The New Water Cooler
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Jeff and Karah in FL are due with a baby boy Dec 6th! This will be our 5th grandchild. I hope the pregnancy goes well since Layney's was so stressful with growth issues.
Russ and I had a good Father's Day. We went to a Farmer's market, bought some Autumn Blaze Maple Trees for our property, hiked and ate a nice dinner out.
How was Father's Day at your house?0 -
Congrats on the upcoming new g-baby! Prayers for health for all.
How is Laney doing? Do they still need to worry about heart issues?
Found out from my folks that my sister and Dans sister0 -
Layney had growth issues in the womb. Ellis in AK is the one with the malformed heart. Both girls are healthy and normal which is wonderful. They are nervous about this pregnancy and don't what to have problems like they did with Layney.
I had lunch with a high school friend who is up vacationing from Virginia. She grew up here but lives near Richmond. They come up every summer to vacation at a local resort and visit her family. She is the one that had ovarian cancer and has been in remission for over a year now.
What were you going to say above about your sister and Dan's sister? You didn't finish the sentence.
What did you all do on Father's Day? Anything special or just another day?
Very hot and humid here this week. Garden is doing great though.0 -
Sorry I was at the dentist. Michele and Elizabeth went to Antique Roadshow recently. I know she has wanted to go to that for years. I used to try to help her get tickets. It was surprising to hear from the folks she finally got to go (and not from her). Soooooo yeah.
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Maybe Elizabeth got the tickets and asked her knowing she wanted to go. They are sister-in-laws? Has Michele not reached out after the last time? I still think she must be upset about something with you and is avoiding conflict. Could it have something to do with her daughter and you?
I drove to the Y this morning and found my class was canceled again. I was not dressed for the fitness floor so left and went home. I bought some strawberries for Sarah and took them to her this afternoon.
It is very hot here today so I worked in the garden early on and am inside being lazy.
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I just really can’t believe she didn’t say anything about getting to go. She has wanted to go to that for years. Obviously there must be something fatally wrong with our relationship. Just like not saying anything about her looking for other work. Talking to me about the Roadshow would have been something not work related. It could have been “safe “. Whatever.
Another day over. Really dragging today0 -
She certainly has distanced herself. She has to be mad about something and won't discuss it. Maybe pop in on her at her house for a "visit" and force a conversation?
I had my hair cut off today. I went short! It has been many years since I have had hair this short. It feels good to have it off my neck. It is like a longer layered pixie cut.
I made angel food cake from a box and baked it in mini loaves and cupcakes. It will go great with all our strawberries we have now.
Very hot here today but suppose to cool off in the next two days.0 -
I love angel food cake. When I was little my grandma sometimes made me a homemade chocolate angel food cake for my birthday cake. Mmmmm.
My new boss is taking tomorrow off. This is her second day off in less than seven weeks. It's good to be queen.
I don't really think I'm going to try anything with Michele for now. I thought about going to talk to Dan or emailing her something. But I know she'll just say that with everything with Caitlin and work and blah blah there's too much going on and it's too hard. Or something like that. And she certainly can feel however she wants. It's just hard and weird. I have become way to reliant on her for an outlet. It's very difficult adjusting to having no one to talk to.
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Well if you hold off and let whatever is going on with your sister ride out, maybe she will reach out at some point. I'm sorry you don't really know why she has distanced herself and you both can't talk it out. Family stuff can be difficult.
Started raining last night so it has cooled off. Over cast day and I have been very lazy reading, napping...
Tomorrow night we go to a concert at Interlochen School For the Arts. We are seeing Jason Isbel and the 400 Unit. We saw them in Ann Arbor a year ago. This will be a better venue and close to home.
I got off track with my eating when my brother was here. I'm having a hard time getting back on track. I need to focus.
I've started scheduling get togethers with friends in Mpls during our week there in July.0 -
Hope you have a great weekend0
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Torrential rains last night and all day. Flood warnings for our community. I'm glad our house sits on high ground.
I visited Sarah at the nursing home today and had to wait for the rain to lighten up so I could go to my car.
Tomorrow I am suppose to go to the Farmer's Market with my two life long friends that live her seasonly. It is suppose to be a nice day so fingers crossed that they are right.
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We too had way too much rain Friday night. After like five years of drought we need a break from the rain. Flooding is a big problem now. We too are fortunate in that we live up enough to generally avoid flooding. But we still need a break. This year has been rough and is just getting started.
I was up early yesterday and got some eggs at Columbus version of the farmers market. I grabbed a couple of other things but were honestly kind of disappointed. Not as good as I make. Still looking for a delicious dessert to give myself as a belated treat to myself. Guess I’ll just have to make it myself. But that doesn’t sound fun either.
