i've got the side-lights, big front window and front door painted. the windows are even scraped too! mama wanted to help with that. tomorrow my goal is to get those 2 bedroom windows finished. i wanted to finish them today but know what? i'm tired - flat out tired. this is the first time i've worked like this in forever! i forgot i had it in me LOL everything looks so fresh and pretty. mama and i just sit on the front porch and look at what i've accomplished in a week and we are as happy as if we had good sense! LOL
so tell me all about your saturday. i hope you've had a fun day.
i'm getting ready to kick back and do nothing. oh after the all day thunderstorms thursday it turned off cool here too. but friday and today were sunny beyond anything. i love this weather!!!!
life is good - and it's a long post!
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karmaberry1
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the only thing left to be done outside is scraping the third window! instead of scraping it today, i painted the storm door AND my mantel. i knew the mantel was an odd color white but with this new high gloss paint it now rocks steady!!!!!
let me amend that first sentence - there is a lot more to do outside but i've accomplished what i set out to do! i set goals and achieved them - what a great feeling!!!!!
tomorrow is back to work. i'm actually looking forward to it. one reason is because my next project will be to paint the inside of the front door and the side lights and truthfully i don't know how much more my wrists can take right now LOL AND i'm looking forward to seeing my friends. i do have some wonderful friends there!
i hope everybody's weekend was wonderful and tomorrow is the best monday ever!!!
man of mine - did you have a great weekend? i thought about you and eco-friendly paint gel!!!
rock on!!!!!
let me amend that first sentence - there is a lot more to do outside but i've accomplished what i set out to do! i set goals and achieved them - what a great feeling!!!!!
tomorrow is back to work. i'm actually looking forward to it. one reason is because my next project will be to paint the inside of the front door and the side lights and truthfully i don't know how much more my wrists can take right now LOL AND i'm looking forward to seeing my friends. i do have some wonderful friends there!
i hope everybody's weekend was wonderful and tomorrow is the best monday ever!!!
man of mine - did you have a great weekend? i thought about you and eco-friendly paint gel!!!
rock on!!!!!
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manofmusic
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Hey Karma !
How did work go today ? Was it easy to get back into the swing of things ?
I'm going to attempt the front door next weekend. I decided that I'm usually a pretty busy guy. On Sunday, I rested ! I kicked back and did absolutely nothing. I didn't even feel guilty about it. This week, I need to take a trip to Home Depot and see about that Eco friendly gel. I don't know too much about that, but Jill said it's good for the environment.
Now for the story.........I went to Wal-Mart to look for a wok. This was Saturday. I want to learn to make stir-frys the right way. Anyway, I found one. $18.97.
It LOOKED pretty good and sturdy. Before I went, I cut up the veggies and put them in a bowl covered up in the fridge. I cut up raw chicken into strips and put that covered up into the fridge too. Now it's time to cook. So, I put the vegetable oil (about a tablespoon) and sesame oil (about 1 1/2 teaspoons) and grated fresh ginger into the wok. I'm looking over the wok until I see the oil get hot. Once the oil got hot, I turned around to get the cut up chicken. As I was doing this, I heard a faint "woof" behind me. I thought to myself 'that's an odd noise'. I turned around to see a fire about a foot high in the wok. I freaked. I grabbed the pan and ran to the front door. I saw neighbours outside so I didn't want them to know that I'm a bad cook, so I ran back into the kitchen with the flaming wok and opened the oven door. I shoved it inside the oven and shut the door. Evidentally, that was a good thing to do. It took about 5 minutes for the fire to die down. I waited about 1/2 hour before I pulled the wok out of the oven, but I had to open all of the windows. From the outside, my house must've looked like something from a Cheech and Chong movie. Smoke coming from out from all the windows. I had to go outside for a bit because I wasn't feeling to good. I felt better after about 5 minutes. When I pulled the wok from the oven, the thin coating on the inside of the wok melted and it looked like motor oil floating in the bottom of the wok. I ran my finger through it, and it was like tar. After that fiasco, I sat down to relax for a bit. Once I stopped shaking, I grabbed a pot with HIGH SIDES AND A LID, and attempted it again. I DID IT ! I MADE A STIR FRY WITHOUT BURNING MY HOUSE DOWN !!!! YAY FOR ME !!!!!! It was really good too.
The wok is STILL sitting on my front porch....
After work today, I needed to move around, so I went for the 10 km river walk. I just got home about 1/2 hour ago and I feel back to normal.
Hope everyone had a good day !
How did work go today ? Was it easy to get back into the swing of things ?
