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I’ll trade you VBC and eye drops three times a day. It’s actually working out pretty well because we have a Plan. The Plan includes where the unspeakable deed will happen and who will be on which end of the victim. Hubs always announces the time (he loves his outlook calendar) and the poor kitty is carried off to a horrible fate.

Part of our routine is for me to put four treats on the torture table so she can see them before her torment begins.

She jumps off the kitchen island as soon as she is released and runs 6 or 7 feet away and turns and waits for her two treats. Of course GG and NSGC get a treat each just to be fair.

I never figured that one out, but did learn that I could pour baby oil on the washcloth that I used in the shower and use that to wipe myself down after my shower. The lighter oil seemed to soak into my skin faster and I didn’t stick to the sheets.

I don’t kneel without a lot of thought and planning because this getting old thing sucks.

I have a space heater for our bathroom and it’s wonderful to not get that wet skin chill before I can towel off. I’m terrified of those fast hot space heaters so mine are the oil filled sort, they are slower but still work very nicely.

I promise, it’s not just around your neck of the woods.

Our FEDX guy is wonderful, our contract mail person sucks.

Thanks all for the kind words for our friend. He thinks one cat escaped the trailer by getting into the drywall and then down through a hole in the sub-floor. The feral cats he feeds live under there and have pulled all the insulation down so I’m pretty sure he’s right. Not to mention the hole in his kitchen and bedroom floors…

Thankfully, he got the other one and the lady who wanted him still wants him. Hubs will be taking them to meet her in the morning.

GG knows that hubs is stressed and has been helpfully sitting on his lap while hubs is trying to kill computer monsters. Hubs’ gaming name has always been Teufelhunden (Devil Dog) and it amuses me when he tells his battle buddies he has to leave the battle because his kitten needs a cuddle. Then they get in hubs’ recliner and take a nap.

Excellent news! Don’t get over confident and hurt yourself, you won’t get better overnight.

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I went for a little walk today. I passed by a garage where two homeless guys used to live. During lockdown, I went by there daily. I assume the homeowner acquiesced, since they were there so long, often with a radio playing… The garage is in front of the house at street level; the house is about 25 steps up and behind it. Today I was shocked to see it had been burned: the roof is gone, and the concrete walls are blackened. I hope nobody was hurt.

flyboy, that’s creepy. I’m glad no one was injured, but I wonder about loss and damage. The article doesn’t say. Arson really creeps me out.

nettie, yikes. I hope they catch the perpetrators.

Dang it, I meant to include that it was from David Copperfield. I hate when people don’t identify a reference, and here I did that very thing. I should make myself write "I will always identify a reference"100 times.

How would you say they compare to Hostess Ho-Ho’s? Those were a childhood favorite of mine.

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No snow, but cold and windy. Brrrrrr.

Your sister is named Dennis?

You’re teaching them that you get rewarded for tormenting VBC.

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I’m glad you’re making progress. :slight_smile: I’m sure Mauser has been a comfort. :dog:

Months ago (when Pixel started needing hand feeding) I resolved that I would be able to get up and down off the floor by my own damn self. It took a while but I’ve gotten pretty good at it. I’ve progressed to knee bends even! :grin:

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Want. Not enough to fly to the U.S. for it, but if they still have it the next time I’m there, I’ll be setting foot, voluntarily, in a Walmart. Unless the reviews are really negative.

Thank you! We thought so as well.

Yesterday we did some shopping and decided to go to the pizza place, instead of getting pizza delivered. Very nice, but we should have gotten the small piece of tiramisu. It was a lot, plus I got a very sweet cocktail.

I have 5 loaf pans, 2 which are glass, and the same size, and 3 other metal ones which are different sizes, and don’t nest together. Yesterday I bought 3 metal loaf pans and have put the old metal ones in the discard pile. So I have to christen the new ones, so I’ll make cherry chocolate quick bread.

And then I decided I should get rid of the mini muffin pans because they take up room, but I haven’t used them in years. I will make mini lemon cupcakes as a farewell treat, and then put them in the discard pile as well.

And then get to the paperwork. I got the paperwork from the hospital that I have to fill out before I get a biopsy in 10 days. Plus I have to set up the hospital app. And start gathering papers for taxes. Fun times.

And maybe go for a walk. Lunch will be leftover chicken enchiladas, so that’s fast.

Happy Sunday!

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Morning, mumpers! I am up reasonably early for a Sunday - already been out and washed the car’s windows as they were absolutely filthy after we got back home yesterday. There was all sorts of mucky salty spray coming off the road surface so I thought I’d give them a clean up so I can see where I’m going later. Also have to go via the garage and put air in the tyres since the squeaky bum light switched on while we were on our way Oop Norf.

