Good morning.
So glad your power is back Ed! Yay! Chili is great on chilly days.
We had a bit of frost early this a.m., but the sun is out now, and we have an expected high of 49...cooler than it's been, and probably some clouds rolling in later.
I need to carve my pumpkin, and I'm putting some candy in paper cups that I'll put out on a table on the porch to minimize contact for the kiddos. I'll miss going to the door to see them all....maybe I'll walk around a little so I can see them, or I'll have to be peeking out the window. Blue moon tonight, that's cool for Halloween.
How's Sammie doing, Irene?
Hi Jo and Jan.

Chili is cooking in TWO crock pots. My beefy chili (with just a little bit of wine - Eduardo insisted) in the green one and I made some vegan chili to cook in the smaller, off-white one, for J. It won't be vegan when eaten, as it will have cheese added at that point.

I think we will be using chili as spaghetti gravy tonight, with cheddar, or Mexican blend cheese for topping.

Howdy all y'all. It's sumptuous Sunday! It's a bit warmer today and we are expecting a glorious, beautiful fall day.

Breakfast was a grilled cheese sandwich made with savory French toast.

Not a lot on the agenda today, but do kind of need to sweep some floors and may do 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)

Howdy all y'all. It's magnificent Monday! It is a balmy 37 degrees out there now, with an expected sunny high of 55.

We have already moved most of the plants that need it into the garage for the winter, but do still have a few, that can take cold (but not frozen) weather still out there. I need to rearrange a few things to get ready for them, so guess what today's task is?


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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)

Good morning!!
Finally getting caught up here! Ed, your food looked so delicious! Irene, your puppy is sure growing!! I think you are over the hard part with the toilet training accomplished!! Jo, Happy belated Birthday! Envious of your walks and fall colors! Vix, sounds like great fun with your family!!

I am so confused between just the weeks and Zeta coming through. Some of my friends have just got power back today and there are still outages. None of the schools in my county and northwards are in session as still no power. I lost a 90 foot tree, but it is way away from the house by my creek, so all is good. I lost power the day after Zeta came thru on Friday morning. But only for about 15 minutes. I live in one of the areas that gets repairs first, though kind of country. My cable and phone went out Friday morning and was back on by late Saturday. Al. is really a mess with outages still. No generators to be had, they were gone by Friday morning from Birmingham to Montgomery. Some families lucky enough to have bought on previous years are sharing with many families. Constant sound of chain saws!!

I have been more stressed getting my kids birthdays remembered as my son was Oct. 22 and Jenny's is Nov. 3. Of course my 13 meds need to be renewed these two weeks, at various days , some refills and some I can phone in. The base requires 3 trips to process...but still feel lucky. I have a few church friends with birthdays all in Nov. in the first week...so do not know if I am coming or going!! A few friends text or talk heavily as Covid goes on. But I love my older people so try to keep up.

Val is having surgery coming up. I still need to write to her, and will let you know what's happening. I had trouble getting into MFP a couple days before today. I think my signals are just weak sometimes... And it would help if I knew my password!!! Running to Publix and the base today...if I can just get out.
Glad everyone is doing well!! Stay safe!!

Good morning;
Jan and Ed, I am glad you got your power back.
We didn't get any trick or treaters. I didn't even see anyone out in my neighborhood.
Vix-I bet your grandson looked so cute.
We had snow all day on Friday, accumulated about 2 or 3 in. It is all melted now.
Yesterday was very windy and cold. It is still windy this morning.
We now have to all work one night until 8pm. I am usually asleep by that time. I hope it doesn't mess me up too much.
Have a great day.

Good morning
Jan, sounds like you're super busy. Sorry you had to endure those outages, and that you have so much to do. Wow, a 90 foot tree! Can you let it lay or will you have to get it cleaned up and removed? Be careful on your trips out. Say hi to Val from me and tell her I wish her a successful surgery and speedy recovery.
Hi Irene, hope all is going well.
Ed, you've been busy...I would never have thought to put plants in the garage, but it gets a lot colder here in general. I have one plant that I put out and take in each year...it's a hibiscus that doesn't tolerate our climate. I also put some coleus out in the summer, but just take clippings to bring them back indoors.
Jo, wow...snow already! Yesterday was windy and cold here too. It is still windy this morning, with a high of 57 expected today...warmer than yesterday. I hope working late isn't too awful for you. Our grandson is adorable, and he's at that wonderful age where he is learning super fast, trying to say everything that we say, trying to do things for himself. Yesterday, it was so cute watching him try to put his socks on, with our daughter helping a bit. They are great parents, very attentive and patient.
I'm glad we all voted early. This is the first time I've ever felt any fear about going to the polls on election day. I guess that says a lot about where our country has gotten to.
Anyway, have a good day, stay safe and healthy.

