house and family updates
I made chili last night in the hopes that Chloe and Hawk's parents could come over tonight, but they're both out of town. I still need to find someone to help me yank out the washer/dryer from the basement, but I am willing to try it myself if the door closer has been taken off. At least one of em. I suppose I should try the washer first, as it is heavier.
We picked the color, after much "out of these 5, which one do you like least?" Finally, we narrowed it down to 3 golds and the carnelian, and settled on a gold. (Two golds were so similar that I thought one was better, and Nala thought the other was better... I deferred, since they were so close.)
Then, I realized we were out of white vinegar, and I cant figure out how. I know there's a bottle somewhere. I KNOW there is. I'm going to check the bottom pantry cupboard where NalaMatka put the sauces and such. Vinegar and hot water is to take off the old wallpaper. Since there is very little, and it's only one layer, it makes sense to not saturate the plaster with chemicals.
I set up the TiVo with the phone re-broadcaster thingy, and it worked great. I even watched an episode of Smallville (Bizarro) before going to bed. I still need to find the Lowes video cables, and finish putting the whole system together, but I need to do a wiring schematic, because I just cant see right off the bat how I had it all together before.
I need to find the wallpaper scraper, too. I think I'll go home for lunch, and stop at Giant Eagle on the way, to get vinegar.
GigaGrandma had her surgery yesterday, and it went well when they FINALLY got to her. She went in at 8, got settled and changed and they said they'd be in to prep her. 5 hours later, they prepped her, and finally got around to doing the surgery after 2pm. She was pissed.
Now, the pain had been causing her to not be able to think straight. My friend Felix says "I'd be pretty addle-brained too if someone was pounding a nail in my finger constantly," and I think that's a valid point. At age 90, when you've got pain so bad you want to chop your finger off to get it to stop, I can't imagine remembering much, especially when you've got memory problems already. In theory, this should all go back to normal as it heals.
GigaFarm seems to be still GigaFarm till spring. As of yesterday, the neighbor didn't find financing, and the plans for Florida are still in place.
Nala's pretty hurty, and swelling from the prednisone. And forgetful and mumbly and moody, as are all expected. As far as I know, no voices are telling him to kill me, though, from the pain killers. Which is good.
And now, you've had an update! Tonight the wallpaper and washer removal, tomorrow breakfast with Mr & Mrs B, and then perhaps the scraping, sanding, and spackling, followed by wine and nibblies at Mr & Mrs T's.