I finally got both hummingbird feeders up today. I had one up but hadn't filled the second one yet. I also went around and checked the tomato plants and got two ripe tomatoes (one decent, one on the small side). I picked two nice size green tomatoes for our neighbor, Chrissie, who had asked for a couple. Then I picked about a dozen or so cherry tomatoes that were ripe for our salads, which I made today to go with our soup (chicken noodle).
I made a trip to Dollar General and bought us some B12 tablets since our diets have been so crappy and, after reading about it's importance, decided we could do with some. I only bought the 1000 mg. ones since I don't want to overdose us by accident. I really have no idea how much of that is needed. I found some soft pink slippers and bought those while I was there and it was a good investment. They are warm and comfortable on my feet which usually feel cold to me. Then I broke down and bought a small candle (layered fragrances) since I was already spending more money than we really could afford. It was just $3.50 but seemed like a lot to spend on such a small candle. I just hope it lasts for a while. Especially since we don't get our SS checks until the 8th of July. *Sigh*
I got a big surprise today. My bff, Carol, sent me another 5# bag of Kauai coffee beans. I was shocked because I really didn't expect it. She's been so generous in the past but I sure didn't expect it to continue. She is such a sweetheart. Of course, she is the one that got us hooked on it in the first place...LOL. She just laughed and said she was our *dealer*.
The Beast's knee is really giving him a LOT of trouble. It's painful and was swollen today. I'm wondering if he's developed arthritis in it. I'm making him an appointment to see our doctor on Monday so he can find out what's up with it. I just know something needs to be done about it.
When I was picking the cherry tomatoes, I made notice of ones that will be ready for picking in about two days. The regular tomatoes will be a bit longer than that but there are some nice size green ones that I can hardly wait for. The Beast watered them well tonight because they needed it. The leaves were beginning to wilt a bit. Not badly but enough that it was noticeable. He waited until the sun was almost ready to set before watering so the plants should look a lot perkier tomorrow. If not, I will give them more water while the Beast is at church. I need to check my strawberries again, too. There should be a few more of those babies ready to pick.
It looks like we may get a summer squash or two, also. The Beast never cleared out that section very well and guess what is growing? You got it! A nice vine. AND it has a couple flowers on it and one that is already forming into a squash. Looks strange since it's so small...LOL.
That's about it for today. Love you all and I hope you are enjoying your weekend. ***Hugs***
HINT: Give dying indoor plants a second chance with this odd little treatment. Let three empty eggshells sit overnight in a couple of cups of water. Multiply the amounts as needed. Then use the eggshell water the next day when it's time to water the plants.
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Friday, June 19, 2015
An Unexpected Gift.....
How do you know when you are old? Something like this tells you. A friend of the Beast's sent over two of his employees to finish up the pressure cleaning of the outside of the house and to weed our garden. I kid you not. It was a most welcome surprise to us when they showed up with the friend and he told the Beast to put them to work.
They worked tirelessly. Of course, they were both young (in their 20's) and had an energy that I could only WISH I had again. The house is now completely pressure cleaned (the aluminum siding gets mildewed during the winter) and the garden has been thoroughly weeded. The weed pile is huge but tomorrow the Beast will put it into the compost barrel. The way they piled up the weeds they pulled, it will be an easy chore.
It allowed (and I think spurred on the Beast) for the lawn to be finished being cut. The Beast didn't want to be seen as a slacker. LOL! He has always worried about what other people think of him and that is the primary reason he gets many things done. It has always both amused and frustrated me about him.
The juice that the Beast has been making with the Nutribullet is not balanced. The Beast has been using primarily fruit in it and not the veggies suggested. It caused me to have a low blood sugar episode for some reason (I checked it with my meter and it was a shocking 60). I thought it would have been much higher but it was a weird sensation since I haven't had one in a long time. I ate some honey on toast to get me over the hump and then had a piece of boiled chicken since the recipes seem to encourage people to be vegetarians and that is one thing I am NOT. It might not be so bad (the stuff the Beast has been making) if he included the nuts and veggies, too. The nuts add protein and that's more balanced.
I AM enjoying this new coffee blend to my surprise. I'm not sure if it's the change in water quality since the Beast changed the filter for the first time in he can't remember how long. I think it was much longer than he was supposed to let it go. He can be such a tightwad about the wrong things at times. But I will enjoy it while I can.
For some reason, taking my shower today felt wonderful. Have you ever had that feeling? It was hot out (again)...95 when I checked around 2pm....but it's been hovering in that area for our high for almost two weeks. The weatherman said today that we don't normally have this type of weather until about mid-July or early August. I guess it's going to be a hot summer. The problem with that is that means more storms for us. I guess I am glad that we have the solar panels for electricity already installed. Bad storms mean more power failures here. It can also mean more tornadoes. *Sigh*
Love you all. Be safe. Have a great weekend. Be sure to use a sunscreen if you spend any time outdoors. ***Hugs***
They worked tirelessly. Of course, they were both young (in their 20's) and had an energy that I could only WISH I had again. The house is now completely pressure cleaned (the aluminum siding gets mildewed during the winter) and the garden has been thoroughly weeded. The weed pile is huge but tomorrow the Beast will put it into the compost barrel. The way they piled up the weeds they pulled, it will be an easy chore.
