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MickaC said:
You’re plate is overflowing……will be happy to hear when your drive, move is behind you, and that you’re settled. TAKE CARE.
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Thank you. Hell has frozen over. We are leaving Friday instead because I am not ready, and because I've decided to make it a one day drive. Google now says it is a shorter drive than it was last month; don't ask me why. Once I get the trip started, I am focused on my goal. Luckily the dog and my son are coming, so we will take breaks every couple of hours.

I think my mind is going. I am suddenly so scatter-brained. I put something down and then have to hunt for it. This morning (it's morning to me), I couldn't find my freshly poured cup of coffee. Yesterday, I told my son, "when we go to the grocery store, I want you to remember to buy Tide." He looked at me (not strangely, because this has been going on for 2 weeks), and said, "you just took me there, and the Tide is in the back seat."

At least my son seems to find this amusing, so he's not sticking me into memory care. I'm certain this will go away once I don't have to think of so many things at once. Yes, I've written everything down that I have to do to move, and I took out the multi-page list, and I have actually accomplished most of it. But others also have claims on my time and effort. It is like my life is one big whack-a-mole game. I just want everyone to go away, and leave me to my books and computer games. But no, a Warrior does not do that. Even I am getting bored with the moving topic.

I'm going to start a diary here after I've moved, because I intend to have adventures and to meet a lot of interesting people. Generally, I think people are very interesting - unless they quote Fox Snooze headlines at me (as political arguments).

My cousin has already arranged for me to meet a farmer's cows. He knows that I have always wanted to learn to milk a cow by hand (not machine), and hopefully I can squeeze that into the deal. And maybe the cows will have calves next year and I can bottle feed them. At that point I will keep my big mouth shut, because I already know that calves don't drink their mother's milk, at least not at the dairy farms here. I'm also not going to ask what their destinies are. I already know that, too. I'm going to try not to succumb to an offer to take some raw milk home since I won't know how sterile the facilities are.

No, I don't have pictures of cows or collect cow knickknacks, or any knickknacks. (Oddly to me, the dictionary doesn't hyphenate this word. It looks like it should be.) And now that I've seen and smelled a pig at Plimoth Plantation, I am not going to want to meet some pigs. That pig was black and had long hair and was worse smelling than a paper mill. I learned that pigs are not all pink and that they do have hair, and that's enough for me.
 

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Sliverfox said:
I hope to start turning my tomatoes into spaghetti sauce today.

Would be nice to have a helper,, a price one pays when grand daughters live a distance away.
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Are you going to can them? I used to do that; had a huge crop. People called me the tomato farmer because I was trying to grow enough to supply a family of six for one year. It was a lot of hard work, but man, the final product tasted better than anything that can be bought. Did you know you can cook the skins and innards to make sauce, too? I found out about it on the internet, tried it, and it worked. It's due to the pectin in the skin, or something.
 
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Pepper said:
Good luck on your move @WheatenLover! Massachusetts is one of my top most wonderful states in our country!
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It is wonderful in many ways, winter excepted. I lived there for 20 years. And Plymoth Rock is disappointing. It is just a small rock. I expected it to be huge, big enough for the Pilgrims to stand on. It's just a rock in a pit that is surrounded by a fence.
 

hollydolly said:
Thank you SS you're very kind... 🧡..yes you're so right,things do have to look nice as well as be functional, and I'm also very good at looking after things. Nothing gets torn, or damaged in this house, never has... unless through accident
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You remind me of my mother, in a a really good way. She had excellent taste in clothing, interior decorating, and art. She was still using things we had when I was a kid, and they looked brand new! Including furniture, and table linens.

Her home was so peaceful and beautiful. Mine was utter chaos when my four kids lived there, plus the dog and husband. My mother enjoyed visiting us, and I always thought it was because she had the run of the house, including the kitchen. My sister would monitor my mother's activities and would not let her use the stove or help herself to anything in the fridge, or eat or drink in the living room. My sister is a PITA to visit. My view was food can be replaced, eat it all if you want to. It's not like my mother had dementia. If anything, she was the neatest person I have known, in every sense of the word.
 
katlupe said:
Raining this morning. A steady rain and I like the sound of it hitting my air conditioner. I have always loved rain that lasts all day as long as there is no thunder and lightning. I am back on my portable table and comfortable chair for the day. No walking and no other plans. Just take it as it comes.
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I always wondered if I would like a metal roof - would the sound of the rain be annoying or would it be soothing. Another plus is that snow apparently just slides right off it - no need to rake the roof.
 
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AprilSun said:
I know exactly how you felt. You reminded me of myself when I have had computer problems that refused to be fixed. I would try everything in the book to make it work but it would not. After days and days of trying different things, I would finally get it to work and let out a LOUD shout of "Whoo HOO!!!! I did it!!!!!" I was surprised my neighbors didn't call 911 on me but they didn't.
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You all are so upbeat! When my computer has a problem it takes days to fix, I consider murdering it. I am relieved when it is fixed, but I still harbor murderous thoughts to be thunk if it ever happens again.
 
Trila said:
It's gone! My cast was taken off, and I can wash my arm, now!
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So much for the good news. Now for the no so good news.....

The muscles and tendons in my hand and wrist are so out of shape, that if I move even a little bit, everything is sore and achey. it's like I'm starting all over.

I have a brace that I'm to wear at all times, except while washing. So, I may as well still have a cast on.

Also, none of my restrictions were removed. No pushing, pulling or picking up anything more than/heavier than a toothbrush or fork.

