Dademoss, you're a real hand! When I get done with all my home rehab efforts, I'd like to volunteer at one of our local animal shelters... take critters for walks, clean cages and rooms, etc. That is a good way to build karma points!!! 
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Hope the little masters approved of your cleaning job!!So far just another Tuesday of being the cleaner of cat rooms at the shelter
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Cleaned out the guest room closet. The kids have thrown tons of stuff in there, and there was bday and christmas wrapping paper and trims in there, and it was all over the place. A bad smell from the twins bathroom, so I took a garbage bag out of there. Five empty shampoo conditioner bottles, gross qtips all over the floor, maybe 30 of them, and two months of granddaughter's "monthly" garbage all over the place. I'm not touching their room. We have company coming the end of the week, and they will be upstairs, and have a hard time making it to the downstairs bathroom at night, so it's going to need to be cleaned (by me). Lots of laundry done, and about ready to chop a dehydrator full of tomatoes and make a banana bread for our neighbor. He had a skid loader accident and broke something in his back, and a couple of ribs.
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Had to drive halfway across the state and buy a new induction fan for the furnace. Just got home and put it in a little while ago, seems to be working. It's snowing and of course folks don't slow down. Saw four cars and a pickup all pulled to the side at an intersection. Yep, looks like pickup couldn't stop and slid into the line waiting for the light, bang, bang, bang. I always say it's a bad idea to pull up tight to the car in front of ya.
I slept all day. my gout is better though.
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Got up early to take Namir to the vet. Was closed Friday, all weekend & Monday. Checked for mail-- nada. Went to send a package via fedex and got the call that Namir wasn't going to make it. :-( Brother is absolutely devastated. Went to Samsclub and somberly got groceries. Grabbed food for my brother but I skipped on food bc I have no appetite. Stopped by vet to pay the $140 bill and then back home to unload groceries. Brother is taking it very hard. Namir was his baby.
I'm trying to muster up the energy to cook something bc I know I need to eat but I'm not hungry.
I'm trying to muster up the energy to cook something bc I know I need to eat but I'm not hungry.
Woke up very early this morning to heavy rain fall. Went back to sleep, then got up in time for work. Rained all day.
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Took the wife's Jeep and my truck down below to get her winter tires put on. I picked up a couple heavy duty storage shelves for the garage, some .22 ammo and other miscellaneous stuff.
On the way home we had a herd of over 100 head of elk cross our driveway right in front of my truck.
On the way home we had a herd of over 100 head of elk cross our driveway right in front of my truck.
Slow start today, but the day was productive: I watered all the trees & plants, filled the trash bin with unsightly dead weeds, fixed a fence post that was sagging a bit, scrubbed both toilets, and pulled some home rehab by fixing a strike plate so I can now actually close my bedroom door properly and not have to worry about the kittens pulling it open, lol. All this time, I've been putting a boot down behind the shut door and jamming a flip-flop underneath it, when all I had to do was shift the strike plate 1/4" down in the frame (after a little wood chisel work). The door frame has settled over the decades, as they will in these manufactured homes: I don't care about the frame being slightly off, since the door still shuts just fine, but the latch was unable to work properly due to the strike plate being off just enough to prevent it... a simple fix, dunno why I didn't do it sooner, I'll even go back later and make it prettier with some wood dough or filler of some sort. Here it is:
You can see where somebody else already moved the strike plate in the past, lol. Now I have a nice secure latch for the bedroom door, so the kittens Z-Girl & Black Diamond can't get out and grab something to eat before their surgery tomorrow morning. They're not supposed to eat after 1900 hours tonight, and now I don't have to worry about them botching the whole operation. I'll be glad when the surgery is over and the kids are back home... tomorrow's priority mission is delivering them to the clinic by 0815, then picking them up between 1530 and 1630 hours. Oh, yeah, I also checked the apple cider today (it's bubbling!) and scraped a paint roller clean... it was gunked up with old dried paint and it wasn't rolling freely, so I scraped it clean and it works fine, I wanna get started on that rolling soon in the bathrooms and kitchen! That job is long overdue for completion, lol.
P.S. Dunno who put those scratches in the door frame, as you can see they are quite old. Looking at the ugly pic, I should probably go back and clean up the work with the chisel, lol... all I wanted for tonight was a door latch that worked correctly, so I could securely keep the kittens in my room.
