Something About Nothing............ #14

[Charade67]

Good evening. Productive day today. No nap. I did some cleaning and organizing around the house and then completed another photoshop project. I would like to finish another photoshop project, but I need to charge my iPad. I open the lesson on my iPad and read it there while I do the actual photoshop project on my laptop.

I remember when you first went back to school

Well....it wasn't that long ago, but sometimes it feels like forever.

I like your picture. You must be so looking forward to graduating.

Is it a degree you could change your job with and go into a completely different field?

Thanks. I am so ready for graduation. Not so much a different field, but I could probably get a job in a medical office rather than mental health. I just know I don't want to do coding. I will probably stick with my current job until my boss retired or passes, whichever comes first. She is 77 and shows no signs of slowing down.

came back in, and the smell was worse in the LR. Those who have experienced it will agree, you can’t mistake the odor from an electrical fire. No smoke, just that smell. Madly searching at every plug, lamp & electronics in the room. Sat down to catch my breath after moving the furniture about…odor quite strong there. Turned out it was changing cord attached to my ipad. was starting to smoke

Yikes. Glad you caught that before it got bad. I am guilty of charging my phone overnight and leaving my iPad on the charger while I am at work. I need to stop doing that.

I can't get down on the floor and play with Rowan because I tweaked my low back a few days ago and am still having problems!

Hope your back is better soon.

Guess I'll watch some TV while the iPad charges. NASCAR is back.

 

[disneyseniors]

Back from run to SAMS to provision for DS at house. Picked up ice cream bars, had a hankering for them. Quite tasty indeed. Dinner will be delayed, making orange chicken. Brand name is “fat boy” seems apt enough lol


We have hot water heat. Glad our tall ones radiators are encased upstairs. The baseboard ones downstairs have protective covers but, open enough a child could stick their fingers in if they wanted to work at it. Somehow, nobody has gotten burnt over the years

They advise against it. I swear by icy hot or something if that ilk first. Let it sit & soak in, then fire up the moist heating pad.

Oh, goodness, write away. We all enjoy a good read here


Same, honed having stinky pets & boys…in no particular order

Thanks Keishashadow: I will try the icy hot. It is getting better a bit at a time. Tomorrow will be the test as I take my Mom grocery shopping and do errands for her too. It'll probably be good for me to get out and move around a little!

 

[macraven]

Ruth, like others said, try a heating pad for your back
When my hip issue flairs up, I can get relief then with heat

 

[schumigirl]

Back from run to SAMS to provision for DS at house. Picked up ice cream bars, had a hankering for them. Quite tasty indeed. Dinner will be delayed, making orange chicken. Brand name is “fat boy” seems apt enough lol


We have hot water heat. Glad our tall ones radiators are encased upstairs. The baseboard ones downstairs have protective covers but, open enough a child could stick their fingers in if they wanted to work at it. Somehow, nobody has gotten burnt over the years

They advise against it. I swear by icy hot or something if that ilk first. Let it sit & soak in, then fire up the moist heating pad.

Oh, goodness, write away. We all enjoy a good read here


Same, honed having stinky pets & boys…in no particular order

I love orange chicken, never make it often though. I do need to make that Bourbon Chicken again from the recipe you gave me, Tom loved it too so it`ll be a popular choice when I do make it.

Have a wonderful break away Janet, both of you deserve a lovely trip after everything....and have that cocktail for me!!!!

Safe travels too.....

Yes, unfortunately the back is still touchy. I am careful but it's taking longer than I thought. No picking up Rowan this time, but got to play with him while someone else held him. Babies are so darn cute!

Babies are gorgeous!! Your great grandson sounds adorable!! Yes, why do things take so long to heal!!

Good evening. Productive day today. No nap. I did some cleaning and organizing around the house and then completed another photoshop project. I would like to finish another photoshop project, but I need to charge my iPad. I open the lesson on my iPad and read it there while I do the actual photoshop project on my laptop.


Well....it wasn't that long ago, but sometimes it feels like forever.


Thanks. I am so ready for graduation. Not so much a different field, but I could probably get a job in a medical office rather than mental health. I just know I don't want to do coding. I will probably stick with my current job until my boss retired or passes, whichever comes first. She is 77 and shows no signs of slowing down.


Yikes. Glad you caught that before it got bad. I am guilty of charging my phone overnight and leaving my iPad on the charger while I am at work. I need to stop doing that.


Hope your back is better soon.

Guess I'll watch some TV while the iPad charges. NASCAR is back.

Oh I see, it`s nice you`ll have an option. But, my goodness, still working at 77!!

Thanks Keishashadow: I will try the icy hot. It is getting better a bit at a time. Tomorrow will be the test as I take my Mom grocery shopping and do errands for her too. It'll probably be good for me to get out and move around a little!

Everything like that is so painful. Glad to hear it is improving though and hope your shopping trip with your mum goes well. She sounds an amazing lady too.

