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Sara Love

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Good morning lurkers :wub:

That’s fantastic news, Dale. So glad you are feeling better and the window is fixed!!

That would be an awesome score on the treadmill. We had an elliptical that I purchased using all the money I saved with quitting smoking my first go around. But it was too big to put anywhere when we moved, so out to the curb it went. I’m hoping we can get something more compact. Definitely not looking for anything fancy.

Miss Lucy slept through the night without needing to potty. Maybe I was convincing with the threat of dropping her at a farm this time lol either way 5 am is doable.

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    Good morning lurkers :)

    Good morning lurkers :wub:

    That’s fantastic news, Dale. So glad you are feeling better and the window is fixed!!

    That would be an awesome score on the treadmill. We had an elliptical that I purchased using all the money I saved with quitting smoking my first go around. But it was too big to put anywhere when we moved, so out to the curb it went. I’m hoping we can get something more compact. Definitely not looking for anything fancy.

    Miss Lucy slept through the night without needing to potty. Maybe I was convincing with the threat of dropping her at a farm this time lol either way 5 am is doable.

    Have a great day!
    Good morning Sara :wub:

    Yeah I’m afraid to see how large these may be :unsure: The ones I was looking at online seemed smaller than I remember them being and I liked that, especially the desk types.

    Glad miss Lucy was cooperative ;)

    I hope you have a good day too, back to work for me.
     

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    Good evening lurkers :wub:

    Yeah, I’d prefer a smaller one, maybe that folds. Hope work went ok, Dale.

    Kiddo is currently on the couch with a mild fever. Sore throat and a headache. Uggg.
    Oh no Sara! Hate to hear that kiddo has it now :(

    Work was kind of rough but I’m not really sure why, I just didn’t feel good and they really covered me up with stuff to do.

    My car has finally gone to the shop to get a body replacement, going to be about 2 weeks before I get it back , not convenient :(
     

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    DH says he knows some ladies that want to give theirs away so it may be free.
    That is wonderful. I have always thought those were the best kind to use.
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    Yeah, I woke him at 5:30 and he’s still sleeping, guess he’ll be staying home today. Blah.
    I sure hope he feels much better today. We deal with whatever but I remember feeling bad seeing my children feel bad.
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    Good morning all.

    I went to bed super early last night and read my book. It was so wonderful. All this looking into insurance for myself now that I cannot use my father's income to get a discount has had me somewhat stressed. I could only work out for an hour yesterday so I am not surprised that I woke up at 4 this morning and could not get comfortable enough to go back to sleep. The rain gets me every time. If I was not out of salad mix, I would definitely stay in my pj's today.

    I have been eating so healthy this week and have all but 1 lb of dating and Thanksgiving weight gain gone. YAY! I would like to lose a couple of extra pounds so I can have an awesome Christmas if you know what I mean.
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    That's the plan.

    Dale, I am hoping the car will be ready sooner than they told you. They more than likely gave you the worst-case scenario. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. I wish I lived close to you because I have 3 vehicles and I would give you a loaner for as long as you needed.

    Hope everyone has a great Wednesday. :wub:
     

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    Good morning Dale and lurkers :wub:

    Aww Dale. 2 weeks is definitely a long time to be without a car. :( Sorry you were busy busy at work.

    Yeah, I woke him at 5:30 and he’s still sleeping, guess he’ll be staying home today. Blah.

    Hope everyone has a great day!
    Good morning Sara :wub:
    Aw poor kiddo and poor you, sorry he’s feeling so poorly :(

    Good morning all.

    I went to bed super early last night and read my book. It was so wonderful. All this looking into insurance for myself now that I cannot use my father's income to get a discount has had me somewhat stressed. I could only work out for an hour yesterday so I am not surprised that I woke up at 4 this morning and could not get comfortable enough to go back to sleep. The rain gets me every time. If I was not out of salad mix, I would definitely stay in my pj's today.

    I have been eating so healthy this week and have all but 1 lb of dating and Thanksgiving weight gain gone. YAY! I would like to lose a couple of extra pounds so I can have an awesome Christmas if you know what I mean. View attachment 985832 That's the plan.

    Dale, I am hoping the car will be ready sooner than they told you. They more than likely gave you the worst-case scenario. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. I wish I lived close to you because I have 3 vehicles and I would give you a loaner for as long as you needed.

    Hope everyone has a great Wednesday. :wub:
    Good morning Rat2 :wub:
    You’re so kind, that would be wonderful but I’m not sure I’d trust myself with someone else’s car now :laugh: Bad luck seems to be chasing me:rolleyes:

    I think our weather is going to clear off today, it’s been rather gloomy for some time now.
     
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    Rat2chat2

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    Bad luck seems to be chasing me:rolleyes:
    I am really good friends with the black cloud that hovers over me!
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    And it does not matter. . . I would trust you. :wub: Bad luck does not always chase you because you are probably lucky I do not live close to you because I talk more in person than I type on here. bahahahahaha And also know you have the best teas too.
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    I am really good friends with the black cloud that hovers over me! View attachment 985839 And it does not matter. . . I would trust you. :wub: Bad luck does not always chase you because you are probably lucky I do not live close to you because I talk more in person than I type on here. bahahahahaha And also know you have the best teas too. View attachment 985840
    I would love to have a friend like you near me :wub:
    I‘d fix you tea, listen and walk with you and when we were tired we’d quietly read together.
     

