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Good Morning, I watched the videos and it's definitely a rat. A very big rat. I don't know why he's not attracted to the traps, I used peanut butter and cheese, but this rat wants corn. He also passes on the poison pellets. I'll have to come up with something new and different. Or, wait it out until all the corn is gone.
I got another llama sheared yesterday morning and then John and I both took the afternoon slow and easy. John actually sat in his rocker and napped a bit. I tried to work on my email update. I need to get that out this weekend because I know I want it done before Norma comes up. I won't take the time to do it then, we have a whole week of activities planned.
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Morning all.
I took a fall on Sunday and am sore and bruised all over. Also have a sprained right arm (though that's starting to feel a bit better now). Too make matters worse, I had to walk the dog Tuesday night when he went to his monthly American Legion meeting, so just hobbled along with the dog (who kept looking over his shoulder giving me the "you're not doing it right" look once again).
Sheryl already knows about this (posted about it on Facebook), but when I got home from work yesterday I had to chase down our neighbor's little white dog, who once again got out of her backyard. Finally caught the little stink pot and put her in our house until our neighbor got home from work (we emailed her to let her know we had her). She pretty much put Cisco in his place, ate his food, ate some of the cat food, checked out the litter box, jumped on my bed, and then started following Dad around. Ha!
We'll be back in triple digits by the end of the week. Oh boy!
Alright, back to work. Again, oh boy!
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Sannferris-poison a few pieces of corn on the cob.
Mygnsac-Wow, I hope you heal quickly. Has cisco decided to be friends with the neighbor dog or just be bullied instead? LOL.
Good morning everyone, it's 85 degrees and 68% humidity out there right now. I came in an hour ago and it was 81 degrees and 80% humidity then. At least it's a little bit drier now but we do have another one of those 105-109 degrees heat index warnings today.
I watered the garden and dreamed about picking another watermelon this morning, lol. We finished the one we pulled on Saturday. Yummy to the last bite.
Have a great day everyone.
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Morning all. Well, once again, yay it's Friday.
Eating a fish taco for lunch from the Grille in the office. Not too bad.
Took Dad a bowl of potato soup home from La Bou after work yesterday, but I just got stuck in the office, so by the time I got home he had already eaten. I guess he'll have it for lunch today.
Will be stopping at the grocery store after work, then home to get my first load of laundry going. Will probably only do one tonight, then finish the rest this weekend.
Cisco migrated to the middle of my bed in the middle of the night again, but at least this time he left me some blanket!
One of my co-workers brought in her new bull dog puppy to show us, but the security guards wouldn't let her in with her...sheesh. I got to meet her outside the building. Just cuteness overload, and she gave me a puppy kiss.
Anew...the neighbor's dog was only in our house for about an hour, so no they aren't friends. They weren't agressive, but Cisco was obviously jealous of the attention I paid her. Also, sure wished I could have one of your melons! Still haven't found a good one around here!
I guess I'll finish my lunch and get back to work. I suspect it will be another long day. Be glad when it's done.0 -
Mygnsac, I'm amazed you can't get a decent watermelon out there. Used to be all fruits and vegetables were excellent coming from California. Sad.
Is that fish sandwich a new item on the menu? I'd love to have a good fish sandwich.0 -
anewstart22 wrote: »Mygnsac, I'm amazed you can't get a decent watermelon out there. Used to be all fruits and vegetables were excellent coming from California. Sad.
Is that fish sandwich a new item on the menu? I'd love to have a good fish sandwich.
I think it's new, but was a fish taco. I keep holding out hope.0 -
Hi all, thought I'd better get in here and chat cause I know I'll be gone a lot the next week as out County Fair is starting. We had Fair set-up this morning. I helped from 8-9:30 and then did my shopping and still made it home shortly after 12. Lori and I did one job we've never done before and that was staple up the green sheeting that helps keep the sun from shining in so strongly in the swine area. I held the fencing and she stapled and the staple gun had a kick to it. Now I'm working on the house, getting stuff together that I'll haul around for use and some other little things.
I didn't do anything big and exciting this last week. We did get two nice rains – any rain in July is nice. I fixed a 6 lb. Meatloaf for Sunday dinner in the crockpot. Had enough left for one leftover meal. It was a little crazy celebrating but we got it done. We sang the song 6 times, lit candles for each and they took turns opening their gifts.
When I was cleaning Saturday, I found some soft scrub I had bought one time and must not of thought it did a very good job since it was there and I didn't know it. Well I decided to give it another whirl in the back shower and it worked well. I just did a bit on one wall but will work on cleaning u the whole thing in the coming weeks.
We bought more boxes for books this week. Ralph went to a book sale and the Bibles were free so got about 3 boxes of them plus bought some study type books. We took our friends going back to Kenya out to Braums and had a nice visit and meal. I've also acquired a bunch of kitchen staples as they had stuff they didn't get used and had to empty the house. So some for the freezer, a little for the fridge and a bunch from the cupboards. Can use it myself or donate to the food pantry but it got it out of their house. I had the spaghetti box in my hands and leaned over to pick something up. The box didn't stay closed so guess who got to play pick up spaghetti sticks.
