I'm trying to catch up. Can't remember the last time I posted. It warmed up so I was able to go for a bit of a walk outside. My cats were running in front of me and lying down in my path. Two of them started to have a disagreement so I stepped in between. I faced the one that was more aggressive and told him to knock it off so he sat down & wagged his tail. The other cat (who had moved farther away) then flopped on his side and started sliding across the grass on his side & then rolled over a couple times until his paws hit my foot, he then curled up around my foot for a few seconds before kicking off against my foot and sliding back away again. He repeated that a few times before I started walking again.
Looking around I realize I'm going to need to get some trees cut down so they don't obstruct my satellite dish. Since we sold the tractor I haven't been able to go out and bush hog and those pine trees spring up fast. At least the timber company hasn't done the "controlled burn" recently & set my barn on fire again. Well, what's left of the barn.
My brother came home with some respiratory crud-- claims it's just the common cold and he passed it to me. I've been washing my hands and trying to avoid passing it to Mom. All the other casinos in the state have shut down except the one he works out & they just changed his hours to a schedule that is more harrowing on his health. He now works earlier in the day on week days and gets out at 11pm but on weekends he goes in from 6pm to 2am and he hates those hours- but they don't let him have any say in what hours he works. His direct supervisor is in the hospital after having surgery (gall bladder). I was feeling really dizzy Friday night & couldn't find my pulse at first. Couldn't remember where I put my bp machine & felt like absolute garbage so I called one of my cats that I know will come when called. He zipped in and immediately started cuddling me and purring for me so it helped me feel a little better & I was able to sleep. Still felt exhausted in the morning- took some stuff over to drop off at my friend's house (dog treats that my late dog liked but remaining dogs won't touch, a shower valve for when we get their new tub in, and some toilet paper). I went to the post office before it closed & got my new PEX cinch tool. I was going to go to the grocery store but I felt too crappy. Still need to get milk & hope they get hamburger meat in. It was cleared out last time I went. Cooked up some hamburger meat last night.
Mom fell in the kitchen while I wasn't home but my brother was home and was able to help her up. She's a little sore but nothing is broken. She uses a cane but she got off balance and fell backward.
My friend replaced the fuel pump in his "new" car but it still won't start. Injectors are not firing.
No way, sugar is the devil!
They use corn syrup instead of sugar anyways. Horrible stuff. I don't drink sodas. I hate carbonated drinks.
Sorry about the court hearing, Meer. Sounds like your daughter has her hands full. Ours is a little different situation, none of the three can go back to their moms ever. No court hearing ever. They were taken away lots of times, and became the property of the state, and were going to be put up for adoption. So we know when we got guardianship, it would be till they're 18. The twins were really messed up 5 yrs ago, feral in my opinion. They are normal now, but we are very very strict. Little one has some stubborn issues, has had lying issues, and thinks she is the boss of all, but is coming around. She will fess up about lying now, especially if I stare at her long enough. Cracked up today, husband and I saw her walk out of her bedroom, shut and lock her door. I knew why. Ha. Her bedroom was a mess. Husband asked her, and she almost started to lie, and changed her mind and said her room was a mess. I told her to take a ten minute break, then get at it. She did. She's doing well, but all the kids were raised with no rules, manners, or common sense. We even have house rules tacked to the wall in the hallway.
Well, I finished painting half the laundry room today. Will finish the rest tomorrow.
I'm glad you're there to take care of the kids & that you're making progress with their behavior. I've seen what happens when the kids don't get the attention/discipline they need. My best friend's ex's son is a total mess. He's on the path to prison life, and it's a shame bc he could have turned out ok if his mother wasn't so lazy & horrible. More on her later. (Moron fits her quite well. LOL).
I still need to clean out the hallway to the laundry room (or get a friend to help me) and do laundry.
Solved a problem, I had. My "communication room" had zero wall space. I wanted wall space to hang a custom topographic map of the area round our home. I hinged a piece of 3/4" plywood over the basement window. The backside of the plywood (side facing the window) I painted flat black. On the room side of the plywood I hung the topographically map. The plywood swings up to the floor joists and a simple catch can keep it there. Now I can let light in or swing it down when I want the map.
All is good...until now I want to hang another large map.
Lowes (a big box lumberyard) has 2' x 3' galvanized steel sheet for $11.48. Two of these sheets will cover the hanging 3/4" plywood. I plan on using contact cement to attach the steel to the plywood. Then I will have a magnetic bulletin Board! I'll use magnets to attach the maps on the plywood. Rearrange the maps as needed (SHTF). Win win situation.
Got any photos of it? Sounds awesome!
Wife had a hen party today. One of the ladies was a bit upset because she saw two different Walmart customers with guns! From what description I could get out of her the guns were pistols and they were open-carried. Then I got jumped by the ladies. "Why would anyone carry a gun to Walmart!", they asked me.
I said with this media virus scare going on there are a lot of nuts out there. I asked them if someone was hurting them would they rather I stand there watching as I dial 911 or would they rather I stop the person that was hurting them? Ladies said they would rather I stop the person!
Then I asked them if they have a spare tire in their cars. Of course they asked. "Why" I asked. "Are they planning on having a flat tire?" "No". But if they have a flat...then I asked if they have fire insurance on their houses. "Of course!", they answered. "Why? Are you planning on having a house fire?" I asked. Again they answered, "No...."
Then I asked, "Wouldn't it be prudent to go to Walmart armed with the intent of not not needing it but have it if needed?
They ladies all started nodding their heads in agreement.
If I had lifted my shirt tail they would have seen a S&W M&P and a spare magazine on my right hip.
The only time I ever got mad about seeing someone in Walmart with a gun was bc it's a guy who should have been in prison & not walking around with a firearm. Too bad the cruelty to animals law didn't come until after he got caught bc he likes to murder animals in horrible ways-- like putting out rat poison in wet food, having cages where he can trap people's pets and then go toss them in the river to drown them, and poisoning them with antifreeze. He murdered my friends' two dogs as well as a litter of puppies nearby-- they saw him putting something in the puppy pen in the neighbor's yard and then all the puppies died of poisoning. The guy also lied to the cops to blame one of my friends (a different friend) of burning his own trailer down-- landlady had the place burned down bc she couldn't legally evict him for being gay. Anytime she has a tenant she can't legally evict, she has their trailer burned down. There is a convicted arsonist living next door but the cops arrested my friend (fortunately, he was released). The animal murdering creep was going around threatening to kill my friend and his boyfriend but the cops wouldn't do anything about it & he was still allowed to walk around with a gun- especially after making death threats against people. Creeps like that usually escalate.
I personally don't have a problem with people open carrying when they are sober- seen some guys out with guns and beer & thought it was a bad combo. My powerlines used to get shot down frequently by drunk hunters. I also take issue with people standing outside the polling/voting places with guns & trying to intimidate people-- had some do that one year to "stop n****ers from voting". That's the kind of area I live in.
Speaking of which, all public schools have been shut down so my ex had her friend & her boyfriend bring little Zoey (my friend's daughter) and dump her over with my friend's fiance while he was at work. Just in time for the kid to have diarrhea & need a shower. She's sick so the mother sent her away (any time school is closed, she sends her kids away bc she hates watching them). My friend's fiance is pregnant and was complaining about getting poop on her hand. I told her she's going to have to get used to that when she has a baby. I'm so worried this girl will not be able to handle being a mother- she can't handle being a pet owner much less take care of a baby. She's way too quick to anger & she's dumb as a stump- albeit, not as dumb as my friend's ex.
and your son sounds like a fine young man. We are blessed with a son like him only a lot older.
