Reflections of My Life

@katlupe,, you've got more snow than we do.



A stray snowflake or two tumble down once in awhile here.

Since we or son can' t travel for Christmas, would prefer to get snowed in.

Silly us,, we bought dominoes & board game,, Sequence to do.
Haven't played either yet.
Did take the wrappers off, look at the instructions for Sequence.
 

Sliverfox said:
@katlupe,, you've got more snow than we do.



A stray snowflake or two tumble down once in awhile here.

Since we or son can' t travel for Christmas, would prefer to get snowed in.

Silly us,, we bought dominoes & board game,, Sequence to do.
Haven't played either yet.
Did take the wrappers off, look at the instructions for Sequence.
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Everyone keeps telling me that we will be getting a lot. My neighbor came back with a cart full of groceries and he said Walmart was a zoo.
 
Yesterday morning, I woke up to a lot of snow. I think Norwich got 28 inches. Binghamton had something around 37. It took most of the morning to clean us out here. Once Rich, our maintenance man got here, that moved along faster. He had snowblower and got the ramp cleaned out pretty fast. The people with cars had to go and clean them off. It was a lot of work, but it looked like they were having a good time talking to each other while doing it. Helping each other too. I like the snow, but have never been someone who does stuff outside in it. No, I like to look at it out the window but especially now, I have to be careful not to fall. That is a big reason, outside of the expense, that I chose not to own a vehicle when I moved here.

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katlupe said:
Yesterday I took on a project I have been putting off for a week. I applied double sided carpet tape to the rugs I have over the apartment carpeting. The apartment carpet is a boring beige and my rugs are colorful and a different texture. But the corners were sticking up and when I moved Jazzy (mobility chair) across the rug it would lift up from the floor in various spots. Sometimes it did that with my rolling walker if I was not paying attention. So I thought I'd see if this would work. It does.

I saw on the Amazon reviews one person said they used this brand of tape on a rug on a carpet and it worked good. So I thought I'd try it. Well, I am glad I did. It works perfectly. I can't believe it. But..............it was hard for me to do. I know Sonny would have done it for me. He would have laid on the floor to do it. The trouble I have with him is that he does not always follow my directions and do things the way I want them done. He always has a "better" way. But I like things done MY way.

It took me all day (with many breaks in between) and I had to vacuum everything first. All this after I cleaned Rabbit's cage. Today I want to try to do laundry but might wait till tomorrow on that chore. My legs are in need of a rest today. Other than going out to the dumpster and my mail box on Jazzy, I need to stay quiet today.
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What is the brand you used? I need it as well and what I’ve bought does not work.
 
katlupe said:
Thank you. Well the thing that helps is that she talked about dying quite often. Like she expected it. Just a few months ago she asked her grandsons what they wanted when she died. The youngest one, maybe 12 or so, said he wanted to live with grandpa (her husband and my cousin) so he would not have to be alone. And a few days before she died she had talked to people on FB. Everyone telling her they loved her and she answered everyone back to tell them she loved them too. She was involved in that lawsuit over the baby powder causing cancer. She could not talk about it due to the lawsuit.
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Oh my gosh...the answer from her 12 year old grandson warmed my heart right down to my toes❤️❤️❤️ So very sorry for your loss.
 
kat,

Please, be careful if you take jazzy out for a spin. Drivers may not be able to see you over top of the snowbanks at corners and intersections where the snow is piled up.

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Pepper said:
I like small towns. Do you live near deb or aunt bea?
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I don't know. I think Marie is near Rochester, which is a couple of hours away. And one of the guys, sorry but his name escapes me at this moment lives in Cortland which is not far at all. I have gone there a lot, especially to a certain diner we like there. I am between Oneonta and Binghamton. About 35 miles either way.
 
Pepper said:
I like small towns. Do you live near deb or aunt bea?
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I just realized you are in NY! I have to say I love NYC but have not been there in close to 20 years now. I used to be able to take the bus and go shopping or whatever. My first husband was from the Bronx and then later his family moved to Oceanside. So we went there a lot.
 
I opened my door this morning to go downstairs to check my mail and there was a police officer standing there..........I said, "you were not coming to my apartment, were you?" He laughed and assured me he was not. He was assisting the emergency squad to take someone to the ER. Otherwise my day was pretty quiet. I had to rest my legs so I sat in my recliner, colored and watched videos. Drinking a lot of water mostly, but some ice tea too.

