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And the hits keep coming
Posted by doggonedmysteries
If it isn’t year old hospital bills for the MIL, or my latest adventure in hospital land, it’s bills for something over at the MIL’s house.
The roofer is going to start working over there now–that’s an ouch, but a necessary expense. The garage roof MUST be repaired. There’s no getting around it.
I’ll be over there after Gavin’s vet appointment on Thursday. Oh, yeah, that’s two more bills, Gavin and Patty need check ups and shots. He goes this week and she goes next week.
After having the bright idea of taking them together in the hope that Patty would make Gavin less fearful, we found we were wrong. Gavin made her more fearful. I swore I’d never take them to the vet at the same time again. Ever.
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Tags: Author, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Dead, Disability, Doggoned, Dogs, Home, Post A Day 2011, Writer
Updated punch list on MIL’s house
Posted by doggonedmysteries
Minor hardwood floor repair—back bedroom, clean and paint a few walls in the basement, tile and laminate flooring installation in the bathroom and kitchen. Install a new toilet in the bathroom. Cosmetics—power wash and seal the front porch. Possibly buy a new screen door for the front. Install new light in kitchen. Paint touch ups. Install attic ladder and clear out the attic.
We have the roofer coming to do the garage roof.
The list is shorter.
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Tags: Author, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Dead, Doggoned, Home, Life, Post A Day, Post A Day 2011, Writer
What a difference!
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My new finial for the newel post
Posted by doggonedmysteries
A few weeks ago, DH took a stumble at the bottom of the stairs and knocked the ceramic pineapple off the top of the antique newel post, smashing it into a million bits. We had a ceramic pineapple on it because the post came to us without a finial.
When we first put the newel post in, I’d looked all over for a finial to top it but had no luck. Then one day I saw the pineapple and knew it’d cover the hole on top of the post. I bought it, painted it, and glued it on. It wasn’t perfect but it worked.
So there I was without a finial again. I began a search online and this time came across someone who made proper wood ones on E-bay. I don’t have a paypal account, nor am I a member on E-bay, but I knew someone who was…I contacted Chuck. I showed him the finial I wanted, he ordered it for me, and delivered it yesterday.
I have to tell you this person does excellent work. The finial is a perfect fit. Now all I have to do is match the antique stain and finish of the post.
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Tags: Author, Bones, Caregiver, Dead, Disability, Doggoned, Home, Multiple Sclerosis, Post A Day, Post A Day 2011
Lazy tonight…garden pictures
Posted by doggonedmysteries
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Tags: Author, Bones, Doggoned, Gardening, Gardens, Home, Post A Day, Post A Day 2011
Bringing you up to date
Posted by doggonedmysteries
Yesterday we didn’t go over to the MIL’s house as we’d planned to because Neither G nor I felt up to working in this heat. We hope the break in the weather we’re supposed to get will make it easier to work on Wednesday.
We still have many small items to pack and remove along with books to take to recycling. Don’t worry I removed all the good books. There weren’t many, the MIL wasn’t big on reading anything. The books left are an assortment of ‘miracle cure’ books and piles of ‘How to’ books she left in boxes in the cellar where they got wet and moldy.
Sunday, was a good day to stay home and catch up on some housework. It was too hot to work outside so a few neglected indoor chores took precedence.
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Tags: Bones, Bull Terriers, Care giving, Caregiver, Dead, Disability, Doggoned, Home, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Post A Day, Post A Day 2011
I have hit a milestone
Posted by doggonedmysteries
This is my 1000th post! When I began this blog, I never thought I’d keep posting daily for a long as I have. I’ve only missed posting on days I was too sick to get out of bed or when I was away at my writer’s conference.
I never thought I’d have return readers or, much less, a small following, but I do. To you my dear readers I say thank you for without you I wouldn’t have made it to this milestone.
You encourage me to keep writing even when I feel crappy. Writing on this blog has become a way to keep my hand in while my brain is out of gear on my mysteries.
I hope when we sell the house and things are back to a semblance of normal around here I will have no more problems with my books and can finish them in short order.
I promise you, if you hang in here with me during this rocky time, I will get them done.
Tags: Author, Bones, books, Books on writing, Bull Terriers, Care giving, Caregiver, Craft of writing, Dead, Disability, Doggoned, Family, Fiction, Home, Life, Love, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Murder, Mysteries, Mystery, Novel writing, Post A Day, Post A Day 2011, Writer, Writing
OMG, I can’t believe we’re doing another one!
Posted by doggonedmysteries
After last weekend I knew we needed to do another sale. Up at six really doesn’t sit well with me but I am doing it none-the-less.
Do me a favor and keep all appendages crossed that we clean out the house today.
(Groan) I hate mornings.
