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Post by countrygirl2 on Dec 3, 2023 9:29:06 GMT -5
Walmart has sole plate cleaner for irons, i would think safe for most any iron.
Smoke must know we are leaving him. Soon as he eats in the morning, he comes and snuggles in bed with me, then when I get up is in the recliner with me when I sit down. He is snuggled up beside me now. I need to trim both kitties nails and put on flea treatment. Hubs is going to help hold them as they hate that stuff.
I need to get busy, just got up. Going to go downstairs and iron some shirts. I started the dryer again to help reduce wrinkles. I don't do it all the time, but DD's tshirts need ironed.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Dec 2, 2023 23:30:35 GMT -5
Tomorrow need to get busy again. Before I leave the whole house needs cleaned. I keep at the laundry and sometimes hubs folds a load and puts it away. Or like today did DD's blankets while we were gone and I made the bed for her. She fusses when we ask her to do anything but than does it when I say I won't. But its like dealing with a child.
I do clean her bathroom but she isn't real dirty, she picks up her dirty clothes and puts them in the laundry basket, her towels and other things. She is doing a lot better the last few years in her room. Used to be a mess. It may improve more once I straighten and get rid of stuff in her drawers again. I took a lot out of her closet so now she can get her clean clothes in it.
The kitties are about as messy or messier than any of us, LOL! And they just don't listen when I tell them to clean up after themselves.
I just can't get it through my head hubs doing their litter boxes, feeding them and everything if we are gone, even cleaning their fountain for them. I never thought he would do stuff like that, but he does.
Right now with his issues our bathroom isn't as clean, need to do throw rugs again, but he helps empty the trash also. I'm not saying one thing to him about it, because it is already bothering him enough. He is religiously doing the exercises and some new ones to try and help himself. The therapist said he is having to retrain his muscles and some he didn't have to think about before. I so hope it helps him to at least regain some control.
I can remember a neighbor lady quite older than us. Her husband demanded she have breakfast, lunch, and dinner at a certain time every day. She had a cookstove. Her daughter and son had their kitchen extended, remodeled and modernized, and a new electric stove put in. He would not eat a meal off it and made her use the cookstove. Can you imagine? The daughter was a school teacher, both were college graduates. But he was so rigid neither ever married. They all lived together till they died. But when the dad died the cookstove went, in fact it went to my aunt and uncle. That was the way it was for women back than. My dad was bad enough but not quite as bad as that. But I couldn't wait to leave. Yes, the world has changed for women, but if some political parties get their way they will try to push it back again, good luck with that. They would have probably killed me as independent as I was. Anymore I just kind of go with the flow, but I ask hubs to help and he does, but than now he has the time and that makes a big difference.
For the first time in forever I actually have pretty nails. Mine are soft and break easily. I have been painting them and now started putting some hardener on them to help them not break. I won't let them get very long as I know they will break off. One thumb nail I had to file but it's not too awfully short and I caught it in time. I even bought a new file as the old one has worn down I think. I am going to paint them before bed and put another top coat on to protect them.
Ok, hair is dry so took rollers out and will put them and the dryer away. About ready for bed, I'm now getting tired.
I love the commercial on now by Amazon with the llamas singing it it, just the cutest thing.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Dec 2, 2023 10:52:30 GMT -5
Didn't wake up till 9 and I'm still tired. Was going to a crafts show but changed my mind. Think DD will go to the city to pick up my jeans that came in and a copy of the carpet invoice and call it a day.
I couldn't get my computer to come on this morning and when I finally did said wrong password, and my phone had the cancelled credit card so I had a time getting them both going again. I'm still not sure what happened to this computer. Been having problems with it being super slow so thought it crashed. Anyway got it working again and will see how it goes. May have to buy another one
I'm thinking of taking a nap before I head to the city. Also will fix DD a cheeseburger and me a hamburger instead of buying food out.
