Updates

So here we are.  Third day of February.  The last two weeks have had snow "events" and cold weather.  Today it is raining and the snow is gone.  A front came through and made it colder again after being in 60's yesterday.  That's the weather update.

CutieGirl fell a couple days ago and landed on her little face.  Actually she launched herself off the couch (at home).  Large bump on her little head and some bruising.  There was an instant trip to the doctor and she checked out okay.  Golfer and I watched her for a couple hours this morning and she was very good.  And very cute!  (see picture on previous post)  That's the baby update.

Everyone is happy to report (except the children) that schools are back in session here and in Georgia.

Healthwise, I think most of us are okay.  I am still dealing with issues, but have decided to just get on with things and do what I can.  I WILL NOT BE A WHINER!  Golfer's brother is scheduled for knee replacement surgery later this month and we wish him well.

Our new floor installation started today.  It turned out to be one hard-working man instead of at least two as scheduled.  But it's going okay.  He is particular and wants it to be just what we want.  So the job will take at least three days we think.  The dining room is about done.  He just has to install the molding in there and move things back in place.  He'll start the living room tomorrow.  FYI, we're donating the old flooring which is in great condition, to ReStore, the Habitat resale store.

Last evening we watched the Super Bowl.  I watch it for the commercials.  If it hadn't been for them we would have watched something else or gone to bed early!  But my picks for best commercials are the Volkswagen one with the engineers getting their wings and rainbows  :)  and the Budweiser one with the puppy and Clydesdale, and the Muppets one.  To be perfectly honest, I did not care for some of the commercials.  There were a few that I still haven't figured out what they were promoting!  And if I have to spend a lot of time figuring out a company's commercial, I'm probably not going to buy the product.  There were way too many "feelings" in some of them.  Humor sells, people.  Just my opinion.

We saw a good movie the other day - "Jack Ryan, Shadow Recruit" with Chris Pine.  Excellent movie!  I need to find out if they plan more!

I'm still working my way through my new books from Christmas.  Just finished Clive Cussler's Mirage.  Very good!  Just started Patricia Cornwell's Dust.   Pretty good so far.

So that's about all the updates from here.  Time to go feed the furry kids.  They have been "in seclusion" all day to make sure they stayed out of the way.  They are now exploring all the neat and wonderful things the man left in the hallway!

Stay safe!

No better way to sit around waiting for workmen than holding a sleepy baby!

I Am Sooooooooooo Ready for Spring!

Well, we're pretty much snowed in again here.  True, it doesn't take much in this area to bring things to a halt.  But, come on! Two weeks in a row???  Last week we had snow and it hung around for a few days.  Closed schools, businesses, made road travel hazardous.  Even closed the golf course!  It finally melted away by Friday, with just a few little patches where it had been piled up when someone plowed a parking lot.  Friday it was almost 60 here.

Then it got cold again.  Really cold.  And yesterday it started snowing again.  And this time it meant business.  Again, schools, businesses, public transportation all shut down. Even closed the ferries! And today it's not getting above the mid-20's, so it won't be melting any time soon.  Golfer measured out front at around five inches.  Some areas got more.  There have been disabled vehicles on the roads, and wrecks, even though the officials keep saying to stay in.  This area is not equipped to handle large snowfall.  Only the most major roads and streets get cleared and treated.  In your own neighborhoods, you are on your own.

The weather has wreaked havoc on the high school exams.  BeyB was supposed to take hers last week.  Then this week.  Now her school has said they still have to take them, but if their scores hurt their grade average, it will be thrown out and forgotten.  Some of the districts made that decision last week and said "oh, just forget it!"

Golfer went out this morning and shoveled the driveway and walk.  We aren't planning to go anywhere. 

I talked to NurseJ and they are all home and safe.

Bikini says they are all home and safe, too.  Was 9 there in Georgia this morning and they have
snow.  Brief was on the road for hours trying to get home yesterday.  Georgia is less equipped than Virginia for dealing with snow.

So.  Here we all are.  I have had a vision field appointment and a dental appointment this week before the snow.  All okay there.

We've been catching up on our recorded programs and doing a lot of reading.  As I said --- I am soooo ready for Spring!

Stay safe!

Happy Anniversary, Bikini and Brief!

Hope you have many, many more!

Love ya!

Happy Birthday, Bloomer!

We love you!

Some Thoughts and Perhaps a Mild Rant!

Hey, all!

Our weather here has been all over the place.  We've had cold - 11 degrees -  for a couple days.  Yesterday it was in the 70's and damp.  The damp turned into heavy rain, high wind and tornado warnings.  We were fine, but not too far away there is damage from downed trees and such.  Sirens went off and alerts come over the phone.  Today is cooler - in 50's - and the sun is out.

I'm still in clean-out mode here.  We've gone through the closets and dressers.  Have a few more areas to sort through and then I'll call DAV for a pick up.  There is work to be done in the yard, but   conditions are not right at this time.  :)  And my energy level is not up to it.

I've been getting used to my new Surface 2 tablet.  It was a Christmas gift from Golfer.  I like it!  But we have had some issues.  Right away Best Buy started sending us emails saying to download the virus protection.  We tried multiple times.  Never would work.  We made phone calls.  Still couldn't do it.  I tackled the project again this morning.  I called Geek Squad like their email said.  The young woman that answered my call seemed friendly and polite.  And she did try to help.  But, again, nothing worked.  She finally said I would have to go to the Geek Squad desk at Best Buy and have them do it.  So away we went.  In the space of about fifteen minutes or less it was discovered that the Surface 2 does not need to have the virus protection downloaded!  It would have been oh, so helpful, and so much better to  have had someone tell us that at the beginning!  And to NOT get the emails!  I have been hesitant to use the tablet because I was afraid of downloading something dangerous that would wreck it.  That was all for nothing!  So all is well now.

And while all is well with the Surface 2, I would like to state a personal opinion.  And I know it sounds terribly politically incorrect and prejudiced, but I think I prefer my Geek Squad help to be in the form of young, male persons with strange haircuts and bumpy complexions.  They just seem to have a few more answers.  I would also like to say that in a few years, when BeyB gets a job in the computer/technology field (this seems to be where she's headed) I will TOTALLY trust her with my computer questions.  It's just that the young lady today talked like a twangy Southern bimbo.  I could picture her with big blonde hair.  She did give it a good try to help, but .... nothing.  So I thanked her and said good-bye.

In other news, as of the first of January I am officially on Medicare.  I have my "Welcome to Medicare" appointment this week.  Woo hoo!  Golfer has worked out all the ins and outs of getting our prescriptions through the mail with Express Scripts.  So we're moving forward.

We've been reading some good books, and watching some good movies.  Here's a picture of Cinder watching "Pacific Rim" with us.  She's hoping the Kaiju don't get her!

I hope everyone is doing well and staying comfortable.  Stay safe!

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

Well, it's COLD here.  Just like it is in most of the U.S.  Bikini says it was 4 there in Georgia and the kids did not have school for two days.  Have not heard if they went today or not.  It was 11 here yesterday morning.

We've just been staying in and keeping warm.  I've been doing some sorting out and catching up on some projects on my "list".  All is well.  Life is good.

NurseJ and ITGuy have a wonderful caregiver for CutieGirl.  This is a sample of CutieGirl's day:

CutieGirl is the one on the right

Maybe someday she'll teach me to play.  I've never been able to master chess!  We've decided she's winning because she has the most pieces on the board.  :)

Stay safe and stay warm!