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Sara, that is the cutest little squirrel. I would buy mine a picnic table if they would stay off my feeders. The way he walks down the pole I have it on, I don't think moving it further out would help. I just can't understand why I've never had a problem with the hummingbird feeders. Go figure.
 

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The plan was to read myself to sleep which I did but woke up an hour later and now cannot get back to sleep. Grrrr I tried the Melatonin several more times but for some reason, I always wake up with a headache. Guess I will try Benadryl again. I think the last time I slept well was when I was at that cabin in Georgia with the rapids outside my door. That was awesome.
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Good morning lurkers :wub:

Add me to the list of not sleeping well. Today we say goodbye to my cousin. I’m not ready for this at all. She was diagnosed a week ago with acute leukemia that ended in being put on a ventilator. She leaves behind two precious boys. Life is so not fair. :unsure:

I’m hoping it’s a good thing that your dad’s surgery was delayed, Dale. :nun:

Rat2, have you looked into a “noise” machine? Maybe something that has a waves sound. I love to sit and read with Alexa playing ocean waves.

I hope everyone has a great day!
 

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    Good morning Rat2 and Sara :wub:

    Sorry y’all didn’t sleep well last night, can’t say I did either. Sara has an excellent idea Rat2, you should definitely try a sound machine.

    I‘m so sorry to hear that about your cousin Sara (((Hugs)))

    It’s not really good that dad’s procedure has been postponed but what can you do ?
     

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    Today we say goodbye to my cousin. I’m not ready for this at all.
    No matter how ready you think you are. . . you're not. So sorry for your loss. No. Life is not fair at times and it is hard to understand at times. I try not to question things but somehow, I always do. Hug for you.
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    Well, I said I would not do it again but. . . I did it again. Mowed all three yards and an acre field. It is supposed to rain and as hot as it was today, I did not think my aunt should get out there mowing.

    Instead of doing all the trim work first, I got out the Exmark and was amazed at how well I have gotten with it. I had very little trim work to do and again, no accidents. Still only took 3 hours.

    I skipped mowing outside the fence on the street (which I do all 3 houses). My friend called and asked if I wanted to meet her and her hubby for supper and you know I'm not going to turn down eating. Went to Logan's Roadhouse and had a pretty tasty steak and some darn good rolls with cinnamon butter.
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    I brought the baked spud home to eat tomorrow night.

    After supper, Sharon said she had made a German Chocolate cake and said if I want to come down I was welcome. Well, I'm not going to turn down cake either. It was delicious. She only lives 23 miles away. I can just GPS myself anywhere and it is the closest thing to a Friday night date I've had lately.
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    Kenny was telling me about a new S&W 9mm called the Equalizer. He had just ordered one from his friend that owns a shop. He is a huge gunman (and an ex-competitive sharpshooter) so I took his recommendation and had him call the man to order me one too. I was planning on buying me something nice for my divorce present in September anyway. I celebrated early this year. Should be in sometime next week. I cannot wait. I will be going to the shooting range as soon as I get it. I better go, my membership expires in December and I doubt I renew it. I just mainly wanted to get the feel of shooting. I still can't hit the X that I am aiming for but all my shots are dead center in the man's chest so I'm okay with that.
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    Another longish post. Sorry. Happy Saturday. :wub:
     

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    Good morning lurkers :wub:

    Thank you all for the kind words :wub:

    I was afraid of that, Dale. I’m sorry. :nun:

    I love yeast rolls with cinnamon butter :thumb: glad you had a nice time with friends, Rat2.

    We had cheeseburgers and the last of our homegrown peas. A local farm has freshly picked corn, so we grabbed some of that.

    Hope everyone has a great day!
     
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    I am not sure if you have posted what kind of surgery but why did they postpone it, if you don't mind me asking? View attachment 998077
    I didn’t say. It’s his privates so a delicate situation;) Whatever is wrong is causing him frequent infections with mucho pain.
    I assume you eventually went to bed, hope you slept well :wub:
    Good morning lurkers :wub:

    Thank you all for the kind words :wub:

    I was afraid of that, Dale. I’m sorry. :nun:

    I love yeast rolls with cinnamon butter :thumb: glad you had a nice time with friends, Rat2.

    We had cheeseburgers and the last of our homegrown peas. A local farm has freshly picked corn, so we grabbed some of that.

    Hope everyone has a great day!
    Good morning Sara :wub:
    (((Hugs))) Sara, hope today isn’t too hard for you.
     

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    I am having an awful time sleeping but the coffee tastes wonderful this morning and I hope today is a better day.

    My aunt called last night and said my cousin had decided we were going to Bonbon's for supper (which is my favorite place to eat). I am going to try to eat healthy since I went out to eat Friday night. It is darn near impossible for me to have willpower away from home.

    I'll just enjoy this coffee while I am waiting on breakfast.
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    Hope everyone has a wonderful day. :wub:
     

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    I am having an awful time sleeping but the coffee tastes wonderful this morning and I hope today is a better day.

    My aunt called last night and said my cousin had decided we were going to Bonbon's for supper (which is my favorite place to eat). I am going to try to eat healthy since I went out to eat Friday night. It is darn near impossible for me to have willpower away from home.

    I'll just enjoy this coffee while I am waiting on breakfast. View attachment 998103

    Hope everyone has a wonderful day. :wub:
    Good morning Rat2 :wub:
    I’ll hope with you that you have a better day and enjoy Bonbon‘s :thumb:
     

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    Good morning Rat2 and Dale :wub:

    Thank you for the hugs, breakfast and quotes, Dale :wub:

    I’m sorry you aren’t sleeping well, Rat2.

    We are having sausage with peppers and onions for dinner.

    Hope everyone has a lovely day! I need to finish some cleaning and laundry.
    Good morning Sara :wub:
    Your dinner sounds good :thumb:
     

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