(Old) Happy New Year 2024 MMP

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Morning all. Woke up at 5:15am due to (1) Message from Bladder Control and (2) Solving a clue from the crossword I had been working on (clue was “Potter’s best friend” and the answer was of course ‘Weasley’). So then of course I had to spend 30 minutes or so on the crossword and by then I was wide awake, so I’m up early today. We’ll see if nappage occurs later today. Not making it to 50F today but no rain to be seen and might even spot the Big Yellow Ball in the Sky this afternoon.

doggio , hope Ace and Spot establish a quick detente.

Hopefully it is not a message from the squirrel Mafia…

Well, obviously being a MMP’er has been good for you…seriously, no one gets to know how much time they have on this planet, glad you are still here to share it with LadySCAdian and us.

cat glove, thank you for the update. Sounds like things are going well, hope they continue that way.

That’s realistic with a Capital “R”. Even more appendages crossed.

shoe, thanks for the stories and description of how pizza works. Enjoy the taco’s. And a happy rodent is one that is not escaping.,we hope.

FCM, happy Birthdays to Mom and SIL.

yanker, that’s a great picture.

OK, onward into Sunday. Coach 9 year old soccer about 2pm today but except for that sloth should prevail. All y’all take care.

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Afternoon, mumpers! It’s currently 3c/37f with no predicted change today, and mostly cloudy. Weather app asks “Do you ever wonder if the fucking clouds look down at us and think, look at all the fucking dipshits?” No, I don’t think I’ve ever wondered that but I might just start.

doggio yay for Ace coming home, I hope Spot doesn’t get his nose too much out of joint over sharing a human.

VanGo sounds like you could do with a bit of downtime, even a few days here and there :slight_smile:

yanker yay for having your house back!

CatGlove glad to hear things are going well for hubs, appendages crossed that it continues to be so.

Oopsie sorry to hear about your volunteer colleague, sudden deaths are hard to cope with. Balanced slightly by the good news on Bailey and the sofa! To answer your question, I think 'im indoors was intending to purchase the correct watch, but was somehow persuaded by a sales person to take the other one (despite them being the same price so it wasn’t even a case a pushing him to buy a more expensive item). Fortunately, they had the one I wanted in the window, and now it’s at home with me.

Yesterday ended well, he made Chinese chicken curry and egg-fried rice for dinner, and we ended up watching films while slurping cocktails for the rest of the night. Went to bed late, got up late, and am having a lazy day.

I have no big plans for today although I’ve got a pile of t-shirts to iron, and I have a book of short stories that I offered to proofread so I should make a start on that. It’s a good thing to do whilst reclining on the sofa with a cup of tea (or three). I’m doing dinner tonight so that will be chilli, and that’s the sum total of today’s output.

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Good morning.

It’s 36F and cloudy outside with an expected high of 45 and cloudy to mostly cloudy skies.

doggio, yay for bringing home Ace! I hope the adjustment period is minimal for both Spot and Ace.

yanker, yay for getting your house back!

I was in pure sloth mode all day yesterday. All that was accomplished was picking up poo in the yard (this is done most every time the pups head out), dishes, and replacing the puppy pen blankets and mat. Oh, I mopped the floor in the pen too. But, other than that, I was a sloth-master.

I guess that means I’ll have to face the mall today or take off early and do it tomorrow. The fact that I’m procrastinating on this mall trip demonstrates that I do NOT want to go on this trip. The timing is bad, and I have an overall bad feeling about the trip in general. I can’t explain it, but I hope I’m wrong. Maybe the bad feeling is because I don’t want to go, or maybe I’m sensing something.

At any rate, whether I go to the mall today or wait until after work tomorrow, I have laundry to wash today.

oopsie, I’m sorry about your colleague’s passing.

catglove, I’m glad things are progressing well for your husband, and I hope things continue going well.

I just remembered I need to pay my HOA dues. I’ll make sure I do that tomorrow after work, too. I’m sure I’ll be one of the first. Some of the people around here are slow to pay.

Alrighty then. I need to finish my coffee and run the dishwasher. I have 40 minutes to go until puppy feeding time, and then it’ll be time for the third potty trip this morning.

Take care everyone.

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I’ve made those in the past and they really are amazingly good, in a messy sort of way.

Good visit with youngest son and a couple of grandsons, one of whom is the son of my deceased middle son. He’s struggled with high school because of ADD issues, but will graduate this year. He says he wants to be an electrician and go through the union trade school. The other grandson is in his first year at university. He’s a serious student, and a smart, funny young man. I think he’ll be a star at the end of it all. And the pizza was good.

