What's everybody doing today?

[phideaux]

Thanks, up for some fencing?

I dug my last post hole, and set my last post , about 5 years ago.

But thanks for asking.


Jim

 

[Terri9630]

I dug my last post hole, and set my last post , about 5 years ago.

But thanks for asking.


Jim

Well, I tried....

 

[Bacpacker]

Congrats Terri. There is 17 acres beside of us I'd love to have, I'd settle for the 5 acres right beside of us. But it's not for sale.

Amish so happy you got a good offer. Timing is perfect too.

 

[Terri9630]

Congrats Terri. There is 17 acres beside of us I'd love to have, I'd settle for the 5 acres right beside of us. But it's not for sale.

Amish so happy you got a good offer. Timing is perfect too.

What we bought wasn't for sale until we made the offer.

 

[phideaux]

Youngest grandson came over to spend the day.
He and I went to next town over to look at another possible project car.
1978 Lincoln Continental, 50,000 miles, everything works, was stored 20 years.
Asking$3500.

I gotta think about it.
It's a land yacht, 10 mpg.

Then we went to lunch at Osais Steak House,
Then worked on the bathroom, taping for painting.

Jim

 

[Bacpacker]

I've asked the guy a couple times. I think he plans to leave it to his kids when he passes. They don't even live out here anymore. He's just leased it to a guy for hay.

 

[snappy1]

Congratulations on the land @Terri9630 ! That's a good chunk of land!

I've been taking it a little easier (doing video instead of walking). Hip seems to be about healed up, think it was sciatic nerve.
Took DH to dentist today. Got antibiotics and will have one tooth out next week.

Dropped off the first 2 gallon bags of tomatoes in BIL's freezer this morning. Still hope to find a chest freezer. His will hold about 4 gallons (already in use) and mine 2 or 3 so after I have that many, it will be time to can rotel tomatoes.

Came home after dentist and fertilized before the rain started.
Then hard boiled a few eggs, sauteed the sugar snap peas that I'd picked, peeled and cut up mangoes for desserts, and made rice to add to dog food.
Visited with neighbor for a while, then watched an Outlander with DH.
Now am listening to Southern Gospel on Pandora and chatting with you all! Good day!

 

[Terri9630]

I've asked the guy a couple times. I think he plans to leave it to his kids when he passes. They don't even live out here anymore. He's just leased it to a guy for hay.

That's what happened with this land. The "boys" had it appraised and surveyed after they inherited it 8yrs ago and then pretty much forgot it. We had our realtor contact them and make the offer and they said yep as long as we cover closing costs.

 

[LadyLocust]

Called my dad to wish him Happy Father's day.
Call lasted approx. 55 seconds.
He hung up on me again.
Had the grand daughter today, her dad had to work.
Pretty good day with grand daughter, Strawberry and Granny.
We cleaned out refrig, swept the floors, sat a table with our coffee and visited.
Yes, she drinks coffee, straight up black(2 tablespoons coffee, rest is water) in her little enamel ware blue cup.
We made several salads up for the coming week for Granny to eat.
Fixed lunch, sang songs, had to have a little more coffee(same as above for her).
She wanted Granny to hold her while we watched "How the Grinch stole Christmas".
We watched Grinch 3 times.
Jim, that's her favorite movie.
Moved her to my bed when I was sure she was in deep sleep.
Granny laid down beside her for a minute.
We slept for 3.5 hours.
All in all good day.

My daughter's was Frosty & she cried everytime Frosty melted.

 

[LadyLocust]

Trying to catch up a bit. My dad is home and beginning to feel a little better - controlling his diet, vits., lots of water, etc. Anyways so much of the weekend in Hospital and dealing with everything. Yesterday spent 9 hours on the road. Peculiar~ Stay at Home BS and I saw cars from MN, AZ, CA, OR & WA of course as well as LA, and IN. Those are a long ways from home.
Today is supposed to be the hottest day so far this year at 95*.
Jim - there is a cool song about a Hot Rod Lincoln if that helps in the decision making
Terri and Amish - congrats & congrats! Terri, that just skootches your boundary out a little farther which is always nice. AH, what a relief that will be to have the place sold as you move.
Snappy - You've been dealing with that hip a while - hope it's healing.

 

[Peanut]

I dug my last post hole, and set my last post , about 5 years ago.

But thanks for asking.


Jim

Quiet day here scattered showers since yesterday... half inch of rain so far... Guess I'll continue cleaning the house.

 

[SheepDog]

Jim,
That is no land yacht it's an aircraft carrier!
They ride nice on the open road but not so muck in a small town.

