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Looks like it's going to 81 today with smoke haze. At least the sun is out and no rain which will be good for the swim meet today. Our daughter's 2 boys, ages 4 and 6 are on swim teams at the community pool. They actually swim freestyle, back stroke and breast stroke and both boys have come in at 1st - 3rd place! They're loving the competition. We're planning on going to the meet tonight.
Yay! The bedroom carpets are in. We finally have a real bedroom with room to walk around and a walk in closet without unpacked boxes. We don't have to share the bedroom with the cats litter box and food tray. Woohoo! It was a terrible mess here while they worked, but worth it. Now we work on getting these awful faucets replaced.
Yay! The bedroom carpets are in. We finally have a real bedroom with room to walk around and a walk in closet without unpacked boxes. We don't have to share the bedroom with the cats litter box and food tray. Woohoo! It was a terrible mess here while they worked, but worth it. Now we work on getting these awful faucets replaced.
Yes, but not tired of hearing about it.Hola ..
Hey, I'm tired just hearing about the 'New House Journey ..'
Went to the gym yesterday and got my steps and then my friend texted me and said he was bringing back my aunt's mower. Wish I had known that the day before. heehee I don't mind helping her. Her son was coming in from SC so I had her yard looking very nice.
I was going to go up in the attic again today even though it was almost too hot but then I got a wild hair evidently and took a shower and grab my bag that I have started keeping ready to go somewhere.
Decided to go visit my friends Gary and Paula who moved away several years ago. It was only 80-some miles. That is just a hop, skip, and jump for me considering the places I have started driving. I love just being able to up and go and not have to ask permission from a single soul.
I think it is supposed to rain this weekend. Today is the first day I have noticed all the haze from the fires so it has reached NC. I can't imagine how bad it must be up from me.
Still not sure what I will be doing on the 4th but as long as I am having fun, that's okay with me.
Happy Friday to everyone. Enjoy your day.
I was going to go up in the attic again today even though it was almost too hot but then I got a wild hair evidently and took a shower and grab my bag that I have started keeping ready to go somewhere.
Decided to go visit my friends Gary and Paula who moved away several years ago. It was only 80-some miles. That is just a hop, skip, and jump for me considering the places I have started driving. I love just being able to up and go and not have to ask permission from a single soul.
I think it is supposed to rain this weekend. Today is the first day I have noticed all the haze from the fires so it has reached NC. I can't imagine how bad it must be up from me.
Still not sure what I will be doing on the 4th but as long as I am having fun, that's okay with me.
Happy Friday to everyone. Enjoy your day.
Morning, all.
Not much change in the weather here, just a little warmer.
Yeah, not good. We've been lucky so far this year, with (again, do far!) all the big fires so far east of here that we're not getting any. Hope it stays that way, although not looking good. And, of course, lots of bozos playing with magnesium this weekend...
Not much change in the weather here, just a little warmer.
Yeah, not good. We've been lucky so far this year, with (again, do far!) all the big fires so far east of here that we're not getting any. Hope it stays that way, although not looking good. And, of course, lots of bozos playing with magnesium this weekend...
That is true. I took my kiddos to see the fireworks when they were very little but personally, I have never been a big fan of them. I had much rather enjoy the quiet while looking up at the stars.
I am enjoying my visit. I talk with Paula every week but it has been quite some time since I talked with Gary. He got home from his GA meeting last night late and we stayed up til almost 3 catching up. I met Gary when I was a teller at the bank back in 1978. That was the year I graduated. It is hard to believe but we have been friends for 45 years. Gosh, no wonder I am starting to feel old. I refuse to think about that right now.
If I had not failed at my marriage, today would have been my 40th wedding anniversary. It is sad in a way. I am nowhere near as happy as I want to be but I am happier than I have been. I suppose that is all that matters. I am not sure if it is meant for me to be in a relationship but I hope I never get to the point where I stop looking. That would really make me sad.
It is a cloudy day here and I think we are going to have rain. At least that is what my joints are telling me. WildWoman (Kay) always tells me, "Getting old is not for sissies". Guess she is right.
It is a cloudy day here and I think we are going to have rain. At least that is what my joints are telling me. WildWoman (Kay) always tells me, "Getting old is not for sissies". Guess she is right.
I forgot to mention that Gary brought home donuts after the meeting last night. There were 3 chocolate-covered ones in the box. They are not there now.
Yeah, we took our kids to "official" shows at times, over the years. Same with the shows for New Year's, although these days I just set the DVR and go to bed
Yeah, we took our kids to "official" shows at times, over the years. Same with the shows for New Year's, although these days I just set the DVR and go to bed
Hola ..
I loves me a good fireworks show .. what I don't get are people I know that drop near a grand on having their own show ..
Still dry as a bone in these parts .. county ban on burning in effect .. yet, Fire Marshall is mum on fireworks ..
If I don't go home soon, my size 4 shorts are not going to fit anymore. I have eaten all day. Paula and Gary think I've lost too much weight so they have been feeding me all day long.
BLT sandwich for breakfast and cinnamon buns. For supper, it was meatloaf (which Paula makes the most delicious I've had) mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, tomatoes and cucumbers in apple cider vinegar, mac&cheese, and rolls. I was stuffed. I told everyone not to stand in front of me because I am not sure how well my button is attached.
