I got home yesterday around 10:30am (I got put on an earlier plane due to being at the airport early) and was back at home around 12:30pm since we stopped to grab a bit of breakfast. I was exhausted since I had only slept for 3-1/2hrs before I had to get up so that I would be at the airport in time to turn in my rental car, check in my suitcase and then get through security. I preferred to err on the side of caution, which is why I got a seat on an earlier plane home. As it was, in my haste to be sure to be on time (or early), I left my cane in the back seat of my rental car. Not really a problem since it wasn't an expensive one and the rubber handle was starting to come apart. I ended up getting assistance anyway so I really didn't need it.
When I got into Chi-town, I got my rental car (not without problems but those were overcome). I then did a couple things I wanted to do....have a White Castle hamburger or two, get my nails done and then get my hair trimmed. I had some time to kill until Kay would be home so I took my time getting familiar with the area again. I didn't rush to get anywhere. It seemed strange to me that I once knew that whole area like the back of my hand and now needed a GPS to find my way around.
I got to Kay's house around 5pm and no cars were in the driveway yet so I settled into the back yard (which is not where James expected me to be so I was out there for an hour before he found me when prompted by his mother to look). But the weather was nice and the setting was peaceful so I didn't mind it at all. We ordered pizza for our dinner (how I missed our good pizzas there) and then, we all got ready for an early night. Pete leaves at 2am or so for his job at UPS, Kay leaves around 5am to get into the city for her job and James leaves around 8am for his job. I talked to a couple of the girls to let them know I was in and would be there the next day to join them. Then I called the Beast to check on Baron. He was not doing well. He had pulled out a couple of his drains and was bleeding all over the place so he was going to take him in to the vets to see if he could get him some pain pills because Baron was afraid to go down the stairs to pee even. He ended up having to help him down the stairs and Baron kept chewing off the bandages that the Beast tried to put over the wound from the surgery.
He finally came up with the bright idea of using one (actually a few) of his old t-shirts on Baron, pulling up the excess and pinning it in place to act as a blood catcher. It worked and Baron seemed to love it and acted quite proud of having one on him. When the Beast took him in to the vet's, however, he found out that the vet had lied to him about why he didn't remove all the tumors.
It seems that Baron almost died from a bad reaction to the anesthesia. He went into convulsions and his heart even stopped at one point. He had to be given a shot to bring him out of it quickly and that was the real reason he was so sluggish for so long when he came home the next day. The vet didn't dare give him any pain pills but did give him some antibiotics to prevent infection from the open wound. It was too swollen to put any stitches or even staples in but he said the wound would reclose itself as the swelling went down. It seems to have done so. The Beast takes him back to the vet tomorrow to get the staples taken out and the last drain. He's not bleeding at all and is more like himself that I can tell. He even went for a *trot* this morning. You can't call it a run but it works.
I am going to get this posted now and will post more later after I warm up some. Figures that I would come home to a cold enough night to use my electric blanket! LOL....love you and missed you while I was gone. **Hugs***
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Off To See Family And Friends.....
I leave in just a few hours...for the airport, I mean. My plane leaves at 5:30am and I arrive in Chicago at 7:30am. That's with a stop to change planes in Atlanta so it's going to be run-run unless I can get someone to help me out. I'm bringing my cane because I am going to need it if I have to walk any distance.
I checked my list and I have everything on it. I talked to Kay so we know when we will be meeting up at her house. Now I need to head to bed because we are getting up at 2am so that we are on the road no later than 3am. That's why this is short and sweet. Love you all. Off to have fun! ***Hugs***
I checked my list and I have everything on it. I talked to Kay so we know when we will be meeting up at her house. Now I need to head to bed because we are getting up at 2am so that we are on the road no later than 3am. That's why this is short and sweet. Love you all. Off to have fun! ***Hugs***
Sleeping Like A Log....
I can't believe it....I slept like I haven't slept in a long time last night. I was very tired from all the cleaning I did yesterday. I really was on my feet more than I have been for ages. Result? My feet hurt..a lot....and my lower back hurt me so much that I couldn't sit upright for any length of time. So...I took two of my mild pain pills. I couldn't take my oxycodone because when I take one of them, I get nauseous when I wake upp.
