So... I HAVE made progress:
* went to dcousin's house & got strawberries (chocolate covered w/coconut sprinkles... oh my... these are so good)
* laundry is caught up; everything is washed & put away or hanging to dry
* dusted den, computer room, hallway, guest bath, & master bedroom (truth -- as blessed said -- this was slipshod, but I figure better than nothing and it is helping me establish a routine, right?)
* s/s all three toilets and dh's shower
* recorded FIVE episodes of The Cumberland Highlanders (RFD-TV -- do any of you watch this?) It's a bluegrass show. We save them on the dvr, but the dvr was getting waaay too full so I'm transferring them, plus The Marty Stuart Show, plus some ballgames to dvd's. It's a very slow progress. And now I need to check that the discs are correctly "finalized" so they will all play on the other tv
* phone call to salesman at car dealership
(Hooray -- dh's "mistake" in pricing vehicle to dfriend will cost us less than $200 in tax benefit, although * sheesh * dh might have gotten $500-$1000 more from the dfriend if he'd played his cards right. * Sigh * He could not sell hacksaws in a jail. That is why we are not in the furniture business. He could have inherited (along with his dbro) a very successful furniture and appliance business here in town, but dh said he'd lose everything overnight that his parents had made in their lifetimes. Dbil wasn't interested in the furniture business either.)* phone call from tax man -- I couldn't answer his question and he said he would call dh and/or dbil tomorrow -- something about rental property that they do share (dbil got the great bulk of dinlaws' rental properties, but there is one very small house we share with him)
* talked to dmom
* went to nearby service station and got local weekly paper
* ate supper
* ran the "clean washer" cycle
Nancy, I think giving up clutter is a great idea. I've seen some things where people were given a trash bag and they were supposed to put one item in each day -- then donate the bag on Easter. I may try that.
LadyM, of course, dgs is a lot younger than your ds9, but he is having such a time learning to hold his pencil correctly AND write using upper AND lowercase letters. He wants to use all uppercase. I would not be a kindergarten teacher for all the money in the world!
Pouring down rain when I went out to get paper.
Harmony, IKWYM about all this techno-stuff w/doctor's offices. I keep putting off getting dh signed in to his cardiologist. It would be nice to be able to look at reports like they do, but it is such a hassle.
Also downloaded an app from Amwell (?) from my insurance company, but I don't think it will cover dh, so it's not much use. It is supposed to give us access to doctor on the phone or video and promises rx for many common, easily diagnosed things -- but I don't really have much problem getting regular doctor on the phone when I want him. It's just dh and his doctor phobia that this would be useful for, I thought. So I never filled it out.
Oh,
blessed, social media is such a huge mindless time-waster for me, too!
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Donna))) -- How old are your parents? I hope your dmom does well and gets to go home soon, and that your ddad will be okay in the meantime without putting too much strain on you and your siblings.
Eldercare is -- as you've already seen -- a common topic here, and something that is always on my mind. My dmom is 72 -- well, she will be 73 in 2 weeks!
She still lives alone and drives, is very independent... BUT... she has LOTS of ongoing chronic complaints. She is something of a hypochondriac, but many of her complaints are extremely legitimate, and I don't know that I would be much better in her situation. She put her life on hold while my ddad battled leukemia, and in the almost-five years since he passed away, she has really battled with depression and multiple health issues.
Saying all that to say I (like MANY of the ladies here) can relate to what you're going through!
And speaking of dgrands -- ddil called to say she wasn't going to work the rest of the week; hospital didn't want her bringing her germs in, LOL! So -- unless she gets worse -- I'm off the hook for Nana-duty until Saturday night, when dgs wants to spend the night with us. DS is about 2 hours into a 20-hr trip right now, and he won't be home until sometime after midnight Sunday. (He's not alone -- there are 5 people sharing the driving, thank goodness!)
DDIL also wanted to share good news that she made an A on most recent test. I'm so glad she wants to share all this kind of news with me.
Harriet, I"m glad you have found another "kindred spirit" at your church. Glad the other lady is returning. Strength in numbers.
Sooo happy
Mr. Dee is so pleased with his Valentine's Day gift!
Blessed -- I just learned that we are instructed to pour the grape juice out and scatter the leftover bread for the birds (which I have heard from other sources isn't exactly healthy
) but oh my... yes... I would NOT want to be the priest or any person who had to DRINK all that after everyone in the congregation had their fingers in it or mouths on it! Yep... some might say I'm sacrilegious too, but... YUCK.
Continuing to think of all our Florida SHEs and those in the school community affected by this shooting. So heartbreaking.
Well, I'm going to continue my taping but take a break otherwise and watch our ballgame -- our team is hosting Kentucky tonight. I certainly do hope we win b/c dh will be more than miserable driving home if we lose!