BLACK ICE DELAYS SCHOOL

Got a 5:45 text from d-in-love that school was on a 2-hour delay this morning . I didn't want to wake up entirely and get out of bed so I just went back to sleep.
When I did wake up  a little later I heard the police scanner in the bedroom alive with accidents .
Hubbie was already up and said we didn't have any ice that he cold see and our temperature here was 35 degrees.
A little later they changed the 2 hour delay to a 3 hour delay and closed the girl's pre-school completely.
I got chores done and had a leisurely breakfast. D-in-love brought g-son and RL about 9:30.
Hubbie took g-son to school at 10:30 while RL and I colored.
She was sad she didn't get to go to school.
When hubbie got back we did some cleaning up. RL helped hubbie clean in the playroom and pick the toys all up in the living room while I changed out my decorations from snowmen to valentines.
I vacuumed the furniture and got out clean covers for hubbie's recliner and both couch seats.
RL was a good help for a little while till she got bored with cleaning.
Daughter brought IR and CA in at lunch time. She had taken the day off work to stay with CA since she was so sick with her ear infections. She needed to run an errand in Asheville so she left the girls here.
They all three played and CA acts so much better today just after a couple doses of the medicine they gave her.

 Daughter came back from her errand and stayed until it was time for her gate duty at he basketball game this evening.
Hubbie and I took turns getting chores done this evening and watching the girls as d-in-love went to g-son conference wrestling match. His team won and remains the only undefeated team to end a great season. It was a 4 team match so it lasted until 8:00 tonight.

The girls were content to play and it looks like there is some serious construction going on here.

This sweet little girls is 8 months old today. She has 2 teeth already with at least 3 more coming in, she is saying mama regularly and just smiles all the time.

#1 son picked up RL and daughter made it back early to get IR and CA.  Son said the roads were really bad when he went to work this morning.

 IR crashed as soon as she got home after the fun day she had playing with RL.

Hubbie and I relaxed for a much needed restful evening .

Thankful for the blessings of this day.

God Bless and Good Night

SICK DAY FOR LITTLE CA

Monday morning again ????    Seems these weeks are just flying by right now.
All the kids were here to start this week. Hubbie  took g-son to school then I did chores and took RL to her pre-school. IR asked to ride along with us this morning so I let her and she surprised me by wanting to stay at school today in her class. She talked to Ms Kenna her teacher and told her she would see her tomorrow. This was a big change from last week when she didn't even want to go into the school.
IR and I came home to find CA refusing to take all of her morning bottle which is very surprising as usually she is a very good eater.
Daughter is taking her to the doctor this afternoon to find out what is going on with her.
She is still smiling through her misery though.

I did weekly laundry all morning between playing with IR while hubbie struggled with CA.
IR and I went to pick up RL and came straight back home to have lunch. CA only slept about 30 minutes while we were gone.
RL and IR wanted mac and cheese for lunch and they ate good but poor little CA refused her cereal and banana lunch that she usually loves.
After we all ate these two sat quietly and watched TV for a little while.

They don't stay sitting very long and were soon up in the playroom playing house with their baby dolls. It is so interesting to listen to them setting up this little game they play with plans to go to the grocery store and taking some of the kids to school and all the other places they need to go.
Daughter picked up CA right after school and she has a double ear infection.
Bless her heart she isn't swallowing because it makes her ear hurt so she is just drooling. She isn't eating either for the same reason so daughter is going to stay with her tomorrow to try and get her to nurse more to keep her from getting dehydrated.
IR went to sleep when hubbie went out to get his chores done and slept until her dad picked her up on his way home from work.
I got my chores done and then we had some ham salad for supper from the left over ham which was very good.
We watched UNC / NC State basketball game which UNC won. It was a good game and was close until near the end.
Tonight feels more like a Friday night as we are so tired but I think it was the constant holding of CA today to keep her from screaming. She usually likes to bounce around in her bouncy saucer and walker.
Thankful for the blessings of this day and praying for little CA that she feels better quickly.
God Bless and Good Night

