Early Risers - Eastern Time Zone
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There is a bit more work to finish where the creek enters the drain, and there is definitely some clean up to do, but for the most part we have our lawn back.
As Elton John might sing:
DITCH, DITCH. THE DITCH IS GONE.
Or perhaps munchkins singing:
DING DONG, THE DITCH IS GONE!
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Howdy all y'all. It's fabulous Friday! I have done my walk, and came home to find that my little devils...er I mean my beloved cats had pulled down the window shelf in the kitchen, scattering plants and dirt.
Since J maintains that, and is the only one who could be sure of getting it put back together in the desired manner, I just passed word on (waking J up for it) and waited to do the final cleanup of dirt and leaf debris, off the counters, in the sinks, and on the floor, after it was all put back in place.
So I have walked AND done some houswork already today. They are busy working outside on whatever is left to do on the drainage. I am not sure how much longer they wll be working, but they will have to repair the road and repair/replace some sidewalks before it's all over.
Not a lot on the agenda for the rest of the day. I think I hear breakfast calling.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg5uHHWjeXs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_cqtt3cw6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ5AcbjFlN0
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Howdy all y'all. It's satisfying Saturday! I had my walk, and a light breakfast. It's about time to feed the cats. A little light housework and laundry today on the agenda. And a nap if I can manage that.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNfGvwqfrBY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DqBuOVYEAI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4drkNcIHmIs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSa0tJqxSRI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTq0183lA8o
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Hey Ed
Laundry, cleaning, and napping has happened here too!..I sat outside for about an hour to get some vitamin D action going. And Ted and I watched the launch of the spaceship on its way to the Space Station. Nasa will broadcast apparently all night and it should dock tomorrow morning at 10 something. Don't remember just 10 what. Guess I'll need to look that up. It should coincide nicely with my breakfast.
I have a little more to do exercise wise, and it will be my 5th day for calories, movement, and of course the easy one...standing up 12 times during the day. I'll be happy with 5 of 7 days.
Is the shelf arranging cat out of jail yet?? LOL! They can be destructive little furry things! Tom E sat outside with me for awhile this afternoon. He didn't want to be held...just near by. He's funny. Spending most of his time outdoors now. Either on the roof, or, lately he's picked several places in the back yard to nap. Glad to see him come off that roof even if just part time.
Guess I need to be looking around in the refrigerator for something that resembles dinner. I have a couple vegetables that need to be steamed, I think I'll add a veg. burger and call it a day. Had a very big vegetable sandwich for lunch. It was delicious. I'm finding those make a nice lunch and I end up with about 2 cups of cold raw veggies..not to shabby eh?
Your yard fix is going to be great once its all seeded, and the new sidewalk repaired. SO, are you going to get a skate board and put the sidewalk to good use??? LOL!!
Have a great evening..
Later...
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Good Morning Ed!
Poked my head in early, and I think you may still be out walking! It is lovely outside this morning, so I hope you're enjoying you walk!
Ted has run to Publix...i dunno why, he said something about needing a couple small things he forgot? It better not look like a box of donuts!
Not sure what I'll get into today. I have choices! LOL!
My little tomatoes are looking good. I just have to hope the squirrels don't find them. Jack and Jenn have pretty much given up on having tomatoes. I'm guessing if Ted keeps feeding the fluffy tailed rats, and I will not have tomatoes either!
Hope you have a good day!
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Oh, PS, its cupcakes. Chocolate chocolate chip. I don't have a chance...0
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Howdy all y'all. It's sumptuous Sunday! It's a lovely morning. I walked about 4 miles, and included the lake in my walk because it's serene and quiet on Sunday mornings. The other days, the construction on a building near the path takes away from some of the serenity.
Not a lot on the agenda today but I really should sweep a few floors at least.
Cupcakes are small, sometimes...
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEoiuXwdYJA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMEVC5hGw0c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZImDViGAhs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6tcjjSo9_g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXe46NpwA6k
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Glad you had a good walk. Cupcakes were very very BIG. And yes I ate a whole one...but have no intention of eating another. Love darn little Ted!!! LOL!!!
TIme to fix some dinner...looks like spinach, sweet potato, spiced lentils...and an apple for dessert. (quick to fix!)0 -
Howdy all y'all. I wanted to walk this morning, as it is a beautiful day, but I may decide that my $200+ trip to Kroger, and the susequent traipsing back and forth to bring in the groceries and put them away, is enough exercise for today. Some of the groceries were reasonably heavy.
