Greetings All
Muffy – good luck with the tornado clean-up. Glad no one you know was seriously harmed
CrowBar – I hope you can live your life without your essential blender. There will be a hole in your heart, er, kitchen until you figure it out.
Thanks for the recipe for the wipes. I will make some. I bought the 90% alcohol for the hand sanitizer to make sure it was strong enough. I still need to print the directions and put them in my “Flu Bucket” with the ingredients. As Little Sister said, the 90% dries too fast for surface use, I need to rethink a bit.
I have spent a lot at the stores the last two weeks – just rounding out the pantry. I don’t normally purchase prepared foods, such as boxed mac and cheese, but I did this time in case we get visits from the grand kids. I think one lives on it. Hubby was with on all of those excursions. I explained what it was all for and he agreed. The only balking was when he saw the total $ amount.
We can afford the extra supplies this month, could not have last month since we finally paid off a long-standing bill. Being prepared is not just pantry or meds- it is also financial. We have NO credit cars, just the ATM/debit card for our checking account. Vehicles are paid for; no outstanding loans anywhere except the mortgage. There is a good overdraft/savings attached to the checking account just in case. I do keep cash in the house, more than Hubby knows, in case of emergency. Plus, we have our home equity line of credit for things like better insulation. As long as Social Security and my retirement income are stable – we will be fine. If the government faulters, then we would be in trouble with utility payments. We could do a reverse mortgage on the house if necessary since we have a huge equity.
But, all of that is NOT going to happen!!
I am noticing how often I touch my face. My glasses are sort of “stuck” too near my eyes, and they need constant fiddling to be comfortable. I am trying to touch just the glasses themselves and be aware of them only.
It is gorgeous here today, the snow has melted away from the shed and I can get into it to get my potting soil. It is time to start some seeds in the new seed trays that we just got. Dealing with the soil is always messy so it is an outside task. If I can keep them warm enough inside, with enough light, I hope to have better sized plants this year that will have a head start.
One grandson is graduating from dental school around May 20<sup>th</sup> in NYC. We need to have our garden ready and the cole crops and tomatoes in before we drive out there. While I am working toward this event, but we are very aware of the virus in NYC and I doubt we will actually go. Since Hubby will be 81 then we will take no chances with an infected city and crowds. A decision is still two months away. The hotel/house is booked and I am sure my daughter’s family will attend.
Minnesota has its first case of Covid-19; it is two counties away from us in St. Paul. I have no worries for the two of us. Just staying aware on behalf of our family.
May you stay “under the radar” but over the “weather” and avoid any flu junk. I am praying that predictions are wrong and our loved ones stay safe.