Aww, snuck in before me, Charade. Hope you can get a nap in today. And how cute, a puppy always should bring a smile. Hope the week ends in a better mood. And nice cabinets. I like their color.
Charade hope your week get better! Although I don't know if even bacon can beat out a puppy.
Charade that was a lovely gesture the person paid for your meal.
Bet it made you feel grateful for a stranger to act kindly.
Makes us all think there are decent good people around dispite living in a troubled time.
Your new pantry is perfect!
You have to be thrilled itās finally in your house.
Beautiful set!
Charade......nice cabinets, hope youāre happy with them in your home.......and yes, there are some very kind people around.
Yeah it will be a fine balance! It would be ok to keep extra hand sanitizers though.Donāt take it wrong health and safety is very important but the theme parks canāt make money off of fear or rising costs of keeping everything cleaner than clean.
Snow! Ugh! Why do we have snow in May?!
Dh was watching college football and his team scored. He shouted āYeah!ā And punched his fist into the air. He hit the fan pull which flipped up and shattered the globe. After we replaced the globe I bought a new fan pull that had a rubber football on the end. We still have that fan pull.
Friends are all beginning to think about hair now
Our daily death rate in NY is down to 206
Get the bus and boat ready and everyone pile in!
Itās Friday now and no idea where my day went yesterday.
I had the windows open in the house until Mr Mac closed them all
He said to me, ā why are all the windows open while the ac is runningā
Told him I turned the ac off and was getting fresh air in the house as I thought it was stuffy inside.
So the air is on and will stay on until November I guess.
When we get heat in GA, you got to keep ac on 24/7.
Last week in Chicago, son had snow flurries which is something I do not miss.
I could never live in the north again.
I miss my 3 sons in the north but not the weather
One son and his wife drove down to spend Christmas with us.
They were taken back how warm it was here.
Told them to come any time as we have room for them to stay as long as they wish.
They said they would if they did not have to do a 16 straight drive here.
Silly son, told him to fly down next time.....
What ever happened to our night shift?
I used to be able to count on Tiny dancer showing up after midnight
Oh now I remember... she got married and spends her time with her husband instead of us.
Think he is an early bird and she was the night owl in the marriage
Guess he swayed her to keep normal hours like he had.
Kfish would stop in late night around 2 am when she would ha e a baby
Her third one must be a good sleeper as she no longer is the night owl.
she let her membership lapse I guess
was reading different sources about cotybwalk opening this eveningpictures I saw looked liked many went
nice that UO waived the parking fees for city walk tonight
Now I am hoping was covid free being I. The large group that came
I can not wait until I go in September.
I would love to hit the parks when it is not packed like sardines in a can
Iām going to bed soon but will leave the light on in case you show up after o go to bed
Chicken is good
I made chicken salad last night so we could have it for lunch today.
I only use the breast meat when I make it for sandwiches.
Thanks everyone. We already love our new cabinets. We will love them even more once the scent of the wood stain is gone. We have food in the big cabinet and non food items in the smaller one.
Just had some good news. Background - Last week when B went to make her dorm assignment the dorm she wanted wasn't available. (I personally think that returning students should have first choice on dorms, but I don't make the rules.) She wasn't very happy with what was available, but chose a room anyway. Today she checked the room listings and found that several rooms in her preferred dorm were available. She wanted the same floor she was on last year, but that wasn't available. She picked a different floor in the same dorm and is happy with that choice. I also reminded her that she can continue to check the dorm listings during the summer and change rooms if one on her preferred floor comes available.
I have no idea what we will have for dinner tonight. I just know it will be take out from somewhere. Tomorrow I need to go to the grocery store. Right now I am trying to decided if I want to work on my puzzle, continue binge watching a show, or take a nap.
Hello to all!!
Charade love the cabinets!! Glad the puppy made you feel better. My "puppy" is getting big but still thinks he can sit on my lap when he needs attention.
View attachment 494754From a few minutes ago. He's got new toys to destroy now, so he didn't stay long.
Excuse the tape, and mirror down and different colored walls-having a difficult time deciding on wall color!!
Mac-we still eat chicken (just not ours lol).
Lynne-ugh I am in same boat as your so-usually allergies aren't as bad. Breathing is actually best it has been today for me in quite awhile-and that's with storm warnings all day!
We got a storm warning this afternoon on the weather radio for our area just as the rain started pouring and it went from sunny to dark like someone turned a switch. After it blew through I locked the hens up with more warnings coming-of course it didn't rain again! They were sooo mad when we went to let them back out after a couple hours. Except for ms broody-she wouldn't budge and growled when you made her.
