countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 26, 2024 12:46:39 GMT -5
I dropped off another big pile of clean fabric to the free shop. I'm not sure I realized how much I really have. I also have 2 pattern cabinets, they are full of patterns and everything needed for sewing.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 26, 2024 12:39:47 GMT -5
Sometimes I don't know how hubs and I ever stayed married. The first 13 years were awful but neither of us came from divorced families. Mom's brother was the only one I knew of divorce in her family. He didn't want it, his wife did, but I think it might have been his fault. So 11 brothers and sisters, one divorce, they were a Catholic family.
Dads family a brother never married, a sister married 4 times, LOL! The last one finally took. And far as I know she was the only one.
Maybe we were just encouraged to stick it out, I don't know, but at this point I'm happy we did.
Went to doc, she could hear the noise in my breathing and gave me an antibiotic shot on top of the oral ones. She said she would write me a scrip of antibiotics to take in case I get sick. I really like her, she knows her patients. She is Indian and today had a very pretty blouse on and the color suited her. I complimented her and I swear she is like a kid that you say good job. She looked very nice. Her husband is a doctor too a pulmonologist and I have been to him when I had sleep apnea. I like them both.
Ran into my chiropractor that left the other office here, he is opening an office locally. I'm very happy to see that, he is very good and has really helped DD and I. I told him we will definitely come in. He said he doesn't have all his insurance in place yet but will reduce for cash until he does. Fine with me.
I did my civic duty today and voted, it was a very very skimpy ticket locally so I only voted for Biden. He is a good and honorable man, yes, he is too old, but the alternative would be a vote against democracy.
Got my tile mopped going to vac quickly and clean litter boxes. DD and I are ready to go at 4 to pick up hubs. We had Subway for lunch. So all is well.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 26, 2024 9:07:50 GMT -5
Wow, I may have had some issues with being poor growing up and was ready to leave home, but never anything like that. I had no needy relatives, we were likely the poor ones and my parents were to proud to ask for help. They wouldn't have gotten it anyway. And our son has never asked us for help, is why we willingly give to him.
And hubs family there was no one asking for help. So I can't even imagine.
But I feel so sorry for those of you dealing with such. It would tear you up having people ask for food. But what do they do with the money they have? And I would have trouble paying someones cellphone bill. Can your mom go to the church and ask for help or do they have her number too?
I agree that walking away would be the best thing. You don't need others dragging you down. You are already paying for the house your mom lives in and how many other people live there?
Well, hope you have peace today, that is emotional and hard stuff to deal with.
I went to bed earlier, I did wake up 3 or 4 times but went back to sleep, so I feel a bit more rested. DD and I went to the local eatery and had breakfast and I'm getting us Subway on the way up to Indi. Have the tile mopped except for our bathroom and am going to do that soon as I get up. It's not very dirty. And will do a quick vac. Going to take a nap before I go, so should be fine. I don't have to leave till 4.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 25, 2024 20:41:28 GMT -5
Kitties are going to miss sleeping with me. Smoke cuddles up at night, but back to their room they will be going tomorrow night.
I am going to try and go to bed earlier tonight, I did take a nap. But if I stay in bed too long my hips and back start killing me.
Going to eat some soup and fix DD a snack.
Yes, I bought something. Temu had the cutest earrings, most $.89 or $1.89. I got several colors and they look like little flowers set in acrylic. They don't look cheap but they sure are. Likely the same stuff sold in Walmart or the discount places. But I am being careful not to add things when I'm decluttering, I am very proud of me, so far!!
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 25, 2024 20:15:48 GMT -5
I'm looking for it not on Amazon. I saw where on RX.com it was $435, or it was stated in a paragraph about it. But its supposed to be OTC, will dig further. I have some 5% lidocaine creme, it may be just as good.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 25, 2024 19:56:38 GMT -5
I was just reading through my Will, damn, I understand some but not all.
I found nothing about a trust not being established if DD was over 65 at time of my death. I need to propose that question to the attorney. That would be at my age 90. I wonder if I will make it to 90, still its a good question.
These things sure leave our money basically in the hands of our son than his wife, makes me a bit nervous, but the alternative is you would lose it anyway.
I am drowning in paperwork. I tried changing the bene on hubs 401k, and I knew I had to sign off on paperwork. It said you had to do it within 60 days of the change, but it did not retain the change. But then maybe it timed out, I will try it again this weekend. He also has to give approval verbally to change that, but that too is ok. I figured as much but I tried anyway. They will talk to me about most anything or used to, now sounds like they need permission of the account holder.
