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63/365 - Yoda pug


64/365 Wilbur with sun flare


65/365 - Lexus the pit bull, a friend's dog.  She is a sweetheart.


66/365 - Robert grilling up the carne asada for dinner, Yoda begging for a piece of meat.



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Menu this week:

Sunday - Carne asada
Monday - Leftovers/FFY
Tuesday - Chili
Wednesday - Papa Murphy's pizza
Thursday - Breakfast for dinner; bacon & eggs & hashbrowns
Friday - Steak & baked potatoes
Saturday - Grilled chicken salad sandwiches

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A couple friends and I went to the local theatre and saw a play this afternoon.  We saw The Diary of Anne Frank.  I enjoyed it a lot, even though the story is a sad one, which I knew going into it.  The next play that will be showing is Snow White and it is a special for kids (or something) so tickets are only $3 - I think I might take them to a show.

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Robert gave me his cold. My sinuses are burning and my throat is on fire... :(

And I have jury duty again tomorrow so I'm off to bed and hopefully I will wake up less sick than I am now.  Hhmm, I wonder if we have Nyquil around here.  I'm pretty sure we do...off to search for that then and then to bed.  If we don't and I whine enough maybe Robert will go get me some...

Snow day part 2

We got snow yesterday.  We woke up to about 3-4 inches and school was delayed, soon after waking it started snowing some more so they canceled school.  The kids enjoyed that.  Our second snow day in the past week... they say we will be getting spring weather now, but we'll see.

A panaramic view from our front window of the neighborhood about 7:30 in the morning.


60/365 - Monday night, Timmy playing with a ball I crotched for him.  He likes yarn but tries to eat it which isn't good for him so this way he can play with it and not swallow it. 


61/365 All three kitties looking out the window at all the snow.  I didn't see a bird or anything moving..but maybe they did.  In order of appearance:  Wilbur, Timmy, and Simba.


Yesterday I had Adam let Simba back in the house and he stepped outside and was out there for a bit, I thought he was messing with the cat or something, but later when I went to let the dog out I found his message in the snow.



62/365 - Simba LOVES his kitty treats.


This was taken with my phone on the way to jury duty last week.

Taste like chicken

This week's menu:

Sunday - Beef stew
Monday - Chef salad
Tuesday - Spaghetti
Wednesday - Pork ribs, crash hot potatoes, green beans
Thursday - Chicken fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn
Friday - FFY
Saturday - Carne asada

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The beef stew was good! I'm a good cook.
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59/365 - Adam. I noticed today the peach fuzz on his upper lip is darkening. My baby is growing too fast. 


I bet he just got embarrassed and doesn't know why.  Why Adam? Well, your mom told the internets about your impending facial hair and then called you her baby.

Did I tell you about his squeeky voice? I love it, especially when it cracks in the middle of a serious statement from him, or better yet when he is laughing and then it squeeks and then we are all laughing.

'Kay, now that I'm all teary for my little beebo I'm going to bed. Night internets!

Um, where's my spring?

56_365 Our snow day Thursday - after it started melting. Robert took this picture for me mid morning after I begged him to take some pictures. It was sooo pretty first thing in the morning when a few flakes were still falling.  If I hadn't been trying to get to jury duty on time I would have had the camera out clicking away...

The kids did have a snow day, and from Robert's report they had some fun playing in the snow. 

Now, I love the snow.  It's pretty and the magic it brings to bring school and a lot of other things to a stop or crawl and is so exciting each and every time it is predicted to snow or the moment I see some flakes.  But I do have a practical side, it does make some things difficult. I am ready for spring, but for now I'm going to enjoy this late cold winter snap we are having.


In jury duty news - I got picked for grand jury and will be going back for my duties (hehe I said duties [yeah I did that joke]) every Monday for the next 4 weeks for many hours at a time. FUN! ? There are some aspects that might be interesting, but others maybe not so much...the jury's out until Monday afternoon (haha get it - jury's out).

