Sudokuaholics Anonymous 7

Mariana, what a job. 9 blankets !! Do you use hot or cold water?

Oh look at that, a TOPP.

Wall finished Vici, Wall unit cupboards now in the room and I have been carrying books in for hubby to sort and put in the cupboard. (HIS train books)
I might try and get more of the room painted when he goes away next week. There are lots of other jobs that need doing before I start that though.

Must think about hitting the sack here shortly.
I spent a while helping Ethan nut out ideas for some homework he is doing.
He wanted to do it in 'PowerPoint' but we could not get it to work out so have adapted what he wants to do in 'Word'.

Trust me yto get the 'twins' mixed up Above should have been an answer to VIV.

June, is your avatar a pic of your tree at your place you have up?

Nite Viv, yes it is getting late!

Do not worry June. You are not the first to mix us up. He ehehhee Rayray did.

Time for bed I think. Must do a bit of reading. I borrowed 6 books from the library yesterday.
Nite all.

Rolanda, I left computer on, I was not here, was asleep I promise. Well except for about 10 minutes when up for a visit to babbling brook. Had to see if LIZ got her avatar hehehe. she did, and Gath got it back to her pronto. I thought Noel the frog was just Liz, somehow!

Good morning all! Not too cold this morning, 34F! A cold front is moving in with some snow. Ian has his concert tonight. It's not at his school but at a concert/play hall called the "Egg" in Albany. It's a very nice concert.

Amber! Wishing you a wonderful day filled with wonderful surprises!

Viv, congratualtions on hubby's new job!!

Vici, I hope your stomach feels better!

Heidi, good luck with the pheasants! They're beautiful!

Gail, can't wait to see all of your pictures. It was so wonderful of you to host Rena and Amber and have the get together! Bravo! Good luck with catching up on all of the ffuts!

Liz...will walk you through it tomorrow...

Julie, I love your ornament avatars! They're beautiful!!

Good night Bean!

MizT, sorry to hear about your daughter's job! Hope everything works out for her!

Aww Broni - now you've upset me. I just came to turn off pooter for the night and find that you thought my previous avatar was a funny face. It was a wreath with a nativity scene. It was very cute but maybe didn't shrink clearly.
How's this one - another nativity scene.

And here it is as a smiley -

Night all - big day for me tomorrow - meeting at 11am (noon sudoku time) - I'll let you know how it goes when I get home.

Good night CynB! Will be thinking of you!

Just caught up on reading.
I've had one of those days... started out taking my brother to railway station, then husband to opticians then on to railway station. during that time got a call from D#1 asking if I could take a memory stick to her school (she is a teacher) as it contains her lesson plans for today. On way back from there (20 mile drive) decided to do some shopping, half way through that got a phone call from brother asking if I could pick him up from the station (normally he would walk but he has a trapped nerve in his back). Picked him up, missed a phone call from D#2 school asking me to ring them about D#2's university application. Then got a call from my old 'boss' asking me if I had a code he needed to get on to a website. I had already sent these to the office, but of course he couldn't find it (to lazy to look more like it)
I'm sitting down now but will have to get on and feed a machine soon and maybe have some lunch.

Sorry for the rant but I was never this busy when I worked

Phew Brenda!!! Hope your running around has ended now and that you can be at peace the rest of the day - you sure have earned it!
Stella - am going to a high school choir dinner/concert on Sunday...seeing Ian at "the Egg" sounds very special!
Cyn - BEAUTIFUL ornament!

Thanks to everyone for their wonderful well wishes re: my tummy. It's still a bit dicey, but I have a doctor's appointment early next week - great timing, I think!
Viv - hope hubby has a good first day at his new job.
Cyn - picturing a fabulous reuniting with your son today.
Julie - so much fun seeing all your beatuiful ornaments and avatars...you're really sprucing the place up!

Lizzy - LOVE your Noel froggie - good work MzT! AND - Congrats on a good visit with the tax-man!
June - thanks for the update on your painting (hehe) actually it's quite inspiring...as is all your blanket washing and clearing out, Mariana!
Twin - also keeping a good thought for you and your doctor visits and fingers crossed for a thumbs up on the knee surgery.

Tuesdays are my busy days (Wednesdays to those down-under)...so I hope to check back in later when I get home from all my running around.
Wishing everyone a beautiful day!

MORNING SUDOLUKAND! I have been bouncing around the web looking at Maori art, trying to learn the name of the nonwoven fabric mat I have, sent to me several years ago. No luck yet on the name. I was told this type mat/fabric was used as table cloth, curtain, that type thing. I think it is pounded from flax, into a paper, fabric like thick and stiff kind of mat, that i s then painted in the Maori colors of red black and a tan or " white" color. anyway, I have such a piece and am trying to decide how to display it without damaging it. No not antique, made about 10 or 15 years ago and sent to me by a cyber pen pal. I "found" it again recently and need to take better care if it till I can hang it somehow. so that is where I have been this morning.

I tried to sleep in, but the "children" decided otherwise.
I have yet to read the posts I missed, but will do so once I have my first cup of tea and some brekky.

June... eggbid is different than eBay in one regard. If a seller doesn't see any interest early on, they'll sometimes sell the bird elsewhere. That has happened to me when I've waited to bid last minute. I now bid initially as soon as I decide that I want it. I frequently have to raise it later though. Eggbid RARELY has anyone do a last second bid.

I must go now... I just got a call that a pair of Indian Fantail pigeons is waiting for me at the Post Office.

Heidi some 'children' have no sense of time and the 'children' I assume you are talking about are the worst offenders.

is it tapa cloth mizt? i have a box covered with it. it really is pretty. wikipedia has a nice little speil about it.

I almost jumped in with comments before the daily greeting. Hello, SA7! Hope you will have or are having a great day! I have a few pages to read.

Mariana, tapa cloth, yes,thank you! Now that I have a name for it, I might find how best to care for it, and repair it. I knew someone here wold know what i was talking about thank you very much!

Hi, Vivacious Viv, June, MizTricia, Stella, Bean, CynB, Brenda, Vibrant Vici, Heidi and Mariana!

Hi, Nola! I hope you sleep well! I love your avatars. The IRIS one is particularly cheerful! I hope you have a cooler day when you wake up!

Mariana - NINE loads of blankets? Whew! Plus your regular loads to stuff the machine! What a day! I keep wishing we had some way to sneak into your musical performances.

CynB, I really like your new avatars (manger scene in front of a wreath and manger scene on brilliant blue)! I'm not sure how many C avatars I've submitted. Decided to submit a bunch and see which ones look best on the page. Hope you have a warm and wonderful meet-up!

Vivacious Viv, what a great way for hubby to find a job - someone he already knows! I hope the new job works out well for him. I also like your idea of meeting up with others to surprise him. (Will they know it's his birthday?) Also, good luck with all the doctor visits next week! Continued success with Avon!

Broni, it's good to hear you survived another day with D & D!

Gail, remember, it's not required to read every page you missed - fun, but not required! Are things getting back to normal at your house?

Dizzy Lizzy, what a cute Noel the frog avatar! And great news from the tax man! I don't think I can help you with your shrinking of pictures, as I just use a program on my computer. First I check "attributes," which gives me the existing size, do a few calculations, then go to "shrink/stretch" (or something like that) and put in the percentage I think will work. Then I go back to check "attributes." If it comes out close (somewhere between about 48 and 52), I just put in the 50 by 50 and see what happens. If I like what I get, I save it. But I can actually see what I'm saving.