Good morning All. Coffees on.

[Briana]

Just now, Cyndee said:

Saw this majestic bird when out riding last weekend surveying the landscape....

 

Awesome!  It's amazing how much their range has expanded and it's always exciting to see them. 

 

Well, it's really nice here today and I have nothing to complain about.  Stay warm for those in the path of the cold front.  I'm heading out to take care of the animals and then back in to have another cup of cafe. 

[KymmieL]

Well wound up not having to go today. My Dr. Called and was able to change it till tomorrow.

 

Kymmie

[Josie Beth]

It’s cold out again. Not my favorite time of year. The wind has been horrible here too and I’m so over winter! I guess it’s not as bad as last year in some ways but I’m not really well equipped for cold weather.

[Ashlee]

13 hours ago, Charlize said:

still warm at 30.  Tomorrow 1 is forecast with high win

Oh my! Nope. I've decided to stay in south Florida I think. My heat is running now, at like 55 or something. It's freezing for a Florida gal! 

Ashlee ?

[SugarMagnolia]

I've decided to stay in California as well...
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1090402748808421376

[Cyndee]

Good morning coffee tastes great now, have the head phones on listening to some cool grooves, and starting my day.

 

Bundle up you folks feeling the effects of the "polar vortex".

 

Hugs

 

C -

[Ashlee]

Good morning. My lil puppy and I are headed over to my mom's for some good coffee time

[Willow]

Good morning.

 

Coffee as warming today.  Weatherman said it was the coldest morning so far this year.  Still, nothing like what many of you are being hit with.  Stay warm!

 

Willow

[tracy_j]

Well on looking out here it's the whitest all over this winter, but not snow at the moment. Having had breakfast, I will look forward to a walk across the fields shortly.

 

Enjoy your day everyone!

 

Tracy

[Timber Wolf]

Here comes the sun!☀

It's stopped! The snow has finally stopped.  After 4 1/2 days of snow storming, the sun has finally made an appearance. Still cold, below zero at night yet, but above zero today. It's been brutal, temps below zero and windy with wind chills more than -30°.? An unpleasant consequence of the cold is the sewage fog coming off the ponds at the treatment plant next door where I work. But at least it's been blowing away from me so far. I do prefer this to 90°'s and humid though. And if anyone wants snow, we've got plenty of it now!

 

Lots of love and a good morning hug,

Timber Wolf?

[Willow]

@Timber Wolf I think you should box it all up and send it back north.  They keep complaining they don't have enough cold and snow.  

 

Went to a "low impact" exercise class this morning.  Might be low impact but definitely not low activity.  Every class I try reminds me of more different muscles that I had forgotten I had.  Of course most of the attendees are ciswomen and they bend differently than I do.

 

Enjoy the sunshine while you can.  That pesky groundhog is about to wake up from his winter nap.

 

Hugs

 

Willow

[Jani]

5 hours ago, Willow said:

they bend differently than I do.

Oh yeah!  I saw that when I did yoga.  Add that to my muscles that hadn't used in years, equals a big mess!  

 

Low impact is all relative! 

[Josie Beth]

My face was frozen this morning just walking to work! I had to thaw out before I could even think about doing anything useful but luckily I was so early it didn’t really matter. The day was busy and went by so fast I almost forgot to leave on time! I was about 10 minutes past my scheduled hours today. It’s been very cold at night and I’m waking up around 3am because of it. Then I go back to sleep until it’s almost 7am with just enough time to get ready for work. I really don’t like the winter weather around here. I’d rather have big fluffy flakes and thick pine trees with a wood burning stove. 

[Jani]

Sorry about the cold walk but great about the day flying by that you forgot time.   I hope each day gets better for you.

Hugs! 

[Cyndee]

Good morning, on my 2nd cup after answering a few other posts here. Life is good, the weekend to look forward to, a little rain has made it's way back to us after a stunning period of mid winter dry, cool, and sunny days.

