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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 14, 2024 13:39:57 GMT -5
My hubs step niece is baking all kinds of sourdough creations from her home and selling them. She posts pictures on facebook and boy all that looks so good. I have not bought it as hubs doesn't care for sourdough and I don't want to get started eating goodies like that again. but I can say I am sure tempted, she is quite the baker.
I think the coffee is one of the food items that is causing side pain. I drank about a half cup yesterday and had pain again. Odd that McD's doesn't do that to me. But I think I need to quit it anyway and pretty much have now. I'm sure sodas should go to but one thing at a time. Doing this stuff now when I should have years ago.
Soon as I wash these sheets, all 3 beds will be done, I'm washing some more fabric. I have DD's made up and need to do hubs next. I'm getting piles of fabric up here that is clean as I have ordered containers to put it in and they haven't came yet. My cedar chest is loaded down. I am working on reds next. Some pretty stuff in there. I want to start sewing, but when I do I'm up half the night. Tomorrow have to go in for echo and Doppler so have to get up by 6 or 7 as I have to drive into the city, so no late night tonight.
I also need to do some vacuuming again and the house sure could stand to be dusted.
It never ends.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 14, 2024 13:29:24 GMT -5
I have said I'm in one of those no cooking moods. It's lasted a lot longer this time.
DD fixed her a sandwich for lunch, I had bacon and eggs, hubs had his cereal. Well, we each got what we wanted. Now dinner, we were going to go out but the restaurant we like is Amish or religious and is closed today, so now I'm stuck. I want to go out but I don't want to if that makes sense. I don't meal plan, its usually just spontaneous and today I don't want to cook, sigh.
I do have breaded shrimp and could fix up some french fries from the potatoes I have left, then could pop a salad together. Guess that would work. I just don't wanna. Makes it bad when you have a family and really don't want to cook. I would be happy to open a can of pineapple and eat it for dinner, than have some oranges later for a snack. That's the one thing I am really tired of doing is cooking and having to clean up afterwards.
Will likely fix the shrimp.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 14, 2024 13:22:42 GMT -5
My concern would be if the farm was sold and then remains were found. It might be wise to dig wh Kind ere the skull is and see if the rest of the bones were there and remove the body and cremate or bury him. But I'm betting the authorities would need to, be notified. If its sold without disclosure you can bet the new owner would notify the police if they were found and all kinds of investigating would take place.
I can't imagine growing up on a place and kids not finding this. I was all over our farm and pried into everything, would not have missed that. Kind of makes one wonder.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 14, 2024 12:57:05 GMT -5
I am washing bedding and I did mop my kitchen floor. I'm thinking of doing the hallway and the 2 bathroom floors, sure wouldn't hurt.
I got DD to fix her own lunch today and she stripped her bed for me. We have worked on using the washer but we change back and forth and she has trouble retaining how to use the 2 different ones. Once we get settled permanently somewhere I'm going to have her do her bedding and some towels and clothing. It will do her good. And with the pod detergents much easier than pouring and measuring for her.
She also puts her clothing away once I fold it, not so neatly at times, but that's ok.
My big Tigger cat is sacked out on hubs bed. I pushed the mattresses apart and he had been playing in between them, he really likes doing that. He needs to be outside running some of that weight off. But then he is also just a big cat. I love those 2 furry little beasts.
The day is gorgeous. Hubs went out and spread the last 100 pounds of fertilizer, with the rain and the fertilizer and his cross ways cut it looks like a carpet.
I need to weed all my landscaping across the front before I go, that has to be fixed this summer with rock or something.
I'm also reading my attorneys LTC Asset Protection Manual. A lot I already know but there are new things all the time. And a poster here gave me some good advice on something I need to check into. It sure helps to have people with experience in these matters giving advice on different laws involved. I just read where Indiana has come up with a lot of new laws in regard to the disabled in 2024. Of course then I will need to familiarize myself with Washington state too.
