DEBBIE-DABBLE BLOG: February Update & Goals for March, 2026

I am a Victorian Soul, who lives in a small townhouse that was built in the mid 1970's, not a huge Mega Mansion!! I just recently lost my Hubby Joe, who was a Retired Letter Carrier. I worked night shift as an RN on a Hospital based Rehabilitation( Physical Medicine) Unit for 37 years before I had Knee Replacement Surgery and officially Retired in 2019 after 41 years working in Direct Patient Care ... I am so glad that we retired at 62 years of age and got to spend that time together before he passed....I still do love Retirement!!!!

I DABBLE IN A BIT OF THIS AND THAT!!!!

" IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN"
George Eliot

George Eliot was actually a pen name for a woman named Mary Anne Evans......

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Saturday, March 7, 2026

February Update & Goals for March, 2026

Welcome to Debbie-Dabble Blog!!

I am so happy you decided to stop by!!

Blogging has always been a stress reliever for me along with an avenue to share my passions which are my home and my garden.....

I feel it is a personal Journal that, hopefully, someday, my Twin Granddaughters will be able to look back on to learn about who I was....

I will be posting 3 times a week on MONDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS....

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In my last post, I shared my Saint Patrick's Day Tree......

Click HERE if you missed that post!!

I want to Thank Barb, over at the French Ethereal, for choosing my post, A Little Bit of Winter and New Lamps, as one of her features from last week's Share Your Style Link party!!

She enjoyed seeing pierogies and the red transferware featured in the previous post.......

Thanks so much, Barb!!

I also want to THANK my Blogger friend Andrea, over at The Cottage Market, for choosing my post post, Winter at Nelson Crest & a Birthday Celebration, as one of her features from last week's A Morning Cup of Joe Link Party!!

She always makes my day with her sweet comments like this one!!

"Take a cozy winter stroll through Nelson Crest and enjoy a sweet birthday celebration along the way. Debbie shares beautiful seasonal decor and heartwarming moments that make winter home tours feel extra special. Everything Debbie does is special and that makes her who she is! Special!"

Thanks so much, Andrea!!

And I want to Thank Marsha ,over at Marsha in the Middle, for choosing my blog post, Where Do I Keep It All? & How to Store Ornaments", as one of her features from last week's Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot Link Party!!

Thanks so much, Marsha!!

I also want to Thank Melynda, over at Scratch Made Food! And DIY Home Made Household, for also choosing my post, Winter at Nelson Crest & a Birthday Celebration, as one of her features from last week's Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot Link Party!!

Thanks so much Melynda!!

I also want to Thank my fellow PA resident Lisa, over at Boondock Ramblings,for choosing my blog post, A Birthday Celebration and Winter at Nelson Crest, as one of her features from last week's Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot Link Party!!

Thanks again, Lisa!!

I really appreciate ALL these lovely hosts featuring my blog posts!!

It means the World to me!!!

So Please stop by and link up to these wonderful parties!!

And now for a few Personal Notes...

For the New Year, I am trying something different with my 3 times weekly posts....

On THURSDAYS, I will feature what I cooked and ate during the week, showcasing local cuisine and a few recipes for things that I actually made...

I decided that on SATURDAYS, I will showcase What I Have Been Up To in the past week, sharing events and places I went to, if any....

On MONDAYS, I will be featuring What I Have Bought or Been Gifted Recently, if anything...

Since it is SATURDAY, I am going to be sharing what I did last weekend but it will be a bit later on in this post......

Last year, I joined a group of Bloggers who were setting Quarterly and Monthly Goals......

My Goals are more of a To Do List for each Season....

And I do so love my To Do Lists....

This year, I have decided to only do Monthly Goals.....

I have been a bit behind on posting these for January and February......

So today, I will be sharing how I did with my February Goals (which I never got to post about) and what my Goals for March are.....

FEBRUARY GOALS

This was left over from January....Finish decorating the Dining Room for Heart month.... I accomplished this in the first week of February..

After decorating for Winter and Heart Month, I decided to take it easy this month so I did not have a lot of goals....

Decorate the Den China Cupboard and the area around it for Saint Patrick's Day - YES!!!

Contact my Tax Preparer and get paper work to him - YES!!!

I am waiting for him to get back to me that it is finished and filed along with the paper work for my PA. Tax Rebate for Seniors.....

Go through and reorganize my jewelry armoire - YES!

February was more of a Social month.....

Plan for and conduct the February meeting of the Young at Heart Senior Social Club... YES!

Our speaker was a local attorney who is certified in Elder Law and Estate Planning...

