Trimmed out more magnolia tree branches, using the loppers not the chain saw this time.
I have Lucy’s boyfriend on tap for the cutting of the heavier parts of the branches with the chain saw tomorrow.

It will be nice for our mowers when they no longer have to duck so many low branches while mowing.

My next project is getting the rest of the rocks in the yard relocated to where they won’t interfere with the mowing.

The tree in the spring.

Avonex, Extavia, and Plegridy all three are MS drugs on CVS’s no longer covered’ list.

It’s bad enough there are so few drugs for patients with MS but to not cover three from that short list is despicable.

It’s all about profit. I say a huge profit needs to be set aside where the health and welfare of a person (or animal) is concerned. Do not price drugs out of reach or drop them from drug plans when they have been proven to be helpful.

Thank goodness some drug companies do offer help to those of us who desperately need it.

Shame on the ones that don’t.

Hey drug companies and pharmacies, go get your huge profits from vanity drugs like Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis and lower the prices on drugs for heart disease, high blood pressure, and diseases like MS and COPD. Lower the prices on antibiotics, vaccines, and other life saving drugs.

Almost.

I did manage to trim one honking big branch off the magnolia tree. Came close to injuring myself but close isn’t doing it. I am injury free.

I have three branches to go, but I think the largest one will need a professional with a much bigger chain saw.

Jumped out of my skin when The Curmudgeon fell upstairs a little while ago. He shook the entire house. He’s fine, but my heart is still racing.

He even woke Lucy from a sound sleep. Gavin, however, did not hear a thing. He’s still snoring.

Didn’t take her long to fall back to sleep.

Spent most of my afternoon seated in the car dealership waiting for my van’s inspection to be done.

So glad I had my Kindle and MP3 player with me. It helped to pass the time in a hurry. Almost wish they’d taken a bit longer.

Lucy and Gavin acted like I’d been gone a week when I got home. Got to love the pups!

The house smelled terrific since I’d started a beef roast in it before I left.

The Curmudgeon spent the time I was gone napping so he didn’t miss me a bit.

At least my van is inspected and I don’t have to worry about that for another year.

Yay, rain. Well, sort of Yay. We needed it for the plants but I didn’t need it to make mud directly outside the back porch door.

You see, last night I scrubbed my kitchen floor.

I have two dogs and a husband who forgets to wipe his feet. Yet he always manages to step in all the mud.  Yes, it’s like living with three three-year-old kids. What isn’t trashed, dirty, or sticky is what was just newly cleaned by me.

It never ends, it never gets easier, and I don’t have a maid to do it.

Sleep comes when it can.

Donate now! Give to this and to that. Send us $$. Donate…donate…donate…

Charities calling constantly and we’re on the do not call list. Rescues begging for money for this dog and that one. Friends in need. My heart aches for all of them but we’re barely keeping our heads above water as it is.

We don’t go on vacations. We haven’t been on one in over three decades.

I pay our bills by who is threatening us the most. Between the cost of living and a very skimpy income, his medical bills alone are more than enough to break us.

Do you cry when you sit down to write out checks for bills? I do.

We have some expenses I pay before others that people might call frivolous but having someone mow our lawn and clear the snow in the winter keeps the city off our backs and me out of the hospital.

I wish I had billions of bucks and could help everyone, but we all know that’s never going to happen.

You all have a good one. I’m going to go do a bit of conjuring.

You would think I’d nap or do nothing the one day I wasn’t visiting The Curmudgeon at the hospital.

Instead I was taking turns with the dogs making sure they felt as though they were getting enough attention in between doing some chores.

I cleaned the ceiling fans so they wouldn’t fling dust about when I turned them on high with the heat of the day. I then had to dust and vacuum the living room from the previous chore.

I cleaned half of the bathroom. I still need to clean mirrors, the shower, and the floor.

I dozed off on the couch with Lucy after lunch because I am not sleeping well.

Took G out to dinner and to the farmers market. I was too tired to cook and so was she. Now we have chicken sausages with asagio cheese and wild mushrooms to cook for our dinner tomorrow.

We’ll go see The Curmudgeon tomorrow too.

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