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Daily Ooos: Tuesday, January 17

faerywings

The Loopy-O
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Hey there, Ooos! I hope everyone is having a good day. Did you have a good day yesterday too? I did.

First off, I have to shout out to my optometrist. I have only seen him twice but he has been so very nice. I typically hate going to eye Drs because 1. I hate eyeballs 2. I am light sensitive to begin with and having my eyes dilated really hurts and 3. Most critically, almost every eye dr I have been to makes me feel stupid when I can't decide if #1 or #2 is better. He is old school (and not to be ageist, he is also on the older side, def. a decade or so on me)
But not only is he pleasant and non-judgemental about my indecision, he is 100% Lyme-Friendly. It always shocks me when a Dr recognizes and sympathizes with the long-term effects Lyme has on every part of the body. A few years ago, I had so many floaters and spots in my vision, it was hard to look at something solid for any length of time (which made painting the DR really tough). He asked about them and I was happy to say that I had way fewer floaters now. We talked Covid and I mentioned that Long Covid sounds very similar to Chronic Lyme, and he said that in his POV Lyme was worse. I never had covid, let alone Long Covid, so I can't compare, but after decades of being told that there is no such thing as Chronic Lyme- wow, it was refreshing to hear someone -- esp in the medical field- acknowledge it.

After that, I drove across the street to let my pupils settle down- went to the Farmer's Mkt and got some produce. Then I needed to drive to Cait's school- she warned me there was going to be a detour but the Road Closed sign was after the light I should have turned out. Being still semi-blind, I couldn't read the street signs. :oops: There weren't any cones or police blocking the road so I kept going. About 2 miles before I go to the school, that is when the road was blocked. :/ Had to turn around and backtrack to the detour beginning, then looped all the way around the back of the town to get to the school. What a mess hahahaha! The next problem was trying to find Caitlyn's office. She told me how to get there but after the first few directions, I got lost and had to call her again for help. The funny part is that when we went to the school before her first semester, we got lost and it was all in the same place, I was yesterday. I told her that I recognized the hallways but had no idea how to get out of them. Her office is cute-- a blend of "business office" metal desk, office cha,irs etc, and Caitlyn's own style- framed photos of the dogs, a sketch of the rats that Tom drew, a coffin-shaped pinboard, and a coffin-shaped shelf that she had some little animals figurines on.

Then --- when I got home, I grabbed so much and then did Yoga Day One!! Woo hoo!! It was just 15 minutes of basic poses but I did it. :D

Yikes, I blabbed on way too much, it's already past 8 am. Quick personals and then better get my day started!
 

faerywings

The Loopy-O
CHEERY O
@LSlycord I am so happy that Syd has settled in so well. She is still in the dorms and the apartment is for next semester? Do I have that right? Poor Shaun, if the job is causing that much stress, ITA. Maybe he can stay on as a sub? I did that with a job or two- I worked for Rite Aid when I was in college and they kept me on payroll so when I was home, I would go in when I wanted to. But if not, I also agree that he needs to be around kids, it's too easy for kids to be isolated. After Covid, it seems even easier/more normal.

OH!!! Guess where I am going tomorrow??? I am going to my mom's and we are going to look at pictures!!! I talked to her and my dad and we'll take out the photos and I'm going to jot down some memories they have. Then I am going to get scanning!!

@BrightEyes That's such a smart idea to make the scanner accessible. And I can't wait to work on My Story pages too. keep the door closed and push it out of your mind (easier said than done :p )

@taxed4ever I cannot imagine living with someone who is not a handyman. Poor Gary, but hopefully his sister will take care of him :)
I am happy you are still doing hikes every week but darn that it was canceled. Nope, I don't think it is ever going to be over.
I keep thinking that I want a new treadmill but then I think of the one I had and rarely used. The iPad might be more useful and used in the long run *G*
I have been pronouncing your last name wrong all of these years. I said it Towl like "towel" but only one syllable.
You all are lucky that I didn't keep my maiden name-- Iantosca looks much harder than it is. LOL

@bcgal00 goooooood vivbes to your computer!

@Cherylndesigns Enjoy your warm temps! We are going to be around 44*, much warmer than average but not as nice as near 70.