Ok, sheets dry, need to make some beds. And I also drug more fabric upstairs, washing red colors now. This shelf had nuts but not the chewing of the fabric like that last shelf. Hope I don't find more of that.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 14, 2024 10:21:24 GMT -5
Knowing me I would be out there seeing what they are doing and asking questions. I did the last time we had a furnace guy in. He told the owner I knew more about the system we had than any homeowner he met. I want to understand what we have and no I don't try to tell anyone what to do or get in the way.
Knowing the noise is temporary, either go someplace like Starbucks and play on your computer, or read, or steel yourself to the noise. Hubs is usually running a backhoe doing something, I kind of like hearing it, but yes, I'm weird.
I have GOT to mop the kitchen floor, it is gross, needed done a couple of days ago.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 13, 2024 17:09:25 GMT -5
We have book boxes where you can drop books in. But I'm sure someone takes those and resells them. Doesn't really matter to me. Our library has a sale each year but not sure if they would like the ones I read. Tons of them are apocalypse books.
And Goodwill is always another place. We do not have the little free library boxes anywhere I know of.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 13, 2024 16:42:44 GMT -5
I went downstairs to get some more fabric. On the 3rd shelf down, I finally found a mouse nest. Hubs said any mice in it, no. But it was lined with a lot of fabric that was chewed off pieces. When I went back down, then I could finally smell what I'm sure is mouse urine, yuck. So today washing about 3 or 4 loads of fabric. This is awful and a big expense for water. But I don't want it stored like that and I'm not giving it to anyone smelling like that.
I went into the next room where we have extra mattresses and books. The damn mice have been in the box my books are in. There are pecans in those. I have got to find the openings these things are coming in. I'm guessing this was done before hubs drywalled, I had not paid attention. As we have drywall sealed and baseboards in those rooms too. It is a drop ceiling, so likely could get around those. When all this stuff is out we are going to have to seal and clean, yuck.
Strangely there is no evidence of them in the 2 store rooms with TP and lots of other supplies, nor in the one with food stuffs. There are some boxes of macaroni in there and not touched?? I'm going at this slowly but I will get there eventually.
I took 3 boxes of stuff out of the garage and put out beside the road, hopefully someone will pick it up. And I blew the dirt and fishing worms out of the garage. With all the rain they are coming into the concrete floor in the garage. Of course it is sucking the moisture out of the worms, there were 20 or more dead in there. I got that cleaned out and the driveway apron and side walk. I need to weed around the flower beds in the front of the house.
I brought up a book to read. I had started writing in the front of books I have read and the date so I know I have. I have boxes of books down there. Quite a few I have not read. Bought a bunch of second hand ones from a lady that was moving some years ago. The stack of magazines and cooking magazines are going to go. I don't even remember subscribing to those. Might be good stuff in them but not messing with it. Slowly but surely I keep saying. One day I will look up and see a lot of stuff cleared out, that will sure be a good thing.
Note: Stuff beside the road is all gone, already!! Yeah Rah!
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 13, 2024 13:34:54 GMT -5
My goodness, I ended up at the attorneys for 2 1/2 hours!! He wrote up an action plan I need to follow. How to retitle everything.
By the way, I have stock certificates he told me to go electronic so I will, same with my savings bonds. He said that gave them grief trying to take care of those for a client. I need to get on treasurer direct and do that. He said only one local bank still redeems the paper ones, so those need to be done pretty quickly.
The way he is having us retitle them is to a trust for hubs if I die, or to a trust for me if hubs dies. We can get our normal income off the money but if we sell assets or want to draw more money out son and I, or son and hubs has to sign off on it. I asked son what if I wanted to spend $100k, he said nope mom not signing that, LOL! He said well depended on what you wanted to do with it. I think that is a good deal as hubs or I if we get dementia cannot squander money or get taken advantage of, so have no problem with that.
DD's trust is set up for her for after we both are deceased.
The best part he said is that Medicaid or a nursing home cannot come after your assets. I asked him if its been challenged, he said yes, and it went nowhere. I'm sure if enough people do that they will be taking a hard look at that, but so far so good.
He also said by titling it this way we will not have to go through probate. I asked if this is also good in Washington, he said yes, though there will be minor modifications.
