Cookie Decorating and Scrap Journaling (Nov.8, 2026)

 I was up early again this morning,

This sickness is just lingering on and on.

I was so hoping it would be gone by this weekend but here I am, no end in sight.

I had some coffee, watched some Call the Midwife and worked a bit on blogging.

Freya had spent the night at Theia's but they came over bright and early looking for breakfast.

Then they spent a lot of time outside, it was a gorgeous day out there.

Eden wanted to come over for a visit so Jason brought her over just after lunch.

I had promised her she could decorate cookies so I went down and bought some for her.

I had colored gel and sprinkles from Eden's birthday and she was having a great time decorating them.

Usually when I start letting the kids decorate cookies, the put all of the icing and all the sprinkles on one cookie but Eden didn't do that.

I did see her squeezing the gel directly into her mouth.

Freya wanted to do a couple as well.

Here are the ones she finished.

Eden was calling everyone she could think of - Jennifer, Crystal, Kody and Haylee.

If someone didn't answer she would just call the next person.

She really likes putting the filters on and looking at herself that way.

She's also figured out how to take selfies.

Kody came over after supper and picked the girls up.

I wasn't feeling up to Christmas decorating but I did start work on the Ivy note scrapbook for Freya.

I got a couple of pages completed.

This is just the inside cover.

Then this is the title page.

I printed off some pictures in preparation for the next few pages but I'll work on those another night this week.

Step count for today.

I plan on getting back to doing lunch hour walks this week.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy! 

Halloween is Put Away for Another Year (Nov.7, 2026)

Sometime during the night, Jason and Freya came and got back in bed with us.

I woke up very early and I was having a coughing fit so I got up so that I wouldn't wake everyone else up.

When I got to the living room, I noticed that the power was out.

I got a bunch of candles lit and ready to go.

But the power did come back on before everyone else got up.

Snuggling on the couch together.

I love it.

Jason checked in on his run and sure enough, Ivy had left a note for Freya.

I got all of the Halloween decorations packed up and put away.

I also changed out the lights on my archway by the doorstep.

I took the orange and purple ones down and put up the red and white ones.

Eden called Kody at lunch time and wanted him to come and pick her up.

Freya was back and forth between here and Theia's place.

Taking silly selfies.

This barely even looks like her, it kind of looks like a filter.

I think it is her though, just making a funny face.

Jason has a couple of projects on the go,

He's making a wooden fairy.

He's carving it out of wood.

He's also starting his character for next year, an evil witch.

I worked on a scrap journal page with Freya's school pictures.

I like how it turned out.

My steps for today.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy! 

Eden's 'Bye Bye' Song & Dance (Nov.6, 2026)

Friday is finally here, it's my favorite day of the week.

I think/hope I'm feeling a little better but still not 100%.

The girls wanted to come over for a visit tonight so I picked them up on my way home from work.

I worked on taking down the Halloween decorations tonight.

I gathered everything and put it on the dining room table then I was kind of tuckered out.

Tomorrow I'll bring up all the containers to pack it and put it away.

I'm hoping to get a start on Christmas decorating this weekend too but I'll have to see how I feel. 

Eden has figured out how to call people on Facebook Messenger so she's been calling Jen, Crystal, Haylee and Kody.

When she called Kody, she set the phone up on the tv stand then ran and was dancing and doing her bye bye song for him - it is so hilarious, it cracks me up.

She twists her arms back and forth and waves and I'm here for it, I love it.

I'm still trying to figure out a craft for the office Christmas party and possible a family craft as well - this is an option I found today, I like the earmuffs.

I also need to come up with an ornament to make too.

I haven't found anything yet that I'm jumping up and down about but I'm going to keep looking.

Both girls ended up spending the night.

Freya wanted to sleep on the couch so Jason slept out in the living room with her and Eden came to the bed with me.

She was wired and I think it was near 1 am before I finally got her settled and falling asleep.

She was asking me to do the garden thing on her back and then she wanted me to tickle her back.

Today's steps.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy! 