All of these restrictions are to continue for another month. That is when my next appointment will be.
😢. 😢. 😢. 😢. 😢. 😢. 😢

So, for the most part nothing has changed. Other than being able to wash, I still can't drive, work at the rink, or do anything for 4 more weeks!!!!
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Geez, that sounds awful, especially as active as you are. I wish I could come and help you. It would be like Bonnie & Clyde, no - Calvin and Hobbes, no - Ant and Dec, no don't go there.

I'll provide all the Good Ideas, and you do the fast talking to get us out of trouble. I can do the second part, too, but it always confuses people. You can make the Ideas sound rational (which, of course, they are to me).
 
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@Trila and did your arm look like it had shrunk when the cast was taken off? LOL That's what I remember from having a cast on my arm, like my arm got smaller from the cast. So you've got to use a brace for the next month...it's an improvement over a cast, right?

@Sassycakes So that's what all that racket was! Are they bigger than you are? If so, tell them that you can stand on a chair and whack the cr@p outta them with your purse. And don't you ever let them yell at you again. Tell them I said they may not yell at you and not make me come over there and let 'em know where the bear sh!t in the buckwheat. Or how the cow ate the cabbage.

So I have a day off and it's raining pitchforks and hammer handles. Guess I won't be playing in the dirt today.

DD is working away from home this morning so I can't go anywhere. There must be some kinda trouble I can get into without leaving The Hovel. Any suggestions?
 
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My arm looked only a little smaller. I think it was not as bad as some because at PT for my shoulder, they have me doing weight exercises. I also do those exercises at home, so I've been working on not losing muscle strength all along.

When my cast came off, I was expecting to be totally grossed out by all of the dead skin on my arm. I was not disappointed...it was disgusting!!! 😝 I have soaked and washed it a few times so far, and some of the nasty stuff has sloughed off.
 
WheatenLover said:
Geez, that sounds awful, especially as active as you are. I wish I could come and help you. It would be like Bonnie & Clyde, no - Calvin and Hobbes, no - Ant and Dec, no don't go there.

I'll provide all the Good Ideas, and you do the fast talking to get us out of trouble. I can do the second part, too, but it always confuses people. You can make the Ideas sound rational (which, of course, they are to me).
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I'm in! Let's go!
 
I'm crabby today.....that should sum it all up!!

I'm having coffee, now. As the day progresses, I expect (hope?) that I'll start feeling like myself. I think part of my bad attitude could have to do with the fact that I didn't work on my shoulder at all last night, and because I was so stressed (physically and emotionally) all day yesterday. My wrist is ok this morning....and I will be, too.
Just give me a few minutes to get there. 😜
 
Moving is always a big event, and never fun. You seem to be doing it right, taking one job at a time. This will all work out in the end. Just remember to breath once in a while!

If you mail books, "media rate" is cheaper.

Dogs know and understand more than we sometimes give them credit for! He wants to be sure that when you leave, you don't forget him! LOL

Good wishes for a safe trip! 💗
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Washed a double load of laundry, ate breakfast and took my walk before 7:30 a.m. Took a couple of naps during the day (seems this is my new "normal" sleep pattern), watched T.V., started drying my clothes much later than usual...around 5:30 and put the ones that go on hangers away. I also played WWF2 and had nice conversations with my BFF and honorary daughter.
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I honestly wish I could nap during the day without it affecting my sleep pattern at night. If I take 1/2 an hour I will still be up at 3am.. if I took 2 naps in the day I'd be up for 3 days... barely kidding.. :D
 
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Pappy said:
Need to change the battery in my Ring doorbell. I bought an extra and keep it charged all the time. I have 3 devices that take the same battery.

Daytime bingo at 1:00 pm today and then over to get my wife’s hearing aids adjusted.
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I always have a spare battery fully charged . I have 2 ring doorbells.. so it pays to always have a third fully charged
 
hollydolly said:
I honestly wish I could nap during the day without it affecting my sleep pattern at night. If I take 1/2 an hour I will end up still up at 3am.. if I took 2 naps in the day I'd be up for 3 days... barely kidding.. :D
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Well, that's how this "new pattern" started. I started napping for longer periods during the day and now I'm up literally all through the middle of the night. I'm thinking my biorhythms are reverting back to when I worked the 3pm to 12m shift when I was in my early 20's.
 
Still drinking my morning coffee and working on a new blog post. So fakebook did me a favor by banning me. I am able to write a post daily and was able to fine tune this computer. Next I just might work on the phone though I hate that device. I have never taken to those like I did to the computer. I wish I could just get everyone contact me by email instead of the phone.

I got sidetracked on one of the documents I could not get to for a whole year. It is my spelling list that I keep on my desktop so I can get to it quick. I put words that I seem to forget how to spell on it. If I have to look up a word more than twice I add it to my list. I am updating it right now.

Have a good day everyone!
 
Today I have done a bunch of chores.......vacuumed, took the NuWave apart and cleaned real good, breakfast, washed dishes and skillet and now grinding some coffee beans and then the bunny cage. Not cooking tonight for supper, just some cold meat. Then I will get back to photo editing and working on my blog. Love a day when I get a lot done!
 
Sassycakes said:
I just realized today's date is August 25th. Today is 29yrs ago since my Dad passed away. I can't believe I didn't know what today's date was
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I am so sorry. I know how you feel. It seems like your parents were just there and all of a sudden they are gone. I remember my mom seeing something and would say she wanted to tell her sister but her sister had died many years before that. I have that feeling often of wanting to tell my parents something I just found out. My father had passed away 10 years ago on the 11th. When I get really distressed I call out to my mother asking her where she is and what should I do? That I need her!! I was lucky to have my father as long as I did, he lived to be 93.
 

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