Catching up...

We had our New Year’s meal on the 1^st. We actually found hog jowl this year. I fixed pork chops, turnips, black-eyed peas w/hog jowl, mashed potatoes and rolls. I also put in some hog jowl with the turnips too…maybe that will help bring more good stuff for the new year…ha.

We were going to meet Hubby at IH0P when we got back to town on New Year’s Eve but they were already closed. :( Hubby did buy a bottle of champagne to open at midnight. We toasted the New Year with a few sips…maybe it tastes better with chocolate covered strawberries… The rest is taking up space in the refrigerator.

Now to present day…Hubby and I went out to eat Friday night. I was craving some Mexican food. I didn’t see what I wanted on the menu…(I wanted what I had the last time we went to the Mexican restaurant at Mom’s) I told them what I wanted and they came pretty close…it was good. I think Mom likes to go there because she has a crush on the cute young waiter there…ha.

The girls have another shortened week this week. No school today or Friday. Well Jarin doesn’t have a class on Friday so hers is always a shortened week.

You in the snow states, push some of that snow to the south…but stop it at the Florida line, I don’t want to make Jack mad… : D Happy Birthday Jack!!

Take care,

Sheila

Hello again...

Well it has been awhile...Left Dec. 20th heading south for Christmas (Alabama). Jack, Sherry and Shirl, I honked and waved going through Belmont.

We all got what we wanted for Christmas. Cori and I wanted a nook (e-reader) and Jarin wanted a new handheld video game. This is the first year in a while Hubby didn't want some type of golf club. He got clothes and a pair of R@lph L@uren boots. Kind of styled like hiking boots, I think they may be waterproof. We also both got a wii game. Mine is bass fishing with a pole, his is a sniper game. Got a new Fannie Flagg book too. There are certain books I will still buy in book form and hers is one of them.

The girls got lots of goodies each and a few together. Hubby and I are also getting a Cuisinart k-cup coffee maker when I decide to venture out to Bed, Bath and Beyond to get it. I told him we could get it after Christmas; it would have been too big to take down for Christmas then haul it back.

We also left Sam the cat there, so he could have a little freedom outside. He was a handful inside this small apartment. We will bring him back after we get a house. He and Mom's dog Jett seem to enjoy each other and they are more matched in size than Sam and our little dog Rylie.

Got to see my little brother and his wife, they flew in Monday after Christmas and stayed until Friday. We also left on Friday headed back up here.

We still had some leftover snow from Christmas when we got back. Then, as you all know, we got some snow and ice earlier this week. We got enough to cover the ground but not as much as Shirl got in Belmont. It iced over with the freezing drizzle. We didn’t get noticeable ice on the trees, but it was enough to keep the schools closed all week. Cori went back today with a two hour delay, instead of being there by 8:50 am it was 10:50 am. So they got a nice little extra vacation.

Take care,
Sheila

Happy New Year 2011

Happy New Year!!

Hope the new year brings health and happiness

to everyone!

Sheila

Happy Holidays!!

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and I wish everyone a Healthy and Happy New Year!!!

Santa was good to us all. We have enjoyed spending time with family. Can't believe when I leave town we get the biggest snow storm yet...ha.

Love to all,

Sheila

"♫ Snow Day ♫

More like an ice day…I didn’t venture out today, but Hubby said he was sliding when backing out this morning and since it is uphill until you get out of the apartment complex it took him quite awhile to get out to the road. He said he needs some sandbags to throw into the back of his truck for traction…ha.

The schools and colleges were closed today and there is a two hour delay in the morning for Cori unless it changes at some point to cancelled. Jarin doesn’t have classes on Fridays.

And as you can imagine, a lot of  accidents. 

Take care,

Sheila                                                                                                                            

♪♪ I'm dreaming of a White Christmas... ♪♪

It happened again!! Opened the door last night and look what was there...

The flash on the camera made some of the snowflakes glow...ha. Snow sure helps to make it feel like Christmas.

Forgot to mention in the last post...Jarin came home from school on Thurs. with an ear ache. It has been bothering her a little, on and off, for a couple of weeks. She called the doctor that her Dad and Cori went too, but since she would be a new patient they didn't have an opening until this Tues. So I checked the phone book to see what urgent care clinics were around, and found that CVS has a 'minute clinic'. It was great, went in and got her checked out, got some antibiotics for her ear, and there wasn't a long wait. She had several recurrences of ear aches when we were in Washington state, and I ended up taking her to an ENT doctor who cleaned out her ear. She has been fine since then, until now. All us girls have small ear canals, and it seems to contribute to build up. Well that is enough of that...ha.

Hubby and I did a little shopping this weekend, he got a few sweaters and a heavier coat for work. Didn't buy any presents, but I did order some online.

Take care and stay warm,

Sheila

♫ Baby, it’s cold outside…♫

Jarin made the graphic for me, using a picture she took when we got the snow in Mobile back in February.

Well, Cori has learned how to layer clothing this last week…ha. She is wearing two or three shirts under a sweatshirt to school, plus tights or leggings some days under her jeans.

We all have NC license plates for our vehicles now. Should it really take a week to fax something? I won’t say what company (f0rd) took so long…mine took longer, but it was sent through the mail. Oh well, it is done now…finally…

Then Wednesday evening, I went to put a small load of Cori’s things in the dryer and it wouldn’t turn on….what?! We just bought it when we lived in Washington state. Thursday I searched the internet and it looked like it was just the door switch. We had already had the bulb go out…or so we thought. Well I searched and found the part, watched a video how to change it. Went and got the part, changed it out, and Voila! it worked! So thankful it was something simple. Proud I was able to fix it myself….and the bulb still worked too. Yeah, I could have waited for Hubby to fix it, but there would have probably been more swear words said in the process…ha. The worst part was trying to get the connectors separated.

Have a great weekend,

Sheila