I'm going to attempt the front door next weekend. I decided that I'm usually a pretty busy guy. On Sunday, I rested ! I kicked back and did absolutely nothing. I didn't even feel guilty about it. This week, I need to take a trip to Home Depot and see about that Eco friendly gel. I don't know too much about that, but Jill said it's good for the environment.
Now for the story.........I went to Wal-Mart to look for a wok. This was Saturday. I want to learn to make stir-frys the right way. Anyway, I found one. $18.97.
It LOOKED pretty good and sturdy. Before I went, I cut up the veggies and put them in a bowl covered up in the fridge. I cut up raw chicken into strips and put that covered up into the fridge too. Now it's time to cook. So, I put the vegetable oil (about a tablespoon) and sesame oil (about 1 1/2 teaspoons) and grated fresh ginger into the wok. I'm looking over the wok until I see the oil get hot. Once the oil got hot, I turned around to get the cut up chicken. As I was doing this, I heard a faint "woof" behind me. I thought to myself 'that's an odd noise'. I turned around to see a fire about a foot high in the wok. I freaked. I grabbed the pan and ran to the front door. I saw neighbours outside so I didn't want them to know that I'm a bad cook, so I ran back into the kitchen with the flaming wok and opened the oven door. I shoved it inside the oven and shut the door. Evidentally, that was a good thing to do. It took about 5 minutes for the fire to die down. I waited about 1/2 hour before I pulled the wok out of the oven, but I had to open all of the windows. From the outside, my house must've looked like something from a Cheech and Chong movie. Smoke coming from out from all the windows. I had to go outside for a bit because I wasn't feeling to good. I felt better after about 5 minutes. When I pulled the wok from the oven, the thin coating on the inside of the wok melted and it looked like motor oil floating in the bottom of the wok. I ran my finger through it, and it was like tar. After that fiasco, I sat down to relax for a bit. Once I stopped shaking, I grabbed a pot with HIGH SIDES AND A LID, and attempted it again. I DID IT ! I MADE A STIR FRY WITHOUT BURNING MY HOUSE DOWN !!!! YAY FOR ME !!!!!! It was really good too.
The wok is STILL sitting on my front porch....
After work today, I needed to move around, so I went for the 10 km river walk. I just got home about 1/2 hour ago and I feel back to normal.
Hope everyone had a good day !
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manofmusic
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The wok is in the garbage now ! It goes out to the road tonight.
I'm having a nice salad today with the rest of the stir-fry fixings LOL
I WILL go get a good solid wok this weekend. Maybe I'll go for a walk to get a wok ! LOL (sorry about that....)
Today went smoooooooooooooooooooooooth. That's all I can say about it. Smoooooooooooth. It was almost like it didn't happen, it was that smooth. Tomorrow I have a dentist appt at 1:45 for a check up and cleaning. They are also going to replace my only filling. It was done about 30 years ago and it's falling out ! I will get a nice white filling put in instead of the old metal one that I can pick up radio stations on ! LOL
How was today ??????
I'm having a nice salad today with the rest of the stir-fry fixings LOL
I WILL go get a good solid wok this weekend. Maybe I'll go for a walk to get a wok ! LOL (sorry about that....)
Today went smoooooooooooooooooooooooth. That's all I can say about it. Smoooooooooooth. It was almost like it didn't happen, it was that smooth. Tomorrow I have a dentist appt at 1:45 for a check up and cleaning. They are also going to replace my only filling. It was done about 30 years ago and it's falling out ! I will get a nice white filling put in instead of the old metal one that I can pick up radio stations on ! LOL
How was today ??????
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karmaberry1
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i'm so sorry i wasn't able to respond to your post last night. i was SOOOOOO tired from the first day back LOL
why didn't you walk the wok back to walmart? nice alliteration there LOL just think - trying to wok for your health and you almost set the house on fire - it's funny sad.
i set a burner on fire last week by forgetting to clean up the sauce from the ham i'd spilled in it the day before. the pool guys needed boiling water - i set the burner on fire - smoke was everywhere - and i just yelled out the back door - it's gonna take a few more minutes LOL then i put a BIG metal fan at the back door to draw the smoke out of the house. it's amazing how smoky things get in just an instant!
things are going suprisingly well at work. so much of it is because i'm smiling and happy. it's a mindset. ok - and people are leaving me alone too - so it's NOT all me LOL also, hearing from you and how wonderful your work life has become - well it makes a big difference in my life - thank you very much!!!!!
i'm waiting on mama to get here. she's really gotten her endurance/stamina back - and fast!!! we're now doing 2 laps around the lake - sometimes even passing people LOLOL i look at mama and know she is the ultimate rock star!!!!!
