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Post by karen54171 on Jul 1, 2024 11:33:12 GMT
Good morning, and HAPPY JULY!!! Brrr, 51 at the moment, clear, high expected to go to74, before our normal rain comes in tonight.
Robin, I am not familiar with Meloxicam. If it is a pain killer, good that you are on it. So, if you do not get the deck done by hiring someone with paying the piper, how will it ever get done? I really do not see a sensible end to your deck issue. I could not tell you what my co pay would be if I went to the emergency room, with all the changes the last few years with my insurance, and not having to use that part of my insurance. In fact, I cannot tell you the last time I went to the emergency room was.... now that I think about it, it had to have been in 2016 from my bike accident. I don't think I paid anything.
Gareth, with thinking about making the WW Mexican meatloaf, you can use ground beef, I don't know why you assumed that would be ground turkey. In fact, their recipe calls for 50/50; half turkey half beef, but you could easily have all beef. That WW recipe is my favorite from them. Sorry for another death with your acquaintances.
Carol, that is the thing about fishing. DH was a huge fisherman, and sometimes he could spend the whole day fishing and not get a darned thing, not even a nibble. Then you could fish a couple hours and limit out. I am not that patient. I have two little bamboo plants, and they don't seem to be growing at all. I thought that I may be doing something wrong, but I will just not worry about it, maybe I do not want to have it grow, lol!!!
Pinky, we too had a nice day yesterday, but I just did not feel like doing anything outdoors. Good that you got the lawn cut, or at least had the weather for it. Hmm, smoked meatloaf. Sounds very interesting. Yes, with just the 3 of us adults, it was a very nice time. I did see DGS for about 5 seconds, when he came home from work to change to go electric bike riding with his bestie. I was given the riot act from a NP back in the day, around 2012 or so, for taking Tylenol and ibuprofen together. For my health that is a big no no.
Hello to Marsha and Anngie.
I truly wasted a day away yesterday. And I liked it. I did relook at this month's budget to make sure everything was ready to go. This will be a month like May was, with spending more money than usual, so I always worry through the month about that. Plus, it is the first month that there are no paychecks from work. With going through the budget, I always extend it by taking that fine tooth comb through the rest of summers budget, till when the school pay checks start. Always something unexpected to pop up, so I need to be ready for that. Tomorrow is my teeth cleaning and x-rays, and I am so happy that appointment is finally here. Keeping fingers crossed there are no issues.
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Post by RobinS811 on Jul 1, 2024 12:16:48 GMT
I managed to wake up this morning before 5:30, and could not get back to sleep. Last night I fell asleep at about 10:30, for an hour, and the dog was not brought downstairs yet. I only spent a short time doing that and taking my medication, so maybe although i feel very tired, I got my normal amount of sleep. As far as the deck goes, DH has mostly done it himself. There are only a few fill in places on the lower portion, which is a little bigger, and the upper portion should be easier. Almost all of the railing is in.
Pinky, I was thinking about how you could be freezing at a breezy 66, then I was out now, in a breezy 64, but wearing a fleece top, and i was cold.
Karen, sometimes you just need to a weekend to do next to nothing. The only reason I know there was a cost for an emergency room, that is if you are not admitted, because it used to be printed on my old insurance cards. I did pay $75 a number of times at the walk-in clinics, if I didn't want to make an appointment at my doctor's, and wanted to stay close to home.
Yesterday I cooked 2 meals for DH. I brought the veal piccata yesterday, which he loved, and a container of the rice pudding he loves. I have meatloaf and mashed potatoes for tonight. Not sure what I will do if he wants more the other 2 nights. I might make some kind of bowl, Asian flavor over rice, that is easy to heat up. Yesterday it was kind of funny. As soon as I finished up the cooking, a bad thunderstorm came through. There was a break in it about 20 minutes in, so I left then. To make everyone I used so many pots and pans that I did what I normally do not, I loaded up the dishwasher with everything and ran it.