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    Good evening lurkers :wub:

    Kiddo is slightly better. He’s moving around more, talking more. Soup again for him and we had spaghetti parm. Thank you for all the well wishes.

    Heavy rains all day and now we have wind. Gusts up to 50mph. Temps dropped and it’s starting to snow.

    Great news on the weight loss, Rat2!! Keep it up!
     

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    I did laundry tonight. I sure don't have as much as I used to. Fixed a little frozen chicken alfredo with broccoli that I picked up at the grocery store today. It was not bad at all. Of course, I fixed a salad with it. I absolutely love not having to fix a big supper and all that cleaning up the kitchen.

    Terry has texted me every day that he has been gone and called me a couple of times. He called tonight and talked for over an hour. Thanksgiving, his daughter had made this Buffalo Dip that everyone really liked. I ate a bunch of it. I asked his daughter to send me the recipe which she did. Terry asked me so nicely if I would make it to take to his sisters because he knows she would love it. I was going to take something anyway so that made the decision for me. My gosh. just once I would have liked to have had dad ask me if I would do something that nice. Of course, I am more than happy to do it. (And eat it too! heehee) Only 3 weeks til Christmas. I swear it seems like we just had July 4th.


    I was looking for something a while back and found a heavy brass tube in one of dad's drawers. The ends screw off and it said Belmont Record. I have asked several people if they knew what it was and no one has. This morning I picked it up and used Google Lens to see what it said it was. What came up on ebay is exactly like the one I have. Who would have guessed it was a coffin capsule? Isn't that wild?

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    There is just no telling what I will find when I start digging around. I wish I knew this history of it or where dad got it. He did dealer trades for a car dealership for 27 years after he retired from the Police Department. I think he probably found it in one of the old cars he was taking to auction. Or mom could have bought it at the flea market since she bought so much other brass there. Who knows? Glad I did not give it away. heehee There might be another one on ebay.
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    Hope everyone has a wonderful Friday eve. :wub:
     

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    I like sharing some of the odd/funny/cool things I find around here. I still have 3 closets and a bedroom to go through. During the winter if I can stay home long enough, I want to get the dining room and living room back to looking like a room instead of a storage unit. I will attack the attic when it is not so cold up there.

    I already have one garbage bag up there from the other day when I went up there to get a few Christmas things to put out. Some of the decorations crumbled when I picked them up. It looks light like they would have known things would be ruined up there in the heat. And I can tell you right now, if you use your attic for storage, use plastic containers. The paper grocery bags and cardboard boxes fall apart when you touch them.

    My cousin called when I was up there and told me to take pictures so she could see if there is anything she wanted. Gee, I don't remember telling anyone it was first come, first serve. heehee I did not take pictures. It is a shame but I am starting to get used to people asking for stuff they want. I still have not figured out why people do that after a death but again. . . it is what it is.

    Even the insurance/investments man (a friend of Jay's that he recommended to me) came over the other day and told me that if I decided to get rid of any firearms, he would be interested in looking at them. That was sooooooo not cool of Jay to tell someone I do not know about something I showed him. (that was another lesson I needed to learn, one of many). I have given Jay several "no problems" when things he has done things that I did not particularly appreciate but this one? Irritated me. I came close to calling him the other night and telling him exactly how I felt but thank goodness, I almost never say something real quick when I am that mad because I would rather wait until I can say something calmly without hurting anyone's feelings. Words can never be taken back. I am glad I waited but I will say that it will not upset me if he never calls me again. That's another thing about me. I give people so benefits of doubts but I reach a point where I am just done. Stick a fork in me. Another thing about me is 99.9% of the time I make a positive out of a negative so this was another belated lesson learned so "It's all good".
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    I am not sure what I am going to do today. I am going to try to be at the gym when they open at 9. I will be glad when they go to their summer hours and open at 7. But then again, this gives me some free time when I am having my coffee to jump on ECF and get caught up and post uninteresting things for y'all to read.
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    Yay, I just got a notification that my shooting glasses are being delivered today instead of Saturday. I was going to have to use some goggles that I found in dad's stuff that I was not really sure if they were safety glass or not. This is going to work out great for my class Saturday since I have to shoot 30 rounds to pass. That part will be easy. You only have to hit the target and not the x. I definitely can hit the target. I hope all the other stuff I ordered is going to be early or late because I will be gone all day Saturday when they are supposed to be delivered. I hate having boxes on my front porch. It is not safe anymore, anywhere. There are people that literally follow Prime trucks. Can you believe some people? I could never do something like that although, I did think about sitting in the yard and shooting down drone deliveries. heehee I just thought about it, I would never do that.

    Hope everyone has a wonderful day (fast if you are working and slow if you are relaxing). Thanks for reading. :wub:
     

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    Good morning ladies :wub:

    Started this early and got sidetracked. Home with kiddo today, Dh had a day trip. Still not feeling good. Was in bed early and slept until 8:30. So i decided to keep him home another day. He is off tomorrow because of conferences and surprisingly on top of his school work this year. Meh!

    Buffalo chicken wing dip is one of my absolute favorites!! If we have leftovers, I put a schmear on a tortilla, roll it up and fry in a pan with a smidge of oil. Mmmm!!

    Oh heck nooooooo!! I would be so unbelievably irritated with Jay. Certainly not his business to be sharing, especially with regards to firearms. And as far as your cousin, I would have ignored too. Your dad’s possessions are now yours to do with what you please.
     

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