doors open under sinks and leaving water drip pin so pipes won’t freeze. It was 1 earlier today with -15 wind chill. Right now 3 feels like -6.
Tomorrow -8
we have set all kinds of temp records, one from 1889! LOL
Other news: I went to the doctor on Monday, and will have a reverse shoulder replacement on April First. So, I will be out of commission for awhile. I hope I can craft by NSD! They said no driving for 6 weeks , recovery 6 months.
i was planning on going to a junk journal retreat in April. That is out now.
Hi, Cherries! Been MIA, because friends were here visiting. we had such a good time! They came on Sunday, we were went out to eat that day. On Monday, although cold, we got outside for walking and letterboxing. Tuesday, 8 degrees and lower and blowing snow! The two guys shoveled off and on, while we girls crafted in the craft room! They left Chicago in a snowstorm! LOL. They stayed here in a snowstorm and left today headed for Arizona. I bet they will be glad to get there! LOL.
we are back to leaving cabinet doors open under sinks and leaving water drip pin so pipes won’t freeze. It was 1 earlier today with -15 wind chill. Right now 3 feels like -6.
Tomorrow -8
we have set all kinds of temp records, one from 1889! LOL
Other news: I went to the doctor on Monday, and will have a reverse shoulder replacement on April First. So, I will be out of commission for awhile. I hope I can craft by NSD! They said no driving for 6 weeks , recovery 6 months.
i was planning on going to a junk journal retreat in April. That is out now.
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Sounds so fun!
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It sounds like you are doing great today. I can’t wait to see the photos on a scrap page of the pj dressing.blbabe1234 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:07 amGood morning cherries. The winds finally died down here, so we are only 30 degrees. Wind chill wasn't bad either - only 19. Not the 22 degrees with wind chill of 14 they were originally expecting. And no precip, which we love too. Miss Penny is staying warm in her PJs. DH had to put the PJs on her and at first she was a little hesitant. But aftewards, she was happy to be warm. I did take pictures too because both Jasmine and Shelby were "supervising". Probably making sure DH did it right!
I'm doing much better today compared to yesterday. Still taking it day by day. Slept for the first night w/o my abdominal binder and still haven't put it on. Running the self-clean on my oven and have towels in the dryer.
Work is definetly keeping me busy and at times I feel like I will never catch up, but I know it's only temporary as I still split my time between my computer in my office and my laptop in the recliner.
Anyways..off to get the towels our of the dryer and then move onto working!
Stay warm y'all!

Sounds like y'all are having a blast, Barb!
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Oh yeah, that cold is awful, huh?blbabe1234 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:07 amGood morning cherries. The winds finally died down here, so we are only 30 degrees. Wind chill wasn't bad either - only 19. Not the 22 degrees with wind chill of 14 they were originally expecting. And no precip, which we love too. Miss Penny is staying warm in her PJs. DH had to put the PJs on her and at first she was a little hesitant. But aftewards, she was happy to be warm. I did take pictures too because both Jasmine and Shelby were "supervising". Probably making sure DH did it right!
I'm doing much better today compared to yesterday. Still taking it day by day. Slept for the first night w/o my abdominal binder and still haven't put it on. Running the self-clean on my oven and have towels in the dryer.
Work is definetly keeping me busy and at times I feel like I will never catch up, but I know it's only temporary as I still split my time between my computer in my office and my laptop in the recliner.
Anyways..off to get the towels our of the dryer and then move onto working!
Stay warm y'all!
Glad you're continuing to heal better, Brandy!
I'm glad you had a good visit with your friends!FoxyStamping wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:11 amI posted after eight last night and don’t think anyone read it, so I copied and pasted. Hope that is ok.
Hi, Cherries! Been MIA, because friends were here visiting. we had such a good time! They came on Sunday, we were went out to eat that day. On Monday, although cold, we got outside for walking and letterboxing. Tuesday, 8 degrees and lower and blowing snow! The two guys shoveled off and on, while we girls crafted in the craft room! They left Chicago in a snowstorm! LOL. They stayed here in a snowstorm and left today headed for Arizona. I bet they will be glad to get there! LOL.
we are back to leaving cabinet doors open under sinks and leaving water drip pin so pipes won’t freeze. It was 1 earlier today with -15 wind chill. Right now 3 feels like -6.
