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shady, my condolences for your losses. Even if half-expected, they are never easy.

VanGo, glad you were able to finish the job the museum couldn’t. Hope they compensate you well for it.

FCM, Ah, I see. Makes sense now.

Oopsie, long as I can keep that number at “2”, I figure I am doing well.

Shopping is done, amazing so few items take so many dollars. Looked on-line for a couple of tax forms I still need, turns out a couple of them I won’t get because they made less than $10 this year. So just need one from an annuity and I can plug in the TurboTax and get that done.

Supposed to get to 19F and possible snow tonight with Indoor soccer tomorrow. Ah well, will keep me out of trouble. Now to fix my Big Bowl O’Sallit and read another 5-10 One-Punch Man magna. All y’all take care.

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Howdy Y’all! I got stuff done this mornin’ and then settled into an afternoon of sloth, nappage, and general overall bein’ . Ah retired life! Majik intartoobz pizza and sallit were ingested. Chillage and bein’ worthless continue.

Oopsie hooray for “1”!

shades sorry about your family losses. Expected or unexpected, they’re still both sad times.

flipper hope the exterminator gives you a good price so y’all can get rid of the meese problem.

All y’all with icky Wintry weather stay safe.

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The exterminator can’t do the trailer just by itself. We’ll try to see if, next time my landlord and landlady have their exterminator come out, if we can pay, ourselves, for them to do the trailer as well.

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I await :grimacing: SNOPOCALYPSE 3.0 :grimacing: And am having a Manhattan.

Depends on the cat. Alex Catt stays in the living room, despite having the run of the apartment. But given her lack of energy, she might actually be a 5 toed sloth.

Sunny, trying to chart out active Mumpers, crushes, pets, and on going beefs:

Note to self: Do not read The Metamorphosis the night before Orkin comes.

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Careful out there taters. I stubbed my toe on a poopscicle last winter and it left a bruise.

I’m sorry for your losses shady. Expected or no, they will leave a void.

Taxes are something that I tend to let the tax bus do anymore baker. You may want to check out local resources for them. My employer sponsors one in our parking lot every year, but many times, places like public libraries, senior centers and community centers do as well. Some years, H&R Block is the one doing them, others, Liberty or 5/3rd Bank.

The apartment is cleaned, laundry done and groceries bought. Arby’s fixed supper tonight, courtesy of coupons in my mail (2 gyros, a side salad and a drink ran ~$10. I put one of the gyros in the fridge for lunch tomorrow).

Now for TV time, surfing and trying not to wake up the little reddish dog in my arms. :slight_smile:

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I have tried to move our waterbed with my feet more than once. Of course I will have much sympathy because I know just how it feels.

GG’s breeder wanted pretty cats. GG’s mama, Raven was an amazing black beauty with glossy fur that glowed in the sun. GG’s sire was a wonderfully handsome tabby. The kittens were all fabulous. GG’s breeder stressed over and over that Maine Coons don’t fully mature until they were about three years old (we think he was trying to make us think that GG might smarten up one day long enough to get attached) while we watched one of his very beautiful retired females walk off the edge of an end table. She did that on purpose of course.

Today GG jumped into an empty laundry basket which flipped over on top of him and he was trapped. Like a rat in a trap, no way out, no escape, no possibility of actually being able to stand up and knock it back over again, nooooooooo he was going to be there forever and ever. It was terrible, just horrible. He had a big meow when he was little, his wail of disrepair grew with him.

He’s sweet, he’s fabulous and he’s going to be a big boy. We got what we paid for.

Ours love Temptations as well. They don’t care what it is as long as it’s not their own kibble. Hub’s friend used to bring over a container of his kittys’ kibble to give ours for treats and we would refill his container with our kibble so he could treat his when he got home.

VBC eats her special food in the back room with the door closed. We don’t want our kitten to eat her prescription food, he needs a high fat and protein diet at this stage of his life. Sometimes GG will run into VBC’s private dining room and hide under the bed so he can rush out and push VBC out of her bowl and snarf it up like a Golden. Hubs yells and starts to get down on the floor to get him out. I unscrew the lid on VBC’s kibble and GG comes right out to get a bite. Then I give Hubs the look, of course.

