Despite the cold this morning, and snow still on the ground, the sun was shining and with it the hope of spring! I started the day at Greensburg Pinnacle since Joe needed some titles done early. Then I stopped at WOW outlet to grab some spring/Easter napkins before heading to Jeannette. They did not have much so I came home and had lunch – carrots and cauliflower.

I did laundry and answered a few emails, then went to a meeting at Hanna’s Town. This was our first meeting to plan the spring Victorian Tea, which is May 4th. The meeting was in the Steele conference room. There was still a bit of snow on the tavern roofline.

Joe called me just as I was heading to Kathy’s – I did a U-turn and headed over to help him with a title issue. Then on to Kathy’s. We reviewed our plans for the Biltmore trip, talked about our Skunk Hollow Spring event, and solved the world’s problems. Well, no. But we did talk a lot about frustrations even though we didn’t solve any of them!

She had a lovely supper – sloppy Joe’s, broccoli salad and deviled eggs, with chocolate cake for dessert. Yum. Thank you dear sister! It had been a long time since we had time to really talk. Paul is at a preaching conference until tomorrow. The moon on the way home was amazing: just a sliver of moon showing but you could see the whole outline!

Since I was already bundled up, I changed the bulbs in my front tier lights. There were 6 bulbs out! I truly believe they are getting power surges. Autmn came over to soak in my tub for a while since Noah has Cameron. That completes my day. My Shamrock blanket is calling to me…

TRIVIA: Answer to yesterday’s question was ‘fear of beards’. Never heard of that! Today’s trivia: Thanks to a Boston University professor and his wife, National Napping Day was created to help make up for the hour of sleep lost from daylight savings. Aim for a 20- or 30-minute nap to get more energy without feeling groggy.

PEANUTS Thought for the Day:

TOMORROW March 12th is:

Alfred Hitchcock Day; Equal Pay Day; National Baked Scallops Day; National Girl Scout Day; National Plant a Flower Day; National Sing-a-long Day; National Working Mom’s Day; National Organize Your Home Office Day.

Yesterday’s fake holiday was Woolen Rug Day. I’ll sing, especially if it’s with Country Radio. I would think it’s a little too early for planting anything. But get organized and God Bless…

I was in a sound sleep when the alarm went off this morning. It was very hard to get out of bed, but once I was up I was fine. All the clocks were changed but the car, and I wondered why we got out of church so early. That was an easy fix so we’re all good now.

After Sunday School Mary and I changed the bulletin board in our classroom from winter to SPRING! It looks fresh and fun and very cute. I gave the boys some little PEEPS stickers and they were so excited. I didn’t think they’d care about stickers but they really loved them. Note to self!

Before I came home I stopped at the Mall to walk. It was so cold and blustery and an outside walk wasn’t gonna happen. The center court was finally finished and looked very festive.

I stopped in at Barbara Ann’s country store and bought two Easter coasters. I REALLY needed more coasters… NOT! But they are ones I don’t have. There were more than two, but I actually restrained myself.

Lunch ended up being very unappealing, so I moved past that and went to L&L Fleatique for a quick look around. This time I did NOT buy anything. Made two quick other stops for necessary, boring items. By the time I got home the snow was blowing so hard I couldn’t see in front of me. There are flurries right now but I’m done going out. I’m watching for daylight savings time to keep the evening going.

TRIVIA from yesterday: Sharks do NOT have any bones. Today’s trivia: What does a pogonophobic fear? Answer tomorrow.

PEANUTS Thought for the Day:

TOMORROW March 11th is: (There were a LOT today – this is just SOME of them)

311 Day (this was interesting – look it up!!); National Johnny Appleseed Day; Debunking Day; National Persian Rug Day; Eight Hours Day; Key Deer Awareness Day; National Covid 19 Day (WHY do we need that???); National Dream Day; National Napping Day; National Promposal Day; Wash your Nose Day; World Plumbing day; National Button Week.

Yesterday’s ‘fake’ was National Pothole Day – we could probably celebrate that every day around here. But there’s lots to celebrate. How about napping and dreams? They go together. And maybe count your buttons. God bless…

It has been raining all – day – long! I snuggled in bed until a little after 9am, reading and scrolling facebook just because I could! I changed my sheets, washed them, and did ironing. Also noticed that my neighbor was outside – in the rain – in shorts and flip flops and a hoodie putting up his patio lights for the summer! Whatever floats his boat – and float it MIGHT in this weather.

Beth sent me a message about having a story for the Skunk Hollow Spring Event on the 23rd. I did have some ideas so I put something together. I have to proofread it a few times (luckily I do enjoy proofreading) and it will be ready for the event.

Autmn came down to get a shower, while Noah stayed up at the house with Cameron – so I didn’t get to see him. Hopefully next week! I forgot to take a picture when she was here but got a photo of the car backing up the driveway when she left!