We are now up to 30 members......

Attend and help out with the monthly breakfast that our Community group at church hosts after 9 am Mass....YES!!

Some friends....Sue, Dan and Joanne.....

We support a local bakery, Bakery Delite, by purchasing the bagels and sweets from them....

We had a nice turn out even though the kids were not there from CCD as there was none because of the Holiday weekend....

Have my family over to celebrate my Birthday......YES!!

We had pizza, fries and chicken bites....

Attend the Young at Heart Senior Social Club Lunch Out at a local restaurant......YES!!!

There was 18 of us....

As you can see, we all enjoyed a great lunch and a wonderful time together....

Attend the Raging Reptile Show at the Wyoming Valley Mall that was cancelled because of the January Snowstorm....YES!!!!

This is what I did last weekend!!

These are pictures posted on the Wyoming Valley Mall's FB site of the event , which was a huge success....

Since my son Joey is about 6'4", he did stand out in the crowd!!

That is me to the left bending down to see the critter in the container....

My DIL Danielle met us there with my twin granddaughters but one was crying so she stayed on the sidelines....

They did put on a show for the audience......

Some of the critters for show......

Joey petting the turtle....

And this is Lemon Drop.....

And Joey with Lemon Drop........

He could not wait to do this!!!

Me???????

NOT SO MUCH!!!!!

Can I tell you just how afraid of snakes I am?????

VERY AFRAID!!!!!!

So much so that everyone was laughing because every time I turned around, there was a little girl holding a snake!!!

Oh, yes I did!!

I screamed at this little girl holding a snake!!!!

I did muster up the courage to touch it....

For only a second!!!!!

And yes, I screamed at this little girl too!!!

Joey is still laughing at me being the only one in this crowd screaming!!!!!

LOL!!

And Yes, I also screamed when I turned around and saw this.....

SWEET MOTHER!!!!!

That is Joey petting it!!

NO THANK YOU!!

When they took it out of that cart!!!

I took these pictures from a distance......

A far distance.......

After I faced my one of my greatest fears, which is snakes, Danielle, Joey and I walked around the Mall twice with the Twins......

Who fell asleep.....

Our mall is trying to make a comeback and several new businesses are moving in which will be good....

Danielle and I decided that we will have to start meeting at the Mall and walk it with the twins so she can get out of the house with them after experiencing the coldest Winter we have had here in NEPA in 30 years!!!!!

What I did not get to do in February because of how cold it was is start to pack away the Christmas decorations upstairs in the Sitting Room, Craft Room, Bathroom and hallway.....

I shut the doors to most of these rooms and do not keep the heat on in them and had no intention of doing so when it was in the single digits outside...

Along with going up the attic....

I have tabled them til April.....

MARCH GOALS

March is definitely a working month for me...

Pack up Winter/Heart Month Decorations in Living Room

Clean the Living Room, change the linens over from Winter to Spring/Summer

Change the drapes and curtains over from Winter to Spring/Summer in the Living Room

Decorate the Living Room for Easter

Pack up Heart Month decor and clean the Dining Room

Decorate the Dining Room for Easter....

Pack up the Winter decor in the Kitchen

Clean and decorate the Kitchen for Easter

Pack away the Valentine's Decor and the Snow Buddies from the Powder Room

Clean and return the Powder Room back to the normal decor

Pack up the Winter decor from the Den

Clean and return the Den back to it's normal Americana decor...

Change Nelson Crest, my Victorian Doll House, over to Easter from Winter decor....

Decorate the front porch for Spring

Find a landscaper to weed and mulch the front yard slope...

Social Goals

Help out with the monthly Breakfast at my church

Attend a play, Fiddler on the Roof, at the local High School with the Young at Heart Senior Social Club on March 8th

Plan and conduct March meeting of the Young at Heart Senior Social Club on March 11th

Attend a Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins Hockey game with my son on March 13th...

Eye Dr. appointment on March 17th which was postponed due to the January snowstorm

Celebrate my DIL Danielle's Birthday with our usual pizza party

Go to the Home and Garden Show at the Arena by my house on March 21st

Help out with the Easter Egg Hunt that my parish's Community Group is partnering with the borough to put on for the children on March 22nd

Take the car in for an oil change and inspection on the 23rd

Attend Living Stations at church on March 27th

Time will tell how I do with my Goals in March as it looks to be quite a busy month......

I have already packed away all the Winter/Heart Month decorations from the Living Room and Dining Room...

I hope you will stop by to visit again on MONDAY for my next post.....

Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!

And try to find JOY in every single day!

Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!

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