Sunday This and That

 Rats! I forgot about the Budweiser Clydesdales in four or five different places right near me this last week! I am disappointed. I remembered in time to go to Cullman, but I have something hard to do on Monday, so I let it go. 

Saturday night, I slept about 7 hours and was ready for a looong nap four hours later. Maybe I can just sleep through the winter, hibernate. Actually, a lymph node is swollen on the side of my neck. So, I will struggle to stay well.

Tommy usually disappears into the kitchen at night. Sometimes, I cannot hear him. Other times, I hear little noises. If I go in there, he may be giving himself his night shot of insulin. I don't like to go in when he is giving himself insulin because I might bump him as he turns loose his walker and stands with both hands on the needle. So, I just sit. 

Saturday night, he was in there forever and making little noises and then long stretches of silence. Finally, during the little noises, I went in. He was sorting dishes in the sink. He told me he put all the plates in the dishwasher and all the utensils! Glory be! The man is almost tame. I felt bad he did all that. Then, later, he showed me that largest of the plates we have and asked could he mix the sizes. Well, of course. But, I pointed out that putting all the same diameters together would eventually leave a bit more room in the dishwasher. I was nearer the dishwasher, so I told him I would just put it in and not to rearrange. 

When we got the dishwasher, he did not know the baskets for the utensils would come out of the dishwasher. When he figured that out, he started removing the basket and taking it to the drawer to put them in their little nooks. Will miracles never end?

Slowly, we are figuring out more items to recycle. It occurred to me that the paper recycling could hold receipts and torn up notes we have written. Now, I need to find out where to recycle other items--dark plastic med containers from prescriptions, glass dark glass med bottles, labels that have sticky on the back, etc. 

Composting is something I need to figure out, too. For twenty or so years, I threw apple cores and such into a hole in the edge of my yard. I suppose I only drew critters. No, the raccoons only came for my chickens. But, nothing went into the landfill. Then, I built a compost pile inside a cage of building blocks. Finally, the chickens arrived, and they took care of kitchen scraps. Now, I cannot get into the backyard. So, I am stuck throwing kitchen scraps into the trash. I don't know anyone here who gardens, or I would offer scraps. So, I think about this lots. 

My red Kiss is sitting on a table nearby and is very handy for keeping coins. 

The low was predicted to be 30F last night and the same for tonight. It is past time to bring in the hummingbird feeders. So, no flowers, no hummingbirds here, just as well since we cannot leave the door open. I am against cold weather. 

Sunday night, we took a quick drive to see what was already up for Christmas decorations. There was a Thanksgiving decoration-one white, huge, turkey--inflatable, and lit. 

The Christmas movie classics are back, so that is a good thing for me. I love those. 

    BESURETODRINKYOUROVALTINE

This was a pleasant low-key Sunday. How was your day? What did you do this weekend? What are your plans for the week?

New Rat Poison

 Nothing happened today. Nothing! I slept okay, had a sandwich for brunch (banana, Miracle Whip, peanut butter) along with a glass of milk. I took a nap and then sat here. The day became more interesting after talking to Lynda. Dinner is leftover meatloaf, sweet potatoes, and fresh green beans, no can. 

Today, I was able to cross three things off my list. I called Lynda, Tommy put the tag on my car, and washed black clothes. 

A few months ago, Lynda had rats all over her house. She got rat poison that did not deter them. She stored any food they could eat into by putting it into the refrigerator, the oven that does not work, and the microwave. She finally got rid of them and still took all precautions for months. 

Today, she dropped her remote and it skittered underneath the sofa. She had to move the sofa and saw other things. One was her bottle of "pain pills" That she looked for so long. It had a big hole gnawed in it and all the capsules were gone. She had kept it on a table beside her chair. One day, rats had gotten things from the table. So, now she found her Extra-strength Tylenol! It killed the rats, I figure. 

If you want to deter rats or exterminate them, try using Tylenol! She said it was much cheaper than rat poison! They obviously ate the Tylenol before she put out rat poison.

Nothing worthy of typing was occurring today, so until she told me about the Tylenol, I was going to post tomorrow. I think it is hilarious, but you may not.

The forecast for Saturday was heavy rains and winds; nothing but drizzles has happened here. Lynda said it was cold and drizzly. Tommy said it was nice out with 72F temp.  

Sweet potatoes are baking. On the same baking sheet, meatloaf is reheating on a sheet of foil, and green beans are soaking to remove most of the sodium. I decided not to cook the fresh green beans today. Gunsmoke is coming on. Life is good.

Has your Saturday been exciting or eventful? The most exciting thing that has happened today is I found out the Budweiser Clydesdales will be several places here and in Cullman this week. We are planning to see them. My mother loved them which is funny since she did not drink and highly disapproved of drinking.