Suzanne

@Morethanamom (1948)

Canada

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Formerly known as jugglingjracountant elsewhere, I have figured I would give this place a shot.

Suzanne's Responses

Another Week Passes

Morley Hunt @Morleyhunt (21744) • Canada 6 Sep 20

Another week has passed. September is flying by. Last week hubby and I spent a day or two perusing potential homes for our son and his family. Due to Covid 19 they can not travel into our province for a quick visit, so we are...

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Suzanne I bet you are excited to have family moving close by. It sounds like a wonderful opportunity.

20 Sep 20

A Trip to the Coffee Shop

Morley Hunt @Morleyhunt (21744) • Canada 16 Mar 20

Yesterday afternoon hubby and I went for a drive (gas is cheaper and we needed to get out). It's been a while since we enjoyed our coffee shop coffee so I suggested using the drive through to avoid people. (This coffee shop is...

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Suzanne It is a very weird time. Things are evolving daily. At my location, we have closed our seating area, so people who come in has fallen drastically. And even the drive through traffic has declined. My first shift this week was canceled and I spent most of my...

20 Mar 20

Back on Route 66

Morley Hunt @Morleyhunt (21744) • Canada 29 Sep 19

It's been five weeks since we left our home for our epic road trip. We've travelled much of the TransCanada Highway across Canada. Highway 1 along the coast of California provided breathtaking, unforgettable moments. Route 66...

travel

cars

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Suzanne Pretty sure my parents made that stop as well. Did you get to see all the Volkswagen beetles standing on their noses too?

13 Oct 19

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I Saved $28 With One Phone Call

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (82789) • United States 4 Oct 19

I was so mad when my credit card bill came in the mail because it had a $28 late fee. My payment got caught up in the weekend and when it was due on a Saturday the bank didn't process it until Monday. Guess those computers don't...

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Suzanne That’s awesome that they removed the fee. I know my credit card states that it takes 3-5 business days to post payments so they say make the payment a few days early. My credit card statement is posted 3 days before my baby bonus(a Canadian tax credit) is...

10 Oct 19

Tragedy Struck!

Morley Hunt @Morleyhunt (21744) • Canada 26 Sep 19

Yesterday morning, my new smartphone slid off my lap. The new phone is extremely slippery and is constantly moving off whatever not quite level surface I place it on. Generally everything is fine. Not this time! Multiple...

smartphone

cracked screen

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Suzanne Hopefully you can have it fixed quickly. My husband dropped his phone at work on Wednesday and it would have been fine except it got ran over. I had to take it yesterday to get the screen replaced.

27 Sep 19

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A Picture Perfect Day

Morley Hunt @Morleyhunt (21744) • Canada 23 Sep 19

The Grand Canyon! It was so much bigger, wider, deeper.....vast, than I could comprehend. We took many photos....but not one truly does it justice. The weather started out cool but sunny. By noon it was hot! We spent 7 hours...

travel

grand canyon

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Suzanne Looks like you had better weather than my parents did when they went. It was foggy and I think it snowed. I would love to get out there someday and see it for myself.

24 Sep 19

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I'm Back!!

MrsJ @SophiaMorros (5044) • Belews Creek, North Carolina 30 Jul 19

Hi Everybody!! I've been on extended break(I was languishing in the deep, dark reaches of a craft+area drawer) from writing. Since MrsJ (aka Platespinner aka Sophie) is on vacation without her laptop and doesn't like thumb-typing...

summer 2019

emmetts adventures

vacation

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Suzanne Welcome back!

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A Flash-Bandit Update

MrsJ @SophiaMorros (5044) • Belews Creek, North Carolina 23 Jul 19

My globe-trotting, Appalachian Trail section-hiking, Hawaii living son has found gainful employment. It was touch and go for a little while. He had a great interview with the park service for a job at the Pearl Harbor Memorial....

summer 2019

flash bandit

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Suzanne Nothing near as cool as that. I’ve cleaned toilets, hotel rooms, made coffee and flipped burgers. My most career-like jobs were my recent bookkeeping stint and being an accounting technician. Not sure what the future has in store, but I am looking forward to...

23 Jul 19

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The Way of the Dodo

MrsJ @SophiaMorros (5044) • Belews Creek, North Carolina 16 Jul 19

I don't usually go to indoor shopping malls. I'm not overly fond of shopping and, as you might know from my previous posts this week, I'm not overly fond of crowds either. The last time I wasn't in a shopping mall was more than...

summer 2019

roanoke virginia

shopping mall

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Suzanne Brick and mortar stores are definitely going the way of the dodo. There is a photo journalist by the name of Seph Lawless who documents abandoned shopping malls and amusement parks. His technique and the subject is intriguing. It was a few years ago, but found...

