Daily Ooos: Tuesday, August 22

[faerywings]

Good morning, O-zies!


I am feeling a little sad this morning. The summer is almost over and I never want it to end. I know I will throw myself into Halloween but well, meh. I don't like change. Yesterday was uneventful again. Cleaned here, laundry. Scrapped 2 pages for this month's color play. Coloring Crew was nice. I was the only one there for a little while and then a new person came and we chatted a bit. I was going to pack up and head home and then changed my mind. What was I going to do at home, wander around muttering to myself? Probably! I'm kinda proud of myself for staying and who knows, maybe the other woman wouldn't have come back either.
There are still "issues" with the house that Cait and Tom wanted and they still have decisions to discuss. I feel so bad - it's like this never-ending conundrum.

I am off to BFFs for the day, probably the last time before she goes back to work. She works for a school district and gets summers off so we try to take advantage of that. Scott and Sam will be back home at some point today. They weren't too far from Koebels (where they camp every year) and decided that instead of an AirB&B, they were going to camp there overnight, and maybe hit the amusement park too. To be young and adventurous

My other big project today is to figure out if there is anything I can do about my food order. They canceled the wrong one but didn't add the items to the new one. I can't edit that order either. I have no clue what will be in the order, guess it will be a surprise tomorrow!

Today, I am grateful that Scott will be home soon.

 

[faerywings]

Sorry that my post makes no sense. My head is feeling a bit scrambled. Worse than usual.

@LSlycord It was supposed to hit close to 90* in NYC yesterday, strange to think that it would be the same temp as you. We are usually 5-10* cooler than the City and I think we were only around 82* We had to put the AC on in the afternoon but that was because we had to close the DR windows because there were a bunch of yellowjackets on the inside of the screens again. Gray has been spraying the nest with Dawn and peppermint oil but there are just so many of them.
I have been seeing a lot of people talking about Suits recently, isn't that an older show? Maybe we should add that to our watch list, we are finishing so many series now.
Hahah! I'll send you cool weather if you send me some groceries-- my order is at $68! I am going to have to do in-person shopping on Thursday once I see what is missing. LOL! Good luck to Syd with the new semester!

@vickyday The pattern sounds like it is easy enough to keep track of the stitches and rows. It will be loved! Are you decreasing yet?
Good idea to keep taking the supplements. I need to get back to taking my calcium/Vit D. The capsules are huge so I can't take them with the handful of my other meds and then I forget.

@Cherylndesigns Poor Adrienne, she must be physically and emotionally drained. Send her a hug from me. And Ava, that girl buzzes all over the country, doesn't she? Did you get pictures of Asher? How was his first day of school? What grade is he in now?
I love that you made the sign and had it printed at Steph's Walgreens.

@BrightEyes How is the BP running today? I hope that you have it in a better range with the lower dose. Ugh about the Win Update. Why do they have to take so long?

@bcgal00 Oh no, that smoke sounds awful. Are you wearing a mask when you go outside? It must look apocalyptic outside. I am glad that your friend was able to evacuate and all good thoughts that her home -- and everyone's - stays safe. It's awful that the housing market is also suffering because of the fires. I wish I could help. My heart is breaking for you. Feel better. I say that knowing full well it is out of your hands

I am sending much love to you all. It sounds like everyone has a heavy heart too and could use some light.

 

[LSlycord]

Not a lot happened around here yesterday. The groceries arrived and we actually have food for the first time since we moved here. I mean actual choices. And I have plans for 4 meals this week. I'm feeling really like I can do this thing called life. The cleaning ladies come today and that is my big event for today...oh, and I'm going to a class tonight. It's for people new to the area and it is put on by University of Florida to tell people about native plants. I'm trying to force myself to get out a bit more...it's only supposed to hit 90 here today so I'll take it. And I did get a layout done...YAY me!!!

Syd doesn't start school until tomorrow but as much running around as she was doing yesterday, she was busier than if she was in school. Their group did a birthday party and I think it was really their "back together" bash. I'm anxious to hear from her to see how it all went.

@faerywings I am glad that Scott will be home today. Each day is now a treasure. And I'm sorry that Cait and Tom are having a bad time with the house still. Ugh... Hope that your grocery order is at least $68 of something that you want! So I love being able to do things from my computer but once they are wrong, they are very hard to correct.

 

[vickyday]

Good morning, O-zies!


I am feeling a little sad this morning. The summer is almost over and I never want it to end. I know I will throw myself into Halloween but well, meh. I don't like change. Yesterday was uneventful again. Cleaned here, laundry. Scrapped 2 pages for this month's color play. Coloring Crew was nice. I was the only one there for a little while and then a new person came and we chatted a bit. I was going to pack up and head home and then changed my mind. What was I going to do at home, wander around muttering to myself? Probably! I'm kinda proud of myself for staying and who knows, maybe the other woman wouldn't have come back either.
There are still "issues" with the house that Cait and Tom wanted and they still have decisions to discuss. I feel so bad - it's like this never-ending conundrum.

