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That eclipse was the coolest thing I've ever seen!! And the weather in our area of NW Ohio was perfect!

I agree!! We're expected to have bad storms with a good chance of tornadoes and hail tonight and a little snow tomorrow. I don't have any girls but I can confirm that yes, boys DO love to hoard silverware in their rooms!

Looks like our little town lucked out again. Tornadoes, some really bad, hit in our region again yesterday/last night. One area in particular got hit pretty hard. That's the second time in just a couple weeks we've had tornadoes in our area and it's not even tornado season here yet. Hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come.

Hope you're all feeling better. It's going through our school like crazy! My niece just missed all last week because she had influenza A and an ear infection. This is the second or third time she's had it this winter and she's not the only one. It's awful!

There was a tornado just outside our small village yesterday. It wasn't "bad," but it did damage one property. I'm not positive, but I think the house it hit was under construction. There were no injuries, which was a great thing. It hit about 15 minutes before school was dismissed. The school went into lockdown mode and didn't dismiss till about an hour after the tornado touched down. Just so thankful it didn't do more damage.

March already! Before you know it school will be out for the year!

I'm so sorry for your loss. Hugs.

Vacation is booked!! Heading to Hawaii the end of June/beginning of July. It's been too long since we've been there, I can't wait to go back!

Mine too! Happy Birthday to you!!

I'm right there with you! I went back to work last Wednesday and was so ready for the weekend! I don't know what I'm going to do with 5 whole days this week!

Hopefully your mom listens to you and eats, drinks and rests. I always thought I was grateful for my loved ones, that I never took them for granted, until my dad got sick a couple weeks ago. He hasn't been feeling well so he took 2 home covid tests about a week apart and they both came back negative. He called me the Saturday morning before Christmas and asked if I could come over and sit with him for a while. That's when I knew something was wrong because he never asks for anything, he's always the one who is there for you or doing something for anyone. Being a Saturday there were no doctors in so he asked if I could take him to the local emergency room (we don't have an urgent care near us). They did a covid test, flu test, x-rays and other tests and everything came back negative. They said it was probably just a virus but since he had prior heart issues they suggested he go to the main hospital. This was 2 days before Christmas but he went (he lives alone). They said everything looks good but ordered an echocardiogram and released him the next day with a heart monitor he has to wear for a month. Lots of confusion with the echo and still waiting to hear back, but for the most part he's feeling better and we had a great family Christmas. Like your mom, he also has to drink more water.

I've been running nonstop since this past Friday. This is actually the first time I've gotten to sit down for any length of time. I received my Secret Santa package a couple days ago. I received a bag of Hershey's Kisses, a pair of REALLY cozy sherpa-lined Snoopy socks, Bath & Bodyworks soap in my favorite wintery scent, Winter Candy Apple, and a box of fruity teas, which I can't wait to try! Thank you, Secret Santa, I love everything!

It was something with a lot of feathers on it.

Congratulations!!

I can't believe how fast the year has gone! My shopping is almost done. Hubby and I went shopping yesterday and got our grandcats a couple toys. When we got home we just put the bag they were in on the table while we put other stuff away. We were sitting in the living room and our stinker of a cat comes walking in with one of the toys for the grandcats in his mouth. Guess it's back to the store to get one for him too.

I thought this was such a great idea I did it for my son's girlfriend this year since she loves Taco Bell!

My package was dropped off at the post office this afternoon.

I agree. Plus there weren't any great deals this year either. The prices that I saw were pretty much close to everyday prices.

I didn't buy a lot since most of my shopping is done. I did notice that the stores weren't busy at all. Normally Mendards is packed wall to wall with people. This year I'd say there was only about 1/3 of the normal crowd there. Walmart was a sorry sight too. It was even less than a normal day shopping, nothing at all like Black Fridays of the past. We did venture to one of the malls in Toledo and it was really busy.

Menards is usually my favorite ad but this year I didn't see any must-haves.

Waiting on a couple things to arrive then I will be ready to ship.

I got a great deal on these digital frames a couple weeks ago so I bought 3 as gifts. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095C1TLGS?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

I always look forward to the Meijer ad but to me it seems like we usually wait longer for it. I could be wrong.