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Post by motherto2 on Feb 17, 2013 11:45:53 GMT -5
I love the idea of the Christmas trees! When is the wedding again? It absolutely blows my mind at the cost of weddings these days. Luckily for me, DD says she's never getting married, and then there is DS, which usually the cost is mostly taken on by the bride. Not that I wouldn't help out, but if it's going to be one of those all out affairs, my help will be limited . Both of my weddings were fairly inexpensive, even though the first one was large. My mom and I did a whole lot of the decorations, and between friends and connections, pretty much everything was at a large discount. Good luck! I would love to see some pics . Theo, you are so right about Congress. This is our third year of no cost of living. And since they say that nothing has increased in price, I guess it doesn't matter, right? . Just Gov't workers alone will be along the lines of 2 million employees, not to mention all the contractors. Way to tank our shaky economy. I know I won't be making any major purchases any time soon. I would love to get a padded headboard for my bed, so I'm trying to figure out how to make an inexpensive one instead of spending a couple hundred on one already made. But, the materials alone might make it just as expensive as a purchased one. Molly, glad to hear your grand opening was a success. How exciting for you and the other volunteers! It's been great having both of my kids home this weekend. I was afraid they wouldn't be able to see each other before DD deployed. She has to report on Mar 7, and his Spring break starts Mar 8. Figures. The sun is shining, but it's cold outside, so not sure that I'll be venturing out if I can help it. Since tomorrow is a holiday, I might go to town and get some groceries. I went to our local Food Lion yesterday and basically just bought provisions for this weekend (didn't have a lot here for others to eat, and thought DS's girlfriend might be here also). Spent about $70. That's almost what I allot for 2 weeks for just me . Will hit up Aldi where things are much more reasonable.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 17, 2013 12:10:10 GMT -5
The wedding is mid December but with both of them in school it is hard to pin them down to make a decision or to help plan things. It is absolutely amazing how much all this wedding stuff costs. My Mom and I clip every Michaels, Jo-Anns and other craft store coupons that we can. We also picked up some stuff at the holiday sales. With having a full year to plan we are able to his sales on certain things. We also cut way down on the reception costs by having it at the church. It is still going to be $1000 to rent the reception hall at the church in addition to the church rental costs. Here are a couple of pictures of the pinecones we have been making. The pink one was my first attempt. The other one is actually silver even though the picture looks gold.
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Post by mrsdutt on Feb 17, 2013 15:21:40 GMT -5
OMG Sharon, they're gorgeous! DD is very fortunate to have a mom and grandmom that can do such things. My daughters got gyped in that area!
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Feb 17, 2013 16:54:30 GMT -5
Sharon ... those are lovely!
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Feb 17, 2013 20:23:14 GMT -5
"OPERATION DECLUTTER GARAGE" commenced today at 0900.
My wonderful DH called around and arranged to have a man who hauls away junk and trash show up at our place on Monday ... which means we needed to start excavating the garage TODAY (Sunday) and make some piles. So, after a hearty breakfast, we dove in and literally FILLED his Explorer with items to donate to the Cancer Society Discovery Shop! We have a separate pile of pet-related surplus items to be donated tomorrow to the Petco Adoption Center. And the side of our extra-wide driveway is now an impressive pile of ... ummm.... stuff! A few chairs, and old bookshelf, lots of broken garden tools, a broken shop vac, broken luggage, old stuff, outdated stuff, water-damaged stuff, rusty stuff, empty stuff, mildewy stuff ... you get the idea. Even a faded silk tree is in the pile! We even took the old door down from the rafters that he was "saving" for some unspecified future project! TOMORROW IT WILL ALL BE GONE!!!
The ladies at the Discovery Shop were overwhelmed with our vehicle full of stuff (4 sleeping bags, a cot, tents, garden flags, wreaths, holiday decor, baskets, more baskets, white elephant gifts, etc.!) Yay! A nice receipt for the tax man next year!
We can actually see the countertop by the sink. There is now nothing in the sink. The top of things is now cleared off. Almost everything is neatly in a drawer, a cupboard, a plastic bin, or on a shelf. THERE'S ROOM TO WORK! THERE'S ROOM TO ORGANIZE!