Once I finished everything else I set to making potato soup. It’s a good weekend for that! Already had a bowl when it was finished, then put it away in the fridge for tomorrow.

Kelly posted that she and Logan helped with a 4-H club project this morning. The kids loved having Logan there and I think they appreciated him!

Answer to yesterday’s Trivia: Madam C. J. Walker. (Look it up!) Today’s trivia: How many bones does a shark have? Answer tomorrow.

PEANUTS Thought for the Day:

TOMORROW March 10th is:

Paper Money Day; National Mario Day; National Pothole Day; Check your Batteries Day; Daylight Savings; Festival of Life in Cracks Day; Harriet Tubman Day; International Bagpipe Day; International Day of Awesomeness; National Pack Your Lunch Day; National Ranch Day; National Skirt Day; Pretzel Sunday.

Yesterday’s fake holiday was Scrap Paper Day. Tomorrow I’ll go for pretzels – can’t avoid Daylight Savings. No need to pack a lunch because I’ll be home. And I just checked my batteries this morning! Have a lovely day and God Bless…

I can’t believe it’s Friday already, and that the day is almost done. It was a full day but nothing really exciting to write about. After a shower and breakfast (a small slice of my coffee cake!) I did a load of laundry. I also managed to pick up some sticks and twigs in the yard. My neighbor cut his grass for the second time this week. I’m not ready yet!

Even though there are predictions of rain, wind and even flurries I decided to tackle cleaning the windows. I didn’t concentrate too much on the runners or the sills. I just wanted to be able to see clearly outside! It didn’t take long and I’m excited about it feeling clean. It does still smell like vinegar in the house. With all the high-tech cleaning products and procedures I still use the old-fashioned vinegar and water and paper towels!

For lunch I had my carrots sautéed in brown sugar and some cauliflower. Folded the laundry, than went for a walk. Every day I find a new little patch of spring flowers blooming.

I also printed out my bank statement and will balance my checkbook after I’m done here. I do have a few emails to answer, but first I headed over to the store to get a new multi-plug outlet. The old one seemed to me malfunctioning now and then. I wonder if that is why my Firestick quit working?

Did I mention that Logan was able to install my new Roku and download/set up all my apps and stations? That was such a blessing! It’s basically the same principle as the Firestick with a few differences. The main one that trips me up is that the volume and mute buttons are on the side of the remote, and when I pick it up I always manage to change the volume or mute the sound! I’ll get it eventually.

On this date in 1904 my grandmother Violet Isabelle Brown Steiner was born. She died in 1977.

Trivia: Who was the first woman to make a million dollars in the U.S.? (Hint – I never heard of her but it’s an amazing story!)

PEANUTS Thought for the Day:

TOMORROW March 9th is:

Bang Clang Day (?); Genealogy Day; International Fanny Pack Day; National Barbie Day (I never had a Barbie!); National Crab Meat Day; National Dishwasher Day; National False Teeth Day; National Get Over It Day; National Scrap Paper Day; National Meatball Day.

I like meatballs well enough. Also thankful for my dishwasher. Tomorrow is, for me, make potato soup day. God bless…

Back to work this morning. I was distressed to find out that Sir Rege is home sick. Hoping he feels better quickly! Sending get well wishes his way!

I had the last of the left-overs for a quick lunch, then rooted through my material to find scraps for new rice bags. Kelly asked for a few to replace her old ones, and Autmn wanted one for her sister Summer’s birthday. I was showing Diane my projects and offered to make her one. She’s a fellow Snoopy (Woodstock, really) fan so I found the perfect piece for her.

In between doing the ironing and putting away laundry I mixed up and baked a coffee cake from a box mix. It was one of those Krusteaz mixes and it turned out great. I sampled a little piece with a cup of tea mid-afternoon.

It was a good thing to take a walk after the piece of cake. It was cool enough to keep me moving and burn off some calories. I did see a few bunches of daffodils blooming in the neighborhood but mine aren’t yet.

I still have a few emails to answer, cards to write out, and I need to catch up on my journal writing since the weekend. That will officially finish the day.

Trivia: Answer from yesterday: 1 is C; 2 is B; 3 is E; 4 is D; 5 is A. Today’s trivia: Cooking tip: Add a tablespoon of brown sugar to your tomato sauce to make the flavor richer.

PEANUTS Thought for the Day:

TOMORROW March 8th is:

National Glitter Day; International Women’s Day; National Peanut Cluster day; National Preschooler’s Day; National Proofreading Day; National Retro Video Game Day.

