Weekly Musings of the 13th

 

You know one thing I keep musing on especially as this week went on is how liberal people tell me how open minded and accepting they are.  It only lasts until I disagree with something they tell me as fact and I know it isn't or not the whole story.  That open mind snaps shut in an instant and anger and nasty actions happen greater than any bully I faced in school.  Funny how that is.  The most closed minded people I have heard from are those who tell me that they accept everyone in a live and let live attitude, well as long as they live and let live exactly like they do.  

Anyway, enough of my little rant.  I did get an item that I think is an amazing plus in our home as more and more things need charging from watches to our cat's brush to phone to tablets and everything in between.  

It is this guy, I got it from Amazon, in fact, I ordered 3 of them.  One for my room, one for hubby's room and one for the livingroom.  Each room has things charging at any given time and this thing is amazing.  I don't have to search for a free plug to plug a cord in.  I was actually running out of those.  Items will give you a cord but they no longer include a plug most times.  It also has a power surge protector in it so that items charging are protected in case of a power surge happening during a storm.  

Hubby added lights to his village and I think it is amazing.  You see the little street lights, that is the roll of paper at the end of those little sacks you get at the dollar store.  The top where the light is a toothbrush protector.  I think that is pretty clever and I would never have thought of using those items to make a street light.  

Yesterday morning we went to hubby's favourite hobby shop and just in time too. 

Turns out the owners are retiring and due to many things the store will be closing about mid-October.  Sad to see it go but we hope to visit them one more time before they close the doors.  We did learn from the owner that they also had a break in where someone drove their truck into their window and stole the remote cars.  Nothing else, just the cars.  Sad to see this happening in so many places to so many small business.  Those that do it think that insurance will cover it, but it doesn't completely nor does it fix the damage nor the loss of faith in their community that such a violation causes.  

After we spent as much time as hubby wanted including picking up an engine at an amazing low price plus 25% off we went over to my favourite shop.

Which is only about a block away from hubby's place.  I only looked at a couple of areas because they have just so much from wool, to puzzles, to decorations, calendars, clothing and so much more it is impossible to see everything nor to get all you wish in one visit.  After stocking up on a few puzzles and finding my next year calendar that I wasn't expecting to find yet, we stopped looking around before we got too many things.  We both promised each other that we would come back soon to both shops.  Because of the construction that had torn up the entire downtown we used waze to find a different and much more relaxing drive.  We plan to use that route even when the construction is done because it was just such a beautiful country drive.  

I also did two new veggie dishes this week and both were a huge success that they will become regulars in my supper planning.  One even had one of the two veggies that I have never liked, I did like it this way.  Then again hubby got a surprise when it was recommended that he have yogurt on a regular basis and he decided to try it and lo and behold - he liked it.  Surprised the heck out of him too.  So, slowly but surely our eating habits are getting better and better.  Although according to all of hubby's blood work his numbers are amazingly great including his cholesterol.  This one doctor was completely stunned at that and I think a bit jealous too - LOL.  Me?  not so much, even though we eat the same things, I keep everything inside - 

 My body assumes this - 

Anyway, that was the week that was and here is to another week ahead.  

Weekly Musings of th 5th

 

Here we are in hubby's birthday month.  Another busy week of stuff including hubby working on his model train setup.

He thinks of ideas to create hedges, lamps and scenery.  I think much of it is really clever.   

I never would have thought of this way to create hedges, using sticks and tiny green fluff stuff.  I think they look great.  The houses were actually found at the dollar store which need no painting, at least that is what we both think.  

He also moved mom's old stereo system into his room where he hooked it up to his laptop and phone so he could play whatever music he wanted through those great speakers.  I was looking at it all and there is no way I could have figured that out so I know that his mind is doing great.  Few forgetful things but most of those are not really important, what he is working and figuring now... well those things are real challenges.  

 On the 3rd I got a facebook reminder that it was 12 years ago that day that Tigger jumped into Robert's arms and came home with us. 

The vet put her age at about 3 weeks at the most.  We had to get her kitten milk although at first we had no idea and hubby crushed up kitten food with milk to give her something until we could take her to the vet.  

