It is supposed to be middle of the night but laundry has to be done sometime! I've been awake since before 2:00am (listened to radio news in my bed). Sorted clothes in the bathroom I dress in since the floor in the utility room is taken up by litter box & training pads. Yes, PADS, because Tom has trouble climbing into the litter box so I put 2 of the largest training pads on the floor near the litter box. Kinda hard to walk around in there, along with the different detergents, softners, bleach, etc. I can reach the lowest shelf of the built in cabinets above the washer & dryer but only the front row of stuff. I sure do gripe a lot, don't I? Don't answer that!!!

Lloyd, we are retired and can get up or go to bed any time we feel like it. What I keep telling myself. You mentioned flat tires on your motorhome, mine now has 4 brand new ones & 2 that have made one trip to CO & 2 trips to MO. I was shocked to see the condition my tires were in after having one go bad on the way home from CO & had to stop in Dodge City. Took photos of them & scared myself at what could have happened!  I think I really am partly to blame because it is overloaded by the time I pull out with a full tank of gas & full tank of water, as well as all the extra stuff my son & I take to play with when camping. I have never had it weighed. 

The older son goes a couple days before, sets up his camper in a campground north of Poncha Springs & then meets us at the Walmart in Salida & we go up to Mt.Princeton campground where we have reservations. The boys delight in figuring how to watch DVDs on a sheet inside the little fold down Flagstaff camper, take solar panels & generators to charge up batteries for night movies.....Then oldest one's son comes & joins them (tent) & pretty soon we will have a nice crowd around. My oldest son goes early so he can try out all his new toys before the rest of us get there. Good fun. The boys do a lot of hiking & exploring & then we hop into Andy's car & go into one of the little towns to eat a noon meal. I usually fix breakfast & we cook out our evening meal. When the crowd arrives we do all of our cooking at the campground & all pitch in to help. Sure beats doing housework!

So that's where my mind goes when I want to "think happy". Back to the laundry room.....

Patricia, thanks for sending the Denali Depot cam site. I still check in with some of the Railfan sites, but had not run across this one.

Another site I recently ran across may add to your collection: Nautilus Live. https://www.youtube.com/c/EVNautilus/featured
They have completed their 2021 season and are now in port, so no live feeds but plenty of clips from. Here is their official website: https://nautiluslive.org/

Way too cold for me to want to go out today. Right now it is 11^oF. It was 9^oF when I first got on the computer.

Today, I am waiting on my monthly package from Amazon. I got two things yesterday delivered via Amazon truck, but the delivery via the USPS, for some reason they couldn't explain when I called, got flagged as undeliverable. When they checked, it was there on the pallet waiting to be delivered and the label was intact.

I still need to get up to the clinic to get some blood drawn, and I still need to get my booster shot. With all the goings on in December, it got put off. I hope to get both of these done this coming week.     

Good morning...

Back into the deep freeze this morning with a temp of -40 ° yes that was minus 40!!

Picking up a script for hubby this morning and home to carry on chasing dust bunnies.

Jane, maybe phone your Dr and talk with his nurse ,she may know of someone that could use what you have??

Rick, love reading good news!! Take care of yourself.

Gloria, today is a double geemogotchie day or better yet keep inside when one can. Just need to bring in a load of wood and that is it for outside work today.

Phyllis, I think I will make your baked custard in the IP today. have some fresh raspberries to go with it.

MarsGal, I will take your 11° ...-40° is not nice!

Patricia, thank you for the webcams. Will enjoy them when I get a break.

Lloyd, hope you found more zz's. Are you just about done shelling  the nuts?

Shirley, what we don't do for our pets . Babe now has a step stool to get into the vehicle. Sometimes she will fool you and hop in no problem but most of the times she will put her front feet in and I have to lift the rest in for her

 Better get on with the day.

Enjoy your day and stay safe...keep warm too!

Good Morning Everyfriend!  It's a frustrating one for me.  My car is still stuck in the driveway and I NEED to get it working. 

And, AMY, the nurse at my Drs. office also works for the hospital that delivered the stuff to my house, she knows they can't take it back and her first suggestion is the veterinarian.  I'm going in circles!

I have stuff to do and I HAVE to find a way to get my car to the repair shop!  I hope everyfriend's day is better than mine is promising!  Sorry about the complaining but it happens! 

Good Morning everyone. we are at 6ºf and clear. well I guse I will work on the walnuts again today. I better get to Get at it. see you all Later.

