Just a Beautiful Picture I Took This Morning

 

Take care and stay safe.

Scenes from a Finished Bathroom

As I have mentioned in previous posts, we started planning some bathroom upgrades in January.  Then doctor appointments happened, my surgery happened, and Covid 19 came to town.  Businesses shut down and no work started.  But the work has gradually been getting done and now, seven months later, we can happily say it is finished!  The mirror was delivered and hung yesterday.

So here are some pictures.  Since it is a smaller bathroom, angles were tight for picture taking.

And here is one of the master bath.  It did not get as much work done, but is "refreshed".

In other news..... 

We took our TLX in for the needed repair work from the pickup truck backing into her.  Hopefully, she will be finished next week.  

Also, the prescription cat food our furry boys need to eat is on backorder nationwide and their doctor has no idea why.  We are trying a different food. Wish us luck.  The last time a change was made Angus got diarrhea.  😕

It is  hot and humid here.  The yard is looking good after all the storm cleanup.  I'm just trying to keep up with all the usual stuff now.  

Life is good.  Take care of yourselves and stay safe.  And God Bless America!

Updates on Life in General

Well, here we are.  Our storm cleanup is done; large pile of branches are at the curb along with several bags of "stuff" we picked up.  The truck should be coming through the neighborhood today to take it all away.  Les has mowed and trimmed and the yard is looking pretty good right now.

I am feeling better.  We got the estimate for the repairs from the accident on the TLX and she goes in Wednesday morning for a few days.

The smaller bathroom ceiling was painted and looks much better.  I have put things back in the cabinets and hung the shower curtain and a couple things on the walls.  Last part will be the mirror coming and installed tomorrow afternoon.  Then I'll take pictures. 

Our MDX goes in for the annual safety inspection tomorrow morning.  Our usual routine is to drop off whatever car needs work and then go to breakfast.  So we'll do that and have breakfast out in the fresh air.  

Steve, our handyman guy, is going to come and take care of a couple things for us.  Greg, who did the drywall and painting in the bathrooms, is going to come and fix the shed door that needs work.  

I have a couple doctor appointments, one this week with the dermatologist and one next week with the "Ear Doctors".  And, just let me say, I will not be at all surprised if they finally tell me it is time to do something about the fact that I am having hearing issues.  (I know Les will be glad if something is done)  I have mixed feelings, but I would really like to hear better, so "whatever!"

Yesterday was Les' birthday.  It was a quiet day, but a good one.  

We are still being very careful and wearing masks and distancing.  Covid cases in Virginia just keep going up.

The "Guys' Golf Trip" that was originally scheduled for the end of April and then postponed due to Covid 19 is not totally cancelled yet, but Les and quite a few of the guys have cancelled and are waiting for their refunds.  We have not heard anything definite on the Retirees' Tournament. That was also postponed from May until November.  But honestly, the entire group for that tournament is in the "at risk" category, so it just doesn't make sense to risk it.  I like to be optimistic, but I really doubt that a vaccine will be developed and distributed by then. 

So, life goes on.  It is still great though.  We all have many things on our minds.  Stay safe and take care of yourselves.  God Bless America!

Angus says staying safe is exhausting. 😊

Well! Where to Start?!?

First, let me say that Les and I are okay and have not found any damage so far from Isaias.  Most of the storm was in our area during the night and early this morning.  We had alerts for tornado warnings on the phone at 1:30 a.m. and about 4:30 a.m.  There were tornadoes that touched down, but not right near us.  

The local weatherman gave totals on his report and we got at least 3 1/2" of rain and the highest wind gusts were around 60 mph.  The yard is a mess.  Many, many branches and limbs down, chunks of leaves, "stuff" blown around.

When the rain stopped I went out and wiped off all the deck and patio furniture and got things set back up.  Then swept off the patio and deck.  I figured it was a start on the cleanup.  I took this picture before I started sweeping.

Then this afternoon, Les and I went out and did some clean up out front.  So at least that part is done.  The back yard will take a lot longer and will get worked on over the next couple days.  Les walked all around the house and looked at the roof and it seems fine.

There are many power outages, downed lines, and flooding near the coastal areas.  We did not lose power, but the generator is ready!

Pam had some of the storm and heavy rain.  Unfortunately, that was on the first day back to school for Boxer and Bloomer.  But Pam says the day went okay.

Jacquie says they are doing okay.  Last I heard from her they were helping a neighbor who had a downed tree.

Before all this storm stuff happened, I was already on edge.  Yesterday morning I went out to do two errands.  As I was leaving a parking lot headed to the exit, a construction company pickup truck hit our car.  As I was was slowly driving behind him to the exit, he decided to just back up, either without looking or he didn't see me.  He got out, said he was sorry.  We exchanged all our information.  I have called State Farm and our claim has been started.  It's not a lot of damage but it is on the TLX and quite noticeable.  I was not injured but definitely was shaky.

