Mum told me she canceled their newspaper subscription for now. I am planning to make Ojo de Dios (God's eye) which is basically weaving yarn over Popsicle sticks. Something to do other than cooking, homeschooling and cleaning.

Today is homework. I am finalizing my last paper for my Masters' program.

Vacuumed/washed floors/cleaned bathrooms. Made a coconut cream pie with instant pudding, coconut milk, coconut flakes and organic coco-whip! Yum Yum! Also made some no-bake pnut butter/oatmeal/coconut flakes/cocoa, etc cookies. No heating up the kitchen for me today! Mid 80's out today here in upper SC! Windows open and fans on. Not ready to turn AC on. Going to be in 60s next week.

I think the high here was 57 today...

I love cocowhip. I use it all the time on my lattes. I tried the lite version once and it was kinda runny. Weird.

@guysmom wrote:

Vacuumed/washed floors/cleaned bathrooms. Made a coconut cream pie with instant pudding, coconut milk, coconut flakes and organic coco-whip! Yum Yum! Also made some no-bake pnut butter/oatmeal/coconut flakes/cocoa, etc cookies. No heating up the kitchen for me today! Mid 80's out today here in upper SC! Windows open and fans on. Not ready to turn AC on. Going to be in 60s next week.

I bought coco-whip once when I was in a baking phase. I think I used it once for baking and snacked on the rest until it was gone.

Now that school is over, I will be studying for my Project Management Professional certification.

Today I will be doing some touch up painting.

I'm listening to the sweet sweet sound of electric drills as the crew puts the rails on my roof for solar panels.

I"m mowing the yard today (yes it already needs it) and then I will rake and clean up the front garden assuming I still have any energy left. Then I'll come in and start a pizza crust for dinner tonight. I'm all out of fresh veggies for salad and trying not to make another order until after the first of the month. I've successfully avoided baking by keeping busy with other tasks. Healthy eating, so far so good considering the circumstances.

One of the reasons we downsized to a condo was to get rid of yard work. Right now, though, it would be nice to have a yard to putter in.

@CoffeeQueen wrote:

I"m mowing the yard today (yes it already needs it) and then I will rake and clean up the front garden assuming I still have any energy left. Then I'll come in and start a pizza crust for dinner tonight. I'm all out of fresh veggies for salad and trying not to make another order until after the first of the month. I've successfully avoided baking by keeping busy with other tasks. Healthy eating, so far so good considering the circumstances.

For several years now I've thought a condo would be the way to go. I love gardening but am getting old and the heavier work is starting to be too much for me. But right now I'm glad I can spend as much time as I want outside without encountering anyone else. Well I could encounter someone in the front yard but we are all used to ignoring each other there. It's a busy downtown neighborhood with a lot of foot traffic.

@KathyG wrote:

One of the reasons we downsized to a condo was to get rid of yard work. Right now, though, it would be nice to have a yard to putter in.

@CoffeeQueen wrote:

I"m mowing the yard today (yes it already needs it) and then I will rake and clean up the front garden assuming I still have any energy left. Then I'll come in and start a pizza crust for dinner tonight. I'm all out of fresh veggies for salad and trying not to make another order until after the first of the month. I've successfully avoided baking by keeping busy with other tasks. Healthy eating, so far so good considering the circumstances.

On the next warm day I will weed all of the big pots on the deck off of my living room. But, I am wondering about getting flowering plants. There is a small family owned grocery store here that carries mulch and garden plants. Maybe it would be a "safe" place to not get a big fine for visiting a business ("just" a garden store) since I would also buy some groceries (and wine!) while there.

Eating.

Some of the independent garden shops in my area have started advertising curbside delivery. You order and pay on their website. I think a good part of the experience is picking out the exact six-packs,and hanging baskets though

@walesmaven wrote:

On the next warm day I will weed all of the big pots on the deck off of my living room. But, I am wondering about getting flowering plants. There is a small family owned grocery store here that carries mulch and garden plants. Maybe it would be a "safe" place to not get a big fine for visiting a business ("just" a garden store) since I would also buy some groceries (and wine!) while there.

