Sold, and humidity discomfort

 This past week Mark and I sold some of our unused items. Mark sold his boat one day and a boat motor the next. I sold a food processor and some craft items that have not been used in a very long time. There is still more that needs to be sold, but I'm working on it.

Since we have lived here we have not experienced the humidity that we have had this month. We are from MN so seeing dew points in the 80's and 90 is nothing new. But living in Yuma the dew points are not that high, more like in the 20's and 30s. But lately they have been in the mid 60's to mid 70's. Not being used to that kind of weather is making the days miserable. Today we got some much needed rain and it sent the dew point to 72%. It feels like walking into peanut butter when going outside. I'd rather have peanut butter on my toast than on my skin.

Mark went to the pool to try and cool off after doing some wiring work on the golf cart. He will be as wet going into the pool as coming out. I hope it cools him off. Me? Nope not stepping out the door again today. I went to the porch to get a crock pot and that is the last step into the great outdoors I'll make today. I've even turned the a/c down to keep some of the humidity out of the house.  Thank God the a/c is working. MN can keep the cold and humidity.

Spouting off at anti-vaxxer morons.

This may be  a very unchristian thing to say but I'm so tired of the stupid people that don't, but can, get the trump virus vaccine..... I don't care if they all get horribly horribly sick or die from it because of their stupidity. Because of them the trump virus and the variants are increasing at an alarming rate. And that is putting everyone, yes everyone at risk. The less of those idiots the better. There are some people that can not, for medical reasons get the vaccine, but I'm sure soon there will be one for them. The rest of you can rot.

  Even having the vaccine a person can still get the trump virus but at a lesser degree. Every person is different so who really knows how much lesser or if their body can tolerate or combat the virus at any level of severity. Underlying health issues can make the body weaker to fight the virus well. Making the underlying health issue what takes a person down. If our son or any member of our family or friends would not have gotten the vaccine and wished to visit, the door to our home would be locked. Letting them inside our home could be suicide for us. I'm not taking that chance. If you do, you are writing your own possible death warrant. I have no sympathy whatsoever for anyone who doesn't get vaccinated or anyone who lets them into their home or business. You are fools, selfish and enabling. 

 For over a year we have worn our masks to keep us and others safe. And we continue to do so. People have been told that those who have had the vaccine don't need to wear a mask, just those that have not gotten the vaccine need to wear a mask. Can the anti-vaxxers be trusted? NO!! They have fought wearing the masks the whole time so why the hell would I trust them now? Parents are not getting their children vaccinated and then some wondering why their child caught the trump virus. They should have endangerment charges brought against them. And those not vaccinated should be refused insurance coverage.  There is preventative medicine. Lawyers and insurance companies need to build on that.

Do you ever have one of those mornings?

 

Oh my goodness what a horrible morning I had. I got to the laundry room and I needed to put money in my laundry card to operate the machines. The unit doesn't work. So I drive down to the library in the park that has another machine but you need to use cash. Okay that took my cash and it worked. But it would not release my laundry card. I frantically looked for something to pull the card out of the machine. Finding a push pin I finally got the card out of the machine.

Oh but wait I couldn't get into the library because their combination lock wouldn't work. So I had to go to the office and have Lisa come and open the door. She even had trouble. Okay so now my laundry card has money in it and I head down to the laundry room once again. Hitting a bump the top of the golf cart breaks loose, well only on one corner. So I drive home drop off the golf cart tell Mark what happened and I get the car and drive that back down to the laundry room.

By now I am sweating bullets and madder than a wet hen. I finally transfer the clothes from the washer into the dryer except for the clothes that I hang on the line. I jump in the car head home hang up my clothes. And I stand in the kitchen deciding whether I want to get drunk or go back to bed.

Well it's too early to get drunk and I really don't like to get drunk. So I decided to cut up a watermelon. That may not have been the best idea with the luck I  had this morning. But I managed to get the watermelon cut up and into chunks without slitting my wrist or cutting off a finger. 

Tonight I'll be hitting the bottle and have a big bowl of popcorn to relax and hope tomorrow starts out much better.

New popper

 Yesterday the new popcorn popper that Mark got me came. It took awhile to get it assembles and of course there is always a problem with crap made in china. But once together, I was thrilled. The popper worked great and I didn't lose my touch making it. Thankfully I had some of the special salt left from my last big popper and had ordered the oil I wanted from Amazon earlier in the week. Our first batch of popcorn in the new popper tasted wonderful, just like movie theater popcorn.

As anyone who know me, knows how much I like popcorn. I made popcorn at least once a week and sometimes more often. The first big popper I got I wore out! The second one I had to sell because there was no room for it in the RV. There really wasn't room for it here either, but for popcorn I figured out how to make it fit.  This one should last as long as I do. I hope so anyway.

