Yesterday and today are sunny and warmer. It's about time. Yesterday I felt a bit ambitious and cleaned out a few things. Also did some laundry last night. That laundry room was a mess! The washing machine was filthy on the outside. Someone had spilled detergent or something all down the sides and didn't even clean it. I always clean the machines and mop the floor before I start but that was ridiculous. I don't know why no one else ever cleans that room. Bunch of pigs is all I can say.
Today I'm paying for all that I did yesterday. My bones hurt bad and my back is killing me. Can't walk very good. Didn't sleep well. Was awake at 4 am. So it's not a good day. I'm just going to relax as much as I can. I've already taken one Ibuprofen but will take another later if I have to.
Gloria and Aunt Mary and her sister Ronnie were going to come over but I called Gloria and told her I wasn't up to it. So they are going to wait till next week sometime. Ronnie has a couple old pictures of my mother that she wants to give me. I love seeing old pictures that I haven't seen before. I'm trying to get her copy of my mother and father's wedding day because it will be much clearer than the paper copies that I had gotten before from another Aunt. I'd love to see all Mary's photos but I've never taken the time. maybe this summer I'll ask her to bring her old albums.
Jack is doing better. He can swallow better but his face is still numb on one side. Not sure if he'll be coming to NY this month or not. He might have to wait longer to make sure he can travel. If I were him I'd stay home for another month just to make sure. And where his wife can be with him.
The defense started their side of the Casey Anthony trial this morning. So far it's been boring. He's not as good as the State lawyers are. They are on lunch break till 1:30.
It's already 81 degrees here. At least it's not humid. But more rain is coming in for tomorrow. Then it's back to sunshine for Sat. and Sun. And warmer. My air conditioner is working but now I have to empty the water every so often. It's not working like it should be. It's so hard to drain. I'll be busting a blood vessel leaning over like that. I can't squat like other people because of the polio. Don't have those muscles. So I have to bend from the waist and try to pick up the pan of water. I always spill some and it pisses me off. But at least the air is cool so far.
Still no fox pups. I'm waiting patiently..ha ha !
Have a nice day everyone.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Another Rainy Day-June 14, 2011-Jessi's Birthday
I totally forgot it was my Granddaughter, Jessi's birthday today! I couldn't believe it. This is a sure sign of old age I guess. Ha! Ha! She'll probably be looking for her card in the mail today. I feel bad. But she will get it tomorrow. I made one quick early this morning and got it out before the mail man came. She is six years old.
I went over to Walmart last night to pick up a couple items. It started sprinkling just as I was coming out but it didn't amount to much.
The Casey Anthony trial didn't start till 1 pm today. The state will rest their case tomorrow and on Thursday the defense will start.
I cancelled my water company and won't be getting the bottled water any more. I'll go back to using the tap water. I always boil any water first that I use, even the bottled water. And I can always buy it at the store if I want. Got to save money wherever I can now. If I didn't feed the outdoor critters I'd have enough money but I can't stop now. It's my only enjoyment. And another reason is lifting those heavy jugs all the time. Maybe I won't have as many pains in my back.
I'm trying to figure out what to get rid of next in my apartment. I have too much and need to weed some out of here. A few things maybe my daughter will take or if she don't want them maybe she will take them to the Salvation Army for me.
Anyway. Not much going on. Got my birds covered for the night and now I get some peace and quiet. Jasper is sleeping under something but I'm not sure where she is. She did sleep all night in the tub for the first time in ages and this morning she ate some of her turtle sticks for the first time in months!! I was happy about that because those have all the nutrients she needs. She wouldn't eat any more shrimp or worms when I offered them to her this past week. She still seems restless though and wanders all over the apartment before settling down. But then it's only for a couple hours and she's back to wandering again. If she comes out I'll put her back in the tub and hope she sleeps all night again. I'm sick of getting woke up in the middle of the night with her.
That's all for today. Take care everyone.
Monday, June 13, 2011
June 13, 2011-Still Damp And Gloomy
The past two days have been cool and damp. yesterday it rained but today it's just cloudy. It has gotten to 65 degrees today. I hate the dampness. In the mornings I feel damp and icky because of the humidity so I turn the heat on a bit. I have mold and mildew in my walls also so I try to keep that from coming inside my bedroom area. Bad enough I have to breathe that terrible air all the time.