Love all the memes. People (NOT me) are so funny and clever.
Yeah it will be a fine balance! It would be ok to keep extra hand sanitizers though.
On the positive side-DH's oldest-the researcher at Mayo clinic in Jacksonville-sent the link to their first paper today on the trial of plasma (the with antibodies to CV19 kind) today. One of the things to be careful about with any new therapy is to make sure it isn't causing more harm. So far so good per their study, which was the focus here. She said the next paper in 2 weeks (with about double the patients enrolled) will have more outcome data and show the plasma is helping. The first paper only had patients enrolled who were severely sick, but don't know if this next one will still have just the severe cases. But it sounds good so far!! makes me hopeful we will have effective treatment(s) by fall, even if vaccine is a ways off.
We watched both Happy Death Days last night. Didn't care for the Blumhouse at HHN but these movies are kinda fun. So ready for HHN!
Thank You everyone for your thoughts and prayers. Overcoming demons is a difficult thing, especially ones that were caused by others. Lesson learned; time is fleeting.
I would take snow, even in May. First year since we have moved we did not have any measurable snow. I think its time to relocate.
Love your DH's enthusiam. Best sport around!
I have an appt Saturday with a family friend. First appointment of the day and will be using so many precautions people will surely think I am nuts.
I'll bring the wine
Aww, MonyK, my lab was an 85 pound lap sitter. Was really nice when the house felt cool. He was a lover boy though. Gentle blockheaded guy that wanted nothing more than being loved. If we get another dog some day, it will be another lab. Both of ours were yellow, but we are thinking black or chocolate would be nice. But no time soon, as while all say I wonāt be the main caregiver, um, yeah, based on track record of the three dogs we had, I am just not ready for being responsible, but I so miss the company of one in our home.
Itās Friday now and no idea where my day went yesterday.
I had the windows open in the house until Mr Mac closed them all
He said to me, ā why are all the windows open while the ac is runningā
Told him I turned the ac off and was getting fresh air in the house as I thought it was stuffy inside.
So the air is on and will stay on until November I guess.
When we get heat in GA, you got to keep ac on 24/7.
Last week in Chicago, son had snow flurries which is something I do not miss.
I could never live in the north again.
I miss my 3 sons in the north but not the weather
One son and his wife drove down to spend Christmas with us.
They were taken back how warm it was here.
Told them to come any time as we have room for them to stay as long as they wish.
They said they would if they did not have to do a 16 straight drive here.
Silly son, told him to fly down next time.....
What ever happened to our night shift?
I used to be able to count on Tiny dancer showing up after midnight
Oh now I remember... she got married and spends her time with her husband instead of us.
Think he is an early bird and she was the night owl in the marriage
Guess he swayed her to keep normal hours like he had.
Kfish would stop in late night around 2 am when she would ha e a baby
Her third one must be a good sleeper as she no longer is the night owl.
she let her membership lapse I guess
was reading different sources about cotybwalk opening this eveningpictures I saw looked liked many went
nice that UO waived the parking fees for city walk tonight
Now I am hoping was covid free being I. The large group that came
I can not wait until I go in September.
I would love to hit the parks when it is not packed like sardines in a can
Iām going to bed soon but will leave the light on in case you show up after o go to bed
Is Florida on the list of mandatory quarantine for two weeks for people arriving from there? I would just take the extra two weeks vacation too! One of the bus companies here has resumed services to NYC and Philly. I'm pretty sure the 2 week quarantine for people arriving from NYC still stands, so I don't know what the bus company is thinking.On another note, my wife got told by one of the snobs at her office that she would have to quarantine for a minimum of 2 weeks after our trip to Florida in September obviously if it even happens to begin with......
Oh yes, the deer near houses here are very bold too. My friend can't even put flowers on her deck because they will come right up onto the deck and eat them. I live too in a residential area so they don't come this far up.We get a lot of Canadian Geese since were by the lake, we do have a lot of whitetail dear hear in the Midwest, our cabin up in Wisconsin they come right up in front of our windows.
It is nice and I'm looking forward to it. We sold our fishing boat a few years ago and I could kick myself now. When we had the boat everyone could be out on the water at the same time. But with just the kayaks we have to take turns. Don't laugh... but we take our dogs too and have life jackets for them. It's actually pretty funny! One loves the water and tries to jump in and the other doesn't like water much, but likes to be on the kayak. The dog life jackets have handles on the top so I can grab a dog and dip him in the water next to me and pull him back out. One time I was kayaking with one of my dogs and some guy started taking pictures of me and the dog. It was kinda creepy, but I think he must not have ever seen a dog kayaking before. At one of the lakes we frequent there's a guy who paddle-boards with his dog. I would love to try that too!Sounds like a lovely trip you are envisaging at the lake.....sounds very idyllic.....and a very welcome break!!