You can see where somebody else already moved the strike plate in the past, lol. Now I have a nice secure latch for the bedroom door, so the kittens Z-Girl & Black Diamond can't get out and grab something to eat before their surgery tomorrow morning. They're not supposed to eat after 1900 hours tonight, and now I don't have to worry about them botching the whole operation. I'll be glad when the surgery is over and the kids are back home... tomorrow's priority mission is delivering them to the clinic by 0815, then picking them up between 1530 and 1630 hours. Oh, yeah, I also checked the apple cider today (it's bubbling!) and scraped a paint roller clean... it was gunked up with old dried paint and it wasn't rolling freely, so I scraped it clean and it works fine, I wanna get started on that rolling soon in the bathrooms and kitchen! That job is long overdue for completion, lol.
P.S. Dunno who put those scratches in the door frame, as you can see they are quite old. Looking at the ugly pic, I should probably go back and clean up the work with the chisel, lol... all I wanted for tonight was a door latch that worked correctly, so I could securely keep the kittens in my room.
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Aren't you at about 7-1/2 month left? Keep counting
Sorry Z. That's never easy.
See, they know it's not your hunting season. They are taunting you with all those rump roasts.
Sometimes it is nice to get those little tedious projects done.Slow start today, but the day was productive: I watered all the trees & plants, filled the trash bin with unsightly dead weeds, fixed a fence post that was sagging a bit, scrubbed both toilets, and pulled some home rehab by fixing a strike plate so I can now actually close my bedroom door properly and not have to worry about the kittens pulling it open, lol. All this time, I've been putting a boot down behind the shut door and jamming a flip-flop underneath it, when all I had to do was shift the strike plate 1/4" down in the frame (after a little wood chisel work). The door frame has settled over the decades, as they will in these manufactured homes: I don't care about the frame being slightly off, since the door still shuts just fine, but the latch was unable to work properly due to the strike plate being off just enough to prevent it... a simple fix, dunno why I didn't do it sooner, I'll even go back later and make it prettier with some wood dough or filler of some sort. Here it is:
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You can see where somebody else already moved the strike plate in the past, lol. Now I have a nice secure latch for the bedroom door, so the kittens Z-Girl & Black Diamond can't get out and grab something to eat before their surgery tomorrow morning. They're not supposed to eat after 1900 hours tonight, and now I don't have to worry about them botching the whole operation. I'll be glad when the surgery is over and the kids are back home... tomorrow's priority mission is delivering them to the clinic by 0815, then picking them up between 1530 and 1630 hours. Oh, yeah, I also checked the cider today (it's bubbling!) and scraped a paint roller clean... it was gunked up with old dried paint and it wasn't rolling freely, so I scraped it clean and it works fine, I wanna get started on that rolling soon in the bathrooms and kitchen! That job is long overdue for completion, lol.
P.S. Dunno who put those scratches in the door frame, as you can see they are quite old. Looking at the ugly pic, I should probably go back and clean up the work with the chisel, lol... all I wanted for tonight was a door latch that worked correctly, so I could securely keep the kittens in my room.
It's cold here - socked in with fog. Our high today was supposed to be 32* but don't think it made it.
Worked - had to run to the powder coater - it was sunny there but still cold, just not as cold.
Have been sorting a little here and there.
Oh, I will try to post it but in going through some old books and magazines something caught my eye. I was laughing so hard, I could barely read it to Hubby. Hope you enjoy it.
Worked - had to run to the powder coater - it was sunny there but still cold, just not as cold.
Have been sorting a little here and there.
Oh, I will try to post it but in going through some old books and magazines something caught my eye. I was laughing so hard, I could barely read it to Hubby. Hope you enjoy it.
Went in to work at 5:30 tonight. The weather was bad, with heavy wet snow. At 7:30 the boss called it off. Apparently there was a lot of train traffic, the visibility was bad due to snow, and conditions were slick and getting worse. The gang has gone over 2,000 days without an injury and I guess they thought there was too much risk. The snow coming off Lake Michigan was just too much.
So, I'm back at the hotel. Time to rest up and try again tomorrow...
So, I'm back at the hotel. Time to rest up and try again tomorrow...
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We're at 208 days, LadyL. Will be curious to see what the caseworker's report says to the judge. Would love it to say 0 days left. Grandson was saying that he say the counselor at school today about future plans. Said he had it covered: graduate, work full time at the seed place down the road, then save for a car, save for an apartment. Husband set him straight. Told him that he needs to start saving his money, he'll be moving out the day after his 18th birthday. He says that he'd hardly be ready. I know he had saved over $2K in his savings, and I know he's got less than half right now. He blows his money on eating out every day and buying stupid junk. So he's been put on notice.