She is fixing pancakes for breakfast tomorrow and Gary is grilling out baby back ribs for supper and fried green tomatoes. I have always wanted to try them.
Yep, I need to go home soon. (and get to the gym)
BLT sandwich for breakfast and cinnamon buns. For supper, it was meatloaf (which Paula makes the most delicious I've had) mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, tomatoes and cucumbers in apple cider vinegar, mac&cheese, and rolls. I was stuffed. I told everyone not to stand in front of me because I am not sure how well my button is attached.
She is fixing pancakes for breakfast tomorrow and Gary is grilling out baby back ribs for supper and fried green tomatoes. I have always wanted to try them.
Yep, I need to go home soon. (and get to the gym)
Morning, all.
Still getting warmer, still no rain.
The general burn ban came a bit early this year, but around here fireworks fall under different rules. But in most places they are banned except on the 4th itself, and many places banned even then. Not that it stops everyone... and every year a few houses are sacrificed to the gods of chinese gunpowder...
Much better, imo, if one wants to see the booms, to go to a real show, and let the pros blow themselves up. (Yeah, it happens now and then!)
Still getting warmer, still no rain.
The general burn ban came a bit early this year, but around here fireworks fall under different rules. But in most places they are banned except on the 4th itself, and many places banned even then. Not that it stops everyone... and every year a few houses are sacrificed to the gods of chinese gunpowder...
Much better, imo, if one wants to see the booms, to go to a real show, and let the pros blow themselves up. (Yeah, it happens now and then!)
Hola ..
Last night, the rain came .. man, did it come .. blew in like a cyclone .. dog went nutty .. power went out .. woke up to a harvest of small limbs, twigs and leaves laying about on the yard ..
Mowing will soon resume .. oh well, it was a nice break while it lasted
Last night, the rain came .. man, did it come .. blew in like a cyclone .. dog went nutty .. power went out .. woke up to a harvest of small limbs, twigs and leaves laying about on the yard ..
Mowing will soon resume .. oh well, it was a nice break while it lasted
Ever since it first came up as a 'topic', I've kinda been riding the old fence on the issue of Student Loan forgiveness .. while I understand many young folks get saddled with a big dept load, to me, they went into it with eyes wide open .. I suppose figuring that the degree would be worth it and they would eventually pay up ..
On the other hand, I think we ended up in a time where many students, who were taught they were somehow 'special', decided to attend college and go for the Dream Job .. you know, like any sort of Artist or other profession that's a long, if not impossible slog to making any real money ..
Then, you've got that whole sub-faction of people that went to college, ended up with a big loan, and, lo and behold, put their nose to the grindstone and paid the thing .. do they get a rebate by having done the right thing .. ??
In ways, forgiving these loans is continued enabling of a society that already drifts toward entitlement philosophies ..
Then, of course, there used to be a time when there was free or low cost college, if my memory serves ..
I served my Country, voluntarily, and for that service and an Honorable Discharge, I used the GI Bill .. IMO, more should try it .. the Military is currently begging for people .. but, it's become kind of an easy ride these days as well .. the core principal of Discipline has weak Kung Fu within a good swath of the Military today .. which really mirrors the Discipline of a good portion of young folks these days ..
Flipping a burger around these parts will get you $15 bucks an hour just for showing up .. yet, places still can't get and retain any, even mediocre, employees ..
There is no real answer, but it just seems to me, forgiving a debt just because, is not the Worlds Greatest Idea ..
Why not tether it to some sort of Community Service work and at least try and get something out of that 'gift' .. ??
On the other hand, I think we ended up in a time where many students, who were taught they were somehow 'special', decided to attend college and go for the Dream Job .. you know, like any sort of Artist or other profession that's a long, if not impossible slog to making any real money ..
Then, you've got that whole sub-faction of people that went to college, ended up with a big loan, and, lo and behold, put their nose to the grindstone and paid the thing .. do they get a rebate by having done the right thing .. ??
In ways, forgiving these loans is continued enabling of a society that already drifts toward entitlement philosophies ..
Then, of course, there used to be a time when there was free or low cost college, if my memory serves ..
I served my Country, voluntarily, and for that service and an Honorable Discharge, I used the GI Bill .. IMO, more should try it .. the Military is currently begging for people .. but, it's become kind of an easy ride these days as well .. the core principal of Discipline has weak Kung Fu within a good swath of the Military today .. which really mirrors the Discipline of a good portion of young folks these days ..
Flipping a burger around these parts will get you $15 bucks an hour just for showing up .. yet, places still can't get and retain any, even mediocre, employees ..
There is no real answer, but it just seems to me, forgiving a debt just because, is not the Worlds Greatest Idea ..
Why not tether it to some sort of Community Service work and at least try and get something out of that 'gift' .. ??
Yeah, I'm of mixed feelings as well, for many of the same reasons.
My memory says that, when I got my BA, at a State U, there wasn't a semester went by that books were more $$ than my tuition. Of course, that wasn't an "ivy league" school, but a solid education nonetheless. So, yeah, books maybe 500, tuition less, so by today's fees, free.
Whole heartedly agree with that!!
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