The New Water Cooler
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I had to jump on here to share this morning. I had a 5km race on Saturday. I lined up at the 40 minute mark and hoped to finished just under that time. My time was 33:08!!!!!!!!!!!! I took NO walk breaks! I was NOT anticipating it going that well! I looked through my running journals, and the last time I went that fast was sometime before 2020!
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Rain wish for you!
Waiting for weather to warm up so I can buy starter plants for my veggie garden, flowers for pots and plant my lettuce bowl. Cold nights in the low 40's.
I went to aquafit and came home. Now I'm reading and relaxing. Not much motivation today.
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we got rain! Unfortunately it came with a lot of hail. Have to get somebody up on the roof. I really don’t want to have to replace the roof again
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I might need to cover some of my flowers I have already planted tonight. My tulips should be fine, but not the others. We have a frost warning in place for tonight. Frost. ugh. We had a couple days of nice weather and warm summer like temperatures, but then it dropped again. The fair is in town so we blame it. It's never sunny when the fair is here!
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It seems like the weather is crazy and unpredictable for all of us. I looked ahead on my weather app and we are suppose to get temps in the 60's next week. Hope to plant my garden next week or weekend. Hope your plants are ok Angela.
Marla, I hope your roof is ok or at least your insurance company will replace totally if needed.
We are still working on picking the green paint for our house. We have narrowed down window trim color to 3 choices, green to 2 choices.
Today I put vinegar through my coffee maker and hot water pot to clean them. I cleaned the top of the stove well, fed my sourdough starter, refilled the hummingbird feeder, painted samples on the house, and now am relaxing. Rainy day here!
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Busy day! Aquafit, pick up Polly (cousin) and volunteer at Power Book Bags, then I went to the nursing home to visit Sarah.
I have the whole weekend to do whatever I want. I will work on finishing those last 4 boxes in the pole barn, painting my rocks for my outside tick tack toe game (for deck), and ride my bike.
I've started watching Shrinking on Apple TV. Pretty good show but lots of swearing and blunt talk about sex. Harrison Ford is really good in this show.
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Cool weekend but lots of sun here. I put out my garden ornaments, filled the bird bath and butterfly bath, did some weeding (more to do).
I lost another pound so that makes 5. So slow and up and down as usual. Measurements haven't changed so I will hold off on retaking them for awhile. I imagine 10-20 pounds would make a difference with that.
I may ride my bike later but it won't get out of the 50's today. So tired of these cooler temps but I know I will be complaining about the heat and humidity at some point too.
I made sourdough crackers with lemon pepper and Everything Bagel Seasoning. So good! I am going to attempt either pretzels or cinnamon rolls today or tomorrow.
How is your holiday weekend going?
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congrats on your loss J. Way to go! And lots of great progress on your projects. Woot
Can’t believe it’s already Sunday. Boo. Have to spend most of the day driving to and from a graduation. I hate driving, so not looking forward to it. I guess my dad a sinus infection and they have driven to Omaha four days in a row for appointments. So insane. Who drives fours round trip for a sinus infection. My folks. I don’t love Columbus doctors, but I’m not driving to Omaha for routine appointments. They should have stayed in Omaha if they aren’t going to doctor up there. Of course mom insists she’s still going to the party. She said she’ll call if she gets to Fremont and doesn’t want to continue driving. I’m like, do you know the likelihood of me being in Fremont the same time as you? I just can’t with those two
Calgon takes me away.
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Well weeding is almost done. Just my last perennial garden left. I planted my Forget Me Not seeds yesterday and weeded until I almost dropped.
Today I did more weeding, some pruning and attempted to put my new herb planter boxes together but I'm stumped and the directions stink. I had to walk away and will completely disassemble and start over another day. Russ is staining the back deck and it looks very nice compared to what it was and the last stain we used. Since he has been staining all day, we will go out for dinner instead of grilling or smoking ribs.
I never painted my rocks but did go through my closet and drawers for give away. I still have a few drawers and the cedar closet to do and then done with clothing and shoes.
Rory and Hannah left for FL yesterday for a 4-5 day vacation. They drove up to St. Augustine today to visit Jeff, Karah and the kids. They will go back to their condo in Kissimmee for the rest of the week.