H A L L E L U J A H!
Of course, my wonderful DH still needs to go through his 7 tool chests and boxes and all the cupboards and do some organizing and arranging and downsizing, but now there's plenty of room to get around 2 cars and a bike and the shelves and work bench and sink/counter area. I am not tripping over things. Things aren't haphazardly piled up on things and falling off. I even swept the entire garage while both cars were out. AND we were able to store some window shutters and door shutters in the area above our pantry (but still in the garage) that previously was full ... and the shutters had been cluttering my office.
WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 17, 2013 20:45:39 GMT -5
You and DH had yourselves a very busy and productive day, Molly.
Wish I could say the same--she says sheepishly.
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Post by marvholly on Feb 18, 2013 6:31:55 GMT -5
My Sat run to the charity shops produced NOTHING worth buying. The 2 stores had 9 microwaves priced at $25-$35. By the way 7 of them were made (no turn table/type of pre-program) I knew they were likely more than 10 years old.
Sun I spent about 90 minutes on line checking various dept & appliance stores. I can easily get a NEW unit for under$100-probably around $80. My 'research' saved me a BUNCH of time & miles since I have gone from 10 places down to 3. I plan to go out today. I have a couple brands I will NOT consider since I have had sooo many issues with small appliances by these mfg.
Worst case I will pick up my Dad's unit whick I KNOW is very old but I NEED a microwave to reheat coffee, reheat food & cook veggies. I don't even know how to cook veggies w/o a microwave since I have had one since about 1972.
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Post by mrsdutt on Feb 18, 2013 8:35:40 GMT -5
I have had one since about 1972.
That's as old as our DD1! LOL Good luck in your quest, MARV.
MOLLY: You're making me very tired. It feels good to have a clean and organized garage, eh? When I visit NY this summer, I have to clean out the garage. Bob used tools to make a living (building engineer) and I can't tell you how many he has. He put lots of stuff in the garage attic that I can't get down. I'll enlist DS to help me get things down.
I have to clean out the fridge today and vacuum the upstairs. I don't use it, but dust gathers on the rug so it's something I do once a month.
Miss Marley is still sleeping. What a lazy teenager she is. She does her only job well - keeping me warm at night. We had snow again. The only time in recent history there was snow 2x in a month. At least I can walk in it without wearing moon boots. I consider that a blessing.
Did you all see Donna F has a boyfriend? She wrote about him on S and T. Happier than a piglet in pooh!
I made a personal decision yesterday. I know DH has been gone a while. I haven't been wearing my wedding rings. But, I want to. I know I will be married until the day I die, so I decided to wear the rings again. The same way I did when he was standing next to me. I'd forget one day and remember the next.
Stay safe and enjoy the day.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 18, 2013 15:10:41 GMT -5
The garage door now has cooking oil along the rubber at the bottom. Probably a good thing as we are to get freezing rain tonight. Unfortunately, where BIL had to scrape under the rubber at bottom of garage door, it has separated from the door. I can see daylight. I will never tell him.
Bought groceries today as we are to get 6-10 inches of snow on Thursday.
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Post by motherto2 on Feb 18, 2013 19:30:44 GMT -5
Sharon, love the pincones! What are you making them out of? Molly, I love decluttering - it's so liberating. And then I wonder why I felt the need to keep things for so long. DD is in the process of bringing all her junk, aahhmmm, stuff, home, so now my house is filling up fast. I did talk her into getting rid of her old stereo. I told her I'd like to get rid of the tv/entertainment stand she has (it's only plastic) and getting a small inexpensive bookcase. That way I can put her tv on top of it, and have room to store some books and pics, etc. Dutt, I don't see a thing wrong with wearing your wedding rings. My ex MIL lost her second husband probably 18 years ago and she still wears hers. She knows there will never be another, so I say, why not? We may get some freezing rain, sleet, snow tonight/tomorrow. Not sure, but it would be nice to have a late opening tomorrow . It was great having both kids home this weekend. It sounds like they will be having a going away thing at her base, so DS and I will be going up to see her for her send off.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Feb 18, 2013 19:53:32 GMT -5
The trash pile was picked up! Got checks written for bills. Went to Whole Foods and the Grocery Outlet today. Filled bird feeders. Delivered some donations to the Petco Adoption Center. Laundry's in.