NICE SUNDAY AND DECADE PICS FOR 1970 and 1990 for JANUARY

A slow Sunday morning  getting some things ready for lunch. I got chores done then put a ham in the oven and some baby carrots in the instant pot. Hubbie peeled potatoes and out them on the boil while I deviled some eggs we boiled last night.
We left the oven on and the instant pot went to the keep warm cycle , we turned off the potatoes and put a lid on them and headed for church.
We came home to lunch with #1 son's family, daughter's family and Aa and his kids. Re worked last night so she was home sleeping.
We fixed corn , green beans and biscuits to go with the ham, carrots and potatoes for a delicious lunch.
CA is not feeling well at all and is really needing to sleep as for the last couple nights each time she lays down she crys. Don't know if its her teeth coming through or and ear infection.
After everyone went home hubbie ran to Ingles for some waffles for the kids in the morning and I got my laundry put away and my clothes laid out for the week.
I also went through old pics for the decade pics to start this year off.
After evening chores hubbie and I both relaxed for the evening.
The decade pics in January are always sparse and today I only found a couple years with anything in January xx00's.
First this is a basketball article in the paper of a game from my 10th grade year in high school in January 1970.

And this is a pic of me in that month and year. My aunt Gertie Mae, my mom's sister would always take me shopping around Christmas time in those days and let me pick out several outfits that she could buy for me. She had 2 boys and I was like her only chance at outfitting a girl. This is one of the outfits I she bought for me.

And this is from 20 years later in January of 1990 #2 son was selected to be a terrific kid in his classroom.

Thankful for the blessings of this day.

God Bless and Good Night

ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING SATURDAY

Saturday market day morning was a clear sunny cool morning in the upper 20's.  We got chores done and headed to market.  Business was slow today but we had an okay day for this time of year. Daughter's family came by for a little while . CA didn't sleep hardly any last night so they were all going home to spend a quiet day resting.
Hubbie left market and went to Sams Club and Ingles for things for lunch tomorrow and then he came back to market. Today is our annual stock holders meeting and he came back to help set chairs up and be counted as an attendee because there isn't many members here for the meeting and we have at least 1/3 of the members in attendance to qualify for a meeting.
Thankfully we had enough members finally show up and the were able to conduct our regular meeting.  I was voted back on the market board and will continue as treasurer for another year. Only one new board member was voted on this year. The man that got voted off was one of our oldest market members and he agreed to be an advisor anytime we need him.
We had our first regular board meeting after the stockholders all left and I was almost dark getting home. I just had enough time to get unloaded and gather eggs and shut up the chicken houses.
It is already 37 degrees at 6pm after a cool 44 degree high temp today.
We relaxed for the evening to end a busy week.
Ran across this interesting weather news tonight. Our unseasonably warm winter weather may set records for low snow fall totals even for the tallest mountain in the area. The black line at the bottom is this year's totals which are at record lows so far this winter.

Thankful for the blessings of this day.
God Bless and Good Night

VERY RAINY FRIDAY

Another soaking rainy morning to get the grandkids in and out in and get the chores done.
The rain was pouring while I drove RL to pre-school and we actually had to turn around when we got not to far out the road and return home for her forgotten backpack. She carries a snack each day in it so we had to come back to get it. We made it to school just before they locked the doors.
I came home just in time to say good bye to IR who daughter was picking up to go to the doctor.
Poor thing doesn't feel good at all again this morning and was really looking forward to going to the doctor.
She layed down on this little couch in the waiting room to wait her turn. Bless her little heart she felt so bad.

Thankfully she only has an ear infection for sure and maybe strep throat . Since they were giving her antibiotics anyway the doctor said it wasn't worth fighting her to swab her throat. She may also have a virus that is causing the coughing spells.
She came back here and daughter gave her the first dose of medicine.
Daughter went back to school and IR seemed to feel batter already.
I drove through more pouring rain on the way back to get RL.
We all had lunch when we got back and then the girls played the afternoon away. This little doll house was truly worth the clearance price of $10.

Little CA is such a happy baby....

After d-in-love and daughter picked up the kids hubbie and I went over to help Re try and catch the wayward sheep that is still in their pasture. Both of us have had calls from concerned passerbys noticing the sheep out in the rain on the rising creek bank.

We set up a catch fence and tried to lure him in with a bucket of feed to no avail. After we gave up and took Re home the sheep followed us up to her yard. We tried again to get him to go in with her goats but he wouldn't go the way we needed him to go. At least he is in her yard and off the road and creek bank.

