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Today I'm just staying in the hotel. I did the dishes. I've got all my commonly used dishes put away in the cupboards, and my clothes are out of the suitcase and put away in the dresser drawers.

I renewed a prescription online, it is the first time I used my Part D's prescription website so they will need to contact the doctors office to get a prescription (but the site at least knew what I take because I'd filled it at a regular pharmacy back in Nebraska). The earliest date in the range of expected delivery dates is 4 days after I run out of pills. I'm not sure if I should take a half a pill a day when I get to my last 4 to eke it out until it might be delivered, or just not worry about missing several days. It is a low dose blood pressure medicine, I don't suppose it would hurt to miss several days of it.

My daughter has Covid. By the time she got a positive test she was starting to feel better, so hopefully she will get well soon. She had a fever and chest pain as well as a sore throat and headache.
 

Today I loaded and ran the dishwasher, did some financial stuff, put away the items my son brought for me from Costco, which involved rotating stock. I finally figured out how to download music from the now Apple Music (formerly iTunes) in light of their new configuration. I also finished putting away some laundry, played my obligatory WWF2 game and have been trying to catch up with posts here on the forum.
 
The dog crate won't fit in the car. We spent 2 hours last night trying to get it in. We can get it in, folded, but there isn't enough room to pop it up. The car's dimensions are 1/2" too short side to side to put it in after it has been popped up. The car's interior roof is about an inch too short to pop it up. Otherwise it fits.

I thought I'd packed the dog's seat belt harness, but I found it in the stuff I'd set aside to carry in the car. What is missing? The yellow plastic piece that prevents the dog from being able to instantly unlatch the seatbelt whenever he chooses. I know where that went. My daughter's boyfriend visitor decided to organize things, including the dog's stuff. I found out about it after it happened. I'm sure he found the seatbelt doohickey and tossed it. It is not with the other dog stuff, and it is certainly not anywhere else, especially where I kept it. This $11 thing was yellow plastic, and not in its packaging. Probably looked like junk.

Did I think about checking to see if the crate fit in the car before now? Of course! I can't lift it. I asked my son multiple times and he said he'd do it. Then he forgot. And he actually did forget. Autism spectrum.

My good friend and landlord came over at 11:30 pm (past his bedtime; he is 78). He came to tell me that I couldn't leave today because I am obviously exhausted. He's afraid I'll fall asleep at the wheel. I told him he is right. He is coming today to see if he can get the dog crate in the car.

He just bought a new Suburu Outback. He was driving his 2016 Outback. He offered to trade cars with me. I said who is getting the better end of that deal? He said he was. My car is a 2019 Crosstrek, which cost $30K, and for which I was offered $30K for last month by a dealer. My car is worth about $10K more than his. But the crate fits in it.

My son and I don't like the idea of taking a hit to get an older car. My friend/landlord is a guy who doesn't get rid of his cars because he is attached to them. So he trades-in nothing.

We would never leave the dog behind. The trouble is that dog is a problem in the car unless he can be restrained. Also, keeping him loose in the car is not good, in case we get in a wreck. He could be killed.

Other than that, I spent 8 hours engaged in moving activities yesterday. One 1/2 hour nap. The son spent a lot of time asking me why we had to take all this stuff. All this stuff! Please, I'm moving a household. Well, why do you need the all these files? Just ditch them. Just take your clothes and the dog and let's get out of here. He is totally clueless. I have explained over and over and he still doesn't get it.

The $$ signs roll around in my head. I had to buy about 80% of the stuff in this house when I moved in, and bought some unused stuff right before I found out I had cancer.. A $170 folding iron bookcase. A $200+ food processor. Pots and pans. Three sets of mattresses and box springs. Furniture. Area rugs. Lamps. Tables. Baking equipment. Draperies for the entire house. Etc.

I know it's all a sunk cost, but it is also stuff I will never be able to buy again, if things continue as they are. My son has no clue about how much things cost. He has never lived on his own. He has no clue about buying high quality items that will last for decades, vs. buying the cheapest thing possible.

Before he absconded with all my money, he asked me multiple times why I needed rugs, curtains, etc. Why? Because he lives in his head and thinks material things and his surroundings are not important and are a waste of money. He is currently learning Spanish. That is important!
 
WheatenLover said:
No, not a tour, exactly. Boat rental or some such.

I'll go on the swap tour with you. I'll drive, you be the bait. No worries; I drive boats really fast.

Unfortunately, you'll be stuck with no escape. If you jump out of the boat, the alligators will be waiting. And in the boat, there I'll be! :cool:
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Wait! What?!!! 😲. I'm the bait?!!!! We probably need to rethink your plan!
 
