I do like a Tootsie Pop! Grape or cherry...orange in a pinch. Far Guy likes the brown ones. At home I have a jar full of them and our Grands knew they would get one for their trip home after a visit.
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I finished Great Grandson Hey Mikey's green and white scarf with fringes. He posed for a photo last night when his Mom brought him over! He said it is exactly what he wanted.
Onto the next project! I have so many to choose from...possibly bootties for Baby K's cold feet:)
We have a really busy week. Ten yes count them ten medical appointments. We had nine last week so we have hit an all time high.
The time change is really difficult for me. I am still fighting it! I had a long nap on Tuesday afternoon.
Salad topped with chicken was what's for supper.
Minnesota weather; The weather channel says the high was 51 F and Low of 30F but you could have fooled me...it was real frosty when we headed out at 7:30 am.
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It was an alarming day first thing in the morning, the sump pump alarm was going off so we hollered for help from Andy. Nothing like being awake at o dark thirty. I think we are all struggling with the time change...Sadie too.
We relaxed and napped during the day. We watched the movie Hey God Its me Margaret. A very enjoyable movie. Far Guy even laughed a few times.
We need the weekend to rest up for the radiation treatments next week. Five down fifteen to go. So far no huge side effects from the radiation, he uses a special radiation cream a number of times during the day. His Doctor suggested a new med to help with his anxiety...well that was not a good idea because the side effects were horrid. Hopefully we have him back on track again for a bit with his meds.
I started a new hoodie/ scarf with pockets for Cee Cee...she and her brother both had requests for me. Hey Mikey wants a green and white striped scarf with fringe AND both said make us mittens...so I am going to try to knit some mittens. It will be an adventure. I have attempted crochet mittens but just don't like how they turn out....so knitting it is....I believe I recall attempting to knit some about 40 years ago.
Here is a photo of Sadie...I played with removing the background...as the other three people in the photo were not looking at me.
As you can see she is one beauty of a dog!
As we made supper...Tacos and Far Guy's Italian Sausage, Chili with no beans, philly cream cheese and velveeta cheese dip we noticed strange white things in the air outside floating past the windows.
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Here in the city Up North there are still a few very golden trees hanging onto their leaves. In the neighboring big city residents can pile leaves up next to the street and the city comes by with a huge leaf sucker upper and gets rid of them! How perfect is that!
Back at home the Tamaracks or Larch have turned into a golden glow.
Far Guy had his second radiation treatment. He had to wait quite a long time because one radiation delivery machine was not available..they have two...so that makes everyone wait. Far Guy is not such a good waiting person anymore. I dropped him off at the door because parking is just the most miserable thing around the Cancer Center...I parked a block away and waited for him to text me when he was done. I read my book for book club while I waited.
I hear that the S word is being mentioned for the weekend...the weather is turning to Winter just like that!
I am still not happy with the Falling Back...it makes me tired and cranky.
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The far tree is Larix laricina also known as Tamarack or Larch.
Uffda. I hate the time change...I dislike the dwindling daylight hours. Someone said "Welcome darkness my old friend."
November is not my favorite month of the year...it is the brown month here in Minnesota everything is a different shade of brown.
Brown is so boring...how about some blue? Like the waters of the Caribbean...nope not happening...only blue dishes.
It snowed and snowed. Andy and Jen moved lots of snow...must be way over 8 inches of new snow and it is blowing around. It is a blizzard.
I worked on cards and my Nordic Afghan was finished shortly before supper!! Yeah me! I will take a photo of it when it stops snowing.
Far Guy woodcarved.
Andy tore a hole in the wall upstairs made a doorway and put up shitrock and made the old opening into a wall...I suspect that custom cabinets will fill a huge walk in closet and this is just step one.
Jen sewed on her newest project.
One more day of windy crappy weather...the blizzard might be over by noon on Sunday.
How about a photo that is partially Springy as we remember that only the clocks are springing ahead.
Remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms...I don't care if you say your batteries are not dead yet...spend the money on batteries...you are worth it.
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There was snow in the air when I laid down for my Sunday afternoon nap.
I woke up to snow on the ground. The wind howled most of the afternoon...so the wind chill is a tad chilly. Our high was 39 F or 4 C and it dropped from there.
This is our third snow but I doubt it will stay...we may have freezing rain by the end of the week...I would just as soon that it get cold enough to snow instead warm enough for freezing rain...typical Minnesota crappy November weather.
Far Guy turned most of the clocks back...I am certain there are a few of them that we forgot. Far Guy changed the batteries in the smoke alarms. The Carbon Monoxide detector needs a different battery and it is on our shopping list. I hate the time change....it takes me a week or two to adjust.
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Changing the time is always hard on me, I get a headache, body aches and I want to nap non stop. How can one lousy hour make so much of a mess in my body.
Everyone is home from Spring Break and Sadie was happy to see her people. Her tail was wagging nonstop. She has been on walks everyday and went for a car ride! Sadie likes this change! So much more exciting than the old foggies.
Far Guy and I did a bit of shopping...purchased bath towels and rugs for the bathroom at home and a new shower head. We are having some plumbing work done after we get home...a new hot water heater and new high rise toilets will be installed.
Gas is $3.89 a gallon here. I use coupons from the grocery store and save 12 cents a gallon. We don't use very much gas being in town for the winter.
I have noticed that some grocery prices are going up...milk, bread, butter, apples and meat for example.
Yesterday Andy bought a pie to celebrate pi day, if we are too far away to celebrate St Urho's Day this week we might as well celebrate with a pie for a change.
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I will share their stories about their favorite Christmas gift!
My favorite Christmas gift was a doll that I received when I was when about 5 years old. She had curly hair and was just about the same height that I was!
