For our 19 year old refrigerator. Luckily I noticed it before everything in the freezer thawed. It was the the small turkey I got last weekend that was frozen that kept most of what was in the freezer frozen ( Read more... )

I can understand wanting to make sure there are no burns in the carpeting, no holes punched through walls or doors, but expecting the place to look like no one lives in it, like it's a model home, isn't realistic.

Very dopey, sore, and exhausted. I have put him to bed, and am betting he sleeps through the night. Helluva day. First scheduled surgery had a complication, and ended up taking much longer than it should have. That caused a chain reaction, making all the subsequent surgeries start later than scheduled.

Wing was (I think mostly due to ( Read more... )

Just got back. Was ignored by then promptly swarmed by the cats.

Have to crack open the suitcases carefully, remove clothing with tongs and get them decontaminated asap. Ok, no tongs are really needed, but two suitcases of 'hiking adventure' clothing is a bit.. umm fragrant.

Glad to be home, but missing the warm already.

Aikidomayland asked if I wanted to go to archery today. He doesn't seem to understand that going at full speed for over a week, I could use some time off for lazy behavior. And seeing as he didn't get up until well after 10am, I feel I am also entitled to a bit of down time ( Read more... )

Traded in my FlyBuys Points (a loyalty card) for a Black and Decker wet/dry Dustbuster. I showed Aikidomayland what the choices were, but the ultimate decision was mine.

He started calling me a "Gadget Whore" after I told him he will no longer have an excuse for not vacuuming the car, or using an entire roll of paper towels to pick up a spill ( Read more... )

Other than the promise of rain to give the ground a good wetting, and cooling things off, but for getting indoor chores done.

Shifted the bows off the wall to dust them off.

Opened up the windows, and a miniature tiger decided that the view outdoors was very interesting.


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I had finally found a small desk fan that clamps onto the edge of a desk or table. I noticed that it had, by virtue of Loki constantly walking behind it to get tot he window sill, dust and fur on the fan blades and grill, really choking off the breeze it created ( Read more... )

And I am totally knackered ( Read more... )

'Nuff said