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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 4, 2024 10:26:03 GMT -5
Getting ready to go to dermatologist in the city south of us. I also need to stop at our bank in this town and some other chores so need to get ready.
My hair is washed, set, and dried. We have all had breakfast. I need to fix DD's hair and brush her teeth and pick out clothes. It's in the 30's again so warm clothing today. And I just wore shorts a few days ago.
2 more things to do, fluff the fabric in the dryer, fold and put in bag. Also make up the bed and we will be ready.
Thinking about eating a late lunch out, but will see, I'm not sure yet.
Wanted to stop and buy fresh asparagus from a local Melon Farm. They said the harvest is just beginning. We have repubs here that are always complaining about immigrants. But the picture of a field saw a bunch of those folks doing squat labor. I wonder if they realize who plants and harvests our food and who would do it if they did not? They sure would not get their butts out there and work like that. I wanted to say something but refrained myself. I have no idea if they are contracted or coming illegally to do the work, so not saying anything, we need them, they need the money.
And someone who shall remain unnamed on the campaign trail saying they are getting free rent, free healthcare, medicaid, free housing, and more. Let's fan the flames with more lies. I will be quiet now as I know I am not to talk politics on this thread but its so irritating.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 3, 2024 18:58:50 GMT -5
Smoke has been been a Velcro cat most of the day. I wouldn't let him go to the basement with me as I don't have their litter box set up down there, need to do that. But I was also vacuuming and didn't want them playing with dead mice if we found any. The poison is in the end rooms and we have doors closing them off. They don't eat them but I worry they could make them sick. And I found a dead one in the furnace room. It has been so dry this summer we have had mice down there. Never had one upstairs or evidence of one since we have lived here, seems odd. But in some of my fabric I found pecans where they have brought them in and eaten the inside out. I think they have been coming up the white drain pipe from the sump pump and up the sump hole. I need to put screening over the end and see if that helps. I bet I have to wash all that fabric down there, what a job. But a good way to sort what I want to keep also.
I was going to cut out a pretty dress for me and I have several yards of a fabric I wanted to use, but wasn't enough. I think that dress takes 6 yards. It was a very pretty color I had, was white background with violets on it, very springy. The dress pattern has gore's and is very long, I can shorten it some. I'm afraid it is to young for me, need to find the number of it, its a McCall's. I have all the fabrics separated by color. I am going through the blues now. Am on my 3rd load washing some. And will do 4 today. I will wash 4 loads of it a day, going through and keeping some and donating some. And I did find enough of some solid colors to make the dress. Not the one I wanted but its ok. If I don't like it, all I have in it is a $3 pattern, my time, and likely fabric I bought on sale for $.50 to $1.00 a yard. I have those big bags you can suck air out of, I won't as it makes the stuff inside wrinkled. Also going to use them to pack drapes in I have washed. I don't want to carry them back downstairs again but don't know where I can store this stuff, maybe up to a year up here. I have got to make myself get rid of some. If my essential tremor gets worse, which I assume it will, I doubt I can sew then. I thought the nut shells and pieces were just on top, but nope, they have went down further so all of it in the cabinets will need washed. Thankfully some is already in plastic bags. Wonder if they got in my zipper and notions drawers and patterns. Damn things.
Ordered me one of the lap top tables and its perfect. Can crank up the bed, put it across my lap and my computer just fits on the top. No more trying to hold it and type. This is perfect. It folds up so isn't very big. Of course, Smoke tried to curl up on it.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 3, 2024 11:25:13 GMT -5
I said it rained a lot night before, we got over 2 inches, but it has been so dry here that hubs was actually able to mow the lawn yesterday. I'm not sure how much we are short of rainfall but its a lot. Hope we get more.
I'm getting ready to go downstairs soon as the mail comes, want to see if I get my package today. Hubs took the vac down, I'm taking the hose and going to sweep up all those durn beetles. They are mostly in the furnace end for some reason. But it all needs swept and my sewing room could stand to be mopped. I need to turn the heater on, hubs has already exercised so I can warm it up now. He is asleep and will likely sleep for a couple of hours. It's to cold out to do anything today. Our warm days are gone again for a while.
And as usual my sweet kitty is cuddled up against my legs asleep, I think Tigger is in bed with DD. It thrills her they like her so much. Smoke will follow me downstairs when I go.
I want to cut out some fabric and start making some things.
