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I made a huge mess in my kitchen this morning. Made the Keto Chow and chaffles and just put everything in and around the sink. Had some bacon and guacamole with a couple of newly made chaffles for breakfast. I was so exhausted from standing for so long in the kitchen that I didn't clean it up. I usually do. Instead I laid down on bed and was reading till Sonny called. He is on his way to a celebration of life and wanted to let me know. I went out to the dumpster. Figured I better get out there before it snowed or got colder. Get to the dumpster and had a heck of a time trying to open the lid which had frozen snow on top of it. Am I the ONLY one throwing out my garbage today???? I put everything in another container out there that is not very tall. Now I am starting on the kitchen, then will do the bunny's cage. Whew!
 

Got ice cream. With employee discount and an extra 10% discount because it's Christmas, three cartons of ice cream came to less than $5. Two of the cartons are Kroger premium brands. Yay me.

No schedule posted because...some confusion over how many hours the bakery is allowed. Seems corporate has to cut somewhere so why not the week before Christmas in the deli and the bakery? Allowed hours in the deli next week less than 200, down from around 250. Bakery is less than 100 hours, down from around 120. Anyway, Sir was still there and told me to work tomorrow. Okay. I can do that. Don't know about the rest of the week except that I'm using my last day of vacation on Saturday, Christmas Eve.

Sir has to have some kind of serious back surgery with a recovery time of four months. Don't have the deets yet, but geez! I told him not to worry, we'll just have the work table lowered so that he can work from a wheelchair ;) :D because Kroger is all about "reasonable accommodation" and all that.

If Newbie leaves to go to school, where does that leave me? Ack! I know zip, nada, zero about running the bakery. I bake. It's what I do. Bake.
 
Snow all seems to have melted. Heating has been on all day. This afternoon I baked some scones - plain and cheese - which we had with a mug of coffee. Everything that needs to be done has been done so, planning another lazy day tomorrow :) The days of rushing around and buying presents and more food than we need are long gone, not sure if I miss it or not! We were chatting about this earlier and, I do kind of miss the social side of working at Christmas.

This year, mainly because of the post strikes, family and friends are not sendig cards. I sent early to close family but, other than two cards, it's all WhatsApps messages. I wonder if people will decide to stick to the no cards thing going forward.
 
Well with a big sigh of relief.. I managed to get the Dehumidifier thawed, and back into the shed.. but to do it I had to turn the heating on in the house for several hours, so that's cost a fortune.

I have a bigger one in the Barn.. and the barn is leaking.. so I have no option but to have that on for several hours a day, I have no idea what that costs to run.. every time I go to the barn, the marine wood flooring , is soaked.. and I have to mop it up...and that;s before everything thaws

@Trish you're very lucky to have the snow melted, it's still at least 6 or 8 inches here...
 
I had hoped to get back on schedule today, but no such luck. I slept until noon.

Yesterday was "interesting." Nothing bad, just little incidents and interludes. Actually it was pretty ideal, compared to the boredom I've grown used to. But I guess it threw me off and I needed to recover.

I think I'll do the housework I had planned to do, and maybe half the exercises.
 
hollydolly said:
Well with a big sigh of relief.. I managed to get the Dehumidifier thawed, and back into the shed.. but to do it I had to turn the heating on in the house for several hours, so that's cost a fortune.

I have a bigger one in the Barn.. and the barn is leaking.. so I have no option but to have that on for several hours a day, I have no idea what that costs to run.. every time I go to the barn, the marine wood flooring , is soaked.. and I have to mop it up...and that;s before everything thaws

@Trish you're very lucky to have the snow melted, it's still at least 6 or 8 inches here...
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It looked very icy outside early this morning but by the afternoon it had cleared. The snow seems to be causing you a lot of problems, hope it thaws out soon. Would your barn leak be covered by house and buildings insurance? Reading your post, it reminded me of one of my ex work colleagues who had a similar problem and it her outbuildings were covered. The insurance also covered the cost of running a dehumidifier.

I edited my post to add about Christmas cards. Did you send any this year?
 
Trish said:
It looked very icy outside early this morning but by the afternoon it had cleared. The snow seems to be causing you a lot of problems, hope it thaws out soon. Would your barn leak be covered by house and buildings insurance? Reading your post, it reminded me of one of my ex work colleagues who had a similar problem and it her outbuildings were covered. The insurance also covered the cost of running a dehumidifier.

I edited my post to add about Christmas cards. Did you send any this year?
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I have a major problem with the House Insurance.. I don't know who we're insured by, and altho' I've sent queries to the estranged O/H he's not replying.. :mad:

Yes this whole area is deep in snow..

