Return of the Cruising Bunny's....

[flgirl51]

Good afternoon!

Dave, sorry to hear you & Kathi are still feeling under the weather! If you don't start feeling a lot better soon it might be time to see a dr!

Mike, how cool, I never knew Polka was polish "crazy" dance, I never learned to do the polka but I can remember watching Lawrence Welk when he would have the polka players & dancers on his show.

Kathie, enjoy your lunch, will keep Art's friend in my prayers. So many people affected by Hurricane Helene.

Lee, great pic of the solider guarding the fort, it really makes the history come alive at events like that. I would be interested in learning more about the wax ring alternative you use, it would have been nice to be able to raise the toilet & adjust the bolt but I knew the ring would be ruined if I did.

Last night we had our Ultreya at church, which is basically a spiritual potluck. We sing, we eat, we sing some more, we eat again & then break into small groups to discuss ways we are trying to build our faith. We also have one of the people attending give a short talk on ways they share their faith with other people. Last nights speaker was your's truly. I was really nervous & probably gave one of the shortest witness talks every, but it went well.

Busy week coming up starting tomorrow with an early morning melon smashing, then breakfast with my sisters. We haven't gotten together in a while so it will be a nice start to the week.
Have a great Sunday all!

 

[K2-Mich]

Shhhhhh…… I’ll try and be a tad quieter since most of you are probably in bed sleeping.

I listened to St Mary’s church service in Belleville, FL this morning and low and behold the Pastor talked about “our own”
Karen. She mentioned, as we all know, just how Karen has evolved since joining the church. She mentioned how Karen is involved in at least 3 groups that serve the betterment of the church and its parishioner's. If I was there in person I would have started clapping and saying “That’s our Karen!”
Keep up the good work Karen and know we are all proud of you as much as your Pastor.

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After our breakfast Art and I went to this HUGE CRAZY Estate Sale that Art passed by on his Saturday bike ride.

WOW, is all I can say.
The road was packed on both side with cars.
You had to WALK up a long, long steep driveway. Just the yard (acreage) was amazing. A huge tree house with a 20ft Christmas tree inside the structure you could live in if necessary. It was built around 2 huge trees. A professional BBQ area with a grill I could barely open. A pizza oven built in a wall, seating areas and a kids play area under the house.

If you’re still with me I am going to drive you all nuts with more observations.
The person living in the main mansion was a HOARDER PERSONIFIED!
It was all done in Christmas themes, M&M , Alice in Wonderland, and more in the various rooms. Glassware, china, dishes, etc that literally could equip a catering hall. No kidding.
Dolls, and gnomes, and stuffed animals galore. Rooms filled with organized pull out drawers full of craft items. Ribbons, paper, lettering, punch press machines. Bolts of new carpet not opened. Hundreds of boxes from Amazon not opened. Most items were bought in mass quantities. It was UNREAL!
A room full of children's books all on shelves.

And this was the 3 rd day of the Sale and it was still overloaded with STUFF. Good stuff if you found something you liked.
It will be opened again next weekend too!
I will post pictures and end my this WAY TO LONG POST. Ha ha.

It’s amazing, and at the same time sad, that all the MONEY spent on ALL THIS STUFF could have gone to a much more worthy cause.
Obviously the person had tons of money and a disease of Hoarding. Sad.

Pictures in next post. Sorry again for the long post and too many pictures to come.

 

[K2-Mich]

Picture time. Skip along or try and enlarge to see all the STUFF EVERYWHERE!

 

[K2-Mich]

Each stair step had a saying on it! This tree, one of many fully decorated was $5,000!
The person had HUGE ladders all over the property. The pictures don’t do it justice!

 

[fatherdav55]

Another week begins. I wonder what events be at the top of the news this week.

My Virginia daughter has been here since Friday, and leaves today. But since we've been sick, we have yet to see her. Maybe this morning we will. Even if it's talking through our glass front storm door. We'll see.

Really neat pictures of a rich hoarder, K2.

A mostly drizzly day here yesterday. It's so sad that over 50 people got killed as a result of this latest hurricane. And I was definitely surprised how fast it went from Florida up to Tennessee.

