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Daily Ooos: Thursday, May 26

faerywings

The Loopy-O
CHEERY O
Sit Rep on Faery: Physically doing OK. Mentally: Bwuhahahahahahah!!!!!!

My poor mom. She called yesterday to go over the party status and told me that I didn't have enough food. (Sidenote: On that point she is right, I need one more side dish). Cue Faery to burst out that I didn't even know if we were going to have a party if we were sick. And I was mad at the CDC with their new color-coding system that makes the cases look all green/fine-- there *should* have been an indoor mask mandate for graduation based on cases. And I was mad that Caitlyn is sick and I can't do anything to help her and worried that her immune system is on the fritz and her GP had no idea where/if she could get Paxlovid if it gets worse. And I was *mad* at the school shooting, one of the teachers reminded me of my goddaughter- the brown hair, the smile, the teacher who loves her students. And I am MAD at XYZ excuses of why nothing gets done to make things better.
After I let all of that out, she told me how much she loved me and how sorry she was thinking that broccoli salad was important
It was not a good day.

I am sort of better today. I have a tendency to rail and rail and rail against injustices (just in case you hadn't noticed me and my portable soapbox :D ) and letting it out helped although I would have rather not done it at my mom's expense. In a weird sort of way, I think she felt better knowing how I felt and helped me by listening. I still need to figure out what I am doing. If you could see my house- ye gads-- it's a mess. I was packing up boxes of party goods to drop off at my parents when Caitlyn tested positive and they are still scattered everywhere. My DR table is covered with plates of glitter and bottles and fake flowers. We were supposed to work on the centerpieces together but looks like I need to do them today on my own.
Scott asked what we were doing for dinner and all I could do was wave my arms at the table and say I don't even know where will *eat* dinner ROTFLMAO!

It's a mess but my family is safe. That -ultimately- is what matters at this moment.

Sorry again for blabbering on. I guess I feel like my mom did with the food. :D

Love to you all xoxoxo
 

faerywings

The Loopy-O
CHEERY O
@LSlycord Right?? Well over two years of covid and she gets it *now* The good news is that she starts her summer job on June 6 so she will be clear for that. *must focus on the bright spots* Thx for the virtual hugs!
I am sorry that the house isn;t moving yet, I heard that things are slowing down b/c interest rates are rising.
I am posting this now-- we had a power failure and my computer rebooted but now everything is weird so I am going to reboot again
 

faerywings

The Loopy-O
CHEERY O
Ok, this is weird! I lost all of my Firefox extensions-- including Grammarly! let me try to fix that... BRB

I think it is all good now. So strange but no way can I nor should I type without a spell checker. LOL After the power failure/reboot I was able to get to the draft version of the post but then I noticed everything was messed up.
My poor messed up head

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Anyway-- Linda, good luck with whatever happens with the house.

@taxed4ever IKWYM-- what a morning/day/week... How was the weather, did it stay gloomy or did you get to go on the hike? I hope that you did, I expect that the hike and fresh air will help beat the mood. I worked in my yard for a few hours and it helped me a lot.
I was hoping that Cait had a false positive too but she felt pretty awful yesterday. I wish I knew how to keep the rest of us healthy other than avoiding her. hehe, your MIL should be where near the whip smilie LOL!!

@bcgal00 How wonderful to get a haircut. It has to be wonderful to have all of the shops nearby. bet Jen was really happy to get home and hang in the hot tub, is her mouth feeling ok? Hope she isn't in any pain.
Congrats on the new lens! You are right you DO deserve it! I am sure it will get lots of good use taking photos of the wildlife in the area.

@BrightEyes Thx for the support re: my mom. Yesterday she did say that she was starting to notice that she was sleeping much better and seemed to have less out of breath feeling.
Oh my goodness, that must have been a fright to have the speakers blasting. It's like when you have a power outage and the radio comes back on when you aren't expecting it. yikes! I am happy that it is working for you.

@tanteva That would be a *party* the four of us and Braxton with alllll of the alcohol that Cait and I bought for 40 people. bwuahahhaah
So nice that the tea was a great time, enjoy your holiday/sleep in/movies

@Cherylndesigns Everything that has been happening feels so *heavy.* Did you get to spend any time with your herb babies, that will cheer you up. Must have been a relief when the girls got home safe and sound. I am sure the phone calls helped a lot.