Yesterday’s ‘fake’ holiday was National Shoestring Day; I LOVE to proofread! Isn’t that strange? Have a happy weekend — God bless…

Kelly & I thought today would be a laid-back day but we ended up being busy all morning! We lazed around in our beds until almost 8am – but we both needed a little down time. After breakfast she got a txt from her friend Trent, who wanted to purchase a raffle ticket for a gun. It’s to support the 4-H Shooting Sports club that Kelly helps sponsor. So we drove (through the rain) up to his workplace and handled that.

While we were out, Kelly popped into Aldi and got a few bags of chocolate chips. She is the official cookie baker on request, and she gets a lot of requests! The recipe she has calls for milk chocolate chips, and I only buy semi-sweet. I think she bought 8 bags! That’s a lot of cookies!

So we came home, fed the boys, then mixed up a batch of cookies. There is a 4-H meeting that she promised to take cookies to. The recipe makes a LOT of cookies! In between making the cookies we washed several loads of clothes and she packed up her carry bags and got the car partly loaded. We fed the boys again, she had some leftovers, and the last cookies came out of the oven just as they had to leave. Logan had class and they had to be in Washington at 2:30pm.

After they left I grabbed food, then started in cleaning the house. Even though it was later than I normally start, I kept at it until I finished. Washed more clothes, took the trash up to the road, and that, my friends, was my day! Now to relax and read a bit.

As for yesterday, here are some pictures from our craziness. When we were at Joanne Fabrics I was looking at the holiday material. The Easter choices made me want to buy something – but I didn’t really have anything I wanted to sew right now. Kelly asked for new rice bags, as did Autmn, so I see that in my future!

After we picked Chris up and took her home, we came back here and fed the boys (we do that a lot!) Noah dropped Autmn and Cameron off here at the house as I was leaving for my dermatologist appointment (which turned out just fine). We played with Cameron for a while. He likes sitting in his new seat, and is fascinated with his little elephant. He sat on my lap and watched Mickie Mouse Clubhouse for a while on Kelly’s phone.

Kelly took charge and got him to take a little nap – he snuggled up to the cow pillow and took a nice rest. See how he’s holding the cow’s ‘hand’? While he was sleeping the girls popped over and the house got pretty busy with the them here and the two boys playing their video games.

Another afternoon project was pretzel bites which Kelly made from sourdough starter. They were a lot of work but wow were they yummy! She made two huge trays of cinnamon bites and we ate every last one!

I went outside for something and realized that I had three more crocuses blooming.

When Cameron woke up he fed himself a bottle while Kelly and Autmn cut out letters for my Sunday School bulletin board. So that’s done for Sunday. It’s now 10:30pm and I’m glad to be done with everything!

Beth sent me pictures of their trip to the Kennedy Space Center with her grandson Carver (Florida). Snoopy!

Trivia:

PEANUTS Thought for the Day:

TOMORROW March 7th is:

Alexander Graham Bell Day; National Shoestring Day; Nametag Day; National Be Heard Day; National Cereal Day; National Flapjack Day; Sock Monkey Day.

I have a sock monkey! Either my mom or grama made it. I’ve had it forever. Yesterday’s fake holiday was National Buy a New Car Day. Don’t forget to try and guess today’s fake! God bless…

Today was totally crazy from beginning to end! After breakfast and showers Kelly and I went over to Joanne Fabrics as she was looking for a certain type of 4-H material. They did have some but not enough of the right kind.

Chase txt us that he was out of Goldfish (his main food staple) so we zipped into Walmart and got some for him. We had to pick Chrissy up at school at 11 and made it there with a few minutes to spare. We dropped her off at her house after a quick stop at Youngwood Dunkin’ Donut for an iced coffee for her.

I’ll go into the rest of the day’s activities tomorrow. Let it suffice to say that there were people coming and going all day here! More on all that tomorrow – but it’s almost 8pm and we need to feed the boys and finish cleaning up the kitchen!

The answer to yesterday’s trivia: It just goes back four seconds (get it??) Today’s trivia: There is no word in the English language which rhymes with purple.

PEANUTS Thought for the Day:

TOMORROW March 6th is:

Alamo Day; Day of the Dude; National Dentist Day; Discover What Your Name Means Day; National Oreo Day; National Dress Day; National Buy a New Car Day; National Frozen Food Day; No Homework Day.

Yesterday’s ‘fake’ holiday was National Cold Drink Appreciation Day. I love Oreos! And Chase just said he does too – so it’s a win/win! No dentists for us tomorrow! God bless….

As Aunt Hazel used to say, today is the most commanding day of the year! March Forth!

There were several deals in Jeannette, and an out-of-state transaction that I helped Ken with. Then I filed titles in Greensburg and helped Joe file the MV27B online. From there I stopped to make a bank deposit, then had to pop into my dentist office. I had a rough spot behind my top front tooth. They fixed that and submitted a claim to my insurance and I headed home.

