Something You Don't Hear Every Day

It was warm in the house last night while we were watching TV.  All of a sudden, the Old Man said, and II quote, "It's hot in here. Go turn on the air conditioner."  

It's officially summer here at The Compound. 

Derby Preparations

 My Favorite Cousin and her Dear Husband will be coming down Friday morning to spend the weekend with us. So Derby preparations are underway.  

Today, I mopped the floors.  Tomorrow morning I will vacuum the spare bathroom and the spare bedroom.  Wednesday I will clean the family room, and Thursday will get the kitchen.  We've got our menus planned for Oaks Day and Derby Day.  Adult beverages have been bought.  So the only thing to buy is on Friday morning when I will get fresh veggies for a veggie tray and various sliced meats for subs.  It's on. 

Something You Don't See Every Day

The Old Man and I were in our Lazy Boy recliners watching TV this afternoon, when we both saw a hawk fly into the back porch door. It made quite a commotion.  We got up to look, and then we saw the hawk fly off to catch a bird that was on the roof.   That is definitely something you sure don't see every day. 

Flashback Friday

 I just came back into the house after feeding and watering Large Marge.  At the age of 7 years old, I am happy to say that for the past few months, she's been giving us one egg a day.  Can't ask for more than that from the old girl. 

Yesterday, I was in the line at the post office to mail a package, and the guy at the window next to me was there to pick up a very important package: a box filled with 6 just-hatched chicks.  You could hear them peeping, much to the delight of everyone in the post office at that time. The clerks and customers all wanted to look in the box at the little fuzzy yellow chicks. I couldn't help but think back to that day back in April of 2017 when I was in his spot at the post office - waiting to pick up my six chicks.  I truly felt like an expectant mother waiting for my chicks.  I drove probably 10 miles an hour home to make sure they made it safe and sound.  

It's hard to believe that we're down to just Large Marge.  But she's still strong and healthy and pretty.  

Update From The Compound

 Once again, there is no peace in the valley.  We still have the rooster to the left of us crowing all day and all night long.  And we have the big German Shepherd to the right of us barking incessantly all day and all night.  I'm thankful for my ear plugs at night. 

Something You Don't See Every Day

 I was waiting to turn in the corner liquor store yesterday to get a bottle of wine for dinner, and as I was waiting to pull into the drive-thru, a guy on a scooter turned in and got in the drive-thru line.  I kept looking at him, and then finally realized it was a childhood friend that lived in the subdivision across the road from us.  He is probably my age now, maybe a year or two younger.  Anyhoo, seeing someone on a scooter in a liquor store drive-thru is definitely something that you don't see every day. 

Apologies

 I apologize for not posting the past few days. There's no real reason, other than whenever I thought about posting I got sidetracked.  

Flashback Friday

 Tomorrow is the annual Thunder Over Louisville - supposedly the world's largest fireworks show and air show. For those of you faithful readers not familiar with this, it is the big kick off for the Kentucky Derby Festival.  For those of you faithful readers that know me well, you will remember how I would get so stressed up on the Friday before Thunder. For quite a few years, some School Friends and I would get to Slugger Field early Saturday morning and go to the Bats baseball game and then enjoy all of the goings on down on the water front until it was time for the fireworks.  

On Thunder eve, I would be stressed over making sure we had plenty of snacks and more importantly beverages to take.  I would also stress over the weather.  I would stress over finding an available parking spot in the lot next to Slugger Field.  And most of all, I would stress as we fought the massive traffic jam getting home after the fireworks ended.  But now I am stress-free. I would guess it's been over ten years since I went to Thunder. And I sure don't miss it at all.  

Thursday Frustration

 For the past two days, I've been dealing with Walgreens about a problem with one of the Old Man's prescriptions.  It too two days and 4 phone calls, but I am happy to report that the issue has been taken care of for now. 

Stay tuned. 

Second Chances

 On my way home from my Bible study today, I took another indirect route to get the Old Man his apple fritter.  As I was waiting at a stoplight to get back on the the Expressway, I noticed a Norton's Medical Transport van in the lane next to me.  This intersection was by a small airport called Bowman Field - where lots of small and private planes come and go.  As I saw the Norton's van, I couldn't help but think - maybe they came from Bowman Field after getting an organ that was flown in from one of the many private planes there, and that organ would give someone a second chance.  I couldn't help but pray that if that was the case, that the person receiving the organ would be healed and have a good life.  And that the family of the person that donated the organ would also have a good life knowing their family member helped someone else to live. 

Ohio Valley Weather Update

 I had to run a couple of errands today, and while I was out and about, the humidity was off the chain.  As my grandmother would have said, the air was so close you could barely breathe.  I'm glad I'm back in the house now in my recliner where it is very comfortable.  

