What did you do today?

[zannej]

Rusty, I hope you get feeling better.

Never got to nap. But I did take out all the trash. The bag filled with stuff from the freezer was too heavy for me to lift so I dragged it. We got the freezer home. Friend took the old one out and I cleaned up where it had been sitting. Lots of stuff fell behind it and next to it and there was quite a bit of dirt. It was a bear to get out and damaged some of the siding because it fell and rolled against the siding. I can replace that though.

Rained a lot on the way home and after we got the new freezer in. Well, "we", I mean my friend and my brother. Brother put the handle on while I took my friend home. People were driving too slow -- 25mph in 55mph bc they are candy ***** who don't know how to drive in the rain. It was nothing compared to what I drove in when I was in Guam.

Sister called to say "happy mother's day".

Internet was out and my troubleshooting methods weren't working. rebooted my pc in case it was the problem, reset wireless network adapter, rebooted modem, etc. Went outside and saw the dish was moving to try to get signal. Couldn't access the modem page from my computer so had to download the app and tell it to stow and reboot. That worked.

 

[MSLI]

Sister called to say "happy mother's day".

Happy Mother’s Day Z, , so you drove through monsoons in Guam, so this was a walk in the park Candy ***** , what a phrase, I wonder how that came to be ?

Just got off the phone with my daughter and could hear the grandson in the background. Five months old now. I’m so proud of her and all Mothers who go through what us men probably couldn’t handle and the patience and perseverance needed, God Bless Mothers !

 

[Floorist]

Happy Mother’s Day Z, , so you drove through monsoons in Guam, so this was a walk in the park Candy ***** , what a phrase, I wonder how that came to be ?

Just got off the phone with my daughter and could hear the grandson in the background. Five months old now. I’m so proud of her and all Mothers who go through what us men probably couldn’t handle and the patience and perseverance needed, God Bless Mothers !

Youngin, I have a great granddaughter who is 15. I have a granddaughter who is almost 40.

My late mother.

 

[havasu]

Went to the horse races for their Mother's day brunch with my granddaughter. Bad grandpa...she won more $ than I did!

 

[Floorist]

Hoping to go back to making these.

 

[Floorist]

My 28 year old son, who is autistic and has an IQ over 150, has started ghost writing. He has sold 6 stories for other people to use. He would not want the publicity of taking credit for the books himself.
Local schools had him listed with an IQ of 79. He is self-taught at reading and writing Japanese and coding computers. I am just glad that he found something productive that he likes.

 

[highup]

Got a new phone.

I have AF, so they are monitoring my heart for 14 days to see if I am a candidate for a "watchman". I can't have blood thinners because of anemia.

https://www.watchman.com/en-us/home.html

That's some interesting technology. Looks better than thinners.

 

[highup]

Very cool.

 

[MSLI]

My 28 year old son, who is autistic and has an IQ over 150, has started ghost writing. He has sold 6 stories for other people to use. He would not want the publicity of taking credit for the books himself.
Local schools had him listed with an IQ of 79. He is self-taught at reading and writing Japanese and coding computers. I am just glad that he found something productive that he likes.

Hey Rusty, have you seen the movie
‘ Temple Grandin’ with Claire Danes ?
Check it out, it’s one of my favorite biographical movies and you’re living it out right now with your son. He sounds amazing !

 

[havasu]

Claire Danes was such a good actress in Homeland. In fact, this was my favorite series of all time.

 

[Floorist]

Feeling better, mowed today

 

[zannej]

Glad you're feeling better, Rusty.
I was out for the count yesterday. Fatigue caught up with me. Today I've been a little more active. Called the doctor's office yesterday bc Mom's blood sugar won't come down and we don't have any fast-acting insulin. He squeezed her in for an appointment today and had blood drawn to check ketones and sugar levels. Her meters could not detect how high the sugar was bc it was so high, but she feels ok. Doc said she may need to use a combo of the long lasting and fast acting. Tried to check her sugar with the regular meter again when we got home but the test strips disappeared. Need to buy more tomorrow.

New freezer is very cold but also very hard to open. My brother was trying to open it and the whole freezer moved. I found if I slip my fingers under the seal it will open though. Bit of a pain to have to do that, but at least it won't fall open like the old one did. Magnetic seal is tight. Wish it had the release button like my friend's fridge has. Also wish they built very tall narrow standalone fridges. Like, half of a sidexside that is fridge only but I can't seem to find any like that.

Meanwhile, friend's wife got confirmation that she miscarried. No d&c, they will give her meds to induce labor and flush the corpse out. I imagine that is not going to be pleasant for her. She's pretty heartbroken over it. Last I spoke with her she still had hope it could survive.