It allowed (and I think spurred on the Beast) for the lawn to be finished being cut. The Beast didn't want to be seen as a slacker. LOL! He has always worried about what other people think of him and that is the primary reason he gets many things done. It has always both amused and frustrated me about him.
The juice that the Beast has been making with the Nutribullet is not balanced. The Beast has been using primarily fruit in it and not the veggies suggested. It caused me to have a low blood sugar episode for some reason (I checked it with my meter and it was a shocking 60). I thought it would have been much higher but it was a weird sensation since I haven't had one in a long time. I ate some honey on toast to get me over the hump and then had a piece of boiled chicken since the recipes seem to encourage people to be vegetarians and that is one thing I am NOT. It might not be so bad (the stuff the Beast has been making) if he included the nuts and veggies, too. The nuts add protein and that's more balanced.
I AM enjoying this new coffee blend to my surprise. I'm not sure if it's the change in water quality since the Beast changed the filter for the first time in he can't remember how long. I think it was much longer than he was supposed to let it go. He can be such a tightwad about the wrong things at times. But I will enjoy it while I can.
For some reason, taking my shower today felt wonderful. Have you ever had that feeling? It was hot out (again)...95 when I checked around 2pm....but it's been hovering in that area for our high for almost two weeks. The weatherman said today that we don't normally have this type of weather until about mid-July or early August. I guess it's going to be a hot summer. The problem with that is that means more storms for us. I guess I am glad that we have the solar panels for electricity already installed. Bad storms mean more power failures here. It can also mean more tornadoes. *Sigh*
Love you all. Be safe. Have a great weekend. Be sure to use a sunscreen if you spend any time outdoors. ***Hugs***
Thursday, June 18, 2015
The New Coffee....
Today we opened up one of the packages of new coffee beans that the Beast had ordered from Amazon. It was a Kona coffee blend and I was pleasantly surprised at how tasty it was. I'm telling you, at this rate, I am going to have a very hard time adjusting to regular coffee when that time comes....and I am sure it will. But, in the meantime, at least we will enjoy this blend. I think I was expecting it to be much stronger but the Beast said he had ordered a medium blend. The next bag of coffee is going to be stronger he says. Ugh! I suppose we can get used to it. We sure won't want to waste it. It may even make us cut down on just how much coffee we drink in a day....LOL. Who knows?
The Beast is about ready to set out traps or some such thing for the feral cat that haunts our deck. He has learned how to push in the plexiglass sides of the bird feeder that he has on the railing (to facilitate taking pictures of the birds). When the cat does that, he makes all the bird seed fall out of it and onto the floor of the deck as well as over the side of the railing. It's a mess. He knows it's the cat because he caught him at it this morning. It's the second time that it's been done and now he knows who is guilty. When I told him to hang the damn thing up like it's supposed to be, he shot me a hateful look and said that wouldn't work well for pictures. *Sigh*
So it was sweep up the mess and refill the feeder. Although he DID only fill it halfway instead of as full as he could. He's going to screw the top down on it as well as the sides. It will make it a pain to refill since he will have to unscrew the top every time but at least he won't be setting out poison or some such lethal thing for the cat.
I'm enjoying the Turner Classic Movie channel this evening. They have some old movies on (Mothra and Them!) that I am in the middle of watching. I'm not interested in the Wasp Woman but it IS an oldie (1960). Them! is even older (1954) but I still like it for some reason. It's really primitive compared to the movies they make nowadays but it brings back memories to me of seeing it at the show with my sisters at the time. It scared the hell out of Cee at the time but she was just four then.
The Beast has already retired for the night. He's expecting a friend to come over early to pick up a training collar for his dog. The Beast picked one up for him today since his friend has his business to run and not much free time. This is one of his friends from Church and I have no idea what time he opens his shop but I think it's around 8am. Thankfully, his shop isn't all that far away from us on the main drag through our area. He's not my friend so I can stay asleep...LOL.
It really has been hot and surprisingly humid even though we really haven't had any of the rain predicted for us. I believe it has rained a bit further north but not here locally. The Beast has been miserable. I've been very comfortable, thank you very much and he really can't believe it. But at least he doesn't give me a hard time about it. He just shuts the doors to our bedroom and the guest room and the guest bathroom while he turns on the AC unit that cools the kitchen, dining and living areas. Thank goodness this house is not all that big.
It's 10pm and still 80 degrees outside. It's only supposed to go down to 70 for a low tonight which is a rather nice temperature, I think. It will be great for sleeping. Speaking of that, it is where I am heading shortly after I get this posted.
