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Post by busymom on Jul 11, 2022 16:01:27 GMT -5
Ok, the garage door work is done, and I got a better price than another company's estimate awhile back, so life is good!
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jul 11, 2022 20:49:45 GMT -5
Toddler is in bed. As long as I ask the Toddler if I can leave the room and tell him what I am going to do, he is fine.
Kid is very easy to go to bed and he was asleep in 5 minutes. Of course, he didn't play the games with me that I have seen him play with his parents the last few nights. I keep telling him he has to help me and he has a big smile on his face.
Now to get through the morning routine.
The parents are staying all night even though NIL still wasn't feeling well. The couple they were meeting there tested positive for Covid, which was disappointing. They said they will be back early.
I think NIL was nervous I can pull this off. No, it isn't easy for me. I have now changed two diapers and he has been very good. When I asked if he needed changed, he told me yes. He always tells them no. Always. NIL asked if I though we would be okay. I told her yes. I will be slower than they are because I don't do this all the time and I haven't changed a diaper in 40 years. He is getting fed and he is being patient while I fix his food.
Now we need to get through the morning. I wish we had reserved the suite for tomorrow night. I'm not sure where I am sleeping. I doubt they will want me sleeping in their room like I am tonight. Time will tell.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 11, 2022 22:23:50 GMT -5
Toddler is in bed. As long as I ask the Toddler if I can leave the room and tell him what I am going to do, he is fine. Kid is very easy to go to bed and he was asleep in 5 minutes. Of course, he didn't play the games with me that I have seen him play with his parents the last few nights. I keep telling him he has to help me and he has a big smile on his face. Now to get through the morning routine. The parents are staying all night even though NIL still wasn't feeling well. The couple they were meeting there tested positive for Covid, which was disappointing. They said they will be back early. I think NIL was nervous I can pull this off. No, it isn't easy for me. I have now changed two diapers and he has been very good. When I asked if he needed changed, he told me yes. He always tells them no. Always. NIL asked if I though we would be okay. I told her yes. I will be slower than they are because I don't do this all the time and I haven't changed a diaper in 40 years. He is getting fed and he is being patient while I fix his food. Now we need to get through the morning. I wish we had reserved the suite for tomorrow night. I'm not sure where I am sleeping. I doubt they will want me sleeping in their room like I am tonight. Time will tell. You're doing great! Just what I expected! 😊
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Post by busymom on Jul 12, 2022 10:34:53 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! Well, Summer is definitely here. It was already too hot to work in the garden by 10 am, and apparently we're going to be "stuck" in a heat wave for quite awhile. Trying to remember how much I hate 30 below in Winter during this time.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 13, 2022 2:20:12 GMT -5
Good night, all. Rest easy.
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Post by busymom on Jul 13, 2022 11:07:44 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! The rain definitely cooled things down for a bit. I actually had to throw on a sweatshirt when I took the dogs out. Don't worry, the heat is coming back. Bigly. We're supposed to be quite miserable next week.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 13, 2022 14:06:43 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! The rain definitely cooled things down for a bit. I actually had to throw on a sweatshirt when I took the dogs out. Don't worry, the heat is coming back. Bigly. We're supposed to be quite miserable next week. Yeah. We have been over 100°F for the last 4days. I can't remember if it was Saturday, or Sunday, we reached 104°F. The daily temps are predicted to to be over 100° F (Real temp. The "feels like" temps are much higher!) every day, for the foreseeable future, in SLC. The record so far, for 100° or more (consecutive days), has been 12 days. They are saying that we might break that record, this year. And will probably break the record for the total number of days, over 100°, for the year. It's a scorcher. Our roads have already started buckling, due to the extreme heat. I can't imagine what it's going to be like at the end of July and in August! Maybe even September.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jul 13, 2022 18:24:31 GMT -5
My day today started out sunny then turned rainy and much cooler. As I continued in to Indiana, it's 87 degrees. So I have had all kinds of weather today.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 13, 2022 20:14:16 GMT -5
It is suddenly raining here. HARD. I washed my car an hour ago. 😖 Luckily it is parked in my garage, at the moment. My guess is that this will be over quickly. Just very intense while it lasts.