My sister picked the last of the sweet corn Alan had planted and sent me over another bag (husked at least) so I spent a morning freezing about 7 quarts of corn. The white corn we plant for the Kenyans was ready to pick this week. They charge them a dime a year just so they pay something and they picked 5443 ears in about 4 days – most was picked in the heat of the day. They would come out dripping wet but they wanted to get it.
Lori's kids were out this afternoon to give their pigs the first washing. They'll get another one on Monday. Ralph is taking them to the fair about 7:30 in the morning. I'll go in around 9 when the foods judging starts. Will maybe help there. I've been gathering stuff I take together as I've straightened the house.
Alan's family left yesterday to go out where she is from but the bus got hot so they took it to a chevrolet place (think it's the water pump) and they gave them a loaner car and they came back home (an hour's drive). They they figured out they could take the van so left to return the loaner car and travel on. It was kind of funny cause they had to jump the loaner car.
Tonight will be the usual pizza and salad. We had a bunch of produce given us last Sunday so I've made cucumbers and onions, tomatoes and cucumbers with a little ranch and vegetable relish so lots of good eating. I'll be eating out a lot this next week and Ralph will have a number of TV dinners but I kind of call this my “vacation”.
Ok, I'm going to try and finish this up. Went down to the furnace room this afternoon and there was a bunch of water on the floor. I was afraid it was the water heater except I still had hot water. No, it's how our ac drains and it wasn't doing it right so Ralph got the air compressor and blew dark yucky fluid out – seems like more than the pipe should have held. I did get the broken exercise bike carried out in the yard and picked up things a bit. Now hopefully the floor dries out quickly.
Sheryl, glad the moles seem to be gone but yuck on the big rat. Can you put corn in the trap to get him to go in? Glad you had a nice outing a week ago. Kind of fun just to meander around the stores. Glad you were able to help John with the project he started when you went to Bible study. John has a real gem in you. How many llamas have you gotten done now? How exciting that it's almost time for Norma to come.
Isabella, nice of you to spend some time with Jami. Sorry her ankle is not healing well.
Anew, fun to have friends come and visit. I'm sure they enjoyed your meals. 17 pounds is a big watermelon and good to the last drop is even better. Alan's hired man was down in Texas last weekend and brought back some watermelons and Alan said one was 44 lbs. That's huge. I think they took it out west with them.
Oh, Marcie, sorry your had another fall. Doesn't sound like it slowed you down too much though – even giving Cisco a walk and chasing down a neighborhood dog. I saw his picture on facebook. He's a cute one.
Today only got up around 90. Would love to have a week of those kind of temperatures – would help with the animals at the fair. We'll see what happens. We can use fans so they are taken care of. I've got all but two rooms straightened now and the are probably the worst ones (kitchen and living room). I need to find my belt pack so I don't have to carry my purse all the time and get my bag loaded up so getting closer to be ready.
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Hi everyone,
I worked today from 7am to 2pm. Yay! I got the contracts caught up except for ones that I am still waiting for something on. I didn't have time to work on the warranty letters or the city licenses. You never seem to get as much done as you think you are going to.
I got an e-mail from my nephew who lives in NC whose wife had a baby named Austin about 6 mos ago. They are having a "meet Austin" party in NJ in September and are inviting everyone in the family. I'd love to be able to go because you never know if/when everyone will be together again but it is not in the budget. That's OK.
Debora mentioned getting some rain in July. I had my car detailed last month and a couple of weeks later a bird pooped all over one side of it at work so I took it to the carwash last weekend. We very seldom get rain in July but that Monday we had a very short very hard rain fall. I was parked under a tree so all the dirt from that tree came down on my car and it looked FILTHY! I couldn't stand it (can't I have her clean for at least a little while!!!) so when I got home from work that night we got the hose out and washed her down again! I am not parking under those darn trees any more if I can help it!
Debora, county fair is a very busy time for you. Funny that you call it your "vacation" time.
but for you that is probably true! I can't imagine trying to celebrate 6 birthdays all at once but I bet it was fun! Really nice that you guys plant all that wonderful corn for the Kenyans. I'm sure they love it and really appreciate it. I recently bought softscrub that has bleach in it. It cleans really well. I had to stop and think for a minute when you mentioned your belt pack. I'm used to calling it a fanny pack. I think I like the term belt pack better. Yes, that will definitely be much better than carrying your purse there.
Anew, that watermelon sounds fantastic! I only bought 1 watermelon so far this year. I'll have to take a chance on another brand because I haven't seen any dulcineas this year. They should hopefully all be good this time of year. I'm glad the pillow works so well for you. I'd love to give it a try but Dan does not want me to purchase from QVC. I'll have to work on him.
