Something About Nothing............ #14

[schumigirl]

Happy Easter all or whatever holiday you may be celebrating this weekend.

Later night than expected yesterday. Got an SOS to go rescue DiL who managed to catch a mouse in a trap & couldn’t follow thru. It is quite a creepy process, some traps surely more humane that others. file it under you live & you learn.

Brownies in the oven, forgot to check the start time, will just have to wing it. That’s what happens when you bake before fully ingesting that 1st cuppa View attachment 662957

Ooooh, nice. What color did you get? last go round i matched mine & case to Steelers colors .

Noticed on last ATT bill, we finally paid off our iphones. First person who mentions getting new ones will be sent to the bad boy corner

PA, western to be specific. It was lightly snowing this am when i took the pooch out. Thankfully, not sticking on ground.

Modified spread this year since missing two DS & don’t have to make their specific favorite items

always happy to set an extra plate at our table

Haha I fully admit to not being a ’pretty’ baker. Thankfully, it generally tastes good

One of my DS went to Samsung’s newest something or other model this summer. Drives me nuts I can’t send him text messages from my ipad. He loves it tho, did say quite the learning curve

lynne nice your family enjoys foods for the holiday from both religious cultures. My ham will go into oven around noon. I generally do a southern version for holidays as all tend to like it vs the sticky glazes, nicely basted in coke & brown sugar.

Still on fence as to offering up Mac & cheese or pierogi as one of the sides

Oh I`ve never seen a mouse caught in a trap before.....never actually seen a mouse around the place...thankfully, and we live next to a farm now!!

Cake did taste good, but I did get teased a lot about it.....might have worked for a horror movie! Your brownies will be fine.

That`s the nicest way to do a ham....cook in coke and glaze.

Most of my friends have iphones, and it annoys them the camera in mine is better than theirs......lol......but I`m honestly a big fan of android and it`s the Samsung S22 I have, just changed it last month from the S20 which was a good phone too.

Have a wonderful day.......





Brunch was good.....and we didn`t eat too much although the selection was beautiful and many more folks there than I expected, glad it was so nice as we could all enjoy sitting outside as well as inside.

Back home and turkey is in the oven, should be ready for around 5ish.....much too warm a day for cooking, but it`s tradition to do that type of dish for us on Easter Sunday.

Trying not to nibble on the other cake I made.......oops!

 

[Lynne G]

I vote that ever favorite at our house, mac and cheese, Keisha. Yep, we still eat pig sometimes, but still enjoy that chewy crust rye bread, always with the seeds. And, we have matzo too. Hehe, our ham is the same. Sweetened with soda and brown sugar.

And so, while both kids seem to be up, nether has made an appearance. In oddly opens, of the big box stores, only BJ’s is open today. Interesting. Did go to the grocery store that sells the Jewish bakery rye bread that is one of the closest I found to the bakery my mom used to get her rye from, that sadly, has been gone for years now. Still remember the name of that bakery. Mom had certain places she got her bread, bagels, sweets, matzo brand, and meat. We rarely had ham or other pig food items in the house, though my mom did like to have bacon.

Ooh, I think I see an older one. Wants a pressed sandwich with eggs, bacon and mozzarella cheese. If I go.

Yeah, as we are near a large field and while we have owls, have caught a mouse in the house before. Gives me the yuck, but I have disposed of one. I tend to leave that removal to DH. No much fazes him.

 

[schumigirl]

Stick a fork in me........

It feels like Christmas day!! Full turkey dinner which is our normal Festive dish......appetiser and desserts followed by tea and Easter cake and some wine along the way........yep, full to bursting. Turkey was beautiful and it was well cooked thankfully......instinct is fine, but I do always use a meat thermometer just to be careful.

It`s been such a beautiful day here today and looks like tomorrow is much more of the same.......it`s nice to have the summer clothes out again and it does feel like we`ve turned a corner weather wise.....we hope.

Going to have a pot of tea soon.......