Tomorrow -8
we have set all kinds of temp records, one from 1889! LOL
Other news: I went to the doctor on Monday, and will have a reverse shoulder replacement on April First. So, I will be out of commission for awhile. I hope I can craft by NSD! They said no driving for 6 weeks , recovery 6 months.
i was planning on going to a junk journal retreat in April. That is out now.
Ooh, I hope you're healed up by NSD, too! Hugs to you! I'll be praying that your surgery isn't too hard on you!
Oh, yes, I'm with you on the weather. We're not quite below zero this time, but could be in a few weeks according to another model!
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Well...I had a completely unexpected day off, today. We got about 3/4 of an inch of snow/sleet last night (it is still 18 degrees and has been cold all week.) But, it fell in the wee hours of the morning, so first we had a 2-hour delay, which turned into a day off, because they didn't get out and salt the roads last night. I guess they thought there was enough salt left from the weekend? NOT what I was planning, and I would normally love it, but we only have 10 rehearsals left until our musical and we did not need to be cancelled today! We could get permission to practice late this afternoon/early evening, but with half our cast under driving age, they won't have a way to get there. Practicing with half the cast is a waste of time at this point. Sigh...
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Hey Cherries
Well, FIRST of All, this cold weather is ridiculous!
I'm no fan!
It FEELS something like 9° now and brr!
No thanks!
Unfortunately, I'm scheduled today and am hoping a friend at work can pick me up in his truck! (They don't salt or plow back here where I'm at! It costs too much for me to get an SUV from Lyft - I think they raise their prices when the weather is rough!

I HAVE to start getting ready soon but al having coffee and JUST chatting away! LOL!
Yesterday was kind of a hard day for me. At one point I found a piece of Omer's hair- from his beard I think! LOL! It just... I miss him a lot and that's the only thing I can say about it. I had a little freak out over the weather, my dwindling bank account and not many hours at work, AND I took a good nap, with Scoot kitty! I've had at LEAST ONE fur baby loving on my ALL the time recently, so it's bittersweet!
I talked to get some chores done though- litter boxes and puppy pads and some dishes; that's about ALL I did! (If course, ALSO discovered that at LEAST one of my fur babies has ugh worms so BLESSEDLY I had ENOUGH left in an Amazon gift card to get some dewormer. (I literally JUST threw out old de-wormer recently - IT something we keep on hand, because most of my babies go outside - and maybe snack on other small critters I guess! Yuck but
I JUST love my babies and NEED them healthy!
Anyway yes sorry that was gross!
SO, I'm seeing a LOT of talk about NSD on the MBs and I'm telling you Cherries, spring can't come fast enough for ME!! While I'm not sure yet if I can afford the whole weekend off, I DO KNOW that I'm looking forward to ALL the fun! I'm thinking this will be my 4th year at NSD (here) and I'm so excited ALREADY! It's DEFINITELY something SUPER FUN to look forward to! The games, challenges, chatting and everything else!
I MEAN! We ALL deserve a weekend like that, and if once a year is all we get, we better cram it all in!
Have a blessed day, Cherries! Stay as warm as you can, those of us in the frozen tundra!




Well, FIRST of All, this cold weather is ridiculous!
Unfortunately, I'm scheduled today and am hoping a friend at work can pick me up in his truck! (They don't salt or plow back here where I'm at! It costs too much for me to get an SUV from Lyft - I think they raise their prices when the weather is rough!
I HAVE to start getting ready soon but al having coffee and JUST chatting away! LOL!
Yesterday was kind of a hard day for me. At one point I found a piece of Omer's hair- from his beard I think! LOL! It just... I miss him a lot and that's the only thing I can say about it. I had a little freak out over the weather, my dwindling bank account and not many hours at work, AND I took a good nap, with Scoot kitty! I've had at LEAST ONE fur baby loving on my ALL the time recently, so it's bittersweet!