When we were about through I asked if this was part of the will or did I owe him for today, he said no its all included in the fee, so that is good. He also told me to call if I have any issues getting through this stuff so I will indeed.
He and his wife have written some legislation that has been passed. One example he gave, they saw where a person in another state had died and his house burned. The insurance company came back and said since the policy holder died they would not pay out, they were sued and of course the client lost. So in Indiana they wrote legislation that gives the deceased parties family 60 days of grace before they get a new policy in case something happens. I think that was a very good bill, he said it made it into law.
So now I have a task list that I need to accomplish. As he said a lot of it can be done online and I will do that, so have my work cut out for me the next couple of weeks. Will see how much I can get done. He said they already did the 2 houses, I had not opened the envelopes to look at the new titles.
Very pretty out, hubs is mowing, got stuck and I had to go pull him out. It's 68 out but the air is cool.
I brought home lunch so that is over, I really need to clean in here, but I'm sitting on my butt.
I'm not gaining weight but my blue jeans band around the waist must be shrinking, the rest of the pants are fine, but the waist band gets pretty tight. I found some expanders for the band. It fits on the smallest loop, but they sure feel better, it looks like it added maybe half an inch. I don't understand those shrinking when the rest of the pants don't.
I really think I could use a nap.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 13, 2024 13:08:54 GMT -5
Sorry for your loss, Opti.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 13, 2024 7:41:15 GMT -5
I'm up and dressed. DD and I fed, I folded a load of clothes and am drying one. I just need to brush my teeth and put makeup on and I'm ready.
I want to get this over with. Monday, I have an echo test and a Doppler to see how plugged my arteries are. New heart doc for me said it had been 3 years since testing. Seems like I have been on Nextlizet most of that time, but unlike statins, they said it does not clear the old plaque out. Even if it doesn't, prevents new, and those stations would have killed me, or made me feel like I wanted to die, they hurt me that bad. It was terrible pain. I was in agony with my thighs, maybe that was from cleaning out the arteries or something. I guess a lot of people can't take them, I sure couldn't.
I have something called twisted and torturous arteries so likely more prone to plaque in areas I would guess.
The sun is out and its 50 so still cold out. Looks like we aren't going to warm up here for awhile.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 12, 2024 23:00:28 GMT -5
I have one more account to pull for the attorney tomorrow. Just wrote balances up on a piece of notebook paper. It gives the information.
I just want to make sure this stuff will not have bene's of a trust where either of us can only get earnings. We could not live on that. This attorney is really sharp and I want to make sure I understand as I am no way shape or form versed in what he is.
Hubs knew his dad, he owned a construction equipment company, so no dummy either. He said after working for his dad for awhile, he decided it wasn't for him.
So I will get this clarified.
I dread seeing our tax bill, it will likely drain our cash accounts. We may end up living in the modular. If hubs would put me up a small building and we bought a sleeper couch for the living room, we could. But would have to get rid of most of our nice furniture. He could also enclose the patio, it has an awning almost the length of the modular. We could make a wonderful screened or glassed in summer room out there. He just doesn't want do stuff like that on a a lot we are renting and I understand that.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 12, 2024 18:34:07 GMT -5
I fell asleep like I do most days. Hubs came in and asked me if I was warm enough. DD and I were freezing. I had on a fleece Lands End top which are really warm. A long pair of really warm ski socks, a fleece blanket and another blanket on and was finally warm. He said I turned the heat up to 74 from 72. I guess he finally felt bad or he got cold, LOL! But DD and I are now comfy, though since we ate, I'm all covered up again. Going to finish my book, or a lot of it. Then rewrite up the money we have in what accounts and print our one more paper for the annuity.
That should get me ready for tomorrow, need to check the time, I am meeting with him.
Honestly, I could go back to sleep but will try not to. Guess I will fix my hair too, it has stayed in good this time also.
I painted my nails light blue, need to put on another coat. I may wash this fleece top and wear it tomorrow, it matches my nail polish.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 12, 2024 18:23:29 GMT -5
We just bought a WiFi booster for the bedroom about a year ago. After he framed in the basement and put in a dropped ceiling, we had problems with reception in the basement. Now it works just fine, perhaps that would solve your problem. I don't remember what hubs paid for it but doubt it was much.
