Annarchy

DH is an only child…everything goes to him. We selected a child we are fond of, to receive all we have. Sell it, pitch it, donate it? I won’t care, I’ll be gone. The family heirlooms I inherited, have already been sent to the respective relatives. Done, except one item, when I am ready to pass it on, I will, DH knows what to do, if I pass before him, either way it is in the will. I gave up concerning myself with “my treasured possessions”. After seeing so many TV shows, like storage wars & pawn stars, at MIL’s house, it made a lasting impression, that, my ‘stuff’ is someone else’s junk, or just something to sell & make money off of.

Actually, because it is on her avatar, not on her browser, it may be, a moderator my have given her a warning, but, IDK for sure. Hence, the reason for asking if she has checked her notifications.

I was unable to find anything. Is it still there? Have you checked your notifications?

I’ll look into it….

Sooo, I was cleaning house…. The bathroom light fixture is, …60+(years old)…. One screw hasn’t moved since the early 1970,when my grandmother asked me to replace the bulb….never has since either…. It did today and the cover fell…. In slow motion…..I tried to catch it but…you know…crash, shards of glass everywhere in the bathroom!….. Got a replacement, but the whole fixture, not just the glass. Will replace the old with the new…later…not in the mood today… lots of re-wiring to do, if’n I want to do it right…..at least the new bulb cover fits…. He says it is dimmer…..

We don’t have access to feta, and my DH doesn’t like dumplings. Otherwise I would offer any suggestions I knew of. Sorry. He likes traditional biscuits. With the exception of ‘Red Lobsters” cheesy biscuits. 2 C Bisquick original baking mix 1/2 C shredded cheddar cheese 1/2 C milk 2 Tbs butter 1/8 tsp garlic powder Heat oven to 450°F. Stir baking mix, cheese, melted butter, garlic & milk. Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 min. High altitude… 475° 9-10 min. Note: I add more cheddar cheese, butter & garlic…. If I remember correctly, there is a thread here, somewhere, that has a recipe to make Bisquick from scratch….

Found this… memories of all the stories I grew up with… https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/20233

MIL called yesterday, a very strong whirlwind tore her shingles off half her roof. Insurance is covering it, minus the deductible and has someone coming today to estimate the damage & cost. Then will begin replacing her whole roof on Tuesday. No other homes in her neighborhood were effected.

ETA: Several years ago, Dial & Palmolive changed their formulas…..I was extremely allergic to what ever they changed in their soaps. I wrote both companies about it. Dial, actually emailed me back and called me. Their quality control and medical departments, on several occasions. We discussed how I could tell. I explained, and gave them my reaction to the ‘new & improved’ products, and asked/begged them to continue their “original” products. They actually did! Palmolive, did not. They produced a new unscented brand, but, whatever the ‘new’ ingredient is, it’s in their unscented product also.

