Good Morning everyone
well,, Its Monday, and here I sit again,, didnt go to Rehab this morning,, got up too late.. couldnt sleep last night.. and it was nearly 5am before I did drop off..
This will be short, as I have lots to do,, the Flooring finally is finished, but Ive grown unhappy with it, as there is faded boards where the sheen isnt on it,, not sure why, but stopped at Lowes yesterday, and theyre supposed to come out and take a look, and try to figure out what to do.
I took back, all the extra parts,, $353.00 worth,, I told them that their guy that does the measuring, his tape measure is off.. also, I have one box, well, 7 pieces, the whole box has 8.. that was chipped or faded and unusable.. thats another 45 dollars, or just a bit less,, if I can get them to replace them, or pay be back.. I see no reason to keep a whole box,, and they cant use them to replace the faded pieces,, but that also means, that they will have to bring back the 3 boxes I did take back (get my money back, then replacement is on them, not me) or reorder all new, and come out and fix it..
But, dont know when that will be.. but with over 80 square feet taken back, and the contractor charging by the square foot, I should get a refund there too,, then, they didnt take off 10% for veterans.. (yes, I asked for that too, since Lowes does that, but just now told me about it) sooo,, looking better all the time,, LOL
went to the RV place yesterday,, got there at closing on sunday,, thought we had 2 hrs til closing,, hardest place to hit on time, I guess.. but almost spent all the money refunded, between walmart and Gander Mountain, oh, and the RV place,, we ran through the store picking up stuff we will need, then to walmart, to buy a few things for the RV,, glasses, plates, etc.. still need to take it to the rv place, to have them check out everything to see what is wrong.. bastards want 175 or so, just to look at it and tell me what needs work.. then,, they want to tell me how everthing works,, thats another 179, I think I seen.. lol,, are they frigging nuts???
better git,, beef stew is going.. and I told Nana we would get moving early today, and go to another RV place..
Happy Farming
Papaw
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Afternoon, everyone..
Well, the flooring is completed, except for trim and a couple other odds and ends, and it looks fantastic.. cherrywood flooring matches my computer furniture perfect,, looks great in the kitchen and hallway.. and with the new black appliances,, guess the next thing on the agenda, will be new cabinets,, or new windows and doors.. the sliding glass door leaks like a sieve, and the front door isnt much better,, also, want ladder installed in the garage to the attic, to make it easier to get up and down, instead of climbing up a rickety ladder lol..
But the flooring looks absotively fantastic.. Im very pleased,, especially, since I get parts to take back, and, money back, and I forgot to get my veterans discount (10%) at lowes.. Ive looked at the receipt, and they didnt give it to me, though they did find a few other things to discount, to get it to what they quoted me.. but they forgot the veteran discount, so Im going to hit them up for that first.. lol. though I paid cash for the flooring and labor, I wouldnt care if they applied the money to the Lowes charge,, which we used for the appliances,, then I can pay them off a couple months earlier than expected.
Worked on the Rv a few days ago,, when it was warm.. now its cold again.. 33 degrees and not looking good for several more days,,brrrrr.. but the generator is working fine,, I had bought one of those port o power things to jump start it,, and that works fine, the engine appears to be running fine.. probably should have the generator serviced, oil changed and filters, just to have it checked out.. its putting out power,, I used a vacuum cleaner in the RV the other day, off of one of the outlets, was a surprise finding the port o sucker in the RV, stuck in a cubby hole.. didnt even know it was there.. book keeps saying there is a furnace in it, but I havent really looked for it yet. only heater I seen, other than the front heater/w the A/C... the main A/C for the compartment, the rooftop unit, doesnt appear to work,, I figured out, that you have to plug in the internal plug, into the output from the generator and have the generator running,, or run 120v to the RV and plug it in.. either way, when I tried cooling it down, it bogged the generator down, til it quit.. an the heater unit on it, is to just take the chill off, not actually heat the rv...
I really need to just take the thing to the RV place, and have them check it all out, fill and flush the tanks, and fill again,, and then top off the LP gas... and then make sure the hot water heater (6gal) is working,, the refrigerator runs off A/C. D/C and or LP gas.. and see what its going to cost me to fix the air conditioner,, hope it isnt replacement, as that is nearly 1000 dollars,, and I aint got it now,, least after the last 3 visits to the casino.. but will have money again next month,, and things will be better,, only have a week to go.. lol,,
Today is my daughter, amanda's birthday,, 40 years old.. The night she was born, I must have called every 20-30 minutes to see if she was here yet (no, we didnt know back then what "it" would be. lol,, I was in the US Navy at the time, in Long Beach California,, my ship was in modified drydock, and no where to sleep on board, , so we slept in the barracks, on the base...Finally, Mother told me to go on to bed, and they would call me,, looking back, that must have been a huge phonebill I had left Mother with, and me only making 100 bucks a month. But, Amanda finally made it here, and pretty much has been a pain in my ass since.. lol,, not really, though, there have been some times.
Nana is home today, and has spent pretty much the whole day in the bedroom,, coming out for coffee, and something to eat.. pretty much what Amanda has done too.. lol,, I set a roast out for supper,, but doesnt look like its going to get fixed tonight.. with the workers here,, I didnt want to be fixing things for supper,, while they were still working,, last night, I was gonna cook hotdogs,, but Nana said she was fixing tuna,, and that was pretty good.. though, with 6 cans, there was only enough left to snack on, or maybe one sandwich..
Think maybe I will start with fried taters and onions, and then figure out the main course,, lol.. I could do chicken soup.. or chili,, guess either of those would work.. and have it ready in no time.. hmmm,, maybe that isnt a bad idea, with it as cold as it is..
Better get busy figuring out what it will be,, lol,, so talk to yall again soon
Happy Farming
Papaw
Well, the flooring is completed, except for trim and a couple other odds and ends, and it looks fantastic.. cherrywood flooring matches my computer furniture perfect,, looks great in the kitchen and hallway.. and with the new black appliances,, guess the next thing on the agenda, will be new cabinets,, or new windows and doors.. the sliding glass door leaks like a sieve, and the front door isnt much better,, also, want ladder installed in the garage to the attic, to make it easier to get up and down, instead of climbing up a rickety ladder lol..
But the flooring looks absotively fantastic.. Im very pleased,, especially, since I get parts to take back, and, money back, and I forgot to get my veterans discount (10%) at lowes.. Ive looked at the receipt, and they didnt give it to me, though they did find a few other things to discount, to get it to what they quoted me.. but they forgot the veteran discount, so Im going to hit them up for that first.. lol. though I paid cash for the flooring and labor, I wouldnt care if they applied the money to the Lowes charge,, which we used for the appliances,, then I can pay them off a couple months earlier than expected.
Worked on the Rv a few days ago,, when it was warm.. now its cold again.. 33 degrees and not looking good for several more days,,brrrrr.. but the generator is working fine,, I had bought one of those port o power things to jump start it,, and that works fine, the engine appears to be running fine.. probably should have the generator serviced, oil changed and filters, just to have it checked out.. its putting out power,, I used a vacuum cleaner in the RV the other day, off of one of the outlets, was a surprise finding the port o sucker in the RV, stuck in a cubby hole.. didnt even know it was there.. book keeps saying there is a furnace in it, but I havent really looked for it yet. only heater I seen, other than the front heater/w the A/C... the main A/C for the compartment, the rooftop unit, doesnt appear to work,, I figured out, that you have to plug in the internal plug, into the output from the generator and have the generator running,, or run 120v to the RV and plug it in.. either way, when I tried cooling it down, it bogged the generator down, til it quit.. an the heater unit on it, is to just take the chill off, not actually heat the rv...
I really need to just take the thing to the RV place, and have them check it all out, fill and flush the tanks, and fill again,, and then top off the LP gas... and then make sure the hot water heater (6gal) is working,, the refrigerator runs off A/C. D/C and or LP gas.. and see what its going to cost me to fix the air conditioner,, hope it isnt replacement, as that is nearly 1000 dollars,, and I aint got it now,, least after the last 3 visits to the casino.. but will have money again next month,, and things will be better,, only have a week to go.. lol,,
Today is my daughter, amanda's birthday,, 40 years old.. The night she was born, I must have called every 20-30 minutes to see if she was here yet (no, we didnt know back then what "it" would be. lol,, I was in the US Navy at the time, in Long Beach California,, my ship was in modified drydock, and no where to sleep on board, , so we slept in the barracks, on the base...Finally, Mother told me to go on to bed, and they would call me,, looking back, that must have been a huge phonebill I had left Mother with, and me only making 100 bucks a month. But, Amanda finally made it here, and pretty much has been a pain in my ass since.. lol,, not really, though, there have been some times.
Nana is home today, and has spent pretty much the whole day in the bedroom,, coming out for coffee, and something to eat.. pretty much what Amanda has done too.. lol,, I set a roast out for supper,, but doesnt look like its going to get fixed tonight.. with the workers here,, I didnt want to be fixing things for supper,, while they were still working,, last night, I was gonna cook hotdogs,, but Nana said she was fixing tuna,, and that was pretty good.. though, with 6 cans, there was only enough left to snack on, or maybe one sandwich..