Love you all. Hope you are enjoying the Hints. Have a fantastic Friday and an even better weekend. ***Hugs***
HINT: Add up to 1/4 teaspoon olive oil to your cat's moist food to stave off hair balls and make his coat extra shiny.
The Beast is about ready to set out traps or some such thing for the feral cat that haunts our deck. He has learned how to push in the plexiglass sides of the bird feeder that he has on the railing (to facilitate taking pictures of the birds). When the cat does that, he makes all the bird seed fall out of it and onto the floor of the deck as well as over the side of the railing. It's a mess. He knows it's the cat because he caught him at it this morning. It's the second time that it's been done and now he knows who is guilty. When I told him to hang the damn thing up like it's supposed to be, he shot me a hateful look and said that wouldn't work well for pictures. *Sigh*
So it was sweep up the mess and refill the feeder. Although he DID only fill it halfway instead of as full as he could. He's going to screw the top down on it as well as the sides. It will make it a pain to refill since he will have to unscrew the top every time but at least he won't be setting out poison or some such lethal thing for the cat.
I'm enjoying the Turner Classic Movie channel this evening. They have some old movies on (Mothra and Them!) that I am in the middle of watching. I'm not interested in the Wasp Woman but it IS an oldie (1960). Them! is even older (1954) but I still like it for some reason. It's really primitive compared to the movies they make nowadays but it brings back memories to me of seeing it at the show with my sisters at the time. It scared the hell out of Cee at the time but she was just four then.
The Beast has already retired for the night. He's expecting a friend to come over early to pick up a training collar for his dog. The Beast picked one up for him today since his friend has his business to run and not much free time. This is one of his friends from Church and I have no idea what time he opens his shop but I think it's around 8am. Thankfully, his shop isn't all that far away from us on the main drag through our area. He's not my friend so I can stay asleep...LOL.
It really has been hot and surprisingly humid even though we really haven't had any of the rain predicted for us. I believe it has rained a bit further north but not here locally. The Beast has been miserable. I've been very comfortable, thank you very much and he really can't believe it. But at least he doesn't give me a hard time about it. He just shuts the doors to our bedroom and the guest room and the guest bathroom while he turns on the AC unit that cools the kitchen, dining and living areas. Thank goodness this house is not all that big.
It's 10pm and still 80 degrees outside. It's only supposed to go down to 70 for a low tonight which is a rather nice temperature, I think. It will be great for sleeping. Speaking of that, it is where I am heading shortly after I get this posted.
Love you all. Hope you are enjoying the Hints. Have a fantastic Friday and an even better weekend. ***Hugs***
HINT: Add up to 1/4 teaspoon olive oil to your cat's moist food to stave off hair balls and make his coat extra shiny.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
How Exciting Would This Be????
Today, as I was reading all the Facebook sites I try to read every day, I ran across this promotion. I love candles and that was why I read the promo and watched the video about the woman who got the candle and found a ring that was worth $10,000! The company is giving away hundreds of rings but not all $10,000 ones. LOL! Many of them are worth much less but even the gemstone rings are beautiful. Plus...there is a code inside the foil that you register for a chance to win a second ring that IS worth $10,000. How cool is that?
If you are curious about the promotion, here's the link: http://greatgiftforher.com/ I wish you all bundles of luck. I would love to order more candles since all mine are now pffft! But....today we spent waaaaaay too much money for a Nutribullet and also bought a lot of fruits and veggies to help us healthwise. It's a fantastic product (you can look it up on it's website and watch the video). I have seen it advertised on TV and wondered why the Beast hadn't bought that instead of the juicer he did. It wastes the fiber and therefore most of the true value of any fruits and veggies. We read the comments and decided to dig into what little savings we had left (we have a large bill to pay the first of the month so it was necessary). It came with a hard cover book and many comments from people who are currently using it. It tells of their results and some are really amazing (and encouraging). We know our diet sucks so we hope this helps our general health.
It also tells about some additional ingredients we may want to add to our juice. Two of them I was already familiar with and knew their value. We checked on Amazon and found out that Amazon DOES carry all four. As I read through the book and some of the recipes, I told the Beast we would have to adjust our buying habits and buy more veggies to add to the juices. There's quite a variety and some would probably be healthier than a regular meal. We are going to give it a try and see how we feel after a couple weeks.
What's funny is the first juice we made was made with celery, two apples, an orange, six cherries, 8 baby carrots and a peach. The peach and cherries were pitted before being put into the container but they said don't do it to the apples or orange. You add some water and blend. It was amazing how good it was. I wish you could have seen the Beast's face when I said * Wow! This would be great with some vodka!* I wasn't kidding but I laughed and said I was so he would lighten up. But I think I am going to tell sister Cee to buy some fruits and veggies and bring an empty juice container or two and let us make her up some healthy juice that will be different and more beneficial for her. It's full of fiber, which aids digestion and has all those good antioxidents and minerals that most of our diets lack.
