What's everybody doing today?

[Sentry18]

Awesome, glad you are in the recovery phase now. Don't push yourself too hard too fast, let your body heal up.

 

[hiwall]

Watched it rain off and on all day but better than sitting in a hospital bed. Glad things are moving in the right direction Jim.

 

[phideaux]

GEEZERHOOD..Geezerhood...yay, Yaya, Geezerhood.

And they all said Amen.

Jim

 

[Terri9630]

Glad it went well. Get some rest and drive the nurses crazy. I heard that they like that..

 

[snappy1]

You have a lot going on Peanut! I like the way you get your solitude. And glad you are on the road to recovery, Jim! Any day topside...

I cooked a turkey in the electric roaster today as a trial run and went to Bible Study tonight. Watched TV today since DH was gone--he usually has it on for him all day until I come in later in the day.

 

[Spikedriver]

Get well soon, Jim.

PS you're going to have the ladies all swooning if you keep putting up shirtless pics, showing off your guns...

 

[LadyLocust]

Heal well Jim. You'll be up dancin' a jig in no time.

 

[phideaux]

Get well soon, Jim.

PS you're going to have the ladies all swooning if you keep putting up shirtless pics, showing off your guns...

J

 

[Amish Heart]

Was going to say the same...showing a lot of skin there, Phideaux
Seriously, though. Glad you are fine.
That code blue probably freaked out poor Mrs Phideaux.
Don't do that again.

 

[Sewingcreations15]

Carrying on from yesterday is that we rerouted the water from the back of the house into the overflow of the top two rainwater tanks with a fall with the PVC pipe we purchased. Now just have to reroute the water from the back patio to the collapsible rainwater tank we have and that will be all the rainwater we can capture without it going into the grey water tank. We had bush fires close to us yesterday and were blanketed in smoke so had to close the windows to keep air quality in the home but we are fine (the bush fires are now in control) and I have taken allergy tablets as I have allergic asthma to both smoke and dust. We also deep cleaned the kitchen table and side benches in there so they are all tidy.

Went to bed later last night and woke up at midday today and that was both of us. Today being a rather short day I have stain removed some clothing, got on a load of washing and hung it on the clothesline to dry. I have also watered the vegetable gardens and potted fruit and herbs and given water to the kangaroos and wallabies. Then I purchased a grocery e-voucher and put in an online grocery order to pick up on Monday using a $15 off purchase promotional code. We have just been sorting out some welfare to be organised for a friend on a farm that has just had a marriage breakdown with our church.

Tonight's dinner was homemade pancakes with homemade strawberry, jam, butter and or golden syrup.

 

[Sewingcreations15]

@phideaux glad you are okay and daring to bare your chest to us all .

@Peanut rest up where you can and things will settle hopefully soon for you.

@Amish Heart about granddaugher and hope all things progress quickly through the world of red tape.

 

[Amish Heart]

Thanks, Sewing. Now the weird questions begin. I was emailed an 11 pg questionnaire for husband and I to each do. Questions are check the boxes to all that apply: How would you describe yourself as a teenager (then there's like 15 boxes of adjectives), Ha. For me, that would be 45 yrs ago. There's two pages with check the boxes about how I feel about my mother. Then come the pages of how I feel about my husband. They sent me a one page physical form that needs to be filled out by a doctor. A fourth of the page asks about my ability to have children, and reasons why I can't. Ha. Ha. Should they just put too old? There's also the 15 page application form, and then copies of our life: birth certs, passports, car registrations, insurance on everything. They have waived the requirement for psychological evaluation, since that was a stopping point for me. So...we begin our special "in home" classes on December 6th. After I complete all the paperwork satisfactorily. (eye roll)

 

[Weedygarden]

Thanks, Sewing. Now the weird questions begin. I was emailed an 11 pg questionnaire for husband and I to each do. Questions are check the boxes to all that apply: How would you describe yourself as a teenager (then there's like 15 boxes of adjectives), Ha. For me, that would be 45 yrs ago. There's two pages with check the boxes about how I feel about my mother. Then come the pages of how I feel about my husband. They sent me a one page physical form that needs to be filled out by a doctor. A fourth of the page asks about my ability to have children, and reasons why I can't. Ha. Ha. Should they just put too old? There's also the 15 page application form, and then copies of our life: birth certs, passports, car registrations, insurance on everything. They have waived the requirement for psychological evaluation, since that was a stopping point for me. So...we begin our special "in home" classes on December 6th. After I complete all the paperwork satisfactorily. (eye roll)

Amish, what a pain in the backside. I really think between California and New Mexico, there have been some challenges with people who have gotten children. They have no idea who they are dealing with, and I mean all that you and hubby have going for you. But, this is such an invasion of privacy. They are all power hungry as well.