Think maybe I will start with fried taters and onions, and then figure out the main course,, lol.. I could do chicken soup.. or chili,, guess either of those would work.. and have it ready in no time.. hmmm,, maybe that isnt a bad idea, with it as cold as it is..
Better get busy figuring out what it will be,, lol,, so talk to yall again soon
Happy Farming
Papaw
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Good Afternoon, Everyone
Well its Sunday.. Nana and I are getting ready to head to the riverboat (again) ugh... no money, but they sent Nana a 100$ and a free room, and buffets,, sooo, guess we will be going to Lawrenceburg, Indiana in a little while.
FINALLY, made it to Camping World.. pretty neat place,, lots of things to buy for the RV. But no money this time to do any buying, LOL... thanks to the casino the other night.. We'll never learn.. lol,, but did make it over to the RV and got it running,, tightened up the fan belts,, and I bought a Power quick start at walmart, with enough charge to jump it and get it started.. pretty nifty.. glad I bought it.. 20 dollars off, and I did need one for emergencies.. Plus, I can use it for my pick up, to get it started and moving down the road.. 2 weeks til I get paid again, and that money is gone,, have to wait for the second check,, then I will be in the chips again, if I can stay the hell away from the casinos.. lmao..
The battery/alternator appeared to be charging on the RV, so that is a plus,, hope that was it,, least the belts arent screaming for help now,, LOL.. took a few measurements for mini blinds.. bought a couple, and will put them in when it warms up.. A/C wasnt working,, Gary, Nana's Brother, said it worked,, sooo, guess I will need to read the directions (usually after the third try, I read how to do things, lmao) Then one of these days, I will take it down to Camping World, and have them put a new shroud on it,, looks like someone hit a low branch, or something and busted it up,, I would imagine it is from sun damage too,, inside, need light replacements,, they work, but the covers are crumbling from age and heat,, you know how plastic gets with age and being in the heat/sun.. Also need to figure out the alarm system on the RV,, inside,, there is an alarm, for dangerous fumes.. and when I turned it on, the alarm went off,, think it is carbon monoxide or CO2 or something, from the exhaust.. may need to look under it and check out the system,, Just going to take some time to get it fixed up to use.. little at a time.. its actually ready now, if we wanted to go.. just dont know how to work anything,, we have all the equipment to camp and cook, without using the inside RV equipment, so not a biggie right now.. will take it to CW (camping world) and have it charged (propane) and the water tanks flushed and filled, and make sure the toilet is going to be working in it.. If we can just stay out of the casino, it would be nice to have money saved to just jump in it and go at the spur of the moment,, sure wish Nana would retire.. we looked at newer Rv's yesterday,, 25-35k... man were they nice.. I told her if we would sell the house, we could just jump on the road and go,, right there would give up 1500-2000 a month extra.. hell, maybe even more than that.. I would really only have insurance on the vehicles..Then get us a mailbox in Tennessee or Florida, where they dont pay state income tax,, and that would save us 1000 a year.. plus no property taxes.. I think we could live pretty high on the hog,, let alone save money..
even if we bought a new truck,/5th wheel, with a nice pull behind trailer,, would be really nice... not quite what Im wanting, but a new truck sounded good,, lmao
Well, folks, hate to cut this short, but need to finish getting ready, and get something in my belly before we go.. Yall have a great Sunday afternoon/evening,, and wish me some LUCK this time.. lmao
Happy Farming
Papaw
Well its Sunday.. Nana and I are getting ready to head to the riverboat (again) ugh... no money, but they sent Nana a 100$ and a free room, and buffets,, sooo, guess we will be going to Lawrenceburg, Indiana in a little while.
FINALLY, made it to Camping World.. pretty neat place,, lots of things to buy for the RV. But no money this time to do any buying, LOL... thanks to the casino the other night.. We'll never learn.. lol,, but did make it over to the RV and got it running,, tightened up the fan belts,, and I bought a Power quick start at walmart, with enough charge to jump it and get it started.. pretty nifty.. glad I bought it.. 20 dollars off, and I did need one for emergencies.. Plus, I can use it for my pick up, to get it started and moving down the road.. 2 weeks til I get paid again, and that money is gone,, have to wait for the second check,, then I will be in the chips again, if I can stay the hell away from the casinos.. lmao..
The battery/alternator appeared to be charging on the RV, so that is a plus,, hope that was it,, least the belts arent screaming for help now,, LOL.. took a few measurements for mini blinds.. bought a couple, and will put them in when it warms up.. A/C wasnt working,, Gary, Nana's Brother, said it worked,, sooo, guess I will need to read the directions (usually after the third try, I read how to do things, lmao) Then one of these days, I will take it down to Camping World, and have them put a new shroud on it,, looks like someone hit a low branch, or something and busted it up,, I would imagine it is from sun damage too,, inside, need light replacements,, they work, but the covers are crumbling from age and heat,, you know how plastic gets with age and being in the heat/sun.. Also need to figure out the alarm system on the RV,, inside,, there is an alarm, for dangerous fumes.. and when I turned it on, the alarm went off,, think it is carbon monoxide or CO2 or something, from the exhaust.. may need to look under it and check out the system,, Just going to take some time to get it fixed up to use.. little at a time.. its actually ready now, if we wanted to go.. just dont know how to work anything,, we have all the equipment to camp and cook, without using the inside RV equipment, so not a biggie right now.. will take it to CW (camping world) and have it charged (propane) and the water tanks flushed and filled, and make sure the toilet is going to be working in it.. If we can just stay out of the casino, it would be nice to have money saved to just jump in it and go at the spur of the moment,, sure wish Nana would retire.. we looked at newer Rv's yesterday,, 25-35k... man were they nice.. I told her if we would sell the house, we could just jump on the road and go,, right there would give up 1500-2000 a month extra.. hell, maybe even more than that.. I would really only have insurance on the vehicles..Then get us a mailbox in Tennessee or Florida, where they dont pay state income tax,, and that would save us 1000 a year.. plus no property taxes.. I think we could live pretty high on the hog,, let alone save money..
even if we bought a new truck,/5th wheel, with a nice pull behind trailer,, would be really nice... not quite what Im wanting, but a new truck sounded good,, lmao
Well, folks, hate to cut this short, but need to finish getting ready, and get something in my belly before we go.. Yall have a great Sunday afternoon/evening,, and wish me some LUCK this time.. lmao
Happy Farming
Papaw
Friday, March 18, 2011
TGI Friday, March 18, 2011
Good morning, everyone,,
well, I survived St Patty's Day, without drinking even one green beer,, though I did stop and drink a few with my corned beef and cabbage yesterday. Which, of course was after my Cardiac Rehab appt, which I did happen to go to Thursday, LOL.. Then, I went home, to relax in the sun on the back deck, since I didnt have a key to the house (Nana had taken it out of my pants pocket to check the mail the night before, and Amanda had gone to pick Marisa up, at BSU, for a dr appt. )
When Nana called, she was with the elderly lady we help out, leaving the dr appt with her.. At which point, she could have been home in 20 minutes or so, if shed just gone ahead and dropped her off.. Instead, Nana came home to open the door for me, then decided I should go ahead and go with her, and then on to Walmart, instead of dropping her off and coming home to get me..
So, we go to Louise's house, get her in, (we are parking the RV at her house, so I went inside to check it out) and I try to start the RV, and it is deader than I dont know what.. I believe it is the belts, keeping the batteries from recharging, or, like my pickup truck, has a ground somewhere draining the battery.. something is on, that should be off.. or something....Gary, Nana's brother, thought the refrigerator had maybe kicked on or something.. so I thought I had it unplugged,, evidently, the plug I pulled wasnt it.. ugh.. I was kinda hoping, to jump in it this weekend, and just go for a drive..
well, that isnt happening now.. we left walmart, after Nana wanted some pillows and carpet runners, to somehow blend all the ugly colors in together, and the draped to separate the front windshield behind the seats, from the living compartment,, I reckon shes afraid of someone looking in at a nekkid 63 year old woman, (other than myself, of course, lmao) and a few blinds, without measuring anything, so it was guesstimate on sizes.. I may go this afternoon, and see if I can get the belts tightened up, and perhaps pick up one of those thingys that you can start a vehicle with.. I think theyre about 40 bucks.. we'll see. lol..
So leaving walmart, we decided to head to Camping World, hoping to look around and get ideas, along with picking up a few items, which, mainly I wanted the Dutch Oven Table. (Im really wanting to get into this dutch oven cooking,, I have hundreds of recipes to try out, lol),, So, once again, we get there, and the doors shut as we pull into the parking spot,, 2nd time (2nd visit, as well) this has happened to us.. So,, what do I do?? ask Nana (big mistake) casino or Gander Mountain? and once again, we go to Indiana Live casino, and lose our ass. this is going to take me a couple months to recover from,, between the $800, 3 weeks or so ago, and 400 last night.. and we ate at the buffet they tout so much in their mailings,,,,,, Im telling you, if they made pizza for a living they would go broke,,, if they opened a chinese buffet, they may break even, If they do just fried chicken and those fries they had last night, theyd stay afloat,,, the chicken was about the best thing they had.. even the desserts werent very good.. Worst buffet I have ever been to.. and,, Im done with it, the casino, and anything down highway 74... we will go to the Horseshoe in Southern Indiana, or we wont be going anywhere.. if we had lost 1200 there, we would have had rooms, Paula Deen's buffet, a room, and an excellent time as always.. and earned a lot of rewards points,, and more money each month to come back.. there have been times, we have gotten 300 dollars a piece from them, to come back to play,,, and weve picked up the money stayed the night and came home,, lol... but theyve put a stop to that practice,,, you have to put the money into a machine and play it off,, cant cash out like we did before.. unless its winnings..
