Happy Wednesday everyone! One more work day for me this week and then time off to do my fun trip with my friend, :carrot:

Annie: Are those dreaded Wednesday reports done and over with? I sure hope so. YES, we must meet up. It's up to you if you want to if you want to break away from work or come over after. Meeting at the exit sounds good too but it will be much later in the evening so maybe the first two are the best plan. I know that we are going to get some lunch at the mall before we go into the stadium at least I think that is the plan. I think we are leaving Ohio at 10 a.m. I'll talk to my friend tomorrow and find out more. I will send you a message on FB Messenger to give you my cell # and I would love to have yours

We WILL meet up. There is no way I'm going to be that close and not meet you in person!

Shad: Still busy I see from your posts but it seems that this work crew aren't nearly as taxing as others have been in the past?

When you had your eyes checked, did you get new glasses? or do you wear contacts all the time?

Happy: Good news about getting the radio taken care of. Did you find out if the navigation system was the same problem?

I was laughing when I read about your will appointment. DH and I have had those discussions. Actually just recently.

It was time to redo our benefits at work and one great change this year is that we can opt to have our voluntary life insurance option (they company has one where they pay out 1 x our current salary and that costs us nothing). up to 3x the current salary amount without a medical exam and it's only like $5 a pay period and if we leave the company we can take the policy with us. So I did sign up for that. We could go up to 10x our salary with a medical exam and it really wasn't that much more a month.

However, I got to thinking, he would get all my pension and 401k money, we have our own term life insurance and he would get all that, he gets my 1X salary and now my 3x salary....and that is enough!! My DH is pretty attractive and younger women love him. They think he is fun, easy on the eye and dresses so nice. If he has all that money, they won't leave him alone! and he will have some hot babe living off MY money! haha...that is way I told him he was getting enough if I go before him and he will just have to make do! I also told him that once they have to trim his toenails they will run for the hills!!:joker::rofl:

They think he comes off that attractive naturally; they won't like it when they realize he likes pampering and shopping for himself haha! I always want to tell them "do you think he just came out looking this sharp and pulled together"..NOOOO...I taught him to shop and try new things, and learn new things that make him that suave man! He agrees by the way!

Ceejay: I hope you are enjoying those 5 days off!
I agree that it wouldn't be easy to live with someone after having your own place for so long. I have issues just staying with people overnight...I like having my own hotel room where it is just me (and DH if he is there).

Dee: How scary to hear that pack of coyotes! let alone see them. I see them sometimes on my drive to work early in the morning. Be careful when you are out and about with your doggies.

Hi Michelle & Terra!

The rain is finally here. I should say the storm is here.
I'm thinking very seriously about getting my own apartment. I've stayed with the bff enough that I don't think I could live with her. Think it's because of my living alone all these years. I really didn't want to work but it may be better if I did. My mom was 75 and still working. I can too. My boss commented the other day when we were talking about the car window and my recent doctor's visit that all of the water department has high blood pressure even him and he's 37. Can you tell I do not like change?
I have done absolutely nothing today. Even slept in this morning. I've tried not to think about anything today.

Evening all,
Going to get this done before I leave work (45 mins and counting) then I can stay off the computer tonight.

Happy - J is nice enough and we get along alright, however she has some strange ways at times - sometimes I wonder if she is off her meds - not that I know that she takes any. Loved the moments of quiet in shower business. Yep that is me. Gonna wash that cr*p right out of my hair. Actually it is fairly laid back here with moments of crazy.
Like you, I refuse to be ignored by salespeople, and actually DS2 is really good to go shopping with. Not only does he work the price per gram of stuff in a can or a packet and work out which is the most economical, but he even has the cheek to say to a salesperson, "don't try to convince me, it's her you have to convince. She is spending the money and she is pretty good at doing deals I can tell you"! Ignore me at your peril I say.
Good on you for getting the wills and stuff done. I need to update mine and I am about to put in some new executors of the will since my two brothers are pretty useless about things like that - and I know R and J will be tough and right down to the wire. What I wanted is what will be done with those two. Talk about tough women!

Laura - I have no idea how long they will be there. Organisation is not their forte so when I get home, we will have a 'discussion' about what, where, when and how and get their business back on its feet since they seem to have lost their way and are just moving between crises (is that the plural of crisis?)
Sounds like you got the transport system sorted. And I know what you mean about finishing the half bath etc. I've got some jobs like that around the house as well. Still semi retirement is looming. Time to plan and budget.

