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Like doggio said, sari, deep breath. For one who likes things going to plan and hates disorder, this tub thing must be driving you nuts. Think about what you really want and go for it (yeah, maybe not very helpful, but it’s the best I’ve got right now…). But glad Sah-son is stepping up.

wiki, I think Rosebud is just right, not Roxy so we know who is who but close enough to be comfortable.

shoe, you do what you think is best for you–and tiny little bit of Ayn Rand isn’t bad… And I’ve driven around the block 6-8 times when something I want to hear came on.

nellie, glad your combination worked for you.

wheelie, you’ve been there long enough that you know what can and can’t be done, and hopefully your boss knows that too. Good luck.

Stayed in bed until nearly 9am, which messes up my day since by the time I finish with Facebook and the dope and the other morning routines, it’s after noontime and my day is pretty well shot what with soccer in the afternoon. Heading for 77F today but rain from the latest storm is expected tonight and onward through tomorrow, so it’ll be a soggy Wednesday. Probably need to do my bits-n-pieces grocery shopping today, need to make a little list.

All y’all take care this 2sday.

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So I did (I think) find a doctor. I hear from her nurse practitioner 11/10 and then I’ll hear from her later (I have the date written down somewhere).

Therapist is proving to be a lot more complicated. Problem number one is, the list my insurance has includes people who do only do TMS, people who do only pediatric therapy, random wrong numbers of people who have no earthly idea what I’m talking about when I call them, people who are full, people who only work in hospital settings, and apparently next to zero actual individual therapists who are taking patients. Problem number two is… the $20-$30 co-pay. I can do that every once in a while. Every week, though? Don’t have it.

Got to sleep at a totally reasonable hour last night- I even remember thinking, as I was drifting off, “FINALLY, I’m actually going to get some sleep!”… and then, around 11:30, the cat fountain started malfunctioning (which makes a weird rattling/clicking noise), which set the cat off. Once she gets going, she will cry for hours. I have, mercifully, figured out what it is she wants when she wanders around "nyuuuuuu, nyuuuuuuuuuuu, nyuuuuuuuuu"ing- she wants me to lie flat on my back with her in my armpit. This was adorable (if uncomfortable) the first few times, especially since one of the things that puts her in this mode seems to be if I’m crying or super anxious and she’s not really a snuggly cat. So sometimes it’s like “:heart_eyes: my baby is coming to comfort me” and sometimes it’s like “If you do not shut up, I swear to god I’ll sign up for a taxidermy course and use you for practice.”
Last night was decidedly the latter. I also woke to a refluxy/unhappy stomach, so lying flat on my back was rather unpleasant and resulted in me being quite ill for most of the night, which is what really kept me up.

Did finally end up drifting off again around 6, then one of the porch cats must have stepped on a button on the clock radio meant to keep them company, which resulted in a persistent, unfamiliar alarm. Which is… well, kind of alarming. So it was back up again.

So. Anyway. On the agenda for today is a COVID test and a CAMS therapy session. Still feeling pretty green, but… one step at a time.

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Mind ‘splaining ‘bogging’ as it refers to samosas? I can always use a good Scottish adjective.

doggio thanks for the cheat sheet. I took a screen shot and now your primer is in my photos so I can learn new tricks! Wheeee! Learning ‘puters is a late-in-life growth opportunity for me. My geek/nerd sons will be so proud. Will be sure to give all of you credit.

Hey, FCM I loved your Fozzie road song too. The world is a vastly better place with the Muppets in it. I can see myself :musical_note: :musical_score: singing that song and tooling along :blue_car: :red_car: :blue_car:

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Roxy slept for about an hour anna half, giving me time to clean the dresser - ALL 10 DRAWERS!! For a 60+ year old piece of furniture, it’s in pretty good shape, tho there are paint spots on the top. I’m not going to refinish it - I did Lemon Pledge it. When FCD is done working, we’ll move it to the guest room. It’ll become home to sheets, some of his clothes, and maybe some towels.

I have an embroidered runner that I may put on it just to hide the imperfections. Hope the pillows I ordered come soon - then I can make the bed and the room will be ready for company. After the plague passes, of course.

