Daily Ooos: Thursday, July 21

[faerywings]

Good morning from H-H-Humid NJ
It's not the heat, it's the humidity

Part of me thinks that I should suck it up and stand on my desk to open my window but I know that the AC will be on in another couple of hours. I turned it off when I woke up since it is cooler outside than in. I bet that as soon as I am out the door at 9, Gary will turn it on. He did that yesterday LOL He brought his laptop/projects downstairs so he didn't have to run the AC upstairs so maybe that will shave off a dollar -- maybe even two-- from the bill. hahaha!

It was a gorgeous afternoon to hang with my cousin and be in her pool. I am officially jealous of anyone with a pool. I also got to meet her new puppy, he is 4 months old and utterly adorable. His name is Milo <3 He is a rescue and is very skittish but by the end of the day, he was licking my hand and letting me talk to him without barking. (him, not me!)

I am cleaning this morning and then the family is having a What We Do In the Shadows "marathon" tonight. I cannot wait!! The new season started last week and today is the first time all 4 of us will have time to watch after dinner. It is the funniest show ever. Off the wall, albeit 100% NSFW humor.

Not much else, other than that!

HAGD!

 

[faerywings]

@tanteva Good thing it was the cats that moved the pantry boxes and not Urban #devil
I am sorry that you didn't get to enjoy much of your vacation. I do that to myself. I put so much pressure on having a "great summer" that when it ends and I have done nothing, it is so depressing. Sending you hugs and some candy to cheer you up~~~

@BrightEyes You have been pushing yourself very hard to get the computer all fixed up, if it is becoming so stressful, then I agree-- take a day to relax. The last thing you want to do is delete something by accident if your brain is getting fuzzy. BTDT!

@taxed4ever How did you sleep last night, any better? Sure hope so!
My stomach is grumbling at all of the food you cooked- they sound so good. I haven't had to cook, we are still working on leftovers but I have to figure out dinner tonight. the zucchini cheesy bread would make a good dinner LOL
That is wonderful to hear that Mason will now put his head underwater-- you are going to have some waterlogged g-kids!

@bcgal00 you must be feeling so much better. You are talking about all of the things you love to do and that makes me so happy! I can totally see Remi just running and running and running... with her tongue all flopping around
good luck going back to keto again!

@Cherylndesigns I used to drink iced coffee all of the time but now I limit it to two cups -- I mean "mugs," oops-- a day so I drink water the rest of the time.
I hope that getting together with your girls for the mani/pedis helped your mood a little but be gentle to yourself

@LSlycord nothing breaks NJ humidity once we are in this cycle either-- but we are not anywhere as bad as you in FL.
Hugs and more hugs to you-- I can't imagine how you feel counting down while trying *not* to countdown for Syd to go to college. Time goes too fast when we don't want it to.

Gotta go close the windows, Gary is putting hte Ac on....

 

[LSlycord]

Good morning ladies. Quick one from me this morning. @faerywings I'm with Gary on the AC. Definitely when the humidity is bad! I have an interview this morning...same kind of work, same company that I worked for from July 2019-December 2021...but this time as an employee with benefits instead of a contractor. We will see how that goes. I'm hopeful...I'd like to have the benefits!

Anyway, I'll check back in later. Have a very good day ladies.

 

[tanteva]

We've had 1 1/2 day with warm (HOT!) weather, but now it's cloudy again, and it will start to rain soon. Will be down around 15C/59F again tomorrow. And rain.

Mårten isn't ok. He's probably eaten some plastic ... again! ... He's been trying to puke something up all day, but all that's coming is with frothy bubbles. Have boiled some fish for him, hoping it will be mild enough for him. Crossing our fingers, toes, legs, arms, and every other body part that it won't be anything more serious. It's so hard to find veterinarians around here. I live in a crappy part of the world.

As you can see, I'm in a way better mood today. LOL

I think I spend more time searching for memes than I scrap these days. LOL

 

[BrightEyes]

Morning, gals. Popping in using DH's computer. Have to get used to this keyboard... it is smaller than the one on my computer so I make mistakes when typing! No scrapping as I don't have access to the files, etc right now. I did turn on MY computer yesterday afternoon and after a very slow start it came on. But I am going to smart and not mess with it at all. Will wait until tomorrow and let the tech open and plug in the new HD. My BP was up yesterday but not into the danger range so will take another day away from the computers and just rest and relax.

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning, gals. Popping in using DH's computer. Have to get used to this keyboard... it is smaller than the one on my computer so I make mistakes when typing! No scrapping as I don't have access to the files, etc right now. I did turn on MY computer yesterday afternoon and after a very slow start it came on. But I am going to smart and not mess with it at all. Will wait until tomorrow and let the tech open and plug in the new HD. My BP was up yesterday but not into the danger range so will take another day away from the computers and just rest and relax.

Hi Kay... is it possible to switch keyboards from your old computer and put it on your DH's computer, then it wouldn't feels so strange to use.