WheatenLover said:
The dog crate won't fit in the car. We spent 2 hours last night trying to get it in. We can get it in, folded, but there isn't enough room to pop it up. The car's dimensions are 1/2" too short side to side to put it in after it has been popped up. The car's interior roof is about an inch too short to pop it up. Otherwise it fits.

I thought I'd packed the dog's seat belt harness, but I found it in the stuff I'd set aside to carry in the car. What is missing? The yellow plastic piece that prevents the dog from being able to instantly unlatch the seatbelt whenever he chooses. I know where that went. My daughter's boyfriend visitor decided to organize things, including the dog's stuff. I found out about it after it happened. I'm sure he found the seatbelt doohickey and tossed it. It is not with the other dog stuff, and it is certainly not anywhere else, especially where I kept it. This $11 thing was yellow plastic, and not in its packaging. Probably looked like junk.

Did I think about checking to see if the crate fit in the car before now? Of course! I can't lift it. I asked my son multiple times and he said he'd do it. Then he forgot. And he actually did forget. Autism spectrum.

My good friend and landlord came over at 11:30 pm (past his bedtime; he is 78). He came to tell me that I couldn't leave today because I am obviously exhausted. He's afraid I'll fall asleep at the wheel. I told him he is right. He is coming today to see if he can get the dog crate in the car.

He just bought a new Suburu Outback. He was driving his 2016 Outback. He offered to trade cars with me. I said who is getting the better end of that deal? He said he was. My car is a 2019 Crosstrek, which cost $30K, and for which I was offered $30K for last month by a dealer. My car is worth about $10K more than his. But the crate fits in it.

My son and I don't like the idea of taking a hit to get an older car. My friend/landlord is a guy who doesn't get rid of his cars because he is attached to them. So he trades-in nothing.

We would never leave the dog behind. The trouble is that dog is a problem in the car unless he can be restrained. Also, keeping him loose in the car is not good, in case we get in a wreck. He could be killed.

Other than that, I spent 8 hours engaged in moving activities yesterday. One 1/2 hour nap. The son spent a lot of time asking me why we had to take all this stuff. All this stuff! Please, I'm moving a household. Well, why do you need the all these files? Just ditch them. Just take your clothes and the dog and let's get out of here. He is totally clueless. I have explained over and over and he still doesn't get it.

The $$ signs roll around in my head. I had to buy about 80% of the stuff in this house when I moved in, and bought some unused stuff right before I found out I had cancer.. A $170 folding iron bookcase. A $200+ food processor. Pots and pans. Three sets of mattresses and box springs. Furniture. Area rugs. Lamps. Tables. Baking equipment. Draperies for the entire house. Etc.

I know it's all a sunk cost, but it is also stuff I will never be able to buy again, if things continue as they are. My son has no clue about how much things cost. He has never lived on his own. He has no clue about buying high quality items that will last for decades, vs. buying the cheapest thing possible.

Before he absconded with all my money, he asked me multiple times why I needed rugs, curtains, etc. Why? Because he lives in his head and thinks material things and his surroundings are not important and are a waste of money. He is currently learning Spanish. That is important!
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Sliverfox said:
@ wheatenlover,, even if you get the wire(?) dog crate in car, will it stay up?
We bought a used hard plastic pet carrier for our Boston Terrier to travel in.

Ended up using just the bottom of it for traveling .
When we get to our son's I put the top back on so it becomes his safe place to sleep in.

Travel safe.

Keep us updated .
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Oh yeah, it will stay up. I looked up dog crates last night. They are all the same dimensions for a large crate, pretty much. He would fit into a smaller one like a sardine in a can. I've had a hard plastic crate before - made for airline travel, for my collie. It was larger than the wire crate and I gave it away when the collie died.

I'm going to check them out right now. Thanks for the idea!
 
Doing..Nothing today.. or very little because I was out driving the last 2 days, and of course it's taken it's toll on me with regard the pain... However it's a little overcast today.. and everyone is away so I'm sitting here in my little office with the windows open and it's just silent.. barely a car passing by, because most people have gone away on holiday or at least for the weekend..being the last Public Bank Holiday weekend of the year and just before the children return to school, and the chaos begins again...so it's blissfully quiet..

I've dusted downstairs... and emptied all the rubbish bins.. .

Had to climb on a small ladder to reach the top of the built in triple wardrobe in the spare room to reach a box where I keep my stationary.. to pack up some photos to send to some relatives.. I don't know why I keep it so high when I use it often, so I'm going to swap it to a lower shelf and put the box on the lower shelf up at the top.. but I have to do that tomorrow, just let me rest my ribs today..

