Another lazy day

 Well... here it is, just past 11 am and I am still in my pj's. Haven't been feeling too well so it will be another lazy day!

I have been talking about retiring from bear making when I get to 7,000 bears or bear friends. That gets closer every day. So I have been going through my material stash and cutting out bears ( and mice). 

Last night I cut out two mice... I think I will cut out a bear later today when I "manage" to get dressed....These latest are fairly small so I can sit in my recliner and hand sew them with a cup of coffee , hot chai tea or hot cider by my side!!

Later... did finally get dressed. Then I boiled eggs for egg and black olive sandwiches ( dinner)... peeled and chopped them and put them in a covered container to cool in the fridge. Don't want to add mayo to hot eggs!

With a green salad, egg salad on toast made a fine dinner!

 I have started sewing the mouse... he is going to be a gray/brown with pale gold Ultrasuede paw pads etc... and a pink nose! The mohair fabric is very distressed and I think he will be cute!!

My grand daughter stopped by on her way home from buying art supplies and regular supplies for the semester that starts next week... her all A's put her on the dean's list!! 

My computer says it is 6F outside....cold! We put on our gas insert fireplace this evening... felt really good! 

PS Bob got all the Christmas storage containers back up in the attic

Nothing much ...

I haven't posted because nothing new has happened...we don't need anything from the grocery store. We have enough books to keep us busy and Bob did enough to the snow covered driveway that we could get out if we needed to.

Bob borrowed our grand daughter's guitar and he borrowed some library books about guitars. With Lili's permission he is going to "lower the bridge" and make it a more playable guitar.

If finished a tiny mouse... 3.5 inched seated...a  request from a collector of mine. I will pack him up and put it out in the mailbox tomorrow ( USPS Click and Ship).

Today looks like some of the snow will melt. It's currently 35 F. Fingers crossed that the ice at the end of the driveway by the garage will be crack-able and re-moveable.. I worry about falling every time I go out!!

 

 Saw this on a blog... it was for a phone... but I liked it!!

 Later...

Won't be mailing the mouse for awhile... the collector said St. Louis mail is having delivery problems. Lazy day for us.

Made it out!

 Bob worked clearing our driveway is smallish bits... he has had a heart attack plus it is quite cold. But he succeeded and we were able to go and get our prescriptions, cat food and groceries!!

Our Market Walmart was missing things... no bananas, celery, grapes, large peppers. But did have most everything else! So we have stocked up and will see if we have more snow tomorrow evening.

Our snow total was about 12 inches. Blue Springs did plow our cul de sac in the middle of the night and didn't pile snow at the end of the driveways!  Smaller residential streets are plowed under private contractors...city plows do the big streets.

The mailman made it... even got out of his vehicle  to put mail in our boxes. Trash was postponed a day but they came today.

Being housebound I have already finished the required number of books for the Library reading challenge... will turn in my sheet tomorrow or Friday.

No mail tomorrow... federal and gov't offices closed for Jimmy Carter's funeral.

Not too much so far

 I woke up this morning with a couple of inches of snow ( on top of a coating of ice)...so our decision to stay home is still in effect!!

We have about 6 inches of snow now and looking out of the office window we are in a white out. Not sure whether that's snow or wind and snow!!

It IS cold... my computer says 15 degrees.

Lots of closings... churches, businesses, schools (tomorrow) .. no Kansas City Star paper this morning. I won't miss lots of the political or sports stuff but today is the day for Sunday Funnies which I will miss!!

Bob opened the heat vents in the garage... that will make sure the pipes don't freeze in my bathroom which is just above. I will also keep the cupboard doors open to keep things warmer for the  bathroom sink pipes!! Things will be colder tonight!!

Not sure how much snow we've gotten... it has been too windy ( over 35mph)  and the snow is all over. A meteorologist wrote on FB that winds over 35 mph for 3 plus hours is a blizzard... with snow of course!

I've been cooking cold weather food... chicken soup/stew yesterday... today was a quiche from a nice hot oven!!

waiting and watching...

 A nasty storm is predicted for all of our area. I even saw a map predicting snow from Western Kansas to the East coast!! 

We will not be going out... our "larder" and fridge are pretty well stocked. Gas heat, gas stove and a gas fireplace.... our utilities are underground and we do not loose electricity very often...

So I 've spent almost the whole day working on a big bear. I just need  the legs - sew and stuff and attach - finished and then stuff the body and he will be done. Someone wants a tiny mouse so that will be next. 

I signed up to the Mid-Continent Library's reading challenge and have two books read and on the list. Downloaded several books for my Kindle... when read they will go on the list too. So even if we are house bound with snow and ice I won't be bored!!

LATER... reading on FB about all the accidents around here. One picture showed a semi-truck across all the lanes on I 70 just west of Blue Springs... another report was a 200 vehicle accident. Highways are closed.  KCI airport closed for awhile...

NOT GOING OUT...staying home!!

Quiet days

 The days since Christmas have been quiet ones... grocery shopping, laundry, eating leftovers and so on.

Today things started going back to normal... some going back to work. The college students are still on break.. My teacher daughter is on winter break too!

My grand daughter... big pat on her back... got all A's again. She has had all A's since she transferred into UMKC from the two year college. We are so proud of her!! Two semesters till graduation!

later..

Guess it's been too quiet for my daughter and grand daughter... they dropped by separately. My daughter came with donuts after she went grocery shopping... just to chit chat and have coffee. My grand daughter stopped by after work at the DMV to lend her grandfather her guitar. She's enjoying the college break and only working part-time.

I need a new hair stylist... so I posted on the Blue Springs Facebook page..I have lots of replies to check into.

Christmas Day

 

Christmas 2024... before everyone arrives and adds to the present pile !

I still miss the big real trees we used to have...  Many years we went out to the local tree farm to find the perfect tree. One year, when we were still living back east, we went to to find " THE TREE". There was snow on the ground and I was backpacking our youngest. I tripped in the snow and our daughter flew out of the backpack into a pile of snow... No harm done other than a cold face!

So this little manmade tree has some of the special ornaments and the angel Bob and I bought our first Christmas from Sibleys in Rochester,NY.