Not much happening. The Casey Anthony trial dismissed at noon today because the prosecution's last witness won't arrive till tomorrow. And they won't be starting till 1:00 pm. The Prosecution will be all done either by tomorrow or Wednesday and then the defense team can try to spin their story about what happened. I can't wait to hear that! No one is going to believe a word of it. This whole case might wind up in a couple weeks when it goes to the jury. Maybe sooner.
No fox pups yet. :(
Not much happening. The Casey Anthony trial dismissed at noon today because the prosecution's last witness won't arrive till tomorrow. And they won't be starting till 1:00 pm. The Prosecution will be all done either by tomorrow or Wednesday and then the defense team can try to spin their story about what happened. I can't wait to hear that! No one is going to believe a word of it. This whole case might wind up in a couple weeks when it goes to the jury. Maybe sooner.
No fox pups yet. :(
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Rained All Day-June 11, 2011
It was a quiet day. It was rainy and cool. I didn't do a thing. Watched the trial of Casey Anthony till 1 pm and then watched some movies on TV the rest of the day. Not much to say for this day. But I felt pretty good.
I'm a little ticked off at my air conditioner though. It seems to be filling up with water too much and it shuts off till I empty it. The drain is near the bottom of the thing. It's one of those portable ones. I have to lay an almost flat pan underneath the drain. It's very hard to bend over and try to pick the pan up without spilling it all over. My rug was all wet the other day. I'll have to bleach that area so mold don't grow. I think maybe the air conditioner is getting old and it's not working right. It's supposed to circulate the water. But it has been humid and that can make it accumulate too fast in the holding area. But it never did that before. I don't like bending over. It puts too much pressure on my head and eyes. I've had blood vessels break in my left eye lately. Not on the outside where you can see it but on the inside of the eyeball. Like when you see floaters but mine is a long thick ribbon that blocks my vision till the blood dissipates. Really weird. I won't bother with any eye doctors unless it gets worse. It's happened three times so far. And the last time was a couple weeks ago.
I still have not seen any fox pups. Just all the adults. Those darn skunks! Tonight one sprayed at another and stunk up my apartment. Not too bad though. I'm used to it. It's better than smelling that horrible cigarette smoke. It was seeping under my door today and when I went out to get my mail it stunk so bad in that hallway. The woman down the hall smokes all the time and when she opens her door it comes out in clouds.. She gets mad at me when I mention any smoke. I really wish they'd make a law so no one in these senior buildings can smoke anywhere. Not even in their apartments. Especially when it seeps out from their apartments and bothers everyone else. Then a few of them stand outside right by the front door and if I go out I have to walk through it. Disgusting! I complained to the landlord but he said there was nothing he could do as long as they were outside. But we only have one way in and out and it doesn't seem right that we who don't smoke should be subjected to that. I can't even sit out there in the evenings like we used to. We have five people that smoke here now. It used to be only two for lots of years till just this past year.
Okay. That's enough complaining. Time to go to bed. Have a nice Sunday everyone.
I'm a little ticked off at my air conditioner though. It seems to be filling up with water too much and it shuts off till I empty it. The drain is near the bottom of the thing. It's one of those portable ones. I have to lay an almost flat pan underneath the drain. It's very hard to bend over and try to pick the pan up without spilling it all over. My rug was all wet the other day. I'll have to bleach that area so mold don't grow. I think maybe the air conditioner is getting old and it's not working right. It's supposed to circulate the water. But it has been humid and that can make it accumulate too fast in the holding area. But it never did that before. I don't like bending over. It puts too much pressure on my head and eyes. I've had blood vessels break in my left eye lately. Not on the outside where you can see it but on the inside of the eyeball. Like when you see floaters but mine is a long thick ribbon that blocks my vision till the blood dissipates. Really weird. I won't bother with any eye doctors unless it gets worse. It's happened three times so far. And the last time was a couple weeks ago.
I still have not seen any fox pups. Just all the adults. Those darn skunks! Tonight one sprayed at another and stunk up my apartment. Not too bad though. I'm used to it. It's better than smelling that horrible cigarette smoke. It was seeping under my door today and when I went out to get my mail it stunk so bad in that hallway. The woman down the hall smokes all the time and when she opens her door it comes out in clouds.. She gets mad at me when I mention any smoke. I really wish they'd make a law so no one in these senior buildings can smoke anywhere. Not even in their apartments. Especially when it seeps out from their apartments and bothers everyone else. Then a few of them stand outside right by the front door and if I go out I have to walk through it. Disgusting! I complained to the landlord but he said there was nothing he could do as long as they were outside. But we only have one way in and out and it doesn't seem right that we who don't smoke should be subjected to that. I can't even sit out there in the evenings like we used to. We have five people that smoke here now. It used to be only two for lots of years till just this past year.
