2024 Project 365 – Week Eighteen

Dr. M and I have been busy busy, so this selection of photos is…interesting.
Sunday, April 28^th                  
Dr. M & went to a Celebration of Life service for his Aunt Judy (and about 180 other people). It was hosted by Atrium Health and was a lovely service. If you look closely you can see Dr. M getting ready to light a candle for Judy.
 

Monday, April 29^th     
Peaches is making her debut for the summer. Pretty!
 

Tuesday, April 30^th                             
Dr. M’s dad got new glasses. He was so glad – he’d broken his other ones and really missed them!
 

Wednesday, May 1^st      
My doctor had asked me to monitor my blood pressure (she’s thinking of adjusting my meds). Think she should?
 

Thursday, May 2^nd                                 
TBT – my brother and me with my Aunt Lila. Aren’t we adorable? We were putting money in the jar for the NC Baptist Children’s Home offering. That photo was on the cover of their publication that month.

Friday, May 3^rd             
I was shocked! Shocked I say!
 

Late afternoon snack. There’s oatmeal somewhere under there.
 

Saturday, May 4^th                                
The recycle bin under my desk (I worked for a while today.) I don’t have a Sundrop problem. Why do you ask?
 

I worked late almost every day last week (and skipped lunch most days). We have a coworker out and it’s open enrollment and there’s that new system we’ve been working on. It’s a little intense. My coworkers are already being extra nice around me because they don’t want to see Scary Dana. Ha! What’s going on in your world?

2019 Project 365 – Week Six

Last week I mentioned all my technology woes. They continued into this week. The copier got resolved, but then I found out that the fire system, which uses a phone line for monitoring, was no longer working. Someone came to fix it, but their fix disabled the fax line again. I told someone that I felt like I was playing whack-a-mole (which is a very disturbing game, if you ask me). Now we need a whole new system for the fire monitoring (cellular instead of phone line). I’m pretty sure that all the savings we’re getting with the new phone/internet plan is being eaten up with service calls & new equipment. However, the internet is about 99 times faster, so IT’S ALL WORTH IT. At least that’s the story I’m telling myself.

Sunday, February 3^rd                                  

New scarf. One of my goals this year is to make things that can be part of my regular wardrobe.

Monday, February 4^th                

The only picture from today – this is our recalcitrant copier which is now behaving.

Tuesday, February 5^th                                               

Furniture. I like this set a lot.

Wednesday, February 6^th                                              

My (early) Valentine from my Valentine – a necklace to match my current favorite earrings. From our friend’s shop – check it out here! (You really should check out her stuff – she has some fun, funky, lovely things.)

Chickadee!        

I had to laugh at this one. I posted it on Instagram & Facebook & said “Caption this. #tbt third grade.” I have several things to say about this. First of all, I posted this on Wednesday, not Thursday. Second, I look stoned. Third, please note the notch in my bangs. Yep – I tried to cut them myself. The first of many times – I got better at it.

Thursday, February 7^th                                                 

I finished this audio book today. I love this series because it reminds me of my time in Zambia – there is a lot of meandering to get the mystery solved. Also, the narrator is really good.

Friday, February 8^th                                                 

More furniture.

Saturday, February 9^th

The battery on the Bugly died. Please note the very conveniently placed sway bar right over the battery – Dr. M had to remove the fuse box to get to the screws to remove the bar so he could get the battery out.

While Dr. M was working on the car I decided to do a very primitive repair on his favorite cotton blanket (he likes to turn himself into a Dr. M burrito when he sleeps). I am really not very good at sewing, but I was pleased to at least stop the unraveling (for now). While I had the sewing kit out, I sewed buttons back onto two pairs of pants. I felt quite domestic!

I’m just not even going to have any technology hopes for this week. Que Sera Sera is what I say!

Monday Miscellaney

Well, I have quite the slate of miscellaneous items for you today. Let's get right to it, shall we?

First, I just finished the most hilarious book. Its brand of humor is probably not for everyone, but I totally enjoyed it. It's a murder mystery, by Mark Schweizer, and the main character is the chief of police of a small NC mountain town. He is also the organist at the local Episcopal church, a millionaire, and a wannabe whodunnit author in the style of Raymond Chandler. The book I just finished, The Mezzo Work Mink, is the 6th in the series. So funny.

Today I posted the last of the seven day nature challenge pictures. Here's a collage, featuring (in no particular order): Pansies from my dad's yard, a stone garden ornament from his yard, moss from Dr. M's dad's yard, Pinky McPinkerson yearning for spring, a daylily shoot from our yard, and an actual crocus from our back yard!

The other day I went into the Rite Aid & did a double take. What the heck? I looked closer and these gentlemen are solar garden lights! I am so excited - totally going to go back & pick up a couple for our yard.