I still have to change the bene on stock and I bonds after that one. I sure hope we are doing the right thing.
If I don't get over being so tired I'm not going to be able to keep at it here and I sure need to. I think carrying this stuff upstairs is what is getting me. Taking off a day or two will help.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 25, 2024 19:43:23 GMT -5
I was just reading through my Will, damn, I understand some but not all.
I found nothing about a trust not being established if DD was over 65 at time of my death. I need to propose that question to the attorney. That would be at my age 90. I wonder if I will make it to 90, still its a good question.
These things sure leave our money basically in the hands of our son than his wife, makes me a bit nervous, but the alternative is you would lose it anyway.
I am drowning in paperwork. I tried changing the bene on hubs 401k, and I knew I had to sign off on paperwork. It said you had to do it within 60 days of the change, but it did not retain the change. But then maybe it timed out, I will try it again this weekend. He also has to give approval verbally to change that, but that too is ok. I figured as much but I tried anyway. They will talk to me about most anything or used to, now sounds like they need permission of the account holder.
I still have to change the bene on stock and I bonds after that one. I sure hope we are doing the right thing.
If I don't get over being so tired I'm not going to be able to keep at it here and I sure need to. I think carrying this stuff upstairs is what is getting me. Taking off a day or two will help.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 25, 2024 16:02:17 GMT -5
I am dead tired tonight, was this morning. I have done no work today, just hair appointment, doc, and pick up meds. I need to make a phone call but I'm so beat up don't know if I can talk to anyone.
I'm thinking of a nap but its kind of late. I am doing nothing tomorrow except go to PC doc, than drive to INdi tomorrow evening.
Well, I say I will do nothing but still need to mop the tile areas and vac a bit.
I bought some supports that have elastic that go around your feet. It has a big cushioned bump on each one that would go under the area that would make an arch. But I have big huge thick callouses under there from wearing orthotics, they give you height under the arch. The problem is those big callouses get very sore and become sensitive and hurt like hell. So what I did with these big bumps is move them over beside them to allow another area to be impacted when I walk too, taking some of the pressure off the others. That is not what they are intended for but it sure does feel good. I don't know if I can get them in my shoes, but at least tonight it is helping with the pain.
I really like my PC doc. I couldn't get an appointment yesterday but did for Monday, then I found out what time hubs was coming in so was able to get one with her in the morning. Her nurses have been with her forever and I have gone to her for 12 years. She knows DD and I and our issues, I like seeing one doc like that. So I talked to her nurse yesterday and told her my symptoms and they called in Bacitrin till I can get in tomorrow. I am going to lose all those as is DD when we move. Here its more like you develop a personal relationship with your healthcare people as you go to the same one all the time, so its more like it used to be with doctors, not seeing a bunch of different ones.
I dread driving to Indi tomorrow, its going to be between 4 and 6 right in the heavy Friday night traffic. And I 70 here is dangerous as all get out, wreck after wreck on it every day seems like.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 25, 2024 15:29:05 GMT -5
I looked all over the booster seat, never did find a date. I brushed and dusted it off and put it beside the road, it was gone pretty quickly along with the other stuff. If one person is getting all this, they are going to be cluttered, LOL!
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 24, 2024 20:35:24 GMT -5
Ours was a small rural school so we didn't have much choice of classes. By junior year I had completed everything except Indiana History, they made me go a whole year as I had to have that to graduate, no such thing as summer school. Now kids can take extra college level classes and have a year or two of college under there belt, I would have loved that and also saved money. I picked some other classes just to fill the time.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 24, 2024 20:16:46 GMT -5
DD ate some more of the home made pizza 2 pieces, she LOVES pizza.
I cooked a frozen serving of green beans with slivered almonds and I have 2 pieces of cod to fix. But DD only wanted pizza. My dinner will be about 300 calories, if I eat 2 pieces of cod, 500. But I doubt I do, nice size serving.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 24, 2024 19:26:01 GMT -5
I put more stuff out by the road, a puzzle 2 books, stack of paper and plastic plates, I have more. bottles of various stuff and the booster seat.
There were 2 of the trellises left, the roll of floor cover and the grab bar, so brought them up and put in dumpster.
I put several jars and cans of liquid items in a bucket but didn't bring it up. I have fabric that I carried up, washing one load now and will do another. 2 cabinets are now empty, the other 2 are not as full as these were. It's all colors of dark blues and I have plenty so about half of this is going to donation. now I feel like I'm starting to make progress. I'm finally starting to see empty spaces all over.
