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GeorgiaXplant

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Is anybody doing anything fun/interesting/exciting?

My big excitement for the day included starting a roast in the crockpot that will be cooked to death, pulled, turned into sandwiches for supper. To continue with the never-ending, rollicking good times, I started to tidy up. We know how that goes, eh? Do a little here and there and notice something else that really should get done, and while doing that notice something else that could use some attention. By the time I was done just "tidying up" my tiny little place was spic and span.

Adding to the fun was being able to turn of the !#$%^&*! air conditioning for the day because we actually have cool outdoor temps for a day. Ahhhh. I opened the windows and am breathing real air for a change. Oh, my, how I loathe that a/c! When it's on, the fan stays on. As in, the fan never stops unless the unit is turned off. With the a/c off, there are two benefits: real air and silence!

This is life in the fast lane. I know, I know...y'all can hardly keep up, right?
 

Today is nearly gone here it's 9pm, and apart from the chores I've just had a real chill out day today..on the PC and watching a a little bit of My 4 wives on TV..
 
I ain't doin' nuttin! It's 100º here. The A/C has been running all day and much of the night.

Been eating ice cream and drinking cold filtered water. Waiting for "sweater weather" to come early.
 

Yeah, I forgot about the time difference, Holly. Guess it would have made more sense to start this thread a bit earlier. Well, maybe it can be a continuous thread so people can wander in and out whenever.

Aw, Falcon, I'm so sorry. It's only mid-September so you'll probably have to put up with the heat a while longer.
 
Oh boy,our day was a thrill a minute! Eldest daughter was moving and wante to know if we wanted her dryer since it`s electric and she needs a gas one for her new place. Now that I`m doing kid`s laundry again,I said sure,cuz I assume mine probably won`t last much longer. She also had a couple of spare TVs that we could use for the kids as well. So we drove .5 hours to pick them up-stayed 20minutes and drove 2.5 home. Because our lives are never simple,new foster daughter threw up on the way over because she was upset about just having seen her old boyfriend`s mom where we stopped on the way for her to pick up some clothes she had there. Turns out she doesn`t cry-she throws up instead. Who knew?Never a dull moment....
 
I was contacted last month by The Heart Foundation ( a charity that raises funds for research) asking me if I would do some door knocking in my street during September. It was only a few houses close to mine and I could take all month to do it. I could hardly say no, even with my dodgy legs.

So today I started my campaign. I've knocked out a bit of a letter letting people know that I will be calling on them and giving them the option of sending me an SMS if they would prefer that I didn't and explaining that I will be back later this week if I don't hear from them. I've delivered the notes to letterboxes and found it to be very little effort so I've rung the Heart Foundation and arranged to extend my range.

It's a good feeling to help rally support for a worthwhile cause. I hope I get good responses when I call back but given that I am a neighbour I think I will get a good reception. I'll also have an excuse to meet some new neighbours as I do my rounds. And their pets.
 
Our daughter is visiting today.
We look after our little grandson and she pops off to the Gym for an hour.
Later on she is taking me shopping as I will need her help to pick out a new Blazer
My wife will look after Baby Nicholas.
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I spent the weekend painting bannisters on the top floor; which was good, but showed up everything else that needed painting....sigh....
 
It sounds as though other people live life in the fast lane, too:)

Dame Warrigal, a worthy cause and an opportunity to visit with neighbors = win!
Vivjen, that's the trouble with sprucing up a few things: it reminds us of everything else that needs to be done.
Mrs. Robinson, had you mentioned being a foster parent before? If so, I missed it. It's good that you have the patience to do that; there are so many kids who need a safe place with people who care. A gold star for your chart today!
Michael, *we* really means your wife does the hard part? LOL
Lee, when you finish up your weeding, would you mind doing mine? It's a big job, and by the time I finish, it's time to start over again:mad:
Justme, I get it. As much as I whine, my routine is comforting.
And Ralphy, a clean screen is probably best. The better to see us with, my dear:D

I'm off to work in a little while. Today's client has gone to Roatan, Honduras, for a week. They're teachers, and this week is fall break so they're treating themselves to a vacation. Their house is quite large, but they only use the main floor so it's all that needs to be cleaned. Suits me!