it is positively absolutely perfectly incredibly wonderfully gorgeous here - used all the "ly" words i could think of. LOL the sky is blue, the wind is gently blowing, the temp is in the high 70's - there's NO humidity. it just doesn't get much better weather-wise here - ever! of course everything - to include the inside of my house - is yellow with pollen. i'm lucky in that this year the pollen isn't bothering me at all - no sneezing, headaches, watery eyes!
just in case you can't tell - i'm happy. and again, life is good.
why didn't you walk the wok back to walmart? nice alliteration there LOL just think - trying to wok for your health and you almost set the house on fire - it's funny sad.
i set a burner on fire last week by forgetting to clean up the sauce from the ham i'd spilled in it the day before. the pool guys needed boiling water - i set the burner on fire - smoke was everywhere - and i just yelled out the back door - it's gonna take a few more minutes LOL then i put a BIG metal fan at the back door to draw the smoke out of the house. it's amazing how smoky things get in just an instant!
things are going suprisingly well at work. so much of it is because i'm smiling and happy. it's a mindset. ok - and people are leaving me alone too - so it's NOT all me LOL also, hearing from you and how wonderful your work life has become - well it makes a big difference in my life - thank you very much!!!!!
i'm waiting on mama to get here. she's really gotten her endurance/stamina back - and fast!!! we're now doing 2 laps around the lake - sometimes even passing people LOLOL i look at mama and know she is the ultimate rock star!!!!!
it is positively absolutely perfectly incredibly wonderfully gorgeous here - used all the "ly" words i could think of. LOL the sky is blue, the wind is gently blowing, the temp is in the high 70's - there's NO humidity. it just doesn't get much better weather-wise here - ever! of course everything - to include the inside of my house - is yellow with pollen. i'm lucky in that this year the pollen isn't bothering me at all - no sneezing, headaches, watery eyes!
just in case you can't tell - i'm happy. and again, life is good.
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manofmusic
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It went up to 82 degrees today !.....of course it's going down to 50 on Saturday. I'll soak in the nice weather while it's here. I still need to top up the mulch in the gardens in the front and back yards, so I'll do it when it's 50. I'll go get a truck load out in the country Friday after work.
I went to the dentist on Wednesday and I was there from 1:45 until 3:45. The first appt was to replace my filling that I got 30 years ago with a nice new white filling. Of course she had to freeze it so in went the needle. I HATED it BUT she did it in such a way that it hardly hurt at all. She rubs the gum as it goes in and it doesn't hurt. I made it through that !!!!! THEN I had to go back out into the waiting room and wait for the appt for the check up, x-rays and a cleaning. She likes to do x-rays once a year to make sure everything is ok underneath. While I was in the waiting room waiting for the cleaning, I felt an attack coming on. I closed my eyes and it felt like the room was spinning, so I opened my eyes slowly. I remembered to breathe and after 5 minutes it went away. I picked up one of the outdated magazines and read it to keep my mind off of things. I made it through the both apointments and my teeth have never felt so clean. LOL
Work as gone by exceptionally well this week. I hope all goes well tomorrow.
How was everyone's day ?
Hope Friday rocks for everyone. That's the best way to start the weekend !
I went to the dentist on Wednesday and I was there from 1:45 until 3:45. The first appt was to replace my filling that I got 30 years ago with a nice new white filling. Of course she had to freeze it so in went the needle. I HATED it BUT she did it in such a way that it hardly hurt at all. She rubs the gum as it goes in and it doesn't hurt. I made it through that !!!!! THEN I had to go back out into the waiting room and wait for the appt for the check up, x-rays and a cleaning. She likes to do x-rays once a year to make sure everything is ok underneath. While I was in the waiting room waiting for the cleaning, I felt an attack coming on. I closed my eyes and it felt like the room was spinning, so I opened my eyes slowly. I remembered to breathe and after 5 minutes it went away. I picked up one of the outdated magazines and read it to keep my mind off of things. I made it through the both apointments and my teeth have never felt so clean. LOL
Work as gone by exceptionally well this week. I hope all goes well tomorrow.
How was everyone's day ?
Hope Friday rocks for everyone. That's the best way to start the weekend !