 

[kwfloors]

Got my order from tools4floors today, we'll see how this works on stairs.

 

[Floorist]

Got my order from tools4floors today, we'll see how this works on stairs.
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What brand is it? Duofast?

 

[kwfloors]

I was comparing the two heights of the power powernail tacker to a duofast, much shorter. The powernail I just bought, $80 new.

 

[kwfloors]

I get alot of runners to install on oak and laminate stairs. It really drives staples into oak and a laminate scrap.

 

[MSLI]

over it. Last I spoke with her she still had hope it could survive.

My condolences for your friend. Rest in peace little one. My daughters first born boy, passed away after 5 months of pregnancy. The cord was wrapped around his neck, twice God Bless Mothers

 

[C.J.]

Mental health day today!

Took the dog to Fountain Hills park this morning. Found a nice spot of shade and plopped a blanket down. Laid there with the dog for about 45 minutes then nature called. After TCB I decided to go to the other side of the park, which I like better anyway, and continue my laying in some shade. Did that for another couple hours until the sprinklers kicked on. It was magical. Birds chirping, ducks doing duck stuff, people walking and jogging. Even thought I saw some homeless people but they were just disc golfers. Funny how disc golfers and homeless people can look a like.

After that I dropped the dog off at home so I could get some lunch cus I decided I was gonna eat lunch today. The Night Owl had a Chicken Katsu lunch special with some Ziggy fries. Wtf are Ziggy fries? They’re tossed in garlic and Parmesan and they were delicious. Then I had some BS foofy drink. Don’t know what the hell it was but it had Tajin on the rim of the glass and I swear that’s all I really wanted. I wonder if I could get a plain ol iced tea with Tajin on the rim? I’ll ask next time I’m there.

Had a 3:30 meeting today regarding the old man and getting a care taker for him so I came home for that. That lasted maybe an hour and I was off again after that. Craziest part of all this is one of the gals who will be helping with the old man is from NC, just a couple towns over from mine. I was talking to her for a few and she pronounced Taylorsville as Taylorsvul. Alright, I know you’re genuine. lol. That’s some small world **** right there but I do feel better because I don’t believe there is a person out there that doesn’t like a Southern woman.

After all that I took the wife to the bar. That’s the original mental health day isn’t it? Couple beers and a few songs on the jukebox, doesn’t get much better than that. Now I’m kickin back on my patio and the air is starting to cool down outside to where it’s just about perfect out. I’d go lay down with the wife and call it a night but it’s just so nice outside that I think I’ll enjoy this for a little bit longer.

What’s your perfect day look like?

 

[MSLI]

What’s your perfect day look like?

That one, with the care giver, giving me, wait for it……. A back rub !

 

[highup]

Mine would be about

Mental health day today!

Took the dog to Fountain Hills park this morning. Found a nice spot of shade and plopped a blanket down. Laid there with the dog for about 45 minutes then nature called. After TCB I decided to go to the other side of the park, which I like better anyway, and continue my laying in some shade. Did that for another couple hours until the sprinklers kicked on. It was magical. Birds chirping, ducks doing duck stuff, people walking and jogging. Even thought I saw some homeless people but they were just disc golfers. Funny how disc golfers and homeless people can look a like.

After that I dropped the dog off at home so I could get some lunch cus I decided I was gonna eat lunch today. The Night Owl had a Chicken Katsu lunch special with some Ziggy fries. Wtf are Ziggy fries? They’re tossed in garlic and Parmesan and they were delicious. Then I had some BS foofy drink. Don’t know what the hell it was but it had Tajin on the rim of the glass and I swear that’s all I really wanted. I wonder if I could get a plain ol iced tea with Tajin on the rim? I’ll ask next time I’m there.

Had a 3:30 meeting today regarding the old man and getting a care taker for him so I came home for that. That lasted maybe an hour and I was off again after that. Craziest part of all this is one of the gals who will be helping with the old man is from NC, just a couple towns over from mine. I was talking to her for a few and she pronounced Taylorsville as Taylorsvul. Alright, I know you’re genuine. lol. That’s some small world **** right there but I do feel better because I don’t believe there is a person out there that doesn’t like a Southern woman.

After all that I took the wife to the bar. That’s the original mental health day isn’t it? Couple beers and a few songs on the jukebox, doesn’t get much better than that. Now I’m kickin back on my patio and the air is starting to cool down outside to where it’s just about perfect out. I’d go lay down with the wife and call it a night but it’s just so nice outside that I think I’ll enjoy this for a little bit longer.

What’s your perfect day look like?

Wow..... a perfect day.
....mine would be about like that to.
.......but I'm sure your wife would be upset.
I love the way you write. Great story.
Finding a "local" caretaker..... in Arizona. Wow, what are the odds?