Really a beautiful day yesterday.. around 70 (I say cause I dont know what it actually got to) but it was bright and sunny.. just gorgeous.. today, is to be 65 or so.. its cloudy right now.. 20% chance of rain, but 80% it wont rain.. lol.. Its finally starting to warm up, but thursday, back down in the 40's,, at least thats what theyre saying now..
Gonna be tight with money the next few weeks, due to our stupidity (or mine for mentioning the casino).. didnt sleep well last night (we didnt get home til midnight or so, and I didnt go to bed til 230, then Nana was hurting, and awake, and we watch tv til 430 or so, and I turned over to sleep, and she had to get up at 5am,, so she is going to be beat when she gets home tonight.. oh, oh, oh,,,, the sun just broke through the clouds,, woohoo.. I may get moving a little faster than I expected.. lol.. Need to return some things to Lowes, get a couple extra set of RV keys made, so Nana has a set, I have a set, and then a spare set of keys.. and buy either the charger/starter thingy, or a set of jumper cables,, I think the former, and next month, the jumpers,, LOL..
Well, if Im going to get anything done today, I reckon Id better get started.. will be nice to get outside and do something anyways,, and havent worked on a car in a long time. so that should be interesting too.. LOL
Yall have a wonderful weekend,, I should make a post, one day or the other, over the weekend,, unless we up and take off somewhere..
Happy Farming
Papaw
well, I survived St Patty's Day, without drinking even one green beer,, though I did stop and drink a few with my corned beef and cabbage yesterday. Which, of course was after my Cardiac Rehab appt, which I did happen to go to Thursday, LOL.. Then, I went home, to relax in the sun on the back deck, since I didnt have a key to the house (Nana had taken it out of my pants pocket to check the mail the night before, and Amanda had gone to pick Marisa up, at BSU, for a dr appt. )
When Nana called, she was with the elderly lady we help out, leaving the dr appt with her.. At which point, she could have been home in 20 minutes or so, if shed just gone ahead and dropped her off.. Instead, Nana came home to open the door for me, then decided I should go ahead and go with her, and then on to Walmart, instead of dropping her off and coming home to get me..
So, we go to Louise's house, get her in, (we are parking the RV at her house, so I went inside to check it out) and I try to start the RV, and it is deader than I dont know what.. I believe it is the belts, keeping the batteries from recharging, or, like my pickup truck, has a ground somewhere draining the battery.. something is on, that should be off.. or something....Gary, Nana's brother, thought the refrigerator had maybe kicked on or something.. so I thought I had it unplugged,, evidently, the plug I pulled wasnt it.. ugh.. I was kinda hoping, to jump in it this weekend, and just go for a drive..
well, that isnt happening now.. we left walmart, after Nana wanted some pillows and carpet runners, to somehow blend all the ugly colors in together, and the draped to separate the front windshield behind the seats, from the living compartment,, I reckon shes afraid of someone looking in at a nekkid 63 year old woman, (other than myself, of course, lmao) and a few blinds, without measuring anything, so it was guesstimate on sizes.. I may go this afternoon, and see if I can get the belts tightened up, and perhaps pick up one of those thingys that you can start a vehicle with.. I think theyre about 40 bucks.. we'll see. lol..
So leaving walmart, we decided to head to Camping World, hoping to look around and get ideas, along with picking up a few items, which, mainly I wanted the Dutch Oven Table. (Im really wanting to get into this dutch oven cooking,, I have hundreds of recipes to try out, lol),, So, once again, we get there, and the doors shut as we pull into the parking spot,, 2nd time (2nd visit, as well) this has happened to us.. So,, what do I do?? ask Nana (big mistake) casino or Gander Mountain? and once again, we go to Indiana Live casino, and lose our ass. this is going to take me a couple months to recover from,, between the $800, 3 weeks or so ago, and 400 last night.. and we ate at the buffet they tout so much in their mailings,,,,,, Im telling you, if they made pizza for a living they would go broke,,, if they opened a chinese buffet, they may break even, If they do just fried chicken and those fries they had last night, theyd stay afloat,,, the chicken was about the best thing they had.. even the desserts werent very good.. Worst buffet I have ever been to.. and,, Im done with it, the casino, and anything down highway 74... we will go to the Horseshoe in Southern Indiana, or we wont be going anywhere.. if we had lost 1200 there, we would have had rooms, Paula Deen's buffet, a room, and an excellent time as always.. and earned a lot of rewards points,, and more money each month to come back.. there have been times, we have gotten 300 dollars a piece from them, to come back to play,,, and weve picked up the money stayed the night and came home,, lol... but theyve put a stop to that practice,,, you have to put the money into a machine and play it off,, cant cash out like we did before.. unless its winnings..
Really a beautiful day yesterday.. around 70 (I say cause I dont know what it actually got to) but it was bright and sunny.. just gorgeous.. today, is to be 65 or so.. its cloudy right now.. 20% chance of rain, but 80% it wont rain.. lol.. Its finally starting to warm up, but thursday, back down in the 40's,, at least thats what theyre saying now..
Gonna be tight with money the next few weeks, due to our stupidity (or mine for mentioning the casino).. didnt sleep well last night (we didnt get home til midnight or so, and I didnt go to bed til 230, then Nana was hurting, and awake, and we watch tv til 430 or so, and I turned over to sleep, and she had to get up at 5am,, so she is going to be beat when she gets home tonight.. oh, oh, oh,,,, the sun just broke through the clouds,, woohoo.. I may get moving a little faster than I expected.. lol.. Need to return some things to Lowes, get a couple extra set of RV keys made, so Nana has a set, I have a set, and then a spare set of keys.. and buy either the charger/starter thingy, or a set of jumper cables,, I think the former, and next month, the jumpers,, LOL..
Well, if Im going to get anything done today, I reckon Id better get started.. will be nice to get outside and do something anyways,, and havent worked on a car in a long time. so that should be interesting too.. LOL
Yall have a wonderful weekend,, I should make a post, one day or the other, over the weekend,, unless we up and take off somewhere..
Happy Farming
Papaw
Monday, March 14, 2011
Monday, March 14th, 2011
Afternoon, everyone,
Hope your weekend was great.. mine was, I reckon,, We went to Nana's Brother's Saturday, and picked up the RV.. need to take some pics of it.. it handles pretty good on the road,, fan belts need tightening or soaped or something,, occasionally they really got to screaming.. lol,, Stopped at walmart and got gas 3.35 a gal. cheapest we seen there and back... put 75.00 in and it quit pumping, guess its an automatic thing.. not sure how much more it would have taken,, I think it has a 30 gallon tank.. unsure of the gas mileage yet too, since i didnt get filled up,, also,, the gas guage doesnt work.. hope warm weather gets here soon, want to get started working on it..
It has a lot of rattles,, mostly on top,, think it may be the a/c cover that is broken, I know the antennae flops a bunch,, brought it home to show the kids..they seemed to like it,, Nana made the comment about giving it to them and tell them to find a parking place to live,, lmao.. j/k The lady Nana and I help, Louise, is letting us park it in her driveway,, since she doesnt drive any more, it wont bother her it being there.. Im just concerned of the neighborhood that its in,, I stopped by and after two days, windows are unbroken and tires still on it,, LOL... just leery of it being there, but cheaper than paying someplace to park it.. Need to find a cover for the a/c,,,May call coleman, and see what I can get,, since thats the brand.. or call Campers world,, guess they have nearly everything there.. Something was running the battery down,, need to figure that out too,, Gary, Nana's brother, thought it was the Refrigerator, so I unplugged it to make sure that wasnt it.. it runs off electric or Propane.. which, I dont even know how much propane is in it, if any.. so much I have to learn, before even taking it out,, filling up the fresh water, getting the toilet figured out and how to dump it at the dump stations at the park.. how many usages, how often??? etc.. then the generator, and the a/c to run stuff,, I can rent electric site, and not have to use the generator, I believe.. which will make it good,, little more expensive, but not that bad.. and I can run a cord straight to the RV and plug it in,, just need to make sure everything else is working off it,, and the stove/oven,,, then to figure out the shower stuff.. ugh,, its really not a bad buy for 2500$ but its gonna take a little bit to get it road ready.. tires,, ugh,,, then there is the interior needs some work,, ungodly colors inside.. but it is comfortable sitting.. oh, it started spitting and sputtering after I filled up,, not sure what that is about,, maybe fuel filter, pump, or maybe water in gas tank from sitting so long? Probably should have put premium in it at first, but didnt think of it..
Signed up and paid for an annual membership to Good Sam Club, for Rv'ers and campers.. may be wasted money, but will figure it out somehow to make it to our advantage,, dont know if we will enjoy those places or not.. but worth a shot at it looking at them.. there is one in Nashville, IN,,,Nana already commented about going there for the weekend, and then walking through the shops there... its a small community town, that is door to door stores and shops selling pert near everything..