As accidents go, this one was minor.  But, having said that, just being the driver getting hit was enough to dredge up old bad memories of the much worse accident in 1999.  I can usually keep those memories way in the back of my mind, but I really don't think they will ever go away.  So, I've been dealing with emotions, stress, and honestly, just being really pissed off that the guy hit me.

We have an appointment to get an estimate on repairs for tomorrow afternoon.

Tomorrow will be a busy day.  We have our pest control guy coming for his quarterly visit in the morning.  And in the evening our painter guy is coming to give the smaller bathroom ceiling a coat of paint.  😊

Life remains good.  Stay safe!  And God Bless America!

Just Something I Thought Was Pretty

Usually when I post sky pictures they are of sunrises, rainbows, or an occasional sunset.  But this afternoon I was outside getting the mail and filling the bird feeder and, as always, I looked up and saw this beautiful sky.  Thanks God!

Life is still great.  Stay safe and be grateful.  God Bless America!

Hey!

I hope you are all well and staying safe!

Les and I are doing okay.  Keeping up with things.  We had a grocery pick-up and actually got some meat this time.  We had our annual dryer vent and duct work cleaning done.  Les has a couple appointments this week.

We are staying in and distancing.  Governor Northam had a press conference yesterday and announced new regulations and restrictions because Hampton Roads is a real hot spot now for Covid-19 cases.  No gatherings larger than 50, everyone to wear masks, distance, restaurants and bars closing earlier and having reduced occupancy.  Basically he said this increase in cases has been caused by selfish young people who have gone out in groups, had large gatherings, partied, and made bad decisions and have not taken precautions, worn masks, or distanced.  Honestly, I am fine with the new restrictions.  We are not young, don't party, are not going to restaurants and bars, and we are smart.  And the younger people in our family are also smart and doing what they are supposed to do.

Les did the yard work today.  We have had some ghastly hot days with heat indexes well over 100, but today was a tiny bit better.  And it's good he got the yard mowed since we just got a call saying the yard people are coming to apply the grub control tomorrow.

Les arranged  a beer delivery.  Reminded us of living in Germany!  Don't know if they still do it, but when we lived there, there were home beer deliveries like there used to be milk deliveries here in the USA.  His beer arrived early, cold, and is in the fridge.  😊  (It was left on the porch and the man rang the doorbell)  (like pizza) 

Our girls say things are okay with them.

Life goes on.  Stay safe and God Bless America!

p.s. Even though the exchange rate was low, the gasoline rationed, and we didn't have a lot of money, we have great memories of living in Germany.

Hey! Just Saying Hello....

I hope everyone is well and doing okay.  Les and I are still distancing and wearing masks and trying to stay safe.  News reports are not good and cases of Covid are rising everywhere.  And enough said  of that.

It's hot and humid here.  We could use a good soaker rain.  Our sprinkler system runs several times a week but it's just not the same as a good soaker.  It's like that every Summer here, so no surprise.

We can still only get on the bases on Mondays, Tuesday, and Fridays.  Doesn't look like that is going to change any time soon.  The worst part is how that affects Les playing golf.  Golf is one of the safer activities/exercise that can be done.  The guys are outside, one to a cart, and taking precautions.  But if he can't get on base, he can't play there.  Other courses in the area are not taking enough precautions.

On a happier note, I got a haircut yesterday!  Feels and looks so much better.  It was the first one since late February.  There were precautions taken there and we both wore masks in Elisha's private work space.  I will be honest, my hair was really looking like "old lady hair" and I did not care for it. 😊 We had a discussion on the changes from the surgery drugs.  This always happens and is something patients are not told about before surgery.  Wouldn't have made a difference even if they had told me, it needed to be done.  Anyway, I feel better.

Boxer and Bloomer will be starting back to school very soon, in classrooms.  Masks and precautions there.  Both will be in high school.  How can that be?!?!?!?!?  They were both just babies!  Jordan's ODU classes will start soon also, and all be online for her.  Still no decisions made yet on Cutie Girl's school or Little Miss E's preschool.

We've been keeping up with things around the house and doing some chores and odd jobs.  We had the electrician here on Monday and Tuesday.  Had to be two days because it was just so darn hot in the attic he couldn't stay up there any longer. Heat index that day was 115, and the actual temperature broke a long standing record.  But it is all done now in both bathrooms.  The ceiling in the smaller bath now needs to be painted.  That wasn't really planned, but it needs to be done after all the other work in there.  Once that is done I will get the bathroom "back to together" and take pictures.

There is some yard work that needs to be done and I'm holding off on that until it cools a little.  And Les wants to repair the shed door when he can.

Life remains good.  Stay safe and take care of yourselves.  God Bless America!

Here is something that made me smile this morning.  Thank you "I Can Haz Cheezburger" site.