Love you too Tatoulia (((HUG)))

Had to chuckle about the reusable grocery bag snafu.
Very glad you have done some meditation.
Meditation helps center us.

Snack time in the evening is about 8pm.
Twinkles keeps trying to get me to hand out snax earlier and earlier every evening.
He is very vocal as he chases after me trying to get me to obey.
But if I give them their snax at 6pm, by 8pm they will be wanting me to hand out more.

Supposed to be clear Monday & Tuesday with more snow by Wednesday.
Just wish it wasn't so bone chilling cold.

Planning to clean house tomorrow.
If he keeps getting in my way while I'm cleaning I think I will have to get rough.

Great work, Ladies! I bet sorting the yarn was fun, SubC! Congratulations on finding a nightie to pass along! I find it difficult to give up bedclothes.

Your grandmother would be so proud of you, Tillie. You are a positive member of society and a kind and gentle friend. You are practical and sentimental and appreciative. You have a strong value system and we love you so. Your decisions on what to keep and what to pass on are very sound.

I did some meditation and will call BF soon to say goodnight. I also mistakenly put my reusable grocery bags into the donation bag. I am sure they will be used. Thank you for reassuring me that I'm not losing my mind! I have been a little weird lately. I'll get there.

I am not completely tired so I will read once I'm in bed.

Hi Tatoulia
With so much going on in your life that you do have to remember it's no wonder you lose cards & sunglasses.

WTG! your Mom for having things to add to the donation bag!

Hi Subclinical
YEA! for puttering around in cabinets!
WTG! finding things to use up and things to let go of!

We all did very well today 😀

Today Steven did not go shopping, said he was sick.
He stayed in bed until after 2pm then took a shower and is sitting at his computer in his bedroom.
Yesterday I saw him carrying 4 plastic grocery bags that were not from him grocery shopping from the truck into the garage.
He did not bring me anything, YEA!!!

Today the carport roof is now lower than my shoulders in the center part and the support beams on either end are still hanging in there holding up the outer side of the front & back ends of the roof.
I stay far away from it, couldn't get near it anyways even if I wanted due to the massive hoard in the carport.

Good evening!

Tatoulia, i'm Sorry about your card. 🙁

I always get discombobulated when my routine is off.

Good for you raking the donate bag!
I hope you have a nice evening whatever you decide to do.

Tillie, how bad was the shopping?

We started out with snow this morning, and then it got wet, turned to rain, and froze. Blech.

I puttered around - cleaned out a cabinet and found some boxes with very old carbohydrates for the chickens, ingredients to plan food around for the next week or two, and some candy dh is going to take to the "snack" table at work.

I sorted the yarn into chenille to maybe keep, hair colors for puppetry, and everything else for fiber arts.

I also found a nightgown to get rid of.

I ran up to mom's to look for my sunglasses, then I went and had a cup of coffee with BF. I also had to take an ID to the police station; I'd found it on Friday. Then I picked up mom and we dropped the bag off at goodwill. Oh! She had a pair of pants, a blouse, and a pillow case, which I added to the donation bag. I got mom's groceries and some supplies for the kitty and me. After dropping off mom, BF drove me home. I'm tired right now but he said he wanted to do something. I'll give it a bit before calling it a night. With being out of sync with the world and exhausted from jury duty, I really need to make an effort.

I'll go to office tmr. Then Tuesday we are expecting sleet, etc. Wednesday, Th and Fr I'll be doing the day long thing for one of my volunteer positions. Busy week with no time at home.

I emptied the dishwasher and gave kitty all new cleab dishes and a clean placemat.

I scheduled another massage for the beginning of March. I still have plenty of gift card $$ left.

Good Afternoon Everyone

Hi Tatoulia
WAY TO GO! for reducing the number of place settings and serving pieces!
I use my Granma's china as my everyday dishes.
She needed service for 12 just for family.
I know she would understand and be alright with me letting go of some of this.

Good luck rehoming the TV 😀
I'm sure somebody will be very happy to have it.

YEA! for a donation bag ready to go.
I also have a load to drop off next time I go into town.

Thinking I will go grocery shopping next Tuesday or more likely Wednesday.

The sun is shining brightly on all that lovely white snow but it's too cold out for melting.

Great work, dear Tillie! Sorry about the weather! We are expecting something Tuesday during the day. I reduced some of my vintage dishes down to four dinner plates and four salad plates. Got rid of all the rest, bowls, creamers, dessert plates. I haven't used the four but I am not yet ready to move them along. I have four of each of my everyday plates and like to think I can use the others if need be. I have mom's China service for 12. We may use st some point during a holiday. The BF enjoys entertaining large crowds of people.

