Daily Ooos: Monday, May 16

[faerywings]

*deep breaths*
I got this. My mom's got this. And her surgeon has got this. (He'd better, he is supposed to be the best in the area!)

I spoke to my mom twice yesterday and she seems to be holding up well. She sounded calmer than I am feeling *G* Her surgery isn't until much later this afternoon so I won't hear anything until well after dinner. Providing that her kidney function is stable enough. Then I guess I will know mid-afternoon if they send her home. *not gonna happen, not gonna happen*

I was in such a kooky headspace yesterday. I woke up stressed and it kind of swirled all around. ShopRite redid the shop from home website and app and it was totally down yesterday, It didn't have any of my past orders, or what was in my cart, You couldn't search and find anything. "Tape" brought up 0 results. WTH? I gave up fighting with that and moved on to cleaning the kitchen where we have an ant infestation. I saw a few early this week, and put out three traps. The night before last- they were everywhere, inside the dishwasher, on the walls. Put out three more traps and tried to put more of them into my shopping cart- oh yeah-- The site isn't working and I couldn't find ant traps. pfft.
The weather looked awful so I got into the shower, thinking that I was going to be stuck inside. Got lunch, paid some bills, grumbled more about [ _________ ]. Then the sun started to peek out and I threw on gardening clothes/hat and went outside. I told Gary I needed to calm my "Angry Brain." That helped so darn much. I saw so many toads hopping about. My friend called me over to give me a few leftover inpatients that she couldn't fit into her planters. And the yard is starting to look a lot less scraggly and overgrown. Showered again, folded, laundry, and then had a nice dinner with Gary and Scott. Caitlyn and Tom ordered her cake and the vegan main dish so that is two less things I need to worry about!!

Here is the cool dude hanging out with me yesterday.


Tif:


Have a fab day!!

 

[faerywings]

Maybe I was a toad in a past life-- always so grumpy! But cute

To make my day more annoying, the dogs were barking at everything and everyone. Barked at *me* when I was outside. On. My. Last. Nerve. Gary let them outside while I was weeding and W took off with this nice curved branch I was using as an edging on the little garden area. There are cinderblocks that are original to the house and they look awful. I have been building them up with some rocks and hard branches. W has been stealing that one branch since I placed it there last year and she finally broke it into pieces. She was so happy that I couldn't be too aggravated so I took some pics of that too. Silly dog.

@taxed4ever What a fun morning you had, good music, good wine, good company. Hope that the table and chairs look amazing!

@Cherylndesigns You? Overdid it?? Who do you think you are? Me?? #devil
The firehouse is pretty nice and it always cracked my kids up when they were little to look for old pics of Grandpa. "Grandpa had HAIR?????" ROTFLMAO!!!
I don't watch Yellowstone but too cute that you and Adrienne got the matching shirts, did you both wear them yesterday?
Would you believe I still haven't made it to the garden center? I still don't even know what I need to buy- although I want another lavender since mine died this past winter. My ILs were saying that none of their mint made it back and that stuff is basically indestructible. I did plant my morning glory seeds- bit only in the one bucket, Gary broke the other one with the snowblower and I don't have the $ to replace it just yet.
I am still picturing you taking your herb babies for walks in the plant stroller LOL

@LSlycord I am not surprised that your weekend went by in a flash.
Oh my goodness, that is so exciting and I wish you all of the luck in the world to get the houses bought/sold!!!


hugs to you all

 

[tanteva]

An historical day: our government has taken the formal decision that Sweden will apply for membership in NATO. Not sure what I think about this, other than that it feels a bit rushed. It's really not been on the agenda, and basically started on February 24th. On the other hand, in a way, even though Sweden always have said we're neutral, we've always been on "NATO's side" in conflicts. Not easy to grasp it all. My brain is not adult enough to grasp these things.

Should have been working today, but I'm home. I feel a bit better but still tired and sick enough to not be able to work. Just hoping I will be well enough to work on Wednesday. We sure need the money.

