Daily Ooos: Tuesday, July 16

[faerywings]

It's looking sparkly clean and fresh in here this morning! Everyone did an awesome job cleaning up. No more ketchup, whew.
Now if I can get my house all clean and sparkly too I'll be happier than you can imagine. My poor house is looking more than a little rough around the edges.
I never got to tidying here since I ran around all day. And it wasn't running, it was driving and it was to different medical offices. First up was to the vet for Jaida who gained 6 lbs in 6 months. Gary has been spoiling her with the good treats and table scraps and cait and I scold him for it.
Gary ~> The vet believes she has arthritis and with two bad knees, her weight has to be on the lower side. We've been telling him this for 8 years, maybe he will listen this time? *fingers crossed*
Getting pulled off-balance from walking a now 70 lb dog who did *not* want to do into the vet's office aggravated my knee and I decided to see my doctor. I made an appt, went for x-rays, and there is nothing structurally wrong with the joint. Yay!! It's a sprain or strain with muscle spasms so stronger pain meds and muscle relaxers. At least my mind can rest easy. Or it's simply going to move on to the next obsession
That could be my BP. It was 150/90 at the office so they did an EKG which was normal. (See!! I can be normal in some ways ) It went down to 130/80 before I left so that was good. I still have to make an appt with the cardiologist soon. I know I need to do it, it's just a PITB. :/

I'll be careful when I am cleaning today and take breaks. This afternoon I'll rest my leg, meds at dinner time and go from there.

Wishing everyone a very happy day!

 

[faerywings]

@BrightEyes hahaha! Eva and the ketchdown bottle. She loves to make a mess
When you use the B&D coffee pot, can you let me know if you like it? Ours is still turning itself off after it brews and we like having the Keep Warm for 4 hours feature.
This heat is too much. We had Real Feel temps of 100+ yesterday afternoon.

@vickyday Hope you had a wonderful and relaxing day yesterday. How is Ilene doing in the heat?

@tanteva Totally could not punish that kitty's face ♥ (yours on the other hand... Hahahahaha!)

@JeanneMN Looks like you know who made the ketchup mess

@bcgal00 awww poor Remi! She is going to miss her pup-dates. Are there other dogs she can hang out with until Bella comes back?
I have all fingers and toes crossed the inspector passed the deck work so far.
Add me to the list of annoyed customers with small appliance failures.

@Terri M It's been weird how quiet it is outside, I don't think anyone wants to be out and about. I asked Scott if it's been busy at the parks and he said it's been really quiet. Good for him so he can stay in the work truck.
Were you able to get David away from the gutters? No need for them when it's so darn dry.
I am the same way, a slower scrapper but I need to try every last blending mode and use layer masks on each item and every drop shadow has to be tweaked. OCD comes in hot.
Apple TV seems to have the best shows and that is one service we don't have, LOL

@taxed4ever The weekend visit with your friend sounds wonderful, I hope it cheered Linda up a little while.
Can you tell us what you bought on your shopping trip, promise to not tell your Gary
Good watering vibes to your lawn and the bushes and for the fence repair- any news?
@AK_Tracy No need to worry about us in the heat, just worry about my electric bill.
I understand how hard it is to clean ketchup and not spread it around even more. You all done it gooder.
How did it go at the chiro? I hope you feel better and that you didn't need my advice- but good to be prepared just in case.

@scrap-genie and @BrightEyes Shame on you both for targeting @tanteva You all know she would never waste a drop of ketchup anywhere.


@Cherylndesigns I think that if you guys didn't make a mess while I was away, I would be sad!
The book I read was one my BFF gave to me The Housemaid It was decent, same genre that she has passed on to me a few other times. A young lady gets a job in a house with a lot of secrets...
I haven't even picked my First Reads yet.

Kay- did you ever find out why the base was in lockdown? Yikes!

@Cherylndesigns Ahhh! That must have been terrifying about the lockdown in Jamaica!

Be safe out there, my lOves!

 

[tanteva]

hey did an EKG which was normal. (See!! I can be normal in some ways )

I just want to add - I have a paper, signed by a specialist doctor, that my brain looks normal!
I treasure that paper. Been meaning to frame it and hang on the wall. LOL

Keep checking your BP. Mine sky-rocketed - had like 100/160. I was totally exhausted - just slept an entire day. Nothing wrong with my heart though, EKG was fine. Now, with meds my BP is better than it's been in my entire life. 80/110ish all the time.