When I come back from my trip and clean house up here, I will have hubs help me set up tables and will start getting things ready for a sale. Will mark prices so will clear out lots. If any sells, will have 2 or 3 sales and get rid of all the excess. Whether we live here or move, it will make it easier to keep everything clean. We have plenty of room here so it didn't look crowded or anything. You can get a lot of stuff in 3600 sq ft of house.
I guess we will really minimize things. And if I bring in a new decorator item an old item will go out. But I still have a long way to go.
Hubs fixed the electric he was having a problem with, he said he had to run a new wire. For him to admit he has no idea why is rare. But we both feel better it is safe. He has an good idea. Tomorrow he is going to identify all the circuits. He is getting colored dots, then put the corresponding color on each switch plate or receptacle that goes with that circuit, so you can see at a glance, I sure like that. That way we know which breaker goes with each circuit.
Ok, bathtime and kick back, found a movie on Tubi called Black Adam, it stars Wayne Johnson and I really like him.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 24, 2024 18:04:55 GMT -5
Actually that's what this seat is, it's a booster seat. No, I would not sell something like that. It's like the bottles of shampoo and cleaning products, most of those I'm putting out there have some used from them, so I wouldn't sell them. But people are happily taking all that stuff. I am going to put some more out plus a puzzle and a couple of books I've read. This is stuff I wouldn't even sell in a yard sale but figure some of the people here can use it. We have some really poor people in this town. I notice some of it doesn't get picked up till after dark, likely embarrassed to have anyone see them get it and that's ok, I understand.
Got my cabinets washed down, not as dirty as I thought but still needed it. I could not glue the paper, it was just out of reach, but I managed to tape it. Will need the taller ladder. It's the only border in the house and its above just the kitchen cabinets, its really cute. If I can get where I can reach it, there are 2 little pieces crumpled up too much. I will get a tiny vial of brown paint and dab it on those spots, you will not be able to tell the difference, it already looks better and I don't think hubs will notice.
I need to get a box and put this stuff in it and take it out to the road. Get rid of a bit more, everything gone is one more item gone, so that is a good thing.
I also need to get a poster of the sons of the pioneers framed, they all signed it for her and I have been intending to do it, I finally will.
Ok, a few more things to do, then I quit.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 24, 2024 14:36:15 GMT -5
Moving along I got hubs truck cleaned inside. It was pretty dirty. Took my little detail brushes and went down groves. He cleans but not to the detail I do.
So both cars are cleaned inside. My Smokey was there with me, observing from the front then from the back. I'm surprised he did not comment. Tigger is in bed with DD, he is kicked back and she is petting his tummy. He goes in her room with her quite often. She loves it. My last cat really wasn't friendly with her and Smokey goes in but not often, so she really likes Tiggy.
Getting ready to get my ladder and start on my kitchen cabinets. Will have to wait until hubs comes home to bring in the really tall ladder so I can clean the 2 high fans in the main room.
I was hearing that the Arizona house voted to repeal the 1864 ban so now they are hoping the senate will do it. The supreme court is arguing abortion today also.
I also read that more and more young women are opting to be sterilized rather then deal with pregnancies. They think they are going to make women have babies, this will make them have even less. They should have left alone what we had, it worked just fine. Special interests once more taking over.
Hubs got DD's walker/wheelchair and put together. I hope it helps her. I told her don't worry if it doesn't work, we will get a different kind if need be. I want her to be able to go through the mall sas she enjoys looking at places and has not been able to do much of that for awhile. Also if we go to festivals and gatherings up there where she has to walk a long way. We did not go to fireworks because of that last year.
Overall I'm a pretty happy camper today, I like to feel good about things in my life and I do today. I have called hubs a couple of times and teased him a bit, he is in a good mood.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 24, 2024 12:14:30 GMT -5
In for a break, my car is clean inside, have hubs truck out to do inside. I had his washed last week so it is clean. Mine was but drove in the rain the other day so dirty again.
Got trash out, oils upstairs now. Need to fix DD lunch, then ready to do truck. Have to get the big ladder in to wash cabinets. It's just in my garage but still have to get it in.
Having a diet Coke and a can of yellowfin tuna for lunch, 210 calories.