Nettie I had to google the butter dish and realised my gran had one of a very similar design that we had at home after she died. I don’t know what happened to it, can’t recall seeing it when I cleared out mum’s flat but my brother might have sneaked it out. I don’t think it would have been from the same manufacturer, I’m not sure she would have been able to get it here, but it looked very much like that. Glad it arrived safely, it’s a pretty design.

I’m just having a cuppa after the car-cleaning exertions, got to get my hair washed next and get on with various other chores before I leave. I made dinner last night and have leftovers for tomorrow, 'im indoors is cooking tonight so that is one less thing for me to think about. I need to construct something for lunch to take to irk tomorrow, and also work out how much strapping my toes need to be comfortable if I’m doing any amount of walking. Getting better but don’t want to risk a setback :slight_smile:

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Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 21 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 65 and N.O.S. for the day. We have a HARD FREEZE WARNING in effect until eight a.m. I stepped outside and can say, 'tis definitely cold. The big item on today’s agenda is deheathenization, I have Verger duty, followed by a McN.O.L. The rest of the day shall be devoted to sloth, nappage, and general overall worthlessness. Any other need to feed will be via forage.

CupCakes glad you’ve progressed to a cane. The healin’ process is a slooooooooooow one once one gets to be of a certain age. This gettin’ old stuff ain’t for sissies!

Dicey if I were not so dedicated to sloth, your talk of bakin’ stuff might possibly inspire me.

Nellie I much prefer Swiss Rolls to HoHos, but that could just be a regional thing as I grew up in the land of Little Debbie’s. Speakin’ of which, here is a review of the Little Debbie’s ice creams. The guy doin’ the review is a hoot! The review is from the book of faces, so apologies to anyone who can’t view.

Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, purtification for deheathenization must commence.

Happy Sunday Y’all!

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Today has started out at TEN DEGREES!!! That’s freekin’ COLD!!! :ice_cube: :ice_cube: :ice_cube: :ice_cube: At least it’s not windy, but then it’s still early. I will say Higgs didn’t dawdle when I let her out. 10°??? Sheesh.

Chances of us going anywhere today? Teensy! Plus I didn’t clean up the kitchen after baking the bread yesterday, so it’s a mess and I need to take care of that. Maybe I’ll try to get our taxes done today. I started them, but now I finally have all the documents I need. hesitate because I fear bad news. But if we still owe after all the estimated tax I sent in, I can at least figure it out now and send the money later.

I enjoyed the Little Debbie reviews, and without tasting them, I feel like I agree with him. He sounds wise, and hilarious! Now I want some Nutty Buddy.

All righty then - onward! Happy Sunday!!

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Glad you’re progressing with the cane baker. Skritches to Mauser.

Up, caffeinating, breakfasted and fixing to prep breakfasts / lunches for the week before KP. I need to call CVS back, but not much has to be done today.

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off today. Gordie has done his business in the 19 degree weather. I shall do some cleaning, hockey, and handegg today.

I get off early enough on Mondays that I can duck in and out before the Walmartians sober up/make bail.

Pretty kitties, Sunny. My five toed sloth says “hi!”

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Morning all. The Sunday paper has been retrieved and pills taken and the first two loads of laundry (u’wear and shirts) will be started shortly so they will be done before I go out for dinner, the rest will wait until afternoon. Otherwise not much on the agenda. At least it is somewhat warmer than yesterday (33F heading for 56F).

Cupcakes, glad things have improved enough that the cane works for you. Let us know when it gets well enough to walk Mauser without it.

Sunny, nice pictures of your Feline Maste…err, friends…

nellie, no biggie, the wonderfulness of the internet is 10 seconds with google will provide and answer 99% of the time, and I learn something.

OK, need to watch my two Sunday Aviation youtubers (A Brit taking flights all over the world and a 747 pilot explaining things that come to his attention). All y’all take care.

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Good morning everyone.

It’s 40 degrees and a little damp outside. We are supposed to see a high somewhere around 54 degrees with a 100% chance of rain.

There isn’t much going on around here today; chores and I think that will be the extent of things. Polar didn’t seem to feel too well yesterday, so I hope he feels better today. He did eat his dinner and dessert, but he wasn’t quite himself. He’s not exactly his young robust self anyway, but we didn’t receive our usual talking yesterday. He has good days and bad days, so I am hopeful today is a good day.