I talked to get some chores done though- litter boxes and puppy pads and some dishes; that's about ALL I did! (If course, ALSO discovered that at LEAST one of my fur babies has ugh worms so BLESSEDLY I had ENOUGH left in an Amazon gift card to get some dewormer. (I literally JUST threw out old de-wormer recently - IT something we keep on hand, because most of my babies go outside - and maybe snack on other small critters I guess! Yuck but
Anyway yes sorry that was gross!
SO, I'm seeing a LOT of talk about NSD on the MBs and I'm telling you Cherries, spring can't come fast enough for ME!! While I'm not sure yet if I can afford the whole weekend off, I DO KNOW that I'm looking forward to ALL the fun! I'm thinking this will be my 4th year at NSD (here) and I'm so excited ALREADY! It's DEFINITELY something SUPER FUN to look forward to! The games, challenges, chatting and everything else!
I MEAN! We ALL deserve a weekend like that, and if once a year is all we get, we better cram it all in!
Have a blessed day, Cherries! Stay as warm as you can, those of us in the frozen tundra!
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Art_Teacher wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:30 amWell...I had a completely unexpected day off, today. We got about 3/4 of an inch of snow/sleet last night (it is still 18 degrees and has been cold all week.) But, it fell in the wee hours of the morning, so first we had a 2-hour delay, which turned into a day off, because they didn't get out and salt the roads last night. I guess they thought there was enough salt left from the weekend? NOT what I was planning, and I would normally love it, but we only have 10 rehearsals left until our musical and we did not need to be cancelled today! We could get permission to practice late this afternoon/early evening, but with half our cast under driving age, they won't have a way to get there. Practicing with half the cast is a waste of time at this point. Sigh...
Awwwwwww Laura, that JUST sucks!
(I certainly understand being stranded because of no salt on the roads! Ugh!)
JUST gonna pray that the next 9 rehearsals go smoothly and hopefully the production will go off without a hitch!
I hope your day gets better!!
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JollyHollyScraps wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:43 amHey Cherries![]()
Well, FIRST of All, this cold weather is ridiculous!I'm no fan!
It FEELS something like 9° now and brr!
No thanks!
![]()
Unfortunately, I'm scheduled today and am hoping a friend at work can pick me up in his truck! (They don't salt or plow back here where I'm at! It costs too much for me to get an SUV from Lyft - I think they raise their prices when the weather is rough!
I HAVE to start getting ready soon but al having coffee and JUST chatting away! LOL!
Yesterday was kind of a hard day for me. At one point I found a piece of Omer's hair- from his beard I think! LOL! It just... I miss him a lot and that's the only thing I can say about it. I had a little freak out over the weather, my dwindling bank account and not many hours at work, AND I took a good nap, with Scoot kitty! I've had at LEAST ONE fur baby loving on my ALL the time recently, so it's bittersweet!
I talked to get some chores done though- litter boxes and puppy pads and some dishes; that's about ALL I did! (If course, ALSO discovered that at LEAST one of my fur babies has ugh worms so BLESSEDLY I had ENOUGH left in an Amazon gift card to get some dewormer. (I literally JUST threw out old de-wormer recently - IT something we keep on hand, because most of my babies go outside - and maybe snack on other small critters I guess! Yuck butI JUST love my babies and NEED them healthy!
Anyway yes sorry that was gross!![]()
SO, I'm seeing a LOT of talk about NSD on the MBs and I'm telling you Cherries, spring can't come fast enough for ME!! While I'm not sure yet if I can afford the whole weekend off, I DO KNOW that I'm looking forward to ALL the fun! I'm thinking this will be my 4th year at NSD (here) and I'm so excited ALREADY! It's DEFINITELY something SUPER FUN to look forward to! The games, challenges, chatting and everything else!
