Hugs, kitty purrs, chocolate, ESHBs, etc. as needed/desired.
Insomnia is a huge issue this week (grumble mumble), so none too functional. So why am I picking this week to go on a “reorganize the living room shelves” tear? My sofa is currently occupied with the pieces of what will be a DVD rack once assembled. I think I should not try to eyeball whether something will fit in a designated space, since this thing seems to be bigger than I pictured it based on the measurements the Jungle provided on the listing. It should still go where I want it to, just going to be moving a few things to make room.
There is only one day in what remains of 2021 with a less than 25% chance of rain here.
Evening all. Safely in my brother’s house after a 6-hour drive. Good weather and bad drivers along the way. We’ve got things pretty much worked out for the rest of the week. Might even make an appearance in a church (all singing christmas carols).
wordy, all my sympathies for the loss of your dad, and the illness of your Mom. Hang in there. We’ll be here.
I simply do not try to change parts on my car, right to the dealer it goes.
BBBoo, Hippy, great picture and glad you two could meet.
OK, dinner will be ready soon and then I’ll be off to my hotel. Take care everyone.
Sorry you dad slipped away, Wordy. Glad it was peaceful.
Hope your eye issues are sorted, Nellie.
Wish I had been there for pizza too Boo and Hippie.
I’m having my own issues with medicare Mom. They’ve been taking $68.20 a month out of my SS check for part D (drugs) but the lady at my HMO says they’ve been paying for my meds, not medicare. Now I need to figure out how to cancel the medicare part of that.
Boo had a wonderful time at our micro Mumper fest! Hippy is delightful fun, as is his lovely bride Sunflower. Can’t wait to do it again in three months, the next time I have to travel to Omaha for a doctor’s appt. First non-family hug in two years~how sweet it was!
Hippy is going to lead us through a tasting tour of Omaha’s best pizza joints, slowly but surely. Lots of fun comparing our lists of most liked/least liked Dopers. He and I agree: Mumpers are da best and Mumper grandchildren are the smartest, cutest and most likely to succeed-hear that, Roxie and Tobias?
Next time I’ll hug Hippie for each of you, just put in your reservation by March 23rd.
Did my bah, humbug beleaguered heart so much good~early holiday cheer. So much fun talking about all of you Mumpers and how we’d like to be sitting on your deck or front stoop and swapping stories and smiles. So consider yourselves loved and hugged from afar.
Howdy Y’all! I did the things. Nappage was achieved. The General’s Sup was swiped and et. Ambrosia got made as well. Oh, and OYKW made a (ick!) fruitcake from a fruitcake mix. He added some pee-kahns (I was nice and let him in the stash), and other stuff. I have promised to try it, but, ICK!
{{{Wordy}} so sorry for your loss but at least your dad’s passing was peaceful. Also, sorry about your mom and cancer. Will pray for a miracle.
Boo and Hippie yay for mini Mumpfest! You each have to hug each other for me at your next meet up. We should make up a list and then Boo and Hippie have to hug each other for everyone on the list. For instance, Boo hugs Hippie for me and vice versa. They’ll be huggin’ for hours!
MetalMouse glad you arrived safe and sound. Hope red has done the same.
VanGo have a safe drive to Maine tomorrow.
gotti hope the power woes got resolved.
doggio if you burn the caramel custard, it’s time to move on to flan B.
We pulled all of the art off our color wall tonight and hubs was rather put out that I expected all of the nails and such to be pulled out too. He’s so blind to that sort of thing that I’ve learned to just ignore his blindness and act as though I assume that of course we want the wall to look pristine after the painters leave so this is what we need to do now lest it cost more for them to do it.
Our shut in friend was kicked out of the hospital today. He refuses to comply with treatment and they need the bed. They did put some stents into him and called scripts in for antibiotics for his UTI and pneumonia which he didn’t want to take the time to have filled. It looks like he’s going to last until the New Year.
My secret santa flaked. I kinda expected she would which is why I picked her to be my sender. I organized the thing, if anyone is going to be disappointed, it should be the organizer.
Due to my unfinished secret santa desire, I thought I would order some threads to make something for a mumper who once made the mistake of giving me her address. The threads arrived today and while they are very pretty the colors probably aren’t strong enough for her, so that’s going to be another closet piece.
My stoopid kitten has too much shit to do to waste time cuddling and VBC doesn’t want to be brushed.
My life sucks tonight. --channels Scarlett-- I’ll think about it tomorrow.
I’m sorry for your father’s passing wordy. Sending good thoughts your mom’s way.
I scraped frost off the windshield this morning. It’s light jacket weather here in Little Rock now. The weather guesses are calling for 80F Christmas day. I had to pack for 4 seasons. The bed in this motel sets high enough that I just about have to pole vault into it.
I thought less than $50 was pretty good for a pair of headlamps. Fortunately, the dealership had arms skinny enough to access the headlight sockets without having to disassemble the car. Unfortunately, the parts department had sold me the wrong lamps. The proper xenon ones were $160. Each.
Last weekend I polished the headlight lenses, thinking the haze was why my headlights were so ineffective. Turns out, it was the lamps that were dim. Great Apollo! I can see! I kid you not, the headlights are like 400% brighter!