Doc and I talked she said I could reduce my ozempic to .25mg to help with my constipation. She left the dosage the same so I can vary between it and .50mg if I need to. But I want to try to reduce dependence on it if I can. So I am very conscious of calories of food I eat. One day I might eat a bit more but the next get less calories. This is the 3rd week on .25mg, its this week the dosage reduces in your body, so far haven't noticed it.
The cardiac nurse called yesterday and I didn't click at the time but realized what she was talking about was my ejection rate when she said it was between 50 to 60. I looked up and normal is between 50 to 70, but she said that was really good. Doesn't mean you don't have leaking from a valve, like hubs said I think most people our age does. But will hear more tomorrow from him. But I think I'm doing very good.
As I'm moving around I'm hurting less, so loosening up the old body. Wow the sun just came out but its cold, only 52, so brrr, out there.
Talked to hubs this morning, he was in a better mood. Think he was just tired and frustrated and he got his dose of 3 hours of news. Poor guy can't live without it, LOL!
When I sit down, hard to get up again. I "talk" here all the time, it really helps otherwise there are days I would have noone to talk to. Hubs is outside a lot again, so just me and DD. Well, I do talk to the cats and they meow back, but kind of onesided. Maybe I need a parrot, no not really.
Back at it.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 24, 2024 10:32:02 GMT -5
I am in pain today, have overdone the lifting I guess. And walking up stairs carrying weight is rough. My right foot, outer thighs, through my hips and buttocks, then into my lower back. My right hip inside is really howling. My feet have caused misalignment of my back for many a year so as you get older it just gets worse. Lucky to be able to do what I can. My pain doc says that is what the pills are for, so I will take them today.
But I told hubs we are going to have to limit ourselves to a one story house I think. This is not going to get better as we age.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 24, 2024 9:27:01 GMT -5
I like the money part, enjoy working with it still. Of course, that is what I did for years so good thing I did. I've forgotten so much of the other math, never used it so explains why.
I'm going to clean hubs truck inside and finish my car cleaning inside. I may wash my top cabinets down in the kitchen, I noted over the stove pretty greasy, yuck. And I need to patch the wallpaper border the cats messed up in the corner, want to do it so hubs won't see it.
I doubt I carry items up from the basement today, my lower back and hips are killing me and need to give them a rest. I will bring up the canola oil as I'm out, but not sure I will do more. Will see how I feel as the day progresses.
Tomorrow afternoon need to go back to heart doc. Friday need to drive to Indi to pick up hubs from the airport. Also need to get my hair dyed, lots of white showing, I keep thinking of letting it go, but from what is there I think I would really look washed out and old. So now have an appointment to get my hair dyed and trimmed tomorrow morning. Oh Happy Day!
I also have an appointment with my doc for Friday morning to see about the coughing. I don't want to end up in Washington sick for a month again.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 22:12:34 GMT -5
Bird flu has been found in quite a few states in pasteurized milk they are saying it doesn't pose a threat but I wonder. 2 of the states are Michigan and Ohio, not Indiana yet. Kind of worries me.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 21:48:53 GMT -5
I am sitting here laughing at my hubs. He just called me and it was so totally out of character for him that I am still laughing. Remember he is taking hormones to reduce his tetosterone because of the cancer. He really got me. He started in, I absolutely hate it up here, I have never been someplace I hated so much. If I could change my ticket I would leave right now and come home. Nothing is working right. And I hate this traffic up here, I just don't like this place. I have never in my married life heard my husband say something like that. I said what is the matter? Well he couldn't get his TV to work, he had tried everything no TV, only place he can hear MSNBC was on the car radio which didn't work when he first went up. It had been off so long I think sirius had to reset so he finally got it. I helped him get to infinity troubleshooting, for some reason he lost the password to the unit and he was finally able to get it reset. But before that he was going to change out the light fixture in the front entrance way, the shade is broken and I wanted a new light. He was going to try and find a shade but decided to just get a new light. He took the old one out. Well the TV went off and the stuff in half the living room. He couldn't figure the wiring out, so he went down and got all sons test equipment and son went down and neither could figure why they had a red wire there?? So hubs had extension cords running to the other half of the room to run stuff. He quit on the light and couldn't get his news. I told him he was whining like a little old lady, LOL! Getting to electric in a modular is a problem, the ceiling panels are nailed in and though we have lived in mobiles before he never had to get into the ceiling. We talked I said well the electrical box is just in the next room behind that wall in DD's closet so if you have to cut a hole to run a new wire you can. You can also get a medallion to put up before a light in case you have a larger hole, we have had to do it in old houses before. He said he checked the breaker it is ok, so he thinks one of the wires may not have power. I told him calm down tonight, watch his news, and get a good nights sleep and look at it with fresh eyes. He called back a few minutes ago and with the troubleshooting he was able to get his news. Poor baby, he goes ballistic if he can't hear that every night. Like I told him so much more is going to total electronics, and apps and everything it gets harder and harder for old people like us to deal with. So far we have kept up pretty good but its going faster and faster, so I think we will get more and more frustrated. I am still sitting here laughing, he was so funny. I told son, I think your dad is out of it tonight. Oh my goodness I feel bad laughing at his expense, but he was so funny.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 20:27:01 GMT -5
Pink, how are things going? You sound more positive lately, I hope with you getting back to work and maybe things settling down a bit at home it might get better. Sounds mean, but with time Misters problems with his parents will kind of start to fade. Right now its likely still pretty new and raw I would imagine. And with changes at his job and probably yours too after being off just more issues mixed in.