Ya all be good, safe, and stay healthy this week.

 

[A’Burg Guy]

I am a tad tired this morning so rejoice Bunnies, I’m short on words.
I think you said it best Kathie. WOW. There are no words to describe that.
Unlike our Karen. Where there are simply not enough good words to describe her.
I do hope you at least get a chance to see your daughter Dave. Even if it is through the storm door.
Hope all is well in your little corner of Ohio Mike.
Aside from it being our regular Monday games day, after all the weekend rain and drizzle I have to cut the grass. I’ll tend to that after we get back from The Navy Yard.
Have a fantastic day everyone.

 

[flgirl51]

Quick check in before I head to the melon smashing!

Kathie, from the looks of those pic's that person was beyond hoarder stage, never seen anything like that in my life!

Dave, sure hope you at least get to say hello to your daughter, not the most fun way to spend your weekend for sure! I also hope the nephew isn't planning on working today with you & Kathi still under the weather.

Lee, pace yourself with the mowing today, all the humidity you've been getting can really suck the energy out of a person.

You all are to kind, I was shocked that Rev. Lisa " preached" on me like she did Sunday & in all 3 sermons! There are many people in St. Mary's who do as much or more than I do, as in most churches 10% pf the members do 90% of the work. But it is one of the reasons I love St. Mary's so much, the people who do help are loved & appreciated unlike many other places I've been a member of.
Off to my appointment, have a super day all!

 

[A’Burg Guy]

Oh, hi Karen. Treat yourself to a nice coffee or breakfast after “the smashing”.
I had actually popped on because Lu-Ann wondered how you got that Christmas Tree home Kathie.

 

[K2-Mich]

Good mid-morning.

Dave: Feel really bad that you guys haven’t been able to chat with your daughter. Hope you can see her sometime today.

Trying to get Art a appt to get a shot for his sore shoulder. He tried to get his cell phone out of his pant pocket yesterday while sitting in the car with the seat belt on and must have twisted his shoulder and it hurts! On hold for 22 mins. Got a appt for Tues. They will call back if they can get him into another office today!

Lee: Hope your grass cutting goes well and it doesn’t rain!
Looks gloomy over here.
Tell Lu-Ann we passed on buying that $5000 Christmas tree. It would have had to be set up outside. Just too tall for our house! Ha ha. I’m still in awe that anybody could actually buy so much STUFF!
Would love to know more about the person. If she is dead or in an institution!

Mike/ Karen…. Hello to you both.

Have a good day folks. I need a cup of coffee to get me going over here. Didn’t sleep well last night! You know how that goes!

 

[K2-Mich]

Life is good (or getting better) for ARTIE!
Got him into see the Orthopedic Dr we go to at 1:30 pm.
This Dr is SO NICE. Easy to talk to and takes his time.
Took X-rays and gave him a Cortisone shot. Should take 8-10 days to do it's work and last for quite a long time.
Cheers to Art's Patient Advocate.... ME! Ha Ha.

Got about 2 hours of sunshine and now it's getting gloomy again.

Hope you all are doing well today. I need to make an appt for myself for a leg test! (Poor circulation) Dave.... you know all about that!

Karen: Hope your test went well this morning and the results will be good too.

Later.

 

[Mike Elias]

I have been reading the computer about North Carolina and Ashville. We visited N.C. amd the Biltmore House years ago. Our daughter and son visited it about two weeks ago.
Karen, hope the test results will be good.
K2, hope the shot works for Art. You could cut the tree in half. I do hope you got to see your daughter, even if it was thru the door. Do get yourself a cup of coffee/
Hope you got the lawn mowed Lee and feeling better.
We had 52 mile an hour winds Friday. A lot of smaller limbs came down but nothing serious in our neighborhood. We did get over two inches of rain. Our grass looks real good and the grapes are splitting. We have enough small grapes and tomatoes on our plants that should take us thru frost.
Cinci Bengals won their first game Sunday. I hope they can keep on winning. I forgot about watching it, not the greatest fan.

