Theresa, how wonderful you have extra machines you can donate. 

Janet, you will need help if you get sick, especially if Jerry isn't able to help you. I can't lift anything heavy, so my family has come to my rescue by taking the trash out, trimming my hedges, putting the laundry basket on the bed so I can fold my clothes. It's all little things, but it adds up. 

Emily made mashed potatoes, something soft for my irritated throat; that was really thoughtful of her. Gary brought me homemade chili. I did a grocery delivery yesterday and thankfully, they were here when it was delivered last night. I have enough food for a month, lol.
 
Gary installed a new shower head I got from Amazon. I've always wanted one with the handheld sprayer and a main sprayer. I love it, but I'm so short, I can't reach where the button is to change sprayers. He is getting an extension to make it longer.

Still fatigued today; didn't sleep much last night. Hope to get a nap.

DEVONNE sounds like you are feeling better every day ((((hugs)))) so glad for you that you have the family helping, it's nice of E to think of you with mash as well !

SANDRA loving your jokes, the fast 0-200 was a goodie, I'll send it on to friends LOL  I have just been pottering too, I made a silly mistake today, went to the mall, if I spent $30 in each of 3 places I got an extra 1000 points on my rewards card, silly me, I was planning on getting new Apple earphones,  $30, they were out of stock, so got some others, and a lipstick, would be over $30 methinks, NOPE the lipstick was 1/2 price, should have checked before I bought LOL
Now I  have to do it again next week, there's always something I can get at the store for the price.

THERESA great idea to give away the machines, I am giving away quilts this week, taking some to my sis, her family love them I have too many, win, win.

CHERYL M & G do exactly that with her dogs, those shower heads are great for that, only problem - someone has to stand outside to make sure they can't barge out of the shower. LOL

HOLLY I had water with all my meals in Rome, must have just been where she was, that's a shame - we loved it there, and Dublin was OK, not my favourite place, it was really expensive there, countryside was gorgeous, but Dublin city was very crowded, especially around Temple Bar, we didn't go near the airport.

JANE I know you can hire people here too, but if family is close (meaning loving and close, not distance LOL) it's great that they can help, we had a company called SilverChain to care for Dianne at home (meds, etc, ) they could give injections for pain, and also supply people to clean, do chores. It was such a bonus, left us time to spend together, She had them sort all her photos, and she had books made for the girls and me, a wonderful thing to get from her after she died, the girls finished mine, she couldn't quite finish it, but she had written my birthday card to go with it. 

STRINGS that was great info, I wish we had been to that shop, we did see a few fantastic shops there !!

INDY hope you are feeling lots better, just be careful, the 'flu is really bad his year, and it started it's rounds early here, people laid up for a few weeks, and they're the healthy ones!!

I picked up Dean today, it was pretty hot, we stopped (McDs of course ) and got a Grimace shake forJohn and a choc one for Dean, they both had lovely manners, and said thanks nana, love you! so I got my reward LOL 

I had my specialist appt - he's happy, told  him my eye was still quite scratchy, and he wanted to stop one lot of drops, it's been much better last day after that, it was getting quite uncomfortable, apparently he only wanted 2 lots of drops for one week, then just one of them the next few weeks, so it's not a big deal that one is out - next eye scheduled for Nov 11. Hopefully that won't be as bad, it's not as thick. 

I wasn't happy about the wait, I was there 2 1/2 hours, lucky I parked in the free parking in the shopping close by and walked up, only about 10 mins walk. parking would have been expensive otherwise !
 

Janet, seems like every group has one who loves to create drama, and be the center of attention. Very annoying. Have a great time! 

I just booked appointments for this morning for him to get his flu shot, and me to get flu and Covid. He won’t get another Covid, I think he’s playing with fire. 

Steph and Dan are home, yay! They had the usual Sea Tac layover, she said the meal there was more expensive than anything in Rome or Florence. They left Rome early in the morning, had a 3 hour layover in Dublin and one at Sea Tac, landed in Portland at 9 pm their time. 

Trish, John and Dean sound like such good kids! 

Got our shots, mailed a package to Steph, and got Saladworks for lunch and dinner. So nice out, sunny and 70’s.

Got our groceries, yesterday, and I fared okay.  Feel good today but wonder how one body can produce so much phlegm, etc.  Sorry for being gross...  Howard's out to lunch with Dave.  I'm enjoying the solitude after a nice call with ML.  Hard to buckle down when "the cat's away".  I always tell myself I'll get busy when he darkens the door.  