Talked to little Brenda Yoder's dad earlier, and she's still on oxygen in the hospital in Wichita. Hoping for good improvement the next few days so she can come home. I'll be picking up her sis tomorrow morning at her grandma's house again.
Talked to little Brenda Yoder's dad earlier, and she's still on oxygen in the hospital in Wichita. Hoping for good improvement the next few days so she can come home. I'll be picking up her sis tomorrow morning at her grandma's house again.
@Amish Heart You need a "short timers" calendar, a Navy tradition. You buy a kids school poster board and mark lines so you have more than 208 squares. Start writing a number in each square starting with the last square as "0". Each day you mark an "X" in a square starting with tomorrows or #207 at the top.
It's something to look forward too, in my case getting out of the service. It was really nice to mark an X after a bad day. It was a positive thing for me and many others.
It's something to look forward too, in my case getting out of the service. It was really nice to mark an X after a bad day. It was a positive thing for me and many others.
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I thought about that! Could start it at 200. Right now I've put an index card on the fridge with 208 on it. Tomorrow I'll cross that out and write 207. I wonder how long it will take before someone in this house asks me what it's for!
Little granddaughter helped make the two banana walnut breads. It was alot of batter to stir up in a big bowl. Told her it was time to stir. And that I had a song for her. I put on, "Stir it up", by Bob Marley. Stir it up...little darling...stir it up....
(last name is Darling). She rolled her eyes.
Little granddaughter helped make the two banana walnut breads. It was alot of batter to stir up in a big bowl. Told her it was time to stir. And that I had a song for her. I put on, "Stir it up", by Bob Marley. Stir it up...little darling...stir it up....
(last name is Darling). She rolled her eyes.
That is one of my FAVORITE reggae tunes! Brings back good memories from the beach in earlier years!
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Wingnut, I hope the surgery goes well for the kitties.
Ladylocust, thanks. I'm a big softie with animals and felt like a rube crying in public bc of the loss. Poor Temjin was looking for her brother and doesn't know he's gone forever. At least she has Ginger to cuddle with. Ginger doesn't like any other female cat except Temjin. I'm hoping my brother will cuddle her more and start to feel a little better. He always gets depressed this time of year so it hit at a bad time.
I made spaghetti for the first time and it actually turned out OK. I used sauce from a jar and added some garlic powder. The sauce tasted pretty good on its own. I also added some sautéed mushrooms. I'm about to go to sleep and have kitties piling on. I can see at least 6 of them.
Ladylocust, thanks. I'm a big softie with animals and felt like a rube crying in public bc of the loss. Poor Temjin was looking for her brother and doesn't know he's gone forever. At least she has Ginger to cuddle with. Ginger doesn't like any other female cat except Temjin. I'm hoping my brother will cuddle her more and start to feel a little better. He always gets depressed this time of year so it hit at a bad time.
I made spaghetti for the first time and it actually turned out OK. I used sauce from a jar and added some garlic powder. The sauce tasted pretty good on its own. I also added some sautéed mushrooms. I'm about to go to sleep and have kitties piling on. I can see at least 6 of them.
I got sick yesterday. Ever commit yourself to a course of action that can’t be derailed unless you keel over? Thats my story, I left home headed for TN. Had to be there, was going to cost me $$ regardless.
I was 80 miles from home when a headache started, sinus. I knew what it means for me, a virus. Was hoping it was a cfs headache, get a lot of those. I was prepared, brought my small case of travel tinctures. I pulled over and took a round of antivirals (7), the whole kit and kaboodle, this felt serious. I tried vervain for the first time on a real headache. It knocked it out no problem. That was a big help but an hour later I started feeling cold, couldn’t get the car warm enough, heat blasting, uh-oh, fever. But I didn’t get any worse than that. Was holding my own, thought I’d be okay. I was still functioning.
Took another round of tinctures when I dropped my guitar at the luthiers house in TN. Went out an ate a decent supper, felt hungry. But later I couldn’t get my hotel room warm enough.
