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Big storms passed close by last night...lots of thunder & a big light show. We were just on the edge, and got a whopping .10 of an inch of rain!

I slept in this morning, and after breakfast headed out to walk at the park, then off to Wal-Mart...someone needs to keep the economy stimulated! Picked up a pizza on the way home, so dinner was taken care of. The rest of the day has disappeared! It's almost time for bed....what did I do all afternoon?!!!
 

@Purwell Hospital consult? If you don't mind my asking, is it to do with a third dose of the vaccine or the leukemia or both? Oh...and I meant to ask when you mentioned it on another thread, is there a difference between a third dose and a booster?

Either way, I hope the consult provides only good news!

Now then. About what I'm gonna do today. I'm trying to decide whether to do inside stuff or outside stuff. It's not going to be very warm, maybe only in the 60s, and it is expected to be very windy. So. There's really no point in trying to rake leaves or even use the leaf blower on them.

The inside stuff includes dusting and vacuuming. As y'all well know, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. If I dust and vacuum, it's just going to get dusty and cruddy looking all over again.

Another inside thing to do is to get brandied cranberries made for Thanksgiving. Yes. I know it's still four weeks away, but brandied cranberries can be kept in the fridge forfreakingever.

And then there's a sink full of dirty dishes. Um. Oops. After creating cherry cobbler yesterday, I did clean up after myself except for the dishes. They won't wash themselves, and when my brother built The Hovel for me, he suggested a small dishwasher, but I opted to forgo that in favor of cupboard space. That means I get to be the dishwasher.

Whaddaya think? Should I create a poll? Am I overthinking my choices and suffering from analysis paralysis?
 
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Do what I'm doing @GeorgiaXplant ....nothing... I'm having a break today... the weather is inclement, so can't do outdoorsy stuff... . H/W doesn't need doing with any urgency .. I may turn the washer on later, but that's about all I can think of ..

I've been doing some research on some stuff .. and I've been searching for prices for a new car as well.otherwise nuttin' happening... but that's not to say I woon't get involved in something later this afternoon...:D
 
hollydolly said:
I've been searching for prices for a new car as well.
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Do we have a case of newcaritis? (I love the new car smell!) I don't know about there, but here car prices for both new and used are outta sight and in the case of reliable used cars, mighty hard to find, probably because of the problem with sourcing computer chips and mechanical parts.

DD needed work done on her car a couple of weeks ago and couldn't take it to her regular mechanic, someone she's been trusting with her car for many years, because he's so backed up that the wait would be at least four weeks and maybe as long as six! Her problem was with brakes so not anything she was willing to wait that long to have done.
 
No just searching for a the spray polish which is New Car scented...:ROFLMAO:

Seriously I already have that , it's a gorgeous smell...

Yes we have the same problem here with regard to prices of cars going sky high, and the difficultly getting parts.. which is why I'm just browsing at the moment seeing what everything is going for..., and holding onto mine , which is fully serviced every 12 months , just had a new cam belt and 4 new tyres..
 
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We're closing up the pool for the winter. Almost made it through October, though. Usually open it up in early April, so all and all, its been a good year. Front coming in tomorrow to
bring cool weather, rain and wind.

Hard to believe its the last week in October already, isn't it!
 
It rained yesterday almost 24 hours straight and it’s raining now. Stella only got one walk cause the wind went to 26 miles an hour all day, and a 3 pound puppy can’t walk in that. Heck, I could barely walk it. Still raining this morning.

I officially turn 75 today. Got a very early happy birthday from my daughter-told her I don’t feel a day over 74. 😂😂😂

Blood sugar alarm went off, sugar was 64, got to start the day off with candy, 😍. Will end it with candy as well. 🥰
 
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It rained yesterday almost 24 hours straight and it’s raining now. Stella only got one walk cause the wind went to 26 miles an hour all day, and a 3 pound puppy can’t walk in that. Heck, I could barely walk it. Still raining this morning.

I officially turn 75 today. Got a very early happy birthday from my daughter-told her I don’t feel a day over 74. 😂😂😂

Blood sugar alarm went off, sugar was 64, got to start the day off with candy, 😍. Will end it with candy as well. 🥰
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Happy Bitrthday, @Aneeda72 ! 🥳🎂
 
Okay, then! Bed made. Litter box cleaned. Dishes washed. And I'm dressed. For a while there, I actually thought about sitting around in my jammies all day.