And our house phone (landline) is only working intermittently. Drat.
Still need to put the big trash cans out front ... tomorrow is trash day.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 18, 2013 22:48:53 GMT -5
Lucy is sitting in the middle of a living room in a box that DS was going to take with her on Friday. She loves her box.
It's very windy here and the temperature is to go down, down tonight. Wind chills below zero by morning. This is the reason I filled up with gas today. Sam's Club sits on a hill and it's always colder up there and it's always windy.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Feb 18, 2013 23:49:03 GMT -5
It's cold and windy here, too. Not as cold, of course. Tomorrow's forecast for 52 and rain. We'll be in the 50s for the next 5 days. No 70s in the 10-day forecast.
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Post by marvholly on Feb 19, 2013 7:35:43 GMT -5
Dutt I wore my actual wedding ring for 2 years after DH passed. Then I wore my mothers white gold band for DD2's wedding. I had sort of decided to 'retire' my regular ring then BUT my hand felt funny/naked. I started to wear an opal ring I had instead.
I am VERY happy for Donna. I hope everything goes w/GREAT happiness for her. She deserves it. I did sort of wonder when she made the move.
Otherme We are only supposed to get a dusting of snow today but a goodly hit (3-6 inches) Thur into Fri.
continuing saga of the microwave: Went shopping on Mon. The EXACT unit that I bought 8/2009 for $98 is now $175. I actually found NOTHING in a brand/size that was within my budget. Went to grab the unit from my Dad's. It is waaay too large & heavy for me to move by myself. Plus it is from Mongomery Wards. They went out of businee in 2000.
Not sure what I will do now. Prob just watch the ads for a reasonable price/check asst places for a close out.
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Post by mrsdutt on Feb 19, 2013 8:02:29 GMT -5
I have fond memories of the 'Monkey' Ward wish book. I had never seen one before I met DH's family. The younger ones in his family would mark all the toys they wanted for Christmas with a circle and their name. Since there were 7 young siblings, the book became rather tattered. They had a ball going through it. When they were done, my MIL would go through it and mark the curtains she wish she could afford. Christmas at their house was so much fun.
The weather here is suppose to be in the high 50's. Yesterday was cold. Many people have sinus infections from the up and down temps. A small price to pay for no (to little) snow.
Good luck with your microwave hunt. Marv. When you are least expecting it, the perfect one will show up.
Molly is being a go getter these days. Good luck with the new facility. Will this increase the number of cats being adopted?
I bet Lucy is too cute in 'her' box, Theo. LOL Just like kids. Give them a cardboard box and you won't hear from them for hours.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 19, 2013 10:08:13 GMT -5
That's my Lucy! Actually I better find her before I leave for the day. Have kid duty today. Lucy must have been in my bedroom. She's beside me now.
It's 7.3 degrees with wind gusts in the 20's and 30's. It's frigid out there. I had to chase my recycle bin down. It was two houses down. It's now in the garage. Froze to death doing that. We are to get snow in about the 4-6 inch range Thursday and Friday also.
We used to get the Monkey Ward and Sears Wish Book. DS and I spent hours in it at Christmas circling the things we wanted. We'd generally find one or two things under the tree, along with one outfit and underwear. It was all mom and dad could afford.
My federal tax deposit was in my bank this morning. Yes!
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Feb 19, 2013 17:53:50 GMT -5
More decluttering today, and my wonderful DH just left to drop everything off at the Cancer Society Discovery Shop: clothes, stuffed animals, some kitchen items, a lamp, some camping stuff, a few more garage items. And I decided to just throw out my Croc collection. (Yes, I admit it, I had a thing for those ugly rubbery shoes a few years ago and had like 6 pairs! I'm better now!) We can actually SEE the floor in the right side of the guest room closet ... yay! (2 plastic bins had been in there, now both have been emptied!)