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karmaberry1
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just that you go to the dentist ALONE rocks!!!! i drag someone with me LOL it is beyond wonderful that you're able to breathe yourself out of an attack. you-are-amazing!!!!!!!!!! and don't you just love outdated magazines? LOLOL
saturday two of pool guy's crew came by without calling. they left 6 or 7 bags of salt in the driveway. i couldn't catch them when they drove away so i called pool guy to ask a few questions. it's a given he did NOT call back.
after waiting and waiting for him to come finish up, i called when i got home from work this afternoon. was i annoyed? you bet i was. he had no idea his guys had just dropped off the salt and left.
i now have a green pool - and it's not a pretty green. pool guy came by around 6:30 and put all the salt in the pool - something i could have done IF i'd known that was what i was supposd to do. he's embarrassed beyond all reason and kept apologizing. i told him it wasn't necessary - that things happen.
now it's going to be on him to put as much salt and yes chlorine shock in the pool to get it clear. i feel that's only reasonable on my part - and fair!
mama is out of town. she drove 5 hours to my sister's today and will spend the night. then she'll drive another 6 and a half hours to get to her brother's in illinois. he turned 80 on tuesday and his wife is giving him a big surprise party. how cool is that!?!?!?!?!
it feels so strange that mama is out of town instead of 15 minutes away! actually that may be one of the reasons i'm on edge right now? that and i haven't eaten since lunch and didn't eat very much then. i guess i should eat? LOL
this has been a long week - being off last week was so perfect LOL i hope tomorrow doesn't drag on and on and on.
hope your tomorrow is great!!!!!
saturday two of pool guy's crew came by without calling. they left 6 or 7 bags of salt in the driveway. i couldn't catch them when they drove away so i called pool guy to ask a few questions. it's a given he did NOT call back.
after waiting and waiting for him to come finish up, i called when i got home from work this afternoon. was i annoyed? you bet i was. he had no idea his guys had just dropped off the salt and left.
i now have a green pool - and it's not a pretty green. pool guy came by around 6:30 and put all the salt in the pool - something i could have done IF i'd known that was what i was supposd to do. he's embarrassed beyond all reason and kept apologizing. i told him it wasn't necessary - that things happen.
now it's going to be on him to put as much salt and yes chlorine shock in the pool to get it clear. i feel that's only reasonable on my part - and fair!
mama is out of town. she drove 5 hours to my sister's today and will spend the night. then she'll drive another 6 and a half hours to get to her brother's in illinois. he turned 80 on tuesday and his wife is giving him a big surprise party. how cool is that!?!?!?!?!
it feels so strange that mama is out of town instead of 15 minutes away! actually that may be one of the reasons i'm on edge right now? that and i haven't eaten since lunch and didn't eat very much then. i guess i should eat? LOL
this has been a long week - being off last week was so perfect LOL i hope tomorrow doesn't drag on and on and on.
hope your tomorrow is great!!!!!
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manofmusic
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Mrs T Bones - I really do get fewer radio stations now. Maybe a coincidence ......??????
Jill - Thanks ! Now I need to make a Dr. appt for my yearly checkup and also an appt to get my eyes checked. Working on a computer all day doesn't make the eyes any better. If I can live thru the dentist, I CAN DO ANYTHING !!!!! LOL
Karma - How's the green pool coming along ??? Is it a Whiter Shade of Pale green ???LOL (sorry about that ! LOL)
Have you heard from your mom yet ? She's calling you when she gets to her desinations eh?
There's no need to be edgy. You have US !!!!!! and the dogs and the green pool ! LOL Just don't cook anything in a wok.............
I got the bubbler rock rocking and rolling and I went to Home Depot and got a new hose for outside and a new sprayer thing for the end of it. All of the perennial plants are out here now. So tomorrow, I want to get some for around the new tree in the backyard. I still need to get a big scoop of mulch to top up the gardens. I'll do that tomorrow too. It's supposed to go down to 50 degrees on Saturday. For me, that's perfect weather to to yard work. I'm not drenched in sweat that way.
I work tomorrow for a few hours, but the place I get the mulch is on the way home.
BRING ON THE WEEKEND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How did today go ?
Jill - Thanks ! Now I need to make a Dr. appt for my yearly checkup and also an appt to get my eyes checked. Working on a computer all day doesn't make the eyes any better. If I can live thru the dentist, I CAN DO ANYTHING !!!!! LOL
Karma - How's the green pool coming along ??? Is it a Whiter Shade of Pale green ???LOL (sorry about that ! LOL)
Have you heard from your mom yet ? She's calling you when she gets to her desinations eh?
There's no need to be edgy. You have US !!!!!! and the dogs and the green pool ! LOL Just don't cook anything in a wok.............
I got the bubbler rock rocking and rolling and I went to Home Depot and got a new hose for outside and a new sprayer thing for the end of it. All of the perennial plants are out here now. So tomorrow, I want to get some for around the new tree in the backyard. I still need to get a big scoop of mulch to top up the gardens. I'll do that tomorrow too. It's supposed to go down to 50 degrees on Saturday. For me, that's perfect weather to to yard work. I'm not drenched in sweat that way.
I work tomorrow for a few hours, but the place I get the mulch is on the way home.
BRING ON THE WEEKEND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How did today go ?