Yikes! Only 1/16th done today…. Forgive my ‘book’….. I am extremely allergic to scents. Unscented everything… oddly enough, Simple Green, Dial, & one Lysol cleaning solution does not bother me, that much. Unscented cleaners are my relief. Got Mom’s bed, stripped it down to the mattress cover, hung her electric blanket out for 36 hours…still stinks. Folded it up & put it in a plastic, zippered square package, with the electric parts. Washed, the sheets, & mattress cover, extra blankets, and the pillows…. She uses, hair spray, conditioners, creams, lotions, potions, tons of makeup and a plethora of other things to make her beautiful…. I washed, just the top of my art desk…and trashed the cleaning rag….black with whatever, cookie, granola bars, KitKat crumbs & tissues everywhere, spilt water, coffee & other stuff, I don’t think I will ever be able to identify….. So, that being said, when I did the last load of laundry, before taking Mom home, pulling the wet clothes out, popped the fabric softener cap off the center column. I’ve been trying, since we got our new ‘used’ washer. I ran bleach, baking soda, vinegar and unscented laundry soap through several washes, before using it to wash my clothes… it reeked of scented soaps! But, because my clothes weren’t effected, I decided, that was fine…just hold my breath while changing loads……. However, when the softener lid popped off….. I was appalled! Seriously…. Mold, caked on detergent, fabric softener and, I don’t know what else…. Overwhelming nasty smell. Sooo…. I set the cap in the barrel, covered them and took mom home. It took me 2 hours to scrub that center column out, tooth brush, scotch green scrubbing pad and bleach! Good grief it was nasty! Soaking the cap in bleach, half the day, still didn’t remove the smell. I’m sorry if I offended anyone, but the products the sell now days….”fresh scent” for weeks…. You wouldn’t believe how many things I throw away, because there is no way to remove those smells! My eyes & nose water, my lungs get congested, my throat tightens…coughing, sneezing and unable to take a deep breath…. Meh…. Nasty stuff. If’n it smells like that, IMHO, it isn’t clean…. So, tomorrow, my cleaning adventures continue…. Coffee, & drinks spilt on the area rugs… will need to wash them and the covers on the LR furniture….

Yes. House cleaning today…..

Tired. Home safe. PTL!

Wow! Just WOW! Had a customer call, asking questions, DH let the dogs out and them in. I was changing laundry out in the back yard. Let the pups in the back room, telling Storm ‘Hush & to be quiet’. When I came through the kitchen door, she was on the phone, wondering towards my kitchen…. As soon as she saw me, the look of shock crossed her face, she stopped cold in her tracks and stiffened up, she told, who ever, she’d call them back…. I moved forward to the doorway to the LR & kitchen…she took a few steps towards me, I took one step back and leaned against the frig. She stopped, but continued to scan my shelves…. Made me feel very uncomfortable. Then, Storm started talking crap, rrrrow, grrr, whine, etc. she asked what type of dogs. I explained, the shepherd was not people friendly and we have a large hound. She wanted to see them, I hesitated, but let her, she totally freaked out when she realized we do not have glass in the door window…(ventilation for the back room). Of course, Storm jumped up on the window sill, causing her to back off. I tried to tell her he wasn’t friendly to strangers…. She glanced around my kitchen, then went back into the LR to the customer chairs. I’m a private person, you don’t need to see what’s behind the curtains on my bookcase, nor under the white towels covering my appliances…. As it was, she ‘might think’ I haven’t put my groceries away yet. So very uncomfortable…. I don’t know her, she doesn’t need to be poking through my supplies! DH said she didn’t sit down until she’d looked at all his credentials and all the stuff on the LR desk! REALLY?…. Who does that? Good grief!

Oh my, hope you had a Happy Birthday.

I’ll have a glass of lemonade…. It hit 90°+ today. I haven’t adjusted..yet…. Lol. Got a bit sun burnt…forgot my sunscreen…lol. All I have to offer are some French dips…. BBQ leftovers..

Sweet Lady, Jeepers. You have endured so very much. Maybe rent one of those big U-Haul trucks to do a round trip, to speed the process up. Leave the “remodel/repair to the insurance company, insisting what you require the finished value needs to be…including your expected profit, inconvenience, and compensation for being displaced. I’m sure you have kept records, date, times, progress, etc… Plus, you have MrsS posts that a Lawyer would love to use to compensate your ‘pain & suffering’ you have dealt with. I’m not one to push the issue, but, 4 months without your home, robbery and loss of your privacy, would be something they would consider as a viable claim against an insurance company. Just saying.

