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Quarantine Week Two

Quarantine Week TWO

Still working every day.

It seems that I’m causing myself a new injury on a regular basis.

While cleaning, I dropped a shower caddy causing a razor to fall into my leg and leave me with a gash.  And while giving myself a mini-pedicure, I nearly lost the nail on my little toe.  I tried to take off my finger while slicing limes.

Yesterday was the end of week two.  Aside from excessive injury, I am completely fine with the situation.  Walmart delivers my groceries and there is no reason to go to the gas station, or anywhere else.

There is occasional entertainment from my own yard.

Whether we’re watching acrobatic squirrels

Or sitting by the pool at sunset.

During quarantine week TWO comes Passover, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.

The word unprecedented has been used over and over again to describe this time of isolation, but it is the only word that comes to mind when attempting to describe Easter Sunday 2020.  It was nothing in comparison to Easter 2019.

Although generally healthy, some of our family have been deemed high risk and therefore it is important to comply with the recommendations from those in authority.  Nevertheless, each member of my family regards this day as significant and each have set it aside as the Lord’s day.

Although we are not together at this time, we are always together in spirit.

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My Redeemer Lives

One of my favorite songs, written by Nicole C. Mullen, has special significance on Easter Sunday.

My Redeemer Lives

Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning?
And who told the ocean you can only come this far?
And who showed the moon where to hide ’til evening?
Whose words alone can catch a falling star?
Well I know my redeemer lives
I know my redeemer lives
All of creation testify
This life within me cries
I know my redeemer lives
The very same God that spins things in orbit
Runs to the weary, the worn and the weak
And the same gentle hands that hold me when I’m broken
They conquered death to bring me victory
Now I know my redeemer lives
I know my redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life within me cry
I know my Redeemer, he lives
To take away my shame
And he lives forever, I’ll proclaim
That the payment for my sin
Was the precious life he gave
But now he’s alive and
There’s an empty grave
And I know my Redeemer (lives) he lives
I know my Redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life within me cry
I know my Redeemer, I know
(My redeemer lives) I know my redeemer lives
I know, know, know, know (my redeemer lives)
I know that I know, that I know, that I know, that I know
(I know my redeemer lives) my redeemer lives
Because he lives I can face tomorrow (he lives)
I know, I know (he lives) he lives, he lives, yeah, yeah
I spoke with him this morning (he lives) he lives, he lives
The tomb is empty, he lives, he lives
I’m gonna tell everybody, yeah

Friday Favorites

Even though I’m working from home, Friday is still my favorite day!  It is the day I look forward to more than any other.  Today is my first Friday Favorites post in two weeks.  My post from last week is still in my drafts folder.  Maybe I’ll get back to it later.  THIS FRIDAY I was determined to submit my five favorites for the week.

Favorite # ONE

This

DVD

I love the story of Joseph and this 1995 mini series with Ben Kingsley and Paul Mercurio is my favorite!  LB doesn’t know it yet, but he is going to watch it with me this weekend.

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Favorite # TWO

April’s Supermoon

According to the Farmer’s Almanac, there are 13 full moons in 2020.  April’s is supposedly the pink moon, named for moss pink, or wild ground phlox, some of the first flowers that appear in spring.

The moon was full on April 7th and LB decided we would go for a drive, just to look at it.  More than seeing the moon, I appreciated just going for a drive.

Also on April 7th

Favorite # THREE

 Family Face Time

While relaxing in the back on the patio after work Tuesday, I received a face time invitation with my family.

Favorite # FOUR

This Video

 

When everyone had joined, we sang happy birthday to Levi.

Favorite # FIVE

Levi

This Little Guy  is my sister’s grand-baby, the first of four who belong to my nephew Clay.

He celebrated his 6th birthday on Tuesday!

Happy Birthday Levi!

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Have a Blessed Friday

QUARANTINED!

Never would I have imagined that this would be my last day at the office!