Voting day already! Lucky my place is small. Never any waiting. Glad I am not where the violence my be.

Luckily, the tree can lay where it is. Makes a good habitat!!

I will pass good wishes to Val!

Stay safe!!

Good morning;
Well I survived my late night at work. I was tired when I got home, so I had cheese and crackers for dinner...not the best choice.
Jan-send my best wishes to Val for speedy recovery.
I also voted early. Now the madness begins with the counting.
Enjoy your day.

Well I haven't gotten to any house cleaning as yet, but did just finish putting away a largish order delivered from Kroger. I think I could get used to this delivery thing! I have a smaller order from Amazon Fresh coming later.

Oddly, I found that, though as best I can tell, Amazon Fresh actually comes from Whole Foods, there is a separate basket for orders specifically from Whole Foods, and to get free delivery on either one, (since we do pay yearly for Amazon Prime) the order has to be over $35. PER CART on the Amazon Fresh order, and separately on the Whole Foods order as they don't combine the carts.

Weird. If it all comes from Whole Foods, you would think it would all be one cart, but maybe they keep the Amazon Fresh stuff in a back room or something...

I had started building an order and noticed that I had three carts open. The regular Amazon cart, a Whole Foods cart, and the Amazon Fresh cart.

I deleted all the items from the Whole foods cart and found suitable items by searching specifically only under Amazon Fresh (instead of ALL) and the one item I couldn't get from there is a prime item with free delivery regardless with our prime account.

So...unless Kroger charges me $4.95 for my delivery, all the delivery was free. It did include a $5.00 tip for the Amazon Fresh driver, but Kroger doesn't allow their employees to take tips as best I can tell. Kroger might charge me for the delivery, as the order I placed was over $80, which gets free delivery, but they happened to be out of a number of items (including two kinds of bacon???) and I believe the subsequent total ended up under $80.

BUT, I don't mind paying a reasonable fee for delivery, and $4.95 is certainly reasonable.

Howdy all y'all. It's fantastic Friday! A little warmer today, and expected to be partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain during the evening and overnight.

I got the most of the rest of the accumulated cardboard boxes collapsed and put in the recycle bin, leaving a little room for other recycles, and leaving a few really nice boxes for use in packing up the former roommate's stuff that should have been long gone to Kentucky, but is still cluttering up the room that we made into J's office because travel hasn't really been feasible.

Supper last night was cheesy dirty rice with chili beans, and without any meat. It was relatively easy, and filling. This morning I emptied the dishwasher that ran overnight. Today I may actually have run out of things to do to avoid house cleaning. Maybe.



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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)

Good morning;
Vix-Happy anniversary to your daughter and son-in-law. I had spaghetti squash last night also.
It should be in the 70's here also.
Ed-your rice looks good!
I am off today and will catch up on laundry, housework and grocery shopping.
Thursday I went and got my hair colored and cut. I had her go a little darker, so now instead of almost white blonde, I am now a dark blonde.
Have a good day!

Good morning.
Thanks, Jo. They are so cute...and time flies! Glad you have a day off. Hope you like your new hair color. (I have been doing mine myself and am back to brunette since last year.)
Have fun with your plants, Ed.
It's sunny here today too, currently 49 with a high of 73 expected. Love this weather.
Have a good Saturday, everyone.

Good morning.
Sigh of relief.
Sunny with a high of 76 today, and expected nice through Tuesday, last gasp of summer.
Want to finish my book (almost there) so I can return it to the library today. No special plans.
Have a good day everyone.

Hi all.
Ed, I had to give my last cat intravenous treatments a few times. It felt strange. You're a good man for doing the needles.
I went for a massage this morning. Scheduled another for early December...but I'll see how the pandemic goes. Numbers just going up a little here for now. (knock wood). I can always cancel if I don't feel safe. Even though we both wear masks, wash our hands, and she cleans everything between clients, it felt a little iffy this morning....maybe because there were more people at the center.
The weather is beautiful here again today, so going to go outside to enjoy that.
No special plans.
Have a good day, everyone.