@vickyday Welcome back! The house must feel so quiet today. Sad that now you have to clean up all over again but I know having the family was worth it

Gotta run. hugs!
 

LSlycord

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Good morning. We are at 45* and sunny so I'm still inside but good news is that it will get to 74 today. I'll take that anytime. And the sun is rising at 7:24 and setting at 5:51. I need to call and make an appointment for a mammogram today and an appointment for Andie to get groomed. Today is Shaun's long day at school...his first class is at 10:50 and his next class is at 6:00 so he just stays there and works on his two online classes. Anyway, I guess I won't need to cook tonight which is always good news. Or maybe I'll make something so that he will have food when he gets home. Something easy like spaghetti. That will last a couple of meals. That's me...all about the easy.

With all of the cleaning and organizing that I have done here, I have managed to get the treadmill back out into the office where it will get some use. So, I'm committed to one 15 minute walk per day. And, like @faerywings, I need you guys to help me with accountability. Because we all know that I don't like to exercise. ;)

I'll be back in a few with personals!
 

BrightEyes

Kay
CHEERY O
Morning, all. I managed to sleep in until 6AM this morning!! Got up to overcast skies and possibility of rain and/or snow showers later on today. If I have my druthers - I want rain - we really need it. Better than coping snow and icy roads. DD#3 came over yesterday afternoon and we had a nice long visit. She brought the doggie coat down and after looking at the zipper area, told her a long flap sewn under the zipper was the way to go. Spent the rest of the visit catching up on what was going in with each other and the rest of the family. I had to chuckle as ... without thinking about it ... we were maintaining 'social distance' - 6' away. The Covid numbers are climbing here due to the new variant - over 200 in 1 day and almost half of them were admitted to the hospital.

Looks like DD#1, her daughter and family will be coming to visit over Spring Break in March. Haven't seen the great-grands in almost 2 years so looking forward to the visit. It will be a full house so need to start thinking about what to feed everyone. Oh... just remembered that Sam's had a sale on spiral cut hams. I may stop and pick one up when I go to the credit union today. I can pop it into the freezer.

@faerywings - so glad you are going to your mom's to look at and talk about family photos. Hope you can get them scanned in - and get the stories behind the photos. You will be so glad when you do that. Had to LOL... seems like DD#3 remembered my stories while DD#1 and DD#2 didn't... and they are older! :p Didn't get the printer/scanner moved yesterday so that is on the agenda for today.

@LSlycord Wow, that is a long day at school for Shaun... with a long break between classes. Glad he is able to work on some of his on-line classes during the break. Sorry he is unhappy about his job. Hope he can find something else that he is better suited for. Congrats on getting the treadmill out where you can use it again. I have one in the 3rd car side of the garage that I need to sell - can't use it as the back spasms when I try to walk more than a few minutes. Will wait until this spring/summer to do that so I can have the garage door open so they can look at it. Right now it is folded up and set against the storage racks. Will have to move stuff to open it out and plug it in.

@Cherylndesigns I was LOL over the photos of the goats and dog that came to visit your compound. Thanks for sharing those with us.

@taxed4ever what a shame that SiL's boyfriend is not a handyman... sounds like your Gary is doing a lot for her. Glad she is close by so he can help. Hope you find time to get that commissioned painting started/done. Yes, you sure have had a lot on your plate the last few months. Glad things are settling down some so you can come in a play with us again.

Coffee cup is empty so time for a refill, get dressed and figure out plans for the day. CYL
 

LSlycord

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@faerywings good job on Yoga yesterday. And great to have a doctor that actually hears you. I think that is a difficult task nowadays. I am so excited that you are going to get together to look at old family photos. So fun! Can't wait to see layouts of little Chris. And glad that you and Cait got to enjoy some time together at her work...even if you did take the long way. LOL That must have been a bit surreal meeting up with her there at work and remembering when you went there before she started her first semester. I bet that you sure didn't think you would be back one day visiting her at work there!

Yep, between moving here in high school and then having Covid shut things down, the adjustment has been hard for Shaun. He is really more of a social being and needs to make some friends. Don't we all?

@BrightEyes you are definitely up bright and early today. I agree, take the rain. Glad that you got a good visit with your daughter yesterday and how exciting that the other daughter is coming over Spring Break. Are they the ones in Missouri? Good to start now on filling up that freezer for when they get there.

