Littlesister

Jeepers, you can turn those numbers around and be 07 years old again. At 75 you spring up to age 57. I'm 72 and need to turn those tables around to 27 years. But right now I don't feel it. Happy Birthday Orchid's DH.

I am beginning to think we old folks are getting tired of too many changes. I do have to pay taxes on Social Security. Welcome to VA born paying taxes, then taxed to death. Got the real estate assessor report. Looks like I may be paying 600 to maybe $800 more in real estate taxes this year. Then again in December. Seems for every dime I get my hands on taxes take it away. I told GS that since he is no longer working that he is going to get his tail out of bed and help me with yard work and I am not playing. So he pulled the stack of wood from the garage and restacked it behind the shed for next year's firestarters. Then I had him take those old yard chairs and table that had been sitting in the yard for a few years and never used for several years and put it on the street. Someone has already picked it all up. So at least someone might get a few more years out of it. It is only about 35 years old and has served its purpose well. Been washing sheets, blankets, clothes, and everything on site and I am feeling the pain. If I bend down too long I get dizzy. I am sure that is coming from the illness. But that too will pass. I am going to keep GS so busy he will wish he got his butt out of bed and gone to work instead of laying around playing sick and getting fired. Jeepers I know you can't wait to have your house put back together, get it sold, and move on to Indy to spend time with your GS. Mine were a lot of fun at those young ages but I really don't know what happened to GS. Someone needs to knock some sense in that thick scull of his. He is ADHD but has gotten lazy since school. And really doesn't want to work but it is the only way he will get any money. Now he is going to learn what having his own apt. is like.

I have started opening up the house now. Still cool out but warm enough to open windows now. I walked around the yard and it has gotten away from me. Flowerbeds are a mess. And I still don't have the energy to get them cleaned out. Walked around the yard and I am feeling it in every muscle in my body. I don't know what got hold of me with this illness but it is not good. I pray no one gets this mess. I think starting tomorrow I am going to force myself to start walking around the small block and work on getting my strength back. I did not realize how much strength I have been losing. Sleeping off and on all day, not sleeping well at night because of a deep cough, and basically not doing anything other than reading when I felt like it, has zapped everything out of me. Don't know why I am getting a headache other than the breeze flowing through the windows across the house is causing that smell of the vape and stuff this kid smokes. I don't know how he even has a set of lungs. Going to put in another load of clothes and go sit out on the swings for awhile. I have to get out of the house and get some fresh air.

Maymayms, this is great info for anyone that does not know about healthy grains. You explained the differences very well.

I just hope to be well by Easter. I want to go to the Sunrise service and then have breakfast with the church family and then the regular service as well. DH and I always did that every Easter since DD never wanted to do anything for Easter after the last child was too old for an Easter basket. To her, it was just another day. Though I may pull out a small ham from the freezer. Got to have a good ham sandwich. I would like GS to go to church with me but it won't happen as you can't get him out of bed in the mornings. I used to do cross stitch many many years ago. I have been looking around at new hobbies to do after I get GS out of the house and finish getting the house back together. I might take that backup. It would be a good exercise for my hands. Keep my fingers moving hopefully. They do get stiff and sore. Glad you were able to get all your patterns Jeepers. It will keep you busy while you are waiting for your house to get finished and sold and keep your mind off of all the work that is taking place. My grandson vapes, smokes cigarettes, and smokes pot. None of it is allowed in my house. But the smell of the 3 is in his clothes and anywhere he sits it is in that as well. I should take stock of Lysol and odor-remover items like Febreze and such. I have to use it every day. Lysol since he first got sick and then when I got sick. I am washing everything in the house now and spraying. Will be opening up the house as soon as it warms up a bit more. supposed to get into the high 70s today. It is 54* now. I am starting to wonder if that vape that has a very sticky residue could be what is making me sick. It may be from the odor gotten into my lungs and is what could be causing the very deep cough. I do know this boy as much as I love him and tried to do for him has got to go. He still says he is moving to CO to share an apt. with a friend, he encountered on the internet and they play games together on the internet. He supposedly is an EMT. I don't think he would make it there but I guess he will need to find that out on his own. But once he leaves my house it will be up to his parents and not shoved on me to get him back here to live with me again. I am fully out of it even if I need to sell this house and not say a word as to where I am moving to. Yes my DD does not like to be inconvenienced. That's too bad she had these kids, they are her and her DH's responsibility not mine. I am just the grandmother and that is how it will be. No more dumping on me. I learned this the hard way and it all happened shortly after DH passed and I have had to deal with this on my own. But it is all about to backfire on my DD and I am just going to walk away. I am really sorry for the rant but I think constant house cleaning behind GS's big messes, being sick for almost 3 weeks and everything coming down on me as it has is getting to me. But thanks everyone for listening to my scatterbrained mess as it is.