The most important part, of course!

It was a long day. Hubs’ friend loves his cats and has to give five of them up. We found homes for his two bonded pairs and were supposed to deliver them yesterday. Friend couldn’t catch them and when he did trap one, he let it go because it needed to be four or none in his mind.

The deadline for this whole thing is Monday, Hubs has been stressed out of his mind. The thrift store furniture they shopped for earlier this week was delivered and the lady at the facility was amazing. She had the furniture placed in the right spots and then hung pictures on the wall and added several nice touches like a nightstand lamp and little decorating touches.

Today they caught 3 cats and took them to the vet. Hub’s friend was of course very emotional during this. The vet and humane society are open tomorrow, so hopefully they will be able to get the other two. Hubs friend is planning to move to his new place with the clothes on his back which is making hubs crazy because he knows that once they get friend moved in, he’s going to realize he needs such things as a litter box for his cat along with litter and food because he left those things behind.

Poor Hubs always has a plan. The older he’s gotten the less flexible he’s gotten about The Plan. If we are going somewhere and want to try to be there before it gets hot, we agree to a time and he back plans everything that needs to be done according to The Plan. If I find that I need to stop and pee at an unscheduled time, it upsets The Plan. I totally married my father.

His friend has never had a plan. We have known him for over 20 years and he used to be able to plan well enough to pay his bills and buy food when he got his disability checks but now he’s constantly in the moment and the past.

I get to hear about it and because Hubs is so frustrated his voice raises. The cats aren’t used to raised voices so they get upset and frightened.

I am so looking forward to Tuesday, life isn’t nearly as serine as I like at the moment.

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unknown Thank you for the stories of GG. The tale of his ?grand mother? falling off a table gave me a good chuckle. Let’s all give it up for GG! He brings happiness to my weird imaginary internet friends

Ooofta, I re-read the bit about the Plan. Literally you’re herding cats. That’s supposed to be just a saying. I wish you great luck. I try to be a bit of a plan nudger. When I see my Plan Making Friend getting askew, I’ll try to nudge the plan back into something that might work. Like let’s not build a round porch, maybe a rectangle might be better.

missred Please give the little reddish dog a squish from me.

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Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. :grimacing: SNOWPOCALYPSE 3.0 :grimacing: has begun.

Good luck on the literal cat herding, Unknown. And hopefully hubs and friend will be OK post move.

{{{{shades}}}}

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We had a friend like that, altho we didn’t realize how bad it was till we vacationed with him and his wife. Vacation - you know, a time to relax and refresh someplace away from home. Not for Mike. Nope, every day needed an agenda, and “chilling, then maybe eating at a local place” wasn’t good enough. We finally had to say “Tomorrow’s agenda is you guys go your way and we’ll go ours.” He was a nice guy, but dang, wound just a bit tightly about plans.

Near as I can tell this morning from looking out the windows, we got between 3-4" of snow last night, but very little stuck on paved surfaces. There’s not enough to bother shoveling, plus it’s probably mostly ice. FCD just got up and we’ve decided we shan’t venture forth at all.

Daughter texted me last night - their pcr tests all came back negative, confirming the rapid tests. And Roxy is much better - it was just a really nasty cold. Relief all around!

Anyway, hibernation is the plan of the day. Happy snowy Saturday!

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Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 29 Amurrkin out and clear (20 with the wind chill) with a predicted high of 47 and N.O.S. for the day. No biggie plans for the day which is fine by me. Sloth, chillage, nappage, and general over all worthlessness all sound good to me on a chilly day. Any need to feed will be via forage as we have plenty of sammich makin’s, chips, and so forth.

Nameless here’s hopin’ cat herdin’ goes well today. I’ve never been much of a cat person, but the tales of GG always make me laugh.

Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.

Happy Sattidy Y’all!

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Morning all. There is no snow on the ground here, but it is only 19F outside, so a bit chilly for North Ali-bama. Soccer starts around 9am and runs to 5pm, so that will keep me out of trouble for the balance of the day.