 

[snappy1]

Snappy - You've been dealing with that hip a while - hope it's healing.

It is, thank you! I got up late and it was too hot to walk or I would have today! Did short video.

Did laundry including sheets, blankets and rugs--all done and put up now.

Put flea meds on dogs, went to store for bananas--Saw that Dollar General was closed today- no explanation, but heard a rumor that some employees tested positive. I rarely ever go to that store as it is chaotic.

Made sweet and sour salad dressing for DH, made butternut squash sugar free pudding, made salads, cut up cheese for dog treats, and in a bit will make veggie omelets for dinner.

Seems like I've been running all day- just getting here to read! Hope you all have a good evening!

 

[MoBookworm1957]

I am in process of cleaning the interior of kitchen cabinets.
Taking everything out to do in depth monthly inventory.
Scrubbed down all the shelves, doors etc.
Get a call a fellow Veteran needs some help with food, but he's vegetarian.
Can I help out...
No Problem, no problem what so ever.
My youngest niece is vegetarian.
She brings me vegetarian stuff all the time.
He can have it.
Then they tell me, he has 6 kids between him and his present wife.
No problem, no problem what so ever.
So I empty one whole cabinet (5 shelves) of that Vegetarian stuff of can goods.
Fill up boxes with cereal( 5 boxes),several kinds of pasta, several kinds of tomato sauces, beans, rice,juice.
Between the 6 members they called, we got them enough food for several weeks.
I also put in package of toilet paper, roll of paper towels, bottle of dish soap.
And now I have one empty cabinet of that vegetarian stuff.
So win for me to get rid of Vegetarian stuff, win for the family because now they have food.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Strawberry and I have walked several times today.
Dropped off my portion of food for Veteran in need.
Visited with a friend for a minute(1.5 hours )on the phone.
Cleaning cabinets out doing in depth monthly inventory.
Working on cross stitched and embroidery Monkey block for quilt.
I think I have 15 or 20 more blocks to cross stitch and embroidery.
Then will start putting them together into twin size quilts, and baby quilts.
Hopefully will get 4 or 5 twin size quilts and 3 baby quilts out of all these blocks.
The themes are animals:Zoo animals, farm animals, aquatic animals some of each will go into the quilts.
Some of the blocks glow in the dark with neon, fluorescent thread, some do not.(and I'm not telling the parents they glow in the dark either.)
Some of the blocks are whimsical, some are not.
Some of the blocks are just stitched with my everyday embroidery floss.
Some of the blocks are stitched with my great grandmother's thread and my grand mother's thread.
But all the blocks were stitched with love.
PS. Forgot to tell you all.......
I am paying off my last student loan tomorrow.
Then that payment will go to savings account, emergency fund.
Then the only loan left is the new to me car.
Going to be buckling down and getting that paid off sooner than later.
Found out today that I am number 3 on the list for the new apartment complex.
Getting the urge to start packing this weekend.
Just wanted to share the updates.

 

[phideaux]

Left home at 10 am, wife's appointment, at 11 am, at her RA trial clinic.
I set in car 2 hours.
uuuuggghhh
Went down the block to Texas Roadhouse for lunch.
line was standing in parking lot to get in..
So we left, went to Sirloin Stockade , an hour away.

Got home around 4 pm.
had to grade the driveway , due to yesterday's flood.

Let the Mutt out and have the run of the farm ,
he disappeared for over 2 hours , then showed up in his house to eat .

long day.

jim

 

[Bacpacker]

Good talkin to you today Jim.

 

[phideaux]

Good talkin to you today Jim.

Same here.

Wish you were a little closer , we'd get together.

Talked to the wife last week about getting in the car one day , point it east, stay on backroads and just bum around.

If I do , and make it over to your area, I'll holler.

Jim

 

[Meerkat]

Good night all .Here is an Irish Lullaby to sleep on,

 

[zannej]

Picked up shower kit & tub surround from big box stores. Friend came along to help load & tie stuff down & then he helped me unload them and check them for damage.
Dodged the cow bc she saw my truck at the workshop & wanted to play. She danced all around the truck like a clown when I was turning around to leave the barnyard.
Found a package on the hood of one of my vehicles out in the open (just before it started pouring rain) from Samsclub & saw it was for another person (they keep dropping her packages off at my house by mistake). Drove out to drop it off at her house & saw my next-door neighbor (well, closest thing we have to one- our property lines are shared in the back acres). He said she wasn't there but he put the package near her door & said he'd tell her. She needs to call Sam's & tell them to stop dropping her stuff off at the wrong place. Hell, I might call them & tell them to stop leaving her packages at my house. LOL.
Road was badly torn up by logging trucks. Cops were watching this morning to bust any truckers trying to drive out in violation of the "No large trucks within 24hours of substantial rain" rule.
Stopped to grab some food in town & was the only person (aside from my friend) wearing a mask. Two teenage girls came in & got in line behind me but decided to stand 3 inches away from me. I moved away & they moved closer again. Don't know if it was on purpose or if they were just oblivious. I coughed into my elbow until they backed off.
My sister has a garden going in Albuquerque. Her tomatoes in the shade survived, but ones in the sun didn't.