I ended up putting the 2 suits and a dress in with the stuff to go. Sure I can remake them but a big job since they are so big, would have to cut them down totally. I found a nice size 14 dress down there I have never worn. Bet it would fit. It has buttons all the way down the front but if need be could take up the sides, its kind of like a pencil dress, lined also. I used to buy really nice clothing.
I saw some Orthfeet shoes that might look nice but $200, that's a lot for shoes I won't wear daily. I didn't used to think anything about paying that much for clothes. I would buy DD and myself new clothing almost every payday, that is why we had so many, when son was home did the same. Now I wish I had saved more of the money. We saved hubs but I spent mine for food, clothes, and some of the bills, paid for all of my cars while working and expenses for them.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 3, 2024 10:07:44 GMT -5
Walk you are in Vietnam, did that earthquake affect you guys at all? Hope you are safe.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 3, 2024 10:07:03 GMT -5
You know they say tape a box shape on the floor and a cat will get in it and sit. I had the sweeper hose laying curled around, I'm going to take it downstairs to sweep. Went into the den and Tigger was curled up in it, how funny.
Got hubs to clean the water softener box out, its a Kinetico. He used the wet vac and I rinsed it. When the weather gets better we will take it outside and clean it better. He put a new battery in my garage door opener and a new battery in the freezer, so little things that need done that we keep forgetting. I'm writing checks for the property taxes. They just can't get ours right. The did take off the solar but did not get the geo thermal off which added $15k to the value. I have been over there time after time after time. they just don't have people with solar so they don't know about it How frustrating. So have to go again, sigh.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 2, 2024 22:50:42 GMT -5
I wish I could find a pair of nice shoes to wear with a dress like I used to. I have looked at a lot of different ones, but my right foot is so bad not much will work. It kind of sticks out at an angle and the inside arch is basically collapsed so anything I put on without a very rigid heel just lets it collapse. I did find one pair on a healthy feet site that likely could have worked. Wouldn't you know every size and every color was sold out. Guess others had the same need.
I have some Ortho feet sandals I can wear, but they are not going to do a dress justice. My DIL likes to wear dresses quite a bit and I wouldn't mind to either if I had shoes that looked nice. I can never wear heels again so those have been out for years, but used to be I could wear some decent looking ones. I hope to go downstairs tomorrow, vac and cut out some things and sew. I found a few patterns at JoAnns I like yesterday. DD liked them too, I could make or buy cute dresses for her now. I will likely just buy her some and make me some.
Hubs has the heat turned off down there because when he exercises it gets too warm. I have a small heater I use in my sewing room so will crank it up. I also need to vac down there and mop too, its been a while since I have. We have trouble with those darn little beetles getting in here that look like lady bugs and they are down there more than up here.
That wind is still at it out there, but I think we are finally out from under weather warnings.
Will do my few exercises, I will add more each night or more repetitions, I'm sure they will serve me well.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 2, 2024 18:11:46 GMT -5
I like the house Andi, but for us a garage is really a necessity. Otherwise its pretty and I love the kitchen and the big closet.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 2, 2024 16:59:10 GMT -5
The wind is really blowing, guess toward Evansville they had destruction, tornadoes?? or high winds.
I just made deviled eggs, DD loves them and I really like them too. Also made macaroni salad or should say I'm in the process. She and hubs likes it and me too, haven't made any for quite awhile. Put it in the fridge to cool some, should have put the eggs in it too, may go back in and do that.
Think I will just fix hubs a cheeseburger with it. DD and I both have eaten deviled eggs, doubt we want much of anything else.
I pulled the curtains back on 2 windows in our bedroom so Smoke could see the yard. So what does he go after the one that I did not, grrrr. Nothing any different out of it, I'm betting he just likes to mess with the curtains.
I got up coughing this morning. Ended up sleeping later for a couple of hours. Right now I'm ok, but bet I repeat it tonight.
Our electric went off once, wasn't off long but with the winds I'm surprised its not. They did finally a couple of years ago come out here and do a bunch of tree trimming. Before that it was off all the time.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 2, 2024 11:03:48 GMT -5
That's why we want to make sure we can pay cash, not taking a chance on payments with the high taxes up there. So we move from fairly low taxes to high tax area, hopefully what we pay for state taxes will make up the difference. But $500k I think is about all we can do and live well. That way we should hopefully take less than $100k out of saving, maybe we will get lucky and get one for between $450 and $500k. Our property taxes this year went down here. Our house is $1500 for some reason and his folks is $900, they went down too, just got the bills yesterday so need to pay those. Oh I forgot should be able to sell the modular up there for around $90, so that will help too.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 2, 2024 10:53:07 GMT -5
My kitties have been restless this morning, wanted out then in and still not happy. They got caught in the rain so this time came in and settled down. They are both in here with me. One on hubs bed asleep and Smoke curled up on my foot asleep. And its raining even more.
