A Product Endorsement

I've been having some "issues" lately with the fabric softener that I've been using for years. It's a well-known brand name one. All of a sudden I was getting blue spots on the clean laundry when the cycle was done. I tried switching to their "no dye, no fragrance" type and ended up with tan spots on the clothes in spite of the liquid being white when it went into the washer.

What to do??????

Then I got a coupon in the mail for the new Bounce dryer bars. I figured "what the hey!?" and gave it a try. Well, I have to tell you I've done several loads of laundry with the bar stuck in the dryer and it seems to work just fine. Clothes are soft and without static and they smell nice. And there are no spots!

Just wanted to share. Stay safe!

TIME FOR A SMALL RANT!

THE QUESTION:

What could possibly make someone think that it is okay to go into one's office (mine), get into their personal space (I like a lot!), start talking and then about three minutes into their spiel start saying how sick they are and how bad they feel????????

FILL IN YOUR ANSWER HERE

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MY ANSWER:

Get out of my office or I am going home! And thought to myself and not spoken - @%&***!!!#%@^&*!

This is not a one time occurrence. I know I have some immune issues due to the RA and I try to be careful. I believe in lots of hand-washing with soap and water. Not that hand gel stuff that they now know doesn't work so well and is poisonous to children.

I stopped at the store this afternoon. I have prepared a "disinfectant and germ-killing kit" that will be kept in my office. I am now armed with a large can of Lysol, some disposal gloves, some Clorox wipes, paper towels and three bottles of isopropyl alcohol for wiping down door knobs, phones and keyboards!

Thanks for "listening"! Stay safe!

FLU AWAY!!

Hey, All!

It's a dark, cool, rainy day here. The furry kids and I just had a short nap. Highly unusual for me (not for them) and it felt good!

I finally got my flu shot today. Golfer and I had an appointment to both get them last week. He got his just fine. I hit a snag with getting mine though. I've been getting flu shots for years and years, and always fill out the paperwork and always give the same answers to the same questions. This year, because I said I had been allergic to feathers as a child, they said I couldn't have one. I think I surprised them. I guess normally a person told that would say "okay" and then leave. I didn't. I've never had a reaction to the flu shots, never had a problem with eggs, and wanted to have someone explain why all of a sudden it was forbidden. Eventually, our doctor came out and talked to me and gave his explanation which made sense. And from his perspective he probably has to respond with a "no" for malpractice reasons. But my argument made sense, too, and he said he'd look into a test to be sure if I had a reaction to feathers or not now. The test was done a few days ago and the results were in this morning and I have now had my flu shot! So there, germs!

The picture hunt project is on-going. The scanner doesn't want to cooperate. We haven't used it since we bought it. It's a HP combination deal with printer, scanner, copier all in one machine. Everything else works, but I can't get the computer and the scanner part to talk to each other. We'll work on it this weekend. The lovely weather is supposed to last until at least next Monday, so we will need some indoor projects to do to prevent sleeping all weekend!

I finally bought a pumpkin at the Commissary and put on the porch. I usually like to get them at a Farmers' Market, but my leg is not up to walking around and dealing with lumpy ground. I have not gotten any chrysanthemums though. The red geraniums are still blooming full force and are lovely.

Golfer has a couple more doctor appointments scheduled hoping to find relief for the pain he's having. His hand is healing well.

That's about it from here. Stay safe! (and dry!)

Hey, All!

It's me again!

The weather here is pretty nice today. Sort of a "lull before the storm" if you want to believe the weather forecasts. It's sunny and nice out right now. But starting tomorrow they are predicting a lot cooler, and rain with high wind for a few days. Woo-hoo! It's not like either of us is up for any yard work or playing golf right now anyway.

I go for an MRI this evening for my painful knee. Then I guess there will be a discussion with my ortho doc about what to do next after he sees the scans. If nothing else shows up on the MRI, then I guess I'll have the "chicken lip" injections he's been telling me about. I asked my rheumatologist about those, and he thinks it's a good idea also. So I'll probably give it a try.

I've been going through some boxes of old photos. I was given the task of gathering pictures for the folks to put together a presentation at Golfer's retirement ceremony in a few months. I'm probably about halfway done with that project. I always get slowed down going through those boxes when I get to Nurse J's and Bikini's baby pictures! Of course, mixed in there with those are baby pictures of Golfer and me, our parents and other relatives. (It's a big bunch of pictures!) I still have to go through some albums and take a couple pictures out of frames to be scanned.

I also finished preparing our 2010 calendar. (Bikini will be proud I'm so organized) Seems with all the doctor appointments lately we had several cards for next March already, so now everyone's birthday and anniversary and all appointments so far are logged on!

Not much else going on right now. Stay safe!

NEW FENCE and OTHER UPDATES

For starters, I am still coughing and taking all the meds; I am feeling better though. However, I ended up having a cortisone shot in each knee last week. The right one is better, the left not so much. I've been being careful! I took my time and went at my own pace and did some cleaning, washed some windows, and pulled a few weeds. Also been going to work.

Golfer is doing okay. The doctor took the pins out of his hand today and they adjusted his splint. He goes back in three weeks and they will do some x-rays. In a few days he can start taking the splint off to shower and then put it back on. And then in another few days, he can start weaning off the splint a little bit at a time.

Our new fence is done! And then our friend, Chris - who does landscaping and agreed to help us while Golfer is recuperating - came and smoothed out the areas around the posts and then mowed for us. Then the man who does our regular lawn maintenance came and aerated, seeded, put down fertilizer and weed-killer. So now it's just a matter of letting the grass grow for a bit!

This is the view we used to have from our back yard. I realize it's a little dark, but I didn't want to be real obvious while I was taking the picture. Not shown in the photo are the large barking dogs that live over there, the picnic tables piled with stuff, assorted hoses piled up, dog toys and the frequent bags of trash that are out there.

This is the new view!

I love new wood! It's so nice and clean!

And another view of the other side of the yard!

Remember - good fences make good neighbors!

That's all for now....stay safe!