 

[The Lazy L]

I had an interesting chat with my 401K Administrator. I planned on making a partial withdrawal for an upcoming project. Admin said I couldn't without my employer's permission. Interesting. I've been retired for a year and they let me last year soon after my retirement.

I called my former employer. They "sent the paperwork" soon to the 401K Admin soon after my retirement. Employer discoverd the 401K Admin failed to "check a box" on their end.

Recalled my 401K Admin. I would like to make a partial withdrawal...I'm not allowed to because my account is no longer classified as a "Group plan" (because thew box has been checked) but is now classified as an "Individual" plan. I'm given three option: I can withdraw the entire amount which would make my federal tax obligation due immediately and up two tax brackets, roll it over to a IRA with the Admin or leave it. I thanked the Admin and told them I wasn't happy, if I'm not allowed to do a partial why was I allowed to do so last year?" Admin doesn't know but will check up the food chain to see if they would grant me a second exception. 2 to 3 days they will have an answer for me.

In a few minutes I'm leaving for my appoint with the Credit Union that handles 80% of my business. My intent is to open a IRA with the Credit Union. Then call the my 401K Admin to have them close my account with them my transferring 100% of my 401K to the Credit Union IRA. Stockmarket has rebounded, I've recovered the paper profits from the China Flu scare, time to move the funds into a less aggressive (low risk) fund anyway.

 

[The Lazy L]

...Found a package on the hood of one of my vehicles ... from Samsclub & saw it was for another person (they keep dropping her packages off at my house by mistake). Drove out to drop it off at her house ...

If folks aren't allowed to suffer from the consequences of their failed action they will have no reason to correct themselves. A few calls to Sam's Club, Driver returning a few times to retrieve misdelivered packages could provide them with a learning opportunity to start delivering to the correct address?

 

[The Lazy L]

I had an interesting chat with my 401K Administrator. I planned on making a partial withdrawal for an upcoming project. Admin said I couldn't without my employer's permission. Interesting. I've been retired for a year and they let me last year soon after my retirement.

I called my former employer. They "sent the paperwork" soon to the 401K Admin soon after my retirement. Employer discoverd the 401K Admin failed to "check a box" on their end.

Recalled my 401K Admin. I would like to make a partial withdrawal...I'm not allowed to because my account is no longer classified as a "Group plan" (because thew box has been checked) but is now classified as an "Individual" plan. I'm given three option: I can withdraw the entire amount which would make my federal tax obligation due immediately and up two tax brackets, roll it over to a IRA with the Admin or leave it. I thanked the Admin and told them I wasn't happy, if I'm not allowed to do a partial why was I allowed to do so last year?" Admin doesn't know but will check up the food chain to see if they would grant me a second exception. 2 to 3 days they will have an answer for me.

In a few minutes I'm leaving for my appoint with the Credit Union that handles 80% of my business. My intent is to open a IRA with the Credit Union. Then call the my 401K Admin to have them close my account with them my transferring 100% of my 401K to the Credit Union IRA. Stockmarket has rebounded, I've recovered the paper profits from the China Flu scare, time to move the funds into a less aggressive (low risk) fund anyway.

Late yesterday I had called the Credit Union. I would like to set up a IRA. They ask me when it would suit me to come in to do so. I can be there in ten minutes. Well...Wednesday their calendar is totally open. We agree that today (Wednesday), when they open at 8:30, will be my appointment.

8:25 I'm pulling up in front of the Credit Union when I get a cell call. Credit Union has a Staff meeting first thing this morning, could I come in later? I suggest 9 AM, they say it would be better at 3 PM. So now instead of my 401k Admin having two days to transfer my money (my project that I wanted my money for is scheduled to start Friday) they will have one day...maybe...

 

[Amish Heart]

Ha Ha. Yes, full sun tomatoes in Albuquerque means partial sun. Everything here benefits from partial sun unless you want to see your plants burn to a crisp.
Have no idea what I'm doing today. I should empty out our chest freezer and see what's in it.

 

[snappy1]

Did long video this morning because of rain.