Lloyd

Good morning from an Interior at seven above and heading for a high of eighteen with perhaps some light snow.


Good morning Lloyd!

Hi Joanne, I had my booster in March, but I still go out with masks and observe safety rules as some didn't care, and we are in the triple digits regarding new cases locally and in the state.

Thank you for the cam links. The Nautilus had several interesting videos that I watched this morning.


Oh, Amy, do I feel for you as I know those temperatures! I hope you have a day or two before rising to a better temperature!

Hmmm...yes, custard with raspberries sounds good. The other day I stocked up on those plus blueberries and blackberries.

Farrah has gotten more demanding the more I stay home, insisting on pets and treats and just about crowding me off of MY bed and off the couch. She follows me from room to room but yet still projects that she's in charge vibe. 😼

Jane, is there anyone who can tow your car? Probably a silly question and one you've already considered but had to ask.

Good morning everyone, no CNA today and I celebrated by sleeping till 10 this morning.Oh I wish I did not need the help so I could sleep when and how long I need. 11am and 13° but feels like -1°. First thing I did when I got up was turn the thermostat up and it is still running.

PATRICIA  I will send those links to my SIL, I know he will enjoy them. With Tuscan being on the southern end of Arizona maybe he will get the idea of going there on a trip just for that train. They are both so content where they live now they have only been back to San Diego 4 times for Christmas and the one year they missed was because of Covid and not crossing state borders. They have not taken a real vacation since moving and feel like they are on a vacation all the time now.

RICK  that was a nice long time to be with your doctor.  We used to have a doctor here who made sure his appointments were well spread out. He would talk with his patient and put them at ease before getting down to business. Now one is lucky to spend 10 minutes with any doctor. Glad no one in my family has had cellulitis, bad enough my Mom passed diabetes down to most of us and 2 sisters ended with pancreatic cancer.

JANE  you are so used to getting out in your car now you are getting "cabin fever" without Frankie stopping by and having Cooper there. Now you know how I feel some days cooped up in here. No car and unable to get out. Something I don't wish on anyone.

3 hours later...........
My oldest son just left, came for a visit and he sure can find a lot to talk about.

SHIRLEY  I used to enjoy camping, not a lot of housework and even my ex pitched in to help a little. Cooking easier, too, Simple food tasted better cooked outside.

AMY  deep freeze here, too. Feels like 3°so above zero now and the sun is really shining bright from a beautiful blue sky, the shade that always reminds me of my Mom's eyes. I Have my geemagotchees on and I am not going outside either. On the second floor the tenants say their apartments are so warm they never turn their heat on but with the wood floors I have the floors are always cold so feet and lower legs are always cold so on days like this I have on woolen knee sox over the geemagotschees  then have fleece pants on legs and fleece lined slippers on and am just about comfy.  My daughter has a ramp now for her dog to go up and down instead of the stairs. Better on his short legs, Chihuahua jack russell mix. he is now close to 15. Only small dog they ever had.

LLOYD  how many more walnuts do you have to hell? I would be tired of that job by now.

Think I better get on with my day and get a few things done. With the short supply of CNAs I get no help on Fridays and it set me behind talking with my son for 3 hours.

Enjoy the rest of the day and stay safe and healthy.

Laundry day here too. When you start running out of clothes there's nothing left to do but get at it.  Laundry means a trip down stairs so I've avoided it. But it seems to be going OK now.
Bright and sunny, but cold out.

Rick ,we have got up to +4° right balmy out there now..

All day & only 2 loads washed & dried. I've cleaned the floor around the litter box a couple times and 2 other spots where Tom didn't make it to the right room. The saddest part is he starts purring when he hears me getting their food & can smell the fresh eye of round roast chunks. I did get them a package of hamburger at Sam's this week even though they don't like it very much. I am not sure what they are doing to the hamburger but the texture is different & the cats noticed right away. They all like dry food at times and clean out their bowls of salmon... as long as I smash the little round salmon bones. They can lick around them & leave in the bowls, all 3! They will eat a little tuna as long as it is in oil, won't touch if packed in water. Callie usually likes to stay outside until dark but she was on the step to come in so here she sits, on a furnace vent. Had one bump to 33° dropping already, cloud cover but radar not picking up anything around here. Need a quick nap while cats are all sleeping. Keep busy & keep warm!

