Nice day

 We had a nice sunny day here..just about half the air temperature of Belize.

Jen sent this photo from the resort in Belize.

Thursday Far Guy had his weekly infusion, I went to Walmart Pickup, Aldi and Hobby Lobby and still waited for him in the parking lot.  All four medical appointments are done for the week...Friday is our day off! Next week we have four appointments...mostly me for a change of pace.  Taking turns I guess.

I am tweeking the last of the photographs to be printed for the photo albums I have been working on...I can see the end in sight! 

Happy Birthday today to our nieces Katie and Bethany! 

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Cold

 It is cold here.  

We have enough snow, we have enough cold. 

Far Guy and I had a quiet day, he ventured out to the mail box and that was his outside activity for the day. I opened the door and took a photo for your enjoyment.

Far Guy is organizing his medications, woodcarving and making ice for the ice bin...there are three of us that like the softer smaller ice cubes that the on the counter ice machine makes! 

I did some laundry and completed my photo album project 2026 for now...yeah me!!  I must go through some archived photos and order reprints...I will put that on my list to BE tackled at a later date....before Winter ends for sure.

We made a pan of lasagna for supper.

Minnesota weather: High -13F or -25C  Low was -26F or -32C eh! 

Here is the weather warning.

The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 55 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 5 minutes.

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Blowing Snow

 We have been indoors since Friday noon.  It has snowed and the wind has been horrid.  Wind chill temperatures are in the -30s below zero.  On Sunday most of the roads in the Red River Valley were closed. 

Andy made Calzones for supper and Noah joined us as he lives just two blocks away from us. 

I watched a season of Hi Jack on Apple TV it was really good.  I am making progress on the photo albums.  The Grands albums are caught up with for now through 2024.  I am working on the family albums now and I completed 1972-1986... previously I did 1951-1972  in an album for myself.  Progress is happening and I hope to finish up this week.  Well mostly finish anyways there are some photos that I have taken that must be ordered as prints as I want to include them in the album.  It seems to be an ongoing kind of project that grows as I try to contain it!

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Pretty Blanket

 I finished another blanket.

It is a very pretty turquoise/aqua  color.  I believe I know who this one will be gifted to. 

Far Guy had his weekly infusion on Friday afternoon.  I ran errands to Walmart and Aldi, then we went out for lunch.  I returned to clean a bathroom, do some laundry and take care of a few things on my list that swirl around in my head...just as the wind swirls the snow around...then I had a nap!

I need to BEgin another blanket.  The weather is perfect for starting projects...we are in a Winter Storm Watch and a Blizzard Warning.  The wind is really howling outside.  

Minnesota Weather; High 9F or -13C  low was -5F or -21C eh! Snowy and blowing. 

Since we went out to lunch supper became quite easy.  Chili, cheese and crackers.  No Cooking just warming up!

My Photo Album project is coming along, the Grand's photo albums are caught up with for now...I still need to order their 2025 photos for their albums.  I sorted to decades when I pulled the photos from the albums and marked them by year, now I have sorted the years....1972-2023.  Next comes the year sorted into months...then I can put them all in albums.  There is a method to my madness. 

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Book Club: January 2026

 I enjoyed the recent book club read.  I give it a 9 out of a 10.  It is historical fiction that takes place in the early 1950's in Washington DC.   Kate Quinn wrote The Briar Club.

All of the gals at book club enjoyed the book.

Thursday was a quiet day around here, I did some laundry and cleaned out two drawers in the kitchen. 

I made supper...some of those small rock lobsters and steak along with some crispy tater rounds and coleslaw.  Andy is off to a Vex Robotics tournament...he doesn't like any kind of fish or seafood....so we had it in his absence.

Minnesota weather; High 37F or 3C Low was 10F or -12C eh! We are in a Winter weather advisory until Friday evening...snow and wind.

I continue to work on the big sort of photographs for albums. I hope to finish in the next week maybe two....by February 1st for sure!  I have updated 3 out of 5 of the Grands albums. 

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Tiny House

 Far Guy and Jen have been working on a tiny model house.  It has hours and hours of work. 

It has lights and everything!  I love the little porch swing on the upper deck. 

