Hunkering Down And Waiting For Nemo

February 8, 2013

Good morning.  It's 6 a.m. and the storm has not started yet.  However, the governor has already asked that all schools be closed today, and that all vehicles be off the roads by noon.

I've been asked if the name of the storm, "Nemo" is used by all the weather forecasters or just the Weather Channel.  So far, I've only heard the Weather Channel using winter storm names.  The regular news channels have been calling it the Blizzard of 2013. 

We are ready for whatever comes except that in another hour and a half, I need to go to the gas station a few houses up the road and fill up the car's gas tank.  Then we wait.  I just hope we don't lose our power.  Or if we do, I hope it isn't for very long. 

Last night I was looking for some older scrapbooking files and I came across a layout that I made back in February 2008.  This layout was never posted, and the kit that I used was made by Snow Raven.  All through my late teens, 20's and 30's, people always said that I looked like Sophia Loren.  If you're not old enough, she was a famous movie star.  (Today we call them actresses.) 

So one day, I put together a montage of sorts using mine and Sophia's photos.  Keep in mind that back in 2008, I did not know how to edit, sharpen or clean up photos very well using Photoshop.  That took a few more years.  Anyhow, here's the layout.

The weather lady just said that Boston Logan Airport will be closing sometime this afternoon.  Now they are saying we could get two or more feet of snow.  They are expecting 12 to 30 foot waves at the beaches depending on where you're at. 

I have another fun picture to share with you.  I found this on the web but I don't remember where.  If you're a squirrel lover, here's an idea for a feeder area.  Somewhere to sit out of the weather while you enjoy your dinner.

That's about it for this morning.  I need to get dressed and ready to go to the gas station in a little while.  If you don't hear from me one day, it's possible we lost the power.  Otherwise I'll be back, even just to drop a line during the storm.  So, till tomorrow, Y'all stay safe and have a fabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Mr. Nemo On His Way Here

February 7, 2013

Good morning.  Actually it is almost noon.  I slept late (from being up during the night) and then I got nosey and had to check out what SIL Eddie was up to out in the yard.  I had asked him to come by and make sure the generator was all hooked up and ready to go.  I also want the electrical cords in place.  I do not want to be trying to do any of this once NEMO gets here.

Oh yeah, we got lots and lots of snow headed our way.  Unfortunately, the weather forecasters can't all agree on just how much snow we will be getting.  Once says up to a foot, another says 40 inches, and the Weather Channel says any where from one foot to more than two feet.  They all agree that we can expect hurricane type winds of up to 50 miles an hour or more. 

They are advising us not to be traveling after mid-day Friday.  That's good advice, but I guarantee that not many folks will take this advice.  People can be so foolish at the wrong times.  Oh well. 

I remember the last "big" blizzard we had.  There was so much snow that we were snowed in for a week.  Except for Emergency workers and Health care workers, there was hardly any traffic on the roads for a few days.  I have to say that it was pretty good in its own way. 

The Weather Channel is giving us a 10 out of 10 rating for severe weather and winds.  I guess I'm lucky to have done most of my work shifts so early in the week.  I am off tomorrow and Saturday night.  This is a blessing in disguise. 

I will have to look through my photos to see when we last had a lot of snow.  Gosh, I'm watching the weatherman tell us that we could have 17 inches of snow before daybreak on Saturday morning.   Well now, isn't that special?  Groan, groan!

I've just spent over an hour and a half trying to follow the directions in "Photoshop CS6, The Missing Manual" to get rid of red eye  (in a photo).  I still did not get it right.  I am not a stupid person, but these fabulous manuals leave me feeling pretty dumb.  Finally I started over and did it my own way.  This took all of a couple of minutes. 

The photo I was working on is one that I just took of Pogo wearing his new hoodie.  Have a look at my little guy.  Yellow looks good on him!

I also have a cute mouse picture that I found on the web.  Granted, I do not want to share my living space with mice, but this mouse is just so adorable!  If it were just him and his teddy bear, I just might consider letting him move in with us.  (No, I'm not drinking.  I'm just a sucker for baby animals!)

Well, last night I called the plow guy to make sure I'm on his list of folks to be plowed both Friday and Saturday.  Eddie has finished setting up the generator and the cords.  Now we just sit back and wait for NEMO.   The best part of all this is the fact that Pogo is quite comfortable using his potty patch and the pee pads.  (Including that one favorite scatter rug.)  That is quite a load of worry off my mind.