I kid you not. I couldn't figure out why I was frowing up (misspelling is deliberate) until I made the connection. I only did it after taking one of them before I went to sleep and woke up to go to the bathroom. After I would go sit at my computer, I would start getting nauseous. Enough that I would start sweating and then....boom. Luckily, I usually only had some coffee in my stomach so, if I would lay down, I would frow up that and then within just a few minutes, I felt fine.
Today is clean the rug day. No, I never got to it yesterday but I can do it this morning and that's pretty much it for the things I wanted to get done. Heck, I even cleaned off my fan (the spoke of the fan guards were very dirty). I fell asleep around 11:30pm and just woke up at 6:30am due to the need for the bathroom, I found the Beast was already up and dressed. Why? He said, *I have to go get my buddy*. I forgot that Baron was at the vet's office because of his surgery yesterday morning. I think he's going to have one of those cones around his neck due to the fact that he could reach the area where his stitches were going to be. I mentioned that to the Beast but I don't think he really believes it. He's gone now (it's 7:05 and the office opens up at 7:30). It takes about a half hour to drive there so they will have 5 whole minutes to open before he shows up. LOL! I wonder who missed the other more?
I'm going back to bed. I feel like I need about an hour's sleep before I wake up fully. I MUST take a nap today because we will be leaving for the airport at 3am tonight. That means we MUST be up at 2am. It will take us an hour to be awake enough for the drive to the airport in Huntsville. *Sigh* Thanks Homeland
Security...NOT!
I really want a haircut but I think I may have to get it when I get to Chicago. I want to go to see my aunt first, if she's awake, so I will wait until after that to drive out to Kay's house. I got one (haircut) nearby a few years ago so I will probably go back to that shop this time, too. I have to wait for Kay to get home from work (around 4:30pm) so I need to waste a bit of time before I go to the house. I can always go through a few stores and do indoor window shopping. I don't want to spend any money on those things because I will only have a limited enough budget and I know what I want to spend on various other things while I am there.
I put a bunch of new phone numbers in my phone yesterday, mostly my cousins numbers. I already had my family's numbers on it so I put the numbers of various cousins that I promised I would try to get to see them when I got up there.
I have a cold...not a bad one but all I could think about was that I should have waited to get my flu shot until I got back. It's just that I didn't want to get on a closed environment (the plane) where I might be exposed to the flu. But...I had forgotten that I got a cold after my flu shot last year. It's not a normal reaction but I believe it got into a fight with my pneumonia shot and the result was a cold since my body was fighting different antibodies and it slipped in and took command.
I'm going to close now and I may not be abble to post the whole time I am gone. I'm going to leave a little reminder later on today so you won't think I'm just not blogging. I'll put the date and day I will return (Tuesday) but I will be reporting on what I did, whom I saw and start posting some of the pictures that I will be taking. Please be careful driving (and,trust me, I will be). Stay warm and dry. Be kind. One act of kindness may have consequences that you wouldn't believe. Often, people are fighting battles that can't be seen but are there nevertheless.
Love you all. ***Hugs***
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Packed And Ready To Go!
I finally got my bag packed up except for a couple last minute items. I need my blow dryer for after my showers between now and then plus my brush that I use. I also need a little bit of makeup so I don't scare anyone. LOL!
I have all my medications packed in a clear plastic bag with labels showing so there shouldn't be a problem with that. Also my earrings that I will be using and my makeup are in plastic baggies. That helps keep them together and they are easily seen. I also decided to bring an extra pair of my reading glasses so they are in there, too.
Since I don't want a problem with my carry-on's, I decided not to take a purse with me but to use my camera bag as such. There's plenty of room for my wallet and I intend to take a lot of pictures of everyone so it will work well for that. I can put my phone charger in my suitcase after I give it a good charge and also my Garmin since I am renting an economy car and it probably won't have one. Besides, I know MY Garmin. I have no idea how good one in a car may be. I know how to program mine with addresses also.
My address book is a large one and I managed to slip it into my suitcase with little problem. I will also put my slippers in tomorrow after they are washed and dried. They are very soft and fold up nicely. We all take our shoes off before entering Kay's house (we leave them on the stairs inside the garage...the platform at the top handles it easily!).
Am I getting excited? Yes, I am. It's kind of a double deal with that. I won't have the Beast around to cut into anything I might want to do AND the idea of seeing my oldest friends (in both years and ages...LOL), as well as my family is something that I have missed a lot. I just wish I could have included seeing Bratfink, too. But it's quite a drive to her house in Indiana and my time is really so limited.