I heard hubs talking to the cats,, he was taking trash out and loading it up from the bathrooms. He says, yeah boys, I know womans work and why am I having to do this. He was just going on and on with them trying to get a rise out of me. They said he could lift again so he is doing things like that again. But he decided not to go for Christmas, he said I'm just not ready yet. I feel bad but I can't change his mind and he is the one dealing with his issue so I'm sure he knows what he can handle. He said tell them he will be up in April. Like he said he will go up in April so will see them then.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Dec 1, 2023 20:00:28 GMT -5
I ran errands all day. Had to wait at the bank, wait at both pharmicies. Everything was so busy, it was crazy out there even in our little town. I'm so tired. When I got home, folded some clothes and washed some more. Made hubs chili, probably burned his sinuses out it was so hot. I took a shower and was ready for bed at 6. Kept falling asleep in my recliner so gave up. I'm hitting the sack at 8, just can't keep my eyes open. Night all.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Dec 1, 2023 0:33:09 GMT -5
I am tired. Books are caught up, 2 items to do, prorate 2 insurance bills and I just quit for tonight. It's all looking good.
Washed our linens today and put back on the beds. Cleaned cat fountain and 1 litter box, other done last night. I am still doing laundry some nice clothes of DD's and mine I wash separately on mini cycles.
Got my 3 boxes sealed and labeled will send tomorrow. A couple of bank deposits ready and one bill paid to mail.
Called Dish and got that service cancelled, we had had it on hold to see if we missed it and nope, so another bill gone, YES!
Items need to do before leaving:
Pick up pants and top in city, get matching top if they have one.
Write to attorney about end o LLC this year and set up appointment to make minor changes to our will.
Check on RMD's, make sure one in particular will happen, the rest are automatic
Check on Sirius to see if we are getting the best rates, complimentary expired on the Buick.
Flea treatment for cats and on Sat morning see if they can keep them for a week. Maybe be too late but we are waiting on hubs issue, he may end up staying home and caring for them, he would rather. I don't understand hubs would rather stay home than spend time with our only son and family. He is odd like his mother. I wonder if she had love for anyone or anything.
Get exemption in for solar panels on property taxes
Get balance of bill on carpet for tax backup at last house we sold, didn't get bill or hubs tucked it away, its paid.
have to make sure we have enough meds.
Need to get all this done by the 7th, oh and get with behavior rep about an outing for DD for the 5th.
Ok off to hang up more clothes from the dryer and its 12:30, I'm pooped.
I think DD's recons will have to wait till I get back
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 30, 2023 16:26:43 GMT -5
Dinner was wonderful, best food I've eaten in awhile. They season everything just right. Must have 15 kids of pies, hubs loves the pies and the homemade ice cream they have. DD got full quick but she ate a plate of veggies so that's good. I had to watch what I ate to not overdo it. Small quantities of a lot of items. I could have eaten twice that much and than been sick all night, so restrained myself, yum, so good, sigh.
It's just after 4 and I'm getting a shower shortly. Recon is done, 3rd sale is booked and the stray amazon tickets. I need to go through a few Lowe's tickets to make sure they are valid and double check if they are booked already, but I feel good that this is all done. Maybe I can get through DD's recons too. I am missing receipts for carpet I have to request. Have no idea what happened to those.
Have a few other things to do tonight, but about done for the day.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 30, 2023 12:05:19 GMT -5
I ordered some additional white Corelle bowls, they are not cheap, but I needed them.
I'm about done with the last available recon. Than have some papers to go through and book items. So this will at least give me some breathing room. Still have RMD's and things to pull docs for. I need to make a list of items I need to finish before leaving.
Hubs is taking us out for dinner this evening, a place we really like to go. It's an amish buffett.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 30, 2023 12:00:33 GMT -5
Hubs was allowed to take $1200 a year out of MIL's account for expenses. He felt funny doing it, but once I found this our from our attorney I wrote him a check annually, didn't even touch the money he spent for gas and other things, but it was something at least.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 29, 2023 21:57:28 GMT -5
I ordered DD an electric blanket and had it shipped to Wa, will wrap it up there. I have big rolls of wrapping paper here, hate to have to buy more up there. I am wracking my brain trying to figure out more things to buy her. I will come up with a few more items just need to look around up thre.
