Hi ladies,
Late post for me. I started earlier but got distracted.
Michelle - I am so sorry for the loss of your dear friend. I understand completely how difficult it is - why do the good ones die young? There is no reasoning other than to accept that whatever they were put here for, they have accomplished and moved on. Honor their memory by trying to be the kind of person that they were, and do a bit of the things that made them so special to you. I like Shad's idea of a personal memorial. I will only repeat what I always do in these cases, give DH an extra big squeeze, tell the people you love how you feel about them because we never know what tomorrow will bring and all too often we drift through the days until something like this hits us like the proverbial brick in the head. Giving you a big hug and a box of Kleenex tissues. The soft kind. Did your new report get approved?
Shad - I hope you pulled the wand out and were able to make headway on the impossible deadline list. Yes, we did consider the film. The lady at the window store suggested a commercial grade and it has to be applied by people who know what they are doing, else you get bubbles (her way of saying not too many people here who know what they are doing with that ) also I had read that the film can take up too much heat and crack the window(s). This is a concern as the 4 windows get full on sun. We did see some solar shades which just filter the glare but let the light in. And since the shade would be way high up on the "2nd" level we would probably have to get them motorized which triples the price. We are thinking about it. My Mom will have a terrible time here in the house with her macular degeneration and since it runs so rampant in the family, I have my concerns too. Are you in the throws of the heat of summer? Have the tomatoes bloomed yet? How's the crop looking? We may consult you on building a rain barrel - an idea we are kicking around. When you come to visit we may take a walk down to the lake to catch dinner and have a pick in the garden for side dishes. Deer will not be served Finally I guess we have learned our lesson on thread titles. From now on... nasty as it can be
Laura - we considered the frosted window film too - white will not absorb the heat that a black tint will, but we realized that we often watch the deer from the loft area through those windows. Maybe we just have to plant a couple of fast growing shade trees in the front yard, however that would require relocating the septic system - probably cheaper to put in shades Did you wind up getting much snow? You've had a pretty mild winter so far. Do you have issues with ice build up in the gutters? I hear you on just missing the train. I would set my watch and car clock 4 or 5 minutes early just to trick myself. Does BF drop you off at the train? Sometimes I swear things would conspire just to be late - like a misplaced glove or an overly long traffic light.
Ceejay - I'm sorry you are having such a hard time getting your nose cleared up. Not sure if you can ever get off the meds with the cotton in the area and all the flowers of the south. I am still having residual issues here and there's nothing growing and it's frozen outside so unfortunately I think we have inherited a life long problem and I haven't found anything much in the way of homeopathic things to try - particulary since they say your system gets used to the antihistamines after a while. Congrats on the great weight loss. Keep up the good work!
Hi Mel hope you are resting and giving everyone around you a hard time I would offer you some recoup time here but winter has hit again and I have neither warmth or sunshine to offer you. But lots of good tea and I make a mean soup
Annie - I can't believe how the baby is growing. Loved the pictures you posted on FB. I hope Curtis is not getting stressed out. Take each day a day at a time.
We are going to a fish fry (we hope) for Friday dinner out. There is some preliminary ski race in town (the snow came in just in time) so we hope the restaurant won't be too crowded. I am a bit concerned as some of these fish fries are like long lines of folding tables at banquet halls - that is NOT DH's style sitting elbow to elbow with strangers. However, we do need to get out and meet some new people The Humane Society needs volunteers to clean the cat kennels. I told DH we should do one day a week. Not so sure he's keen on the idea, if not I may go myself even though I don't have a reliable allergy med right now and the long hair kitties will really bother me. I think the truth is that DH is afraid I will come home with 6 cats as I am such a sucker I can say it should not happen, can't say it won't
I really need to get to sleep - should have gone an hour ago but I did want to get a post in. Sweet dreams everyone. Sweet cat nap for 3 minutes Shad