Just got back from Cardiac Rehab,, wore my ass out today.. missed all last week,, Monday, because the flooring people came to install the new floor.. then wednesday, because of painting, I pulled something in my neck, so didnt go wed or thurs. Stopped at Lowes on the way home, and picked up another replacement bi-fold door for the pantry.. it had fell over once, when we had it off, and of course, landed on the handle, which shoved it on through the door.. so there was a hole in it.. so I have it now,, and that is the last thing that needs painted,, we got everything else painted to match, so now just this door,, shouldnt take real long to do it,, will get on it in a little while.. after a nap,, lol..
Fixed BBQ'd ribs for supper Saturday night,, then ate left overs last night,, just slow cooked in the crock pot.. then took em out, dipped them in the sauce, then drained the rest of the liquid out of the pot,, put them all back in to simmer for a couple hours in the bbq sauce.. turned out real good and tender,, with corn on the cob and baked beans.. simple,, set out a porkloin to thaw, will cut it up for chops later, I guess.. simplest thing to do with it...too late to throw into crock to have roast.. well,, if it is too late, its really too late now,, I just threw it all together and put in the crock anyways,, lol,, its on high, and we dont eat til late anyways anymore,, 7-8pm,, so it should be finished by then.. Never made gravy from juices like this before (really, just chicken broth and the juice from the pork mixed in) but will try to make something palatable.. well,
guess Id better either get my nap in, or get busy painting,, LOL,, so will end this on a good note, key of G.. IVE SEEN MY BETTER DAYS, BUT I GOT OVER THEM!!
Happy Farming
Papaw
Hope your weekend was great.. mine was, I reckon,, We went to Nana's Brother's Saturday, and picked up the RV.. need to take some pics of it.. it handles pretty good on the road,, fan belts need tightening or soaped or something,, occasionally they really got to screaming.. lol,, Stopped at walmart and got gas 3.35 a gal. cheapest we seen there and back... put 75.00 in and it quit pumping, guess its an automatic thing.. not sure how much more it would have taken,, I think it has a 30 gallon tank.. unsure of the gas mileage yet too, since i didnt get filled up,, also,, the gas guage doesnt work.. hope warm weather gets here soon, want to get started working on it..
It has a lot of rattles,, mostly on top,, think it may be the a/c cover that is broken, I know the antennae flops a bunch,, brought it home to show the kids..they seemed to like it,, Nana made the comment about giving it to them and tell them to find a parking place to live,, lmao.. j/k The lady Nana and I help, Louise, is letting us park it in her driveway,, since she doesnt drive any more, it wont bother her it being there.. Im just concerned of the neighborhood that its in,, I stopped by and after two days, windows are unbroken and tires still on it,, LOL... just leery of it being there, but cheaper than paying someplace to park it.. Need to find a cover for the a/c,,,May call coleman, and see what I can get,, since thats the brand.. or call Campers world,, guess they have nearly everything there.. Something was running the battery down,, need to figure that out too,, Gary, Nana's brother, thought it was the Refrigerator, so I unplugged it to make sure that wasnt it.. it runs off electric or Propane.. which, I dont even know how much propane is in it, if any.. so much I have to learn, before even taking it out,, filling up the fresh water, getting the toilet figured out and how to dump it at the dump stations at the park.. how many usages, how often??? etc.. then the generator, and the a/c to run stuff,, I can rent electric site, and not have to use the generator, I believe.. which will make it good,, little more expensive, but not that bad.. and I can run a cord straight to the RV and plug it in,, just need to make sure everything else is working off it,, and the stove/oven,,, then to figure out the shower stuff.. ugh,, its really not a bad buy for 2500$ but its gonna take a little bit to get it road ready.. tires,, ugh,,, then there is the interior needs some work,, ungodly colors inside.. but it is comfortable sitting.. oh, it started spitting and sputtering after I filled up,, not sure what that is about,, maybe fuel filter, pump, or maybe water in gas tank from sitting so long? Probably should have put premium in it at first, but didnt think of it..
Signed up and paid for an annual membership to Good Sam Club, for Rv'ers and campers.. may be wasted money, but will figure it out somehow to make it to our advantage,, dont know if we will enjoy those places or not.. but worth a shot at it looking at them.. there is one in Nashville, IN,,,Nana already commented about going there for the weekend, and then walking through the shops there... its a small community town, that is door to door stores and shops selling pert near everything..
Just got back from Cardiac Rehab,, wore my ass out today.. missed all last week,, Monday, because the flooring people came to install the new floor.. then wednesday, because of painting, I pulled something in my neck, so didnt go wed or thurs. Stopped at Lowes on the way home, and picked up another replacement bi-fold door for the pantry.. it had fell over once, when we had it off, and of course, landed on the handle, which shoved it on through the door.. so there was a hole in it.. so I have it now,, and that is the last thing that needs painted,, we got everything else painted to match, so now just this door,, shouldnt take real long to do it,, will get on it in a little while.. after a nap,, lol..
Fixed BBQ'd ribs for supper Saturday night,, then ate left overs last night,, just slow cooked in the crock pot.. then took em out, dipped them in the sauce, then drained the rest of the liquid out of the pot,, put them all back in to simmer for a couple hours in the bbq sauce.. turned out real good and tender,, with corn on the cob and baked beans.. simple,, set out a porkloin to thaw, will cut it up for chops later, I guess.. simplest thing to do with it...too late to throw into crock to have roast.. well,, if it is too late, its really too late now,, I just threw it all together and put in the crock anyways,, lol,, its on high, and we dont eat til late anyways anymore,, 7-8pm,, so it should be finished by then.. Never made gravy from juices like this before (really, just chicken broth and the juice from the pork mixed in) but will try to make something palatable.. well,
guess Id better either get my nap in, or get busy painting,, LOL,, so will end this on a good note, key of G.. IVE SEEN MY BETTER DAYS, BUT I GOT OVER THEM!!
Happy Farming
Papaw
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Good Morning everyone,
Well, The flooring people showed up Monday, to tear out and install the flooring for us.. but, while tearing it out, found moisture still in the concrete. its caused by the refrigerator leaking, which cause the damage, and the wood laminate that was under it, soaked up the water(its compressed sawdust, with laminate over the top) and hadnt dried out. So they drug up, tearing all the laminate out of the kitchen and den/computer room, and all the trim.. So that is where we are at now,, Concrete flooring is showing, furniture is not in place, etc.. just a mess.. and they will check in a few days (probably a week to dry out) and see if the moisture level has dropped enough, to start installing the new flooring..
THey did do the foyer, and boy does it look nice.. with the new trim.. except where the doors are, its a darker wood, and then the white trim, not sure I like that,, may get a piece and replace right there.. But the flooring is really a changer in there, just looks fantastic,, color, the way its laid down, etc... I really did good on selecting the color,, matches my furniture in the computer room to a Tee..
Pulled something in my neck over the weekend.. figure I must have slept wrong or something,, still hurting from it,, taking muscle relaxers and pain pills, and anti inflammatorys to get the nerve to go down and quit hurting,, dont think I will go to therapy again today, because of it.. Just dont think I can do the exercises at cardiac rehab, with me hurting this way..
Unhappy with my weight gain,, gonna have to try harder to get it back down,, it isnt drastic,, about 7 lbs from a week and a half ago,, part is fluid, part of it not eating right.. need to really work harder at it.. 242 this morning..
Made meatloaf and fried potatoes for supper (and corn) nice hotplate dinner.. tasted really good.. I stopped on one plate,, even though more would have been nice,, lol, just didnt want to over do it, and wind up feeling bloated..
Really need to get started on this reformatting the computer,, gonna take a couple days,, may skip planting today on my virtual farm, and start moving around everything,, the orchards and trees have taken over.. can use the laptop for doing that, if need be,, but really need to do the computer first.. before they finish the flooring, so when everything goes back into place, Im good to go on everything.. I went ahead and hooked the desktop back up yesterday,, (Im using it now) because its difficult doing everything I need to do on here, with out a mouse,, May pick up a wireless mouse for the laptop next time out running around.. Nana asked me last night when I was looking at mail (items from the gambling casinos) if they had given us a room anywhere,, and asked us to take it to get away for the weekend,, problem is, the 800 I lost a couple weeks ago, hurt my bank acct bigtime, LOL.. Im not broke, just dont have money to go back to the casino.. and I know that if we went, we wouldnt just have the room and go eat and come back,, she would want to go down and gamble,, and as much as I like doing that too, I just aint going to do it.. least not til I get my rathole built back up..
New mares in the market,, Black beauty,, but they had to change the name of it, and is now a black Gypsy horse.. and then the latest is the Mardi Gras mare,, and she has a name change too, to Carnival mare/foal.. yes, I bought both, and yes, I have been breeding them,, gave out 75 of the carnival foals yesterday,, and for some reason, no one really going out of their way to get the black gypsy,, unsure why..
Guess daughter in law, is having some sort of female surgery Friday.. so son has asked Nana to come sit with her friday evening after the drawing.. Funny,, I asked her to leave after the drawing and come home, and she wont even think about it,, but let her son ask, and away she goes.. guess I know where I rank around here..
