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I have my Great Aunt's diploma and yearbook pre WWII era. She never married, and was in many ways a second mother to my Dad and his siblings, and another Grandma for me and my cousins. My cousins kids and my kids knew her a little, and know her through our stories. But what will happen to the few things she left us when I am gone? It's these types of items that I feel some sadness for. If my China ends up in a thrift store, some other family can enjoy it with my blessing. But who will love the cherished items that only carry sentimental value for a select few of us?
on 6/23/24 4:47 pm
Nice thunderstorm right now. We earned it with as hot and humid it was today! It's blue sky looking south across my backyard, but dark and stormy here. Hmm, now flash flood warnings for Sedona. The storm is parked with .5 inches in the last 30 minutes.
I went to lunch with my friend and we went to 3 places with hour plus waits before we landed at the fourth. This is supposed to be the slow season! But we had fun anyway. She is the one I told you started Wegovy accidentally with the .5 dose. She sure couldn't eat much from the nausea and bloat of a slowed system, but wanted out of the house.
A bit of "a good deed never goes unpunished" this afternoon. I had noticed when I walked Kirby at sunset yesterday that the house under construction next to me had a lot of run off on part of their lot. I chalked it up to maybe the patio tile guys rinsing off their equipment at the end of the day and I must have just missed them.
Well, taking my neighbor home after lunch, I noticed there was still a lot of water. I texted the wife thinking they could come over and look. Well, she has bad Covid and he was away until Tuesday. She asked if I would go over and shut it off, assuming it was a hose left on. It's humid and 93 and I'm crawling down a wall into their patio area to find it's POURING out of their irrigation box. I don't know how to shut that off. So I sent a video of that and she said her husband would find someone to figure it out. But a phone call later, he couldn't find anyone and asked if I would go turn of the water to the property, which is in an 18in deep hole with a horned lizard inside. I tried to kneel on the concrete edge of the box and burned my knees and couldn't get it to move with my hammer. I found a construction shovel in the sun and used the handle as a lever (thanks high school science!) to move it, but burnt my palms in the process on the hot metal. So sweating, hot, burned, and covered in red dirt, I emerged triumphant! Hope I saved them $1000 or so. She said she'd take me to lunch when I come back from MI. I would hope someone would do the same for me.
With trash day tomorrow, tonight is collecting trash and emptying the fridge of things I won't eat before Thursday. Anything from tomorrow through Wednesday I can put in my neighbor's trash.
I think that's me for the day. Take care all!
It really is difficult to toss some of that stuff
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
I had stuff in my basement that I moved from my grandmother's home to my mother's home to my 20 year home to here. I finally threw it away today because it has been in boxes all those years - I will never look at it again nor will my children. Hard to give up stuff sometimes.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Down 5 lbs. the first week on GLP 1 meds - impressive. Like I said, I didn't go down mu*****alories from what I was doing the previous 2 weeks of charting and watching what I eat. I know I will go up in dose but do believe I'm feeling some of the intended effects! I like the thought of all of the anti inflammatory effects. Like many of you, I have many more aches and pains since menopause and they have only been getting worse. I thought it was mainly the extra 50 lbs. but now I'm thinking there is more to it. My hip was hurting like crazy before my pelvic prolapse surgery and went away immediately after that. I still get bad lower back pain and am not sure why. Thankfully knees and hips are good. Mom, Dad and brother all needed hip replacement (some more than once).
Liz, we need to do the exact same thing with our based! Thankfully I did a massive clean out when we moved into this house 5 years ago. DH did not when we got together so he has a $hi#load of stuff to toss (think baby clothes for his 24 year old daughter, his wife's wedding dress (which I actually gave to his daughter last month in case she wanted to make something from it for her own wedding) to who knows what else!
Thin Lizzy, I didn't realize you were a newish member. I'm an old one but had quite a bit of a hiatus after my first husband died and I got remarried. I just recently returned to the fold. My how I have missed these people! Only my stepdaughter has found her forever person. My middle son was in a 3 1/2 year relationship and we thought he would marry his partner but it didn't work out. He is only 24 and it was his first real relationship so I know it was probably for the best. My oldest DC would love to have a partner. I hope it will happen for them someday. They need to love themselves first though. My youngest is 21, in college and has been dating the same person for about 1 1/2 years but they don't seem too serious (too busy I think).
Diane S, try not to worry about the house, the dog, etc. for your brother's visit. I bet he couldn't care less about all of that and just wants to spend time with you. If he does, then boo on him!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Thinking those folks were, indeed, trying to obtain a substantial discount using the group distract and lift tactic.
As I get older and my frontal lobe's social filter fades, it becomes so much easier to just tell it like I see it and I probably wouldn't hesitate to tell the creepy family to get their pea picking fingers out of my display case, and is why I have no business being in back of a counter that requires civil communication.
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Yay, Liz, sorting and dumping; quite impressive. Do do set some time limits on projects, especially those that keep you on your feet- arthritis is the devil. Does the naproxen take care of it?
Stamina- that's the right word to describe the difference between then and now moving. I knew I wasn't nearly as strong as I was at 40, but being flat unable to "push forward " when I want to finish is putting a real drag on getting through my lists.
Very hot and sunny today and a good reason to take the day. Maybe sort and toss - but, then again, maybe not. OK, most likely won't.
Rather, I believe I will just have a nice lunch and then an after Church nap...
Greetings all
It's overcast here. There was a bit of rain last night which I know because of the muddy dog footprints on the floor. Reminds me that one of my chores for the day is to brush them and groom them a little since brother and his dog are coming tomorrow. His dog is a rescue Pomeranian (not pure bred) with a long coat which is always beautifully brushed. My dogs look like ratty mutts even though they are purebreds with fancy pedigrees.
Liz I commend you for getting on with the basement. It's a ton of work to sort even the little stuff. My next such project is going to be the linen closet. It is stuffed like a turkey but there is very little usable in there plus much that is unknown. Plan is to give old sheets and towels to the pet rescue place. There is a brand new unopened comforter cover in there that I can't remember why i bought it.
Gallery was fairly busy yesterday. A peculiar family of 6 adults came in. They opened up the jewelry case without my assistance and then were grabbing things and trying them on. Then the old man needed the restroom. Then one girl wanted a mirror to try on earrings. I got the feeling they were trying to get me to move away from the jewelry case so they could grab stuff. I stayed right there but it took multiple instructions to get this young woman to the mirror. They finally did buy some things but took forever, picked up pretty much everything, were in and out of the case, back in it while I rang up sales, and overall made me nervous. I don't think they got away with anything but it was stressful. Very needy energy sucking people. Fortunately there were plenty of fun people as well. The street is now resurfaced so summer traffic will return.
Still a few things to do on The List. Today is do or die since brother arrives tomorrow though not until 7 pm.
hey Lizanne we are glad to have you in our little group. Hope your DS new friend turns out to be the one.
Peps yay on the shows. Winning isn't everything but.......
Diane S
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