Sheryl, yay on no more moles and getting another llama shorn but bummer on the BIG rat. Just so you know, we really like your rambling!
When is Norma coming? I did have another question for you - I was wondering if you chopped up the logs of the tree with an axe like in the movies?
Marcie, so sorry to hear that you fell again! Sounds like it was a bad one. Hope you're feeling better. You'll have to get tougher on Cisco taking over the bed even if he did leave you some covers. Too funny about the neighbor dog coming in and taking over! Your neighbor needs to do something about her fence or gate. Wouldn't want anything to happen to the little devil!
Well, Dan is waiting for me to go to Trader Joe's and Sprouts so I'll close for now. If any of you have a Sprouts in your area they are having their 25% off the health and beauty dept this week. We plan to stock up.
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Isyvanek-You can buy that pillow on Amazon too!0
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Good Morning.
Thanks Isabella, for asking again, saves me from scrolling back and trying to find it. I use a wedge and a sledge hammer to split the wood. Then I can hit it more than once. John has used an axe before, but I'm not that gifted in the aim department, I need to place the wedge where I want the cut and tap it in a little and then heave the sledge hammer over head. On tough logs, where the wedge gets stuck, I have additional wedges to use if necessary, but usually the one will crack that thing open with 3-4 hits.
Marcie, hope you heal completely and quickly. We all have to watch our step, this falling thing is not fun.
I got the windows washed...WOW, what a difference. I can see out again.
Norma's on the road, spent last night with friends in Northern California and will go to church with them this morning and then get back on I-5 right after church and spend tonight with cousins in Grants Pass, Oregon. I expect her to arrive at my house sometime tomorrow, late afternoon.
I am so excited, and an added bonus for her is that we're forecast to have a heat wave and hit triple digits this week, she will love it.0 -
Good Morning. The saga continues...
I got big plastic Rubbermaid containers over the weekend and now have all the bags of cracked corn secured. I mixed some crack corn in with the poison rat pellets at each bait station, untouched. I set another rat trap out plus the live animal trap and used can corn since it sticks better than the dry cracked corn so it would stay in place on the traps. Well, the corn is got and the live animal trap is sprung with no critter in it. This guy is tricky, so much smarter than me. I have found the video clip where he enters, at 11:20 pm, now I have to find the video clip where he's in the trap, eating and see how he escapes. Maybe he's even bigger than I realize and the trap doesn't come down while he's totally inside. If the door comes down on his back, I could see how he could back out. I'll set up the bigger trap tonight. This rodent is costing me hundreds of dollars in surveillance system and Rubbermaid totes and corn and peanut butter and cheese, not to mention my time and effort and frustration, I'm ready for this battle to be OVER!!!
Only about 6 hours left before Norma is here and I can play, play, play.0 -
Good morning, it's 89 degrees and 46% humidity. It sprinkled a little this morning so it was much cooler when I went out to water. No heat index warnings as of yet today, maybe we get to cool off a little today. The watermelon keeps growing and I think I might have another big one coming on. Seems it's at least 10 pounds already and still has at least 4 weeks out there to finish. The other two are right behind it. I'll start some tomato seeds today.
Not too much going on here, just trying to keep my house ready for guests instead of letting things pile up on the table and counters. The clutter makes it look so dirty when it really is clean, just stuff to put away, lol. So, on that note, I need to get the dishes done and figure out tonights dinner.
Sannferris-I hope you can get that rat handled soon.
Have a great day everyone.
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Good Morning. Well, I can see that the rat entered the barn, but the traps are untouched, the corn is still sitting on the pad in the center. I set up both live traps, and the rat trap. I'll check out the video clips and see when he entered. Viewing the rest of the videos takes a much longer time and I keep putting it off. I make copies of all the clips and have them in a folder labeled, view to "watch for any action". They're piling up and maybe I'll never make the time to view all of them. Boring!!!!
Norma arrived yesterday at 2:30 pm and while she made phone calls and texts to let everyone know she arrived safely, I made late lunch and we just visited all afternoon. Sat on the glider bench on the front deck, it was nice, in the shade so not too hot.
Today, we go to Bible study and then have lunch with Carol. Head back home so I can make late lunch for John.
Tomorrow, John will go with us to Seaside. He probably won't enjoy the women visiting part, but the drive will be scenic. I already told Norma that I want seafood when we go to the coast. I'll be eating out a lot this week and enjoying every bite of it.
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Good late evening. It's been a couple of blah days for me I guess. I did my usual watering in the garden this morning and promptly sat on my rear end until I told myself I needed to do something. So, I decided to get some tomato seeds started for my fall crop. I have decided not to use the cuttings I took from the plants I already had grown. I will be growing completely different tomatoes this fall instead. I do need some sweet cherry tomato seeds but am having a hard time choosing the kind to get. I guess hubby wants his even sweeter than what we had in the garden this past spring. That explains why he didn't eat as many as I thought he would. He said he liked what we had but he wants sweeter.
