Good Morning From Indiana

14 years ago

Good morning from central Indiana. We still have some snow on the ground but have patches you can see the ground. Good news, our kitchen drain is now working. The Drano worked! I was surprised. They still have to hook some of the plumbing back up before it will be back like it was before. Maybe that will happen after the fellers are off from work this evening. I can use one sink for cleaning up down here. I think every flat surface and some of the floor has stuff on it! I want it to dry out really well under the sink before I put things away. I guess cleaning down here and doing laundry is mostly what I am going to be doing today. What are you doing today?

Sue

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phyllis__mn
14 years ago
Sun is shining and it is -2Âº, so still cold, but promises of warmth with that golden orb doing its business. Have to take the car in for oil change and some mechanical thing checked out, but no great plans ahead.
marry
14 years ago
Good Morning, from northern Indiana!
No sunshine here. Another grey day, but our snow is melting and that in it's self is cause for celebration!

I have some laundry to do and some bills to pay.

Sue, I'm so glad that Draino was able to clear things up!
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Woke up this morning & my husband had a lovely strawberry shortcake awaiting my breakfast. Yesterday the same, except fresh raspberry. We decided that we prefer angelfood cake to a traditionl shortcake biscuit as a base, so it's still relatively light eating. I'll probably spend this afternoon at our Main Library on the microfilm reader doing archived newspaper research. I & a fellow down in Los Angeles are on a joint project to find out whatever happened to the 12 children in a family that we've already done parental research on. I hope to leave with both my eyes intact. On the way home, I'll probably stop off at our neighborhood Thai restaurant for takeout for our evening meal...probably pad kee mo, but with tofu rather than meat. Don't think my husband will be especially pleased, but trying to cut down a little on meat eating around here. Afterward. DH is planning to go to one of those numerous foreign movies he attends (Japanese currently; I only do French, occasionally Italian),so I'll jusy stay home & relax with the dogs.
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I started the day at 10:30a, painting my new Permacast porch columns with primer. As that was drying, I started my chili, browned the hamburger and onions, added the beans and tomato juice, then let it simmer while I put another primer coat on the columns. It may have not been necessary but I did it. While that was drying, I came in and checked on the chili, added the chili powder, lowered the heat some more, then had a cup of coffee in the garden. Put on first of the finish coats of paint, had a bowl of chili, then read a magazine for awhile until I decided it was ok to put the second of the finish coats on the columns. And I'm done! Everything cleaned up, including me. I don't like to paint, so it is what it is. A neighbor stopped and said "Looking good!" So I accept that. lol Note: don't buy $1 bottles of chili powder at Big Lots. Ugh. I had to chisel the stuff out of the bottle and it had no zing at all in the chili. So I found my other bottle of chili powder (which I couldn't find before) and it did the trick.
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murraysmom Zone 6a OH
14 years ago
Marry, thanks for mentioning laundry, cause I put my sheets in the wash about two hours ago and forgot about them. Guess I better get on down to the basement and throw them in the dryer!!! I hope this doesn't indicate what the rest of the day is going to be like!! :)
linda_in_iowa
14 years ago
It's about 20 here in Iowa and the sun is shining. We have had sun for the last few days and that helps to melt some of the snow. I need to do laundry today and clean the kitchen.
gadgets
14 years ago
For once it's NOT snowing here in my part of Ohio! So even though it's very overcast, I'm happy. It's 33Â° and the ground is soft under the snow so it's starting to melt pretty good. It will take a while to get rid of the 12 to 14 inches we got last week, as it sits upon the huge amount there previously. I have some paperwork to do but don't know what else I'll be doing today.

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trinitytx
14 years ago
Raining here in FTW Texas. Just got back from taking #1 dog to the groomers. She has that kind of fur that matts terribly. If I bathe her, it makes it even worse. Brandy our pup has very sleek shiny fur and loves to be brushed so she is no problem.
Just going to hunker down and do some housework, having company in tomorrow...

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gemini40
14 years ago
About washing dogs beore being combed out...never do it. The washing only makes the matts impossible to get out. So always brush out before bathing.I leave that chore to the groomers as well.
We have NO snow on the ground here in Ma. lucky us...cannot wait for spring, and the temps today are getting up to around 40...lookin good.
june
jannie
14 years ago
I know the pain of dogs with matting fur. I have a Wheaten Terrier. When her fur gets a certain length,it all curls into matts, no matter how much I brush and comb her. A job only a professional groomer can do. Every 3 weeks.
majaco
14 years ago
Good afternoon from east central Indiana.
Marilyn Sue McClintock
Original Author
14 years ago
Hi there majaco!

Sue
maryanntx
14 years ago
I had breakfast in town and then went to San Antonio for chemo. It's an hour drive for me. I just got home 30 minutes ago. It's a lovely day today. It's 60Â° right now and supposed to reach 65Â° for a high.
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liz
14 years ago
Hi ya Sue!! I just got up from a nap and am off work for 8 whole days! YEE HAA!! I'm gonna do some major cleaning and maybe get my basement painted this week!

You have a super day and don't work too hard!! (((Sue)))
majaco
14 years ago
Hello Marilyn Sue.
Marilyn Sue McClintock
Original Author
14 years ago
Majaco, where in central Indiana are you?

Sue also in central Indiana
susanjf_gw
14 years ago
so glad you're almost fixed...i'm still in a mess from stuff that needs to be put away from the bathroom re-do...we still have all this trim to finish..

i did get out today and got the car washed. i hate all that salt rubbing off on my clothes..stopped at kohls, but no luck on sales items...already posted about the prices...

am making baked potatoes for dinner. will give dh his choice of chili or creamed tuna to fill it...i'm making a sweet potato for me...

did get over to the post office to mail a camping book to a pal in canada...had the nicest comversation with two ladies in line...one had just made fresh banana bread for her ds and dil in nyc, a singer for the met...isn't amazing who you can meet in a brief moment?
joyfulguy
14 years ago
Took my diuretic pill, couldn't eat for an hour, understood that I was to help prepare income tax returns for low-income folks at the church, but it starts Wed, so did some paper work (of the non-bathroom kind).

I was smart enough to bring a banana and a fruit-juice bottle of milk, so am not suffering from food withdrawal too seriouly.

Still quite a lot of snow around, but some bare ground showing, and it's about freezing today.

Spent some time on computer at the library (only the central is open on Monday, and I seldom go there, as they pay for up to 2 hours parking, but I prefer the free kind, regardless of who's paying). Then was to deliver a young man to a nearby village ... but he'd found another ride ... so did some banking and came out to the library in this village ...

... to bug you guys!

In an hour or so, I'll likely go to a local restaurant for a bowl of soup.

ole joyful
majaco
14 years ago
Sue,I am about 10 miles from the Ohio state line The center of Randolph county. Where are you?

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