WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2019

Good morning all! Happy Tuesday! Happy Chinese New Year! I have an inside out egg roll mixture ready to pop into the pressure cooker, noodles, broccoli, peapods, and carrots for the kid's lunch. I also got a "pig" cookie cutter and made "year of the pig" almond/ginger cookies for snack. The cookie recipe only made about 24 cookies, so I will be able to sample one and send the rest home with the kids. We will be making pig puppets for our craft. I didn't get up and decorate for a party though. I was too tired last night and this morning to decorate for this one party day. All it would have been was red and gold crepe paper hung, and I haven't been talking about Chinese New Year with the kids, so I don't think it will be missed by anyone but me. (Not decorating does make me feel like a slacker).

So exciting that many of you in the PNW and other places that don't usually get snow; are getting a bit of it! Our temps have risen dramatically (from windchills of -40 seven days ago, to 41 just yesterday) and pretty much all of our snow is gone. A bit left here and there where the snowbanks were a bit bigger. It is supposed to cool back down again and HOPEFULLY we will get more snow. Those few spring weeks when things are muddy and ugly (before things begin to green and bud) are very depressing to me; so to have it look that way this early has me crying in my coffee. BUT, on the upside, it does feel very good to be outside in minimal clothing again. The bike path is clear of ice today so I am hoping to get the kids and stroller out for a walk.

Pip- Ooooo! Up at 3:30am to bike into the city and wait to find out if you need to take the train into work? lol Sounds like a fun start to the day! NOT! You are insane; but in a good way!
NY Karen- Lovelove LOVE the classroom story! Kids are great for expressing exactly how music makes them feel! Ode to Joy does make you want to stand and put your hand on your heart!
Heather- Love the place mats AND the view out your window! You mentioned the other day that you had fox in your yard. It must be nice to have some wildlife there after moving from a more rural setting.
Machka- I am not planning any marathons right now. My heart wants to be running, but I have a bit of work to do on my body before I begin. IF I started running now, I am afraid it would just lead to injury.

Well, kids have arrived and I am up and down getting them breakfast and trying to chat with all of you. I am not a good multi-tasker, so I will say ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)

Margaret - you look like the Ice Princess in your cute blue outfit! Don't envy that slanted driveway in the winter, don't blame you for salting it.

Waiting for DH to get up and start the fire in the woodstove. Cleaner is coming this morning but I told her to come a bit later and a little dusting and vacuuming should be fine, main bathroom if she has time. Not much snow here so hope the roads aren't slick for her, luckily she only lives a few miles a way.

Looking at next week, we might actually have measurable snow on the ground and more cold weather - nights in the 20's.

Lanette
SW WA State

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Michele- I love your Tweety, you are so talented with your ceramics.

Allie - how long have you been there? Isn’t there labour laws for vacation time in the States that have to be followed?
Try to just enjoy the day with your daughter and set work aside for the day.

Heather - that looks like a beautiful way to spend a morning. My all time favourite kitchen window scene was out my Grandmother’s. She enjoyed watching birds and deer out her window. I always imagined living there when I was older.

Karen - what a wonderful moment those young boys gave you.

Barbara - love your dog pictures. I have often thought I would like to have a dog, but I always back off the idea. My husband and I would never agree on the breed or training of it. Then my fear would be what if something happened and I couldn’t afford the vet bill.

Margaret - you were so positive and have such a pretty smile.

We are currently sitting at -32 Celsius, it has warmed up over the last couple of hours as it was -41. We have fresh snow that needs to be removed from our driveway but we are waiting for it to warm up a bit. It is only supposed to be -17 on Thursday. Last week on Tuesday it was +8. So under all the snow is ice because of the melt. It’s been a very strange winter weather wise.

My youngest daughter has been in hairdressing school, she is looking for models for her provincial exams. I am going to be a perm model again and my husband is going for the men’s cut and colour. He raised his eyebrows at the colour, but I told him it will grow out. It’s funny as a couple years ago he complained that I liked his grey and didn’t want him to colour it. I’m sure she will do something very natural looking. She used me as a perm model last summer for her unit exam and I actually found it tamed my natural curls a lot and I liked it. The perm solution sets off her asthma terribly so hopefully she doesn’t get too sick this time.

I am off to go find a project, not having a job and routine right now is really not sitting well with me.

Tracey in cold, but sunny Edmonton

Margaret! ... loved seeing your interview! You are just lovely!! Quite the ice you've got going on there. Garbage pick up was cancelled here as well last week. I had missed the week before (got it out too late) and now have 3 weeks of trash. It will go out tonight if it isn't too windy.

Beth

Margaret nice interview, good to hear your voice as well!

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