Bonnie's Birthday Lunch and a Puzzle (Nov.5, 2026)

Bonnie's birthday was back in October but we are just getting around to taking her out for lunch today.

We went to Swan Palace and I had a turkey club.

It was good.

Shennelle.

Freya's school pictures came in - Love her little hair do she had this year.

I'm still not feeling the best.

This cold is really lingering.

I was in the mood to do a puzzle so I found this 300 piece one I had in my stash that I had picked up at a second hand store.

It was brand new, still in the package which was unusual.

It was a fun one with all the different color pops and patterns.

It didn't take me long to at all.

We had no visitors tonight so we watched a couple episodes of Vision Quest before bed.

I put my fitbit on the charger last night and forgot to put it on today.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Cake, Massage, Tik Toks and Cross Eyes (Nov.4, 2026)

I still wasn't feeling good today but I did get up and go to work.

It was a busy morning, I had a couple meetings and they were long so the morning flew right by.

 

Bonnie picked up a cake for Murray to celebrate his 65th birthday.

There he is, the man of the day, Big Bucks Butler.

They were having an ERP table top exercise in the office today so there were lots of guys in from the field.

So they picked up an extra cake just in case.

Bonnie serving up the cake.

It was massage day which I love.

Because I wasn't feeling great though and I was starting to be uncomfortable near the end so I was happy for it to be done which is so unusual for me.

When I got home, the girls were there.

Eden had the make-up out and wanted to put some on me so I let her.

Freya with googly eyes.

Eden was wanting to make Tik Tok videos all evening so Jason showed her how and she loved it.

Freya showing us how she can cross her eyes.

Eden taking a shot at it.

Not quite there.

I got her to look at her finger and that worked.

Steps for today, until next time, be happy!

New Book, 65th Birthday (Nov.3, 2026)

I woke up in the middle of the night just coughing and coughing, so hard that is was making me nearly vomit.

I had a terrible headache - I took some advil and then some cough medicine and that seemed to help me some.

I went back to bed and did manage to go back to sleep but when I woke up for work this morning, I felt just terrible.

I took some more medication then did go in to work because I had a couple of meetings that I didn't want to miss.

I thought maybe I'd go to the meetings then take the afternoon off to rest.

I started listening to a new book today, so far, so good.

I did attend both my meetings then it was time for lunch, I went home and had something to eat and a bit of a rest but then I felt ok so I went back to work.

I had a few things I wanted to get done ad thought I'd go home then but I ended up just staying for the rest of the day.

One of the guys in the office, Murray Butler, is turning 65 tomorrow so at the end of the day, Bonnie, Shennelle and I decorated his office.

We put up balloons and signs all over his desk, monitors and chair.

On the door, the filing cabinet.

The walls.

And the window.

I think it looks pretty good.

I was happy to finally go home at the end of the day.

Jason prepared chowder for me for supper.

So nice of him.

We had a chill evening, I didn't do much of anything.

The girls didn't come over either.

Just a quiet night.

Today's step count.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Weigh In Day (Nov.2, 2026)

It's Monday so that means weigh in day.

I was 239.6 lbs

That's up since last week.

I'm just staying right in the same spot, not really moving up or down.

It's better than creeping up and up and up but I would prefer to be moving down.

I'm moving up to 1.5 mg on Ozempic this week.

Hopefully that makes a change but I'm seeing that I can't really rely on it like I have been.

I have to be trying and doing things myself so when I get over this cold, I'm going to start making an effort to both make healthier choices and be more active.

I wasn't feeling the best but I did go to work and just stuck to my office for the day.

It's busy at work and I had lots to keep me busy.

Kody took Haylee to an appointment in Barrhead so Eden was with mom for the afternoon and I went and picked Freya up from school.

It was a nice day out and I considered going for a walk with the girls but I really wasn't feeling up to it.

So we just stayed at the house and hung out.

The girls had a bath and when Jason came home, he entertained them so that was good.

Kody picked them up around 8 or so and I was pretty much ready for bed by then.

I sure hope when I wake up in the morning that I feel better.

My step count for today.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!