 

[fatherdav55]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEeaS6fuUoA


YES, I got to see my Virginia daughter and her adorable little dog yesterday, before they flew home. (I just hope Kathi and I didn't infect her with our cooties.)

To avoid that I kept our meeting down to half to 3/4's of an hour. No hugging. We sat in the living room with my daughter in the middle of a couch along one wall, Kathi sat in the middle of a couch along another wall, and I sat along another wall in the computer desk chair. Air was coming in the front screen door, and going out the open back door.

As all 3 dogs played together in the middle. After a while they went out the back door, in the fenced in area, and played out there. (Along with some nature calls.)

On the way out the door I handed my daughter a small travel sized bottle of hand-sanitizer.

Our nephew/contractor was still on his way back from his fishing trip in Pennsylvania, yesterday.

And that was our Monday.

 

[A’Burg Guy]

Where everybody be at?
Admittedly I forgot to pop in this morning before I headed off for another fun filled day of construction at Jim and Gail’s. I think it’s dawning on them both that the scope of work they want done has to be done in stages. The washroom, for example, can have the shower hooked up. But the toilet and vanity have to wait until electric, drywall, paint and flooring are down.
But is was a lovely day.
I’m so glad you got to see your daughter Dave. And I’m sure she was glad to see you and Kathi too!
I sure hope The Coach does well tonight.
Be good gang.

 

[Mike Elias]

Dave. great you got to see your daughter, I know you all would have been very disappointed if your didn't get to see each other. A plus, the doggies had a very good time. Did you talk your nephew to vote for you know who while he was in Pa.
Lee, some times the projects are much bigger that it looks like until after you get into them. I hope it all goes well for you.
Our lawn guy cut the grass this AM, lt has been 3 weeks since it was last cut and it was beginning to need it. Unfortunately some of the leaves from our tree were too wet to be muched and there still is a lot of leaves under the tree. If the sun ever comes out and dries the leaves, I'll get on my lawn tractor and much them.
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[K2-Mich]

Get your POPCORN READY folks.

DAVE: So glad you got to see your daughter and Grand-PUP! Sounds like you were all practicing Strick safe visiting. Good for you guys.

Lee: Jim & Gail are so lucky to have you guys do all that you are doing for them. One STEP at a TIME! It's not like they need anything that is being done in that bathroom!

Mike: We got a REALLY STRONG WIND and RAIN that came through here at about 4:30 ish.
WOW the WIND was blowing our big Maple trees in the front and back and as I watched I just prayed they wouldn't get torn down. All is good now. I can just imagine, and then again I CAN'T, what the people down South had to endure. Just so sad to see the pictures.
The SHOT Art got yesterday WORKED wonders just over night. The Dr said it might take 8-10 days to work. Well, he must have hit the right spots with that injection. Art said if he could make a appointment to have 10 area of his body injected he could feel like he was in his 60's again! Ha Ha If only that could happen.

Karen: How you doing girl?

The college Eric goes to was on MSNBC just now. They interviewed the various students that are watching the debate in one of the lecture halls. Various tables set up with different parties they support. The kids did a great job when interviewed. They'll be coming back to them after the debate to see what they had to say.
They had GREEN FLAGS that they wave when they like or agree with something and RED FLAGS to wave when they don't like or agree with something said on tonights debate.
Great idea!

It will be an OPEN MIKE DEBATE. That should be interesting. Each one interrupting each other I'm sure.

Out of here for now.

 

[fatherdav55]

Happy Hump-Day, Bunnies!

Like you Mike, our lawn guy showed up yesterday after 3 weeks of the lawn not needing mowed. Yes, my nephew/contractor and I do talk politics once in a while. Although he is a very smart person he tends to remain an under-informed voter. One of those people that get most of their news from their social media sites on their cell phones. Like Tik-Tok. Not from established news organizations that fact-check news stories.

So true Lee, about how construction projects have to be done in stages, and in a particular order.

Today our nephew/contractor will be arriving.......But he may not stay long. Our humidity is real high, and if the "mud" from yesterday's dry-walling isn't completely dry he can't begin to sand it. And that has to be done before he can do other stuff.