Summer Came Early

 As you all well know, I'm not happy in the summer.  Mainly because I like the nice cool air conditioning, while the Old Man gets cold.  So we've tried to compromise.  That having been said, I think summer is here a bit early.  Yesterday it got to 86 here at The Compound, and as I type this it's 83.  The house is still comfortable, I will admit.  Tonight I will open my window and kick my ceiling fan up a notch.  But something tells me we're not done with cooler weather.  

Stay tuned. 

Public Service Announcement

 One morning this past week while the Old Man and I were drinking coffee and watching TV, we started talking about all of the supplements that they advertise on TV.  The Old Man said "those supplement companies should also say that their miracle drugs would also cause weight loss - if you took everything they say you need, you'd be so full of water that you wouldn't want to eat another bite."  I had to agree with him.  This got me to thinking, and I started a list of all of the supplements they advertise on TV.  Once I had a pretty long list, I did some research about the daily dosage.  My findings were a bit surprising, to say the least  Here they are:

Balance Of Nature - 3 of the fruit pills and 3 of the vegetable pills, once a day = 6 pills

Relief Factor - 2 capsules and 2 pills, three times a day = 12 pills

Total Beets - 4 of the chews, once a day = 4

COQ10 - 1 pill, two times a day = 2 pills

Omega XL - 2 pills, once a day = 2 pills

Metamucil - 5 pills, once a day = 5 pills

Prevagen - 1 capsule, once a day = 1 pill

Total People Plus - 1 capsule, once a day = 1 pill

Crazy Saturday

 Today has left me feeling very odd and out of sorts.  Mainly because I was trying to help a friend with a project, and when I asked how the project was going, she went off on me and said she was so busy and didn't have time to worry about it.  I wanted to say "Then why did you attempt this project in the first place?" But I kept my mouth shut, and asked her to let me know what else I could do to help her. 

As my best friend Diva Stacy often tells me, let it go.  

Flashback Friday

 

At least once a week, someone puts a post on Facebook asking their friends to post a cartoon from back in the day that kids today would be clueless about.  

I read one of these posts yesterday, and took a minute to scroll down and see what people had listed.  I can't believe that nobody mentioned one of my favorite cartoons, Deputy Dawg.  I think his cool hat is what made me like him so much. 

New Dessert Review

 

 I stepped out of my comfort zone yesterday and made my first pie.  I am happy to say the Possum Pie was great according to me and the Old Man.  It took longer to get the ingredients together than it took to actually get the pie together.  We are both looking forward to dessert tonight for another slice.  

Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back

 It's supposed to get to 70 today, 77 tomorrow and the mid 60's the rest of the week.  But the warmer temps come with a price - rain is in the forecast every day this week.  Oh well.  At least it will be rain and not snow or ice.  

We Might Be Out Of Winter

 It was 36 here at The Compound this morning, but right now it is 61 and still very sunny. For that we are happy. There is no freeze warning tonight, and we are thankful for that for all of my friends that have flowers out.  

Stay tuned. 

Winter Is Still Here

 Winter is still here. Once again, it's cold, cloudy and windy today.  And there is a freeze warning for tonight.  I'm afraid that once this cold spell is over, we'll be going right into summer.  

Stay tuned. 

Winter Is Back

 We had temps late last week and weekend in the upper 70s and low 80s.  The past three days the highs have been in the low 40s with strong winds.  And with below-freezing tpms at night.  Looks like we have another day or so of this pattern.  While I don't like the summer high temps, I am sure looking forward to this winter to end. 

We Dodged Another Bullet

 We had big storms move through late yesterday evening, and lots of tornado touchdowns in the eastern part of the county.  But thank the Lord, we were safe here at The Compound.  As I have said before, we are in a little pocket by the river, and that and the Good Lord has given us protection from many storms - both tornadoes and snow.  Thanks again for the safety and protection.  

No April Fools

 Our supper tonight was delayed by about an hour as we were glued to the weatherazzi on TV talking about tornadoes in the area.  Luckily for us, The Compound is in a little pocket right on the river that has shielded us from many, many storms over the years. For that, we are very thankful.  

We got a lot of rain in our part of the county, while the tornadoes and big winds were centralized on the east part of the county.  So far, none of my east end friends had any damage and they are safe and sound.  

April Fools Day

 Faithful readers, today was my Sweet Mother's favorite day of the year - April Fools Day.  She would catch me in 3 or 4 April Fools pranks before I even left the house for work.  And she would call me at work and catch me again a time or two.    I sure miss those days.