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Post by busymom on Nov 25, 2023 11:28:36 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! Our church is having a bake sale tomorrow, so I baked last night & dropped of my donations this morning. It is COLD out today, but the furnace is behaving a bit better. I'm still having it serviced on Monday, because I worry that the furnace could be a problem once we get temps below zero.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Nov 25, 2023 12:19:35 GMT -5
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Nov 25, 2023 12:30:44 GMT -5
What is up, peeps? I did turkey stock this morning and it is now simmering with vegetables and ramen noodles. I will add the leftover turkey later.
We got a decent dose of rain last night and now it is just mostly overcast.
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Post by toomuchreality on Nov 26, 2023 0:54:26 GMT -5
DD2, her husband, his mom and her 2 kids, came by for a few hours, on Thanksgiving. (Did I mention, I only have 2 barrel chairs?) 😄 They brought me the flat screen TV, DD2 had asked me if I wanted. I think they're coming back on Wed, to help me put the TV on a stand. They leave on their cruise, on Friday. And I will begin house sitting. I always wonder- when people ask you to house sit, do they assume their stuff is more valuable/important than yours? 🤔 Who is watching my house, while I'm watching yours? 😳
I'll come home every few days, to change out my clothes and check my mail. I hope we don't get any major snow storms, while they're gone.
My son in law did just buy a really nice, electric, self propelled, snow blower, on Friday, but I'd rather not have to use it.
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Post by Sharon on Nov 26, 2023 10:09:42 GMT -5
Oh what a weekend. I'm hoping today will be a day of peace and quiet. I need more hay for the cows but not sure if that will happen today or not. I'm kind of hoping for not.
My BIL is in the hospital and not doing well, it some type of lung issue, last I had heard is they were thinking pneumonia or possibly CHF. I haven't asked my sister for the details, she is stressed out enough. He is a paraplegic so can't get him up and have him walk some to try and get the crud out of his lungs. Because of all of that I told Dsis that I would take care of getting Mom home. The original plan was that Mom would fly to Portland, where Dsis would pick her up and then get her home. Instead I drove Mom home, we had to pull over twice because I was so tired. I spent maybe an hour in Mom's city. I did use the time to go to my usual jewelers and get a new watch battery and picked up a new stock tank heater from a nearby farm store. Then it was hit the road for home. The drive home was long but I at least could blast the radio and keep the car cooler than I do when Mom is with me. We left my place around 9am and I got home about 6pm.
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Post by ners on Nov 26, 2023 10:33:14 GMT -5
Sharon Hope you have the quiet day you are looking for. Hope they figure out what is going on with your BIL.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Nov 26, 2023 10:36:04 GMT -5
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Nov 26, 2023 10:44:25 GMT -5
A rainy morning here, but I got a decent run in. Doing laundry, and will wash the kitchen floor later. No real cooking today, on account of DH's tests tomorrow (I don't want to make him miserable with the smell of food). I made my soup in a jar yesterday, and will reheat that for dinner. I did whole grain cereal, cottage cheese and a banana for breakfast.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Nov 26, 2023 11:01:59 GMT -5
So...this is interesting. I am looking at races for the next few months, and I find one that has both standard and "neurodivergent" sign up categories. I had to look up neurodivergent to see if I qualified. I don't, but now at least I know what it is.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Nov 26, 2023 11:08:13 GMT -5
So...this is interesting. I am looking at races for the next few months, and I find one that has both standard and "neurodivergent" sign up categories. I had to look up neurodivergent to see if I qualified. I don't, but now at least I know what it is. Me too. My learn something new for today. Interesting reading so off to find out more.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Nov 26, 2023 11:25:22 GMT -5
They leave on their cruise, on Friday. And I will begin house sitting. I always wonder- when people ask you to house sit, do they assume their stuff is more valuable/important than yours? 🤔 Who is watching my house, while I'm watching yours? 😳 I house sat for much wealthier college professor than me for an entire college semester. At that point, I had not even brought my furniture to Boulder after I got a job. Anything I had was definitely college student furniture. There stuff was definitely more valuable than mine and his wife was very particular. I don't think they made any assumptions about my things. They just wanted someone they could trust to be watching over their house.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Nov 26, 2023 11:26:11 GMT -5
Sharon I hope you get a calm relaxing day today. Sounds like you need it.
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Post by Sharon on Nov 26, 2023 11:38:30 GMT -5
I always wonder- when people ask you to house sit, do they assume their stuff is more valuable/important than yours? 🤔 Who is watching my house, while I'm watching yours? 😳 In our family asking someone to watch the house while we are gone means coming over every day and bring in the newspaper and the mail. We also turn lights on or off, if they aren't on a timer. Maybe open or close some curtains. Just changing things up some so it looks like someone is around and then we return to our home.
