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Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Happy Moonday!

It was 19 feels like 15 degrees at the park this morning.
There were five people and nine dogs. One woman brings three dogs, against the park rules, but I’m not telling on her. I hope she gets the male neutered soon though. Echo isn’t too happy with him, and when he got a little too sniffy with Ruby, she plowed into him so hard they knocked over the big heavy trashcan.
We had pulled up next to her at a light, and her dogs went crazy when they saw mine. Echo whined a little, but she whines all the way to the park anyway.
Ripple is so cool. He rides shotgun and he sits up straight in the seat and stares straight ahead. Sometimes at a light he will turn and look out the side window, but he seldom reacts to anything he sees.
I wonder what people think when they see Ripple in the front seat and my son in the back.

I am a bad daughter. I almost forgot my mother’s birthday yesterday. I remembered sometime in the afternoon and gave her a call. I also ordered her a gift, but it won’t be delivered until tomorrow. This is the first time I ever forgot her birthday.
I just looked to check the delivery date, and it is coming in a Valentines’ Day package.
I’m a mess.

VanGo, add me to the list of people who would miss you.

As far as people fighting over money, one thing it seems is that the more money there is, the worse the fighting.
I don’t get it, but it’s why I still haven’t told anybody in the family that my son is inheriting from my cousin. My mother made a few comments, and I don’t know if she knows something, or if she was fishing. I told her the truth though, it’s not something I want to talk about, and I’d rather have my cousin back.

I hope Partner gets to come home soon Swampy.
What is it with people who don’t want to go to the doctor/hospital?
Not that I have any room to talk.
Well, never mind, I see that he is home. Good News!

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We had a fun afternoon. Some friends of Wifey have a vineyard and a tasting room and wanted to have some advertising photos made. Well, to make it look better they needed some ‘customers’ to fill up the tasting room, and so we, and a bunch of other friends, were ‘customers’ for the afternoon. There was free wine and nibbles and lots of good conversation.
Afterwards we went for Mexican lunch at Mazatlan.

Now I’m sitting at home waiting for someone to bring me a check. I had put 3 pistols on consignment with a friend who owns a gun store. He came by yesterday and gave me a check for the guns, but there’s a problem with it. He paid me again for something he’d already paid me for, so now he needs to get that check back and bring me another one.

As soon as that’s taken care of I’m gonna take Vinnie for a walk. Gibbs is at the vet and I want to do it while he’s gone so he won’t feel left out.

Glad Partner got sprung from the horsepistol Swampy.

Stories about greedy relatives reminds me of what happened when my Gramma died.
My brother, who lives about an hour away from her, was executor of her estate. Well, he couldn’t get over to her farmhouse until that weekend 'cause of work and when he got there the house was cleaned out. I mean, to the walls! We were never really sure who did it but there were sure plenty of likely candidates among the cousins.

Stick around Van Go, it’ll get better. Grief never really goes away completely, but it gets easier over time.

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Holy frick. This can’t be the way this is supposed to feel. Doctor’s orders AND the paperwork they sent home said it’s important to walk 5-10 minutes several times a day, gradually working up to 20-30 minutes. I don’t think I should be in agonizing pain before ONE minute. I went down the stairs like a toddler. I was slow. Pain level: 7. Within 2 minutes, it was at a 9. I could barely think over the pain and was crying–I NEVER cry from pain. It’s all on the left side. Taking a step with my left foot is agonizing. There’s just no way I can do this.

The thing is, I don’t think anything is wrong. I mean, the surgery went well. I’m not bleeding or running a temp or anything.But if someone tells me this is normal post-op pain, though, I might scream. It shouldn’t hurt WORSE than before surgery, should it? I took a stupid pain pill and am using an ice pack, or I wouldn’t be able to type this.

swampy, so glad Partner is doing better.

Red, thank you! He really looks adorable.

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Up from naptime, watching hockey.

{{{{plant doc}}}}

{{{{nellie}}}}

{{{{VanGo}}}}

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Evening all. Mickey D’s supplied dinner, I’ll be eating at home the rest of the week to make up for the usual Moanday gluttony. Started fooling around with my new cellphone and truth be told, the damn thing intimidates me…this isn’t a phone, it is an electronic Swiss Army Knife! I will perserve…slowly.