 

Enjoy your day everyone

 

Cyndee -

[Ashlee]

Good morning. Just crawling out of bed. Excited about getting my hair done. Balayage with color overlay is expensive. I kinda got sticker shock lol. My friends laughed and said "being beautifully ain't cheap," First stop is my mom's house for coffee. It's definitely a 3-4 cup morning 

[Josie Beth]

Warmer weather today and I’m trying to dry off before going out in the cold. No coffee yet but since I can get it at work and it helps me warm up I’m going to wait. I didn’t participate in the meeting yesterday because I had to fill in for someone who didn’t show up for work but I guess today I will find out what was discussed. One of the other managers who is farther along than I in training had a sort of difficult look on his face right before I left so I’m not sure what that means. I’m guessing that it means some changes are going to happen soon and not all of them are good.

[Briana]

Good morning everyone.  Happy Friday!  Heading to the coffee maker this a.m.  I hope all of you that are experiencing the arctic cold are doing ok.  Had some much needed rain here yesterday.  Also got a wonderful call yesterday.  I've been working on a specialty change within my profession/career and got a job offer yesterday.  I have to talk to the HR rep more today to go over the specifics etc. but I'm really excited.  It's a good feeling going into the weekend.  

[Cyndee]

Just now, Briana said:

I've been working on a specialty change within my profession/career and got a job offer yesterday.  I have to talk to the HR rep more today to go over the specifics etc. but I'm really excited.  It's a good feeling going into the weekend.  

 

Congrats on the new job offer Briana, that's wonderful news to share

 

Hugs

 

Cyndee

[Charlize]

Josie i hope all the changes are good for you.

 Briana, it's great that your work situation is so good.  I have to admit that the VW bus in your icon create a longing as we begin to crawl out of the deep freeze here.

I'm going to get another cuppa and then head out for chores and to start prepping for tapping this weekend.  Our 10 day forcast shows a perfect sequence of freeze thaw cycles that should start the syrup season off with good flows.

Mmmm this cup is lovely!

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

[Briana]

1 hour ago, Charlize said:

it's great that your work situation is so good.  I have to admit that the VW bus in your icon create a longing as we begin to crawl out of the deep freeze here.

 

1 hour ago, Cyndee said:

Congrats on the new job offer Briana, that's wonderful news to share

 

Thank you!  I've been knocked around professionally a wee bit the last 5 years.  I found a new area of interest for me, did/am doing some additional education, and that's the way I'm going to go. 

 

Charlize, I saw that VW bus and palm tree and I went, "oh yeah...".  As a Mid-westerner living in So Cal I've no complaints about the weather...at all. 

[Jani]

2 hours ago, Briana said:

I've been working on a specialty change within my profession/career and got a job offer yesterday.

Congratulations Briana!  I hope its all you want.  

 

Jani

[Willow]

Hi, had Nespresso this morning, then off to the YMCA for a stretching class followed by a water aerobics class.  I definitely know I exercised.  Temperature reached 60 today and the weatherman is calling for 60s for the next few days.  From the posts, I presume everyone managed to survive the polar vortex.

 

Hugs

 

Willow

[SaraAW]

Well it is still very cold in the great white north. -15C right now, not including the wind chill. There was not enough coffee, tea, hot cocoa, or any other warm liquids this week to keep me warm. It’s supposed to warm up to a balmy -5C tomorrow. 

 

Have a great night everyone! 

 

*hugs*

[Jordy]

Hi all! My first time on the coffee line lol.  I'm not  fan of coffee so pardon me while I sip my Dr Pepper (sip).  Tomorrow it is supposed to be in the 60s F.  We plan to go to a gaming store called Vintage Stock and browse maybe pick up a few things. Then we will have lunch at Hardees a fast food place with amazingly delicious double cheeseburgers called Sliders. Yum!  I am really looking forward to it.  I'm going to deck out in a dress shirt and tie.  I cut my hair last night and love how it looks. I plan to let my hair grow out some but not too much. I am hopeful HRT will make me look like my dad again.  When I was younger I looked like him then I had kids, put on weight and now look like my mom.  I love her but with my dad gone (RIP), I miss him and would love a reminder in the mirror.