Dee - sounds like you are being a busy bee at the moment. You must be feeling better.

Susie - I wear contacts mostly. My glasses were okay and I didn't have to change them. The contacts, particularly the left one, didn't really feel like it was mine. We have changed the prescription slightly. These are bifocal contact lenses. Yes they do exist. They are not perfect, but they work pretty well for normal conditions. The bifocal is done on pixels believe it or not. I used to wear monocular contacts - one eye for distance and one for reading. They were fantastic, however with age, there has to be change and they couldn't really change them around very much more. Mores the pity.
Did DH huff and sigh when you told him he wasn't getting all your insurance money? Pretty funny really.

Ceejay - seriously suggest you get something on your own wherever you end up. If you can put a place on the back of one of the family homes all well and good. You can then retire to the backyard and shut yourself in when the going gets too much. Both my boys have suggested that I go live with them, however ................ it would need to be on a very short term or distant basis since I wouldn't want to live with either for a long time. Maybe they will buy a commune and I can look after the dogs and cats and send them all out to work!

Hope Terra is okay! Not like her not to post in a few days. Michelle is obviously very busy with her web design.

Not much news here. I am settling into my motel apartment for the next 10 days or so, then have to find some more accommodation. Actually I don't mind shifting around. It keeps the garbage down and I am not tempted to buy too much because then I have to pack the darn stuff. I took a fair amount of stuff home last weekend so I do have some space in the case. Better start looking for presents for the kids I guess. Big ones aren't getting much. I've spent enough on them for a while. Little ones need something under the tree though.

With that, it is nearly time to go home. I guess I better look busy or else.

Oh shoot - I forgot Annie. Hiya girl, saw you were prowling around facebook the other day and was going to have a chat, however things went haywire, the way things do at my place from time to tim'd move and when I got back to it, you'd moved on

Good Morning All...wow miss one day posting and you all get yappy. lol

We had Veteran's day off. Sis, the boys and my SIL all went to KY to the Creation museum. It was very interesting, smaller than I thought it would be, we toured the entire thing in about 1 1/2 hours. Stopped in Batesville, Indiana for lunch around 2, then homeward bound. Was home by 3:30. Fixed stew in the crocker to crock today. Gonna make cornbread to go with. My brother, Michael and my son are coming for dinner. Making memories with my brother for sure.

Lil man Jacob had his 4 year check up. 57 percentile on weight, 90 percentile on height. Tall and lean. lol. Doc did find a heart murmur so J is being scheduled for an Echo at Riley Hospital for Children. Doesn't seem to be too worried about it and many children and adults for that matter have them.

SUSIE...would love to meet up with you. Probably have to do the exit thing, I have doc appts today and tomorrow so my work day is overwhelming with getting things done. Especially with being off yesterday due to Veteran's Day. We WILL make this happen. Sides I will be up baking pies and getting ready for Sissy's BD dinner at the house on Saturday.

SHADDIE...Can't imagine having Christmas at my house after being gone for so long on work assignment. It would make me a nut bag, worse than I am already.

CEEG...hope you find a piece of mind with all your decisions. How did the stress test come out?

HAPPY...I feel your pain on the repair guys, fortunately our cable man came on time and got everything all fixed up. Like you, we received all these automated phone messages about his arrival, none which were correct. Bleh. I prefer to be the one repairmen talk to as C signs up for all this other crap that is not free, if I don't watch him. lol

DEE...yikes on the animals around your area. Heck Sassy was freaked out by this kitten that got in our back yard last night. We heard Sass cry so we ran out thinking Coyote. It was a half grown kitten wanting to play. We tried to catch it and bring it inside to post on your neighborhood FB page but it wouldn't let us catch it. Not having kitty food, I opened a can of tuna, which it didn't want or eat. It didn't look starved by any means. We have seen in around for a couple of weeks.

LAURA...yeah the mac n cheese. I stay away from that cause I know it is full of salt, not to mention the hotdogs that C wanted added to that mess. It all sounds very yukky to me. How is MIL doing these days, feeling better?