On Thursday March 26th, we took inventory, boxed up my office equipment and packed it in my car. Two monitors, a “thin client” PC, multiple cables, and a new cell phone.

I drove home from the office that afternoon and I haven’t been back.

I’m all broken up about it.I still can’t believe I have the OPPORTUNITY to do my job from home.

Right away LB moved his belongings out of the home office and I moved mine in.

Quarantine Day ONE

I got up, got dressed, made coffee, walked into my office, and got to work.  At lunch time I sat out by the pool for 20 minutes of vitamin D, then went back to my hot pink office to work.  At 4:30 I logged off and started my weekend.

Friday evening was dedicated to LB and his favorite little pizzas.

Quarantine Week ONE

After spending one full week of  working from home, I’ve found that 1. I sleep more.  2. I eat less 3. I don’t say bad words.  4. I don’t care how I dress.

I never get lonely.He never leaves my side.

I’ve also found that my workload has become heavier.   Just recently my team made an adjustment down from six to four members.  This week there are three of us. Initially I thought it had something to do with the fact that we are one man down.  Now I think that is only part of it.

My theory is that the agents who are escalating issues aren’t concerned with the ridiculousness of their ticket submissions.

Nevertheless, I press on because I am ESSENTIAL.  Anyway that’s what I’ve heard.

 

In my off time I have tried to finish assignments for the class I’m trying to complete, keep up with treadmill time, and keep the house clean.

I’ve done a lot of cooking and experimenting with keto recipes.  Lots of cheese in keto recipes.

Also I’ve done some gardening and painted the laundry room.  Time is well managed and not wasted.

I don’t miss getting up at 5:30 AM and I don’t miss leaving my house an hour early to avoid traffic mishaps and I don’t miss much of anything.  Except shopping.

 

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Friday Favorites

Today is Friday… the FIRST FRIDAY of APRIL 2020!

And as always [whether I share them or not] I have Favorites!

Favorite # ONE

The Original Coffee Mate

I’m not so concerned about the recent run on toilet paper, I’m more concerned about the shortage of these

We finally found some.

You don’t realize how nice little things [like your favorite coffee creamer] are until you can’t find them!

Favorite # TWO

Keto Frosty

I made this recipe earlier this week, and divided it into four parts.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 8 drops liquid stevia (or sweetener of your choice)

Instructions

  1. Use a hand mixer to beat the heavy cream.
  2. Add the remaining ingredients, and blend together until the mixture becomes the consistency of frosting.
  3. Freeze for about 30 minutes.

 

It is a nice treat when following a keto diet, but it is not low calorie, and tastes NOTHING LIKE A WENDY’S FROSTY!

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Favorite # THREE

My Office Assistant

Elvis has been keeping me straight.

If I forget to open a closet door, he’s there to remind me.  Multiple times.

On Sunday I commissioned a piece of artwork featuring my furry office assistant.

Lydia was taking requests.  I asked that she create a work of art featuring Elvis.  Because I frequently find him there, I suggested he be looking out the window at the little birds stopping to have breakfast at the bird feeder.  I mentioned that she might want to include a squirrel, since they typically scurry about in the same area.

Favorite # FOUR

Lydia’s Masterpiece

Emily said that Lydia took some artistic liberties.

She painted her cat O’Malley and Elvis playing together.

I’m looking forward to hanging it on my wall.

Favorite # FIVE

Story Time

On Friday Richard Face timed me then handed the phone over to the baby girls.

First Rory, who reminded me that her favorite word is “no”, and tired of Glammy fairly quickly.

Then Lydia, who ran away to the playroom and commenced to read five books to Glammy.

It was the best story time ever!

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Friday Favorites

I was about to give up hope, but FINALLY it is

FRIDAY!and

Spring Has Arrived!

By tradition, we welcome the first day of spring on March 21, but this year the spring season starts much earlier, March 19th, the earliest arrival in more than a century.  It is also interesting to note that spring will begin on March 19th every leap year for the rest of this century.

