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Post by countrygirl2 on May 13, 2024 14:31:39 GMT -5
The tenant can move into the mobile we gave him. It's just across the lawn from the house. Everything is still hooked up and he has no furniture per se. Hubs said he has air mattresses and a table and chairs we loaned him. He may have a recliner, just crazy. How could you sleep comfortably like that? That's what I want hubs to do, so we can clean up the house and I can start moving stuff over.
I'm not sure if the man is really sick or not, we have no way of knowing. If his heart is that bad, he should be in a hospital. I would think if anyone hired him and looked back on his history there would be red flags all over the place. And I don't see him being able to pay rent. Since we thought he was moving this month we only asked him to pay the water bill, and he hasn't done that yet.
Like hubs said he needs to apply for disability and low income housing in town, they have quite a bit over there.
We are maintaining 3 places right now and while, yes, we have money, we can't keep doing this. And paying storage on top of that, ouch. Plus we don't know how well hubs is going to do.
I have found 2 places up here that would work. One is 20 minutes away, is a modular, but been redone and is very nice. On half an acre with a 1300 sq ft garage all finished inside, even drywalled. Another I'm not sure how far, similar but I don't like the inside of it, but it could work. Both have been on the market over 60 days, those properties, apparently, don't sell fast here. Not people like hubs wanting them, but we are stuck. That's the only 2 I have seen that would work in the year or two I have been looking. I'm not thrilled with either one but they are ok, if it makes him happy. But we can't do anything. We may do like hubs said for the time being keep it under 180 days and go back and forth for now. But I'm afraid I will get to the point I can't move stuff. I have slept on the couch the last 2 nights and my back and hips feel better plus my head is propped up and the breathing better, not coughing all night. Didn't sleep that long and still feel more rested. Our old temperapedics here have bad remotes that quit and I can't find new ones, I have tried. But its over 20 years old. We would have to change out the motors I think to fix it, too much money so can't change the positions on them.
I have the house vacced, d/w loaded, clothes washing and things picked up. So I'm ready to go out and do some weed wacking with my little cutters. When I get grandson this afternoon, he and I will run to Home Depot and see about my dirt and either seeds or flowers for the one little area. Not doing anymore than that.
Hubs and I will discuss things when I get home, and we have so much to do to get ready it will take months anyway, so there is that. But money keeps going out, more than is coming in, not good. I'm trying to curtail frivolous spending, but I still spend money and everything you buy seems like they have doubled in price. I started to get 2 items from Lands End the other day and backed out. They have these big sales and no matter how quick I am something changes, like the free shipping goes away or you didn't order in time. You can't get the transaction to go through as "you" are having a browser issue or something. The last 4 times I have started to get something they have done that. well, they have lost 4 sales as I'm not playing those games and paying more than I intended. probably don't need the items anyway so thanks. I'mgoing to make me some PJ's up here and likely a pair of shorts and tops, I have fabric in the closet.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 13, 2024 4:29:35 GMT -5
I slept pretty good last night and did ok today, slept on the couch. I'm going to again tonight and see how I do. Right now my feet are really feeling numb from neuropathy, the hips, and lower back are hurting too. All 3 tonight so will see how I do.
Was good today, not good tonight. I don't like getting old and its not going to get better.
Night all
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 13, 2024 0:31:01 GMT -5
Just saw Citibank has my credit score at 836, hubs has to be the same as we are both on everything. Wow, never had it that high before.
It's pretty cold up here at night to 59 already. Only 60 tomorrow, but higher after that and a nice week.
DD wouldn't eat anything earlier, I had a thin pork chop and 2 ears of corn. One was older, the other good fresh and very tasty. I told her I will fix her something before I go to bed if she wants it. I don't think she has eaten enough today.
I plan on doing some trimming tomorrow. Going to sprinkle a few packages of flower seeds in between the patio slab and fence, its a thin area, but I'm thinking might grow there. Or if I can find some inexpensive plants, may plant them there. I also need to fertilize my shrubs so they will bloom pretty also. If I lived up here full time, I would have the place covered with flowers and hanging baskets, lots of hooks here for them.
I asked the park manager and found a handyman. He is working for a lady now painting. Going to see if he will fix my dryer vent and power wash my concrete. That will make everything look clean here. If he doesn't charge to much may have him paint the section of fence too, though I can do that. I want to paint the patio, son and hubs says no, but I have done it before and with the right paint it stays on pretty good. It just makes it all stay clean easier. Will see.
About bath time, want to get my jams on and kick back.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 12, 2024 22:57:52 GMT -5
Oh boy, one last renter to get rid of. We need that house to store stuff we are keeping, so we can put our house up for sale. When I get home, I'm going to continue, packing and selling, storing, or giving. And hubs needs the garage over there.
Ok, here we go again. This guy last year supposedly had cancer and was not going to treat it so wasn't going to live. And yes, he didn't look all that good. He always has some health issues. Was supposed to get rotator cuff surgery 3 or so different times. He is always out on workmen's comp for one thing or another I bet he has had 10 jobs, but yes, he always paid his rent.
