How is your day Today? Chat about your plans and achievements 2026....

[Sliverfox]

We had a nice surprise yesterday
Hubby's cousin & his wife stopped by.

We hadn't talked or emailed with them since sometime in August.
At that time cousin's wife was having heart problems.

When they didn't get in 'touch' with me,, hoped their daughter had taken charge of them.

Our visit with them was short.
They bough in a bag of books she had read & I gave her the few I had.

Never did learn if they spend winter at their daughter's.

Tried sending an email to them this morning.
Crossing fingers that she replies.

Weather is very windy with occasion snow flakes.

Hope all is well with everyone?

 

[MACKTEXAS]

If it happens again, open the tank and look inside.. could be a simple fix that you could easily do yourself.. and save money.

Good idea; thanks, but I had already done that and tried everything without success.

 

[StarSong]

Good idea; thanks, but I had already done that and tried everything without success.

How wonderful to have found a plumber who's responsive and charges reasonable rates! Good service people are worth their weight in gold.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

How wonderful to have found a plumber who's responsive and charges reasonable rates! Good service people are worth their weight in gold.

. . . . And businesses who actually answer the phone. Voicemail has no place in my life when I have a plumbing emergency. I checked out the company I used yesterday with the Better Business Bureau and they have an A+ rating.

 

[debodun]

Had an appt. with my ophthalmologist this morning. He said everything looks good - see you in six months.

 

[Imogene]

@MACKTEXAS I also check my local BBB if I’m not familiar with a business.

I had a six month check up appointment with my ophthalmologist this morning. I had to be there at 9:30.

I passed the peripheral vision test with flying colors. That test is important to the eye doctor because if my grade was too low, he would tell me I couldn’t drive.

With my glasses, he said one eye is 2020. The other is 2025. Did I have any issues? I wanted to discuss after hearing all that, I said that’s all right I’ll pass.

I have ocular hypertension for which I take prescription eye drops. The doctor was pleased that the pressure has come down and stayed down, from where it was a few years ago. If I didn’t use the eye drops, I would be on a path to glaucoma which my mom had.

I don’t know how much my co-pay will be, depends how much Medicare pays I guess.


Next stop was the tractor supply in that county and I quickly remembered why I quit buying horse feed there. They charge more for the same bag of horse feed that my county‘s tractor supply charges. A 50 pound bag of triple crown senior and a 28 pound bag of taste to the wild salmon based dog food was $102, including tax.

I then traveled to the other end of the plaza, which is pretty big, and got myself a dozen garlic breadsticks, and a baked spaghetti dish with meatballs, sausage, bacon, mushrooms, and onions in it. Yummy. That will last me at least two days.

I now have to get to the barn and give the horses their second meal of three, because my 17H Dutch warm blood is too thin.

 

[StarSong]

Had an appt. with my ophthalmologist this morning. He said everything looks good - see you in six months.

That's wonderful news, Deb!

 

[Pepper]

Currently getting a blood transfusion for severe anemia.

Just keeps getting better and better. Not.

 

[StarSong]

Currently getting a blood transfusion for severe anemia.

Just keeps getting better and better. Not.

Blood transfusions can be a miracle, Pepper! My mom was looking pretty sallow after a broken hip surgery. After a couple of units of blood, she pinked up like a 20 year old!!!

 

[debodun]

A woman in the church I attend has aplastic anemia. She's been in and out of the hospital several times in the last month; transfusions, bone marrow transplants. I really feel for her, so I can also relate to what you're going through.

 

[hollydolly]

Currently getting a blood transfusion for severe anemia.

Just keeps getting better and better. Not.

you'll probably feel a whole ton better.....

 

[hearlady]

I just finished getting all our vehicles in my name. Yes, all. We have several clunkers.
DH had all our vehicles in his name. I think for convenience but now it was an inconvenience. Everything else has gone pretty smoothly. There's just a lot of it.
Every time think I'm caught up, I'm not.
Not complaining. Companies have been very nice and helpful. I thought things would be a lot worse if this happened.

 

[packleader]

After changing the batteries in our remote-controlled automatic gate, I cut up some fallen branches. Then to the local office of the California DMV to drop off my annual registration renewal fee for my 2012 subcompact Toyota Corolla ($173) and the biannual smog certificate (about $65.) Then checking weekly my post office box (because of mailbox theft at our gate) that cost now $200/year. Next to the public dump, and finally buying essentials at the Sam's membership warehouse (like Costco.)

Later in the afternoon to Kaiser (kp.org) to have a podiatrist M.D. cutting my toenails for about $300 that the insurance pays. I have trouble with my big toenails and will ask her to remove them. It will look ugly, but at age 90 I couldn't care less about looking attractive.

Left: My 1st grade grandson (center) obtained yesterday recognition for his math achievement. Right: Gas in our
area costs around $6/gallon. I am adding additive in the hope of stretching the mileage by removing engine sludge, etc.



My usual morning hike with the pups. Without them, hiking would be no fun.



Left: The public dump is lined with plastic to prevent anything leaking into the ground water. Coming here every three
weeks is much cheaper than contracting private trash removal. Right: Snow at the sun-exposed side doesn't last very long.