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[macraven]

Schumi
Sounds like the perfect meal for you and the fam.

Can never go wrong with turkey!
I love the drumsticks

 

[schumigirl]

Schumi
Sounds like the perfect meal for you and the fam.

Can never go wrong with turkey!
I love the drumsticks

lol....you and Tom could share!!!

It was a delicious meal.....even if I am singing my own praises.......

 

[macraven]

I find baking a turkey is easy

Once oiled and stuffed ( or naked), not much work to do
The second day for left over turkey is then turkey sandwiches !

 

[schumigirl]

I find baking a turkey is easy

Once oiled and stuffed ( or naked), not much work to do
The second day for left over turkey is then turkey sandwiches !

I always wonder the same thing when folks say turkey`s are awkward or they come out dry......loads and loads and loads of butter under the skin and on the outside too, then rashers of streaky bacon on top.......cannot be beaten!!

Yep, it`s one dish we enjoy the next day too......sandwiches at lunch, reheated in stock for dinner and I make turkey noodle soup with the leftovers......have we had this discussion earlier today mac.......lol.....I feel as if we have!

 

[Charade67]

Greetings everyone. Quiet day today. Church, lunch, laundry, nap. Now we are just waiting until race time. We ended up having lunch a Logan's with a couple of our friends.

Oh and yay for Charade to get new phones. Ack, with the projector not working at the movie theater you went to. As said when to a different one, Did you enjoy the movie? Did ask little one if she wanted to see it. It was a no, so I guess I can wait until it’s on free on cable or tv.

Yes, we all liked the movie. It answered some questions we had from the previous one. It was weird seeing someone else portraying Grindewald. I think there should be at least one more movie in the series.

Later night than expected yesterday. Got an SOS to go rescue DiL who managed to catch a mouse in a trap & couldn’t follow thru. It is quite a creepy process, some traps surely more humane that others. file it under you live & you learn.

Ugh! We had a mouse problem when we first moved to NC. There was a field behind our house when we first moved in, but then they started building more houses. That drove the mice out of the field and into our house. We tried humane traps at first, but the mice were too smart. We went to glue traps and eventually brought in Orkin.

Ooooh, nice. What color did you get? last go round i matched mine & case to Steelers colors .

I got a blue one (my favorite color) with a clear Otter Box case.

Cake did taste good, but I did get teased a lot about it.....might have worked for a horror movie! Your brownies will be fine.

I made a cake like that once. It looked awful, but at least it tasted good. It was like one of those Pinterest fails, except this was before Pinterest.

Most of my friends have iphones, and it annoys them the camera in mine is better than theirs......lol......but I`m honestly a big fan of android and it`s the Samsung S22 I have, just changed it last month from the S20 which was a good phone too.

Dh is Apple brand loyal, so we have only had iPhones once we switched to smart phones. The camera is the only thing I don't like about them. This new phone is supposed to have a much better camera. I haven't tried it out yet.

It feels like Christmas day!! Full turkey dinner which is our normal Festive dish......appetiser and desserts followed by tea and Easter cake and some wine along the way........yep, full to bursting. Turkey was beautiful and it was well cooked thankfully......instinct is fine, but I do always use a meat thermometer just to be careful.

Oh, yum! I usually think of ham for Easter, but I wouldn't say no to turkey.


Well, now I am hungry. I guess I should be thinking about starting dinner soon.
And speaking of food, I got great news yesterday. After being closed for just over 2 years my favorite Chinese restaurant is finally reopening their dining room tomorrow.

 

[schumigirl]

Greetings everyone. Quiet day today. Church, lunch, laundry, nap. Now we are just waiting until race time. We ended up having lunch a Logan's with a couple of our friends.


Yes, we all liked the movie. It answered some questions we had from the previous one. It was weird seeing someone else portraying Grindewald. I think there should be at least one more movie in the series.