I put more things in my donation bag including some household and some clothes. I'm good with taking it up now to goodwill. It's not full but it will be out.

I still have TV here. I'll get BF to help me get that to car. Since it's a flat screen, someone could use it with cable or as a computer monitor. The analog shouldn't hurt its chances of finding a new home.

I'm off to go see mom. Sunny day.

Good Morning Everybody
Tried to post last evening but internet was giving me fits due to the big storm in the area.
Got four inches of snow here! 😀

Hi CriticalMass

Hi Tatoulia

Hi Subclinical

Wonderful to read all your posts.
Great insight and self awareness.

Yesterday after Steven went to the dump he went shopping again.>:/

Yesterday I went through my dishes (dinner plates, dessert plates & bowls) and decided to reduce service for 12 down to service for 8.
No way I will ever again need to feed 12 people in my home.
After I live with this arrangement for a while I may further reduce it all down to service for 4.
The cupboard where they are stored looks so roomy now. ;D

Good morning! I slept very well last night. We had a terrific time with our friends at dinner last night.

So I had to run to office last night to pick up some stuff. Some of the stuff was in a sturdy paper bag. My challenge before I leave the house today is to fill it and take to goodwill. Right now I have two things in it. I think if I can do it without thinking too much it will go quickly.

Time will tell.

I hope everyone has a good day. SubC I am excited for your crocheting class! I hope some of that yarn comes in handy. My mother has scads and scads of fabrics and yarns and I cannot get her to decrease the quantity. I understand her better and respect her more, now that I have everyone here to show me a better perspective. I'm not very creative and I envy people who can sew and knit and make pottery and paint, etc.

Ok as I enjoy my coffee I am running the dishwasher. I'm about to run around and find things to donate.

Oh-this is rich-the birthday card I bought this week I lost. I addressed it to my friend and I lost it. I was going to leave it on her desk and it was gone.

In other news, UPS just dropped some things off and there were my gloves, which apparently I'd also lost.

Good morning!

Tatoulia, thank you for your service.

I'm sorry your work isn't going well and that you gave to put off the cleaning fairies, but good for you on the nospending!

CM, your plan for the barbies sounds good. Every now and then I'll go back and look at dolls on eBay.

Recently I saw one for a good price that I want to replace or have fixed because he is part of a set and damaged, but then I asked myself "what will you do with the old one?" And realized I was still thinking in a list of "I could"s, but hadn't settled on an "I will." So I told myself "now is not the time."

Tillie, at first I didn't understand because I was thinking "but he gave it to you, it's yours, so that is at least something you can get rid of." But as I read more of what you wrote I think I understand - it is more "this is not mine, I reject it, so it is still yours and you have to keep it in your space."

How did the going to the dump turn out?

My house is a little bit better. I worked more on stalls yesterday, and got a load of feed. And I emailed the parents.

My friend brought me a trash bag of yarn yesterday. It's intended for my fiber arts class next year (assuming the class makes it on the schedule, and intended by me - she doesn't care what I do with it) but I may pull some out and add it to/exchange it with some of my stash. In particular, there is a light green chenille I think would work well fir a project I want to start. But for now I am resisting opening the bag and getting sidetracked.

Dh and I went out for a game night with friends last night. It was fun, but included many bad food choices.

I also signed up for a crochet class at the public library tomorrow night. Today will be for staying home. I want to get out in the studio, but my back is a little sore from yesterday, so I am trying to be careful of it.

I'm back! I found jury duty to be very tiring. I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders and each night I cane home and slept for several hours. I'm so glad I only told you, BF and my office. It was a criminal case and now it's over. All over a positive experience and a breath of fresh air from work. Today I had a massage and I feel so much better. I'm also doing two loads of laundry and I've changed my sheets and done the dishes. Not doing laundry and other tasks has piled up on me.

Also, one of my volunteer positions will take me out of the office for three days next week. I wish it would get moved or otherwise be postponed. This is not a good time to be out of the office. And my mgr is being a real jerk.

Oh well. My no spend is going well. I had to buy a birthday card and also some valentines so that mom can send them out. Something to make her happy and keep her busy. Otherwise there's been nothing impulsive or extraneous. My massage today was just the 20 tip. No clothes, no sale items, no buying stuff because it's for sale. I think we need to remember that No Spend is aspirational so that if we buy something, we are more cognizant of it. You did a good job SubC is swapping out your clothes.

