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Good morning, sorry I haven't been around much lately. My new meds have me feeling a bit 'loopy'.

It is so cool and damp here that we had to light the woodstove this morning...crazy weather.

Praying that all is well with everyone

Good morning. I am glad to see you, Sunny.

Hi everyone !! yes, Sunny, it is nice to see you. please take care.

Diane, my DH is a welder/fabricator and while he is in a building, there is no A/C and he is usually welding. I do not know how he gets by either in the summer. He does come home lots of days so beat that he eats, showers & then sleeps

I slept a little over 10 hours last night. I was so beat that I really needed it.

It was hard to see my Valarie go yesterday. I will just see her a few times a year, as they have officially moved to their house in a small town near Cape Girardeau. Raining in my house just now---

I wish everyone a good day.

Glad you got good sleep in Carol, you needed it!

Not a lot going on at work today. It seems to be slowing down due to school being out, and vacations for both families and our Dentists. The last week or so I've struggled to find work to keep me busy for 9 hours. Many of us including the boss end up on facebook, or playing games on our cell phones, or playing cards with each other, until a driver picking up work from a dental office brings it in so we have something to do. We better enjoy the slow while we can. We just contracted with 40 more dentists,, so in another week or so,, we may be back up to speed.

WOW..40 more dentists ?? YOU had better go on vacation, so yoiu can rest up for what is coming (or sounds like it is coming)

going to bed soon--g'nite--sweet dreams to you all.

we already have contracts with 3 franchises, Monarch Dental group, Castle Dental group and Jefferson Dental group as well has a maybe 150+ private Dentists, all with in the metro plex plus Austin and Houston. This last year alone we hired 5 more technicians and extended our dept( removeables< dentures and partials) to be able to get the work out and meet chair times for patients. I think the thing is, since we've been busy for so long, we were all in High gear mode, rushing to get the work done and keep the quality of work at high standards. That when I say we've slowed down , It's hard to get out of High gear mode, and go at a slower pace, we still get our work done fast. So If I used to have 30 cases a day I Have to hurry to get done, to 10 cases a day like now I still get them done by noon. I do office work and I fabricate night guards in the lab. I've always been a fast worker, and I've always been told to slow down, even tho I don't have a remake turn around factor. I guess after almost 30 years of doing the same thing it's like I can do it in my sleep

Well, I still say a "vaca" is a good idea (but then when is it ia bad idea.. )



Good morning everyone----no rain here today (supposedly)
Hoping that is true. I wish everyone a good day...

Good afternoon all...rain here again.

Just back from Ceramics & lunch out. Lord I love Tuesday's !!

Didn't you miss out on ceramics last week to take care of your grandson. I know that is well worthwhile for you. I am glad you got your crafty side taken care of today, though.

It was the week before, Tina....last week I had the car worked on & the oli changed on Tuesday--(I take the car to the mechanic & he drives me to ceramics about 3 blocks away.)

and yes, it is great---I love that time for "just me"...

g'nite everyone. In the morning I am going to buy my mulch & rock for the back yard. I know I am late this year but I have been busy....See everyone when I get back. Sweet Dreams.

Good Morning
Carol never too late to get mulch and rock,, well unless there is a lot of snow on the ground, I miss my rock garden I had at the other house,, this yard I have now is just too small, I need the space for the doggys and the boys to play.

New mulch and rock sounds good...have fun.

Freezing here again...had to light the woodstove again this morning.

These days I wish I had a small yard, the upkeep of a large lawn is exhausting lately.

Some days I wish for a smaller space to care for too. But I never wish for neighbors living too close.

WE have just under 1/2 an acre.

I do have to say that I am thankful I do not cut grass.---

Sorry you do not have the space you used to, Diane--but then it is less to keep up I guess.

Sunny, slow & steady wins the race, so when you have to do the lawn, why not cut it into 2 days work ??