Anyway, THAT is why I can't order any candles. We are really and truly broke now until we collect our SS checks next month. By then, the candle company will probably be out of the candles with rings anyway. I wish you all fantastic luck if you decide to get some. I would have them burning all over the house if the Beast wouldn't freak out....LOL. But I can have them in my computer room where I spend most of my time anyway. I can't yell at the Beast this time for buying the NutriBullet, either. He asked me first and then we had to check out our finances to see if we could manage it. We bought it at Walmart and saved $30 from the online price. That was a little help at least. I will not forget to tell you if it helps out.
Hot, hot, hot expected but we didn't get the thunderstorms today that were predicted. Those will more than likely hit us either late tonight or early tomorrow from what the radar shows. *Sigh* I DO prefer they hit in daylight but would rather do without them anyway.
The Beast has finally...FINALLY....started actually planning on the deck extension that we both wanted a couple years back. It will extend an additional two feet out from the house and about four feet longer than the current deck. It may be more but only the solar panels would mess up the extension. However, I think they start where the fence is attached to the house so it shouldn't matter if the Beast goes a bit more than four feet. The footers will be the biggest problem but he will have Dennis help with that. Dennis owns his own cement mixer (one of those small ones) that he has been dying to use again since he poured his own patio. I know how OCD he can be about any project he is involved with so that makes me feel that it will be done right. The Beast is drawing out the plans as soon as he can make all the measurements he needs. He says he will do that this weekend and then get together with Dennis to plan out how the footings will need to be done. Hurrah! Hurrah!
Love you all. I hope your week has been going well. Say a little prayer for the people in Texas that got 8 inches of rain in just 3 hours! I don't care what kind of soil you have, that amount of rain in so short a time period is not going to be without some BIG problems. I'm sure the flooding is severe. Be good. Be careful. ***Hugs***
HINT: To remove wax, help prevent (or get rid of) infections, mites and bacteria from your dogs ears, mix 50% white vinegar with 50% warm (not hot) water and pour in your dogs ears before bathing him/her. The vinegar does NOT get rid of infections by itself but it helps speed up the cure along with anything the vet has prescribed. You can do this once a week for dogs with long ears since mites, bacteria and infections seem to thrive in their ears. This hint is NOT from my book but from a website about animal care. Our dog often gets mites in his ears and his ears are NOT long but tall and erect. He IS a doberman after all. LOL.
If you are curious about the promotion, here's the link: http://greatgiftforher.com/ I wish you all bundles of luck. I would love to order more candles since all mine are now pffft! But....today we spent waaaaaay too much money for a Nutribullet and also bought a lot of fruits and veggies to help us healthwise. It's a fantastic product (you can look it up on it's website and watch the video). I have seen it advertised on TV and wondered why the Beast hadn't bought that instead of the juicer he did. It wastes the fiber and therefore most of the true value of any fruits and veggies. We read the comments and decided to dig into what little savings we had left (we have a large bill to pay the first of the month so it was necessary). It came with a hard cover book and many comments from people who are currently using it. It tells of their results and some are really amazing (and encouraging). We know our diet sucks so we hope this helps our general health.
It also tells about some additional ingredients we may want to add to our juice. Two of them I was already familiar with and knew their value. We checked on Amazon and found out that Amazon DOES carry all four. As I read through the book and some of the recipes, I told the Beast we would have to adjust our buying habits and buy more veggies to add to the juices. There's quite a variety and some would probably be healthier than a regular meal. We are going to give it a try and see how we feel after a couple weeks.
What's funny is the first juice we made was made with celery, two apples, an orange, six cherries, 8 baby carrots and a peach. The peach and cherries were pitted before being put into the container but they said don't do it to the apples or orange. You add some water and blend. It was amazing how good it was. I wish you could have seen the Beast's face when I said * Wow! This would be great with some vodka!* I wasn't kidding but I laughed and said I was so he would lighten up. But I think I am going to tell sister Cee to buy some fruits and veggies and bring an empty juice container or two and let us make her up some healthy juice that will be different and more beneficial for her. It's full of fiber, which aids digestion and has all those good antioxidents and minerals that most of our diets lack.
Anyway, THAT is why I can't order any candles. We are really and truly broke now until we collect our SS checks next month. By then, the candle company will probably be out of the candles with rings anyway. I wish you all fantastic luck if you decide to get some. I would have them burning all over the house if the Beast wouldn't freak out....LOL. But I can have them in my computer room where I spend most of my time anyway. I can't yell at the Beast this time for buying the NutriBullet, either. He asked me first and then we had to check out our finances to see if we could manage it. We bought it at Walmart and saved $30 from the online price. That was a little help at least. I will not forget to tell you if it helps out.
Hot, hot, hot expected but we didn't get the thunderstorms today that were predicted. Those will more than likely hit us either late tonight or early tomorrow from what the radar shows. *Sigh* I DO prefer they hit in daylight but would rather do without them anyway.
