Last week was at a ridiculous degree of difficulty. Poster/family/pet medical woes, financial hassles, one poster living near a wildfire…
We all need this week to be a lot better, I think.
On the plus side, feline truce talks continue. As long as Buddy stays a few feet from Allie, she’s not hissing at him, and we’ve had some nose sniffs. Buddy is currently almost napping in my desk chair, so he’s feeling safe and comfortable. Allie’s meatloafing on the sofa wearing the “maybe if I ignore him he’ll go away” face. At one point, she was in my desk chair, he was on the desk, and she reached up and tapped his paw, but that was it and it didn’t appear aggressive, really.
Morning, mumpers! Back at irk for me this week, which has not made me happy. I went to bed reasonably early last night, slept for less than 2hrs and was awake from then on. That means I was out of the house by 6am, and on a very early train to irk. Got to the office at 7.30am and al consequently knackered!
I also managed to miss all the weekend goings-on in the MMP due to being out all day on Saturday and busy doing stuff all day Sunday.
Mooom so sorry to hear the news, and such a shock for your BIL. He must really be going through the mill with that one.
shoe saw the pics of your fundraising thing, looks like it went really well!
Nettie so glad to hear that the feline truce is holding. We introduced Whisper (aka Stripey) to our pair of old nanners a few months ago, he’s settled in well but there are occasional spats with Shadow (must be a boy thing) although they’re never anything serious. Since they’re both neutered, it’s more like a ‘handbags at dawn’ scenario.
And that’s all I’ve got…two meetings today and hopefully an early finish so I can go home and crash on the sofa.
I’ve been told it’s tougher to get the boys to live together than the girls. We’ve got one of each, so I don’t speak with any authority here…
As to the topic, I vote yea! I’m glad I’m starting out almost human again after pretty much losing yesterday. I mostly slept thru the night, waking every few hours to look at the clock then fall back to sleep (What the heck is that all about???) before turning on the news around 5:30 to see the weather. (Warm day ahead…)
Assuming I don’t run out of steam, I’ve got to go to the convenience center, the credit union, and the grocery store, scoop the cat box, and maybe even mow the ditches. We’ll see how long my energy lasts. I won’t have Toby today or tomorrow, so that will help. I’m still feeling a bit weak, but I’m sure that’s because all I ate yesterday was one piece of toast.
The main bummer of this week will be my nephew’s memorial on Saturday. I did find out they requested donations to his high school in lieu of flowers, which is good. Sending flowers seems such a waste. So I’ll go to the website and see if I can donate that way - otherwise, I’ll write a check and get it in the mail.
And my car will finally go to the shop on Thrusday to get fixed. First we have to see if we can get it started - else I have to arrange for a tow. But I’m hoping it’s just a low battery. Honestly, if I didn’t have to drive the grands, I’d just get rid of the car. But loading them into the back of a coupe will kill my back - bad enough I’ll have to do it for a week till my car is done.
Anyway, I’m now on record for a better week this week. Happy Moanday!
I only know of a “convenience store” which is basically one of those small little corner stores (often attached to a gas station) that sell a little bit of everything: cold drinks, basic groceries, beer, OTC meds, cat food, motor oil, chips, dubious “supplements” and those hot dogs that roll around for all eternity.
But if you already have a grocery store stop planned, it wouldn’t make sense to go there. Most everything is more expensive, and the selection isn’t the best.
… unless you just really needed a pack of smokes and/or a Dubious Eternity Hotdog?
The convenience center is where I take trash and recycling. Because I’m too, umm, frugal to pay for once-weekly trash pickup. Instead, I load up the truck every 2-3 weeks and make the 6-mile drive myself. It’s saved us over $6K since we’ve lived here, plus no one picks up recycling, so I’d have to go anyway.
It’s also closer than the landfill, which would charge me $10/load and doesn’t take recycling either…
I’m starting to feel a little weird - not sick exactly, but a bit woozy. Maybe I should have avoided the caffeine? But I’m going to gather the household trash and start to load the truck. I can’t take anything till 9:30 - they open at 8 on the weekend, but not during the week. Anyway, that will give me time to inventory the fridge and pantry and figure out what I need at Food Lion.
Didja eat something, FCM? Maybe you just need some fuel since you didn’t really eat much of anything at all the last couple of days.
All the plants I planted still look good and I believe rain moved in overnight.
I was planning on going to the office today, but once again, the husband woke me with his tossing, turning, and scratching, so I’m completely knackered (as boofae would say) before the day even starts. I am going tomorrow which will probably be better anyway because the MPA will be there and I have a project we both need to get squared away.
Well, I suppose I should get another cup of coffee.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 63 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 89 and mostly N.O.S. for the day. The plan of the day is to do some stuff to work on the cee-mint pond a bit and trim the hedges a bit (they don’t look bad but are a little shaggy) and take some assorted junk to the landfill as today is a free day. That should be enough productivity for one day. I can’t risk losin’ my major sloth status, now can I? Sup shall be leftover ham pot pie.
Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.