Jeepers I have picked up patterns of all sorts at yard sales at times that have never been opened. I have a lot of old ones for clothes and different things. I haven't seen many patterns at the second-hand stores in a long while but would like to go to Newport news as they have a lot of those second-hand stores to see what I can find. They also have Ollie's there and I would like to go there as well. Once I can get GS out of the house for good, I am going to map out a day trip to Newport News for some shopping at these stores plus JoAnn's fabric store. I haven't been to any of those stores since covid hit and I hope most of them are still open. Didn't get much done in the housework department today but tried to do a little. I just lose my energy and have to lie down for a while. Since when did strep ever take someone out like this before? I am starting to think this is more than strep. But at least there is no more fever. Just need to find something that will work on this cough before it kills me.

I have a Fresnel lens somewhere around here but don't know where it is at. I'm sure it is packed up in a box that I haven't gotten to yet. Once I start feeling better and can get a better handle on things around here, I want to start practicing using a lot of different methods of solar cooking.

Trying to get some dusting done and catching up on housework. The coughing has died down somewhat but not much sleep last night. GS of course is in bed instead of looking for a job. His days are numbered and he knows it. Next time he gets kicked out it will be for good. As for his mother, I don't know what to think when she just covers for his bad behavior. She was not bought up like that but I am starting to understand what my 2 granddaughters have been talking about. She won't take him back to live with her but she also won't condone his bad behavior. She covers for him. Might run out and pick up a pizza for dinner tonight. I have lost 10 lbs from this illness. I needed to lose some weight but this is not the way to do it.

Jeepers, glad you are doing ok and it is only a cold. GS will be staying here for a while longer. Don't even ask about what the problem with his mother is. But she again took up for his not paying off his car and other things he was doing. So he just thinks it's all a joke. And laughs when I try to talk with him. But I could not give him the rent money I save up for him to drive to Colorado in that car to live on the street for one month with a guy he has never met and then going supposedly get apt. together. His car would not make it and no the police were really no help. But I can go to the magistrate's office and get something called CO something and then they can pick him up take him to the ER and then to a mental hospital. I think I need one of those for his mother.

WE2 I am glad your eye surgery went really well. And glad the fall wasn't bad. I can just see your hubby running in to get you up to take care of you. Euphrasyne, That is a horrible way to treat your children. But so many of them are abused. My mother told me she didn't care if I was 50 years old, I was never getting married or moving out of the house. I was 21 when I moved out and got married to my first husband. She would never accept my daughter as her grandchild and so never got to spend time with her because of how evil she became. Whenever we would visit her and my father she tried to make my daughter jealous of my younger cousins and raised he--with my father if he had anything to do with her. So never went back till my father passed away. Went to my father's funeral and never went to visit my mother till my divorce. Has no choice at the time. With no job, he took the money and moved in with his girlfriend. That was the biggest mistake of my life. But it all worked out in God's plan. My second DH was a wonderful man and loved my daughter as his own as well as the grandchildren. I don't know what has transpired with my DD as she has pushed all 3 children out of the house as each of them got older. Now, my DD is going to be a grandmother to a baby girl in Oct. They have already named the baby Josephine Rose. I like that name. They are going to call her Josie. I just hope DD does well with this child though they are in 2 different states now. So my daughter won't see a lot of this child. Might be a good thing. But my prayer is she will do better than she has with her own kids. The grandchild having the baby is the favorite and the other 2 kids will tell you about it. I don't believe in favorites. Each child is different and all should be loved just the same no matter what. Just some need a little more working on like my GS. I really don't know what to do with him at this point other than he can't stay here any longer.

Ambergris, You didn't hijack the thread. It reminded me of a man in one of the art studios in Nags. Head that drew a painting for me with my name on it. I still have that painting. It was many years ago. Makes me wonder if it was the same man. Very sweet man.

I am going to be talking with GS when he decided to get out of bed. I am telling him to pack it up and be out of house by Monday morning.

Well, I happened. GS got fired. So no job and I need to get him out of this house soon. I can't do this anymore. He just plays video games. So instead of looking for another job he is playing games. Never paid the car off either and he's not getting the rent money and yes he will ask for it.