Favorite # ONE

Spring

These are my daylillies and weeds.

I hope you had a happy first day of spring!

For those of us who have become weary of the winter’s darkness, the new season brings the promise of longer days, increasing warmth, a burst of flowers and more time outdoors.

With all our attention on the novel coronavirus, the new season seems to have arrived completely unnoticed.

Another event that was nearly disregarded has always been a favorite

Favorite # TWO

St. Patrick’s Day

With restaurants closing and social distancing being the new normal, LB and I stayed home to observe the day…

just the two of us

We made an Irish-American dinner, danced in the kitchen, and planned to watch the movie Leap Year.  Instead we watched Peppermint, which is replete with action and violence, has absolutely nothing to do with being Irish, and is not a Friday favorite.

However I DO recommend

Favorite # THREE

Leap Year

with Amy Adams and Matthew Goode

Yes, Amy Adams, you ARE going to Dublin!

We’ve watched it three times this year y’all!

Adorable and Highly recommended!

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Favorite # FOUR

Let’s talk about what is really important.

The people we love.

All of my favorite people are currently healthy.  Mama is next door and doing fine.  My sister Gina and her family are close by and, at this time, all healthy.  Richard and his family are healthy in Charleston.  My girls are healthy and stopped by tonight for an arms-length delivery (of course) of a homemade blueberry pie.

Favorite # FIVE

Blueberry Pie

Thank you Stephanie & Amanda

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Friday Favorites

It’s FRIDAY!

According to superstition, Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

However, Friday is MY FAVORITE DAY, whether it is the 13th or not!

And my Friday Favorites will go on!

Favorite # ONE

The beginning of

Daylight Saving

It happened last Sunday! 

When Daylight Saving Time starts just before spring, we set our clocks forward by 1 hour.

Yes, an hour is “lost” [yawn] and on the clock, the day of the DST transition has only 23 hours.  For those of you who work a night shift, you will get away with working 1 hour less that ‘day’. 

Because I work a day shift, and do not appreciate the loss of an hour, I took the following day OFF.

Favorite # TWO

A Random Day Off

Where’s Kim?

Yes, that’s right.

I took Monday off and I’m not going to apologize.

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Favorite # THREE

Another Keto Recipe

These are Low Carb Keto Biscuits and I found the recipe here.

I baked these in my muffin top pan.

The recipe yields 9 biscuits, but I was able to get 12 biscuits.  If I still have math skills, there are approximately 173 calories and 4 carbs in 1/12th of this recipe.

Low Carb Keto Cheese Biscuits

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

  •  1 ½ cups superfine almond flour
  •  ¼ tsp salt
  •  1 tbsp baking powder
  •  ½ tsp garlic powder
  •  ½ tsp onion powder
  •  2 large eggs
  •  1/2 cup sour cream
  •  4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  •  1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • No stick cooking spray

Directions

Preheat oven to 450°F. Lightly spray muffin tin with no stick cooking spray.

In a mixing bowl, whisk together almond flour, salt, baking powder, garlic powder and onion powder.

In a separate bowl, combine eggs, sour cream, butter. Whisk until smooth. Pour into bowl with dry ingredients.

Mix together until batter is combined. Stir in cheese.  Batter will be thick and sticky.

Scoop batter into lightly sprayed muffin tin.

Bake biscuits about 8 minutes or until tops are golden and toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool slightly before serving.

Yummy!

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Favorite # FOUR

New Outfits for spring

Wide Leg Crop Jeans & Ruffle Top // Peplum Top // Flare Crop Jeans

I really tried to NOT shop, but it’s no use.  I’m a hopeless shopaholic and a sucker for 50% off.

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Favorite # FIVE

New Glasses

One of my weekend errands was a visit to the eye specialists at Target.  I’ve gotten away with NOT updating my glasses for a long time.

It has been 3 years but now my prescription has changed enough to justify new lenses.

I’m getting old y’all.

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