Getting older really SUCKS! You get pains in body parts you didn't even knew you had.

What I do LOVE though is my hair. Love the gray. Have always been coloring my hair, since it was rat colored, but now I love my natural color. And - it has to be menopause - my hair doesn't get greasy anymore. Love that too.

Finally making banana bread right now! Never tried it before. But today I've decided, I can't have these silly "fears" (to strong word, but you know what I mean) - if I want to try something or do something - I shall do it. Not making it such a big thing in my head. Worst case - I fail. It's not like I'm going to die because of baking.

 

[Terri M]

I was just getting ready to write, and then I got distracted by seeing a hummingbird visiting all my flowers out the back window. I love that they come even though I don’t put out the feeders any more. Anyway…

@faerywings We had 105 heat index yesterday, supposed to be at least as bad today but starting tomorrow will be cooler, finally. But still no real rain in the forecast. Re: blood pressure, I think it’s almost inevitable in our society, plus there’s that “white coat syndrome” on top of it. I always try to arrive at the office with enough time to sit and relax before they call me in, but since I started a BP med a few years ago it’s been easy and cheap to control and I’m sure it’s better than my borderline condition I had for quite a while.

@tanteva Yes to gray hair! I highlighted mine before gray because it was a mousy nothing color (must be the fate of blond children). But now I’m perfectly happy with the color, it even shines in the sun. I save so much $$.

I got David inside yesterday before the temp hit 95, but he’s out again this morning, swearing he’s almost done. Well, of course, unless he decides to do the front of the house, too, which will need another trip to Home Depot. Once he gets his mind on a project he’s relentless. Which makes him a really good husband but I do worry about him at times now that he’s closer to 80 than 70.

I did get the whole house vacuumed and all the spider webs dusted away yesterday. If we just moved out it would stay that way. I have to go grocery shopping. I never do that on Monday because our local supermarket seems to need Monday to fill up the shelves again from the weekend. There are times I miss being in the NY metro distribution area, down here in central VA we’re at the end of the trucks’ route.

Keep cool!

 

[vickyday]

Good Morning to all,
Heading to Ilene's in about an hour. She is inviting a friend to go to lunch with us and then play Qwirkle with us. That is always interesting. You either love the game or you hate it! Ilene and I love playing it whether we are winning or losing! Same for Rummikub with my sister in the evenings. Like last night.....I think she won 5 out of 6 games, but, no matter! I love playing!
I haven't walked since last Thursday. Today I did my 2 miles. It was getting pretty muggy by the time I finished. I'm doing the 2 miles in just under 40 minutes, so I'm not breaking any records, but I do feel better after walking!
Hope everyone has a great day!

Yay!! It's a sprain or strain with muscle spasms so stronger pain meds and muscle relaxers. At least my mind can rest easy.

I'm so glad you had it checked! Glad it is only a sprain/strain! REST!!!!!

my BP. It was 150/90 at the office

I'm sure the worry over your knee and everything else had a lot to do with that BP being so high!

Hope you had a wonderful and relaxing day yesterday. How is Ilene doing in the heat?

I did, thank you! Mark ended up coming home from work early as he was not feeling well! He slept about 4 hours. I was getting worried about him. But he must've needed it because he felt somewhat better when he got up. I'm not sure how he could sleep all night after that "nap"! I surely could not have!
Ilene does better in the heat than I do, LOL! She certainly is a hardy woman!

Getting older really SUCKS! You get pains in body parts you didn't even knew you had.

Ain't it the truth!

What I do LOVE though is my hair. Love the gray.

I really love your profile avi, Eva! Your hair looks very pretty! Some days I hate my gray hair, but for the most part, I like it! So much better than having to worry about those blasted roots!

And - it has to be menopause - my hair doesn't get greasy anymore. Love that too.

Same for me! I can go about 5 days before I need to wash my hair!

Worst case - I fail.

And try, try again!

 

[vickyday]

Yes to gray hair! I highlighted mine before gray because it was a mousy nothing color (must be the fate of blond children). But now I’m perfectly happy with the color, it even shines in the sun. I save so much $$.

Speaking of shining in the sun......I told my DH.......see! I do have a halo!