What's everybody doing today?

[The Lazy L]

Since Adam and Eve ate that apple the wife's been collecting used clothing that "we" haul around to the wife's garage sales. She's acquired a "portable" clothing rack to hang the clothes on at the garage sales, it's 20 feet long and filled to capacity. I've been told numerous times that this is the last time to haul the stuff because it's all going to Goodwill. Somehow the collection never makes it to Goodwill and is growing faster then what's she's a selling. "Our" basement is full of the wife's "stuff". "Our" spare bedrooms, her mother's basement and garage is full of more of her "stuff".

Here' the rub. MIL is selling her house soon. Wife's "stuff" needs to be moved out. Wife has run out of places to store it (NO! NOT IN MY SHOP!). Late Saturday after another garage sale I tear down the clothes rack and load on my truck. Help the wife stuff the clothes into the her car (back seat and passenger seat filled to the ceiling). I'm told to take the rack to the Smith's because they are having a garage sale in a month. Wife will follow behind me with the clothes. I do as I'm told. Except the Smith's are not aware they would be losing a garage stall to the clothing rack full of clothes, they had planned on storing the rack only. Seems the wife forgot that little detail. I text the wife. Wife is committed to haul some friends Sunday so the clothes need to be out of her car. "What is she going to do?" I suggest she takes the clothes to Goodwill. "Am I kidding?" Our living room has been full with her other "stuff" since Christmas. Otherwise I would have expected to hear the options of stacking the clothes in the living room too. "No. I'm not kidding" was my texted reply. I unload the rack at Smith's and head for home. An hour later the wife comes home. She's crying. She had stuffed ALL of the clothes into the first empty Goodwill box she could find. She's crying over the lost of the clothes! Being the sensible married man I am I head out to my shop before I danced a jig. HALLELUJAH! She finally got rid of some of the STUFF! HALLELUJAH!

 

[NannyPatty]

SQ, he had back surgery to fuse L 4-5. He has had horrid pain that had just gotten worse over the last 2 years. He’s still having pain, but in a different way that will subside with time. He’s doing well.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Since Adam and Eve ate that apple the wife's been collecting used clothing that "we" haul around to the wife's garage sales. She's acquired a "portable" clothing rack to hang the clothes on at the garage sales, it's 20 feet long and filled to capacity. I've been told numerous times that this is the last time to haul the stuff because it's all going to Goodwill. Somehow the collection never makes it to Goodwill and is growing faster then what's she's a selling. "Our" basement is full of the wife's "stuff". "Our" spare bedrooms, her mother's basement and garage is full of more of her "stuff".

Here' the rub. MIL is selling her house soon. Wife's "stuff" needs to be moved out. Wife has run out of places to store it (NO! NOT IN MY SHOP!). Late Saturday after another garage sale I tear down the clothes rack and load on my truck. Help the wife stuff the clothes into the her car (back seat and passenger seat filled to the ceiling). I'm told to take the rack to the Smith's because they are having a garage sale in a month. Wife will follow behind me with the clothes. I do as I'm told. Except the Smith's are not aware they would be losing a garage stall to the clothing rack full of clothes, they had planned on storing the rack only. Seems the wife forgot that little detail. I text the wife. Wife is committed to haul some friends Sunday so the clothes need to be out of her car. "What is she going to do?" I suggest she takes the clothes to Goodwill. "Am I kidding?" Our living room has been full with her other "stuff" since Christmas. Otherwise I would have expected to hear the options of stacking the clothes in the living room too. "No. I'm not kidding" was my texted reply. I unload the rack at Smith's and head for home. An hour later the wife comes home. She's crying. She had stuffed ALL of the clothes into the first empty Goodwill box she could find. She's crying over the lost of the clothes! Being the sensible married man I am I head out to my shop before I danced a jig. HALLELUJAH! She finally got rid of some of the STUFF! HALLELUJAH!

Wise Man!

 

[timmie]

got hubby's echocardigram done and went to tractor supply for food for our critters.

 

[timmie]

still didn't find brandywine tomato plants, but i did find some seed ,so i'll get those started today.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Working in sewing room.
Already watched Estelle (grand daughter) for 5 hours on my day off.
Mom got rude awaking today.
She thought Granny would watch Estelle so she could take a nap all afternoon.
Not happening today, or tomorrow either I have plans on my days off.
My son is probably going to catch heck.
But he has to sleep sometime and horrors of horrors she had to watch Estelle on her own.
Grand daughter is with me more than mom.
Or with her daddy.
Son works 3rd shift, gets off, then sits with his daughter so I can take care of Strawberry's needs.
Then I go back and watch grand daughter till 8 or 9 at night.
My day starts at 0400 hours and ends most nights at 2030 hours.
Just gets frustrating.
Son slept last night got a solid 12 hours for the first time in 3 months.
He got a migraine from heck,took his medicine and finally slept.
She pretty much sleeps her life away.
Because she wants too.
Might have worked, before you had 10 month old daughter.
Don't work now.
Trying to figure out how I can get crib in sewing room, Strawberry's kennel and my crafting stuff.
Moving furniture, cleaning clothes closet, taking down quilting frame, putting it into closet.(sigh)
Rants over for now.

