What Are You Doing Today ?

Ina said:
Cooking and cleaning are the best exercises I get. So of course I drive my guy crazy, he says it's too clean. I never thought that day would come. I feel that if I am not going to use something, then find it another home.
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Ina, wanna come and visit for a while...you could be my closet genie!
 

Hubby likes to hold on to old shabby clothes too, if it's holey I rip it more and use it for a rag, or he wears it when working on the vehicles. Today we took the dog for a walk in the park for the first time in awhile, since he's been ailin', was in the twenties, but sunny. We're to get more snow and colder temps tonight, and headed for single digit highs in a couple of days.

After that hubby went over to his friends house for awhile, and I was headed off to the gym. Our neighbor from across the street came to me for help with clearing his sidewalk, as he was just issued a warning from the city. He is disabled, appears to have Downs Syndrome, and the son of two of the people who rent the house. He showed me his hands, and said they were freezing. They were all red. I asked him if he had any gloves, and he said no. I gave him a new pair of gripper brown work gloves.

So I headed across the street to help him out, but he said they had no shovel there. The sidewalk was iced over very badly, as we've been having snow, slightly melting from the sun, then icing up again due to temps and additional snows. Well, I brought over our 2 plastic shovels, but that wasn't going to cut it...the ice was too thick and hard, especially where they've been driving in and out of their driveway. It ticked me off, because there are at least 3 adults living there, if not more. This young man looked around 20, and was very upset with the threat of being fined by the city.

Anyhoo, I had one newer shovel that had a metal edge on it, and we took turns chipping away at the built up ice to clear the sidewalk. He was overweight, and I noticed he was getting very out of breath easily, so I did the majority of the work. I asked him if he had asthma, and he said no, but he had trouble breathing. I've waved and said hello to this young man since they moved in, but the other household members are not very friendly, no waves or hellos.

It took over an hour, kind of like making a tiny spot in an iced windshield, and scraping out from that cleared spot. We finally got the job done, and I had my work for the day...cancelled my gym plans. I had him keep the gloves and the shovel, and explained how they needed to clear the snow early in the day when it was soft, and never let it build up like that for a difficult removal. It's a shame the adults in the house didn't ask to borrow a shovel if they needed one. Well, hopefully it won't get that bad for them (or him) again. :(
 
My student cancelled out today, since he lives up on top of the mountain and they always get it worse than us. We only got a few inches this time, so I imagine his place was tricky traveling. I always tell him I don't his death while coming to class on my conscience.

So that deep-dish extra cheese, pepperoni and sausage pie that I had ordered earlier, the one that was sitting primly on top of the stove and that I was dying to consume? That little Italian vixen that was tempting me with her smells and sashaying her little crust in front of me?

I pounced on her with a scream and we tumbled together down that long, dark corridor of lust.

Afterwards I lit up a cigarette and recalled our brief yet passionate encounter. I'd always thought she'd had good taste. Saucy, too.
 

We also had a large pizza for supper last night. Ain't delivery great? I had one or two more pieces than I needed and was a little uncomfortable last night.

Today is not one of the wife's favorite days. It's mammogram time.:mad: She has to have every year as she had breast cancer about seven years ago. I will take her out to lunch to make her feel a little better.

Busy day ahead. We have to visit Aldis and stock up on groceries. Haven't been shopping in two weeks. Oh, and I must fill up gas tank. Damn, I better make a list.:rolleyes:
 
Hope the wife is ok, Pappy.

I had a scare about 3 years ago, and didn't realise how stressful it was...lunch will be a good move!
 
....wished I lived within pizza delivery range...today I take mom to the beauty shop, she still drives and has her license, but its getting a little iffy...also a painter will be here to work up a price on the laundry room.
 
Jackie.....we have Dominos, Pizza Hut and Papa Johns about a mile away. Not to mention all the fast food joints. I know what you mean about your mom driving. We have too many old folks running their cars through store windows down here. Always pushing wrong pedal.
 
I know, Pappy, my granddaughter told me she saw mom run a stop sign....I'm hoping she will voluntarily stop driving, she has always been pretty rational about what she can and cannot do.
 
There was just another incident in Bradenton (FL), I believe - a 70-something woman was leaving church, backed up instead of going forward and killed 3 people and injured several others.
 
Went to Home Depot to get a Honda key made,guy there says only Honda makes those type of keys.
What the hell!!!!
 
Got down to freezing over night and this morning the sun is melting just enough water in the birdbath for a hummingbird to freshen up for the day. Feeling bad I didn't clean the feeder last week.
 
CeeCee said:
I got up later than usual today, so have to hustle and go out, errands are backing up and it's getting down to the wire. Im very anal when I go away so the lists have started and the countdown has begun...I only do this when I ll be gone for more than a long weekend.
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While you're at it, could you run some errands for me? Please? I'll make a list . . .
 
Just made a pumpkin pie spice cake..trying a new recipe..smells wonderful...If this weather doesn't change they're going to have to cut a hole in the wall to get me out of here.

Dorothy, what kind of cupcakes did you settle on?

Pappy, hope all went well this morning with wifey's mammo..and you're enjoying a nice lunch now.
 
Davey Jones said:
Went to Home Depot to get a Honda key made,guy there says only Honda makes those type of keys.
What the hell!!!!
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I went to Canadian Tire to get a wiper for the back window in my car - "sorry, only the dealer carries them". I'm serious!!! So I go to the dealer (about an hour away), only to pay $35 plus tax for a little wiper for the back window. A real racket they have going.

Took a run to the property this morning just to walk around. Say lots of rabbit tracks with coyote tracks close behind. I didn't stay long as I didn't have my dogs with me and had left the bear horn in the car. Kinda unsettling but I guess if I'm going to live in the boonies, I have to get used to it. I'm invading their space so will have learn to live in harmony.

Either that or I'll get Ozarkgal up here to shoot them!
 
TICA said:
I went to Canadian Tire to get a wiper for the back window in my car - "sorry, only the dealer carries them". I'm serious!!! So I go to the dealer (about an hour away), only to pay $35 plus tax for a little wiper for the back window. A real racket they have going.
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You and DJ with his Honda key are experiencing the good ol' "gotcha".
 

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