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Summer! We're having a heat wave. I'm ready!
I'm really enjoying watching the NBA finals; it's been too long since I paid any attention to basketball. In the meantime, it's become a contact sport! So refreshing to see Christians and Muslims battling it out beneath the basket, for a change. .:devil:
First swim Saturday at the Town Beach. It's free to local residents. The water is clean and cool. I am hopeful of having a swim once a week until September :)
Birds singing in the morning. I time when the Cardinal begins each day I see the days getting shorter with his time starting.
a really good haircut. You take your chances when you go to discount chains and get assigned to a random haircutter, so it was my luck to get one who really knew how to cut wavy hair. A real boost for $13!
I only have ONE MORE DAY left at work! It doesn't seem real!
How exciting- safe travels!
Congratulations on ending your term of endurement!Quote:
Originally Posted by SiouzQ.
WOOO HOOO!!!!!! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by SiouzQ.
Found a better alternative to nail polish remover. Karma Naturals yeah!
I am officially between jobs! Woot!
No more work schedules from hell--hooray!
It's my birthday, and I'm having a fabulous day :)
Happy BD, Gardenarian! My family all have birthdays in July and August. They're Leos. Except moi. Figures. Enjoy the rest of your day.
I got my yard work and errands done; now to finish putting away the goods. Got a great deal on Kombucha at Grocery Outlet--2/4$--my faves, ginger and grapefruit. I know, I should be making my own. Now to whip up some toasted walnut and spinach pesto.
Happy Birthday, Gardenarian!
Thanks guys!
Birch Beer aka Pennsylvania Dutch root beer. "made from an old Pennsylvania Dutch recipe" according to the can. Used to drink it as a kid and had almost forgotten about it til a friend dropped off some cans.
Oh man, it hits the spot on a hot summer day, but it's 170 calories and a whopping 41 grams of sugar per can. A very rare treat!
and a semi-related story: I attended a new student mixer at my college in Ohio. Student: where are you from? Lainey: Pennsylvania Student: Are you Dutch? Yes, he asked that as a serious question..!
For years, I thought I was part "Dutch" because the message got mangled from "Pennsylvania Dutch (Deutsche)." I guess after a world war or two, "Dutch" sounded more acceptable or something. But the truth will out. Landed here in 1739 on the Loyal Judith, IIRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lainey
I finally had the crawl space under my bathroom insulated at my house. This means less chance of frozen pipes this winter. A big rave for getting a job done.
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Happiness is a big messy clump of bulldogs!
We have a couple of foster dogs at the moment. There is lots of slime and snorting and bne stealing going on right now. They are all getting along reletively well.
To add: oops, just had a small skirmish over bones.
I am done with the local grocery store nearest me. They either don't have the items in the ad or my digital coupons will not work from my grocery store card.
Talking to the store manager has gotten me no where.
Sending emails to the store's corporate offices has also gotten me no where. The person who responds is clueless despite numerous emails.
I am a person that has enough with the games this company is playing.
I can shop at another store that is further away without dealing with the problem.
19 Sandy, they don't have enough competition. Way too much competition here for them to not pay attention to the customers.
This is a small rural town, and they won't be getting more competition.
The store is really close to me too so I can walk there in 10 minutes.
There is no point in having digital coupons that won't work and then acting as if it is the customers fault either.
I have written a novel to the person in charge of customer service and it just isn't getting through to them that they have a problem with their computer system not working.
The cashiers have said I am not the only one but no one listens to them either. I understand that because I have been in that position in jobs.
That is why paper coupons are better, you have the things right in your hand to prove your point.
Paper coupons are rare nowadays though.
my father just got out of the hospital for heart failure (just to confuse the disabled nurse, it's not called congestive heart failure anymore but that's what he had). Anyway, he had a shit cardiologist for years and would never leave him. Today I went with him to my mom's wonderful cardiologist and my dad is sold on him. Raves and thanks to the new guy!
Took advantage of the NPS 100 year anniversary and went to Crater Lake today - for free! Absolutely astounding.
National Parks are free through 8/28/16.
Filled my birdfeeder this a.m. and later saw 4 wild parrots dining there - really beautiful birds and had no idea there were a few wild ones in our neighborhood.