I asked how they would dust it??? 

They have been working on it while I have been sorting photos.  The big sort has expanded...I ran into a bunch of photos of the Grands so those are being added to their photo albums.  One Grand album done and four to go.  Progress is slow.  When I get all five albums done I can resume the big sort!  Decades will be sorted into years in chronological order...COD you know. 

I had a PT appointment yesterday.  We have a weather system moving in and I can sure tell it.  I had to have a morning rest yesterday....usually I do not lay down in the morning...laying down with a hot rice bag eliminates my pain. 

Minnesota weather: High 12F or -11C  Low was 8F or -13C.  It cooled off before the stormy weather moves in on Thursday. 

Supper: BLT's.

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Appointments and dogs

 All of Far Guy’s medical appointments went well. Return in one year, one month and two months.  It was a full day with three appointments. One was at a new location but we found it easy enough. 

We had breakfast for supper, Far Guy made the potatoes, I warmed up the little smokies and ham and Andy made the eggs….so it was a group effort! 

It was a beautiful day with the highs in the 30’sF. We hardly needed a heavy parka! 

I am still sorting photos. Still. It keeps me out of trouble. 

Four of our Shetland Sheepdogs or “Shelties” that were a part of our family for years. 1986 to 2001. 

Misty, Moses, G’day Mate and Captain.  All Shelties with different personalities. Misty and Moses had a litter of four puppies and Mate and Captain were part of that litter. 

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Progress

 I am doing a deep sort of all the photos that I have with me.   I brought a huge tote of photos with me.  I will guess that I brought about 3,000 photos with me.  I am making progress.  I have begun the sort for our own album/albums.  I have mostly finished with our daughter's albums. So there is forward progress. 

It all takes time.  Since we have a few less Doctor appointments I do have some time.  I discovered that I should have brought Far Guy's album with me to redo...alas it is back at home.  Oh well I will get to it someday.  In the meantime photos that should be included in his album are being sorted.

Some things you even forget you have.  Like this old postcard photo taken back before there were zip codes...there were other codes...E84E  what ever that means.  We owned this resort from 1987 to 1995.  So it is a bit of our history.   I would guess the photo was taken in the 1940's -1950's.

Interesting that the old metal glider was there.  Far Guy took off the old paint and repainted it and put new wood on it and it was just like new and people used it all the time:) FYI the photograph must have been taken at the waters edge or else the photographer stood in the water. 

Far Guy's Infusion went well...only one stick for the IV !  I went to Aldi and bought fruit. 

Minnesota weather; High was 29 F or -2C  Low was 13F or -11C.  Nice weather for January.  However every place you walk there is ice.  Oh well January is only 1/3 done we still have time for a brutal Minnesota Winter!

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Quiet Day on Thursday

 We had a quiet day on Thursday.  I slept late as we had no place to be. I did some laundry, cleaned out a drawer and a cabinet in the kitchen (if I do one a day soon they will all be cleaned out before you know it) and worked on my photo album project.  Far Guy and I watched a movie in the afternoon.  I do appreciate quiet days!

Far Guy's weekly infusions have been switched to Friday mornings for all of January. 

We had leftovers for supper...no cooking only warming up.  Soup is often better on the second day anyway! 

Minnesota weather: It rained.  High was 28 F or -2C  Low was 2F or -17C eh! 

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Still Frosty

 Frosty again yesterday.  

Far Guy played chauffeur and dropped me off at the grocery store door and picked me up again when I was done. 

Supper last night was pretzel bun hamburger Philly cheese,  Yukon Gold smashed potatoes with cheese and for fruit grapes and kiwi fruit.   Can you tell I cooked...I do like potatoes most anyway they are made. The small Yukon Golds are boiled then smashed (I should have used parchment paper or a silicone mat instead of aluminum foil) anyway top the smashed potato with a bit of butter and cheese then pop into the oven for awhile. 

I worked on my photo album project in the afternoon. Jen's album is pretty much done.  Old empty albums tossed in the trash 2. 

Minnesota weather; High 22F or -6C  Low was 17F or -8C eh!  Mighty fine weather for January!

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