I MEAN! We ALL deserve a weekend like that, and if once a year is all we get, we better cram it all in!![]()
Have a blessed day, Cherries! Stay as warm as you can, those of us in the frozen tundra!![]()
Sending hugs, Holly. I can’t imagine how difficult this all is and what you are going through. I am sure glad you had some left on your gift card for the meds for the fur babies. I hope you can get the hours you need at work.
This will be my 3rd NSD if I can play.
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Awe..I'm sorry Holly. Many hugs today, tomorrow and beyond.JollyHollyScraps wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:43 amHey Cherries![]()
Well, FIRST of All, this cold weather is ridiculous!I'm no fan!
It FEELS something like 9° now and brr!
No thanks!
![]()
Unfortunately, I'm scheduled today and am hoping a friend at work can pick me up in his truck! (They don't salt or plow back here where I'm at! It costs too much for me to get an SUV from Lyft - I think they raise their prices when the weather is rough!
I HAVE to start getting ready soon but al having coffee and JUST chatting away! LOL!
Yesterday was kind of a hard day for me. At one point I found a piece of Omer's hair- from his beard I think! LOL! It just... I miss him a lot and that's the only thing I can say about it. I had a little freak out over the weather, my dwindling bank account and not many hours at work, AND I took a good nap, with Scoot kitty! I've had at LEAST ONE fur baby loving on my ALL the time recently, so it's bittersweet!
I talked to get some chores done though- litter boxes and puppy pads and some dishes; that's about ALL I did! (If course, ALSO discovered that at LEAST one of my fur babies has ugh worms so BLESSEDLY I had ENOUGH left in an Amazon gift card to get some dewormer. (I literally JUST threw out old de-wormer recently - IT something we keep on hand, because most of my babies go outside - and maybe snack on other small critters I guess! Yuck butI JUST love my babies and NEED them healthy!
Anyway yes sorry that was gross!![]()
SO, I'm seeing a LOT of talk about NSD on the MBs and I'm telling you Cherries, spring can't come fast enough for ME!! While I'm not sure yet if I can afford the whole weekend off, I DO KNOW that I'm looking forward to ALL the fun! I'm thinking this will be my 4th year at NSD (here) and I'm so excited ALREADY! It's DEFINITELY something SUPER FUN to look forward to! The games, challenges, chatting and everything else!
I MEAN! We ALL deserve a weekend like that, and if once a year is all we get, we better cram it all in!![]()
Have a blessed day, Cherries! Stay as warm as you can, those of us in the frozen tundra!![]()
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I agree about the weather! Enough of winter, already! Sending you more hugs and prayers. Coping with loss is a long process, and you just have to do what you need to do. Sometimes, that means having a freak out and sometimes it means taking a nap, and it's all good. Stay warm and keep doing what you need! Spring will get here someday.JollyHollyScraps wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:43 amHey Cherries![]()
Well, FIRST of All, this cold weather is ridiculous!I'm no fan!
It FEELS something like 9° now and brr!
No thanks!
![]()
Unfortunately, I'm scheduled today and am hoping a friend at work can pick me up in his truck! (They don't salt or plow back here where I'm at! It costs too much for me to get an SUV from Lyft - I think they raise their prices when the weather is rough!
I HAVE to start getting ready soon but al having coffee and JUST chatting away! LOL!
Yesterday was kind of a hard day for me. At one point I found a piece of Omer's hair- from his beard I think! LOL! It just... I miss him a lot and that's the only thing I can say about it. I had a little freak out over the weather, my dwindling bank account and not many hours at work, AND I took a good nap, with Scoot kitty! I've had at LEAST ONE fur baby loving on my ALL the time recently, so it's bittersweet!
I talked to get some chores done though- litter boxes and puppy pads and some dishes; that's about ALL I did! (If course, ALSO discovered that at LEAST one of my fur babies has ugh worms so BLESSEDLY I had ENOUGH left in an Amazon gift card to get some dewormer. (I literally JUST threw out old de-wormer recently - IT something we keep on hand, because most of my babies go outside - and maybe snack on other small critters I guess! Yuck butI JUST love my babies and NEED them healthy!