HELLOS to TERRA and CHELLE...I know you are busy at work Chelle and Terra had extra school this week I think. Not sure.

All for me today, must get busy. Hugs and Prayers to all.

Morning
 

Tried to get on my tablet but it refused
I need to do some business online but do not want to do it on my phone.

Annie
I didn't have a stress test only an ekg. If my cholesterol level is not up to par one may be ordered. Ekg was good.

Shad
I fully agree that I need my own space.

Morning all. Extremely windy here, and some drizzle. Oh well... I brought my lunch today and don't have to go outside until quitting time.

Dee – Scary business with the bears and coyotes. :yikes: Be careful! When I walk Coal along the creek, which has green space and some wooded areas, I always scan the area ahead because there have been coyote sightings there in the past. Re fresh pasta – bf and I have discussed off and on getting a pasta attachment for our kitchenaid mixer. I love kitchen gadgets, but then there’s the guilt factor when something gets little or no use…

Susie – LOL re the amount of life insurance to buy - just enough to help out in the event of your untimely death, but not so much as to attract the gold diggers! :lol: I hope you have a safe trip tomorrow. Have fun at the event and meeting Annie. Photos please!!

Ceejay – I’m glad you’re taking it easy today. Bf’s mom is working part time – at age 80 – because she needs the money. After these recent medical issues, it’s really clear she shouldn’t be working at her age. Bf has been discussing solutions with his siblings, i.e., each ponying up cash to make up the income from her PT job. Another consideration is her giving up her car to save on the loan, gas, and insurance.

Shad – Love it – “ignore me at your peril”, hehehe. I can see why salespeople and the like would prefer to talk to bf – he tries to be their friend. Me, I want to ask a lot of questions, including the ones that bf doesn’t think are worth asking. I always fret over situations where he’s dealing with people without me because I get all the information third hand and bf gets upset when I ask him about things he didn’t find out about. Sigh.

Annie – Sounds like you had a nice day trip yesterday. Re J’s heart murmur – yes, quite common. I have one that was initially discovered by the doctor doing my physical before I went to summer camp. Back in the olden days, I took penicillin daily for that. Then it was only amoxicillin before I had a dental appointment. Now it’s not even then. But I still get the periodic EKG to keep an eye on it. Awww, I hope that kitty finds a home. Might be feral?? “MIL” is doing fine. Getting her energy back. And hopefully everything can be set so she doesn’t have to return to her job (as per my comment to Ceej). Like I told Susie, enjoy your meet-up tomorrow and get some photos please!

Michelle – Saw on fb that you got back to the gym yesterday after being so buried at work. Good for you!! :yay:

Terra – How’s your week going? Is today the cooking class? What's on the menu??

Hi Happy! :wave:
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Let’s see – I resisted going out to eat last night and instead we had salad and French bread pizza for dinner. Storms came in around 9:30-ish and started with a bit of thunder/lightning. Thankfully that didn’t last long, but there was rain and a LOT of wind.

I woke up at 3 am for a potty break, and shortly after returning to bed I heard a police or fire siren. Then I was listening to the wind and imagined all sorts of scary things that could happen outside – downed power lines and trees or parts of trees. Stuff flying all over and hitting windows, cars, people, etc. I did manage to fall back asleep, but not very soundly.

Got up with the alarm and made a quick trip to the market to get yard waste stickers - bf mowed yesterday and we needed the stickers for the grass clipping containers (today's garbage/recycling day). So glad he mowed – we don’t need leaves getting stuck in the lawn, and it’s sure hard to rake leaves when the lawn is too long! Not that we have much raking yet – even with this wind, our oak tree still isn’t losing many leaves.

Okay, I’ll get this posted and skedaddle. Buh bye.

Laura, I woke up like u did @ 3:30 but not for potty time, ;) nookie & hubby is sleeping like a baby & not waking up, I for sure will b reminding him the next time I'm too sleepy for him... I can't fall asleep because of the wind blowing so strongly so I'll read on my Kindle for a few minutes & try falling back to sleep until when I wake up w Ron @ 5am.

Deer hunting starts Sunday in Michigan, lots of sales for the girls happening this weekend & male strippers @ the bars :o but I have other things to use my $ for. Has anyone gotten their Christmas shopping finished? I just began a few weeks ago w the g-babes.

