February 2020 ~ Tell Us About Your Day...

When I got home from church this morning,changed my clothes
I walked over to Marcia&Dave's,as I was walking up their porch,picking up the paper,Marcia opened the door.She was about to take Aker aka 'buddy boy' for his first walk of the day.We went together around the block.She's feeling 1,000 times better,said it was wonderful to get outside in fresh air.Aker was busy sniffing small snow piles
 
Mike, I love a room with ceiling beams, my kitchen and living room have them, they make a room look so cozy.

Today's plans include putting a roast in the crock pot....love roast beef sandwiches.

Bring a book I just finished and enjoyed over to a neighbor so she can enjoy it too.

if it's warm enough will paint spray two flowerpots outside.
 
Did face time with grandson in Portland, Or. Waved and boo boo'd to 1-1/2 year old baby Lilly. Informed us they are expecting again and want to come out either in her 3rd trimester or after the baby is born. Now most of us do know how busy you get with that second little one when your first is still a toddler! When Lilly gets on the "hairy rocking horse" as we call it, then it will be a total of 3 grandkids and 2 gg grandkids that have rode it. My how time flies.

Hub is putting up additional bookcases to take care of our never ending collection. Misty out today, fog is lifting. Think I'll go cut some small yaupon or wild magnolia outside...maybe weed some too.

Hope you all have a great Monday!
 
Liberty said:
Did face time with grandson in Portland, Or. Waved and boo boo'd to 1-1/2 year old baby Lilly. Informed us they are expecting again and want to come out either in her 3rd trimester or after the baby is born. Now most of us do know how busy you get with that second little one when your first is still a toddler! When Lilly gets on the "hairy rocking horse" as we call it, then it will be a total of 3 grandkids and 2 gg grandkids that have rode it. My how time flies.

Hub is putting up additional bookcases to take care of our never ending collection. Misty out today, fog is lifting. Think I'll go cut some small yaupon or wild magnolia outside...maybe weed some too.

Hope you all have a great Monday!
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The bookcases caught my eye!

Does your husband build them from scratch or buy kits that require assembly?

I'm in the market for some new shelving and haven't found anything that suits me for a price I'm willing to pay.
 
Aunt Bea said:
The bookcases caught my eye!

Does your husband build them from scratch or buy kits that require assembly?

I'm in the market for some new shelving and haven't found anything that suits me for a price I'm willing to pay.
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Ok, so glad you ask. We bought the most recommended custom bookcase kits- the "Billy Bookcase series" from Ikea. Hub is a real stickler for having good stuff to assemble and the term "this is a piece of ..." is well known around this house...lol. Good news is he gave his seal of approval on Ikea ...great instructions and they even showed a picture of a hammer so the millennials would know which end to use!

He's building around the big windows...these bookcases are easy to piece together to get a custom "hack" look. They are fun. There are lots of images on the web for you to look at too to get your bookcase building juices flowing ...let me know if you have any issues, sure hub could help you.:

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/cat/bill...:915&msclkid=ab76038252b11f6e2be25dc8ea1d1c37
 
Liberty said:
Ok, so glad you ask. We bought the most recommended custom bookcase kits- the "Billy Bookcase series" from Ikea. Hub is a real stickler for having good stuff to assemble and the term "this is a piece of ..." is well known around this house...lol. Good news is he gave his seal of approval on Ikea ...great instructions and they even showed a picture of a hammer so the millennials would know which end to use!

He's building around the big windows...these bookcases are easy to piece together to get a custom "hack" look. They are fun. There are lots of images on the web for you to look at too to get your bookcase building juices flowing ...let me know if you have any issues, sure hub could help you.:

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/cat/billy-series-28102/?cid=a1:ps|a2:se|a3:IKE-IKE-056_AOH_GM_Bing_Search_Br_BMM|a4:+BILLY +bookcase|a5:Broad|a6:bing|a7:cq|id:IKEA AOH GM|cc:915&msclkid=ab76038252b11f6e2be25dc8ea1d1c37
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Thank you!!!

These might do it for me, I like the option of being able to add doors to some units.

My biggest concern is that they be sturdy and not sag when fully loaded with books.

I have a couple now that are starting to sag and look sort of low-rent.
 
Liberty said:
great instructions and they even showed a picture of a hammer so the millennials would know which end to use
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Very humorous. I appreciate the laughs! I need some every day, if possible, for medicinal purposes!

Btw, what is a "hammer?"
;)

Something to do with ham radio? A person who does that for a hobby?
Or , with cooking dinner for someone who eats ham?
(A person who cooks or eats it?)

:ROFLMAO:
 
Aunt Bea said:
Thank you!!!

These might do it for me, I like the option of being able to add doors to some units.

My biggest concern is that they be sturdy and not sag when fully loaded with books.

I have a couple now that are starting to sag and look sort of low-rent.
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Hub says a lot of the sagging has to do with the "width" of the shelves...better to put some of them together than to have one wide one I guess. Although he says these seem "heck for stout"...lol.
 
Kaila said:
Very humorous. I appreciate the laughs! I need some every day, if possible, for medicinal purposes!

Btw, what is a "hammer?"
;)

Something to do with ham radio? A person who does that for a hobby?
Or , with cooking dinner for someone who eats ham?
(A person who cooks or eats it?)

:ROFLMAO:
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What about a -very funny person, is referred to as a "hammer"...lol. Lets "ham it up"!
 
Capt Lightning said:
I had a couple of "Billy" bookcases and over the years the shelves did sag. Instead of dumping them, I reduced their width and re-built them with a oak veneer and trim. I also added a more substantial back.