Anyway yes sorry that was gross!![]()
SO, I'm seeing a LOT of talk about NSD on the MBs and I'm telling you Cherries, spring can't come fast enough for ME!! While I'm not sure yet if I can afford the whole weekend off, I DO KNOW that I'm looking forward to ALL the fun! I'm thinking this will be my 4th year at NSD (here) and I'm so excited ALREADY! It's DEFINITELY something SUPER FUN to look forward to! The games, challenges, chatting and everything else!
I MEAN! We ALL deserve a weekend like that, and if once a year is all we get, we better cram it all in!![]()
Have a blessed day, Cherries! Stay as warm as you can, those of us in the frozen tundra!![]()
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Not much going on here today. We actually have a "down" day of nothing required to be done. DH is taking in some bad movies while I'm scrapping a bit. Leftovers for dinner so it's a serious down day.
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Well, I did a little scrapping to take my mind off of my chaotic musical schedule. lol For the February Double Page challenge. Now back to work! Thankful there are a lot of things I can do on the computer when I'm not at school!


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Popping in quickly. Gotta get ready to go to town. It’s shopping day and we have to pick up the food bank delivery for our town. So it will be busy.
Our weather has finally warmed up! Everything has finally thawed out and no more snow on the ground. Yayayay!
Have a great day Cherries!
Our weather has finally warmed up! Everything has finally thawed out and no more snow on the ground. Yayayay!
Have a great day Cherries!
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Blue skies with a few puffy white clouds. Already 63 heading up another 4-5 degrees today. But very muddy from yesterday.
pedi this afternoon is only thing on my agenda. Very lazy. If my grandma were here, she’d probably say needed either a good spoonful of caster oil or Lydia Pinkham to get me moving! And lol double entendre pun intended!! lol.
take care
pedi this afternoon is only thing on my agenda. Very lazy. If my grandma were here, she’d probably say needed either a good spoonful of caster oil or Lydia Pinkham to get me moving! And lol double entendre pun intended!! lol.
take care
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Continued ((hugs)) Holly.JollyHollyScraps wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:43 amHey Cherries![]()
Well, FIRST of All, this cold weather is ridiculous!I'm no fan!
It FEELS something like 9° now and brr!
No thanks!
![]()
Unfortunately, I'm scheduled today and am hoping a friend at work can pick me up in his truck! (They don't salt or plow back here where I'm at! It costs too much for me to get an SUV from Lyft - I think they raise their prices when the weather is rough!
I HAVE to start getting ready soon but al having coffee and JUST chatting away! LOL!
Yesterday was kind of a hard day for me. At one point I found a piece of Omer's hair- from his beard I think! LOL! It just... I miss him a lot and that's the only thing I can say about it. I had a little freak out over the weather, my dwindling bank account and not many hours at work, AND I took a good nap, with Scoot kitty! I've had at LEAST ONE fur baby loving on my ALL the time recently, so it's bittersweet!
I talked to get some chores done though- litter boxes and puppy pads and some dishes; that's about ALL I did! (If course, ALSO discovered that at LEAST one of my fur babies has ugh worms so BLESSEDLY I had ENOUGH left in an Amazon gift card to get some dewormer. (I literally JUST threw out old de-wormer recently - IT something we keep on hand, because most of my babies go outside - and maybe snack on other small critters I guess! Yuck butI JUST love my babies and NEED them healthy!
Anyway yes sorry that was gross!![]()
SO, I'm seeing a LOT of talk about NSD on the MBs and I'm telling you Cherries, spring can't come fast enough for ME!! While I'm not sure yet if I can afford the whole weekend off, I DO KNOW that I'm looking forward to ALL the fun! I'm thinking this will be my 4th year at NSD (here) and I'm so excited ALREADY! It's DEFINITELY something SUPER FUN to look forward to! The games, challenges, chatting and everything else!
I MEAN! We ALL deserve a weekend like that, and if once a year is all we get, we better cram it all in!![]()
Have a blessed day, Cherries! Stay as warm as you can, those of us in the frozen tundra!![]()
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