Thinking Cap Thursday

[DeeClutter]

Beginning a process on my computer that I am sure will take me months to do. Going through each folder and deleting a lot of useless files. That entails looking at a lot of them to see what's in them, then saving some of them to a more current folder.

Looking like it's darkening toward rain again. Dh brought the sump pump down and they put it out back & up and over the berm in anticipation. We already had over 1" today and there's a lot more coming. Glad dd's MH is placed as it's going to be plenty wet. I should go over there and pick up her boots for just in case. at least she'd have them here where it's dryer and she can put them on if need be. We and several other areas are under a flood watch again. Feel so bad for people living along the lake (both here and Canada and along the St. Lawrence.

Also feeling for people in our hometown (where all our dks, dgks go to school). Our first responders went on a call Tuesday night. A 10-year old was home with his 6-year old brother. The 6 year old noticed about 9:30pm the 10-year old was unconscious. He knew enough to run to get a neighbor who started CPR. Unfortunately the 10-year old died by the next morning. As you might expect a lot of investigation going on. Know some of the kids who were in his class and of course know the crews who responded. A boyfriend was 'watching' them while the Mom worked.

[lucylee]

Oh, Dee! That is so horrible. Please let us know when you find out what happened.

Thinking... I'm thinking that things are going so much better. Nurse says dmom will likely be here till Mon. That is fine with me.
I posted JOYS in J&C. (For a change, you know. )
Of course, things could change, and she could be dismissed earlier, but nurse doesn't think it's likely.

Dh was really feeling rough when I left this morning so I am hoping he feels better when I get back home.

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

Got my steps in. We walked to lunch, then to shop for a wedding gift, then honey for dh and finally something to eat for dinner.

Need to change our hotel reservation for next week to include ds and add 2 days for dh and I, the Thursday and Sunday, so we can visit with family. Then we need to high-tail home because of the new signing dates.

MF wrote with my confirmed dates but he included September 10 which is the next family wedding. He asked me for my availability, which I sent, then booked me an extra day. Sigh...

I need to order the wedding gift too. So must get focused. Oh, and I have a service and sermon to write. I feel really ditzy these days but dh says it is because of the coughing fits. In fairness, I've had 2 since waking up and they last under 5 minutes. Then I'm fine. So I don't think they are that bad. The evening ones are awful though and they will get worse as the sun goes down.

[DeeClutter]

Will do, LucyLee. There was powdered substance near this boy which is being tested thoroughly. In a small town such as ours these things don't normally happen, but as we all know, it can happen ANYWHERE.

[Twins' Mom]

A decent day. Lots of thinking about getting dmom moved, and progress toward that end. DD has been offering to help, so I have her going to dmom's this weekend to evaluate and pack clothes and hopefully empty the tall chest of drawers, or at least get rid of what's junque. Talked to dbro and dmom about move and then drove home in driving rain and took a nap.

I finally cooked burgers tonight and ended up with a grease fire in the grill. It looked nasty, I took off the burgers, turned off the gas, and it was still flaming up big time (and was under the patio roof because of rain!) so I put it out with baking soda. Much anticipated burgers were crunchy.

I just emptied the dishwasher and cleared kitchen counters a bit and started looking toward tomorrow. I have an 11 a.m. meeting at assisted living place with paperwork, and we are going to the service tomorrow night - last one for our interim rabbi. New rabbi won't be here until first full week of July so congregants are leading services, etc. until then. DD is leading a Torah study and a Sat a.m. service this month.

I need to finish up p.m. routine and I will be done. And dcleaning lady is coming tomorrow a.m. too. Another full day.

[Nancy]

I picked up the stuff I pruned off for 20 min. Of activity today. It is raining here now.

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

Not enough thinking on important things done but I've got a hotel for ds, a plan for dh and I and a hotel for next Thursday.

Our super found a missing earring when cleaning the filters. Turns out it is the one I thought I lost at IKEA in January. One of my favourites. Thankfully, I always keep the single earrings. I believe someday I will have a granddaughter who will love to play with Nana's jewels and make pretty things for herself. Now there's one less earring in that box and a favourite set back in my jewelry box.

I need to clean up the kitchen now.

BTW: the missing money from the transfer appeared later yesterday so I did it correctly. Apparently it doesn't take 1 day for the transfer but 24 hours. So what I expected to happen after midnight (all transfers must be one calendar day in the future) happened 24 hours after I made the request. By then we were at the theatre having shifted more money from the company into our personal account.