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Yes, think reducing the width is always a good idea. We have some wonderful "pricey" bookcases that we've not done that with, but with the nice "hack" ones, its always good to shrink the width, unless you're just putting knick knacks on them too.

Luckily the color was nice and we're not having to do anything with these other than put them together in a "think out of the box" way. Hub's not done yet...will send pictures of them when we're through. Also we have a "My Fair Lady" type upstairs library with the pricey shelves in them. And a hunt desk. Our books runneth over...lol.
 
Mon is one of my volunteer mornings at Canopy of Neighbors{Tues is the other}
The office was closed today because of the holiday.
I washed both bathroom&kitchen floors 45 min later went on a mid morning 3 block walk
The rest of my day read NYT,and my book.After dinner,I'll tackle the daily NYT crossword puzzle.I time myself just for the fun of it,usually finish between 10-25 min.I've been doing them for many yrs,it keeps my brain active
 
This afternoon I'm going to my church.Our pastorial care minister,Beth is taking me to see a close church friend,Peter who lives in a facility in Hamburg,NY{south of the city} He is now in hospice. Peter&his late wife,Rose{she died 4 yrs ago}and I had been close church friends for yrs,we hit it off from day one. They are/were like 'family to me,beloved aunt&uncle. After Rose died,I started calling him 3 times/wk,kept him updated with church news.For awhile he drove himself to church almost every week,that stopped 2 yrs ago. I became one of his local emergency contacts since his only child,Peter Jr lives in Colorado
Beth saw him last Weds told me he is frail,asked him if he wanted to see me,'Yes'
I expect this to be an emotional visit as I say goodbye to him one last time
 
Took my early morning walk, came home and had breakfast. The monthly food drop was at the clubhouse this morning and many goodies to be had. Took the golf cart to the food drop and drove around after for awhile.

Should get out the pressure washer and do our lawn furniture. Mold grows like crazy down here and it doesn’t take long for things to turn green or black. We’ll see.
 
It was a nice morning so we got a lot of washing done and on to the line to dry. Then we did some batch cooking - pheasant pies and cider braised spare ribs. That will keep the freezers stocked with homemade "ready meals". Weather is turning a bit wet this evening, but we're not expecting much rain.

Off to the theatre tomorrow to see "Dial M for murder".
 
moviequeen1 said:
This afternoon I'm going to my church.Our pastorial care minister,Beth is taking me to see a close church friend,Peter who lives in a facility in Hamburg,NY{south of the city} He is now in hospice. Peter&his late wife,Rose{she died 4 yrs ago}and I had been close church friends for yrs,we hit it off from day one. They are/were like 'family to me,beloved aunt&uncle. After Rose died,I started calling him 3 times/wk,kept him updated with church news.For awhile he drove himself to church almost every week,that stopped 2 yrs ago. I became one of his local emergency contacts since his only child,Peter Jr lives in Colorado
Beth saw him last Weds told me he is frail,asked him if he wanted to see me,'Yes'
I expect this to be an emotional visit as I say goodbye to him one last time
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Hope you have a good visit. I'm sure you mean a lot to him. Please let us know how it goes.
 
My visit seeing my church friend,Peter didn't last long,sadly
I had an idea of what to expect,but it was still a shock to see how gaunt he looked lying in bed. Beth tried to tell him we were both there. He opened his eyes a little bit,don't think he had his hearing aids in probably didn't hear us.Last Weds when Beth visited him,he was sitting in the lobby talking with her&his brother in law .She too was stunned to see how he has changed
Beth said a prayer and I told Peter 'I love you' as I always have said to him
As we were driving back to Buffalo,Beth asked if I was ok,'yes', but it will hit sometime that the end is near
 
moviequeen1 said:
My visit seeing my church friend,Peter didn't last long,sadly
I had an idea of what to expect,but it was still a shock to see how gaunt he looked lying in bed. Beth tried to tell him we were both there. He opened his eyes a little bit,don't think he had his hearing aids in probably didn't hear us.Last Weds when Beth visited him,he was sitting in the lobby talking with her&his brother in law .She too was stunned to see how he has changed
Beth said a prayer and I told Peter 'I love you' as I always have said to him
As we were driving back to Buffalo,Beth asked if I was ok,'yes', but it will hit sometime that the end is near
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Yes, it will hit you, but so glad you were still there. So wonderful you told him you loved him. Something great for him to take with him.
Lets say a prayer for him. Love.
 
This morning as usual I was in my church business office doing my weekly computer tasks.Fri is my other volunteer morning there,I won't be needed tomorrow
The rest of my day,took a walk this afternoon after lunch&nap to the mailbx down the street from my apt building
I did not sleep well last night sensing my dear,church friend Peter wasn't going to last long
When I got home from church,got the phone call from Beth,our pastorial care minister informing me Peter died early this morning.She asked if I was ok,'Yes'.When I hung up,the tears came. Its a blessing he didn't suffer,am thankful I was able to see him yesterday. A couple minutes later,I started calling some of Peter's church friends who he sat with over the years at our later Sun church service
 
Good Morning everyone! Sunny here right now, 18 degrees. I am having coffee and getting ready to clean my bunny boy's cage. Then getting ready for my boyfriend to pick me and take me to his house. He lives about 45 minutes away. We watch the NASCAR races on Sundays on his very big (for me) flat screen television. He usually cooks a big dinner for us and today it is a London broil that he is doing some recipe his friend on FB showed him with a video. I am sure it will be good. I am anxious to see his little dog, French Fry, who is the one who became paralyzed. She is doing better as far as I can tell.

Have a great day!
 
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