Last night I was listening to some old, old bluegrass and some gospel music. The one type of music they used to call beer drinkin' music and some of that was tear jerkers. This was in the 50's when I was a kid. Hadn't thought of it for awhile till I ran across some on u tube and TikTok.
Here's a few you might want to listen to for something different. Mick Flavin Old Side of Town. The Stanley Brothers are good and Ralph Stanley has a different voice. The favorite of theirs to me is Rank Strangers. Also Great High Mountain is good. You have Hank Williams with one I never heard before called Because he Love Me. And of course Mother Maybelle Carter and the Carters. June Carter, Johnny Cash's wif was one of them. George Jones sang The Precious Jewel. Another old one I like is I'll Fly Away. And I had never heard them before, they are young kids called The Biscuit Eaters were awesome. Naturally talented, kids playing violin, base, guitars, and could they sing. Look some of these up, very old music I had not heard in many a year.
Some of the music is on reels along with scenes about people dealing with dementia and tales from ex Amish.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 2, 2024 10:40:03 GMT -5
Son was lucky to get an interest rate below 3%. He paid $200k down and has another $100k he can pay. Paid $560k for it and now owes $300k or slightly less. He is afraid to pay the $100k on it as he is afraid the government will shut down the way the budget deals are going. And like he says for how long. He could take money out of his pension and pay it off but not going to do that either, I can't blame him. So he is chugging along paying big payments and some extra. But he has more work the house needs. A new kitchen is one, redo the patio, and new windows, just the ones in the front are new. He has already spent having the water drainage fixed and new ductwork put in and had to have the pump in the septic replaced. But he was still lucky to get a house in that neighborhood. Part of the cost was the excellent school system. And little guy is now doing really well there, so it was well worth it. Once he gets done the things he wants and an extra garage, likely could get $700k out of it. I look at houses under $500k and nothing there comes in under that.
I have an acquaintance whose son works for Microsoft in Seattle. She said her son was renting and over $2k a month. He finally bought a house 35 miles out and paid over $500k for it. I sure can't blame him for buying.
I think that is what we may have to do, buy around Lacey or Shelton or one of those places. The other alternative is stay in the little place. Will and almost 50 year old modular last us the rest of our lives? I don't know.
Hubs said they told him he finished the radiation to the part where the lymph glands were yesterday and now they are going to concentrate for the rest of the on the prostrate area. He is done April 17th. Gets tested in May and then we will know if they got it. So far he has just been tired and developed some diarrhea and that's been it. He has always been healthy, is continuing his mile a day walk and weight exercises plus kegels. He is very good about doing things like that religiously. He didn't want his muscles to atrophy. I even started some of the ones I need to do this week.
I'm coughing my head off, whatever it is I've caught is getting worse and this time my throat is getting sore. Figure by Friday will end up at the docs.
We finally got rain, .75 when I went to bed than stopped. Hubs said 2.5 inches this morning, there aren't many puddles around, it was very very dry. It's raining more now, the fertilizer he put out is greening the grass up. My purple leaf maple is leafed out and my pink and white trees are bloomed out. He also did my lilac and it looks like it may be full of blooms. It's a smaller bloom than the old ones mom had, but still pretty, have a white shrub out there too.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 1, 2024 14:26:35 GMT -5
There is also possibilities that the add on has not been approved by the county. If not that could create more problems than lower tax payments.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 1, 2024 14:18:05 GMT -5
I would not add to that house for me. It's 1900 sq ft and has some kind of add on for a family room, that would serve for my sewing and what canning supplies I am taking. That's about the right size, has everything I need. Hubs might be able to put a small shed in the back, yes, would have to check with the HOA.
Yes, I told hubs the same about that floor, I'm not sure I could live with it. And it's tile so would sure hate to take it out. That dark green carpet no, and though I like blue, not sure about that either. And yep all the walls need painted. We like neutral colors in satin finish. Looks like popcorn ceilings, oh well, could live with them. Like hubs said if we get one like that we can afford to fix, paint, replace, and add a heat pump.