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Post by RobinS811 on Jul 1, 2024 12:47:10 GMT
And, as far as the bamboo goes, it is a very invasive plant. I am not talking about the little plant they give you in a small clay pot. These are the huge tall pole plants with leaves. The problem that is worse than how big they get above ground, is how huge the roots get and how they spread. I am sure that for Pinky, 100 feet of it is a drop in the bucket on the amount of acreage they have, but I think that the rest of you can only imagine if you already had bamboo that spread for 100 feet, and can quickly spread more.
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Post by gareth on Jul 1, 2024 14:01:15 GMT
Another nice, cool morning for our walk. A repeat of yesterday's weather though windy today. Rain tonight through tomorrow. The only thing I can say for it is our lawn is so green and plush from all the rain.
Has anyone noticed the increase in the price of eggs? Over $1 just in the last couple of weeks here.
Karen, I just know most WW recipes always seem to call for ground turkey. I always subbed ground beef. Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest so good for you! I saw a small drop leaf table on FB Marketplace for $40 with a couple of chairs that I thought would've been perfect for you.
Robin, I don't think I've ever seen bamboo around here. There hasn't been a copay when DH has went to Urgent Care. I'm not sure about ER since thankfully it's been quite awhile since either of us have needed to go there.
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Post by mikendanni on Jul 1, 2024 15:18:45 GMT
Karen – speaking for myself, walking into the Y is like passing through a portal to me wanting to get in a workout. Getting there is the hard part, but when I walk in the door I am ready to go. I did the Smart Start program to get a trainer to put together a workout for me and I’m glad I did. I have read a lot of things that say that, especially as we age, it’s important to include a weight program in our workout for strength and balance. Costco clothes are good. I bought a pair of shorts that are Eddie Bauer and one of the pair of leggings I got is by Danskin so some of it is real brands, others are the Costco brand but I’ve never had any issue with what I bought, plus they have a very liberal return policy. If something fell apart in a few months I’m sure they’d take it back.
Robin – so sorry the rib turned out to be a fracture but I’m glad you called back and insisted on getting the results. I agree about hiring someone to finish the deck. Obviously dh won’t be able to attack that problem this summer. I know with my dh he wants to do everything himself and it has been tough for him to come around to the fact that even though he knows how and might have done everything years ago, at this point and in the shape he’s in and the age he’s at, it makes sense to start paying people. Might be worth it to just have someone give you a quote and see where it falls. Maybe call a nursery to get advice about managing the bamboo. I googled bamboo remediation and one of the methods was to keep mowing it down and eventually it will starve out the underground rhizomes. Can your lawn guy help you out with that? So sorry dh will be at the hospital for another week!
Meatloaf…..hmmmmmmmm But in the summer I usually have my ground beef in the form of grilled hamburger patties.
Gareth – I bought eggs at Target yesterday. The 18 pack of large was 80 cents less than the grocery store.
Saturday dh and I went to Farmer's Market and got some tasty niblets. Sunday morning I met a synagogue friend for coffee. She wanted to talk about some issues because she is on a committee dealing with things. Then to Kohl's to return some Amazon items and of course I came away with another t-shirt (which I'm wearing today). I got all the laundry done including stripping my bed and finally putting the clean sheets back on dd's bed, and made a batch of strawberry jam. I am going to make a list and a schedule of things I need to get done on the upcoming 4 day weekend to be sure I actually accomplish things when I have the time rather than spend the whole time sitting on the couch reading. speaking of sitting on the couch reading, I started The Museum of Failures. I'm not loving it. I'm about halfway through.
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Post by pinky on Jul 1, 2024 16:41:29 GMT
It is 66 degrees now and that is about as high as it will get for the day. Rain coming in this afternoon. Hard to believe it is July already and then especially with these cool temps---weird!!!