I’ve got a chickie tit thawed for supper. Can’t decide whether to make nuggets, strips, or chickie-n-dumplins, or a chickie pot pie. Decisions, decisions…

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I’m glad I found it. Your TL/posts look right up my alley. :slight_smile:

I may have done this. I may even have gone for car rides just so I could blast my own music, as opposed to the kids’ or hubby’s. Sometimes, a person just needs to blow the speakers out.

True this. I’m noticing some shortages pop up again, and I’m worried there will be disruptions a) following Trump’s disease spreader events, and b) after the election. I think we’re heading into an extremely rough few months. :confused:

Good one! Now we need one for Gin.

wiki Rosy’s name is lovely. It made me tear up. I’m going to look up the Mile-a-Minute stitch. I tried to start a project the other day and was dismayed about how awful my hands have gotten. All my lovely yarn just sitting. :frowning:

If it’s a pain in the ass, dumping it makes sense. I have to say though, that a walk in tub would be awesome. I love to soak, but getting into the tub is an adventure, and climbing out again is terrifying because I’m always afraid I’ll fall.

Moving sucks, but it can be worth it. The market is oddly high right now. It might make sense to take your equity and move into something you like better. The rates are awesome too.

Zoo?! Neat! Years ago, I was an intern keeper. In retrospect, I should have pursued it as a career. I loved it. The only thing that ever bothered me was the time I was accidentally in the lion area when one of the ladies was in her rear enclosure. I have never felt so much like a mouse as that minute when she noticed me. It was entirely safe, but she still scared me spitless.

Dot I hope things go well with all of the doctor changes. Finding a therapist is a right bitch. I’ve been able to get good recommendations from doctors. You might try asking yours?

I had a terrible headache most of the night, and morning. I’ve discovered that caffeine will alleviate the worst of my symptoms for a time. Unfortunately, if I have too much coffee it makes things worse. I also have trouble sleeping. It’s a toss up, I guess. I like being more functional, so I’m going to keep trying to find a good balance.

Dinner tonight, dinner tonight… hmmm. I could do spaghetti, but we had pasta last night. Burgers and dogs? I’ll have to mull this over.

Hugs and best wishes everyone!

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I had a meeting with my vascular surgeon this afternoon. I am scheduled for open surgery to correct my aneurysm a week from Thursday.

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Noted. Hopefully you or your dear wife will pop on in the afternoon and relieve our anxiety about how it went.

:crossed_fingers:t3: :crossed_fingers:t3: :crossed_fingers:t3: :crossed_fingers:t3:

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I ordered groceries from two different stores, since neither had everything I wanted. One was Costco, so I’m trying to figure out where to put all the paper towels and TP. Now there are two of us playing Closet Tetris, sari. You’re probably lots better at it than I am. Gentle hugs coming your way. (No need to figure out where to store those!)

Then I’m going to unpack the new food processor and take it for a test spin. Vroom, vroom!

TP or not TP? For those wondering, here’s a handy site that’ll tell you. Click on Advanced Options for a more precise estimation.

Have you seen the Robbie Robertson/RIngo Starr/ Playing for Change version? I’ve watched/listened at least a dozen times. It always lifts my heart.

wiki, I don’t really know you, but I’m so glad you’re here and hope things get easier soon.

dot, there’s a nationwide therapist shortage. I don’t know if this will work for you, but when I couldn’t find a GP who was taking new patients AND took my insurance, I called my insurance company and told 'em. They found one for me. Worth a shot? And some therapists will adjust your copay based on your income.

MetalMouse, here’s a hug {{{{MetalMouse}}}} just 'cause you’re a nice person who’s always so thoughtful about other Mumpers.

hippie, hope the wait goes quickly and without too much worry. Are you feeling better about the procedure now?

I’m leaving this Thursday for Swedish Hospital in Seattle. I have an appointment with a neuro-ophthalmologist up there on Friday, and Amtrak’s schedule means I have to spend Thursday night at a hotel. I plan to sing the Muppets’ Swedish chef theme song as I walk the halls of Swedish and see if anyone catches on.

