Momo

I finally got a little bit of purging done yesterday and this am. I want to do it while my brain is still good. I don't want someone else to go thru my stuff. I am mentally in the mood to finally do this. I hope I get done before the mood lifts. I have a 2,000 sq.ft house, 1,000 sq ft basement, an attic, a garage and a large barn pretty much stuffed with stuff. A big task. Since 2 of my grand daughters are being real jerks right now I am going to give them back all of the pictures and things they made me as children. I just can't bear to see those things anymore. I won't tell them the real reason..I will just tell them I am downsizing. Our weather is still beautiful but rain has been scarce. They are predicting rain again tomorrow but I won't believe it until I see it. Hard to believe it is almost November. Whether you are close or not it always hurts to lose a parent Euphrasyne. I know when my Dad went, I realized that we will never have the chance to make things normal. I feel for you and hope you don't have any more falls. Well it's off to make lunch and then back through all my packrat organizing/purging.

I went out last night at almost 7 pm to take out the garbage. Hard to believe but my mail was just getting delivered. I always thought it was supposed to be delivered by 5pm but guess I was wrong. He has been getting later and later. Our usual time is around 3-4 lately. Yesterday I saw a wild turkey in my backyard. Although I live in an area where we all have about 5-6 acres it is still a rare sight Last week I had a huge doe in my driveway. It could be all the recent construction around here. It seems like every available lot is getting cleared to build on. Enjoy the holiday!

The thought of eating a chicken liver used to make me grossed out. Then I moved to Alabama and vowed to try all the new things in the cafeteria at work. Surprisingly they had delicious chicken livers which they served with rice and gravy. Never heard of canning them though. I pretty much wasted this past weekend. It was nice and cool but I couldn't seem to get enough sleep. I don't know if it's old age or depression. Hopefully, I am well rested and will accomplish something today!

Best wishes from me too!

Jeepers your adventure with the garage door sounds like so many of my misadventures. These days normal things become an ordeal so easily.

MtRider I sympathize with your health issues. I wish there was something I could do to help. I am falling apart too. Finally got measurable rain this morning! I am thrilled It's the first real rain in over a month. Of course it will make my grass grow and so far my mower isn't fixed . I will have a jungle soon. I made my monthly trip to the grocery store yesterday They have 3 scooters which I need to shop. I cannot walk at all. Anyway all 3 of them are broken. I talked to the manager about it and he said they cannot get anyone to fix them. Even with a scooter company contract no one will pick them up to work on them. I wasted an hour of my time and precious gas for nothing. My robocalls for the Amazon 999$ Apple phone have resumed. They quit for about a week but are back with a vengeance. They called over 10 times yesterday and clog up my answer machine with their fake spiel. I think this will be a good time to take a nap. I can get unfrustrated and enjoy the raindrops!

I am so glad to see the corn pictures. This country really needs a bumper crop this year. I was hoping the mower was a minor fix but I wasn't lucky. Dog gone it! I feel for you Littlesister. There are constant bittersweet reminders of my baby.

Another frustrating day ahead. Am I the only one who spends a ton of time trying to get things fixed? It seems like everything is broken or jimmy rigged. When you try to get parts that's a problem too. I am so tired of everything being "marginal". My mower started hacking the grass on one side only yesterday. Hopefully it is a minor fix. I am also waiting on a part for the sprayer , and another for the gator for over a month now. Can't get new front wheels for my mobility chair either. They are completely bald now. My a/c window unit (using because my central unit went down) is changing where it is draining. I have to check it several times a day to make sure it isn't damaging siding when it drips. I have several more irritating things like this going on but you get the picture. GRRR. Today is also a sad day. The 40th anniversary of the day I met DH. I still have a perfect mental picture of my first glimpse of him. I guess I must have known to remember that moment. I miss him terribly. Still very hot and humid but not nearly as bad as many other places. I feel so sorry for those out west. We at least get breaks. Most evenings are quite pleasant. My sorry tomato plant has only put out 6 tomatoes. I am so glad I didn't attempt to grow more. Very disapppointing. My lettuce even did bad.

A good reminder. Thanks for posting.

I hope your 4th was great. We finally got some rain yesterday. It wasn't alot but it had been about 2 weeks without any. Way too dry for this part of the country. Only had one neighbor about half a mile away do firecrackers this year. He always has a big one. I am glad that my pony is gone. It really bothered him and I was always scared he would run thru the fence. I only have one tomato plant this year and it looks pathetic. Six big half red tomatoes on a few skinny, bare branches. I did pick one yesterday (my first of the season) and it tasted great. Since DH died and I am handicapped I really cut back on the veggies this year. It's good that I did because it has been so dry and hot. I will be glad when the weather breaks. It has been very hot but at least the humidity hasn't been as bad as usual. My a/c in the car went out but at least my home is cool! I dread getting the electric bill. I hope those of you travelling have safe travels!