I've also decided that I want to plant a butterfly garden in front. It seems most of the plants they like can handle the hot direct sun for most of the day like we get out there. I still need my planters built though and don't know when that will occur, lol.
One thing at a time.
Sannferris-Sounds like you are enjoying your sisters stay with you. I would be really mad if I couldn't get hold of that rat too.
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Good Morning, a quick note before I jump into the shower and get ready to go out. More details later...we'll be staying home all afternoon and I'll try to pop back in here to tell you about the last 2 days, we're having FUN!!!0
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Morning.
Sure was hot here yesterday. Never did get to open the windows and get some fresh air in the house. Still in triple digits, but they say we'll be back down in the 90s by the weekend.
I need to go out this weekend and buy a clock to hang up in my bathroom. I bought one on Amazon and thing doesn't work. Will have to box that up and send it back to them. I stopped at Ross yesterday after work to see if they had one, but all they had was those huge decorative clocks that you hang in the living room.
I had a dog pressed against my back all night last night and a cat draped at the end of the bed. Once again infested with animals. Nothing like having a hot dog on a hot night.
I'm about ready to kill this form I'm working on here at work. Darn thing is just giving me grief. Even had to have someone from IT come down and take a look at it. She couldn't figure out the issue either, so it looks like I'm starting over from scratch. Oh joy!
Sheryl, glad you're enjoying your time with Norma. It's nice that she could visit again.
Anew, good luck with the tomatoes. A neighbor gave us a few from his garden. I haven't tried them yet. Think I'll do that tonight.
I bought a watermelon at the Farmer's Market across the street from work on Tuesday and the guy promised it was a good one. He lied. A Co-worker said she was going to go to the store and pick me out a good one. Came in to work today and there it was. That was nice of her. Will carve it up tonight and check it out.
Yesterday one of my other co-workers brought in a bag each of the new Lays potato chips, and took a poll on what everyone preferred. I'm not much of chip person anymore, but I did try one of each flavor (Fried Green Tomato, Crispy Taco, and Everything bagel. with cream cheese. The consensus here was the Crispy Taco was the best of the lot. I agree. Though...I won't be buying any! Took a few of each home to Dad and he thought they were yucky.
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Good Morning, hey guys, sorry that I didn't get back over here yesterday...we're headed out the door again this morning. I'll be back when I can, maybe I just have to wait until Norma leaves.0
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Alive and well here but now playing catch-up from not doing anything.0
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Good late evening. Had some rain very early am and some again this afternoon so I did not water the garden. Been a very slow day today because of the rain, I just want to sleep when it rains, lol. I did the dishes and a load of laundry but that's about it until we went out for dinner with some friends. Went to a mexican food place we haven't been in at least 14 years. I can remember now why we never went back, the food is not very good.
I'm having the problems with cramping all over my body again. This evening while standing in the parking lot after dinner my left thigh backside started to cramp something fierce and I couldn't get it to stop for about 20 minutes. Stretching or putting weight on it did not help, I just had to get through it. I think it's the water pills that are doing it because if I stop taking them I am okay. Even taking the potassium has not helped the situation. I don't know how I can fix this problem and I need the water pills so my lungs don't fill up with fluid again. We have already done blood testing to test my minerals and everything was fine in that area.
We bought a Sweet Kiss cantaloupe the other day at the grocery store and boy did it live up to it's name. Sweet, almost sickly sweet and it was very juicy with the juice running off the knife blade while cutting it up. I don't think it is something I will buy very often, it was just too sweet for me. It's a hybrid produced by a company called Sandstone.
Well, I don't have much more to say so I will say goodnight to everyone and I hope you all have a great weekend.
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Night all. Turning in for the night. Been another long day, and I'm ready for it to be over! Anew, I sure you are feeling better!0
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Hi all, I went to the farmer's market on Saturday. I haven't been there in quite a while. It was nice. I got some honey, some pink grapefruits, some mixed beans, some nectarines, and some essential oils. Then I went to Trader Joe's and to Ralph's. I am a HAPPY GIRL! Ralph's had mini watermelons on sale for $1.50 each and they were my favorite Dulcinea brand! Yay!! I had to buy 2! I made chicken adobo for dinner and we watched a recorded movie. It was a nice satisfying day. Today we went to church then to Jimbo's. Then I made my greens for the week and I put together a quinoa, artichoke, spinach, and egg casserole which I will bake for dinner and we'll have leftovers for the week.
Dan and I talked about it and decided that I should check into airfare to NJ for the week of Sept 16th because the whole family (or most of us) may never be together again so if it is around $500 or less then I should go. Stay tuned for further developments.
Also, Jami's ankle is doing better. The therapist released her to walk around the house briefly with just the brace on and not the boot. She is hoping to be able to be "bootless" by the time they leave for Italy the first week of September.