 

[BrightEyes]

Morning, gals. Been up for awhile - showered and dressed!!! I am expecting calls/visits from both the roof repair guy and the yard guy today. Tomorrow is the Pest control guy plus I have an appointment for my 2nd Covid booster shot. The sun was shining when I got up 2 hours ago, but now the sky is filled with smoke as a cold front has backed in from the east and pushed the smoke over us. Keeping the house closed up to keep the smoke out. Even with the cold front - it is suppose to get into the 90's late this afternoon. I did get the bed linens and comforter changed out a couple of days ago. Good thing as it is hitting in the 90's in the daytime and the mid-60's at night. I turned on the bedroom fan last night for the first time this season. Turned the heat off but haven't used the A/C yet. So glad my house is well insulated so I can do without the A/C for a bit longer.

@faerywings Keeping your mom in my thoughts and prayers... hope that her kidney numbers are good enough for them to the pacemaker today. KWYM when you say your mind has been spinning... you have a lot of your plate lately. Glad you got a bit of 'outside yard' therapy. LOL over your toad friends that have shown up again.

@Cherylndesigns Hope you are feeling better and great find on those tee shirts and what a great price!! I can just see you gals going crazy of them.

@LSlycord WOW... great that you have had a couple of people looking at your house even before it was listed. Hope that your bid gets accepted and someone buys your house right away.

@Lynn Grieveson I am hoping that you also get a bid/sale on your house.

@bcgal00 I saw some of your photos of the birds on FB... WOW.... so glad that there are a lot of them around so you can continue with your photography!

@taxed4ever Whoot... whoot!!! So glad you finally have the kitchen table and chairs put together. It has been a long wait for them. BTW... great LO and photos of the hike. Loved that you included the photo of where your house was in relation to where the hike was. Beautiful area.

@tanteva I sure hope you are feeling better. Seems like you have been sick for such a long time. <<< hugs >>>

Just got a call from the roofer and they will be here early this afternoon. Yea!!!

I was so disappointed... couldn't see the eclipse last night due to clouds/smoke so didn't stay outside to try to see more than a hint of it through the clouds. Watch a tiny bit of it on local TV.

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Morning Lovelies,

I'm up a little earlier - Adrienne and Carey are coming down in a little while. Carey is like the energizer bunny - up at 7 am - goes running - yes, running! She runs and then walks all over the property. She wears me out with her energy. She always makes a crack if I'm not dressed when they get here.

Chris @faerywings - sending good vibes to your mom - I SO hope that she's able to get this done today! I know you're super proud of her That's funny about "Grandpa had hair". LOL My grandpa was a fireman so I pretty much grew up at the firehouse. I used to love going there and sliding down that pole. That will be fun to have the party there. Those guys LOVE to have fun! They're all pretty "hunky" these days, too. Back in the day, they just sat around and smoked when they were in the firehouse. Now, they work out. How times have changed. I remember what awesome cooks they were!

Kay @BrightEyes we couldn't see the Blood Moon last night either. We had rain all evening and night and it was super cloudy. I saw the last one though - up close and personal. I was in Indiana visiting and we got to see it - it was crazy - we even stopped the car coming home from Indianapolis and got out to take pictures. We had to get off the expressway and onto a country road. I wish I still had those pictures. It was very low in the sky when we first saw it.

We got SO excited over those shirts! Ava and I both wore our "Rip Shirts" last night. She took some selfies, but I haven't seen them yet. @faerywings - I figured Adrienne would have one of hers on, but she didn't. Yes, Chris @faerywings I think I overdid it - I know that YOU would never do that. BWAHAHA

I'm going to get dressed and ready for the girls. Hugs to all.

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning everyone, the sun is shining! It is so nice to see blue sky again! It rained all day yesterday, did not stop at all. Hopefully it will dry up enough that DH can cut the back lawn. It is looking pretty wild back there. We have so much power washing and weeding to get done, but it never seems to dry up long enough to get anything done. Here's a photo of our new table and chairs, funny how I can be so excited about a new piece of furniture LOL. It's counter height and its fits just perfect in our eating area of the kitchen.
. I now have to go and find some new placemats for the table. I got all my cleaning and laundry done yesterday and even got an anniversary card made for my Brother and SIL. My Gary mailed that and the card I made for Jonah our Son-In-Law this morning, so hopefully they will both arrive in time for them. Do you call someone Son-In-Law when they are not officially married to your daughter?? #dk. I never really know how to introduce him or describe him to others. Guess it really doesn't matter does it?!