Well now he is supposed to have had a heart attack, then got better and then had another one while out. He tells hubs they want to do open heart surgery but he wanted to go nearer home, makes sense. Then today hubs is over there working and now he is saying he had 7 scripts and his insurance wouldn't pay for any of them. I told hubs you know there has to be more going on here. You don't end up working one day and 2 days later no insurance. Like hubs said if you are sick like that while out with one of their trucks they can't legally just cut you off 2 days later. I'm wondering if he was fired. Besides as hubs said if he really had that issue I doubt he will be able to be a truck driver again, he likely needs to apply for disability. I think he has been trying to get on it all along,his brother is. This guy is 54 or so, the same age as our son, I thought he was about 60 or older. He doesn't drink or smoke so maybe he is sick, but we are stuck. He knows we want him out the middle of June and now says he can't. He supposedly now has enough money to move the mobile, but if he is really sick, I can see the issue. But here we are, waiting for him to leave to be able to put our house up for sale. We got rid of one freeloader, now its possible we have another, who knows. And his young daughter lives with him now, so we will have to evict both of them, I told hubs I am so glad to be out of all the other rentals. We never had issues like this till we came up here and I am getting really irritated. If he is sick, I feel bad, but to a limit, its impacting our life and we don't need that. I just want this over with, to be able to move. To get our money out and be able to buy another house if that is what we want to do.
Now next week we find out about hubs on the 17th. I'm a little stressed right now, not big time yet, but getting there.
I sure hope we don't have to evict this guy, if he doesn't have insurance, how in the world will he get a surgery like that?
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 12, 2024 1:25:31 GMT -5
Was another lovely day today. Little guy and I went to the grocery, DD didn't want to go so I didn't force her. Her stomach was kind of bothering her. I brought her home a Subway. She was pretty happy this afternoon and said she felt better. Grandson and I ate at Subway. I saw 2 kids and told grandson look, I think they are twins. He said no grandma they are doppelgangers. So I just look at him, doppelgangers, ok maybe.
His mom has him read a chapter in a library book each night, not many pages. So he is reading it, he goes so fast I can't believe he is reading it all, he slowed down a bit and he is. But I told him, he needs to go a bit slower, reading for fun is one thing, if he is reading to digest the material he could miss something. But then he seems to get it all. He said his mom says he eats the words.
I need to find something for us to do tomorrow, too much sitting around today. We are supposed to go to son's for dinner tomorrow evening. And I helped grandson get a small potted rose bush for his mom. It's white with the petals edged in a soft pink. It's one of the miniature roses. She likes thing like that.
I sure hope he ends up smart as MPL's son. But that specialty he is in is directly military applications. I'm not sure what else it would be.
I mowed the part around the end of the modular facing the road this evening. I may do the other end Monday, I have trimming and raking to do. Just in that small space I had 3 bags of grass. It's really thick in the spring, in the summer just dries out unless you water a ton. I can't do much pushing that mower and trimming. My feet are definitely not used to that. I need to fertilize the shrubs and going to plant some flowers down the small space between the patio edge and fence. Hope they come up while I am here. If I was her all the time I would have gorgeous plants. You should see the colors. I don't know what they are but the neighbors have orange, vivid pink, peach colored shrubs. And one has a huge bush that kind of looks like a lilace but bigger flowers and it is solid with a fushia colored flowers. It is gorgeous in here right now. Mine is totally dull.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 11, 2024 3:05:38 GMT -5
I have little guy for the weekend. Got him to go to bed at 11:30, he wanted to see the northern lights so bad, I did too. We drove down to the lake to see if we could see any. The sky was clear and all looked good but nothing. He wanted to try at 12:30 and 1:30, I said are you kidding, no, not happening. His mom said they fight about him going to bed. I told him we are not doing that. Either he puts the computer down and goes to bed willingly or we will have problems. I am very firm and he believes me. I love him bunches, but he will mind me, I'm not having it otherwise. I think he fell asleep when he hit the pillow.
Son and DIL came down for dinner. He told me he was so glad he didn't have to come home and cook. I don't get that at all, I don't say anything, but I think he cooks a lot. He doesn't mind when he is home, but to fly in and have to do that. He said he had to fly 3 different places this week and he looked exhausted, I could see it around his eyes. And he said he had a lot to do tomorrow night to prep for next week. I stay out of it, but I can still think what I want. I just would never do that to hubs, to me its just respecting each other.
We have a stable close by and I'm trying to get little guy to just try riding a horse. I bet they have some that are gentle for kids, but he doesn't seem real interested. When I was little and even as an adult, I always wanted a horse. I asked my dad, too much money, and hubs too much money so never got one. I always loved them. Can't imagine a young kid not being interested, oh well.
It's past time for me to go to bed, I'm tired, but found a couple of shows that were silly but funny.
I need to meet the bus Monday evening as DIL is getting her nails done, I will be there.
I trimmed around some areas with my little trimmers I got, they do a nice job but they didn't stay charged all that long. They were pretty cheap so not surprised. I have a good one at home, so didn't want to buy another more expensive ones. I have an area I want to mow again as it needs to be lower. I will charge and use this one. I can't get close to things with the weedeater I have here or not close enough.