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Tags: Author, Bones, books, Books on writing, Bull Terriers, Care giving, Caregiver, Craft of writing, Dead, Disability, Doggoned, Family, Fiction, Home, Life, Love, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Murder, Mysteries, Mystery, Novel writing, Post A Day, Post A Day 2011, Writer, Writing
Gremlins in the house
Posted by doggonedmysteries
We have a problem with gremlins in this house. Things disappear, reappear, and disappear again. Now I am missing a large tablet, several favorite pens, and a big package of double ‘A’ batteries. Therefore, I’m guessing our gremlins needed paper, pens and batteries.
Are our gremlins writers? Did they need batteries for their remote controls?
DH claims he hasn’t seen the missing items. Gavin and Patty don’t have thumbs so they can’t write and I have no idea what the pups would need with batteries.
If there were kids in this house, I’d know where the batteries went. I’ve known kids who were guilty of swiping batteries from parent’s remotes to power their stuff.
Usually, our gremlins return the borrowed items. I only need to be patient.
Do you have gremlins? What things do they borrow?
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Tags: Author, Beads, Bones, books, Books on writing, Bull Terriers, Care giving, Caregiver, Craft of writing, Dead, Disability, Doggoned, Family, Fiction, Home, Humor, Life, Love, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Murder, Mysteries, Mystery, Novel writing, Post A Day, Post A Day 2011, Writer, Writing
A multitude of things
Posted by doggonedmysteries
My desk chair needs replacing. The hydraulics are dying and when I sit in it, it slowly sinks to level too low for my desk. It makes me look like a three-year-old trying to type at Daddy’s desk. Maybe, when we sell the house, I can afford a new chair.
Over the next two days, I need to make some posters and flyers for our last-ditch effort sale of the MIL’s stuff. We need the house empty so we can paint. Painters don’t charge as much if they don’t have to paint around furniture. Big surprise yesterday, one of neighbor’s came over to the house while G and I were there and bought $51.00 worth of stuff! Yay, more money for the paint the house fund!
We enjoyed a lovely PA Dutch creamy cucumber salad made from the cucumbers I picked a few days ago. They were delicious.
Things have cooled down here, a wonderful relief from the heat and humidity of the last few days. I opened the windows last night and turned off the AC.
I hope you all have a lovely day today.
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Tags: Author, Bones, books, Books on writing, Bull Terriers, Care giving, Caregiver, Craft of writing, Dead, Disability, Family, Fiction, Home, Life, Love, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Murder, Mysteries, Mystery, Novel writing, Post A Day, Post A Day 2011, Writer, Writing
I do know where this day went
Posted by doggonedmysteries
I typed the letter to the insurance company and had DH sign it. Then I made copies of the policies (again) and the claim form he’d filled out and mailed ages ago. Tossed everything into an envelope and mailed it.
I took the dogs out, ran to the grocery store, came home and worked on the pond, watered the plants, took the dogs out, and fed them. After that I cooked our dinner, we ate, I washed the dishes, took the dogs out, and sliced cucumbers. Then I put the cucumbers in a bowl, salted them, and put them in the fridge to sit for a couple of hours.
I fed the fish. I sat down to catch my breath for a little while. I put eggs on to boil, cut potatoes into cubes and put them on to boil. I cut celery and onions made the dressing for the potato salad and put it over the celery and onions. I put that bowl in the fridge.
Eggs done, cooled them, peeled and chopped them, and added them to the potato salad bowl. Drained the potatoes and added them to the bowl. Then I put the bowl in the fridge.
I washed all the prep dishes.
I sat down at the computer and began to type this….
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Tags: Author, Bones, books, Books on writing, Bull Terriers, Care giving, Caregiver, Craft of writing, Dead, Disability, Doggoned, Family, Fiction, Food, Home, Life, Love, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Murder, Mysteries, Mystery, Novel writing, Post A Day, Post A Day 2011, Writer, Writing
Life insurance, the never-ending story
Posted by doggonedmysteries
Back in March, when the MIL died we sent three policies into her life insurance company. For five months, we’ve sent copies and copies, and more copies in. So has the funeral home. We kept getting excuses but no results.
Yesterday we got a call from them saying they were cutting two checks for two policies. Wait a minute guys, there are three of them. Oh, yeah they can’t find the third one on their database. Um, gee whiz, she never cashed it in. It is paid in full, why don’t you have it in your records? Um…they don’t know.
All three policies won’t cover funeral expenses and now they tell us they can’t find the third. ARRRRGH! DH feels like Charlie Brown and wants to bang his head against a wall.
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Tags: Author, Bones, books, Books on writing, Bull Terriers, Care giving, Caregiver, Craft of writing, Dead, Disability, Doggoned, Family, Fiction, Home, Insurance, Life, Love, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Murder, Mysteries, Mystery, Novel writing, Post A Day, Post A Day 2011, Writer, Writing
















