Thank you for letting us know. Glad you are "okay" all things aside. I know the devastation of fire so have a pretty healthy respect for it.
What's everybody doing today?
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It feels like it has been a long day, already.
Walked first.
Got sweet potato slices dehydrating in the oven.
Shredded a big block of cheddar for future use.
Plunged my tub and bathroom sink drain.
Still need to blow leaves off front porch.
And package sweet potato slices when they are done.
Walked first.
Got sweet potato slices dehydrating in the oven.
Shredded a big block of cheddar for future use.
Plunged my tub and bathroom sink drain.
Still need to blow leaves off front porch.
And package sweet potato slices when they are done.
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She almost dumped me out of the bucket. Said she was confused with all the levers. Sure.Better be extra special nice to her so she doesn't leave you up there in that bucket
*Feel free to ask me for marital advice any time
We're having our lessons learned meeting right now.
Got up early this morning and put up 7 bottles of smoked habanaro sauce. Went with a mild version this time, no ghost or Carolina Reaper peppers this time.
Well glad it was just almost lol and my hubby was drooling when I told him bout that hot sauce you were making lmao, he likes that volcanic stuff
Had an unexpected visitor in my home, a young Chihuahuan Black-Headed Snake... didn't know if it was venomous, wish I'd checked the guide BEFORE I walked it away from the home and released it in the yard! Evidently, these snakes eat insects & insect larvae, scorpions & centipedes! I should've released him back under my home, lol. Oh, well, now I know they're not venomous... next time, I'll give the snake a beer, pat it on the back, and send it back under my house to patrol the crawlspace, lol. "SON!!! GOOD JOB!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!" 
BTW, that's the tall plastic glass or cup I routinely use to trap small critters and release 'em in the yard... including spiders & snakes. I don't kill anything unless I know it's venomous, or unless it falls into the pest category: ants, scorpions, etc. I've never even seen a cockroach here, I don't think they dwell in these parts...
Otherwise, I'm enjoying this cooler weather (upper 90s throughout the week), I even pulled some weeds near the feeders & birdbaths this morning to make it more difficult for the cats to catch birds. Already watered and got cleaned up, now I'm having a cold beer for breakfast, lol... gonna make a real breakfast in a while.
BTW, that's the tall plastic glass or cup I routinely use to trap small critters and release 'em in the yard... including spiders & snakes. I don't kill anything unless I know it's venomous, or unless it falls into the pest category: ants, scorpions, etc. I've never even seen a cockroach here, I don't think they dwell in these parts...
Otherwise, I'm enjoying this cooler weather (upper 90s throughout the week), I even pulled some weeds near the feeders & birdbaths this morning to make it more difficult for the cats to catch birds. Already watered and got cleaned up, now I'm having a cold beer for breakfast, lol... gonna make a real breakfast in a while.
Oh heck no...I can't do snakes...had a baby copperhead fall out of the grout lines of my parents house went right down the back of my shirt 
not cool...
not cool...
We bought 35 pounds of tuna off a boat and we started canning it yesterday. Today we will continue and hopefully get it all canned.
It's been hot here in Oregon so we wanted to get started early but that didn't happen.
We're canning outside in the shade so that helps a little.
It's been hot here in Oregon so we wanted to get started early but that didn't happen.
We're canning outside in the shade so that helps a little.
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Breaks over. Going to put up another panel, then we're going swimming up at the lake.
You don't realize how important depth perception is till you need it and don't have it lmao
For instance when trying to light a weed torch
that crap hurt
We got a little bit of a late start at Arnold's Park, but we're getting the rides knocked out. We've done the ferris wheel...
And the Legend roller coaster
And the Legend roller coaster
you had me at CHEESE
Some pix you post, she looks like a "young lady," but in this pix she looks more like a "little girl." Don't tell her I said that, but as her pop, enjoy it
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Garden picking and animal chores. Working on the ground wire to the new turkey run. Came in for a lunch break, and I need to get back out there. Husband's felt ok enough to come out on his mobility scooter. The chocolate tom turkey enjoys the scooter when he goes by, it's hilarious.
Glad your hubs is feeling better
We have had a couple of big rains over the last week or so and Alexandra was having a hard time getting her Hellcat out so we spent the morning working on our road.
I would be SOOOO fired from Hayride tractor driver
Suddenly, 
gets REAL.
Help me!!
gets REAL.
Help me!!
The thing that helped the most when we moved. I wrote which room it went in on the box then abreviated what was inside. Like KITCHEN: utensils Or SPARE ROOM: bedding Then if you are not the one moving the boxes (I hope you have help), who cares about spare room bedding? Just put the box in the right room and we'll take care of it later. If it says the room it can go in, it will save a ton of questions during the move.
Also our first trip, we took our bed and bedding and bathroom stuff. Made the bed, got the towels hung in the bathroom etc. At the end of the "big move day" we could take a shower and go to bed without having to assemble it or look for towels etc. Made it much smoother.
Well bless your heart, you are really moving!!
Maybe you can just hide until Lori moves, then just live with whomever buys your house!! See, problem solved! Don't hide in one of the boxes!!
Now about 103*, hotter in the shop. Just went and picked up milkshakes for the guys - mandatory milkshake break!
The bright side is we have no time constraint, when we are done, we are done. The loan closes, when we sell this one, it's a payment or more
. Small trips, one at a time. If I need two men and a truck, I know where to go.My biggest worry is the cat that has had seizures . we have gates on order to keep the dog out of their business, and the plan is to move them all at the same time, except the dog, so they ALL move in at the same time, with hopefully minimal territory fighting. Well, the best laid plans
There are huge advantages to being married to project managers, we both know the steps, and how to do the work. She worked for HP, I worked for P&G.
Now the work is tiring, but we will get it all done, one step at a time.
Hide? Me? NEVER. The job gets done, or I die trying. Never give up, NEVER surrender.Well bless your heart, you are really moving!!
She is lead, but she is NOT alone, and Will NOT be abandoned.
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We rode The Queen around West Lake Okoboji. The lake has been a vacation residence for wealthy people from all over the Midwest for generations. The tour was narrated, and we were told that lakefront lots - just the lots, not counting the homes - are worth an average of $30,000 per linear foot. In other words, 50 feet of lakeshore is worth over a million dollars, and homes on the lakefront are appraised at an average of 2.2 million. Many of the homes have been in the same families since the 1800s.
And, we're finishing the day with old fashioned ice cream...
And, we're finishing the day with old fashioned ice cream...
I'm looking around outside, are you here?? Remember, no nudity in the pool!Same here!
What's our latitude again
Y'all have really had the heat this summer!!
Well, don;'t look at the live feed for Teddy's PoolI'm looking around outside, are you here?? Remember, no nudity in the pool!
. There may be nakedness You know how Teddy is
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We sold our old house to buy our country home. There was no mortgage on the old house so 100% went towards the mortgage in the new home. The very same week, we sold Hubby’s half of his parents home to his nephew who inherited the other half when hubby’s brother died. We were able to totally pay off our new house that way. We feel blessed. No stairs is a big plus l, for sure.