Ugh! We had a mouse problem when we first moved to NC. There was a field behind our house when we first moved in, but then they started building more houses. That drove the mice out of the field and into our house. We tried humane traps at first, but the mice were too smart. We went to glue traps and eventually brought in Orkin.


I got a blue one (my favorite color) with a clear Otter Box case.


I made a cake like that once. It looked awful, but at least it tasted good. It was like one of those Pinterest fails, except this was before Pinterest.


Dh is Apple brand loyal, so we have only had iPhones once we switched to smart phones. The camera is the only thing I don't like about them. This new phone is supposed to have a much better camera. I haven't tried it out yet.


Oh, yum! I usually think of ham for Easter, but I wouldn't say no to turkey.


Well, now I am hungry. I guess I should be thinking about starting dinner soon.
And speaking of food, I got great news yesterday. After being closed for just over 2 years my favorite Chinese restaurant is finally reopening their dining room tomorrow.

Hope you find the camera better than the previous one.

We`ve never been to a Logan`s....there was something put me off and I can`t remember what it was........glad to hear your Chinese restaurant is fully opening again. Take out is nice, but we love the eating out experience and haven`t avoided restaurants at all since they all reopened.

Turkey is a big favourite of ours so we enjoy them when we can get fresh ones as opposed to frozen and that`s usually Easter and Christmas times. Ham is something we have weekly so not for special occasions and we often have our friends over (although not this year) and they are Jewish so they won`t eat any products like that, but we all love turkey. Although we do a large ham and pork items for buffets, but, just keep them seperated.






Warmish day, but not the sunshine that was promised. And promises we`ll be cooling down this week aren`t fun to read, I was getting used to being slightly warmer again. But, lovely lazy morning for us on this Bank Holiday for most folks......

Food is easy today....turkey and bacon on brioche baguettes for lunch with huge tomatoes from the farm store and will make a less fussy turkey dinner tonight. Then I`ll spend Tuesday making broth for Turkey soup with all the other bits of the turkey which are too good to waste.

Think we might wander out this afternoon for an hour or so, I ordered some items and they`ve arrived, so if we can get parked we`ll get them, if not back tomorrow.

Going to catch up with some friends and family today by phone/skype which will be nice.

Mid morning cuppa time......

Happy Easter Monday




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[Lynne G]

Ah a Monday, and the birds were chirping away, even some cooing heard close to window, even as I woke with the alarm. I think they are all saying, what the heck? Yep, we had a hard feeeze last night, and still below freezing right now.

Had a fabulous time with family, and did bring some home for DH and his mum.

But woke up today, after heard DH hacking up a lung, with a sore feeling throat and a stuffy nose. Took some medicine, and will be drinking that tea all day long. I hope I don’t get his cold, and little one was sniffling the other day too. I think now that all are about and around, colds and stomach viruses are back. Oh well, at least a cold tends to last about a week. Not running a fever, so I guess just not feeling my best right now. I can see a nap after I turn off the screen.

And so, it’s that back to routine for the 3 of the 4 of us. Oddly, older one has today off. That’s good, as he can go to the post office and mail our tax stuff. Yep, it’s the federal tax day deadline. Hehe, the day mailmen stand at the curb at the one City post office. That post office is inside the train station, and the road circles the station. So they let motorists not have to park, do a drop, and keep on going. Will be lots of traffic around post offices today. But kids will have time, as I think little one only has a late morning class. Have all ready for them. They are lucky, we pay our accountant to do the kids’ tax stuff too.

Thus, glad to hear Schumi had a wonderful Easter. Nice you have food for all to eat. Yay for Charade, having enjoyed the movie, and hope those that saw some white out there, hope warmer days for you. And me, hehe.

Most Marvelous Monday homies. It’s a Monday morning, sigh. I need that box of tissues and more tea. Darn. But ever so thankful I was not commuting today.

 

[Charade67]

Good morning. Everyone is sleeping in today except for the cat who has decided that he needs to run through the house meowing as loud as he can. Somehow B manages to sleep through this.