Chris, my son in law, made spaghetti and his sauce the other night,, it looked like my chili, lol,, and wouldnt take a whole lot to get there.. but we had spaghetti and sauce w/garlic bread the other night,, it was good,, as was my chili the nite before.. guess it isnt the tomato based products that was making me sick after eating.. THink it was my Byetta shots I take for diabetes, before meals,, Suppose to keep it refrigerated for one, and I had used it at the hospital, and they just threw it in a drawer, and then there is a 30 day usage after you start a new pen (use it up in 30 days) and this was way over that.. sooo,, I think it may have been that making me sick after meals sometimes.. havent done that for a week, so think I will be okay,,, though still dont know if it may have been beer.. since I havent drank any since the last time I got sick..
Guess Id better go make the call to Cardiac Rehab, that Im not making it in.. So will close this up for today.. may as well get it over with.. lol
Yall have a great humpday, finish up your week, and then Party all weekend..
Happy Farming
Papaw
Well, The flooring people showed up Monday, to tear out and install the flooring for us.. but, while tearing it out, found moisture still in the concrete. its caused by the refrigerator leaking, which cause the damage, and the wood laminate that was under it, soaked up the water(its compressed sawdust, with laminate over the top) and hadnt dried out. So they drug up, tearing all the laminate out of the kitchen and den/computer room, and all the trim.. So that is where we are at now,, Concrete flooring is showing, furniture is not in place, etc.. just a mess.. and they will check in a few days (probably a week to dry out) and see if the moisture level has dropped enough, to start installing the new flooring..
THey did do the foyer, and boy does it look nice.. with the new trim.. except where the doors are, its a darker wood, and then the white trim, not sure I like that,, may get a piece and replace right there.. But the flooring is really a changer in there, just looks fantastic,, color, the way its laid down, etc... I really did good on selecting the color,, matches my furniture in the computer room to a Tee..
Pulled something in my neck over the weekend.. figure I must have slept wrong or something,, still hurting from it,, taking muscle relaxers and pain pills, and anti inflammatorys to get the nerve to go down and quit hurting,, dont think I will go to therapy again today, because of it.. Just dont think I can do the exercises at cardiac rehab, with me hurting this way..
Unhappy with my weight gain,, gonna have to try harder to get it back down,, it isnt drastic,, about 7 lbs from a week and a half ago,, part is fluid, part of it not eating right.. need to really work harder at it.. 242 this morning..
Made meatloaf and fried potatoes for supper (and corn) nice hotplate dinner.. tasted really good.. I stopped on one plate,, even though more would have been nice,, lol, just didnt want to over do it, and wind up feeling bloated..
Really need to get started on this reformatting the computer,, gonna take a couple days,, may skip planting today on my virtual farm, and start moving around everything,, the orchards and trees have taken over.. can use the laptop for doing that, if need be,, but really need to do the computer first.. before they finish the flooring, so when everything goes back into place, Im good to go on everything.. I went ahead and hooked the desktop back up yesterday,, (Im using it now) because its difficult doing everything I need to do on here, with out a mouse,, May pick up a wireless mouse for the laptop next time out running around.. Nana asked me last night when I was looking at mail (items from the gambling casinos) if they had given us a room anywhere,, and asked us to take it to get away for the weekend,, problem is, the 800 I lost a couple weeks ago, hurt my bank acct bigtime, LOL.. Im not broke, just dont have money to go back to the casino.. and I know that if we went, we wouldnt just have the room and go eat and come back,, she would want to go down and gamble,, and as much as I like doing that too, I just aint going to do it.. least not til I get my rathole built back up..
New mares in the market,, Black beauty,, but they had to change the name of it, and is now a black Gypsy horse.. and then the latest is the Mardi Gras mare,, and she has a name change too, to Carnival mare/foal.. yes, I bought both, and yes, I have been breeding them,, gave out 75 of the carnival foals yesterday,, and for some reason, no one really going out of their way to get the black gypsy,, unsure why..
Guess daughter in law, is having some sort of female surgery Friday.. so son has asked Nana to come sit with her friday evening after the drawing.. Funny,, I asked her to leave after the drawing and come home, and she wont even think about it,, but let her son ask, and away she goes.. guess I know where I rank around here..
Chris, my son in law, made spaghetti and his sauce the other night,, it looked like my chili, lol,, and wouldnt take a whole lot to get there.. but we had spaghetti and sauce w/garlic bread the other night,, it was good,, as was my chili the nite before.. guess it isnt the tomato based products that was making me sick after eating.. THink it was my Byetta shots I take for diabetes, before meals,, Suppose to keep it refrigerated for one, and I had used it at the hospital, and they just threw it in a drawer, and then there is a 30 day usage after you start a new pen (use it up in 30 days) and this was way over that.. sooo,, I think it may have been that making me sick after meals sometimes.. havent done that for a week, so think I will be okay,,, though still dont know if it may have been beer.. since I havent drank any since the last time I got sick..
Guess Id better go make the call to Cardiac Rehab, that Im not making it in.. So will close this up for today.. may as well get it over with.. lol
Yall have a great humpday, finish up your week, and then Party all weekend..
Happy Farming
Papaw
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Sunday, March 6th, 2011
Afternoon, Everyone,
Hope this finds you all well.. Its Sunday,, getting ready to start the new week off with a bang,, well,, tomorrow is Cardiac Rehab day, again,, I hate having my days planned for me,, I like spur of the moment do things, not scheduled or emergency things.. lol,, but thats just me.
Think Nana is done being pissed. I just said I didnt like the way things have been the last 2-3 days, and asked how much longer we were going to have to be like this, and today she is acting better., lol,, go figure..
The painting is done,, I just went to Lowes and picked up 6 more pieces of trim, to go around the doors, and when I got home, realized, I dont need to replace it, and if I did, it would have to be all the trim around all the doors, not just the two in this area.. so thats 50+ dollars to credit back to the acct..
I also picked up a few things for the grill. Porcelain wok, and Porcelain tray, for cooking veggies and some different meats,, Ive had them before, but they were thin and flimsy, and didnt last long.. so paid better money, and got good ones.. also picked up some welding gloves to use around the grille, or take camping to use for lifting the dutch ovens out of the fire.. and also got some meat thermometers, that you can leave in the meat, when you throw it on the grill. (supposedly) ..lol... 2 for beef, 1 for chicken, and 1 for pork (yes, theyre labeled different, since the different meats, should be different temps on the inside when theyre cooked..especially pork,,,but then, you all knew that, right? lmao)
Still waiting for warmer days (60+) so I can get out there and oil the grille on the inside and out. (it comes with vegetable oil on it already, but directions say to do it before you start using it, then every now and then to help keep it from rusting.) I paid good money for it, even if I did buy it on sale.. 360 dollars, and I got it for 260.. but then, they got me for more, because of some of the other things I bought, to use here, and when we go camping.. It has a smoker with it, (additional 60 dollars) on the charcoal grille end,, then a rotisserie is all I need left to buy,, it should span both the gas grille and the charcoal grille ends.. (yes, this grille has a gas, AND a charcoal grille with it,, two separate grilles.. but can only smoke the meats, using the charcoal end of the grille and the smoker, ) guess that sounds redundant and hard to explain unless you see it.. LOL Its a char-grille... http://www.chargriller.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=1&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 and this pic, doesnt show the smoker (fire box) attached on the end.. so its about 6 ft long,, the firebox, you can use charcoal, (then use soaked woodchips) or just use logs/wood chunks.. of cherry, apple, mesquite, etc.... Im really anxious to use this.. reviews were good, though a couple complained of it rusting out.. I figure, evidently they didnt take care of their investment, or they dont like to cook as much as I do. especially grilling.. I usually cook year around on the grille, and would be using this one already, if, I hadnt had all those health problems, and it had been warm enough a couple days when I got it, so I could season it with the oil.. But Im looking forward to some great steaks on there,, but the first item that is going to get cooked on it, will be a huge beef brisket, smoked with mesquite chunk wood.
As I said, the painting is done,, this computer (the desktop) will be unplugged later, as we pull the desk and cabinets away from the wall later, to wash down the walls, they start putting the flooring down, tomorrow,, so its gonna be a mess around here for a few days.. then when I hook this thing back up, it is time to reformat, and get it back to original settings,, then spend a day or so with updating everything (ugh),, but hopefully, its going to speed everything up, since I upgraded the internet speeds to 6mbps (megabytes per second) Ive been running 3mbps for a couple years.. but with this thing not taking/accepting upgrades to the OS, it just seems so slow to me,, either way, my farm will load faster, (I Hope!!!,, lol)
Gonna cut this short for today,, got lots yet to do, and Ive only had 4 hrs sleep,, Nana and I were up watching tv at 530 am this morning, unable to sleep.. I know what it is for her, but for me, its just been the stress between her and I, and the shit flowing in and out of my head.. I could be almost ready to drop off to a deep sleep, and change thoughts, and Im wide awake again,, last night, was one of those nights for me,, wont be long til I am going to need a nap.. LOL and its just 530pm now..
So enjoy the rest of your Sunday Evening,, and have a wonderful week, everyone.. Hope it all goes well for you and your families... Goodluck, and Happy Farming
Papaw
Friday, March 4, 2011
Friday, March 4th, 2011
Good Morning, Everyone..