And he and I worked on the new printer to try and get it to work with our computers. We went through all kinds of procedure, fixed the problem, I don't know how many times. And then somehow got it working with them. Honestly, I have no idea how.
Now I need to fix my phone. I put an app on it for weather, it took over my phone, added to pages of stuff and wrecked everything on it. I hate to lose everything but I'm thinking I will just reset it back to default, yes its that bad.
This week we have had phone problems, internet problems, and printer problems. Lots of people I talked to are too. Our TV is buffering a bunch, wonder if they are having more sunspots or something again.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 12, 2024 14:44:41 GMT -5
DD and I had a quite a good day. She went with her behavior person, that lady is a gem. DD and she get along well, she says DD is so sweet, yeah, ok. She is putting her best foot forward I'm guessing. But that's good, she can be super nice.
I had to go to pain management, we discussed things for my foot. I can get shoots in it, but it hurts so bad, I told him until it gets much much worse I just can't do it again. The heel shot is bad as having a baby. He said no anesthesia because its so expensive and has possible side effects, well of course. But I just can't bring myself to do it. It's been years but I can still feel those 7 shots hitting the bones in my ankle, but it helped the pain subside for years. The doc today said I'm basically walking on my ankles. Yes, I know. But I'm waiting till it gets almost unbearable. He told me I have a long way to go to be able to up my medication dose, I told him I'm trying to keep it minimal, which they like. But we did go from 1 a day to 2 a day now and sometimes
I did drink a McD's coffee today and so far has not bothered me, I do like theirs. Still I'm pulling back from my one cup a day at home. My side is feeling better still, will see if it continues.
DD is so small now the medium pants were looking sloppy on her. I bought her 2 pair of size Small at Walmart. The stretchy ones for summer really fit her well. Those type from there have always been her best fitting. I bought her navy and grey. Will get her black and if they have them, and the army green color. She is a nice petite lady now that she was in her young years before she gained so much. She is only 5'2 or 3 and a small boned person. So you can just imagine how bad she felt and all the pain in her back and hips when she weighed 194, poor girl She is about 120 to 124 now, which is ideal for her. She and I try to eat 3 meals of something and not a whole lot of snacking. She does snack on cheese its or the fish crackers or pretzels, none of which are bad for her.
Hubs at one time got up to about 280, he was miserable. Now he is down to around 213, he could lose more, but at least that is much better. He snacks a lot of oatmeal cakes, chips and jalapeno dip and peanut butter. He gets hungry so I don't say much to him. But hubs is about 5"11" so not a small man, big boned.
And yes, he admits that he too thinks the hormone suppression is making him feel hot. But DD and I end up just dressing warmer. Right now, I'm sitting up in bed with my socks on and a fleece blanket, thinking of putting my fleece top back on, I'm cold. I'm reading The Mummy Case, about half way though. Another Elizabeth Peters novel, its pretty old.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 12, 2024 14:03:24 GMT -5
I honestly don't know how hubs lived with me before I had a hysterectomy. Part of the month I was in pain, part of the month I was mean and mad, maybe one week was good. I will admit I was beyond erratic and crazy at times. Once that was over with and I got on premarin, everything settled and smoothed out. And the older I got the easier going I got. It was the same for DD, made all of our lives so much better in so many ways. Neither of us has ever regretted those decisions and I'm sure hubs benefited too. It's horrible what those cycles do to women. Some are fortunate but many like us suffered.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 11, 2024 17:30:03 GMT -5
We are working on using food from the freezer, pantry, and fridge freezer.
Tonight hubs and I split the other steak and he had a baked potato. DD will eat it but not a big steak person, well, unless its fillet mignon. She loves that, who wouldn't, LOL!
I added a package of frozen cauliflower and cheese sauce to my steak.
DD had a bread pizza and has one more to eat later. There isn't enough of any one thing so we are using and eating what works out at the time. I don't want to throw all this stuff away, so trying to get it used up. Also donating some things we likely won't eat. It's slow but moving forward. I bought some tuna at Sams and can't say we really like it so donating some of that. Think I will see if the cats want some, I think cat food costs more than it does anymore.