I have a long day w starting the Interior Design job for the dining room. Today I'm cutting glass for a floral design for 6 doors on their China cabinet & installing the panels. Next is upholstery their chair seats & texture a accent wall & sew winter holiday theme window valances having her room completed by November 23. To entertain their guests on Thanksgiving day.

Everyone have a comfy weekend :hug: I don't think I'll have time to post this weekend w this new job to do & my resting in between.

:thanks2: With Hugs & Luv to you'all, Dee

Morning
Almost missed the garbage truck. Whew.
Today I'm thinking about mulching the leaves instead of raking them. I hope I can get into the shed as the neighbors have taken to parking in the back yard. They are very close to the door of the shed. I may have to ask them to move it.
I'm doing as the APN has told me and started taking half of the new bp med. but if the bp continues to stay 150/80 then go to the whole med. The top number will not go to 120. ugh.
Guess all this thinking retirement again has caused me to dream again. This vivid dream has put me in reality and know where I need to be--near my sister. Some one I can depend upon in times of need. I still want my own apartment.
After my frightening dream I'm going to keep my local doctor. And not look into the future.
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Dee, please be careful while you are out and about. I'd panic big time around wild animals. Sound like you will be busy decorating the next couple of weeks.

Morning all. TGIF!! Sunny today, but still very windy, and chilly. Mid-November - guess that’s to be expected. :shrug:

Dee – The dining room job sounds interesting – do you apply a floral design on the glass panels? Have a good weekend. Oh, meant to tell you that you’re doing so great with your steps!! YGG!!

Ceejay – It’s my lower BP number that I’d like to be lower, even though it’s within the acceptable range. I agree being near family is wise – my mom’s lost a close friend, she’s not close to her new neighbors, and without my brother there, she doesn’t have anyone close to rely on. Sure wish she’d get back here, but it’ll be spring at the soonest…

Hellos to everyone! Have a great weekend!
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Nothing special to report. The admin is out sick today. She caught a cold from her dh a couple weeks ago and it’s been awful. I’m lucky I haven’t caught it (knock wood!).

My steps on the fitbit have been ranging from the high 7,000’s to 10,000 lately. I’m glad to be getting extra exercise walking between home and the train station each day. I always thought that my morning walk was more laborious because I’m in a hurry, but it finally dawned on me that the walk is also at a slight incline most of the way. Definitely makes it more challenging! I’m also back to trying to get a bit of stair climbing in each day. Not much – just a couple sessions of going up 3 flights (and down).

After work I need to get to Kohl’s and use a $20 gift they sent me a while back that is good through tonight. Good thing I finally went through (some of) the mail mountain and discovered it, lol. Apparently I’ve been a Kohl’s cc holder for 27 years?? And so they decided to celebrate that. :D Not sure what I want to buy. I won’t have many holiday gifts to buy and I’m not really interested in shopping for that now. Bf wants a really warm hat, but he’ll be very particular about it, so that I will leave that to him. I find myself short on long sleeve tops for work other than turtlenecks or mock t-necks, so maybe I’ll see what they have. I like Kohl’s for casual clothing, but I never have much luck with them for work stuff. :shrug: I think I just need to admit to myself that I’d much rather buy something for the house than for myself. :)

I’m meeting a friend (former co-worker) for breakfast tomorrow morning. It’s a place at the mall nearby that I’ve never been to before. We kind of have a power struggle over where we meet. We used to battle over how close it was to each of us. Then we used to go to a place that was fine until I saw something there I didn’t want to see. He didn’t like the place we went last time, which is a tiny diner that bf and I like a lot. So this time I suggested a couple other places, and left it up to him to choose one or suggest another one. I’m not surprised he chose a place in the mall – he’s a mall kind of person. Prefers the safe (i.e., bland) type of cookie-cutter places – chains vs. mom and pop. I remember he wouldn’t even go to the Middle Eastern restaurant years ago when Desert Storm was going on, and probably would still not go even now. Not that I’d ever suggest it again. I sometimes think the only reason I keep in touch is because he’s entertaining in his conservative ways, especially since he’s now turned into a grumpy old man, LOL. Now I get to hear him complain about the lack of work ethic these millennials have, hahaha.

This weekend bf and I need to get a cover for our patio set!! We looked at one a few weeks back, but it was rather pricey.

