I've enjoyed catching up with everyone and reading posts. Laundry has been beating me, but I'm catching up on that, too. (I don't like ironing though...)
My memory is really getting spotty some days. I told doctors years ago I thought I was getting Alzheimer's. They told me I was too young. I think they just don't want to bother. So I make a lot of lists, but sometimes the least little thing can make me forget mid sentence.
I am also putting off doing our taxes. It always makes me antsy to do them, for lack of a better word.
Fortunately we did not go to the farm the end of December. As it turned out the weather would not have been conducive to doing anything and with fuel prices only going up, it's too expensive to go too often.
Instead we're going back down the third week of February and hoping to replace the pump house. We wrapped the pipes before we left on our last trip and a good friend checked in December and said everything looked good. There's been some really cold weather since then (kind of unusual for the South), and hopefully everything is still okay. We put in a new water line for the house. Well, it will be when it's extended; it's just for the trailer right now. But we never got the trench refilled because of all the rain, so we just covered it over with plywood. Hopefully it is still okay, too.
When we go in February, we're only going for a week this time. The pump house will be the main project. If we have time, we're going to try to decide what to do with the kitchen floor. Hubby doesn't want it any thicker than it is, so if the plywood that is there won't come up easily, we'll probably just get a sealer for it. I really wish when people did something, they'd take the time to do it right.
How hard can it be to see THIS SIDE DOWN? And even if you can't read, can't you tell by the look that maybe a certain piece or two of wood should be flipped over?
Oh well. No sense complaining about what can't be changed, right?
We have snow! Unexpected. They said we'd only get rain but all the rain seems to be staying outside the Outer Banks. And of course I took the camera back out to the truck yesterday, because I've been forgetting it when we go anywhere and I wanted it when we saw the Bald Eagles. Go figure, haha.
Happy Monday to you all! :-)
About Me
- LindaG
- Retired, housewife, mother of three. Picking up the pieces after God decided the 145 year old farmhouse was no longer the house for us. Praise God for His mercy and love!
I just say I am addle brained most of the time! I write list but I forget the list if I go some where! I think it is just how some of us are made,maybe our minds are just on too many things at once? Stay warm,we didn't get the snow and I am not complaining about it one bit!
ReplyDeleteMelodie, I forget the lists, too!
ReplyDeleteI will. Thank you, Melodie. :-)
You need multiple cameras ;)
ReplyDeleteNicole, I think you're right. :-)
ReplyDeleteChores do seem to get in the way, don't they. The end of February will be here before you know it; although, January is always long to me.
ReplyDeleteBecky, you're right. February will indeed be here before I know it! I'm anxious and excited both.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
Stress is most likely the cause of your forgetfulness, do the taxes and any other chores you have hanging over you and I bet you will be a new you with memory intact.
ReplyDeleteDrink more fluids..some days I can tell when my forgetfullness is worse..I need more water..it may help..I make lists too!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Feb will be here before we know it:)
Hey, Doc! Welcome back! You're probably right. I do worry more than I should, I know that.
ReplyDeleteFar Side, I will try to drink more water. :-)
Thank you! I'm looking forward to February a little more, I think. :-)
I make lists too and I'm not that old!
ReplyDeleteLinda, ironing is my most dis-liked chore. I loathe it!!
Like everyone else said, February will be here before you know it. In the meantime go with the flow and enjoy each day as you can! Now, let's see some Bald Eagle pics...
Thanks, Toni. :-) I'll see what I can do. ;-)
ReplyDeleteHey Linda..I'm catching up...on the Alzheimer thing this is one bright spot I keep in mind...they say if you think you have it then you don't...because if you really do you wouldn't know it...does that make sense? This is with respect to all families who really are suffering ...I concentrate on doing one thing at a time...seems to halp...though I might try Far Side's advice with the more water thing..
ReplyDeleteHaha. That makes great sense, actually. Thank you! :-)
ReplyDeleteI don't suppose a person could blame that forgetting thing on ADD or some such thing eh? I try using that for an excuse. Now if I could just remember where I write things down it might help.
ReplyDeleteCCC, haha. I could do that, yes. All my boys were diagnosed ADD growing up and I remember wondering where it came from. Two grew out of it.
ReplyDeleteNever thought about that. :-)
I sometimes lose my lists, too, so I try to have specific places to write them. :-)
Hope you have a wonderful day!
'Tis the time of year to feel a bit confused and forgetful. The holidays take a lot out of you! Catching up is always fun ;-). I can so relate to the kitchen floor problem! Here's hoping you can come up with a simple solution. Good luck on getting pictures of the Bald Eagles. I'm looking forward to seeing them!
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