Happy Friday, which is also You're Welcomegiving Day (truly the silliest one I've seen while compiling this list each week), National Native American Heritage Day, and Buy Nothing Day. Which, sigh. If you want to stay home today, stay home. If you want to go out and shop, go shop. Today Mom and I went shopping. Black Friday looks very different now than it did in the past when we'd hit the stores at six am. Starting sales two weeks in advance will do that. We hit Kohl's, Target, and Ulta. ...
Good and Meh 2023 wk 45
Good Things: Tuesday: Murphy's dental cleaning goes swimmingly, no extractions needed.Thursday: New kicky haircut with a deep chestnut brown color. I'm still figuring out how to style it on my ownFriday: WM puts up the Christmas village, we both start to tackle the garage. We're migrating decorations out of the battered cardboard boxes and into plastic tubs. Murphy is back to his full energetic self.Saturday: Quick trip to the library Meh Things: Monday: Had to cancel my blood ...
When it’s time to change, you’ve got to rearrange
Wow! Hello! Happy Friday! It's been a hot minute. Here's a catchup:My knee is at 95% and is giving me no trouble aside from a pang every once in a while. I'm fortunate to have a job where I can sit down and rest it.Murphy's echocardiogram revealed that his heart murmur was due to age-related thickening of the valves and that there is nothing to do about it except observe. He'll have a followup test in 9-12 months, but I think for us it's going to be 12-18 months, on the lower end if he starts ...
Wordless Wednesday 2023 Wk 42
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friday 5: capitalizing on opportunity
Hello and happy Friday! It is also National No Bra Day (I celebrate that most days) and National Yorkshire Pudding Day. It's also the day that Murphy somehow broke/loosened his front tooth. I think he chased a critter across the yard and smacked into the fence because when he came back in from being outside, he was licking his lips. I hesitantly lifted his lip to look and his front tooth was crooked, pushed forward, and loose with a fair amount of blood. I took him to the vet to find out ...
Wordless Wednesday 2023 WK 30
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Wordless Wednesday 2023 Wk 23
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Home improvement superhero – sorta
Our back screen door needed some help. The screen on the upper half had holes all through it. And no, not just the natural holes in the screen, extra holes. Larger holes. And three years ago, Murphy tore through the screen on the bottom half and we just ... never replaced it. In the summertime I leave the large door open and he goes in and out at will. Unfortunately, flies, mosquitos, a bird and also a chipmunk have also come in and out at will. This year I resolved to not be zoombombed by ...
Wordless Wednesday 2023 WK 18
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Wordless Wednesday 2023 wk 12
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Wordless Wednesday 2023 WK7
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Friday 5: In the pit
Happy Friday! It's the weekend and the Eagles are in the Super Bowl. And y'know, I'm not much of a football person and for years I actively hated the team but there are so many people who will be happy if they win that I have to say GO BIRDS. Wednesday was our monthly one day in the office (le sigh, le sigh, you know how I feel) and we had Philly-themed food for lunch AND received Eagles tees. TNP still knows how to woo their workers. Murphy had a blood draw yesterday (which I wouldn't be ...