Then I decided I need to do some sort of exercise because I sit too much. So I did a lap around my hallway with my rolling walker. One lap today. I will do two tomorrow. The instructions that came with my thighmaster said I could use it for arm exercises but I find it too complex and have to stand up to do them. I sold my cast iron dumbbells when I moved here. They were too big and clunky for me now. So I need to find a one pound dumbbell or hand weight to do some upper body exercises. Like for triceps, biceps, deltoids and back. No leg work for now. I used to do a lot of free weight work outs and had a gym in my house. So I know if I can at least do some sort of exercise it will help me physically and mentally. Nothing too challenging at this point.

I was about to buy a pair of one pound dumbbells on Amazon and one of the reviews mentioned how strong they smelled. So strong she put them in her garage for 3 years and the smell never went away. Okay. Not for me. I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. So I will look in the store tomorrow when I go with Sonny.
 
katlupe said:
I opened my door this morning to go downstairs to check my mail and there was a police officer standing there..........I said, "you were not coming to my apartment, were you?" He laughed and assured me he was not. He was assisting the emergency squad to take someone to the ER. Otherwise my day was pretty quiet. I had to rest my legs so I sat in my recliner, colored and watched videos. Drinking a lot of water mostly, but some ice tea too.

Then I decided I need to do some sort of exercise because I sit too much. So I did a lap around my hallway with my rolling walker. One lap today. I will do two tomorrow. The instructions that came with my thighmaster said I could use it for arm exercises but I find it too complex and have to stand up to do them. I sold my cast iron dumbbells when I moved here. They were too big and clunky for me now. So I need to find a one pound dumbbell or hand weight to do some upper body exercises. Like for triceps, biceps, deltoids and back. No leg work for now. I used to do a lot of free weight work outs and had a gym in my house. So I know if I can at least do some sort of exercise it will help me physically and mentally. Nothing too challenging at this point.

I was about to buy a pair of one pound dumbbells on Amazon and one of the reviews mentioned how strong they smelled. So strong she put them in her garage for 3 years and the smell never went away. Okay. Not for me. I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. So I will look in the store tomorrow when I go with Sonny.
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kat,

Check the pantry for some weights.

Canned goods, soda bottles filled with water, detergent bottle, a pound of dried beans, etc...

Good luck!
 
Yesterday, Sonny was supposed to bring me water and take me grocery shopping. I hate going on the week-end but he has been babysitting his two great grandchildren while his daughter is in a training program for a new at home job (on the computer). She usually babysits the kids while their parents are at work. Yesterday morning he called me in a panic because he thought something was wrong with his dog, Spud. He did not dare leave him all day. So maybe today he will be able to come here.

I want to go to my doctor for a check up but I am afraid to go. I figure I will need to get blood work and maybe x-rays so that would mean going into one of the hospitals and I have been avoiding medical places for now. I can go for the tests to my local hospital which might be safer, less people and low risk in my county. But the doctor's office is in the next county and there is a higher risk there. I wish I could change doctors and go to one right here but the reputation of the one I go to is high and not so much for the local ones. This is the same problem I have with going back for more dental work. I keep trying to wait this thing out.
 
katlupe said:
Yesterday, Sonny was supposed to bring me water and take me grocery shopping. I hate going on the week-end but he has been babysitting his two great grandchildren while his daughter is in a training program for a new at home job (on the computer). She usually babysits the kids while their parents are at work. Yesterday morning he called me in a panic because he thought something was wrong with his dog, Spud. He did not dare leave him all day. So maybe today he will be able to come here.

I want to go to my doctor for a check up but I am afraid to go. I figure I will need to get blood work and maybe x-rays so that would mean going into one of the hospitals and I have been avoiding medical places for now. I can go for the tests to my local hospital which might be safer, less people and low risk in my county. But the doctor's office is in the next county and there is a higher risk there. I wish I could change doctors and go to one right here but the reputation of the one I go to is high and not so much for the local ones. This is the same problem I have with going back for more dental work. I keep trying to wait this thing out.
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I think the hospital is probably safe. I had to go to several lately and you keep you mask on. I am putting off the dentist though cause you have to take the mask off for a long period of time.
 


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