It’s just three thoughts today. I’m wiped out of ideas. They’ve come a long way baby. – Today we got our covid vaccines. I remember the first covid shots. Papers to fill out and long waits. Today’s appointment and paperwork … Continue reading
Category Archives: Life at Home
Random 5 for August 18, 2024 – Ancestors, traits, radio, home projects, side effects
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What a surprise! – As an active ancestry researcher (sort of) from time to time I get “tips” from the big ancestry folks (Ancestry.com, Family Search or 23andme). Mostly it’s information I already have. Today I got a lead on … Continue reading
It’s done, it’s done! Hallelujah it’s done!
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The bathroom renovation is complete. (Ok, almost done. We are waiting for the shower door.) It took just shy of eight weeks which is ludicrous. It’s a standard bathroom. We opted not to put tile on the floor which saved … Continue reading
Random 5 for July 28, 2024 – Normal, respite, August, availability, summer
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We’re back! – After six plus weeks of sleeping upstairs in a bed that’s too small and a room that’s too hot, we moved back into our bedroom. The bathroom renovation is not done but most of it is. The … Continue reading
Sassy cats – RIP Hector
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Gracie here. Exciting week. The peep was cranky as her bathroom project stalled (not sure what that means but she wasn’t receptive to my needs). Early in the week, the tiler told her there was a mouse in the bathroom. … Continue reading
Home improvement projects – managing disappointment and other things
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We are renovating our bathroom. A new home improvement brings excitement. Beautiful stuff to select and choices to make but it also comes with big bags of unmet expectations. Managing my emotions is a full-time job. They don’t do what … Continue reading
Random 5 for July 14, 2024 – Dumpster, first aid, seafood, death, update
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It’s gone! It’s gone! – The dumpster departed the driveway on Friday amid much fanfare! It was a fancy model with two portopotties. The good part is that it kept the contractors out of my powder room. The bad news … Continue reading
Things about house renovation projects I forgot
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Every time I get a brainstorm to update something, I forget the pain and agony. Now, in the middle of a project, I remember why I put off needed renovations and that intense (homicidal) yearning for a project to be … Continue reading
Sassy cats — Opera edition
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Gracie here. Dang renovation project still going on here so peep is still grumpy. She said not much work was done this week. We are waiting for tilers. Not sure what that means but I decided to cheer her up. … Continue reading
Random 5 for June 23, 2024 – Cumbersome benefits, class reunions, old crushes, hot, grumpy
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What’s with that? – My husband was in the military back in the 1960s. Retail stores tout military discounts. However, if you want to get it, it ain’t easy! I thought there would be a card with military status like … Continue reading
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