Friday, August 22nd, 2025
Friday Five
TGIF!! Time to share five random things about our week. Here’s mine:
- Monday I bought towels, a shower curtain and liner for the guest bathroom. Both of us are happy to have nice towels and a fresh look replaced the old towels I bought two years ago that shredded in the washer. And yep, I made what we could salvage out of those towels work for two long years because I’m stubborn and (sort of) cheap.
- August is zooming by and we haven’t caught our breath yet. Usually this time of year is slow and I’d plan to launch my new blog. That’s on hold now until we can get a better handle on things. It’s fine though…lift happens.
- I did get a ring light and some microphones to learn to do videos. Right now I’m using my old phone. If I (or we — Wizard is always trying to get in on my ideas, LOL) enjoy this, I’ll eventually look for a better camera with a price tag that doesn’t give my chest pains.
- I got my Cat Scan done this week. I expect my doctor to get the report sometime next week. Man CT’s are so easy compared to MRIs! Not cheap, but then this whole week has been expensive. I stocked up a various stuff from Target and spent $109.00!!! I’d already guessed at least a $100.00 before I set foot in the store, but still…prices are ridiculous. Ironically, Maggie’s pill pockets were the most expensive thing I bought. The rest was just random stuff we needed to stock up.
- Busy weekend ahead. We are going to see our granddaughter Cigi today — we just want to despite a ton of driving lately. She’s eleven months and growing crazy fast. Now she’s assisted walking with toys she can push. Then on Saturday, we going to stay with Wizard’s mom, so a lot more driving. On the upside, Maggie’s loves visiting her and has a blast in her backyard so she’ll be happy.
That’s my five, now I’d love to hear yours! I hope everyone has a great weekend!
August 22nd, 2025 at 11:08 am · Link
Yay for new bath stuffs! They don’t make ’em like they used to. I still have a towel that I got to matchmy bed comforter in my first house, back in 1977. It’s a little thin but otherwise just fine. Hope things calm down for y’all soon! ❤️ Look at you getting all “influencery” and stuff.
Fingers crossed for a solution to the nose stuff from the CAT Scan. Yay for Cigi visit and family time. Be safe out there driving but enjoy the weekend! My five:
1. I finally got a new computer. The first one I bought got cancelled by Walmart because it was suddenly unavailable. Then by a fluke, I found the same computer, same sale price and it was delivered the next day. So…yay. It’s a bigger touchscreen monitor so I’m happy.
2. I plan on drinking this weekend because I’ve spent most of the week unboxing, setting up, and transferring info from old to new. Never again. It’s been one SNAFUC and/or FUBAR. I won’t bore with the details but I’m up and mostly running at the moment.
3. Toby’s list of transgressions is rising. He has now killed two of my shoes and the one bra that fit. 🤦♀️ *sigh*
4. Speaking of Toby, the weather is cooling off next week so his training begins in earnest. His new service dog in training vest arrived this week so yay. Eventually, he’ll get there. He’s smart just…still a puppy. Gotta love the giant breeds. They remain toddlers for at least 2 years. Or more. 🤦♀️
5. Toby and Pete have come to a ceasefire peace accord. Mostly. Pete doesn’t run. Toby doesn’t chase. Loki, on the other hand? Yeah. They will sit and stare at each other and then Loki decides to take off, which means Toby goes into chase mode. He is desperate to play with at least one of the animals and when Loki runs, Toby thinks it’s a game. Oh, and Toby likes “pillow fights.” He’ll steal a pillow and then toss it up and catch it or let if fall and pounce on it. 🤦♀️ I’ve been doing a lot of facepalming since he arrived. Luckily, he is cute and mostly sweet.
Plans are all a maybe this weekend. Sunday is LG’s b-day but we may wait until next weekend to celebrate LG’s and Uncle Fix-It’s at the same time, along with First Saturday. We’ll see. In the meantime, I continue to fight the new computer trying to figure out why it doesn’t want to do stuff it is supposed to do. I have permanent imprints in my forehead from headdesking my keyboard.
Have a great weekend all!
August 22nd, 2025 at 2:30 pm · Link
1. It’s so refreshing adding new towels to the bathroom and even the kitchen. I love how it makes it look rather new again.
2. August sure is flying by. We all understand how life has it’s own plans and they don’t always match our plans 😉.
3. Good for you in making videos. I’d have no clue how to do that.
4. Great news in getting the CT done. You will probably see it on MyChart before you talk to the doc. The question is, will you be able to de-code it☺️? I’ve been running into weeks like yours. Too many things come up at once and the cost is outrageous.
5. Cigi is biped mobile. Look out now because you can see that she is very interested in things. I love curiosity in babes. They grow in to great minds. It’s nice that you are able to take Maggie with you to Wizard’s mom’s. It will make both of them happy.
1a. My foot is still a pain. If I can’t wear a shoe on Monday, I will call my doc and get a referral to an orthopedic doc.
2a. C and the pups are going to be so happy because C comes back from her hiking trip out west later this afternoon. Hopefully we will get together tomorrow.
3a. Haven’t been able to workout because of my toe and I am a grump.
4a. I haven’t read more than a few pages of anything. The over the counter pain killers still make me sleepy. I haven’t been sleeping in bed either. I get up and go lie on the couch with ice on my foot. I wonder if the RA has something to do with the slow healing.
5a. It’s been a nice day here and next week is supposed to be rather cool for August – highs in the low 70’s. I’m looking forward to it.
I hope your weekend goes well.
August 22nd, 2025 at 4:56 pm · Link
Silver, thanks. So true about not making stuff like they used to (as in–to last!)
1) New computers are awesome!! Congrats and glad you’re loving it so far!
I’m sure you and Toby will do great, plus Jake will help shape some behaviors in Toby too.
2) Yeah that’s the part that either goes super surprisingly smooth, or it’s a total PITA. But glad you’ve gotten it mostly running.
3) Of course it was the one that fit! Toby is definitely an overgrown toddler. I should amend that too: a really cute overgrown toddler.
4) Training will make a huge difference. But yeah, drinking might be a thing for a while
5) Toby and his pillow fight antics must be so funny to watch! He really is a big ole puppy, isn’t he? Toby and Loki need to work out a truce like Toby and Pete have.
Happy Birthday to LG!! I’m sure the celebration next weekend will be worth waiting for. Doesn’t it figure you’d get a new computer and a new fur baby at roughly the same time — just in case you needed a bit more aggravation in your daily life
I’m sure you’ll get the computer to fully working mode, and Toby will shape up in time. Have a good weekend!