Hello February

Monday, February 1st I went back to Hallmark.  I don't know how it happened, but I seem to be a Hallmark shopper now.  I don't remember what I bought actually, but while I was waiting at the cash register I took these pictures.  I want every single one of these items.  Every. One. 

I asked Michael to go look for something on Tuesday the 2nd.  He couldn't find whatever I sent him to get, but while he was looking he found all of my chemo caps that had been missing for almost a year. 

I knew I hadn't accidentally given them away.  I just knew it!  

They were all together in this box, in the guest room, behind the container of batteries.

I was driving Elliott to school on Wednesday the 3rd.  We thought the sky looked cool. 

Hair progress pictures on Thursday the 4th. 

A year to year comparison. 

February 4th is also World Cancer Day.  I took this picture for the occasion. 

I got a text from my friend Shireen on Friday the 5th.  She sent these pictures and asked if I liked these pigs. 

I sent these pictures back and said I liked them so much I had bought one in May, 2007. 

She was asking because she was giving them to me!  But that didn't happen until the next week.

We watched WandaVision that night.  This is my new favorite picture.  I made Michael rewind so I could take it. 

OMG!

Spencer's 13 year 5 month picture on Saturday the 6th. 

Our football/Super Bowl themed family zoom that day. 

And finally, after taking most of it down for weather repairs and stabilization, we put the bistro back up that day. 

A boring finish to January

Yet again, I haven't been blogging because there really isn't much to say.  We just stay home and don't do anything or see anybody all the time.  Maybe February will have something interesting happen.  I do have Valentine's Day decor to show.

My brother and sister-in-law got us a Harry & David subscription for Christmas.  The first month was delivered on Sunday the 24th.  We got six pears and a wedge of parmesan. 

I guess it was a Festivus present, not a Christmas present. 

Elliott asked me to take his picture like this that afternoon. 

Michael works in the office on Monday and Friday.  He came home on Monday the 25th and fell asleep.  I took his picture, of course.

I'm still working from home 5 days a week, so we were home together on Tuesday the 26th.  I asked him if he could get me a coffee before I started one of my sessions.  He brought it to me in a cup that matched my top!

Then I took this picture.......

so I could do this comparison.  

The picture on the left was Feb 5th, 2019 so it wasn't a true year to year comparison, but close enough.  The left was me waiting for my second surgery of 2019- the surgery to put in my chemo port. 

We took our last stimulus money and went to a local store and bought a new range. It was delivered and installed on Wednesday the 27th.

Bye bye, old.

Helloooooooooooo, new.

It's a dual fuel range, so it's an electric oven and gas stove top. 

It's blue on the inside so you can see food browning more easily.  

First dinner being prepared.

I put out the Valentine mugs that day and transitioned the hot chocolate bar to a V-day hot chocolate bar. 

Spencer and I went to Target on Thursday the 28th.  I was excited to see easily available wig care.  I had to buy my wig shampoo from Amazon or from a wig shop. 

I ran 800,000 errands on Friday the 29th, including meeting with my accountant.  I ended up with two coffees in the car.  That's a good day!

The pears from Harry and David were finally ripe on Saturday the 30th, so we had them during the family zoom. 

The theme was my uncle's birthday. 

Michael and I started watching Game of Thrones on January 1st.  We finished the last episode of the last season the night of the 31st.  It took dedication to get it done in a month. 

Michael was thrilled about taking this picture.

Now we're on to February!

From citrus to penguins

I haven't been blogging because of laziness or because I'm too busy.  I haven't been blogging because NOTHING HAS HAPPENED.  Seriously, you're going to read this post and think, "why even bother?"

On Sunday, January 17th we went to my friend Brenda's house and picked citrus. She has lemons, oranges, grapefruit, and pomelos. 

I took all the pictures!

My parents went home on Monday the 18th.  I think I had mentioned that my mom and I went to Hallmark on Saturday, so after they left Michael and I went there so I could buy something while it was still on sale.  I took this picture to send to my mom.  She had thought about buying this for a friend. 

Monday the 18th was a holiday.  Nothing happened.

I went and got my first vaccine shot on Tuesday the 19th.  It was crowded, but very well organized.

Number one, done!

This is what I bought at Hallmark!!  A Snoopy nativity!  I didn't unpack it and take this picture until Thursday the 21st.

Michael and I were sitting on the couch in the living room on Friday the 22nd.  I asked Spencer to take a picture of the pantry so I could figure out something for dinner.  This is the only picture that was taken that day. 

I had two zooms on Saturday the 22nd.  First, the sisterhood.  We celebrated the new year and then did a trivia game.  I won!

The second was the family zoom.  It was black and white/penguin themed. 

This is why!

See, I told you it was pretty bland.