Well that's it for the evening, I see another good show but need to go to bed.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 10, 2024 14:47:11 GMT -5
I need to get someone to look at the ductwork for the dryer vent. Would this be a plumber? I've never had to hire anyone to do anything like that before, so not sure where to go.
I baked the lasagna last night, just made my pineapple upside down cake. Next is salad, and then will bake bread sticks if they want them, but maybe enough pasta to skip those.
Son is flying in this afternoon and he texted back and said looks like the president is coming in about 5 and son's plane is supposed be in about 2, so maybe will miss it. But I bet its still a traffic mess, they said there is a game here and some roads blocked off, looks like when traffic is bad they would change some schedules.
It's a beautiful day here, says 85 out. I don't have the AC on, my thermometer says 79 in here, I have a small fan on and its quite comfortable. I got my little clippers and will top off the charge and see what I can do with them.
We found a seafood market on the docks by downtown Olympia, going to go up there next week and get fresh seafood and make us some gumbo, DIL really likes it as do I. It's only about 5 miles from here. That's why housing prices are so high here, but I love it in this location. I can walk down to the lake and sit dockside and fish, really pretty place. And its nice and quiet out here and very very clean in this park. Besides where would we stay that water, sewer, and trash is included in the rent?
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 10, 2024 14:34:49 GMT -5
MPL, is he an engineer? Civil? If so he might try some companies like Exxon, KBR, or some of those. They are starting a big project again in Angola. Hubs was asked if he was interested, but he told them he was getting to old and had some health issues. If not for the health issues I could have seen him going.
I bet he would like something like that and the pay is very good. They do hire young guys for some of it, and experienced too. But companies like that always have something going on.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 10, 2024 13:43:20 GMT -5
I understand the frustration with all this, seems like I have spent the last 20 years first dealing with mom then MIL. I had all the paperwork and everything for mom. Hubs finally said after a year of me trying to care for her and losing my job assisted living. It ate up her money, but so what. I think I'm still in PTSD dealing with them both. Thank God I didn't have to deal with his dad. But hubs was very good, since we didn't care for mom in our home, he knew we could not deal with his mom. So we did cooperate. But he went to see her a couple times a week and dealt with her meds, so we did split some. But we couldn't take a trip or anything as soon as we left either meds were needed or something came up with her.
But my whole life has been spent with DD and I think I'm breaking down. I don't want DIL and son to personally care for me, just finance later for us I think. That will be a load with his job and his wife can't help. He and I help her!
Drama, you can get out of jury duty, tell them you have a chronic illness in the family and no way for minors care and can't afford, hell, lay it on if you have to. I did get out of it for DD, they didn't persist. But hubs doesn't mind serving on juries, so he made up for me. He is a good jurist, logical and calm.
And my MIL absolutely would not have someone in her house to help her, she said she did not need it, so that is why she ended up in assisted living, she could have stayed there way longer if she would have agreed. Good luck to you, I feel for all of you. And I'm getting there, please give me the sense and hubs to not be a burden and aggravation to our only family, there is 3 of us, sad.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 10, 2024 10:44:51 GMT -5
Yes, a lot of good paying jobs in defense. I understand how he feels but man has to eat. And you need to go where the money is early in your career. He has people who know all this. I started out with no knowledge of anything and didn't do so well. But son has, and hopefully, little guy can do even better. hopefully.
I was telling DIL I have been on this one forum so long I'm watching the kids grow up and even graduate from college, man do I feel old.
But MPL you are raising 2 fine boys, or I should say have raised one with another coming up. Kudos for you. You are a good mom.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 9, 2024 23:34:48 GMT -5
As usual I am tired, must be something wrong causing that, but what? Blood work is excellent, blood pressure, everything plus weight. Yet I feel beat up physically half the time. I hurt in so many places and its most of the time, no easy answers for that.
The maintenance man finished mowing and edging the yard here but I want to trim it better. I don't have to mow as much of it as I did. Hubs said just do enough to keep the grass from blowing on the modular. But I noticed he now has a grass catcher so that is good.
I would like to have the patio, carport, and sidewalks power washed. We have one down home but doesn't help here. I'm going to see if I can hire someone to do it. Hubs doesn't want me to paint the concrete but I think it just looks so neat and clean after painting. Hubs says it chips off and looks bad, but I have painted before and it looks fine. Need to get it clean first to see if I can paint.
I baked my lasagna, I just had to taste it, so cut a small corner out and is it good. It will be better tomorrow I think. Going to have it, salad, bread sticks, and a pineapple upside down cake with it. Son will be over and little guy, Dil may go to her sisters and celebrate, I think, the Russian end of WWII. They still actively celebrate those things more than us. But the main reason is that country lost over 14 million people. It was way more than we did and our loss was bad enough. Grandson can stay the night, she knows I don't mind.
Been quite a few helicopters fly over this evening, must be something going on at JBLM.
Son was in Reno, than Las Vegas, not sure where he is going tomorrow, may just be flying home, not sure. He said he is going to be traveling for weeks this summer. So while I'm here going to try and fix him a good dinner on Friday nights when he gets home.