Washed my hair again and put an oil treatment on it. It came out so much nicer, soft and set nicely. I guess it was just dry, may have to do this a few times.
Printed out the last current bank statement will do this tomorrow. Watching telly tonight. We are cancelling Dish tomorrow as we don't watch it anymore so $45 a month less wasted.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 29, 2023 17:16:35 GMT -5
We went to the city, for hubs checkup, they said he was doing good no longer than it has been. The NP said it will get better as time goes on.
He still isn't sure that he will go, I told him, he may not be able to if he waits any longer as I have to have reservations for the cats and that could be filled. Well if it is, guess he will be home babysitting cats.
They found a small cyst on a kidney so getting a scan in 3 months to make sure that is what it is. They also think his PSA will go to 0 still so it's looking good for him. I sure hope so. They are doing a genetic test on the tumor, if I understand correctly to see if it could reoccur. Not sure I have that right. She said sometimes ins won't pay it, we will if it doesn't so he had it done. 3 months before going back, also blood work at that time.
We went to the grocer and places, me to Pennys. I was going to look through clothing for 1 more jeans and a top, but there was one register open and probably 10 lined up. So I wondered through jewelry, I know their stuff isn't that great, as hubs said if you are going to get good jewelry go to a store for that. But I saw a pretty pair of pearl earrings. They were on clearance and 60% off that price. They are freshwater pearls and white topaz, not diamonds around them but still very pretty. Had been over $400 and I got them for $90, so a nice Xmas gift for me. I asked the guy there if he could check out clothing, he said no just jewelry, I said well looks like ordering online again, unbelievable. I wanted a pair of leather gloves from Lands End, but it was so busy never could get through, would have been 70% off, but I gave up. I am ordering an electric blanket for DD to leave in Washington, she will love that as she is always so cold, may get me one for up there too as not sure how warm that place will be. I already ordered an insulated curtain for the patio door, need to get a rod for it.
Going to do my hair again, going to give it a hot oil treatment and see how that does. Than dinner for hubs, DD and I have nibbled all afternoon.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 29, 2023 9:41:23 GMT -5
Got our Nov light and heat bill $24, this panels sure weren't working right the first year, that is for sure. They only generated about 600 kwh's that month and we used 400 banked hours. This month I expect to use the rest of the banked about 600 plus what will be generated, but we will start owing this month or the next. So we will owe for Jan, Feb, March for sure, but still a huge savings. That helps us cover the drug costs. But not Jan, that one is going to be very expensive since we will both owe deductibles, ouchie.
I'm taking about 3 nice, coordinated outfits with me. I like the matching jeans and sweaters from Pennys. Wish they had more colors of jeans though. I have a gold set and wine colored ones. Have jeans coming called autumn blaze, hoping to find some coordinated sweater.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 28, 2023 22:57:44 GMT -5
Just ordered son a weather station and its for fishing. I think he will enjoy that, gives data and also says when days are good for fishing, shows a fisherman on the screen. So another one done. Also resets the time from the atomic clock, so that is handy, we have several of those types of clocks.
Now DD and DIL are the two left to buy for. The guys I only got 1 gift for each. I think this year gifts will cost $1000 total or less and hopefully some they will like.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 28, 2023 21:55:44 GMT -5
I dropped off a box and bag of stuff from our room to Goodwill. I want to do DD's drawers again before we leave.
I have various things to do tomorrow, some grocery shopping and such, need to make a list.
I opened a can of tuna to nibble on and I gave some to Smoke, he gobbled it up, than he went to his room on his own.
Washed my hair, used a different shampoo so it's a little better, but something is different about it.
