Repeat Offenders - Sunday 12/8

Good morning.

Andi thank you for the apology.  

I am going to say this and leave it alone - I think, for myself anyway, that i need to remember that context is not always clear when typing and reading so I, personally, will be more careful in the future how I respond or try to be more mindful.  I do appreciate the apology.

I thought I got up before everyone this morning and I was going to sit and enjoy a cup of coffee and something that I actually wanted to watch on TV this morning before anyone else got up.  Unfortunately the pups woke up R and shortly after I came downstairs he was right behind me.  I just wanted an hour to 30 minutes to myself.  I will have to find it somewhere else today.

We got my mom's large upright freezer yesterday and brought it to our house.  I have a small chest freezer.  I plugged in the upright last night and transferred all of my food over this morning.  We have a DF we are giving the small chest freezer to.  It is currently thawing out and we will get it to her sometime next weekend.  

R is leaving for a trip to MD today.  He will be back tomorrow.  It is a work thing.  I am also meeting a few people at my parent's apartment to sell a couple of items.  They are friends so I am not concerned about going there alone to meet them.  Every time I go by there I try to throw stuff away that I know we won't be able to sell and really aren't worth giving to Good Will or somewhere else.  

I think all of you who are looking at retirement and should plan to move to VA with Susie and I.  Wouldn't it be wonderful if we were close by? I know when Susie showed up to my mom's service it was a huge lift to my spirits.  I really do care about each of you so much.

I hope everyone has a great Sunday.

Hi Everyone,
Not a lot planned today other than some laundry, shopping and starting to read a new book. My knee was really bothering me last night before bed. I ended up getting up to take some tylenol. Its something I am planning to mention to the doctor on my visit on Tuesday. I know that I have arthritis in them but this is more than just some soreness so not sure what it is but it seems to affect my ability to walk too much without taking the tylenol. None of us are getting any younger. I had thought about going to the gym this morning anyway but that was before it started hurting more last night so will lay off that for today.
Andi, I hope that you get your heater fixed before your trip. That temp way too cold-brrr!!
Have a great day!

Good Morning ROs...awakened early and I should have just gotten up, but went back to sleep and, of course, awakened to an awful nightmare...jeesh I hate that. I also had a headache, then got one of those migraine auras..just not the best morning...AND the scale was way up. However, I am feeling somewhat better now...doing laundry, fixing my coffee, and making a plan for the day. The only thing on my calendar is Hand & Foot (card game) this evening at the clubhouse, but I think I will run a couple errands and I will give myself a time limit to do so ...we'll see if that happens- ha - I seem to let time get away from me...DH says I always want to do "one more thing."

Jana - I didn't know what you were talking about, so I went back and read Andi's comment again... I thought she was just looking out for you, but you are right in that we interpret things differently, so it is good that you mentioned it. I think we all care about one another so much...It is really important for me to try to get here everyday to check in, and give and get support. Sorry you missed your quiet, peaceful time this morning. Good luck selling those items and getting the apartment emptied. I think upright freezers are easier to use than the chest kind. Right now my extra freezer space is my old side-by-side refrigerator/freezer which we have in the garage.

Andi - thermostat trouble - oh no - that is never good, but especially when it is 14 degrees outside. In this house there is a window in the toilet area, which there was in the old house too, but this is a smaller area and I think that cold air just seeps right in....brrr. Oh man, I know how much you are looking forward to your Cayman vacation!

Janet - you are right about us not getting any younger... I have to be careful about the nsaids too, I know they are not good for your kidneys, but tylenol is bad for your liver...jeesh.

RobinMD - had to laugh at you not being a "ball of fire" this morning...me too... I started typing this 40 minutes ago and now I see several others have posted, so I keep editing it to include everyone - ha! Good to get all that recert stuff done, but enjoy the "puttering!"

Waving to everyone...need that coffee!

I did at least change my sheets with some help from Cassie. What a helper! Lol. At least she makes me laugh.

Hello again,

  Susie, I sure am sorry you started your day off so rough, but glad you started feeling better.  I slept so good this morning.  Why do I always look so forward to sleeping in? Every morning that I have to get up to the alarm, all I can think of is "when can I sleep in again?"  HA!   Whenever you mention Hand and Foot, it reminds me of some very happy afternoons spent with my mom and her youngest brother and sister.  I would go down and visit whenever my aunt was here from California, and my uncle taught us how to play.  We had so much fun.  My uncle is the only one left now, and he has had a tough time with a bout of pneumonia recently, but he is home again, and improving.  But I now enjoy the happy memories I have of all of us   I was down in Mechanicsville last October for a cousin reunion...it was such a whirlwind, and I was sick with colitis at the time, so I didn't even think of trying to get in touch with you all.  I will definitely do that, though, when I am back in that area.  

  Janet, I can just imagine Cassie in those sheets!  My cat used to love getting under the covers and swatting at me!  She sounds like such a sweetie, and great company.  Sorry about that knee bothering you.  I sure think you were right to take it easy and not go to the gym.  Have you tried a compression sleeve for it?  The extra support might feel good and help you rest it.  They aren't very bulky, and slide right up over the knee.  Sounds like you are doing everything right for it, though.

  Jana, I am in the same boat with my eating and weight.  I have done well the past 2 days, so I am going to stick to it.  I am up about 6 lbs. and I am not happy about that.  It is too easy for that to turn into 10!  I need to get a more consistent exercise routine going, but that is so hard right now, with the short days, and working so much.  I did take the dogs for a nice walk today, though.  It was chilly out, but a beautiful day.
  
  I did get another module done today.  It was a long one, and extremely boring.  I only have 2 left, and hope to finish those on my day off on Tuesday.  There is a time limit to get it done, and I only have about 2 weeks left.  I didn't do a whole lot else, but my ODD came by to visit, and she helped me move my old TV into the loft upstairs (where the cat used to live), and I set up my older smart TV in my room.  I am really loving my new one that I got myself for Christmas, that I have in the living room.  Since I cancelled my cable and DVR, the smart TV lets me watch anything I want to, and I can use it as a computer, too.   I have Netflix and Sling, so I can pretty much watch anything, as well as live stream stuff that I used to have to watch on my laptop.  And I am only paying for internet, so I cut my bill by more than half, even with the fees for Netflix and Sling.  Now I am going to really fix up the loft, because it is a great extra living space, and I will fix up the 2 bedrooms up there, for guest rooms.  I am also going to use one of them for my sewing room, because it is a large space, and I am going to put a day bed in there.  I have my mom's full sized bed for the other bedroom.
  I fixed a nice chicken Caesar salad for lunch tomorrow, and I have probiotic cottage cheese and an orange for a light breakfast.  That should be good.  I have to be in early, and it is my long day, so I wanted to have everything ready before I go to bed.  I think I have rattled on long enough, now, so I will get myself on up to bed.  The dogs are already there!  HA!  I don't know if I'll make it back tomorrow, but I hope everyone has a great start to the week, and I am waving to all.  I really appreciate you all!
  RobinMD