I have looked lately in that part of town and there are places not totally congested like this one. I think we are going to have to move away from where we are. There is nothing for sale in that area for less than $500,000. They are either on postage stamp lots of they are new, or in pretty bad shape if older.
Would love to get that one, like the landscaping too, but I agree with hubs need to sell ours first. We can't afford ins and taxes on 4 properties. But I'm excited seeing places in nearby areas for less money. I have no idea why the taxes are that low, I'm guessing possibly a disabled veteran. They have lived there for a lot of years, so could be that. Or it has flooded or something, but I looked doesn't seem to be in a flood zone. The taxes generally run from $4500 to $5500 on houses that price.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Apr 1, 2024 9:03:29 GMT -5
I found this cute house in Lacey. It's at 622 Ranger Drive SE, Olympia, Wa 98503. I really like it and the yard too. Think we are going to have to buy in another area, where son is, is just too expensive. This one is $425k, once we sell ours very doable. Hubs is afraid to buy one in case we can't sell, you never know. But I'm looking in some other areas, what a difference a few miles makes, son said its just denser population there. But its on a quarter acre, so that's ok for us. We would have to put in a heat pump and l likely new flooring in a lot of it, but I still like it.
Ok, off to DD's doc.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 31, 2024 20:14:57 GMT -5
I need to clean my stove top, have the grates off, will do it before bed tonight.
Like I said my foot is killing me tonight, sigh. Finally took a pain killer but they are pretty mild so don't expect much. Will pull out some lidocaine for it or Tiger Balm.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 31, 2024 19:26:41 GMT -5
I didn't get everything done I wanted to do, but did ok. I'm washing the 2 pair of curtains in the kitty room, they haven't been laundered since they have been up, think 2 years so its time. Hubs took them down for me. I'm just drying them and going to fold and not put back up. Think I will pack those back too. Going to keep my curtains they are really nice ones I have picked up from Pennys on some of their awesome sales. If they are too long I can always shorten them for another house. Hubs can put curtain rods at the ceiling if we want to in an 8 foot house and still use them. We have all 9 foot ceilings in this house.
I sure wanted to work in the garage but didn't get there. DD and I to her urology doc tomorrow.
Today was just old fashioned down home cookin'. Pork cutlets, gravy made from the drippins', mashed potatoes with lots of butter, salt, and pepper on them. Fresh green beans broke and cooked with some bacon. DD likes her gravy with bread. It sure was good even though not fancy at all. We like things like that.
I'm heading for my shower. Also trimmed my hair around the bottom today, I did ok. Want to wash and fix DD's again as the front is a bit short, and needs pulled down more. I'm supposed to use the psoriasis shampoo on it 3 days a week and generally only get in 2 times so won't hurt to wash it again.
Have to get up early in the morning so no real late night for me tonight. No nap today, so I should sleep well, but then my feet or foot hurts so who knows. I just looked and we don't have to be in the city till 11, so we have plenty of time to do some fixing on her hair in the morning.
Hubs said he was hot, no wonder, its 70 outside and 75 in here. I just don't want to turn the AC on yet.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 31, 2024 14:39:05 GMT -5
It's beautiful here today again.
I mopped the bedroom floor using some vinegar, water, and a bit of cleaner it said was for hardwood floors. Thankfully I only did our bedroom floor. It left the hardwood dull and streaked, I panicked a little. So I went over it with Bona and its ok. I won't do that again, will stick with Murphys Oil Soap, its the best. So tile all done, next is hardwood.
It's so pretty out we have the windows open and I have SHORTS on the first time this year.
Only smear here is a dead possum in the front yard and some vultures out there, yuck.
Looks like everyone is off enjoying Easter weekend, we are too in our own way.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 31, 2024 10:48:45 GMT -5
I am getting DD a light weight wheelchair or combination chair and walker, though it looks uncomfortable. We do ok here but when we go back to Washington and want to walk places, she can't. Part is lack of activity but I think a lot is her AFib. We stood at the ballet and she had to sit down on the floor of the lobby as she felt she was going to faint. Hard on her and more than I can lift and do anymore. I have one on the wish list on Amazon, looking at a couple of others. I will have it delivered up there. The one only weighs 15 pounds. Back when I bought one for mom, I could not lift and handle the thing it was so heavy. Then you couldn't research online to find things so just accepted that was all there was. I must admit all the conveniences anymore are sure better than they used to be, makes life easier for us and others.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 31, 2024 10:42:35 GMT -5
It sure wouldn't hurt me to do some of those again. Several you named I used to do and got tired and quit. With my crooked foot and the strain on my hips I sure should. If the pain doc recommends shots again I'm going to ask if he can do them in my right foot. They have shot it up with cortisone before and it sure helps, just please use some anesthesia or something as like to killed me it hurt so much. Hope you stop the hurt Pink, nothing worse than trying to work on your feet and have pain like that.