Ruth, like others said, try a heating pad for your back
When my hip issue flairs up, I can get relief then with heat

Yep, ice/heat seems to be the be all for most pains like that. it works, just not quick enough at times.





I need to reply to so many emails today!! I will get round to them!

Looks like it will be another sunny but chilly day, not sure we`ll make a walk as we have an appointment to go to this morning, I forgot about it till last night, will see how we go time wise and maybe make one this afternoon instead.

4 more days until we get our flooring down in those two bedrooms.........we`ll be so glad to see that done.

No idea for dinner tonight, might just do a chicken casserole and dumplings, nice winter dish for this time of year.

Happy Monday ​

 

[Lynne G]

Nothing like a Monday after relaxing the prior week. So many emails to review. Ugh. But up with the predawn homies, as already back for over an hour.

Will be hearing the trash trucks not much later than the sunrise. Ugh. Time change next month. Loss of sleep with that jump ahead an hour. I so wish our Government would set a standard time all year time.

And so, tea and screens week day routine today. That ugh back to routine needs a shorter week. Hence planning on a three day weekend, with a lazy Friday. Gotta have those shorter weeks as many as I can.

Safe travels to Keisha. Enjoy and relax. And don’t let those feet fail ya now. LoL. If ever a time to party, it’s now. Laissez les bon temps rouler. Indeed. And happy wedding anniversary.

Tea needs to be in a good supply. And ooh maybe in shorts today. 52 degrees the high. Yay! Much warmer weather than usual this February? Ooh that would be nice. Heater bill lower? That would be nice too.

Most Marvelous Monday homies. And the first full week in February is here. Woot holiday Monday coming up in 2 weeks. Yay!

 

[macraven]

Have a sweet relaxing trip keisha!

 

[Lynne G]

Photo from our trip. What a crew. Slaggers in our cart, as only little one and I have are arms raised. Though kid cried when we got off. Poor kid. Funny, not a coaster fan, but this type of coaster, I’m fine with, such a fun ride. Though horror doesn’t bother me much now a days.

 

[macraven]

Did not know you were an arm waver on the coaster rides.
I won’t buy the pictures when I am blocked out due to arm wavers.

I just do a repeat ride later for a souvenir pic

 

[Lynne G]

Sometimes I am Mac, sometimes not. More chance on this coaster. I thought it was odd, as usually I see lots raise their arms on that ride. And yep, I’ve had my face blocked by an arm before in a picture. I download ride pictures most of the time, as some are kinda funny sometimes.

Hope you are feeling good today.

 

[schumigirl]

Have a sweet relaxing trip keisha!

I think they`ll have a much needed wonderful trip down there.

Did not know you were an arm waver on the coaster rides.
I won’t buy the pictures when I am blocked out due to arm wavers.

I just do a repeat ride later for a souvenir pic

It`s nice when us folks with EP can re-ride, I always feel sorry for the ones who can only do it once and their picture is ruined.





Didn`t get out a walk after all today, did spend a little time wrapped up and wandered in the garden for a time as it was gorgeous and chilly. February brings our gardener back, so he has a few plans for what he thinks we should do....as we are not experts in gardening, we go with what he thinks is best. As long as I have rosemary, chive and parsley plants, I`m ok with whatever.

Tom made dinner tonight, chicken casserole with white wine and cream with some lovely steamed veg and roast potatoes, all I did was prep the chicken....he did the rest and it was lovely. I forget how good a cook he is and how much he enjoys the kitchen on occasion, so will let him loose again, it`s nice for a change.

Now kicking back on the sofas both of us on laptops listening to music.....very romantic!! Will pop the tv on soon and watch an episode or two of House of Cards, last series.

Feel like some fizzy ginger beer and lime......ice and slice too.

 

[Charade67]

Today has been a crazy day. My office is located in sort of a townhouse style building. There are businesses on the bottom and condos on the top. Next door to us is a law office. The person living above the law office either had a water pipe or water heater burst. The law office was flooded and a lot of the water got into our office. So now we have noisy fans in the office trying to dry the place out. My boss has decided to work from home the rest of the week. If that wasn’t enough, the phones went down. They only just came back a couple of minutes ago. I’m hanging out here until the ServPro guys get everything set up to try to dry us out.

 

[macraven]

can the other employees work from home also?
Think it will take a few days with fans on to dry your office out.

 

[Charade67]

can the other employees work from home also?
Think it will take a few days with fans on to dry your office out.

The other therapist can, but I need to be in the office.

The owner of the upstairs condo just stopped by and gave me his insurance information.


Well….today has not been boring.

 

[schumigirl]

Today has been a crazy day. My office is located in sort of a townhouse style building. There are businesses on the bottom and condos on the top. Next door to us is a law office. The person living above the law office either had a water pipe or water heater burst. The law office was flooded and a lot of the water got into our office. So now we have noisy fans in the office trying to dry the place out. My boss has decided to work from home the rest of the week. If that wasn’t enough, the phones went down. They only just came back a couple of minutes ago. I’m hanging out here until the ServPro guys get everything set up to try to dry us out.

