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Jerilynn— If you were closer, it'd be a deal. FTR, I tend to start out super organized in my own closet, too, but DH brings laundry up from the basement with nary a care about such things, so it requires maintenance often. Whenever I get it sorted I am always gobsmacked by the number of white, black and gray things I own. Maybe mom's right— I should add a little color to my wardrobe. LOL, when I do, she runs out to Talbot's and buys herself an exact copy. I was kind of surprised yesterday at just how many things I hung at her place that also hang at mine. Fortunately, DH stays out of all but my sock drawer which is great except that I have 4 places for socks. Loafer lines in one drawer, crews/trousers in another, no-show athletics in a third and compression in with my workout clothes. He only knows about the crew sock drawer.

eagle— please be extra careful. When a person gets stung by a wasp, hornet, etc. you are scent-marked as an enemy and more at risk of being stung according to a friend who majored in insects. This can last a year or two.

Mom's doing great. 91% on room air while puttering about the house.

It's DH and DS's turn to make me crazy. I made a Costco, Walmart, dairy store run today. DH called to tell me the heater tech showed up and I'm thinking why is this important to me? Waiting on the heater repair is your job. And also, this could have been a text, dude. Twenty minutes later he calls and asks me if I know when the air scrubber's filter was replaced because the tech wants to know. I said I thought in the last year or two but wasn't sure. He said the tech wanted to talk to me and put me on the phone. I told the guy it had been done but I can't say when exactly and then I asked him if the office didn't have a service record on it and he said he could look it up on his tablet. So, this clown could have basically looked it up from the basement but opted not to and when posed the query to DH the pair of them thought "call Harshed" was the correct answer. My DH is allegedly very intelligent. MIT thought highly enough of him to award him a PhD and yet he's got to consult me on anything house related.

My niece always says that DH is so devoted to me that if anything were to happen to me, he'd perish within the year. I told her he'd be dead in less than 3 months as he has no idea where his cardiac medications come from. I know he needs a refill because I find the bottles on my desk.

I didn't even make it out of Walmart, where I bought 4 items for mom. Three packages of hangers (because she has too many clothes and cheap paper towels because she keeps whinging that her cleaner is taking 1/2 a roll home when she comes. This may be the world's most ridiculous "First World Problem" at the moment. The women is reliable, pleasant and does a wonderful job; I've told mom to consider the paper towels as part of the fee but that doesn't speak to her. I've taken to supplying mom with smaller rolls (that cost as much each as the larger Kirkland ones) which seems to have done the trick) DS's phones are acting up. The dying one that was on Mint is receiving both phone calls and some texts. He can dial out and receive texts on the new Verizon store. He tried to contact the guys at Best Buy who set it up for him— spending for the activation in-store— but the customer service rep wouldn't put the call through and kept saying to call Verizon. She hung up on him. He's at Verizon in town now. I do hope they can sort this out. At least he's not melting down and even said he didn't need me along. So yay?

HB

You all really do have quite a lot going on. After my two week bout with whooping cough, I am finally able to take a breather and work on unpacking from my trip. I also have to read up on my voting materials because here in CA we have a lot of propositions to vote on. So far, the weather is nice, in the 80s yesterday, no rain in sight.

Iris

Good morning

JeriLynn I figured that was coming. Hope things get settled with mom so I can get my TDAP.

Good morning all. I slept for nine hours last night and finally feel almost human.

Halloween was a mixed bag this year. My neighborhood runs hot and cold; historically the headcount has varied between 11 and 132. The 132 was the 3rd year after the house was built when the folks still lived here. They got home later than expected without candy, so dad handed out fill-sized bags of Goldfish and Milano cookies that were headed for the thrift store because of a short sell-by date. That was very popular. We had <33 kids (a couple cheeky littles took more than one) very early in the evening with the oldest being about 8 years old. Not a single tween or teen which is odd. We're in the back of a cul de sac and despite handing out full-sized bars we don't get much traffic. My community has a section of townhouses where kids can get a lot of candy without a lot of walking. My BFF is very into Halloween. Her yard decor is legendary and she makes a thing out of getting the candy. Last years she built a chute with a handle. This year, kids spun a wheel for cash, candy or a trick. The trick was a package of ramen which the kids enjoyed. So weird. She had almost 150 kids last I heard.

Iris— I'm glad you're feeling a little better. Good on you for preparing to vote. The language in the propositions can be very nuanced.

Lorita— Do you have your TVs plugged into surge protectors? A surge protector could prevent damage in a scenario like the one that destroyed your bedroom TV. We have both TVs (and accessories), my computer and the HVAC system on them.

David— I hear you on Salem. My aunt used to live there. She loved the festive atmosphere when she first moved in the mid 1980s and even got into spiritualism, but things got crazy over the years and she took to traveling the last 2 weeks of October to escape the chaos. She moved to Milton a couple years back.

Jerilynn— I feel like we're bleeding money here, too. A new clutch for the Miata, a significant HVAC repair and next month a crown, finally, for my implant.

I'm glad the range is working out. Sometimes when I need a longtime gentle simmer, I toss the pot in the oven a 215F which works nicely. I have a soup that needs a 10-12 simmer and I always finish that in the oven.

I hope all have a pleasant day.

HB

Good morning. I got only two hours of sleep. I have a lot of tasks to catch up on, I hope I'll have the energy.

Iris

I use surge protectors on certain devices but for my TV's, computers and cable boxes I use UPS's (Universal Power Supplies).

I have a generac so still looking for the serge protector

up….still waiting for my ballot

Good Morning! Still waiting for the call from Dr's office for my upper endoscopy. This is the 4th one in a 2 year period, guess with all my esophagus problem and the nodule they just watching it.

Sent money to buy my grandson from Missouri a better guitar than he has for a Christmas present this year.

Classmates have been trying to get me to go to the VFW dance on Saturday night. I believe I'll go tonight, just no jitterbuging for me. Will be nice to get out and listen to a good band.

Ron