Quarantine and chill and kindness chatty clubhouse: Jump in and join the conversation! All is welcome!

Thank you Snowysmom and PollyannaMom so much. We're very grateful the earthquake wasn't bigger and that it wasn't followed by any others.

Snowysmom, extra hug and tooth prayers. What a kind counselor. May she be a good fit for you:hug:

PollyannaMom, I hope your feline friends let you get a good rest. That is very cool that you saw all those birds and know their names! Good for you🐦

Happy Friday friends with love. I will check back in later. Have a great day
 
Good morning, all 🙂

Glad to hear that the earthquake wasn't larger, @flyingdumbo127, and that the counselor can work something out with you, @Snowysmom.

I'm out with one of the cats, and it's a good bird morning here. This:
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all registered within about a one-minute recording on the Merlin app!

My cardinals don't look as good as their pictures right now. The feathers are all shaggy and moulting on the younger ones as they turn into males or females, color wise. I put seeds out earlier but didn't stay out this morning as I have stuff to get done this morning. That means the squirrels will take over and eat most of the seeds. Guess they have to eat also, but they are such hogs!
 

Happy Friday!:sunny:

Working from home today, all the bosses are out. Slow morning so I went to the grocery store and stopped and got my car washed. I have to run to the library later to pick up a book that I had on hold and Mitchell needs something printed out so hopefully I can do that there also.🤞

Watching Mia tonight for a few hours. I told Evan and Bailey they need to go somewhere so they're going to the movies. I'm headed to their house to organize Mia's dresser and closet. I hate going in there and seeing her clothes just crammed into drawers 😖. Not folded or matched up, dresses not hanging up. I can't believe that doesn't make Bailey's anxiety even worse 🤪. I bought drawer dividers, closet dividers, and hangers. Hopefully Bailey doesn't get mad and I hope I'm not over-stepping but it needs to be organized.

Snowysmom - that stinks about the grief group disbanding. Hopefully you can still meet with the counselor, sounds like you found someone that you can talk to.:hyper2:

Judique - good luck on the car search. I wouldn't mind getting a newer one too but dang, the prices are so high now. I really would like to lease my next one. I'm so tired of paying for car repairs.🚗

Have a great day! :wave:
 
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Judique, I hope you are doing ok after your fall and your cheek is healing. Wowsa, that must’ve hurt! I was looking at some trucks with my brother (for him) and the prices for new were pretty shocking. He’s been looking for a while he has some specifics he needs and they don’t really make that type anymore. He’s out of state so we were looking in my area online together. I’m glad I don’t have to buy anything right now.

Hello to all, caught up on all your posts. Glad everyone’s well. Nice trips in the works. Mona, glad you’re moving better now! Snowysmom, what do you like about the new counselor? :goodvibes Lynn, your meals sound good, and yours SM - would you mind sharing your pasta fagioli recipe? This week we also made meatloaf with carrots and mashed and a cheesy pasta with roasted vegetables and grilled chicken - DD’s boyfriend really loved that.

We had the week off for our birthdays, and we got a lot of work done. Downstairs is just about done now, and looks good, really purged and organized. The apt is getting emptied out, all the cabinets are down and old stove taken out. Furniture out, curtains down. Still have some cleaning to do. We were able to move the treadmill and all the food and drinks down to our side now, all in new containers on shelving we already had. So a working week but in a good way. Also met with our estate planning attorney to update our wills and put the house in a revocable trust. We weren’t planning to do the latter right now but our lawyer is retiring and he said it would be fairly easy to do with our wills, so we bit the bullet and glad we did. DH is contemplating retiring so we’re trying to get all our ducks in a row. He already has a part time job lined up in his industry that he wants to do for fun, and will give him something to do. The owner of that business has been trying to recruit him for years, he’s an old family friend.

Everyone is good. DS got his 50 mile solo done last week and he has another next week. He was so happy! DD is doing well in her new job, a little overwhelming but getting used to it. She’s really excited about moving into the apt when done.

Puppies are good. Toto got a clean bill of health, was happy since he’ll be 11 soon. Grady is happy, too, has really mellowed out. He is so excited when one of us comes home. DS comes over a couple of times a week and he’s so glad to see him. He often has their dog with him but the three dogs get along well. DS is an early bird so sometimes I wake up by his dog jumping up on my bed and licking me in my face! She’s so funny, she has a big underbite, so the teeth crack me up! G sometimes doesn’t like all the excitement so he’ll go back inside.

I hope everyone has a nice weekend! 🐥
 
Pea Happy Belated birthday. You had a busy week, So glad Toto is healthy and Grady is loving life with you. Glad the kids are happy and having fun. I like my counselor because she has alot of experience in grief counseling and counseling in general, she listens and it is like talking with a friend. She says alot of things that others don't and she is spiritual like me which helps. I feel very comfortable talking with her and can talk about anything. I can laugh sometimes at what she says. Sometimes when I am talking about missing Chris and how he passed she has interesting perspectives and different ways to look at things. I am hoping we can work out arrangements to meet once a month. I see my first counselor next month for a checkup but I think that will be the last one with her. She even agrees that we have run our course together. I will get the soup recipe soon.

