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Post by NancysSummerSip on Feb 4, 2022 20:26:45 GMT -5
busymom hope your son is doing well. It's been a week, hasn't it? I had to go to Walmart tonight, just to get something off my to do list, after dinner. I swear the parents in there feed their kids a pound or two of sugar and then let them all loose in the aisles at once. Pool is closed tomorrow, so I will kickbox and cycle. Will need to go to the bank and the fish store, too.
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Post by busymom on Feb 4, 2022 22:32:17 GMT -5
DS is doing better. Thanks for asking, NancysSummerSip. We've just been sticking close to home, in case he doesn't feel well. There's too much stuff, besides Covid, going around here right now. It's been a long day. Going through & trying to organize paperwork. Plus, to add to the chaos we decided to refi our mortgage one more time. Thankful DD stopped by, as we needed help downloading the information the mortgage company needed, and of course it needed to be done more than one way. If there ever is a next time, I'll just drop off copies of everything, and let THEM put it into their system.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Feb 5, 2022 10:58:23 GMT -5
Good day peeps! Boxing class done went to the bank and the fish store. Home running the dishwasher at the moment and a last load of laundry is next. I washed the kitchen floor last night. Lunch is BLTs today. Using turkey bacon, sadly. Still love 'em, though.
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Post by busymom on Feb 5, 2022 22:53:09 GMT -5
It must be a bacon day. DH was actually home in time for dinner tonight, so I made pancakes & bacon. Unfortunately, a couple of pages of stuff the mortgage company needed didn't "translate" right (I hate sending paperwork by computer). DD is going to stop by & try to send it using a different format. If that doesn't work, I'm mailing it in. I thought technology was supposed to make our lives easier?
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Feb 6, 2022 13:38:28 GMT -5
I am shocked that I got here, never mind with food:
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Feb 6, 2022 13:41:32 GMT -5
Been busy since the get go today. Went running, fixed blueberry pancakes, mixed up ground turkey for two burgers and a dozen meatballs, went to CVS and then treated myself to a new pillow (I need the expensive cervical support kind), and now home. Baked off the cookie dough for DH's cookies, put away the turkey meatballs I made and froze (the burgers are for tonight). I am now having my green tea. Will try to get some weeding done later.
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Post by ners on Feb 6, 2022 13:48:06 GMT -5
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Post by busymom on Feb 6, 2022 13:54:04 GMT -5
Thanks for serving up brunch, NancysSummerSip! Had a bit of an awkward moment at church this morning. Without giving details, a friend of mine walked out of the church building before the service, telling me as she was leaving that she'd been exposed to Covid, without giving me any details. She's from a small hometown that has had a lot of cases, so I was wondering if she'd gotten a text message after visiting a family member, or something? The backs of my hands look like I was attacked by a cat. All scratched up, and one is bloody. DD & I tried to pin down Speedy to trim his nails, and that was my "reward" for trying to hold him still. Craziest dog I've ever owned. Grows nails as sharp as a cat. I've already washed my scratches, now I need to put on something to help with the healing.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 6, 2022 16:30:47 GMT -5
Thanks for brunch, Nancy.
I think your hunch is probably correct. She did the responsible thing in leaving.
I get you on Speedy. These two cats hate to have their nails trimmed. I start when they are sleeping and can usually get in one or two a day until they start biting me.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 7, 2022 7:21:21 GMT -5
The trip to see Mom went okay. Mom is getting very forgetful, but I also was unable to get her to get through anything while I was there. Yesterday evening the kids came over for dinner and we watched some Olympics. We fired up the grill for the first time this year.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 7, 2022 9:54:36 GMT -5
Sharon Is your mom getting to the point where she should no longer be living alone?
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Post by Sharon on Feb 8, 2022 7:49:42 GMT -5
Sharon Is your mom getting to the point where she should no longer be living alone? I don't think she is to the point where she is a danger to herself but think her life would be better if she was living in a senior apartment. There she would have regular contact with other people, which Mom would enjoy and she would have regular meals. While I know this confusion and forgetfulness isn't reversible I do think there could be some temporary improvement with regular human contact and regular meals.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 8, 2022 7:50:48 GMT -5
Ah the power of sleep. I slept nine hours last night and feel so much better.
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Post by busymom on Feb 8, 2022 9:28:10 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! I've volunteered to take DD's car into the shop this morning, so I'll be driving to her place & we'll swap vehicles for a bit. We're supposed to have a major warm-up today, and I can't wait! (Melt, melt, melt...)
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 8, 2022 9:35:53 GMT -5
Regular meals are important for someone who is starting the forgetfulness and possibly dementia.
As dad's dementia worsened, he ate less and less even though the noon meal was brought to him by Meals on Wheels and sat on the table. We would find it in the box, unopened.
