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It's been raining here all day today and it just makes me feel lazy. I've done my usual household chores and just prepared dinner but beyond that, I haven't done much else.
 

1st day of three off—catching up on appt’s (chiropractor, pedicure), doing wash and light housework, books from the library and watching an episode or two of “Pretty Tough Cases” on Amazon Prime, which I’m really enjoying

yikes the price jumps have hit hard recently—$50 to fill my little Camry and $60 at the grocery for basic items—fruit, veg, milk, bread. Oh there was bulky paper items in there, that probably was a big part of it but *still*! Sheesh
 
CinnamonSugar said:
1st day of three off—catching up on appt’s (chiropractor, pedicure), doing wash and light housework, books from the library and watching an episode or two of “Pretty Tough Cases” on Amazon Prime, which I’m really enjoying

yikes the price jumps have hit hard recently—$50 to fill my little Camry and $60 at the grocery for basic items—fruit, veg, milk, bread. Oh there was bulky paper items in there, that probably was a big part of it but *still*! Sheesh
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well my little 4 cylinder now takes £80 to fill.... compare this to 2 years ago when my husbands' Maserati 4.7-litre V8..cost the same as mine does now, to fill with fuel 😖
 
Well I'm feeling a bit grumpy this afternoon, I signed with a realtor earlier this afternoon and per our agreement my house would be listed on Friday and he expected we could have a good offer by 5/8, and that he would list at the reasonable price but we would hope for a bidding war to raise the final amount.
But, it seems like the agent was willing to just agree to sell to my neighbor (without a bidding war), perhaps confused because I'd given the neighbor his phone number, so I'm not sure if maybe the neighbor led him to believe I'd be fine with the asking price, but anyway I expected the agent to be the 'bad guy' that the house would be available for multiple offers to be received (because the neighbor is a real nice guy and one of the main reasons I signed with the agent before telling the neighbor it was up for sale was that I really want as much money as I can get and I wanted a firm business person on my side). So I had to be frank with the neighbor that I wanted to see if I could get multiple offers and go above the asking price. I hate being frank. I wish I could just let everyone have a good deal, and not feel selfish.
Then I had to also go again out of my comfort zone to call the agent and tell him my wishes (which really I'd done already, sighhhhh). He said okay he is working for me and he'd tell my neighbor the house would go on MLS for this weekend. After I hung up I wonder about the 'this weekend' because he'd told me earlier today deciding on accepting an offer by 5/8, and this weekend is 4/30-5/1. I know houses shouldn't be on the market for long or people figure something is wrong with them, but I don't know how many days to give people a chance to have a bidding war (hopefully).
One good thing from talking to the neighbor, is he says the feral cat I've been feeding for the past year is really their cat so they are fine with feeding it after I sell. He said it is a feral girl cat, that had a kitten last year in their barn, but that after they caught her and had her fixed, she disappeared never to be seen again. So this explains the mystery of why my feral barn cat doesn't spray in my barn but also doesn't have kittens (thank goodness).
 
Finishing up a week long chore of instilling various eyedrops 4 times daily. I get to discontinue one of the drops tomorrow and cut back on the others to twice daily for a couple more weeks. This is post cataract surgery which, to my delight, was very successful. Now I can read the tiny scrolling lines at the bottom of the television screen. No more blurriness and things are bright and colorful!
 
When I woke up this morning around 6, looked out my bedrm window, once again snow flurries. There was a dusting on the ground. On my early walk, at 6:40 went back/forth 3 times on our driveway,temp was 34
My friend, Mary&I are going on 'road trip' to one of my fav stores, Target.We've haven't been there since Feb.I'm looking at bagless vacuum cleaners,ck out any books to buy
The rest of my day, hope to take a longer walk{weather permitting},read NYT/local paper,play couple games on my smartphone. After dinner tackle NYT daily crossword puzzle.I like to watch'Dateline' stories on Oxygen Channel
 
Marie5656 said:
Well..I WAS having a good day until about 10 minutes ago. Just heard from a friend that another friend passed this morning. He had several health issues. RIP Greg...the ultimate baseball fan

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@Marie5656 So sorry for the loss of your friend, Greg. Losses never come easy.....you have your memories deep in your heart, they shall never leave you.
He is at peace now.
Take care Marie.
 
Looking forward to being with my grandson this afternoon! Haven't seen him in several weeks, except on Facetime. They went on vacation to Boston Massachusetts & had a great time. Last time I saw him was Easter Sunday..............oops, that's only 10 days ago, feels like much much more!
 
Today, I'm just debating on whether or not to turn the thermostat back up. Frost warning tonight, just as the beautiful buds have formed outside my kitchen window. Played two, fifteen-minute fetch sessions with the dog, which I count as my daily exercise. She could go on forever and shows little sympathy for my old-age status. Now, I'm heading for the warmth of my bed and hoping my cuddle-buddy pooch is willing to settle down and snuggle with me!
 
Hello to all of my friends! I think that it's close to a week since I've been here, and I've missed you all! 💖.

My world has been unbelievably busy since my last post, and I'm going to try to get caught up....

Last Friday we hosted an early school party at the roller rink. We were out of the house by 5:30 a.m.....I'm not used to leaving when it's still dark out! LOL. We were only on the road for about 10 minutes when we hit a horned owl. Yes....a horned owl!!!! It was in the middle of the road as we came over a hill...and unfortunately, it didn't make it. 😢

The school party was really busy!!!! There were 98 skaters. I was working in the snack bar...all of these kids were hungry!!!! When the party was over, we stayed and I skated for a about an hour. Boy was I tired!