@Lynn Grieveson ummmmm---- looks like you didn't knock hard enough either, I read your newsletter. You got it too? Ugh! I was hoping that it would skip you, maybe it would skip the rest of my family as well.

@BrightEyes Happy dancing with you too!!!! yay for the roofer, he sounds like he will be worth every penny


hugs to everyone
 
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BrightEyes

Kay
CHEERY O
I was up bright and early .... 5:30AM. Got my shower and dressed before 6:30 and the roof repair crew arrived at 7:30AM. They are up there and started removing tiles to get to the place that needs to have a new underlayment and wood strips replaced. Turns out they have to replace a sheet of plywood under that area, too. Weather is going to be hotter than it has been - up into the mid-80's today and maybe into the 90's tomorrow. The estimate was a day and a half to get it all finished. So glad they were able to get it done before the monsoon rains start in June.

Talked to the yard guy at 6:30PM yesterday and he was still working on other yards at that time. He asked me to call him around noon today to see when he can come over to give me an estimate.

There was a new fire in the Bosque (Rio Grande River) that broke out yesterday afternoon. It started on the west side of the river then jumped the river to the east side. Quite a few homes were evacuated. It is about 5 miles from our neighborhood. They hope to have it contained and maybe out by mid-day. The other fires are still burning so we have smoke haze again today.

Chari DD#3 called yesterday and will be coming by today. She wanted to know if I wanted to go see Top Gun II that just opened as she has the day off. Explained that I am stuck here at the house with all the repairs, estimates, etc going on today. Not sure that I want to brave the crowds either even with a mask on. And since this is Memorial Weekend, I know the crowds will be big on the weekend when she isn't working.

@faerywings It was a nice turn-around to have your Mom listen and support you while you let off some steam. Glad to hear she has noticed she is feeling a bit better and that maybe the pacemaker is helping. <<<hugs>>>
 

taxed4ever

Administrator Crazy about the "O"
CHEERY O
Good Morning everyone... well the weather did not cooperate for the hike and I was in such a bad mood yesterday, that I decided to just stay home. It was all good though as I did get a lot accomplished! I washed all of the windows on the inside of the house. Sat and made a card while the power was out and then got a page done for for the upcoming Colour Play. That was very therapeutic for me!! Today I will get my grocery order ready and work on another layout or maybe two. The new Colour Play really gets my mojo going again! Here is the card I made yesterday while the power was out. I really love using the brusho pigment paints for my backgrounds!
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@faerywings - Chris I am sorry that you are so mad at the world! I have been feeling that way these past few days too. Another reason why I stayed away from the hike. I was not going to be very good company for anyone! Nice that your Mom is sleeping a bit better!! Baby steps! She will be happy one of these days that she got that pacemaker put in! Good of her to sit and just listen to you, sometimes we all need to to that and get it off our chests! Sure hope that you and your Gary and Scott stay healthy! Poor Caitlyn! I am sending her healing vibes and hope that she is feeling so much better soon! Yup the timing could not be worse!

@tanteva - Bwuhahahah sometimes there just isn't enough wine!!

@BrightEyes - So good to hear that the roof is getting taken care of! I suppose it is good to get started early in the day before the heat hits them. So sad that there are more fires happening! The smoke must be awful! Sure hope that when the rains finally come to your area that all will be put out for good! Sorry you are not able to go to see the new Top Gun Movie, but I can't say as I blame you, Covid is still very much with us and why take the chance of being around that many people! It will be nice for you to have a visit from DD#3!

@bcgal00 - How did the haircut turn out? So glad that you have found a hairdresser near you! Isn't it nice to have everything you need so close to you!! No heavy traffic to deal with anymore!! Good for you for ordering a new lens for your camera, yes you certainly do deserve it! Hope Jenn is able to find the bracket that she needs for her dryer! Darn the store for not telling her she needed it. How lovely to have the hot tub to relax in with your family!

@Cherylndesigns - Hope that Casey came and gave you a hand in getting your office area all cleaned up. Hope that you are feeling better today too, we are all hurting for those poor little ones, what is wrong with the world???