Watching an english murder mystery called Written in Blood-Midsomer Murders, it has 4.5 stars.
Tonight it's 21 out so far, hubs said he had heard was supposed to get really cold tonight, it was 18 this morning.
Humm, maybe I will get son a weather station. Had a cheap one for him in NY, may get a nicer one for him, that would work.
Also having two brownies, these are pretty good, some are way to sweet for me.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 28, 2023 15:24:11 GMT -5
I have not done much today.
Have not hit the books yet. Sigh
DD and I ate breakfast at McD's, hubs forgot he had an appt so took off for it and did not eat. He had a Snickers ice cream or something on the way home. He is eating doritos and dip, he bought a whole bunch of junk food the other day, I told him he will end up with dementia like his mom, he is not feeding his brain. He does take vitamins. If he doesn't like what I make he will eat junk. And he knew I was going to bake some brownies and DD some lemon bars so we already had junk for this day. I don't bake as much as I used to thankfully.
Doesn't like chicken, fish, only some pork items, steaks, beef stew meat, and ground round. Will eat barbecue, spinach, peas, carrots, and salad. Noodles, mashed potatoes, potatoes in any form. He ate so much rice working overseas, he doesn't care much for it. He will eat cereals, not the sugar coated stuff either. At least he will eat a baked potato tonight with toppings so that is something.
DD will eat more of a variety than he does.
I will just have to cook more of what he likes I guess, of late have not been doing a good job of cooking. Today I had a mango smoothie and a can of pears packed in their own juice, poured the juice off. We are going to the city tomorrow and I'm stocking up on fruit, about the only fruit he eats is bananas. If he has it he wants tons of sugar on it like in a pie. I eat most fruits raw and fresh, though raw veggies near bedtime are starting to bother me.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 28, 2023 14:56:06 GMT -5
I probably dislike trump as much or more than anyone. However, we are watching Rosalynn Carter's funeral. It is all very classy except, Melania Trump is there and they have not once acknowledged her in any way. They did say all the first ladies a few times, but the rest they said by name. I have been snubbed before and its definitely not a good feeling. Unless it was directed from the family this should not have happened. They are a good family and it seems odd to me, when they preached love that this would happen. Why can't all parties stop doing such as this.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 28, 2023 13:33:01 GMT -5
I ordered hubs custom seat covers for his truck, just the front. I think its the same company I got the ones for his 2006 Lincoln from. They were on sale, so a decent price. That is his Christmas present, like he said it's ok if they don't get here on time. He actually liked the idea so I feel good that I got him something he likes. Not a shirt and stuff like that. We have really scaled back this year. Not for financial reasons, just for lack of anything we need..
Little guy has his presents purchased, need to mail. I don't have anything for DIL son, or DD. I'm usually done by now. Oh boy, not good. I will have a lot to do from the 8th to the 25th. But that's ok, will keep me out of trouble.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 28, 2023 13:10:32 GMT -5
You may have read this already, but its still good. DIARY OF A SNOW SHOVELER: Moved to North Dakota this fall. We heard that summers are fun and winter is beautiful. We think there is no more beautiful a place in the whole world! December 8 - 6:00 PM It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses print. So romantic, we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow! December 9 - We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the whole world? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had! Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life! December 12 - The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment! My neighbor tells me not to worry- we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor. December 14 - Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so. December 15 - 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all. December 16 - Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel. December 17 - Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God! I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room. December 20 - Electricity's back on, but had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling! Took all day. The damn snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but. they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying. December 22 - Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white shit fell today, and it's so cold, it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to piss. By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again, I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob-who has a plow on his truck-for the rest of the winter, but he says he's too busy. I think the asshole is lying. December 23 - Only 2 inches of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she, nuts?!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago. She says she did but I think she's lying. December 24 - 6 inches - Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snow plow, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling, and then he comes down the street...at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents...but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow. December 25 - Merry f---ing Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight - snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God, I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a fricking idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to feed her through a chipper shredder. December 26 - Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves. December 27 - Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $4,400 to replace all my pipes. December 28 - Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. The BITCH is driving me crazy!!! December 29 - 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am? December 30 - Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars, not only for the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother. Nine more inches predicted. December 31 - I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling. January 8 - Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed -Author Unknown
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 28, 2023 11:54:38 GMT -5
Got DD to the chiropractor so she is happy. She said it really helps. Talked to son a bit and they are trying little guy in soccer. Maybe something like that he can do on his own. He tried baseball and son said he had to watch him swinging a bat around and him not paying attention to others doing the same. We will see how this turns out. He needs to do something to burn energy that's for sure.