Mt. Rider I do hope this is just a cold and not bronchitis. You don't need anything taking you back when you are trying hard to stay well. Miki, sorry to hear about your friend's cat. But he is no longer suffering. He's in kitty heaven having a good old time. I almost managed to sleep through the night last night. Woke up coughing only 3 times and was able to get back to sleep. The cough alone is so deep it wears me out. Going to work a little on house today, wash sheets, and do some dusting then see how my energy holds out. It has been years since I have even had a cold so this has really hit me hard. Somewhere I must have let my guard down and got strep. It is the newer version my daughter keeps telling me about but I can't find anything on it to see what the difference is. All I know is I have it and it needs to go away.

At least you were able to get Annarchy's post back up but yes they should have talked with you first.

I remember my and DH's trips to Nagshead. We had both teenagers and allowed them each to take a friend. We had a camper there. I would make fried chicken, spaghetti, potato salad, and a lot of other foods. We were able to get free ice from the market so that wasn't a problem. We would stop at a huge farmers' market halfway to Nags Head and get fresh fruit. The 4 teenagers could use the pool while DH and I went and did our thing and they could walk the beach but could not go in the water till we were with them. They would be in the water at the beach at least twice a day. DH and I would walk the beach a lot. We all had a wonderful time. I had to cook enough food for 6 people and the day before we were to come home we would go out to eat. So had to get creative with breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Ambergris, no it did not bloom. It dies down in the winter months and comes back up from the underground roots. I guess if I hadn't picked so much of it, there would have been a chance for it to bloom. I give away a lot of the mint to neighbors that like to use it in tea. Jeepers I had the regular mint that took off everywhere. I have since gotten rid of all that. Tilled it up and got the roots out. I just planted this last year but am going to dig it out and put it in the pot. Don't want it going all over the yard. But this one seems to grow differently than the regular mint. GS went to work but was all drama. Can't breathe, stuffed up, ear hurts, couldn't sleep, and on and on. May they lock him in the warehouse and throw away the key. For a 21-year-old he sure is a big baby when he doesn't feel good.

Up early this morning. The weather is really nice today. Right now they say 58* but feels much warmer. I turned off the furnace and opened the windows. When GS gets up I will open his. I heard his alarm a bit ago so he should be getting up soon. Going to go outside in a bit to work on flower beds. I had started on them but didn't finish them yet. So hoping to get that finished today. Next week I hope to be able to start tilling the bigger garden section. I am about ready to start planting. But not sure of frost yet. Still a bit early though. But getting close. My DD gave me the idea to take large flower pots and bury them halfway into the ground. Then plant the herbs that spread all over the ground to keep them under control. I t think I had seen that on Pinterest before. Will check that out tonight. I have some huge pots so might just work. My pineapple mint is all over the place. So that is one of the things in the flower bed that needs to be worked on. Need to trim out my rosemary bush also. It has gotten big. I have one section in a flower bed in the front yard I use for herbs. Just needs thinning out and cleaning up again.

Yes, congratulations to Mr. Euphrasyne. Great job. Never heard of using an iron or a coffee pot for cooking. But if it works it's another option if needed. Euphrasyne you are really good at coming up with so many ideas for cooking. I love the ideas. I flew to Florida several years ago to visit my sister. Yes, it was hot and the mosquitos would cart you off. I have been to Florida a few times but not a place I would want to live. Washed clothes, and watched some of the news. Thought it would be a good idea to hear what is going on in the world. Nothing ever changes for the most part. GS is sick again. This time he thinks he has strep throat. Such drama. At least he went to work.

Jeepers you are so funny sometimes. Well, most of the time. I love it. Annarchy, take some time to rest up. And yes, I do wish I could find meat that cheap. You got some great prices for what meat costs now. The steak here is very expensive now as well as a roast. Well over the $20 price range. Don't worry about catching up on reading here. I am still finding things I missed when I am not on here for a few days. Been on phone talking with a friend for 4 hours. that's not like either of us to stay on the phone that long. But we were having a good time. I hope your MIL is settling in well now. And I hope they get that heating unit fixed. They should be fixing it for free since it is under warranty.

