Hi,

Another winter day has passed and it was GOOD 
I guess Im getting lazy though as I haven't posted any pictures
lately... sorry about that but summer is a much better time for
pictures... I will try harder  though
Today we went to the post office and the craft store and then to the garden store... Had to check to see what was going on there at this time of year... Lot of junk for sale from Christmas and cleaning up and putting new stuff out... mostly cleaning up and not much new. I bought a pretty pot to put my plant in though and it fit and looks nicer now. I also got some yarn and a pair of needles to knit some mittens. I decided 2 needle mittens is what Im going to do this year. Usually do the 4 but for some reason I haven't got the patience for that this year... I have a good start on Mindys mittens, I want to get them finished for the week end when she comes home. She said its really cold walking from building to building at Collage and would like some mittens and she even gave me the yarn.... there lies the problem as it is a hard yarn to work with. I almost have one finished now so there is hope I can make them. Im reading a good book to so we shall see.
Tonight its supposed to warm up a little and rain and by morning it should have turned to ice and then snow, not good. Tomorrow should be a hard day to get out and drive. We are lucky we don't have to but so many do. I hope the salt trucks go out early so there aren't any accidents.
Sandra

Packers lost

I really am not sad the Packers lost. It would have been nice but.....
I felt better today so I went to church and even to the store after. I had to exchange a sweater I got last week, lol I only got some blank cd's for my pictures on my computer and came home... It was nice to get dressed and go out for a change. Now I hope to do the same tomorrow as I need groceries and have to go to the pet store.
I also have to take the tree down, finally. They took the trees and the decorations down at church today but I don't work on Sunday's LOL Tomorrow is soon enough. Tom and Cindy came over with Christmas gifts from Mike and Teri and they got me the sweetiest ornaments from Disney. I figured I would put them on the tree for one day and pack them away with the rest. Glad I got them in time so I remember where they are next year. One is a cinderella's castle and one is pixie dust in a cute little container and one is a tweetie bird and fporgot already what the other one is but they are really special.  Got a few more things too and Leo got a nice fleece disney shirt... Nice to get late Christmas presents!
I watched the peoples choice awards and I pretty much liked all who won but I think Tom Hanks should have won... I noticed some are shows I don't watch though... must be getting a younger crowd I guess. Tv isn't always on the top of my list though. Im Glad David Letterman won and also Mel Gibsons movie... Seems like the ones I wanted to see though didn't come to the show.  Who won the daytime talk show? was it Ellen or Oprah... see I didn't even watch all of it. I saw Ellen winning something but don't know if it was the best show... can't believe operah didn't win again or did she decline .... I don't usually watch her either... coarse I don't watch ellen either so there. Must be busy at that time of day.
Charlie my cat is sitting on the sewing machine watching me type and falling asleep. He is so pretty and such a lover at this time of night. Likes to be held and petted and I suppose he wonders why Im on the computer.... I wonder too as its late. So good night and have a nice tomorrow, Sandra

Not much going on

Not much going on around here today. My cold is getting better. I think it will be better when the redness goes away around my nose... Tomorrow I will even get dressed... its nice not to have to dress up though. I always feel guilty not dressing etc first thing in the morning... I'm finding my new robe is the most comfortable thing ever though so maybe there will be other days I won't want to dress right away, LOL
I still haven't gotten to the library to get the books I had on hold so I will probably do that on Monday.... I hope. I also start my new diet on Monday.... this one is going to be the one that works. :) Today Iam reading up on it and getting ready by not eating so much. Tomorrow I will weigh myself to see what the starting weight is... I don't think I will be broadcasting that but I will probably tell how much Iam losing from time to time. I started gaining my weight back when my son came to visit and then more when his wife was here and then Christmas time etc so you know I gained all back that I lost on my last diet... this time I hope I remember to keep it off. Its the pits going on a diet. I will though......
It was a sunny morning today and now the clouds are coming. Actually that is good because then it won't get cold and tomorrow is supposed to be the warmest day in awhile. Packers are playing home tomorrow too and it will be a nice day for the fans I hope.... I can't imagine sitting outside watching the game if it were below zero as it does get for a few weeks in January. We have been lucky so far I guess but I will be happier when January is past. :)
Hope you are all having a nice day today.... make sure you get plenty of rest so you don't get a cold. I think that was my downfall and its so much easier when the weather is so cold and there are drafts in the house.... my thought on it anyway. haha
Sandra