Reseeded lawn has been watered. I'm probably skip the dusting and vacuuming. Maybe not the vacuuming. But geez, dusting will need to be done before the holidays anyway so why rush into it now?

Oops. Forgot about the brandied cranberries. Maybe they can wait until tomorrow when it will be even colder than it is today. Having the oven on then will be nice. So remind me. Cranberries on Wednesday.
 
Went for my morning walk, too cold for Stella yet. When I got to the back of the complex found a street lamp had broken off and was laying across the sidewalk, still lit. Just in time for some stupid kid to kill himself by touching the exposed wires.😳

Walked all the way back to the office and reported it, which no one had done yet. Why the people who live there did not report this is beyond me, I don’t even like kids anymore 😂
 
We had rain for most of the day yesterday. Rain in CA is nearly always cause to celebrate and given the drought over the past couple of years it was a doubly happy event. Uncovered the pool and placed pots and bowl near the downspouts to catch water. Dumped them into the pool every half hour - more often when it was raining heavily. Every caught drop is found water.

Will put the cover back on the pool this morning and wait for the next rain, which isn't in the immediate or longer term forecast (through Nov 9th).

Today I need to grab some baby shower gifts that were delivered to a local pick-up point. Hubby and I are dogsitting DS and DDIL's two large dogs on a trial run. The four of them will be staying with us for 2-3 weeks in November while their house undergoes plumbing and electrical renovations. The trial run was to see how their dogs and our small, elderly, skittish maltipoo would manage together. So far he's mostly been hiding and they've shown very little interest in him. Could be worse so we'll call that a win.
 
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Aneeda72 said:
It rained yesterday almost 24 hours straight and it’s raining now. Stella only got one walk cause the wind went to 26 miles an hour all day, and a 3 pound puppy can’t walk in that. Heck, I could barely walk it. Still raining this morning.

I officially turn 75 today. Got a very early happy birthday from my daughter-told her I don’t feel a day over 74. 😂😂😂

Blood sugar alarm went off, sugar was 64, got to start the day off with candy, 😍. Will end it with candy as well. 🥰
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Please have a Happy Birthday today Aneeda...you deserve it!
I made you a cake. 🎂
 
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i was going to mow the lawn...but then coffee called me..and here i am.
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well I beat you to it...

..and @GeorgiaXplant will be delighted to know I've given her an idea for something to do this PM... :sneaky::ROFLMAO:

I've just mowed both lawns back & front because I remembered that the green bin gets emptied first thing on Wednesday mornings fortnightly..... so despite it being just an hour from dark and overcast ,..and the grass being slightly damp..I mowed it fast, because I really, really want this to be the last mowing of the year ..🏡....and just in case you don't fancy that job Ms Xplant... I ALSO... batch cooked a big pan of minced beef, and 5 veggies.. to freeze...:p

Here's the proof of the pudding beef in the big pan

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...then cooled while I was mowing the lawns, and now in containers chilling in the fridge before freezing..
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the lids are not dirty btw... it's just condensation from the meat which isn't quite cooled enough


Just sitting down with a small cold coke now.🥤. it'll be dark in about 45mins
 
Nice that your lawn has been mowed, but mine's still too wet from dew to mow. Even so, only about 2/3 of it can be mowed because the other third has been reseeded.

I don't feel like batch cooking. For the second day, DD is cooking supper. There's something in the crock pot as we speak. Can't imagine that she's turning into Susie Homemaker at this late date. Hm.

But the wind died down a little and the sun is out. Maybe I'll just go sit outside in the sunshine and pretend that it's warm. While I'm out there, I'll continue hatching a plot, as my daddy used to say, for next year's flowers.
 
Since we seem to be in cook-ahead mode, I’ve got corn bread in the oven and the ingredients for butternut squash-cauliflower curry soup cooked and cooling to assemble after lunch. Just have to make a quick grocery store run for coconut milk. It’s such a lovely dish on a cool autumn night! 🍁🍂
 
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