I do hope things are smoothing out. Now if the daughters and son would sort out that would help too. I could not do a mixed family, I will be honest, I don't think I could deal with the kind of problems you are. I would tell them exactly what I thought and probably totally ruin any relationship, but that's just me. They could treat me right in my home or else they would not be welcome.
Anyway hope it's better and less stress.
Still I would like to see you go to an endo doc, I'm betting they could help you. Why not take a chance?
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 20:17:11 GMT -5
I took trig in college, managed to pass it but barely. We had a student assistant as a teacher and he just droned on obvious it was boring to him. I went to a small high school we just had algebra l and 2 so all new to me. I asked some questions but it was obvious everyone else knew so I quit asking. I had 2 years of Latin though and loved it too. A lot of that still sticks with me on word derivations. Being the only one in my family going to college I didn't know what to ask. A 1 year preparatory course would have been good for me to make up for my deficits from high school. For most, the first 2 years were repeat, not for me, it was a struggle. Now statistics I loved and even tutored a girl in it. I never took calculus.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 20:07:00 GMT -5
The car seat is only a couple of years old.
We never had mice or anything until some holes were cut in some areas to the basement about a year or so ago. I or hubs have to get busy and find them though I think I know where they are. So much to do. I will need to find those places and repair with metal mesh to stop the critters.
I have donated tons of fabric already, but am keeping quite a bit too. I told hubs if I had to will haul it up there myself. I only want my sewing stuff and a small part of my canning stuff. I told him if he can spend $40 to $50k for a garage at sons, surely I can get a 3rd bedroom in a house for my stuff.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 19:57:54 GMT -5
That's it 4F. He was so embarrassed about it. He hated to talk to other veterans as he was not one, made him feel bad. And in his lifetime almost everyone seemed to be a veteran and proud of it.
I don't think his arm healed right or wasn't set right. Grandson's looked just like it, broke it in the elbow, he said sometimes in certain weather it kills him.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 19:56:12 GMT -5
This is the best thing I've done in a long time. We have 2 store rooms too in the basement and I'm clearing them. I'm touching nothing of hubs. He has stuff saved like door knob sets from rental houses. Like the old grab bar, why?? And somebody took it, soap covered and yucky, needs thoroughly cleaned, LOL!
Give me a few more months and my part will be done. I have decluttered before but never like this and DD said her stuff can go to. I haven't started on that yet.
Except for the staledated food the rest of this could have stayed here, but we are not about to spend the money to move this stuff. We hauled most of it from Texas. I brought up I don't know how many loads. I got rid of tons of hubs junk down there while he was overseas, he like to died. I told him I asked you specifically and you said yes so I did. Gave it to some folks that made their living off selling scrap metal and that is what it was. Pipes and stuff that would have been very difficult to move. He had a lot of scrape metal hauled off here last summer and he did do a cleaning in his garages, so its down, but man what he has out there, wow. But I can't worry about that, I'm taking care of what I want to keep.
Now I've gotten rid of odds and ends going to try and be methodical about it. I think I will stack up the canning jars and get rid of lots of those. That will clear out a lot of that store room, may put more boxes of salt at the blessing box. I bought a lot of those as it's something everyone needs and I figured if worse come to worse could have traded it. That's how paranoid I was during COVID.
I'm not leaving all this for others to mess with either. Besides certain things I want to save.
I have already done a total declutter of old meds, so that one is done. Purses are done. My clothing is pretty well done, will have to make another sweep of my closet. Have one more rack to look at downstairs. Need to work on Dd's too. Her stuff is a whole separate job, not even close to that.
