What are you doing today?

[Signe The Survivor]

It sounds very much like my days. Sitting around, waiting for spring!

Pretty much it. The weather they say around here will be warming up close to 70 in a few days. I hope so. That would be quite a drastic change.

 

[Georgiagranny]

DD and DGD had to take their dog...my granddog...to have her put down. My heart is broken

 

[hollydolly]

DD and DGD had to take their dog...my granddog...to have her put down. My heart is broken

I feel for you.. it's heartbreaking.

I've lost 4 of my adored grandfurkids in the last 3 years...

This is what puts me off having one of my own again

 

[Georgiagranny]

@hollydolly I totally understand. It's so hard DSIL is already saying "our next dog", and DD told him in no uncertain terms that "there will be no next dog".

 

[Kaila]

Very sorry for the loss of your dear family dog, @Georgiagranny

 

[StarSong]

I feel your pain, @Georgiagranny. We are very close to the end with our dog. It's wrenching to think about saying that permanent goodbye to him.

We'll probably get another dog fairly quickly after parting with this one. Our house just isn't a home without a furbaby. Two of our children have two dogs and the other has one. We're a dog-loving family.

 

[Signe The Survivor]

Since today was the first day since it has been several days of freezing cold outside, my son took me out for lunch and now I am inside for the remainder of the evening and am going to watch Barefoot In The Park.

 

[Shero]

Picking up our new Toyota RAV4 hybrid. The one we bought a few months ago had a problem. So after a long haggle, it is being exchanged.
Oh happy day!!!

 

[Chris P Bacon]

Picking up our new Toyota RAV4 hybrid. The one we bought a few months ago had a problem. So after a long haggle, it is being exchanged.
Oh happy day!!!

“Way to go!”, said no one, probably, ever.
But it’s nice to know that you’ve so much to boast of!

 

[Kaila]

I watered houseplants, today. I enjoy being near them and watching them grow. Not much space for them, here, nor good conditions, but they are doing well, anyway.
My cat was good company, today, too.

We saw some wild birds, out the window.

 

[Shero]

“Way to go!”, said no one, probably, ever.
But it’s nice to know that you’ve so much to boast of!

Do not be jealous – if you save up your dollars, who knows one day you may be so lucky too!
Well, have to go and pick it up now, see you later

 

[Chris P Bacon]

Do not be jealous – if you save up your dollars, who knows one day you may be so lucky too!
Well, have to go and pick it up now, see you later

That is soooo 10 minutes ago! Have you no shame?

But I’m curious, what year is it? Your new ride?
I’m thinking that it must be at least a 2025, as
special as you are. But being so special, why
drive at all? I’d have imagined that you’d have
someone hired to do thst for you. Maybe not?

 

[Georgiagranny]

A day off and what's the weather? Cold and rainy. Grrr.

There's a list of things that *should* be done in The Hovel. Whether or not they get done is still up in the air. My motivation seems to have been misplaced. I've checked under the bed, but it's not there.

 

[Trila]

DD and DGD had to take their dog...my granddog...to have her put down. My heart is broken

and I are sorry for your loss. Your grand dog will live on in your memories and in your heart.

 

[Mizmo]

After a restless night I am off back to bed to see if I can have an hour with pleasant dreams.
After that I just might do some housecleaning
The thumb is healing, no excuse now

 

[WheatenLover]

Our Australian guest left today. I watched him carefully for 2+ months, and he has been an exemplary guest and boyfriend. I am sad to see him go. The boyfriend is very helpful around the house, very kind to my daughter, very polite, and extremely smart. He and my daughter seem well-suited to one another.

Aidan, our dog, tried to prevent him from leaving, then tried to go with them. The poor guy has a flight to Dallas, a 7 hour wait, then a flight to Sydney. It amazes me how long it takes to get to Sydney from here.

My daughter is going to visit him for 3 months, in April. Then by the end of the year, she will move there. At that point, I suppose I will not see her again in person. I can't afford a trip to Sydney, and it is doubtful she will be able to afford a trip here.

So, today I am going to finish thoroughly cleaning and organizing the kitchen, and do some paperwork,, and comfort the dog, who is lying on the floor next to my chair and emitting little whines. He really loved the my daughter's boyfriend, who seems to have a remarkable talent for handling dogs.

Hopefully, one of my sons will really move back in with me (from California) in the next few weeks. Aidan likes having males around.

Gotta get back to making the kitchen shine. Hope all of you have great days!

 

[hollydolly]

Glorious sunny day. The yellow Crocus are growing in the pots in the garden.....

I've been doing some de-cluttering of boxes of 'stuff''..from the Barn... thought I might have to take them to the Waste recycle centre.. but fortunately I had enough space in the wheelie bin.