Outdoor chores are: (1) cutting back foliage for the hosta and daylilies – think I’ll try using the hedge trimmer for that. (2) bundling brush with twine for pickup by the village. (3) Re-working the edging in the front garden bed right near the stoop – it’s a tripping hazard, and will be even more so when the snow covers it and it can’t be seen.

Otherwise, it’ll be the usual stuff – laundry, dog walks, errands. Hopefully some cooking. Maybe I’ll take Monday off. I don’t want to carry over the full 5 days of vacation we’re allowed to – the boss doesn’t seem crazy about that. I’ll try to get my leftover days down to 3.

Okay, enough rambling. Back to work. :wave:

Hello all. Busy day at work. Watching the news about all the terror attacks in Paris. How awful. So sad.

Been texting with Susie most of the day. Hope to meet up with her in acouple of hours. Hope the time flies as I am an early birder and am starting to tucker out.

Have a great weekend all. Hugs.

Morning all,

Having a hard time getting a response from this website. :mad: Hope I won't have equal grief trying to do a post.

So sad the news out of Paris. I think it's about time something drastic is done about these nut jobs and they are treated like the world's enemy that they are. I think people are so afraid to be politically incorrect that it gives them lots of leverage to move about freely. Or maybe Nostradamus was right and the 3rd world war will spring out of the middle east as will the anti-Christ. :shrug: I am glad to be in my little sheltered corner of the world - I'll take my chances with the hunters and pot and meth heads up this way. See, everyone has SOME thing to worry about. :^:

We went to a fish fry yesterday - was decent but not as good as the lunch we had there last week. That's ok, every restaurant up here - including the Mexican one - has a Friday fish fry so lots to choose from. I had a day off yesterday and was most grateful to stay home and catch up on laundry and some housework and cleaning. I need to go out today but would rather not. The weather is supposed to warm up to 50 which will melt the snow and maybe I can cover my strawberries (with STRAW which would actually make them STRAWberries :lol3: ) The next day or two will be in the 50's again, then it hits the skids and we are back into typical freezing weather as winter knocks on the door. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.

Geez, I guess I have been lurking and not posting. :o We did have an issue with Nina the cat peeing outside of her litterbox. After a very cold and scary night at the vets for observation, turns out she had a UTI. She got meds and appears to be ok now. Vet said often they will go where they shouldn't to let the owners know that something is not right, considering they can't come right up to you and have a conversation. Yoga started again, I have made a commitment to myself to work hard to remember at least one posture out of each session and work on it daily for a few minutes all week long. Thursday I went to the shelter to attempt to teach the crew how to use the new software to input records and adoptions. Even though it was a cold and dreary day - they had puppies so people were constantly coming in and out. It is the nature of their work. I said I will have to come in and try and train one on one instead of a group. I said I'd go in for 2 hours or so a few days each week and if someone is available I will sit with them, otherwise I will use that time to enter the animals myself. We HAVE to get up to speed and regularly enter things by the end of this month, even if it's just me doing it. They have a volunteer on Thursdays who is not intimidated by the computer but I don't know how that's going to work out. I had 4 basic things to teach everyone on Thursday - how to sign on, what the menu system looked like so they could get to what they needed to, how to get training and online help if they needed it and how to input a new animal and edit information. Not too much - the very basics of getting around. So I tried to show the volunteer and she kept hopping up and around as people came in and the phone rang which was ok in and of itself, but when she sat down again instead of letting me go through my spiel, she kept hopping around all over. Which got us to places we didn't need to be. And was confusing. Finally I told her to please let me go in the order I needed to so that she understood how to use the system on her own. You don't just get in a car and go speeding down the autobahn. Learn where the brake, shift and steering wheel is first :dizzy: So we will see how that progresses.

Annie - hope you and Susie were able to meet up and have a nice chat! That was nice of you to feed the kitty, even if it didn't want it. Our Meadow looks at people food - like tuna - as if it is Styrofoam balls. She only recognizes canned cat food and mostly the dry stuff. And of course, treats. But nice of you to try. I can't believe how the boys are growing. Cuties.

Michelle and Terra - been gone too long, where are you? Time to check in. It's the weekend - you should have a bit more time to post.