Our high temperature yesterday only got to 72 and today will be more of the same...cool, overcast, maybe a little rain. I can deal with cool just fine, but the overcast part is getting tiresome. Since the trade off is sun and heat, I shouldn't complain!
 
Last weekend: shopping, getting vehicle tires rotated and alignment done and, something we've NEVER done before.........watched a college football game 'til midnight (3 ot's) on Saturday. Sunday.......done some replanting of hanging plants, watching NFL and relaxing.
Today (Monday): Wife is at work and I'm doing laundry and running dishwasher. Will vacuum also. Fun, fun, fun:)
 
I have spent a lovely day over at the boardwalk and having lunch on this showboat steamer.. :), and going shopping at the lovely mall close by, Lots of new outfits and best of all new leather boots for autumn

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Hollydolly, you could have invited the rest of us to join you. I could have used a nice lunch and some retail therapy:D Just sayin...

I worked like a whirling dervish this morning and was done in just 3 1/2 hours. Tomorrow's house will take somewhat longer. Somewhat.

I came home and indulged myself in a short nap, something I don't do very often. Hope everybody else has had a pleasant day, eventful or uneventful, whichever suits you best.
 
Yeah. When I think about it, your being five (six?) hours ahead of me would make it a tad difficult. I'd need a time machine. Or something.
 
Off to work I go again. It wouldn't be quite so hard if morning would just come a little later...or if That Darned Cat would let me sleep a little longer!

Anybody up to anything interesting today?
 
The short answer to that, Georgia, is ......no.
i am doing the same as you today, but not as well and for free, in my own home!
 
Nothing too exciting for me today, but I have been plotting out a new garden area for a while now. Going to put in a large vegetable garden. Got a new yard cart this week, and the netting and stakes, and now I need to get a truck load of soil/fertilizer delivered. ...

then the fun begins! No problem with getting my exercise when this project starts ...:D
Cool weather came this week and inspired me, but maybe it's gone again for a while. darn!
 
I always feel envious when posters talk about heat, but being used to a colder climate, perhaps I wouldn't really like it after all [but am willing to give it a try!]Sunny here in Oxfordshire, warmish as well for the time of year.All the leaves starting to fall or turn red though [well it is Autumn now after all.]It's been dry here for quite a time, which makes the leaves fall.
Just shopping today [food shopping] and when we were out had our passport pics done [in one of those little booths.]realised our passports run out next Feb and we go away early March! We look like the Ma and Pa in charge of an East End Gang on our photos! Horrific, if only you were allowed to smile on them.
 
Oakapple, I don't believe I've ever seen a good passport picture or a good driver's license picture. It must be a conspiracy!

Bonnie, did you spend your day tilling the north 40?

Today was a long and hard day, but I'm done and home and glad for it. Tomorrow's a bigger house but easier to clean.

Our overcast skies finally cleared out and when they did, the humidity cleared out, too. It's very warm 84F (about 29C)but it's pleasant. More of the same tomorrow, then cooler at the end of the week and the weekend. Yay!

One of the few things the g'kids will eat is stuffed peppers. Wait. No, they won't. I make stuffed peppers and make extra "stuff" without the peppers for them. Anyway, DD bought some Bell peppers the other day so I put those together and popped them in the oven. I'm cooking Thursday night, too. Salisbury steaks and everybody in the family likes those. They're a nuisance to make, but I have a day off Thursday so don't mind. I swear I'd eat ANYTHING, even escargot (blech), rather than one more nasty thing from the drive-thru.
 
Viv, you haven't missed a thing and you're probably healthier for it. Ew. Darned g'kids seem to think that if it's not heated up in the microwave or doesn't come in a sack from the drive-thru. I told DD that we should just ask for paper sacks with the various logos on them, cook at home and serve dinner from the sacks!
 

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