Well I better get going with my day! Heather will be face timing soon and the boys have both been home with sore throats and coughs, Heather had a sore throat yesterday too. Most likely Covid for them all. God I don't think its ever going to end!!
 

bcgal00

Well-Known Member
CHEERY O
Good morning ladies. Went out for a walk yesterday and got a few more photos of the owls at the park. I'm going to frame one of them. Got my hair cut short and love it. My new hairdresser is great. Went to the local butcher shop and got a few things to try. Enjoyed my brownie with whipped cream last night. We watched the Survivor finale.

Today I'll work on photos, putting some in folders to send off for printing soon. I have house chores and later we'll go to the dog park. Quiet day today.

@faerywings It's good to get the frustrations out and not hold it in. Hope today is a better day. Get out in the dirt maybe. Hope C feels better quick.

@taxed4ever Yes I agree, the new CP color theme is great and I want to play more too.

I'm getting another coffee and getting out with Remi. She is whining at me to go outside. She is definitely doing better, thankfully. Only one more day of antibiotics.
 

Cherylndesigns

I'm in The Zone ~ The "O" Zone
CHEERY O
Afternoon.

Chris, I'm sure you're mad! I'm glad your mom comforted you this time. It probably made her feel useful. We can't plan anything right now, or so it seems. Will this cr**p ever be over? Is Cait sick or non-symptomatic? You said she had something like a cold, so I wondered if her symptoms are worse. What a time to have this rear it's ugly head again.

You get everything fixed on your computer? Was it one of those "rolling blackouts" that they're predicting? It's supposed to be especially bad on the two coasts. California is already having them. What's next? the locusts? Oh no - it's famine next. I'm on MY soapbox too. And to top it off, gas prices hit their highest EVER today. YAY. Of course, just in time for those who want to travel for the holiday. Personally, I'd just stay home! Stepping down now.

Casey ended up staying here for a long time. We love to talk, anyway and ours was her last house to clean yesterday. We spent some time outside - she wanted to look at all my herb babies and gave me some tips on harvesting them. Some of them are ready right now. Her dd is going away for 10 days, so she's going to try to get over here and hang my lights and also told me to make a list. We're going to try again. She's bringing me some Hostas when she comes, too. I had a spot in the garden that she said they would be perfect for. I love Hostas and almost bought some.

Trudy @taxed4ever what a lovely card. You're such an artist - how long was your power out? You made good use of your time w/o it. I guess I feel a little better today - not as tired as yesterday from my 2 hour phone calls. LOL My sleep was really broken up.

Kay @BrightEyes sounds like things are happening at your house! The last time we had our tile roof replaced, I thought I was going to go mad. The noise was horrible - the banging - I couldn't stand it. Then they made such a mess - brought one of those big portable trash thingies and parked it right in front of the garage. We had to park on the street if we wanted to get out. Oh my I said I'd never do that again - we'd go to a hotel.. Maybe yours isn't that bad. And they started ponding and walking around on the roof at 7 AM. When I was home, I wore my noise canceling headphones. But then, I have hyper sensitive hearing so maybe it was just intensified to me. Anyway, I'm happy you're getting it all done.

I'm going to get off of here and try to keep my mind busy.
Hugs
 

LSlycord

Well-Known Member
Good morning…or is it good night? Lol! Still a little messed up on time. Last night Syd and I sat and played Monopoly after supper and Shaun sat and watched us with a running commentary. And I just soaked up every minute! What a joy it was to have that time! I needed that mood adjustment!

Still getting lots of house showings. Someone came on Thursday from Orlando. She did a FaceTime with her husband and we are number 1 on their list. They are coming back tomorrow for a second look.

@faerywings glad Cait will be well to start her summer job. Does she also have something lined up for fall? Lots of changes upcoming for our kids. So glad that your mom is starting to feel better.

@BrightEyes those fires are just awful. Five miles sounds way too close. Especially when they are jumping the river! Glad that your roof is getting done before the rains. Then hoping the rains come and end the awful fires.

@taxed4ever I LOVE that card. Being without power is really annoying but glad that you used that time to create. Looking forward to scrapping with the new Color Play.

@bcgal00 i loved the photos of the iris on your FB page. Can’t wait to see your results with that new lens. I need to get some photos printed as well.

@Cherylndesigns glad that you are enjoying your herbs. I love hostas. They always feel to me so peaceful. I’m excited that you have a place for them.

Ok… I’m going to try to get a couple more hours of sleep. Talk to you this weekend.
 
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