I too watched the Vice-President's debate last night, K2. As far as a debate, I gave Walsh a slight edge for the WIN. Neither candidate gave a performance that would be considered a runaway.

I'm still getting used to having sunset right around 7 PM. And the days are STILL getting shorter.

 

[A’Burg Guy]

It sure was chilly on our early walk this fine morning!
Good morning everyone.
Always good to see a little note or something from almost everyone.
I have to admit to missing the mature trees and leaves we used to have Mike. Yes, a pain to clean up if they got wet but I miss them all the same.
So good to hear that Art’s shot worked well and quickly Kathie. We had a real downpour and high winds here shortly after 5:00 as well. It ushered in much cooler temperatures behind it. The bathroom is just a little part of the basement we’re doing for them. We finished framing the expanded storage room yesterday. Then worked to calculate how much sound barrier insulation they want. I say “want“ because the guys don’t think they need it. But we can’t lose sight that it’s their house and they want what they want.
I remember the mudding process all too well Dave. And the effect humidity can have on how quickly and well it dries! It’s funny how younger folks get their news these days. I fear that’s just one of the more concerning and downsides of social media.
Hi Karen.
I only watched a few minutes of the debate. The bit I watched was what I expected with neither candidate seeming to score a “TKO”. At least during the bit I saw.
After the guys left Jim and Gail’s yesterday Gail had a call from the doctor. While not entirely the good news we were all hoping for, at least the damned cancer was not detected in her lymph nodes. She sees the doc at 9:45 this morning. Jim will be there and she is video conferencing their daughter who lives in The US in. Please keep them all in your thoughts and prayers.
I reckon it’s time to brush Ava’s teeth and get her breakfast ready. Then I can think about getting the day underway for Lu-Ann and I.
Everyone have a great, safe and above all else, healthy day.

 

[flgirl51]

Good morning, the calendar may say Oct. but the humidity here still says SUMMER!

Lee, will keep Gail & her family in my prayers, as you said not good news, but better than it could have been!

Kathie, glad to hear Art's shot took effect so quickly! He's lucky to have such a competent case manager like you!

Dave, I'm sure it must have been hard not to hug your daughter goodbye, but kudo's to you & Kathi for doing your best to send her off healthy. Hopefully the nephew will be able to proceed with the bathroom project today.

Mike, I well remember the days I lived in Ohio & raked up big piles of oak leaves. We were lucky living in the city limits we could just rake them to the curb once a week & a big ole vacuum truck would come along & pick them up.

This is one of those weeks with a full calendar of activities, either Dr. appt's, church meetings or yard projects. I think either Friday or Sat. is clear at the moment, but that's always subject to change. I need to head out early & get gas for my truck & then pick up a bag of mulch for Miss Reba's flower bed, thursday's project. That will only take a little while or should depending on what else she may add to the list.
Have a great day all!

 

[K2-Mich]

Good Late Morning.
We're soon off to see Art's biker friend who broke his neck. He's in the downtown Detroit Rehab.

I'll be back later to chat.

ORDER YOUR "FREE" Covid testing kits. You just have to go online. Google the site. I did it last week. You get 4 kits per household.
I think times like Dave & Kathi getting sick would be a great time to use the kits to make sure it wasn't Covid related.

I did manage to get up early and make a batch of CREPES for our breakfast. We had Raspberries on top and I filled the crepes w/cottage cheese. Yes, very good. I won't be eating until late tonight!

Later gang. Behave yourselves. SUNNY & totally BLUE skies here today. Perfect Fall day.

 

[flgirl51]

Kathie, hope you have a nice visit with Rick, I'm sure he appreciates all the company he can get! It would not do me any good to order a covid test kit, there is no way I'd be able to get the stick far enough up my nose to get an accurate test! I had one done a couple years ago & I thought the lady was going to come right out the top of my head.
Lit a candle in church today for Gail & my dear friend Leila. Her son is in the hospital on a respirator since Monday night. He was born mentally handicapped & Monday night his blood pressure dropped extremely low, Leila called 911 and they told her at the hospital he coded twice on the way in the ambulance. They have done multiple tests and so far have not found any cause for the drop