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Comments (107)Woefully behind (no hope of catching up as the field rounds the far turn and heads down the homestretch). I am mastering the woodstove in the Salon (where I've been puttin' in quality time). It's an interesting exercise in how to maintain the comfortable temperature without having the furnace come on to augment the heat over night. I feed the stove 3 times/day; early morning, upon return from work, and before going to bed. I have a nice bed of coals at the end of every burn and have not had to start a fire "from scratch" in nearly 5 days now. I have asked Santa to bring me a new poker (long handle) and a coal rake. The coal rake will allow me to save the coals and empty accumulated ashes at the same time with minimal inconvenience. Christmas decorations are not yet finished, but could be by the end of this snowy day. :) It's beautiful outdoors today which reminds me to tell Michelle your snowy door shots are terrific. I have not poached the topiary idea, BTW. I love watching the Cardinals here. The colors of both Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal are just beautiful; one so bright and the other a restrained variation on the color scheme. I like to study the detail of the feathers in your shots, Deanne. It reminds me of Larry. Knowing a bird personally over many years (17) gave me a great appreciation of them. OK, I have to go play with the stapler and greenery. :) Waving to all, esp. Woody!...See Moreoffshoot from bedroom door thread
Comments (41)We share, and WON'T go to seperate beds/rooms. He spent many years on midnight shift, so those years I spent alone in our bed. We both hated it. My parents' motor home has seperate bunks in it. When we started looking, we both said it had to be one bed! I do wish DH would have a sleep apnea test done. I KNOW he has it and needs a machine. Like Leslie, I quite often lay awake waiting for him to take his next breath. On those nights, when I can stand waiting no more, I have to touch him to make him breath. I can not touch him in the same place more than once, cause it doesn't work the second time in the same place. It is also hereditary. His niece became a sleep therapist because my MIL had narcalepsy. My SIL has a c-pap and at least two of their cousins have them also. DH has heard all the complications, and me gritching at him to get tested and how many times I had to make him breath, but he still won't go. I just pray that I don't wake up to him dead beside me. Or dead due to complications from it. Tami....who also loves the t-pedic mattress!...See MoreHow many towels/sheets are really needed?
Comments (33)Olychick, thank you for the link to the waterproof cotton mattress pad! I have a waterproof liner that I purchased from Sleepy's several years ago when I bought my new mattress. It drives me crazy because it doesn't fit well and bunches up. I must be a direct descendent of the Princess and the Pea because just the tiniest wrinkle fells like a rock ledge to me. I have six sheet sets mostly from trying to find that perfect set. I like a crisp feel and it is almost impossible to find. I will soon be buying linen sheets in hope that they will be crisp enough for me. I just gave my DD one of my sheet sets because she needed extra. I suppose I have a mild case of towel hoarding. I have four sets for myself, two sets for DH, 4 towels for my pupsters. I have a monogramed set for each of my DGS for when they spend the night with us. We also have numerous older towels that we use for miscellaneous tasks....See MoreMattress woes pt. 2 update on Novaform from Costco
Comments (8)We recently bought a mattress so did quite a bit of research. Latex - true latex - is the coolest but also the heaviest. As we have a CA King bed a latex mattress would be seriously heavy! I like a firm mattress for my back but you are right that 'firm' can be a little too 'firm'! We settled for a hybrid spring, so I purchased a latex mattress pad as a topper. Latex does tend to be very firm, so "soft" in a latex is more equivalent to "medium" in other pads. I went for a 3" pad, and although I sleep "hot" have had no trouble with it retaining heat, unlike the previous two Stearns & Foster mattresses we had. I do think the latex has lived up to the claims that it is cooler than foam or even gel-foam cushioning. I'd recommend getting a cover for it - makes it much easier to handle....See More- 5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
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