I just wish my body would quit hurting. I'm sure its old age related issues, but doesn't make it hurt any less. This gets old and makes me tired.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 8, 2024 21:01:29 GMT -5
We went to get the ingredients for my lasagna I'm making tomorrow. DD wanted Sonic so we each had a breakfast burrito, it was really good.
I like Haggens, their meat and fish is so good, but they are expensive. I did ok as I bought the store brands of items on some things. And other items I won't buy the like sodas, can get cheaper at Walmart. Still grocery prices here are not that much higher than home where wages are much less.
Hubs is just wanting to continue like we are. Except come up for longer periods of time and not move. That may change when we get his report on the 17th. I understand him not wanting to move.
Gotta go little guy is here.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 8, 2024 18:34:47 GMT -5
I did accomplish some today.
I vacced my car out, pulled some long grass that came up on the edges in the carport, blowed off the concrete, sidewalks, and patio.
Got my d/w loaded its still working fine, washed a couple loads of clothes. Set up my water filter, talked to hubs a couple of times. DIL brought me a glass jar to my fish grease in to dispose of. Seems odd not to just throw it out in the far back yard. But I also have relaxed today with no telly on.
I cleaned the bottom half of the shower, will do the top when I shower tonight, lot easier to do that way. It looks ok, but I want something to make it shine, not just here but home too.
I think I have our insurance in place, the initial quote is $832 for ONE car every 6 months, that is awful, but it is what it is.
DIL has not shown up yet with little guy, thought he was coming over today.
I really like it here and hubs does not. He was saying why don't you and DD just go back and forth like you are and I will just come up sometimes. I don't really want to do that. I told him lets see what his test says on the 17th. If they got it all, that is one thing if not, well I think we need to move and get it over with. He just does not want to live up here, poor guy. I told him I really don't want to live apart, we have done that most of our lives and I like him being around. I told him going to be really hard to move when we get older, hard enough now.
It is a beautiful day, 75 out but a definite nip in the air.
When I called hubs he asked me if I could hear Tigger purring, he said he has been on my lap ever since I sat down and is purring like crazy but I couldn't hear him. He likes hubs and he is a huge kitty. Smoke was in, I figure he is lost without me or DD there. Poor baby.
Now I have to think about dinner.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 8, 2024 15:14:29 GMT -5
There a lot of bad managers out there and they can quickly ruin employees. I had some of those too.
Yes, busymom, that is my next item I need to do is check out what docs will take medicaid. I'm also worried if we both can continue ozempic, I think she will be able to as pre diabetic, but will Medicaid here pay for it? Me I have to change my drug coverage, can't remember if I have to change my supplement too. But I can get plan F here, likely costs more. So much to cover, jeez. It's not easy to move with a special needs person.
I still have to check on car insurance and will do that today.
I must have really overdone it yesterday, I sat in the recliner at 9 and woke up at 11, I still have my PJ's on at 1. I have a lot of aches and pains like usual, just a bit more pronounced. I need to get in gear and at least clean that shower and get the dishes in the dishwasher. Also go buy ingredients for sons lasagna.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 8, 2024 12:35:03 GMT -5
Good thing little guy didn't stay last night. I was asleep in the recliner at 6ish and didn't wake up till 9 and went to bed. I haven't mowed and worked like that in forever. So was awake at 8 this morning, a new for me.
I called this morning and finally got the correct department for DD's medicaid.
They guy had a very deep voice and was easy to understand, that was a first.
He said the first thing we need is an address here and change her social security to here before applying. Then he said apply at the first of the month as her prior Medicaid won't expire till month end so she will have continuous coverage.
I asked about family income, does not apply. I couldn't see how it did, so had the wrong department before. But because she gets $1485 a month she will not qualify for traditional Medicaid but spend down medicaid. He said they will take a premium out for her insurance than add it back in. We also talked about long term care services which I told him we don't need just yet, but he also said I can get paid for taking care of her. Which I will anyway, but nice to know some money is there. He told me get back in touch with him after I change the address and get that letter from SS and a letter terminating her Medicaid. I will do it after she gets her 3 months of meds. I told him likely will do in the next 6 months or so. At least I know what I need to do. I explained why we are doing it and of course he understood. So that is looking good.
Today need to work on changing the insurance on my car. And hubs told me to get someone to fix the vent on the dryer, not good having lint going under the house.
I ordered a couple of presents for little guys birthday, hope he likes them.
With the dehumidifier the musty smell is already gone, it wasn't terrible but it was in here. You could smell it when you walked in.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 7, 2024 20:22:07 GMT -5
I am tired, I got 3/4's of the lawn mowed and then just pooped out. Normally I would have pushed myself to finish it and then been down for 2 or 3 days, the new me has quit doing that. I will finish it tomorrow.
I took all of us out for dinner. It's at the sushi house, it was sooo good. DD must have been starved she ate and ate but there was so much she has enough for lunch tomorrow. Little guy ate a whole roll of sushi, tuna and salmon, he loved it. But I am beat tonight so I told him he needed to go home with mom, that he could come down for the evening tomorrow night. He was not happy, about started crying. He said I will just have to go home and go to bed, if he does its because of the way he started acting. I just couldn't do it tonight. Age is really creeping up on me. It's only 6 and I have my PJ's on and am watching telly.