I know now why sheep farmers have dogs trained to herd their sheep !!!!

It got really pea soup foggy while we were over there and when we came home you could hardly see 20 feet in front of you. There was 2.3 inches of rain in the gauge tonight  from the days rainfall.

I got things ready for market tonight and rested.

Thankful for the blessings of this day.

God Bless and Good Night

SLOW MARKET DAY AND SICK IR

Up even earlier this morning greeting all 4 grands and getting ready for market. Hubbie took g-son to school while I got dressed and packed up for market. When he got back I went outside and got the chores done then we all headed out.
IR is feeling pretty bad this morning with a cough and runny nose so she isn't going to school today. I dropped RL off at pre-school and then met hubbie with IR and CA at market.
IR is pretty pitiful today and just wants to be held mostly. Her eyes look really weak and she feels warm.

There were very few customers in market this morning and sales were almost nill.
I took IR and made a market trip to the bank and then left her with hubbie while I went to pick up RL. We stopped by McDonalds on the way back to market and got some lunch for the girls.
They all ate a good lunch and IR seemed to feel a bit better with something in her stomach.

She and RL had a little fun with RL and CA trying on some crocheted crowns one of the market vendors was making .

Hubbie took all 3 girls with him to the dump / recycle center and then home for naps. IR is the only one who didn't nap and he said she looked really bad by the time he got her home.
I had a short meeting after market with a couple board members to clear up some things for the annual meeting on Saturday and then made stops at the bank and PO.
The PO is in the mall right beside Bath and Body Works so I made a stop in there for some 75 % off body lotion. Guess I missed their semi annual sale but this was a great deal on a few different scented lotions.
I made it home just after 3 and unloaded by myself while hubbie was holding IR .
Bless her heart she sure feels bad this afternoon and spent time laying on the couch covered in her favorite blanket until her mom got here from bus duty after school.
Daughter called the doctor but they didn't have any openings until in the morning at 9:30 so she is taking IR in to make sure she doesn't have strep throat since she is complaining with her throat.
They all left and RL went with hubbie to do chores since d-in-love is at the last wrestling match of the regular season. Congrats to this team on an undefeated season 12-0.

Hubbie and I spent the evening resting and getting ready for one more weekday.

Thankful for the blessings of this day.

God Bless and Good Night

ERRAND RUNNING WEDNESDAY

Earlier wake up call this morning by g-son and RL arriving . Hubbie took g-son to school and I got chores done and then we both took RL to pre-school.
Connie came up to stay with IR and CA today at daughter's house.
Hubbie and I stopped by the Co-Op to pick up some loose Ceylon cinnamon and then to Aldi to pick up baking supplies and groceries. Sam's Club was our next stop and then we came home to put the groceries away.
RL's other g-ma, Deb is on a cruise this week so we have RL all week. We picked her up and then headed to Fletcher to pick up chicken feed. She fell asleep before we had gone very far as we had hoped she would.
We got home and unloaded all the feed before she woke up.
She was in a good mood but missed IR to play with. She had lunch then switched from hubbie to me all afternoon joining in everything we were doing around the house.
She even insisted on going outside with hubbie in the cold to help with his chores .
D-in-love went to g-son's wrestling match this evening. G-son isn't wrestling now as he got behind when he had ringworm and hasn't been able to challenge anyone in the weight class he is in now.
They only have one more match tomorrow and the season will be done except for conference championship. Right now g-son's team is undefeated.
Just as #1 son came in to pick up RL , Re called and ask for some help trying to hem a young sheep up that had been in her yard all day. She had tried to get it into her barn with her goats but it was pretty wild and she maybe with multiple people we might be able to get it in there. But even with all of us helping the sheep ran away down into the woods . There is a house on a road not far from Re's that has some of these sheep tied up in it's yard and he headed back that way so maybe he will find his way home.
Hubbie and I left there and went by daughter's to pick up her garbage.
We came home and I baked a pan of brownies from market tomorrow and then did weekly paperwork and paid bills. I also sorted and filed away all the market paperwork in folders ready to be put away in file drawer at market.
Tomorrow supposed to be a warmer day so maybe market sales will be good. Next week's weather will be more normal thankfully.

Thankful for the blessings of this day.
God Bless and Good Night