I'm not sure why son called today, this morning actually. He was in Salem, Oregon for a few days. Helping implement new equipment and upgrades. He was sure in a good mood. Said he left early but had to wait till his hotel room was ready before he checked in so was driving around looking at the scenery, said it was really pretty there. He is trying to get a head start and get all the stuff done before deadlines, he said he had till mid 2025 but was not going to wait till last minute, so is traveling a ton this year.
I'm thinking he is sleeping better after his tonsil surgery, he was always tired before, I sure hope it is helping. He wasn't coughing either like he used to do.
I'm trying to kind of start out again eliminating certain foods to also see if that helps my side ache. I haven't had coffee for a couple of days then I fixed a cup this morning. I just took a few sips and am thinking. The pain is better so could that be one of the issues? I didn't drink anymore of it. Now I realize why I'm so tired. Dropping the caffeine from that for 2 or 3 days must be effecting me.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 11, 2024 17:17:03 GMT -5
I quit for a couple of days, but will get back at it again after the attorney visit Saturday. There is so much I'm not sure where to start next.
I did load up a bag of big cans of tuna, I don't like that kind, I found out after ordering from Sam's. Hum, maybe I ought to see if the cats like it, never thought of that. And its sure no more expensive than cat food anymore.
I was using a CPAP for about a year and a half, long enough for the insurance to pay for it. It did help me but all the supplies you have with it and the machine, cleaning it and all is a pain in the butt. After I lost 40 pounds, well guess what? I found I no longer needed the thing. That was amazing to me as me trying to sleep before was terrible. I knew weight loss might help, but never thought I could stop it all together, so another thing that can go. Now I'm not sure what I did with all the supplies, likely in the basement.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 11, 2024 8:30:51 GMT -5
I am tired this morning, did not sleep well. Drug out of bed at 8 to get ready to go to pain management doc today.
I just looked at our weather station, it has rained over night 3.12 inches and is still raining. Wow, that's quite a bit.
Probably why my back is hurting this morning and am just generally achy.
I need to check if hubs current Mutual of Omaha Medicare supplement is able to be carried to Washington state. Since he has cancer he has to keep that one, we sure could not afford to lose that. They have supplements in all the states except Mass. Still it might have to switch types or something, that would make it be a no-no. Another thing to check along with what DD would have up there.
One of the registration clerks I went to at the hospital yesterday was from Washington state. She apparently just married someone from here. She said this job paid $4.50 and hour less, her son lost all the therapies and everything he had up there. She said there she was a single mother and he was covered for Medicaid. And the school system she said lacked so much, I said yep 47th now out of 50. But in all honesty our county school system is very good. At least the main one, don't know about the one I went to here.
Need to go to property tax office and dispute it, but will next week. I'm just tired.
Oh boy, its only Thursday and I thought it was Friday and I'm ready for the doctor today. I do that all the time.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 10, 2024 23:27:34 GMT -5
I couldn't find anything else I wanted to watch. So I'm watching Bones again for the 3rd time. That's ok, I really like the show.
I also started reading an Elizabeth Peters book, The Mummy Case, this is the 2nd book of hers, they are older but I like them.
Need to go to bed its 12:30 and I need to be at docs office at 10:30 tomorrow morning.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 10, 2024 21:28:48 GMT -5
And we have gotten 1.37 inches of rain so far today. We had 9 inches to catch up, the rains the last couple of weeks has surely helped on that.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 10, 2024 21:25:41 GMT -5
I am looking at bills: Like all of us its just ouchy and like we never really own anything.
$1779 our house insurance $900 for other small house includes liability $994 property taxes on rent house $1579 property taxes on our house, they did go down $300
Car insurance last year was $2000, have not received yet Have not gotten the insurance bill for the modular?? It was about $900 last time
We need to sell 2 places, well 3 really to move, but will replace it Get down to 1 house, 2 cars and that's it, but are stuck till tenant moves, he is working on it.
