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Is there a word greater than busy?
Apr. 14th, 2011 07:30 pmThe weather changed on us last night from t-shirt weather to see your breath coldness. Woke up to rain, will likely fall asleep to rain again tonight. Kevin dropped off the BooBoo yesterday, so now the four dogs are bored out of their minds. And *someone* got into things to entertain themselves while I was out this afternoon running errands with Tiger. And yes, Sushi was had for lunch!
I gave Noah, the Farm Minion, the day off yesterday to enjoy the sunshine with his friends. He arrived early today to clean the coops and clean the moss off of my roof. I need to buy something to spread around up there to stop more moss growth. Any recommendations? I made sure he saved it for any local friends, so if you could use some let me know quick.
Marc, my Chicken Addict buddy, texted today asking for egg crates. I'm currently drowning in them, the stack on top of the fridge was almost to the ceiling and I've a few boxes of them, as well. I was thrilled to drop off a huge box of them, then pick up 8 dozen eggs to sell in town on his behalf. Managed to sell 7 dozen at my first delivery, then gave my boss Diane a freebie dozen. Which means, I've got enough to buy another bag of feed. Woot-woot! Hobbies that pay for themselves rock!
The rest of our errands were a bit on the dull side - post office to drop off boxes for Josh filled with healthy and not-so-healthy snacks. You win some, you lose some. Spent way too much time at the Naval Hospital picking up prescriptions. The Ophthalmologist on base was concerned about my dry eye (Diabetes, too much computer time and antihistamines), apparently the over the counter stuff I've been using isn't strong enough. I'm not sure I understand this correctly, but the OTC only gets to the outer layer of the cornea and I need moisture deeper into the cornea. So now I have prescription, non-preservative (of course I'm allergic to the preservatives) eye drops.
I had completely lost track of the approaching Easter holiday, busy as I am trying to commit to a Passover dinner somewhere. I have two gorgeous little nieces who are likely counting on their Auntie Trista to spoil them rotten. Cute little things have been purchased, packed nicely into collapsible Easter baskets and packed for shipping. My SIL and I have an agreement - I don't buy much in the way of candy, I let their parents and grandparents handle that. Instead, I buy cute costume jewelry in cute little animal-shaped boxes. I buy little stuffed animals, stickers, Crayola sidewalk chalk, books, cute little clip-on stuffed animals for their school backpacks and purses, etc.
Came home to see the new neighbors move into the house on the corner that's been vacant for years. This is the same one that I routinely catch the neighborhood kids in, which I warned him about. He's changing the locks, so hopefully that will help. He's an older disabled man, very heavy and likely doesn't get around well. The house is wheelchair accessible, with a ramp and low counters. Should be a good home for him and his wife. The grandkids are very nice, they promised to come by and meet the midget chickens as the call the banties. Should be fun.
I also dropped by my backdoor neighbor, Vicki. She runs the doggie daycare that makes for loud mornings and afternoons when the dogs are dropped off and picked up. Frankly, I'm relieved at that because my Bassets are right out at the fence barking back much of the time during those times. We enjoy a mutually beneficial doggie zone here. We shared our concerns about the fence between us, the lower part is hanging a bit. I'm going to buy a few pieces of pressurized wood, then go over and hammer it into place. She can paint it to match her side of the fence. I can't access that area on my side of the fence due to the thick bushes, which I explained. She's recommended one of her employees as a dog & housesitter, which is a huge relief. Gods knows none of the ones I've chosen have worked out in the past.
I bought another plant for the pots on the front porch. I'm a crappy gardener and I do wish someone would take me out of my misery and just arrange pretty little pots and boxes for me. *sigh* Sadly, there is no senseless act of beauty in my front yard. I should try harder, though.
Time to sign off, the dogs are whining about dinner and I've some lovely Pesto Sausage from the butcher I'm going to pop into some pasta with olive oil and a hint of Alfredo.
I gave Noah, the Farm Minion, the day off yesterday to enjoy the sunshine with his friends. He arrived early today to clean the coops and clean the moss off of my roof. I need to buy something to spread around up there to stop more moss growth. Any recommendations? I made sure he saved it for any local friends, so if you could use some let me know quick.
Marc, my Chicken Addict buddy, texted today asking for egg crates. I'm currently drowning in them, the stack on top of the fridge was almost to the ceiling and I've a few boxes of them, as well. I was thrilled to drop off a huge box of them, then pick up 8 dozen eggs to sell in town on his behalf. Managed to sell 7 dozen at my first delivery, then gave my boss Diane a freebie dozen. Which means, I've got enough to buy another bag of feed. Woot-woot! Hobbies that pay for themselves rock!
The rest of our errands were a bit on the dull side - post office to drop off boxes for Josh filled with healthy and not-so-healthy snacks. You win some, you lose some. Spent way too much time at the Naval Hospital picking up prescriptions. The Ophthalmologist on base was concerned about my dry eye (Diabetes, too much computer time and antihistamines), apparently the over the counter stuff I've been using isn't strong enough. I'm not sure I understand this correctly, but the OTC only gets to the outer layer of the cornea and I need moisture deeper into the cornea. So now I have prescription, non-preservative (of course I'm allergic to the preservatives) eye drops.
I had completely lost track of the approaching Easter holiday, busy as I am trying to commit to a Passover dinner somewhere. I have two gorgeous little nieces who are likely counting on their Auntie Trista to spoil them rotten. Cute little things have been purchased, packed nicely into collapsible Easter baskets and packed for shipping. My SIL and I have an agreement - I don't buy much in the way of candy, I let their parents and grandparents handle that. Instead, I buy cute costume jewelry in cute little animal-shaped boxes. I buy little stuffed animals, stickers, Crayola sidewalk chalk, books, cute little clip-on stuffed animals for their school backpacks and purses, etc.
Came home to see the new neighbors move into the house on the corner that's been vacant for years. This is the same one that I routinely catch the neighborhood kids in, which I warned him about. He's changing the locks, so hopefully that will help. He's an older disabled man, very heavy and likely doesn't get around well. The house is wheelchair accessible, with a ramp and low counters. Should be a good home for him and his wife. The grandkids are very nice, they promised to come by and meet the midget chickens as the call the banties. Should be fun.
I also dropped by my backdoor neighbor, Vicki. She runs the doggie daycare that makes for loud mornings and afternoons when the dogs are dropped off and picked up. Frankly, I'm relieved at that because my Bassets are right out at the fence barking back much of the time during those times. We enjoy a mutually beneficial doggie zone here. We shared our concerns about the fence between us, the lower part is hanging a bit. I'm going to buy a few pieces of pressurized wood, then go over and hammer it into place. She can paint it to match her side of the fence. I can't access that area on my side of the fence due to the thick bushes, which I explained. She's recommended one of her employees as a dog & housesitter, which is a huge relief. Gods knows none of the ones I've chosen have worked out in the past.
I bought another plant for the pots on the front porch. I'm a crappy gardener and I do wish someone would take me out of my misery and just arrange pretty little pots and boxes for me. *sigh* Sadly, there is no senseless act of beauty in my front yard. I should try harder, though.
Time to sign off, the dogs are whining about dinner and I've some lovely Pesto Sausage from the butcher I'm going to pop into some pasta with olive oil and a hint of Alfredo.
