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I’m fairly certain my dad doesn’t have any relatives in Georgia. Could be wrong, because you sound like him.

Thanks for sharing another GG moment. Wish I had a nearby friend with a Maine Coon to visit. My friend in PA had 2, many years ago. Even the skittish one came to visit me - he knew I’m allergic.

Major pain in the butt. However, this might be a good opportunity to get a second card for such occaisons, especially if you can get one for free. We have 3 credit cards, because if one gets blocked while traveling, we still have backups, in addition to the debit cards.

If I get a chicken, I’ll put what I want to eat (in the next 15-30 minutes, or so) in a warm oven, and the remainder goes directly in the fridge.

EAT!

I echo this. There were a number of items that my grandmother wanted to make sure that my dad got, instead of his brother. Since his brother died first, it was no longer a point, but it could have been problematical with his heirs, if they had wanted to contest my grandmother’s will.

Haven’t finished reading, but hubby’s ready to go, so I’ll catch up with rest later.

Happy Saturday, and {{{Mumpers}}}.

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Good Caturday morning, folks.

Sari, I’m so sorry about your mom’s diagnosis. Just be there for her, is all.

Today, not much is going on. I need to toss some laundry into the dryer, vacuum the floors, and make myself presentable for public. My hubs will be coming home today, and he’ll head to a doctor appt., to get his Rxs renewed. Then, when that’s done, we’re going out for dinner. Nothing special. Just some restaurant called ‘Million’s Crab’. Something like that. We’ve never been there. So, that’s on the agenda.

Tomorrow, I’ll be firing up the IP, so I can make some babyback ribs. Hubs will be making a small batch of his BBQ sauce, at some point, today. We’ll use it on the ribs. Don’t know what sides will be, yet. Maybe mushrooms, maybe potatoes, in some form, maybe onion rings. Maybe no sides, at all. Time will tell. I’d be happy with just the ribs, honestly. Nothing else. I’m easy, like that.

I’ve already let the dogs out for their morning potty, and the laundry is washed, and waiting for the switch. The vacuum is staring at me, and I’ve had three cups of coffee. I’m slowly motivating. Ugh.

Have a good day!

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I was looking thru the wrong part of my glasses and I read this as cricket nuggets. Almost made my head asplode!! :open_mouth: :rofl:

Before he got his second knee replaced, he was unbalanced (Yeah, I could have phrased that better…) but with both new knees, he’s symmetrical again. Come to think of it, my sister and both my inlaws all had both knees replaced, so I don’t know how it goes with single knees. I do know FIL was bow-legged, and now he isn’t, but that’s another story.

Yeah, the drive across to the Eastern Shore was foggy. It was funny - FCD fell asleep (no worries, I was driving) and he woke up when we were halfway across the Bay Bridge, in the thick of fog. Totally freaked him out, it did! :dizzy_face: :dizzy_face: :dizzy_face: I have to admit, it was weird in such limited visibility.

So sorry to hear about your mom - mortality is tough enough to deal with, but cancer is a real bitch. Hope she can find a solution that suits her and the rest of the family respects her choice.

Same here, tho it hasn’t been an issue yet. My mom is 88, and still seems to be healthy. She has a will and my bro is executor. She’s been giving stuff away gradually, and asking us what we’d like. Plus the five of us get along, even if we’re not buddy-buddy all the time. There’s nothing of hers I want, but I did ask, since she has lots of diamonds and that’s Roxy’s birthstone, if she’d leave her a piece of jewelry with diamonds. I think my daughter may have asked for something also. All I’m expecting is my fifth of the estate once everything is sold and settled. And the only big question is where my youngest sis will live, since she’s living with Mom and there’s no way she can afford to buy us all out and remain in the house. But that’s a discussion for a future date.

Forecast changed overnight - we were supposed to have rain today, but now just clouds in the morning and sun later. So I can get some yard work done without dodging raindrops. Plus I want to run to WalMart - I’ll try to get that out of the way early. And there’s laundry. And I’ve got the hunk o’corned beef to cook up. I should make a list.

I’m hoping FCD takes it easy today - he was struggling to climb aboard the boat yesterday. Not that it’s easy - up the ladder to the swim platform, then up 2 steps on the transom and step over on to the deck. Then he had to climb up to the flying bridge to help me with the bimini, which was a struggle of its own. Anyway, he did get a fair bit of rest on the drive over and back, and he crashed in his recliner once we got home. We’ll see when he wakes up.

Once I’m done my morning 'puter routine, I’ll hit the shower then head down the road to do my errands.

Happy Saturday!!

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Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 64 Amurrkin out and rainy(ish) with a predicted high of 76 and maybe partly N.O.S. this afternoon. We had torrential rains off and on yestiddy but they will clear out this mornin’. I shall betake myself over to the church house around one to continue with the preparations for the big feast which shall begin at five p.m. That is the big thing for the day.

sari so sorry about your mom. Cancer does indeed suck.

Nellie great news about your daughter and the house!