Sheryl, interesting that you split the wood with a wedge and a mallet but it makes sense. Sounds much safer! I'm jealous of your clean windows. I don't know when was the last time we cleaned ours. Very smart idea to put the cracked corn in the plastic containers. Hopefully you'll get that dang rat soon. I know you are having a fabulous time with Norma as you always do. I look forward to hearing the details of the rest of her visit when you get a chance. I just love the thought of the two of you sitting on the glider, relaxing and getting caught up.
Anew, thanks for the info that the pillow is available on Amazon. I'll have to look into that. Did you decide what tomato seeds to plant? A butterfly garden out front sounds wonderful. You will love that I think. I too usually have a couple of little stacks of paper on a counter here and there. Every time I go thru it and clean it up I decide not to let it stack up like that again but I do anyway. Sheesh! Bummer about the cramping. Sounds awful! Do you think magnesium might help?
Debora, glad you checked in to let us know you're OK. I got a chuckle out of you saying that you were playing catch up from "not doing anything" because we all know you are always doing something! You just didn't get a chance to do anything at home this week.
Marcie, did you find a clock for your bathroom? I use a travel clock in my bathroom. That works really well for me. I don't remember - did you ever say whether you tried that new restaurant near work? Bummer about having to re-do that form at work but if even the IT guy couldn't figure out what was wrong then at least you know it wasn't just you. How was the watermelon your co-worker brought you? Those new lays don't sound very inviting. I don't really care for flavored chips unless it's something relatively simple like salt & vinegar or jalapeno flavor.
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Good Morning. So many things I want to say, but won't get it all out this morning because I want to get my photos from the camera to the computer and email them to Norma. I got a phone call from Norma yesterday afternoon, she made it home safely and her house is still intact. We dropped her off at PDX and John and I ran errands before heading back home. Actually found what we were looking for at Lowe's, shocking!! Usually, we have something in mind and can't find it. John wanted sprinklers that had a "go thru" connection so that another hose could be attached and have several watering spots in the pasture right in a row. We got that set up and it looks like it will work out well. At least it keeps John busy, fussing with all the hose and getting it all set up just right...after an hour or two, move it to another area and fuss all over it again. I wouldn't bother, just wait for rain.
I plan to go to Bible study today, but not a bunch of errands so I won't be leaving John for very long.
Isabella, oh, I so hope that you find some good flight prices. I'm sure you will love seeing the family again.
Glad that Jami is doing better, I mentioned her situation to Norma as we were hiking. I can't imagine how she made her way back with an injury.
I'm going to close for now. It's forecast to be hot this afternoon, so I probably won't work outside later, I'll come back in here to the computer, in front of the fan, and give you more details.0 -
Hello I've got a lot of days to cover but you probably won't have to listen to as much detail. The fair was good. The weather was comfortable and no rain. I even needed a jacket the night of the hog show. I had lunch (Chinese buffet) with a friend on Tuesday and with another friend on Thursday and ate Mexican. The livestock sale was good – every 4-Her got at least $650 on the animal that went through the auction. The kids did okay with all their exhibits and two of the grands are able to take something to the state fair. We had three times in the concession stand and I really goofed with one of them. I thought we worked Wednesday morning and had help lined up. But at 9 on Tuesday morning I got a call asking who was working that morning (time to work started at 8:30). After "arguing" with them, I realized I goofed so as I was driving in I was making phone calls and got enough to work. Even got Julie to come in which was fun cause we found out she used to work with one of the concession stand managers. I enjoyed watching the grandkids, visiting with people you don't see often and taking it easy. Thursday morning was clean-up and it went quite smoothly for the most part. We did have some people remove exhibits before they are allowed so they won't get their ribbon money – rules are to be followed. A great time.
Thursday evening I had Bible study. We had a birthday to celebrate so had snacks and caught up with each other. Got our next study selected and got out at a reasonable time. Friday was the usual errands and time at home. We worked on the dehumidifies and realized it can be fixed. So need to shop for another one. Saturday I went to a baby shower – had two fun games – the Price is Right and figuring out some children's books with emojis. Fun to visit, good food, good devotional and she got lots of nice things. Then I straightened the house, made brownies, cucumber salad, etc. along with finishing up my SS lesson. I also noticed a new bookcase in the library. Ralph said he set it up Thursday. I was paying the credit card and I see he bought the lumber Tuesday and built in Wednesday. Should help keep the room more picked up.
Saturday night we got 4 inches of rain so the sump pump was running when we got up. Nice cool day too – like today only getting up to 80. Below the normal average but not complaining at all. Sunday was church and the kids and sister here. Last ones left around 4. Lasagna was not done when I got home but we microwaved some and the rest was ready by the time we got everything on. Don't know if I set the oven wrong or what.Then we had a missionary speak in the evening so got to hear them. A good day.