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Post by busymom on Nov 26, 2023 13:19:41 GMT -5
My MOB dress is supposed to be delivered today, and the timeframe included the time I'm normally at church. So, I reluctantly stayed home & watched online, and of course my delivery STILL hasn't arrived. Boo!
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Post by toomuchreality on Nov 26, 2023 13:48:04 GMT -5
My MOB dress is supposed to be delivered today, and the timeframe included the time I'm normally at church. So, I reluctantly stayed home & watched online, and of course my delivery STILL hasn't arrived. Boo! I'm glad you found one. I hope it arrives, fits and you love it!
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Nov 26, 2023 14:16:10 GMT -5
My MOB dress is supposed to be delivered today, and the timeframe included the time I'm normally at church. So, I reluctantly stayed home & watched online, and of course my delivery STILL hasn't arrived. Boo! Of course! Murphy's Waiting for the MOB Dress Law in full effect!
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Post by toomuchreality on Nov 26, 2023 14:19:25 GMT -5
SharonSorry to hear about your BIL. I hope he pulls through. Christmas is a terrible time to have a death in the family. Or at least it has been for mine. Good luck. I'm glad you were able to get your mom home and take care of a few things, while you were there. I'm also glad you made it home safely. I hope you are able to relax and get some rest today. You're always so busy. Maybe you just need to make some 'you' time. While I am house sitting, I will be staying at their house. Feeding the fish and taking care of the cat. It's kind of funny, because I don't move around a lot during the day, or the night. So it's not like their house will look lived in, really. What's in their house is definitely worth more than what's in my apt. Without question. And I will come home a few times, while they're gone. But it's too far away to do it daily. Especially if the weather is bad. It's crazy. I am constantly reminded that I am no spring chicken anymore. DSonIL is concerned about someone breaking in, while they're gone. I sure hope that doesn't happen, because I will be no match, for someone doing that. The most I will be able to do, is call the police. But they know my limitations, so I guess I'll just hope for the best.
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Post by toomuchreality on Nov 26, 2023 14:24:04 GMT -5
So...this is interesting. I am looking at races for the next few months, and I find one that has both standard and "neurodivergent" sign up categories. I had to look up neurodivergent to see if I qualified. I don't, but now at least I know what it is. Ha! Although I've heard that word many times, I didn't know exactly what it meant either. I looked it up too. Thanks for the snacks. We can always count on you, to deliver tasty eats. 😊
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Post by busymom on Nov 26, 2023 15:31:42 GMT -5
The good news is, the dress is here!! The dork driver from FedEx told me I didn't need to sign for it. Thank goodness I was at home. I'd requested a signature, because if I paid full price for this dress, it'd be around $800. I haven't worn a fancy dress in a while, and this one is sort of over-the-top. But, all of the MOB dresses at the store were loaded with sequins, etc. Mine has a LOT of small crystals (which can't be clearly seen on the picture online), some sequins and a lot of embroidery. It is easy to get on & off, which is great, but crinoline is back in style for the underskirt, which makes the dress heavy, and I'm praying my bad back can handle a heavy dress for one day.
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Post by Sharon on Nov 26, 2023 19:11:43 GMT -5
We never got above freezing today. It also hasn't been a very relaxing day. DD called and let me know they would be dropping of DSIL's pickup and trailer with hay on there way to church and would be back after church to stack the hay. When they showed up so did a big black boxer dog. He was very friendly but was so big and strong he would almost knock me over jumping on me. He also scared the kids trying to jump on them, DSIL carried them into the house. I finally found out where he lived and walked him home. When they returned to stack the hay I was left in the house with the kids. Everyone is very tired, it has been a long weekend all the way around. They had some leftovers for lunch and then left. The baby was crying and kept pulling her ear, the two year old was almost asleep on the couch, and the other two kids weren't doing much better. DD said they were having mandatory quiet time this afternoon. The babies were going down for naps, a movie would be put on for the older two, which they could watch in their sleeping bags if they wanted. Pretty much guaranteed they would also nap. Unfortunately they left me a mess too clean up in the kitchen. I finally got the kitchen all cleaned up and was going to have a piece of pie and it was moldy. Now a dense fog is rolling in.
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Post by ners on Nov 26, 2023 19:31:26 GMT -5
Sharon Sorry about the pie. Sorry the day did not go as planned.
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Post by toomuchreality on Nov 26, 2023 19:41:56 GMT -5
Ugh. Sometimes life just kind of sucks. Sharon and busymom, I'm glad you've been able to work around the things life has thrown your way. Sorry about the pie. That happened to me, last year. I was so bummed! I caught a cold, or something from DD2s family, a week or so ago. I can't seem to get over the cough. It's so annoying! I'm really tired of it. I have done a whole lot of nothing today. The end of last week was really busy ,(through yesterday.), so I'm taking it easy today. I have a prescription that was supposed to be filled last week, but the pharmacy was out of stock. I finally found some in stock today, but I have to wait until tomorrow, to get the script cancelled at one pharmacy and called in to the other, so I can pick it up. Have a good week, everyone!