In a few more years likely couldn't even get it out of the basement, so glad I'm doing it now. A 78 years old's lifetime accumulation, its tough.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 19:36:56 GMT -5
It did get better. dad was 1F or whatever had something wrong with him so he didn't get drafted. He volunteered in the beginning, that plagued him his whole life. He never would tell us why. I'm guessing his broken arm as a kid. Our son fell out of a tree and had the same break, he said he signed his life away to get in. But his scores were so high they wanted him bad.
Yes, war industry brought prosperity. Dad and mom both worked in defense plants.
I have raised chickens and butchered them, doesn't bother me, hubs couldn't even watch. I can clean fish and likely could squirrels and rabbits, just never had the chance to do those.
Chickens are to eat. DD and I made pets of a couple, I told her only 2 as we will eat the rest. A rooster wouldn't let them go in the chicken house so a fox got all of them.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 18:12:00 GMT -5
My folks drank too but I think dads temper probably hurt him at work and maybe the drinking exacerbated it. I know they must have spent quite a bit. But when, a kid I didn't know any different, it was when I was older yet I still never said anything. Remember kids are to be seen and not heard, so that was just the way it was.
I just realized it said hubs temper, it was dads. I used to have a horrible temper.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 18:04:13 GMT -5
Hubs had tons of life insurance when employed. It would have cost a small fortune when he retired so we let it go. We will survive.
When hubs gets home he has to get 2 black moles burned off, they are new so we need to look him over and see if there are more. We have a local guy that does this so he can get it done. I have a skin tag that needs to go.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 17:57:01 GMT -5
I got the regular cans of stuff out of the basement to the dumpster, I swear I filled that thing half full, its embarrassing in all honesty. I didn't want hubs to see it.
I have some big juice cans and jugs to empty. Got the 20 pound bag of rice out there. Sadly mice has chewed into it, just a small spot but still unless I were starving, not eating it. Who knows what else they did, so wasteful.
The bags of sugar, salt, and baking soda are fine.
I also put more stuff out by the road, someone took all the stuff I put out yesterday. Today was 2 small trellises, a grab bar from a rental, and a box of garden seeds, hope some are good, and a pile of flower pots. Someone will take that stuff. And a roll of some kind of flooring, it's small. Whoever gets that stuff keeps it cleaned out, out there, LOL! I saw our rusty chair and tiny table set down the road at a house, fine with me.
There is so much more but things I can sell or try to sell we will.
Can you sell a child seat, its just the part that buckles in with the seat belt and they sit on it? Grandson doesn't need one in the back seat now.
I have more fabric to give away, may try to sell a bit of it and more books to get rid of, did 4 bags yesterday. Want to sort out what is left as some I have not read.
I am making a small dent in things.
One thing for sure, I told hubs we need to buy a house without stairs, in a few more years don't think I could get up and down.
For some reason I have trouble doing one foot after the other. My right foot is the bad one but I can lead with it and have trouble shifting to the left one, like going up every other step. So not sure what is going on with that.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 17:17:42 GMT -5
I got the good cans out of the basement and into my upstairs pantry, they only filled about half the shelf.
I do have 25 pounds of sugar and a 10 pound bag of it also. they are fine, I guess mice don't like sugar or salt. I have that much because when canning relish and pickled beets you use a lot. And even with low sugar fruit canning you use a ton in the syrups for those so I generally have that much back. Lots of baking soda and vinegar down there. Need to taste one of the canola oils to see if they picked up the plastic smell. There are no dates on those 3. I have several cans of juices to , will try to do that tomorrow. I have lots of canning jars to sell also. I'm only keeping about 6 dozen, maybe a couple of dozen of pints. Have lots of freezer containers,. but if I get up there, DIL and I may freeze a lot of berries. Lots of blackberries up there. Will see, I had to order them from Ace Hardware a couple years back. They also don't make your vegetables or berries take on the taste of them either. But they will be thinned way down.
I couldn't stand it, I wanted a cup of coffee and DD said she would like Oriental so we went to town and we each got what we wanted. I loaded hers up so I had 2 crab wontons, and an egg roll, so made me full. She ate about half of what she got and saved the rest for tomorrow. And I got my coffee, theirs doesn't bother my gut or stomach!!
It's 55 out and raining again.
|
|
countrygirl2
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 7, 2016 15:45:05 GMT -5
Posts: 17,496
|
Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 23, 2024 17:08:03 GMT -5
Happy Birthday Opti!
|
|