Memorable

 This year Fathers day will go down as the most memorable. Lincoln and his wife came down and spent Fathers Day weekend with us. We laughed until our sides hurt, ate until we burst, talked until our mouths and ears ached, and cried rivers when they headed for home. We showed them some of the area in which we live and spent hours in the pool as well as in our home talking to no end.

Thanks to sunscreen no one got any bad sunburn while in the pool, just a pretty color of pink. Maria is like a fish in the water and seemed to totally enjoy the pool. Lincoln found it to be relaxing and enjoyed floating and an occasional dip to cool off. That surprised me because as a young boy he was a fish as well. But he said he now prefers to just relax and enjoy.

Ahead of time I made three batches of cereal crunch and a full Thanksgiving dinner with the trimmings. All was well received and full tummies all around. Lincoln was really looking forward to mammas cooking and mamma was all too happy to make it all too. Mark and I will have more meals later this summer too. Home made ice cream was a big hit on Sunday after a dip in the pool. Thinking back, as a kid my dad made homemade ice cream every Fathers day. What a nice tradition even though I just remembered it now.

A stop at what is called Lutz Casino would have been more fun had it not been so very very busy. But we got a couple pictures outside.......

Hot, hot, hot

 This week will be the hottest week this month, topping out at 118º by Wednesday. It will be a week of really enjoying the pool too. We have been in the pool most every day this month. It's our time to enjoy the pool and get some exercise as well. We both have been told to get some weight off and exercise. But in the summer doing anything outside other than the pool is not a good thing.

We finally got money back for our window a/c unit that we bought in June of '21. But now it's too hot to put the new one in the window. Luckily the old one works it just won't hold a temp. It either freezes you out of the room or it gets too warm to be in it. It is totally unreliable. When we purchased the old one we got the three year warranty too. Good thing we did. It should have been taken back to the store right away but we thought we were just setting it incorrectly. Ha ha, the thermostat doesn't work, it isn't us. With the upper teens in the hundreds putting the new one in will have to wait. Mark should not be doing that kind of lifting or work in this heat. And I'm no help with my torn arm muscles and tendons. We are a pair to draw to at times.

Busy week, getting ready for Lincoln and Maria's visit. It will be a great Fathers day for Mark, and a great one for me as well. It's been a long time since we have been able to spend time with them. The last time we saw them was two years ago at their wedding. But that was not a time for visiting. So I've been cooking some of Lincoln's favorite meals ahead of time and freezing them. Less time in the kitchen, less heat in the house from cooking and more time to visit. Thank God I have an electric roaster. I just get it up on the porch and the heat stayed outside. I had to make a Thanksgiving meal since we have not had one together in 6 years. Not to mention a triple batch of chex mix. The chicken fricasee will have to be made the day of, because it doesn't freeze. But that doesn't require the use of the oven. I can reheat the turkey dinner in the microwave and out air fryer countertop oven. I'll need Maria to mash the potatoes. My arms won't be able to tolerate that job. She likes to cook so I know she won't mind helping. It's just that my kitchen barely has room for me, let alone two people trying to work.

 We know that the kids will be the only ones to ever come down here to see us. So we are double excited to see them. They are the only ones that know the roads go both ways, north and south, and east and west.  Same goes for phone calls. Phones can make calls as well as receive. Only good friends know this and act on it. Others wait for us to make the trip or call. 😡

Tree trimming day in the resort. They started well before 6 am. We have no trees in our lot so we didn't have to move our vehicles. The trees in the park are very tall palm trees. The company that does the trimming really does a good job and they clean up very well too. If there is work to to do in the summer, it starts very very early in the morning. Most start before 5 am.

We must have a ghost living here. Again last night the ceiling fan in the bedroom got turned off. Not by the wall switch but by the pull string. It needs to be pulled two times to turn off too. And both the light and fan string are the same length making it very difficult to know which one to pull in the dark dark bedroom. Mark never wants the fan off, it's on all year long and I need it on because I suffer from terrible night sweats.  How it gets turn off is a mystery. I wish the ghost would help with the chores and not mess with my sleep.

Good news

 The orthopedic doctor didn't feel I needed surgery on my shoulders. Since the pain has been subsiding he felt that the body was healing itself. My range of motion was excellent and he was amazed and happy that I was doing so well with all the tears. He said that most tears can heal themselves. So I will have PT for a few weeks. If that doesn't help he will give me a shot in both shoulders. Surgery is a last resort. But he felt that would be a long way down the road if at all.

The weather is now hot, not warm. But by Yuma standards hot is warm. LOL The pool has been so refreshing and it gets us out and moving around. My arms tolerate the motion but I quit when before they get too sore. 

My 6 month check up with the eye doctor went well too. No change. Marks 6 week check up at the eye doctor had good news too. The pressure in his eyes has dropped. Three more months of the drops and then the doctor will re-check to see if the pressure is back to normal.

Praise the Lord for the blessings.