I stayed up way to late last night watching Jericho. It's ok, better than some, but it was almost 3 and like a dummy I got hooked. So almost 11 before I got up, what a waste of a morning. Still bed is made, d/w emptied and refilled, laundry washing, and wastebaskets emptied. I need to go downstairs and replenish our upstairs TP and paper towel supplies.DD is fed, me too, and kitties are out, so now parked on my butt for a bit.
And I'm going to fix this hair, oh my, what a mess it is. Wash and let dry is sure not for me, it's awful. I embarrass myself when I look in a mirror, hubs says, just don't look, ok, big ha ha.
I was dreaming again last night, was riding with mom and she was driving crazy, which she never did. It was foggy and she was driving fast, passing cars, and stuff, I kept asking her to stop doing it. She wouldn't so I said let me out at the next convenience store which she did! I know they didn't have cell phones back then but I was going to call I think either dad or hubs, not sure about that as things started getting where I was just repeating going to call. That's when I woke up, don't know what that was about. I hadn't dreamed for a long time, then the last few months have had quit a few.
Think I will have another bowl of shredded wheat, pills, and coffee, and than should get busy, will see.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 30, 2024 23:39:49 GMT -5
I am watching Jericho, started to once before and lost it. Not bad so far. Of course its about a nuclear holocaust, so not a good theme, or awe inspiring.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 30, 2024 21:05:12 GMT -5
I need to get the boys their shots, I'm behind on them. If they are boarded at some time or fly they have to be current, so need to keep them up.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 30, 2024 20:57:58 GMT -5
Oh my, I just ate a bunch of my fresh green beans. I have always loved them from the time I was a kid when mom cooked them to now. Thankfully they don't have much calories. I only needed a small amount of the good bacon to season them so not calorie rich. I have to be careful, I could eat and eat them till I've had too much. Smokey got in my bowl and was drinking green bean juice, very odd.
Hubs got to hot, the furnace is off and has been, just closed the windows. But its 76 in here and 66 outside. So he opened our bedroom window and turned on the ceiling fan till I go to bed. I was thinking tomorrow was Monday and washed my hair as we were going to the doc. I just realized it is only Sat today. So I'm just letting it dry and not fixing it. I won't look to good tomorrow but we aren't going anywhere, so its ok.
Time to fix DD's pills for the week. And my sweet kitty is all curled up next to me, life is good. Enjoying each day as it comes.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 30, 2024 16:18:10 GMT -5
I finally got my butt in gear. I vacced the house have washed the throw rugs. I will mop the tile areas later. They are the bathrooms, kitchen, and hall way, but it won't take long.
DD's hair looked just awful, we were going to the salon next week but it was bad. So she wanted me to cut it. Well, I did a really good job of it today, I think the best haircut I have ever done on her. She wanted it cut over her ears and the bangs shorter. I think the front is a bit too short but she likes it, said she was tired of it hanging in her face. It won't take a week for it to grow out some, it grows so fast. I couldn't find the thinning shears till I was done, then I remembered the container they were in. I told her we could do that tomorrow, but I'm not sure it needs it this time. She looks very nice. I sure wish I could cut mine. I can do it around the bottom and on the sides but nothing else, just to hard. Mine is a mess too and sure needs done, hope to next week. But I need color too.
The grocery today had really fresh produce. I bought green beans and am breaking them. Going to cook with some Odon bacon. Their bacon was just $4.58 a pound. They had plenty of clerks in the stores today here locally and in the deli too, no waiting, so that made it quick for us. DD and I ran to town earlier and had lunch and picked up a few things.
It's still a beautiful day out, I finally was able to open windows. They spread fertilizer today so we had a dust cloud for quite a while out here. It finally settled earlier.
