(Old) Hauntings in the MMP

[JaneDoe42]

@peedin

Ariel had a choke episode yesterday.

That sounds horrible, I’m so sorry you both had to endure it. Is this a common thing for horses or was it new and super scary for you? I’m glad she is better, I hope you recover soon too.

@Misnomer

Here’s my custom bricks-and-brews set (my nephew and I split two soft pretzels during the event;

That whole thing sounded like so much fun, I’m glad you got to go.

@Johnny_L.A

Her Devoutness decided we were going to skip church today. We should go on tiring outings more often!

There are other ways to make a SO late for church yanno.

@purplehorseshoe

Well, I had to cancel my debit card, and since I’m too stubborn to change banks to anything with a local branch

We have two banks. The credit union in AZ where most of our money is and the bank in town so we can use their ATMs. We like our credit union better, but we don’t like paying ATM fees so took the time to open another account that only needs ten bucks to keep open with no fees.

Hurray for surprise money, I’m glad you were able to get some important supplies.

@dogbutler

A pile of dirt, and a broken whisk? It’s like you’re staring in The Amityville Mild Puzzlement.

That’s pretty much it. I’m thinking that Donna (the woman who died here) is ticked off because I still have boxes in the living room. She might have died alone and in squalor but that is all on her kids and grands. They should have at least made sure she had a working HVAC system and fridge. I could tell that she was houseproud before she couldn’t keep things up so I’m fairly sure she wants me to get off my ass and get the boxes emptied.

We had someone come in and do a deep clean of this place before our stuff arrived. She cleaned the closets and cabinets. After she was done, I spent much time putting things into the closets and cabinets. That broken whisk didn’t not come from inside the house.

@purplehorseshoe

Did the dog bring it to your yard, and then a stiff breeze rolled it into the hallway?

I watched the dog run into our yard and she wasn’t carrying anything. Our doors are never left open and I found it in the back hall. So, no, that didn’t happen.

@susan

Sounds like you need to start putting out a bit of milk and a snack for the house elves.

You might be right. I do have some elf sized bowls, but will have to think about where to put them to keep the cats out of the milk. We’ve never offered our fuzzbutts so maybe they won’t know what it is.

@FairyChatMom

I made her a cup of coffee and a grilled cheese sandwich and she’s holding them both while sitting in her chair asleep.

Gently take them out of her hands and put them aside. FIL used to fall asleep while eating, so that’s what I would do. When they got cold, I would throw them away and make new food so he had something warm when he woke back up.

@Chefguy

My rule of thumb is that if it needs to simmer for a couple of hours in order for the meat’s connective tissue to break down, then it’s a stew.

This is my opinion as well. Soup is fast, stew is slow.

@Baker

But cookies are FUN!!! I wouldn’t want to clog us the MMP so sometime tomorrow morning I’m going to start a cookie thread in Cafe Society.

I will happily follow you, if I remember. It’s getting late and I tend to start forgetting stuff when I’m tired anymore.

@Paintcharge

I can’t see with the super bright new headlights.

I quit driving at night years ago. The glare from the bright headlights was too blinding.

PM your address.

@purplehorseshoe

Have you looked into the alphabet nonsense that is CBG, CBD, CBN, and … a whole lots of other stuff?

Not really. I’m sure I should and would happily take the knowledge in small bites, but everything I see online is pretty complicated.

I don’t really have access to anything but flower or vape carts here. I was hoping that weed would go full legal next year, but think that it won’t happen for at least five years now.

You are on my list to PM in the morning. It is late and Hubs just threw the cats out of the bedroom. That’s his idea of foreplay, but I’ll take what I can get!

TTEveryoneLater.

[peedin]

JtC Ariel had a bout of choke about 7 years ago. That round was much worse. I knew she would still be able to breathe and my vet was very calming and reassuring when we spoke. Supposed to have a lesson today, but Ariel took a nap in the pasture just as I went out to get her. She was tired from her ordeal. I let her sleep came home had my dinner and then went back to the barn. She’s back to her old self, she looks a little tired in her eyes, but she’ll be fine tomorrow. Thank you all for your concern. She is my precious.

[SuntanLotion]

Finished my cake piece and heading to bed, wondering what the new MMP will be called.

[Johnny_L.A]

@JaneDoe42

Did your ticket have a passenger name?

No, no passenger names that I know of. (The Missus had the tickets on her iPhone, so I didn’t see them.)

@JaneDoe42

I know that you are in much better shape than we are so I am going to assume the benches were placed there by the building owner and not the renters.

I don’t know. I damaged my knees in high school and the year after. I think they’re getting worse.

I made ‘cheater’s stroganoff’ for dinner tonight. Cube steak, half of a yellow onion, sliced (fresh) mushrooms, cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, Worcestershire, salt, and pepper. I made yolk-less egg noodles for my wife, and I had hearts of palm (low-carb) ‘noodles’. Hey, the cube steak was in the buy-it-before-it-rots bin, and I only used two out of the three. Wifey gets the egg noodles and stroganoff for leftovers. I get the leftover cube steak.

[Baker]

@JaneDoe42

I will happily follow you, if I remember. It’s getting late and I tend to start forgetting stuff when I’m tired anymore.