I found out that the Beast is probably going to drive up to see his brother and sister a couple weeks from now. He feels he will be recovered enough to make the trip (without me) and I will be able to be here with Baron. He promised his brother that he would help him build a new computer (the Beast is good at that, having built quite a few in the past couple years). I heard them discussing the type of motherboard, processor, etc. that his brother should get.
Since the three of them all go to the same church, they will enjoy the visit. Since I don't go, I hate to be around them when they all start talking about their church and what they do. No thanks! I feel that you should be judged by your actions and, unfortunately, I fault the Beast with a false heart. He does NOT have a good heart where it counts....here at home. He can put on a good face for all the people at his church but I know his heart. I really can't explain any further but my son put it best....he's an old person trying to get into heaven and thinking he will be excused for his past actions.
Oh well. I refuse to dwell on the negative. That's not my nature. I love my family and my friends with all my heart. I look forward to seeing them and finding out what all has been going on in their lives since the last time we were together. I wish this were the summer and I could have taken Chewlee with me. I love going to places and, at this age (she's 8 now...can you believe it?), she's very curious about relatives from our family.
She knows Mustachio since we spent time with him a couple years ago on our last trip and she also remembers Kay and her son, Rayray, with much fondness. Between the two of them, they taught her how to swim in Kay's pool. She had a lot of fun on that trip and so did I. The other family members that she met, she really only remembers from pictures that were taken. She thinks I have a BIG family. She has NO idea how big it really is because we haven't had a real family reunion in a long time.
Well it's THAT time again. I woke up like I usually do late at night and decided to do this post while I was up. I went to bed early (around 10:30pm and woke up at 2:30am) which is normal for me on days I don't take a nap. Cee showed up around noon and we sat outside for a bit while the Beast ran to pick up some ham, cheese and Chicago Italian bread from the store. She didn't stay to have a bite but just stayed long enough to visit and then took her Garmin with her with a *thank you* for updating it. She had grocery shopping she wanted to do on her way home and two different stores she planned to visit.
Love you all. I wish you a fantastic week and no more rain if you are in an affected area. Be safe. Drive carefully. ***Hugs***
I have all my medications packed in a clear plastic bag with labels showing so there shouldn't be a problem with that. Also my earrings that I will be using and my makeup are in plastic baggies. That helps keep them together and they are easily seen. I also decided to bring an extra pair of my reading glasses so they are in there, too.
Since I don't want a problem with my carry-on's, I decided not to take a purse with me but to use my camera bag as such. There's plenty of room for my wallet and I intend to take a lot of pictures of everyone so it will work well for that. I can put my phone charger in my suitcase after I give it a good charge and also my Garmin since I am renting an economy car and it probably won't have one. Besides, I know MY Garmin. I have no idea how good one in a car may be. I know how to program mine with addresses also.
My address book is a large one and I managed to slip it into my suitcase with little problem. I will also put my slippers in tomorrow after they are washed and dried. They are very soft and fold up nicely. We all take our shoes off before entering Kay's house (we leave them on the stairs inside the garage...the platform at the top handles it easily!).
Am I getting excited? Yes, I am. It's kind of a double deal with that. I won't have the Beast around to cut into anything I might want to do AND the idea of seeing my oldest friends (in both years and ages...LOL), as well as my family is something that I have missed a lot. I just wish I could have included seeing Bratfink, too. But it's quite a drive to her house in Indiana and my time is really so limited.
I found out that the Beast is probably going to drive up to see his brother and sister a couple weeks from now. He feels he will be recovered enough to make the trip (without me) and I will be able to be here with Baron. He promised his brother that he would help him build a new computer (the Beast is good at that, having built quite a few in the past couple years). I heard them discussing the type of motherboard, processor, etc. that his brother should get.
Since the three of them all go to the same church, they will enjoy the visit. Since I don't go, I hate to be around them when they all start talking about their church and what they do. No thanks! I feel that you should be judged by your actions and, unfortunately, I fault the Beast with a false heart. He does NOT have a good heart where it counts....here at home. He can put on a good face for all the people at his church but I know his heart. I really can't explain any further but my son put it best....he's an old person trying to get into heaven and thinking he will be excused for his past actions.