@faerywings - OMG I would be freaked out if I saw those guys in my planters!! Sorry but they just kinda creep me out! I am keeping my fingers crossed that your Mom will get her surgery this afternoon! It is no wonder you needed some outdoor time to clear your head, you really do have so much going on right now! It will be stressful to be waiting for that phone call today, saying either your Mom has been sent home or that she is in surgery. Ugh on the shopping centre site being down!! Sure hope things are up and running again today! Nice that two things are taken off of your worry list, with the ordering of the cake and the vegan main dish! Deep breathes my friend, it will all be done and it will be amazing!

@tanteva - Yes I heard that Sweden has joined Nato!! What a historic day for your country! Sure hope you are feeling better very soon! You really have had a bad few months of illness! Sending you healing get well thoughts!

@BrightEyes - Yup I was doing a happy dance when we finally got the old table and chairs outta here!! I did a deep cleaning of them and they are now in the suite downstairs. One day if we ever decide to do an Air B&B they will work great for that. I will have to get some new cushions for the chairs, but only if we decide to do the B&B. For now that set will work great for the kids to use when they come home and they can do their crafts, etc. on it . Glad to hear that the roofing guy is arriving this afternoon, sure hope you hear from the gardening guy today too!

@Cherylndesigns - Looks like we cross posted this morning, glad you had a great time with the gals! Good score on the t-shirts!! I just love Yellowstone!! Sounds like you will have a lots of fun company today! I never did understand the need to be a runner, especially that early in the morning LOL. Wish I had that kind of energy!! Enjoy your day with Carey and Adrienne!

@bcgal00 - Hope you are enjoying a nice cup of coffee and watching your birds this morning! I saw your photos on Facebook too and it looks just lovely there!

@LSlycord - Wow that is happening fast with you putting in an offer and people looking to buy your place already too! You are going to be one busy lady in the near future, getting into a new place and doing all that moving!

Ok better get things done before Heather calls. Have a great day everyone!

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning ladies. Had a quiet day yesterday. I find that a long day of photo walking tires me out a bit for the next day. The good thing was that I brought my big camera and big lens and was able to carry it around for over 6 hours with only minimal arm ache yesterday. I'm definitely getting stronger again. I puttered around the house, took Remi to the dog park while Taz snoozed in the chair with Darrell. Then we watched 5 episodes of SVU and caught up. I napped for about 30 minutes in there somewhere. Got some ground meat cooked and packaged for the freezer. It was a quiet but productive day.

This afternoon the hot tub should be up and running so I expect to be trying it out tonight. Can't wait. We've been watching the sparrows getting their nest ready in the birdhouse. This morning one of them struggled to get a big mouthful of stuff (yarn, string, whatever it was it was bright green) into the house but finally got it in. I didn't have my camera ready but it was fun to watch. Can't wait for the babies.

Today I am unpacking (yes, it really is going to take me forever) and then later will take the dogs exploring in the grasslands.

@faerywings Hope you mom recovers quickly from her surgery and isn't feeling overly stressed about it (although I know from what you say of her, she probably is). Sending her calming thoughts.

@taxed4ever Your new dining set looks awesome! I like the counter height too.

@tanteva So Sweden got accepted into Nato? I hadn't heard but am glad for the good news.

I'd better get a bite to eat and then get some things done before taking the dogs out.

 

[tanteva]

@bcgal00 no, not accepted yet. They've taken the formal decision to apply. Just took a few house though, for Turkey to say they don't want us. We'll see what happens.

 

[LSlycord]

Hello ladies! Late posting in here. our offer on the house wasn’t accepted. They didn’t like that it was contingent on the sale of our house. They don’t have another offer however so we will see. The thing that we are really wanting is the community and they have several others for sale so I’m taking the approach that it will all work out. Our house is listed and we have a sign in the yard and we have 2 open houses scheduled this weekend. Lots of activity in our little world.

@faerywings I sure hope everything went well for your mom. What a relief it will be to have that surgery behind her. Good for you to get outside and calm your ”angry brain”.

@tanteva hoping that NATO decision works out.

@BrightEyes I wish that the fires would get under control. Hope that your contractors showed up as expected. Good for you on that second booster shot. I need to think about when to do that.

@taxed4ever I love that table set…counter height is my favorite.

@Cherylndesigns i heard that they were starting to shoot the 5th season of Yellowstone. Doesn’t seem possible. I really want to see what happens with Casey and Monica…I wasn‘t crazy with that ending.

@bcgal00 hope that the hot tub was ready to go last night! Your bird photos are stunning!