David is out on his first fishing opener of the season on Prince William Sound/Copper River. Not sure what kind of salmon he is fishing for. I hope he has a good season and makes good money.
I hope you are having a good weekend and made time to enjoy yourselves.
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the college this cousin is going to is in St Augustine, Flagler? Anyway, he should have a pretty picturesque locale.
you are still rocking being very productive. Way to go!Yesterday went fine, just so much time driving and peopling. Honestly just felt like work. For me, there was nothing enjoyable about the entire day. Today I’m just laying around despairing going back to work. Meh
Bernie hasn’t finished the deck yet. Argh. Turning in to a project like all the others. A good start and then nothing. Argh
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I had to cover my flowers against last night due to a frost warning. A little funny as it's to get over 20 Celsius today. I'm hoping to get other flowers for my garden soon.
I've been struggling with my motivation to get things done. I get distracted by my Facebook addiction. I've been making a "To Do" list to try to help me stay motivated to get things done.
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Marla, Flagler University is in the middle of the downtown historic district of St. Augustine. The campus is beautiful (small) and has a lot of history. The main building has lots of original Tiffany windows that are amazing. The public can pay to take a tour and go inside to see the windows and learn the history. We haven't taken the tour yet but have been in the main entrance of that building and it is impressive architecture. Jeff and Karah live about a mile or so away across the Lions Bridge.
My weeding is done, Russ finished staining the decks and they are drying. We will put out the deck furniture this weekend. I put my new herb planter together and plan to buy my starter plants for the garden by the end of the week. I will be planting much of the time. Today my sister Lynn and I are going to buy the flowers for the cemetery. Always interesting to make these decisions with her. We will buy, go to lunch and then take them to the cemetery if time.
We are finally hitting the high 60's by afternoons. I'm so ask oriented that I didn't go to the Y yesterday and will plant instead of class on Friday. I will go tomorrow though.
Hang in there! We all have to give ourselves a break to rejuvinate and have down time for ourselves. Marla, why has Bernie stopped working on the deck?
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It hit 27 today!! That's 80 for you ladies. I was at work for most of the day so only got to enjoy it when I went for a run on my lunch break. I went along the waterfront so that kept it cooler and there was a nice breeze. There was also parts of the trail covered in a canopy of trees. It kept me from feeling to hot.
I have been struggling with staying motivated to eat right and to exercise. I have been doing good today, but I am still up as I need to do my voice and piano practice before going to bed. I am currently wanting ice cream. I will have to keep just wanting it as I don't have any!
Some of tulips are starting to die. Oh well. I will get my flowers for the season planted soon. I would say I have to wait for a nice weekend, but the tradition of nice during the week and rain on the weekends seems to be coming back. Sigh
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Angela, weather hasn't been cooperative for planting in MI either. I'm hoping tomorrow and Saturday are nice so I can plant my seeds and starters in garden and flower pots. I am glad I put fencing around my perennials. They are growing nicely and I will see them bloom this year.
I went to Aquafit and then took Polly to volunteer at Power Book Bags this afternoon. Russ and I went out to a hot dog place that opened for the summer season. I had a burger and soft serve ice cream for dessert. I'm full and will pay for it later I'm sure.
Good job going for a run on your lunch break, Angela. I worked in the yard all week with more to do, so I only went to one Aquafit this week.
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My iris are blooming like crazy! I don't think I have seen them look this good in years. I don't have any clue why, but I am enjoying it.(I transplanted them from what grew at my grandparents farm). I also have some peonies that were my grandma's as well. They haven't thrived to the same level, but I get a few blooms.
I had never heard of Flagler until the cousin announced his 'commitment' to go there recently (soccer). It sounds lovely. It's still so hard being excited about everyone else with their school stuff and then having to talk about Caleb dropping out of school. It's like being stabbed.
Work issued a new handbook and some of the stuff in it, is eyebrow raising to me. Like the paragraph that everything on company property can be searched (including locked, personal vehicles.). I'm like, uh, nah. They have always stated "what happens in the parking lot, stays in the parking lot" and now you think you can search my car because it's on the property. I mean, they'll wrap it in a statement that it's for safety, but that's not the wording they use. The wording is that anything, at any time, can be searched. I hate everything.