Yes I sent Christmas cards on the 7th of December and no-one's got them yet.. this Postal strike is causing mayhem .
 
Yesterday I drove down to my old hometown to attend the 'Christmas Do' with my old work team. Bowling, food and beer. Lots of beer. An overnight stay in a local hotel then a brisk walk around town and up to the local Victorian park this morning to clear my head for the drive home.

Had a good time.

I'll stick some photos up of the park. Photos of last night are best left unpublished hehehe.
 
hollydolly said:
I have a major problem with the House Insurance.. I don't know who we're insured by, and altho' I've sent queries to the estranged O/H he's not replying.. :mad:
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This is a major problem. If he hasn’t been paying it and it’s now over 12 months, you have no insurance. He may be too ashamed to tell you.
 
Georgiagranny said:
Got ice cream. With employee discount and an extra 10% discount because it's Christmas, three cartons of ice cream came to less than $5. Two of the cartons are Kroger premium brands. Yay me.

No schedule posted because...some confusion over how many hours the bakery is allowed. Seems corporate has to cut somewhere so why not the week before Christmas in the deli and the bakery? Allowed hours in the deli next week less than 200, down from around 250. Bakery is less than 100 hours, down from around 120. Anyway, Sir was still there and told me to work tomorrow. Okay. I can do that. Don't know about the rest of the week except that I'm using my last day of vacation on Saturday, Christmas Eve.

Sir has to have some kind of serious back surgery with a recovery time of four months. Don't have the deets yet, but geez! I told him not to worry, we'll just have the work table lowered so that he can work from a wheelchair ;) :D because Kroger is all about "reasonable accommodation" and all that.

If Newbie leaves to go to school, where does that leave me? Ack! I know zip, nada, zero about running the bakery. I bake. It's what I do. Bake.
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Speaking of ice cream...I visited a local Walmart yesterday and the store is selling pints for $0.25. Yes, twenty-five cents a pint! Now, I haven't purchased a pint of ice cream for that amount since the summer of 1968. That was one of the summers that I, armed with my quarter and penny (for tax), would venture to the neighborhood Walgreens Drug store to purchase those square cardboard boxes of ice cream for $0.25. You might remember the little wooden spoons that they gave away with the ice cream so kids could just enjoy it on the walk home.

Oh, what memories these pints bring up. I bought chocolate, and mint chocolate. Yum!

Christopher
 
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hollydolly said:
I have a major problem with the House Insurance.. I don't know who we're insured by, and altho' I've sent queries to the estranged O/H he's not replying.. :mad:

Yes this whole area is deep in snow..

Yes I sent Christmas cards on the 7th of December and no-one's got them yet.. this Postal strike is causing mayhem .
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That's annoying.

Mine seem to have arrived and I received one last week but, generally, everyone's decided not to bother. I only sent them because I already had the cards and stamps.
 
RadishRose said:
Well, I got the main of the housework done.

Grandson and his girlfriend coming over about 5 to make supper for us. Tonight it's Fettuccine Alfredo and I have stuff for salad. I also have broccoli. He made a chocolate cream pie for me from scratch!

Happy today.
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Now you have made me get some ice cream :)
 
Trish said:
That's annoying.

Mine seem to have arrived and I received one last week but, generally, everyone's decided not to bother. I only sent them because I already had the cards and stamps.
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..annoyingly I paid for moonpig for my Christmas cards this year.. and they've still not got to their destination
 
Christopher said:
Speaking of ice cream...I visited a local Walmart yesterday and the store is selling pints for $0.25. Yes, twenty-five cents a pint! Now, I haven't purchased a pint of ice cream for that amount since the summer of 1968. That was one of the summers that I, armed with my quarter and penny (for tax) would venture to the neighborhood Walgreens Drug store to purchase those square cardboard boxes of ice cream for $0.25. You might remember the little wooden spoons that they gave away with the ice cream so kids could just enjoy it on the walk home.

Oh, what memories these pints bring up. I bought chocolate, and mint chocolate. Yum!

Christopher
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I might have to have more ice cream now :)
 
@hollydolly , it is none of my business but it is time to see an attorney. He will not respond to you and there are things you are entitiled to know. He could be out there spending funds that are meant for your retirement, selling property that belongs to both of you. It is time to make sure your future is protected.
 
Trish said:
I think you are right Christopher, I might as well finish the tub :)
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I'll usually have a pint in the evenings while watching "The West Wing" on Netflix. It's just a pint, so I have convinced myself that I'm not doing too much damage!

Christopher
 

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