Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends!
My Bijou caught a mouse! Such a good girl!
My Bijou caught a mouse! Such a good girl!
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The Positive Thread - 2024
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Spent most of Thursday (Thanksgiving) at the emergency vet so didn't have Thanksgiving. The positive is tomorrow I get to see my grandparents for Thanksgiving. They are three hours away so I don't get frequent visits with them.
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I knew the roastery I go to was having a Black Friday special but didn't realize when I bought 2 bags of coffee beans I not only got a discount but a free drink too! 
**Squeals with delight** I'm getting an African Grey Parrot! I've only wanted one for... oh... over 20 years! I found a breeder after several failed attempts to get one off Kijiji. SO many scammers... and I thwarted them all!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!
I got 7 hours of sleep last night. And they were almost all consecutive/unbroken.
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We stopped at a new bakery a friend recommended to me. Not only were the pastries wonderful but the owner and employees couldn't have been nicer and the coffee was from a local roastery, also very good. We'll definitely be going back.
Went to see Wicked with my fiancé today for my birthday and thoroughly enjoyed it.
So sorry. Hope you pet is doing better now.
Still talking to the Timneh African Grey breeder about a bird. She's got Covid, so feels pretty cruddy, but any talking I do with her is a good thing 
I've also started saving up for the chick. Exciting!
I've also started saving up for the chick. Exciting!
I got about 95% of my outside Christmas decor and lights up this weekend. 
I need to do the bannister to the front steps and figure out something to hang on a shepherds hook I left out. I'm trying to reuse old pots and things. Last year I made "trees" for my front big planters by wrapping inexpensive greenery garland around upside down tomato cages and added lights and a gold star to each. I had used bricks to hold them down but they were still blowing in the wind. I got the idea to try fitting an old flower pot inside with rocks. After some trial and error I found my good hanging baskets fit inside pretty snuggly. So i dug out a hole and set the pot full of leftover river rocks in each planter. So far they are staying in place in the wind! And I didn't spend an extra dime.
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Are you concerned about the long lifespan of birds like that? My friend's mom had one (which kind I don't know right now, he was pretty big and mostly green and used profanity 
) and he has been passed through the family. His first owners were young guys who taught him to swear. I think he went to my friend's grandma first and then my friend's parents had him for years until they were moving across country so another cousin has him. He's got to be 30/35 by now but I think older because it was like 1995ish when we became friends. At least it seemed to be a family thing that they had plans for him living so long ya know? Very different from the first guys who had him. It sounds like a college lark. 
I need to do the bannister to the front steps and figure out something to hang on a shepherds hook I left out. I'm trying to reuse old pots and things. Last year I made "trees" for my front big planters by wrapping inexpensive greenery garland around upside down tomato cages and added lights and a gold star to each. I had used bricks to hold them down but they were still blowing in the wind. I got the idea to try fitting an old flower pot inside with rocks. After some trial and error I found my good hanging baskets fit inside pretty snuggly. So i dug out a hole and set the pot full of leftover river rocks in each planter. So far they are staying in place in the wind! And I didn't spend an extra dime.
vampiric_conure
Are you concerned about the long lifespan of birds like that? My friend's mom had one (which kind I don't know right now, he was pretty big and mostly green and used profanity ) and he has been passed through the family. His first owners were young guys who taught him to swear. I think he went to my friend's grandma first and then my friend's parents had him for years until they were moving across country so another cousin has him. He's got to be 30/35 by now but I think older because it was like 1995ish when we became friends. At least it seemed to be a family thing that they had plans for him living so long ya know? Very different from the first guys who had him. It sounds like a college lark.
Had a lovely bubble bath tonight 
looks like gf and i are getting that house for 820(hopefully if all goes well) gf is happy she feels like she got it on a clearance sale 
its like she went clothes shopping and hit the clearance rackswe got a pretty good deal considering market price on that house in the 870 range easilythe daugter who currently owns ittold us 820 take it or leave so we jumped on it and are running with itso the paper work should be started tommorrow or soon as she gets back to her home state. i think the chances are good since it seems like she wants to sell it fast and split the money with her sibling
its like she went clothes shopping and hit the clearance rackswe got a pretty good deal considering market price on that house in the 870 range easilythe daugter who currently owns ittold us 820 take it or leave so we jumped on it and are running with itso the paper work should be started tommorrow or soon as she gets back to her home state. i think the chances are good since it seems like she wants to sell it fast and split the money with her sibling
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Good lu
Good luck! Be sure to check out plumbing, roof, termites, electrics and breaker, esp. septic, heating system, Graycie escape hatches, foundation, well, you know the drill.
looks like gf and i are getting that house for 820(hopefully if all goes well) gf is happy she feels like she got it on a clearance sale
Good luck! Be sure to check out plumbing, roof, termites, electrics and breaker, esp. septic, heating system, Graycie escape hatches, foundation, well, you know the drill.
yep i already did a quick once over on our tour stucco is all in good conditionboth sides on the house had concrete laid out for any possible flooding during heavy rains rain gutters feeding right into drain pipes running to the street
just need to get gf to quit changing her mind about interior stuff
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You may want to consider getting a professional structural inspector -it would be well worth it. They go over everything from top to bottom with a fine tooth comb including roof, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, etc. In addition, they list what needs to be repaired now, what can wait a year or two and what is in good working condition.
But I'm so happy for your gf and you, all the best of luck in your new home!
Graycie will have new places to explore and maybe you can even have a dedicated room for your spiders.
oh for sure my eyes are not trained
termite inspector goes tommorrow
After a wretched weather day yesterday where you didn’t dare go out, today was calm and beautiful. I had tons of errands so to the bank, two department stores, grocery stores and Walmart. Aside from the great weather, two big positives. At Marshalls I find one box of my all time favorite candy - Harry and David chocolate covered cherries. I scoured the shelves hoping to find more but I apparently snatched the last box in the store. Second positive was at walmart. As I was leaving I noticed a coin reject tray on the coin counter was full. Scooped up a dollar something in change including this beautiful 124 year old Barber dime. Goes into my special coin collection.
I got to have a long chat with my cousin tonight. Its been ages since we actually talked on the phone. So what if we had to schedule a date and time. We are 28 days apart in age and have always enjoyed each other’s company.
We are 28 days apart in age and have always enjoyed each other’s company.
I just looked at the weather report and it’s going to be 48 degrees tomorrow!
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This weekend is our annual White Elephant party at a close friend's house. We've been going for over 20 years and I always look forward to it. Now if DH and I can agree on a white elephant gift to bring. He had a great one in the garage but sold it so I'll have to scrounge around and find something else.
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