Oh well. I refuse to dwell on the negative. That's not my nature. I love my family and my friends with all my heart. I look forward to seeing them and finding out what all has been going on in their lives since the last time we were together. I wish this were the summer and I could have taken Chewlee with me. I love going to places and, at this age (she's 8 now...can you believe it?), she's very curious about relatives from our family.
She knows Mustachio since we spent time with him a couple years ago on our last trip and she also remembers Kay and her son, Rayray, with much fondness. Between the two of them, they taught her how to swim in Kay's pool. She had a lot of fun on that trip and so did I. The other family members that she met, she really only remembers from pictures that were taken. She thinks I have a BIG family. She has NO idea how big it really is because we haven't had a real family reunion in a long time.
Well it's THAT time again. I woke up like I usually do late at night and decided to do this post while I was up. I went to bed early (around 10:30pm and woke up at 2:30am) which is normal for me on days I don't take a nap. Cee showed up around noon and we sat outside for a bit while the Beast ran to pick up some ham, cheese and Chicago Italian bread from the store. She didn't stay to have a bite but just stayed long enough to visit and then took her Garmin with her with a *thank you* for updating it. She had grocery shopping she wanted to do on her way home and two different stores she planned to visit.
Love you all. I wish you a fantastic week and no more rain if you are in an affected area. Be safe. Drive carefully. ***Hugs***
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Starting To Pack....
Today I spent washing and drying the clothes that I think I want to take with me to Chicago. I say *I think* because I have to make sure everything I take will fit into the small suitcase. That is the only one that will qualify as a carry on bag. Since I will be there for six days, that makes it tough. I'll take my warm jammies from Carol with me but I can't wear them the whole time so I need to take a couple sleep pants and tops with me, too. Then there's the matter of clothes. I figure I have to wear my heavy sweater since that will take up too much room because it's so bulky. I had to nix taking my Fall weight jacket for the same reason. I can't take that as my carry-on jacket because I want to take my down coat with me.
Chicago isn't called the Windy City for no reason. The wind will make the cold breezes go right through you and that would make me miserable if I didn't have a warm enough coat with me. If I could be guaranteed no wind while I was there, my Fall jacket would be enough. A lot of stuff I can throw in my purse since it's large (like my gloves and makeup). I'm bringing my own toothbrush but I'll buy toothpaste there. I need room for my blowdryer and my favorite brush, too. AND, of course, my medications. Those things all take up room. *Sigh* It's not easy being me....LOL!p
I had to call the Princess today to tell her I needed my cane returned to me. Chewlee used it for *Dress Up Like An Old Person* day at school. She wanted that for more authenticity. I'm sure lots of the kids could identify with that for an old person...LOL. I normally don't use it but keep it here for times when I am going to do more than usual walking. That's when I need it. Since I will have to walk through three airports, coming and going, I'm definitely going to need it. The 3 airports are our here, Atlanta and then Chicago's Midway. They've done so much renovating and expanding of Midway that the walk to where I can catch the shuttle bus to the car rental place is a LONG one. At least Atlanta has the people mover but I probably won't be able to use that this time because I am on the same airline. It will just be to a different gate but who knows how far away that will be? I doubt I will be able to signal a cart to drive me down to it. Maybe if I wave a couple dollars at the driver???
I just realized that I need to take another pair of shoes with me, too. Sheesh. The list just goes on and on. More room taken up. I'll be carrying a shopping bag if it gets any bigger, instead of a purse...LOL. I have to check with the people that check me in to find out what the policy is about bringing back food. The Princess tells me that, when she flew to NC, they made her throw away what she had for herself to eat on the plane plus her water even. If so, that's something new. I want to bring back some White Castle hamburgers for us like I usually do all the time. But I haven't flown for three years so things may have changed more than I realized. That would be a big disappointment.
Well, it's time for my shower and to get ready for bed. I was on the busy side today and the constant up and down (folding clothes for the Beast and then mine, searching through the closets trying to decide on clothes, etc.) has made me tired.