I guess, if Im going to expect folks to read this blog, Im going to have to start writing on a more regular basis.. lol,, dont know why, but some mornings I get up, and just forget about everything..
Cardiac Rehab, has been going well... Wednesday they got me up to 2.0 mph on the treadmill, but not one to slack, I pushed it to 2.5.. which doesnt really sound like a lot, but I think I may have over did it, and hurt like the dickens that night.
Then THursday, they didnt set the treadmill time or speed for me, and I got it up to 2.0 for 5 minutes, then 2.5 for 5 minutes, then 3.0 for 15 minutes.. then the last 5 minutes was slowing it down til time was up. (30 minutes) Then onto another machine for 15.. Similar to a sitdown ski machine.. moves the arms/shoulders, and legs.. they have like the ski machine too, and may be going to that in a week or so,, The Rapists (therapists) say Im doing really well.. with all the trouble and illnesses I went through getting started, Joe, the main guy for us, told me yesterday that he didnt think I would come back.. I told him, my intentions were to always come back,, it was just that I kept winding up back into the hospital, another surgery, or another illness, that was taking it all out of me, and more time to recuperate enough to even attempt to come back into the class..
Anyways, its going good,, feel good,, the class seems to like me, but who doesnt? lmao,, dont think Ive ever met a stranger in my life.. I go in, and joke around,, cut up with everyone, learn their names and address them by it. Go in cheerful, no matter what,, (some of them probably think "oh shit, Not him again") lol But I can usually get a smile out of anyone with a one liner or two.. lol
Marisa (my grand-daughter) is coming home tonight for Spring Break from College.. hard to believe, her first year is nearly over already.. She turns 19 Monday, march 7th.. Will be good to see her again.. She was so busy the last time she was home (last month) that I didnt get to see much of her.. Makes me feel like Ive been cast aside (awww,, pity party for Papaw, lol) she has grown so fast, it seems,, and now, having a life outside of me and Nana, doesnt do me much good for whatever it is that runs through my head about it,, lol
Nana was pissed at me last night.. she made a comment, and of course, Im not one to let it go, so kept on making statements till she got really pissed, so I said the hell with it, and rather than argue with her, went on to bed to watch TV.. Figured a couple hrs would cool her off, but when she came on to bed, she said she had nothing to say to me, so I didnt talk either, and may not tonight,, lol,, I can get set in my ways pretty easy..
after doing the rehab yesterday, got home last night and started feeling bad, on the left side,, feels like fluid on lungs, or around heart again,, cant figure it out,, feel good when I go to the dr, so they dont look for anything.. and afraid to go to ER, that they will stick me back in,, so just keep it to myself as best I can, and try to get the water off with the pills.. speaking of which, think the water pill just kicked in, lol, brb...
Farming on Farmville has been going along well.. strange, yesterday had 65 foals to pass out, and not one request, so they died in my giftbox.. lol,,
Mardi gras trees are growing out of seedlings now,, not sure where theyre coming out of or what, but they are, and someone sent me a tree this morning..
Ive always wanted to go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans (all the flashing boobies) and things.. Afraid now, Ive waited too long, and wouldnt enjoy it like I would have when in my 30's or so.. Guess Ive reached the age, camping is about all I will enjoy anymore.. that Nana would enjoy too.. Not sure if she would go to Mardi Gras, and try to get her some beads or not,, lmao,, not many beads for 63 year old boobs, being flashed (though I still enjoy them) lmao
They have a shirt down at one of the bars I go to, that says "I Flashed my boobs at Raceway Pub" lol,, she went with me a while back, and asked the girl behind the bar, if she could get a shirt, and just say she did it,, lmao,, but the gal said they would have to take a pic of them.. and then, Nana said, well, can I just show you a pic of them?? lmao,,well, needless to say, she did NOT get a shirt..
well, Nana and I both have WIndows phone 7 now, by HTC.. nice,, we got the surround sound phone,, which was silly, when we dont download music,, LOL.. and nearly everything costs money to download,, Im not sure what the heck our phone bill will be running now.. just got it down, and added 85 a month to operate just these two phones.. ugh..
The Laminate Flooring for the den/computer room, and kitchen was delivered this week, along with the trim and 1/4 round.. need to get busy painting it so its done for installation starting Monday,, will be glad to get this finished, and get everything back in its place.. also, get the reformat done on the computer.. ugh.. but it really needs to be done..
Nana says we have new neighbors to the north of us.. they have two dogs, (dont know what kind) but the guy that rents it out, seems to always pick black people to move next to me.. they dont usually last more than a year in the house, though I am always friendly. Reckon they can just "tell" I am prejudiced? lol,, I try my best not to be. Just too many experiences in my lifetime that makes it appear its all of "them" and not just "some" of them.. I know you can have black friends, and I have, but get them around other blacks, and they dont even know you then.. Have even had a mexican family living there at one point,, not sure what happened with them,, the guys name was Oscar,, perhaps he didnt like me hollering Oscar, everytime my dog took off.. lmao,, "Oscar, Im going to beat your ass if you dont get over here" lmao, and no,, I didnt just go outside to holler Oscar, just to be doing it.. lmao I think in the 17 yrs weve lived here, there was one white couple,, and a black sheriff and his wife owned it then, an rented it to them.. Nana went to court, to testify on the condition of the inside of the house, when the sheriff took them to court for damages.. Then they tried selling the house, and told the Realtor, who told prospective buyers, that they could use my dock to fish off of, or to go swimming/boating,, lol,, I called the Realtor and straightened them out right away on that stuff,, so they dropped the listings.. lmao..
To the south of us, we have had several different people, since the black teacher owned it (she sold after us moving in for a couple years) lmao.. had a retired couple, that the husband stayed in Florida all year and came home for a couple months in the summer.. the wife stayed there all the time.. they sold out, and jacked the price up so anyone who bought, then sold, would never get their money out of it (after Realtor fees).. Had a Lesbian couple there, then another young couple,, then a single girl/teacher, who quit teaching for selling homes.. now we have a young man there, who is an air traffic controller.. Dan is pretty nice guy.. doesnt know alot out side of his job though.. lol,, But he listens, so thats good.. Sometimes I think he regrets buying the house, but think its more so the upkeep, than it is me.. LOL..
Well, Ive rambled on long enough for one morning.. has taken me 45 minutes to write this out.. maybe thats why I dont do it everyday,, LOL,,
Have a great weekend,
Happy Farming
Papaw
I guess, if Im going to expect folks to read this blog, Im going to have to start writing on a more regular basis.. lol,, dont know why, but some mornings I get up, and just forget about everything..
Cardiac Rehab, has been going well... Wednesday they got me up to 2.0 mph on the treadmill, but not one to slack, I pushed it to 2.5.. which doesnt really sound like a lot, but I think I may have over did it, and hurt like the dickens that night.
Then THursday, they didnt set the treadmill time or speed for me, and I got it up to 2.0 for 5 minutes, then 2.5 for 5 minutes, then 3.0 for 15 minutes.. then the last 5 minutes was slowing it down til time was up. (30 minutes) Then onto another machine for 15.. Similar to a sitdown ski machine.. moves the arms/shoulders, and legs.. they have like the ski machine too, and may be going to that in a week or so,, The Rapists (therapists) say Im doing really well.. with all the trouble and illnesses I went through getting started, Joe, the main guy for us, told me yesterday that he didnt think I would come back.. I told him, my intentions were to always come back,, it was just that I kept winding up back into the hospital, another surgery, or another illness, that was taking it all out of me, and more time to recuperate enough to even attempt to come back into the class..
Anyways, its going good,, feel good,, the class seems to like me, but who doesnt? lmao,, dont think Ive ever met a stranger in my life.. I go in, and joke around,, cut up with everyone, learn their names and address them by it. Go in cheerful, no matter what,, (some of them probably think "oh shit, Not him again") lol But I can usually get a smile out of anyone with a one liner or two.. lol
Marisa (my grand-daughter) is coming home tonight for Spring Break from College.. hard to believe, her first year is nearly over already.. She turns 19 Monday, march 7th.. Will be good to see her again.. She was so busy the last time she was home (last month) that I didnt get to see much of her.. Makes me feel like Ive been cast aside (awww,, pity party for Papaw, lol) she has grown so fast, it seems,, and now, having a life outside of me and Nana, doesnt do me much good for whatever it is that runs through my head about it,, lol
Nana was pissed at me last night.. she made a comment, and of course, Im not one to let it go, so kept on making statements till she got really pissed, so I said the hell with it, and rather than argue with her, went on to bed to watch TV.. Figured a couple hrs would cool her off, but when she came on to bed, she said she had nothing to say to me, so I didnt talk either, and may not tonight,, lol,, I can get set in my ways pretty easy..
after doing the rehab yesterday, got home last night and started feeling bad, on the left side,, feels like fluid on lungs, or around heart again,, cant figure it out,, feel good when I go to the dr, so they dont look for anything.. and afraid to go to ER, that they will stick me back in,, so just keep it to myself as best I can, and try to get the water off with the pills.. speaking of which, think the water pill just kicked in, lol, brb...
Farming on Farmville has been going along well.. strange, yesterday had 65 foals to pass out, and not one request, so they died in my giftbox.. lol,,
Mardi gras trees are growing out of seedlings now,, not sure where theyre coming out of or what, but they are, and someone sent me a tree this morning..