Monday I walked and headed in to watch three of Derek and Lindsey's kids. The other two got to go to the dentist for a filling and a tooth pulling. Their neighborhoods comes and goes between each other's houses a lot so two neighbors were over playing with Brecken and one that is Taryn's (at the dentist) age just hung with me all morning. I guess she didn't want to be at home and she wasn't trouble so I let her hang. Got to meet the new guinea pig too. Anyway toward the end of the morning, the girls came in to get something upstairs and came down to the basement to say someone had messed up stuff in Taryn's room. Often this is laid on Deacon (he's 3) but he had been with me almost all the time and the one time he wasn't, he was with the older girl. I looked at the room but didn't say much but that we'd handle it when mom got home. There was a lego set broken, a kid polaroid camera that had had all the pictures taken but not of everything – just used the film and worst was an arm cut off a teddy bear Taryn has had since she was a baby. Taryn was not happy. I left and shortly got a call from Lindsey saying Deacon can't even push the button to the camera – they had him try and it wasn't the kind of mess he usually makes. Plus even if he says he didn't do something, he usually does admit it when pushed and he didn't. Taryn locks her room so the boys won't bother it and they can't reach the key. We have no proof, but after more and more talking, we thinking the girl that hung around all morning did it and even came up with a time when she would have had the opportunity. They have decided not to make a big deal of it since there is not proof and the teddy bear can be fixed (they thought) but I don't think I'll let her hang around again. I don't know if she was jealous or what but it's very sad that she did it and what possessed her I don't know. I feel bad that it happened on my watch too.
I left their house and went to Aldi's and they didn't have plain applesauce in individual containers – had other flavors. They I stopped at Target for Dr.Pepper 10 (can't find it very many places) and they were sold out so it was an interesting morning.
In the afternoon my computer guy was by and took care of a few more questions (he's goes back to school on Thursday) and I sorted through my stack of cards and kind of got back in the swing of things (I did manage to keep up with dishes and laundry during fair week). This week I also started logging my food again – I've put a few pounds on which is not surprising with what I'm eating so will see if I can get things back under control.
And that brings us to today. I did meet a 4-Her and gave her her fair items and took some boxes to he meat locker but have been home the rest of the day. I've worked on bills some, made a shopping list for tomorrow and started picking up from Sunday. Our Missions Banquet is this Thursday (usually held in November) and I get things lined up for the kids 5 and under – name tags, food, activities, etc. so I have a running list going. Ralph has a field day tonight. It will be a good meal by who is doing it. I plan to enjoy my yellow squash and onions and do my list for tomorrow.
Isabella, feels good to be basically caught up at work, doesn't it. Hope it lasts longer than a day. That would be so cool to be able to go to NJ and see everyone. Hope something works out What were those trees thinking by getting your car dirty. Smart not to park there again. I ended up just keeping my purse with me and sometimes I locked it in the trunk. Actually worked okay. Glad to hear Jaime is doing better.
Sheryl, you get the quite the workout when you do your wood. Will be fun to hear about your time with Norma. Nice that John was willing to go wherever you wanted. Glad you let yourself enjoy every minute. Now you can get back to figuring out the rat problem. The sprinkler system you found sounds like a good thing to keep John occupied.
Anew, so smart to keep your house looking nice for company. Takes a little bit more work but then you get to enjoy it looking nice all the time. Yummy on the watermelon. What tomatoes did you decide to grow? A butterfly garden would be nice. Has the cramping stopped? – they can be so painful.
Marcie, bummer the clock you ordered didn't work. My last timer didn't work very well – could not put it in my pocket at all so I left it on the counter. Today it fell on the floor and now will do nothing. I didn't feel too bad trashing it but was glad I had another one on hand and it works like they usually do. I have one for my 15 minutes of work and one for my 5 minutes of walking.
Sorry on the form not cooperating. Hope the restart goes better. Sounds like you get different parts of the bed each night. Never a dull moment there.
Yum on the tomatoes. I had some tomatoes and cucumbers and made some good salads. Interesting on the Lays tasting competition. Since you said something, I was a bit more informed when they showed up on a website I was working on. None I would probably buy unless it was a really good sale although we do eat chips.
I've got some very annoying flies bothering me so will have to go get the flyswatter. Guess I'll wait to cook up squash and onions till Ralph leaves. Later.
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Good Morning. Once again, I'm sorry for saying that I'd be back yesterday afternoon and then no-showed. I've got to stop making those statements when I know the day must be dedicated to whatever John wants and needs. We did not get as hot as forecast, was said to expect mid to high 90's, but our high was 89 degrees. Even if it's hot, when John wants to show me something or needs help, I have to go outside, I just can't turn him down.
Debora, what a great price for those 4-Hers, I had no idea they could get that much for their livestock. Of course, I'm sure they put so much into raising them, it's great that they can get a good return. Our county fair is going on this week, but I doubt John and I will go this year. In the past, we've gone primarily to see the llamas. The owner of the stud we used is in charge of the 4-H kids with llamas. We always enjoy seeing her and her llamas at the fair. Since we stopped breeding, we don't get to visit with her anymore.