@taxed4ever hope that it brightened up a bit yesterday. It is so great that Gary is a handyman...Brian can do the really basic stuff but that's it. Did you and Linda get your hike in? And what did you decide to do about your extra bedroom? Are you renting it out? (Who knows why that popped into my head?!)

@bcgal00 I hope that the computer news comes quickly! And I hope that it is good news!

@Cherylndesigns I'm a bit annoyed that your weather is warmer than mine. LOL But I think mine is going to improve. How fun to be able to FT with your great-granddaughter. It makes things seem closer!

@vickyday welcome hOme! Sounds like you had a great time. So glad...family time is the best!

I'm off to get some things done. Have a good day all!
 

bcgal00

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CHEERY O
Good morning ladies. Day two of no PC, ugh. I was outside with the dogs a lot yesterday and reorganized my kitchen a bit. I am on the hunt for a new storage bin for one of the cupboards, so today will go to Jysk and Walmart to see if they have the size I want. I'll drop a few bags off at Value Village. I will organize the freezer and see what we need (taking Jen to Costco tomorrow). I want to read more today as my book is due at the digital library in a week so want to be sure to finish it, I'm enjoying it (The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell).

@faerywings I'm glad you got a good eye doctor. C's office does sound like her. Yay for you for completing day 1 of yoga. I should look into physio soon so I can get recommendations on a few more stretches and strengthening exercises to do. I have to be so careful to not do anything to aggravate my back.

@LSlycord Good for you for getting back on the treadmill.

@BrightEyes Scary that covid numbers are rising there so much.

@Cherylndesigns I showed the family the photos of the goats, that was so funny.

I'm going to get outside with Remi, feed the birds and play ice hockey with Remi. HAGD everyone.
 

Cherylndesigns

I'm in The Zone ~ The "O" Zone
CHEERY O
Good morning, all. Not to brag, Linda @LSlycord - sorry/not sorry LOL but it's only 61 here this morning. Hahaha How crazy is it that it's warmer here than in Florida??? Steph is boo-hooing over that too. It' supposed to climb into the high 60's later on, though.

Chris @faerywings how refreshing to hear about your eye doctor visit. You don't find many doctors anymore that "get it". That's so funny about you getting lost - well, it's really not. It was probably because your eyes were dilated. When I have mine dilated, it lasts all day - I hate it. Our eye doctor has a machine that scans the whole eye and it costs $40 more, but I don't have to have mine dilated. Yes, please! She's a real sweetheart, too - very understanding. The whole family goes to her now. Good for you for doing Yogo today - you can do this!!!

Kay @BrightEyes sounds like you and DD had a nice visit and how fun that you're going to get to see your great grand - I'll bet you're excited about that. I can hear your organizational wheels turning. I'm so happy that you liked my goats/dog pictures. I had to share them with you girls.

Linda @LSlycord good for you for getting the treadmill out! I walk 20 minutes on mine, then do 10 squats, then some "core work" then wall push-ups. That's my "circuit". Ava has me doing squats now and I'm up to 10. I could barely do 1 when she had me start and she made sure I was doing them the right way. I do them after I walk because my legs are warmed up. You can do the treadmill. Try for 10 minutes and don't push yourself. It's taken me a while to get up to 20 minutes. Steph works at a Physical Terapy place called Re-nvision and the PT there says walking for 20 minutes a day is SO beneficial. He just posted about it on Instagram. My treadmill is really "compact" and actually folds flat and slides under the bed. I just keep it up, because it incentivizes me to walk if I can see it.

Trudy @taxed4ever I agree with some of the others - I can't imagine not being with a handy man. Chuck can do almost anything - he helped his dad build 5 houses growing up and they did it all. Roger is just like him and he's taught Braden how to do almost everything now, too.

Rae @bcgal00 I'm so glad you got a kick out of my goat and dogs pictures. I hope they come back sometime.

Somebody (I think it was Linda @LSlycord ) asked me where the goats and dogs came from. Again, my brain does weird things. I thought of this when I woke up this morning. Our property is very big, but the beginning of it is up by a county road. There are some farms on the other side of that road and going out to the Lake (Tenkiller). Those goats and dogs came from one of those farms and had to cross that busy road to get here. They walked several miles in their trek.

