It was a day for inconvenient things to disappear. Took 'Beamer for a haircut. Later, at dinner, when I tried to pay, I realized the cashier did not return my debit card. Arg!!!1!!! :mad:
Morning, mumpers!
Things are looking good for Shadow today, I have just spoken with the vet nurse and she said he’s eating well, his urine has less blood in it than before, and he’s looking a lot brighter. They got him out and groomed him as well so that’s clearly raising his expectations for when he comes home.
The fluid therapy continues until tomorrow and he will have more blood tests then, and we’ll have a clearer picture of where to go from there. Please keep any appendages crossed for the little trooper 
ruble, the Instant Pot is a popular gadget over here, several of my friends (real and imaginary/internetty) have them and are very impressed with them. I am seriously considering getting one but not right now, my credit card has yet to recover from the shock of vet and garage bills.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 72 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 92 and mostly N.O.S. for the day though there could be a stray tstorm durin’ the afternoon which is always true this time of year. I shall accomplish mowage this mornin’. As soon as I have enough daylight to see, and the neighbors are all gone to irk, I shall begin. My team is up to mow the back forty over to the church house tomorrow mornin’ so I get to mow two days in a row. Lucky Me!
BooFae yay for Shadow doin’ better. Hope he’s home again soonest.
I’ve considered an Instant Pot but kind of feel like it might end up bein’ a gadget that seldom gets used. I know it’s a sorta pressure cooker type thing. I remember pressure cookers as a cub and was at my grandma’s house when one blew up. There were chikins stuck to the ceilin’, which while cool, scared me so bad I have never owned a pressure cooker even though I know the ones today are a lot safer.
Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. I shall also brush my teeth and shave before beginnin’ mowage. No other big plans today so we shall see what happens.
Happy Firday Y’all!
Boy, howdy, did we have a storm move thru last night. Window-rattlin’ thunder and wind and much rainage!!! It woke me! **FCD **actually got up to check the basement and make sure we weren’t flooding, which we weren’t.
And, of course, I awoke at least twice more during the night, then shortly after 5, my eyes popped open and that was that. I tried to doze off again to no avail, so Higgs has been out and fed, I’ve just finished a bagel, and I’m caffeinating. I’ll be calling FedEx at a more reasonable hour to find out WTH is going on with my delivery.
Main plan for today, thanks to a slightly OCD spousal unit, will apparently be cleaning my studio, even tho his workshop is a total wreck. He keeps moving stuff to make more room for me, but I don’t need it. I’ve told him that repeatedly, for all the good it does. But, yeah, my studio is a mess and it needs to be organized, and in this heat and humidity, it’s definitely the coolest room in the house, so I guess I’ll be cleaning my studio. Rah.
The ditch requires some serious mowage and it’s looking like Sunday will be the coolest day ahead. Laundry will need to be done in there somewhere, and I need to vacuum up hunks of Ziva from the carpet. Plus a reminder just popped up on my Outlook - it’s clean-the-pet-fountain week! WOOHOO!!!
Happy Firday!
No one else is awake?? Well, I’m showered, dressed, and I’m waiting for a response from FedEx to my query about why my package is still scheduled for delivery yesterday. Not impressed. 
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Closing shift tonight.
I’m awake, Alex and Gordie are sleeping, and my PC is having a Monday.
Hope Shadow and your credit card both feel better soon, Boofae.
FedEx is now saying I’ll get my package by the end of the day today. This announcement comes to you from the “I’ll believe it when I see it” department.
Pepper woke up at 6 today. Like Mommm and FedEx, I am not impressed. In other news, Wahhhhhhh!
Mowage is completed. YAY! I’m all cleanded up and the replacement parts for my ‘puter desk showed up via UPS whilst I was mowin’ da front yahd. Guess that means I have a project to keep me outta trouble today. 
My studio is partly organized. Boy, do I have a lot of clay to reconstitute! There are 3 containers, so far, with old clay and water. I’ll make sure to take small batches at a time, work them well till they’re a good consistency, then wrap them so they don’t dry out again. That’ll be a long few days of work, and messy.