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning everyone, it is another lovely sunny day! So nice to finally have summer!! I got my hair done yesterday and it feels and looks so much better. Had a nice time chatting with my hairdresser and a couple of the other gals there. I still wear a mask at the hairdressers because my girl has immune problems, but thats ok I don't mind at all, sometimes I think they never should have lifted the mandatory masking, the numbers are starting to climb again. I sure don't want to get Covid before we head to Ottawa and I sure hope we don't pick it up on the plane ride there or home. We will be masked of course on the planes and in the airports. Not much else happening here today, I will continue to work on the layout that I just keep staring at and can't seem to complete . I will make a few cards today too for my SIL's grandchildren who are going to be visiting her for this weekend from Alberta. I would like to be able to spend time with them, but I am not risking getting sick, so I will visit from a social distance and will gift them some gift cards to Dairy Queen. Other than that not much happening here today. Hope to get out for a walk in the sunshine this morning and get a bit of exercise, sure didn't get any yesterday, sitting on my butt most of the day at the computer and then at the hairdresser.

@faerywings - Sure sounds like hot sticky weather for you! It is the same where Heather is. I hope that the humidity breaks before the end of the month! I don't do humid weather very well, it makes me nauseous. Maybe because I had heat stroke once, oh my gosh I was so sick!! YUCK!! Glad you had a nice time at the pool with your cousin and that cute little puppy!! I am totally jealous of anyone with a pool too!! Oh and I did have a much better sleep last night! My Gary not so much, he suffers from leg cramps and they were really bothering him last night! I keep telling him he doesn't drink enough water, but what do I know LOL. He does take magnesium with calcium supplements, so maybe he needs to up the dosage on that too?

@tanteva - Ohhh poor Marten!! I hope that whatever he is trying to get rid of comes up soon!!!

@LSlycord - Will keep my fingers crossed for your for this new job! Benefits would be great thats for sure!

@BrightEyes - Good thing to stay off of the computers if your BP is starting to go up! Take care of you!

@bcgal00 - How fun to find everything that you wanted at Value Village!! Wish there was one closer to us, but its a 45 min drive at least away. Wouldn't be saving much if I spent all that money on gas LOL. Hope that the river goes down for you soon so you can get out with the dogs! Good luck with the Keto! My DH is now down 38 pounds and feels great! I however am stuck and not losing but not gaining either. I need to get back to swimming so I can at least lose a couple of inches and feel a bit more fit.

@Cherylndesigns - Hope you enjoyed your manicure and that it put you in a better frame of mind! Like Chris said, be kind to yourself!

Ok its time to get in the shower and get my morning chores done. Then perhaps a cup of coffee on the deck in the sun before it gets to hot. Have a great day everyone!

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning ladies. I'm looking forward to hopefully getting the dogs to the river today. The flooding is subsiding so we should be able to get them down to the water and let them cool off and play. I want to organize a bit today but no big plans aside from taking the dogs out.

I am feeling ok, energy is mostly back, headache is gone and the hormonal sweats come and go but are a little less frequent (its like menopause all over again...ugh). The base of my head/neck is still tight and sore but not too bothersome and lymph nodes are still swollen but I am hoping that soon they will start to subside but if not, we'll do another round of testing for my mystery illness. I'll wait until we get back from the cruise.

@faerywings Glad you enjoyed the pool yesterday. Enjoy WWDITS, I haven't seen the new season yet.

@LSlycord Good luck with the interview.

@BrightEyes Hope your computer guy gets things working again tomorrow.

@taxed4ever I too am trying to be careful about crowds when out. I definitely don't want covid to ruin our cruise. We are trying to social distance and sanitize a lot. That's great that G has lost so much, good for him. Its been really easy for me to get back into keto, having done it for so long before. I'm not exercising other than walking so that slows things down a bit but that's ok, I'm happy with whatever I lose to help feel more comfortable throughout the cruise. I too need a haircut trim before our trip.

I'm getting another coffee and getting on with my day now.

 

[BrightEyes]

Hi Kay... is it possible to switch keyboards from your old computer and put it on your DH's computer, then it wouldn't feels so strange to use.

Yes, I plan on doing that... but have to keep the old keyboard on My computer until I finish copying files from it. So I fumble along with the keyboard on DH's computer.

 

[tanteva]

Mårten has eaten 2 tiny servings with boiled cod, and he's been able to keep it. Was going to give him some more now, but he's climbed up to his favorite spot (top shelf on top of an old sweater of mine) and he's sleeping. Will wait to give him more fish till later. He's probably tired.

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Hello Lovelies,

Thanks to all of you for your virtual hugs and support. I'm doing a little better today and my toes look good. Hahaha

File this under "it could only happen to us". They told me which chair to go sit in for my pedi. I just sat back and relaxed, waiting for the tech to come over. All of a sudden, the basin that my feet were in started going crazy and Ava started laughing and saying that it looked like Niagra Falls. They all came running over and were chattering a mile a minute and started bailing the water out with a plastic bucket. WTH???? Ava was dying she was laughing so hard. Why didn't they just MOVE me? They mopped the floor and kept bailing. I started getting a little annoyed because they were "hovering" and I couldn't understand a word they were saying. Ava said "Cici, you broke the pedi chair". Hahaha It never stops with us, I tell ya. Needless to say, I didn't need that yesterday. They finally got it fixed. I mean, there were like 6 other chairs, for Pete's sake.

Steph got her rental car late yesterday afternoon, so at least she has a way to get to work and home, without somebody taking her. I wanted to fly out there, but she asked me not to. She says Covid is getting pretty bad in that area again. She's so protective of us - especially her dad. He has lung problems - pretty severe and we're all more worried about him getting it than any of us. She's in the medical field, too, so she knows what's going on.

I can still scrap - that's my escape. I made 2 pages for pre-release last evening. Getting better.

Love and hugs to all.