Well, all I did was personals today. Haha I have no big plans for today, but that will probably change. I want to order a canvas for Ava. I made a new layout of her that was on my FB page - it's for a new/old CT that has started back up. I know that some of you saw it and liked it. I just need to get a coupon - Walgreen's makes the most beautiful canvases and I can usually find a 50 or 60 percent off coupon.

Have a good day.
 

taxed4ever

Administrator Crazy about the "O"
CHEERY O
Good Morning ladies... It is nice that its a bit lighter here in mornings now, but still lots of rain clouds out there. I slept in a bit this morning and was shocked when I looked at the clock and it was 7:45am !! I will most likely get a face time call in the middle of this post, so it might take me a long time to this done LOL. Anyway I had a lovely time finishing off my layout for a pre-release and today I will look for some photos so I can start my journey with the rest of you and tell my story. It should be lots of fun!

@faerywings - Good for you for starting your Daily Yoga!! I can't believe that the eye dr. let you drive when you were still dilated like that! We usually have to bring along a driver or they make us wait in the office. Glad that you were able to finally find Cait's office though LOL. How fun to see your little girl, being all important and and everything with her own office!! You must be so proud!! I hope that you are having a nice afternoon and doing something that makes you happy!

@LSlycord - Good for you on getting the treadmill out to use, now we will be on your case to use it every day!! You might regret asking us to help you out in that way! I did manage to get out for a walk yesterday afternoon, but the wind was picking up and it started to rain on me, so it was just a short walk. Guess a short walk is better than none at all. Funny that you thought about what we will be doing with our suite in the basement. We won't be renting to the Olympic rower, she found someplace closer to where she is training. We will wait until DH retires (if that ever happens) and do an Air B&B with it, or maybe by then we will be ready to downsize and sell. Who knows?? #dk . A lot will depend on what happens with Gary's folks too, so many things could change in the course of a few years.

@BrightEyes - How lovely to spend the time with your DD#3 yesterday! Glad you were able to help her out with the zipper issue! Yikes the Covid numbers are getting bad where you are, darn it!! How nice to have the visit to look forward to from your DD#1 in March! So nice when you can all be together like that! A spiral ham sounds like the perfect thing to serve while they are with you! I am getting going on the painting, had to do a couple of coats of primer first as its on a big piece of beautiful wood and I don't want the paint to just soak into it.

@bcgal00 - It must be strange to be without your computer! I keep telling my Gary that he needs to take his laptop in and have them put in a new battery, we can't use the darn thing without it being plugged in. I think he is hesitant to do it as he doesn't want to be without it LOL. It's only a year old, so hopefully it will still be under warranty. At least it has given you some time to organize things in your kitchen LOL. Hope you find the bins that you are looking for!

@Cherylndesigns - Could you please send some of your warmer temps my way! Its so darn cold and damp here, it makes it hard to get out for a walk without freezer my Keister off !! Yes we are lucky to have handymen in our lives!! My DH has taught our son a lot of things too, and our son also spent some time building houses and learned so much doing that. My DH is not a carpenter, but he does do a lot of other things and I don't know what I would do without him!! Hope you find that coupon for your canvas!

Ok off to the shower, this post took a long time as I was face timing with Heather and the boys for almost an hour LOL. The boys are home from school, because its so foggy there the buses could not run. Rae and Cheryl got their posts done while I was busy doing that, so nice to catch up with them too! I hope you all have a wonderful day!
 

BrightEyes

Kay
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It is raining... and 45*F so don't think we will have any snow.

Been busy this morning. I spent over an hour in the craft room looking through some of the albums and photo boxes in there to get an idea of how much work needs to be scanned. Oh, WOW... found more photos from when I was growing up... a few of my mom and dad when they were children and the early days of their marriage. I even found the photo of DH's father who was about 12 years old with his family. Our grandson looks so much like DH's father at the same age!!! I sorted out some of the earlier photos and brought them into the office. Will scan them at the same time I work on the photos from Mom's albums. I am going to try to the scanning in bite-size pieces so I don't get overwhelmed.