I hope when antibody testing becomes more available that you can get a test. At least for peace of mind.Yes, the variances in symptoms is scary. My "cold" certainly had some symptoms of the virus, but not all, so I have no definitive answer if I had it or not and I know many people are the same.
In PA, we have bear, bobcats, coyotes and some poisonous snakes. We have a rattlesnake here that is a timber rattler and they sun themselves by one of the rivers where my husband likes to fish. I don't go there with him because they scare me. You don't even see them, you just hear the rattle when you get too close.Yes, deer here have no real worries as we don't have hunting her. Well apart from the farmers and their shooting of vermin. And thankfully we don't have things like bears to worry about.....scariest thing we come across is a fox....and they`re usually pretty tame too. Yes, the USA have some scary predators around.....
Thanks. It does sound strange but we were hoping we had antibodies.Yes, seems strange to comment - sorry, you are negative lol. I do get it though!
And they will come after you if you get too close. They've chased my kids when they were younger on more than one occasion. There's one island on a lake we go to that you can't even get out of the boat or kayak on because there's so much poop. The kids called it "goose poop island" when they were younger and we still call it that, lol!Ugh donāt get me started on those pains in the butt. We are infested with them year round. Theyāve tried running dogs at them, spraying etc. but they persist. Filthy beasts, they seem to prefer using the walking tracks as their bathrooms.
Fingers crossed! It is helpful to know if you have the antibodies or not.@mckennarose I understand about the wanting to have the antibodies...I got a survey from the hospitals that are working with NIH on the large scale antibody testing-just general questionnaire-so now will wait and see if I get picked.
Aww so cute! I would love to have chickens but we're not zoned for livestock.Bella. Hard to get a picture that isn't blurry, but she was slowing down now and fell asleep shortly after.
They are very nice!When I got home from work our new pantry cabinets had arrived.
MoneyK, I have a friend who has laying hens and she decided to buy meat chickens once..... she swore after that she would never do it again! She's not very attached to her laying hens, but the food, cost and work involved with the meat chickens was too much for her. I don't think I could raise something for food.Mac-we still eat chicken (just not ours lol).
Love the pics! Our Province has sent out a survey too about your life with Covid, how itās affected you and family, it was quite detailed. Took 10 min to complete. Also asked if you were willing to have blood test to see if you were exposed, and also if you were willing to be followed up regarding any changes in health.Sunny now after 2 days of rain and cold. Looks like everyone had a good Mother's day? Some places are opening up here, so we went for lunch-sunny but a little cool outside on the patio. Sun felt good. Only one other table out on the big patio was occupied when we went-deliberately went on at an "off " hour of 2:30. Little weird being out though. I've sent DH for 99% of the shopping-dislike it on a good day and now I've got an excuse . My mom is doing ok, although they are being super careful-she's only been out to Dr's office to get blood counts, and once to get a shot to bring counts up, and she's got fitted N95 masks.
@mckennarose I understand about the wanting to have the antibodies...I got a survey from the hospitals that are working with NIH on the large scale antibody testing-just general questionnaire-so now will wait and see if I get picked.
Strawberry plants coming along, although rest of garden is taking sweet time due to cooler weather. And I've spent time the last couple days getting my broody hen out of the nesting box. She is in the "preferred" box for laying eggs-today I couldn't find 2 of my hens-well they were squished into the same box! Silly broody hen-we have baby chicks but she won't take to them-we've tried. Although the babies are 4 weeks old now, and almost feathered out. They now go and stand at door of the dog crate we've got them in when they hear people coming-open the door and they are out like lightening. My DH (the chicken "hater") rigged up a semi permanent area they can be safe when we take them outside, but it's too cold the last few days.
View attachment 494570Bella. Hard to get a picture that isn't blurry, but she was slowing down now and fell asleep shortly after.
No solid travel plans until August to take middle to UCF. If Disney is open and mostly normal we will go, otherwise I'll wait. Although am getting cabin fever, especially with a notification of my "upcoming Disneyland Paris stay" HA-looking at roadtrip to South Dakota and Black hills/Badlands. Easy to keep distance from others and mostly outside. And cabin to ourselves so not even shared space in a hallway...Still "work from home" and I can literally do that anywhere there's internet. Wouldn't be until July anyway-time to see how things go.
Hope everyone is having a good week!