Dh had decided that he wants to go to another NASCAR race, so we have just booked a trip to Charlotte for Memorial Day weekend. B surprised us by saying that she wants to go too.

We`ve never been to a Logan`s....there was something put me off and I can`t remember what it was....

Could it have been the peanuts? They used to give you a bucket of peanuts at your table and allow you to throw the shells on the floor. They stopped doing that some time ago though.

But woke up today, after heard DH hacking up a lung, with a sore feeling throat and a stuffy nose. Took some medicine, and will be drinking that tea all day long. I hope I don’t get his cold, and little one was sniffling the other day too. I think now that all are about and around, colds and stomach viruses are back. Oh well, at least a cold tends to last about a week. Not running a fever, so I guess just not feeling my best right now. I can see a nap after I turn off the screen.

Yes, lots of rest for today. Hoping everyone is feeling better quickly.

B wants to do some shopping today before going back to school. I dread going out because it's supposed to rain all day.

 

[schumigirl]

Good morning. Everyone is sleeping in today except for the cat who has decided that he needs to run through the house meowing as loud as he can. Somehow B manages to sleep through this.

Dh had decided that he wants to go to another NASCAR race, so we have just booked a trip to Charlotte for Memorial Day weekend. B surprised us by saying that she wants to go too.


Could it have been the peanuts? They used to give you a bucket of peanuts at your table and allow you to throw the shells on the floor. They stopped doing that some time ago though.


Yes, lots of rest for today. Hoping everyone is feeling better quickly.

B wants to do some shopping today before going back to school. I dread going out because it's supposed to rain all day.

Yes, I remembered earlier that was the reason. We walked in and I turned and walked straight back out.....couldn`t have sat in that mess without brushing up!! Not for me at all......glad they`ve stopped it though, never saw the need to throw mess on the floor.

Yes, we had a nice sleep in this morning too......lovely!!





Well, we did go out after lunch, but came straight home again....Bank Holiday crowds were crazy at the retail park we visited, not going to line up to try and get into the car park. So we turned around and came home.

Sun is out, not as warm as they promised, but it is beautiful. Will get back out walking tomorrow even though it`s going to be cooler, I`m convinced good weather is on the way.....I`m an optimist.

Bought some lovely new teas a few days ago, going to make a pot now and see how one of them is. Sounds interesting I have to say, and we do have to finish off the last of the other Easter cake I made, tastes lovely, very fresh.

 

[macraven]

Kind of a cool day in my area but we will see a big change tomorrow or day after
Don’t have the heat on so it’s not that chilly here today

Did a few errands this morning and now for the big job I have to do today..

Ugh… clean out and reorganize my closet

It is a task I dread to do because always a few days later, I’ll be looking for an article of clothing ….

Hope all are having a great day!

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Finally getting to do a stop in - too bad it's Monday morning lol

Had a great quiet Easter. I was busy putzing around the house most of the weekend. No one could agree on what dessert was to be made - so I made three. Everyone wanted a different kind...sooooooooooooo needless to say, there is lots of left over dessert from the weekend. Good thing I can bring in the left overs and it will get eaten at work here. Plus whipped up some cinnamon buns to bake off yesterday morning. Tried my hand at soft dinner rolls too yesterday and they came out fabulous. I made both of those with the discard from my soudough starter. So far, it is working awesome!

Weather is still cold, grey and gross here. Thankfully no snow to have to drive or walk in...just brutally cold. Put on my mittens again to drive this morning I am really needing the warmth, and green to come around now. It's funny that as I'm getting older, and know what my body and mind need to feel my best -waiting for spring to arrive here makes for a very long wait. I understand why so many Canadians are snow birds for the winter.

Still fighting this cold. It's much better now, just seem to have a lingering cough. Might have to go see a Dr, and get steroids to clear it up. That is nothing new for me though. Hopefully it doesn't turn into something else now. Fingers crossed!