I got everything I needed for at least a couple of weeks, and a month or more on some items, so I guess I earned my "hazardous pay" today. Everyone I saw at the store was wearing a mask. Maybe people are starting to be more responsible about the health of those around them.
Not a lot else on the agenda today.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDOxLa5x9GY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJm_w7iBuRw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43U1GLrEkHw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCqxqHJUkSI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGtpVwjEvm8
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Good Morning Ed
Looks like you got your month off to a good start!! You know, there are checkers and baggers, groceries can be delivered to your door. BUT that's where the buck stops. I'd (on some days) pay a goodly amount of cash for somebody to put the damn things away!!!!!) That's where the real work comes in!
I'm seeing my fat little body heading for the gym shortly, and expecting a miracle, i.e. walking out trim and thin. I mean its the beginning of a new month, and beginning of the second half of the year...surely there's a lonely old miracle hanging out somewhere????
I'm going to finish the laundry I began, and I've started running the wine glasses, hi ball glasses, etc...(barware)thru the dishwasher, so that needs to be continued. Ted looked at me like I was nuts when I started carrying barware glasses into the kitchen. I 'splained to him that it was a bi-annual job, and that for various reasons, it didn't happen at all last year...we are talking dusty bar ware!
Ummm, what other irons do I have in the fire today....??
Oh, I think I finally located the big storage tub that has summer clothes, summer clothes that fit even! So there's that....
Gotta change direction in my thinking or I'll just go back to bed, pull the covers over my head and say censored words. LOL!!!
Have a great day my friend,
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Howdy all y'all. It's terrific Tuesday! Warm out there, and supposed to be pretty nice today. I have given Lilo her Tuesday shot and I have walked. I will do some house and/or yard work later. And have a nap if it isn't too noisy outside.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWabTkzmfPo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDLpeejuN3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKUN74ZzPzE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzMqMrRpA2Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAALnrhAXF0
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Hi Ed,
Hope you get your nap!
Tuesday...Publix, gym, Shorty Howell to drop off my election ballot, and swing by Kroger for my So's Ice Cream, banana's, and Sparkling water...
Lunch is ready to eat, and afternoon reserved for a good solid 2 hours nap...talking to Jack at 4.
Ted got to see something rare...when walking Maya today, he met some people with a solid white Husky like Maya..puppy was I think he said 6 months old. Now, that has to be a really cute thing to see! Wish I'd been there to see the puppy.
How much longer do you suppose they will be working on the sidewalk repair, and grass seeding? Soon I am sure you are hoping! I remember the summer of school construction behind my house...beginning with clear cutting the woods...(and how I ended up with Tom E. and sibs, plus Mom!) All day long, trucks beeping as they backed up, heavy equipment, and on and on. They'd knock off work at noon on Fridays. I quickly learned to LOVE Friday afternoons!
Hopefully your re-do won't take so long!
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Howdy all y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! It's supposed to get to 88 or so today, so I did my walk early, as usual, and did a little bit of yardwork too in a shady corner, before it could get too hot. As I was leaving for my walk, the lawn service arrived (at about quarter after seven!) to mow, weed, and blow. They like to come early too. Very sensible of them.
By then, it was time to feed the cats so I had another mug of tea and then fed them. I am on the last mug now, and will be starting with the PowerAde Zero shortly.
Not a lot else on the agenda today.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVIcUAmBQio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fad0M4kQ8Rc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBnpH4zP5ck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCrNm2XWeR4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOGH1NjoeTU
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Well, in honor of National Donut Day, June 3, I blew the eating. I made fancy, chocolate donuts and, while they ARE small, still ate too many...It's all Eduardo's fault!
In other breaking news, it is the 3d of June, the day Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Talahachee Bridge.
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Howdy all y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! I have done my walk and will feed the cats shortly. I need to stay home and available as I think a package coming today will require a signature. Not a lot on the agenda otherwise.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL18i_3UZlY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtCwsP6bWu4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9COMrXM0tiE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEUaqhz5tvY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksJEc3Iyx6k
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Ok. I said good morning, and rattled on a bit.
I don't know where it went. Nothing earth shaking.
Heading to the gym...I'm only 2 hours late! Oh, well...no nap for this oldie today.
Dinner will come from VeGreen later today.
That's the short of it.
Hope your day goes/has gone well. Tell Eduardo that those donuts looked awful good. I think I too would have eaten my share and then some!