Karen---Good for you wasting the day away yesterday. I feel like doing that today but I really should get some farm book work caught up as I will waste all of tomorrow afternoon away with getting the injection in my back. Smoked meatloaf is wonderful and simple also.
Robin----I bet your DH will love you bringing some home cooked food to him----very nice of you to do that. Thanks for the explanation on bamboo----so does it grow wild or did someone at one time plant it?
Gareth----yes things are lush in our area too. The mowing never really ends when it is like this. Too bad you do not live closer-----I have been picking eggs over at DS#2 and DDIL's and I have been getting 14 to 18 eggs daily, I would give you some. They are my egg source so I don't every really notice the price of eggs. No bamboo here either that I have noticed.
Marsha----I am anxious to get to a Farmers Market here too.
I went for breakfast with DF's this morning and just been peddling around since I got back. Need to get some laundry started and get some Farm books done.
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Post by carol2 on Jul 1, 2024 18:15:36 GMT
Taking a day off to do nothing is a good thing, I believe.
I read The Museum of Failures. I give it a 3. I liked it better than Honor.
I think in Dallas some builders were planting bamboo to separate lots and when owners decided to get rid of it to put in fences, they found out what a pain it is.
I've done my usual dusting and vacuuming this morning. I need to clean the bathrooms now.
We don't have Costco in town, but we do have Sam's. They have some name brands there and their own brand, just like most stores. I got a Gap sweater and some other things which I don't remember right now.
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Post by RobinS811 on Jul 1, 2024 18:45:31 GMT
Marsha, that idea of cutting the bamboo really just makes things worse. The right way to do it is to dig it out and put a barrier in so it doesn't spread. The bamboo was planted years ago by my previous neighbor. It is actually so dangerous that many villages have put in codes outlawing planting bamboo. I think the fact that the neighbor is doing what you are saying that they recommend to do is what is causing the bad problem. I'll have to post some pics on the Facebook page.
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Post by Anngie on Jul 1, 2024 19:29:11 GMT
Karen, there’s nothing wrong with wasting a day as you called it! Sometimes that is what it takes to clear your mind.
Robin, I fead up on invasive bamboo - and boy what a problem! I know what it is after seeing a picture of it. Fortunately, I don’t think I’ve ever seen much of it around here. I wonder if that neighbor would consider splitting the cost of having it removed? Do you know that at all? I know around here that if there’s a dead tree, for instance, on the property line sometimes neighbors will split the cost - and then sometimes not. Re the deck I know of teachers looking for work during the summer months do carpentry work - some have done it for years - all summer long. I’ll bet DH devoured those meals you brought.
I don’t even remember the last time I or DH have gone to the emergency room, but our co-pay is $65. Urgent care is $15 and DH’s office visit on Friday was only $10. I had to check my card.
Gareth, so sorry about your DF’s DGS’s car crash. This is so terrible for the family. I don’t even have details (not that it even matters) re my cousin’s DSIL. My DS and I listened on YouTube, the service. It was very nice. Are you the one that mentioned making a Mexican meatloaf? What spices did you add?
Carol, I think I’d consider that baby a miracle! How wonderful. Let’s now hope there are no long term issues.
Marsha, OK - I have to ask - what do you mean by “niblets”? (I can tell you’re rolling your eyes)
Hi Pinky!
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Post by mikendanni on Jul 1, 2024 20:04:53 GMT
Anngie - by "niblets" I mean farmers market things to nibble on. We bought 3 kinds of cheese at the cheese place, 2 packages of smoked salmon at the fish place, beets, kholarabi. all of which will be snacks, not meals, in fact the salmon is already gone as we had snacked on it a bit then had salads for dinner and that went with the salads. I roasted the beets and I snack on them. DH likes kholarabi the same way he likes to eat carrots. I also bought a bouquet of flowers because I wondered how long they would last. I have admired them every time I am at farmers market but I finally bought a bouquet and most of it is dead already. I'll toss those flowers tonight and see what is left.
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