Tree pollen is very high right now, so I woke up sneezing this morning, shouldn`t be too long till it`s gone as it`s the only pollen that seems to irritate me. And the fields were all done last couple of days which doesn`t help. The fruit trees are all blooming too, looks beautiful, but not nice for the eyes and nose. Grass pollen up next, but that doesn`t bother me much.

Pollen season sucks. Ds and I are constantly need/sue meds to keep symptoms tolerable. Not a problem here yet, but it will come. Hopefully you get some relief soon.

I worry re rabies. the wild ones that do aren’t hard to spot…first too friendly, then they start to look as tho they are molting…look drunk…then look out…

Yup...we worry about rabid bats and skunks here. Have seen a few - especially growing up in the country and at the lake lot.

Watching Pretty Woman....need some light relief after John Wick and enjoying a starwberry daquiri or two......

OOOO one of my favorite movies. I tried watching the Joh Wick movies. Too violent for me. But dh and the boys LOVE them. As much as I love Keanu...I don't like or watch those movies.

Two turkeys cooked & ready to slice down tomorrow for dinner. Did lots of side dishes/prep work today as didn’t want to be chained to kitchen as the norm. Baskets are all made. Bubble bath is calling & maybe a tropical drink as I’ve pineapple juice on hand from draining cans for ambrosia

Yum!!!! Sounds like you were a very busy lady!!!!!

We decided to change cell phone carriers and also upgrade our phones. We all have nice, shiny, new iPhones now. Next we went to the mall for a late lunch and movie. We were supposed to be at the 3:30 show, but they were having problems with the projector. We decided to wait, hoping they would get it fixed, but by 4:15 it still wasn't working. They ended up offering us either a refund or to be moved to another show. The same movie was showing art 4:30 in a different theater, so we just opted to move.

Yay for new phones. It's always great to get an upgrade.

I know for here when things like that happen at our theaters, we will either get a voucher(s) to use another time or go into a different theater to watch it. The last time when the fire alarms went off...we each got 3 free vouchers for movies. We walked out with 12 vouchers for free movies! Since we paid for the boys to go...we kept the vouchers!!!! I'm glad you enjoyed the movie. Ds's and I will be checking it out in the next couple of weeks!

Interesting all do turkey. We have ham. And rye bread. As there are kids, and certainly candy will be around, baked mini cup cakes, and when was out yesterday, bought cute baking cups, and colorful sprinkles. So last night, the house smelled good. My family are not big cake eaters, but these are like a two bite, and if leftover, all will take some home. Only baked a dozen, and there’s 15 of us, so would be fine if all gone instead. May pick up some ice cream on the way, as all enjoy that. Most of our groceries are open, though with more like the usual shorter Sunday hours, with some closing a hour or two shorter than usual Sunday closing time.

We are a turkey family for special occasions. I do make ham at least once a month as well. It's just so handy for leftovers during the week.

Once oiled and stuffed ( or naked), not much work to do
The second day for left over turkey is then turkey sandwiches !

That's how I feel about turkey and chicken. It is just so easy to put into the oven and let it bake, then you can do so much with the left overs from it. I make roast chicken at least 2x a month.

Dh had decided that he wants to go to another NASCAR race, so we have just booked a trip to Charlotte for Memorial Day weekend. B surprised us by saying that she wants to go too.

Fun!!!! I know dh is looking at one of the Talladega in fall. He found super cheap flights for a weekend. He hasn't pulled the trigger yet, but I'm thinking he might soon, as we really enjoyed Daytona. I can't wait to do another race , but the boys are now finally interested in going with dh. So we will see what happens.

Well, I should be heading out for lunch.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Sue M]

Happy Easter all or whatever holiday you may be celebrating this weekend.

Later night than expected yesterday. Got an SOS to go rescue DiL who managed to catch a mouse in a trap & couldn’t follow thru. It is quite a creepy process, some traps surely more humane that others. file it under you live & you learn.