The Beast has finally...FINALLY....started actually planning on the deck extension that we both wanted a couple years back. It will extend an additional two feet out from the house and about four feet longer than the current deck. It may be more but only the solar panels would mess up the extension. However, I think they start where the fence is attached to the house so it shouldn't matter if the Beast goes a bit more than four feet. The footers will be the biggest problem but he will have Dennis help with that. Dennis owns his own cement mixer (one of those small ones) that he has been dying to use again since he poured his own patio. I know how OCD he can be about any project he is involved with so that makes me feel that it will be done right. The Beast is drawing out the plans as soon as he can make all the measurements he needs. He says he will do that this weekend and then get together with Dennis to plan out how the footings will need to be done. Hurrah! Hurrah!
Love you all. I hope your week has been going well. Say a little prayer for the people in Texas that got 8 inches of rain in just 3 hours! I don't care what kind of soil you have, that amount of rain in so short a time period is not going to be without some BIG problems. I'm sure the flooding is severe. Be good. Be careful. ***Hugs***
HINT: To remove wax, help prevent (or get rid of) infections, mites and bacteria from your dogs ears, mix 50% white vinegar with 50% warm (not hot) water and pour in your dogs ears before bathing him/her. The vinegar does NOT get rid of infections by itself but it helps speed up the cure along with anything the vet has prescribed. You can do this once a week for dogs with long ears since mites, bacteria and infections seem to thrive in their ears. This hint is NOT from my book but from a website about animal care. Our dog often gets mites in his ears and his ears are NOT long but tall and erect. He IS a doberman after all. LOL.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Baby It's Hot Outside.....
Today was our fifth day of weather in the mid-90's. The Beast made a short effort to try mowing the front lawn but was driven inside by the heat. He doesn't do heat well. He also hit the front gate with the mower (it's a riding mower, remember) and bent one of the hinges. That required a trip to Lowes and the purchase of a new hinge. The Beast was able to prop the gate so that he could remove the broken hinge and replace it with almost not trouble. It's a heavy gate so it wasn't as simple as you might think. That wood is HEAVY.
But he fixed the gate and then had to come into the house and take a nap. Between the effort of propping the gate up and replacing the bent hinge along with the heat, it took a great deal out of him. After that, he had the energy to run to Publix to get us some Chicago Italian bread, some crispy buns and a crispy Hoagie roll. We then had French dip for our lunch. I made up the au jus for us and put it in two custard cups.
That was the end of the Beast's activities for the day and I picked up the slack with cleaning up the kitchen and the dining room table. He pretty much spent the rest of the afternoon just reading from his Bible, preparing for going to church later. He took his shower, got dressed and went to church. When he got home, we ate some chicken noodle soup along with the Chicago Italian bread for our late dinner. I made it when we both agreed that we weren't very hungry (heat does that to us at times). I put all the remaining dishes, pots and silverware into the dishwasher and got it ready to go. I told the Beast to make sure to put his coffee cup in it when he was done and turn on the dishwasher. I then retired to my computer room to play my Jewel Quest game for a while.
I had spent a couple hours on Vegas World, working on collecting gems and hoping my friend, Carol, might be well enough to join me. But she never showed up. I talked with a couple of my friends on that site (ones that I have known almost two years) and caught up with some of the gossip that always seems to be going around on every site I have ever been on. At least the ones where they have chat available that isn't limited to game chats. Like a lobby area where you don't have to be playing a game and can chat with all your *friends* online.
I spoke briefly (on the phone) with my son, Mustachio, who was just heading for lunch at the time. At least he is well but busy as hell. He works hard physically and often comes home exhausted. Poor baby falls asleep for an hour or so and then gets up to make himself some dinner before he even decides if he has the energy to get online. I often don't get on my YIM either because I have fallen asleep after dinner or because I am playing my Jewel Quest game. If I have my YIM up, someone trying to chat with me will knock me out of my game and that can be a disaster at times if they do it while I am in the midst of the scoring sections. It's a timed game and I can lose a turn that way.
The Princess finally put up pictures of Gunner enjoying his birthday cake (not from the party but from his REAL birthday that they celebrated). I just love how enthusiastic babies always are when they can just grab the cake and shovel it in the mouths (or at least, they get MOST of it IN their mouths). Their faces and hands sure are a mess, aren't they? ROFLMAO! Gunner was no exception even at the party! It was just so adorable. I loved it.
We are expecting thunderstorms here tomorrow along with another day of heat. I hate those kind of days because that's what drives tornadoes and we DO get those here. I will be on edge most of the time once the storm clouds roll in. I watch a lot of the *Tornado Alley* episodes on the Weather Channel and the storm chasers to know more about tornado formation than I really want to know. Having once gone through a tornado that tore the roof off over us, I am not in a mood to have a return event. I will be in Dennis and Di's safe room lickety split if the sirens go off. Trust me!