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I was trying to remember when we celebrated the visit of the Magi. Then I had an Epiphany.

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IKR? We must make a pose of woe upon his behalf.

I have it on good authority that dogs drool, and cats rule.

Isn’t that just the best feeling?

May there be more in your near future.

That was great. Thanks for the early-morning lulz!

I’ve read this three times and still can’t parse the meaning.

Ironing … t-shirts … ? { cocks head sideways, makes vaguely puzzled expression }

Clearly.

Friggin’ good for him. This path isn’t followed by nearly enough people these days, so he’ll not only be doing society a favor, he’ll have serious job security.

{ rolls up newspaper }

Okay, time to investigate last night’s leftovers and forage some sort of breakfast before conking back out again.
Outside everything is freshly white & very pretty. Inside, my bed is warm & comfy, and often features a purring cat.
Woke gently this morning to the slow, simple realization that Monkey was snuggled right next to me, absolutely fast asleep.

I think a hot cuppa tea while looking at the white-outlined trees is in order.

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I wish I had a cat so I could post cute stories about her, but until I am able to financially take care of her in case of health problems, I won’t.
Love cats.
Up and looking forward to church. Cold out, but its about time. We’ve coasted for awhile here in north Ohio.

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Same 'round these parts.

Huge consensus from the endless parade of customers last night. Just one variation after another on: “Yep, it’s really comin’ down now.” { giant sigh from depths of Midwestern soul } “Whelp, guess we were due.”

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So to be sure the chemo doesn’t negatively impact the ?kidneys? (IIRC), he’s been hooked to a continuous saline drip since Thursday which means he has to pee every hour. I think the trade-off of having to pee hourly vs having nausea is a win. I told him to hang in there; only 2 more days of chemo then he’ll be unhooked from the saline drip. He texted a few minutes ago: “Nursing staff happy my kidneys are working full blast”

shoe your post brought me to tears; thank you.

And thank you once again to everyone for your words of comfort and support and prayers!!!

I heard this on my radio just as it was happening as I was coming out of the matinee the very first time I saw Les Miserables. I’ve seen Les Miz about a dozen times since on stage and then the theater version with Hugh Jackman and also the 25th anniversary on PBS. Obviously my very favorite play.

doggio Yay for Ace. Happy Day!

There were some small flakes when I drove home from the hospital last evening. They stuck on the lawn but sidewalks and street are clear. Looks pretty. One other thing I forgot to mention is that I had a double kahlua and cream (used Hubs half & half; have to use it up so it doesn’t go bad :smile: ) last evening.

boofae glad you were able to get the watch you wanted.

Hubs just texted again asking if I would bring a banana and some cinnamon or powdered sugar donut holes so I need to dash to Kroger then to hospital. Take care all. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Yeah, most reputable shops want someone with formal training and a union card is a good guarantee. I told him I’d help him with the math, if he needs it (I was an electrician long ago).

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Well and truly cracked me up!! :rofl:

We ran to MIL’s apt to check her mail - nothing. Then to Food Lion for a couple of items. Now we’re home for a day of slothage. We’ll get the pictures hung eventually.

OK, off to sloth, after I clean the critter fountain, dammit. I forgot to do it yesterday.

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So I am not sure where I will use it but at the fabric store yesterday I ran across a bolt of “Happy Harvest” and could not resist buying a yard:

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Judging from his looks, I would’ve guessed some beagle ancestry.

Happiest of birthdays to your mom and WIL Moooooom.

Up, caffeinating, breakfasted and fixing to do KP. I’m feeling quite a bit better at this point, but still practicing sloth and nappage before going back to irk Tuesday.

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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Sometimes you just have to put in the effort.

We keep it in the vegetable drawer in the fridge, which is pretty cold. It’s never gone bad.

I bought a container of fresh pesto at TJ’s. I put that in the freezer.

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This made me shudder, cuz last coupla times I bought pesto, it came in a glass jar.

I have performed the Great Rounding Up Of The Household Trash ™ including the Scooping Of The Poop Box (trademark pending) and also preemptively rolled the bin out, cuz the white stuff is a-comin’ down again, and who knows if Future Shoe is gonna wanna deal with that nonsense at 1 a.m.

(Narrator: “She will not.”)

I am so pissed at myself. It’s a minor, stoopit thing in the grand scheme of things, but … this, THIS is why I hate getting all excited and looking forward to stuff, and especially roping other people into it.

