Lamb in Lion's Clothes?

 It's March, and I think it has come in as both a lamb and a lion!  LOL This weekend was gorgeous, and now... not so much! Oh well, what are you going to do, it's Indiana!

Old business:

• Still reading Boundaries, but very near the end... Land of Painted Caves, long way to go, but it is a big book!  LOL  New rhythm seems to be do read Boundaries over breakfast, and Caves in the evening.
• Trail Guide - back on the wagon, been reading it/doing workbook before I do fun reading in the evening.
• Magazines - still on the wagon.
• Neckersizes, about the same
• Given up trying to ride the bike, and have gone back to running, at least when I am in Marion.  I can go to the Wellness Center and just pay for the days I'm there.  Wabash Y is not nearly as accommodating.  They want a yearly membership.  I really only want it when it is cold. Sigh.
• Shoe organizer hung

New Business:

• Started weeding this weekend - go me!  I mentioned it was gorgeous, right?  Goes so much faster in the spring because there's just less of those suckers!  LOL And, I think it is an investment as they will not be going to seed making new ones either!
• Cleaned garage over the weekend, that really needed done. Need to figure out how to saw and sand outside!  HEHE
• Been painting again, that feels good.
• Been chipping away at pile of stuff on craft table to put away.

Oh, the weather outside is frightful...

 ...unfortunately I have no fire to be delightful!  Well, welcome to 2022 and Winter Storm Landon!  LOL We took today (Wednesday) - Friday off  (closed the offices) and this morning it looked like it was a bad call, but now... not so much.  Have been enjoying my snow day, have a batch of bread rising, some marinara simmering on the stove, and have shoveled the driveway 2 times, and even got some old birthday cards mailed out.  Yea, I still do it. I know it is probably goofy, but with the past two years, I think it's appreciated.  Let's see, it's been a hot minute since I've done this.  Have really lost (or maybe acquired a new) my pace/rhythm on things...

Old business:

• Pictures put away, homework put away!
• Finished Essential Spirituality. Now Reading Boundaries as my "work" book, and Land of the Painted Caves for fun.
• Trail Guide - ouch fell off the wagon!
• Magazines, every day, before I do my fun book reading. This has been a fun new rhythm right before bed.
• Neck and shoulder exercises (Neckersizes as the boys like to call them) are better, 3-5 days a week.
• We had our 1 year anniversary at HC in Wabash, that has been fun. It has been a rough couple of years for massage, but we are hanging in there.
• QUIT church!  Yea, I know, can you believe it? Last day was in October. Replacement gal is perfect for it.  It was such the right thing to do, I feel good about it.
• Finished up fall gardening stuff, but unfortunately did not get all the weeds pulled before the ground froze. I reckon they will probably still be there in the spring.
• 018 is off to IU!
• Boys' and my closet rework is done!
• Continued with running as much as I could, 2-3 days a week.  Now that it is so cold, I've switched to riding my bike. Not as successful, 1-2 days a week.
• Have donated many things to Goodwill.
• Built a bench for Wabash office.
• Bought S a lift table, and then made an extension so she can work on tall people.
• Starting hiring process for Marion.

New Business:

• 018 and 020 suggested I move them into the same bedroom since they are both in college now so I can have my studio back. So there has been LOTS done to get that going:
• Built a loft out of piping for 018's bed to go over 020's.
• Moved shelving in from laundry
• Moved office stuff out of 020's room
• Made crafting table from old countertop the neighbor's gave me
• Bought a super-cute rug to go under so hopefully my feet stay warm
• I get to look outside the double window into the backyard, yea!
• PURGING as I move stuff in and around
• That set off a chain reaction to reorganizing the laundry room a bit and 018's old bookshelf went out there to be a butler's pantry for me
• Built more pipe covers for the laundry room to keep the cold air out
• Sand/stain boys' bedroom door
• Sand/stain my closet and bedroom doors
• Sand/stain studio doors
• Hang shoe organizer for boys
• Hang punch organizer for me
• Keep on keeping on!

Hot in the City...

 Boy is it ever!  We've been cycling through some weird weather here.  Super-hot, then cool.  Tomorrow starts another cool cycle, yea!

Old Business:

• Still need to put pictures away, and more homework.  Oof!
• Book reading is good, started new one, Essential Spirituality.  Almost done.
• Trail Guide, lately 2-3 days a week!
• Magazines, lately 1-2 days a week!
• Neck stretches - not as good, but we're gonna do it!
• It's been 9 months since hiring S and moving to Hoosier Chiropractic, it's been good! I absolutely love it. Challenging to have an employee and being responsible for and to someone, but it is a good thing!
• Still working at church, been tweaking schedule to make it easier.  Not sure why I don't want to let go. And yet, sometimes do!
• Did some spring planting, but not as much as I've done in year's past.
• 017 graduated high school, and we were able to have a small family party.
• Everyone in the family is vaccinated! YEA!
• 017's closet is finished, and he really loved it!
• Started shelf/closet work for 020 and me. About 3/4 done.  Have some trim on both sides, rods on my side, shelves on his side, and both doors yet to go.
• DRIVEWAY and DRAINAGE are done!  OMG it is so much better!
• 017 quit at Wendy's. Over June he's been doing a bilingual kid camp at the school in town.
• Brother, sister, and nephew came up for a visit. We hung the TV, and replaced the ceiling fan in the living room.  So.Much.Better.  And you can see the fireplace now!
• 020 also came for a visit, loved it!
• Ran my first 5K, it was trail run. 017 kept pace for me, B&T ran the 10K segment, and 020 did the 5K. It was so sweet of them to do it with me!

