Skydiving and Laundry

 

Good Morning on this California dark, cloudy and rainy day.  That pretty much says it all.  The good thing is it's not COLD.  That means my heater is off.  It's pretty crazy when your gas bill every month is more than you've ever paid for both electricity AND gas in one month.  Yessiree ... the heater is OFF for the remainder of the year.  When I complain about the cold, I just remember my Mom's words ... put on a coat.

Here's my chuckle of the day ... and it's PERFECTLY me!!  THIS was my yesterday!!

Mr. Cooper was not far behind.  At least he took more naps than I did!!

I spent the first two solid hours balancing my checkbooks.  I'm so bad at that ... and I'm an accountant.  For some reason one of them has $450 MORE in the account than I show.  I've absolutely no idea where it came from.  I spent so much time on it I gave up and added it in.  Who am I to say the bank is wrong!!

That's when the email problems began.  Someone has been trying to hack one of my email accounts for about six months.  I get constant notifications of verified numbers to reset the password.  Mostly I just ignore it because they will never figure it out.

Unfortunately however, if they do it enough, it won't let ME in either.  All of a sudden I got 20+ messages that I needed to enter my password on both my computer AND my phone.  I hate those people.  Just leave me the heck alone!!

Another two hours passed as I reset everything from scratch.  Never click on or use ANYTHING they sent to you ... or even the notices your computer gives you.  It's fixed ..... for now ..... but I think I'm going to set up a new account, change the address everywhere that one is used, and delete it completely.  

While doing all of that, one of these crazy dessert videos came up on my phone.  It involved Twinkies.  Okay, I've got to watch this one.  You KNOW there is absolutely NOTHING in a Twinkie that is good for you, right?    

Put them in a pan, open a can of pie filling and dump in half a package of jello pudding.  Stir well.  Dump that over the Twinkies.  YUM!!!!!  Or maybe not.

Pour strawberry jelly into a container of cool whip and stir.  That's like putting sugar and plastic into your body to preserve you for the next 100 years.  I know it's not good for you, but I do love Cool Whip!

Dump that over the jello/filling and put in the fridge until set.  No I haven't tried it and I probably won't.  It's not that I'm a healthy eater or anything, but I'm pretty sure RFK would nix this from my diet.  It's worse than all that candy I bought.

Well that was entertaining.  I probably should be fixing the leaky faucet or the doorbell.  

I sewed, actually making a lot of progress, which I'll post tomorrow .... and I cleaned (I hit the Roomba button) and I did laundry.  Just like the picture above says.

Dinner was a big bust.  Yet again the Hello Fresh meal wasn't fresh at all.  The potatoes ... they were soft on the outside and black on the inside.  This is NOT going to hack it.  I called once again, but they only gave me a $4.00 credit.  Even the green beans were squishy and not fresh.  I'm done!  This is the should be picture ......

And this is my picture.  I cooked a tiny bit of rice, just enough to boil over on the stove and make a big mess.  The chicken was actually good with a honey mustard coating, topped with crispy onions and cheese.  YUM!  I will be cancelling this service today.  

That's it .... that's all I've got for yesterday.  Today I'm heading out to do more accounting for others, followed up by a visit from my friend who has an RV like mine.  We are going to talk electric bikes and bike racks ..... and propane.  She left all of her appliances on including the water pump, the gas and the hot water heater as she was heading down the road.  She's here for a lesson in what to turn off and when.  

I'll get to that faucet ... sooner or later.  Maybe later!!

DING DONG!!!

 For a second there as I glanced out the window, I thought I might be back in Arizona.  Ooohweee!  We don't get them like this much in California!  There's no photoshop here either ... taken with my phone.  I grabbed a chair and sat down for five minutes admiring Mother Nature's latest painting.  They said rain today, but it appears to have DIS-appeared for us.

Mr. Cooper tapped me on the leg.  Yessiree ... it's just as pretty in the BACK yard as the front.

In no time, I was on a mission.  Everyone in this house eats eggs.  We all know about THAT problem.  President Biden and his Ag Department (who I'm SURE have no experience with AG) had 1.5 million egg laying hens (because the male variety canNOT lay eggs) .... KILLED because they were freaking out over bird flu.  I'm sure they had no idea the havoc they were causing.

I went to Walmart because it's the cheapest store around.  Not any more however!  It's going to be a very sad Easter when 18 eggs costs $12.00.  Yup ... this one little bag-o-groceries (no meat or ice cream involved) cost me $91.07.  The good news is the savings in diesel for both my truck and the van, make up for a bit of it.  

It took less than 30 seconds to put the groceries away.  Next on the list ... hook up the battery charger since getting instructions at Bingo.  It's on trickle charge ... said the batteries were at 60%, even after having driven to the fabric store, about 30 minutes away two days ago.  I think it read 12.2 when I turned it on.  I checked last night and it was up to 80%.  Hopefully this works better than the non-functional solar batter charger.  And hopefully no one steals it!

Feeling kind of proud, I went straight for the puzzle.  Nothing can kill your confidence faster!!  That top left corner ... that's all I got.  I finally found one border piece, but it doesn't fit in either of the two spaces.  That was enough to kill my enthusiasm and I was saved by a knock at the door.

What the heck?  No one knocks ... they use the doorbell.  I grabbed the package and rang the bell.  NOTHING.  Big sigh ... oh great ... yet another thing to try and fix!!  I opened the package to find my new faucet repair thingies ... and THIS!

I got tired of trying to open the can-o-pepper.  Of course I have no pepper corns, but I found some pink Himalayan salt ... probably about ten years old.  That should work, yes?  And work it did!!  OMG ... just push that little button on top and you have SALT!  I LOVE IT!  Of course it's all adjustable ... I just need to hit the store for whole pepper.  Oh .. and it works on rechargeable batteries or plugged in.  Maybe I'll use a little more salt now!

I didn't even LOOK at the doorbell.  I headed straight to the sewing room.  I'm trying to get this one finished and out of the way for the Yellowstone quilt.  Yes it looks wonky because the pieces are just slapped up there.  I actually finished two more blocks, so only three to go!!

With groceries being so high, I've gone on my 987th diet.  If I don't starve to death, this may just work.  I got these little 12 oz containers for portion control.  I cook dinner, then fill up each one and stuff them in the freezer.  Though these look like grapes, it's tiny little potatoes and a 3 oz piece of chicken.  Of course Cooper gets his share, which I chop up and keep in the fridge.  I'm hoping this cuts down on the grocery bill as well as my waistline!  

OH BUT WAIT ... not so fast girlie!  There was ANOTHER knock at the door.  This time so quiet I barely heard it.  I peeked outside to see someone in a wheelchair and a cute little girl with a box full of ..... you guessed it ...... CANDY.  

It's not that I even LIKE this stuff, but gee whiz ... I know right off the bat this little girl is selling it for her school.  Wouldn't it be cool if she sold the most?  All I could find was one twenty dollar bill, so I asked her if she could count out 20 of them.  She looked up at me in shock!!  Okay she said .......

She had a little trouble, but Mom helped her, as did her older sister.  They all thanked me as they walked away with 3 left in the box.  No, I'm NOT going to eat all this.  By the way, these are HALF the size they used to be, for the same $1.00.  

I'll take them all to Bingo on Tuesday, and give them away.  Okay, maybe I'll keep one ... TWO at the most.

So NOW ... anyone know how to fix a doorbell?  I see a thing on the wall inside, but is it that or the push button that's not working?  Eenie meanie miney mo .... which shall I try to fix first ... the doorbell or the leaky cartridge???