On Thursday I posted this Throwback Thursday picture on Facebook. I love how solemn we all look. And someone should have told me to stand up straight!

Yesterday I went to meet some fellow Ohio Temperature Blanket ladies, but for a variety of reasons I was the only one to show. I stayed for a bit working on another project (a special request braided cowl - she wanted pink & white). Then I went to buy more yarn. Ha!

Speaking of crochet, here is square #2 of pattern #5. Now that I have more yarn I'll get started on this pattern in my third blanket's colors. 

So, how was your week?

Throwback Thursday

1980-something - my brother & I looking sharp. I was also wearing a fabulous pair of corduroy knickers, like the berry ones here. Ha!

Throwback Thursday

I feel as though I've shared this photo on my blog before, but I can't remember, so you probably can't either, right?

P.S. My brother loves it when I share this photo. Ha! I don't know why he minds - I look at least as dorky as he does, if not more :)

Throwback Thursday

Just hanging out in a bucket on my grandmother's front porch with my Aunt Lila. I don't know why I'm in a bucket. But you can tell that I thought I was the stuff! Also, I have a memory of being terrified by Lad - but I don't look very scared, do I?

Throwback Thursday

Another brother/sister duo. 1980. I have no idea what we were doing - I'm sure my mother was behind whatever it was!

P.S. I used the HDR setting on PicMonkey to electrify those birds for yesterday's post :)

Is this the party to whom I am speaking?

I don't know why I used that title - this post is answering questions and addressing comments. Because I apparently can't be bothered to comment on my posts.

Regarding yesterday's post, my brother says that maybe we were doing jumping jacks. That sounds like crazy talk to me - I don't remember volunteering to do any kind of exercise at that age! That lamp in the background was made by my grandfather (maybe - I seem to remember having that myth debunked, but I need to check with my dad & get back to you).

I have nothing to say about Squirrel Wednesday. Except - I've already seen the picture for the next Squirrel Wednesday.

Darla asked how I read so many books. I actually don't really nearly as many as I used to. I blame blogging & Facebook. The only way that I get through as many as I do now is because of audio books. My long commute (nearly 2 hours each day), and listening to books while I walk, gets me through a book pretty quickly. My kindle books on the other hand seem to take forever to get finished. I need to quit playing Hearts & read!!

Well, speaking of reading, I need to get ready to go gazelle. Our book club is listening to Serial (that podcast about a murder from 1999). It's not exactly a book, but it's pretty good so far.

Throwback Thursday

My parents, sometime in the 70s. Perhaps this was taken before one of Daddy's barbershop quartet concerts? I'm surprised Mom let someone (me?) take a picture of them kissing - she was more of a slap him away not in front of the kids kind of a lady. Ha!

I'm not sure WHAT I'm doing here - but it looks like I'm anticipating that I'd be moving to Ohio in a few years! And, oh look - my perm is growing out...

Throwback Thursday

My handsome brother helping to paint my bedroom as a surprise. I don't remember exactly when he did it, but I think maybe it was a welcome home from Zambia gift?

If so, then it was 1988 this is what I was doing just before I got home & saw it :)

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday

Heading out with daddy. After looking at that rolling chair thing I decided that I must be an antique - ha!

Wayback Wednesday

Since tomorrow is Christmas I decided to post my throwback pictures today. These are from Christmas 1977 - we had a Polaroid camera & obviously enjoyed taking pictures with it. In the pictures are my dad, mom, brother, and me - with a family shot with my dad's parents, two of his sisters, and a couple of cousins at the end.

Daddy looks a little bit like Sheldon Cooper here doesn't he?

Happy Christmas Eve everyone!

P.S. - bonus shot of our old dog Alexander :)

Throwback Thursday

My poor brother - I did warn him that I was going to post this picture of us. His Army son came home for Christmas yesterday, so I thought this was a good time to post it. I'm wearing my dad's National Guard coveralls, and J is wearing... well you can see what he's wearing. He says at least his hat, purse, & shoes matched!

P.S. Check out Dr. M's throwback post to a Christmas poem past: here.

Throwback Thursday

My brother & me - Christmas 1988 or so. Cell phone picture of a picture in a frame at my dad's house. My teeth are freakishly white! How bizarre! I can assure you, they have never looked like that in real life :)

Throw Back Thursday

1982 or 1983? A college trip to Washington D.C. Me in my very fancy jelly shoes & short skirt. It was all a little bit more risque than my usual attire. I got whistled at in Georgetown! I'm pretty sure I was relieved to go back to my bluejeans...

P.S. I added the penguin just now. He wasn't really sitting there when the picture was taken.

Throwback Thursday

Oh those 80s...

TBT - Happy Birthday to My Old Man!

Almost 24 years ago I married this fabulous, complicated, moody, hilarious, fierce, generous man.

Happy birthday dear heart!