New Business

• Keep running (that's been hard with the weather)
• Get closets put back together so I can (keep) going through stuff and get it moving
• Get back to scrapping
• Enjoy my backyard - actually been doing a lot of that, so don't want to stop!

February 2018 Flickr Upload

 Looks like it wasn't a very busy upload month... Here's my faves - it was tricky to learn how to put everything on, especially the sleeves!

All the leaves are brown...

 ... and the sky is grey.... Only it is blue today. But that is coming, I am sure, and we have had gloomy days more.

I seem to be on a 3 month rhythm, maybe that's OK...

Old Business:

• Memorabilia is put away. 017 hit me with a BIG stack of homework too!
• Ordered some prints when Walgreen's had a sale, so now those need to go
• Been reading my book over breakfast. Never more than a couple of pages, but hey, it is progress
• Trail Guide? Oof, trying...
• Magazines, I've been trying to read at least 1 page per day, or article
• Devotionals - caught up, and do those before my book at breakfast
• Was able to hire 1 therapist in Wabash - S! Still nothing for Marion. But this is totally exciting! She is wonderful, I have known her for years. And wow, does it really change the way I think about things.
• We've moved into our new space with Hoosier Chiropractic.  It is so beautiful! They did such a wonderful job remodeling it, and then S did such a beautiful job setting it up.
• Gadget has lights and wall cabinets hung. And brought me a little fridge.
• Got the big fall push of planting done, including about 300 bulbs!
• Have turned in my resignation at Church, but they are holding onto it, just in case things with COVID and massage don't go so well. It's getting bad around here.
• S is so much better at social media than me!
• 019 is back at university and 017 is a senior - holy cow!
• Landscaping is "done" around the deck. Just ask the boys, I'm never really done.
• Gadget and I did a Labor Day camping trip by ourselves. Took the quads all over. Had so much fun.

New Business

• Working on 017's closet, because as of last week, we are DONE moving back into the garage. Just picked up the unit we want to use from Lowe's.
• Gadget broke it off with me. After almost 10 years. I am beyond heartbroken and confused.
• 017's girlfriend broke it off with him too. After 3 years. He is hurting too. Not a lot of laughter going on around here right now.
• 017 is managing to juggle Wendy's and schoolwork fairly well. I usually end up staying up too late so I can make sure he's home. I usually pass out on the couch.
• Have just really been evaluating my life, what I'm doing, where I am, where I think I'm headed, my priorities, everything. This has been such a kick in the gut.
• Finished a mini album for my sister in law and brother.
• Finished a scrapbook page, trying to get back to it.
• Not looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas, it is just going to be so hard without him.

Hot time, summer in the city...

...back of my neck getting dirty and gritty! Yes, it has been so hot lately. And dry.  We finally got about 3 days of rain.  It has been so good.  So yesterday in between the showers, I got my hands dirty and pulled weeds. It is so hard to do from the clay when it is dry.

I can't believe it has been 3 months since I posted anything.  Big news...

Old Business:

• Small pile of memorabilia
• Reading - slow, but consistent. I can be happy with that.
• Trail Guide - same, slow but doing it.
• Magazines - same.
• Devotionals - all over the place!
• Have now found 3 therapists, what the heck!  LOL 2 in Wabash, 1 in Marion. So there will be more on that, but not until it is official!
• Interior done! Need to hang lights and wall cabinets, but soon!
• Heart and Soul going at 50-75%, same as restaurant
• Water softener is IN!
• Weeding, weeding, weeding. But it does get better each year
• Church work holding steady. We have in-person services now, but no singing or bulletin
• Social media back to being a flop. Hoping one of the co-workers will be able to help
• 016 helped out so much! He weeded, he dug holes, he painted, he cleaned, he wrote, cut up cards, posted, all sorts of things! And then he got a job at Wendy's. And now I am sad!
• Had to quarantine after test. Procedure went well. 2 week recovery
• Delivered all the Mother's Day flowers. Everyone loved them.
• Still have flowers to plant
• Took a vacation over July 4. Gadget and I went canoeing and camping with 2 other couples. Don't worry, we were able to maintain plenty of distance and be smart about it.
• 019 got an internship at the Children's Museum, and has really enjoyed that.
• Their grampa passed away in early May, so they've been busy helping their dad clean the house.
• 016 had prom this past Friday with his girlfriend

New Business:

• Added additional bracing, and stained, old sections of the fence to lay down as a deck extension of my patio. Really like this. Had to buy a pressure washer. Something else 016 did. It looks great! Now to landscape around it.
• Just keep on keeping on. Trying to pace, and flow, and just be. It seems so counter-cultural. Yet so many agree with me. So how do we make it the norm?
• Waiting on estimate to "fix" bedroom closets
• 016 has drawn out what he wants for his, I think he and I can do together.
• Waiting to get moved back into garage for both of those. Need room to put things.

January 2018 Flickr Upload

Here are my favorites....

Not sure what they were doing, but always love to see them together!

Shoveling snow...

Solo contest...