It sounds like everyone is doing great work. BF and I are meeting friends for an early dinner in a short while. I'm looking forward to it. I just had a cup of coffee since I once again feel like sleeping.

The stress of not doing laundry was upsetting to me. I even did a small load Thursday night at 10:30 PM (after a long nap) just so I'd feel human.

With being out of the office another three days next week, I'll have to go in on Monday. This will also push off my cleaning ladies for a week.

Tillie, I do think about Swedish death cleaning ever since you brought it up some time ago. It is very helpful in making decisions and I thank you for that. And everything else.

Good job, SubC! I have a desire to weed some clothing items when I get out from under all the paperwork and "getting the bed back liveable" goals. I tend to keep clothing items for decades, only perhaps moving from "OK to wear in public" to "Only around the house" to "For painting or gardening" categories. The final destination would be Rags.

I am getting tired of looking at some of them though, so I need to go through the process. I need more jeans too, but I want to re-lose the regained pounds before shopping. I'm sure no explanation necessary! 😉 I can still remember being depressed all day looking at my figure in dressing room mirrors as a teenager. And of course now, I would love to be the weight I was then when I thought I was fat!

Oh well. I've learned a few things about fitness and such since those days. I don't go all touchy-feely about "body image" - I was in a therapy group once that to me was entirely too sappy and woo-woo about the whole thing, and that frankly made me want to puke. I'm more pragmatic: Be thankful to God you are healthy, CM, and you can tweak the things you'd like to be different - and have patience. That's how I roll. Every gal has to work out the best way to deal with those matters, is how I see it.

Ahem. Now for "Part 2" of the post from yesterday. Tillie - I get what you mean about the people buying stuff in stores, and you're right. They may very well be living beyond their means. I know because I did that myself for so long, and I still struggle with temptations. I no longer have credit cards, that ship sailed and I never want to see it return to port.

But that "Wanter" gets me bargaining - like when I want a Barbie or some art supplies. It's easing off; the worst was last summer when I was home with no vehicle and eBay. Yikes. Still, the thing was set in motion and I still check out new dolls to see if I want them. But more often I'm able to resist because they reuse the same face molds on more than one doll, and I can note "I already have one like her." Frugality isn't always a walk in the park, but it is better than that credit card addiction of yore.

I also plan to go through the secondhand dolls I eagerly bought and sell or donate a few which, again, are practically duplicates. And be making the clothes to sell - I can make a simple outfit for the naked dolls which might make them more appealing to sell.

Hope your carport goes to Oz, but safely for your house's structure and any living beings in the vicinity. And hope Steven doesn't decide to gather up all the debris and re-hoard it.

Hi Motown - drop by whenever you can!

Hi Tatoulia - I was glad the Patriots won even though I didn't watch the game.

I want to start making food ahead too - things I can make a big pan of and freeze individual portions. Lasagna sounds awesome. I have a frugal trick - I use low- or non-fat cottage cheese in lieu of ricotta, can't tell a difference. Also things like chicken and rice casserole, enchiladas, and taco meat made with organic ground beef and frozen in meal size portions. Nothing fancy as I'm a picky plain eater rather than a foodie - but I've even missed my basics.

Last night I started getting the pay stubs ready for recycling, crossing out Social Security and name and address, or cutting it out (if it was printed with toner, it still shows through the Sharpie marker). Those will be shredded. I plan to have a celebration when I get it all done.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Good Morning Everybody

Hi Subclinical
Pet visits? Sounds interesting and chaotic ;D

OK, so your home is messy.
That happens to everybody at times.
I know you will get that all sorted out shortly and get the place back to tidy. 😉

Yes, a lot of thought has to go into deciding what to keep or not, to keep the clothing under control and in it's assigned space.
Whenever I see something at the thrift shop that I like I must think about what item at home will need to go in order for me to have the "new" item.
Sometimes that's an easy decision depending on the condition of what's at home.
Sometimes it would be a sacrifice so I don't buy the new item.

YEA! WAY TO GO!!!
Great job sorting them all out! 😀

No, I won't return that metal detector to the thrift shop.
One reason he's being extra pi$$y stomping around and slamming doors is because he noticed that I do NOT want it.
So I stuck it out in the garage hoard to get it out of my "NO CLUTTER ZONE" in the house.
That stadium cushion he brought me is out there too.