Got the printer/scanner moved down onto the desktop. It is a little bit crowded but it will so much easier to use while scanning photos in so I can sit down. And... I used the SD card reader with DH's computer and it was a snap to transfer them directly onto the ExHD. So that was another plus for this morning's work. No shuffling from one computer to the other to get the photos off the camera. Love it!!

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Just as I got this post started the internet modem shut down... for over 2 hours. And of course, that meant that my landline phone was also down. Pulled out the cell phone and .... YIKES.... it was down to 14% battery charge! So I decided to have lunch while waiting for it to come back on. Yes, I am sure it is weather related outage as we are having rain and heavy wind gusts. Glad I decided to stay home after all.

No, Linda... DD#1 and family live in Arizona... it is DD#2 who lives in MO.

Uh..Oh... thought the modem light flickered so better get this posted.

ETA: If you set the page to about 175% - then look at the photo... you can see the "Get Behind the Cowboy" watercolor that I painted for DH while we were in Cairo in the upper left corner. DH's 'handle' there was Cowboy.
 
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vickyday

Love my O Family!
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Hey there, Ooos! I hope everyone is having a good day. Did you have a good day yesterday too? I did.

First off, I have to shout out to my optometrist. I have only seen him twice but he has been so very nice. I typically hate going to eye Drs because 1. I hate eyeballs 2. I am light sensitive to begin with and having my eyes dilated really hurts and 3. Most critically, almost every eye dr I have been to makes me feel stupid when I can't decide if #1 or #2 is better. He is old school (and not to be ageist, he is also on the older side, def. a decade or so on me)
But not only is he pleasant and non-judgemental about my indecision, he is 100% Lyme-Friendly. It always shocks me when a Dr recognizes and sympathizes with the long-term effects Lyme has on every part of the body. A few years ago, I had so many floaters and spots in my vision, it was hard to look at something solid for any length of time (which made painting the DR really tough). He asked about them and I was happy to say that I had way fewer floaters now. We talked Covid and I mentioned that Long Covid sounds very similar to Chronic Lyme, and he said that in his POV Lyme was worse. I never had covid, let alone Long Covid, so I can't compare, but after decades of being told that there is no such thing as Chronic Lyme- wow, it was refreshing to hear someone -- esp in the medical field- acknowledge it.

After that, I drove across the street to let my pupils settle down- went to the Farmer's Mkt and got some produce. Then I needed to drive to Cait's school- she warned me there was going to be a detour but the Road Closed sign was after the light I should have turned out. Being still semi-blind, I couldn't read the street signs. :oops: There weren't any cones or police blocking the road so I kept going. About 2 miles before I go to the school, that is when the road was blocked. :/ Had to turn around and backtrack to the detour beginning, then looped all the way around the back of the town to get to the school. What a mess hahahaha! The next problem was trying to find Caitlyn's office. She told me how to get there but after the first few directions, I got lost and had to call her again for help. The funny part is that when we went to the school before her first semester, we got lost and it was all in the same place, I was yesterday. I told her that I recognized the hallways but had no idea how to get out of them. Her office is cute-- a blend of "business office" metal desk, office cha,irs etc, and Caitlyn's own style- framed photos of the dogs, a sketch of the rats that Tom drew, a coffin-shaped pinboard, and a coffin-shaped shelf that she had some little animals figurines on.

Then --- when I got home, I grabbed so much and then did Yoga Day One!! Woo hoo!! It was just 15 minutes of basic poses but I did it. :D

Yikes, I blabbed on way too much, it's already past 8 am. Quick personals and then better get my day started!
The eye doc has to spend a lot of time on me trying to get those drops in my eyes! My eyeballs refuse to stay open, lol! The last time he had to physically hold them open with his fingers! My eyes are very sensitive. Probably one of the reasons I never could do contacts!
 

vickyday

Love my O Family!
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@LSlycord I am so happy that Syd has settled in so well. She is still in the dorms and the apartment is for next semester? Do I have that right? Poor Shaun, if the job is causing that much stress, ITA. Maybe he can stay on as a sub? I did that with a job or two- I worked for Rite Aid when I was in college and they kept me on payroll so when I was home, I would go in when I wanted to. But if not, I also agree that he needs to be around kids, it's too easy for kids to be isolated. After Covid, it seems even easier/more normal.