Laura - good for you for tackling the stairs. They suggested that you can do sets in your own house too - just up and down the basement stairs a few times if nothing else is available. How nice that Kohls gave you a gift card BUT they are hoping you will buy more than that. I had a $10 gift card and 30 percent off which was tempting but I couldn't find anything to buy so I let them expire. I did get some Izod sheets 2 weeks ago which I really like but they only come in one color in the twin xl that I need. They are a soft cotton, cozy but with a bit of warmth like flannel but not overly hot like flannel. DH does not like flannel even on the coldest nights. Hope you had a nice breakfast with your friend today and that he was happy with the restaurant you picked!

Dee - Deer hunting started here too :( We haven't seen our two bucks in at least a week - they would both be considered "prizes" - I hope they are just hiding in the deep part of the woods. They do a lot of things in town for "deer hunter widows" - ie. the wives abandoned while the boys are out shooting. ;) I don't even want to talk about holiday shopping. Ick. I don't do that much and it has been truly a chore rather than a pleasure for years. I'm seriously thinking of dropping the cards too except that I have a lot of them in the basement in storage I feel I should use up. I hope the panel curtains you made came out pretty.

Ceejay - are you staying put or travelling or working this weekend? They ever find anything more about your car window vandalism?

Susie - hope you got to meet up with Annie!

Shad - probably a smart thing to change the executors of the will. I too was thinking about who will make sure what I want done happens? Then there is DH who typical of a guy says "I'm dead, who cares" :shrug: :rolleyes:

I probably should get off my duff and get on with the errands. Have a good weekend everyone.

Annie, I saw this while shopping for hoodie's for my Doodle kids & I thought of u & Sassy. Go check it out :D Or maybe u already have something similar to carry her in when u take her out to go potty in the winter or go bye-bye?

https://www.petedge.com/zpetedgemain...c-locale=en_US

I buy my Doodle sweaters & hoodies on sale @ PetEdge.com & they have a huge clearance sale $5 on lots of winter clothes that began November 1. I was bummed that I missed out on some real cuties, my girls wear size S & M. It gets pretty cold in Michigan & when I had my mini-long-coat Dachshund I put sweaters & hoodies & jammies on her indoors & outside when the temps dropped in the winter. On really cold days/nights my Doodles wear hoodies, sweaters & jammies, indoors too & their jackets outdoors.

It's bedtime :yawn: no time to do personals right now, I'll b back tomorrow or Monday.

Goodnight girls, my Luv to you'all :grouphug: Dee

Evening all,
Sunday night and due to go back to work again tomorrow. Oh woe is me!!!! Not really

Today I drove down to Hobbiton - the movie set from Lord of the Rings. Now I haven't seen the movies, nor have I read the books, but it was a pleasant afternoon apart from the weather. Quite interesting to see how things work in the film world. The pictures are on my face book page. I doubt that I have enough internet left to put pictures up here.
If you want to see them and you aren't a friend on mine on facebook, just look for Joy Clover. There seems to be a few of them around the world but only one of me. Request a friend. I'll let you in.

Anyway it wasn't a bad day at all.

Annie - The worst part of it will be finding the Christmas tree. Might have to ask DS2 if it is up in the roof. Or did I throw it out??? Other than that I will have 5 days to get in food, clean up the house and sort out the beds. Nothing unusual in that. Sound like a nice dinner for the family. I'm sure the lil one will be okay with the heart murmur. Seems to be another thing that is happening - or maybe they are finding = more often now.

Ceejay - the older we get the more we need our own space.

Laura - wow - your steps have been good. Keeping busy in the garden I see as well. I miss my garden

Happy - Wasn't only Nostradamus that predicted end of world scenarios from the middle east. The bible actually says that the King shall come down from the north and yellow hoardes pour in from the east. Since the bible is centred on Jerusalem and Israel, then we are looking at Russia and China - it's not helping that (in the name of religion) the arabs are self destructing.
The French apparently upset the nut jobs because they had a cartoon of Islam in a paper and then they banned the burqa (habib) and headscarves in schools and public places - but then so did Belgium and Holland. Are they next?
Training is always a pain trying to get the group together. It is good to do one on one but not very cost effective. Have you done documentation to hand out to them?

