What a cutie 💓
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I got home from meeting my friends and the Bio plant food lying on it's side on the bathroom floor!
Natrah
jeff kushner
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Jacky is going to begin growing fast.....
Thanks Ray and good to see you here.
I drove to my home on the other shore Fri morning. I had to caulk the last two curved panes of the roof of the sunroom. Kerry seemed to remember me doing the first 4.....with the ladder next to the sunroom, which sits on a wrap-around rear deck the roof is 14' above grade....and because its curved you are sticking straight up on the ladder, above the fulcrum. This makes it a bit sketchy because leaning too far could scrap your plans for a couple of months.... but it was done by 8:30am, then onto the bramble removal. 25 feet of vines covering fence and runaway "crap" covering my shed. All gone by the time Kerry got there at 5pm to help me take down my 12x20 parking canopy and load into my truck. We will reassemble next to the house over here.
Whew....sore days but bramble removal like Dam building is easiest is you do it in winter before it all greens up and becomes worse to remove or gain access to.
Yesterday while Kerry restrung my big bamboo shade above the whirlpool tub, I replaced 3 broken siding shingles with the imitation Asbestos siding shingles. Then I connected the long complete basement lav and made a materials list to install a laundry sink next to the washer & dryer in the utility room. I have so much stuff.....all I needed to buy was one valve....I've already got everything else, including a brand new laundry room sink & pedestal!
Funny how we always make our homes really nice, right before we sell 'em!
At least I did most of the upgrades so that I could enjoy them for a while first.....
Today we will go grocery shopping and will attend the 11am service where the Pastor who officiated our event serves.....so we can make a donation for him coming to do our wedding. I literally had 6 bucks in my wallet when we filled out the forms so we'll go today to make things right.
Enjoy the day guys....
PS- Kerry picked up two "Enhanced Retirement" tickets yesterday......you call them "lottery tickets"......LOL
Thanks Ray and good to see you here.
I drove to my home on the other shore Fri morning. I had to caulk the last two curved panes of the roof of the sunroom. Kerry seemed to remember me doing the first 4.....with the ladder next to the sunroom, which sits on a wrap-around rear deck the roof is 14' above grade....and because its curved you are sticking straight up on the ladder, above the fulcrum. This makes it a bit sketchy because leaning too far could scrap your plans for a couple of months.... but it was done by 8:30am, then onto the bramble removal. 25 feet of vines covering fence and runaway "crap" covering my shed. All gone by the time Kerry got there at 5pm to help me take down my 12x20 parking canopy and load into my truck. We will reassemble next to the house over here.
Whew....sore days but bramble removal like Dam building is easiest is you do it in winter before it all greens up and becomes worse to remove or gain access to.
Yesterday while Kerry restrung my big bamboo shade above the whirlpool tub, I replaced 3 broken siding shingles with the imitation Asbestos siding shingles. Then I connected the long complete basement lav and made a materials list to install a laundry sink next to the washer & dryer in the utility room. I have so much stuff.....all I needed to buy was one valve....I've already got everything else, including a brand new laundry room sink & pedestal!
Funny how we always make our homes really nice, right before we sell 'em!
At least I did most of the upgrades so that I could enjoy them for a while first.....
Today we will go grocery shopping and will attend the 11am service where the Pastor who officiated our event serves.....so we can make a donation for him coming to do our wedding. I literally had 6 bucks in my wallet when we filled out the forms so we'll go today to make things right.
Enjoy the day guys....
PS- Kerry picked up two "Enhanced Retirement" tickets yesterday......you call them "lottery tickets"......LOL
Well, of course, you have to shake it up before you put it on the plants - Jacky was just being helpful -were'nt you, Jacky ?
Angie
Good evening everyone!
I did have some sad news in that dad's half-sister who has Alzheimer's is at the moderate/severe stage but I also had good news in that my Piano pupils passed their exams.
Natrah
I did have some sad news in that dad's half-sister who has Alzheimer's is at the moderate/severe stage but I also had good news in that my Piano pupils passed their exams.
Natrah
Sooooo AWSOME!!!!
Congratulations 🎈🎉🎊🍾!!!!!!
You all look soooo beautiful!!!!
I LOOOVE THE CAKES!!! 😍😍😍😍
jeff kushner
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thank you so much.
Kerry's "many-cakes" idea was perfect and the most commented aspect too FYI!
We went to the Pastors church yesterday.....a rural non-demon with around 100 folks. Its different of course....but when the folks began calling out it reminded me of more than a few Twilight Zone episodes!
It was kinda neat though and I needed to "get right" with the Pastor for spending his day with us last week.
I'm awake so I'm sore again this morning....lol
My body is going through massive changes....no, not just b/c I'm getting old...but b/c I'm doing stuff again and my body is reacting and not always nicely.