I poop out easily so breaking beans gives me a break before mopping.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 30, 2024 14:33:02 GMT -5
You know I think the best part of ozempic is it reduces all the cravings for sweets. While DD still will eat some not like it used to be where she wanted them all the time and would eat them all in a day or two no matter how I talked about it to her. She doesn't do that now. Also we eat probably half of what we did. For some reason it also seems to increase your wanting to eat veggies. I so wish we could both do this on our own but being realistic I know neither of us has that kind of willpower. I doubt in all honesty she even realizes it.
It was always a fight when we went to the store, she was pre diabetic and it was getting worse. Her weight kept getting worse for her height and for her heart issues and everything, but she just couldn't comprehend I guess. She worried me to death I was totally stressed and frustrated trying to help her. But then I couldn't help myself.
I want to see the day when anyone who needs it can get it. The price has come down for me as I was concerned I could no longer afford it this year. I have not had a hypoglycemia attack since I have been taking it. Before I ate something all the time and carried glucose pills with me at all times as I would feel like I would pass out. I seemed to get the shakes after any activity. So even if there are side effects, so far the good for us has outweighed the bad. That is so far. Hope it continues.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 30, 2024 10:12:01 GMT -5
I must be insensitive, stuff like an eclipse doesn't bother me. Guess I will see how this total one will effect me. I so wish little guy could have come. He would have had a ball seeing something like. that. He loves science.
They had their parent teacher conference, he is doing great. Said really great in science and math, I know his reading and comprehension is really good too. But his hand writing is not, same with his dad and grandpa, lack of fine motor skills or something. Mine isn't fab so I understand. They are going to teach cursive writing there, he is looking forward to it.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 30, 2024 10:08:18 GMT -5
I need to get busy but hubs was asleep. He tells me he was just dozing, ok, that is why he was snoring? I didn't want to bother him but now he says he needs to get busy too so now I can without disturbing him. I am not in the mood to clean but I need to clean. Need to sweep and mop and pick stuff up too. I also need to get the ladder in and fix that paper above the cabinets before hubs sees what the cat did up there. I can't believe he hasn't noticed it already. I have some glue I bought to fix it, wonder where I put it. Need to get with it.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 30, 2024 8:10:49 GMT -5
I need to clean today, its time believe me. The house needs mopped inside too. The garage also needs straightened some and debris blown out.
Been looking at the the 2 pant suits and dress and so far 2 items are going, one suit and the dress, just leaves the other. Hubs said if you fix them what are you going to wear them for? Good point. Sounds morbid but I need to put back an outfit for my funeral someday. I don't want one of those horrible funeral home outfits, yuck. For hubs just a nice western shirt and jeans I imagine, that's what he always wears. Oh well, easy to do, so will do that one day in the near future.
I am listening to the news, we have one candidate that is a very sick man. The things he does is just horrible and I hope its causing him to lose more voters. Horrible, vindictive, and worse.
It's a beautiful day out so far. Wow, 62 so far, that is nice. Many of you are getting lots of rain, we have had little. If it continues like this we are going to have a long dry summer, not good at all. I'm sure we are way behind on the required amount.
Breakfast time for us. Kitties couldn't handle it this morning, both were ready to go out. I need to put water out for them and some food and they will likely stay out most of the day on beautiful days like this.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 29, 2024 23:03:44 GMT -5
Pink, had the same issue when I started wearing a brace on one leg, it threw me off because now one hip was higher than the other it like to killed me. The solution for me since the other foot had some issues too was they made 2 braces one for each foot so they were at the same level I also went to the chiro for a while to get it to stop hurting. I could see most everyone having pain from that. I agree PT or chiro treatment should help. I also use 5% lidocaine on hurts like that at night. A muscle relaxant from your doctor could possibly help too. I know it hurts so best get it looked at. The fix now will likely be easy, later it could be worse.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 29, 2024 18:00:12 GMT -5
we went to Texas Steak House, haven't been there in ages, it was excellent. It was packed but the service was fast and the food so good. Hubs and I had prime rib, DD grilled shrimp and salad, we all had several rolls. The most we have eaten in ages, I had to unbutton my pants, not good. So now we are home, hubs flopped in his recliner, DD in her bed, and me in mine typing and reading. Again we are just doing routine stuff.
I too am tired, not doing much, falling asleep earlier at night and sleeping better the last few nights, but still sleepy all day. I don't know why either.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Mar 29, 2024 11:07:47 GMT -5
The Other Me, I feel so lucky that hubs has taught me so much. I will have to hire things done, but he has taught me how things should be done and things I can still do myself, so I am fortunate. Of course age is going to have a big effect on anything I do anymore, sadly.
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