Die I’m sure your father and I would get along well!

ace I say go for just the ribs if that’s what you want. Nuttin’ wrong with gnawin’ down on a plate of just ribs. I suggest wearin’ a bib or at least a shirt you don’t care about. RIBS!

Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, alas, alack, and oh so much bother, I suppose I must needs purtify and put on bein’ amongst the public attire. Woe!

Happy Sattidy Y’all!

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oopsie, I love that Bailey still has her prey / play drive with squirrels.

I’m sorry about your mom’s diagnosis sari.

Great news about your daughter’s house nellie!

Up, caffeinating, breakfasted and fixing to do KP. When I took Nelson out this morning, the wind was high enough for small dog warnings. I was thinking that he was going to become a (cute, little) kite! :stuck_out_tongue: If we don’t get rain and the wind dies down, we’ll likely go to the dog park today.

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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Morning all. Didn’t feel like I slept all that well, but looked at the clock and it was 7:30am, so I was abed the requisite amount of time. Rain is gone but the clouds remain and only getting to the mid-50’sF today. Gym time is probably on tap, I don’t burn as many calories as nellie does, but every little bit helps.

And nellie, great news for your daughter and her hubby on the house! Now as long as the other participants live up to their end of the deal…

swampy, enjoy the feastin’.

FCM, hope you can get FCD to take a day off…a man has got to know his limitations…

{{Sari}}, to share with your Mom. As long as she’s got her wits about her, I agree, it’s her choice.

VanGo, when it doubt, wing it; and have ample backup when they complain…

Sunny, got it all in, but due to the pool having only 4 lanes and it being busy, it was Shake-Wake-Shake-Bake-Wake on Firday.

OK, need to have some Instant Breakfast and prepare for whatever the day brings. All y’all take care.

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Good morning everyone.

It’s 45 degrees and wet outside.

Sari, I am really sorry about your mother’s diagnosis.

nellie, I am so glad the house thing worked out for the kids. That is just wonderful news!

I did a fair bit of closet cleaning and rearranging yesterday. I also started to do some shredding, but my shredder gave up the ghost. I can’t complain. I’ve had it for many, many years and it’s really been a champ, even when putting more than the allowed five sheets of paper.

I’ll be purchasing a new shredder during my errands today because I have lots of documents that need shredding. I ran across some boxes of paper from the 1990s and they all need to go. I actually looked into just going to a shredding service, but dang, they’re not cheap! We pay less for a monthly shredding service per volume at my office! So, I shall proceed with shredding documents on my own.

I also need to buy some storage bins, because the ones I purchased in preparation for the great purge were not enough. I need two larger bins so I can separate the kids’ stuff. The bins will also be purchased today.

After the Lowes and Best Buy runs, we need to stop at Jo Ann Fabrics, the grocery store, and finally Mud Bay. Upon our return home, I can commence with laundry and the final round of cleaning before guests arrive tomorrow. I just want to chill before everyone arrives tomorrow, so I feed a need to get everything done today.

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I just realized that this month marks 40 years since I quit smoking (March 1982). It was hands down the best thing I ever did for myself and my family. I have other health issues, but at least nobody should have to see me toting around an oxygen bottle or gasping out my last breath fighting for air.

While we’ve gotten rid of a lot of stuff, we’re coming to the realization that it probably is not enough. I think we are going to have to start in on Christmas ornaments, which will be very difficult. I may have to cull through my tools again, as well.

I just did that the other day with old tax records and other docs with SSN information on them. It was only a few years and nothing like what I went through prior to our move from Anchorage. My wife had saved every shred of paper from the 30 years before we met and for the 20 years we had been married at that point. I spent many days and filled many garbage bags before it was over.

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You’d think so, and yet he’s on his way back to Oxford today to put the second coat on the propeller.

I’m just back from WalMart and Aldi. They’re expanding our Aldi at least 30’ wider, so at least a couple of hundred square feet more. Yay! And I got critter food, cat litter, some stuff for the boat, and some necessaries. All in all, a productive trek. next, out to the yard. After a break. I deserve a break. :smiley:

:clinking_glasses: :confetti_ball: :champagne: :sparkler: Huzzah!!

OK, I need a beverage, then on to the next challenge.

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sari, i am so very sorry to hear about your mom. Please, please come here and update us and don’t hesitate to PM me if you need someone to talk to.

Overlyboy had a rough day yesterday but largely because he got up and walked around the whole floor! He’s getting up woth help to use the restroom too. It tends to set off mscle spasms, which is the hardest part but he’s doing great. Both of his feet are on the floor too…his scoliosis had pulled up on one hip enough one heel was abour 2 inches off the floor unless he bent his other knee.

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Was up for a long while middle of the night, took hours to wind back down. (Chicken nuggets are exciting stuff, lemme tellz ya.) Finally lay back down, put in earplugs, shooed away Monkey, and …

… came to at 10:30 a.m. :astonished:

I feel human again, that’s for sure.

