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DD and I Walmarted. I've been having a hard time finding jeans that fit. DD suggested I check out the sizes in the "juniors/young adults" section because they're cut differently. Bingo! No jeans today but did find capris that are high-waisted. I wasn't even going to try them on because they're "skinny" and I thought they'd look silly. Nope. Perfect fit. Yay. I threw caution to the winds and bought not just one, but two pair in different styles. Reason for no jeans is because they only came in one length and were too short. Bet I can find some in a "real" store, though.

When I tried them on, I stepped out of the fitting room to show DD and was compelled to turn around and ask "Do these pants make my butt look fat?" LOL Even the attendant burst out laughing because I'm so skinny that when I stand sideways nobody knows I'm in the room.

@hollydolly Fiddlesticks. You're not impressed? I wasn't, either, after the first few larger-than-life ones. Regular people who just happened to do/be things that most of us will never do/be. Um. Wait. One exception who wasn't a "regular people" whom I learned somewhat later had been a double agent for the Stasi. She was murdered. Eeek.

Sometimes I wondered how the heck I got to the places I did...like where would I be if I'd turned left instead of right or flown to that city instead of this one or hadn't flunked physics...

About the PK. I know not of what I speak:rolleyes: because I encouraged them to load me up with whatever they had!
 

debodun said:
Why do I keep trying to sell junk nobody wants?
Why don't I get a up-to-date computer?
Why don't I get my car repaired?

Just another of those personal mysteries.
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LOL! Why do we do the things we do? Because. Because we do. That's why! And I really like the solution to getting a kitty or three...just welcome the neighborhood kitties. Perfect and no vet bills😼🐈‍⬛😺
 
@Capt Lightning A thread just for new words. I'm all for it. Do I get a gold star each for invisipeeps and Walmarting?

Maybe that same thread could also be for sayings we've never heard before in our areas. Or for sayings we've never heard before. My contribution to that would be "I'm so hungry I could chew the butt out of a rag doll." Or how about "I'm so hungry I could chew a baby's butt through the slats of a park bench."
 
I accepted an offer for my house this afternoon (or more specifically we did a counter-offer but only after the buyer's agent said all the counter-items would be acceptable) and came home feeling like all my worries are over, absolutely floating top of the world happy (other than an anticipation of a frantic next three weeks of getting rid of everything).

I didn't accept my neighbor's offer because it was a very tiny bit less, but up front in the discussions with my agent, I had an agreement that if my neighbor's offer was highest my agent would let the neighbor have the normal buyer's agent percentage. Anyway, so if I kept that percentage for myself (which had not ever been my intention) then my neighbor's offer would have been the better one for me. Apparently the neighbor figured that out after my agent called to let him know his offer had not been chosen, and he called my agent back. My agent assured him that he (the agent) had explained that to me (that I could have more money by accepting the lower offer but keeping the buyer-agent-percentage). So now it seems the neighbor is feeling that his offer was better and I rejected it, and probably he feels sad and bad about that. So I feel bad and sad too.

It is so awkward, I'm absolutely dreading talking to my neighbor if he calls.

But, the offer I accepted is a cash offer, taking the property 'as is' so I would not have any worries about fixing anything, or bank appraisals, inspections, well testing, etc. I think the neighbor would use the property for a better use (horses) than the purchaser (vintage cars), so I feel sorry about the waste of good pasture, but I'm hoping that the vintage cars don't need 10 acres, so, who knows, maybe the neighbor can make a deal to use some of the land for horses.

I wish things would just be good for everyone. There were lots of above-asking-price offers, and one agent called to find out his offer's status and sounded so disappointed when my agent said it wasn't enough. If I won the lottery right now I'd buy a lot of sweet properties and sell them at normal rates to all the families.
 
HoneyNut said:
I accepted an offer for my house this afternoon (or more specifically we did a counter-offer but only after the buyer's agent said all the counter-items would be acceptable) and came home feeling like all my worries are over, absolutely floating top of the world happy (other than an anticipation of a frantic next three weeks of getting rid of everything).

