Stone Windmill Premium Jigsaw Puzzle

Getting ready to stay in house for the next 4 days, cold!!!
here; temps in the 20's during the day and overnight worse one night we go down to 8. Could some lite drizzle tomorrow, but at least the rest of the days no moisture - just cold.

Are you still snuggled up in your warm house? I wouldn't want to be in those kinds of temps.

Not going anywhere today only 5 degrees this morning & it felt like -11 here. I do have to get out tomorrow for my hair appt. but it's not until 1:30 & will run in grocery on the way home to get just what we need. It's suppose to get up to 25 tomorrow & that will be about the time I will be out! Humidifier & furnace are both working almost of the time. Our heat is gas & it's cheaper than elec. here, but this will put a spike in the next bill.

It's summer time that spikes my bill, my A/C is as expensive to run as your heater probably. I only use my heater once or twice during the year, and only long enough to take the chill off. Be careful on those roads tomorrow, okay? Getting your hair done will make everything seem a bit better! That must be a proven fact somewhere. :)

Oh the elec. gets to us in the summer, 200-300 a month...this year it was lower this year, but we our on an averaging pymt. which helps some years. Our gas is also averaged and it's about 1/2 of what the elec. one runs. Only have gas winter heat, water heater & gas dryer, but everything else is elec.

My elec ran close to 200 about 3 months this year, and higher than usual for the rest of the hot months. I live in a one bedroom, all-electric apartment. I sure hope this year is better. My brother helped me out with the utilities this year, bless his heart! He paid for 2 months, and that was $350. He told me it was my birthday present. :)

Got a call the friend that does my hair is not feeling well so don't have to get outside today, will do it on Fri. Our elec. is averaged for the year & so is our gas, but our gas is usually around 50 each mo., but the elec. runs between the 200-300 each month, but our house is 2 levels & about 2400 sq. feet over all and that does not include the 2 car attached garage & it gets cold the winter.

I'm glad you didn't have to get out today. I've thought about doing the average monthly bill, but when I figured the numbers, I discovered I would be paying more. That was before this very hot summer though. I may have to rethink this issue.

I have been doing the average monthly electric bill, since 1990
this year I got a check back for $400.00
don't know how that happened

Wow! I'd like that kind of surprise any day of the week! lol

Good for you trinijig. Practice makes perfect.

That's a better working mouse. I never did try repeating a puzzle to get a better (or best) score. I've got to try doing that.

Good luck. I usually better my score when I repeat if I don't wait too long between tries.

I will try do so sometime in the future, when I find the puzzle to be a easy one. Strange thing is, I have better times at mystery puzzles. Best of luck to you too. Thanks.

I suspect you are doing a cut where the shapes give a clue to the placement of the piece. You are probably better at judging how one cut fits with another than matching parts of a photo.

I like 68Crazy4Jigsaw, cause that is the easy one where the shapes give a clue to the placement. I do not do my best times there though. Just those letters, thou you know exactly they go, it takes me too much time to place them.

So I prefer Tessellation, I do my best times doing a Tessellation mystery.

Classic is too easy. Unless your doing 192.

I never warmed to tess. I'm a hex fan because it forces me to use the photo and not the puzzle pc shapes. Tess would too I would think. You are an enigma trinijig!

I did USA for the first time yesterday. lol.
I took two minutes to, just the first two pieces. That the top score on the puzze. lol I really have to laugh at myself.

Guess the biggest thing that will affect my score is that I am using a small screen. I am slower at Hex.

Schweitzer has a point but I'd say you already are successful. Define success! I think it's having the opportunity (from all standpoints) to work at what you love.

Can't say I agree with Mr. Osteen.

Good advice in both quotes, aussie. May your weekend bring you only pleasant surprises.

Trynfindit I have to agree with you about Mr. Osteen's statement. Aussie you are in my thoughts and prayers. Everyone be safe.

I love your today about success. I find that each I go to work and am able to work with special needs children is a big reward. It is more like play time than work. I don't go to work, I go to play as my husband will tell you.

Correct first sentence: I love your quote. Sorry about the goof up.

You are right, mamag. Working with children is more like play except when they get "out of control."
Kids are so full of love.

Working with special needs children can get pretty hard at times, especially with diaper changing and tube feeding. I did the diaper thing, helped with regular eating but have not had to do anything with tube feeding. There are trained professionals that are in the school to help with those really hard issues some of these kids have.
it is such a good feeling to be a part of something so special.

You have a special vocation and it is a blessing for the children and you, mamag.