Bad tech day. My phone went nearly completely mental (as in freezing when I attempted to do ANYTHING with it besides admire its ability to hold down paper), so we’re rebuilding the [bleep] thing from the OS up. Tedious PITA.
OTOH, the nachos acquired on the way home were good, money showed up in checking, both tax refunds have been approved and one issued (could show up any time between now and about the 5th) so we’ll have money to get the car’s transmission fixed, and the car was at least polite enough to inform us it would need such attention before the money arrived (so we could plan on getting the work done) rather than after the money had been spent.
Still, a rebuilt transmission should last longer than three years before developing issues, right?
Had a better start to the day- my wallet’s back! Some kind passerby had obviously found it, noticed the driving licence with my address on it, and posted it through the letterbox
It looks like it’s been kicked around the street, chewed on by something, lost in a leaf pile, but the annoying cards that were going to take ages to replace are all in there, intact. I cancelled the bank card anyway, but I had loads of membership ones and other stuff- the driving licence people charge for replacements too, and I hadn’t ordered one yet.
There was no money in it, but there wasn’t any when I lost it, so it would have been a bit odd if there had been.
Anyway, I need to finish getting dressed, and get ready for a nice fun day out!
Yeah, I’ve heard that trick- annoyingly though, the filter in this tank is glued in, and there’s no way you can attatch a sponge (there’s also loads of seperate little inlets). I spent ages trying when I first set it up, but it’s cunningly designed by someone who does not like shrimpies. Oh well. I may just get some Apistos- which I was avoiding before 'cos they tend to eat shrimp, but that’s just been simplified!
**FCD **is on the road, Higgs has been fed, cats’ kibble dispenser is refilled, water bowl bottle has been refilled. I’m ready to go back to bed!!!
It’s supposed to be sunny and mild today so I’ll take advantage of it and wash my bedspread, then hang it out to dry. And I intend to strip the bed and flip the mattress - oh yes, I know how to have wild, wild weekends!! Plus I get to go to the credit union and deposit a few checks.
I’m sorry, I don’t mean to rub it in - I know you all can’t live such an exciting life as I do.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN 'Tis 39 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 71. Should be a nice day.
No real big plans afoot. Don’t know if OYKW wants or needs to go out and do anything. He’s still abed.
flytrap homemade chikin pot pie is an ultimate comfort food. Those sto’ boughten ones are the kind of thing one gets to eat in hell’s cafeteria.
Midget glad life is awesome. Must have been a good performance last night.
Nuts yay for wallet bein’ returned!
Nettie technology is wonderful except when it ain’t. Hope the phone is ok.
Now I need more caffiene and rumbly tummy is hongry. I shall go forage. Today is a forage for food day unless somebody offers to go get takeout. I have spoken. Thus mote it be!
Taking a break to eat some yogurt. I stripped the bed, flipped the mattress (no small task with a King) and reassembled everything with a new mattress pad. The bedspread is in the washer, and the sheets will follow shortly. Thanks to loverly weather, they’ll all dry on the lines. It’s sitting at freezing right now but we’re promised low 60s, so yay!
Dunno what else I’ll do today - productive vs. sluggardly… hmmmmmmmm
It’s cold and frosty outside, supposed to get up to 60.
Got home just before midnight last night, very long lunch. Got woke up at 5am by the HFH and her hounds, they sound like a thundering herd of elephants in the am. I was hoping to sleep until 7 but I had to stay up because we are going to look at houses in a bit. I have a feeling I am going to crash when I get back from the trip.
Yay for the returned wallet, Nuts, good to know there are still some decent folks around.
Nothing exciting going on here today as yet, I have to get ready for the great outdoors shortly as errands in town are beckoning. I’m going into the wicked city later for buffday drinks with friends so must remember to pick up an appropriately rude buffday card on my travels. This also means dinner n the pub tonight too.
Tomorrow I am off to see my doting parent, she has a list of things for me to do while I’m there so I will be fulfilling my duties. On the plus side, we are going to the local posh hotel for carvery lunch, always a bonus as it’s a very nice place.
Right, off to get properly dressed after I’ve managed to get out from under the cat.
**Butters **- our mattress is about 17 years old - overdue to be replaced, but **FCD **insists it’s fine. I’ve got a 3" memory foam pad on my side, so it works for me. I told him we should just get 2 XL twin mattresses - we could each get what we want, and the bedding would make it look like a single mattress - certainly better than now with my side taller than his. Whatever - we sleep OK, so there’s that.
**BooFae **- seems like whenever we go see my mom, we end up doing stuff for her. I usually walk her thru computer stuff and my sweetie does the “manly” chores. We’re going there in a few weeks to repair her 2 wing chairs and cut up a large branch that fell on her front lawn. Now that I think of it, even if my dad was still alive, we’d probably be doing a lot of the same things because Dad had back issues, plus my sweetie is much handier than my dad ever was. Anyway, parents, huh??
The afghans are hanging on the lines, but it’s still cold and sorta overcast out there. At least the ice on the deck has thawed - I almost slipped the first time I went out. I’ve got sheets in the washer - that’s the last load I intend to do today. When they’re done, I’m heading to the credit union.
RT is home! And his birthday is tomorrow but he has to go back to work in the morning, so we’re declaring it his birthday today. He just bought a bunch of stuff to upgrade his Mac as birthday presents for himself and he’s working on it now. After that we’re going to figure out our plans for the rest of the day.
We are back from a foray into town. I got some printer ink at Staples and drooled over tablets and notebooks. Also, got some steamed shrimpies from the Pubic Sto’ for dindin tonight.
Back from the credit union and Food Lion. I’ve made all the excursion reservations for the trip I’m taking with my mom in Aug/Sep. I’m bummed - they’re not offering the trip to Stonehenge when we come back to Southampton. We’ll see what happens when we get there - maybe we can arrange our own trek. We shall see.
I’m seeing an afternoon of knitting and Netflixing.
Been a lazy afternoon here at da cave replete with naps and mindless teevee. OYKW has offered to make brekkie for dindin. When he offered I said, “What? You’re makin’ cereal and toast?” So, to show me up, he said waffles, scrambled aigs, and bacon. I shall allow him to gasp be in the kitchen all by himself to do just that. I really am gettin’ better about that.
Plus I get to go to the credit union and deposit a few checks.
We’ll see what happens when we get there - maybe we can arrange our own trek. We shall see.