I am off to BFFs for the day, probably the last time before she goes back to work. She works for a school district and gets summers off so we try to take advantage of that. Scott and Sam will be back home at some point today. They weren't too far from Koebels (where they camp every year) and decided that instead of an AirB&B, they were going to camp there overnight, and maybe hit the amusement park too. To be young and adventurous

My other big project today is to figure out if there is anything I can do about my food order. They canceled the wrong one but didn't add the items to the new one. I can't edit that order either. I have no clue what will be in the order, guess it will be a surprise tomorrow!

Today, I am grateful that Scott will be home soon.

I'm the opposite.....I can't WAIT for summer to be over! My favorite season is fall.
I think it is good that you stayed with the Coloring Crew yesterday. Who knows where the meeting with the new lady will go! People are introduced into our lives for all kinds of reasons!
Have a great day with your BFF! I will probably spend some time with Ilene today, too!

 

[vickyday]

Sorry that my post makes no sense. My head is feeling a bit scrambled. Worse than usual.

@LSlycord It was supposed to hit close to 90* in NYC yesterday, strange to think that it would be the same temp as you. We are usually 5-10* cooler than the City and I think we were only around 82* We had to put the AC on in the afternoon but that was because we had to close the DR windows because there were a bunch of yellowjackets on the inside of the screens again. Gray has been spraying the nest with Dawn and peppermint oil but there are just so many of them.
I have been seeing a lot of people talking about Suits recently, isn't that an older show? Maybe we should add that to our watch list, we are finishing so many series now.
Hahah! I'll send you cool weather if you send me some groceries-- my order is at $68! I am going to have to do in-person shopping on Thursday once I see what is missing. LOL! Good luck to Syd with the new semester!

@vickyday The pattern sounds like it is easy enough to keep track of the stitches and rows. It will be loved! Are you decreasing yet?
Good idea to keep taking the supplements. I need to get back to taking my calcium/Vit D. The capsules are huge so I can't take them with the handful of my other meds and then I forget.

@Cherylndesigns Poor Adrienne, she must be physically and emotionally drained. Send her a hug from me. And Ava, that girl buzzes all over the country, doesn't she? Did you get pictures of Asher? How was his first day of school? What grade is he in now?
I love that you made the sign and had it printed at Steph's Walgreens.

@BrightEyes How is the BP running today? I hope that you have it in a better range with the lower dose. Ugh about the Win Update. Why do they have to take so long?

@bcgal00 Oh no, that smoke sounds awful. Are you wearing a mask when you go outside? It must look apocalyptic outside. I am glad that your friend was able to evacuate and all good thoughts that her home -- and everyone's - stays safe. It's awful that the housing market is also suffering because of the fires. I wish I could help. My heart is breaking for you. Feel better. I say that knowing full well it is out of your hands

I am sending much love to you all. It sounds like everyone has a heavy heart too and could use some light.

Not decreasing yet! I still have about 70 more rows to go before the decreasing begins! It is taking forever to do one row! I get the most done during the day when I can listen to an audiobook at the same time and mindlessly knit away!
My stomach was in a bit of an uproar yesterday, so I am leaving the extra baggage of supplements and vitamins off the table for a few days. That's the trouble with IBS.....it doesn't like "extra" in the tummy.

 

[vickyday]

Good morning!
Ended up going to lunch with Mark yesterday, so that was a nice surprise.
Got the car all taken care of, so I'm ready when my registration is due at the end of October. Plus the car insurance is due the end of September, I believe. Another big chunk of change to put out at one time. But I pay the entire year at once instead of monthly because it is a couple hundred $$ cheaper that way!
I figure Ilene will probably want to meet up today, but I'm not sure. If not, audiobook and knitting is the game plan.
And that's the low down for me today. I might scrap some bike pages from our Sunday trip to church.
Now for some coffee and knitting!
Have a great day!

 

[BrightEyes]

Yesterday was a not so good day... BP was 90/60 or lower most of the day even with only taking half a pill! Pull the walker out and used it all day as I was dizzy when I moved around. Spent most of the day reading in the recliner. Decided that I will skip taking the new BP med every other day and see if that will work. I will give it a week to see if the body will adjust to that dosage. If not, will let the Neuro doc know. It is too soon to know if the meds is helping with the tremors. Took BP this morning and it is back to 120/78 which is normal, thank goodness!

Yes, I did finish reading all 4 library books!!! Will take BP around noon and if it is okay, will take the books back to the library and get some milk and a couple of other things I need.

I am with @vickyday - I am more than ready for some cooler fall weather!!! The monsoon season here has been a bust... we have had less than 0.10" since the 1st of July. Wish you could send some of your cooler weather our way, @faerywings.

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Good afternoon. I finally got a good night's sleep. I wasn't up and down so much. Yes, Chris @faerywings I got the pics of Asher before he went to school, holding his sign and I scrapped two of them already. LOL They're in the AJ Gallery I used them for Week 3 Summer's End. He was making a face in one of them, sticking out his tongue, so I made that my "summer's end" pic. It turned out pretty cute. Steph hated that he made that face, but I turned it into a cute layout. I agree about Adrienne - I think she's physically and emotionally worn out. She's been taking it a bit easier for the last two days. Her job sucks the life out of her too, on top of everything else. She's an HR Director - it's not an easy job and even harder now with all the new "rules and regulations".