Love you all. Tell those you love them that you do. Tomorrow is not promised and you never know what it may bring. Drive carefully. ***Hugs***
Chicago isn't called the Windy City for no reason. The wind will make the cold breezes go right through you and that would make me miserable if I didn't have a warm enough coat with me. If I could be guaranteed no wind while I was there, my Fall jacket would be enough. A lot of stuff I can throw in my purse since it's large (like my gloves and makeup). I'm bringing my own toothbrush but I'll buy toothpaste there. I need room for my blowdryer and my favorite brush, too. AND, of course, my medications. Those things all take up room. *Sigh* It's not easy being me....LOL!p
I had to call the Princess today to tell her I needed my cane returned to me. Chewlee used it for *Dress Up Like An Old Person* day at school. She wanted that for more authenticity. I'm sure lots of the kids could identify with that for an old person...LOL. I normally don't use it but keep it here for times when I am going to do more than usual walking. That's when I need it. Since I will have to walk through three airports, coming and going, I'm definitely going to need it. The 3 airports are our here, Atlanta and then Chicago's Midway. They've done so much renovating and expanding of Midway that the walk to where I can catch the shuttle bus to the car rental place is a LONG one. At least Atlanta has the people mover but I probably won't be able to use that this time because I am on the same airline. It will just be to a different gate but who knows how far away that will be? I doubt I will be able to signal a cart to drive me down to it. Maybe if I wave a couple dollars at the driver???
I just realized that I need to take another pair of shoes with me, too. Sheesh. The list just goes on and on. More room taken up. I'll be carrying a shopping bag if it gets any bigger, instead of a purse...LOL. I have to check with the people that check me in to find out what the policy is about bringing back food. The Princess tells me that, when she flew to NC, they made her throw away what she had for herself to eat on the plane plus her water even. If so, that's something new. I want to bring back some White Castle hamburgers for us like I usually do all the time. But I haven't flown for three years so things may have changed more than I realized. That would be a big disappointment.
Well, it's time for my shower and to get ready for bed. I was on the busy side today and the constant up and down (folding clothes for the Beast and then mine, searching through the closets trying to decide on clothes, etc.) has made me tired.
Love you all. Tell those you love them that you do. Tomorrow is not promised and you never know what it may bring. Drive carefully. ***Hugs***
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Brrrrr......!
I know I have neglected my Hints the past few days and I apologize for that. I will make up for it today...lol. You have no idea what that means.
It was cold...and I mean bone chilling cold today. Our high was just mid-60's and our low last night was down in the lower 40's. I slept under my electric blanket and used the electric throw the Beast bought for me while I am here at the computer. My feet and hands suffer because I haven't removed my fan out of the window yet. I keep it on exhaust but it ends up pulling the cold air out of the rest of the house through my room. But the throw keeps my feet warm and, if my hands get too cold, I tuck them under the throw for a bit.
Right now my regular electric blanket is on preheat (yeah, it has that) to warm up the bed for me. I'm going to try to get into bed after I get this posted and take my shower. pi
I don''t know what's going on but we have been plagued by flies since the weather started getting colder. The Beast must have killed five or six just today and I killed three but still have one that is annoying me and won't sit still for any length of time so I can swat it. We had no flies all summer long but I guess they don't like the cold weather either. I could use a bug spray on him but it contaminates everything it falls down on (the spray, I mean) and the smell sticks around forever. I would rather swat it. p
Because it was so cold, I really didn't do anything today except read my emails and check on FB. I love knowing what is going on with friends and family but...good grief! It takes me a couple hours to go through and read everything they've posted. I wouldn't change it, however. I try to go through most of it about mid-day and then just before I am heading for bed, I read anything new and try to finish up. Our weather is supposed to be in the upper 70's tomorrow so I should be able to get a few things done. Hopefully, my sister Cee will come to pick up her Garmin, too, so we should be able to sit out on the deck for a bit and watch the hummingbirds feed. I'll miss them when they migrate to warmer climes for the winter.
What's interesting when the leaves all fall off the trees, you can see their tiny nests hanging from some of the really thin portions of the branches. If you don't know what to look for, you might not see them, they are that small. But, after being a regular visitor to the small bird house in the San Diego zoo when we lived there, you can see their nests (most hanging from these small wires that the zoo puts up for them) so that you know what they look like. It's really amazing. They are so small and fragile looking. Yet they raise one or usually two little ones in them until they can fly. I love seeing the tiny ones feeding. We should see a lot of them, a bit bigger now, feeding to get ready for their long flights south about now.
