Raevynkiss- Such good news!  Cancer-free!  Congrats!!  Coming from another cancer-free for 5 years now and going strong.  And congrats on your new grandson!  Wonderful!!  And no, it's not too early to say "hurry spring", I'm already dreaming about my herb garden!

I got such a nice surprise today.  I struggled through Part 1 of my Comp. App. course and submitted my graded project Wednesday.  I was pretty sure I'd get maybe an 80 or 85 if I was lucky.  Got the results today... a freaking 100!!       I couldn't believe it!!  I still feel like I don't know what I'm doing, but hey, must be doing something right!    

Stay warm everybody.

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't been on in the past week, we got 9 inches of snow followed by freezing rain (snow)  and I couldn't get out of the house.  (we live on a dirt road, it doesn't get scraped.)  I missed two days of work because of it!   Work was closed on Tuesday then I tried to go in on Wendsday and got stuck going up the last hill on our dirt road and started to slide sideways.  I had to walk all the way home (about 1/2 mile) and get the shovel to try and dig the ice out from undermy tires.  A goo sumaratin helped me with the digging.  Then with no where to turn around after I  straitened it out I had to back all the way back down the road.  The fellow offered to back my car up for me and I was tempted to let him but I couldn't allow that, my car has issues and it would have been to dangerous.

All I got to say it that damn groundhog had better not see his shadow or I am declaring open season on his furry butt!

And yes, my brother is in the military, air force.  They are claiming that sending a large number of troops will boost Guam's economy but I don't buy it.  You don't move large numbers of troops of economic reasons.

glad to see that your back Acasia.

Another snowstorm today, it's really coming down right now.  Got the birdfeeder filled, woodstove going, walk shovelled.  Now to burrow in and get back to my studies...but my inner child wants to do something crafty and witchy!  Well, compromise is best, so an hour or two of studies, then something fun, then back to studies.

I'm with ya, Indigo, that blasted groundhog better come through this year!

Oh, I agree about that groundhog!!!  Winter came EARLY and Spring needs to follow suit, lol!

Acasia!!! CONGRATULATIONS on both!!!  I'm SO happy for you!!!  And thank you for your kind words!

Indigo_faerie, I really feel for you!!!  We don't live on a dirt road but we are betwixt & between two small towns.  Sometimes our road will be just fine, but if we venture out, we'll often find other roads aren't and vice versa!  Hate getting stuck and hope you don't have to experience that again!!!

Blessings, all!
RK )O(

Ok, I can say I'm sick of snow! We've had 15 inches so far this January (7 last January)

I't s gonna be a Groundhog roast! Everyone's invited! Slice of 'Phil'-A-minon anyone/  

I am soooo far behind. I seem to have misplaced myself again this winter, I'm sorry!!!!

To all those who have had good happenings....... Congrats.

To all those who have not so good things....Luvs and Energies for you. (With Tigger Pounces and Huggles on the side, of course)

I'll TRY to do better at popping into the castle! Promise  

Well, Novia, you should know better!  LOL      
No snow here as of yet.  Cold, then warm, then freezing, then HOT! Gotta love living in the South!  

Got some freezing mist here in KC, with a doozey of a snow storm headed in tomorrow and Wednesday.

Gonna spend my 20th anniversary, tomorrow,  snowed in! yeah! Took the week off with hubby, so all's good;)

finishing up painting the livingroom, and getting ready to pull up the OLD carpet to reveal the orginal hardowwd floors under it!  (Happyfeet)

Happy anniversary Novia.  I for one, will never understand why people insist on covering hardwood with carpet.  I despise carpet myself.  It traps dirt like crazy, you have to steam it to get it really clean and that is a pain in the behind.  Plus the vaccum make the most godawful racket!  If I manage to get my own place it will have hard floors, even if I have to settle on cheap linolium flooring.

Well I had my America's Got Talent audition.  I went on Sunday rather than Saturday because I had to work friday night until 3 AM.  The audition it's self took minutes, most of the rest was group photo shots for the show opening.  I'll hear from them in late Feb or early March if I get chosen to compete.

well that little groundhog did not see his shadow, or at least that's the story we're being told. I think he was too busy watching for Mubarak and his moving van (He says aint no way he's moving in with me)....hopefully we will hit spring time and life will be back to semi normal soon.

Keeping my fingers crossed for ya Indigo!!!

Heckfire it don't really matter about ole Phil! We got 6 weeks til spring even if he slept thru the day!  

Well, carpets up! Floor looks wonderful, still sealed nicely. Bad part is the old padding underneath stuck like glue in the traffic areas. Can only scrape it off, with something plasitc to not scratch, cause water just makes it worse! Good thing i think outside the box, and think of things for uses other than their intended ones   Hubby had one of my cooking spatulas, lol, and I found a holder for scraper blades, only 1 x 1/2 so a bit tedious! Not to mention the padding had been stapled to the floor, with a kajillion staples! My hands are so sore! We tag temed the carpet and padding. I had staples, he had tackboard!  

So far this vacation we have put in new faucet, started cleaning the basement, finished, almost, the painting in the livingroom, took up the carpet, and have spent alot of quality time with just hubby

AND we had 10+ inches of snow, so no chance anyone will stop by, and don't have to trudge to work!

Fingers also crossed for you, Indigo!!  Good luck!

Congrats on the anniversary, Novia.  And good luck with the house renovations.

I finally finished my computer course, now on to first semester finals.   (gulp)  I may submerge for awhile while I cram, cram, cram!  I'm looking forward to a little break between semesters.  I've got some painting and sprucing up to do before spring too.  Keep a good thought for me during my tests, I'm a bit anxious seeing as how I haven't taken a test like these in a few decades!! (another gulp!)

More snow today!  eegads!!  My area has had more snow so far this year than we usually have all winter!  It's getting totally ridiculous!  White mounds everywhere  (4-6 foot mounds!).  Even if we do get an early spring, it'll take till July for all of it to melt!  Borrowed the  "roof-rake" from work to get some off the roof so the dang thing doesn't cave in on me.  My neighbors have been totally great, 3 differnet ones have a variety of snow-blowing/plowing devices and they are keeping me from being housebound!  Gotta absolutely love them!!

So when exactly is our 'early' spring suppose to start?  I am getting sick of all this white stuff.  Especially since everything stops at a hint of snow around here.

was 50 today in KC!!!!    snow pile mountains melting. Leaves ice to deal with when the temp dips below freezing at night, but temps on the rise for a weekish anyways! Wonderful! 30 inches here so far this winter, enough is enough! (14 normal for entire winter!   )

It's about .... 40F umm... +10 C so it's been really warm here in Northern Alberta.  I'm really enjoying it though, it's nice to be able to go outside with just a sweater on instead of being bundled up.

My snowman died though, I's sad