I have seen stories of grandmothers in South Dakota who live on reservations in old run-down two bedroom mobile homes with maybe 6 or more grandchildren. I can well imagine this could be the case in New Mexico. With as many children who are in the system, they should be celebrating with you that she has this opportunity.

I am trusting God that she will be yours without any strings attached.

 

[Amish Heart]

My biggest worry is that they are sending her to use this Saturday for a week, then we send her back, then we get her for good on Dec 21. This is for her school schedule. My worry is that the process won't be completed, and NM says no to the guardianship, then I'm back to work for the state. So, we received in writing yesterday what exactly has to be done and that guardianship will happen when it's done. They tried to make me out as a crazy person asking for it in writing. But I know better.
Just got an email from foster mom saying she'll be sending 2 suitcases packed full, and don't send much back, so she can pack them full again in December.
Interesting tho about the reservation kids, it's out of CPS jurisdiction if the child has indian blood It's decided on the reservation. That's always the first question asked around here, if the child has indian blood. It has to be enough to be recognized by the tribe. Not like Elizabeth Warren.

 

[hiwall]

Had an inch of much needed rain yesterday along with some wind. Got 4" of snow overnight. The power has been off for 12 hours so far. Called the electric company and half the county has power problems because of the wind and snow. Running the genny right now for a half hour or so (wife thinks we should just leave it on all day). Just another day in paradise.

 

[phideaux]

Good to hear from you Jim. Glad everything went well. I bet you'll be chasin them nurses around in next day or 2.

The nurses are all chasing me , you know that bare skin pic.

I'm feeling great today.
Just weak. Tired , sleepy.
Slept most of the night.

Gonna have a CT of chest (bare one) will h dye this afternoon, because of the little chest pains episode yesterday.

But ii can tell , this surgery is gonna be LOTS easier than the last.

Not much swelling and I been up walking a lot since 6 am.

No fever , NO pain at all so far.
Probly go home tomorrow.

Thanks again y'all.

Jim

 

[Amish Heart]

Sounds like good news!!!

 

[Terri9630]

We've been watching it snow all morning. We're up to 4" now and its still coming down lightly. Power has been off and on all morning so we are just sitting around reading and relaxing.

 

[VThillman]

Those EKG pickups are in a nice flower pattern. Hmm; did they do something else to you while you were under?

 

[Amish Heart]

I've been watching it downpour. Roof leaking a little in our radio room. Had to move electronics. Then it started snowing, but melted when it hit the ground. It's pretty cold out right now, but I'm going to bundle up and go take care of the chickens. Too bad I left my muck boots outside. Full of water now.

 

[VThillman]

I've been watching it downpour. Roof leaking a little in our radio room. Had to move electronics. Then it started snowing, but melted when it hit the ground. It's pretty cold out right now, but I'm going to bundle up and go take care of the chickens. Too bad I left my muck boots outside. Full of water now.

Mud room. Muck boots must be left in the mud room, AH. Some of you Sothren folk have developed bad habits in this New America.

 

[Terri9630]

Mud room. Muck boots must be left in the mud room, AH. Some of you Sothren folk have developed bad habits in this New America.

We don't have a mud season so there's not many mud rooms down here.

 

[VThillman]

We don't have a mud season so there's not many mud rooms down here.

The mud room is multi-purpose. It acts as a storm-door with extras. Besides keeping winter blasts out of the kitchen, it's a place to hang the barn coat - boots under it - and the firewood hatchet (used for making kindling in winter). Back in the days when honesty was more common, there might be a shotgun standing in a corner, handy when those chickens started squawking in the night.

 

[LadyLocust]

We've been watching it snow all morning. We're up to 4" now and its still coming down lightly. Power has been off and on all morning so we are just sitting around reading and relaxing.

That sounds absolutely delightful!

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Jim,
Glad you're doing well.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Finally put up plastic in the living room North windows.
Boy, howdy! I can already feel the difference.
Got the drapes hung up there too.
As the weather is cooling off here, thinking of chili, cornbread, fried potatoes for tonight's supper.

 

[Terri9630]

That sounds absolutely delightful!

Its wonderful. Nice and warm by the woodstove, its hard to stay awake.

 

[Amish Heart]

I actually have a mud room. Goes from the backyard to the garage. But it's filled with buckets full of wheat, so the door is blocked.
Originally a Californian, North California. I don't claim New Mexico as my home state, it was just following the husband's job. I stick out like a sore thumb here. And I don't claim California, either. So muck boots stay on the front porch under the bench so they don't get wet. They got moved. Probably grandkids.

 

[Peanut]

Glad you're still improving Jim... strap on the feed bag and send out for dessert, fried chicken.

Mudroom you say? Two kinds of winter days in Bama... 35 degrees and raining or sunny and 30... lots of mud!

 

[hiwall]

Power still off here after 20 hours. Wife insisted I run the generator again.