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Hopalong:
Sad to think someone has to work that hard and risk that much when he's unwell. I guess an independent contractor doesn't have paid sick leave, unless he works for a big corporation.
Good that he has family and medical care, Lighter. Won't be perfect but he's in the same boat with so many.
How are you doing with boundaries regarding him? (Not criticizing!) I know that's a challenge.
hugs
Hops
lighter:
Contractor still trying to get meds and BP under control.
Will be back at the lake this evening.
Lighter
lighter:
My sister and I super busy at lake house. Safety issues a priority, sealing hard won clean brick pavers while they're clean, putting up outdoor lights, flame bulbs in chandeliers and exterior lighting, fake flame fires in 4 huge stone fireplaces, making beds, painting subfloors, dusting, de cobwebbing, hanging art/drapes, placing lamps, adding extension cords and generally editing the entire house down, which feels amazing!
Next, we'll move unused lamps/lighting, doors, bulbs etc to out building to finish creating as much uncluttered space as can be managed in a construction zone. Crazy days.
Cable guy came out and fixed router and booster today so it's working in basement now.
The house feels really good for early Thanksgiving with family from Toronto and Florida coming in. Bonfires and traditional TG fare will feel very special in this old house.
Contractor still out. Very worried he's not getting better.
Lighter
lighter:
I'm enjoying FOO and the prettiest weather I've ever seen at the lake.
My contractor is still waiting for heart ultrasound results and suffers a cold he got from Grandbaby. I'll say it and move on. .his doc "said" all his organs were "fine", then monkeyed with his meds ONLY, failed to get BP under control, so now, JUST now, are sending him to specialists to begin process iof determining causes for elevated BP. It reminds me of my Bill's cancer journey.....his doc was dismissive of my fears.... belligerent actually, cost us months and.....I guess that's Western medicine, ime. Once they fail with their cursory guess and see what happens with THIS drug approach..
Fail...
..THEN identifying the (dismissed)cancer or heart or kidney problem becomes "an issue" if there's any time left.
I'm frustrated, but putting it down for now, bc it's not my business or problem to solve.....just like my father's brain surgery. Sure, it directly impacts my life, routines, schedule/plans.....but it's nothing compared to the loss the identified patients suffer, so I do what I can then watch them pay to be lied to, misdiagnosed and ignored till Western medicine wastes the time they had for "functional medicine" to go straight to the cause OR kills/handicaps them outright. Why correct skeletal alignment if one can simply replace shoulders, knees and hips?
Nuff'said there. Just needed to say it
My God what a glorious day it is. I'm on the porch swing, sitting in the wind and sun, about to do some self care.
I'm struggling to hold my own on month long cottage rental fee with very nice wanna be guest. I really hate this dickering, agreeing then seeing 800.00 in Airbnb fees tacked in to argue about. Ugh .....I really do.
Lighter
lighter:
My BIL and I put up 5 beautiful exterior lights yesterday. We had to go to HD for mounting brackets, which aren't really sold. BIL figured out how to make it work then set about teaching me. My heart was in my throat the entire time ......noticing when we inadvertently touched wires together we meant NOT to touch.
The power was off at the switch, so not at the box.....it was "safe" but let me know how difficult it would be to do this alone ....without turning off the breaker.....and wrestling all the wiires into the box....oh my, Lord. So nerve wracking, but every light clean and working beautifully. We bought them at the Re-Store...a fifth light missing a ground wire, but they're a triumph compared to little lights we replaced.
We identified some important things in the electric boxes....mainly the Wifi which is huge PITA to reboot. Oldest DD does it with her laptop. New service going in at all the road so will have that installed when available. It helps me picture Airbnb guests in the house, bc right now I can't see walking them through different steps with Dish or internet reboots, which seem way too frequent.
The house feels really good, btw. We put the black futon ish sofa, flattened, where the mdm large ottoman used to sit. It's the size of a twin bed and spans the entire seating area now ...2 sofas and a loveseat. We put leather hides over it, 3, topping the whole thing with a whole cowhide printed with an amazing zebra pattern topping the thing...looks shockingly great, imo.
My niece set up coffee bar behind that area, which includes another loveseat, 2 big matching armchairs, a buffet to hold the coffee bar.....dd21's baby grand sits in that space, as well. It rolls easily with the big casters installed.
We moved the other ottoman to downstairs living room with beautiful tobacco colored leather sofa with tufted arms from ReStore. More hides over that ottoman looks great. I want to add buttons and fix them in place. Maybe Velcro.
We cleaned up around the lake edge.....moved rocks, picked up wood and limbs.
Today we cook big Thanksgiving meal and my brother's kids will show up. There will be apple dumpling and cookie making to bring all the "kids" together in the kitchen. I think we have commitments from my two and sister's DD to take on several recipes themselves.
My Italian BIL will cook his anchovy and breadcrumb pasta for lunch, yum!
Lighter
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