Yes, Becca-Anne I’m ‘in awe’ about that room. Fabulous. My kitchen doesn’t have that much space. Mt_Rider, praying…. Yes, God knows… Hoping things get resolved with your live-in, Littlesister. Miki, you amaze me how much you do…. Keep going Lady. Eggs….Saturday I made potato salad and “Angel” eggs for MIL & DH…. I had two….they are gone. DH’s apt was inspiring. Changed from Brilinta to Xarelto…lower dose. And the Dr. said if he has a problem with it, he can quit it. Plus, changed his blood pressure meds, two times a day instead of once a day…. He said it’s in his ‘jeans’, they are too tight…. I said, “…see, I told you to quit wearing tight jeans.” We had a good laugh and the tech next room over, was still laughing when we walked out. His recommendation, just the BP meds & baby aspirin should not be stopped. DH is going to continue with everything & see how he feels. Next appointment will be in September. Oh, Mother, you are right…. I can’t wait to see Becca-Anne’s Christmas tree in there.

Oh, I forgot to mention, we hit 90° today… AC people were going to come tomorrow, but mom refuses to answer the door, told us several times ….

Busy week… By my count, using a 5 gallon bucket, pulled 300 gallons of weeds from around and in my yard….bagged & placed out for bulk pickup today. I’m excited, they finally replaced our broken crushed roll off dumpster. It’s so pretty and clean…I don’t want to throw garbage in it. Yesterday, God gave MIL 2 beautiful roses, camomile for garnish and a purple iris for her flowers, by her bed. Raked the front yard, spread more grass seed, raked & watered…. Found a baby juniper…. It will be transplanted, when it gets older. Turned the soil, with mulch, planted the cucumbers….. Need to harvest & preserve the turnips for my friend in NM, when I take MIL home. Also need to do the same with the beets & carrots ….They are beginning to seed.. Cayenne finally sprouted, and the thyme seems to be growing….hoping…. Potato eyes are planted, we shall see…. I guess I missed a seed… it’s growing too…. Lol Trying to keep the net from crashing while she watches her TX local news, has been a challenge. I can’t be on line, or it interrupts her programs…. Such is life…. Dr. Tomorrow for DH…God WILLING, he can quit the crappy meds they have him on. Bruising any where he barely touches, his BP is normal now…etc….. We shall see…

Poor Peanut, Miki, I hope it’s something simple. Puppy woes are so heartbreaking. Jeepers, the spices were dried, crushed and in ziplock bags…. Stupid thieves.. Maybe they ate well for a while..

Jeepers, I sent a package to my brother, full of hard to find/get spices, growing in my yard….someone stole it! He keeps begging for me to send more. Lol Sorry about your doc dropping the ball.. seems like that’s the way it is anymore. I’m hoping, next weeks visit to his heart Dr, he can quit taking the meds that cost $400+ each month! Sigh. So…for me, I’m pulling waist high spring weeds… 200+ gallons, so far…5 gallon buckets, 2 fill a garbage bag…. They say, my roll off dumpster will be replaced tomorrow… it got stuck on the truck clamps, & we had to pull it off…he had to try to empty it again, because it was still 1/2 full, it’s that broken… lol. We’ve been waiting 2 weeks on back order. Tonight, was Smitty’s pulled pork sandwiches. BBQ’ed ribs, shredded, spicy sauce & onions, with dill pickles…minus the seeds…because mom has diverticulitis and can’t/won’t eat seeds or nuts…. Tomorrow, God willing, I will be able to finish the weeds in the alley, maybe get the few in the front yard, rake the front lawn and re-plant more grass seed….we shall see….

(((((Littlesister))))) Long day here. Rainy this morning. My little brother came to visit, because his semi load had him in Yuma yesterday, heading back to MI. His truck trailer broke, waited all day for the repair. Pups played a few minutes before they all got spazed…racing, barking, stealing each other’s toys… Sarge is a 2 year old GSD, young and extremely excitable. I made beef, potato & green chili burritos…. Everyone had enough, including my brother and still ended up freezing 6.

Yikes, after having the unit people out yesterday, it wasn’t heating this morning. They were back again today… found several issues… got the heat working, but have to come back…. I’m so very tired of the issues! Made white bean & hambone soup, with Mexican cornbread….tired, sore from doing too much...