I just spoke with MaryPage and she wanted everyone to know that her email was hacked and if you get and email from her asking for monetary assistance,  ignore it ...
Getting hacked is no fun, but it can happen to any one and thenof course it invades our contact list...

So we all need to be  weary of strange  emails that looks like
our friends or family asking for help or money etc.   

MaryPage it was wonderful talking with you   !!!

Take care and don't worry.   We are all forewarned...

Thankyou
love  Sandy

This has been a day I don't wish to repeat. Neighbour called and asked if I would let the dog out, she had her hubby up in emerg.  Not sure  of the outcome as they didn't find anything but sent him for blood work and xrays.
 Temp is taking a dive down to -20 ° at the moment. Fire on in the garage/shop and one  on here plus oil back up so everyone should be warm.

Baked custard, raspberries and whipped cream went down well..

Amy, sorry about your neighbor. Not a good time to need any ER or hospital care with so many different types of germs going around (including Covid). My friend's sister has Covid again & all the shots. Her husband has Alzheimer's, both in early 80s.

Back in the early days of SeniorNet (& this place) we used to start planning a party, bus trip or whatever to cheer us up. I'm smiling at myself to think of a part of the world we would all WANT to gather right now, pretty cold, volcanoes erupting, earth quakes, snow, ice, fires, Covid    ....  I'll find a bus big enough to haul all of us if someone can plan a route. Everyone bring their favorite food. I'll take the first hitch at driving, got a lead foot but so far no tickets or accidents, not even a dent backing up. We change drivers when we need to stop for gas, okay? The copilot will be the one checking phone maps or paper maps, drives me nuts to watch a driver looking at their phone all the time! I have Garmin in my RV but OnStar NavSystem in the little car... Also have a Magellan hand held GPS as back up, the TomTom I had was supposed to have "lifetime updates" but that didn't mean MY lifetime, just lifetime for the TomTom!  All of a sudden it said it was too old to update.... took care of that. I personally prefer to have the state roadmaps or just buy a Walmart atlas & I'm good!

How about I make a big pot of chicken noodle soup... I think that's probably one of my family favorites. With the nice paper bowls that we can burn instead of the old styro types, kind a soothing nourishment for the first day out. I use the Ream's egg noodles & boil enough chicken to have my own broth & chicken salad on the side. I use a lot of herbs & spices & shredded carrots & onions for added color. Now someone else can take over...........

This was one of the most boring days of my later life!  I hate not having Cooper hanging around and then expecting Frankie to be by to pick him up!

I'm in for the bus trip, SHIRLEY.  I'll make a big pot of my famous vegetable soup!  It's time for that anyway and we can use the paper dishes for that.  It's a complete meal in a bowl and everyone who has ever tasted it, loves it! 

PATRICIA, everyone around here who does towing and repairs, charges an arm and a leg to do it.  This guy where I take my car is about the cheapest and best around.  My neighbor across the street is going to jump start my car and my daughter will follow me out there and then bring me home.

Now I'm heading for the haystack!  My eyes are almost in slam shut mode and I'm ready to check out the haystack for zzzzs.  I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow.  And my God bless us, every one!

well It is Late but I am checking out for today good Night and sweet dreams everyone. Hope to see you all tomorrow.

Lloyd

Jane, that's a good idea. I wasn't thinking or stating it clearly as I was thinking more of family or friends for a type of tow. I've never driven so didn't know if that was possible. However, any way through helps.

Good morning..

In a hurry this morning and will be back later..
Temp is warmer at - 24° and it is trying to snow!!

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

One warning "from experience".... if someone tows with a rope or chain be sure to keep a foot on the brake & ready to stomp HARD because unless engine running, no power stearing OR brakes, & if the person pulling needs to brake fast, that car behind will roll up fast & mush bumpers together. Since Walmart delivers groceries any chance they would deliver a battery & maybe the driver/mechanic could help install? Since we are same age I'm not sure I could lift old out & new in so admit to needing someone stronger. But bet if you put the 2 of us together we could get the job done!    Veggie soup sure sounds good, thanks!

I woke up before 5:00am, always Tom on my mind even when sleeping in the other end of the house. Not sure where Tiger is/was but Callie is snoring as she sleeps on a furnace vent in the family room.  Got another load of clothes washed & ready to put in the dryer, 2 cats & me fed, Tiger always sleeps later. Still dark so I may go crawl back in bed another hour. So far I have 4 hours & 44 min sleep, only a few min of deep sleep.