Definition for ya: A grand jury's purpose is to investigate alleged crimes, examine evidence, and issue indictments if they believe that there is enough evidence for a trial.

57_365 Timmy kitty.  He's such a pretty kitty...


58_365 Girl Scout cookie time is here!  While grocery shopping today the kids and I came across a group of girls and their moms SHIVERING in our cold weather (our high today was 35 but felt much colder) so of course I had to make it worth their time and bought a couple boxes.  I only bought 2 and they've made it through the day... can't guarantee they'll make it much longer. We have a friend that buys cases of those Samoas each season. And it's not so he can freeze them for later...

Late snow storm...

Oregon's spring weather is truly weird. We are getting snow again! It's nearly March and we are getting snow...


54/365 - I was trying to get a picture of the dusting of snow we had last night, but this was the only picture in focus...and you can't see the flakes falling.  BUT see the snow on Robert's car?  

This morning we woke to a dusting of snow on the ground, and a few flakes fell before the kids left for school. 

55/365.  My view this morning about 7:30 a.m. Pretty huh?


Then it got sunny and most of what had stuck to the ground, roofs of houses, and cars melted away. 

And then around lunch time, I watched the sun dissappear across the front windows.  One window would darken, and then the next.  It started with rain and then quickly changed to snow, and it was coming down hard! Or fast...snow doesn't really fall hard like raindrops do...

It didn't last long and there was no accumulation, but that wasn't the end of it.

There were a few more rounds of rain, snow, sun and even a wave where it was snowing in front of our house, but not in the back yard and the sun was still out.  Crazy weather...

It was fun to share with my coworkers when each round of snow started and passed and then hear from them when it reached them - we sorta watched the storm move east in real-time.

During my lunch break I was lucky enough to get one of those sun breaks and the kitties and the dog did a little posing...

BONUS PICTURES!

I really like this one of Timmy though half his face is cut off.


Yoda


And Simba.  He is my best poser most of the time


We are expected to get more snow overnight and into tomorrow morning. AND I have jury duty tomorrow...

It will be interesting if the kids have a snow day tomorrow.

In other news: My mom tripped and fell this morning and broke both bones in her forearm. She had surgery to place to plates with screws and a pin and she's in a bit of pain - for those that believe in prayer, please say one for her to heal easily and not hurt so much. And for those that don't believe in prayer, how about sending some warm wishes, good juju, or happy thoughts her way please.

Calming

53/365 - I've had a bad evening, so I lit some candles.  They seem to calm me.

It did help a little, but I'm still hurting.

I'll be fine though... eventually.

Almost Monday...

Another picture from my Valentine's Day bouquet.


48/365 - Close up of baby's breath from my Vday bouquet


49/365 - Sunset panarama taken from my driveway


50/365 - Playing with Yoda pug


51/365 - Robert


53/365 - I love Robert's sense of humor.  This was a ball Carus had with little rubber spines all over it.  You can squeeze it and stretch it and play with it - but it breaks.  And then Robert pulled it over his head to get a few laughs, and he agreed to let me take a picture of it.  I think mostly because I was talking to Granny when he came out with that on his head and I told him I wanted her to see it.


Chocolate Mousse Torte.  I made this for dessert tonight.  Robert saw the recipe on the side of the vanilla wafer box last week and I decided it looked good enough to try.  It was pretty easy to make and very yummy.  Hee, look - found the recipe! It would also be good with strawberries on top, or even sliced between the layers. 


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Menu!

Sunday - Meat balls (like meatloaf, but in balls!), mashed taters, steamed broccoli
Monday - Soup
Tuesday - Costco Alfredo (we have an alfredo recipe, but I'm cheating cause it's soccer camp night)
Wednesday - Pizza nachos
Thursday - Garbage (Robert's version of taco salad)
Friday - Orange chicken and fried rice
Saturday - FFY