My house is all clean, I'm down to cleaning hubs and my shower. I bought some Zep cleaner at Home Goods and it did a great job on my old green bathtub here. When we first moved in that thing was awful, now it shines. I've cleaned it really good many times. Now I need to see if I can improve the looks of the shower. All the faucets are all new in both bathrooms and the kitchen so they are in good condition.
I ended up with 5 bags of grass for DIL and I think there is almost another full bag in it now. I got me a set of little clippers to go around the edges of things that the weedeater won't get up close to. I will get the lawn looking really good.
While here I hope to paint the fence and the outside of the carport. I need to clean the inside of my car and need to get the insurance switched. Today went to fast for me. I doubt I make it up to long tonight.
At least it was a really pretty day, no rain and its 68 right now. I hope tomorrow is just as nice.
I'm noticing I don't feel air coming out of the dryer vent outside, not good. I looked behind the dryer no lint back there so means its going under the modular somewhere. Hubs can't get under there so I wonder who I can get to check it and fix it. There is nothing major wrong here but little things. I don't want him to have to fix that.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 7, 2024 15:55:12 GMT -5
I've been out mowing had to come in and rest. Had 3 of those tiny oranges and 2 real minny cokes to give me some energy. Spring is hard on me after sitting on my rear all winter. And this grass is heavy, hubs mowed it high, and was going to again but it kept raining. So I'm bagging it for DIL's compost pile as I mow, he did too.
I'm going to measure the rooms, I think we can get some of our furniture in here. I didn't have any floor lamps or I would not have bought this new one, but I really like it. I want to get rid of the half chair and a rocking chair and foot stool, was going to anyway was why I brought them up here.
I'm going to take little guy and DIL our for dinner with DD and I this afternoon. I bought fish at the store but haven't bought any other meat except lunch meats and not a lot of those.
I'm thinking of having hubs take the chandelier out of this room so we can really make it just one big living room. Actually this room is long enough you could enclose the end and make a 3rd bedroom. It's at least 28 foot long X 16 or 14, not sure which, but we won't.
Ok back at it, need to quit by 3.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 6, 2024 18:10:23 GMT -5
Oh hubs and I have our issues, but nothing that will cause us to leave each other. I think we are both pretty happy. He says he is, I do too. Beside I love the old guy and I don't want anyone different. We do compliment each other in a lot of ways. Actually I'm just pretty happy. And little daughter is too. I hope I can keep him around for a long time. I hope his test comes out good the middle of the month, we are both waiting.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 6, 2024 18:06:18 GMT -5
Waiting on agent to call at 4:30. Son has the one I contacted, the first was too high. If this one doesn't work, I will contact a broker and see what I can get. Sometimes companies are good that are not the top ones.
It has rained off and on all day but I just looked and the temp went up to 67, wow when did that happen? Last time I looked it was 54. I may try to go out and mow a bit, its real high. took my pain pills will see if I can do some of it at least in the close up areas. This soil doesn't hold water so not an issue and hubs said the wet grass won't hurt anything. We normally don't mow when its wet. Once summer hits here it will all die but right now its sure growing. I want it to be pretty mowed, and trimmed while I'm here. If I wait the maintenance guy will mow the front of it. But I don't mind doing it if I can.
The people here are very nice, the park is quiet, I can have cats and let them out, so there are a lot of good things about this place. Just wish we could have gotten a 3 bedroom is all. We may be able to make do. This is feeling more like home all the time.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 6, 2024 17:08:04 GMT -5
DD and I went to olive barden for lunch, very good. Me soup and salad, her a childs portion of pasta.
Now I'm home eating a pear. I weighed this morning and was 149 so have not gained, I'm glad. Still have to watch.
The more I stay in this modular the better I like it. Looking around it is much prettier than the house we saw yesterday. Has bigger rooms and bigger bathrooms. We will see.
I went to Home Goods and bought a new floor lamp on clearance. The other one was wobbly and you could not make it stand straight, this one is very heavy and it is straight, so I'm happy with it. Hubs tried to fix the other one and there is no fixing to it.
Hubs and I were talking if I have to keep resetting the breaker for the dishwasher I may have to buy a new one in there too. I need to do more research and see what I can find.
Apparently I ordered my new license tag for the car, it was in my envelope with other papers so put it on. Now I'm waiting on a call back to see about getting different insurance for my car, these things have to be done.
I don't think I have finger nail polish remover here, if no will pick up some tomorrow. I mopped the floors last night and mine is all messed up now.
DD and I are both tired, I'm thinking of a nap. As usual my feet are killing me. It hurts in the backs of my thighs now too. I haven't walked much today, but I have noticed, issues with them are getting worse, not sure why.
For dinner tonight we are having sandwiches. Me roast beef her bologna, Boars Head and extra sharp cheese.
Hubs is helping set up the voting machines and son is traveling. I forget where he was going this week. And not sure what DIL is doing.