Mornin, all! Up and about to head to the shop to do some…stuff. I don’t really know what I’m gonna work on today. I’ve got some TV boxes to fix or I could start on the counters that I’m trading for work on the truck, but I’ve got a case of the donwannas.
My brother texted me early this AM and asked if he could stay with me on his journey to his daughter’s graduation. That’ll be a week after my folks are here visiting. That’s a lot of family.
I had a piece of toast yesterday and a tortilla with a slice of cheese today. Not a lot, I know, but I want to keep it benign till my stomach settles. There are still some rumbly gut sounds, but thankfully, no vomiting. I’m thinking maybe I’ll pick up a can of soup at Food Lion - that should be a benign lunch.
The truck is loaded and ready to go - I scooped the cat box before gathering the household trash. The center doesn’t open for another 45 minutes but I don’t feel like doing anything right now. Maybe I can find some applesauce in the pantry - that’s benign, right?
I hate feeling all weak and shaky. I know it will pass, but it’s not fun when I have things to do. At least I don’t have to babysit.
Morning all. Stayed in until nearly 8:30am this morning, which was just fine with me. For once my bladder did not provide an early wake-up call. Need to do the shopping-n-sammich run here in a little bit and then go swimmin’ for awhile–the evening walk is in jeopardy, there are tunder-boomers predicted for 5-6pm.
VanGo, just save up all those ‘wanna go to bed’ times for retirement; I’m enjoying mine now. And once you’re there, things will fall into place.
Keep feeling better, FCM and don’t overdo.
Nettie, let us know how the feline detente does; it’s stories like these that makes this place so great. Take care.
Had to bury our dog up on the property Saturday. She had really bad abdominal cancer but with medicine she got a last week with decent QoL Took a picture of the burial site and texted it out and not one kid texted back any condolences. I’ve decided for today if anyone asked what I did this weekend I’ll say, “I buried a body in a shallow grave in the mountains.” which is the truth.
I still am not sure I get MMP, but here goes, and thanks to everyone for the warm welcome last time I dipped a toe here.
First, Saint Cad, so sorry about your dog. That is hard. It is good you could give her a last week with QoL.
Today I am entering grades for the semester. This is boring work, with 25
Still going through some new house drama here. More hoops to jump through for mortgage approval, and we’re not done yet. We’ve got a quick trip to Vegas later this week for our design center meeting. This will finalize all the features of the house, and thus the total cost. Loan guy says we should get an official approval quickly after that, but we’re still quite anxious about it. At least we can fit in a little fun - two nights on the strip.
I skipped last week’s MMP, as I didn’t feel I had the bandwidth to keep up. Crazy busy at irk as well, due to Spring Breaks and the Easter holiday. As a natural introvert, my social battery was depleted long before I could stop dealing with people, and I ended each day completely exhausted. So I did minimal Doping and no Mumping.
Sounds like I missed some drama. Moooom, you lost a nephew? How horrible and tragic. I am so very sorry.
Hugs to you and all others who need them.
Thanks! Got interrupted and edit window closed…to continue…
Today I am entering grades for the semester. This is boring work, with 250+ grades to enter in an electronic system that takes me much longer than the old paper system did. It will take upwards of 2 hours. Like so much new systems stuff, it moves work around rather than eliminate it; it saves money for someone, but doesn’t necessarily reduce toil. As John Stuart Mill noted in 1848, “it is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day’s toil of any human being.”
Our balcony is being examined today, along with others in the building, as we need repairs to them. I am more concerned with the flowers on the balcony than the balcony as such; it’s only a few potted plants, but the hummingbirds love it. And they dart in and out of the “water feature,” a cheap solar powered “fountain” that rests in a large, deep drainage saucer or whatever those things you put under potted plants are called. So, once the grades are done, it will be a fine day.
There’s not really anything to “get” - I think we’re just a more concentrated MPSIMS without the need to start multiple threads for our mundanity. Plus swampy gives us the SW Jawja weather report daily, and how can you beat that???
Wouldn’t you know, I forgot to take the checks that needed to be deposited. But I got rid of trash and recycling and I picked up a few groceries Holy crap, I can’t believe how much prices have gone up! $3.50/lb for butter? $2.49 for a dozen eggs? I saw corn on the cob at 79¢ per ear!! That’s $9.48 a dozen! I hate to see what the Amish will be charging this year.
I think it’s time for me to chill a bit - I feel like I’ve overdone it. So I’ll assume the recline position and read for a while. Any bets on if I can stay awake??
Shopping (bananas, milk, bag o’sallit, lettuce, Lysol cleaner) is done and have just consumed Jersey Mike’s #3 with a bag of chips. In about an hour will head to the gym for my hour’s swimming.
Like FCM and boo fae said, not much to get; you let people know what’s going on and you engage with those folks whose post interest you. Kinda like life. And do you teach high school or college–that is a lot of students!
Holy Rascal (Saint Cad), most sorry about your loss; at least you did the best for her and let her go when it was time.
Wheelie, all appropriate appendages crossed for the loan to go through smoothly.
OK, need to call the Credit Union and get my website back…stupid system…