I think he has noticed that I am thinning out all my possessions.
I've been doing that Swedish death cleaning, getting rid of things that no longer fit the life I live now.
Like kitchen related things since I no longer cook big meals or formally entertain dinner guests.
Or making my garden/yard area minimal for easier care.

I have noticed in the past that my decluttering my own possessions scares him and he attempts to stop it and pile more obsolete unwanted things onto me.

He seems to have no real idea of what I like and what I do or why I don't want a hoard of my own to churn and fret over. :/

Quite a few times he has actually gone to the thrift shop and repurchased items that I have donated.
That makes getting rid of some things extremely difficult for me.
But he isn't interested in fancy dishes or women's clothing so it's safe for me to donate those.

I have to be extra sneaky throwing away actual garbage too since he likes to pull things out of the garbage.
Every trash bag I make has a big scooping of litter box offerings on top to try to discourage his rummaging through.
Doesn't always work.

Too cold today to play outside.
Thinking about fun things to do inside.
Too cold to hang out laundry, so no washing.
Kitchen is clean.
Could do some vacuuming or clean the bathroom but he is in the way.

Ok, I looked through the pants.

One pair of "dressy" colored jeans that I moved over in the drawer to the bottom of the plain t-shirt pile (which still needs to be evaluated). Two pairs of brown dress pants (different shades) that were too wrinkled to wear from being in the drawer - I threw them in the laundry because I don't iron if I can help it and will hang them in the closet later. (That closet is a future BIG project). One pair of "too small" dressy jeans that I tried on and actually zipped (but not comfortably) and decided that really, i'm not a huge fan of the style or cut, so they can go. and one pair of lightweight, worn "spring gardening" jeans back in the drawer, and my two "new" jeans will stack neatly with them.

So, two pants in, two pants out, two pants moved.

Good morning!

Tillie, I'm not sure about the pants - some if them I don't wear to work because they are too dressy for my t-shirts, but I have worn on "parent days" with a shirt with buttons. We have three "parent days" in March. Some are too worn, but might be good for gardening pants in the spring - when I need my legs covered but it is too hot for real jeans. I think I just need to go through the stack and ask "when would I wear this?" And "is there something else I would pick first?" I don't want my "extra" pair of jeans to ruin the work I did on my dresser.

I hope Steven takes a big load to the dump and comes straight home!

Are you going to take your "new" metal detector to the thrift store?

My house is very messy and I didn't put my desk away last night. But I did post an assignment I promised my class. I gave myself a scary deadline by telling them to email me if they didn't have it by Sunday because that meant something went wrong. My next scariest job is to e-mail all the parents of the younger classes about pet visits.

Good Evening Everyone

Hi CriticalMass
YEA! for finishing up the paycheck stub project!

Yes, please do work on the bed.
It's important that we all have a nice peaceful place to lay our heads.

I think DS9 has the best intro music of all the series. 😉

Hoping you got to finish posting the bunny report before the library closed.

Hi Subclinical
The challenge is for no buying of nonessentials.
The proper clothing for doing barn work is essential.
About the "can't wear them to work pants"...
are they good for doing yard/garden work?
Or car washing or other get dirty jobs?

Don't worry about me eating.
There is still food stuff in the pantry and some frozen stuff.
Strange combinations but very edible. 😉

The other bit with Steven is another issue.
I'm about ready to smack him upside his pointy head. >:/

The positive is he did not go shopping today.
He slept until 2:00pm then he started putting the garbage into the truck because he says he is going to the dump tomorrow.
First time EVER that I did not have to nag him to make a trip to the dump.

The weather is predicted to stay bitterly cold with chances of snow for another week.

Hi CM!

Great job on the pay stubs!

I didn't see you before I posted. I'm guessing you got cut off.

The curtains are not done, but they are ok. You can't really see any rust on the patterned part, just on the back now. For now I let them dry, but they also still smell a little musty, so I will be washing them again. I'm not sure if I have a rod to put them up - don't want to buy one until the studio barn project is (done?) because one might turn up out there.

Do please clean your bed off. I really think it matters to have a clean, comfortable place to sleep more than anything else. It's where you start from every morning and where you retreat to at night.

Good evening Tillie,

I am concerned about what you are going to eat. And about you being cooped up in the cold with Steven.

My day was better. I am less tired and my classes were good. Dh is stuck at work though, and I am sad about that.

I am not doing too well on the no spend challenge, but I am still trying to make good choices and avoid adding things.