We had such a full and blessed week with Norma, each and every day was wonderful. She arrived Monday afternoon, driving Brent's car up, and had a very good trip. Stopped to see old friends and cousins along the way and the timing worked out perfectly to see everyone.
Tuesday, Norma went with me to Bible study and then we had lunch with Carol. Another great visit, getting caught up on all the news of vacations and grandkids etc. We ran a few errands and got home to John asap, but wasn't soon enough. We discovered the front gate open when we got home, have no idea how long it was left open but, fortunately, all critters were still accounted for, so all is well. When I came home from Bible study yesterday, the gate was open again, but, John was out there pulling weeds, so I think he had just opened it.
Wednesday, we all headed for the coast. All of the day-trips, John went with us, there's no way I'll ever leave him home alone for all day anymore. We all enjoyed the gorgeous scenery the whole route. Linda adopted a new little toy poodle. Her son's neighbor's mother passed away and they needed to find a good home. The neighbor already had a dog and kids too, so that household was too much for this little dog, she was used to a lifestyle with an older woman, so Linda was a perfect fit. And, John fell in love with Molly and was entertained while all us women gabbed. Linda's house backs onto a creek with wildlife and peace and quiet and beauty. We sat on her back deck with coffee and really enjoyed ourselves. Went to Seaside for lunch and I got fish. I can't seem to get enough fish these days. We left in the afternoon and had plenty of time to make other stops on our way home. I had seen a sign for an Eagle Sanctuary along Highway 30 and thought John would really like that. Well, it turned out to just be a "turn-out" on the road with a view overlooking an estuary on the Columbia River. Nice view, but not much going on (no birds) and it was very hot, so we continued on. Then, we stopped at Black Buggy Furniture so Norma could see the Amish furniture place where I love to go. The furnishings there are so beautiful. When Jackson was little, we bought a combo high chair/rocking horse/desk set from there. Depending on how you turn it, upright, on it's side, or the other side, it turns into each one of those items. So clever and fun. Anyway, this trip we saw a rocker airplane and I bought it for the boys...a house-warming present.
We gave it to them Sunday when we met up with them at the park, that's Hudson on it.
I think I'd better post this before I lose it and I need to let the llamas in the backyard and then, I'll be back.
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I'm back. It's overcast this morning and still cool, but I let the llamas into the back yard anyway, they love it there. Usually because the big tree gives them a nice shady cool spot to lay under on these hot days, but even when it's not so hot, they like it.
Thursday, I had planned a "girls' day out" for Norma and myself. We went for massages and had a nice, relaxing time, but decided not to go out for lunch and headed back home. I did not want to leave John for too long and also, had so much food in the fridge, I just couldn't justify eating out another meal when I had meals to cook at home. I had changed my Blue Apron meals last week from 2-person meals to the family plan, so there were meals to include Norma. We headed on home and made lunch. Still, just a relaxing day at home.
Friday, we had planned a Columbia River Gorge Scenic. And, it was scenic, although still too many people on the Oregon side and we never found a parking spot at Multnomah Falls, so continued driving on. Norma has to come someday on the off-season so we can stop at the falls and hike up there. We drove all the way to Cascade Locks and crossed over the Bridge of the Gods back into Washington and came back on the highway that John loves. Stopped at Beacon Rock and took a partial hike there. I'm not sure how far up we went, maybe a third of the way? Got hot and tired and headed back down, but it felt so good to do that much. I was afraid that my hiking days, any kind of hiking/walking, were behind me. Also stopped at a wildlife refuge in Washougal, but only walked a short way and it was way too hot to continue.
Saturday, I think was a lazy day at home. Funny, I can't remember anything special about Saturday.
Sunday, all of us had a day out driving down to Albany to meet up with Brent and Beth. John and I in our car and Norma drove Brent's car. We met at a park near their new house and we stayed with the boys, Jackson and Hudson, and their dog, Walter, at the park so that Brent and Beth could go look at furniture. Turned out that Ashley Furniture is closed on Sundays, but they were able to go to Lowe's and find a refrigerator that they wanted. All the appliances in the new house are stainless steel and at the last minute, the previous owners decided to take the fridge. So, Brent and Beth planned to put their fridge in the garage and buy a new one for the kitchen so it all matches. I said that's a great idea...a second fridge is so handy to have, I don't know what I'd do without my second one in the barn. Once again, John fell in love with Walter, a miniature dachshund, and he was in charge of the dog, while Norma and I watched the boys for about an hour. Then, we all met up for lunch, I got fish and chips again, so good, and went to the new house to have a walk-thru with the realtor at 1:30. I felt so honored to be included in this process, we were seeing the house for the first time along with Beth and the boys. Brent had flown up to see the house earlier and talked to Beth on the phone through the process, but they bought the house before Beth actually saw it in person. She asked me if I liked it, I said a big yes, BUT, more importantly...does she like it?????