Time to get this posted and select the *Hint for the day*. Love you all. I hope your have a fantastic Hump Day. Be good. Be safe. Drive carefully. ***Hugs***
HINT: Forget expensive plant food for your house plants. Just feed them flat club soda periodically and they should thrive. The minerals in club soda are beneficial to plants.
But he fixed the gate and then had to come into the house and take a nap. Between the effort of propping the gate up and replacing the bent hinge along with the heat, it took a great deal out of him. After that, he had the energy to run to Publix to get us some Chicago Italian bread, some crispy buns and a crispy Hoagie roll. We then had French dip for our lunch. I made up the au jus for us and put it in two custard cups.
That was the end of the Beast's activities for the day and I picked up the slack with cleaning up the kitchen and the dining room table. He pretty much spent the rest of the afternoon just reading from his Bible, preparing for going to church later. He took his shower, got dressed and went to church. When he got home, we ate some chicken noodle soup along with the Chicago Italian bread for our late dinner. I made it when we both agreed that we weren't very hungry (heat does that to us at times). I put all the remaining dishes, pots and silverware into the dishwasher and got it ready to go. I told the Beast to make sure to put his coffee cup in it when he was done and turn on the dishwasher. I then retired to my computer room to play my Jewel Quest game for a while.
I had spent a couple hours on Vegas World, working on collecting gems and hoping my friend, Carol, might be well enough to join me. But she never showed up. I talked with a couple of my friends on that site (ones that I have known almost two years) and caught up with some of the gossip that always seems to be going around on every site I have ever been on. At least the ones where they have chat available that isn't limited to game chats. Like a lobby area where you don't have to be playing a game and can chat with all your *friends* online.
I spoke briefly (on the phone) with my son, Mustachio, who was just heading for lunch at the time. At least he is well but busy as hell. He works hard physically and often comes home exhausted. Poor baby falls asleep for an hour or so and then gets up to make himself some dinner before he even decides if he has the energy to get online. I often don't get on my YIM either because I have fallen asleep after dinner or because I am playing my Jewel Quest game. If I have my YIM up, someone trying to chat with me will knock me out of my game and that can be a disaster at times if they do it while I am in the midst of the scoring sections. It's a timed game and I can lose a turn that way.
The Princess finally put up pictures of Gunner enjoying his birthday cake (not from the party but from his REAL birthday that they celebrated). I just love how enthusiastic babies always are when they can just grab the cake and shovel it in the mouths (or at least, they get MOST of it IN their mouths). Their faces and hands sure are a mess, aren't they? ROFLMAO! Gunner was no exception even at the party! It was just so adorable. I loved it.
We are expecting thunderstorms here tomorrow along with another day of heat. I hate those kind of days because that's what drives tornadoes and we DO get those here. I will be on edge most of the time once the storm clouds roll in. I watch a lot of the *Tornado Alley* episodes on the Weather Channel and the storm chasers to know more about tornado formation than I really want to know. Having once gone through a tornado that tore the roof off over us, I am not in a mood to have a return event. I will be in Dennis and Di's safe room lickety split if the sirens go off. Trust me!
Time to get this posted and select the *Hint for the day*. Love you all. I hope your have a fantastic Hump Day. Be good. Be safe. Drive carefully. ***Hugs***
HINT: Forget expensive plant food for your house plants. Just feed them flat club soda periodically and they should thrive. The minerals in club soda are beneficial to plants.
Ugh! Weird Day Today....
Had a day where I could NOT keep from napping. Woke up early today but then went back to bed after I checked out my emails. Then woke up long enough to eat a late lunch and THAT sent me off for a nap that lasted until late in the evening. Checked my sugar but it was fine so can't use that as an excuse. But now I am up very, very late and not tired at all. I just don't want to get into this being a habit.
I think part of this is the fact that I have no excuse to stay up. I miss playing games with my bff, Carol, who has been having some bad health problems. I worry a lot about her and miss her online. Lately, our only contact has been through emails. At least I hear from her that way from time to time.
I also miss talking with my sister, Bratfink, on YIM. She's been having some serious computer problems and stopped visiting Facebook and deleted YIM since she was sure that one of them was causing her the problems. I know that when she was on YIM, Sheldon had problems but how that could hurt him, even when they shared the same cable connection, was beyond me. I miss her.
I do get to talk with my son, Mustachio, on YIM most of the time. That is, if I am up (and not napping). He's on Eastern time there in KY while I am on Central Time in Alabama (doesn't make sense to me either). So it's always an hour later in KY when we talk and he has to get up early for work. The other friends I talk to occasionally on YIM are not always on, either, so it gets boring to me to even have it up at times. If it's too late at night, I don't even bother putting it up.
I've been playing my game, Jewel Quest 2, a LOT. When I finish it, I start over under another me. I just add numbers after my name...lol. I've been finishing the game faster mainly because I know which character is going to need the extra help my bonus tokens will give. I don't understand, really, why I like the damn game so much but I do. I've tried other builds of the game on IWIN but they aren't as interesting to me.