Vicky @vickyday I just know the baby blanket is so soft and it looks beautiful already. You're a knitting queen. I never could learn to knit, but used to crochet a lot. You can do so much more with knitting, but I just couldn't get the hang of it.

Linda @LSlycord only 90 today? How's the humidity though? I don't miss that! I can't wait until it cools down here, which is supposed to be next week. We have pretty low humidity here, though, which helps. Our air quality is close to excellent too. Glad you got food in the house. That's a good thing. You even have choices - Yay.

Kay @BrightEyes your last BP check was normal, so maybe your next one will be, too. Glad you're waiting to go out though. You are the "reading queen" and Vicky @vickyday is "the knitting queen".

Hugs to everybody and HAGD.

 

[vickyday]

Good afternoon. I finally got a good night's sleep. I wasn't up and down so much. Yes, Chris @faerywings I got the pics of Asher before he went to school, holding his sign and I scrapped two of them already. LOL They're in the AJ Gallery I used them for Week 3 Summer's End. He was making a face in one of them, sticking out his tongue, so I made that my "summer's end" pic. It turned out pretty cute. Steph hated that he made that face, but I turned it into a cute layout. I agree about Adrienne - I think she's physically and emotionally worn out. She's been taking it a bit easier for the last two days. Her job sucks the life out of her too, on top of everything else. She's an HR Director - it's not an easy job and even harder now with all the new "rules and regulations".

Vicky @vickyday I just know the baby blanket is so soft and it looks beautiful already. You're a knitting queen. I never could learn to knit, but used to crochet a lot. You can do so much more with knitting, but I just couldn't get the hang of it.

Linda @LSlycord only 90 today? How's the humidity though? I don't miss that! I can't wait until it cools down here, which is supposed to be next week. We have pretty low humidity here, though, which helps. Our air quality is close to excellent too. Glad you got food in the house. That's a good thing. You even have choices - Yay.

Kay @BrightEyes your last BP check was normal, so maybe your next one will be, too. Glad you're waiting to go out though. You are the "reading queen" and Vicky @vickyday is "the knitting queen".

Hugs to everybody and HAGD.

Thanks! Yes! I feels so soft since it is a cotton blend!

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Thanks! Yes! I feels so soft since it is a cotton blend!

My favorite blend - that's what I used when I crocheted. Is it machine washable? That was another big thing for me. I made lots of afghans over the years and still have one that I made back in the 80's. I throw it in the washer and dryer every so often and it looks as good as new.

 

[Cherylndesigns]

I forgot to tell you, Chris @faerywings and Linda @LSlycord we love Suits! We watched it when it was originally on and we're watching it again. It's one of our all-time favorite series. The "eye candy" isn't bad either - especially Harvey.

I have the Suits theme song on one of my playlists; it's called Greenback Boogie.

 

[Nonni F]

I don't even know where to start or how long it will take me to catch up. But, I'm back.... WAVING!!!!!!!

 

[bcgal00]

Good afternoon, ladies. We all left the house for an hour this morning so the realtor could show it. We have another showing on Thurs. There are other homes for sale around our area too so although our home may not sell this week, at least someone is coming to look. It is only locals that can come right now b/c of the fires and roadblocks put up to keep others away. No out of towners are allowed in now. Kelowna is slightly better today and the smoke is slightly better but that's not saying much. D heard on the news that Kamloops had the worst air quality rating yesterday in the world. I'm not surprised.

I'm feeling a bit better today. I am limiting my outdoor time to just a few minutes each time I bring the dogs out and put eye drops in as soon as I get back into the house. Jen and I used our time wisely (when we had to vacate the house for a showing) and went to the mall, going to our fave jammie store (la vie en rose) and stocked up on end of summer jammies at a great discount.

I finished the Lucifer series (on Netflix) and the finale was so good, I cried. I hate that the series has ended. Other than Big Brother there isn't much to watch now so thank goodness for amazon and netflix. If I want more variety I might get the Britbox or Acorn subscription for a few months.

@faerywings Sorry to hear of the road block with T&C getting a home.

I'm getting coffee and lunch and then will relax with a book for a bit. Might even scrap a page later. HAGD everyone.

 

[Nonni F]

@faerywings oh, no.... house issues. DISLIKE

 

[LSlycord]

@vickyday I agree. I want some fall. Which isn’t much different than summer here. Hope you got some good time with Ilene.

 

[LSlycord]

Oh my @BrightEyes I bet you felt miserable with your BP dropping that low. Hopefully the meds get regulated and help the tremors. In the meantime, you ar speeding through the books.

 

[LSlycord]

@Cherylndesigns you know how awful my humidity is. I read that Florida is the second state for highest humidity. Behind Alaska! It is a killer here.

And I am really enjoying Suits. I guess I was in the heart of raising kids when it came out the first time.

 

[LSlycord]

@bcgal00 I’m glad you are feeling better today. And it is good that you had a showing today. Fingers crossed.

 

[LSlycord]

@Nonni F glad to see ou back!