Annnnnd hubbs just tested positive for COVID! Took 3.5 years for one of us to catch it, but here we are. *sigh*

Hubbs woke up sick this morning. Poor guy. So, that means we won't be going out to his family's gathering today. Guess all the brauts and buns I bought get to go into the freezer!

Ordered a dog door from Amazon. All the "accessories" (extra metal door, weather stripping...) will be here today, but the actual door won't be here till tomorrow. Figures. Lol 😆 And I am sure it won't show up until like 6pm, so there'll be ZERO chance hubbs will install it, and I'll have to wait another week. *sigh* SOON I won't have to let them in/out 100 times a day! SOON.

RAIN!!!! 😁😁😁😁 #PNW #WAWX

Hubbs got the entry way tile pulled up/out today, as well as the rest of the carpet in the front room. We had a lovely surprise of MOLD on some of the subflooring. Not 100% sure what caused it. Hubbs blames the animals....but I'm not convinced that's what it is. The spot is too large, and none of the other pet stain areas had mold.

Anyhoo! That's getting ripped and replaced this weekend. Just more unplanned shit in this remodel. Blargh.

Saw some neat laminate flooring "stair kits" at Lowes. Thought, "Hmmm...this could be the solution to my problem!" Got home checked the website....it would cost me $1,100 to do just the stairs with those kits!! That's almost half of what I paid for the flooring for the ENTIRE first floor!

Hard pass. #Remodel #IHateDIY

Ugh. I got Bible thumped at Lowes! 😒😑

Think I might take myself to Lowes. I like the drive there and back, it'll give me time to think on things. Plus, there's a Jimmy John's next door. 😆😁

Pulled the trigger and ordered a dog door. It's not one of the fancy automated ones we had originally wanted....I only found two on the market and both are too big for the space we have. 😕 So, let's hope I can rig this one with some strong magnets so the cats don't escape. 😬

Hubby brought home a beautiful bouquet of flowers for me today, cause he said I had a rough day yesterday. :D 20 years together, and I am still head over heels for the guy.

Welp. Had a full blown anxiety attack at the dentist when they said they needed to drill a cavity to fix my tooth. It may not even BE fixed and it might need a root canal. I said nope! Pull the fucker.

I've been trying to change my mindset. It's easier with my husbands family. I love them, dearly. They love me. I can 100% be myself around them. My FIL and I have a great relationship!

I am not close to, what's left of, my family. No one called to tell me Granny was sick, before she died. My Aunt doesn't acknowledge mine, or my kids', existence. All my Uncle cares about is booze. He called me AFTER Gran died, to tell me to NOT call Aunt, cause "She's difficult at the best of times". *sigh*

Trying to get my sister (half sister, didn't know about one another till I was 23, she was 34) to understand that we were raised VERY differently, has been difficult.

She was raised to believe that family is there for you no matter what. Family supports each other.

I was raised to believe that family is an obligation that you tolerate on holidays.

I don't want to share my grief with family, anymore than I do a stranger. #Grief #Family

9am and I've already roasted a chicken and made some potato salad for dinner!

Beating the heat! I hate summer. 🙃

Today, I go to the dentist. I hate the dentist. The sounds, the smells, people all up in my face (literally). Always telling me I don't brush well enough, don't floss well enough, even though I do it twice a day. Trauma from going as a kid.

But. I need my filling fixed. It's impacting other things now (headaches, face hurts), so its gotta be done. Oy.

Bro is in town this weekend. Sis and Bro want me to come out to Dad's, for dinner with his Widow and a visit to his grave cause his headstone is getting placed.
I think that's some emotional baggage I ain't ready to unpack yet. I kinda want to visit Dad alone for the first time. I don't like to grieve publicly and know I'll be a mess. 😕 *sigh*

On another note, does anyone have any success with those "Anti scratch" sprays for cats? Mr Aslan has already decided the brand new kitchen chairs are an ideal scratching post. 😡 #cosocats

Giving Duck Duck Go a try, for my browser. Imported all my bookmarks from Chrome and stuff. So far, so good!

It's a tad smokey smelling outside, in my lil corner of the #PNW. Not sure where it's coming from....hopefully nothing too big. 😕

I ordered a new carpet shampooer from Target, yesterday. They seem to think it's going to be delivered today. 🤔
It's coming from a city not terribly far from me, it'd probably take me 90 mins round trip. But since FedEx tracking doesn't even show they HAVE the package yet...Im gonna guess it'll be here tomorrow. Lol