Bernie not finishing the deck is pretty standard. He gets through the 'easy' or easier part of the project and then just stops. I have had to watch things sit unfinished for years. Hopefully he'll get motivated at some point.
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So if you eat ice cream at 12:15am before you go bed, what day do you record that under? Or is is free calories?
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Funny Angela! Record it on the new day or not… Live life with no regrets.
Marla, Peony bushes are fickle. Check and see if it has sunk and if the roots are too deep at this point. You may want to dig up after it blooms and replant or move to a different spot with new soil and plant food added for nutrition. My Iris were always fickle too. Some years they looked great and some years certain plants did not come up or bloom.
I planted my herbs in the herb boxes yesterday but forgot to buy a basil plant. I went to the nursery this morning and bought basil and chives, flowers, etc. for my pots. I was planning to do some planting today but my friend Mary called when I was on my way home from the nursery. She wanted to go buy her flowers so I rode with her to a nursery south of us that is pretty great. I didn't buy more plants but helped her pick out bushes, perennials, and annuals for her pots. She made us sandwiches to eat in the car and we had a nice afternoon. It didn't get out of the 50's today and was pretty chilly with the wind. I'm hoping to spend tomorrow planting and am hoping for sun. Tomorrow is suppose to be low 60's and sunny. I will be busy all day.
Marla, I thought C was thinking of going back to school. Where does he stand on that plan right now?
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I think I should stop waiting for a sunny weekend to go get my flowers for my gardens this year. Sunny weekends don't want to happen. I am going to try to go on Tuesday. One of the local garden centers to me (the ones in the grocery store parking lots) is open to 8pm. I got my flowers there last year and they were great. I got a new little grocery wagon that I can take to bring everything back.
This morning I was to a bridal shower for a former Sunday School student of mine. How is that these kids I taught in Junior Church and Sunday School old enough to get married? Or in another case, married and having their first kid?! They make me feel old. Not that the changes my body is going through doesn't make me feel that way already! 😂😂
I made a long to-do list of things to do it today. I just transferred most of it until tomorrow. This day isn't long enough to get it all done. I can't be staying up to midnight or 1:30am more then 2-3 days in a row. Once in a while is OK, but I need my sleep
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oh boy, the “kids” in my boys classes are getting engaged, married and having kids. Its nuts. So I feel ya on that Ang
It’s fun going to look at the nursery. I’m not very skilled at having thriving plants. I get bored with taking care of them after a couple of months.
Yeah, Caleb said he was looking at some classes but with this new “project “ /contract work they are doing I don’t feel like he’s really going to pursue it. Him and his buddy started white hat hacking and seem to have finagled some work with a company helping them shore up their vulnerabilities.
I stumbled across this Sheri Pacino show on ID and found myself questioning myself. I didn’t think I would change my mind about what happened but now I wonder. Was I mentally manipulated by a liar, or was her lying caused by her trauma. Hmmm.
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Some of my very first students in my first job out of grad school would be in their 50's now! My boys are all in their 30's and two have children. Rory is one of the last of his friend group to get married and the wedding is a year and a half away from now. A few of his friends have children or are expecting a baby. It does show how time marches on doesn't it?
I bit the bullet Angela and bought my flowers and veggie plants. It is still cool here but I had to get them planted. The garden is planted and I spent all day today finishing the herbs and flower pots although I have one more tomato to pot on the deck and two small flower pots to fill for the back deck. Russ got out the deck furniture today and put together our two new rocker swivel chairs for the front porch. We've had sun but it started off wearing my winter jacket this morning! Barely hit 60 at our house.
Marla, I don't get what you are talking about being manipulated. By who? Work person or family? C will figure it out at some point. Boys can take awhile to figure out life and what they want to do to make a living. It's a process, long one, for some.
I am so sore from potting and gardening. I took ibuprofen and Russ went to pick up a pizza for dinner. I'm showered and in my pj's at 4:30. Tomorrow we make a Costco run and then I will finish my last pots, hopefully.