I spent 5 yrs doing nothing, no sleep=no productivity at home. I didn't even ride any of my bikes b/c they became too heavy. Now, averaging 5-6 hrs a night I've literally gone from 0-60 in 2.5 months....and my body isn't reacting as fast as it did 30, 40, 50 yrs ago. It complains and whines. It's just sad to HEAR me get out of a chair after working all day.....LOL
In a way it's neat to watch in the mirror and feel the pains of muscles expanding and slowly getting back with the program. It was getting ugly, my moobs were getting as big as my wife's(that's fun to say again) so the timing of all this work couldn't have been better!
Now the only question.....will I be able to survive this?
LOL I don't really have any illusions....but I do enjoy life and the changes we all undergo can be a fun thing and not a death sentence in the right frame of mind.
P.S. Today, my Saturday begins with "M"
What was the trick to get motivated again?
jeff kushner
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Well, motivation can be a really tough thing for me to deal with and it can play a serious role in depression(A dragon I keep locked up) so I don't have a quick response for anyone on that.
In today's jargon, they would say that I've had to "manage my motivation" since I was a young adult. I manage it by setting goals....life is MY breadbasket so I rather enjoy doing things that I want to do and not so much the things that we all have to do. I blow though the "have to" stuff and focus on the "fun stuff".
Legal or not, "weed" has also provided motivation for me for the past couple of years after a long break to raise a family. Unlike most folks, when I imbibe, I want to DO STUFF. I don't curl up with a box of Capt Crunch and a gallon of milk.....I go motorcycle racing and build shelves, paint the freezer top, make engines run(what I did yesterday).....stuff....stuff that I enjoy doing.....now remembering it all afterwards can be a little problematic sometimes but it's the good with the bad, right? LOL
I had a seemingly insurmountable project in front of me in selling my home. Even my kids all took bets that I would never move...too much stuff. This created many "downhill" projects like setting up the garage here. As I accomplish things, whether visible like the shelves or not like the combining of assets with Kerry, I get a good feeling that I am moving forward in life, not stagnating.
Bit by bit the house is being prepared for sale, the stuff is making it's way here.
When I beat the "insurmountables", that's where the superman complex kicks in....
Stagnation is the bane of mankind...those who deal with it know how debilitating it is so I just refuse to go there.
In today's jargon, they would say that I've had to "manage my motivation" since I was a young adult. I manage it by setting goals....life is MY breadbasket so I rather enjoy doing things that I want to do and not so much the things that we all have to do. I blow though the "have to" stuff and focus on the "fun stuff".
Legal or not, "weed" has also provided motivation for me for the past couple of years after a long break to raise a family. Unlike most folks, when I imbibe, I want to DO STUFF. I don't curl up with a box of Capt Crunch and a gallon of milk.....I go motorcycle racing and build shelves, paint the freezer top, make engines run(what I did yesterday).....stuff....stuff that I enjoy doing.....now remembering it all afterwards can be a little problematic sometimes but it's the good with the bad, right? LOL
I had a seemingly insurmountable project in front of me in selling my home. Even my kids all took bets that I would never move...too much stuff. This created many "downhill" projects like setting up the garage here. As I accomplish things, whether visible like the shelves or not like the combining of assets with Kerry, I get a good feeling that I am moving forward in life, not stagnating.
Bit by bit the house is being prepared for sale, the stuff is making it's way here.
When I beat the "insurmountables", that's where the superman complex kicks in....
Stagnation is the bane of mankind...those who deal with it know how debilitating it is so I just refuse to go there.
Thanks for the insight. After the accident I took on life by the horns. Then between pain management, operations, covid kicking my butt twice and hospital stays. I have been worn-out.
I am definitely in the stagnation mode. Hell I can't even find the desire to talk to you all.
But I guess it will take baby steps to start moving forward.
Sorry for the rant.
Hope Jacky didn't eat any!
Lola has developed a taste for my mop, so since I caught him trying to take a bite out of it I keep it well out of his way. He's also tried to eat other things too - towels, mats, carpets etc., fortunately I've been there to catch him at it and keep all fabrics well out of reach now. My biggest fear is that he'll choke on something.
Congratulations to you and your pupils on their success.
Alzheimer's is such a terrible disease, and very sad for families, I hope your Dad's sister is comfortable and not in any distress.
Look forward, but sometimes your past will come looking you. Today I gave a deposition about a job I worked on in 1968. Who would have thought that after 56 years it would matter where and who I worked with.
Marriage has certainly re - energised you Jeff! Take it easy though you need to take care of that back/neck.
I must say that the pastor in the church you went to is certainly doing a good job with it being 'a rural non-demon' 🤣
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I think I have a similar problem. Sometimes when I have a lot to do it is very overwhelming and I end up doing nothing, so things get worse. I think maybe having someone to share your load and decision making with makes it a lot easier to be inspired and motivated...........you now have Kerry and maybe I should sign up to Tinder!!!!🤣
Happens to us all Ray and you more than any of us have had a lot to deal with. We are all just pleased to see you back here when you feel like popping in and we miss you when you don't.