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Post by busymom on Feb 9, 2022 20:18:53 GMT -5
Ouch! The fox was outside when I let Speedy out after dinner. I could see his shadow beyond the fence, but Speedy sensed he was there, and decided to run back into the house. Unfortunately, the patio door was shut, and he did a faceplant against the glass.
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Post by skeeter on Feb 9, 2022 20:28:05 GMT -5
Ouch! The fox was outside when I let Speedy out after dinner. I could see his shadow beyond the fence, but Speedy sensed he was there, and decided to run back into the house. Unfortunately, the patio door was shut, and he did a faceplant against the glass. I'm suppressing the urge to lol until you say Speedy is ok
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Post by busymom on Feb 9, 2022 20:41:13 GMT -5
Ouch! The fox was outside when I let Speedy out after dinner. I could see his shadow beyond the fence, but Speedy sensed he was there, and decided to run back into the house. Unfortunately, the patio door was shut, and he did a faceplant against the glass. I'm suppressing the urge to lol until you say Speedy is ok It was funny, but it looked painful. I'm glad he didn't break the glass. When I call him in, he tends to run into the house. (But no, I hadn't called out to him. I was just standing in the house, by the patio door, watching the fox.) Maybe this experience will break that habit? That crazy dog seems to be tough as nails. He did a faceplant jumping off of a dining room chair. He hasn't climbed onto a chair since then, so he is capable of learning from his mistakes...
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Post by NoNamePerson on Feb 9, 2022 21:36:01 GMT -5
Ouch! The fox was outside when I let Speedy out after dinner. I could see his shadow beyond the fence, but Speedy sensed he was there, and decided to run back into the house. Unfortunately, the patio door was shut, and he did a faceplant against the glass. I'm suppressing the urge to lol until you say Speedy is ok You were not alone!
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Post by busymom on Feb 10, 2022 7:53:40 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! I need to drive DS to the dentist this morning (on the other side of the "big city"), and get back home again before the sNOw arrives. Gotta fly...
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Post by Sharon on Feb 10, 2022 8:09:42 GMT -5
Today is going to be a long day. Yesterday I was out digging in my pasture so that I could swing a gate fully open. Today I'm so stiff and sore it is going to be hard to sit all day and work, but I can pretty much get the gate open now. The gate needs to be open all the way so that an electrician can get a bucket truck into my back yard and fix my yard light. The sensor isn't working so the light is on 24 hours a day.
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Post by snapdragon on Feb 10, 2022 11:49:29 GMT -5
It's been busy for me so just popping in to say hi and grab a cuppa. Everyone take care and be safe!
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Post by busymom on Feb 10, 2022 13:42:32 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! Well, traffic was surprisingly light (I guess a lot of folks are still working from home), so I decided to do some driving through my former community. There has been a LOT of construction going on. And, they've been putting up more apartment buildings, which technically is a good thing, since the city has a housing shortage. But, why would you build a bunch of high-end apartments, when the need is greatest for the middle class and those of lesser means? Makes no sense to me.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 10, 2022 14:32:39 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! Well, traffic was surprisingly light (I guess a lot of folks are still working from home), so I decided to do some driving through my former community. There has been a LOT of construction going on. And, they've been putting up more apartment buildings, which technically is a good thing, since the city has a housing shortage. But, why would you build a bunch of high-end apartments, when the need is greatest for the middle class and those of lesser means? Makes no sense to me. At least in our area the developers are charged really high system development charges (what they are charged to support water, sewer, transportation etc for new development) that it doesn't pay for them to build housing for middle and lower incomes.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 10, 2022 22:49:22 GMT -5
Today was absolutely gorgeous. It was 71 degrees. I even opened the windows up for a while to get in some fresh air.
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Post by busymom on Feb 11, 2022 17:30:28 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! The sun has been peeking out today, but the temps are falling like a rock. It's not like I've had nothing to do. I've been reorganizing financial stuff, and my filing system.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 11, 2022 18:17:12 GMT -5
The temperature fell here also and the wind kicked up. When I went for the mail, it was freezing out. Makes for a quick trip.
My basketball team plays at 9 PM, so it will be a late night. It's a game they should win so I will stay up and watch.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 11, 2022 20:27:59 GMT -5
Even though it was really nice again this afternoon I took care of some other stuff instead of working in the yard. I'm just too tired and those things needed to get done also. Tomorrow an irrigation guy is coming out to look at my system and get an idea of what I will need to get things up and running for the summer.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 12, 2022 10:55:53 GMT -5
My basketball team did win. I can never get to sleep right away after a game. I know I was still awake at 1 AM.
I'm sure there is a nap in my future today.
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