By golly there are signs of spring and it is not the temps. Dennis has been working daily on getting his garage porch back to his usual domain. It may be 12′ x 16′ (small for some domains) but to him it is a huge part of his day to day life. The two weeks that it was underwater and then progressed to being very soggy were not his cup of coffee. All of the items were moved into the pickup garage and the pickup sat in the driveway. That right there moved right into the next item that caused panic. Honey Bunny, the garage kitty that Dennis has as his confidant, could not use the pickup hood as a launching point to reach the rafters where her box with polar fleece awaited her every evening. (More …)
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Noreen
Oh my gosh, two road trips within four days. Exercise at the Super 8 was very invigorating and Dennis was all about using my coupon at Michael’s. I think we have cooled off the road warrior for a bit. I will admit it does feel good to get some things taken care of in a timely manner. It’s mid-afternoon and I still have a great share of the day left here at home and Dennis is off to have coffee at the body shop – that no longer does body work. I don’t have any idea what Dennis will do if Rich ever gets the building sold. The boys will have to regroup. In the mean time each day Dennis works a bit more on getting his beloved garage porch floor dry.
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Noreen
It may not be a Sunday but this is a close second for “This is the day the Lord has made.” Dennis and I made a day out of a road trip/road date. I was excited to see the projects I had taken to Michael’s for framing. Though I had picked out the mat colors and frames it was still exciting to see it all pulled together. In years past when I had items framed I picked out a pencil thin frame and wham-bam it was deemed done. (More …)
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Noreen
Gray days bring out the homemade sunshine. Even without the bright natural light, the ice is dwindling. The air smells like spring and the early morning birds have found their voices. I am about to graduate from Chiropractor 101. The hurtful butt cheek has given up and now I have just what feels like a steel belted radial band across my back. We are making progress. With the chiro’s magic elbows and me faithfully doing the home exercises I should be good to go within the week. The water has gone down on our patio and Dennis has taken his rocking chair off of the table in the garage porch and has once again resumed his stints of watching TV in the garage porch, albeit a bit damp. It will be quite a while before the carpet can be determined worth saving. Tomorrow will be a trip to Mankato as Michael’s has called and two of my stitch projects (one in 2001 and the other in 2002) are ready to be picked up complete with UV ray protection glass to protect from fading. I did wash the two items as they have been previously framed with no glass and I knew it was totally safe as white dish towels have been embroidered for years using DMC embroidery and they have withstood countless laundry days complete with Hylex. Have a day everyone.
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Noreen
Hello what a great day after the sun decided to shine. I have had the attitude in the recent past to accept rather than except. Scratch that! My first step toward expecting some better days was to make an appointment that included an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). I knew it was what had to be before I could expect a solution to a health issue. I felt comfortable with having to lie flat on my back on the table and even had a blanket for warmth. The table began to move into the MRI capsule and I could feel the sides if I moved my finger a mere inch. I did have a call light that they put in to my right hand and was I cautioned that for the best results I needed to lie very still and stay for the full stint. (More …)
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Noreen
Light snow with wind makes for hidden patches of ice as the snow sweeps along making small drifts with peeks that looks much like divinity candy. I must be grieving the white sugar that has been out of my diet for the last two months. The sun is out and that means I can take whatever the day brings.
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Noreen
Again it was time to get the ice away from the back door of the house to the garage. As luck would have it the 27 degree temps actually allowed for some melting with intermittent sun. St. James has many many basements flooded with the 1.75 inches of rain on Saturday the 9th of March. The frozen banks of snow do not allow for the water to have a place to go. Just east of us is a small home with no built up foundation or basement and the city has been working all day to trench across Stauffer Ave to the south as they have several inches of water in their main living area. Our 12′ x 16′ garage porch will need a good freshening up after the water goes down but it’s just a porch – it’s not serious. At the most we purchase a new piece of carpet and call it a great spring – when spring does decide to come. Last year at this time it was shirt sleeve temps.
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Noreen
Today was a day of taking care of treasures from past and present that need to be labeled and stored for future use. Amazingly the day went fast. It was the first morning out of the last nine that I could get out of bed and stand upright immediately. I did say a prayer of thanks – yup prayers are answered. I kept my appointment at the chiropractor this forenoon and will take the one on Monday as well just to make sure the situation has found a solution and an end. Am I ready to loose an hour of sleep this weekend? It seems as the time change comes and goes and it doesn’t impact me like it does some.
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Noreen
Dennis had a meeting in Mankato and of course it was a great time to run some errands. Spring must be coming closer as the traffic showed signs much like calves that were finally let out of the barn after a long winter: crazy with speed and letting everyone know their car horns work. Grammies are not intimidated.
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Noreen
It is time for some maintenance in regard to getting a haircut. The white has turned to a head of fuzz and it has a mind of it’s own.