It might be smart to change the executors however there are apparently things you can't state in your will - like stating what the money is to be used for, or what is to happen to the house. It is apparently called 'controlling from beyond the grave'. What!!!! Maybe I will give it all to the old cats home then.

Okay, better go clean up the dinner dishes and get emotionally prepared for tomorrow at work and what the @#$%^%^ will throw at me

Morning all,

Sunny Sunday out there. Temps are rising but the snow is reluctant to melt in the shady parts of the yard. You can see where the fog sits, there is definitely a micro climate out there - yard is probably 5 different temperatures in 5 separate spots if you measured. I will wait until mid afternoon to go out there and sort out the garden.

In the meantime I will do more data entry of the animal records. And maybe some laundry.

Yes Shad, I did some nice documentation - one of my talents if I may say so. Complete with screen shots and arrows and highlights. Just the facts 'mam. I try to do 3 pages or less so they can get to what they need quickly. Of course the speed demon was completely ignoring it so I shut her down. The manager said she and one of the young tech gurus sat down and attempted to enter an animal after I left the other day. They succeeded and did a nice job getting all the info in but they said it took about an hour for one animal. I said this is why I am pushing you guys to learn the system. I would be more than happy to do all the data entry but there is a lot of useful information in here and you'll never know it until you use it. Also it's rough at first but the more you use it, the easier it gets.

Loved the pictures of Hobbiton, thanks for posting them. DH has also told people that if they wanted to see his pictures, friend him on FB. I think I would enjoy a tour of English countryside from what I've seen - probably from you. All those cute cottages. Do you ever hear from Teal?

I think it's time for the 1.8 billion Muslims to rally against ISIS before people start shunning Muslims altogether. Especially those oil rich families in the middle east whose wealth far outnumbers the bottomless money basket people seem to think we have in the U.S. Instead of building an indoor ski resort in the hot desert, give money and supplies to eradicating these terrorists instead of making it someone else's problem to fix :shrug: Just sayin'.

Well that controlling from beyond the grave sounds like nonsense. Isn't that the point of a will - to determine final disposition after your death? I thought even in the case of a trust which people will sometimes set up to manage the money of the beneficiaries who can't be trusted to spend the money mindfully. Thought a trust would ensure the welfare of the recipients but not allow them to party / fritter away the monies. Isn't that the classic "what you can and cannot spend this on"? Don't know. Will find out tomorrow I guess. Which means I probably should spend a bit of time today laying out the grand plan at a high level.

Tomorrow I have to get up early, drop off the animal files back at the shelter so they can continue adopting out animals, stop at the hospital for the annual boob squish and then head over to the lawyer for the initial consult on the will. Rain is supposed to move into the area so I'll be spending time indoors all week. It will be an early start so probably won't get in until later to post.

Hope you all are having a good Sunday.

I tried to post last night from my phone but evidently the post was to long. Oh well.
I raked a big pile of pine needles to the curb and then got out the lawn mower and mulched the front and side lawn of leaves on Friday.
Yesterday I went to Paragould to eat lunch with the uncles. All 3 uncles were there and a few cousins. It was a nice time.
Played with the kittens on Saturday afternoon late and one got me with one of his claws. I had to have some one pull it out. I couldn't drop the kitten cause it would have done more damage to the skin. It was in deep. My uncle put an antibiotic cream on it and thankfully hasn't shown any signs of swelling. Ouch that hurt.
Talked to my oldest sibling while ago. They are both doing well.
Will try to call or text my youngest some time before bed time.
So sad to hear of the news from France this week end. But I've read the highlights of Yahoo news stating that France is dropping bombs.
I'm curious if Annie and Susie got together.
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Happy
You may be called in more than once to get things straightened out concerning the new system. Some people like myself are hands on type people.
Glad you took Nina to the vet.

Shad
I agree that the older we get the more we need our own space. My main problem is trying to please every one and not thinking about my own needs which has finally caught up with me. I also don't like change. And I've been independent to long. :lol: Like I told my sis while ago that we are going to have to face the fact we are getting older and change is necessary.

Laura
When I'm at work I can get up to 7000 steps per day but on my off days I have to force myself to do something. Are you doing any activity for say 20 to 30 minutes per day?

Hello's to the rest :wave:

Back to work in the morning which I'm dreading. Told my sis I may take a nerve as a precaution. Expecting problems out the heavy rain that is predicted.