Crikey!!

For the phones to go down too.......that is unlucky.

can the other employees work from home also?
Think it will take a few days with fans on to dry your office out.

I remember my hair salon was flooded, old building and the pipes froze over the weekend, it took forever to get it dried out with huge dehumidifiers she hired.

The other therapist can, but I need to be in the office.

The owner of the upstairs condo just stopped by and gave me his insurance information.


Well….today has not been boring.

That kind of boring you can do without.





Going to be another sunny but chilly day today, we should get out a walk and will be well wrapped up for walking. Apparently the frosty even colder weather is coming back in a few days......still won`t be as cold as disneyseniors weather......holy moly!!!

Made some breakfast muffins last night, so that`s breakfast this morning with some fruit and tea. Lunch is turkey slices with salad for lunch and dinner will be pork fillet roasted quickly in honey, garlic and mustard.

Managed to catch up with most of the emails I need to yesterday, but again woke up this morning with more than usual and one from friends in Australia and one from one of our friends in Florida. Always good to catch up with them.

Time for tea.......

Happy Tuesday ​

 

[Lynne G]

Ack, way too early to be at work for that issue, Charade. A shame cannot work from home. Hope the place dries out quick. And nothing smells icky after the drying. At least phone came back. Water on electronics is usually quite catastrophic.

Ah, a dry day, though rain is around later in the evening. Close to 50 degrees the high again today. Shorts on me. And a woot, as a 60 degree day on Thursday. Shorts most of this week.

But today, is the day Mac can have her Taco Bell meal, as given it’s that Taco Tuesday today. Yay!

But to remind we are still in Winter, it’s 26 degrees out right now. Mostly cloudy. Yes, but those below freezing predawn temps are making me glad most of my mornings are not on the road. Though do have to commute this week. Yeah, my car has heated seats. Yep, even though only need that heat seat used part of the year, when the car feels cold from sitting, it’s nice to have your tush and lower back warm feeling in a few minutes after getting going. And so, I always want that heated seat option in the cars I buy.

That tea for me today. Heck almost every day. Not sure what meals will be, though cereal was my early breakfast. I think older one is off today, though I think he said he was helping a friend of a friend’s sister move, and he may be gone most of the day, as I think she’s not that close to us. But nice of him to help. So May have him for lunch, maybe not. Will see what little one wants. Then dinner? Thinking maybe pasta. Though we do sometime make tacos, little one is not a Taco Bell fan, unless the fries are on the menu. Hence, we will not be going to Taco Bell today, and most likely will be eating pasta instead.

Most Terrific Taco Tuesday today homies. Ooh that day of love is getting close, and so is that Monday holiday. Woot! Liking the month of February so far.

 

[Charade67]

The ice cream place near my office has decided to start celebrating taco Tuesday.

 

[macraven]

now I am craving one of those!

 

[macraven]

Our Taco Bell has the new items out but gonna take a pass on a run to the border tonight and have a roasted chicken for dinner.
Have not ran this by Mr Mac yet

He might veto my vote..lol

He is more structured than I am
He likes routine for every thing in his daily life.



It’s going to be 68 here today
Tomorrow could be 70
With the mountains around us, weather for where we reside changes from cool to warm

We don’t start the ac until it’s in the 70’s
Always have our windows closed to avoid traffic noise and dust.
and avoid when the winds are in our direction.

Cow pasture is across the street from us and when the wind changes direction, we get the lovely cow smells on occasion only when we are outside

The cows are moved from one field to another during the months
They have a rotation schedule for which field they will be in.

Once the ac is turned on, it stays on until maybe all October.

Having our yard fertilizer treatment done today
Grass has greened up already days ago

We hire the work out as they can do it much quicker than us and get a jump on any weeds that pop up

The coyotes were out last night howling.
This is not something we experienced when we live up north

We don't hear them all the time
The cats go nuts when they hear them

So at times I sleep through cow sounds but do hear my cats growling

 

[Charade67]

now I am craving one of those!

You would love it. All of the ice cream is made fresh, in house. They try to use local ingredients whenever they can. The waffle “tacos” are also made in house.

 

[Lynne G]

That looks delicious, Charade. How fun, and store made ice cream huge taco. We have a gelato place a block from me, that makes his own gelato. We go every so often, as he changes flavors every time we go. Haven’t seen this flavor since when I bought it last year, but his toasted vanilla was a very favorite flavor. The only self made ice cream is the daily farm store ice cream, and sadly their ice cream cone store ended with the shutdown, never to be again. But the farm store has tubs of fresh made ice cream that are still for sale. None in my town, the three close to me, make their own, as well as that soft ice cream from a machine, that we think has no flavor whatever. So we stick with the newer opened gelato guy, and farm store bought tubs. I wish we had such an ice cream place like you have near me. Guess I need to do a raid trip. LoL