January 14, 2012

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. It's bright and clear now, and the clouds and wind of the last few days have moved on. Today will be around mid to upper 40s, which is "seasonable" for Januaryl.
Yesterday: I made myself a fairly long list; but I did almost everything on it! Yay! I got laundry caught up, a few random chores done, made a few important phone calls, and nearly finished cleaning the upstairs room! Yay! I even got some dinner going in the crock pot, so we ate a "real meal". :)
Today: In theory my "Plan" is set up so I have weekends "off" (other than the usual stuff, cooking, dishes, laundry). But today I do plan to finish the cleaning upstairs, and continue to work on packing up boxes to take up there. I just won't work all that hard at it! LOL!



My sister-in-law with her beautiful daughter, taken on the day of our niece's wedding. Happy Birthday Ann!!!!

January 13, 2012

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. My window is flooded with wonderful bright sunlight .. but it's very cold! The wind howled all night, though it has slowed a little bit now. It will only get to mid to upper 40s today, with a wind chill of around 20. Hello winter!
Yesterday: That might have been our last gasp of unseasonably warm (then again, maybe not!), so we got outside stuff done. Most of the lights and other decorations are packed up and put away for the year ... I did leave a few things out, just because it's so awfully dreary when they all go at once. :) Last night's wind knocked the deer over, but nothing is damaged. I even managed to get to town to pick up another med, and some more dog food.
Today: I hope I don't have to leave the house today! :) I've got to finish getting the upstairs room cleaned and organized, and continue to make a bit of progress with packing things up. It's sad to see all the pretty lights get turned off, but it's time. Of course, as soon as Christmas is packed, it'll be time to bring out Valentine decorations! :)
Are any of you superstitious? I was raised in a somewhat superstitious home. My grandmother was extremely so; my mother to a lesser degree (and my father not at all that I know of). Me ... not so much! LOL! So, today is Friday the 13th. It holds no fear for me .. because I've very often through the years had good luck either on the Friday or the Saturday following. So, I'm quite happily waiting to see what wonderful thing will happen today or tomorrow. :)_



These are some of the "puppies" that showed up in my yard last year and never left. There are 5 of them. Today is the first time the black one was brave enough to come all the way under the porch while I was still out there!

January 12, 2012

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. Yesterday's gloom is gone, and it's clear and bright for now. More clouds are due in, but they're saying no rain until at least late tonight. Today will be low to mid 60s ... a lovely day, and maybe the last warm one for awhile.
Yesterday: DH's appointment wasn't until nearly noon, so all the "usual" morning stuff got done. Since he had to wait on the doctor, a 15 minute visit took 2 hours. Thank goodness for e-readers! LOL! After that, a few quick stops meant dodging in and out of showers. It was late afternoon when we got home ... and I confess ... I did not go upstairs!
Today: As this could be the last "nice" day for awhile, I'm planning to try to get most of the outside stuff packed up. I don't know if I'll get it into the barn, but I guess ... sob! ... most of the lights will get turned off. I'll have a few stay on a bit longer, at least until the days start getting a bit longer so it's not so dark and dreary at night! :) I also have to fit in a run to town for yet another med that just got changed last night. Drat! LOL!

January 11, 2012

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. I got up to gray and wet, and the forecast is for this all day. But, it will be near 60, so at least not a "cold rain". According to the weather guru, we need the rain. :)
Yesterday: We had a busy day, but accomplished more than I expected. DH had to make a quick trip by the doctor's office in town. After that he went by the bank, we got some lunch, and he got a haircut. Then his DS took us home, took the car back to his shop and put a new alternator in it. I'm so relieved that's done - I think if I didn't take care of Big Blue (which I try very hard to do because I love that car), my daddy might haunt me! Yay, no more *squeal*! LOL! And, I got a bit more work done upstairs.
Today: There's yet another appointment, and it isn't until nearly noon. That makes the day longer, but can't be helped. After that we'll go pick up refills, and maybe get some groceries. If it's still raining by then, we just might use a Christmas gift certificate for dinner; and I'll get groceries tomorrow when the rain stops. :)



This is the beginning stage of the storage/packing project - getting empty boxes down so the upstairs can be cleaned and organized. Then all these boxes (there's actually about 2 dozen in this room) can be loaded with Christmas stuff and put away neatly. I hope! :)

January 10, 2012

Good morning! It's a beautiful morning. The day started out a bit cloudy, but will probably be a mix of clouds and sun as it goes on. It will be warmer, around 60, than yesterday's chill. But tomorrow we may get cold and wet again, so today will be nice!
Yesterday: I did do a lot, just not what I thought I should have gotten done. I'm still working on cleaning and organizing the upstairs room; so I brought several more boxes down to sort out. Boy have I got a lot of junk!! LOL!
Today: DH has a brief appointment with medical vampires this morning. Then we'll go by the bank; and hopefully after that go get (yet another) car part taken care of. I hope I still have some motivation left when we get home to keep working on getting that room ready for storage! :)



I found this candle holder a year or two ago in New Bern. Tonight I finished up the bottle of wine (1/3rd glass) so I had something to put the holder in.

January 9, 2012

Good morning! It's a wonderful morning. Well, it's chilly and damp; but they're saying we need rain, so that's a good thing. :) It will only be upper 50s today. Warmer was nice, but this is more how January is *supposed* to be!
Yesterday: I got myself busy and made a lot of progress on clearing and organizing the upstairs room. I have a long way to go, but any small progress is still progress! I even got laundry done AND put up.
Today: The supply order came very early (and without the notice we were supposed to get). So, I'm a bit "disoriented". I have no idea what today will hold at this point. I should get scheduled chores done and keep working upstairs. DH may want to go get some appointments (flexible) over with. I'd really just like to curl up with a blanket and a book! LOL!

January 8, 2012

Good morning! It's a beaufitul morning. The forecast is for mostly cloudy; but so far it's still very bright and only a few thin clouds. It will be "cooler" than yesterday, but upper 50s still is quite nice for January!
Yesterday: It turned into a bit of an odd day, but still ok. I went to a birthday party in the afternoon; but because I didn't have the right time at first, I sort of wasted a bit of time. It's OK, it's the weekend! LOL! I did manage to get a tiny bit done on decluttering.
Today: Since next week will be a little busier than I expected, I will try to get a head start on a little bit of stuff. It's not time to take down Christmas yet, but it is time to get the storage area prepped. And, sad to say, I'm going to have to go through a lot of boxes and -- *gasp* -- let go of some decorations! LOL!



Winter tree and sky.