Had more tinctures and slept hard but woke up twice completely drenched in sweat. Glad my hotel rm had 2 queen size beds because I used both of them. I felt horrible, so dehydrated my eyes hurt. I had 2liter btl of spring water I brought from home in my cooler. Guzzled a big pint, took round of tinctures then back to sleep. (think I drank more water later, maybe a dream)
Woke up feeling halfway decent this morning, amazing. I was surprised, thought I’d be down for the count. But I even felt like eating eggs/bacon at the hotel. Then I drove into Nashville and hung out for a while at a guitar shop. I was all out of energy by noon but couldn’t pick up my guitar until 2pm. Finished my business by 3 then drove home.
Dead tired but think I whipped this virus. It’s a nasty bug and I had to throw my whole bag tricks at it. So glad this didn’t turn out worse, could be still sick in TN.
Once while moving between states (for work) I got 2hrs from home in a u-haul and threw up on the side of the interstate. Spent 3 days in the next town at a cheap motel, sick as a dog… If this comes back tomorrow… meh! Didn’t have plans anyway. At least I’m home!
I was 80 miles from home when a headache started, sinus. I knew what it means for me, a virus. Was hoping it was a cfs headache, get a lot of those. I was prepared, brought my small case of travel tinctures. I pulled over and took a round of antivirals (7), the whole kit and kaboodle, this felt serious. I tried vervain for the first time on a real headache. It knocked it out no problem. That was a big help but an hour later I started feeling cold, couldn’t get the car warm enough, heat blasting, uh-oh, fever. But I didn’t get any worse than that. Was holding my own, thought I’d be okay. I was still functioning.
Took another round of tinctures when I dropped my guitar at the luthiers house in TN. Went out an ate a decent supper, felt hungry. But later I couldn’t get my hotel room warm enough.
Had more tinctures and slept hard but woke up twice completely drenched in sweat. Glad my hotel rm had 2 queen size beds because I used both of them. I felt horrible, so dehydrated my eyes hurt. I had 2liter btl of spring water I brought from home in my cooler. Guzzled a big pint, took round of tinctures then back to sleep. (think I drank more water later, maybe a dream)
Woke up feeling halfway decent this morning, amazing. I was surprised, thought I’d be down for the count. But I even felt like eating eggs/bacon at the hotel. Then I drove into Nashville and hung out for a while at a guitar shop. I was all out of energy by noon but couldn’t pick up my guitar until 2pm. Finished my business by 3 then drove home.
Dead tired but think I whipped this virus. It’s a nasty bug and I had to throw my whole bag tricks at it. So glad this didn’t turn out worse, could be still sick in TN.
Once while moving between states (for work) I got 2hrs from home in a u-haul and threw up on the side of the interstate. Spent 3 days in the next town at a cheap motel, sick as a dog… If this comes back tomorrow… meh! Didn’t have plans anyway. At least I’m home!
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Certainly ... Tinctures – antivirals: elder bloom, yarrow, yellowroot, sida, usnea, monarda, poke. Had big time immune support with crossvine (adaptogen). I knew I’d be bringing vervain so I tried it for the first time last week when around people, always be safe. Yesterday it took care of a serious sinus headache in 20min. (When ever I use a herb for the first time I take precautions, might have a reaction etc.)
And yes, the trip was worth every cent I spent. The guy who worked on my martin guitar is said to be the best luthier to ever work for CF Martin. I will say the same. He’s now retired with a second career doing custom instrument work in Nashville.
This is the second time he’s worked on it. The first time was perfection but it was a straight forward repair. This time I gave him free rein to make major changes. To set the guitar up the way he thinks it should play and sound, to leave martin specifications and bring out it’s best characteristics. He took it to a whole new level. I lack the adjectives…
Edit to add... I had a bottle of boneset tincture also but never needed to use it.
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It was an absolutely miserable day yesterday , cold , some sleet, rained. Used up a ton of wood and hay already and it's not even winter yet. Still waiting 6 years later for that "global warming", certainly hasn't arrived in our area yet been colder than average every winter since we moved here.
We did rotate our food and other stocks to see what I need to get next time we go shopping. LOL I think we are definitely good on TP...until the apocalypse
All I need to buy is fresh stuff. Those darned bananas keep running out
It stopped raining so everyone is going out, cold or not, we need to clean the barn
Then I am going to make Chinese dumplings. I bought the dumpling skins but will make the filling
We did rotate our food and other stocks to see what I need to get next time we go shopping. LOL I think we are definitely good on TP...until the apocalypse
All I need to buy is fresh stuff. Those darned bananas keep running out
It stopped raining so everyone is going out, cold or not, we need to clean the barn
Then I am going to make Chinese dumplings. I bought the dumpling skins but will make the filling
@Wingnut That is one beautiful sweater. This won’t be the first Aran sweater that I’m knitting. In fact the very first sweater that I knit was an Aran. Notice a trend here—I tend to jump in really fast With the most difficult thing you could do.