I had to laugh at the Beast tonight because he was doing the *one foot rag mop* to get up spots on the floor in the kitchen. I accidentally stepped on the rag (he can throw it down but not pick it up) and said, *What is this doing here?* When he told me, that's when I laughed. He didn't think it was funny.
He went to bed at 8pm tonight. He's becoming a really OLD man lately but I heard him say something about visiting his brother who happens to live in the Chicago area. I forgot to ask him just when he planned on doing that. If it's any time during the winter, I am NOT going with him. Those winters just kill me.
Time to get my hints done and then get this posted so I will close this missive for tonight. Love you all. Be good. Stay warm and dry if you are in that kind of area. If you live on the coast, please heed any warnings and evacuate if you are ordered to do so. Be safe...not sorry. ***Hugs***
HINT#1: To freshen your whole house fast when it's too cold to open the windows, place a couple drops of vanilla extract on your furnace's filter. Your house's heating system will do the rest of the work for you. (Or, if you are not using your heating just yet, put a couple drops on an oven-proof plate in your oven and turn it on to 300 degrees with the door slightly cracked. You can also just put a lemon in instead if you prefer....I cut it and will use the juice...or, as my girlfriend does, put an apple in. It makes the house smell wonderful!)
HINT#2: To light hard-to-reach wicks at the bottom of jar candles, use an uncooked strand of spaghetti. Light the end of it, then use it like a fireplace match.
HINT#3: Here's a trick that could save you hundreds: If your cell phone gets wet, first take out the battery and dry it with a paper towel. The bury the phone and the battery in a bowl of uncooked rice for 24 hours. The rice will draw the rest of the water out of the phone, and hopefully it will be back in business again.
HINT#4: Use a pencil eraser to wipe off the metal contacts on rechareable items such as your cordless hphone and drill and they'll get a better charge. You can also use this trick for your cell phone, iPod, or between batteries and their contacts in electronics.
HINT#5: If your child's or your shoelace breaks, use a ribbon as a replacement. If often looks better than the original!
It was cold...and I mean bone chilling cold today. Our high was just mid-60's and our low last night was down in the lower 40's. I slept under my electric blanket and used the electric throw the Beast bought for me while I am here at the computer. My feet and hands suffer because I haven't removed my fan out of the window yet. I keep it on exhaust but it ends up pulling the cold air out of the rest of the house through my room. But the throw keeps my feet warm and, if my hands get too cold, I tuck them under the throw for a bit.
Right now my regular electric blanket is on preheat (yeah, it has that) to warm up the bed for me. I'm going to try to get into bed after I get this posted and take my shower. pi
I don''t know what's going on but we have been plagued by flies since the weather started getting colder. The Beast must have killed five or six just today and I killed three but still have one that is annoying me and won't sit still for any length of time so I can swat it. We had no flies all summer long but I guess they don't like the cold weather either. I could use a bug spray on him but it contaminates everything it falls down on (the spray, I mean) and the smell sticks around forever. I would rather swat it. p
Because it was so cold, I really didn't do anything today except read my emails and check on FB. I love knowing what is going on with friends and family but...good grief! It takes me a couple hours to go through and read everything they've posted. I wouldn't change it, however. I try to go through most of it about mid-day and then just before I am heading for bed, I read anything new and try to finish up. Our weather is supposed to be in the upper 70's tomorrow so I should be able to get a few things done. Hopefully, my sister Cee will come to pick up her Garmin, too, so we should be able to sit out on the deck for a bit and watch the hummingbirds feed. I'll miss them when they migrate to warmer climes for the winter.
What's interesting when the leaves all fall off the trees, you can see their tiny nests hanging from some of the really thin portions of the branches. If you don't know what to look for, you might not see them, they are that small. But, after being a regular visitor to the small bird house in the San Diego zoo when we lived there, you can see their nests (most hanging from these small wires that the zoo puts up for them) so that you know what they look like. It's really amazing. They are so small and fragile looking. Yet they raise one or usually two little ones in them until they can fly. I love seeing the tiny ones feeding. We should see a lot of them, a bit bigger now, feeding to get ready for their long flights south about now.
I had to laugh at the Beast tonight because he was doing the *one foot rag mop* to get up spots on the floor in the kitchen. I accidentally stepped on the rag (he can throw it down but not pick it up) and said, *What is this doing here?* When he told me, that's when I laughed. He didn't think it was funny.