We always use a hand-held shower.  Couldn't live without one.  Trish I loved your use of the word "barge".  It's so totally appropriate for animals who trying to escape.    Stangely, little Fancy loved a bath...even better after I started turning her with her face away from me.  Guess I could control the spray better.  But then, I always bathed her in the kitchen sink and she was, more or less unable to do anything.  They all shake as soon as they can, though, so one always gets a bit wet.  Cheryl, me too on the leg shaving.  

Devonne, it's nice to be loved and cared for and shown how much you mean to your family.  
They're doing great. Enjoy the attention.    Before long, you'll be back at it just like before. and glad of that, too.

Somebody's running something somewhere outside.  I wonder what it is?  We have brand new neighbors next door in the woods.  Can hear their children playing and Shena saw a young boy getting the mail.  Howard and I are planning to drive down their long driveway as soon as as I'm completely well to greet them.  We neither one  want to do this, but we both know we should, and will.    While folks around here are friendly enough, most of us keep to ourselves.
It's just not like it was years ago when everyone knew each other and each other's families and history and so forth.  Maybe farm families were more like that.

Janet, hope you have a good time at your retreat, in spite of "whatever".  Getting away is the ticket sometimes and there's always your ear buds and your own music.  (I think that's been your plan, before.)

Enjoy your afternoon.  Sunny and warmish here.  Bit windy.  Leaves are in full color and so pretty, and coming down quite quickly.  
Indy



  

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Whew!  Most days I take frequent breaks to rest. Today I have kept moving. Nothing I did was especially hard but without breaks, I got tired. I have a list of things to accomplish in the next few days to be completely prepared for retreat and can now mark off getting Covid vaccine, cleaning and storing hummingbird feeders, cleaning inside of car after driving through car wash, and some regular household chores. I still have several things on the list, including washing sheets, doing some other laundry so I have enough clean clothes to take, preparing some food to take (need to do last minute grocery shopping for that), and going to a doctors appointment.

I got the pneumonia shot last year, it’s a one time. I’m thinking about the RSV, Ralph thinks I’m nuts. Has anyone gotten it? 
I have two tender arms and feel feverish, but don’t feel as lousy as I did last year. 

Good Morning to everyone!!  It is sprinkling outside this morning, so it's sort of wet everywhere.  Sorry I'm not very bright this morning, so will just sign off, wishing you all well, BJ.

I'm feeling good this morning.  Have a list of things to do but have already had two distressing texts with medical issues from ML and friend, Cheryl.  Life seems never to be very  calm and peaceful and I can easily get derailed.  Sorry, seems like I'm always whining about something.

Mary Lou, you're setting the house on fire!   Glad to hear you feel good enough to do all that.  The necessary time of resting can derail me, too, as in it's hard to get started again.  I've used that excuse, ad nauseum!  

Poor Howard. Yesterday, (lunch with Dave) He thought he ordered a grilled chicken sandwich and either he misspoke or he was misunderstood.  He ended up with the grilled cheese he paid for and left it at that...not his favorite sandwich.   He would have told me, "Well, you'll be more careful the next time!"  so I had to razz him some!  

Devonne, your flowers sound lovely.  And nice that you can still enjoy your patio.   Up here, summer seems to extend well into fall, beyond what you'd expect.  However, when it's  calendar-time for spring and warm weather, IMHO, we often have extended chilly, even cold rather wintry weather.  Nice that Marilynn is keeping up with you and giving you support at this time.  Do you think your dogs know there's something a bit different?

This afternoon is my potato salad making time.  Since it's always a 'by guess or by golly' endeavor, it'll turn out like it wants to.  I make my grandma's "recipe" and that's how she made it.  Must have learned by osmosis as she never taught me anything about cooking and I never wanted to til I had to.  Anyway, the hostess for tomorrow asked me if I'd bring it.  

With that, I'll close.  Have a lovely day and "keep calm and carry on"  WHO said that? 
Indy

Last edited by indyanny (10/24/2024 10:24 am)

Good evening.

My doc wants me to get the flu shot, Covid, Tetnus  (DTAP), pneumonia and shingles shots.  I said "Don't think so."  She said at least get the Tetnus because it has pertussis (sp?) for whooping cough and pneumonia ones.  Does anybody get the shingle one?  I know some you have had shingles, Janet I think, but do you get the vaccine now? Not getting Covid this year, but got them all before.  Flu shot always makes me sore and sick.

Holly, I can understand the pension hold out too, not many companies these days offer any sort of pensions.

Judy, Dean and I grew up in a tiny village and everybody knew everybody and their whole family!  We know our neighbors somewhat but do not visit.  Dean cuts grass for three widows in our area and we were very friendly with a gentleman who died a couple years ago.  Young people moved into his house and we do not know them at all.  Dean went over and welcomed them and talked to them when they first moved in but that was all.