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Zetta, a handyman can pull up the carpet and nail down the squeaky boards. I've never done it, but I gave read about this method of dealing with squeaky boards. I don't think you would have to lower your price just for squeaky boards.

We spent two nights in Newport at Elizabeth suites, very nice. We made s'mores.

Good morning all.

Iris L.— Those travel pictures are lovely. Thanks for sharing them. I saw your post about being separated from your cruise; that is horrifying. I didn't comment there because I didn't want to seem to be pissing in their cornflakes.

David— It sounds like the reboot of the TV was what did the trick. Like a laptop or phone, sometimes a Smart TV just needs to be powered off to come back to life. My mom has a TV in her kitchen that acts out on her. She tends to hold back on telling me as she thinks it's a bigger deal than it is. Sometimes, though, I do have to re-sync her Samsung and Xfinity remotes. I get stuck doing all the tech at my house, too. The great irony is that I am not the person in this house that would watch much TV. When I met DH, I hadn't had a TV for a couple years. This is a great contrast to DH treating is a broken TV as one might running out of toilet paper.

Lorita— It's good to hear Judith is OK. Thanks for that update.

Zetta— I think some buyers have become unrealistic as the result of those ridiculous HGTV shows. Floors sometimes squeak. We have one squeaky spot in the bedroom that serves as my prompt to turn DH's coffee on for him so he can pour a cup by the time he comes down.

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I'm about to enjoy my 3rd mug of tea. I've been getting by on a single mug for the last couple of days, which along with mask-wearing left my dehydrated enough to wake up with leg cramps.

I finally got mom home from the hospital around 5:30pm yesterday. They never did move her to a room, so she didn't get much rest at all. But they did push an additional 4L of fluid and antibiotics, so it really was best I hadn't taken her home prematurely. There were a number of folks from the day before still there; a couple of them were upgraded to rooms but a few were still lining the halls.

Her O2 dropped a bit, but that is often the case at the hospital if she isn't using her OPEP and getting all her medications. A couple aren't on formulary at hospitals so I bring them in from home along with her bi-pap. I did have a set of her evening meds in my bag, so she only missed the AM inhaler and high-dose Mucinex.

She did OK maintaining BP and O2 walking, so they let her go. We stopped at the pharmacy to pick up her antibiotics, but the hospitalist put a on hold on them until this morning. So now I have to run over first thing to manage that. I have to drop my banged-up car today sometimes and get my rental. I was supposed to do that yesterday but didn't have a chance to.

HB

When we move the TV we tried to pare it with the TV remote not the Xifinity remote it took us some time to figure it out and now the TV is o.k. My wife and I call us Mac and Myer for hire. We always have a lot of fun putting things together. It sounds like you and my wife are alike when it comes to TV and your husband and I alike to I love TV somehow my wife and I make it work

Good afternoon my Porch friends.

Thank you for the kind thoughts and prayers. My leg procedure went well. The recovery instructions, however, aren't difficult, just hard to keep a head of. I have to walk 15 minutes of every hour for 2 weeks. No sitting with my knee bend at a 90 degree angle - if seated my leg has to be elevated. In bed it has to be elevated above my head. (Good thing we have adjustable bed!) Support hose can't be removed for 48 hours & then only for 1 hour to shower then back on it goes. Then I only wear them 12 hr on & 12 hr off. No standing in one spot, & if standing I must be moving. I could go on, but I won't. I will follow the orders to the best of my ability.

Ron be kind to yourself. I so wish I could give you a great big TX sized hug.

David, that possible $4.00 win will get you two Sonic drinks!!

Lorita - we had one heck of a rain storm this morning, but its beautiful now. I emptied the rain gauge, in 3 days we've had over 5.5 inches. Unreal.

HB you are amazing. The energizer bunny and then some. Your taking such good care of your mom. I wouldn't have been able to sit in the hospital with all of that going on. I know DH would have looked at me and said "we're gone." Time for you to take a deep breath.

Iris your pictures are wonderful. I'm so glad you are going on these trips. Its good your getting out and doing that.

I know I've left others out, but my 'sitting' time is up. I'll check back in later.

eagle

Zetta-
Squeaks are common. Especially in an older home. My 1890s house creaked, my grandparents' homes of the same era did as well. Even my current 1986 home built by the builder in my community with the best reputation for quality has that one squeak. Maybe I'm weird, but I find the sound homey.

HB

Good afternoon. Who is Judy?

Did I mention that I saw elk and bison on my trip? But the bus was going to fast to take a photo.

Iris

((((((Ron))))))) Hugs to you, my friend.

Morning. Lots to do today to finalize our trip. Cut grass yesterday and I am happy to report I did not run over the chicken coop. The little Silkie that will not climb the ladder in or out of the coop now waits for me to pick her up and carry her wherever she needs to be. Problem solved I guess, lol.

Eagle, those exercises and instructions sound quite complex, but glad you have come thru the procedure well. Continued wishes for good recovery.

Lorita, Mr. Google says a vinegar spray to the fungus on your tree stump might work.

Ron, we're thinking of you and holding you close in our hearts.

HB, hope you get some rest soon.

Mint, we have squash, cucumbers and hot peppers (peppers are for DH) coming daily from the garden! I fried some squash Sunday and it was so good. My daughter will tend the garden, cat and bird while we are away. Grandson in law will tend the outside animals and gather eggs. Always so much to manage when you have animals. But, I love having them, talking to them.

David, my late FIL always played bingo at his facility. They had a quarter game with jackpots and also other prizes.

Zetta, glad you got a reprieve from house showings. It can be so disruptive when you have animals. At one time we had 4 inside dots and my then DH had to load them up for car rides when we had a showing. It was a pain. And floor creaks? My home was custom built 5 years ago on a concrete slab. But we're in Alabama with red clay so: cracks in the concrete patio, one spot in the guest hallway floor that makes a "clicking" sound when you walk on it. The clay allows the foundation to settle over time. And, I agree with HB - people watch too much HGTV.

Hope everyone has a good day. BBL

HI all going to Thursday exercise and sing along later at COA. There is so much available there it is unbelievable at COA.

At bingo we only have a fifty fifty draw we get half and the rest goes to COA for future activities