He went to bed at 8pm tonight. He's becoming a really OLD man lately but I heard him say something about visiting his brother who happens to live in the Chicago area. I forgot to ask him just when he planned on doing that. If it's any time during the winter, I am NOT going with him. Those winters just kill me.
Time to get my hints done and then get this posted so I will close this missive for tonight. Love you all. Be good. Stay warm and dry if you are in that kind of area. If you live on the coast, please heed any warnings and evacuate if you are ordered to do so. Be safe...not sorry. ***Hugs***
HINT#1: To freshen your whole house fast when it's too cold to open the windows, place a couple drops of vanilla extract on your furnace's filter. Your house's heating system will do the rest of the work for you. (Or, if you are not using your heating just yet, put a couple drops on an oven-proof plate in your oven and turn it on to 300 degrees with the door slightly cracked. You can also just put a lemon in instead if you prefer....I cut it and will use the juice...or, as my girlfriend does, put an apple in. It makes the house smell wonderful!)
HINT#2: To light hard-to-reach wicks at the bottom of jar candles, use an uncooked strand of spaghetti. Light the end of it, then use it like a fireplace match.
HINT#3: Here's a trick that could save you hundreds: If your cell phone gets wet, first take out the battery and dry it with a paper towel. The bury the phone and the battery in a bowl of uncooked rice for 24 hours. The rice will draw the rest of the water out of the phone, and hopefully it will be back in business again.
HINT#4: Use a pencil eraser to wipe off the metal contacts on rechareable items such as your cordless hphone and drill and they'll get a better charge. You can also use this trick for your cell phone, iPod, or between batteries and their contacts in electronics.
HINT#5: If your child's or your shoelace breaks, use a ribbon as a replacement. If often looks better than the original!
Frustrating At First....
After failing to get my sister Cee's Garmin to get updated last night, I tried again today. Same kind of frustrations with it only going so far before being stopped before it would finish downloading the all important map section. Grrr! But...finally, it started and kept going until it finished. Then it was just a matter of checking it out and it was fine! *Phew!*
I wanted to do my washing today but the Beast got there ahead of me then ended up moping the floor in the kitchen and utility area. I figured I would do MY wash tomorrow but braced myself for the usual folding of his underwear. Nope! This time he washed his dress pants and his go-to-church shirts that he had worn for the past couple of weeks. He takes care of those. He has a couple shirts that need touch up ironing and I don't do ironing....not for years! I DO use the iron when I sew clothes (new ones) but nothing else. So sue me! Once there was actually real wash-and-wear, that was it for me....LOL. Besides, he learned to iron as a kid because his mother didn't iron on any regular basis. She was a working mom and always seemed tired.
Speaking of that, she tried vitamin therapy to cure her chronic tiredness and ended up in the hospital in a kind of toxic shock and almost killed herself. So be careful when taking vitamin supplements. There IS such a thing as too much!
My bff, Carol, sent me some pocket money for my trip (bless her!). I know the Beast won't be very generous because of the cost of my tickets and what the rental car is going to cost us. I wish the car companies were having some deals going right now but neither I nor my travel agent could locate a good price. Figures, right? You would think that the Fall wouldn't be a great time for rental companies since that's not necessarily a big tourist time.
I guess I can start packing since it's only five days until I leave. I feel more like it's four days because I have to be at the airport at like 4am due to the darn travel problems and Homeland Security requirements. Like a 69 year old is going to be a terrorist???? What are they thinking?? Where has common sense gone and just why can't they *profile* any more? That's the most ridiculous part of *politically correct* thinking that I know of.
I was watching the weather forecasts for Chicago and it looks like I can forget taking along my bathing suit. I had some hope since everyone kept saying that summer was *hanging on* there. Oh well. I'm glad that I bought at least one good heavy sweater to take with me. I am bringing along two pair of jeans, one pair of leggings, and two pair of jeans....one of which I will be wearing. I am also bringing my coat with me. I'm still a wuss about cold weather. Having lived in Florida for so many years, anything below 70 is winter weather...LOL!
I'm even seriously considering bringing my boots along with me and not just my sneakers. I packed my newest refills of my prescriptions in a separate clear case so that my name is clearly able to be seen. I am not even taking my vitamins with me since they might deem the amount in it excessive. I'll buy some shampoo and conditioner when I get there. I could just buy the small travel size ones here but, since I only want to take a carry on bag (all the airlines are charging now for check-ins and the least charges $25), all space saved is the best.