 

[The Lazy L]

...Mom got rude awaking today.
She thought Granny would watch Estelle so she could take a nap all afternoon...My son is probably going to catch heck....
She pretty much sleeps her life away. Because she wants too. Might have worked, before you had 10 month old daughter.
....

Sounds like to me you'll have to raise the rent...too cozy...need incentive?

 

[Amish Heart]

I feel you, Mo. Some of our most difficult preschoolers are left with us for the whole 11 hours a day we're open. Most are on state assistance. Mom's not working those 11 hours. The kids get tired and we get tired of them being tired. Waiting to hear from one of my employees who goes in and opens at 6am for me. She's been sick, and I think she needs off. She's at the dr for the third time, and sounds terrible. It'll put me on 6am shifts for awhile. I'll try to get stuff done ahead tonight in case that happens. Husband will have to do without breakfast and lunches made, but guess he'll live.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Sounds like to me you'll have to raise the rent...too cozy...need incentive?

Her 12 year old daughter pretty much raised herself from young age.
I walked in this morning pretty peeved.
My plans are just suppose to wait or get cancelled.
Very immature.
So today I charged her going rate for babysitting $60 a day if I come in on my day off.
She's mad as heck, but said she would pay me on her payday.
I was suppose to go to movie and late lunch with friends.
Doesn't matter that our plans got change cause they had to sit their grand daughters today.
At least my son pays me what he can afford every two weeks and fills my gas tank up.
Rants over again.
On positive note, I found out today I am going to be a great aunt to a girl in September.
They already have a 2 year old boy.

 

[snappy1]

@MoBookworm1957 Congratulations on being a great aunt!

Got DH to VA and he had procedure done. I drove 90 miles home on an hour and a half sleep. Yikes! Now we wait until Thursday for results and decisions and treatment plans. Yay! I am not doing anything else today! Left at 7am and home at 4:30pm.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

@MoBookworm1957 Congratulations on being a great aunt!

Got DH to VA and he had procedure done. I drove 90 miles home on an hour and a half sleep. Yikes! Now we wait until Thursday for results and decisions and treatment plans. Yay! I am not doing anything else today! Left at 7am and home at 4:30pm.

Thank you
This will be my 4th great niece.
Already have 4 great nephews, 3 great nieces.
She will be my parents 9th great grandchild.

 

[snappy1]

Wow! That's a lot of "greats"!!!

 

[hiwall]

Hauled more rocks home to build up around a flower bed for the wife. I looked for light-weight rocks but could not find any.

 

[squirrelhunter]

SQ, he had back surgery to fuse L 4-5. He has had horrid pain that had just gotten worse over the last 2 years. He’s still having pain, but in a different way that will subside with time. He’s doing well.

Well I hope it helps and he recovers fast. I'm hoping the pain specialist can do something for my back to avoid surgery. It seems the weather has a lot to do with mine though,since it started getting warmer it's been more tolerable as long as it's not storming.

 

[The Innkeeper]

Invisible work ... you know the stuff that no one notices if it’s done but everyone notices if it isn’t. General cleanup, weeding, mowing etc

 

[Terri9630]

Invisible work ... you know the stuff that no one notices if it’s done but everyone notices if it isn’t. General cleanup, weeding, mowing etc

Like laundry! Hubby did all the laundry while I had pneumonia and he decided that we had far to much clothing.

 

[Meerkat]

Got a lot done today ,moved plants cooked, cleaned and put up some more winter clothes and took out summer ones.

 

[Caribou]

I picked up a 21" lawn mower, chainsaw, leaf blower, and trimmer. All take the same battery and I have three of those.

 

[The Innkeeper]

Like laundry! Hubby did all the laundry while I had pneumonia and he decided that we had far to much clothing.

exactly, or dishes, or changing oil in the car...

 

[Weedygarden]

Working in sewing room.
Already watched Estelle (grand daughter) for 5 hours on my day off.
Mom got rude awaking today.
She thought Granny would watch Estelle so she could take a nap all afternoon.
Not happening today, or tomorrow either I have plans on my days off.
My son is probably going to catch heck.
But he has to sleep sometime and horrors of horrors she had to watch Estelle on her own.
Grand daughter is with me more than mom.
Or with her daddy.
Son works 3rd shift, gets off, then sits with his daughter so I can take care of Strawberry's needs.
Then I go back and watch grand daughter till 8 or 9 at night.
My day starts at 0400 hours and ends most nights at 2030 hours.
Just gets frustrating.
Son slept last night got a solid 12 hours for the first time in 3 months.
He got a migraine from heck,took his medicine and finally slept.
She pretty much sleeps her life away.
Because she wants too.
Might have worked, before you had 10 month old daughter.
Don't work now.
Trying to figure out how I can get crib in sewing room, Strawberry's kennel and my crafting stuff.
Moving furniture, cleaning clothes closet, taking down quilting frame, putting it into closet.(sigh)
Rants over for now.