Good morning. It will be warm today. I am going for a haircut this morning. Other than that not much on the schedule. Jeff did a video call last night with the kids so I know I will not be seeing them this weekend. I am going to Owen's soccer game tomorrow in the next town over. I had lunch yesterday with my wonderful MA friend. We meet halfway at a restaurant that Chris and I went to alot. It is comfortable and we can chat for a bit. She is heading to New Zealand for 17 days next month. I am so envious. I could have gone if I were already retired but I do have trip coming up. My tooth is doing OK. I could not put the crown back on so I have part of the crown still in and the ret uncovered. I keep it clean, eat on the other side, and use a straw to drink. It doesn't hurt so that is good. I just hope and pray that he can just put in a new crown. This is when I let my imagination go wild that I will need extensive work done. I need to let it go! :crazy:

Have a good Saturday.
 
Good morning. Another sunny, no rain in sight day, temps low 80's.

While I planned on relaxing yesterday, I did a lot of oddball cleaning. Kitchen cabinets, changed the liners in the drawers, did a thorough cleaning of the stove and fridge, etc

Today will either be yard work or relaxing, depends on if the grass really needs cutting or can wait till Monday. Calling for rain Tuesday-Thursday, or so they say

Have a nice day everyone

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Good afternoon hug dear friends,

Dad stayed home today which was wonderful, he needs to get more rest. I took my walk early this morning and day by day that does get easier by the grace of God. I'm going to rest more this afternoon and maybe work on some mail later. Have a great rest of Saturday everyone.
 
@flyingdumbo127 Glad your walk is getting better and easier.

Good morning. It is foggy here this morning. Temps are heading into the 70s. Yesterday it was actually a bit too warm. I got my hair cut, walked alot, did some work and housework, and some errands. I bought a couple of mums to put outside the condo on the front steps. This is a new thing for me. I do like the way it looks. Today I am going to Owen's soccer game.

Have a good Sunday.
 
Good morning. Temps are going into the 80's here again. I got a bit pink yesterday at Wyatt's football game and will be headed to his baseball game after church.

I have been up since 4:30 this morning. I sleep with the TV on at night. It gives a faint glow and white noise which actually helps me sleep. I always know when there is an issue because it jolts me awake. The cable on the TV in the bedroom went out but not the one in the living room. Weird but at least its back on and working. Ella is spending the night here tomorrow as we are leaving early in the morning. I'm working on the spare bedrooms so she will be sleeping on the couch. It's actually comfy as it reclines fully. Jim will have to watch the Eagles on Monday Night Football in the bedroom.

To add to my morning I couldn't find the earrings I took on the cruise anywhere. Finally found them in the carryon I put away already. I want to take a couple pair on the Disney trip. I did get chili started and in the crockpot for dinner. Jim said he will eat that when I'm away. He did the last two trips so I'm not as stressed about that at least. He also has a frozen pizza, frozen pot pie and some chicken wings so he should be good. I'm sure my one daughter will send him something too, she usually does make sure he's ok when I'm away.

Trying to pack today as tomorrow will be a long day. One of my childhood friends' husband passed away on Tuesday and the funeral is tomorrow. She and I have been friends for over 58 years, ever since we moved to the house my parents still live in, and her family was one of the first we met. She is going to be lost without her husband as she has always been a very needy and helpless type of person. Thankfully her one son still lives with her. I really hope her other son gets back in her life as she will need him too, and it would be nice if he started letting her see her granddaughter more often. I just feel so bad for her as his death was a little sudden even though he really hasn't been well for several years since he had cancer.

Today will be on the long side too. Church, baseball, grocery shopping for the few things Jim will need while I'm away and packing. Thankfully I did the deep cleaning the other day so just a quick vacuum and Swifter over the floors.

Hope you all have a great Sunday and enjoy the nice weather as the cooler weather will be here before we know it.
 
Good morning all

@tazdev3225 Have a great trip!


It's going to be sunny and 80 here today. By the weekend we will be in the 70's. Chance of rain from Tuesday , every day until the following Tuesday, I won't count on it!

Dave called last night and said he talked to a guy with a stump grinder who will take care of the stump for me, for a very reasonable price. Dave is coming today to take the garden fence down and do a few other little odds and ends

Have a nice Sunday

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Good morning everyone 😎

Quiet day here today. We went to an end-of-summer party last night, so we're having a slow start this morning, and I just have a few things around the house I want to get to.

I've already "walked" one of the cats, and it's very nice out here - went from foggy to sunny while we were out there.

I have one gorgeous bloom left on the snowball bush:
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and also apparently a chipmunk hiding in my drainpipe: :laughing:
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Hi everyone. I joined DISboards right around the time that this thread was created but not sure if I've ever posted in it. It's 8:30pm as I post this and I'm gearing up for a long work week ahead. My anxiety has been so bad ever since work started up again (I'm a teacher). Sunday nights are the worst :sad:
 



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