Ice fishing

Someone asked me to put in some pictures of ice fishing ... I didn't have any at the time but my son just sent me a few pictures of when he went with my husband and grandson last week end... that is Leo in the picture below and this is just a pic of the lake and the different ice shantys out there. Not many yet but probably more next week if this weather stays cold... plus there will be lots of snow besides..
So gotta go now as I still don't feel good. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day.
 Leo has to clean up all the snow by himself today but he doesn't seem to mind at all with his nice new insulated suit on etc... fresh air and exercise is good for a person... wish I was out there too.
Sandra

Snow storm

I am adding some pictures today because our son just e mailed them to me  This is Leo in the ice fishing shanty, sitting on the bench with his line waiting for the fish to bite and probably telling stories of the past and the big ones he caught.                              There won't be any pictures again today... even if the snow looks pretty. I have a doozy of a head cold and feel rotten. I can't go any where around the house with out a box of tissue... I hope it goes away soon ( snow and cold)  January is the pits......
  I don't have anything else to say today so I think I will go back to bed and rest.... isn't that what you are supposed to do? Plenty of water and rest....
hope your day is better,
Sandra

Sunny afternoon

Its a nice calm sunny afternoon (well slight wind) and it is probably the calm before the storm. My husband went Ice fishing this morning and I took a lot of the Christmas decorations down and packed them away for another year. It seems I just put them out. Now if January can pass that fast I will be singing for joy. Leo took the lights off the trees in the front yesterday and hopefully he will get home soon enough to take a few more things down today. I have a feeling its going to snow and then it will not be good for awhile to take the lights off the house. I have to get one more plastic storage box for the little tree decorations and maybe one for all the Christmas throws and pillows that were scattered all around. Better than storing them all year in my room. I promised myself I will have a neater house this year. So far so good, haha. I also promised myself I will lose weight so I can enjoy my garden this summer and so far its working too. One day at a time........ ONE DAY AT A TIME.
Now that the Packers are in the play offs that will also make winter go faster.... Win Win Win packers so we only have to look ahead one week at a time instead of 3 long long long months.
I do have knitting to do and I ordered some good books at the library so as soon as I get the trees done we will get into the swing of things. Supposed to go with my sisters Thursday and I sure hope the snow waits for us. We haven't been together for a long time now so its about time.  The only problem half of us don't drive in the snow. Im one of them Im afraid. So crossing my fingers for us and hoping everyone is having a nice day, Sandra

My grandson has a fishing house like that but probably nicer. my husband uses a plastic one with a heater etc... I don't go as he likes to just go with the "boys" ok by me though as its too cold to sit out there.

Janice I wait until the kings for taking my tree down too. Just had to clean up a little before that.... so much to do.

Oh and i need the box because I don't want to store some things in my bedroom anymore ~ I figure for just a couple of weeks in the year I use the stuff and then have it in my room to get around the rest of the year is just too much... I put it in there originally because I was afraid they would get funny downstairs but I changed my mind... I will wrap them good and they should be ok and my room will look better. :) should save a few points on my bloodpressure, lol

Hi, I had to take my yesterdays entry off because I added to it and it became too wide. Now its back to normal again..

We didn't get snow today but last night it rained a lot and this morning it was so icy I didn't think we would make it to church. The sun came out at the last minute so we decided to go for it and by the time we got out the sun had melted a lot of the ice so we went to eat at Krolls and watched the first quarter of the Packer game and then went to Kohls and heard the 2nd quarter and then at half time came home and watched the rest.. it was a good game except for the first quarter  which was about all I personally saw, haha
Carley came over with Rick and we had fun and took some funny pictures I will probably share tomorrow...
2 full days now with out any sweets.... Im on a roll. Hope you are having good luck with your new resolutions too.

Sandra