Grandson started school this week too on the 2nd.  Got a new picture of the boys to put in our collection of grandsons pictures.  

 Also hubby and I went out to lunch together at the same place that my girlfriend and I went to.  I wanted hubby to try it out as the food was so good and the prices really good too.  Since it wasn't far from our doctor we stopped there in order for hubby to get an appointment for a minor thing he has.  Great thing was as we were chatting with the office admin. she said the doctor could see him right away and he went right in and got a prescription for the trouble.  All in all it took about 15 minutes and problem solved.  

This is the lunch group at the doctor's offices.  After hubby and I enjoyed a great lunch at Swazzee's 

Once home we got the prescription sorted and we decided to unlink hubby from my account and let him handle his own stuff.  For a time I was taking over many things for hubby and actually that wasn't doing him any good.  I mean you don't think often of one being on their own but it could happen either way and nothing is worse than grieving and having to figure out the simple day to day things.  Doing stuff to make things easier for one's partner is a loving, caring thing to do but it doesn't help them if they have to handle stuff later in life for whatever reason.  

And so here we are at the end of another week.  We also got the cart delivered that would make life a lot easier when it came to taking the air conditioner out of the window and putting it away for the season.  At younger ages it is no big deal to put the AC in the window or pull it back out and carry it away and place it in a storage closet but as birthdays get more and more it becomes less easy and this cart has really made a world of difference and it rolls into the storage area without any trouble at all.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone

  
 

Weekly Musings of the 29th

I started writing this blog early this morning but got called away as we cleaned and rearranged the livingroom.  It kind of snowballed as we went along and now it is late afternoon and I am just now getting back to my writing.  

Hubby and I had decided that this year's birthdays and Christmas presents were going to be a loveseat recliner and rocker recliner to replace the most uncomfortable full size couch and chair we had ever owned.  We lasted a bit over five years with them but our backs and hips could no longer stand it and so we went shopping.  We always do our bigger shopping as our gifts and we really don't need anything so it makes it really hard to shop for each other, a house gift such as couches, etc. makes a great gift to each other.  Most years there is nothing we need for the house but as the old couch and chair got harder to sit in the more it became clear that we needed to do something about it.  

The Brick had a really good sale on the items that were not part of a set although they look very similar, they aren't.  Since we couldn't pass up the great price of them.  Both were less than the cost of one couch.  So, Christmas will be stockings and a nod to our livingroom changes.  Of course that meant we had to rearrange the livingroom because... well.... we just had to - LOL.  

The first rocker recliner that came on Tuesday with the loveseat was actually broken and would not recline.  The Brick was very good about it, arranging that we would get a new one on Friday, so we kept the rocker that would not recline until they came with a new one, took the broken away and put the new one in place.  The one delivery guy noticed that we had switched things around since they had been here on Tuesday and commented it looked good.  

Well, it did expose a new hitch that the cable plug that we used to have the internet attached to was not working.  A quick call put in a check and he saw it was no longer connected so a work ticket is set up for after the long weekend.  Until then we plugged it back in across the floor and put tape down so we would not trip until the other plug is fixed and we can have it back against the wall once more.   There is always little hiccups in life so no big deal.  

I did work on another puzzle this week while hubby had fun working on his train set.  I think it is perfect that both of us are rediscovering our hobbies besides reading. 

I also started one of the on-line courses I wanted to take.  As I expected it went on sale in the month of August from $34 to $15 so being 21 lessons I thought it was very much worth the cost.  

 What an eye-opener this course is.  A lot I knew was society shoveling it deep but actually discovering the facts over the fiction has been refreshing.  The great part is there is a great deal of information that if you wish you can go look at the sources yourself and see where it comes from.  It isn't debunked because we said so but here are the sources of why it the lie is a lie. 

Nice thing of the courses is that you can keep the transcript by downloading a PDF so that if in the future you need to refer to it, it is yours to keep.  

One of the many courses offered by Good Catholic I have never been disappointed by any of the series that they offer and always learn something new. 

So, that was the week that was!

Have a wonderful Labour Day Weekend!