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I had a very busy, productive day. Started the day by picking up a pair of slacks from the seamstress. The slacks needed to be hemmed. I also asked her to try to get rid of the wrinkles that are set in. She said she did but most are still there. The fabric is weird, so I’m afraid to iron them. Not sure how I’ll get the wrinkles out.
I ran by the nursery after leaving the seamstress to see if they had any fall flowers. They had absolutely nothing, except for some scraggly summer stuff. However, they had some of the biggest pumpkins I’ve ever seen. Kid you not, they were close to 36“ wide. Never seen anything like it.
Ran to the dentist after leaving the nursery to check on my husband’s false teeth. He dropped them the other day and lost one of the teeth. Our dog found the tooth a couple days later :), so he dropped them off for repair. They weren’t ready when I checked on them so will try again tomorrow or Thursday.
Stopped at the SW paint store after the dentist. Asked for a gallon of paint but they didn’t have a gallon in the Duration Satin. So, bought the only two quarts they had.
Passed the car wash after leaving the dentist, so stopped there and vacuumed my car before pulling around to the car wash. There was a guy standing at the kiosk. He asked if I had been there lately. Told him no. He asked why and I said because I’m lazy lol. He said “well, to reward you for being lazy, I’ll give you a free $20 car wash IF you promise to return often.” I promised and got my free car wash before spending the afternoon visiting my mother in memory care. Ate a bologna sandwich when I got home and have been resting ever since.
Oh, I also called Pella about a contract we signed for new windows the end of July. I’m trying to find out where we are on the schedule but can’t get anyone to return my calls. Guess I’ll have to go to the store and talk to someone in person. So annoying.
 
Do you play against the computer or against another member?

Someone at another forum I used to go to asked if anyone wanted to play some online chess. I was curious as to what would prevent someone from using a chess simulator to cheat. Most people would play legitimately, but there are some who no doubt would cheat just so they could say they won.
I play against other members of Chess.com. I realize that once a rating plateau is reached, one tends to win 50% and lose 50%. Thus, if I play four games, I can always count on winning at least one game.
 

@Oldntired I’m tired just reading everything you did.

Did a lot twiddling around, accomplishing nothing. Got the ingredients ready to make the pumpkin pie and realized I bought the pre-spiced kind. Bought the proper kind and see a ‘spot’ near the top. Will have to ask DH if it’s a defect in the can. Another day with no pies made.
 
While out and about, I was going to make a U-turn on the green arrow light ~ and I climbed on the medium. The car made a horrible noise. I'm going to take it in to get checked tomorrow. Boy, I'll never make fun of anyone who does this (my cousin in Corpus Christi).

What freaked me out was this man selling some sort of candy right near where I was going to make the turn.
 
I had another doctor's appointment today. I had one yesterday as well. I wish I had not scheduled them one after the other but I did and now I'm through with them for another year. I only get irritated about the retinal specialist appointment. My appointment was at 12:30 and I was finally finished at 3:00 pm. It's always that way and has been much worse in the past. I recall once my appointment was at 3:00 pm and I was finished at 8:00 pm. At one time this doctor was the only retinal specialist in the whole area. It's interesting to listen to people in the waiting area say where they are from and how long they had to drive to get to their appointment. There is now another retinal specialist in town but I've not heard the best about him.
 
@J-Kat, there are a shortage of retinal surgeons around here too. By the time one waits to be called to the first technician, the drops, the tests, more tests and then you finally see the surgeon, lots of time goes by. 3 to 8 is the worst I’ve heard of. Unlike a regular doctor’s office, we’re all for the same things so everyone chats about their eye issues and everything else. With Covid precautions, it’s different now.
 
Up early having coffee. This is my computer time. Sonny is going to pick me up today to take me to Tractor Supply to get an eye medication, an ointment for Rabbit's eye. He seems to have gotten an infection in it and this stuff will take care of it fast. Just the thought of putting it into his eye is the hard part but Sonny will be here to help me hold him down. So I will try to clip his nails at the same time. He will be a mad bunny boy!

So far that is all I know I will be doing for sure.
 
Up early having coffee. This is my computer time. Sonny is going to pick me up today to take me to Tractor Supply to get an eye medication, an ointment for Rabbit's eye. He seems to have gotten an infection in it and this stuff will take care of it fast. Just the thought of putting it into his eye is the hard part but Sonny will be here to help me hold him down. So I will try to clip his nails at the same time. He will be a mad bunny boy!

So far that is all I know I will be doing for sure.
you could have a hopping mad bunny on your hands... :LOL:

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@Jules , @CinnamonSugar , @Kaila ..thanks for thinking of me yesterday at my hospital procedure...🧡.. it was a painful, and tiring day...and unfortunately it's not over, I've been referred by my consultant onto yet another specialist..
When that will be forthcoming I don't know, gotta wait for a call , the NHS is notoriously slow .. but hopefully not too long..
Sorry things didn't go as well as hoped, Holly.
Hope things get more positive to come.
The famous " waiting time " Sad.
Terrible having to wait.....so hard.
Take care Holly......Hoping the best for you.
 
I am feeling pretty good today, so I plan to make meatloaf for supper. I adore cold meatloaf sandwiches, so I am really excited about this.