I like to plan, but never in such specifics that a change can’t be accommodated; for example on vacation I have a list of things to see that day, but if something else comes along, well, I’ll just re-arrange my plan. Sounds like some folks are just inflexible when they plan. Me, I just make a list and do things off of it as needed.

Unknown, hope the move and cat-catching goes well. And I hope your friend can adjust to this new surroundings.

FCM, glad the kids are negative for COVID.

OK< pills taken so a little break in my fast in a bit then need to dress appropriately for soccer indoors. All y’all have a good Sattiday.

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I love reading about GG unknown. There are times that I miss having a cat around.

Cuddles to a little reddish dog given VanGo. :slight_smile:

I had a weird dream last night, one that I even remember (a rarity for me). I dreamed that Moooooooom’s critter crew was living with Nelson and me. Zivah took over Nelson’s little hidey hole under the bed, Higgs made herself at home and Taz peed on the bed. :open_mouth: For the moment, I think that one four legged guy in my 560 square foot home is the limit. :smiley:

We have a dusting of snow on the ground now (looks a little like the crystal decorating sugar used for cookies). It’s been around or below freezing just long enough for some of it to stick.

No big plans for the day except picking up a prescription and a 1/4" dowel rod and hanging it up as (yet) another ribbon spool holder in the studio (I already have the hardware). I may bake a batch of muffins to warm the place up a bit too. I’m thinking cranberry pecan sounds good. I’ll take some to irk Monday and a couple to my new neighbor. Iff’n I get really ambitious, I’ll make some pumpkin doggy treats for Nelson and take some to the neighbor doggos too.

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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Good morning everyone.

It’s a very brisk 29 degrees and frosty outside with an expected high somewhere in the mid-forties. I believe we are supposed to see some rain tomorrow, so our very brief dry spell is gone.

I managed to avoid stubbing any toes on poopsicles, but my hands were frozen to the point of being somewhat painful by the time I got back inside yesterday. That’s what I get for waiting a week to pick it all up.

I ran my Jeep through the carwash and ran to the two stores I mentioned yesterday. Polar was happy to have the good P-nuttier biscuits and of course, got one immediately upon my return to the house because I was gone FOOOOOOORRRRRRRRREEEEEEEVVVVVVVVER and he was traumatized.

After my return, I just kind of puttered around the house and then watched Netflix. It was lazy day. Today, I plan to head over to the park (with gloves) and get at least five miles in. But first, I need coffee and some fuel. Upon my return, I am hoping to talk the husband into going up to Dania with me. He keeps telling me to pick out a couch, but I picked one out last year and was all ready to order it, but then when he saw it, decided he didn’t like the arm style. He said to go ahead and get it, but I knew he’d bitch about it for the rest of our days, so I passed. I was irritated, to say the least.

I want a more modern or transitional look with cleaner lines and rolled arms just don’t accomplish that look. It’s kind of tough to find something in the middle.

I am glad the the PCR tests all came back negative, FCM.

I should finish my coffee, clean up the kitchen and get some fuel in me. Then, it’s off to the park.

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FedEx delivered our Chewy box at a different address, instead of ours. My daughter contacted Chewy, and told them about it. They sent another shipment to us, telling us if the other box showed up, we can donate it, if we’d like. Well, that first box never did show up, but, the replacement box that they sent, arrived the next day. Amazingly fast.
Anyway, they need to get rid of FedEx. I’m sure they’ve got a good deal going with them, and it obviously pays for itself, even with them having to send out replacement shipments, but, it’s HIGHLY annoying. I swear, even if they’d ship stuff through USPS, I’d happily pay for it. At least I’d know it would actually arrive. Damnit, though. I detest FedEx.

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Good morning, to all. It’s a quaint 7F, this morning. The sun is out, though. So, whatever works. It’s supposed to make it up to around 29F.
I don’t have much planned for the day, other than laundry. That’ll be fun. I don’t know what I’ll make for dinner, yet, but, I need to figure out something, so I can thaw some meat. Maybe a nice little pot of soup would work. I don’t know. Nothing really sounds good to me.
I did discover that the Little Debbie cakes company, will be putting out ice cream, of each flavor. I’m not much on ice cream, but, I do want to try the Nutty Bar version. It’s supposed to be out by Feb. 1st. Some folks are saying it’s already out, in their areas. Only at Walmart, by the way. Apparently, Little Debbie, and Walmart, are in cahoots. Doesn’t surprise me.
Have a good day, everyone, and enjoy your Saturday, if at all possible.

