Updatiness - everything else
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helwenNot sure if I already posted this, but at some point in the past few weeks we've worked on cleaning the used trailer we're buying, at least enough for the dusty things from the family barn. We've only made one trip with stuff from the barn to the trailer, which is just down the hill from the barn at the moment. We probably would have made more trips but both vehicles needed repair.
Still can't move the trailer here, as BIL R thinks the ground is still too soft.
Town meeting was last Saturday and was rather long. The Honda died that morning and we had to borrow Ma's Volvo wagon for the day. Got it towed and got a ride home from nephew C, as it turns out the Volvo still had its winter studded tires on -- a no-no after April 30 here. If we'd realized it sooner, that car wouldn't have left the farm, but we were a little distracted and you can't tell by sound until you get on the right (wrong) kind of road. Town meeting started at 10am but we were late because of the car and stuff. Got there around 11:30am, in meeting until 1:15-1:20pm. Meeting adjourned for lunch, until 2pm, ended at 4:50pm. Ninety-minute discussion of whether the town board of selectmen should put together a snow removal policy for the sidewalks in town -- everyone had to speak their piece on various concerns. It would have gone on longer if the moderator hadn't started stressing that new speakers should offer something _new_ to the discussion... last item of business has been postponed to June 23, when a state rep. and a state senator who wanted to attend can actually make it, to speak and to listen. This would be the citizen petition regarding home rule.
Sunday we managed to get the minivan down to the mechanics and left it there when we picked up the Honda. The Honda was a fairly quick and easy affair, but the Dodge Chrysler minivan was (and still is) a more complex affair. The fact that parts of the brake lines kept breaking didn't help...at least they kept working long enough for us to get down the hill... We finally got it back yesterday. It needs more work this year, but it is safe and driveable now, and can even be driven in the rain :D
Health -- good days and bad days, a work in progress. Blood sugar levels back in normal range this year. Cholesterol levels weren't all ideal, but since I started taking more fish oil daily, among other things, my PRN wants to see what that does for me. Love that she isn't into pushing statins and stuff. Tested thyroid function and it's normal, so one less thing to think about. She did suggest thinking about maybe doing a sleep study, as I do sometimes snore and am often tired. The Vitamin D helps some with the quality of rest though, so we'll keep that option on the back burner for now.
I don't always do all of them, but I am still practicing Baduanjin daily. Started in March and have kept going, and this past week I have done at least half of the exercises daily (rather than just 2 and switching them up), and usual more than half.
Finances are "interesting", and that's as plain as I'm going to get about that. Ma reminded L that there were still some eggs at the family farm in the fridge, so now those are here, and will be a welcome supplement. I hear custards are in my future....
Still can't move the trailer here, as BIL R thinks the ground is still too soft.
Town meeting was last Saturday and was rather long. The Honda died that morning and we had to borrow Ma's Volvo wagon for the day. Got it towed and got a ride home from nephew C, as it turns out the Volvo still had its winter studded tires on -- a no-no after April 30 here. If we'd realized it sooner, that car wouldn't have left the farm, but we were a little distracted and you can't tell by sound until you get on the right (wrong) kind of road. Town meeting started at 10am but we were late because of the car and stuff. Got there around 11:30am, in meeting until 1:15-1:20pm. Meeting adjourned for lunch, until 2pm, ended at 4:50pm. Ninety-minute discussion of whether the town board of selectmen should put together a snow removal policy for the sidewalks in town -- everyone had to speak their piece on various concerns. It would have gone on longer if the moderator hadn't started stressing that new speakers should offer something _new_ to the discussion... last item of business has been postponed to June 23, when a state rep. and a state senator who wanted to attend can actually make it, to speak and to listen. This would be the citizen petition regarding home rule.
Sunday we managed to get the minivan down to the mechanics and left it there when we picked up the Honda. The Honda was a fairly quick and easy affair, but the Dodge Chrysler minivan was (and still is) a more complex affair. The fact that parts of the brake lines kept breaking didn't help...at least they kept working long enough for us to get down the hill... We finally got it back yesterday. It needs more work this year, but it is safe and driveable now, and can even be driven in the rain :D
Health -- good days and bad days, a work in progress. Blood sugar levels back in normal range this year. Cholesterol levels weren't all ideal, but since I started taking more fish oil daily, among other things, my PRN wants to see what that does for me. Love that she isn't into pushing statins and stuff. Tested thyroid function and it's normal, so one less thing to think about. She did suggest thinking about maybe doing a sleep study, as I do sometimes snore and am often tired. The Vitamin D helps some with the quality of rest though, so we'll keep that option on the back burner for now.
I don't always do all of them, but I am still practicing Baduanjin daily. Started in March and have kept going, and this past week I have done at least half of the exercises daily (rather than just 2 and switching them up), and usual more than half.
Finances are "interesting", and that's as plain as I'm going to get about that. Ma reminded L that there were still some eggs at the family farm in the fridge, so now those are here, and will be a welcome supplement. I hear custards are in my future....