Yesterday I ripped the leg half off of my last pair of heavy (men's) work in the barn jeans (my toe caught in the hole in the knee). This morning I tried to wear an old pair of girl jeans out to do chores and realized they weren't enough. The denim is just too thin. And I don't want to have to put my bibs on every time I go out. So I stopped at goodwill on my way home and found two pairs in good condition to try on. One was a little loose (the size I currently have) and the other, a size down, was a little snug, but not uncomfortable - and jeans stretch, so I decided to spend $15 (not on sale) and buy both.

The pair I just ripped will be donated to be sold as rags, but I guess I need to take another hard look at my "can't wear them to work" pants, because I am now up a pair of jeans. If they aren't for work or the barn, why do I have them?

At the public library on the faster computer - still, they close in half an hour so I hope I can get this typed. I may do a series of posts so if the computer shuts down I don't lose them.

I was at the Bunny House (the home where our future bunny rescue got started and still resides until we get some donations from people with surnames such as Koch, Gates, Buffett... and can buy a facility). Needed a document from their computer so I can finish our newsletter and other prep for our event a week from this coming Sunday. My 9-year-old laptop at home is so slow, this computer is MUCH faster.

Opened my email here and found a phishing one from a bank in the Philippines, and the bunny document, but the bunny picture wasn't in compatible format so I called our director and she's supposed to resend it as a PDF. Hope it arrives before I have to leave.

We were iced in yesterday morning and my roommate took a vacation day. Watched more Star Trek Deep Space Nine on Netflix. And I finished entering the data from my paycheck stubs! I will need to go back and correct a couple of things but that won't take long. Then I'll eliminate identifying information on the stubs either via crossing out with black Sharpie, or shredding. Then the bulk of the paper can go in recycling. Or to the badger, if he wants to eat it.

Hope everyone who has been sick is getting on the mend.

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SubC, that's cool about having the glaze from the hubby's uncle - I can imagine it may be a chore to get the firing specs, but rewarding once you do.

Did you get your rust stain taken care of? I also wonder about "Oxy" type cleaners, if they would work.

Tatoulia, thanks for the encouraging words re my pay stub project. Perhaps in time estimating how long a task will take will get easier for me, and if I keep listening to the badger I will have fewer tedious tasks overall!

Hope the raspberry chocolate cake turned out as yummy as it sounds, and that Lord & Taylor won't have to file for bankruptcy - that they will be able to find other benefactors, LOL!

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When the pay stub project is completely wrapped up, I had other things in the pipeline, but I think I need to take a detour and deal with what has become a really annoying issue, namely my bed - and the area around it. I keep trying not to have anything on the bed (it's just a twin, and in a corner) but stuff ends up there. It's encroaching on about 1/3 of the bed, very messy and things fall from their stacks. With the cat sleeping with me too, I'm often ending up in awkward positions and getting cricks in my neck or sciatica.

So I think I will take next week to address this. Laundry baskets sort of collapsed on the floor, and other stuff in crates will have to be moved - it's gonna be annoying, but the reward will be great. And (this is the gross part, sorry) the sheets have needed to be washed for WAY too long. I have clean spares, though. I want to get a piece of that rubber stuff since my mattress is always sliding.

I'm going to call this "Part 1" and go ahead and post, as the screen clock is saying I have 6 minutes left.

Good Morning Anybody

Another brutally cold day here.
Have no set plans.
Will wash a few dishes shortly after I dirty a few more.
Desperately need to grocery shop but do not want to.
Maybe next week?

Yesterday Steven did not go shopping.
Today he did go shopping.
He brought me a metal detector.
I do not want it.
I already have one and it's lost somewhere out in his hoard ever since he "borrowed" it years ago.

Today I sorted out my button box.
Found that about half of them did not "Spark Joy".
Since I don't sew all that much any more I only kept what I think I may use here & there.
The rejects are not a color I like or size I'd use or not in the best condition or only a single one that belongs with something I no longer own.

Good Morning Everybody

Hi Subclinical
Buying a bouquet of fresh flowers falls under the category of "self care".
So they don't count the same as spending on nonessentials.

Hope today is an easier day for you.

Been awake since 3:00am.
Just couldn't get comfortable so I just got up.
We will be lucky if the temperature gets above 32 degrees today.

We have rain here again today.

Yesterday was exhausting. I got three new students spread out over three classes, and my last class of the day had a really hard time working together as a group. I started out trying to perk myself up with some discount flowers (a big bunch for 3.49) and they look nice and inviting this morning, but I barely had the energy to plop them in a vase, and I went on to make really bad food choices.