Subway is revamping their menu and will give out a million free 6 inch sandwiches on July 12th between 10 am and 12 noon. Check out your local franchisee ahead to make sure they are participating.

Congrats to your family.

There used to be about 10 items I only bought at Dollar Tree. Between DH's illness and covid I haven't been there in 2 years. It sure will be different with the $1 part missing.

Ancestry is now half off on all plans. Offer good until the 30th of May. You have to purchase a 6 month plan to get the deal.

Everyone needs to talk to the older folk in their families. I know my Mom wouldn't say much but after she died my aunt (her baby sister) told me alot of things. I am so glad I talked to her a few times about the family because she died unexpectedly. I am now the oldest one left in my family and I'm not that old yet! We tend to die young on my Mom's side. My dad's mom was kind of crazy but surprisingly everything she told me has checked out. I wish I had asked her more things but I was bashful back then.

I woke up this morning to see a wolf napping by my back door. I almost yelled at it to go home since I thought it was my neighbors dog. Then I looked closer and decided to not say anything. He walked off calmly so I guess I didn't disturb him.lol I finally got a neighbor to take out my old fridge for pickup. It felt good to get it out of the garage. It is still nice outdoors. They predicted it would be 90 today but they were wrong. Every day without ac sure helps with the bills. I got 2 invitations in the mail today. Grand daughter is getting married and my high school reunion. Both of them are in September. I haven't been to any reunions yet except for DH's. I don't know if it would be fun or not. It is a long trip for me and would be pretty expensive. I got plenty of time to think about it. DH's was pretty lame but he went to a country school with a class of 23 kids. Tomorrow would have been my sisters bday. I can't stop thinking about her.

Ancestry has been releasing the 1950 census the past month. If you can't afford membership at Ancestry, I heard that Family Search will be providing data for free soon. I haven't found too much new yet but I did see that my grandparents had separated at this point.

Decoration day is still big around here. It is usually around Mother's Day. Our local paper tells when each church/cemetery will have theirs. It's not as big as it was but it is still alive and well in these parts.

Get a 6 piece order of chicken mcnuggets for $1. Only available through the app on April 27th.

Sadly, Publix is discontinuing their free drug program in June. I have been getting my metformin for years for free there so I will miss it.

I know that gabapentin can cause troubles but when you get older you have to weigh the risk/reward differently. I know I have some of them leftover around here. A friend of mine gave me a sample of Voltare when it first came out. He swore by it but it didn't do a thing for me. I am in a wheelchair too and I try to keep everything handy but my countertops look awful. They are just covered with canned goods etc. I have those grabbers all over but I don't like to put things where I have to reach up.

Annarchy I lived this with DH for years. It is amazing how well he did with an unfixable damaged heart. I pray that you and your DH can manage and have a decent life. They attempted bypasses on DH a few times but he had so much scar tissue on his arteries etc. that they gave up on doing them. Somehow his body made adjustments and created new pathways for circulation. It wasn't ideal but it was enough to keep him alive for way longer than we expected. He would not eat the heart healthy diet so he never did. He said he wanted to eat what he wanted to and that was that. Upsetting to me but he was an adult so it was his choice. I hope you both find your best way to deal with this! I am praying for you both.

I have been forced to cut down on my showers. I am in a wheelchair and now I can't count on hand strength either. I can't walk but I can still change from chair to chair by hanging on and sliding my feet. I am careful because I am alone. It is so frustrating but it is part of aging/health. Now that I finally have some spare time to do my crafts I can't. The pain in my wrists and needles/numbness in my fingers are awful. I have tried every type of NSAID for pain relief but nothing seems to work. I am scared to try the Neurontins. I understand they are kind of dangerous. Has anyone here tried them? I have a cheap small cell phone that I wear on a chain around my neck. That way if I do fall I can hopefully reach it to call for help. MY world is getting smaller and smaller.

Even though I knew all 4 of my grandparents names, my parents led us to believe that my grandfathers were both dead. It wasn't until years later that i found out that I could have actually met them both if only I had known in time. I still don't know why they did this. I do know my Mom was embarassed about her poor family background. I actually didn't find out much at all from my parents.

From a recent survey only %47 percent of Americans can name all 4 of their grandparents. Only 4% can name all 8 great grandparents. Kind of sad. Even before I did genealogy I knew all of their names.