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Howdy all y'all. It's fantastic Friday! I got my package yesterday. Today I expect a crate of wine, and that is coming UPS, so I am bypassing the walk even though it is a beautiful day. I slept a little late and there would have been a slim chance of delivery before I got back home if I had walked. J is, of course home, but has taken the day off wanting to have a rest day, and is still asleep.
I hope the construction noises aren't so bad as to prevent that. They have had one really loud BANG earler, but for just one loud noise, J can usually just roll over and go back to sleep...depending on just HOW loud it is.
At any rate, I am home until the crate of wine is either delivered or re-routed.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPCzBbL8GW8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuqIArj9fe4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnmYJP4xwXI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrT6fMx2ghc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OdUgGJJDt0
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Good Afternoon Ed!
I've been to the gym, put gas into the car, (first time since Feb.) and made my trek to Whole Foods! I now have 2 Veggie Lovers Sweet Earth Pizza's in the freezer. Had lunch, mixed up my 'special' tomato fertilizer and fed my 2 tomato plants, then since I was outside, and since it is supposed to rain, I also fed all the azalea's and the camellia's.! Enjoying a few bites of watermelon and then I'm heading in for my nap, while the load of dark clothes do their thing!
Also wonder of wonders, my iPhone updated um, some time ago, and then about a week or two the iWatch updated...and I got my avatars for my special challenges, and it looks like I will be getting the monthly ones too. Jan-May I think are just 'gone'. I've seen the June monthly challenge, and I will have to do some calculating to see if its at all possible to meet the required # of calories burned this month....eek!
Hope you got a nap today, and that all is well. Hope you get your wine! I hate having to wait for packages...(remember the Misfits veggie boxes). That was pathetic. (boxes were allright, but the delivery service was beyond failure)
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Good Morning Ed,
Its a sunny, and soon to be 'warm/hot' day! But first its cleaning day! ugh.
Tom E's outside so I've had my coffee and oatmeal with blueberries in peace and quiet.
Not much of the agenda for today. I have a load of clothes I need to take out of the washer, and a light load to wash while the dark load dries. Whew! I'll be exhausted! LOLOLOLOLOL!
Hope you are having a good walk and see many more beautiful flowers.
Well, Ted and Maya are back from their walk, and Ted has started 'his' self appointed part of our mutual cleaning morning. Guess the good times have ended...
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Howdy all y'all. It's satisfying Saturday! It's warm and sunny out there and will be rather hot later this afternoon. Maybe I can get a nap today. I missed the last two days because of needing to stay available for deliveries.
I do need to get some laundry done today. I sent my primary ballot in a couple of days ago, and J's is going out in today's mail.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKSdHAeNIHI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kp3di6aMkM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-6ijZqVq_U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLSTDOwYWzY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4GCCFlex9Q
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Dinner for Saturday night, with another plate left over for tomorrow.
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Howdy all y'all. It's sumptuous Sunday! I have done my walk, and Fitbit claims 4.5 miles so far, including incidental walking about in the house. I will be feeding the cats shortly. My Sunday dinner is ready to heat and eat, as it's left over from last night.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKR0vS9bpZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noNcEPoIfHM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax8aRuvszpI
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Howdy all y'all. It's marvelous Monday! No walk today, as I made an early run to Kroger to beat the hordes. Funny how my short (very short) list turned into a buggy full at $160 and change. But I got some things that weren't on the list YET but would certainly have been on the next one, and one or two indulgences, as well as stocking up on things to make quick lunches for J as many days seem to be conference call after conference call, with only a short time for lunch. J has never really learned the art of eating while on the phone, even if the others can't see. I learned that art myself many years ago, as I had days with NO time at all for lunch and barely time to grab something I could eat while on the calls.
I need to still get out to PetSmart for cat supplies for the month and then we are all set except for getting Lilo's next bag of fluid from the vet, which I will call about today and request.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPSvxcjVznY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4UuP0heR8w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG0JuBjbiVI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yOLroNw9kU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6AWwWESoA
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HI Ed!
I'm home from the gym, and a trip to Pet Smart for kibble. It was the first time I'd picked up the kibble, (Ted usually makes the PS run) That bag of kibble from Science Diet is ummm, pricey!
It surely looks like rain, but weather app says nope! I'd like a spot or so of rain, or else I will have to water my two tomato plants. Such effort...LOL!
I just finished lunch, it was less that spectacular... but it filled me up. So, coffee buddy, the next item on my list is NAP!!
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NOTE ON THE VIDEOS - I included the fried rice video because the recipe sounded good. I just ignored the religious "patriotism" she so kindly shared...