Well, next check bank accounts and credit cards and see what I owe.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 5, 2024 23:35:48 GMT -5
I have eaten way too much the last 2 days. I have to stop. I just fried up the sole fillets, I think they are better than the halibut actually and far far cheaper.
I had fish last night, fish for lunch and now fish for dinner. Plus I had a roast beef sandwich from Boars head meat. It was all good, actually too good.
Now I have to quit eating so much.
But the fish here are much better. The only really good ones down home are catfish you can buy fresh.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 5, 2024 23:28:48 GMT -5
I have the $10k in bonds with no fixed rate, that was the last ones I bought. I invested $62k total in bonds, now worth about $160k and I need to open a treasury direct. All my bonds are paper. I also invested $10k for son from money from selling an old truck, boat and stuff and they too are churning a long. I think one of my better investments.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 5, 2024 21:59:11 GMT -5
I took little guy home. I know son told me he needed to get to bed really early tonight as had to fly out super early in the morning. His SIL and BIL were there and he was trying to get his clothes packed. They are very nice and he likes them a lot but I hope they don't keep him up late tonight poor guy.
This week I have a couple of errands, then helping DIL see about getting maintenance done on her car. And I will take them out to eat a couple of evenings too. Don said he really isn't going to be home for the next 3 weeks so I will be glad to help. Her family never had cars so she is only experienced with one over a few years but she will learn.
Today little guy, had a banana, a double cheeseburger, a smoothie, a DQ, and sushi plus some cookies. Likely will go home and eat dinner, he is becoming a little food machine, LOL!
The service light came on on the thermostat on my furnace. I checked the filter and thought it was ok, hubs and I figured that was the 1st item to check. I pulled a new one out and realized how dirty the one in the furnace was. Got to thinking about it and the new heat pump has been in a year and it had not been changed, time flies. So I put the clean one in. With blocking the AC unit and taping off the vent fan in our bathroom, the house Is much warmer and I even turned the furnace down. I'm not sure if I will tape the other off or not. He and I were embarrassed to admit the dirty filter might have been part of the issue. Surely a clean one was put in when the heat pump was.
The place smells a bit musty when you first come in so I ordered a dehumidifier for an 1100 sq ft house. Wow the new ones are small. I just put it on the bathroom counter and plugged the hose in and the drain in the sink for now. It has different colored lights on it, so actually its cute. Was only $89.
So I have been vaccing and mopping. Hubs vacced but didn't mop after the work he did so things needed cleaned, may not do it all tonight but will get most of it.
My stupid d/w won't come on a lot of times. I finally found which breaker it is and flip it off and on and it resets and works, but something is wrong with it. I looked to try and locate the plug for it, but its wired in direct, so have to go to the breaker. I may eventually buy one but hate to, as long as this works its ok. I need to find the manual online and read up on it.
Ok, better finish what cleaning I'm doing, shower, and kick back for the evening.
Been catching up on folks posts, everybody is pretty busy out there.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 5, 2024 21:37:25 GMT -5
Been a good day with little guy and son came by. He said his stress was over, he was up till 2 AM getting everything ready for his trip. He said yesterday he had 250 vehicles to do what with I can only guess, but he was very happy with things.
We agreed I will make him lasagna for Friday. Gong to make it Thursday as it always tastes better the next day. Will have a salad with it. He said it will be good that he gets home and doesn't have to cook? I know he does a lot of the cooking but to have to do it when he flies in from a week away from home? I don't say anything, between son and DIL. He had a choice gumbo or lasagna. I will make him something the end of the next 2 or 3 weeks I'm here too. He does like most home cooking, LOL!
A little girl was at the grocery and she and little guy spoke, she looked older. I said how do you know her, he said she is in a higher grade. Apparently he knows her from English he is going to the 4th and 5th grade room. I asked him why, he said I don't know, I'm the only one that goes. He is in love with his science class, he said he did his paper about tornadoes, he said I already know I will get 100% on it or an A. He is really enjoying school this year, so excited about it. And he likes math a lot. Now he is telling us he is going to Harvard, his mom said well you better get good grades and scholarships to do that, as it really costs. Planning for college in 3rd grade, I guess that's a good thing, as long as he keeps up the enthusiasm and his grades. Who knows? But he is a lot of fun
Tomorrow I have to get a sticker for my plates, it expired in April and I have to find new insurance for the car up here.
