Last Wednesday of March

[Colliemom]

Good Morning. Sitting here relaxing for a bit. Already paid my charge card bill, put away a load of laundry, rehung a picture that needed it’s hanger reattached and made a couple business phone calls. Will be time to make some lunch pretty soon.

Tina, I agree about channeling energies into productive things. I made peace with this situation we are in as I know it’s out of my control and we will get through it. I see and hear birds, the snow is melting, my neighbor reports ducks and geese in what open water is on the lake, the days are longer, the temps slowly getting warmer. So nature carries on and so will we. And we will be a changed and better world. Are you still working?

Beth, I have not been contacted by my Chiropractors office. I’m sure that she was probably tested too to make sure. But she has to quarantine for 14 days. If anything comes up we will be notified. I’m home, not going anywhere anyway.

Pat, good to hear from you. Always wonder how you are doing. Martha, was glad to see your post cause you hadn’t been on for a bit. Forgot you were damping. Wonder if Bill and Carol got home?

Thinking of all of you. Stay safe.

[OregonLuvr]

Well it is a partly cloudy sunny day but will be chilly. Only 48°, nice and warm in my house tho.
Not much on my agenda today. Picked out one of my jigsaw puzzles so will work for a bit on that while watching my new series show I started watching yesterday. So far it is intriguing.

I dont need to go to the store for quite a while so will continue to work on my storage unit. I am hampered by the donation centers are all closed right now so have a bags of donations to go. I am sure they will be very busy when we get the all clear.

Glad the stupid people finally made a deal. I feel so sorry for the families that work paycheck to paycheck and are very distraught right now. I know they dont have to pay their mortgage or rent right now which should be a huge help. The utility companies are also suspending payments until after this crisis.

[BarbaraRose]

Good morning gals!

Bill and Carol made it home and are doing well, getting unpacked and settled in.

The problem with putting off mortgages and rent, etc is that will need to be paid eventually and will be tough to get caught up once people are a couple months or more behind, especially if they lost their jobs either temporarily or permanently. Will be tough going for many people this year.

Still very, very windy here! It is warm at least and the wind makes it feel good but the sound of it makes me nervous. I will have to get out for a walk later. Also need to go to WM for some things I am running low on (milk, butter, etc).

The recliner I moved into the living room from the porch is giving me a back ache. I have a pillow behind me now but isn't helping much. May try to sell it and just use the one love seat I have in here, for now. I don't usually have company here anyways so don't really need the extra seating.

Have a good day and stay safe!

[BarbaraRose]

I just came back from WM. Wasn't too busy but still empty shelves here and there. They didn't have any butter or milk left. I was watching some people in the produce section touching apples, corn, tomatoes, etc with their bare hands. I bought bananas but looked them over before I picked up the ones I wanted. I am wondering how one disinfects these items without using bleach or other chemicals?

Not feeling very peppy today so I think I will just read and nap today. Week 1 is almost over. Maybe I will do better on week 2.

[Irmi]

Hi everyone,

Things are well here but it looks like we live in a ghost town, as very few people are walking or even driving in or out of the campground, us included.

Barbie, I can't even remember the last time we went to a Walmart because I don't handle crowds well, and yesterday, I understand they were very busy. You may want to check out the grocery stores in the area. That's what we do.

[BarbaraRose]

I mostly went to WM to get my Propel water. It is the only place I can get a 12 pack for $5 and there is always some there. Apparently it isn't that popular! I will check some of the smaller stores around here for the milk and butter. I am not out yet but will be in a couple days.

There are always golf carts going by my house, people out walking their dogs or just out for a walk. Nothing now tho. More people are leaving every day here. My neighbors on either side of me are here full-time but the rest of the street is empty now. Everyone is staying inside pretty much.

[cnq50b]

Anyone want to have a contest on how long we can go without going to a store? Each time I think of something I 'need', I ask myself if it worth dying for - or endangering the health of my grands. So far this strategy is pretty effective - havent' been in a store for almost 2 weeks & shouldn't need to go to one for quite a while. What I have in the house to eat may not be what I crave but it is food & will serve the purpose.

I think we will all realize how little we need after this exercise of restrictions.

I resumed working fulltime since my DIL's company closed for a couple of weeks so the kids are staying home for now. I only have 3 more weeks before I retire so I'll continue fulltime until then. Doing so means more cash in my PTO payout, so it'll be nice in the end.

Barbie, having a loveseat on the front poruch sounds cool - a nice way to stay engaged with folks walking/driving by - at a safe distance, of course. Your community looks lovely. What a nice place to wonder around.

Stay safe out there.
Catherien

[BarbaraRose]

Managed to get a couple things done today.

I have been really wanting to get back to writing my autobiography for my daughter, and with this current situation, it seems even more important to get it done sooner than later. I have been looking for the notes and outlines I have made regarding the things I want to write about. I went thru all the boxes in my shed today to try and find them. I didn't find them then but pulled out my bins of books so I can put those away in the house. Later I was looking thru one of those boxes and found the notebook I was looking for, so now I can get that started again. I found a webpage awhile back for writing memoirs and started on some of it there already a few years ago, so will get back on there again now that I have my notes. Once it is done on there, they will make it into a book for me and/or CD. I think I can add photos too. (Another project...). My shed looks a little more organized now.

I am wondering tho, about putting the books away. I was planning to put them in the upper cupboards in my bedroom, but am wondering if that will be too much weight in them. I don't want them crashing down on my head, especially if we have an earthquake!

[Acadianmom]

I needed to go to the Post Office so went to town this afternoon. The only one in town I saw wearing a mask was the clerk at the Post Office. It was a Saints mask. lol There were plenty of cars at Walmart but I didn't stop there. Went to the local grocery store. They have everything but toilet paper. Our parish still doesn't have any cases reported.

When I got home I mowed the yard and a trail to the pond. I took Sugar fishing with me. I had to keep her on a leash because she got in the pond a couple of times. I saw a couple of small alligators and didn't want her to decide to chase them. I got my trash burned and found out later that there is a state wide burn ban. They issued a burn ban so first responders wouldn't have to be called out for a fire.

It got up to 92 today. Looks like summer temperatures are getting here.

Martha