Sudokuaholics Anonymous 3

We had a total solar eclipse several years ago. I was teaching in a mobile unit, and the principal made us all go back to homeroom just before totality so no one would get burned. There was a mud puddle in front of one of my doors that reflected the eclipse perfectly. I let the kids, keeping their heads bowed, walk by and observe it.

MizT., I thought you mentioned going to the doctor.

Ruby, As a child we watched partial eclipses of the sun through smoked class but that is now a no no. A pin hole through a piece of paper gives a "shadow" picture. I watched the transit of Venus across the sun a couple of years ago. The local university set up their telescopes with appropriate filters. It was fantastic!

I think the image of everything becoming "dark" in a total solar eclipse would be a great experience.

we watched the eclipses with the pinhole through a piece of paper giving a 'shadow' picture, when I was at school, with strict instructions NOT to look at the sun..

Suzy, wish my hair was a bit more 'fuzzy', instead of being flat, dull, fine, no body, straight....

June, I wonder my self, how people managed in the extreme heat, before AirConditioner days..
the week ours wasnt working almost did me in ... at night tooo hot to sleep! and day time tooo hot to move and do anything !

Hi Rolanda,June, Ruby, we have only recently got air conditining, before we used a fan with a tray of ice cubes in front of it. All we got from that was aches and pains! I quite like hot nights, alsways sleep better! In winter I have tons of blankets.

Just read through yesterday's posts. MizTricia how is the hip? Keep warm. As Rolanda will attest my hair resembles cousin Itt's, the hairdresser would probably get lost in it. Chella continues to improve, she is lapping up the TLC, her paddock companion is miffed she doesn't get the same food, she is overweight and on a strict diet and hating it.

hehehe Lynda.. Cousin Itt .. yep it's long, it's thick..

I sleep better in the Winter, can snuggle under the 'tons' of blankets

Glad Chella is on the mend.

Hi Everybody....I've been back and forth to this page several times today and thought I had said hello...boy am I losing it......lol
After reading the commentsI visited a few more pages...trying to get around to all the pages is difficult, but I'm trying since I've missed catching up with you guys so often. Hope you all have a great day.

Hi Mamacita,Rolanda,Lynda,Ruby and anyone else who calls in. Just been to see MIL (93). She was just home from playing bingo and I am about to go to the dentist. A front tooth had died and I have had some root canal therapy since Christmas and this should be the final filling. Will not need an injection so not worried about going.
Lynda I know how horses react when they think the other one is getting more attention/food etc. Worse than kids!

Hi, MizTricia, Stella, Ruby, June, Rolanda, Lynda, and Mamacita! Hello, Everyone else!

MizTricia, I hope your hip is feeling better! We were also able to see the eclipse last night. (Good thing it was LAST night; we have a cloud cover tonight.) On the subject of air conditioning, our house did not have it when we were kids. My Mom said she didn't like it. Finally, a few years before she died, she and Dad had it installed. I remember some VERY hot summer days & nights. (Also some VERY cold winter nights, as there was no heat in the upstairs bedrooms. We wore layers to bed and had every blanket in the house put to good use - 3 or 4 per bed.) Thanks for the visit, Mamacita! I'm sure you're looking forward to your trip "across the pond." June, I hope everything went well with your final filling!

Mama, thank you for taking the time to pop in to our pages.
It is hard to catch up anymore, I think a lot of us are less addicted than we used to be.
Thank you friends for all your continued support throughout this process!!!

Hi all, we missed seeing the eclipse because of cloud. The last solar total eclipse seen in Europe was in August 1999. Lots of people in the UK went to great lengths to see this, traveling to vantage points in Cornwall. they were mostly disappointed as typically for UK summer it was cloudy. In Stevenage we saw a little of it through cloud breaks (no looking directly at it though) Even in totality it didn't get really dark, gloomy but not dark.

Brenda, wishing you a very .
I'll pop over to your page with goodies but here's some for your SA buddies.

Brenda! I hope you have a fantastic day, both today and tomorrow!! Enjoy every moment! Make it a long weekend to celebrate!