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Post by busymom on Nov 28, 2023 14:23:16 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! Sorry about the pie Sharon . Life is complicated here right now. My newer furnace is struggling, because the standard duct system that worked so well with older-style furnaces doesn't bring enough air to the newer, more efficient model furnaces (trying to break down the science into bite-sized pieces). So, my furnace is overheating, which means I need to deal with this sooner rather than later. (I don't want to burn out the furnace.) I'm going to use this situation as an excuse to get vents and the return systems installed in my basement, so we can finish it. If I have to "play" with the structure, I might as well try & work it to my advantage. Still though, having to deal with this (it won't be cheap) and the Christmas Season too is a bit too much right now. Not to mention the expense of it all. I hope you're feeling better toomuchreality!
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Post by TheOtherMe on Nov 28, 2023 14:26:08 GMT -5
Sorry busymom. It does sound like you need a new vent system and it needs to happen soon. You don't want the furnace to become damaged.
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Post by toomuchreality on Nov 28, 2023 15:51:09 GMT -5
Thanks. I'm not feeling better yet. But hopefully, I will be soon! I'll be watching the girls on Friday, so their parents can finish packing. Then they'll fly to Florida Friday evening and board the ship on Saturday. I'll be staying at their house, for the next 10 days, or so.
I don't know who is watching DD1s dogs and house, while they're gone on this cruise, too.
One grandma can only do so much.
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Post by busymom on Nov 29, 2023 17:43:04 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! It's been a VERY busy day. I did a bit of Christmas shopping, and I had to deal with some financial stuff. I'd rolled over a CD at a credit union, and they'd promised me a higher interest rate, but when I got the paperwork in the mail, the rate was lower than what I'd been promised. When I called in about it, I was told that I wasn't "qualified" for the higher rate, because it wasn't new money. So, I pulled out my money and literally found a place within walking distance with a much better rate. So, I win. Dealing with the mess took too much of my day, though. Oh well... Are the doctors giving you any help, toomuchreality? Hope you're feeling better by now.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Nov 29, 2023 18:10:02 GMT -5
Good Afternoon Kids! It's been a VERY busy day. I did a bit of Christmas shopping, and I had to deal with some financial stuff. I'd rolled over a CD at a credit union, and they'd promised me a higher interest rate, but when I got the paperwork in the mail, the rate was lower than what I'd been promised. When I called in about it, I was told that I wasn't "qualified" for the higher rate, because it wasn't new money. So, I pulled out my money and literally found a place within walking distance with a much better rate. So, I win. Dealing with the mess took too much of my day, though. Oh well... Are the doctors giving you any help, toomuchreality ? Hope you're feeling better by now. I hate that “new money” they sneak in. Dudh, my liquid cash is in checking account in your bank. I didn’t close out my account but had seen another bank offering same deal so I went there and got CD with my new money. Banking is turning into a huge pain in the ass lately.
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Post by Sharon on Nov 29, 2023 19:46:06 GMT -5
They are talking about sNOw tomorrow and into Friday. It isn't supposed to be a huge amount and from the extended forecast it looks like that is what we get as we transition out of this cold snap we are having. The electrician was able to make it out today unexpectedly so my new ceiling fan has been installed and 7 of the recessed lights have been swapped out for newer LED type lights. He lined up the bulbs from the old recessed lights and every single bulb was a different size and type.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Nov 29, 2023 20:04:59 GMT -5
They are talking about sNOw tomorrow and into Friday. It isn't supposed to be a huge amount and from the extended forecast it looks like that is what we get as we transition out of this cold snap we are having. The electrician was able to make it out today unexpectedly so my new ceiling fan has been installed and 7 of the recessed lights have been swapped out for newer LED type lights. He lined up the bulbs from the old recessed lights and every single bulb was a different size and type.
And I was complaining that we hit low of 32 early this morning. But on the bright side we will be in the mid 70s by Friday. And lows in the 60’s. Glad you got all the lightening handled. The better to see that white stuff.
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Post by busymom on Nov 30, 2023 10:20:57 GMT -5
Good Morning Kids! We might actually hit a high of 48 degrees the middle of next week, which is very strange for December. Not to mention, we're completing the month of November with just a dusting of snow, which is the least amount of snow EVER since they began keeping records here. Anyone wanna tell me how global warming isn't real?
The stores are pretty well cleaned out here, so I may need to do more online shopping to complete my Christmas list.
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