I suggested they come here as son is off a month but he said little guy is in school and in soccer now so hard to leave. I guess hubs will be alone for Xmas, he doesn't care but I do a lot more than he does.
I want to get him front seatcovers for his 2021 truck. He has caught something he wears on the front seat and has torn it on the side and looks awful plus its going to tear more. So just the front 2 are needed and the passenger just so they match.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 28, 2023 0:51:11 GMT -5
I thought I posted on here not long ago but don't see it here. I have made order out of chaos!! October is closed, in good condition, I have 2 sales of property booked only one more to go. Depn table was updated from last year, nothing added this one, so far. I am hoping to finish November the statement is out, shouldn't take long. Printed out and checked off invoices from Amazon, none of the ones I checked have been posted, not a ton of money but will still post them. I have odds and ends of things to clear up and post, some cash tickets and a few from debt cards. I went through a lot of receipts and payments, realized a lot of them came from Washington when hubs was painting and doing things up there, so pitched those. Books are current to date. Need to be clean at year end so they can be closed out. Next is DD's, but hers doesn't have a lot in it this year either. I could wait till I get home and may have to. I just have a better time if things like that aren't hanging over my head to do. Tomorrow, DD to chiropractor, next day go with hubs to docs appointment. But I can work on those in the afternoon. We want to know how much for taxes we have to pay soon as possible, and get it over with. We sure made no money on rentals last year, but did on the sales at least.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 27, 2023 18:40:04 GMT -5
My office is covered in paper right now, but its getting more and more organized.
I don't know what happened with the touchup this time but my hair is not soft and pretty like normal. I need to ask the beautician if she used something different on it. I go there because I like the way it comes out, shiny and easy to manage. Not so much right now, who knows why.
My sweet kitty left my paper box on my desk and is over here lying beside me. Dinner is done, I need to put leftovers away and load the d/w. We had spinach tortelini's with garlic basil spaghetti sauce.
We are also eating our pantry down and the one freezer so we are doing pretty good. I am out of ground round. I opened a package that said ground bacon?? I must have picked it up at Odon as ground beef. Never heard of it before. So hubs looked it up and says you can use it in a lot of dishes. Seem's kind of bad for cholesterol though. I will try some it with something. We thought about frying and using for toppings but I can't see a way to thoroughly soak the grease off it. I'm going to look up some suggestions for its use.
Might as well take a shower, fix my hair and than get back to work. Want to finish as much as I can of this stuff tonight. I need to get it done as I need to do cleaning before I leave. I want to leave things clean for hubs.
He said he is doing a little better, that he thinks the exercises are starting to help. We don't think he will ever be back like he was, but think it can get better. It may just be too early for him to try and travel, He said don't worry about it, for DD and I to go whether he can this time or not. He will sees the kids when he takes the boat up in about April. But every year you miss you can never get back.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 27, 2023 18:26:33 GMT -5
I'm moving forward, through October with recording, have to print my depn schedule and enter it. I only see a couple of items we added this year and since the properties have not been in service this year, I should be good. Well the PO was but the bathroom work was done in 2022, so that's good.
His grandma's place was sold in Jan so done. PO is October, and other house November so I'm getting there.
