What are you doing today?

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Today I want to take some boxes and a big board out to the dumpster. Hoping I can figure a way to do it on my walker. I always hate to have to use a grocery cart. Then working on my pile of papers that seem to be getting larger rather than smaller. My portable table came yesterday and I want to fix my computer wires so I can just move from my table to to the portable one easily. It reaches and I already tested it. So need to work on that today.

Then this afternoon I have Bingo downstairs.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!
 
First day of three off.. thankfully I got all my documentation done before I left work yesterday, so I don’t have that hanging over my head

cleaned out the car while it was cool outside…

Sipped coffee, read devotions, danced some

Paid bills… my electric bill (I do the averaged-over-a-year plan so every month is the same) came down to less than 100.00 a month— *very* happy about that! 😊

younger middle son just called and said possibility of a job for him in IT at a college north of Atlanta…. Hope he gets it, he’s good with computers
 
Nothing much today. I tend to find these days altho' I'm very active, and agile.. that I don't have the stamina as I once did, so if I go out all day , I have to take it easy the next if I can...

Yesterday I was out at the Miniature Model village (pics here https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/my-trip-to-the-miniature-model-village-railway.72508/..) ..it's chaotic busy motorway driving to get there , so that always tires me out too, and it was torrential rain, so it's exhausting concentrating when driving in it...so today I've not got anything planned, just going to stay home .

It's coming up to 3pm, sunny but HIGH winds.
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This morning I got the Ivy cut back on the brick shed.. it grows like crazy I can barely take my eyes off it for more than a couple of days

Swept down all the Cobwebs in the outbuildings and fences which always appear overnight..

Took delivery of a new Terry Pratchet Hardback book..

Gonna Vac the kitchen and the stairs in a little while.. , but other than that nothing planned..
 
Today is cool with low humidity after having several days of hot and humid weather, so I took advantage of it and trimmed the bushes in front of the house early in the morning when there is shade. Every year it gets a little tougher. My stamina isn't too bad for that job but the aches and pains push back more and more.
 
Optician appointment today. Definitely need new frames so that‘ll be a few $$.

My husband is going to take a look at the AC before calling a repair company. It quit working last night; that had been the first afternoon we really used it. Last year we had a major service on it. This is our Canada Day weekend so getting someone out to repair or replace it will be a challenge. We’ve had a cool spring; the hotter weather will be in the next few days - we have a special heat statement. If we have to, we can sit in the rec room in the basement.
 
DD is lending me her IP while she and her family vacation. During the next week I'll play with hers and decide whether I want one. If I do, I'll almost certainly be able to snag one at a good price during Amazon Prime days on July 12-13.

Today I'm soaking some garbanzo beans to cook in the instant pot tonight or tomorrow. So many people swear by IPs, but I've been reluctant to take the plunge for yet another small cooking appliance - especially because DH & I don't eat meat.

I'm also working on divvying up various foods into smaller portions for the freezer. (For instance, I can't possibly use even half of a 46 oz jar of unsweetened applesauce before it spoils. Individual serving size packages at the store are outrageously expensive and wastefully packages. So when I open a fresh jar I divide it into 1-1/2 cup portions and freeze them in reusable plastic containers. The texture and taste aren't damaged by freezing.)
 
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Hello! I'm back. Here is my last week, in a nutshell....

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Dio 🐐 finally went to the dentist last week, for the second half of his "deep cleaning" procedure. He had to reschedule it -twice- because of COVID. Now he's done for awhile.

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I stopped taking the meds for my shoulder. So far, it doesn't seem to be making a difference. The PT is helping.....but it's sooooo slow! ⏰. I work at it everyday, looking for faster results. Well, my Dr told me that it would take more than a year before it's going to be close to healed. I guess I just need to be patient and keep at it.

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We made a special trip into town one day, for a library pickup. We didn't have any other stops to make, So Dio 🐐dropped me off where Holly works. (She works for her daughter, and there is no problem if I drop in.). It is the first time that I've seen her since before Christmas, and we have hardly talked at all since then. It was a nice visit, but sad too....I really miss her. It would seem that our paths cross, and now we are continuing in different directions. Such is life.

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I have not been myself for the last week. I don't know who I am, but it's not me. I'm increadibally crabby, irritable, and....well, just unhappy. The last week has been aweful. Anything that could go wrong did....including a fall. Other than some scrapes and bruises, I'm not hurt.....just MAD!!!! 😠. I have no one to blame except myself.


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Andy has been sick, and I called the Vet last week. It was serious enough that even though they were booked, they squeezed him in. He has some medicine now, that he gets once a day. The good news is that he has started to play again, and I saw him run up a tree....good signs that he is feeling better. So far, I haven't seen him today, but I expect him to show up for dinner tonight.

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This morning was my turn for a dental appointment...also reschedule because of COVID. They started the process to replace a 👑. I will have a temporary tooth for a few weeks.

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Last weekend, when we were going to the rink in the morning, we saw the baby Eagles sitting on the edge of their nest, flapping and stretching their wings! That evening,when we went home, the nest looked empty! Yea for the little guys!

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As always, the skating schedule has slowed down for the summer. Right now there is nothing on Sundays for all of July. Even though we normally don't do nights, there is a private party on Wed night that we are going to do. Other than that, it's back to just the "open to the public" session on Saturday afternoons.

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This is probably the longest post I have ever done. And I did it all on my tablet!!!! I'll accept all sympathy now, just form a line over here!
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Now, I need to go back and read about what everyone else has been doing!
 
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Ooh! I loved The Long Earth series that he co-wrote with Stephen Baxter! I haven't read anything else of his. Could you recommend one you particularly enjoyed?
no, I can't sorry to say , because I didn't read any of his books because I was never interested in Discworld et al......

I've bought this one, because I watched him in Interviews in the past and he was a fascinating character, even when he descended into dementia, he was still sharper than anyone else.. .. this is called - A slip of the keyboard ...collected Non-Fiction
 
Well, I went grocery $hopping, hit the pharmacy, and got ga$. 💰💸🤑 While I was doing that $omeone $ide$wiped my right rear door and left it dented and $craped the paint off mine while leaving the white paint of their$ on it. I didn't realize anything had happened to the car until I got home to unload. $o, $300.00 later, I'm $itting here with a tumbler of bourbon trying to come up with $ome new explitive$ becau$e I've worn out all the one$ I know. :rolleyes:

Bella ✌️
 
She did ! She called me about getting together for the 4th of July. While we were talking I asked her how her husband was doing and she said "Dam him he still hasn't dropped dead yet. I thought by now he would be gone."
Darn this woman sounds like a real gem (ahem- sarcasm alert). If you do get together for the 4th, I hope it’s by a pool or lake so someone can ’accidentally’ drop her over the side!!
 

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