Saturday shopping...

We had a nice day yesterday. Hubby and I went shopping. We finally got our Cuisinart K-cup coffee brewer. The first thing I fixed on it was some English breakfast tea, which is what Jarin tried too. Hubby has tried several coffees and I’ve tried a regular and a decaf. We are enjoying it. We bought it at Bed, B@th and Beyond, and then we went to Kohl’s and Hubby got some slacks and short sleeve shirts for work. At Pier Imports we found some cute multi-colored stackable bowls and some stackable coffee cups in wire racks. We also looked around World Market. I’ve been looking at different vacuum cleaners and I think I have decided on the one I want. They have it cheaper at the BB and B store than online, but I am going to wait until I get a 20% off coupon before I get it…ha.

After all the shopping was done we headed to ‘Lonest@r’ to eat. I had the filet mignon with sautéed mushrooms and twice-baked potato and Hubby had Texas ribeye with twice-baked potato and a salad. I also enjoyed a blackberry-strawberry margarita. Jack I thought of you while we were there…ha…because of the steak, not the margarita…

Have a great week,
Sheila

Looks like Spring has sprung...

Well it has been awhile hasn’t it? We are still here and doing fine. I’ve been trying to get some of my books read. I bought a couple of Christmas ones that I didn’t get to read until after Christmas, but I still enjoyed them, especially one called ‘The Christmas Pearl’. I am reading one now that I got from my Sister-in-law Iliana at Christmas…it’s a fiction book based on the family of Jacob from the bible called ‘The Red Tent’. I am really enjoying it too. I think Cori is going to read it when I am done, then we can take it home for Mom to read this summer. I have been keeping up with all my blogs, just been sporadic about commenting.

Jarin and Cori both had doctor visits with cold this past month. Jarin had to go back to the Ophthalmologist after her headaches and vision problems came back. She went last Friday for an MRI and MRV with and without contrast. She’s been through it all before, just has to be done to diagnose and treat since it’s been so long since her last time. But prayers are always welcome.

It’s beginning to look and feel like spring here. 80’s today, 70’s tomorrow then I think back into the 50’s for Sunday. So I thought it was time to give up winter and bring on the flowers. But I'll be back snow dancing come next winter...ha.

Riding around a couple of weekends ago we found a nice seafood restaurant in Advance…we noticed after we came out that there was a steak house close by too.

Okay I’ll close for now,
Take care,
Sheila

Hello...

We are warming up… this needs to stop, we need more snow before spring comes. :)

I had such a fun day. Sitting and waiting for over an hour and a half for them to service my car. I’m pretty patient though, I finished the book I was reading. I got up to stretch my legs, thinking maybe they have forgotten I am here. Lo and behold there was my car and the service guy coming in to get me. This after being told, we’re not to busy, it won’t take long…ha.

I saw an angel walking into Cori’s school the other morning. White sheet wrapped around, sort of like a toga… with an aluminum foil halo. A male angel… makes you go hummm…

Take care,
Sheila

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope everyone had a nice day today. We got plenty of goodies and candies and cards. Hubby and I had dinner out too.

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone,
Sheila

It's that time of year again...

Hubby went and got our tax software yesterday. He finished the federal and part year Alabama resident, now we need to print the NC forms. Thankfully, we are getting refunds for federal and AL state, and hopefully for NC too. We need all we can get with another daughter starting college in the fall…ha.

(images from internet)

The week went by without a hitch. School was delayed two hours on Thursday for the dusting of snow we got. One morning I heard birds’ chirping when I returned from taking Cori to school I guess they didn’t realize it was 25 degrees outside.

Hubby is out playing a round of golf today…I am enjoying the quiet of no TV. :)

Take care,

Sheila

Rain, rain go away...send us snow instead...

Hi all,

We are a little rainy and chilly here. Cori had a two-hour delay at school again on Friday. There was a chance of sleet and roads icing over. Earlier this year they had a couple of kids get killed going to school and a couple of school buses slid off the road because of icing, so I think now they are being more cautious.

I think Hubby is a little chilly; he is sitting in his rocking chair covered with a throw. I had the fireplace on earlier to get the chill out of the room, but I guess I didn’t get enough of it out.

I am going to fix lasagna today with garlic bread. Tomorrow it will be chili…then probably a couple of days of leftovers…ha.

We were planning to visit Mount Airy (Mayberry) today, but we will wait for a sunnier Saturday. No hurry, it ain’t going no where…ha.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend,
Sheila

Nice weekend...

Well, well, well, we had a nice weekend here. It was warm enough for Hubby to play golf this weekend, not once but twice. His usual golfing buddy had knee surgery a few months ago and then after Christmas had a bout of Bronchitis and Pneumonia. But he is finally back at work and was able to play golf Saturday. Then another buddy had a birthday Sunday so eight of them played on Sunday. He also watched a movie with us both days. Jarin bought ‘House of Wax’ (newer version) recently so we watched that Saturday night. Sunday afternoon we watched ‘RED’ with Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren. It was a good movie.

Jarin has a bad cold so we went to the minute clinic on Monday. She gave her some medicine for cough that looks like tiny round vitamin E pills. She is only supposed to take them when she has a coughing spell. She also told her to take Sudafed 12 hour and ibuprofen and spray her nose with saline spray. I put off getting a flu shot last year, but I got one while I was there with her.

We are supposed to get up to around 60 today, then cool back down again tomorrow. I was checking the 10-day forecast and it shows snow showers on Tuesday Feb. 8th. Fingers crossed…ha.

Have a great rest of the week,
Sheila