Dinner at Church was great. We all had a wonderful time. Glad things are starting to get back to normal with Church again. Been a long time coming. Yes, we had been looking for a new pastor for a long, long while and now that we have one, things are starting to get back to a normal state at church. We have had interim pastors ever since our last pastor got transferred with the military. He is a military pastor. He was with us for 5 years before getting transferred. That left us with interim pastors for the past several years. They were all great but were only temporary. Cleaned the kitchen early this morning and then swept the floors. GS brings in a lot of dust on his shoes from the warehouse. I keep trying to get him to take his boots off in the garage but that is a losing battle. Going to start pulling the dust out of the furniture and other things using the space bags. I really hope that works well. I just need to figure out how to get it all from the box springs on the bottom. I think it must be loaded in them as under the beds is a losing battle dusting under beds. Those were brand-new mattresses on both beds. GS helped me to set them up and vacuum them after the construction was done and we were putting furniture back in place. I am thinking about removing that black cloth and replacing it with sheets. I have a staple gun and it's not hard to do. But thinking even though I vacuumed that cloth down, the sawdust is still up in there. Removing the cloth will help me to clean up under that better. Anarchy I am so glad you and your MIL made it home safe. That was a scary trip for sure. My DD is a rehabber. She had several baby opossums she was bottle feeding and had them in a cage set up for opossums out in the backyard. The cages were double-wired and very sturdy or so she thought. Seems something tore through the thick wire and shook the opossum by the neck. Most were killed and one she had to put down. There is still one that stays in the house that is now fully grown and she swears it has PSTD. It has the run of the house at night and is potty trained. She keeps a puppy pad on the floor in the bathroom and he goes in there every time to potty. They are very clean which I didn't know about them. This one is scared to go outside and will crawl up in your lap and go to sleep. So now I am GMom to an opossum. Who would have thought? So now she has a squirrel that is a non-release and an opossum. The squirrel stays in a cage. She cannot grab hold of anything as whatever happened to it messed up its paws and such and it cannot climb trees and such. Though she is still working on it. That cage stays in the house as well.

Thanks, Jeepers. I do have a couple of the big space bags I'm not using right now. I will pull those out to use. Might be easier than a trash bag. Seems you have everything set to move out to Indy as soon as you get the U haul or DS's truck. You are getting things together better than you think. You will be moved to Indy before you know it as long as the construction goes fast.

That is a big fridge for a hotel room Jeepers. I would be praising them for having that size in the room as well. Miki, I hope and pray your shoulder gets much better soon. Kappy, that is a really nice greenhouse. And cute kitty seems to be supervising the setup. Hope you are doing it to her satisfaction. Euphrasyne, that is a great video. She covered a lot. Went to church this morning. Nope GS did not go with me. Seems he stayed up all night and didn't go to bed till 6 am this morning. Hopefully, he will realize he needs to go to bed early if he wants to go somewhere. He's working tonight so not going to church dinner with me. He goes in at 5 pm. Went to church this morning and going back this evening for a covered dish dinner. They haven't had those in a long while so it will be nice to start having things like that again. I have my dish and dessert ready to take. I am trying to get back to doing church things again. With everything that has been going on and the church is closed for covid and me not being able to go sit in the parking lot for service during 2020 as I needed to be here to take care of DH. Things at church and at home starting to get back in order again. I am trying to get more active in Church again. Though I am still not sure if I will work in the food ministry again as with my neck and shoulder, I don't think I can lift heavy bags and boxes now. But there are plenty of other things I can do.

Wow, everyone having shoulder and arm pain. Never thought it was contagious. I think we are all just getting too old to do things like we want. But we don't listen to our bodies. Though I did get GS to clean his bathroom today. Now he is washing his clothes. We both went and got haircuts this afternoon. And he said he is going with me to church tomorrow. I am so glad about that. He used to go with DH and me when he was little. So very glad he is going to go again. Fixed chicken for dinner and GS wanted me to baste honey mustard on the top when I baked it. It wasn't bad. Gave the chicken a different flavor.

Packing it all up and moving it to the garage and where ever else you can find a place for it is a lot of work. And then having to bring it all back in and get it all put away again is even more work as I try to sort through things and get rid of a lot of things. But will be worth it in the end. Jeepers since you are moving you won't have to bring boxes back in. Just load up what you are keeping and take it to Indy. That would make moving a little easier on you I think. I am still fighting the sawdust and stuff. I think it is coming out of the furniture despite how many times I have vacuumed it. I thought I had read on here that I think about taking your pillows, cushions, and such, putting them into a plastic bag, then closing the bag up and putting the vacuum hose in, and blowing them out. Sort of like the airbags to store things in. It should suck the dust out of anything you put in the bags. Though I did wash all the bed pillows and things. But the cushions on the couch and chairs are another story.