Okay, now that I've chewed your ear off, I'm going to see about whipping up some lunch for us.  Later, we (Me, Joe and probably another dwarf) will go food shopping.  Then we'll just hunker down and see what develops.  For those of you anywhere near this storm, make sure you have your emergency supplies in place, and stay safe.  So, till tomorrow, Y'all have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Goodness, Another Coating Of Snow!

February 6, 2013

Yup, you heard right!  It started snowing again yesterday afternoon (after the super light morning flurries), and snowed late into the night.  I have to admit though, it wasn't very heavy.   Only an inch or so.  I don't really mind this kind of snow.  It's white and pretty, and it doesn't take much to get rid of it.

Here's a photo of my car this morning when I was half done cleaning it off.  If I were at home then, the guys in the house would have gone out and cleaned off the car for me.  Alas, I was at work and had to fend for myself.

The sky was simply gorgeous this morning when I was leaving work.  So of course I took some photos.  Here's a pretty shot.  If you look just below the middle of the photo, you can see just a hint of the pink starting to come through. 

I was not able to catch any winks last night after the Mrs went to bed.  Needless to say, I'm a bit weary and in need of a nap.  When I finish posting here, and the last of my coffee is gone, I'm going to change into my jammies and crawl into bed.

This morning, I've been watching the Dinosaur Train on TV, and I've just learned something new.  There is a type of dinosaur for every letter of the alphabet, A to Z.  I must say that I  really enjoyed today's show. 

Before I sign off here, I do have a freebie for you.  It's another Valentine's Day QP.  These are so much fun to make.  I hope you can use it.

And here's your download link:

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The sun is shining now, but it's time for my nap.  Till tomorrow, Y'all have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Oh Wow! My First Kiss!

February 5, 2013

Well, I finally woke up!  It was so comfy sleeping late this morning.  I think I was just a wee bit tired last night.  It was a long shift, 21 hours, but it wasn't so bad.  During the night, we are allowed to catch a few winks as long as the monitor is close by so that we can hear when the Mrs moves or calls.  It's just not easy to catch those winks, because the Mrs is usually up several times during the night.  I got lucky and was able to get a couple of hours worth of winks.

Now to explain today's blog post title.  This morning, Pogo gave me his first kiss lick!  Oh boy!  This calls for a celebration!  I'll have to think of something special for lunch for my little guy.  It's okay to laugh at me for getting so excited, but this really is a big deal for Pogo.  Oh my, I'm so happy.

As I sit here typing, it is snowing lightly again.  Very lightly.  Here a snowflake, there a snowflake.  lol.  It should stop early today, and I think it's supposed to start up again tonight and on through tomorrow.  We'll just have to wait and see.

As I said yesterday morning, it had snowed lightly all through the night.  Not much snow, just enough to coat everything with white.  Even the field across the street.  Here's a photo I took yesterday morning.

A few days ago, I was looking through some old photos, and I came across a baby photo of one of my granddaughters.  I went to my daughter's facebook and downloaded a photo of this particular granddaughter's new baby.  If they were the same age, they could be twins.  I put the two photos together along with Amelia's newborn photo, and, see what I mean? 

The photo on the left is my granddaughter, Brandy.  The other two photos are her daughter Amelia.  Brandy is the granddaughter who, several years ago, competed in the Miss Teenage America pageant.  I just took a break to look up a layout that I had made with one of the photos in Brandy's portfolio.  This was posted on my blog on May 28, 2008.  I would predict that Baby Amelia is going to grow up to be a beauty like her mom.

Now I'm going to have a look in the fridge to see what I can rustle up for lunch for Pogo.  Later, we'll catch us a little nap because it's back to work tonight.  So till tomorrow, Y'all have a fabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Oh Yick! More Snow!

February 4, 2013

I'm at work, and it snowed all night, so as soon as daylight gets here, I'll be able to see how much snow is outside and take a photo.   Usually, I can put my car in the barn when it snows while I'm at work, but the electric door on the barn is not working, so I will have to clean off my car.

Sometimes I get a bit scatter brained and forget to do things.  Like put up the February calendar page.  I swear, sometimes I think my mind needs a new battery!  Anyway, here's the February page from this year's calendar.