Hugs for all who need them, and a few more who just want to store them up for future requirements.

FCM, hope the daughter is doing OK. And my brother and I have pretty much outlived the rest of the family on both sides, so he’ll get mine and his wife-kids will get his…now if I’d only finish up the information on the %$^&**& Will…

Cookie, sounds like you’ll have a nice little nest egg…to buy more stuff, undoubtedly…

red, I’ve thought of volunteering at a shelter, would have to be a ‘no-kill’ place, couldn’t manage the other type. And would have to resist belting a few people who mistreat their pets. Will look into it once I get the i9^&% new phone operating…

swampy, glad that Partner is back home with JDD and it was a fairly simple cure.

nellie, give the doc a call, describe exactly what you are feeling and ask for his opinion…if the pain is that bad, and they didn’t warn you about it, you need advice and perhaps a visit to check on your progress. Just sayin’.

Sari, I could never remember my parent’s birthdays unless they were written down somewhere and even then it was a close call sometimes. And love the picture of Ripple sitting in the front seat, making sure you’re going the right way…

Bumba, free wine and snacks? Not a bad afternoon’s work…

OK, 7:30pm and I need to be about readin’ and internettin’. All y’all take care.

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Excellent advice. Thank you! I’ll call him tomorrow. My fear is that he’ll assume I’m a big wuss and blow me off.

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Swampy you’re going to be busy sloths next week! It’s good to hear that Partner is feeling better. Dehydration can really sneak up on a person. I’m glad they’ve gotten it straightened out.

nellieI concur that you should call your doctor’s office. Hopefully, you just need the swelling to go down a bit more and things will improve. {{hugs}}

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nellie, count me as another vote for checking back in with your doctor. Gentle hugs.

Glad Partner got sprung swampy.

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nellie {{{gentile hugs}}} donwanna do too much squishing.

I just sent in an application to be a dog walker volunteer at the local SPCA. We shall see how this goes.

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So far, it’s enough to pay for refurbishing the wood floors.

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I suspect you’ll meet some nice dog (or cat) who’ll decide you’re their human now. :wink:

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Good on you. If you find that dogs are too much, cats need petting to help them remember that they are “domestic”.

Hubs broke our gormless kitten today. He bought a red dot pointer and ran GG around the living room for a while then stopped because it was dindin time. GG didn’t bother eating his gooshy fud or even try to break into VBC’s private dining room because he was still in the living room looking for the red dot. He spent a couple of hours sitting in the same area he last saw the dot and looking around for it.

We’ve had cats for over thirty years. We’ve had smart ones and not so smart ones. GG is our first very not smart cat.

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Poor GG. Where did the dot go? I do so love the tales of the gormless one.

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He is always entertaining. GG is trying to be a good kitty but he just doesn’t understand why we won’t let him play in the water with us.

Most cats look at a full bathtub with horror, GG thinks a full bathtub looks like a nice warm swimming pool. While we do try to indulge our kitties, we don’t really want a fur covered two year old streaking around the house.

I’m feeling all snotty and achy and stuff. I hate this time of the year, it’s starting to warm up, the snow has melted and the mold has been growing under the forest detritus just waiting to blow around in the constant desert winds.

It’s not the plague, I tested and besides this happens every year. It sucks but is what passes for normal considering my stoopid allergies.

It’s hub’s birthday on Wednesday. Our housekeeper will be here on Wednesday. We are going to celebrate hubs birthday by paying our housekeeper on our way out and loading up the boxes of needlework stuff in his car so he can drive me to Phx with a stop at my favorite diner in Black Canyon City for breakfast. Of course I won’t be able to just donate the needlework stuff and leave, I’ll have to spend a little time shopping. On the way home, we will stop at the dispensary because I’m running low.

Do I know how to make his birthday special or what?!?

(Because I’m not such a bitch as I like to make folks think I am…I’m picking up the makings for surf and turn tomorrow.)

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Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave.