I am also going to rearrange the kitchen. My daughter, bless her heart, has totally messed it up. She keeps buying things that have no place to go, so they are stuffed everywhere they will fit. Plus, she changed my organized kitchen into a disorganized kitchen. I like a place for everything, and everything in its place. She won't mind -- she asked me yesterday how she was supposed to use the microwave with all the stuff blocking it. She put that stuff there, I pointed out. There is nowhere else to put the stuff (mostly spices and weird flours) unless I step in and put an end to this travesty.

And laundry ... I am going to do laundry before we run of towels and I run out of clean clothes.

I'm not complaining about my daughter. I am happy to do this, and to be able to. She is very busy with me, the dog, her job, and grad school. I don't expect miracles from someone who is so busy. Plus she just discovered, as part of doing her job, that the school is teaching future special educators a method of handling students who are autistic that is unacceptable and way outdated. So she has been volunteered to work on that with the departments who are involved. That's a big job, but she is qualified to do it, and has the support of many of the professors.This is important to her because two of her brothers are autistic.

The good thing is that she'll be so busy, and hopefully I'll feel great like I do today, that I can resume cooking. She introduces me to new dishes all the time, most of which I don't like (but don't usually tell her). I could acquire a taste for them, but I don't want to. I already did that with oatmeal, and that's enough.
 
I am feeling pretty good today, so I plan to make meatloaf for supper. I adore cold meatloaf sandwiches, so I am really excited about this.



And laundry ... I am going to do laundry before we run of towels and I run out of clean clothes.
Ditto on the meatloaf sandwiches. Heck, earlier I even posted about meatloaf sandwiches (they're proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy). We had meatloaf for supper Monday. Lunch today is a meatloaf sandwich. I might just skip breakfast-type food and make a meatloaf sandwich instead.

And...it's my laundry day, too.

Tomorrow it's back to the biscuit shop. When I get up at 3am, I'm reminded of the old Dunkin' Donuts commercial when the guy gets up and says "It's time to make the donuts."
 
Waiting... waiting.... supposed to go car shopping with my son (there's a time squeeze) by 1030 am. He's notorious for turning off his alarm and rolling back over. Well, we shall see. If he's not up in a timely manner, I may just turn around and head back to Americus... ::tough love::
 
Well it's 3.20pm on a glorious sunny, and almost warm day.. at least it's warm in my sun trap of a back garden... ..

I spent most of the morning on the phone to various govt bodies whittling down or totally obliterating bills I have no need to be paying... got that done thankfully, but I just have to take one official paper into their offices for them to physically photocopy... Apparently all these people are STILL WFH, aside from home aside from Tuesdays, so I've got to go on a Tuesday no other day will do..., you gotta laugh.. :ROFLMAO:

You know I didn't buy that stick Vac a moment too soon... cuz of my pulled the muscle on my fore-arm , lifting dumbbells it's very painful so I wouldn't have been able to lift my heavy but very efficient Miele up onto the stairs etc.. this stick Vac, is so lightweight I can carry it with one hand, and literally do up and downstairs in such a short time.. marvellous.. (y)..anyway I did that... brought the wheelie bin in from the kerb cuz it was bin emptying day ... . replied to several whatsapps from family members.. booked myself into the dentist for next week...

Fried some square Lorne sausage and had it on a sandwich for lunch.. and watched a fave TV show while having it, and having my poorly arm resting on a bag of ice all during that ... and I've been on and off the forum too... so now I'm going to sit here and clear out some unneeded files...
 
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What am I doing today? Abso-freaking-lutely nothing....the same that I did yesterday and the day before....and you know what? I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

In a few minutes, I might drag myself down to the den to see if there is anything on TV. I may have to take a nap to rest up from the effort and to prepare myself for the ordeal of making lunch, after which I may have to take another nap to rest up.

Ain't retirement a hoot?
 
I messed up. Forgot it was Wednesday and went over to work to feed the ferals. The gardeners were there. On Wednesday, if I don't work, I set my alarm so I can get there about 0615 since they arrive about 0700. Poor kitties, they were waiting for me, so I'm going back later after I'm sure they left.

And a couple of thrift stores probably.
 
I've just ordered a CHinese take out... I rarely ever do that..most often if I want Chinese food I'll drive to the next town where the best Chinese restaurant is..but they don't deliver this far, and I don't want to drive because I've pulled the muscle in my forearm... so I've ordered from a new local one.. so this will be the first time trying it, I hope it's good... :D
 
I had a change in plans today. Sonny did not come to take me to get Rabbit's medicine. He is still recovering from the chemical stress test he had yesterday. I told him not to come. I did laundry and housework all day. My aide comes back tomorrow, but the work I did today is things I can and want to do. I carried the garbage out to the dumpster and it was nice out there. I can see the trees are finally turning color. Will be time for a road trip soon so I can get pictures!
 
On my early morning walk at 6:30 it was 'balmy' outside 63,wore shorts and sweatshirt
I watered the plants/flowers in our community garden for the 1st time in 3 days,today it was unseasonably warm near 70,p.sunny
I was a 'happy camper' this morning because I was back volunteering in my church business office for the 1st time since Feb'19,before out church closed.It reopened this past June
I was putting labels/stamps on postcards to be mailed out to 60 people a reminder of a church function,I was tramatized LOL! took me 20 min It felt great to be back
 
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