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We went to the Farmer's Market today. It was sunny and nice so good weather to walk around. I bought some vanilla scented lotion made from goat's milk, a home made Chex mix with honey and garlic seasoning, a garden ornament made out of recycled metal, bike chain formed into the shape of a bike and welded to a metal rod, and some gruyere cheese from The Cheese Lady. All three of us spent money on fun things. We went to lunch at a place none of us had been to and sat on the deck. I had Thai Pork Tacos and Mary and Lynn had wonderful looking salads. We came home and I showed them my garden. It has exploded in size with all the rain! Lots of peppers and tomatillos are coming in. My lettuce is getting big! All are growing well.
I made a banana coconut cream refrigerator pie when I got home. That will be my treat tonight. Neither Russ or I are cooking dinner. Probably cheese and crackers for me.
Russ picked up our new maple and tulip trees today. He will be tired planting those! They will look beautiful in the Fall along our driveway and one in the back yard.
Lynn, Mary and I are hoping to do a bike ride together on Thursday. I hope the weather cooperates.0 -
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That happens to me all the time after I've written a few paragraphs. Drives me nuts.
Woke up to heavy rain and winds. Wind and hail warnings too. Restless night with an achy leg and questionable digestion so I'm not venturing out to the Y this morning. Lazy! Later today is suppose to clear and be hot and sunny. I am going to go help a friend fill her bike tires. She is scared to fill them and possibly blow up the tire. If nice, we may take a cruise on her boat.
This rain is not going to be good for the cherry crop. The farmer's are getting ready to shake the trees and many cherries have split open with all the rain.
How are things at your house, work, in NE?0 -
Things not going great for those along the water. Even though I hate to admit it out loud - I am already dreading what all this is going to do to next years insurance. This years was already up like 30% and we increased our deductible.
Eye exams Thursday.
Extreme heat this week. Usually we don't get blast of he** weather until later in the summer.0 -
Cool 60's here today but warm in the sun.
My friend Kathy and I spent the morning going to thrift and consignment shops for deals and then went to lunch as ate on a patio. It was nice to catch up. She wanted a break from the farm before cherry harvest begins next week. She and her husband work from dawn to late evening when harvest is happening and are typically exhausted. I won't see her until August or September unless she tells her husband they need to go out one evening.
Russ planted our new maple trees and they look nice. I'll be interested in seeing how vibrant their Fall color is in October. He has 3 more smaller Tulip trees to plant which will be bright yellow. They are fast growers so we can enjoy them for years and will see them get big.
Trying to coordinate my friends Lynn and Mary for our bike ride tomorrow.0 -
Nebraska and Iowa got hammered again last night with large hail and damaging winds. We avoided the worst of it, but flooding is happening and lots of damage all around. Enough Mother Nature.
Can Russ plant those trees by himself?
Did you find any treasures today?0 -
The neighbors' son helped lift the large Maples into the holes that Russ dug for each. Russ straightened and filled in the holes. He bought two more Tulip trees which are very small so he will plant those himself.
Kathy and I had a good time at the thrift and consignment shops. We ate lunch on an outdoor patio at a sandwich shop in Suttons Bay. I bought an angel food cake pan since I am on an angel food kick and got rid of my pan years ago. I also bought one quarter zip active wear top for biking and a sleeveless summer sweater to wear with shorts and jeans. Three items for $21.
Today, Mary and I drove to Frankfort, a cool town south of here. We shopped at a really fun nursery and then rode our ebikes on the Betsie Valley Trail for a total of about 10 miles. She stayed at our house for dinner tonight. Russ cooked a shrimp and pesto pasta and grilled asparagus. Mary's husband had gone home to Ohio for a few days so we had her over. Always nice to spend time with her. We've known each other since we were age 5 or so.
I may go to water yoga tomorrow. It has been awhile.
Positive thoughts for good weather to come your way.0 -
I was so tired this morning but made myself go to water yoga in the afternoon. I'm glad I went. The hot tub felt great afterward. I stopped at a farm stand and bought sweet cherries, raspberries, 7 grain bread, and some cherry donuts.
Overcast, rainy day here.
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Good job getting your exercise.
Have you ever bought goat milk soap? There is a vendor at the farmers market. I usually only use Dove because I am sensitive but it claims goats milk is gentle.
Cherry donut yum.
Caleb was home for the eye appointments. It cost me over $1300 for the three of us. I got new lenses and Caleb got contacts and glasses. Just the exam for Zach. So much money.
I did finally have a little conversation with Caleb. When I am at a keyboard I will try to elaborate more. It sounded like a lot of issues with spending so many hours working on projects and barely passing and the kids who got good grades were cheating. While I understand that is upsetting but doesn’t mean all schools are like that. And definitely some depression too I think.
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I have goat milk lotion which is so smooth. I've given goat milk soap as gifts to the DIL's but haven't used it myself. I use Dove and am happy with it for showering, face, etc.
I need to schedule an eye appt and get a new glasses prescription but the cost is always a concern. I get the free eye exam with my insurance but the glasses are all on me.
I'm glad you were able to talk with C. I hope it helped and he will communicate more with you. I am curious as to what he said. I get it about the cheating. I had a physics class in college. Everyone cheated on the exams but me. I barely passed with a 1.0 and the rest aced it by cheating. Such a joke and very frustrating.
