The Positive Thread 2020

[maggie101]

Today I did:
Dirty dogs
Hip circles,pointers,strait wide leg,deadbugs,up&overs,glute hip ups,windshield wipers,hip twists,t cuffs,twist&reach,moose antlers
Tomorrow park

 

[Mia6]

Nicole and daniel dropped off Day dinner and gifts yesterday morning 3.wick candles, had soaps,
and body mist from B&BW, beautiful par of pj bottoms, navy blue with light blue hearts, the softest
throw I've ever had, made by Berkshire, never heard of that brand or store, calendar and a little
Xmas tree with lights, so cute!

 

[strider rose]

my positive is that i mailed off a box of cat treats and bought some postage stamps
bought 3 more bags of treats to go in cat boxes cause i run out kind of quick when making orders

 

[susanm9006]

I just finished snow blowing, and then shoveling and ice scraping. I really didn't need to do these but did them because I still can and it felt good.

 

[maggiedemi]

My positive is I finally got my cappuccino from Ebay and it was in fine condition. We also got our Aldi order, for my stuff I got-- Sharp cheddar cheese ball, almond nog, vanilla almond milk, 6 large butter croissants, Aldi vanilla cappuccino, instant coffee, vanilla coffee creamer, pumpkin spice coffee creamer, Asian veggie burgers, Utz plain potato chips, cottage cheese, pinata apples, cara cara oranges, pears, bananas, frozen asparagus, raspberry preserves, blueberry preserves, and various other veggies, etc.

 

[maggiedemi]

My positive is I just had some of my Aldi sharp cheese ball for lunch. But I need instructions. Am I supposed to spread this on crackers with a knife or just leave it in chunks? It's much harder than I thought it would be. I was able to cut it with a knife. I am able to spread it if I push hard enough with the knife. I was expecting it to be like a spreadable dip, but it's harder. Tastes good though!

 

[Lari]

My positive is I just had some of my Aldi sharp cheese ball for lunch. But I need instructions. Am I supposed to spread this on crackers with a knife or just leave it in chunks? It's much harder than I thought it would be. I was able to cut it with a knife. I am able to spread it if I push hard enough with the knife. I was expecting it to be like a spreadable dip, but it's harder. Tastes good though!

Assuming there's almonds in it, it will be a bit harder, but we left ours out of the fridge for 10-15 minutes before putting it on crackers so it would soften up a bit.

 

[maggiedemi]

Assuming there's almonds in it, it will be a bit harder, but we left ours out of the fridge for 10-15 minutes before putting it on crackers so it would soften up a bit.

So you spread it on the crackers with a knife? Yes, there are almond pieces in it.

 

[artiemom]

Cheese is usually the best when at room temperature.

You could try cutting off the portion you want, about 30-45 minutes before you plan on eating it. Then , it should besoft enough so it would be spreadable.
Enjoy!

 

[Lari]

So you spread it on the crackers with a knife? Yes, there are almond pieces in it.

We mostly did that, whereas with the cheese spread in a container I'm more likely to just dip the crackers. Still have to let it warm up a bit, though.

 

[neely]

My positive is I woke up before sunrise so decided to work out early then run two quick errands. One of them was at the P.O. to mail my daughter's birthday gift and I didn't know how busy it would be after the holiday. I lucked out, only one person in line ahead of me but by the time I left there was a much longer line.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

DS's missing Christmas gift (ordered and shipped 11/28) arrived today.

The kids and I also took a nice walk on the trail we were walking regularly last winter. We found new trees down. One we used to step over was pretty well disintegrated. The heavy rains we've had have changed the trail a good bit. There were new runoffs and wet areas holding water. It looks like they came in and tried to reinforce some of the banks with sand but the water was definitely deeper than it used to be and moving quickly. It hasn't rained in days either! I think the creek itself is a bit wider than before. The side trail is mostly used by people going to fish but I think they are going to have to widen it if the brook takes over any more than it has. (The woods are full of these thorny green plant things that vine up trees. So you can't just walk on the sides.) It's very neat to see the changes over time.

 

[strider rose]

my positive is that in total 3 cat toys boxes will have been shipped this week ! im starting to come to an end to my orders ... i will have them all sent out soon yay

 

[Lola3791]

My positive is that I went to the library yesterday and checked out five books.

 

[maggiedemi]

Thanks for the cheese ball instructions everyone. It takes a village.

My positive is I just ordered some samples from Nuts.com. I didn't get any nuts, but I got a bunch of different dried fruits, granola, and other snacks. I just love sample sizes, I wish more places would sell them.

 

[maggiedemi]

Huh. Nobody had any positives in the last 24 hours?

My positive is my friend introduced me to a whole new genre of music I never listened to before. It's called "Punk". What do you guys think of it? My generation never really listened to it, besides Nirvana, and my brothers never played it. It seems interesting, but a little angry. My friend really likes the Ramones. It's fun to have something new to listen to and discover.

 

[neely]

Huh. Nobody had any positives in the last 24 hours?

Sorry yesterday was a busy one for me since there was a snow/freezing rain warning so I wanted to get a big shopping done and any last minute errands. My positive was I stopped to get a 16 oz. latte sprinkled with cinnamon. I knew I would need the caffeine, or at least that was my excuse.

Today I got a nice surprise from a doctor I keep in touch with who moved to another state approx. 10 years ago. He's one of the few letter writers I know and has a great sense of humor. He reminds me a lot of the tv show character, Dr. Marcus Welby.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

I took a nap with my Mom's cat yesterday. That was positive. I remember her other cat walking over us.

The septic company called and said they got the permit from the state so the next step (after a downpayment I suppose) is scheduling installing our new one! They gave DH a verbal quote but haven't e-mailed the actual one to him yet. I very much appreciate being able to shower at my mother's and do our laundry there. But I am SO ready to get back to normal. The sooner the better! Mom got me a rolling case to put all our books and manuals in for Christmas. She thinks it'll be easier than carrying my 2 big canvas totes.

 

[susanm9006]

I took a nap with my Mom's cat yesterday. That was positive. I remember her other cat walking over us.

The septic company called and said they got the permit from the state so the next step (after a downpayment I suppose) is scheduling installing our new one! They gave DH a verbal quote but haven't e-mailed the actual one to him yet. I very much appreciate being able to shower at my mother's and do our laundry there. But I am SO ready to get back to normal. The sooner the better! Mom got me a rolling case to put all our books and manuals in for Christmas. She thinks it'll be easier than carrying my 2 big canvas totes.

what an ordeal

 

[MoochNNoodles]

what an ordeal

Yes I'm pretty over it. I can't imagine what we've done my parent's water bill! It's only 2 showers for the kids and I a week but 3-5 loads of laundry when it's normally just 2 of them. It's been 7 weeks now! And they said at the latest it might be early February before they get us in. They are trying to fit us in asap though. (I've been showering "military style" at least once a week at home too but that is NOT ENOUGH!! ) It's going to be amazing to shower daily and run the dishwasher!