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Odds and ends again
I spent the day cleaning out the junk filled back porch. I am over halfway done. I managed to reorganize the storage shelves and throw out a lot of crap.
(SHHHHH! we don’t speak of that to The Curmudgeon. He goes garbage diving to see what he can rescue. None of that crap is coming back in if I can help it.)
Any of my friends need a man’s size 10 waders? He has admitted he won’t be using them again. I have a lovely croquet set too.
Unfortunately I found that my fog machine was back there and somehow managed to break. Guess who needs to buy a new one? Again.
I still need to find a home for the antique rocker.
Anyone see my airbrush? I can’t find it. You know if I buy another one, my old one will suddenly reappear.
Lazy Boy furniture … not what it used to be.
The Curmudgeon had to call Raymour and Flanagan about his Lazy Boy lounge chair. It has a lifetime guarantee on the mechanism and his is not working properly. Again. This will be the second replacement.
The first time they replaced it was within the first week we had it. He’s used this one now for a couple of years and it has crapped out.
I hope they bring him a new one that works and lasts this time. They just aren’t making them as well as they used to.
Catch up time.
So I ordered my new vacuum cleaner tonight. I need a new one fast, with two dogs, the hair is rapidly taking over. Thank goodness for brooms.
Once the Shark arrives we’ll see if it is as good as the reviews say. My house is an acid test for any vacuum cleaner. We’ve burned out many of them over the years.
Using my Tens unit spared me a trip to the doctor and physical therapy after my fall. I feel great today.
The 20 feet of garland I bought on sale to make Audrey 2’s tendrils arrived yesterday. This is going to be interesting. After the farmers market today, G and I will begin construction. Anyone wishing to donate super huge fake (silk) leaves to the project is welcome. I need to play around with my airbrush, it’s been a while since I’ve used it.
I couldn’t have said it better.
On the question of being childless I always respond that we just weren’t meant to have them. Some very selfish people have kids so to me that means I have proof that us being without children does not mean we are selfish.
We have dogs. 
I read this article today. I love it!
http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/08/25-famous-women-on-childlessness.html?mid=facebook_nymag
If a vacuum no longer sucks is it still called a vacuum?
So after my Garry Vacuum blew the hell up the other day, I had to start looking for a replacement. Opinions abounded as to which one I should buy.
I researched and hunted through all names, brands and types. My criterion was we have two short-haired dogs who shed a lot, some rugs, stairs, and plenty of bare floors.
I have a husband who is careless about things that fall on the floor so the vacuum also needed to be tough.
My friend E had a young man do some research for me too.
Seems we both came to the same conclusion as to what vacuum would be most suitable. Although I am not happy with bagless vacuums, it looks as though the Shark Navigator Lift-Away Professional Upright is what we will get.
You all have a good one!
Before the yard sale
Frantic, yes, I am frantic. I only have until Friday night to decide what goes and drag it to the back porch so I can easily set it up in the yard Saturday morning.
I hate doing yard sales. If you are coming to this one, keep in mind that I will dicker on prices. However, do not expect to get the good stuff for next to nothing. I’d rather take it to Goodwill and have done with it.
If you arrive before 9 a.m., you will wait. If you come after 4, you’re too late. As I said before, I hate yard sales. Therefore, I do them my way.
So sick of cooking
What I wouldn’t give to have a private chef for a month or two just so I can have a break from cooking meals. I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels this way.
These days I can’t even think of what to make for dinner. I open the freezer, stare at the contents, and draw a complete blank as to what to make.
Maybe when the weather cools off I’ll feel more like cooking nice meals. As it is, The Curmudgeon is lucky he gets something different each day.
Once the weather gets cooler…Lasagna!!!
Big web builder
We have a new orb spider. (This is a picture I took of one a couple of years ago.) Our new one has decided to build her web every night from our porch roof to the wall between our porch and the neighbor’s. It’s a big web and we are being very careful of it. I told her she can stay there undisturbed as long as she doesn’t come inside my house.
What I love is orbs tend to take up most of their web during the day and rebuild it each evening. Thus, the mailman doesn’t walk into her web every day when he steps over the wall.
You all have a good one!
Updates on The Curmudgeon
A lovely 64 degrees at a little past midnight. I do love cool nights they make for good sleeping.
Someone please explain how I pulled a stomach muscle yesterday. It has a lot to do with owning two bull terriers. 😀
A dinner of beer battered codfish, fried to a perfect golden brown, and served with french fries, made The Curmudgeon very happy.
He needs some happy, the neurosurgeon said there is nothing they can do for him. The damage is too bad and whatever they did would only make it worse.
I’ve been worried about him, he’s been looking rather thin. I was right, he told me that they weighed him at the neurosurgeon’s office and he is the lightest he’s ever been since before I met him back in 1971. This is not a good thing him being underweight. I wish it were me taking off the pounds. He can’t afford to.
I don’t know what we’re going to do now. He’s in constant pain and his pain medications are not giving him much relief. He’s falling into another deep depression, I’m thinking they’ll need to adjust his antidepressants.
I appeal to his friends to please come see him, he needs to have his mind taken off his pain and company is a wonderful distraction for him.
Internet connection went to crap
I’ll be lucky if I can get this to post tonight. My internet connection was crap all day and most of tonight.
I can’t even get my Kindle to connect to my WiFi. Thank goodness I got the one with the 3G connection.
With everything fading in and out I’ll just shoot this off to you all and say good night.
Maybe this will do the trick.
Some days crawl by
From the time I got up yesterday until I was ready to go to bed, the entire time awake went by at a slow crawl. Have you ever had a day like that?
I swear, it was like watching the clock that last class in school.
T i c k. T i c k. T i c k.
And yet, I GOT NOTHING DONE!
It crept on by and left me standing in the dust.
Another day shot to hell.
You all have a good one.
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