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Post by busymom on Jul 13, 2022 21:56:31 GMT -5
Hope you're not getting tornado weather toomuchreality! I'm calling it a night early. DS has to be at an early appointment for lab work tomorrow. And of course, after peeing down the furnace vent today, Lola has pooped in her kennel, which at our house the dogs use as their bed. It's been a day. Tomorrow will be better, am I right?
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 13, 2022 22:14:25 GMT -5
Hope you're not getting tornado weather toomuchreality! I'm calling it a night early. DS has to be at an early appointment for lab work tomorrow. And of course, after peeing down the furnace vent today, Lola has pooped in her kennel, which at our house the dogs use as their bed. It's been a day. Tomorrow will be better, am I right? I hope you rest well and have a much better day tomorrow. I think we've only ever had 1 tornado here. It was small and short lived, about 20 yrs ago. Although it did a fair amount of damage to one area. We're surrounded by the Rocky Mountains, so we don't typically get that type of weather. I hope we don't get another one. I hope you are safe too!
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Post by busymom on Jul 14, 2022 9:01:43 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! DS got thru his labs early, and they also tested his heart rate, which was high yesterday, but good today. (They're blaming the machine with a faulty result.) So, all is well, and the weather is sunny & beautiful this morning. I am definitely NOT a morning person, but since I'm up, I'm going to see what errands I can get done before lunch. Tonight & tomorrow we're supposed to get heavy rain, then the heat & humidity is supposed to be coming back.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jul 14, 2022 9:39:05 GMT -5
It's a beautiful sunny day in Fort Wayne. I will have to close the darkout blinds to take a nap.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 14, 2022 16:53:02 GMT -5
It's a beautiful sunny day in Fort Wayne. I will have to close the darkout blinds to take a nap. Enjoy your nap!
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jul 14, 2022 19:56:02 GMT -5
I did. Looking forward to sleeping in my bed with my kitties tomorrow night.
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Post by Sharon on Jul 14, 2022 21:53:49 GMT -5
Over the course of this week I have made a batch of apricot preserves, a batch of raspberry jelly and a batch of blackberry jelly. My kitchen has been trashed. Tonight it reach the pinnacle of disaster. I was doing the water bath to seal the jars and making tamale pie for dinner at the same time. My dinner tasted good, I have been just doing a lot of snacky type stuff all week since I've been working with the berries. It also allowed me catch my breath a moment so I could think about getting the kitchen cleaned up. I can now say that my kitchen is clean and no more danger of the health department shutting me down.
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Post by snapdragon on Jul 15, 2022 12:50:19 GMT -5
Happy weekend!
Last Saturday was fun and reminded me that I really like being on a boat and photography. Saw our local family of Orcas and realized that attempting to take photos while wearing polarized sunglasses was futile. I had to switch back to my regular glasses. Missed some shots that I believed I had. But got some others that are good. I was using both my phone and a older Olympus Fuji camera. Looking forward to my weekend.
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Post by busymom on Jul 15, 2022 13:03:11 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! The weathernerds lied AGAIN. We were supposed to get a good bit of rain, but we didn't receive one drop. I'm annoyed, because I would've watered the lawn & garden yesterday if I'd have know... (We're on even-odd watering right now since we're officially in drought territory.) I've got a bunch of errands to do before the weekend, so I've gotta get moving.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jul 15, 2022 18:09:58 GMT -5
It is the weekend, amen! You know how some days, the only thing that will make you feel better is a potato chip sandwich with a side of ice cream? I had a week like that. Glad it is over and I get to see my peeps.