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OMG, that’s like crack to me - I lurves me some Nutty Bars!!!

I’m showered and dressed. We decided to put a little space heater in the bathroom for when we shower since it’s been so cold, and what a difference it’s made!! Today, I decided I needed to slather petroleum jelly on my legs because they’re so dry and itchy, and I set the jar in front of the space heater. It was warm and melty when I slathered it on! So niiiiiice!!! Here’s hoping it takes care of the itchies.

I’ve emptied the dishwasher, then put in the dirties, including the new bottles I bought for Toby. The Dr. Brown brand is a tad pricey, but they have a gizmo inside that minimized the amount of air the baby sucks in with the milk or formula. I’ll keep one here and give the rest to my daughter so she can share with her MIL. Because I’m nice, dammit!

I’ve got the bread machine on the dough cycle - gonna make a couple of loaves of white bread, just because. What else can one do when one decides to stay put? :wink: And I’m about to put pics of our Snowmageddon up on FB…

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Afternoon, mumpers! It’s 13C/52F and sunny, despite the fact my 'pooter says it’s cloudy. I have just come in from out there, and cloudy it most certainly is not.

We had a fab evening with our friends, visited the “highlights” of their new home town and saw some of the local characters. We were in bed by 1am so that wasn’t too bad, met up again just before 10am for breakfast at a local place that they wanted to go to, so they met us at our accommodation and I drove us all there. Breakfast was delicious, I had Eggs Benedict which is a favourite but I rarely get it here, the guys had variations on a full English, and Julie had a breakfast sandwich that the chef constructed specially for her, based on the list of things she can eat (and how they need to be prepared) to suit her cancer treatment etc. We were all stuffed when we left.

They had errands to run, and I had to get back for my appointment with the hairdresser…so off we went…I dropped 'im indoors back at home and went straight to the hairdresser, arriving with 6 minutes to spare!

shady I am sorry for your losses, sometimes the unexpected ones are the worst, simply as they come out of the blue.

I have read, but retained little, clearly I need much more tea!

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This is on the other side of the mountains from here.

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Afternoon all, it’s mainly sunny, but windy, with occasional showers passing over. I was supposed to be doing work on an assignment today.

It’s almost 4pee em, and so far I’ve: given a friend and his bike a lift to the bike shop (the brakes are shot, it’s down a dangerous hill on a fast road and he doesn’t even have a helmet- he was going to try ride it, I said no), gone to the pharmacy, done the weekly shop, spent an hour in one of the campus cafes, because a different friend was working there and they had loads of food going out of date today (campus is pretty dead, with so many students isolating), and really doesn’t like chucking it out, so told a few of us to come grab some, and we all got chatting. Oh, and I’ve written about 60 words of the assignment.

I’ll get it done on time… honest :roll_eyes:

Maybe I’ll get some done tomorrow, after a Terribly Important Meeting.

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This morning I join Filbert in the procrastination club: I did my bills, and am now supposed to be taking some online training. I still need 16.5 “contact hours of project management training” before I can apply to take the exam for the professional certification I hope to get this spring. I have 6-7 of the remaining hours identified already (what I should be doing right now), but I need to figure out how to get the remaining needed hours. I figure I have another week – two, max – before I need to submit my application.

This is my approach to pretty much everything. I’m not much of a long-term planner*, but I generally like to have short-term plans – with the understanding/expectation that they may change (for various reasons).

I went to Paris with some friends several years ago, and we were very happy (and relieved) to discover that we shared this approach. We came up with loose plans for each day, which ensured that we got to do the things we really cared about (e.g., buying certain tickets in advance) while still having room to play some things by ear. We plan to travel together again eventually.

*I dread “where do you see yourself in X years” questions. I get the point of them, but most of the time my answer is “it depends”!

Time for my noon supplements (calcium and vitamin D) and lunch, then some online training!