I'm thinking of going ahead and taking 2 RMD's out early so we don't reduce our money supply on hand. I get nervous when our checking account gets under $20k
Oh and then we will owe that BIG state and federal income tax bill this year. I know we came out ahead but after the money is paid I feel like we haven't made much.
So we will be decluttering money too, sigh.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 10, 2024 21:13:50 GMT -5
I went back and read the reports of x-rays and tests I have had. I know my spine is deteriorating, has been for years and I also have some scoliosis. In reading it said in the upper left quadrant I had diverticulosis, no doc has mentioned that. And that was 3 years ago. So I'm wondering if its getting worse. I'm not so sure if I have some IBS too. But I do know that a heating pad helps the area and I reduce fiber and that sort of foods and have more liquids and it gets better. We have dealt with this issue with DD so long, now I'm starting to understand the pain she feels. No infection for me as no fever or anything other than pain. Think it is also causing constipation issues in that area. I feel much better tonight.
The blood work showed a couple of elevated areas, not so sure its not being caused by the Nextlizet, there is more information about it now its been out for a while, it is not a statin, but it does now state it can cause elevation in those tests. I will discuss it with my docs. It's not drastic, and 99% of my blood work is great as is DD's. We have sure come a long way since the tests we were getting in 2014 and 15. All thanks to our endocrinologist. He has everything working well, thyroid, glucose, and cholesterol.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 10, 2024 19:57:38 GMT -5
I unloaded a bag of clothes at the free place and 2 boxes of fabric, so that's out of the car. I need to start through the fabric again.
We are decluttering even if we would stay here. This stuff just has to go, too much we do not use.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 10, 2024 19:54:39 GMT -5
We worried about a leaky basement here since we have a sump pump. Doing really heavy rains it really pumps. We have a form a drain system under the floor of the basement. They told us this was put in when the house was built. It's on a sloping lot and slopes toward the side where the sump pump is. But even when the power was off before we put a battery backup on the sump pump, we never had issues. I would be gone a month or two at a time and was worried we could have a power outage that could cause basement flooding. The prior owner and builder said they never had a problem nor have we, so we are quite happy with that. Nothing worse than a flooding basement, can be quite a mess.
Ours if you dig down a bit is also coated with some kind of black stuff, some type of sealer I presume.
i'm glad to hear you are getting yours fixed, should make a usable space then with no worry of things being wet. I'm wondering though if they did not seal that side, has the rest of it been sealed? And if no will it need it too? I would think the contractor would have evaluated that.
But sounds good, hope it solves your problem.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 10, 2024 18:15:24 GMT -5
DD had a can of raviolis, dad canned vegetable soup and pepper cheese, I am having a can of tomato soup with milk mixed in and oyster crackers.
Last night was rib eye steak, baked potatoes, and salad.
DD and I ate lunch out today after our blood draw.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 10, 2024 13:28:38 GMT -5
The CPA is doing my taxes. I have a feeling a bookkeeper is dropping the info in. She was telling me all this stuff I had wrong, for real? I'm like I guess I don't know what I"m doing. Also I knew I had given her my closing statements, a final P &L, and balance sheet. But I double checked the bottom number to make sure I had printed the final and I did. So I called her back and went over the journal entries I made thinking I did something wrong. She wrote them down, they were with the info too and she says no, those are all correct, I thought so. Then she found the closing statement she thought was missing. Finally the only issue we had was a 1099 on an ins annuity was missing the state code, so called to get that now.
I think she is stressed right now, she is covered up. And she told me Monday her pregnant DD and her son were coming, I said doing tax season, she sighed and said yes. Wow, they should have consideration for their mom doing a time like this. She was going to try to work from home while they were here too. I felt sorry for her as I know how stretched I have felt at times. I'm betting they stayed over the weekend.
I like her, she does a good job, so I'm finding no fault with her considering. She just sounded tired and I know how I get when like that.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 9, 2024 20:27:48 GMT -5
Yep, we considered pods, I called and ad locally and we started getting hammered with calls. I just told them we weren't ready and quit answering. If I can find a local place I can go to and get info I will. I hate trying to get info about anything. I just quit answering my phone, jeez.