I didn't accept my neighbor's offer because it was a very tiny bit less, but up front in the discussions with my agent, I had an agreement that if my neighbor's offer was highest my agent would let the neighbor have the normal buyer's agent percentage. Anyway, so if I kept that percentage for myself (which had not ever been my intention) then my neighbor's offer would have been the better one for me. Apparently the neighbor figured that out after my agent called to let him know his offer had not been chosen, and he called my agent back. My agent assured him that he (the agent) had explained that to me (that I could have more money by accepting the lower offer but keeping the buyer-agent-percentage). So now it seems the neighbor is feeling that his offer was better and I rejected it, and probably he feels sad and bad about that. So I feel bad and sad too.

It is so awkward, I'm absolutely dreading talking to my neighbor if he calls.

But, the offer I accepted is a cash offer, taking the property 'as is' so I would not have any worries about fixing anything, or bank appraisals, inspections, well testing, etc. I think the neighbor would use the property for a better use (horses) than the purchaser (vintage cars), so I feel sorry about the waste of good pasture, but I'm hoping that the vintage cars don't need 10 acres, so, who knows, maybe the neighbor can make a deal to use some of the land for horses.

I wish things would just be good for everyone. There were lots of above-asking-price offers, and one agent called to find out his offer's status and sounded so disappointed when my agent said it wasn't enough. If I won the lottery right now I'd buy a lot of sweet properties and sell them at normal rates to all the families.
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Congratulations, @HoneyNut ! Very happy for you. I admit that I was unfamiliar with your plans so I went back and read your post where you said that you'll be traveling and then eventually settling down back in Nebraska some day to be near your daughter. Sounds so wonderful. The next several weeks will undoubtedly hectic but it will all be worth it.
 
We went to see "Donna Summer, The Musical". (Stereotypically gay, I know.) As expected, the theater was full of old straight and gay people. It was a great show, and the music, narrative and singers were phenomenal. Donna Summer lived the last years of her life in Southwest Florida. I have a good friend from the 70's and 80's who knew her personally, right up until the end, and said she was one of the most genuine, wonderful people he has ever met so her story really resonated with me.

 
It's a holiday Monday here, and lots of people are away , given that this year is the first year since covid began when people can travel freely.. so it's quiet around here... it's also grim grey and overcast altho' warm... I can hear someone in the distance D-I-Y'ing... with an electric saw... but I have no plans to go anywhere today..
 
I'm still thinking about what to put on the agenda for today. So far coffee has been consumed, shower taken and I'm dressed. Maybe making the bed should be next? Cleaning Maggiecat's litter box? Maybe a turn around the garden to see what's new out there?

It's going to be very warm today (85F).

Yesterday I finally put away the winter clothes--sweaters, sweatshirts--and dug out the really summery stuff.
 
Today I am washing my bed linens. A thick mattress pad, a down comforter, a cotton quilt, sheets. The wool blanket will have to go to the drycleaner, unless someone knows whether it can be washed in cold water and spread out to dry. I don't really have anywhere to just hang it, except draped over a few chairs It is king-sized, so I'm not sure it will fit in my washer.

I usually go through all this trouble every 2-3 months (except for the wool blanket). Of course, sheets are washed weekly.

Last night, my daughter came home and my 60 lb dog was on my bed. He got very, very excited greeting her. Then he peed in the middle of my bed. Today is sheet changing day, but I wasn't planning on an entire production, complete with at least 2 dryer cycles for the pad and coverings.

The dog has never had an accident in the house since he was a puppy, and he's 11 years old. He must have been really desperate to go out. He didn't tell me, but then again, I'm not in charge of walking him.He's been to the vet in the last couple of weeks and had a urinalysis, and he's never had a UTI, so I'm thinking he's fine.

The bright side -- there is always one no matter how hard I have to reach for it -- is that he is not dehydrated.

I've spent part of yesterday messing around with my books on Calibre. I edited the ones that were more than .80 KB. It is amazing how many ads there are in books these days. I took out ads, and everything written or pictured, that had nothing to do with the actual story. It is amazing to have a book that is 3.5 MB and ends up being 0.50 KB when I'm done. The ones that were super large - over 20 MB-- are usually laden with photos that have to be there.

For the last day and a half, I messed around with Ubuntu. I downloaded version 22.04 LTS and it was a mess. I couldn't download anything on Firefox and my book editing program no longer work, and some new software I downloaded and decided not to keep wouldn't let itself be removed. It took a long time, but I got it done with the help of people online who had the same problems, but had found a solution. The solutions often didn't work, but finally everything came together. I also had to look up a bunch of phrases because I had no idea what they were talking about. Now I'm considering switching to a different distro.
 