I need to get my rear in gear and get dressed and do something. Rainy day so I may go visit Sarah at the nursing home later on. I need to deliver my walker to a friend having a knee replacement end of July.
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We are having a problem with our water. We are on a well and this past week our toilet water is looking like weak coffee and the water coming out of the bathroom fawcets is also brownish/yellow. I've called our plumber and left a message. We've been meaning to buy a water softener and have him install it. We want him to assess what is going on first. We've had so much rain that it could be that or we could have a malfunctioning pressure pump, broken pipe in the well, etc. Yikes! I hope this fix doesn't cost a lot.
Lazy weekend for me. The garden is wild and huge! I've been cleaning the toilets due to iron stains or whatever it is and reading books. I need to knit those ponchoes!
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Did you get your well looked at? I hope it’s not a big problem.
More rain today and tomorrow. And the storm chasers are back in Nebraska. That’s never a good thing.
Weekend was fast. I was outside for about an hour Saturday and got sunburned on my shoulders and neck. That didn’t help my hot flashes for sure.
I can’t believe it’s July. My niece invited us to their new house on Friday. I suppose we need to go.0 -
That's good to go to your nieces. Maybe you and your sister will start a reconnection?
The plumber hasn't called me back. He was a high school classmate. I know he won't cheat us so that is why we use him. This is busy time of year with new construction. He also may be in New York visiting his daughter over the 4th. I will leave one more message this morning. My friend who grew up with her family's well drilling business said to call the plumber first. It may be an issue with our pressure tank or just needing a water filter. We still have water and good flow so pump is working. Just hope it isn't a broken pipe underground. Fawcet is running clear again but toilets are brown.
This is going to be quite the weather season.
I've been avoiding too much sun because I don't want any more lectures about my skin from the dermatologist. At least I can say I've limited my exposure.
Off to Y for Aquafit this morning. Yay me!0 -
Good job
I hope it’s not your pump. We had to replace a pump at our first house years ago. That was tough. Not a lot of money in our lives at that time. Ah well.
I generally avoid the sun too but it snuck up on me.
One more day. Love a short week0 -
We have called the well company and Culligan. Culligan is coming out today to test our water and see if this is just excess iron, etc in our water. Our plumber had never had a call like ours and didn't think it was in his wheel house. The well people may make it out next week but we leave the 12th so we may not connect. I hope Culligan and a water softener will be the fix. Fingers crossed!
I have a loaf of sourdough to go in the oven after my shower. I made a different sourdough recipe with dried fruit and nut mixings. It will be a loaf shape and for toast in the mornings. We shall see how it works out. Different dough consistency than regular sourdough loaf.
Time for my shower so I can bake the loaf.0 -
My fruit and nut loaf worked out great. It makes yummy toast with peanut butter or just butter on it. I will make that one again.
I went to a nursery yesterday and bought a new Yarrow plant. Instead of digging out the one that is not growing well I put it next to that one so they will look more full. I bought a purple cone flower plant and a bright red cone flower to put with my perennials too. Over time I want the plants to all fill in so that area is solid flowers.
I had Russ dig out some bushes that died and I replaced them two plants that get blue bell shaped flowers in July to Fall.
I went to Aquafit this morning since we don't have any family plans today. Our family picnic is tomorrow at my cousins cottage. Russ and I are relaxing after doing yard work and watching Beat Bobby Flay on TV. My body is sore from class and gardening.
Happy 4th!0 -
Bernie and I went to try some of the newer cocktail bars I have been wanting to try out for awhile. I also thought they might not be super busy with people heading out of town. Two of the places were super cool. The drinks were delicious. Unfortunately I spent today so sick. I just don’t tolerate drinking too well. Oh well. It was fun.
I saw your bread on Facebook, it looked delicious.
Sounds like you got a lot of outside work done. Woo!
Happy 4th0 -
The family picnic has been moved to my other cousins' cottage on an inland lake. The beach house on Lake MI would have been too small for 13 of us if it rained. It was suppose to be a rainy day but we only had a brief shower. Sun and clouds now but still going to cousins' bigger cottage. We will pick up the fried chicken from the grocery deli that my cousin ordered and Russ made his cowboy beans in a Crock-Pot. My cousin who planned the picnic has maculer degeneration and can't drive. Someone will pick her up and bring her to the other cousins' cottage.
If the deer don't eat my perennials garden it will look very nice in a couple of years. It looks nice now but I want it more full of plants and blooms.
I read Orphan Train for the second time for my seasonal book club. The last time I read it was about 10 years ago for my MN book club. I enjoyed it more the second time around.
Russ took down the trail cams on our property to see what animals have passed through. We've had coyote, deer, neighbor's dog and the nightly cat all in the last month. They all stay away from the house.
It sounds like your trip to the cocktail bars was fun. What kind of drinks did you try?0