We moved the excess in our personal account back to the saving account. Sigh... That money was transferred 3x. First dh did a transfer onto our credit card to buy the bitcoin using the credit card as he was instructed. But he couldn't buy enough so another plan had to be made. In the meantime there is now a HUGE credit on our credit card. Then I did the transfer from deep savings and that didn't take. Finally we did the transfer a third time, converted that money into Australian Dollars and wired it to the guy there buying ourselves a piece of his company. Not sure if it was converted to bitcoin first or not. If it was it went through 3 currency conversions (US$ to C$ to AU$ to Bitcoin.)

I'm shaking my head over this and don't expect us to make money off this investment. On the other hand, we did make money last year off another of dh's investing in a company he worked for so in my mind I'm using those profits to invest in this and isn't really costing me anything. That's not technically true but it makes me feel better.

[lucylee]

Home...
Supper eaten, kitchen s/s...
Helped dh w/laundry.

Dmom allowed nurse to give her half an Ativan last night, which has ddil a bit concerned -- but when I discussed this with family doctor, he said it would not hurt her if she only took it when absolutely "necessary" in the hospital. He said it would not send her straight back to rehab if she only took it occasionally under supervision in the hospital -- but that she would NOT go home with a prescription for it (from him, anyway). DDIL is afraid she might get one of the other doctors to prescribe it. I told ddil, after she leaves the hospital, in future weeks/months, she's not going to be getting rx's from the surgeon, and not likely from the hospital doctor, and Ativan doesn't seem like something a lung specialist would be prescribing... so I'm not letting myself worry about this. If she goes into rehab with it listed on her discharge medicines, family doctor will be sure to wean her off it before her rehab days are completed. Dmom says she doesn't even WANT to take it on her own at home again -- she thinks it contributed to the unsteadiness that led to her falls last year.

She took it last night b/c she was having severe pain -- nerve block from surgery wore off and she was definitely feeling the effects. But she seemed to be doing well today -- sat up in chair, up and down to use the bathroom at least once this afternoon while I was there (she has to have assistance b/c of the chest tube (drain). Nurse said maybe that would come out in 24-48 hours.

That is so great -- that your super found the missing earring, Kathryn! AND great that the missing money showed up in your account!

WTG on the pruning, Nancy! We need our shrubs pruned sooo badly.

So glad things are going as well as they are for your dmom's move, Twins. I know this is stressful and kinda sad -- but also kinda a relief for all of you. (((BIG HUGS)))

Prayers for that precious child's family, especially the little brother who had to run for help. This is so sad, Dee...

(((BIG HUGS))) for DS8, LadyM. (And you!)
And big WTG on all you've done today!

Can't respond to everything -- just know that you are ALL in my thoughts and in my heart during these hectic days I'm having now.

[Harmony]

Posting without cuop.

Computer problems big time. I've been taking out programs and other stuff, got a memory problem. First time I've managed to come by and actually get a page up in a couple days.

Been under the weather also. Don't know why. Sleeping sickness. That's all I know. No other symptoms.

Tomorrow I'll call our computer guru. Suspect first thing is to take out the program DH insisted on putting in last week. It's slogging through a whole lot of files to get to the one I need each time...sorta like our desks get!

Ok going to get this in before it crashes, and go back and read. Hoping all are doing ok, RR, Lucylee, Twins, everybody.

[Harriet]

Elizabeth I hope you'll have good news from your friend.

Waving to Harmony - feel better!!! (yes, actually, I do know "sorta like our desks get". Know it well. Sigh)

Hi to Lynlee!

A lot of my "thinking" today had to zero in on a meeting that happened at church this evening. It was okay. A few things accomplished, maybe. Lately, I've found that something like this on the calendar means I spend a lot of sad time feeling disappointed about the way things are. More time on that than actual event or meeting. Chair did ask me this evening if there was anything else, after I'd given a report. He was smiling saying, "don't hold back". I did then say that I thought having no proper congregational meeting on expected normal timetable was wrong. But of course I do "hold back" because concerns are not these folks' fault. A few shocks tonight for them about lack of info getting to them. Not my circus, that. But I feel for them - communication is poor.

Otherwise, I had the delightful experience of waiting at dept motor vehicles midday. Good grief, that does take a long time. Girl with the number just before mine (I won't say woman because that much maturity wasn't there, though I heard her birth year as 1994) had a horrible attitude toward those working there. At one point, they threatened to refuse service. I've never heard that happen at a dmv before. She was frustrated about the long wait, but it wasn't as if they hadn't been working steadily.

It was linens day at the laundry corral. Two loads through to folded.

Truck-farming cousin says he got his first tomato sandwich today. Not enough in time to take to market this week, but plenty on the vine to ripen by next week. Gotta love tomato time.