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Supper was, um, interesting. I decided to go for chicken and dumplings, and just for the heck of it, I dumped half a jar of Ragu alfredo sauce in with the broth. I don’t think I’ll do that ever again - it wasn’t bad, it was just very meh. Here’s hoping Roxy will enjoy the leftovers.

After we cleared the table, we moved the dresser into the bedroom. I’m pleased with it.
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We decided the plastic drawer stacks need to go - probably into a closet. In fact, the one on the right would be good for toys in Roxy’s closet. The smaller one gets rolled out to my recliner when I’m knitting - it’ll have an easily accessible home. Apart from the mattress being delivered, we’re also putting a tall shelf unit in the room. Not sure what I’ll store in it, but it’s too nice to get rid of and FCD doesn’t need it in his office any longer.

Speaking of whom - he’s told his main contacts that he’s quitting at the end of the year. He offered to sell them his computer and all the analysis software - we shall see what comes of that. Later this week, daughter will start working with our accountants to get things wrapped up and shut down. I think a large part is just fatigue, but another part is that the business didn’t go quite where he’d hoped it would. Still, he made enough to build the building, buy the machines and supplies, and before the year is out, he should make enough to buy his car. Plus he’ll still have the shop at his disposal to build what he wants. I hope he can start to relax.

And on that note, I think I shall assume the recline position. I get Roxy tomorrow - SIL has a migraine and he asked if I’d keep her so he can try to sleep it off. And since I’m nice, dammit… :stuck_out_tongue:

So much for my day off…

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We had our tub removed and put in a walk-in shower. Had the local Kohler rep do it. Without any frills other than rails to grab onto, it was over $10,000. Just so you know.

On the home front, the Ms ordered a replacement front panel for the gas stove. She has a lot of confidence in my abilities, mostly not misplaced. It arrived today and so I dove into it. Took me about an hour, all told. The oven light switch is toast, though. The stove looks 100% better. The previous owner used steel wool or some sort of abrasive on the old one and really made a mess of it. I’m feeling rather proud of myself.

Woke up this morning feeling kinda low about not seeing my kids, and thinking about the slim likelihood of seeing them next year. So I figured out (finally) how to use FB video chat, and had a nice talk with my eldest, his wife and two kids. Feel much better now, and I’ve set up a chat with my other two for tomorrow. Take that, technology!

On the down side, another fucking drawer slide failed. I know what I’ll be cursing at tomorrow.

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Cookie - glad you were able to connect with your son. A lot of people use Zoom. I have liked Google Chats, but I am trying to wean myself of Google. FaceTime is also a good option, if you have Apple stuff.

Dinner tonight has been declared “Eat something from the freezer” night. The freezer is full to bursting right now. I try to get way ahead of my son, who eats a very limited menu. Once I’ve stocked up on his favorites, the rest of it squeezes around the corners. I am seriously considering buying a standalone freezer. Between the election and COVID surging again, I think we might be looking at supply chain disruptions again. Stock up on TP everyone!

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I’m in Guest Services, so I only deal with the two-legged animals. Some of them can be pretty scary, but nothing like you’ve described!

Absolutely outstanding! And it must have been quite the engineering feat to mix all that together. Thanks for sharing!

The conversation with my boss went about as I expected. He just basically said “OK. I understand,” without really committing to do anything about the situation. I said, I really don’t think anybody should have to work there without help, and he just kind of shrugged with a “yeah, I know, but what can you do?” look. I do see where he’s coming from though. They made him lay off two people last month, really good hard-working employees who happens to be on the bottom of the seniority list, and not all of my remaining co-workers happen to have have the best work ethic. We had three sick calls today. Any fewer than that is usually a pleasant surprise.

Hippy, I trust you are in good hands. Hope all goes well!

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shoe, your playlist sounds as eclectic as mine. :slight_smile: Nirvana and Pete both rock.

Moooooooom, I grew up with the bedroom suite that went with your dresser that included the long dresser, a tall boy, a student desk and two double bed headboards. It was split between the two girls’ bedrooms.

Irked, came home, swept the floors (mopping will happen this weekend), set the trash out on the stoop to take to the dumpster when I go to irk tomorrow and walked the dog. Supper was a bowl of turnip greens and one of pintos, both leftover from Sunday. Fart fest to follow.