I think my new project will get famed and hung in hub’s bathroom. The colors and motif match well enough and the walls are pretty bare there. He doesn’t care, but impressing our housekeeper with my mad decorating skillz is important!
Tomorrow is a free produce day and I usually spend 4 or 5 hours picking my box up, sorting and then sharing out with friends. It is the one social thing I do every week.
Hubs seems to think that George doesn’t need to be locked up when the painters are here because George is shy when our housekeeper is here. I think that trusting an idiot water loving cat around a paint can or tray is a recipe for disaster. When GG plays with the fountain, he sprays water four feet away, I do NOT want a hunter green cat and foot prints and splatter all over everything.
I don’t know how much I trust Hubs anymore* cause I’m pretty sure that if GG starts crying, Hubs will open the door without thinking about it and then things could go sideways.
*this is the same man who doesn’t want me to put double sided tape on the counters to keep GG off because it might pull GG’s hair and that would be mean.
Sounds to me like George has your husband well in paw :). I’d agree with you on not trusting any cat to not get “helpful”. I have to lock up the Princess when I’m changing the HVAC filter or she ducks into that area and getting her out would be very difficult and stressful for all parties. No way would I trust her around open paint, and she’s 11 years old, not an adolescent kitten.
I hope to have my next micro Mumper fest March 23rd, so get your hugging orders into me by then. Mrs. Hippie is pretty sweet too, I got such nice smiles from her~did my lonesome Covid self good can’t wait til March. I’ll be keeping a naughty or nice Mumper list til then, so treat each other well.
Not fair, not fair at all. You brought so much joy with organizing it. Two hugs collected for you in March!
I agree with you. Maybe hubs can keep himself busy with his beer making and you can be in charge of keeping the painter’s safe. Can you imagine how much paint that George tail could hold?
Evening all. Back in the hotel room after 5.5 hours of family and dogs. I swear, I love them all, but their idea of entertainment is 3 hours of Criminal Minds and 2.5 hours of Big Bang Theory, interspersed with dogs barking and people yelling at dogs. I swear, after so much time living alone, 3 days of it is about all I can take.
Plus brother tried to give me a faster route back, which I screwed up and got hopelessly lost–the Garmin bailed me out finally.
May have to go down to the lobby and get a evening snack. All y’all take care.
I just texted my friends and told them I can’t do the food thing tomorrow. Someone has to be home to be the responsible adult and I just seem to be able to fake it better than other people.
If GG dipped his tail in the paint tray, I can’t even think about the walls and furniture and bedding. I’m having vapors just thinking about it.
GG and VBC will hang out with me in the back bedroom, VGC aka invisible cat will hide under our bed for a few days, only creeping out hours after the evil kitty eating monsters have left to bolt some food and use the litter box…
I swear, you people are the kindest folks on the planet. Thanks SO much for all the good wishes on the eye situation. It’s maybe 90% better today, so I didn’t call the eye doc. I hate taking the chance, but I’d have had a long wait there and would have been seen by the doc on call, who would not be a corneal specialist and would probably tell me to do what I’ve been doing. I’ll keep up the drops. I have an appointment on Tuesday with the optometrist anyway.
Today I had a bone density scan. I got the pain pills and took one. I still hate this giddy, queasy feeling, but it’s definitely helping the back pain, so a fair trade-off. I’m almost phobic about addiction, so I’ll only take a pill when the pain is really bad. I also called the manager again because Poor Puppy was yelping and crying. I hope his people figure something out.
wordy dear, I’ve been thinking of you all day. I’m glad your dad’s passing was smooth, but so sorry you lost him. I’m just as sorry about your mom’s health situation. I’ll continue to hope against hope it’s not the return of the beast, but whatever the diagnosis and prognosis, we’ll be here for you.
BBBoo and Hippie, what a sweet photo! Looks like you each found a long-lost sibling. Here’s to many more shared pizzas!
doggio, I hope you get some flan soon. It’s flantastic.
My drugged-up brain is not retaining all I read. Salutes, handshakes, and hugs all around.
I hope everyone who needs it knows I’m sorry for the icks losses and well all the general crap that one has to endure these days especially as it intensifies around this tie of year I’m also glad everyone’s trips have been safe so far
and to make a long story short next year I’m going to find a cave before thanksgiving and not coming out until January 10th because ny resolve and patience has been tested mightily this holiday season ,
Morning, mumpers! It’s grey and gloomy here today, misty and damp from what I can see out of the window. The 'pooter is still refusing to give me any weather info, it just “raining now” which isn’t true but who cares?
{{{{{wordy}}}}} I’m sorry to hear of your father’s passing, I’m glad for all of you that it was peaceful in the end. Sending hugs and positive thoughts for your mum too.
BBBoo and Hippy thanks for the lovely pic, it cheered me up too! Can I put my order in for some hugs, please?
shady big hugs to you in your cave too, the holiday season can be brutal at times. Not looking forward to it much myself, which is why we’re running away!
Cattery this morning for us, the mogs need to be dropped off and then we can pack when we get back. Got our pre-flight LFTs booked for 1pm and 1.30pm, so once we get the negative confirmation, we’ll be on our way to the airport. It’s been two years since I had a real holiday, and I am more than ready for it.
Up to 10 ft of snow in the Sierra in the next few days. 
The bed in this motel sets high enough that I just about have to pole vault into it. 