It's so sunny and lovely out there despite a first frost this morning I was almost tempted to get the mower out, but the grass will be damp underneath, so I thought better of it.. maybe if it stays dry for a couple more days I will...

 

[MickaC]

DD and DGD had to take their dog...my granddog...to have her put down. My heart is broken

So sorry for the decision that had to be made.
So sorry for the loss of her.
My thoughts are with you.The RAINBOW BRIDGE greeted her with open arms and LOVE.
Memories and love will be forever yours, and hers.

 

[Georgiagranny]

@hollydolly Um. Won't that lawn be dry by mid-afternoon? Or do you have plans then? I mean...er...is that your excuse for not mowing or is another plan a reason for not mowing? My own perfectly good excuse for not mowing is that it's raining

 

[hollydolly]

Our Australian guest left today. I watched him carefully for 2+ months, and he has been an exemplary guest and boyfriend. I am sad to see him go. The boyfriend is very helpful around the house, very kind to my daughter, very polite, and extremely smart. He and my daughter seem well-suited to one another.

Aidan, our dog, tried to prevent him from leaving, then tried to go with them. The poor guy has a flight to Dallas, a 7 hour wait, then a flight to Sydney. It amazes me how long it takes to get to Sydney from here.

My daughter is going to visit him for 3 months, in April. Then by the end of the year, she will move there. At that point, I suppose I will not see her again in person. I can't afford a trip to Sydney, and it is doubtful she will be able to afford a trip here.

So, today I am going to finish thoroughly cleaning and organizing the kitchen, and do some paperwork,, and comfort the dog, who is lying on the floor next to my chair and emitting little whines. He really loved the my daughter's boyfriend, who seems to have a remarkable talent for handling dogs.

Hopefully, one of my sons will really move back in with me (from California) in the next few weeks. Aidan likes having males around.

Gotta get back to making the kitchen shine. Hope all of you have great days!

sorry your Daughter will be leaving for the other side of the world ..it's heartbreaking to think you may not see each other again in person. My daughter was going to move to Australia too last year after she sold her property in Spain. She'd talked about it for years but ultimately circumstances changed and she moved back here to England just 2 hours away...thank Goodness, because much as I couldn't show it to her, I was panicking inside that she'd be in Oz, and much as she kept telling me that I'm not old, I just couldn't make her understand that more than one very lengthy trips to the other side of the world would be as much as I'd probably manage including the cost as well ..

Fortunately these days there's Zoom, and face-time etc, so altho' you can't touch them, at least you get to see them, and even do ordinary things with them too, like have dinner together ( at the same time)..or play games as well as normal family chatting time..

 

[hollydolly]

@hollydolly Um. Won't that lawn be dry by mid-afternoon? Or do you have plans then? I mean...er...is that your excuse for not mowing or is another plan a reason for not mowing? My own perfectly good excuse for not mowing is that it's raining

no..because it's rained for several days, plus the deep frost this morning so it gets very mossy...and soaked underneath, so I'll ruin the lawn mowing when it's damp like that, ..best to wait until it's fully dry...

 

[Kaila]

@Mizmo
I am very glad that your thumb is healing!

Don't waste all of the improvements on housework, though!

@WheatenLover
I am happy that you shared your update with us. Very nice to read about how it's all been going. It's good that the boyfriend is a good person and that you got to see that for yourself, too.
I wish we could move Australia closer.

 

[Kaila]

Glorious sunny day. The yellow Crocus are growing in the pots in the garden.....

Hurrrray! Crocuses blooming in the pots you planted them in! That's wonderful!
I tried doing that, a few times, years ago, and they did not do well that way, here. Would love a picture of your present ones, if you get the chance.

Won't that lawn be dry by mid-afternoon?

Oh gosh no...That would ruin the whole thing. Wherever there's been snow or frost, one needs to wait till it's much more thoroughly ground dry. Probably much different in the South!

plus the deep frost this morning so it gets very mossy...and soaked underneath, so I'll ruin the lawn mowing when it's damp like that, ..best to wait until it's fully dry...

OH, now I read this reply. Yep, What she said!

 

[Signe The Survivor]

Today I plan on getting outside in the sunshine. It is suppose to get up to the mid 50's so I will certainly be out taking a walk around the neighborhood. Other than that I have about two loads of laundry to wash and the rest of the time I will be relaxing. I will also have to fix a meal for myself. Probably just something light like a sandwich and soup.

 

[Pepper]

Taking Max the cat to emergency vet visit. My son will be picking us up very soon. Yesterday, Max experienced some type of seizure. He & Buffy will be 16 this May, G-d Willing.