After throwing a load of laundry in the washer, I had toast for lunch. I pealed potatoes and have them soaking for mashed potatoes later. Defrosted a package of frozen corn, set the table and answered a few emails. Now I just have to wait until Kelly, Logan and Chase arrive, plus Mark. I will probably post about that tomorrow.

Diane sent me pictures of some crocus she found while walking her neighborhood this morning, and I noticed a lone little crocus blooming my my rose bushes on the side of my house. I love to see them – the first bloomers of spring (or pre-spring). Soon, very soon, it will be time for our crocus tea! The girls are trying to pick a date.

I took a nice walk in the 70-plus degree sunshine. Felt so good! Probably the warmest day this week. Rain predicted.

Trivia: The answer to yesterday’s trivia is Austen Texas. Today’s trivia: What does a clock do when it gets hungry? Answer tomorrow.

PEANUTS Thought for the Day:

TOMORROW March 5th is:

National Multiple Personality Day; National Cheese Doodle Day; National Town Meeting Day; National Cold Drink Appreciation Day; Reel Film Day.

Try to pick out the ‘fake’ day! One of your personalities should know… God bless…

In Sunday School the boys (Max, Jackson, and Cody) learned about the Ten Commandments. They had much more to add to the lesson than I was prepared to explain! But really they were good and seemed to enjoy learning. Todd’s message was the first in a series based in Matthew 23 – he called it the ‘Woes’! Basically we just need to beware of being ‘pretenders’ and seek our own relationship with Jesus.

Popped in WOW Outlet after church – strange color for an Easter tree!

Let’s jump back to yesterday since I didn’t actually post yesterday. Most of my morning was spent in putting up St. Patrick’s Day decorations. There’s a lot more but I didn’t document them – yet. Here are a few photos:

I picked up Autmn and Cameron about noon, and Autmn put the window stickees up on all the windows and mirrors. She was very creative. Here are two photos.

I was happy to have some baby time! We played and ate and napped and sang. He likes his little teething wafers, and is holding his own bottle! How can this be! He’s five months old today!

After taking the ‘kids’ back to Jaime’s, I got ready for the play. I went with Deb and Jim to Latrobe High School’s production of The Wizard of Oz. It was great! One of the best plays I’ve seen in quite a while! I know Abigail (Glinda the good witch) and Elise (a munchkin, a poppy, and several other support parts) from Hempfield Church. They are both in the praise band. All the actors/actresses were wonderful – Dorothy and the Scarecrow were my favorites after Glinda!

Today after church it was beautiful weather – 70*!! I changed clothes and worked outside for about an hour – I changed the outdoor flags, then was ‘kicking around’ the stump in the corner of the bottom yard and knocked it over! It was too heavy to pick up, so I rolled it into a black trash bag and then into my garden cart and took it up to the road for the trash. Easy! I trimmed my Pinky-Winky Hydrangea, then cut back the cat mint that finally died over the winter.

The daffodils are in bud, and I have a cluster of about a dozen hyacinths that will be beautiful when they all bloom together. I had some ‘company’ for a while – a red bird in the tree that followed me around for a few minutes.

After a quick lunch (a bowl of Cheerios with bananas) I drove down to Buncher Park in Youngwood and took a long walk – almost two miles, which is long for these days. I took a lot of pictures.

I made brownies when I got home – Kelly and the boys are coming tomorrow for 3 days, and my cousin Mark is coming for supper tomorrow. So, dessert!

TRIVIA: What state capital is the southernmost among the 48 contiguous states??? Answer tomorrow.

PEANUTS Thought for the day, courtesy of Diane:

TOMORROW March 4th is:

March Forth Day (most commanding day of the year…); National Salt Awareness Week; National Grammar Day; National Marching Band Day; National Pound Cake Day; National Safety Day; National Snack Day; National Fountain Pen Day; National Sons Day (I HAVE ONE!!!); Toy Soldier Day; National Backcountry Ski Day; National Dance the Waltz Day; Courageous Followers Day; Fun Facts About Names Day; Hug a G.I. Day.

Lots to celebrate, and if you look up today’s ‘National’ list there are even more! The ‘fake’ National Day from March 1st was National Rubber Duckie Day. So see if you can pick the mystery one in today’s list! God bless...

This is an unofficial post! After my usual changing/washing sheets, shower, breakfast — I got the St. Patrick’s Day decorations out. I was half-way through that when Autmn txt me that she was ready for and her Cameron to come over for a few hours. I just now took them back home, got ready to leave, and am heading out to a local school’s presentation of The Wizard of Oz. We know Glenda the Good Witch! So I will catch up with decoration pictures (Autmn finished decorating for me!) and play hi-lights tomorrow. Have a great Sunday and God bless!