 



The Mrs has a couple of appointments today, so it will be busy.   I'm going to have to wake her before 7:30 so that she can be washed, dressed and have her breakfast by 9 a.m.   She can be funny sometimes.  Last night when I got here, I asked her how she was and she replied "I'm having my grumpies right now."  Then she laughed.   It's so good to see her in a good mood.

The computer and the internet just fascinates the Mrs.  Saturday night, I tried to show her how you can do a video chat on the laptop, but the internet signal here wasn't strong enough so I couldn't.  Another time, I will show it to her. 

A friend sent me some of the cutest pictures a few days ago, and I thought I would share some of them with you.   They were titled "Have you even been this tired?"   Here is my favorite picture.

And here are a couple more that kind of make your heart smile.  

Be honest.  Don't cuties just make your day start off with a smile?   Little kids are absolutely adorable, but there is something special about little animals that makes your heart happy.   At least for me anyway.

Now I must get busy here.  I can here the Mrs beginning to wake so my work day must start now.  Till tomorrow, Y'all have a fabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

A Little More Snow

February 3, 2013

Good morning.  Our little part of New England woke up this morning to a coating of snow everywhere.  Not so bad though, less than an inch.  And it's supposed to be a couple degrees warmer today.  Way up to 33 degrees F!  Woo Hoo!  And yes, we are expecting more snow tonight.  The good part is that soon Winter will be gone and Spring will be here.

Here's a photo of the moon early this morning.

Shortly before it was time for me to leave work, I went out and started my car to melt the snow off the windows and warm up the car. 

It looks as if the snow missed the field across the street, but I'm sure the dried grasses are hiding the snow.  What I don't notice lately is the wildlife that used to always come out in the morning and evening. 

There is so much building new homes going on that the wildlife are getting far and few between.  That's a shame.  The beautiful country setting in the town where I work is fast becoming overgrown and citified.

I don't really have any news for today, so I think I'll get busy here and do a load of wash.  There are a few scatter rugs waiting to be washed.  Pogo keeps me busy.  He's stuck on about 80% house trained.  I'm not complaining.   In six years, he never had to be concerned about potty training.  So he's done quite well for the few months that he's been here.

On that note, I shall leave you.  Till tomorrow, Y'all have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Lots Of Photos To Share Today

February 2, 2013

Good morning.  It's 2:30 a.m., and I thought I'd post this blog before I crawl back into bed.  When I got to work yesterday morning, I realized that I had forgotten to pack my mouse, and therefore I could not use my laptop.  I have the touch pad shut off because I don't like using it. 

I was able to read a couple of blogs on my tablet, but that was all.  Strange, it let me read a couple of them, but not all of them.  I'm just learning how to use the tablet.  There is so much more I can do with it once I learn how.  I did manage to put my Kindle books and Skype on the tablet.   Next I want to learn how to do photos on it. I'll take it and the manual with me when I go on vacation. 

Thursday afternoon, I must have turned the wrong way at just the right time because I managed to pull a muscle or something.  Wow, did this ever hurt!  It wasn't quite so bad by Friday morning, and I had hopes that by moving around a lot at work that it would work itself out.  Not so!

It made working very uncomfortable, so I called for someone to come in early to relieve me.  I was able to leave for home at 1 p.m.  When I got home, I took a pill and went to bed.  Right now, it is about 80 % worked out.  So that is good.

While I was at work, I did manage to get some great shots to share with you.  Here is the moon at 8 a.m. yesterday.

Almost three hours later, I got some pretty photos of the sun playing hide and seek with the clouds.  The clouds kept moving, so the picture kept changing.  Here are a few of the better shots.

 I think the idea of photography is to have fun with the things you photograph.  As you can tell from all the different things that I take photos of, I  certainly do have fun with my camera.

I missed working on the Photo Art Friday, but the up side is that Janet and I managed to get my tax stuff almost finished.  Remember the old commercial "Plop Plop, Fizz Fizz, Oh What A Relief It Is!"?  ( It was for Alka Seltzer)  Well that's how I felt when we finally stopped for the day.  A huge relief!

Last night, I was trying to catch up on my blog reading and Pogo curled up next to me and was snoring away.  When I see him like this, it tugs at my heart to know that he feels safe enough to fall into a deep sleep.  I am so lucky!

My eyelids are beginning to get heavy again so I think I'll crawl back into bed and get some more sleep.  Till tomorrow, Y'all have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.