I kept telling Sweet Manager that our lobby would soon be all lit up and pretty again.

The red heart lights for work arrived. A day early!

… they’re friggin’ battery powered. I specifically wanted plug-in. (We can’t chew through that many AAs, are you nutz?) But somehow, I fucked that up.

Goddamn it. Gonna hafta eat crow to my manager, return the damn things, try to find something that works, wait even longer for the lobby to not be all dark and dreary.
{ whine } But I want these for NOW, when the sun sets early and it’s dark for 75% of my shift and brightly colored pretty lights just put nearly everyone - not just me - in a better mood. Including, ahem, customers. Who, ahem, have the power to make or break an hour of an entire shift’s mood.

The most firstest worlds of problems, I suppose.

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I’m in an incredibly good mood this morning. I made a conscious decision to find the fullness of the glass instead of the emptiness and its made all the difference mentally. I’m sure the fact that the kids start back to school tomorrow has nothing to do with it. :laughing:

I’m the same. We had two cats that passed but, as much as we missed having the pets, we know the money isn’t there to get more.

oopsie, I’m so sorry for the loss of your colleague.

doggio, yay for you and the adorbs Ace!

catglove, I’m glad to hear that things are going very well for your husband. I’ll be keeping the good thoughts winging your way.

yanker, cracking up at the pic of Lucy and d-dog! Perfect timing for the shot!

Was it The ABC Murders? IIRC, Malkovich wasn’t a bad Poirot but he was no Suchet.

Also, Happy birthday to your mom and SIL!

shoe, smart idea with the hazelnuts!

hippie, love the fabric. Maybe a small bag that could hike appropriate accouterments?

red, glad that you’re feeling better! Sloth and nappage are important to keeping you that way.

I kinda jumped all over the place with replying because I was going to start at the bottom and work up (working the other way I’ve found that most of the questions I am are already answered further down). Then nappage ambushed me for about 90 minutes. It was needed but I lost my mind in there somewhere.

Now that my HSA has replenished, I bought a new TENS unit for my back. My old one works fine, but I kept pulling off the leads every time I had to use the facilities. The new one that I got is wireless and controlled by an app on my phone. It works wonderfully and even has a massage function. I need to try to use either the old or the new on my leg where I’ve been putting a majority of the strain, see if that helps too.

The way my back has been, I’ve decided that I’m probably skipping storytime tomorrow. I miss the kiddos - storytime being on Mondays means that we haven’t had it for the last 2 weeks and we won’t be next week. But I’ve been using my cane fairly regularly so I don’t see me being much help.

Today is going to be a “fight with BtY” day. They go back to school tomorrow and trying to get him to take a bath is difficult in the best of times. I also need to make sure to get his clothes together so they’re clean for tomorrow. CtE actually did their laundry themself yesterday. So they just need to get clean.

Speaking of, I should probably do the same. I’ve got a day off heavy slothage ahead and I’ve got to look my best for it!

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Don’t be too hard on yourself. I make similar mistakes far more than I should. I’ve bought pants without pockets for CtE, the wrong connector cable for my monitor, battery powered items that I thought were USB charged… each time, I look at it like a learning experience. “Next time, Future Fishy, make sure you check the size before you order a desk that won’t fit!” I’m sure Sweet Manager will be sweetly understanding.

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Once again, the weather disappointed me. No white Christmas.

Still trying to decide to order in or go out to eat. I’m leaning order in, getting in comfy clothes, snuggling in…and it looks like the decision is made. Off to check out grub hub.

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Yeah, that was it. It was OK, but I find I don’t like the dramatizations of Christie works that I’ve seen - especially the Kenneth Branagh versions. Probably because I just don’t like him.

The sun is shining. FCD has just left for the marina, because he wanted something to do. I stayed behind since I’m just as happy to sit and read (which I will do shortly) and I get no joy from standing in the marina staring at our future slip. It is a tad irritatin - I’ve been asking for over a week that he put together a tool box for me to keep in the garage so I don’t have to hike out to his shop if I need a screwdriver. He tells me it won’t take any time at all, but so far, it’s taken over a week… :roll_eyes: Because it’s not something he wants to do.

Anyway, back to my recliner. I’ve got some serious munchies going, but I’m trying really hard to get back into my sensible eating mode. It’s rough at home, and it’s going to be a real challenge on the cruise. I shall pause to curse all those folks who can seemingly eat what they want with no tonnage consequences. Dammit.

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Ace is home and has already defended me from 2 assaults from The Invisible Mole People. Spot is having none of it right now.