I have to agree with Tina----I like not having neighbors right on top of me. On the one side, we have some ground, then the neighbors have their garage first and then they have a fenced in back yard, so we hardly ever see them. On the other side, we have ground then they have their back yard, then their house, so they are not real close either. It is not as good as living out on our 5 acres in the country, but it is better than it could be.

Just drinking my coffee and then I will get ready to go get my rock & mulch. And who knows I may buy a few extra flowers, even though it is late.

well, I am back---I have my hardwood mulch, my "Alabama Sunset rock", which is already in place, and the the area is also re-weeded. The flowers that I was able to find are in the places where I want them planted. The planting will be done either tomorrow evening (if it does not storm) or Friday.

Today is my lucky day--DH just phoned. They fed them a big hot meal at work today for lunch, so he does not want supper. YAY me !!

Bout time you win that one.LOL

How do you lay yours ? Put the black plastic or whatever its call an mulch on top ?
Make holes for the plants?

Junie, give us a picture please.

Sheri: I will take pictures soon.

Barb---there is black plastic (weed barrier) under my rock. When I used it in the garden, I use fabric barrier. Under my mulch, there is nothing. I dug out about 6-7 inches of the soil from the area I have mulched, (there was a lot of clay) I then replaced it with good soil from "the farm". Then I planted & landscaped.---after the planting I mulched the area to keep down the weeds.

I have been so busy this year, I have yet to weed that area & re-mulch it. I need to take some time for my poor negelected back yard plants/flowers. It will do this girl's soul some good as well.

Do you still get farm soil ?

b

Storms supposed to be roll'in in , we'll see if it gets muggy or rains, I'm hoping for rain!

Does anyone watch,, ,MasterChef ( fox) and The American Baking Competition (CBS),?
WHYYYYYYYYYY Do they put them In the same time slot on the same night??

I don't watch cooking stuff.
Don't watch much tv at all..
Was wondering why al channels have commercials on the same time.

yeah they have that timed just right don't they it's hard to channel flip because of it,,

My husband used to swear about that.lol
He never looked at commercials.

supposedly the commercials are not "timed" to do that--but it is quite the coincidence if it is not timed.

we mute the the TV when there are commercials..

In an hour long show there are more commercials than actual show that you are watching. I watch the obscure channels that have old westerns. (I'm old)
I watch "Deadliest Catch" on Tesday, and it is now mostly commercials.
sorry bput the typos...my eyes are not good right now,

I think the shows play for 12 or 13 minutes then have a commercial break so it appears that they're synchronized with each other. I watch the Barefoot Contessa. I've watched Giada a time or two but I can't stand the way she pronounces some words. She's such a fake.

never heard of that show. I lead a sheltered life i guess.

my storms are coming tomorrow, or so they say....

wish it would sstroem here so I can sleep.
i can sleep so good whn it's storming.

me too Cindy Lou. Nothing better than sleeping when it's thundering.

If it is a cooking shoe chances are I watch it---I love Barefoot Contessa. I like Giada,and I esp. love watching "Good Eats"--although there are no new shows of it these days.

I really Like cooking shows, and try to watch all the "Guy" ones, I can't think of his last name, he did diner, drive in and dives,, and I like My home recipe rocks, with Joey. If there is Humor in it I'll watch it. But bland personalities and cooking I won't watch.

I have never watched a cooking show, eiher,
I guess i feel lije i know it all already.
just llooked and typos are bad,,,better get off here......can't see

give it time Cindy, it will storm--and I know--you should have someone record a good noisy storm , then you could play it when ever you need to.

I like to watch cooking shows just to be entertained--not so much to learn.

well we didn't have storms,, just distant thunder and no rain. It's suppose to be in the high 90's the rest of the week and into next week. Watering restrictions have already started for the year.

Now our forcast has changed to all clear, high of 87 today. Any more I pay little to no attention to the forcast as they change it constantly.

Here in a few I am going to my MIL's to take her some things, & then I get to go sit with my Grandson while his mommy goes to the dentist.