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Post by Sharon on Jul 15, 2022 18:18:28 GMT -5
NancysSummerSip I will join you in the ice cream. I'm on call this week and they were looking for me at 4:30am Fortunately we are rarely called but still get our screaming $2 hour for our unscheduled hours for that week. My apricots are really coming on so I took a box each to the grumpy old men, to try and keep them happy and out of my hair.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jul 15, 2022 18:26:18 GMT -5
I scheduled myself for my second booster, and a very cool happy hour event next Saturday -- my bike shop is doing a Tour de France happy hour and how to fix your bike flat tires combo -- I need that (the flat fix and the happy hour!)
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jul 15, 2022 19:25:58 GMT -5
busymom I drove through torrential rain for about 2 hours, including in Chicago. Yikes! It was scary with all those lanes of traffic going so fast with such low visibility. Saw the local news and we got about 3 inches of rain here, too. Maybe that is the rain you were supposed to get.
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Post by busymom on Jul 15, 2022 23:02:28 GMT -5
busymom I drove through torrential rain for about 2 hours, including in Chicago. Yikes! It was scary with all those lanes of traffic going so fast with such low visibility. Saw the local news and we got about 3 inches of rain here, too. Maybe that is the rain you were supposed to get. That could be. The scariest rain I ever drove thru was close to Atlanta, GA. Rainstorms are weird in the South. Here the sky is dark when it's storming, but there the light is sometimes bright when the rain is pouring down, which makes it hard to see while driving.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jul 16, 2022 9:38:41 GMT -5
It was dark. I knew I was going to be driving in rain but I had no idea it was going to be torrential rain.
I had rain the day I drove from Toronto to Indiana. It was off and on from Toronto until I got to Indiana. It was 97 degrees there.
Nobody was mowing last night in my neighborhood because the yards are too wet. At least the sump pump is running like it's supposed to be doing.
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Post by busymom on Jul 16, 2022 9:47:28 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! The humidity here is already uncomfortable. I'm going to hurry up & pull weeds in one of my vegetable gardens before things get worse.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 16, 2022 9:59:51 GMT -5
I'm going to go watch my DGD play t-ball this morning. 😁
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Post by busymom on Jul 16, 2022 10:27:19 GMT -5
Well, I didn't last long out there, and I was working in the shade. LOL! I worked in the garden that is in the shade right now, and I still got light-headed, so I'm indoors & drinking water right now. The other garden will wait until this evening. The humidity is just plain going up too quickly. It's going to officially be miserable here until at least Tuesday. Monday is supposed to be so bad here that I won't be doing any yard work, other than watering.
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Post by toomuchreality on Jul 16, 2022 16:34:34 GMT -5
Well, I didn't last long out there, and I was working in the shade. LOL! I worked in the garden that is in the shade right now, and I still got light-headed, so I'm indoors & drinking water right now. The other garden will wait until this evening. The humidity is just plain going up too quickly. It's going to officially be miserable here until at least Tuesday. Monday is supposed to be so bad here that I won't be doing any yard work, other than watering. I can barely make it from my garage, to my apt, in this heat. Earlier, I brought up my groceries that need to be in the fridge, or freezer. I'm trying to cool off before I go back for the rest of my groceries. It's exhausting.
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Post by Sharon on Jul 17, 2022 12:22:27 GMT -5
toomuchreality I hope you were able to get your groceries out of the car. Don't overdo it in the heat. Yesterday DD and I picked about 3/4 of a bushel of apricots. I paid the grands to pick up the ones that had fallen off the tree and were on the ground. Totally worth it to me to not have to bend over and get all of them up and it will be better for the mower if they are picked up. Today I've been doing house tasks but should be outside. Today and tomorrow will be coolest days over the next two weeks. It will only be 90 degrees. Yesterday I did something that I hope I don't regret. Mom and I will be renting a cabin on a lake for a week. That is long time for Mom and I to be together. We had to take it for a week because it is a larger cabin, which will be nice. We will even each have our own bedroom, even better. This is one of our favorite lakes and it is really hard to get a camping spot much less a cabin.
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