Blurf. From my desk.
Ah, the joys of owning an older home… The first house I bought had been built in the 30s. I only lived there 3 years (altho I bought it with the intention of keeping it forever) and I had to replace the boiler, the dryer, all the windows (and it had a bunch) and the kitchen. Plus I got rid of the crappy wooden garage doors and installed (by myself!!) aluminum overhead garage doors. Three years after I bought it, I was married and living in Florida, so I had to unload it. And it turns out it’s a good thing I did - the neighborhood turned into a dump shortly thereafter. Whew! Anyway, sympathies to both of you. Been there, done that, didn’t have fun.
My subconscious had me going back to work at my old place, sorta. I was dreaming that I was rehired, but instead of the 3 relatively modern buildings in the complex, it morphed into an industrial and office mish-mash sitting on a cliff overlooking a very rough sea. There was also a theater, an airplane hangar full of military jets that were falling apart, a glass elevator, and lots of dead ends as I wandered around trying to find my office. No, I wasn’t drinking last night. 
FCD’s b-day plans are settled. We’re going out to eat at a place that has fried chicken that he really likes. And he wants punkin pie instead of birthday cake - I can bake that on Thursday. Dunno if I’m going to get him a present or not - we don’t usually exchange gifts any more.
Even with the outside lights off and all the curtains drawn, someone rang our doorbell last night. Don’t parents teach their kids the rules of Halloween?? We ignored it - I suppose I should check for eggs or TP when it’s light out.
Meanwhile, must forage for breakfast - or maybe I’ll stop on the way to class and get a biscuit or something.
Happy First Day of November!!
Sorry about all the house stuff, rosie and shortdrum. I have to get estimates for some soffit repairs and a repair to the garage roof. That’s scheduled to happen tomorrow a.m. Also getting an estimate on a chimney repair on Friday. Woo hoo.
Didn’t do Halloween because I didn’t have candy and wanted to finish book for book group tonight.
There was more, but I need to head off to work.
Hugs all.
GT
I finally finished my homework sometime after midnight. Today I’m off to do observations at a local school. I was supposed to go last week but had to cancel when Bubba was sick. Guess I’d better find some breakfast first…
Still no power. Ugh.
Yuck Soapy! Here’s hopin’ power is restored soon. That’s a long time now to be without power.
Oh and Happy All Saint’s Day. There’s even a hymn for this, “For All The Saints.” Google it if’n you feel so lead to sing along. 
Other than that, here I am at irk. Joy.
ETA: It’s also buy cheap chawklit day! This and the day after Easter are two of my favorite “holidays” cause, cheap chawklit to be had! Woohoo!!!
Good morning!
I’m feeling much better today, so I came to irk. I slept pretty well, after going to bed before 9:00 pm. We didn’t do Halloween either, because I didn’t want to deal with the dogs barking their fool heads off. And nobody rang our bell. Most years I sit out front with a bowl of candy, but I didn’t feel like it yesterday. Anybody want some Snickers or Reese’s Cups? 
Boo for no power, Soapy! That doth truly suck.
Shortdrum - AAGGHH! That is a horrible development! I hope you get it all sorted out somehow.
Have a good day, Mumpers.
No, they don’t. We had one group of three girls ring our doorbell as well, despite our outdoor light being off. KT wanted to ignore it, but we were in the kitchen, and I’m sure they could see us. So I went out, said that we didn’t have any candy and told them that they should look for houses with the lights on. I’m probably now the neighborhood witch. But seriously, parents, if you’re sending your kids off without you, tell them to only go to houses with their outdoor lights on.
Sweetie just got off the phone with his mummy. They are still without power. Springfield schools have cancelled for the rest of the week. His mummy went to her school in Chicopee (she’s the head of the caf). They finally got power back in the fridges and freezers but ALL the food is spoiled. At their house, they just threw out all their food (fridge downstairs, chest freezer downstairs, mini-fridge in his sister’s family’s area upstairs). His sister has taken her family and grandma to her sister-in-law’s house for some warmth (his sister’s family of 5, his mom and dad and grandma all live in the same house).
Don’t know what’s going on with his brother’s family yet but they were told at least 3 days without power so I imagine they’re still out. They had been staying in a hotel, don’t know if they still are.
School wasn’t cancelled yesterday. At 9am, they changed their minds and cancelled from 11am classes on. It’s cancelled today too. They must have realized that as a community college, none of their thousands of students live on campus and we’re spread out all over the entirety of the state. Don’t know when they’ll uncancel school but until they do, I’m getting a reprieve on some deadlines, which is good because the sick and power issues totally hurt.
In good news, my cold seems to be backing off. My head doesn’t hurt and my chest doesn’t feel like there’s an elephant sitting on it. I’ve said a paragraph worth of words without a choking fit. Yay!
In other good news, my oldest sister and I agreed last night NOT to buy any Christmas pressies for anyone over the age of 17. Her son will get a purchased pressie but everyone else will get homemade stuff and so will Sweetie and I. I’ll make crafty stuff for my sister and her fiance and his daughter and probably cookies for her fiance’s son. She’s making us candles (YAY!)
Oh yeah - I also got an automated call from the Sheriff’s office telling me that Southbridge Trick or Treating has officially been postponed until Friday.