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Island Life

MrsJ @SophiaMorros (5044) • Belews Creek, North Carolina 15 Jul 19

Monday mornings are the best. At least for some things. If you read my previous discussion you know that a visit to a nearby lake was stymied by the sheer volume of other people making use of one of this area's beautiful...

summer 2019

kayaking

lake

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Suzanne Sounds like a wonderful adventure!

16 Jul 19

Sunday Afternoon

MrsJ @SophiaMorros (5044) • Belews Creek, North Carolina 15 Jul 19

Yesterday, I offered to take my husband up to the Dan River so he could run one of the less popular stretches in one of our Kayaks. He decided that he wanted to take the dog and go to the lake instead. The lake is closer to our...

summer 2019

river

kayaking

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Suzanne I’m not a big fan of crowds myself. Especially if I have to bring the kids with me. The little guy likes to explore, so keeping an eye on him in crowds is difficult. The girls stay close but are very animated and want to discuss everything around us. Both are...

15 Jul 19

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The Artist at Work

MrsJ @SophiaMorros (5044) • Belews Creek, North Carolina 10 Jul 19

My daughter could out-draw me by the time she was three years old. That’s not necessarily evidence) that she was a child prodigy (my stick people aren’t even convincing--but it does set the stage for the fact that she is a...

summer 2019

artist

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Suzanne There are many talented artists in the family, though the medium varies.

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Freeloader!

MrsJ @SophiaMorros (5044) • Belews Creek, North Carolina 13 Jul 19

I tried to get a photo of this dwarf, grey tiger (a nickname he earned while still a kitten) taking a nap on the deck but I was unable to creep up on him unnoticed. He has been a bit of a disappointment recently. He has always...

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Suzanne Diesel caught at least one mouse during his tenure here, but the mousetraps did most of the work. Cinder has only been here 2 months(what started as catsitting, ended up with her staying permanently) and we have not found any catches. She is earning her keep...

14 Jul 19

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Eight Years

MrsJ @SophiaMorros (5044) • Belews Creek, North Carolina 9 Jul 19

Eight years. That’s how long it has taken me to have a successful garden in North Carolina. I have tried, to one extent or another, every single year. I’ve had minor success with cucumbers one year and tomatoes another in the...

summer 2019

home

garden

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Suzanne I have attempted veggies in the beds around the house. Unfortunately we don’t have a lot of good Garson space due to having a tree smack dab in the middle of the backyard. Same thing in the front, so that’s not even an option

10 Jul 19

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Finished at Last

MrsJ @SophiaMorros (5044) • Belews Creek, North Carolina 5 Jul 19

This particular project has been sitting in my need-to-get too pile for the last several weeks. It didn’t need a lot of work to finish it was just waiting to have the binding added to close the raw edges. With too many other...

summer 2019

quilt

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Suzanne It’s beautiful!

5 Jul 19

Just Checking In

Morley Hunt @Morleyhunt (21744) • Canada 23 Jun 19

I've been AWOL for a while. Life has kept me hopping. Mylot was not a priority. Traveling, sewing (big surprise), community involvement, family and just general busyness have kept me away. We've acquired a travel companion...

travel

sebastian

family

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Suzanne We will see you this afternoon! It looks like lovely weather.

23 Jun 19

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Coming Up for Air

MrsJ @SophiaMorros (5044) • Belews Creek, North Carolina 18 Jun 19

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to squeeze in some time to play on MyLot. As I anticipated, Shrek the Musical was way more than I could really handle. For the past several weeks the cleanliness of my house, the quality of...

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Suzanne Whoa! Don’t forget to breathe! How much longer for the performances? Hopefully the cast are gentle on the costumes.

21 Jun 19

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It's Been Busy

Morley Hunt @Morleyhunt (21744) • Canada 22 Nov 18

Sunday we were without power for most of the day....mot sure why, but it was a tad inconvenient. Sunday evening my beloved Sandra arrived along with her mommy and daddy. This was their first visit to our new home. We spent...

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Suzanne Happy anniversary! It sounds like you had a lovely visit with Sandra and her parents. And pies? Sounds yummy!

23 Nov 18

Clearing the Road

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 18 Nov 18

Started my day off fixing my chainsaw so that I could deal with the problem in the photo. This one wasn't interfering with the power lines so I could happily take care of it myself. It wasn't actually blocking the road yet. Most...

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Suzanne You can keep the snow! My dad put my snow tires on my van on Friday (so I can comply with my insurance discount), and there was a little bit of snow on the ground. It has since melted and I am hoping we don’t see too much too soon. They are calling for more...

19 Nov 18

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