I can mention it in the new MMP thread.

[JaneDoe42]

@Johnny_L.A

I don’t know. I damaged my knees in high school and the year after. I think they’re getting worse.

Don’t you walk more than half a block at a time? If so, yeah, you are better off than us.

@Johnny_L.A

No, no passenger names that I know of.

My boarding pass was for Mrs. Peter Joseph (Catherine Rizk), accompanied by Michal and Anna. She was 24 years old and had TB. I’ll try to remember to take pics for you in the morning.

@Baker

I can mention it in the new MMP thread.

That would be very kind, thank you.

[Johnny_L.A]

@JaneDoe42

Don’t you walk more than half a block at a time? If so, yeah, you are better off than us.

Well, yeah. A little over three miles. But I haven’t been walking as I should for a month (except for vacation the third week of October). There are just too many other tasks, and the weather isn’t cooperating.

@JaneDoe42

Did you read the menus? Holy cow, some of those meals sounded wonderful!

I couldn’t read them, because I didn’t bring my glasses.

[Kitten_Mitten]

@The_Stainless_Steel_Rat

back to the gym for a little treadmill walking (started it a few weeks ago as a change from bike pedaling and am enjoying it more than I thought).

When I was training to hike the Appalachian Trail, my sister recommended walking backward on the treadmill for a short while. So after I’d done several miles frontward at approx 3-3/4 mph, I would lower the speed to 2-3/4 mph and work backward, then lower the speed a more and walk frontward as a cool down.
You might try this.

[BippityBoppityBoo]

@FairyChatMom

need to send a nice note to Hospice about all they’ve all done.

Just keep making them afghans~it benefits you both and thanks them.

@JaneDoe42

She’s talking to hear your voice, not because she is hearing your words.

Wise and certainly the truth. She’s doing her best to maintain the human connection.

[BippityBoppityBoo]

@purplehorseshoe

P.M. me if you prefer, I can send you more detailed info)

I an]m definitely keeping both of you in my Rolodex!

[BippityBoppityBoo]

@JaneDoe42

It is late and Hubs just threw the cats out of the bedroom. That’s his idea of foreplay, but I’ll take what I can get!

snerk < may be my favorite mump post all week.

[purplehorseshoe]

@JaneDoe42

the reasons the internet was invented. Cat pics, porn and arguing for hours with an online stranger over politics

I’ve yet to find any other usage.

Not that I, um, know anything about that middle child.

@JaneDoe42

She’s talking to hear your voice, not because she is hearing your words.

Yeah, it’s definitely this. You could tell her whatever you want.

@JaneDoe42

My recipe has them chilled over night then rolled in powdered sugar before baking, then rolling them in powdered sugar while they are still molten hot which makes that lovely icing layer. Let them cool for ten minutes and then dredge them in powdered sugar again.

I have deh diahbeetus just reading this.

(J.K. those sound amaze-balls.)

@JaneDoe42

So, figure your cover story out now, cause everyone is going to blame your husband anyhow.

Truth.

Came into work with a black eye years ago, because I rolled over while grabbing the blanket to pull it back up (my shoulders were cold!) and because I didn’t know the blanket was weighed down by Teh Kitteh, I lost my grip and punched myself square in the face.

Worst cover story in the world, but it was true!

“What T.F. happened to you?!”
“I rolled over in my sleep.”
“Honey, is … everything okay at home?”

@Sahirrnee

A friend’s BF died. He went to bed fine, and died during the night.
Another friend just caught her husband cheating on her.
My friend whose husband is dying of some kind of brain disease is at his wit’s end

Oh, my friggin gawd. That is just absolutely too much, for each of those poor souls.
And for you, for trying to help.

@peedin

She is my precious.

And, in a way, ours.

[BippityBoppityBoo]

@purplehorseshoe

didn’t know the blanket was weighed down by Teh Kitteh, I lost my grip and punched myself square in the face.

About a year ago I was reading in bed late at night, got drowsy and dropped a big, heavy iPad Pro on my face. Spectacular black eye that went all the way down to my chin. Lasted for weeks. No one believed me that I lived alone and was safe at home. In a sense I wasn’t.

Worst cover story in the world, but it was true!

I believe yah. See above. I also collect bumps, lumps and bruises from 3 and 7 year old grandchildren and lots of bloody scratches in conspicuous places from a rambunctious cat who likes to launch off me when I least expect it. There’s a reason she is banished from the bedroom.

I have my annual wellness visit with my Dr. Wednesday and just now noticed a deep bruise the size of a slice of bread above my right knee~that will be fun to explain convincingly. Especially since I have no idea when or how it happened.
I was supposed to go to the audiologist today for a hearing test and to order replacement hearing aids. They cancelled the appt last night, the audiologist is sick. I need to call and reschedule. I hate adulting but I really want to be able to always hear my grandchildren’s soft little voices. Wednesday my family doc and a few days later an eye surgeon about cataract surgery. Fun week. I’ll be lucky if they don’t total me out and call the junkyard salvage tow truck.

@purplehorseshoe

@peedin

She is my precious.

And, in a way, ours.

Yes, yes she is. Softly pat her neck from all of us.