Morning, all!
Cottage, I hear you on the sleep thing. But I do think that if you slept that long your body must have needed it.
Here's hoping you don't need as much cawfee to get going! I hate when my post disappears! Hey, how do you get a ham bone? Do you have to make a ham first or can you just buy the bone from a butcher? I have a recipe or two that calls for simmering beans with a smoked ham hock or a ham bone and I'm pretty clueless about obtaining one (as you can guess!
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Wow,
Janda--thanks for making me feel better about our weather, but I wish you weren't snowbound! I'd be scared if my little kitty were out in the snow alone--I don't think that's being overprotective. Hope he (she?) comes home soon! Housework is much more fun when a kitty plays with your tools!
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Cat, that's an awful way to wake up--especially when it's not your fault!
Hope you get a chance to sit and unwind for a minute or two--hate the feeling of running around all day full of extra adrenalin.
Sounds like a crazy day,
Sharry! Hope you had a restful sleep! How far ahead are you in time from the U.S.? Are you there with the military?
Ruthie, honey, in spite of your slower start-ups, I think we can all agree that, even with a bum knee, you do more in one day than most of us do in a week!!!
Don't overdo, okay?
I love how you describe things--like Lake Ruthie and Mount Laundry!
Give Hersh some extra snuggles from me--I love having a little dog, but it does reduce the ability to give human-like hugs.
BTW, I LOVE your new avatar! Gorgeous! Hey--I'm with you on the RTFM...we finally got a new toaster oven but DH won't let me use it until I read the manual. Guess what? I haven't used it yet!
I'm always thinking about the next weekend on Monday morning,
Cyndi! So you're in good company.
Your partner could be right--I have no idea whether they are harmful for the environment, but they do make those little pills you can throw in your pond that keep mosquitos from breeding there. We have a beautiful sunken garden that's under a huge, evergreen tree cover and never sees the light of day. You can imagine the mosquito love fiestas that take place there!
I'm actually allergic to mosquito bites, so I spend very little time outside in the summer--even covered in bug spray I end up looking like I've got the chicken pox or something!
Schmoo, here's hoping that you have a much better Monday than you think. If nothing else, at the end of the day, we're one day closer to the weekend!
TKGlenn!!! I've taken all four Wilton courses and am a huge fan of Ace of Cakes, and I'm AMAZED at how talented you are!!! YGG!!!
What beautiful creations!!! Your writing on the cumpleanos cake is phenomenal!!! Did you cut the letters out? Did you use fondant mostly for the cakes or is there some gum paste, too? I can't believe how smooth everything is!!! Do you make your own fondant or prepurchase it? I'm so glad you had such a great weekend and got more business from your efforts--though I'm not surprised! I hear you about DH's PTSD. Mine, even after years of therapy, still limits some of the things I do and places I go. It's hard stuff.
Me:
Yikes! I had a really nice weekend and am really happy about all the stuff we accomplished, but I am totally worn out! On Saturday, I slept in until nearly noon (thank you, DH!!!
). When I was up and around, we worked on our bedroom which was not only cluttered, but dusty, too. DH went through his whole closet (all 9 items of it...
) and sorted it, finding a couple of old favorites and new things he'd forgotten about. I cleaned up all the stuff on the floor and moved some of my more wintery things to the back of the closet. I'm not ready to move the spring things forward yet, though. Then I vacuumed and dusted, which made it look much nicer. We brought our pup in with us and opened the blinds for the first time in months, and it was really nice. We spent some time chatting with the neighbors, took the dog for a walk, and eventuallly did dinner and a little errand-running up by the mall. Then we watched a movie (Twelfth Night) before going to bed.
On Sunday, I had church and then came home to DH already cleaning out the gutters. I ate taco bake in a WW tortilla for lunch (it didn't seem too big, but I got SO full!) before heading outside to help DH with the chores. We staked the pup in the yard, which she seemed to enjoy, and raked all our lawns, which took about 3 hours with both of us working. It was a heck of a workout, and by the last hour, I was feeling really, really nauseous and sick. I don't know if I really did eat too much or what...but I ended up lying down on the grass with Angel for a while. Unfortunately, we had to bag everything, as our city only picks stuff up from the street in the fall, and that took forever. We have 15 bags!!! Anyways, partway through the bagging, I made a mad dash for the bathroom...and that pretty much sums up my night after going to bed, too. I thought I felt better that evening, so I went over to a neighbor's, with DH, for dinner. We did the grocery shopping together and put stuff away and by the time I went to bed, I was feeling overly full (again, I hardly ate anything!!!) and sick to my stomach. I woke up twice in the night (no details necessary) and am still feeling awfully queasy.
I don't know if it's flu or what, but I'm SO tired and feel totally yucky. I'm still planning on going to the gym after work for cardio--I don't think you quit it for flu (unless you have a fever), right?
I'm dreading an influx of students because I just don't feel physically able to deal with them today!
Hopefully it'll be a fairly mild day or they'll come in one at a time.
Hope you're all feeling better than I am and are getting some beautiful weather! It's pretty dreary out there today but yesterday was just glorious!!!
happy birthday tkglenn! those cakes are amazing, u r a true arteest
to senior membership! I believe it happens automatically once you reach 100 posts. Congrats! 
to everyone! I hope the day brings you some sunshine, whether the sun is shining or not. 
Good luck on your situation
I have been playing with making piped on flowers, but I'm not very good yet. It takes a lot of practice!