Later drove in the car and was listening to "Appalachian Spring" on the local classical music station, which is playing audience favorites all weekend. Ended the Labor Day weekend at the casino buffet ($10.95) for my sibling's birthday. and as every story in my junior high newsletter seemed to end: "and a good time was had by all." :)
volunteering yesterday at the local school, I was able to read Peter Rabbit and Cows in the Corn ( very funny story with rhyming) to a group of first graders. I had forgotten how much joy reading aloud gives me.
my cars speedometers and other meters suddenly stopped working. It was right after I had been to the inside and out car wash so I thought maybe they disconnected a wire or something. So did the guy at the dealer so he said it would be $120 an hour labor plus parts. Crap!
He called today to say the whole thing is broken and under warranty. It will take 2 weeks to get the parts and it will all be for free and I get a free rental car. How often does that happen when you take your car in???? Yay!
I'm getting excited for the party Im throwing for former co-workers. It will be so much fun to see all the old faces. Virtually none of them work there anymore so it will be good to hear what they are doing. And it's forcing me to come back out of my shell. Being on disability so long is not great for an introvert. I'm a little nervous about spending the money but it's worth it. I'm just contributing chili, corn bread, I'll probably pick up an extra dessert just in case, beer, wine and paper goods. I priced out that Black Box wine that isn't supposed to be horrible at BJs for $15 a box. I know I have paper goods in the basement hoard. They were in my corner of boxes that since got decimated so it may take a good long time to find but they are there somewhere, lol. Actually, lol NOT.
I have two raves - the first one was that I was gifted a beautiful, new looking crock pot by two women RV'ers that came into the gallery! We got to talking, and I told them I was living in the back with no real kitchen and that I had just bought an electric frying pan and how it had made a huge difference in the quality of my life. They said they had just upgraded to a different crock pot and would I like their old one! A win-win for all, they de-cluttered their RV and I can now make stews and spaghetti sauces! So now I have a rice-cooker, an electric frying pan, a crock pot, a toaster, and a coffee maker! A lot of things, but until I get an actual kitchen built I am all set up!
My second rave is that I slept 8.5 hours last night, all the way through, no waking up in the middle and no alarm clock! I forgot how great that feels!
Kind of a generic rave. I'm at the tail end of a 2 week long respiratory illness, not severe, just fatiguing with my body working to fight off a cough/cold. I took some time off work at first but last week I basically powered through and am now enjoying doing nothing for a few days so I can really rest.
But it all made me think of those millions of workers out there who may not have a paid sick day, or who have little paid sick time, and have to go to work when they are just not feeling all that well. (and a disclaimer here that I do not mean it's a good idea to go to work when you are contagious) I know of a number of people who did their jobs while fighting hormonal headaches, or back pain, or colds and coughs, etc. and they managed to keep going because of a strong worth ethic and knowing others were counting on them. Kudos.
I've had cold symptoms for 3 weeks, sore throat, cough, sinus stuff, etc. Not wanting to abuse antibiotics, I waited it out. Well, that was stupid because it just kept getting worse and worse. I finally saw my doc Fri, got some penicillin and feel so much better finally. I slept 15 hrs last night!
Found a $20 bill in a pocket of a pair of my jeans - no idea why it was there but found money is always great!
Big yum to my free-to-me new crock pot of turkey chili! The freezer is stocked with several portions for later use, since cooking in my tiny home with no kitchen is kind of a PITA. After almost two months, I think I am finally getting some semblance of grocery shopping-cooking-meal time organization down :)
I use ground turkey in chili too - too hot for that today though but it on my autumn list for sure.
Honestly, I want to smack my marijuana and drug smoking neighbors right now! Neither are legal here and I am tired of having a home filled with the stench from this stuff.
And that's one of many reasons I'm concerned about living in a condo again. I don't indulge often, but don't want to worry about someone else's allergies or sensitivity to smoke.Quote:
Originally Posted by 19Sandy
Good golly, now the job applications I filled out are demanding the references personal email addresses - so now I have to contact everyone again for those and their permission. No wonder people are reluctant to be references - they don't want all their personal info out there. I am sure this is data collecting that is making someone some money somewhere. And, that is why we get so many spam emails.