Hubs is to hot, going to have to lower the heat. I cracked a door and window in here to cool it off for him. DD and I are always cold. He said he has been covering and uncovering all night. I don't want him to sleep poorly because of me.
Going to see if I can find some good show. I like the series ones. But seems like they are not refreshing movies as much. I have seen a lot of these some time ago. And we have paramount with our Amazon, so quite a few added there.
I have the accounts pulled for the attorney. I do have one I need to look at more paperwork on. I gave the CPA the package on that one as its and annuity by an ins company and not sure how she has to treat it, but its also an IRA we have to take distributions from. Have to see how all this shakes out.
Paperwork for MIL's response to the VA, just need to write a cover letter and mail it out. Will try to do that before bed tonight. And in the morning DD and I are going to get our quarterly blood work done.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 9, 2024 14:34:26 GMT -5
I agree about moving things. We are talking and some items if we get another home will go, you have no idea how much we are talking about NOT taking and getting rid of. We are going to price a UHaul truck and see if we can get the household stuff all in one load. Hubs can do what he wants with his tools and such All I'm interested in is the household items, he can do what he wants about tools and such. He is willing to spend $50k up there to build son a garage and haul that stuff up. But if I have to leave furniture I want new. We spent some time finding all the pieces for my Tell City bedroom suite. The company has been out of business for years but lots of it was sold around here. However, its old enough now hard to find pieces that are not mired or scratched. And antique dealer helped us put it together. I want that. Also our new tempurpedic beds.
We have 2 big heavy cabinets, they are beautiful and those I really want to keep they match. The lady that sold the house and left them said she tried to buy 2 to replace them and never found comparable again.
There is all kinds of odds and ends stuff that is not going, believe me we are purging. Even if we stayed here a lot needs to go anyway and will from the house and my garage at least.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 9, 2024 14:26:00 GMT -5
We received our house insurance bill, it went from over $2k to $1779 not a lot but at least it didn't raise. I paid the properties taxes on the rental. I need to see about ours, they screwed up the bill again, so have to go over and talk to them. I'm typing up a new password list, my old one is a mess.
Next is pull the bank statements, Ira's and stuff to take to the attorney to see how he is recommending to label the beneficiaries. We met with him on our new will but I didn't quite understand how he was wording this stuff. I need to talk to him while hubs isn't there so I can get it clean in my head. Hubs said that will cost, I said yes, but better than signing something we do not understand. When you start talking about trusts you better make damn sure you know. I have been told he is primo in the state on estate planning. He also has a counterpart in Washington lined up for us, its because it involves our DD. We want to make sure we do it right. He charges $250 an hour and even if it takes that long that's a cheap price to pay for my peace of mind. I am not to proud to admit I don't understand a lot of things.
I think the most wonderful part of the weekend and yesterday that we had no mass shootings. I had told hubs I really worried that some nut case will start shooting up some of these celebrations or gatherings of folks, if there were any I did not hear about them.
Wondering if finding the parents guilty and jailing them who supplied an unstable kid with a gun might have helped. I think in more cases than one parents were aware and did not do enough to keep something like that away from them. The worse part is parents knowing it and still buying them a weapon. Just like jailing these people that tried to overturn the government, you have seen a lot less of that too. But the instigator is still free sadly.
Ok, time to go back to work, more to do, paperwork wise.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 9, 2024 12:31:23 GMT -5
I wish I could have done that when I got out of college. But I had no money, would have had to get a job to do anything. Wish I could have as my life sure went awry after I had my DD. There was never any more freedom after age 25. Tell you kids you never know what can happen. We sure never anticipated having a child with issues. And I am still not free. Yes, now its my choice as she could go elsewhere possibly but it would be a harsh life for her. She was crying yesterday afternoon but didn't say why, I think she is worrying about what will happen to her. She hears us and knows we are getting old and someday we will be gone. If I say anything she says no mom, you won't die, you are ok. I don't bring up the subject often as it worries her to much. So tell your kids to enjoy life while they can. You never know what can happen.
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