Oh well. Sorry this is so boring today. My life just isn't filled with much in the way of entertainment. BUT...I realize I forgot to include any hint in my last blog so today you get TWO. Aren't you excited? No? Not yet? Well, lets see what hints I can dig up that will change that.
Love you all. Hope your week started off well. ***Hugs***
HINT #1: At PlantNative. org, you can find lists of flowers, shrubs, trees, vines, and grasses that are native to your area. This means that they'll not only be less expensive to buy, but they'll also hold up well in your garden.
HINT#2: For an unusual mold and mildew fighter, try vodka! It works especially well on the caulking around your tub. Just spray on, wait 10 minutes, and wipe clean.
I know it seems like a waste of good liquor, but it's just a suggestion! It's also an excuse to buy more vodka. After all, it won't take the whole bottle, will it?
I think part of this is the fact that I have no excuse to stay up. I miss playing games with my bff, Carol, who has been having some bad health problems. I worry a lot about her and miss her online. Lately, our only contact has been through emails. At least I hear from her that way from time to time.
I also miss talking with my sister, Bratfink, on YIM. She's been having some serious computer problems and stopped visiting Facebook and deleted YIM since she was sure that one of them was causing her the problems. I know that when she was on YIM, Sheldon had problems but how that could hurt him, even when they shared the same cable connection, was beyond me. I miss her.
I do get to talk with my son, Mustachio, on YIM most of the time. That is, if I am up (and not napping). He's on Eastern time there in KY while I am on Central Time in Alabama (doesn't make sense to me either). So it's always an hour later in KY when we talk and he has to get up early for work. The other friends I talk to occasionally on YIM are not always on, either, so it gets boring to me to even have it up at times. If it's too late at night, I don't even bother putting it up.
I've been playing my game, Jewel Quest 2, a LOT. When I finish it, I start over under another me. I just add numbers after my name...lol. I've been finishing the game faster mainly because I know which character is going to need the extra help my bonus tokens will give. I don't understand, really, why I like the damn game so much but I do. I've tried other builds of the game on IWIN but they aren't as interesting to me.
Oh well. Sorry this is so boring today. My life just isn't filled with much in the way of entertainment. BUT...I realize I forgot to include any hint in my last blog so today you get TWO. Aren't you excited? No? Not yet? Well, lets see what hints I can dig up that will change that.
Love you all. Hope your week started off well. ***Hugs***
HINT #1: At PlantNative. org, you can find lists of flowers, shrubs, trees, vines, and grasses that are native to your area. This means that they'll not only be less expensive to buy, but they'll also hold up well in your garden.
HINT#2: For an unusual mold and mildew fighter, try vodka! It works especially well on the caulking around your tub. Just spray on, wait 10 minutes, and wipe clean.
I know it seems like a waste of good liquor, but it's just a suggestion! It's also an excuse to buy more vodka. After all, it won't take the whole bottle, will it?
Monday, June 15, 2015
A Harry Potter Day......
Chewlee wanted to continue with the Harry Potter episodes and so we watched them until I took her home around 7:30pm or so. The Princess returned home from taking pictures of an engaged couple right after I dropped off Chewlee. She had spent over two hours finding different sites for the pictures but she was happy with what she had taken.
In a way, I was glad Chewlee didn't get to see the last two episodes. They are the most violent and saddest episodes of the whole series. I haven't been sure she should see them until she is a bit older. But I watched them again and cried a few times even though I knew what was coming. I hadn't watched the whole series in ages. I was amazed at how the stars had gotten older just as their characters did. I am still crying a bit over the scene where all the people that died for Harry show up to let him know they are still with him....in his heart. I won't say why they appear in case you haven't seen that part of the series (The Deathly Hallows, Part 1&2).
I finally got my clothes both washed and dried. Now I just have to fold all the things that didn't need hanging up. I just got too involved watching the last of the movies to fold them. Shame on me...LOL. The ending still gets to me.
On to other things that happened when I paused the movies...... I discovered that the Beast has been giving Chewlee his change and she has been keeping it in the dresser. It has sections on each side of the mirror you can use for pictures and two of the have doors with etched glass in them. That is where she has been keeping it all and she's really getting quite a bit of money. She counted it today and she almost has five dollars now. She was rather hoping to go spend some of it if the Beast or I went to the store but we didn't. So she says she will wait until the next time she comes to stay. We both hope that won't be too far away. I urged her to do her housework completely and without any complaints. We shall see if she does. That's been her mother's big complaint lately. She does part of it but not completely.
She talked a lot about the things she had seen (from the movies) when she was at the Universal studio. She would get excited and say *I saw that* or *I was there*...it was cute. I was glad she had a good time.