Saturday & Sunday each had 2 more skating sessions. I worked 1 each day, and skated during the other one each day. That's 3 days in a row of skating. It's been a long time since I've skated that much. By Sunday night, I was exhausted!

Andy was not feeling good over the weekend, and I was a bit worried about him. He didn't eat, play, or walk with us. I'm guessing that he ate a lizard or frog/toad and got a tummy ache. He finally ate on Monday night. Tuesday morning he was full of energy and playful......

Monday morning we needed to go into town for 🐐's follow up appointment for his bloodwork. If course, we also walked 4 miles at the park, and ran a few errands. We got home in time to eat, and then take care of critters, fences, etc.

Tuesday morning I had an appointment with the Orthopedic Surgeon. Depending on how I move my shoulder, I've been in a lot of pain for the last 3 months or so. At first I thought I'd strained a muscle...if I ignored it, it would heal and go away. NOT! It got to the point where I was in pain for about 85-90% of the day, and I could hardly sleep. I was hoping that I didn't have a torn rotator cuff.....I really do not want surgery! So, the doc checked me out, and he had bad news & good news. BAD NEWS: This is a long term injury that will take well over a year, maybe 2, it get over....and it will extremely painful!!! (ouch!). GOOD NEWS: it can be done with NO surgery!!!!! Yea!! That's all that I really wanted! I am so happy with his diagnosis and plan of action! 😃

Later in the day, we put the Fluff Butts in the chicken yard with Yummy for the first time. They did ok for a while, but after about 25 minutes, Yummy started to get aggressive, so I took them out. It will take time, but as the young ones grow, they will all get along, eventually.

In between all of the things that I have just written, I have also taken some time to play in the dirt.

I hope everyone is doing well...have a wonderful day!
 
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Well today has been a very different day to my hot sunny gardening day yesterday where I got the Back lawn mowed, and hedges topped and trimmed.. I was thinking I would do the front today, but it's colder than yesterday and very overcast, so it'll have to wait.

I've done very little other than a few chores, brought the wheelie bins in , .. and taken delivery of a package.....an exciting day has been had by all in this house..:D
 
I had to make an appt. for early next week to have my beloved cat, Marianne, put down. =( It's tearing me up but it's gotta be done... she's pushing 20 and has got to the point where she's not eating (except maybe a bite or two a day), not grooming herself, sleeping most of each 24 hours .... I don't want to wait til her kidney start shutting down. So I will drive to my home next Monday evening, have time with her until the appt at 2:30 on Tuesday. Please say a prayer for me...
 
CinnamonSugar said:
I had to make an appt. for early next week to have my beloved cat, Marianne, put down. =( It's tearing me up but it's gotta be done... she's pushing 20 and has got to the point where she's not eating (except maybe a bite or two a day), not grooming herself, sleeping most of each 24 hours .... I don't want to wait til her kidney start shutting down. So I will drive to my home next Monday evening, have time with her until the appt at 2:30 on Tuesday. Please say a prayer for me...
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@CinnamonSugar .. always a difficult thing to do, however, the merciful thing to do.
Hugs and 🙏
 
HoneyNut said:
Well I'm feeling a bit grumpy this afternoon, I signed with a realtor earlier this afternoon and per our agreement my house would be listed on Friday and he expected we could have a good offer by 5/8, and that he would list at the reasonable price but we would hope for a bidding war to raise the final amount.
But, it seems like the agent was willing to just agree to sell to my neighbor (without a bidding war), perhaps confused because I'd given the neighbor his phone number, so I'm not sure if maybe the neighbor led him to believe I'd be fine with the asking price, but anyway I expected the agent to be the 'bad guy' that the house would be available for multiple offers to be received (because the neighbor is a real nice guy and one of the main reasons I signed with the agent before telling the neighbor it was up for sale was that I really want as much money as I can get and I wanted a firm business person on my side). So I had to be frank with the neighbor that I wanted to see if I could get multiple offers and go above the asking price. I hate being frank. I wish I could just let everyone have a good deal, and not feel selfish.
Then I had to also go again out of my comfort zone to call the agent and tell him my wishes (which really I'd done already, sighhhhh). He said okay he is working for me and he'd tell my neighbor the house would go on MLS for this weekend. After I hung up I wonder about the 'this weekend' because he'd told me earlier today deciding on accepting an offer by 5/8, and this weekend is 4/30-5/1. I know houses shouldn't be on the market for long or people figure something is wrong with them, but I don't know how many days to give people a chance to have a bidding war (hopefully).
One good thing from talking to the neighbor, is he says the feral cat I've been feeding for the past year is really their cat so they are fine with feeding it after I sell. He said it is a feral girl cat, that had a kitten last year in their barn, but that after they caught her and had her fixed, she disappeared never to be seen again. So this explains the mystery of why my feral barn cat doesn't spray in my barn but also doesn't have kittens (thank goodness).
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@HoneyNut, please remember that YOU are in the driver's seat here. If you don't get an offer for the price you think YOUR house can fetch, you have the right to keep the listing open until you do.

Realtors want to turn and burn: Sell the house in a few days while putting in as little personal effort as possible. The internet does most of their work for them these days anyway.

You'll be paying a hefty commission, I'm sure. Make him work for your money.
 
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