OH!!! Guess where I am going tomorrow??? I am going to my mom's and we are going to look at pictures!!! I talked to her and my dad and we'll take out the photos and I'm going to jot down some memories they have. Then I am going to get scanning!!

@BrightEyes That's such a smart idea to make the scanner accessible. And I can't wait to work on My Story pages too. keep the door closed and push it out of your mind (easier said than done :p )

@taxed4ever I cannot imagine living with someone who is not a handyman. Poor Gary, but hopefully his sister will take care of him :)
I am happy you are still doing hikes every week but darn that it was canceled. Nope, I don't think it is ever going to be over.
I keep thinking that I want a new treadmill but then I think of the one I had and rarely used. The iPad might be more useful and used in the long run *G*
I have been pronouncing your last name wrong all of these years. I said it Towl like "towel" but only one syllable.
You all are lucky that I didn't keep my maiden name-- Iantosca looks much harder than it is. LOL

@bcgal00 goooooood vivbes to your computer!

@Cherylndesigns Enjoy your warm temps! We are going to be around 44*, much warmer than average but not as nice as near 70.

@vickyday Welcome back! The house must feel so quiet today. Sad that now you have to clean up all over again but I know having the family was worth it

Gotta run. hugs!
What is your heritage, Chris, with a name like Iantosca? Pronounced like "Ian tossca"??
 

vickyday

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@LSlycord I am so happy that Syd has settled in so well. She is still in the dorms and the apartment is for next semester? Do I have that right? Poor Shaun, if the job is causing that much stress, ITA. Maybe he can stay on as a sub? I did that with a job or two- I worked for Rite Aid when I was in college and they kept me on payroll so when I was home, I would go in when I wanted to. But if not, I also agree that he needs to be around kids, it's too easy for kids to be isolated. After Covid, it seems even easier/more normal.

OH!!! Guess where I am going tomorrow??? I am going to my mom's and we are going to look at pictures!!! I talked to her and my dad and we'll take out the photos and I'm going to jot down some memories they have. Then I am going to get scanning!!

@BrightEyes That's such a smart idea to make the scanner accessible. And I can't wait to work on My Story pages too. keep the door closed and push it out of your mind (easier said than done :p )

@taxed4ever I cannot imagine living with someone who is not a handyman. Poor Gary, but hopefully his sister will take care of him :)
I am happy you are still doing hikes every week but darn that it was canceled. Nope, I don't think it is ever going to be over.
I keep thinking that I want a new treadmill but then I think of the one I had and rarely used. The iPad might be more useful and used in the long run *G*
I have been pronouncing your last name wrong all of these years. I said it Towl like "towel" but only one syllable.
You all are lucky that I didn't keep my maiden name-- Iantosca looks much harder than it is. LOL

@bcgal00 goooooood vivbes to your computer!

@Cherylndesigns Enjoy your warm temps! We are going to be around 44*, much warmer than average but not as nice as near 70.

@vickyday Welcome back! The house must feel so quiet today. Sad that now you have to clean up all over again but I know having the family was worth it

Gotta run. hugs!
Yes, the extra work on both ends was well worth it, for sure!
 

vickyday

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Good Afternoon!
Another rough night of sleeplessness! Got up at 9:30 to Ilene's phone call wanting me to come to eat breakfast with her. Carolyn wouldn't go out since it has been raining all day. Unfortunately, I had to tell her Mark and I already had a lunch date planned and that I wouldn't be seeing her until tomorrow. Where Carolyn's daughter is living with her and has someone to communicate with, Ilene doesn't have and she gets pretty lonely. Her daughter comes over but it isn't like living with someone. Anyway, I told her Ruby Tuesday has their salad bar on sale tomorrow for $6.99 for lunch, so we three are planning to do that and spend the afternoon together until we have to leave for church.

I have been spending the day reading after DH and I went to lunch. It was just too rainy to go anywhere else afterwards. Last night before bed I did Karen's Use it All challenge but didn't post it until today. I want to do another challenge later. It's leftovers from the weekend for supper tonight, so I don't have to worry about that. I'm probably going to bed early since I had a rough night last night! I feel a tiredness headache coming on, too! And that's it for me!

Have a great evening!
 
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