The amount of meds I take on a daily basis is more than some so.... On a more positive note...the Princess and Johnnycakes have apparently finished the rec room because Johnnycakes was telling his buddies that he needed help moving in the pool table now. That means he finished the floor and the trim was all done. The Princess got their bedroom painted today and I don't know what else but she's moving along well on the painting.
Cee says she is going to drop by either tomorrow or Sunday to pick up her Garmin. That will be a nice break from the Beast's company. The Beast can be a real drag with all the stuff he keeps trying to keep me informed about that he hears on the news. I watch the local news for the most part while that seems to be all he watches on either CNN or Fox or various sports depending on the season. It's been a while since I had any interest in sports. I used to follow the Dolphins for years but it's just not as interesting to me nowadays.
Time to post this and get my butt to bed. Love you all. Be good. Smile a lot. Think positive thoughts. ***Hugs***
I wanted to do my washing today but the Beast got there ahead of me then ended up moping the floor in the kitchen and utility area. I figured I would do MY wash tomorrow but braced myself for the usual folding of his underwear. Nope! This time he washed his dress pants and his go-to-church shirts that he had worn for the past couple of weeks. He takes care of those. He has a couple shirts that need touch up ironing and I don't do ironing....not for years! I DO use the iron when I sew clothes (new ones) but nothing else. So sue me! Once there was actually real wash-and-wear, that was it for me....LOL. Besides, he learned to iron as a kid because his mother didn't iron on any regular basis. She was a working mom and always seemed tired.
Speaking of that, she tried vitamin therapy to cure her chronic tiredness and ended up in the hospital in a kind of toxic shock and almost killed herself. So be careful when taking vitamin supplements. There IS such a thing as too much!
My bff, Carol, sent me some pocket money for my trip (bless her!). I know the Beast won't be very generous because of the cost of my tickets and what the rental car is going to cost us. I wish the car companies were having some deals going right now but neither I nor my travel agent could locate a good price. Figures, right? You would think that the Fall wouldn't be a great time for rental companies since that's not necessarily a big tourist time.
I guess I can start packing since it's only five days until I leave. I feel more like it's four days because I have to be at the airport at like 4am due to the darn travel problems and Homeland Security requirements. Like a 69 year old is going to be a terrorist???? What are they thinking?? Where has common sense gone and just why can't they *profile* any more? That's the most ridiculous part of *politically correct* thinking that I know of.
I was watching the weather forecasts for Chicago and it looks like I can forget taking along my bathing suit. I had some hope since everyone kept saying that summer was *hanging on* there. Oh well. I'm glad that I bought at least one good heavy sweater to take with me. I am bringing along two pair of jeans, one pair of leggings, and two pair of jeans....one of which I will be wearing. I am also bringing my coat with me. I'm still a wuss about cold weather. Having lived in Florida for so many years, anything below 70 is winter weather...LOL!
I'm even seriously considering bringing my boots along with me and not just my sneakers. I packed my newest refills of my prescriptions in a separate clear case so that my name is clearly able to be seen. I am not even taking my vitamins with me since they might deem the amount in it excessive. I'll buy some shampoo and conditioner when I get there. I could just buy the small travel size ones here but, since I only want to take a carry on bag (all the airlines are charging now for check-ins and the least charges $25), all space saved is the best.
The amount of meds I take on a daily basis is more than some so.... On a more positive note...the Princess and Johnnycakes have apparently finished the rec room because Johnnycakes was telling his buddies that he needed help moving in the pool table now. That means he finished the floor and the trim was all done. The Princess got their bedroom painted today and I don't know what else but she's moving along well on the painting.
Cee says she is going to drop by either tomorrow or Sunday to pick up her Garmin. That will be a nice break from the Beast's company. The Beast can be a real drag with all the stuff he keeps trying to keep me informed about that he hears on the news. I watch the local news for the most part while that seems to be all he watches on either CNN or Fox or various sports depending on the season. It's been a while since I had any interest in sports. I used to follow the Dolphins for years but it's just not as interesting to me nowadays.
Time to post this and get my butt to bed. Love you all. Be good. Smile a lot. Think positive thoughts. ***Hugs***
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