YES! Brent had "done good". It's even better than the photos I had seen on Zillow.com. Love the kitchen, lots of counter space. Jackson got to pick out his room, he chose the one that I would have chosen for him. Once again, all the timing has been perfect. Escrow closed on Monday and they got the keys and the movers came Tuesday morning to deliver all their items. Now, it's Wednesday, I'm sure they are arranging everything to their liking.
John doesn't remember anything about any of our day trips except the dogs. I am thinking long and hard now about getting a pet for him. Still waffling, so many pros and cons.
Oh yes, before I forget again...4 days in a row without rats. Maybe they finally ate enough of the poison to go off and die. They never did want to deal with those traps. Several of the videos, we did see 2 rats at a time, so there was more than one, which I figured would be the case.
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Boy I'm tired today. Got lots of sleep last night though. Just another one of those days.
One of my co-workers as been flooding us with zucchini from her garden, so I took two massive ones over to my neighbor when I got home yesterday. Another of my co-workers had taken one home and made us a loaf of zucchini bread yesterday. Was really good. Not overly sweet.
During lunch today I decided to get in the car drive to the grocery store down here to pick up a few things, so I don't have to do it after work, but there was not one spot available to park in. Sheesh. Guess I have to go after work. Again, sheesh.
Gave Cisco his monthly flea medication last night and his heart worm med. He likes the heart worm med, it's like a treat, but does not like the flea med (I don't know, maybe it stings his skin).
Sheryl, good to hear that you and Norma and a nice visit, and that John was able to participate in some of your outings.
Well, I have to get back to work. Have a great day all.0 -
Good Morning. I had a sinus headache yesterday, drippy nose and sniffles, still feel poopy today too. Must be allergies or hay fever because I don't have the achiness or fever that comes with cold or flu. Anyway, I will survive, just not do too much.
After 4 days of staying away, the rats are back. I have video of entering the barn at 2:15 am yesterday morning and the bait station was nibbled at. This morning more of the poison has been eaten, but I haven't watched the videos yet to see who and when and how many. They must have stout constitutions to survive eating all that junk. The way the big rat knows his way around, I'm pretty sure it's the same one night after night.
Marcie, my neighbor gave us zucchini bread also. Yummy, she added chocolate chips so we had it for dessert with vanilla ice cream. I'm like you, I don't want it overly sweet. When I have it for breakfast, I do go overboard with the butter though, my bad indulgent habit. I make it ooze.
Has Cisco forgiven you yet? I'll bet he has. The llamas don't like the pour-on parasite medication either, but it's the easiest method for me. It's alcohol based and I think when it hits their skin, it gives them a cold sensation. They have kind of a delayed reaction as I pour it down their back.
Gotta blow my nose again and I NEED my mug of coffee.
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I'm back, got word from Norma that Mom is in the hospital. Please pray that they can figure this out...Wednesday, Debbie, (Mom's care giver for her showers) called Norma at work to tell her that Mom's middle finger on her right hand was red and swollen and there is a redness going up the arm and her elbow was also swollen. Norma took Mom to Urgent Care and was told it's a very bad infection and got antibiotics, both a shot in her hip and Rx for pills. Went back again last night after work for a second shot and apparently it was worse and they said to go to the ER. When I talked to Mom yesterday, she thought she was doing better, her finger hurt but we figured that's because the doctor had cut into it.
Norma said the hospital admitted her from the ER into a room at 3:15 this morning. I'm waiting for an update.0 -
Morning all.
Sheryl, keeping my fingers crossed that all works out okay with your Mom!
Glad Friday has arrived again, as usual.
Stopped by to talk to my neighbor across the street after work yesterday, and while there her boyfriend gave me a large wedge of a watermelon he bought. Pretty good. I brought in a few pieces for some co-workers who have been trying to find a good watermelon (like me).
Sunday I'll head over to a local park where they will be having a peach festival. My neighbor and her daughter will be there, and I told my foodie co-worker about it and he plans to bake an upside down peach cake to submit to a contest there. Dad may pop in too...he loves peaches.
More zucchini on the free table here at work this morning. My co-workers garden is producing like crazy!
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Just spoke with Norma on the phone. This looks bad, they keep taking more blood looking for answers. The hospital staff is baffled as to why the antibiotics are doing nothing. One possible theory is gout and they also discovered that the knuckle in that finger is shattered. No wonder she's had trouble with it for quite some time, we had no idea that it was "broken", thought the problem was arthritis. Where the Urgent Care doctor lanced it, it is now oozing puss. Mom will have a physical therapist who also is certified in wound care since it's now an open wound. Also, an occupational therapist, pain management and she sees an orthopedic surgeon this afternoon. She can't use or lift her right arm now. I spoke with her and could hear the fear in her voice. She said that she didn't get any sleep last night. (Norma got a couple hours). I'm sure she is scared, I told her that today is a day of Prayer, leaving it all in God's Hands. I'll stay by the phone and computer for updates.0