It’s drippy outside, with the oracles predicting more rain. I have a To-Do List staring back at me. (I should add “Get caught up on sleep” to it. Then I’ll have accomplished a thing!) Just remembered I have a fresh, unopened bottle of O.J. in the fridge, so I will likely start there - plus my Zombie game - and ease into the day from that point.

Supposed to have the weekend off, but I got roped into working tomorrow’s closing shift. It’s only for a few hours in the evening, but it just feels like I only have the one today off, even though I really have 1.5 days off.

Thanks for the morning LULz. :smiley:

This is absolutely a true statement.

I could lend you some ratties .. ? They can obliterate sensitive documents in a surprisingly short amount of time.

Many congratulations, this is indeed an accomplishment. :tada:

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Afternoon, mumpers! Been a busy little bee over here - irk was irksome until I packed it in on Friday, then life got far more fun. We had dinner early and went to a gig at a local venue - there was a bit of a kerfuffle with the line-up but it worked out in the end. We’d turned up early for one of the support acts, a band from Denmark I’ve only seen once before and had been waiting for a second chance. Last night did not disappoint (ok, the headliners didn’t disappoint either), we had a chat with the singer afterwards, and a bit later as he was wandering around in the crowd, he came over and gave us a drumstick (yay! now we have a pair!)

I was home and in bed not long after midnight, then up at 7am to do cat duties before hitting the gym for bootcamp and spin. Back home for a shower, then we headed into town to do errands. I’d intended to walk there and back, but we found out a band we really like is playing at last night’s venue this coming Thursday, I have a bunch of gift vouchers for said venue, but can only exchange them in person at the box office…so I drove us back again, bought tix, then drove into town. Errands accomplished, now I’m home with a cuppa.

sari so sorry to hear about your mum’s diagnosis. I agree that she is perfectly capable of deciding for herself what she wants, and it would be a good idea to have the Will discussion with her too, so she can make sure her wishes will be adhered to.

overly happy to hear that overlyboy’s surgery went well and he’s already been up and about.

cookie congrats on the achievement, I know giving up is difficult (never smoked, but parents and partner all did, and all gave up).

Right…time to put my feet up and enjoy my cup of tea!

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I spread the last of the topsoil in a patch of no growth in the front yard, then I seeded and fertilized it and ran the sprinkler to soak it well. While it was being watered, I fed all my azaleas, some of which had to have the roots raked so I could get the food to the soil. Hope we get some rain soon, else I’ll have to turn on the sprinklers.

I haven’t heard from FCD - I assume he’s on his way back from Oxford. I think I’ve earned a chill.

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Nellie I missed the news about your daughter’s house. What wonderful news! I’m glad things are moving in the right direction.

:grin:

:tada: :partying_face:

talky I’m glad overlyboy is up and walking. I know it’s rough at first, but up and walking is a good thing (with permission, of course). It’s wonderful to hear that his hips are straightening into a better posture.

Technically it rained here. We’ll have more rain, maybe, this afternoon. As always, we’ll take it.

Happy Saturday everyone.

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Sounds like he’s being a model patient, being every nurses’ s dream. Get up, move around, do your exercises and ambulating as instructed, eat, drink. They are probably fighting over who gets assigned him back at the nursing station.

So glad to hear he’s doing well~scary times for a parent though when you can’t fix them just with mom or dad love.

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Afternoon all. Gym has been gym’ed and watched some of the littles play soccer, so have been doing well to keep out of trouble. Think I’m going to have my Sunday Dinner (this week it’s Olive Garden) early today, and eat the Big Bowl O’Sallit tomorrow. The Weather Wizards called it, about 54F and cloudy all day, so pretty cool out.

talkie, glad overly boy’s recuperation is going well; when do you think they’ll release him?

FCM,

…Unless he’s decided to sail for the Bahamas…

Boo fae, when you said…

..my first thought was why he was sharing chicken.

Cookie, never smoked, but I know from other family members how hard it is to stop so congratulations on the anniversary.

OK, need to check on a couple of things then prepare myself for the Great Dinner Outing. All y’all take care.

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Trying to go through some old print photos today to try to organize them. Tough going, though, as many of them include my brother, sister and my son Keith, all of whom died over the past nine years. After about a half hour, I have to take a break. What makes it so hard to just throw out photographs that you rarely ever look at?

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For me? The paralyzing fear that I will regret it. I.e. that I will lose those memories and therefore lose those people and the memories all other again. Irrational, I know, but paralyzing.

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It’s be tough, as our boat is sitting on land… But he got home a little after 2.

I just finished organizing my freezers. I bought some chicken and pork at Aldi that I portioned and packaged for the freezer, and I needed to make space. So the little stand-alone freezer is now full of meats and the freezer drawer of the fridge is full of veggies and fruits and ice… And boy, howdy, did I have a lot of beef! At least now I can do some meal planning.

Alexa just told me to feed Higgs, so off I go…

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This is a difficult task. You don’t wanna let go of those visual memories, no matter how mundane.