Son gave me a house to look at and little guy and I went to the see it. It was 1100 sq ft. The house itself was in great condition, good foundation, outside wood and all. But the inside need all new flooring. One bathroom was ok, the other about the size of a half bath with a shower tucked in. But they would be ok. It had all new appliances, roof, and furnace. I went to look in the garage, iit was about 10 ft deep and was the laundry and mechanical room, apparently it had been converted to a room but the garage door was still there. When we left an older couple was walking their dog. The old guy asked me what they wanted for it. We got to talking, they were super nice and little guy was loving on their tiny dog. He asked if he could pet it first, I'm glad he has learned that. The old guy said I think you could find something better, I told him yes, but son wanted me to look at it, it was only $400k. But I bet it gets in a bidding war, we aren't doing that. But I really like the neighborhood its just off Capitol Blvd. Very pretty, the old guy said they raised their kids there, would be nice for a small family, the school was just a couple of blocks down the street. I also stopped and looked at some new houses just down the street. Would you believe the view in the front was those monstrous electrical lines with the huge towers. Over half were sold and that was the view out the front door, Nooooooo. But I did go see one and the layout was gorgeous, 1700 sq ft, excellent use of the space, just wanted to see it. The prices ran from $525k to $535k. She said they are starting a new development but all would be 2 story, sadly not for me. But I just wanted to see. If we sell ours for decent money and the other 2, I think that price could be doable, especially without having to spend a lot to fix one up.
Like the other house, someone had put white tile around the kitchen countertop with black grout and the grout was very sloppy, they could have cleaned it better, also old cabinets. They had done things like paint, put in new appliances and things to help sell it. And had a nice smaller building out back that would have made a great sewing room and one decent sized shop building but no garage. But it will make someone a nice little home, I think.
Hubs said if I find something really nice for that money we could scrape it together and buy it, but we both agree we need to find out about DD's situation first. The right thing will come along. But I want to get to know the neighborhoods too, to feel comfortable here. They have added 2 circle deals going across I 5 and I bet really eases the congestion there. It's right by Fred Meyers, Costco, and Walmart.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 5, 2024 0:09:35 GMT -5
I am tired tonight. Grandson is taking bath and I'm about ready for bed. It's 9:20 here so 12 or after back home. Also woke up early today so now am run down. I won't make it to much longer tonight.
DD made a mess, sometimes she ticks me off. She does things that she knows better than to do. I had to wash all her bed things and am drying the rest now. I am really aggravated, did not want to have to do that this evening.
I see grandson needs rain boots too, so will check Lands End, can sometimes find them. I have lectured the kids about having shoes big enough, he will damage his feet. Partly his fault, that old pair had spread and accommodated him and yes, they were Stride Rite. Now we have an accurate measurement will try to get him one more pair that are made better. DIL did find him one pair for school, but he wears those old 2 sizes to small for him the most. My folks were poor but they made sure we all had good shoes.
The damn dishwasher up here isn't working again. I flipped breakers trying to find it. I thought last time I marked it, guess I did not.
I took packing tape and went over all the vents and front of the window a/c that is placed through the wall, so sealed it good. Then put the cover back over it. I also sealed the ceiling vent in my bathroom and what a difference in here. I have the other I will do tomorrow in DD's bathroom, we can air the place with opening the 2 bathroom windows if we need to. The furnace is not running as much, its warmer in here. I think it will reduce our electric bill here. And its 50 out now.
Grandson just showed me what he is working on. He has a right triangle and the formulas to show the sides, he said to solve the hypotenuse. Been a long time, but brought it back to mind now. He was telling me this was the pythagorean theorem. He has it all written out for me. He does this and then plays with Lego blocks. I hope I can move up there. If nothing else I can encourage him.
This week going to help DIL out. Her car needs the brakes fixed and I will go in with her to get it fixed. Hubs and son said now on the cars they replace the rotors when they do the brakes. Used to be they turned the rotors at least once. Son is so aggravated, the wiring harness in the back had a rusted pin which caused it to not open right. He tried to order a new one, well surprise the car is 7 years old and they stopped making new replacement parts, he finally had to get a used one and has had all kinds of issues with the connectors. He said its working now but he left the cover piece off because it has quit 2 or 3 times and he wants to see if it continues before he puts it all back. He also has a ton of work to do for work tomorrow before he takes off again. He was stressed today and getting upset, so mom gave him some hugs and he calmed down. Then he apologized to wife for getting upset about trivia. I understand the stress part. He said the worst part is he created the stress right now in his job situation himself. Yep, that is the worse part when you do that. I picked up some fish today, I wanted some halibut so bad, but they are so expensive. They fried up good and were delicious, grandson and DIL came down and we had those. We had found a fish market here and going to see if we can find seafood there cheaper than Haggens. Haggens has a good variety of meat and seafood but is expensive. Yet I looked at the veggies and they are no higher than our market in town and yet here they pay a lot more.
The traffic today was crazy, DIL said people are moving here from all over. We saw plates from Hawaii, Alask, California, and other states. And they are building apartments all over, so going to get worse. None of us like that.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 4, 2024 17:56:51 GMT -5
DIL and I finally found little guy some shoes. My son doesn't believe we can't find them. A clerk at Dicks Sporting Goods helped us.
We got 2 slip ONS, hard to get on but they will loosen. He is a size 4.5 and so wide it was past the E on the width. He said soon at he gets a little bigger we can get wide widths for him. It is almost impossible to get him shoes, these just happen to have a wider toe box.
Little guy is doing really well in school. DIL said when she met with his teacher this year, she said you do know your son is a genius don't you? She said I didn't know what to say. Here last year the teacher said he was disruptive and such and he kept saying he was bored. I knew he was smart but a genius, really?