Ive always wanted to go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans (all the flashing boobies) and things.. Afraid now, Ive waited too long, and wouldnt enjoy it like I would have when in my 30's or so.. Guess Ive reached the age, camping is about all I will enjoy anymore.. that Nana would enjoy too.. Not sure if she would go to Mardi Gras, and try to get her some beads or not,, lmao,, not many beads for 63 year old boobs, being flashed (though I still enjoy them) lmao
They have a shirt down at one of the bars I go to, that says "I Flashed my boobs at Raceway Pub" lol,, she went with me a while back, and asked the girl behind the bar, if she could get a shirt, and just say she did it,, lmao,, but the gal said they would have to take a pic of them.. and then, Nana said, well, can I just show you a pic of them?? lmao,,well, needless to say, she did NOT get a shirt..
well, Nana and I both have WIndows phone 7 now, by HTC.. nice,, we got the surround sound phone,, which was silly, when we dont download music,, LOL.. and nearly everything costs money to download,, Im not sure what the heck our phone bill will be running now.. just got it down, and added 85 a month to operate just these two phones.. ugh..
The Laminate Flooring for the den/computer room, and kitchen was delivered this week, along with the trim and 1/4 round.. need to get busy painting it so its done for installation starting Monday,, will be glad to get this finished, and get everything back in its place.. also, get the reformat done on the computer.. ugh.. but it really needs to be done..
Nana says we have new neighbors to the north of us.. they have two dogs, (dont know what kind) but the guy that rents it out, seems to always pick black people to move next to me.. they dont usually last more than a year in the house, though I am always friendly. Reckon they can just "tell" I am prejudiced? lol,, I try my best not to be. Just too many experiences in my lifetime that makes it appear its all of "them" and not just "some" of them.. I know you can have black friends, and I have, but get them around other blacks, and they dont even know you then.. Have even had a mexican family living there at one point,, not sure what happened with them,, the guys name was Oscar,, perhaps he didnt like me hollering Oscar, everytime my dog took off.. lmao,, "Oscar, Im going to beat your ass if you dont get over here" lmao, and no,, I didnt just go outside to holler Oscar, just to be doing it.. lmao I think in the 17 yrs weve lived here, there was one white couple,, and a black sheriff and his wife owned it then, an rented it to them.. Nana went to court, to testify on the condition of the inside of the house, when the sheriff took them to court for damages.. Then they tried selling the house, and told the Realtor, who told prospective buyers, that they could use my dock to fish off of, or to go swimming/boating,, lol,, I called the Realtor and straightened them out right away on that stuff,, so they dropped the listings.. lmao..
To the south of us, we have had several different people, since the black teacher owned it (she sold after us moving in for a couple years) lmao.. had a retired couple, that the husband stayed in Florida all year and came home for a couple months in the summer.. the wife stayed there all the time.. they sold out, and jacked the price up so anyone who bought, then sold, would never get their money out of it (after Realtor fees).. Had a Lesbian couple there, then another young couple,, then a single girl/teacher, who quit teaching for selling homes.. now we have a young man there, who is an air traffic controller.. Dan is pretty nice guy.. doesnt know alot out side of his job though.. lol,, But he listens, so thats good.. Sometimes I think he regrets buying the house, but think its more so the upkeep, than it is me.. LOL..
Well, Ive rambled on long enough for one morning.. has taken me 45 minutes to write this out.. maybe thats why I dont do it everyday,, LOL,,
Have a great weekend,
Happy Farming
Papaw
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Good Morning, everyone
Well, Its Tuesday, and our flooring was suppose to be started this morning in the Kitchen and my Computer room./den.. but the flooring didnt get delivered last week, as promised,, Nana and the kids worked all weekend cleaning the walls down, I knew when the flooring hadnt been delivered by Friday, it was futile. I called the Manager at Lowe's yesterday morning, and explained to him, my situation.. The lady that called me back, said Nana had said it would be picked up.. I told her that was a damn lie, because Nana was with me when it was paid for, and we specifically said, it would have to be delivered, and I couldnt help. Well, anyway, its straightened out now, as far as delivery,, then they were going to start tomorrow, but that wont happen either, because the flooring has to acclimate to the room temperature for 48 hrs,, soooo,, supposedly it will start next Monday, and they will finish Tuesday, so I will have to get some paint, to paint the trim and 1/4 round that will be installed after he flooring is down. Also some spray insulation to shoot around the bottom, to see if I can seal off some of the air that comes in,, this back room floor is COLD!!!
Nana and I have gotten new phones,, the Windows Phone 7, by HTC, The "Surround" pretty cool... expensive, but cool.. still working on figuring it out.. each of us had to have a $25 a month Data plan (2GB) plus, we had to have the $30 a month family unlimited messaging plan, Plus $5 a month smartphone insurance (if these get broke, there is no way I could afford another @ $500) though I seen them at AT&T store for $200.. so not sure how much they really ran,, I think they want YOU to think, theyre giving you a huge break on costs,, still cost us $24 a piece..then the $85 more a month. Just when I thought I was going to get a break on the phone bill... Now if I get the kids to start paying for their phones with no other charges.. Hate to ask, when they are so strapped for money.. but ....oh well,, enough of that..
New horse in Farmville.. actually a couple,, one breedable,, the Black Beauty horse, and the winged Pegasus.. I have them both.. Black Beauty, I bred yesterday and got 25 foals to pass out,, may do more today.. not sure if I will or not..
Have Dr appt at 1pm today, with the GI doctor.. this one I seen a couple years ago. but he is in the same office, as the one that did the colonoscopies when I had the bleeding in the hospital the first week of January. So my appt to see Dr Thomas on the 14th of February was cancelled, because he isnt my GI doctor though he was the one on duty performing the colonoscopies.. Makes sense to me, LOL.. go to one that didnt look in my butt, lol
I have the computer cabinets cleaned out (cubby holes) well, they were, but I had to put some of it back in for the time being.. they'll still be able to move stuff around, after I disconnect the computer and other electronics,, Going to reformat (restore) my computer with the disk, sometime before all this happens,, this thing hasnt been right since I let the Geek Squad work on it when I bought it,, tried to get them to come out and fix it, but would cost another $100 dollars to fix what they screwed up... then as time went by, it quit taking updates from windows, HP, etc.. so will have alot of work and several days before it gets back to operating right.. Not sure I remember how to do all of it, its been so long since the last time I did it.. Plus I will be installing new speakers, that I didnt have before (side stereo) and may install a cd player around here somewhere, too..
Weather warmed up, all the snow is gone again, though we did get more over the weekend, it has melted already, after the huge storms that blew through sunday night.. Lake is flooded, though wont get up to the house,, but is almost to the top of the deck,, boat is sitting higher in the water than it has in a long time, LOL,, had to go out and pump the bilges yesterday.. Really need to get new cushions and floor this year for the boat,, as much money as I am hemorrhaging, youd think I had lots.. lol,, All this, and still trying to work in some camping on the weekends,, and told Nana last nite, I want to go for a week as soon as possible.. I may wind up going without her.. LOL..
Today is my son Shawn's birthday,, 37 today,, will have to call him in a few minutes to sing Happy Birthday to him.. Hope I dont have to pay the royalties for singing the song to the copywright owners,, LOL..
Nana and I got our hearing tested yesterday.. Nana lost more, well, I did too.. but I have tinnitus, (ringing).. Nana has had hearing aids for years,,, Insurance pays pretty good on them.. but BOSE (the speaker people) have delved into hearing aids, and came up with one that is closest to a real hearing as human can get (til the next generation of hearing aids, lol).. $5900.. and insurance pays 2400..so through some jockeying of billing, we will owe 1150, I get Nana's hearing aids (her old ones, will help hearing but not mask the tinnitus) and they will bill the insurance another 2400 for hearing aids we already have,, so we wind up paying $1150 for her BOSE hearing aids.. she really liked the way she could hear with them.. I tried Nana's on yesterday for a moment,, ehhh,, not that big a deal with me.. dont like listening to her bitch anyways,, lol so may or may not wear them.. lol,, the ringing in my ears comes and goes,, usually when Im being tested it isnt there (like right at this moment) but yesterday, during the testing, it was there,, not quite as loud, but there.. a high frequency sound.. hard to describe. but some of you might know what I mean..
Started Cardiac Rehab last week again.. I had started in December, but the next day wound up back in the hospital with fluid in lungs,, then after that the bleeding, then the gall bladder,, then waiting til the gall bladder surgeon released me,, so FINALLY got to go last Wednesday.. then went drinking afterwards (about 18-20 beers) and even though the beer had nothing to do with it, (I dont do hangovers) I didnt make it to Rehab Thursday, because of not feeling good.. sometimes, after I take my morning meds, it upsets my stomach, and Im just miserable as hell for several hours. even if I dont eat, which I usually have something..
But went again yesterday, and wore lounge pants and t-shirt/sweatshirt.. and they weighed me at 12 lbs or so less than last week,, I told them I left my wallet in the truck,, lol,, but got on the scales this morning, and I dropped a couple more lbs from yesterday's weight here at home, wearing the same outfit.. so its coming off slowly but surely,, hopefully I keep it off,, no,, I WILL keep it off, because I wont ever let myself get back up there again.. Wish I was that firm about quitting smoking.. but, one thing at a time.. really have to get mindset for quitting, and I aint got it right now.. too much stress around here for several months now.. and no end in sight..
