It’s our day to howl here Ordering chicken wings for pre halloween spread. One DS still has to cut his pumpkin. Not a fan of the 5 pm start we have here.
Did get a few extra`s I wasn`t expecting to get today, and nice to see the Christmas stuff is mostly in stores now. I do love roaming around with the christmas music on and all the lights up, but think I may be done before that happens this year. Managing to get through my ever growing list.
I got skunked. It’s weird, maybe a rack of Xmas stuff in most stores & no decorations to speak of...do think they are encouraging online shopping.
Did snag youngest DS his ‘big’ present yesterday, price mistake on a 4K smart tv He’s happy as a clam.
Managed to get some new suede ankle boots and full length black leather ones this year.
I always wanted to try a pair of those over the knee boots but then the tacky pretty woman image crossed my mind and I’d quickly put them back
We are here and happy! Even the road trip felt exciting. We did two drive through stops for drinks and a snack and a short walk with Louie. Then arrived and checked in and a walk on the beach. Lovely they remember us and welcome back.
Nice, enjoy! That was a stunning sunset pic.
OOOH my UCF kiddo is doing this! Went for training last weekend-it is a compensated position so she will make a little pocket money.
Good to hear. Nice way for younger generation to get involved
I was taken by surprise it took hours for the permanent procedure, mostly sitting around waiting to see if I had a reaction. One eye isn’t down with the new plan lol but going to wait it out.
Figure now is the time to get all the health odds & ends tied up JIK it’s hard winter
found a small travel size can of Lysol aerosol spray. Does anyone know if I can pack it in my checked luggage?
Officially, no, however, lots of anecdotal reports of it not getting confiscated. Fire is the concern. I went with sanitizing wipes, no issue in checked or carry on. Issue for aerosols is whether medicinal (i.e. intended to be used on your body) or not.
https://travelinglight.com/will-aerosol-cans-explode-in-checked-luggage/
Had a hospital appointment, and what a horrible morning to be out! Rain has been on all day and getting heavier now
Hope all went well!
Two hours on hold with an insurance company.
Hope everyone else is having a better day.
Was the music tolerable
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Hi all,
Quick check in.... I'm still here and ok. Just going through a lot right now.
Not looking forward to snow tomorrow night, but I turned the hot tub up to 104 today and we'll be ready.
Youngest dd turned 21 and we had a small party. Her boyfriend got accepted to the police academy so we're super proud. We haven't done much else since my docs don't want me traveling or being around people. But youngest will be on spring break in May and her boyfriend will be done with the Police academy in June so we're looking ahead for a trip. If the docs give me the go-ahead, hubby and I will probably take a trip in the early spring. This is the first year in a lllloooonnnnggg time that we haven't been to Florida a few times. But we've been doing some short day trips around here to our beloved wineries and breweries. Autumn in the Poconos is really beautiful! The leaves are still turning, but almost done. The maple tree in my backyard is turning yellow, so we'll be done soon.
I took the time off to finally start my etsy shop. I'm only selling designs now, not products, but it's taken off and doing well so far.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Welcome home. Sounds as though you are , carefully, making your way thru these challenging times. Better days are ahead, hang in there.
You have a really cool Nascar track also that I love!
More suited as an Indy car track. Have heard that they have turned things around the last 5 years or so & improved operations there.
Highway system here equates to it’s one of those we can’t get there from here places in decent time. Traffic issues make it easier to hit other tracks for people in our neck of the woods
Just had some sad news. One of our lovely ladies in the village has passed away suddenly. Her daughter just came to see us earlier to let us know. She was a lovely lady who was one of the first people to welcome us to this village when we moved down here.
Aw, that’s sad
So many thing we count on as "regular" things have been eliminated. Not sure what the winter will bring, other than snow. But we are healthy and together so we can't complain here.
True, gotta count our blessings. Still, we’ve all earned the right to vent, swing away.
Got a man coming out tomorrow to service the boiler.......has to be done every year to keep the guarantee valid. He`ll txt in the morning his time to call.
Held our breath earlier this week that our beast of a boiler would roar back to life
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Update from Em was very sad - her friend and little girl (6) were actually with her dad when he collapsed. She did CPR until the ambulance arrived but she knew he’d gone. Will have to be an autopsy as only in his 60’s and no illness. Very brave of her but must have been very traumatic
Oh my, how hard to come back from that I’d imagine, poor thing. Hope the child forgets it soon.
Rarely, are autopsies required here unless family requests (OOP $) or police feel foul play.
am getting ready to take Flat Jonah on a historical adventure. We had more rain overnight, but I woke up to sun and blue skies.
Nice to hear flat stanley’s Extended family is getting out & about too
It`s not banned, just no one is really sure whether to go round doors or not. We did drop some bags we made of for certain kids we know well and my friends little granddaughter too. Will do the same today for a couple of kids.
several nearby towns have cancelled official festivities. We are planning on more kiddos
Going with setting up a table display near the sidewalk with a take your pick selection that I will replenish frequently. We will set up camp in yard a good 10 yards away, roped off in caution tape.
Just wasn’t good with the concept of interaction with so many unmasked people
Was shocked to hear that two of today’s nearby political rallies are promoting themselves as having candy for the kids in attendance.
Our usual number is 20 or less, and that is because it tends to be just our cul de sac kids, with a friend or a few friends. Some years, a random who are you? Mostly local teens looking for more candy. Don’t care, as you come to my door, you get candy.
Usually 200+ here. We specifically only put up 1/4 of usual decorations to try to not encourage people to make the effort to come down to our isolated area. I did go out and buy more goodies yesterday jik.
Oh, whatever will we do with all that leftover candy, chips, pretzels & Rice Krispie treats?