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. 

A Surprise

Wednesday dinner--bbq chicken legs and rest of potato carrot soup

Thursday dinner--meatloaf and cole slaw

Another meal of chicken legs is in the freezer. A meal of meatloaf and coleslaw waits for Friday night along with broccoli. 

The wind was very fierce Thursday afternoon as we left for a trip to store. The storm is over here, but I still needed batteries. I had on a sleeveless blouse and almost regretted it because of the strong, cold wind. The cold front came through with a fury. 

I had a surprise call today. The office of my new gastroenterologist called me and said all the blood tests  were okay or something positive. The last gastro would let me go through two office visits without mentioning the test results. Even when I asked, somehow he never told me. The office people resented me calling and asking. 

Blood was drawn for two other doctors, so I will call for those results if I don't hear from them on Friday. I go to a lab with orders from several doctors so that I will reduce the times I have to go through having blood drawn. My veins are not so apparent and I have been told they roll away so a needle going in is almost impossible. 

We are going to order larger, stronger flashlights while I still have Amazon Prime. There are a few things I need that are impossible to find in stores. Hopefully, I can find original Dawn. 

Okay, two surprises. Bad surprise first.

Tommy gets up earlier than I do, so he had me come to the kitchen to show me something. In a corner of the kitchen counter was a pile of potatoes. He shown the light on them and they had been gnawed on and were very old. I tell you I cannot see for lack of light in there!!! Who could not see six very large potatoes? He figured there was a rat in the kitchen.

But, we doubted that since there was no evidence of droppings. ANYWHERE! I shoved the potatoes back, especially the one that was partway into a hole the size of a quarter. The other thing we went for on Thursday was rat poison. I put down a square of tp and put a dozen little pellets on it. Friday morning, the pellets were gone.

The pest control guy came in spraying and I had to yell at him to make him stop. He asked me why he was there, then, if I did not want him to spray. This man was filthy. He had on the nastiest mask that did not cover his nose. GAH!

 He concluded it was not rats, maybe squirrel or a chipmunk. He would put out bait around the kitchen and see if they got it and maybe they would die. He walked around the house to see if he could find where they are getting in. 

When he came in he said he could not help us because we had so much stuff down, and he gestured to the living room. He said he could not help us and left. We can put out bait. I think someone needs to find where they are coming in, but that is not happening. We still have another pest control scheduled for 4 pm. So, we will see. 

While the guy was looking around in the cabinets near the half-eaten potatoes, we could not see droppings. But, I did see something. A LARGE, LOVELY, RED COLANDER!!!

After he left I showed it to Tommy and asked him why he told me he did not have a colander. He said it was not his and he had never seen it. He thinks it belongs to his boarder who cooked and was allowed to store her cooking things in the cabinets. 

This is huge, red, heavy metal. There are not a lot of holes in it either! At least it is pretty while it drives me nuts not draining. I think it is the heaviest colander I have ever picked up. But, it is pretty and free.

She has not lived here for about 12 years. She needed a place to rent that was cheap. One of Tommy's friends asked him to rent to her. She became ill with liver disease, then finally had to be moved elsewhere by her children when she had liver cancer. Her boyfriend and her sons moved her things out while she was not able to come and help. 

That is how I got the heavy dresser, all wood, with dovetailed drawers. The heavy glass bowl Tommy gave to me was something she left with 12-yr-old potpourri. So, add a colander if he does not want it. 

Now, we are left to figure out what is coming in.