I am going to keep at it till I finish as I want to be able to spend a month without thinking about it. If I don't will stay awake at night thinking about it. Work stuff used to bother me like that. I will finish all I have to enter through my last statement. Then I can print off the check register for this year and check with the invoices I printed off Amazon to check if I have them recorded.
I found why there were so many that hubs had and we didn't use, it was for stuff he bought while in Washington working on the mobile. Didn't dawn on me he had gotten that much stuff, so it's getting lots better.
I am going to be more careful with my credit card as it has been so compromised, don't want it happening again.
I have accounted for everything except the occasional charges for $7.99 and $11.99. They seem to be prime video but we pay for that by the year and its not owed. Hubs said he might have subscribed to something not realizing it. I have checked the channels and all my amazon spots and don't see anything. But I'm wondering if DIL may be looking at something or little guy when at the house. I may have to call amazon on those to find out. There are maybe 1 or 2 each a month. I will do that later right now need to finish what I'm doing instead.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 27, 2023 9:34:00 GMT -5
I have the invoices printed out, not as many as I thought. I also need to print out my Lowes statement, all that posts is the payments and I need to match those receipts to the statements, so have some to print out. He worked on the house about 4 months so need to get those. At least he was only working on one property so I know all the items he purchased are for it, so at least there is that.
I know what needs to be done, its just matching and reconciling and in regard to one question yes, it will run more than $1000, and I need them all to have support for my tax deductions. I give my recons with supporting documentation to the CPA. They just do the taxes, I do the prep. It's why I'm getting rid of the LLC as its just not worth the money it costs now to leave anything in it. They charge by schedule. And there are a lot for the little involved. Last year and this year not worth it.
Now only one will be left for next year so will go back to just being listed on a schedule.
It will work out, but I just need to do the footwork to get it done. I'm spending more time griping about it than just doing it so to work I go.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 26, 2023 23:06:46 GMT -5
LOL, yeah Bidens fault.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 26, 2023 22:58:24 GMT -5
Yeah Peace I know I can get into them that way and print them. But on the credit card only states amazon and still need to match and then journal to the proper account if not already charged, so its matching and checking, just will take time. I feel like I still have a job and just don't want to have to do this stuff anymore, so part of it is my problem too.
I just want to be done with rentals, buying stuff, dealing with the people, just want to sell the last one and run. I'm 77 and just don't want to have to deal with this any longer I will be ok once I get this years done.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 26, 2023 21:43:27 GMT -5
Yes, hubs said my car isn't very far away from a set of new tires either.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 26, 2023 21:40:21 GMT -5
I'm also having trouble giving up a beautiful, energy efficient home that really needs nothing. I'm worried he will decide we just need to live in the trailer instead of a nice home. I have lived in under construction places a lot and I don't mind that but will he be able to do it again? That is the only way we can get a nice house there, I agree with him on spending a ton of money on one. Having the work done up there I think would be prohibitive and hubs would balk at paying what it costs anyway. And he isn't going to be happy. I asked him what he will do there, he said probably take a lot of long drives. He doesn't want to do anything just drive, so its not pleasurable to me either to just do that.
I don't know, just worries me. I thought we would be all set by now and didn't expect son to be about as far away from us as he is and still be in the US.If it weren't for DD none of this would be necessary, I don't blame her in anyway. But I'm not even sure this is the answer for her either, she has open ended benefits here. I wonder how much interest son will take in her. I just don't want this to end up being a big mistake. I have even talked to hubs about buying a smaller, new home in town with a nice garage and splitting time between the two where we don't have much outside work to do. There are no easy answers. I'm ready to scale down and just enjoy life, his enjoyment in life is working on stuff. He said I guess I will start working on the motorhome again to get things fixed so it will sell better. I only need to put new backsplash stuff behind the sink in the kitchen in it and clean. He has other things he wants to fix. Perhaps to him not working on stuff equates being ready to die or something. I just don't know.