We’ve got a lot of stuff down there that’s still functional, but we don’t want it. **FCD **wants to take it all to the dump. I’d be just as happy to put it somewhere with a big sign that says FREE and let people take it. I may just do that - the old Helen post office building sits at a busy corner and there’s nothing there - seems like a prime spot to get rid of stuff.
I looked up some product reviews and it does have a good rep. Of course I had to look up the product reviews when I found out we sell something called “Liquid Ass”. :smack:
I am 99% sure I’m calling off tomorrow; I just need a weekend of roaming to blow the stink off. I also started on repairing Dad’s desk and need to make room for it. I was going basement but I am now thinking of going guest room where the computer desk is. Some shifting things around will be in order.
I was wrong. It was 5 am. I was so tired I misread the clock. C’mon pup. You’re killing me. 'Beamer did me a solid a took her for a walk.
Still no sign of my debit card. About to head to the credit union and pick up a new one.
blurf Howdy. Back from my sick bed. I was just puny not really sick. Burn out and aggravation are in abundance. I am still in the hiring process and just received another certificate of eligibles. This is for a flex position so it will not require a panel. I shall make phone calls today and try to interview early next week. I pulled my problem child into another office with a witness and got a lot of little things off my chest. She will be on probation for a year and best step up as my patience is running out.
Still waiting for FedEx… :mad:
I’ve made several more wigs and I just remembered that I have some wool that I didn’t know what to do with - now I know what to do with it.
Happy Firday!
It’s very hot and humid outside. I thought I heard the sky rumbling, but then the sun came back out. We lost power for a bit last night, but if we had any storms I slept through them.
My cat is a coward. So far he is afraid of rain, the neighbor’s cough, birds, people walking past my house, kids across the street playing on their porch, kids on bicycles, kids on skateboards, kids on scooters, and most of all… kids bouncing basketballs. He’s afraid of motorcycles, large trucks, and horror of horrors, the Mister Softy Jingle. Not the truck, it was still way up the street, the jingle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nqvjFQN7ZQ
I bought an InstaPot for my friend for her birthday. I think it’s not a good gift for a 50th birthday, but I know she will like it. She loves to cook, and her other dream is to move into a Tiny House. I think she is crazy to want to live in one, but an InstaPot would work well for that.
It was cool that it went on sale on Prime Day.
I’m with you on this one** Swampy**, I am nervous about pressure cookers.
I want to get her a stripper, but that is a bit expensive. I know* she* would like it, and it would have the added bonus of annoying [strike] the lying, cheating bastard [/strike] her husband. I love gifts that are 2fers.
The idea is still under consideration. If I knew the other people going I’d ask everybody to chip in, and really everybody should know so they have some small bills on hand.
Still waiting for puppy picture. I finally broke down and sent an email. She says I should have it tonight or tomorrow.
It’s been a bit crazy here, nothing ominous, just trying to get things done, while irking lots of extra hours. Irk has been slow and I need some extra money. I want the plumbing paid off in a year since the loan is 12 months interest free, then jumps to an outrageous amount of interest.
I just ordered pizza for supper. FedEx STILL hasn’t shown up. My working theory now is that they’re going to yank me around till I say “Screw you guys - I’ll come pick it up myself!!” I lodged a complaint and got an email back saying it would be delivered between 9 and 4. It’s 5:15. They’re going to hear from me again.
Not happy. Nope.
It could be worse-you could be waiting for something alive.
Satan’s computer desk is now together. If I ever say sump’n about furniture one puts together again, I just need to be put in the home then. On a brighter side, dindin at Sonny’s was teh num! I brought home a breast and a wing as OYKW brought home a thigh and a laig. At some point tomorrow those will make a nice meal with the addition of a side.
MOOOOOOM here’s hopin FedBlech shows up.
Note that they did not specify what time zone they were using. Hawaiian perhaps?
We had a storm come thru and we lost power for about half an hour. But it’s back, obviously. And FedEx still hasn’t shown up. I called and the guy was unable to get anyone at the local office to answer the phone. **FCD **looked up that specific office and they got a 1 out of 5 stars rating. I posted a message via their FB site and sent another email.
I AM PISSED OFF!!!
But pizza was good, so there’s that.