Gordie has done that before. :joy:

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Up too early again, but no sense in trying to sleep any longer, as it’s a Toby day. So I’ve tended the critters and I’m breakfasting and caffeinating till it’s time to fetch the kidlet. We’re promised sun and temps in the 40s today - looks like the rain is done for now.

Dang. Boring. Oh, wait - my niece is to be induced today or tomorrow (I think) so I’ll have a new great-nephew this week. I guess that’s exciting, especially since I don’t have to babysit him. :rofl:

Happy Tuesday!

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Eeeeeep! It’s not 100% confirmed yet, but thanks for those who crossed appendages- it looks like it may have worked!

Unless something goes wrong- which is still possible, though I have been assured it’s very unlikely- it looks like A Thing is actually gonna happen. Which means I’ll stop being

This means *gulp* I will (my fingers are pretty much fused in a crossed position by now) be starting a 4-year Pee Aitch Dee programme up in Scotland from October. I have confirmation from the institute it’ll be based at, just waiting for the University it’ll be in association with to confirm.

I may have to do another interview with them, but I’m not sure. Apparently they very rarely object to a student that’s been put forward, they just more-or-less do a sanity check on it, but they’re providing half the funding, so they can say no.

Slightly ironically, given Drsunflower1’s new nickname, if all goes well and I complete it, it would leave me as a literal plant doctor, as it’s in plant disease…

I’m trying not to get too excited about it, but I’m kinda failing.

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[doing the Snoopy dance of joy]

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:confetti_ball: :partying_face: :boom: :dizzy: :champagne:

How exciting!!! flinging confetti with wild and reckless abandon

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Good morning everyone.

Up at 3:00 am, and awake before that no thanks to the husband’s tossing, turning, and scratching. It never ends.

nellie, I hope you call the doc today. Believe me, they’d rather you call than it is something that should have been dealt with sooner and has now worsened. Hopefully, it’s just swelling.

Paint, I hope the dog walking starts to bring some light back. Good for you for signing up for it.

Swampy, I’m glad JDPartner is feeling better and it was just the stomach bug and dehydration piling up. Maybe next time he’ll drink more fluids.

You’ll get the hang of the phone soon enough, Metal Mouse. My husband dislikes doing anything more than talking or sending the occasional text. He uses the camera function to send a pic to a friend or the kids occasionally too.

FCM, sorry to hear about the Aunt. The property squabble seems to be the way it goes. It was definitely nasty when my Oma died; the youngest brother and the other sisters stole a bunch of stuff that was supposed to be sent to my mother. Wasn’t much my mother could do because she was here in the US and they were in Germany. When my mother flew over, it was even nastier. Museum-quality stuff was sold off by my uncle (fossils, artwork, Roman swords, armor, and other things, and gold bars). Yup, my Opa had a bunch of them and they were supposed to go to my mother since by German law the house went to the boys. It was provisioned and Oma was supposed to make Mom got them. But, the youngest brother took those too. It was a mess. The sisters took the jewelry, even the jewelry my mother had gifted to my Oma. It was so freakin’ petty. When the house was sold (built in the 10th century with five foot thick walls and a National landmark) my mother got something like 1/3 of 5% of the proceeds. It was ridiculous. Put it this way, she had to pay more to the IRS for her troubles than she received from the estate. So, yep I understand nasty. When my MiL died, things got nasty with one of my husband’s half-sisters. MiL left a mess, husband was the executor and half-sister couldn’t get the money into her grubby paws fast enough. There was a bunch of other nastiness (meth-addled niece squatting in the house which required considerable cost and time to clean up) and a host of other issues. Took over a year to settle the estate and it was a nightmare the whole time. The thing is neither the husband nor I cared about inheriting anything, but she left such a mess behind that it cost us quite a bit to clean up. When the estate cleared, you can damn well bet we got ourselves paid out of that to recoup some of our money. We kept everything above board and shared any actions we took (via the lawyer) with the two half-sisters.

I need to get my will settled too; it’ll be pretty basic. Husband first, if he’s not around, 50/50 to the kids. I don’t think the kids really care, but I do.

Well, onward to another busy day. I hope you all have a good one. Sending out hugs to everyone just because.