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oh I was just musing about watching that Sheri Pacino documentary/drama and trying to decide if she was a manipulator or a trauma survivor who lied to survive
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I've not heard of her or that documentary. Now I get it.
I am so sore from overdoing it with gardening and planting pots. What possesses me to do so many pots that I have to keep watered? I love looking at them but I got carried away this year. Tsime will tell if they live or the animals have good meals.
Russ and I are off to Costco. It is suppose to get to 70 today. Finger crossed!
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I am (hopefully) going flower shopping tonight! I just need to look up and confirm they are open late enough for me to go tonight.
I bought an electric keyboard! They gave me a 5% discount as I bought the floor model (to get the colour I wanted) and another discount as it has the tiniest, barely noticeable mark on it. I am not just waiting to hear regarding arranging a time I am home for delivery.
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Exciting you will have a keyboard at home to play. Enjoy!
We are do for rain overnight tonight, hopefully. My perennials, bushes, trees, and meadow need it.
My friend Mary and I are going to a little village called Northport today. We will check out the few stores, have lunch and then explore a fairy path that someone made in the woods for people to enjoy.
Later today I will change the food in the hummingbird feeder and plant my last few pots.
Russ smoked baby back ribs and grilled chicken wings and dummies last night. Very good!
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ooh - what's a fairy path?
I am having a hard time staying focused today. Hungry and bored. I even ate my just in case snack.
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Sounds like my day. Hence why I am on here 😛
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The fairy path was cute but not exciting. There was a hiking path in the woods by a creek. It looked like preschoolers or young elementary age kids painted fairy doors, mushrooms, houses, gnomes, etc on wood pieces and set them near trees in the woods as a fun project. It was a small loop to walk. I basically got eaten up by mosquitoes and there wasn't much to look at. Mary and I went to lunch, shopped in a few cute stores, went to a nursery we hadn't been to(I'm going there first next year), found the path, and then went to her house to chat. Fun day together.
Mary bought a 3 pack of these cute journal books that have wild flowers on the front cover. She gave me one so I can keep a garden journal of what I plant, what grows and what doesn't, year to year. I also will record what flowers I put in pots, what I like, how many pots, etc. I will record 2023 as my first entry. I have a record in my phone but it is a mess.
Right now it is really windy, the sky is hazy from the Canada wild fires, and we are expecting rain overnight. I hope the rain doesn't miss us. We need it. It got increasingly hot and humid as the day progressed so we put our AC on to keep the house comfortable for sleeping tonight.
Sorry you both had a rough day. I am looking forward to my first pedicure of the summer season tomorrow morning. I love how my feet feel when I have one. I haven't worn sandals yet but will now that my feet will look nicer.
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I just put my six bottles of home made vanilla together for presents on Christmas Eve with my cousins and sisters. They each will get a 4 oz. bottle of home made vanilla. I have to remember to shake the bottles a couple of times per week and keep in a dark place. Six months should do it!
My feet feel wonderful after my pedicure.
I wrapped Hannah's birthday present and it is ready to take to Mpls. I have a few more pots to plant but don't feel like it today. Sun is out now but I'm ready to relax.
Happy Wednesday!
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wow! Look at you with Christmas presents already.
What a good idea keeping a journal about your pots.
What did you get Hannah for her birthday?
The first week of June is drawing to a close already. Crazy
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We are giving Hannah a coffee mug with a bulldog motif, a beeswax woodwick candle (she loves the smell), and Pampered Chef's small spatulas (she lost hers). I'll probably put money in her gift bag too so she can treat herself to a pedicure or something she likes.
Lazy day today. I mailed Layney's birthday card so it gets to her in time for her 3rd birthday next week. I sent the present directly from Amazon in May. I finished potting my flowers and last tomato plant, checked the garden and read my book and took a nap on the front porch all afternoon. Lots of birds, my hummingbirds, gophers and a deer were hanging around.
No weekend plans. I need to prepare the guest bedroom and bathroom for my friend Kris, pack my bags and prepare for leaving for Mpls on Tuesday morning.
Russ and I are going to a Traverse City Pit Spitters Baseball game on Sunday eve. Summer college wooden bat league. Fun games…
What are you both doing this weekend?
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