This is what our view is outside our door this morning. We have missed most of the storm for the past few days. It did continue to snow/ice but it wasn't as bad as was predicted.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Day 25, Monday, January 25, 2021
Jim helped me decorate the tree for Valentine's Day. The ornaments on the right side are two of my favorite. Mr. & Mrs. Frog with hearts for lips! LOL
Day 24, Sunday, January 24, 2021
I was so surprised to see my name mentioned in the Scrapbook Generation Scrap Squad group. I completed this page as part of the 6X6 paper pad class. It was a great class!
Day 22, Friday, January 22, 2021
This little guy is too smart for his own good. Coco is such a good dog, even if he wants attention when he wants attention!
Day 21, Thursday, January 21, 2021
I like to use quotes like these because in years to come, we won't remember this exact day, this exact way.
Day 20, Wednesday, January 20, 2021
President Biden was sworn in today. This is the first time in history there has been a female Vice President.
Day 19, Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Jim smoked the meatloaf for dinner! Yep, we will have leftovers for several days. Jim loves to have a cold meatloaf sandwich for lunch.
Day 18, Monday, January 18, 2021
Happy Birthday to my great niece, Lily! I can't believe she is 2 already. Love you!
Day 17, Sunday, January, 17, 2021
I had to stop and take a picture of the logs along the side of the drive at the Barn. Mike cuts the trees down and cuts them into smaller pieces to feed the smoke house.
Day 16, Saturday, January 16, 2021
This is our crazy group for the weekend. Lisa, Amy, Jenjo, Kellee and me! So much fun, laughing and sharing stories until our face hurts!
Day 15, Friday, January 15, 2021
This is the window looking outside into the yard at the Barn. It has ALWAYS snowed when we go to the Barn in January! Let's hope it doesn't snow as much as it has in the past few years!
Day 14, Thursday, Janaury 14, 2021
I am so lucky to be able to go to the Barn Bed & Breakfast to spend the weekend scrapbooking! I will be here for 4 days!
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Day 13, Wednesday, January 13, 2021
When we came home from Costco this morning, there was an eagle sitting on this tree branch. We went home and got my camera. We came back to this spot on Route 29. This eagle was still sitting in the tree. Jim walked across the road to get a good photo!
Day 12, Tuesday, January 12, 2021
I have a huge mess at the desk! I have been shredding old files from our taxes. Apparently, I was behind 4 years! Ugh! What a messy job.
Day 11, Monday, January 11, 2021
We went to Wesley Road to look for eagles. You can just barely see them in the tree towards the middle of the photo. We did see a big nest in a tree a little ways down the road. We think they come here because of the lock and dam. The river is always open because of the lock and dam.
Day 10, Sunday, January 10, 2021
Jim changed the food and moved the bird feeders around in our yard. We had a group of morning doves this morning. They were just sitting on the roof of the garage for a very long time.
Day 9, Saturday, Janaury 9, 2021
Cindy, Pam, Lisa and I attended a scrapbook crop in Metamora. It was a small group, but we enjoyed each others company!
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Day 8, Friday, January 8, 2021
The trees are still covered in snow and ice. You can hear them pop and crack as the wind blows. Usually, we don't see the trees covered in snow and ice for a week. Most of the time, the sun melts the snow and ice off by afternoon.
Day 7, Thursday, January 7, 2021
We stopped in the park after our workout to get a picture with the trees in the background. Jim walked around the lagoon on the sidewalk while I used the elliptical at Parkside.
Day 6, Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Jim and Stacie decided to go for a walk at Coal Miner's Park this afternoon. Jim took several pictures of the ice and snow. This was through the fence at the park. They walked almost 2 miles.
Day 5, Tuesday, January 5, 2021
We let Coco outside for a bit. It is still really cold. Jim always shovels a grassy area for Coco to do his business. Our porch light was on and made a very interesting contrast!
Day 4, Monday, January 4, 2021
On my way into Parkside, I stopped and took a photo of the bushes just outside the door. I used portrait mode on my iphone. The snow is still hanging on the trees!