This is a sad situation. When Estelle is a teenager and young adult, she may be doing all kinds of things to get attention, to try to fill the gap that is in her life now. There is so much I could say, but I don't want to be offensive, so I am going to bite my tongue. Thank God Estelle has you in her life.

Many years ago, there was a magazine article that one of my colleagues shared, "Mothers Who Don't Know How."

 

[MoBookworm1957]

This is a sad situation. When Estelle is a teenager and young adult, she may be doing all kinds of things to get attention, to try to fill the gap that is in her life now. There is so much I could say, but I don't want to be offensive, so I am going to bite my tongue. Thank God Estelle has you in her life.

Many years ago, there was a magazine article that one of my colleagues shared, "Mothers Who Don't Know How."

Granny will always be there for Estelle and older sister.
Started teaching older sister how to cook simple meals, how to do her laundry etc.
She honestly doesn't know.
I just put Estelle in her walker and away we go do what ever chores need doing.
This morning while Estelle was trying to figure out how to get her bib off, unloaded dishwasher, reloaded it, cleaned off stove top
did I happen to mention I dislike clutter.Got the weekly trash ready to go out.
Went back and fed Estelle, refasten the bib,gave her a bite of pear, fed the dog,wiped down the kitchen cabinets and the island.
Can't just sit around and do nothing all day, get too stiff if I sit more than an hour at a time.
Back to the living room, Estelle chased dog in walker, threw load of clothes in dryer, started another load of Estelle's laundry.
Estelle and I did our morning stretching exercises, yoga,she crawled all over me while I did yoga.
Went outside for about 20 minutes looking at flowers, pulling weeds in raised bed.
Estelle slept good for an hour and half, Granny got a hot cup of coffee.

 

[NannyPatty]

Well I hope it helps and he recovers fast. I'm hoping the pain specialist can do something for my back to avoid surgery. It seems the weather has a lot to do with mine though,since it started getting warmer it's been more tolerable as long as it's not storming.

Surgery was the last resort for him, too. He almost lost his ability to walk. I hope you never have to have surgery, but if that time comes, pls research your doc choices intensely. They can do wonders or they can mess you up for life. We had the best in our area!

 

[squirrelhunter]

Surgery was the last resort for him, too. He almost lost his ability to walk. I hope you never have to have surgery, but if that time comes, pls research your doc choices intensely. They can do wonders or they can mess you up for life. We had the best in our area!

I plan on it. The guy I saw is a younger surgeon that has newer better techniques supposedly and has a lot of good reports about him.

 

[WVDragonlady]

I get to wait on a guy to come move the internet satellite dish from the front roof to a pole out in the yard today. lol
Like he'll show up at the appointed time lol

We're putting on a new metal roof at the end of the month so it has to go. Hopefully it will work just as good if not better that before. Shoot I was getting internet through snow storms lol

 

[snappy1]

Today is laundry day and go pick up a pizza day! I still need to make the peanut butter ice cream sauce and it is game day at Church this afternoon. Light day after yesterday's long drive and stress!


Also need to put plastic trash bags under lick tubs with tomatoes as they are draining too well.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Strawberry and I have been sharing a snack.
I get one to her 2, but at least this time she sat patiently by my side waiting on her White Cheddar Cheeto.
She's pouting now, cause we don't have any more right now.
Got to run to library to take books back.
Got to make small Wal*Mart run, need 3 things.
Got the vacuum run in living room, bathroom deep cleaned,mirror cleaned.
Got to drop off extra juice to local daycare.
Go check on parents, make sure they don't need anything from Wal*Mart.
Come back fire up the grill carefully as it's windy here.
Got pitcher of tea made up, ice tray filled.
Got to have nap this afternoon, got hot date with the Bingo hall at the Veteran's building tonight.
While I'm suppose to be napping might try to finish a book.

 

[squirrelhunter]

This that and the other.....probably more of the other though

 

[hiwall]

After deciding that the freezing temps are mostly over, I filled the stock tank this morning for the elk to use .

 

[Peanut]

I’ve mentioned several times my ongoing issue with Alabama Power. Today I got a surprise. An engineer from A power stopped this afternoon for a visit. He showed me on a map how we are at the end of an unusually long power line. This extra few miles of line puts us at greater risk of outages than most residents in the state. No kidding, this has been happening for 50+ years.

He said 2 things are going to happen to help ease our frustration. (1) In two weeks the entire line is going to be heavily trimmed of tree limbs. A special crew with large equipment has been contracted for this job. It will take them several weeks to complete this. (2) This next part is a bit complicated and will take several months and 1/2 a million dollars to complete. There is a spot about 3 miles up the line where a different set of power lines comes within a mile of ours. APower is getting permission from land owners and is going to close that mile gap. They will then set up a small automatic switching station. In other words, if our power line loses power somewhere above that point, we will automatically be connected to the other set of power lines that feed a different part of the county.

Not a perfect solution but superior to our current situation. It looks like the folks at the alabama public service commission got tired of hearing from me and lit a fire under someone’s backside!

 

[TMT Tactical]

@Peanut : Happy to see a little progress on your habitual power outages. There is no perfect but there is better. You are getting better power options.