Brownies in the oven, forgot to check the start time, will just have to wing it. That’s what happens when you bake before fully ingesting that 1st cuppa View attachment 662957

Ooooh, nice. What color did you get? last go round i matched mine & case to Steelers colors .

Noticed on last ATT bill, we finally paid off our iphones. First person who mentions getting new ones will be sent to the bad boy corner

PA, western to be specific. It was lightly snowing this am when i took the pooch out. Thankfully, not sticking on ground.

Modified spread this year since missing two DS & don’t have to make their specific favorite items

always happy to set an extra plate at our table

Haha I fully admit to not being a ’pretty’ baker. Thankfully, it generally tastes good

One of my DS went to Samsung’s newest something or other model this summer. Drives me nuts I can’t send him text messages from my ipad. He loves it tho, did say quite the learning curve

lynne nice your family enjoys foods for the holiday from both religious cultures. My ham will go into oven around noon. I generally do a southern version for holidays as all tend to like it vs the sticky glazes, nicely basted in coke & brown sugar.

Still on fence as to offering up Mac & cheese or pierogi as one of the sides

Omg! I wouldn’t be able to “follow thru”. yikes. I used to have a cat, and he left a present in the basement rec room. I couldn’t take it out of the house. It was dead. Thru a towel over it and waitEd for husband to come home!

You can send text from iPad to android. Do it all the time. My youngest has an android. I can’t remember the setting you have to change. But google it. The setting is on iPhone.

 

[Sue M]

Happy Easter Monday! Leaving in awhile to go for coffee with a couple of friends. Rainy day AGAIN ugh.

But Easter Sunday was sunny! Went to church. Everyone wearing masks.
Got home and was getting side dishes prepped, potatoes pealed etc. when I get the phone call from youngest. They aren’t coming to dinner She went out with a couple of friends Saturday, and Sunday morning one of the friends started feeling sick and tested positive. Ugh. She had a vague scratchy throat but chalked it up to allergies. So now daughter has to quarantine. So sad she and fiancé couldn’t be here.

Eggs were hidden! Lol. But her BFF and husband came anyway. They‘re like family. The girls have been best friends since grade 9. So my oldest and them did have fun hunting. I think a crow got one egg. Saw an empty wrapper!

Dinner was ham and turkey plus sides of stuffing, mashed potatoes, yam & pineapple casserole, plus veggies. My brother-in-law and girlfriend brought dessert.

Today is a stat holiday here do like Lynne no garbage pickup today!

Charade enjoy your new phones!

Pumpkin do you have off today?

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Pumpkin do you have off today?

Nope...at work today. We had Friday off for Good Friday. Since we are retail/wholesale no 4 day bankers weekend here I sure could have used another day off lol. Oh well, we are going into our slow time of the year, so my work load is pretty light right now.

 

[schumigirl]

Finally getting to do a stop in - too bad it's Monday morning lol

Had a great quiet Easter. I was busy putzing around the house most of the weekend. No one could agree on what dessert was to be made - so I made three. Everyone wanted a different kind...sooooooooooooo needless to say, there is lots of left over dessert from the weekend. Good thing I can bring in the left overs and it will get eaten at work here. Plus whipped up some cinnamon buns to bake off yesterday morning. Tried my hand at soft dinner rolls too yesterday and they came out fabulous. I made both of those with the discard from my soudough starter. So far, it is working awesome!

Weather is still cold, grey and gross here. Thankfully no snow to have to drive or walk in...just brutally cold. Put on my mittens again to drive this morning I am really needing the warmth, and green to come around now. It's funny that as I'm getting older, and know what my body and mind need to feel my best -waiting for spring to arrive here makes for a very long wait. I understand why so many Canadians are snow birds for the winter.

Still fighting this cold. It's much better now, just seem to have a lingering cough. Might have to go see a Dr, and get steroids to clear it up. That is nothing new for me though. Hopefully it doesn't turn into something else now. Fingers crossed!