And I left my desk out two nights in a row. But dh says i'm doing ok with it.

Do flowers count for spending? I also started my Christmas shopping when I was at goodwill the other day. I found a book for my mom, and a pair of grill tongs for my dad and a cute sign they will both like (it ties in to a long running family joke) I might give my dad the tongs for his birthday in July, but the other two items are Christmas themed.

So, today I will do better.

Everybody feel better, and Tatoulia, don't get sequestered. We would miss you!

Hi Tatoulia

YEA! for being selected!
After it's all over with you have to tell us all about it.
Like what were the charges and what you all had for lunch in the jury room. 😀

It did take a long time to adjust to it but over the years we have come to some sort of acceptance of the facts.
We very rarely mention it, many people that know us don't know about the murder.

The weather today is ferocious.
Extremely cold, raging winds and period snow fall.
The kind of day you just can't seem to get warm.
I ate buttered toast and dark chocolate almond milk 😀

Glad you are feeling, better, Tillie. Oh how awful about steven's brother. I am so sorry. I bet it feels like just yesterday AND so long ago.

I got seated on a jury!! Yay me!!! I need a change of pace.

Good Morning

I slept very well last night.
Went to sleep early and woke up late.
Feeling much better today 🙂

Another little sprinkling of snow over night.
The mountains have gotten 7 feet of fresh snow this week.
There is a 50% chance of more snow today.

Hi Tatoulia

Hope Nurse Kitty is helping (((hug)))
I have two kitties cuddling me right now.

Yeah, that sounds like it would have been a lot of rowdy celebrating people out there.
YEA! for distributing lasagna at the office instead.

Every time I was on a jury we never got to make a verdict.
They all confessed right after we heard the first bit of evidence.
I would never be picked for a murder trial because Steven's brother was murdered and I am biased now after going through all that.

Feeling better after my shower.
Sitting here in bed.
Had tea and crackers to eat today, letting my body take it easy.

SubC!!! That is fantastic! Wow! How great! I'm so pleased that you navigated the cat "returns" so well! Just cleaned it up, dealt with it, all set! Congratulations!!!!

Tillie take care of yourself. I hope your stomach is quieting down.

I took individually wrapped pieces of lasagne to work today. Ate one with a friend and gave the rest away! It was tough walking to work because the super bowl parade goers had started coming to the city early. I did not go watch the parade. I just didn't want to be with that many people. So I stayed at office and pushed lasagne on people.

I don't feel like myself these days. But someone adorable is sleeping next to me so I should be feeling better with Nurse Kitty by my side.

I have jury duty tmr. Let's see if I get picked.

Hi Subclinical

WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!

Fantastic the only thing on the table was the table cloth and you dealt with the problem completely right away!!!!!!!
So wonderful that things are working so much easier for you (((HUG)))

This entire area is all planted in alfalfa.
Looks like this year there will be a lot fewer cuttings, just like last year.

You were brave and strong donating the coffee table.
Don't look back with sadness
look forward to things fresh and new.

Steven slept till noonish then he went shopping.
He is sitting at the computer in the garage now.
He spends so much time out there because he can do as he pleases.
Due to his health issues he is not supposed to smoke or drink alcohol.
I do not allow that in the house.
He thinks I don't know he is drinking and smoking out there.

Feeling a little better but still weak, tired and a bit dizzy.
In a few minutes I will shower and rest in bed.

Hi Tillie,

I hope you feel better quickly.

And i'm Glad Steven stayed out of stores for a change!

I don't know how many pregnant goats I have. Maybe eight. Only two for sure right now - due in the week after valentines. The dates stretch all the way to June. My hay guy told me it would be a bad year for hay, so I delayed a lot of the breeding.

Tatoulia, I don't really understand the parade thing, but I hope you are happy however it turned out.

Here is a thing that happened today - an hour before I had to leave, I discovered that my cat threw up on the dining room table. Instead of being reduced nearly to tears as I might have in the past, looking at piles of things I cared about covered in cat returns, I shook/scraped off the tablecloth - which was the only thing on the table! Sprayed it and tossed it in my EMPTY washing machine (I did not toss it in the yard or garage for "later") wiped down the table with a dishrag and tossed that in too, and started the wash!

Into the dryer before I left, quick warm extra tumble when I got home, and the tablecloth is back in place!

Also, I took a lad of stuff to goodwill today that included my coffee table. It was hard, but I did it.