But then he and I had a discussion about Pangea on the way home. And he showed me the formulas he is working on figuring out, I have no idea what they are. He is learning tons from utube, but also some not so good things so they have to watch him. His curiosity knows no limits. I asked how much of this he was learning from school, he said lots of it is from other sources. But I think he is having some problem relating to some of his classmates, but he has friends. And if he continues having good teachers he will do well. But I'm not sure this is the school for him. But our little genius still can't tie his shoes, LOL! And he is still just a kid.
I'm going to do some work on tightening this place up. This window air conditioner through the wall is likely causing cold air in here. I covered the inside and out side with covers. But I'm going to take the inside cover off and stuff it with insulation. Next summer if hubs doesn't take it out I am, and cover and block up, inside and out, the hole and insulate it.
I'm also going to make some covers for the bathroom vents, these are older ones and have nothing inside to stop heat from going out. Will look at the kitchen vent over the stove too. I grew up living in older homes and we used all kinds of means to make them warmer, just haven't had to do that sort of thing in many a year. I think this may be what this needs. It's pretty comfy everywhere in here except the living room and by that kitchen stove. I know it won't make it worse so we will see what I can do.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 4, 2024 3:01:36 GMT -5
If you have some water stained drywall try spraying it with hydrogen peroxide. A guy told me you can do that on trailer ceilings and I did, it took care of the water stains. So worth a try.
Hubs sprayed the outside with bug killer. He said he bought inside spray for the inside, apparently he did not air it out. It's already giving me a headache. I really didn't want it sprayed on the inside of the modular. Anyway I turned on the kitchen stove vent for awhile and that is helping.
He had turned off the heat in here so it was 50, its up to 64 now in about an hour, but I need to turn on a vent fan and that will suck out the warmth to get the smell out. I don't know why he turned it off when he knew we were coming up in a week. DD put on warm jams and tucked into bed. I took a hot shower and heated my jams in the dryer plus put my electric blanket on my bed, she didn't want hers.
Little guy wanted to stay tonight but his mom said wait till tomorrow. Like she said we don't even have food to make a meal. I promised him I will get him tomorrow.
He and I discussed school, tornadoes, hurricanes, and Pangaea on the way home. He and I talk about all kinds of things, I love talking to him, interesting little boy, reminds me of me when I was little.
Even though the plane was an hour late leaving we got up here ok. But that touch down was a bit hard, think they were in a hurry. They almost backed away from the gate before everyone was seated, flight was mainly smooth, hit a bit of turbulence but not bad.
About ready to hit the sack. I found a can of pineapple to nibble on, that hit the spot.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 3, 2024 9:23:39 GMT -5
Hubs picks up his dirty clothes and puts them in the hamper. Since we both have colored clothes and whites, I do 2 loads most days. I will strip the beds and wash the linens, he will make up the beds.
He takes out the trash daily. And if I ask he will clean the litter boxes. When I'm gone, he takes good care of the cats. I asked today if he wanted me to wash the sheets on our beds, he said he will do it. I told him DD's needs it too and her blankets. He is going to change the furnace filter and add water softener salts.
He gets up earlier than me so feeds the kitties and DD. She takes her bath and puts her dirty clothes in the laundry room. I do wash her hair and brush her teeth. Hubs will likely vac and mop before we get home.
He cleans his truck but doesn't do as good a job inside so I will do it once in awhile.
He takes care of all the equipment, repairs, and lawn now except my landscaping across the front. I take care of most of the paperwork, but I am encouraging him to get more involved so he knows, what and where things are, he has.
So we each do a lot but he will even iron his clothes if need be. He will help with things like sitting the table if I ask and if I feel bad will fix meals for he and DD.
He said when he first retired and I was complaining. You go ahead and do all this stuff if you just ask I will help. I was used to doing it, but didn't take long for me to ask.
I do most of the cooking but again if I don't he will find something to eat. So I really can't complain too much.
Ok, need to fix my hair and DD's finish packing and get ready. We are going to eat something on the way to the airport. I am fixing DD and I a ham sandwich each, some little tomatoes, a cuke, and some apple slices to eat on the plane. That food you buy just isn't good, wish it were.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 2, 2024 19:11:25 GMT -5
Here is one that would serve our needs but its in Centralia at 128 Joppish Road, 98531. It is very nice, has been redone. Says chance of flooding in future, but they had a bad flood there a year or so ago so makes one wonder if that was when it was redone.
We just have to wait till we sell and the waiting is getting tiring.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 2, 2024 18:53:10 GMT -5
Yes, we are pretty much reconciled to $500k for anything decent. Lots of flooding around Centralia, so have to be careful there. I really want to stay in the Tumwater, Olympia area. We will see how Dd's medicaid goes, and what hubs tests reveal the 15th. If he continues to have cancer we may just stay in the modular we bought, add a small building for me, and add on to the carport shed for him. If he is ok, then a house may be an option. And we still have to sell this darn place. Our tenant is moving forward to preparing to move the mobile, everything time wise keys on that. Hubs said he is trying to do it. So hoping by July 1 we can get it cleaned and get stuff ready to move. When I get back I'm going to clean, pitch, and pack.
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