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Bretrick said:
Amazing how often things seem to hide from us. We can look everywhere, then say, "It has simply disappeared" Resigned to the fact that another one must be bought. Even go and buy whatever has disappeared. Eventually the item shows itself, a day, a week, a month later.
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I know, it's just the weirdest thing...sometimes when something has been precious to me I send up a prayer to St Anthony... the Saint of Lost things and people.. I have faith it works... :sneaky:
 

When my gramma was pregnant with one of her many children, she combined prayers to St. Anthony and St. Gerard (patron saint of pregnant women) because she lost her engagement ring while picking blueberries on my grandparents' lake property. The next summer after the baby was born, she was out picking blueberries again and found the ring. St. Anthony and St. Gerard...now there's a powerhouse!
 
Jackie23 said:
I spent about 4 hours taking apart my vacuum, cleaning it and putting it all back together....a big PITA....It was clogged up with dirt and hair, anyway finally got it back together, nice and clean and stashed in the closet...that was my biggie for the day.
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I've had my Dyson since 2005. I attribute its long life to being taken apart and cleaned thoroughly every year.
 

Going to a new reconstruction surgeon for my knee today. The lady specialist did all she could with the Synvisc shot & draining 124 ml of fluid from my right knee. Sunday it swelled up behind the knee where it would not bend more than 15º

So I sent her a text message. She called me Monday & we chatted some. She said she doesn't think she can do anymore for me that I need to see this new reconstruction surgeon because I have a partial replacement in that knee from back in 03 that was only supposed to last 7 to 10 years. So she got me an Appt. for today. He was the Dr. that told her to try the Synvisc shot first. Well, that didn't work, as my knee is swelled up about twice the size again.

I've had this pain of double10 now for almost a year, can't walk without a walker. Before I use to walk 2 to 3 miles a day with nothing.
 
I voted and then decorated the living room for Christmas.

Yes, I know I'm about two months early, but I just felt like it. No one sees our living room that much anyway, it's at the back of the house, so if someone comes to our front door they see our dining room on the right and the little den where we have the computer and a small TV on the left. I try to push guests down the hall to the nice room, but they always say, 'No, no, I can't stay, I'll just sit here for a minute, and plop down on the dog-hair sofa in the den.

Last year I was in the hospital with Covid over Christmas Day, so I'm ready to do it up right this year with more lavish decorations and lots of prezzies whether we actually need anything or not.

The tree really does look pretty!
 
Della said:
I voted and then decorated the living room for Christmas.

Yes, I know I'm about two months early, but I just felt like it. No one sees our living room that much anyway, it's at the back of the house, so if someone comes to our front door they see our dining room on the right and the little den where we have the computer and a small TV on the left. I try to push guests down the hall to the nice room, but they always say, 'No, no, I can't stay, I'll just sit here for a minute, and plop down on the dog-hair sofa in the den.

Last year I was in the hospital with Covid over Christmas Day, so I'm ready to do it up right this year with more lavish decorations and lots of prezzies whether we actually need anything or not.

The tree really does look pretty!
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That's great. My Wife & I use to put our tree up & I decorated the house & trees outside many years ago first of Nov. It was still warm then. We had an artificial tree. We took the tree down sometime the week after Christmas. Outside lights waited till a warm day. 😁
 
Voted, then went to a hand specialist this morning. What a waste of insurance money. After a quick exam, he said he wanted me to come back to see his practice associate. I have to go back on November 24. I don't know what he couldn't do for me that his associate could.

I wasn't home 10 minutes when a car pulled in my driveway. Some other person interested in my house and wanted a walk-through. Come to find out he is a friend of my cousin, the hospice chaplain, and is a real estate broker.
 
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@debodun...hand? What did I miss? How did you hurt your hand?

Maybe your cousin's friend will be your buyer. Fingers crossed🤞

While taking a break from sorting clothes, rearranging my closet, hunting a storage box for all those darned coffee mugs, the books that I've read and will never read again were looking at me and demanding to know why I would keep someone else from enjoying them. Most of them are stacked up neatly on the floor waiting for a couple of not-too-big boxes. Goodwill used to take books. I'm gonna ask if they still do. The books that are left are either first editions that I inherited or written by DH, brother, or cousins.

I found all sorts of things in the closet that made me think "hey...why am I keeping this?" Like the sofa pillows that came with the sofa. They're ugly, and I never used them. Goodwill. Clothes I didn't wear all summer. Goodwill. Unpacked the winter clothes and wondered why I stored them because there were a lot of things in there that were either worn out or hadn't been worn last winter. Tossed the worn ones. Goodwill for the others.

Started on some kitchen cabinets that are tucked out of the way in a corner and were installed for storage, not necessarily kitchen storage, just storage. Um. Reckon why I thought it necessary to keep a box with all of DH's computer passwords? He's been gone for 12 years! Two pair of glasses from way back that can't be salvaged because the frames are shot. Kept them why? Unloaded a bunch of useless odds and ends like dried out ballpoint pens and was reminded that they're called Kugelschreiber in German. Wut? Wonder why that came to mind.

And then, finally, I marched my bony self outside and covered the window a/c. Tomorrow I'll cover the part that's inside the house.

I was busy busy busy all day long, and I'm starved. I was going to make myself some lunch, but DD came over and announced that DGD is going to make pork chops for supper. At six. I'm hungry NOW!
 
hollydolly said:
Well I couldn't find my specs.. they are pretty new I've only worn them once or twice but I couldn't find them anywhere.

I opened every drawer, emptied every coat pocket, searched in every bag..nothing!! Searched down the back of the sofas.. even took the seats off one sofa ( the other has fixed leather seats).. and realised it needed vac'ing.. so got the mini vac out and cleaned that up of all the dust... but still no specs.. now I was getting frustrated and totally confused as to how they could just disappear..🤷‍♀️

Just as I was thinking I'll have to buy another pair, I looked in a spec case which is in the medicine drawer.. which is where I keep my sunglasses in cases ( don't ask)... and there in one of my sunglasses cases was my seeing Specs.... *phew*
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My missing jeans must be related to your specs. lol
 
The realtor was back. I went to put the garbage out and his car was in the driveway. I saw him out front taking pictures of the house. He never alterted me he was there, if I hadn't gone outside, I wouldn't have known. That irks me a little that he would do that when I haven't even listed with him and he did it without alerting me. He must really want to sell my house. The value he placed on it is $193K.
 
On my early walk at 6:30 this morning,temp was 39,dropped letters off at mailbox on my way to 7/11 to buy some milk
My long walk of the day,went 6 blocks to Walgreens needed a couple of items,took the bus home
The rest of my day sitting in my recliner reading NYT,my book
its been a partly sunny day,a bit breezy temps in the 40's
 
Made an early morning run to Walmart,,got most of the items on my shopping list.
Library was next,, hardly anyone in there.

Turkey hunters are still trying their luck.
Made a batch of cookies for sone to take back to the granddaughters.

Mac still not his playful self.
Favoring a back foot,,can't see anything wrong with it.
Hasn't eaten his dog food,,,just a few treats.
 

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