Then I have some bookends which have very soft wood surrounds and I managed to scratch them quite noticeably, so I fixed them using a black marker, ..can;t notice it now I hope..
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Then I potted my big plant.. ( Umbrella Tree )... into a new Rattan Basket.. which I really love..

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.. It's 2 pm..so that might be all I do today.. we'll see how the day goes and if the pain in my ribs subside.. so far I've not taken a painkiller, so that's a good sign..
 
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Our two older (7 & 10) grandchildren spent the night last night and will be leaving in a little while. They're always fun. :cool:

Came across a container of costume jewelry from my mom - who died 7 years ago. o_O (Most of her jewelry was real, so the costume and junk was shunted aside.) Sorted it out for trash and donation. None of it is my taste which is undoubtedly why I never saw fit to go through it before.
 
WheatenLover said:
Oh yeah, it will stay up. I looked up dog crates last night. They are all the same dimensions for a large crate, pretty much. He would fit into a smaller one like a sardine in a can. I've had a hard plastic crate before - made for airline travel, for my collie. It was larger than the wire crate and I gave it away when the collie died.

I'm going to check them out right now. Thanks for the idea!
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Well, now I am going to have nonstop worry until we hear from you. In my case, I would have to get the two littles medicated for that long of a car trip. The big boy is more than happy to sit up front with me and navigate, he does not mind the seat belt. It cracks me up when people are checking him out. It is like a double take, he looks like a black bear, hence his name Bear Bear. Please let us know when you arrive or when you take a break!!
 
Blessed said:
Well, now I am going to have nonstop worry until we hear from you. In my case, I would have to get the two littles medicated for that long of a car trip. The big boy is more than happy to sit up front with me and navigate, he does not mind the seat belt. It cracks me up when people are checking him out. It is like a double take, he looks like a black bear, hence his name Bear Bear. Please let us know when you arrive or when you take a break!!
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yes I have to admit to being a tad concerned myself... :unsure:
 
StarSong said:
Our two older (7 & 10) grandchildren spent the night last night and will be leaving in a little while. They're always fun. :cool:

Came across a container of costume jewelry from my mom - who died 7 years ago. o_O (Most of her jewelry was real, so the costume and junk was shunted aside.) Sorted it out for trash and donation. None of it is my taste which is undoubtedly why I never saw fit to go through it before.
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Some costume jewelry is quite collectable and worth much more than we think. You should do some research before you let it go!!
 
Got up early to water parts of the lawn that have been re-seeded after having been dug up for some underground work. Had breakfast, brushed the dog, did usual housework (made the bed, vacuumed, put the trash out, etc.), worked on some possible travel plans for next year. Later today I'm going to vacuum seal some food then freeze it then take the dog for a nice walk. Low key day.
 
Blessed said:
I just treasure some of my Moms, MIL and relatives. They were important to them so they are important to me.
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To explain - my mother and in-laws were very important to me. All of their stuff, not so much. In any event, it wasn't their style to burden others with possessions they loved but subsequent generations of family don't care for. Nor would I want to do that to my children.

Between my siblings and I, along with our children, we have many beautiful items - plus quite a bit of beloved, fun kitschy stuff - from my mother's home. She had an extensive collection of beautiful jewelry that was shared among her children and grands. Costume jewelry was offered, as well.

If DH & I don't purge possessions from our parents, that job will fall to our children. Our own stuff will be plenty for them to deal with when we pass, we certainly don't want to stick them with the job of parsing through items from earlier generations.

These costume jewelry pieces are worth a few dollars each, at most, and have already been offered to, and declined by, our children. Better to have strangers enjoy some of Mom's possessions than have them sit in boxes in my house, unused and unloved.
 
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I'm tired today. Yesterday I went to stepfather's to continue clearing out boxes of my mother's stuff. That was day 2. I thought we would tackle the bedroom closet, but no. It was stuff cleared out of the hall closet and yes, the back bathroom. That filled my car for a trip to PAWS thrift. The bedroom closet could take several more trips.

My stepfather asks me why I'm tired all the time. He doesn't get and will never get it. I can't stand going through that stuff. I mean does he not understand I don't want to. That this is something I do not enjoy? He's said when I'm gone, you'll have to go through it all anyway. I've already known that and I won't even get a nice word from my brother.

Since he had covid, he finally agreed to release my mother's stuff which he brought over here and has kept. He has told me he was afraid of my mother. But he won't acknowledge how we must have felt as children. The disconnect is real.
 

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