Pollen season sucks. Ds and I are constantly need/sue meds to keep symptoms tolerable. Not a problem here yet, but it will come. Hopefully you get some relief soon.

Yup...we worry about rabid bats and skunks here. Have seen a few - especially growing up in the country and at the lake lot.

OOOO one of my favorite movies. I tried watching the Joh Wick movies. Too violent for me. But dh and the boys LOVE them. As much as I love Keanu...I don't like or watch those movies.

Yum!!!! Sounds like you were a very busy lady!!!!!

Yay for new phones. It's always great to get an upgrade.

I know for here when things like that happen at our theaters, we will either get a voucher(s) to use another time or go into a different theater to watch it. The last time when the fire alarms went off...we each got 3 free vouchers for movies. We walked out with 12 vouchers for free movies! Since we paid for the boys to go...we kept the vouchers!!!! I'm glad you enjoyed the movie. Ds's and I will be checking it out in the next couple of weeks!

We are a turkey family for special occasions. I do make ham at least once a month as well. It's just so handy for leftovers during the week.

That's how I feel about turkey and chicken. It is just so easy to put into the oven and let it bake, then you can do so much with the left overs from it. I make roast chicken at least 2x a month.

Fun!!!! I know dh is looking at one of the Talladega in fall. He found super cheap flights for a weekend. He hasn't pulled the trigger yet, but I'm thinking he might soon, as we really enjoyed Daytona. I can't wait to do another race , but the boys are now finally interested in going with dh. So we will see what happens.

Well, I should be heading out for lunch.

Have a great day everyone!

lol.....funnily enough I don`t like Keanu Reeves, but did like those films which are not usually movies I`m fond of, but those gripped me.

Love Pretty Woman......

Yep, roast chicken or ham is a weekly dish here, I love making stock from the chicken in winter for the nicest soup ever!

Easter sounded a lot of fun and several desserts are always excellent to have!

Happy Easter Monday! Leaving in awhile to go for coffee with a couple of friends. Rainy day AGAIN ugh.

But Easter Sunday was sunny! Went to church. Everyone wearing masks.
Got home and was getting side dishes prepped, potatoes pealed etc. when I get the phone call from youngest. They aren’t coming to dinner She went out with a couple of friends Saturday, and Sunday morning one of the friends started feeling sick and tested positive. Ugh. She had a vague scratchy throat but chalked it up to allergies. So now daughter has to quarantine. So sad she and fiancé couldn’t be here.

Eggs were hidden! Lol. But her BFF and husband came anyway. They‘re like family. The girls have been best friends since grade 9. So my oldest and them did have fun hunting. I think a crow got one egg. Saw an empty wrapper!

Dinner was ham and turkey plus sides of stuffing, mashed potatoes, yam & pineapple casserole, plus veggies. My brother-in-law and girlfriend brought dessert.

Today is a stat holiday here do like Lynne no garbage pickup today!

Charade enjoy your new phones!

Pumpkin do you have off today?

Shame your daughter couldn`t make it, hope she`s doing ok.

Nope...at work today. We had Friday off for Good Friday. Since we are retail/wholesale no 4 day bankers weekend here I sure could have used another day off lol. Oh well, we are going into our slow time of the year, so my work load is pretty light right now.

Oh I thought most folks had a four day weekend as we do here for Easter.....although stores are open, they only close Easter Sunday here. Restaurants and pubs are still open though.

Kind of a cool day in my area but we will see a big change tomorrow or day after
Don’t have the heat on so it’s not that chilly here today

Did a few errands this morning and now for the big job I have to do today..

Ugh… clean out and reorganize my closet

It is a task I dread to do because always a few days later, I’ll be looking for an article of clothing ….

Hope all are having a great day!

Oh that can be a big job organising closets......yep, many times I`ve cleared things around then can`t find anything.......I should leave well alone, but I can`t help myself!!