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I cried and cried after watching that. The sweet little boys who were conjoined twins were separated after a 27 hour surgery headed by Dr Goodrich. RIP Dr. Goodrich. That doctor was a miracle worker. Just looking at the expression of the boys' parents!! Gosh. Bless all the healthcare workers.

If you have walmart curbside in your area they will throw a bag or two of potting soil in your order. I don't know if they will do plants but don't know why they wouldn't.

@KathyG wrote:

Some of the independent garden shops in my area have started advertising curbside delivery. You order and pay on their website. I think a good part of the experience is picking out the exact six-packs,and hanging baskets though

@walesmaven wrote:

On the next warm day I will weed all of the big pots on the deck off of my living room. But, I am wondering about getting flowering plants. There is a small family owned grocery store here that carries mulch and garden plants. Maybe it would be a "safe" place to not get a big fine for visiting a business ("just" a garden store) since I would also buy some groceries (and wine!) while there.

I got a B on my final and a B in my class. I can graduate!

Congratulations !

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So this links to a timely Snoopy Happy Dance... Lucy versus the happy dance, haha! It is not unlike HonnyBrown's siggy...

And, according to Rowman and Littlefield (Chase's Calendar of Events), there are more than a few reasons to think or act:

March–April
Deaf History Month (Mar 13–Apr 15)

April
Adopt a Ferret Month
African-American Women’s Fitness Month, Natl
Alcohol Awareness Month
Autism Awareness Month, Natl
Bereaved Spouses Awareness Month, Worldwide
Black Women’s History Month
Cancer Control Month, Natl
Child Abuse Prevention Month, Natl
Couple Appreciation Month
Customer Loyalty Month, Intl
Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Donate Life Month, Natl
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Humor Month, Natl
Informed Woman Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Knuckles Down Month, Natl
Landscape Architecture Month, World
Lawn Care Month, Natl
Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month
Occupational Therapy Month, Natl
Pecan Month, Natl
Pest Management Month, Natl
Pet First Aid Awareness Month
Pharmacists’ War on Diabetes
Poetry Month, Natl
Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month
Rebuilding Month, Natl
Rosacea Awareness Month
School Library Month
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, Natl
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Education and Awareness Month, Natl
Soyfoods Month, Natl
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Twit Award Month, Intl
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Youth Sports Safety Month, Natl

April–May
Card and Letter Writing Month, Natl (Apr 1-May 13)

So maybe school libraries are closed and youth sports are postponed indefinitely, but there are a lot of people represented in that long list. Stress awareness is timely, but jazz appreciation might be something new or beloved that offsets stress....



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Thank you!!!!! This time went by so fast.

The May graduation has been canceled due to current circumstances. I petitioned back in May, so I think all my ducks are in a row.

@walesmaven wrote:

Congratulations !

Yay Honny! Congratulations.

My graduation was supposed to be in May also - the actual commencement. Oh well. Still quite an accomplishment!!!

I really like it when y'all graduate. This gives me an opportunity to post links to various Snoopy Happy dances!

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Thank you SEL! I love Snoopy Happy Dances!

kimmiemae, does SNHU send out the diplomas? I don't know what to do from here.

I'm looking up Spam recipes for something new. I think I will stick with my barley pilaf.

I am making home made rolls. I thought about trying no-knead bread but not feeling quite that adventurous today. Maybe tomorrow.

I picked up a Freecycle (no contact, sanitized) request today for dishes. It was an 8 piece setting with hostess items. It's absolutely beautiful!

That's fantastic!

@Shop-et-al wrote:

April
Twit Award Month, Intl

Dropped off a book/picked up a new one from a Little Free Library. Made broth from the bag of vegetable scraps in my freezer.

Unexpected: needed car repairs. Planned: bought supplies for the hubby's ongoing shelving project. Missed: three hours of binge watching 'Pie in the Sky' (another of my old, beloved Brit shows)