We still have more decluttering to do out in the garage, but I am not sure how much more interest/involvement I can get from my wonderful DH at this point. He's been quite the trooper so far, and I'm willing to be patient and bide my time before retackling more in the garage. It's definitely greatly improved out there with all the extra stuff gone ... either donated or trashed or neatly put away... no more tripping hazards, cleaned off counter, etc.
The TREE GUYS come on Thursday to spray our two ornamental pear trees for Fire Blight (front tree and back yard tree.) I need to remember to take all of the bird feeders down before they get here, so I will probably do that tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon late. Apparently we will need to spray annually in the hopes they will survive. I think the estimate was around $180 for this, but I've got that money set aside since I knew it was coming. After they're gone, I will rehang my bird feeders and then in March my plan is to plant some flowers out front!
On Monday (Feb 25) the painter comes to retexture and paint the kitchen ceiling, and to paint the shelves/closet half of the laundry room and install the new laundry room sink. (The rest of the room shall remain festively wallpapered until/unless either the washer/dryer dies. If one needs to be removed/replaced, THEN we'd see about un-wallpapering in there, lol!) This was rescheduled from this week due to other commitments they had. I've got the $$ budgeted and available for this.
Then on Feb 27 (week from tomorrow), my wonderful DH leaves again for 18 days in Texas... and my life will return to peaceful and quiet, LOL! I will still keep doing some personal decluttering (clothes, shoes, books, knick knacks ... but less of the heavy/bulky stuff.)
Our much-heralded rain hasn't arrived yet, and it's already 3pm. The forecast still insists it's coming, but I shall remain skeptical until I actually see a raindrop. I did see our neighborhood hawk swoop down and grab a finch, though. Nature up close and personal!
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Feb 19, 2013 17:55:33 GMT -5
We called it Monkey Ward, too. And the Salvation Army was Sally Ann, for some reason.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 19, 2013 21:16:30 GMT -5
I decluttered a couple of dresser drawers last night while talking on the phone with Mom. I have 3 more to do then the dresser will be done. It shouldn't take too long.
Today's mail was fun. I had a $25 iTunes gift card from one of my survey sites. Not sure what I will do with that, DD will probably end up with it but I also have a couple of teenage nephews with birthdays coming up. I also received a check from ebates and the notice from the accountant that my taxes had been accepted by the IRS, so hopefully that money will be here soon.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 19, 2013 22:48:30 GMT -5
My water softener is to be installed tomorrow. Luckily I caught myself from running the dishwasher tonight when I know I will have to re-wash several items. Now I can toss the yucky stained silverware and use the new silverware I bought a year ago.
I'm also going to get a new shower head. The current one is a disaster. It sprays in my eyes one day and some where else the next. Several of the openings for the water are clogged. Same for the sink faucet. Going to see if I can fix that myself.
Talked to DS and mom is worried the apartment is going to get away from them. She wants me to call the facility tomorrow so I will and then call her. So far, dad isn't budging on moving before the house is sold.
My high school girls' basketball team made it to the State tournament. Since it's in Des Moines and not Colorado, I can afford to go! I can also leave if they lose. They meet their arch rival in the first round who they beat a couple of weeks ago.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 19, 2013 22:54:04 GMT -5
Theo I haven't tried this yet but am going to soon. I read that if you put a bag of vinegar and rubber band it around the faucet head and let it soak it will loosen up the hard water deposits that cause the water to spray every which way. We have hard water here and the deposits are building up on the shower head.
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Post by marvholly on Feb 20, 2013 6:20:52 GMT -5
theotherme Cleaning a shower head with CLR or Limaway usually fixes the colgged show head issue. (slef-do yours again). Vinegar may work depending on how bad it is clogged.
Got a late Tue affternoon email from my brother. he has already contacted my DDs and wants to meet at Dad's to start cleaning out. I am VERY surprised he is soo on top of this. Just wondering how long that will last.
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Post by mrsdutt on Feb 20, 2013 9:42:57 GMT -5
We called it Monkey Ward, too. And the Salvation Army was Sally Ann, for some reason. My kids were familiar with Sally Ann's! They didn't know it because I washed clothes before they wore them when I bought anything. I just washed those really fast! THEO said: I'm also going to get a new shower head. The current one is a disaster. It sprays in my eyes one day and some where else the next
If you want to fix this you may want to try using vinegar to unplug the holes. I fill a baggie with vinegar and rubber band it to the shower head. Left for an hour or so, it cleans out the holes well. LOL, I just saw other posts suggesting the same thing.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 20, 2013 13:12:08 GMT -5
I will get some vinegar and try that before getting a new shower head. If it works, it should work on the sink faucet also.