Hope you`re having a great day too......






Turkey was still very buttery tonight, still smells a little like Christmas for some reason, but delicious. I did make some roast potatoes, but we had so much turkey on our plates, we hardly touched them or the veg......straight to the trash bin then. But, turkey is the star of the dish.

Cooling down a little tonight, going to be cloudy again so we may miss the four planets aligning, you`ll see it with the naked eye with no need for a telescope if you`re in the right part of the world. Should be visible for the next few nights, so hoping the cloud clears and we get a good view.

New tea was a little odd.....hibiscus and something in an Oolong blend......not sure I liked it as much as others, but will give it another go. Might just have some regular tea in the morning.

New book has been chosen.....she promises it`ll be a little raunchy and a lot of fun....thank goodness, some light relief! Will find out Thursday.......

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Cooling down a little tonight, going to be cloudy again so we may miss the four planets aligning, you`ll see it with the naked eye with no need for a telescope if you`re in the right part of the world. Should be visible for the next few nights, so hoping the cloud clears and we get a good view.

With the cloud cover here, doubtful we will get to see it either

I heard the forecast on the new while I was driving over lunch...snow heading our way tomorrow Gosh, I'm soooo ready for warmer weather and seeing some green.

 

[Lynne G]

Ooh quite the noisy rain, as I woke up from a 3 hour nap. Said snow in the area not far North of me. Sigh. Fight between older one and little one. And I’m siding with little one on this one. We had the heater turned on, but 59 said the thermostat. Older one felt hot, so he turned it off. When our thermostat said 59 degrees inside, I told older one, to wear just shorts. And turned the heater on, to read 70 degrees. Sigh. We are don’t even set the house thermostat that low in a boiling Summer. And a rainy night we will have. Heard more loud rain now. Saying rain will continue until the wee hours. But tomorrow is to be dry, so at least taco eating won’t be in the rain.

Aww, when I said feed a cold, little one made me mac and cheese and BLT sandwich. It’s so good tasting. With a sore throat and stuffy nose, that hit the spot, as taste I did not loose. And so, Pumpkin, I hope you feel back to normal soon.

And of all the days I get sick, have to commute tomorrow. At least I do have a box of tissues in the car and still in my office. Will take the drug bottle with me, though, as took all food and medicine out of my office when I left. But who knew it would be over 2 years before the even start of back to that routine that starts next month.

And so, I’m so ready for the nicer weather that is to be at the end of this week. And thankful, while the outside thermometer says 40 degrees, it’s just a cold and somewhat icy sounding rain, and not snow.

Well, after that ever so late dinner, I’m ready for an early bedtime. It’s been awhile since I got sick, but I think the first full day of feeling sick, is the worse. At least that’s what I hope. I was so tired feeling today. Though some of that could be blamed on the very unsettled bedmate last night. He knows to leave me alone when I take that dinner time started nap. Good thing is, while I can wake up when hear someone, or something, like loud rain, and then I tend to be able to go back to sleep. Not always when it’s a noisy bedmate. Sigh.

At least tomorrow Mac will have that Taco Bell meal, and all can enjoy a taco or two. And hope all not feeling well, get better very soon, and hope all have that awesome Spring day with glorious sunny skies.

Not the usual night owl. You could chat with little one. I swear I heard her at 3 am bedtime last night. Older one is also a night owl, but he’ll be to bed a bit earlier today, as he also has work tomorrow. Funny week for him. On and off, then working the rest of the week, and all this coming weekend. Thus, I’m thinking will be a little one and me weekend. And car goes into shop for its yearly maintenance on Friday. Hence, yay, and very thankful it’s a short week because of it.

Ooh my, that rain is blowing hard against the house. That dark and wind blown rainy night? Nope, no creature from the black lagoon seen yet.

Have a good night all. Peace out, well from a not so nice weather night having homie, well yeah, it’s still is good night for me. Aww Monday is almost done, and so am I.