Good Morning AMY and shirley and all that follow. we are at 24º at 7;13 AM. and partly cloudy. well I need to call doctor and see if I can get in to visit. I have over the counter and Pills that old doctor Gave me to sleep, both are out of date. I have been having a hard time getting to sleep. and have a headacke from start to fenish of the day every day. see what he has to say about all that. Hope you all are havaeing a better time of it.

Lloyd

Good Morning Everyfriend!  This is going to be a busy day.  I have a month's worth of recycling sitting outside waiting for Cathy to come help me take it to the recycling center.  It's been collecting since right before Cindy went home to OK, when I came home from the hospital in late Nov.  One of her good friends took it back than. 

PATRICIA and SHIRLEY, you can get arrested for trying to tow with a rope or a chain around here.  There must have been too many accidents over the years and now it's against the law.  The only kind of towing that's done is the kinds that tows trailers or the kidd that Repair Garages do.  NO ROPES OR CHAINS!

I have some stuff to do before Cathy arrives so I better get moving.  I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow! 

Good morning everyone, 10° at 7:45 and feels like -1°. Not quite as cold as yesterday but still in the deep freeze. When my son called yesterday to see what I needed FROM THE market I told him to stay home because it was too cold and he reminded me he worked outside at times in temperatures like this and I told him he is now retired so does not to go out in it anymore. I know years back I would go to work in the mornings when it was below zero and that was expected in winter. Making me think there is really something in this global warming. Heck the world went through an ice age centuries ago.   

SHIRLEY  you are right, keep busy and moving and you warm yourself up. Something I can no longer do so I am always cold now.

SANDY  I am careful with email, one thing we are told to look for is words spelled wrong in the email heading. I am good at deleting email I do not know where it comes from. Like I do not answer the phone if I don't know the name of the caller, just let the machine take it.

RICK  at least in this building we can take the elevator down to go to the laundry and hope there is a machine empty.

AMY  I hope your neighbor is OK and the trip to the ER was not serious.

SHIRLEY  Oh those trips were fun. I was new to SN and got in the time of a trip and wondered what kind of site I landed in. I remember Pat getting the chickens out of the old bus and getting it ready for a trip. Remember Martex getting us in weird places. Years before I ever thought about driving I liked going somewhere with the map in my hands and checking where we were going, the route and side roads. I am still good at reading maps.

JANE  I WAS THINKING OF a pot of my Mom's vegetable soup. All the vegetables are shredded and it is a thick soup.
Instead how about I make a beef stew? or maybe a casserole of Mac & Cheese?

AMY  trying to snow here too. Every time I look out the window I see a few flakes floating down.

LLOYD  hope you can get the doctor appointment BOUT THE HEADACHES AND NOT SLEEPING.

Better get away from te PC and get dressed before my son gets here. Pretty soon both sons will think all I have to wear in nightgown and robe.

Have a good day and stay safe.

The trip sounds like fun - IF Shirley doesn't bring the cats.    I'll bring slider sandwiches and cookies.

I remember Pat and the bus.  There were forums for various states in the old S&F and I was "in charge" of one for Oklahoma.  I remember doing a "tour" of the state by posting links to various sites in story form. That was fun.

I did get an e-mail from Mary Page that showed her entire name with the subject being "Touching Base" - all in capital letters.  That wasn't at all like the MaryPage I'd exchanged emails with so I deleted it without opening.

I'm making progress with the office shelf sorting/pitching/etc.  Off to see if I can finish another one.

Stay safe and well, Everyfriend.

Good morning from the Interior! Jane, I checked, and it's illegal here as well. Never ask a nondriver for driving tips! 

There is nothing new here other than neglected chores and lots of Kindle stories vying for my attention.

We are snowed in here and I'm trying not to fuss about the weather.     I made a big IPot of Bean With Bacon soup yesterday after listening to the weather warnings.  Just threw un-soaked navy beans, pieces of bacon, some shallots and garlic seasoning in the pot, added 6-8 cups of water and an hour later we had some hearty, warming soup to eat on a cold, snowy night.  I love the IP.

We had about 5 inches here on top of ice and while it is beautiful to look at it is a mess to drive in and we had a lot of accidents on the freeways and streets this morning.  Our neighborhood street wasn't even plowed until near noon time.  But on the bright side, a very good neighbor and son just appeared and shoveled out our entire driveway.  There are still many kind and thoughtful people around who are always willing to help someone who needs it.  I'm blessed with very good neighbors.