Two bags of different prescription kibble were about $100, nearly half the amount I spent at PetSmart today. I also got canned food for the month, and 3 containers of kitty litter. My total was a bit over $200. I will need to mail order the kibble for the young females, as, again, there was none to be found on the shelves at PetSmart.
At any rate, NOW, there is little I should need to buy for the rest of the month...though we do need to take Lilo in sometime for bloodwork to check on her kidney function.
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Howdy all y'all. It's terrific Tuesday!
The nights haven't been getting all that cool, so I guess Summer is really upon us. I got my walk in this morning, made and ate breakfast, and am having my tea now. Powerade is still to come, after the tea. I might do laundry today, despite the heat and humidity.
Hopefully the work crew out there can finish whatever noisiness they are up to this morning in time for me to try to get a nap in. We are expecting rain this evening.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLa8whbdvjo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9J6v-6LOC0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyRBA6Tbz7E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoawleCdglo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKjGY98nvR4
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Good Morning Ed...its Tuesday.
Tuesday, like get up early and go shopping...ugh. Shopping should always be done after a full meal, and much later than 7 a.m. !!! I don't think there were 6 of us old folks in the store this morning. Makes me wonder when, or where, they're getting their groceries??!
I'll have to back track and look for the fried rice recipe...
I've checked, I can get Tom E's. wet food on a monthly schedule from Amazon, and the Science Diet for cats with sensitive skin and tummy is $5 cheaper from Amazon for a case of 24.
I'd like to put in a good word about shopping locally, and supporting you community....but I'm also firmly committed to keeping my check book lean!!
Need to hit the gym in about and hour, and then the day is mine. I'm thinking laundry and nap.
Oh, and I need to go pick the one very orange tiny tomato later today also.
For now, gonna sip my coffee as I idly sit here wondering what I've forgotten at the grocery!!
Have a great day...Looks to me like this would be an ideal day for walking...not cold or raining, just a slight breeze, overcast, and not hot yet in the morning...
Later...
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LOL, watched the fried rice video. I think she broke all the rules if she was attempting to make Chinese Fried Rice. I could hear my little Chinese 'Grandma' groan. LOL!
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Howdy all y'all. It's wonderful wet Wednesday! I didn't walk this morning, though it's possible I could have without being rained on. I might have ended up about as wet even without the rain, as the humidity was 100% with fog, and not all that cool, so I am sure that the moisture would have worked its way into my clothes one way or another. Yesterday was not quite as oppressive, and I had a good long walk then, so taking the day off from walking.
Our road, which had been beautifully repaved shortly before the drainage work, has a large patched area now at the creek. And some of the sidewalk is not exactly the same shade of concrete as the rest. I understand things like that have to be done, but I was really enjoying the pristine new road and, though I didn't actually WANT a sidewalk. nice pristine looking sidewalk that had been installed.
If they had designed the sidewalk project properly at the start, the drainage would have been done before the sidewalk, and before the road was re-paved. But government inefficiency seems to mean we can't have nice things, or at least not for long. Truthfully, it will still look much better than it did a year ago, and I know I have to take what I can get in this life.
The last thing the construction crew did yesterday was place several pallets of sod on the sidewalk, presumably to re-sod our yard and other areas they tore up with the construction. Sodden sod at the moment, with last night's rain, and there is more rain in the forecast for today.
I don't know if they will be laying sod today or not. When they have done it, I will be glad to see a real lawn there again, at last!
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpaBeS7bTIU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nxpeJZSr00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rsf2-0SrUU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKbf13LtFXc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UuDCrzB1Ew
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Good Morning Ed!
Yesterday was a really good storm! I felt pity for all those voters standing in line. Then must have been soaked to the skin. Almost 0.6 inches of rain. Best I've seen here in a few weeks, maybe?
Busy morning...laundry in both washer and dryer, and a load waiting its turn! Ice out of the freezer, dishes in the sink cleared, most went into the dishwasher, along with another couple dozen bar glasses. (While they are all clean, I really should pack up about half of them. They'd stay clean wrapped in paper, and could be available if some major event happened..like ?????)
Need to start my lunch, so I can eat it watching the noon news. It should be interesting to see who is blaming who for yesterday, I have a question, which probably anybody could answer, but just wondering when the absentee ballots get counted? As they come in? in some dark corner while regular voting is happening?, just tossed into the trash?, etc.
TIme to finish getting lunch together, and watch the local.
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