Okay. That's enough complaining. Time to go to bed. Have a nice Sunday everyone.
Friday, June 10, 2011
June 10, 2011-Going To Be Cooler! Yaaay!
It's starting out cloudy this morning but it's supposed to be a nice day and much cooler and no humidity. I am so glad. I want to get out later to get some groceries.'I still have not spotted any of the baby foxes. They were out at this time last year.
Today is my baby brother, Mike's, birthday. He is 48 years old. He was born the day my mother died. He was the 11th child in our family. Seems so long ago but still remember that day so well. Mom would have been 88. I sometimes wonder what it would have been like to have her with us all these years and how she would have changed some of our lives. It would have been nice to have a mother to talk to but God had other plans and that's life. We never know what the future has in store for us. That's why we have to enjoy each day we have. It might be our last.
These baby starlings are driving me crazy. There must be 20 or 30 of them. They eat all the nuts as soon as I throw them out. The squirrels then get mad and want me to throw them more. I just can't keep up with them all. I feel like one of those "Hoarders" on TV but mine are outside critters..Ha! Ha!
It's time to eat my breakfast and get the birds uncovered and start my day. I've been up since 6:30. But that is my quiet time to do whatever I have to before I uncover my own critters and then they drive me crazy for the rest of the day.... Never a dull moment around here!. And Jasper is still sleeping in my bedroom. Have to get her water ready also. She's usually over on my foot while I'm at the computer but she's late sleeping this morning.
Have a nice day everyone.
Update:
I got out to get my groceries today. I went at noon and was back by 1:15 in time to continue watching the trial on TV. It was a beautiful day.
Jeanne called about the time I got home and she came over to visit for a while. We watched some of the trial in between chatting. She left at five.
I also received a return e-mail from my brother Mike. I had sent him one this morning to wish him a happy birthday. He and his girlfriend are heading into the mountains out there in Vermont where he lives. He loves hiking.
My oldest daughter called me also. I was surprised because she had just called last week. Sounded like she was outside calling. Maybe she was using someone's cell phone. She wouldn't say. The boys were off playing by some creek near there. I could hear them yelling to her. They are all fine anyway.
So it was a good day.
Today is my baby brother, Mike's, birthday. He is 48 years old. He was born the day my mother died. He was the 11th child in our family. Seems so long ago but still remember that day so well. Mom would have been 88. I sometimes wonder what it would have been like to have her with us all these years and how she would have changed some of our lives. It would have been nice to have a mother to talk to but God had other plans and that's life. We never know what the future has in store for us. That's why we have to enjoy each day we have. It might be our last.
These baby starlings are driving me crazy. There must be 20 or 30 of them. They eat all the nuts as soon as I throw them out. The squirrels then get mad and want me to throw them more. I just can't keep up with them all. I feel like one of those "Hoarders" on TV but mine are outside critters..Ha! Ha!
It's time to eat my breakfast and get the birds uncovered and start my day. I've been up since 6:30. But that is my quiet time to do whatever I have to before I uncover my own critters and then they drive me crazy for the rest of the day.... Never a dull moment around here!. And Jasper is still sleeping in my bedroom. Have to get her water ready also. She's usually over on my foot while I'm at the computer but she's late sleeping this morning.
Have a nice day everyone.
Update:
I got out to get my groceries today. I went at noon and was back by 1:15 in time to continue watching the trial on TV. It was a beautiful day.
Jeanne called about the time I got home and she came over to visit for a while. We watched some of the trial in between chatting. She left at five.
I also received a return e-mail from my brother Mike. I had sent him one this morning to wish him a happy birthday. He and his girlfriend are heading into the mountains out there in Vermont where he lives. He loves hiking.
My oldest daughter called me also. I was surprised because she had just called last week. Sounded like she was outside calling. Maybe she was using someone's cell phone. She wouldn't say. The boys were off playing by some creek near there. I could hear them yelling to her. They are all fine anyway.
So it was a good day.
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