The Beast went and bought us some coffee beans since we were low on coffee. He bought them yesterday because the coffee he ordered from Amazon hasn't gotten here yet. He was hoping to find our Kauai coffee but all they had was Kona coffee. He ordered two different varieties to see which we might like. He just doesn't think we can afford the Kauai and he's right just because of what our insurances (medical, car, house) costs us. I wish in many ways that I hadn't taken my SS early. Our finances would be in much better shape because then I would be getting almost as much as the Beast instead of half. I was making good money at our AC company and that helped me a lot as far as what I am getting. I understand now that they have pushed back the age you must be for full SS benefits. I guess I should be grateful. Oh well. C'est la vie!
It was another hot day but it was bright and sunny. Dennis stopped by for a bit and Chewlee was happy to see him. She WAS going to go over to their house to visit and I told her she could probably go and visit with Di if she wanted. She didn't want to for some reason. I guess what she was really curious about was seeing the inside of the house. I told her that when she came next time, I would take her over there so she could see what the house was like.
I watched a program the other day about the decline of bees due to urbanization. In some areas, that is probably true but the bees sure get enough food in THIS area. We aren't the only people planting gardens and lots of flowers for them to get the food they need. Plus many of the farmers around us have their own bee hives. I didn't realize that until I heard some people talking the other day when I was at the Dollar Store. They were talking about getting the honey out of their hives and storing it away. One woman said she hated the outfits they have to wear to do it but they love the honey so they do it anyway. They are worried about the African bees infiltrating our area but know that the cold of winter would kill them off. It's why they are in the Southwestern states. Those areas don't get as cold and don't get snow.
Well, time to get this posted and put my butt in bed. I was falling asleep in my computer chair even while Chewlee was here. She made sure I stayed awake....LOL. Love you all. I hope you had a wonderful weekend and you have a great week. ***Hugs***
In a way, I was glad Chewlee didn't get to see the last two episodes. They are the most violent and saddest episodes of the whole series. I haven't been sure she should see them until she is a bit older. But I watched them again and cried a few times even though I knew what was coming. I hadn't watched the whole series in ages. I was amazed at how the stars had gotten older just as their characters did. I am still crying a bit over the scene where all the people that died for Harry show up to let him know they are still with him....in his heart. I won't say why they appear in case you haven't seen that part of the series (The Deathly Hallows, Part 1&2).
I finally got my clothes both washed and dried. Now I just have to fold all the things that didn't need hanging up. I just got too involved watching the last of the movies to fold them. Shame on me...LOL. The ending still gets to me.
On to other things that happened when I paused the movies...... I discovered that the Beast has been giving Chewlee his change and she has been keeping it in the dresser. It has sections on each side of the mirror you can use for pictures and two of the have doors with etched glass in them. That is where she has been keeping it all and she's really getting quite a bit of money. She counted it today and she almost has five dollars now. She was rather hoping to go spend some of it if the Beast or I went to the store but we didn't. So she says she will wait until the next time she comes to stay. We both hope that won't be too far away. I urged her to do her housework completely and without any complaints. We shall see if she does. That's been her mother's big complaint lately. She does part of it but not completely.
She talked a lot about the things she had seen (from the movies) when she was at the Universal studio. She would get excited and say *I saw that* or *I was there*...it was cute. I was glad she had a good time.
The Beast went and bought us some coffee beans since we were low on coffee. He bought them yesterday because the coffee he ordered from Amazon hasn't gotten here yet. He was hoping to find our Kauai coffee but all they had was Kona coffee. He ordered two different varieties to see which we might like. He just doesn't think we can afford the Kauai and he's right just because of what our insurances (medical, car, house) costs us. I wish in many ways that I hadn't taken my SS early. Our finances would be in much better shape because then I would be getting almost as much as the Beast instead of half. I was making good money at our AC company and that helped me a lot as far as what I am getting. I understand now that they have pushed back the age you must be for full SS benefits. I guess I should be grateful. Oh well. C'est la vie!
It was another hot day but it was bright and sunny. Dennis stopped by for a bit and Chewlee was happy to see him. She WAS going to go over to their house to visit and I told her she could probably go and visit with Di if she wanted. She didn't want to for some reason. I guess what she was really curious about was seeing the inside of the house. I told her that when she came next time, I would take her over there so she could see what the house was like.
I watched a program the other day about the decline of bees due to urbanization. In some areas, that is probably true but the bees sure get enough food in THIS area. We aren't the only people planting gardens and lots of flowers for them to get the food they need. Plus many of the farmers around us have their own bee hives. I didn't realize that until I heard some people talking the other day when I was at the Dollar Store. They were talking about getting the honey out of their hives and storing it away. One woman said she hated the outfits they have to wear to do it but they love the honey so they do it anyway. They are worried about the African bees infiltrating our area but know that the cold of winter would kill them off. It's why they are in the Southwestern states. Those areas don't get as cold and don't get snow.
Well, time to get this posted and put my butt in bed. I was falling asleep in my computer chair even while Chewlee was here. She made sure I stayed awake....LOL. Love you all. I hope you had a wonderful weekend and you have a great week. ***Hugs***
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