I don’t have a picture of the one I knit. It’s still in the cedar trunk haven’t taken it out for winter yet. But this is a pic of what the pattern was.
I also decided on what I’m going to knit with the woolI finally do spin and it’s gonna be a little jacket.
https://images4-f.ravelrycache.com/uploads/mckenzif/151461095/webp/jacket_medium.webp#png
I don’t have a picture of the one I knit. It’s still in the cedar trunk haven’t taken it out for winter yet. But this is a pic of what the pattern was.
I also decided on what I’m going to knit with the woolI finally do spin and it’s gonna be a little jacket.
https://images4-f.ravelrycache.com/uploads/mckenzif/151461095/webp/jacket_medium.webp#png
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I like the collar and neckline on the jacket!!
That's what I liked about it too. I'll lengthening a little and maybe see about adding pockets on the front. Of course that will require drawing a chart out from written instructions and math. Why does there always have to be math?
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Cost me $300.00, including some drain pvc pipe.
That's nice!
Glad you are home and resting @Peanut
Walked first this morning.
Picked up friend and went to local grocery for sales.
Came home and made 2 pumpkin pie desserts for upcoming events.
Going to business meeting at Church tonight and make iced tea for event tomorrow.
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Roo and I cleaned the bunny barn. Clean litter boxes and trays. My Bonnie has kits climbing over the nesting box lip to investigate the rest of the cage. She is NOT happy to have babies climbing all over her and under her! I will rebreed my other 2 does before Thanksgiving. Hopefully they take this time.
Updating my rabbitry files and drafting ads to sell kits in a few weeks. I can't wait to move next year because I can add new genetics to my bloodlines! I looked over my bucks' pedigrees and realized they are distantly related which is not what I wanted! I made a point of buying from 2 different breeders 300 miles apart to avoid common genetics! At least they are not any closer than 3rd or 4th cousins if even that close. For now I will not keep any of Bonnie's kits since she is my only pure Rex doe and I will add a new Rex buck once we are in Texas. (I have goals to add 7 more does and 3 bucks over the next few years to increase genetic diversity. Not all Rex either. I want a TAMUK breeding trio for meat and a NZ red buck since my colors are blue and blacks.)
Made the trip yesterday to pick up the 3 new cages I ordered. It was about 2 hours one way but the gas for the round trip drive was cheaper than shipping fees. I wish I had brought my 'bunny fund'! The factory had a store attached with good prices on supplies! I might have to order more cages before we leave the state and pick them up to spend some time shopping for supplies there.
Rotating food stores and inventorying the LTFS. Ordering more when I see a great deal.
We are cleaning the house and getting ready for the holidays. K has a respiratory infection that is worse than the rest of us because he was a smoker for so long. It bit him in the ass twice this month when it didn't go away completely and came back stronger!
Updating my rabbitry files and drafting ads to sell kits in a few weeks. I can't wait to move next year because I can add new genetics to my bloodlines! I looked over my bucks' pedigrees and realized they are distantly related which is not what I wanted! I made a point of buying from 2 different breeders 300 miles apart to avoid common genetics! At least they are not any closer than 3rd or 4th cousins if even that close. For now I will not keep any of Bonnie's kits since she is my only pure Rex doe and I will add a new Rex buck once we are in Texas. (I have goals to add 7 more does and 3 bucks over the next few years to increase genetic diversity. Not all Rex either. I want a TAMUK breeding trio for meat and a NZ red buck since my colors are blue and blacks.)
Made the trip yesterday to pick up the 3 new cages I ordered. It was about 2 hours one way but the gas for the round trip drive was cheaper than shipping fees. I wish I had brought my 'bunny fund'! The factory had a store attached with good prices on supplies! I might have to order more cages before we leave the state and pick them up to spend some time shopping for supplies there.
Rotating food stores and inventorying the LTFS. Ordering more when I see a great deal.
We are cleaning the house and getting ready for the holidays. K has a respiratory infection that is worse than the rest of us because he was a smoker for so long. It bit him in the ass twice this month when it didn't go away completely and came back stronger!