My BIL says some of his business associates in the Northeast are actually doing all they can to go to the office, because their office buildings have electricity and heat. I’m envisioning a lot of guest passes and impromptu daycare.
The spine surgeon wanted me to have another spinal injection, both to appease the insurance gremlins and as a reality check to see if the area of the proposed fusion is correct. Yesterday evening, I felt like I’d been stabbed in the neck and punched in the arm. Immediately afterward, my hand felt warmer, which is good, and the “tennis elbow” pain is better. Now, the question is how many days’ relief will this give? Going by past experiences, not very many, but at least it looks like the right spinal level has been identified.
Looking at our new health insurance for next year, and I am not happy. More services are not covered, the premiums go way up, the deductible goes way up, but homeopathic and Christian “Science” services are covered now. :mad:
Wow, Gotti, your insurance is totally going in the wrong direction.
I have no idea what has happened to mine. I know I have it, have had it since 9/1 but I have no clue what it is or what it covers. I just know that it’s not a PPO which pisses me the hell off. I now pay $20 more per year for my insurance just for the pleasure of needing referrals? I was able to get one of them to confirm whether or not I needed a referral for the dermatologist for my ringworm and they said no so at least that’ll be covered (assuming I ever get a member number).
My sister gave me an idea last night, and doesn’t even know she did it. She mentioned that one of my ornaments (the one that says I love my dog) looks like it’s been dog chewed. Believe it or not, that wasn’t my intention. I had a cookie cutter with bumpy sides and I used it to cut out a scrap piece of clay.
So, she got me thinking…I could get a set of Halloween fang teeth (probably 50% off today) and a cookie cutter shaped like a shoe. Then I could make a clay shoe and take a bite out of it. Then I could stamp it with I LOVE MY DOG and then color it with my embossing powder, turn it into a magnet, and have my dog trainer sell them in her training center!
Rebo, feel free to send me all the leftover peanut butter cups. They are best when frozen. Stores here do not put their candy on sale the day after. I think they take it off the shelves at midnight and put it in the basement for next year.
I had no trick or treaters. I live in a townhouse so I guess kids figure we’re grumpy old people (which we are). But I didn’t even hear any kids on street. I miss the sound of kids having a good time in their ghost costumes.
Why is it when we know we aren’t going to have trick or treaters (none in the 13 years we’ve lived here) we buy bags and bags of candy?
I know, I know. But, I’m really trying not to eat any. Hubby can take it all to work. Just what the fat firemen need.
I’ve lost 20 pounds! I’m doing deep water aerobics 5 days a week. I’m sore every day, but it’s helping my knees.
Here’s a poser for ya - why would someone put a empty plastic bottle in my mailbox? It looks like one of those pint size milk bottles one gets from a convenience store. All I can guess is some slob dumped it on the street in front of my house, and one of the neighborhood walkers decided it belonged in my mailbox. Or my letter carrier hates me. Either way.
Home from class and somewhat pissed off. Whoever loaded the saucer for my planter into the kiln put it on a stilt (a support used to keep glaze from dripping on to the shelf.) It wasn’t necessary, since I applied the glaze with a sufficient gap to keep it from dripping. However, I now have a warped saucer - you can see it and you can definitely tell when you put the planter on it. And there’s nothing I can do about it - that was the final firing. I was so pleased that it came out of the first firing nice and flat, then some idiot went and ruined it. :mad:
I’ll be making a big batch of sketty sauce this afternoon, since I don’t have any in the freezer. And it’ll be supper tonight. So yay for that. And that’s all for now. I’m going to grump a bit more about my warped saucer. grrrrrrrrr
I would have taken some trick-or-treaters. I had a huge bowl of candy and only had one, my adorable grandson (18 mos.) in a lion costume, who looked up at me and said, “Rawr, memaw.”
Would have given him the whole bowl, but his dad intervened. Picture taking ensued. Then he melted down and we put his cranky butt to bed.
linky? could use a squee-giggle
Skip the slob dropping it on the ground. A couple of weeks ago, I watched a neighborhood walker (teenager edition) take a last pull from a Coke bottle, then stick it in the mailbox of the old lady across the street.
I got $5 and a plate of snickerdoodles that says your bottle got there in the same manner.
So, I cancelled the oil delivery for yesterday because the snowbank was definitely a problem and the tree on the power line was potentially a problem.
The delivery guy randomly stopped by on his way to another delivery because he saw that he wasn’t blocked for delivery so he asked if I still wanted it.
Of course I did!
I now have oil and I’m now down another $687. I really hate getting money and spending it all within a week but I’m glad we have oil and wood and a clean fireplace.
I know that our previous oil company wouldn’t have stopped by to see if delivery was possible, even though they’re right down the street from us. These guys are in the next town over and made the effort.
Speaking of peanut butter cups - I tried one last night. I totally blame it on pressure in my head from the cold because normally I wouldn’t eat something so vile. I further blame the blocked nose for the fact that it actually tasted good. I refuse to accept that I enjoyed a Reese’s Peanut Butter cup for any reason other than an abundance of snot.
I will try one again when the cold is completely gone, for purely scientific purposes, and I fully expect it to be disgusting, grainy, and offensive - just like I remember them.
they’ve actually gotten smoother - try the little ones or even the teeny ones.