edlada wrote:Good morning PWA! As promised, I added some photos of my deck in progress to my Photobucket page. Deck

Enjoy!

Gorgeous deck.

Good morning all.
Happy Mother's Day to all who are.

edlada wrote:Good morning PWA! As promised, I added some photos of my deck in progress to my Photobucket page. Deck

Enjoy!

Very nice.
Is there a Mother's Day sometime in Poland?

Hi, happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there.

Thanks for the nice comments on the deck, it is a lot of work, but I like doing that sort of thing. I want to finish the deck before the end of the month, I am going to the hospital on 30 May and having total knee replacement surgery on my left knee on the 31st. I was scheduled for the surgery last summer but 1 week before the date, I had a collapsed lung (third time) and had to have surgery for that! I have had terrible arthritis in both knees for years and I am looking forward to some pain relief finally. They don't like to do the surgery on someone so "young" but I managed to convince the doctor that the pain is ruining my life. Doing work around my house and building the deck will be much easier after the knee surgery If all goes well the right knee will get done next year. I am only 55 but sometimes I think my brain is 21 and my body is 80.

pooflady wrote:Very nice.
Is there a Mother's Day sometime in Poland?

Hi Poof, yes, they celebrate Mother's Day here on 26 May. Of course there is also Children's Day, Women's Day, Father's Day, etc. I don't think there is Men's Day.

BTW, if you haven't seen the inside of our house you can go here to see photos.

Bedtime here, good night all, dobranoc!

klozitshoper wrote:G'afternoon all.

Ice - how is pooch today?

DWAN - I found the exact broom your mom wants - would send it to you, but problem is a broken handle and the thing is falling apart. Hubby kept EVERYTHING - ya know, maybe we could use it!!!

Going out with a group of Moms who are celebrating the day - our children are scattered all over the world.

Dog is so-so. I'm not sure if it is because we want to see improvement or if it is because there is actual progress. He is still leaving "puddle presents" on the floor at night. The vet says that stopping would be a sign of improvement.

Has anyone had hot dogs from Sonic? Any good?

Edit: Disregard. Had them. Not bad.

$#@% Thought the darn recipe said 1/4 tbs. of poppy seeds. Says 1/4 cup. After spending an hour or so at the store earlier....

Evenin', folks.

dontwantaname wrote:Still light out.

Whatever.

Nevermind.

G'night.

pooflady wrote:$#@% Thought the darn recipe said 1/4 tbs. of poppy seeds. Says 1/4 cup. After spending an hour or so at the store earlier....

whatcha making? And why are you cooking?

Temperature's dropping fast. Nice day, but closing the windows now.

pooflady wrote:Temperature's dropping fast. Nice day, but closing the windows now.

more rain? Or just cooling off?

kdccrosby wrote:more rain? Or just cooling off?

Just cooling off. Rained during the night but none due now till Tuesday.

pooflady wrote:Has anyone had hot dogs from Sonic? Any good?

Edit: Disregard. Had them. Not bad.

We had one here - I liked their burgers. I noticed it was closed and empty last week.

pooflady wrote:Just cooling off. Rained during the night but none due now till Tuesday.

*sigh* I wish it would rain here.

I'm freakin' exausted. Just got off the phone with my sister. She has been going through a crisis with her daughter that just graduated college. I had to try and tell her in a diplomatic/supportive way that someone needs to be the adult and it was time to stop wallowing in self pitty and put on her big girl panties. It wore me out.

Iceback wrote:I'm freakin' exausted. Just got off the phone with my sister. She has been going through a crisis with her daughter that just graduated college. I had to try and tell her in a diplomatic/supportive way that someone needs to be the adult and it was time to stop wallowing in self pitty and put on her big girl panties. It wore me out.

Do you think she heard you?

dontwantaname wrote:So, basically, people have had too much rain, or none?

Yep. All those wildfires in Texas. Farmers there are hurting, too much dust. Farmers all through the Ohio River Valley and Mississippi are hurting, too much mud.

dontwantaname wrote:So, basically, people have had too much rain, or none?

pretty much. most wide spread drought in tx in years.

Iceback wrote:I'm freakin' exausted. Just got off the phone with my sister. She has been going through a crisis with her daughter that just graduated college. I had to try and tell her in a diplomatic/supportive way that someone needs to be the adult and it was time to stop wallowing in self pitty and put on her big girl panties. It wore me out.

That's always exhausting. Hope it works out.

pooflady wrote:Do you think she heard you?

Who knows. It is a serious matter but what is done is done, she has to relize this and with her you have to be very delicate with how things are said. I've got pretty good at walking the tight rope over the years.

kdccrosby wrote:That's always exhausting. Hope it works out.

It'll work out eventually. If she handles it in the right manner now instead of her usual hard-ass way..

Honestly, sometimes I scare myself. Making two cakes today. Both go in a bundt pan. I only have one bundt pan. So did I make the one that bakes 40 minutes, cools 10, and then gets tossed out of the pan? Nooooooooooo. I made the one that bakes 90 minutes, cools on a rack an hour and a half and cools in the fridge another two hours. Then it comes out of the pan. The result of this clear thinking on my part? I'm about to make the second Jatravartid cake now.

dontwantaname wrote:Dumb weather. Mississippi river is flooding part of the country, the other part is totally dry.



Rusty peed on the rug.
No smell, but big wet spot.
Why?
2 1/2 years of living in the house and this was the first time. No sign of a bladder infection.

We think it is the dog. It was dry when we left.
I'm gong to have to catch some dog pee and see if it smells.

But he was the only one here.

Puzzling .

OK I admit it , it was me.

dontwantaname wrote:How did you get in?

Rusty let me in...duh!

Iceback wrote:It'll work out eventually. If she handles it in the right manner now instead of her usual hard-ass way..

Is the niece the one you are pretty close to?

Wonderful dinner - filet mignon with Bernaise sauce. Good company - lots of gossip and paranoid androiding.

See you all tomorrow.

klozitshoper wrote:Wonderful dinner - filet mignon with Bernaise sauce. Good company - lots of gossip and paranoid androiding.

See you all tomorrow.

Sounds perfect.

The evening just keeps getting better. Spilled some confectioners sugar. On the floor. And on my sandals. And on my toes. And between my toes.