Just dont want to lose so much weight, I look sickly.. people will think its cancer or something.. instead of just exercise and diet.. Im just doing, what works for me, to lose weight,,, a modified Atkins diet where I try to keep my carbs under 50 per day.. if I go over, its not a big deal, and I do pretty much eat what I want, even if it does take me over 50.. My sugar is staying in the normal range, my Blood Pressure is good,, and the only thing else theyre concerned with right now, is Im a bit anemic (since the bleeding and transfusions) and Im taking Iron pills twice daily for that.. I feel good, just low on strength, and energy, but that is coming back a little at a time.. as I said before, here, the Cardiologist said, with everything I went through, its going to take 8 months or so before I realize the benefits of the heart surgery,, and he is ever going to be pissed about the smoking,, LOL
well, thats enough for today,, Lowes just called and will be here in an hour to deliver the flooring and trim.. One guy,, hate like hell he has to do it all by himself, but I still cant lift over 10 lbs (dr's orders)... sure is hard when I used to lift 200# and more.. Once caught a 400# welder falling off the truck, and sat it on the ground,, more like slammed it, but controlled slam, lol.. Boss came running over to make sure I was alright.. he knew what it weighed, I didnt,, but he sure would have been pissed had it hit the ground the way it was headed.. but I havent lifted anything like that in years,, and lost strength over the years,, if I could lift 100# now, Id be surprised,, but then, I dont have to anymore, so not a big deal.. lol,, hey,, wasnt I ending this?? cant seem to shut up my fingers.. LMAO..
Happy Farming
Papaw
Well, Its Tuesday, and our flooring was suppose to be started this morning in the Kitchen and my Computer room./den.. but the flooring didnt get delivered last week, as promised,, Nana and the kids worked all weekend cleaning the walls down, I knew when the flooring hadnt been delivered by Friday, it was futile. I called the Manager at Lowe's yesterday morning, and explained to him, my situation.. The lady that called me back, said Nana had said it would be picked up.. I told her that was a damn lie, because Nana was with me when it was paid for, and we specifically said, it would have to be delivered, and I couldnt help. Well, anyway, its straightened out now, as far as delivery,, then they were going to start tomorrow, but that wont happen either, because the flooring has to acclimate to the room temperature for 48 hrs,, soooo,, supposedly it will start next Monday, and they will finish Tuesday, so I will have to get some paint, to paint the trim and 1/4 round that will be installed after he flooring is down. Also some spray insulation to shoot around the bottom, to see if I can seal off some of the air that comes in,, this back room floor is COLD!!!
Nana and I have gotten new phones,, the Windows Phone 7, by HTC, The "Surround" pretty cool... expensive, but cool.. still working on figuring it out.. each of us had to have a $25 a month Data plan (2GB) plus, we had to have the $30 a month family unlimited messaging plan, Plus $5 a month smartphone insurance (if these get broke, there is no way I could afford another @ $500) though I seen them at AT&T store for $200.. so not sure how much they really ran,, I think they want YOU to think, theyre giving you a huge break on costs,, still cost us $24 a piece..then the $85 more a month. Just when I thought I was going to get a break on the phone bill... Now if I get the kids to start paying for their phones with no other charges.. Hate to ask, when they are so strapped for money.. but ....oh well,, enough of that..
New horse in Farmville.. actually a couple,, one breedable,, the Black Beauty horse, and the winged Pegasus.. I have them both.. Black Beauty, I bred yesterday and got 25 foals to pass out,, may do more today.. not sure if I will or not..
Have Dr appt at 1pm today, with the GI doctor.. this one I seen a couple years ago. but he is in the same office, as the one that did the colonoscopies when I had the bleeding in the hospital the first week of January. So my appt to see Dr Thomas on the 14th of February was cancelled, because he isnt my GI doctor though he was the one on duty performing the colonoscopies.. Makes sense to me, LOL.. go to one that didnt look in my butt, lol
I have the computer cabinets cleaned out (cubby holes) well, they were, but I had to put some of it back in for the time being.. they'll still be able to move stuff around, after I disconnect the computer and other electronics,, Going to reformat (restore) my computer with the disk, sometime before all this happens,, this thing hasnt been right since I let the Geek Squad work on it when I bought it,, tried to get them to come out and fix it, but would cost another $100 dollars to fix what they screwed up... then as time went by, it quit taking updates from windows, HP, etc.. so will have alot of work and several days before it gets back to operating right.. Not sure I remember how to do all of it, its been so long since the last time I did it.. Plus I will be installing new speakers, that I didnt have before (side stereo) and may install a cd player around here somewhere, too..
Weather warmed up, all the snow is gone again, though we did get more over the weekend, it has melted already, after the huge storms that blew through sunday night.. Lake is flooded, though wont get up to the house,, but is almost to the top of the deck,, boat is sitting higher in the water than it has in a long time, LOL,, had to go out and pump the bilges yesterday.. Really need to get new cushions and floor this year for the boat,, as much money as I am hemorrhaging, youd think I had lots.. lol,, All this, and still trying to work in some camping on the weekends,, and told Nana last nite, I want to go for a week as soon as possible.. I may wind up going without her.. LOL..
Today is my son Shawn's birthday,, 37 today,, will have to call him in a few minutes to sing Happy Birthday to him.. Hope I dont have to pay the royalties for singing the song to the copywright owners,, LOL..
Nana and I got our hearing tested yesterday.. Nana lost more, well, I did too.. but I have tinnitus, (ringing).. Nana has had hearing aids for years,,, Insurance pays pretty good on them.. but BOSE (the speaker people) have delved into hearing aids, and came up with one that is closest to a real hearing as human can get (til the next generation of hearing aids, lol).. $5900.. and insurance pays 2400..so through some jockeying of billing, we will owe 1150, I get Nana's hearing aids (her old ones, will help hearing but not mask the tinnitus) and they will bill the insurance another 2400 for hearing aids we already have,, so we wind up paying $1150 for her BOSE hearing aids.. she really liked the way she could hear with them.. I tried Nana's on yesterday for a moment,, ehhh,, not that big a deal with me.. dont like listening to her bitch anyways,, lol so may or may not wear them.. lol,, the ringing in my ears comes and goes,, usually when Im being tested it isnt there (like right at this moment) but yesterday, during the testing, it was there,, not quite as loud, but there.. a high frequency sound.. hard to describe. but some of you might know what I mean..
Started Cardiac Rehab last week again.. I had started in December, but the next day wound up back in the hospital with fluid in lungs,, then after that the bleeding, then the gall bladder,, then waiting til the gall bladder surgeon released me,, so FINALLY got to go last Wednesday.. then went drinking afterwards (about 18-20 beers) and even though the beer had nothing to do with it, (I dont do hangovers) I didnt make it to Rehab Thursday, because of not feeling good.. sometimes, after I take my morning meds, it upsets my stomach, and Im just miserable as hell for several hours. even if I dont eat, which I usually have something..
But went again yesterday, and wore lounge pants and t-shirt/sweatshirt.. and they weighed me at 12 lbs or so less than last week,, I told them I left my wallet in the truck,, lol,, but got on the scales this morning, and I dropped a couple more lbs from yesterday's weight here at home, wearing the same outfit.. so its coming off slowly but surely,, hopefully I keep it off,, no,, I WILL keep it off, because I wont ever let myself get back up there again.. Wish I was that firm about quitting smoking.. but, one thing at a time.. really have to get mindset for quitting, and I aint got it right now.. too much stress around here for several months now.. and no end in sight..
Just dont want to lose so much weight, I look sickly.. people will think its cancer or something.. instead of just exercise and diet.. Im just doing, what works for me, to lose weight,,, a modified Atkins diet where I try to keep my carbs under 50 per day.. if I go over, its not a big deal, and I do pretty much eat what I want, even if it does take me over 50.. My sugar is staying in the normal range, my Blood Pressure is good,, and the only thing else theyre concerned with right now, is Im a bit anemic (since the bleeding and transfusions) and Im taking Iron pills twice daily for that.. I feel good, just low on strength, and energy, but that is coming back a little at a time.. as I said before, here, the Cardiologist said, with everything I went through, its going to take 8 months or so before I realize the benefits of the heart surgery,, and he is ever going to be pissed about the smoking,, LOL
well, thats enough for today,, Lowes just called and will be here in an hour to deliver the flooring and trim.. One guy,, hate like hell he has to do it all by himself, but I still cant lift over 10 lbs (dr's orders)... sure is hard when I used to lift 200# and more.. Once caught a 400# welder falling off the truck, and sat it on the ground,, more like slammed it, but controlled slam, lol.. Boss came running over to make sure I was alright.. he knew what it weighed, I didnt,, but he sure would have been pissed had it hit the ground the way it was headed.. but I havent lifted anything like that in years,, and lost strength over the years,, if I could lift 100# now, Id be surprised,, but then, I dont have to anymore, so not a big deal.. lol,, hey,, wasnt I ending this?? cant seem to shut up my fingers.. LMAO..
Happy Farming
Papaw
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