For us both this is a huge, huge decision. We likely could leave a house here in son's name and let her live in it with state supplied help and another resident for the rest of her life. She likely has enough benefits to do that too.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 26, 2023 21:22:54 GMT -5
I am working on books. If I had been on a job and the "workers" did not make sure their stuff was in so I can use it, I would have been on a rampage. I always kept after hubs giving me all the receipts, but I was gone 2 months, than have been procrastinating on bringing stuff up to date. I would ask him do I have the receipts, yeah, , but I don't think he was listening.
It seemed like an awful lot of stuff was being ordered from amazon and I had no receipts?? For some reason on this last house he started ordering more and more stuff from them well on the credit card you have no way of knowing what it is unless you can match it up. Now I'm finding out he can't get the printer to work on his Ipad so I'm reconciling accounts and there are tons of receipts I don't have. I have our credit card broken down so I can charge to the property acct, mine, his, or DD's when I make payments on it. Used to be MIL's had an acct too. It works well if you have everything. So now I'm here and going to have to get all the invoices printed out and journal them in. I have paid a lot of this out of our personal account. Now I'm going to have months of items to print out and match up, damn. Not only that he has paid out of our regular acct with a debit card, his acct with a debit card, and cash. I'm trying to match to the credit card and realize its debit so sort those down. This is a small business should not be this much work, now almost none, yet here I am. I'm far from perfect because I haven't been to school for what 50 years and haven't work in over 20 so I too have forgotten things. I'm sitting here hoping we don't get audited. I don't like doing stuff this way.
I only have a couple more months to bring up to date, but I think I have missed a lot of charges. I will get it, but not wanting to deal with it isn't helping me either. I am leaving the 7th and hope to get it in better order before I leave, will only have 2 more recons to do and they should be simple. Hope to finish this part before I go, review my depn schedules and just go back over everything.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 26, 2023 18:52:01 GMT -5
Hubs ordered this soap some time ago as an antibacterial soap. It's called Dettol aad costs $13 for 12 bars on Amazon. It's one of the few soaps I have ever been able to use besides Caress or Dove without itching. It's supposed to clean 99% of bacteria and viruses, don't know about that but it suds well and I like the smell. I believe its made in Indonesia. I'm taking a bar or two to Washington have no idea if it will sud in water not conditioned, guess, I will find out.
I also bought 2 shower cartrigdes to remove chlorine from the shower water as I found it harsh and it did a number on my hair. Hopefully this will help, they filter up to 1000 gallons of water than replace. Also a countertop water filter from Classic Fresh for there so I don't have to buy bottled water. Again purifies water and creates better taste and removes any solids. So kind of a Xmas present to me. I know Berkleys are considered better ones, but I read reviews and the positives were only 67% so not sure that is good enough to pay $500 for one of their. Guess I will find out. Besides its not the receptacle, its the filtering media that makes the difference.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 26, 2023 17:58:42 GMT -5
No surprise they are saying create white kids I think that is partly what the abortion stuff is about.
I am also giving my pretty calendars as gifts to some folks, I think the pics are so pretty.
I have got to remember to not eat a bunch of raw veggies before bed again like I did last night. Stomach doesn't tolerate that like it used to. I was miserable with gas, thank goodness I found my gas ex pills. Still it was a long time before it was all relieved.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Nov 26, 2023 13:42:23 GMT -5
I already got little guy a bunch of Star Wars Characters at Ollies and ordered him some fleece shirts for him that are warm, his mom said he outgrew his last ones. They give his outgrown clothes to a friend of son's for his grandson they are raising. She takes good care of their clothing so I'm sure it's in good condition.
I also got his some Lands End jammies. I get that stuff on sale. When I left up there I bought him a McD's gift card and a Subway card, may do that again.
He has been to the Science deal and I have taken him to that childrens museum, he loves it.
I'm thinking of Starbucks for his mom and maybe McD's for his dad for his coffee. I don't know.
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