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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Howdy Y’all! Launder got laundered, scripts got picked up, and sup got cooked and et. Thus was the day here at da cave. Against, sorta, my better judgement, and really, my desire to do so, I have agreed to assist with cookin’ for the trunk or treat thing tomorrow. We shall do burgers and dawgs, along with chips (small bags, so pre-packaged), pre-packaged bags of chawklit chip cookies, and canned sodas of various types. The food is only for members of St. Pat’s and the UMC down the road we partner with for this. Maybe it won’t be too bad. Also there will be only four of us involved with the food and nobody else allowed in the kitchen or grill area. That should be pretty safe. We can lock doors to keep folks out.

Hippy hope all goes well with the surgery next week. Let us know asap, OK?

MOOOOOOM I like the dresser!

Wheelie hope a solution can be figured out. No fun doin’ the irk of two people.

Sunny ain’t nuttin’ wrong with declarin’ a fend for yourself night.

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I just mastered FB messenger chat too~my far away sister and I chatted Sunday, joined by my 3yo granddaughter (her grand niece) and we had a swell, high old time. Did my heart good. My sister has an Android phone so FaceTime (that I learned a few years ago) won’t work and I’ve never tried Google Chat. 2 out of 3 isn’t bad for this time and tech challenged brain. It is sooooo nice to see faces and smiles and a loved one’s eyes.

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My older daughter lives about six blocks from here, and my younger daughter lives downstairs.

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I hate to tell you this,
but I’m getting the new tub, and the bathroom scraped and painted, for just under $5000.
If I switched out the tub for a walk in shower, with a built in seat, it would be under $3000

However, if I had gone with bath fitters or some other company like that, it would have been done already.
Well the tub installation part, I doubt they would do the painting and scraping.

I took a long nap, like 4 hours long, this afternoon.
If the dogs hadn’t woke me I might have slept through the night.
Echo started licking my hand, Ripple got the mail and brought it up to the bedroom.
Which is a good thing or I would have missed logging in to irk.

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Evening all. Soccer has been practiced and the girls had fun, we ran them through a few drills and then the 12U boys that practice with us wanted to scrimmage. I swear, they get more psyched up playing ‘the boys’ for 15-20 minutes than playing another girls team for 60 minutes…guess it’s a pre-puberty thing… Anyway, made it home and have assimilated my Mac-n-Cheese. Rain is due tomorrow for most of the day and into the evening, so will probably be cooped up here.

nellie, love that version of the song…not sure if it was here or Facebook that introduced me to it, but always worth a listen. And hope the Amtrak is on time…more or less… Wonder who the Swede was that established the hospital there.

Oh, and according to your site, I have enough TP to last until the 4th of July, 2021. Swampy would probably consider that barely adequate.

FCM, nice looking dresser.

Dot, hope you can find a good therapist…especially one good with cats…How the COVID test go?

Hippy, keep us appraised on how the surgery goes. Depending how out you are, during the procedure if possible… :smile: :wink:

Cookie, yeah on the door replacement and doing the Video Chat thing–don’t have a camera so can’t do that and outside of this bunch don’t have many folks I’d like to chat with…

swampy, enjoy the cookin’ and keep your mask on (not the trick-or-treat one either…)

Sari, I’ve had a few of those naps. Ripple probably wondered what had happened to his treat provider…

OK, need to continue the internettin’. All y’all take care.

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Just a hint for anybody thinking about getting a Ninja Foodi Toaster Oven+ - they are great, but you have to dial them in a bit. What in an oven is 425 degrees and 15 minutes becomes 400 degrees and 11 minutes. But it is fast, air fries and takes up very little counter space because it flips up. It cranked out veggie spring rolls tonight for dinner that rivaled delivery.

Dinner has been et, cats have etten as well, so now it is time for feet up and chill.

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Made stir-fry chicken with Asian BBQ sauce, rice and stir fried asparagus.

“You have 3 bills, 24 political post cards, 1 solicitation for your car’s extended warranty, and you need to clock in in 5 minutes. Can I have noms?” - Ripple

Dots, hope you find a good therapist.