Tuesday-11:45am

Well, hello!!  Been two weeks since I last posted anything.

Just been recovering from the move.  More exhausted than I thought I'd be.

I am used to dealing more with the pain side of fibro and not the chronic fatigue side.  Feels like when I was trying to make it through college, managed to survive until summer vacation, and then collapsed for 4-6 weeks...barely functional.  But it was all soooo worth it and I am loving being on R&R/Collapse Mode my wonderful new home.  This too shall pass.  Just had to pop on to the blog to let everybody know Karma and I are okay--just recovering.  :)
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I never did show you a picture of Karma's former chair out on the patio.  She found this quite confusing for the first couple of days--LOL!

One dark and drizzly day I saw the grouse family wandering past searching earnestly for angle worms and bugs!  Went by too fast for me to get a picture, but it was so good to see them.

I googled grouse or prairie chickens and they will stick around all winter as I suspected.  But it said they try to find places with more cover for the winter.  The yard out here sure doesn't give them any cover so I may not see them too much longer.  We do have hawks and such about.

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Two weeks ago Wednesday Leah stopped by to play with the new gadget.  It's a MISTI stamping tool!  I got all the paraphernalia to go with it, too--and three extra (wicked strong) magnets.

Just looking at it doesn't explain much.

Leah played around with it while I kept an eye on Mr. Ian. 

Aside: I know!  I know!  I have been absolutely terrible about getting pictures of Ian for these past months since I started on this whole move.  Seemed like every time McFamily was here I was watching Ian while they were busy doing whatever to help me out...until we were finally finished a couple weeks ago.  Now my only excuse is just being tired and spacey.  Got to get back into the habit again.  I don't think Dagan and Leah have been remembering to take pictures much, either.  At least I haven't seen any pictures.  Got to get on the ball here.  He's changing so fast!
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 Leah and Ian stopped by for a quick visit last Thursday, too.  It is absolutely wonderful to just be able to hang out and visit again!!  :):)
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Anyways, anyone interested in card making can watch these videos that explain how the MISTI works.  Or if you are just plain curious you can take a peek.  ;)  You know Leah and I mass produce about 80 Christmas cards and I make up about 50 birthday cards...and that we are a bit on the OCD side, right?  Well, these videos will make it perfectly clear why we've been drooling over this contraption ever since we laid eyes on it!

We can stamp each card exactly the same and quickly.

And when something doesn't stamp well, you can re-stamp exactly right over the first print!  There are new techniques you can use with it, too.  Awesome!  Seems just made for us, right?  LOL!

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Oh, and the cheapie humidifier...

Yes--I did rig up something so I could use this new sputter-spatterer.

It's a blue plastic tray with an old pink towel folded on top.  Catches any splattering water quite nicely.  Hasn't been too bad so far.
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These last two weeks Karma and I have just been hanging out.  Karma has taken over my old baby recliner, for the most part...although I still use it because both chairs are comfortable for me--plus this one is closer to the patio door and I have terrible phone reception--LOL!  So Miss Karma gets booted out on occasion.

Just as we suspected, Karma absolutely LOVES to lie about here and there on the carpet on sunny mornings.

My McLap's battery is dying.  I don't even get a warning anymore before it goes black.  Then when I reboot McLap always thinks it is summer of 2000 and nothing whatsoever works until I manually change the date and time back to 2015.  Do you think McLap has Altzheimers?

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  Luckily my charger cord reaches all the way over to the kitchen table--whoohoo!  Because that's where I like to sit all morning while I do journaling, any blogging (like right now), catching up online, paperwork, and sometimes a little letter writing because I can spread out my stuff all over the table and even watch a few YouTube videos--LOL!

McLap's home the rest of the day is on the laptop table by my sweet new big brown chair. 

Oh!  Oh!  And YES!  Leah did find something for my tall bedroom and studio windows so that I can leave them cracked open all night if I wanted to.  Was tricky because they open from either side.  Can you see the three plastic pieces on the left hand pane?   

There are two about halfway up the window and one down lower.  The one right next to the side of the pane up in the middle of the window there is just a back-up second lock during the warmer weather that Leah put in because I am way too short to reach the top lock without a stool and so (Leah knows me too well) I've only been using the bottom lock till winter.  These windows are so tall that she didn't feel they were as secure with only one lock hooked because they do even tilt a little bit when you pull to open them with only the bottom locked.  When that back-up one half way up the window is locked--no movement.  :)

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These Burglabars are clear and can lay flat like this--or you flip the top half down to stop the window from sliding any farther.

Here the studio window is cracked open--safely.  If they pushed from the left-hand side the right hand side will just close and you can't open it any farther on the other side, either.  They're only cracked open about 3 inches when the braces are up.  Of course you can flatten them down and open the window all the way if you want to, too.

They aren't any guarantee somebody couldn't break in, but they would have to make a heck-of-a-racket to break those sturdy little braces if they did.  I would hear them coming, that's for sure.  LOL!  Leah's already purchased a patio door bar, too.  That will be installed one of these days, too.  I guess I'll be safer here on first floor, eh?  ;)

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Anyways, it's T Stands For Tuesday today over at Elizabeth's.  I hope to be able to make it around this week to visit the ladies and see what they're sipping on and what they're up to.  I am loving my new electric teapot and the pour over coffeemaker!  I may never go back to a regular electric coffeemaker.  :)

Well, it's almost Halloween.  Leah came by yesterday and I ran her out some black paint and brushes to the car so she can write on her spray-painted teal pumpkin.  Have you heard of the Teal Pumpkin Project?  I didn't know Leah and Dagan handed out alternative treats to candy and food last year, too.  What a great idea!!

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I could go over to McFamily's on Halloween and hand out candy or the Teal Pumpkin alternatives while they take Ian around this year...if I feel up to it.  Honestly.  Doubtful.  I am still having to work up to just cooking and laundry right now--LOL!  But I hope they take some pictures I can share with you.  :)  I doubt I will have many or any kids here, but you never know.  I will have candy just in case. 

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Well, that's it for today from a contented Zombie Woman.  Which reminds me, I did finish the latest season of The Walking Dead on Netflix this past week.  Truth.  Apparently Zombies move a lot more than I have been the last two weeks--LOL!  Getting better, though.  Hope to see you sooner than two weeks next time.  Have a safe, fun Halloween week!  :):)

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"We would give anything for what we have."

Tony Hoagland