Day 3, Sunday, January 3, 2021
The Pekin Park Pavilion and Lagoon are picture perfect with the snow and ice.
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Day 2, Saturday, January 2, 2021
Jim drove down Sheridan on his way home. He stopped and took pics of the trees covered in ice.
Day 1, Friday, January 1, 2021
We woke up to the everything covered in ice. While it is pretty on the trees, it isn't safe to be out and about on the roads.
Day 366, Thursday, December 31, 2020
This is our "charcuterie" tray for New Year's Eve! It is just Jim and me so it is a smaller than last year arrangement. I highly doubt we will be up to see 2021.
Day 364, Tuesday, December 29, 2020
This is how much snow we got. Most of it went north of us. Thank goodness for that!
Day 363, Monday, December 28, 2020
We went to the park and removed the ornaments from the #Lymphona Is A Loser tree.
Day 362, Sunday, December 27, 2020
The weather is going to get really cold and snow/ice later this week. We decided to take the lights and decorations off the outside of the house this morning.
Day 361, Saturday, December 26, 2020
Coco was definitely done with visitors. He was asleep on the couch beside me just snoring! We got the decorations inside taken down.
Day 359, Thursday, December 24, 2020
Stacie liked her Christmas gift. We had a small group tonight, Scoot, Elaine, Austin, Stacie, Jim and me!
Day 356, Monday, December 21, 2020
This is a photo from the Big Island, Hawaii. The volcano has started to "erupt" again. We visited Volcano National Park in July of 2017. Hawaii and all the islands are amazing and I can't wait to go back!
Day 355, Sunday, December 20, 2020
Scott and Elaine went to visit Luke, Trisha and Lily. We sent our gift with them for Lily. She loved her baby shark cabbage patch baby!
Day 354, Saturday, December 19, 2020
Last night, Stacie and Lynn gave Evan and Jim new t-shirts! They call themselves the "Wet Bandits" from the movie Home Alone. Why you might ask... because they both have left the water running in the kitchen sink and walked away. Jim has done this 4 times!!
Day 353, Friday, December 18, 2020
We watched the Trans Siberian Orchestra Concert virtually! While it is definitely not the same as being there in person, it was still amazing!
Day 352, Thursday, December 17, 2020
I had to get my oil changed this morning. I always take my Zentangle journal to work on. I am not a good designer.... but I am a good copier!
Day 351, Wednesday, December 16, 2020
We drove through the Festival of Lights Winter Wonderland tonight. It has been a few years since we went to this event. After we got home, we watched the Great Christmas Light Fight. East Peoria won the contest and received $50,000!
Day 350, Tuesday, December 15, 2020
I've been doing a lot of scrapbooking since I retired. I bought the Simple Stories Vintage North Pole for my December Daily this year. I have been following a couple of artists on Facebook. This is my version of a layout I saw. This is my great nephew meeting Santa at Macy's in New York in 2017.
Day 14, Monday, December 14, 2020
Jovie has been visiting this month. She likes this new Doodlebug collection! LOL
Day 347, Saturday, December 12, 2020
We went to a crop at Metamora. We wore our masks while there were customers in the store. While we were there, it started to snow, just briefly. The wind was blowing the snow almost sideways.
Day 346, Friday, December 11, 2020
My scrapbooking friends usually get together for a night out during December. We didn't think we would get to go this year, because of COVID. Amy was able to get a reservation at the Canton movie theater. There was 14 of us. We had to take our own movie, which we chose The Polar Express. We were able to sit far enough apart to social distance, even if we weren't in this photo, we were with our family. It was a great night
Day 344, Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Do you see that single dot in the sky? That is the space station. It takes about 5 minutes for it to come into view and out of our view. This happens every night and Jim usually goes out to see it. I went with him tonight.
Day 343, Tuesday, December 8, 2020
This little 4 legged was crashed on the couch next to me. We went up to school and walked in the hallway with the staff. He hasn't gone for a puppy walk in a while because it is so cold outside.
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