Water softener is almost installed. I think the water is filling now. I also got the R/O system, which means I won't have salty drinking water. I'm being told an 80 pound bag of salt will do me about 6 months since I live alone.
It's still cold, cold today, but tomorrow afternoon, the snowstorm starts. Who knows what that will bring. Sounds like about 12 hours of heavy snow and wind. I will be staying indoors.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Feb 20, 2013 14:48:44 GMT -5
We're grey and chilly today, but the rain has passed.
When I opened our T-Mobile cell phone bill, I noticed they'd added $7.99 for insurance.... which we didn't order! I hate when companies do that. We called and they said they would take it off (the woman was nearly impossible to understand), but I suspect I still need to pay for it this month and they wait and see what shows up on the next bill. Grrrrrr. We have a fairly old, simple phone (no camera, no internet) and I'n sure as heck not spending $8 a month to insure it! Anyway, I've now written a check out for the entire bill (including that charge) and will get it mailed.
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Post by mrsdutt on Feb 20, 2013 16:08:09 GMT -5
DD2 just told me there is a lake effect storm where she lives. Nasty little things.
We have sunshine and crisp air, but not winter cold. I whined when DD1 told me it would be in the 40's today and she said, "Mom, it is February." LOL Oh I forgot! LOL
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Post by TheOtherMe on Feb 20, 2013 22:47:41 GMT -5
Installers said the water softener will do it's thing at 2 am so not to freak out if I hear it. I now know how to turn off the water to the entire house, to the hot water heater, to the softener and to the purifier. The purified water tastes wonderful. Lucy and I will not be drinking purified water. Installers said not to run the dishwasher until after I take a couple of showers to get the hard water out of the water heater. He said if I did, I would be calling to complain that the water softener doesn't work. I've always hated the way my water tasted and now I can drink it again.
Snow is supposed to be here around 3 PM tomorrow, so I should be able to get my work done at church and run to the grocery store before it gets slick. I don't have to go anywhere on Friday, so I will let the new father next door know that tomorrow. I don't want him thinking he has to plow to get me out before he goes to work. The wife usually plowed both drives in the morning and he did it in the evening if need be. He can plow through his drive with his SUV. I can't do that.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Feb 21, 2013 0:46:14 GMT -5
Stay warm and safe with all that snow.... yay for yummy water Tomorrow (Thursday), the tree guys come to spray the trees, then I will replace the bird feeders. (They are on my front porch so they don't get fungicide on them!) Tomorrow (Thursday) the "Weed Man" company comes out to give us an estimate for 8 times a year service. (The man who used to do monthly service for us retired last fall.) I am hoping the price will be roughly equivalent to what we'd been paying. Otherwise, it should be a quiet day. Sunny and 59 is the forecast.
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Post by Sharon on Feb 21, 2013 7:16:55 GMT -5
It is supposed to be cool and rainy here, typical Oregon weather. DD is coming into town this afternoon and we are going to go and do some wedding shopping. We are having a had time pinning her down on a specific shade of pink. Really, really light pink, but not baby girl pink, is what we keep hearing. Hopefully if we are able to find a bridesmaid dress we can go with that shade of pink. The stores are starting to come out with dresses for prom etc so hopefully we can find something in there that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
I wish DD was coming in for the weekend but unfortunately it is just for the night. She has a doctors appt bright and early Friday morning then is back to school.
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Post by marvholly on Feb 21, 2013 8:01:29 GMT -5
As of the Wed. eve news, storm is 'supposed' to hit metro Chicago at midnight tonight for about 3 inches worth. We will see how accurate that is.
I plan to go out this morning for some reading material (library) and MUST supplies (out of my white wine). L will be back home WAAAY before the storm and have NO need to go anywhere on Fri. I will park my car on the 'correct' side of the street to allow for Fri street plowing.
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