Been making phone calls bout homeowner's insurance (paid) and new driver's license (no answer and no one knows who to call).

Harvested okra, cucumbers and tomatoes in between rain. Will make dill pickles this afternoon. And dust house.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Took Strawberry to vet for annual shots, weight, diet, toenails trimmed.
Cost $50.
New diet,new food $49.
Strawberry weights 22.3 pounds.
Vet says kinda chunky, hence new diet.
Healthy weight(15-18 pounds), metabolism diet.
Walking we have been doing is good, but don't do it extreme weather.
Okay, beings I have tendencies to faint if I get to hot.
New feeding schedule:
1/3 cup of new dog food at 0730,second feeding at 530 pm.
Monday my grand daughter will be 3.
Waiting on paperwork for Strawberry's status as Service Dog for me, updating it.
Strawberry is my emotional support for anxiety,panic,depression,seizure service dog.

 

[Meerkat]

Our favorite passtime is escaping isolation! :lil guy:.
Leaving their Figi apt first time in almost 4 months. She had short hair now its long,lol
Anyway this is what we do for entertainmnet,kinda sad,huh?

 

[zannej]

If folks aren't allowed to suffer from the consequences of their failed action they will have no reason to correct themselves. A few calls to Sam's Club, Driver returning a few times to retrieve misdelivered packages could provide them with a learning opportunity to start delivering to the correct address?

Good point. I need to call Samsclub to tell them I don't like getting packages from someone who lives 3 miles away. I didn't want her package to get rained on & it occurred to me after I took it over that Samsclub might not know they misdelivered. I'll have to find her number & call her so she can call Sam's to tell them they keep getting the wrong address & neither of us are happy about it.

Ha Ha. Yes, full sun tomatoes in Albuquerque means partial sun. Everything here benefits from partial sun unless you want to see your plants burn to a crisp.
Have no idea what I'm doing today. I should empty out our chest freezer and see what's in it.

Any ideas on how to keep grapes alive? My sister saw a neighborhood person has grapes thriving but hers are dying & she doesn't know what the neighbor is doing differently.

Took Strawberry to vet for annual shots, weight, diet, toenails trimmed.
Cost $50.
New diet,new food $49.
Strawberry weights 22.3 pounds.
Vet says kinda chunky, hence new diet.
Healthy weight(15-18 pounds), metabolism diet.
Walking we have been doing is good, but don't do it extreme weather.
Okay, beings I have tendencies to faint if I get to hot.
New feeding schedule:
1/3 cup of new dog food at 0730,second feeding at 530 pm.
Monday my grand daughter will be 3.
Waiting on paperwork for Strawberry's status as Service Dog for me, updating it.
Strawberry is my emotional support for anxiety,panic,depression,seizure service dog.

I hope Strawberry can lose some weight. My vet charges $50 just for an exam (not including shots, nail trimming, medicine, etc).

Found out the clinic in Alexandria charges only $100 for neutering cats (local place charges over $160 last we checked). So, we need to arrange a day to start bringing them in, starting with the most hormonal ones who pick the most fights. That would be Sir Hammington and Senator Snugglebum. Next would be Yasuke. Biscuits & Gravy Jones will follow. When Namir is old enough he'll go in & so will his sister Temjin.

Been raining all day & I've go ta sinus headache. I've only gotten up to go to the bathroom so far. Need to clean litterboxes & pick up stuff in the kitchen. My brother made red beans & rice again. Wouldn't put the stuff up himself so I put it up. Now he wants me to wash the pressure cooker for him rather than cleaning it himself. If I don't do it it won't get done & will attract fire ants.

Friend messaged me that he has wasps getting in & asked if I can take him sometime to get some 2x4s, drywall, & stuff to patch up a wall. The expanding foam didn't work to keep the bugs out.

 

[Amish Heart]

Grapes do well where I am, right outside of Albuquerque. I have two fence lines of them. They like crummy soil...sand and peat moss are fine. They do like water. Does she water them enough? Grasshoppers will go after them. There are a number of wineries where I live.
Didn't do much today, trying to figure out if we take the safe or leave it. The safe guys will put it on a pod, but don't know anyone on the other end who can take it off the pod. It's 700 lbs. We may have to leave it and get another. Took written inventory of all that's in the freezers, and scrubbed out one of them. 19 more days.

 

[Bacpacker]

Same here.

Wish you were a little closer , we'd get together.

Talked to the wife last week about getting in the car one day , point it east, stay on backroads and just bum around.

If I do , and make it over to your area, I'll holler.

Jim

You'd better, even just the general area, we could meet up somewhere. Wife and I love Road trips as well.