Good morning all! Coffee (for you MizT), tea and hot cocoa on! Snowing here and it is supposed to continue until tomorrow morning! Max has soccer scrimmages this afternoon and a tournament tomorrow. I wonder if today will be cancelled?

Morning everyone. Been mia for a bit, so need to catch up, again. Waiting for hubby to call and say he made it to work ok. We had another 4 inches of snow ovenight and it is now sleeting. Come on summer and get here.

Stella, I certainly hope his scrimmages are cancelled...I want to sleep in tomorrow!
Thanks for the Hot Chocolate, perfect timing.
I'm off to bed
Just before I go, I finally got a round tuit and put up photos of Nibbles on my page. Please feel free everybody to pop in and met her.

Gail, I think you're right. The convo on here has slowed down tremendously. Yesterday, I was looking for something in the SA2 archives and I realized there were 10,000 posts in about 2 months time! It took about 6 months on SA3. But then again, it could be cyclical, based on the time of year. Who knows!! I still enjoy reading about everyone's lives and activities!

Brrr Becky! I think I'm going to need an extra blanket now after that snow report! And it's still summer here.
Great to see you back...did you bring an absentee note???

Gail, yes ma'am. Brought one from all who kept me from here. Been huddled under blankets shivering. Don't know if it was withdrawl or just plain cold.

I think we have a ways to go Becky before summer gets here! How's everything going?

Gail, Nibbles is absolutely beautiful!! I'm not a cat person, but she is stunning!

Want to wish my mil, Joan, a Happy Birthday today!

I agree Stella. Even if I don't have the time to stop and chat, I pop in every day and read the comments. Always good to see what everyone is up to.
Tomorrow is shopping day for hubby and I. We only shop once a fortnight and first we make a menu for the two weeks then make the shopping list accordingly. If anyone has any suggestions for the next fortnight's menu, I will drop in tomor...later this morning and maybe add them to the list.

Hi Stella. Guess I won't hold my breath. Just 3 days ago it was in the 60's (16 C) and the next day it dropped down to 19 (-7).

Been busy. Family illnesses, bridal shower coming up and making all kinds of soups to tide us over for when I run out of time.

How've you been?

Sleep tight Gail. Will try and remember to give you a few ideas.

GAIL, I tried a couple of new recipes this last month, and both were a success. I shall try to put up recipes later this morning. One is baked meatballs with mushrooms, the other is a Mexican pot pie kind of thing, I might have put that one up already. Anyway, I will check them out for you, and hubby highly recomends both.

Thanks friends. Look forward to seeing the suggestions in the morning.
Stella, a very to Joan.
Isn't Nibbles sweet? Both she and Judy are sitting around the keyboard purring. Can you hear them?!
Take care, lots of love,
Gail

Yay! Hubby made it safely to work.

Now off to catch up on the housework.

Stella wish your MIL Joan from me and my family.

Hi Gail, I'll post the meatloaf recipe for you...

Hi Rolanda, Brenda, Becky, MizTricia, Stella, Julie, June, Mamacita, Lynda, Ruby, and everyone else on SA3!!

Everyone on SA

... BRENDA ...

SA3ers.
Thank you for the suggestions friends.
MizT, I am tempted to try the Mexican Pie receep and Suzy, you know what, I might even cook my first meatloaf!
When hubby and I have finalised the menu, I might post it and show you how organised I am...trust me, it's the only thing that is organised!

Suzy, what would you serve with the meatloaf?

Gail....Nibbles is beautiful...enjoy her.
If I was having meatloaf I might serve baked potatoes, a green veggie, and perhaps some stewed tomatoes. Its a meal that Sully enjoys a lot. I look forward to seeing your two week menu...it'll give me some ideas I'm sure.Good to organized somewhere..lol.
Stella...Please extend my wishes for a happy birthday to your MIL.

Please forgive me everyone...I didn't intend to leave the page without saying good morning to all. Hope you are having a great day/night where you are.Peace. BTW...If you feel like wasting some more time on the site.....oh ...I mean if you want to try a challenging quiz, check out my widget on my page. Its tough but some of you guys are so quick I'd love to have you try it.