The birdies woke me up again at 4:30 luckily I was able to go back to sleep until 6
My early morning walk at 6:30,2 times walked back/forth on our driveway, temp was 40
This morning I have a dr's appt,when I come home will be calling Canopy of Neighbors members
The rest of my day hope to get another walk in{weather permitting} read NYT/local paper,read a book
After dinner tackle the Times daily crossword puzzle, turn on TV around 9
 
HoneyNut said:
I accepted an offer for my house this afternoon (or more specifically we did a counter-offer but only after the buyer's agent said all the counter-items would be acceptable) and came home feeling like all my worries are over, absolutely floating top of the world happy (other than an anticipation of a frantic next three weeks of getting rid of everything).

I didn't accept my neighbor's offer because it was a very tiny bit less, but up front in the discussions with my agent, I had an agreement that if my neighbor's offer was highest my agent would let the neighbor have the normal buyer's agent percentage. Anyway, so if I kept that percentage for myself (which had not ever been my intention) then my neighbor's offer would have been the better one for me. Apparently the neighbor figured that out after my agent called to let him know his offer had not been chosen, and he called my agent back. My agent assured him that he (the agent) had explained that to me (that I could have more money by accepting the lower offer but keeping the buyer-agent-percentage). So now it seems the neighbor is feeling that his offer was better and I rejected it, and probably he feels sad and bad about that. So I feel bad and sad too.

It is so awkward, I'm absolutely dreading talking to my neighbor if he calls.

But, the offer I accepted is a cash offer, taking the property 'as is' so I would not have any worries about fixing anything, or bank appraisals, inspections, well testing, etc. I think the neighbor would use the property for a better use (horses) than the purchaser (vintage cars), so I feel sorry about the waste of good pasture, but I'm hoping that the vintage cars don't need 10 acres, so, who knows, maybe the neighbor can make a deal to use some of the land for horses.

I wish things would just be good for everyone. There were lots of above-asking-price offers, and one agent called to find out his offer's status and sounded so disappointed when my agent said it wasn't enough. If I won the lottery right now I'd buy a lot of sweet properties and sell them at normal rates to all the families.
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I am so HAPPY for you, HoneyNut.
A lot of stress gone now.
Good luck in your next home to be. ENJOY.
 
HoneyNut said:
I accepted an offer for my house this afternoon (or more specifically we did a counter-offer but only after the buyer's agent said all the counter-items would be acceptable) and came home feeling like all my worries are over, absolutely floating top of the world happy (other than an anticipation of a frantic next three weeks of getting rid of everything).

I didn't accept my neighbor's offer because it was a very tiny bit less, but up front in the discussions with my agent, I had an agreement that if my neighbor's offer was highest my agent would let the neighbor have the normal buyer's agent percentage. Anyway, so if I kept that percentage for myself (which had not ever been my intention) then my neighbor's offer would have been the better one for me. Apparently the neighbor figured that out after my agent called to let him know his offer had not been chosen, and he called my agent back. My agent assured him that he (the agent) had explained that to me (that I could have more money by accepting the lower offer but keeping the buyer-agent-percentage). So now it seems the neighbor is feeling that his offer was better and I rejected it, and probably he feels sad and bad about that. So I feel bad and sad too.

It is so awkward, I'm absolutely dreading talking to my neighbor if he calls.

But, the offer I accepted is a cash offer, taking the property 'as is' so I would not have any worries about fixing anything, or bank appraisals, inspections, well testing, etc. I think the neighbor would use the property for a better use (horses) than the purchaser (vintage cars), so I feel sorry about the waste of good pasture, but I'm hoping that the vintage cars don't need 10 acres, so, who knows, maybe the neighbor can make a deal to use some of the land for horses.

I wish things would just be good for everyone. There were lots of above-asking-price offers, and one agent called to find out his offer's status and sounded so disappointed when my agent said it wasn't enough. If I won the lottery right now I'd buy a lot of sweet properties and sell them at normal rates to all the families.
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Awesome!!! I'm so happy that it worked out for you! Congratulations!
 

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