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I washed two loads of laundry and got everything hung out to air dry. I thought I would just kick back for the rest of the day because my energy was spent, but then remembered I needed to change the sheets on my bed. I put the summer sheets on, which means I'm in no hurry to launder the ones I just took off.
I figured I needed to turn the mattress as well. Thank god it's only a queen size rather than king! I got it turned little by little on the bed, then pushed it to stand upright against the back wall while I straightened the bed skirt. The mattress kept wanting to fall back onto the bed, so I pushed my butt against it to hold it upright while I stretched and tried to straighten the skirt. Finally I was able to lower the mattress and adjust it a little at a time so that it fit nicely over the springs. Made the bed and I really wanted to just fall into it. That is a job I don't normally do by myself, but sometimes you just have to get something done and don't have the patience to wait. Patience isn't my long suit, as you may have guessed.
Several folks have written to me about getting a dog. I've mentioned several times how much I would like to have one, and I really would. I promised myself though, that I would work at Lassen this summer and can't have a dog there. I also want to make the drive to the east and back without a dog. So that means it will be later on in the fall before I get one, if I still am interested in having another dog.
I really do love big dogs best and can't see myself with a small one, even though it might be easier to deal with. A dog is a dog though, has to be fed and watered, walked, groomed, etc. The breeds that interest me so far are a male black lab, or a smaller female german shepherd or rottweiler. I would definitely need to get a dog that has grown out of the puppy stage, and preferably a middle aged dog. I don't have to be in a hurry because there will always be good dogs who need a loving home. Who knows, I might find and consider an elderly dog and then it would be a crap shoot which one of us would outlive the other.
My campground at Lassen will open June 7 (Fri.) so I will drive up either Mon. or Tues. of that week. That's the schedule but you all know how things can change in a hearbeat.
I can say that the few times I've used my new Jitterbug cell phone I can definitely hear better - the sound and quality are even better than the land line. It doesn't have to be turned up so loud that it "shouts out" at you - the sound is just superior. I will have to ask one of my kids to try it out and see how they find it - is the quality of sound just engineered specifically for the normal hearing loss of older people, and would it be problematic to younger folks? I'll let you know.
- More On Dog Search
The quest goes on, and I appreciate the comments I've received on this subject. Thanks "gracehoper" for the comments about the Bradshaw shelter. I watch their website every day, and receive info almost daily of new dogs to the shelter. ...
- Finding My Routine
I went to the gym the last two mornings which makes me feel like I'm getting back into the groove. I really enjoyed just going down to the basement at my son's house and using the treadmill. If I had a basement here I think...
- Just Chillin'
All I've done today was laundry, 2 loads, which is easy enough except for having to carry it back and forth across the street to the dryer. It's heavy when it's wet! I will have another load to do tomorrow if I manage to get the...
- More About Jitterbug
I used the Jitterbug this morning for the first time to call Great Call Customer Svc. My old phone # had been ported to the new phone, but it wasn't showing up on the J'bug screen. A feature of this phone is that when you open it your...
- More On Unwanted Emails
I think the spammers believe that anyone named gypsy must be a man, because the mail seems to be slanted towards a man. I never actually open them up but the inbox sometimes shows the first few words, such as "Hello mighty man". I recently...
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A day's work
I washed two loads of laundry and got everything hung out to air dry. I thought I would just kick back for the rest of the day because my energy was spent, but then remembered I needed to change the sheets on my bed. I put the summer sheets on, which means I'm in no hurry to launder the ones I just took off.
I figured I needed to turn the mattress as well. Thank god it's only a queen size rather than king! I got it turned little by little on the bed, then pushed it to stand upright against the back wall while I straightened the bed skirt. The mattress kept wanting to fall back onto the bed, so I pushed my butt against it to hold it upright while I stretched and tried to straighten the skirt. Finally I was able to lower the mattress and adjust it a little at a time so that it fit nicely over the springs. Made the bed and I really wanted to just fall into it. That is a job I don't normally do by myself, but sometimes you just have to get something done and don't have the patience to wait. Patience isn't my long suit, as you may have guessed.
Several folks have written to me about getting a dog. I've mentioned several times how much I would like to have one, and I really would. I promised myself though, that I would work at Lassen this summer and can't have a dog there. I also want to make the drive to the east and back without a dog. So that means it will be later on in the fall before I get one, if I still am interested in having another dog.
I really do love big dogs best and can't see myself with a small one, even though it might be easier to deal with. A dog is a dog though, has to be fed and watered, walked, groomed, etc. The breeds that interest me so far are a male black lab, or a smaller female german shepherd or rottweiler. I would definitely need to get a dog that has grown out of the puppy stage, and preferably a middle aged dog. I don't have to be in a hurry because there will always be good dogs who need a loving home. Who knows, I might find and consider an elderly dog and then it would be a crap shoot which one of us would outlive the other.
My campground at Lassen will open June 7 (Fri.) so I will drive up either Mon. or Tues. of that week. That's the schedule but you all know how things can change in a hearbeat.
I can say that the few times I've used my new Jitterbug cell phone I can definitely hear better - the sound and quality are even better than the land line. It doesn't have to be turned up so loud that it "shouts out" at you - the sound is just superior. I will have to ask one of my kids to try it out and see how they find it - is the quality of sound just engineered specifically for the normal hearing loss of older people, and would it be problematic to younger folks? I'll let you know.
- More On Dog Search
The quest goes on, and I appreciate the comments I've received on this subject. Thanks "gracehoper" for the comments about the Bradshaw shelter. I watch their website every day, and receive info almost daily of new dogs to the shelter. ...
- Finding My Routine
I went to the gym the last two mornings which makes me feel like I'm getting back into the groove. I really enjoyed just going down to the basement at my son's house and using the treadmill. If I had a basement here I think...
- Just Chillin'
All I've done today was laundry, 2 loads, which is easy enough except for having to carry it back and forth across the street to the dryer. It's heavy when it's wet! I will have another load to do tomorrow if I manage to get the...
- More About Jitterbug
I used the Jitterbug this morning for the first time to call Great Call Customer Svc. My old phone # had been ported to the new phone, but it wasn't showing up on the J'bug screen. A feature of this phone is that when you open it your...
- More On Unwanted Emails
I think the spammers believe that anyone named gypsy must be a man, because the mail seems to be slanted towards a man. I never actually open them up but the inbox sometimes shows the first few words, such as "Hello mighty man". I recently...