I'm Up too Early so May as Well Start the MMP

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Yeah - sometimes my fingers go on autopilot and I don’t always catch errors when I preview. She didn’t want to have to wake him since he’s working a late shift tonight.

We’re back from the playground - Roxy must have worn herself out in the hour we were there - she fell asleep in the car! But once I parked in the garage, she woke up, so just a little doze. I should be able to get her down to nap, if a bit later than usual.

Supper will be shrimps with onions, zukes, and yellow squish, all over rice. I may throw some alfredo sauce into the mix - we shall see. Other than that, not a whole lot for the rest of the day.

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Happy cake day @SCAdian it’s just the anniversary of your official join date, and an excuse to say, “Happy cake day!” to someone. :slight_smile:

It’s not pouring but it’s at least finally sprinkling a bit. If I do get around to changing my sheets - and that unpleasantly awkward chore needs to get done - I’ll just haul the bedding to the House O’Suds (local laundromat) to dry. I’ve got quarters aplenty, been hoarding them like I did back in college!

Kitty litter box has been fully changed, and already scooped again! I got spoiled having an elderly, sedate matriarch for a furry companion. New Monkey-Cat is 5 mo. old or so, literally a boy teenager, and he eats & poops just like any other boy teenager. Keeps emptying the food bowl, he does!

He also has a bit of a funk (say it with me! just like any other boy teenager) which brings me to an agenda item for today: introducing New Cat to having his teeth brushed.

Nikki is awesome about it, but when she was being introduced to this particular torture, I had a very capable and experienced second pair of hands, in the form of the late, great Other Shoe. Now I have to do this alone, with a cat much bigger than a lil’ kitten, without his help.
I put off doing this all day yesterday because it made me miss him so damn much.

I’m verklempt. waves long acrylics Talk amongst yourselves.

I got some of yesterday’s laundry put away (ok, I got dressed from it - totally counts!) and washed some dishes.

This house must have been built by - and for - Hobbits. On top of the sink being so small and shallow, it’s also set into a counter that I swear is at least four inches too low for me.

Jeez, I am just one giant pity party today.

ETA: @janis_and_c0 sent u a P.M.

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Just got an email from the mortgage guy saying we’re good to close. So I guess it’s all official now. I thought it was official when the realtor told Daughter to arrange to transfer the utilities to her name…

Closing will be at 1 tomorrow. Then the fun begins. :smiley:

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Mazel tov! Our property closed Friday and we hope the new owner is very happy there.

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Afternoon all. I have been active in the morning for once. As I drove out of my residential area, the nearest major crossroads was blocked with 3-4 service trucks with their baskets up and the cops blocking the road. Might have had something to do with the power outage last night, I guess. So went the other way and passed the church were my voting district is. Since they had a local election today, went and got my “I Voted” sticker for council-person and Mayor-took about 5 minutes. Then to bank and stopped at the Dollar store for Pepsi on special…except it was Coke that was on sale, so I passed. Then went to Furniture Row and bought a second nightstand to complement the one on the right side of the bed and thence to Wal-Mart optical where I bought two new pairs of glasses (one daily and one spare). Having done my bit for the economy, I also got a big jug of Cheese Balls as a reward. And still made it home before the rain closes in.

So nothing much else planned for the day, but I can do things when I make a list…

susan, good news.

FCM, good news

Nut, that’s bureaucrazy for you…

Take care all.

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Blockquote You’re doing a good job with the educating and advocating. I’m learning from you every time you write.:spoon::spoon::spoon::spoon::spoon::spoon:

Aww, thank you so much! <3 It means a lot.

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I had the oncology appointment today about the mass in my neck. He poked and prodded and muttered, “What the heck is that?” I’m going to be glass-half-full and say at least he didn’t say, “Uh-oh!” He wants me to have an ultrasound and hoped he could get me right in for one, but, as is typical around here, the scheduler for the imaging place wasn’t in and nobody else could schedule me. So I may have to walk back there today…or tomorrow…or next whatever. If it’s nothing, he wants to see me in 3 months to check on it. If it’s something, he’ll call me.

The scale and I had a scream fest this morning and are no longer on speaking terms.

It was downright cold when I woke up this morning, but the sun is out, and it’s supposed to get up to 74º.

Hugs all around. I hope we hear from Dot soon.

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I’m good for a few bucks for housecleaner for dots

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Howdy Y’all! Laundry has been laundered and nappage achieved. A never endin’ whirlwind of activity are we! Around three(ish) we shall go partake of Mexican commestibles. OLÈ!

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Set up appointments for Firday and Sat mornings to get quotes for a new front door, a repaired patio door, and maybe a new solar tube in the kitchen. That was a spur of the moment request, just because.

FCD is lunching, Roxy is still napping, SIL has gone to meet daughter and the realtor. Mundane day at FairyChatEstates.

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Yep. Me too.

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@SurrenderDorothy, I hope all is well. Can I call you Dot, too? I never posted much in these threads until recently when I really needed someplace to go and just put things out to the universe and, magically, people listened.

I know I don’t know you, but if you ever need someone to listen when you put things out to the universe, I’m here. We all are.

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The thing is, if you use the board formatting @ThelmaLou the person will get a notification that they have been addressed in a post, even if they’re not “watching” the thread (at least, I think that’s the case). So I’d say, use both variations of someone’s name, especially the former, if they’re not someone who seems to be watching the thread and you want to make sure they know you’re mentioning them. [/PSA]

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First day of vacation. I’m going to spend the time taking pictures of stuff and putting them on eBay.

Dinner last night was leftover chicken mole, but there wasn’t a mole of chicken nor any moles.

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Well, crap.

This is why I shouldn’t be allowed to operate on less than 5 hours of sleep. :frowning:

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Huh? That was just an FYI for future reference, as we gradually discover the ins and outs of this new format. Why “crap”? What’s that about? You haven’t done anything crapworthy.

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I do appreciate the FYI - I’m definitely still learning how to navigate the new look & feel of the board.

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I think everyone is. The board has some cool features that were missing from the old format. Eventually we may discover all of them… or most of them anyway.

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Because of COVID, the realtors can’t be at closing. So after her walkthru, she was handed the keys. She’s just a little excited. :smiley:

One step closer to getting our house back! :champagne: :champagne: :champagne:

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So I get a call from the oncologist’s office: they’ve sent orders to Imaging, so I should call there to get an appointment. I do. They insist they have no orders. They’ll call me when they get them. Or not. Call back later. This is the kind of nonsense that made it take an entire two months between diagnosis and cancer surgery. Hmph.

If anybody hears from Dot, please let us know. I’m not asking for confidential stuff, just that she’s been in touch.