Take care, All.

Time to rest a bit. Still snowing out will worry about that tomorrow

Neighbour seems to be ok, thank you for asking. Has a lot on his plate lately and the word "slow" is not in his vocabulary.

Have 2 appointments made for hubby, both are in the city and I hope the roads are good then.

It is also illegal here to tow like that also. We have CAA
 and they will come and tow if need be.

Between spam in emails or  robo calls it can be a challenge at times.

Shirley, we have a little hospital here.....my friend used to say 10 beds and a morgue. If something is serious best to high tail it to the city! I had  hubby at emerg ,must of been 8-10 times but the last time I took him to the city. On my way I remembered an ambulance depot and pulled into  it . They took him from there to the city.....he had constant care on the way and would get looked at as soon as they brought him in...plus it saved the police from trying to catch up to me ..

Will bring fresh buns and pies for dessert...

Laundry is calling..better get it done..

I forgot to say.....not up for real travel anymore so would love to take the mythical big yellow bus for a trip with friends.  I'll add the Bean Soup to Shirley's Chicken Noodle.  That should be enough to keep us all warm.

And, towing here is illegal, too.  We don't even have tow trucks now and any car that needs to be picked up and taken in for repairs is pulled onto flat bed service trucks and taken in that way.  The police get pretty snarky if they catch someone towing another car. 

Well, quick note.... MaryPage, don't feel bad about being hacked.... few years ago my brother's computer and a cousin (that happened to be the computer tech for a chain of hospitals) got hacked about the same time & I did get messages from BOTH & they shut down my computer. Lucky for me a fix had been found & my son got it & brought over & unlocked my computer twice. Always have to wonder what possible satisfaction can someone get for messing with anybody's computers? Why wouldn't they use their brains to do something good & earn money honestly???

Gloria, Martex was the name I couldn't think of!!! She was the one with the goats, right? I also started about the same time & enjoyed the trips & imagination..... but mainly how good so many were with Paint Shop Pro!

Gotta run to the post office to mail a birthday card to my daughter. Taking care of Tom is a full time job this week, and not sure I am doing him any favors by not taking him in for that finally shot good-by. He isn't enjoying food as much today & almost like Alzheimer's, one hour he can find his way to the litter box & next he will have no clue where he is.

Callie, for sure he would not enjoy any of the trips with us, people scare him to death & always has. I've had to take them with me ever since Cas died (going on 9 years) and only the last trip to MO did he make it without throwing up.... nerves, didn't have to start the engine or move so knew it was not motion sickness.

Smart to have those laws, Jane, but knew a lot of folks in MO that would argue with their need to do that when no other option. Patricia, for sure a lot of people used a rope or chain to pull a car & managed to not get hurt but guess laws have to made for the dummies that don't think or do safe!

Lloyd, can't tell you how many people I've talked to this week that has trouble sleeping. Wonder if it has anything to do with the moon?  Maybe you are allergic to walnuts (as many as you have handled the last few weeks).

Amy, I bought a ramp for my e-bike like Jack had for Millie... (or was it Mimi?). My son has it now for his Great Dane to get into his new pick-up. Glad the neighbor is okay. Guess we are lucky since the ER & Hospital together & just around the bend of the river from out house.

Hey, Phyllis, I still don't have the iPot or whatever the latest is... but use the old timey pressure cooker to fix my beans. I think I will need another lifetime to catch up with the new fangled stuff. Do you add a clove a garlic to your beans? I do love ham shanks in my beans but hard to find lately. Hocks are so much fatter. Bring 'em on! Gotta run!

I remember Martex; she was also on ThirdAge,(She invited me to SeniorNet along with Ginny.), Martex purchased some goats after her husband died, and she named some of them after us!

I wonder what happened with little angelface? I cannot remember whether the sheep or goats had so many young? When I was still on Facebook, Martex and I were in touch, but after I left, not so much.

Does anyone know what happened or who has heard from Ginny lately?

QuoteI made a big IPot of Bean With Bacon soup yesterday after listening to the weather warnings.  Just threw un-soaked navy beans, pieces of bacon, some shallots and garlic seasoning in the pot, added 6-8 cups of water and an hour later we had some hearty, warming soup to eat on a cold, snowy night.  I love the IP.

What is an "IPOT"? Was bacon cooked first, or uncooked?