Such pretty kitty pics are being shared!

Yesterday I was going over my bank accounts and was astounded to see our too very ordinary pizzas from Dominos had cost us $79.00 with tip. That’s just ridiculous and I told the husband we are not ordering pizza anymore. I don’t mind paying a little money for a good meal, but c’mon, it’s Dominos and they don’t exactly serve stellar food.

I’m not a fan of snack cakes in general. I do like the occasional Nutty Butty, but the rest always taste weird and chemically to me. As a kid, I loved the Hostess Ding Dongs, but that was it. Now, they taste weird and leave a horrible waxy coating on the tongue.

Time to finish my coffee and clean up the kitchen. I cooked Polar’s chicken and rice last night, and need to clean up the pot and rice cooker.

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If you sign up with them to get emails, you will get daily offers that are lots cheaper than their regular menu prices. Their Mix & Match deals aren’t bad. Even when I was ordering for 5 of us, it never came close to that much. Just a thought.

I think I’ve gathered just about everything I need to do our taxes. I haven’t gotten interest statements from our credit unions, but I doubt we’ve earned $25 total across all the accounts, so I’ll just go to the websites and write down the amounts. Then I’ll shower, dress, and dive in. rah.

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Happy Sunday!

It was a cold 14 feels like 7 at the park this morning.
That was what my phone said, but there was no wind.
I wasn’t going to go, but Lily mom wanted her to get out off leash for a day since she had to irk six days this week. Everybody else wimped out.
I’m glad I went. I feel a whole lot better if I get out in the mornings.

Red, 40 and below is when I wear toe warmers. If my feet are warm, I can take the cold a lot better.

Cute kitties. I love black cats, and that is what I intended to get. Adam chose me though, so tabby it is.
I was a little worried about him yesterday. He went out the night before and he didn’t come home until evening. He’s usually waiting at the door when I let the dogs out in the morning. I don’t like for him to stay out all night when it’s cold like this. I think he stays at some other house; he has come home a few times with tuna on his breath.

I don’t even want to think about TAXES.

I hate when the delivery people put packages right outside the door, so we can’t open the door to get them. Best place for them is the chair next to the door.

I have a ton of stuff to do around here. The house is a mess, I have Christmas gifts still waiting to be put away.
My neighbor is still in the hospital.

I suppose I should get busy doing something.

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That reminds me. I have grated cheddar and crispy rice cereal. There’s going to be Cheese Crisps in my future.

And I ended up making mini cinnamon swirl muffins instead of the lemon cupcakes. Those will have to wait.

Now that’s a plan!

What a beauty!

Got our walk in and now the dishwasher is running. Back to the paperwork.

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We went out for late breakfast, late being the operative word. The wait at CB was 20-25 minutes, so we went to the cafe in Leonardtown instead. Served right away, but dang have their prices gone up! We used to be able to eat there for $20-25, including tip. Today, it was almost $40. The food was good, but I don’t think we’ll be going back there as often as we used to.

After, we swung by Food Lion and I got the TP on sale - we’re good for a while now, especially since there are just 2 of us here. It’s not hoarding when you’re buying on sale. :stuck_out_tongue:

The kitchen is tidied, dirties in the dishwasher, and I guess I’ll attack the taxes now. blech.

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American football? Tennis? Cooking? Your sloth is very cute. I can hardly see their pointy bits.

I think we’ll continue our Ozark binge today. With a little dedication, we’ll get through all of it today. :grin:

Yesterday’s discussion of dry skin inspired me to slather a thick layer of O’keefe’s on my hands at bedtime. I followed that up with some Shikai lotion and today my hands don’t look like I’m an extra on The Mummy. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

Happy Sunday everyone!

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Just finished fighting our taxes on both Tax Act and Turbo Tax. I’m sending everything to the accountant because I just can’t believe it’s as complicated as it seems. And I’m sure I’m missing something here. Dammit. But it’s gonna cost us, either way. Dammit.

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FCM you mentioned NOT hoarding TP. Is that getting to be a thing again? I’ll be getting a refund this year for both state and federal, like I said before I just let H&R Block do it.

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Nope, The Thing is currently waiting for a few weeks for stage 2, which I expect will be mid February- a bit long to keep appendages crossed.

This was an entirely different type of Terribly Important Meeting- with none other than an actual 3d BooFae. Plus some actual 3d coffee and cake and a selection of spiky twigs (note- traditional English rose gardens are lovely in summer, not quite so much in an English January; cake and mumpers are nice year round, however). Turns out she’s not just a selection of pixels arranged into words, who knew?