The hang out...

I knew my GLP connections would come in handy one day :)

How's everybody doing? Things are good here.

Good and bad. The good news is that my husband FINALLY got approved for Social Security Disability. He will get his first check in the middle of February. THANK YOU JESUS !!!
Next year, he could have got the early Social Security Retirement. If he couldn't get the SSD, we were going to have to hang in there for 1 more year. This is such a big relief for us.:)
The bad, well we got a double header. Yesterday afternoon, a good sized section of our bedroom ceiling collapsed, and it will have to be dry-walled, along with the adjacent section of the wall. It had been drooping, but we thought it could wait until we got some cash flow going over here, but it came down. The only good thing is, we got the antique dresser and my great grandmothers knicknacks out of the way befor it came crashing down. When the plaster ceiling crashed to the floor, it actually shook the house like and earthquake ! WHAT A MESS !!! :(
Yesterday evening it was disaster part 2. Our sewers backed up in the basement. :( The plumber will be over here tomorrow, as he couldn't make it here today. We can still use water, but are keeping it at a minimum. When we use water, it bubbles up out of the floor drain in the basement, but goes back down within a few minutes. It is not totally plugged, as yet, but...

Well it's Friday so couldn't be better!

Wow! I'm so glad he was approved! How long did it take? I've known people who waited for years for disability to come through.

That's crazy about your celiing, and the sewers! I'm really sorry to hear about that. Doesn't it seem like it's always something?

Hope your weekend is disaster-free!

I agree. Happy Friday everyone!

Sunday is my husband's birthday. We're going to spend the weekend at the beach. (We live 90 miles from it, so it's an easy trip.)

Last Edited by Dease on 01/24/2013 10:54 PM

Sorry I lied, it COULD be better, it's Friday AND Payday!

I am so glad we saved the dresser and the great grandma knicknacks ! It was really wierd how this happened. I decided to lay down for a nap, which I rarely do. Our bedroom has a white tiled ceiling that covers up the original bright blue plaster ceiling. I laid down, glanced up at the ceiling at the foot of the bed, and saw BLUE ! It didn't register right away, it took a second or so, and then I yelled to my husband to come QUICK !!! I should have seen white, not blue ! 4 tiles were hanging, with a heavy chunk of plaster laying on them ! My vanity dresser is part of my bedroom set that is from the 1870's. The mirror is very ornate, and totally irreplacable. I have some very treasured great grandma's stuff on the dresser, like her tripod mantel clock , a music box, and a couple of other family things, all way over 100 years old.
We got the stuff moved out of the way very quickly. When my husband tried to get the chunk of plaster off the hanging tiles, the whole section came crashing to the floor.
I should be used to disasters, as that seems to be par for the course over here. :(

Sunday is my mothers 90th birthday ! We are having an Open House Celebration at her home in the afternoon. :) I am making deviled eggs and green bean casserole, and my brothers are going to get chicken and other foods.

4 hour drive, deviled eggs...

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My Daughter is a Good Girl
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A mother took her daughter to the doctor and asked him to give her
an examination to determine the cause of the daughter's swollen abdomen.

It only took the doctor about 2 seconds to say,
"Gimme a break, lady! Your daughter is pregnant!"

The mother turn red with fury, and she argued with the doctor
that *her* daughter was a good girl, and would *never* compromise
her reputation by having sex with a boy.

The doctor faced the window and silently watched the horizon.

The mother became enraged and screamed,
"Quit looking out the window! Aren't you paying attention to me?"

"Yes, of course I am paying attention, ma'am.
It's just that the last time this happened, a star appeared in the east, and three wise men came.

I was hoping they'd show up again,
and help me figure out who got your daughter pregnant!"

Happy Friday everyone!!

Hope you all have a great weekend.. and stay warm.

WooHoooooo! My "new" jeep

Nice. ;-`)

LOL !!! If you are ever coming down this way, let me know a day in advance so I can make you some deviled eggs ! I will send you back to Wisconsin with a tupperware container of them ! :)

NICE !!! :)

I drove right by your town twice last Summer on my way to Music Fests out East.
Do you drink coffee?
If I head out East again, I'll trade some fresh roasted coffee beans for some of your deviled eggs.

Just in case anyone is not aware of this thread:

Thread: I'll pay for your upgraded account.

Of course, I had upgraded the day before this kind OP posted his thread, lol - hope some of my friends at the hangout can benefit

I tell you what, bring me some of those delicious Wisconsin cheese curds, and we have a deal ! When I went to Wisconsin many years ago, I stopped by a cheese factory and bought a bag of them. They are a great snack food ! :)

Deal!

But you'll have to try some cheese curds roasted over a campfire, like marshmallows.
Sounds weird, but they're YUMMY!

Oh no! It sounds like when something good happens, something bad does as well!! Geez :( When the heating for our house was screwed up, we had a bad leak that caused the ceiling in our kitchen to come down...it was not drywall but ceiling tile. It was still disgusting and terrible.

HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Nice

Where can you buy cheese curds? Don't want to sound stupid, is it something that needs refrigerated like regular cheese?

The fresher, the better. Freshness is typically a factor of squeakiness.
The squeakier, the better. ;-`)
[link to www.ellsworthcheesecurds.com]

Cheese curds are the freshest form of cheddar cheese. Cheese curds are regarded mainly as a regional delicacy, exclusive to Wisconsin and other areas of the upper Midwest.


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Canadians melt them on French fries smothered in gravy!
Poutine.

I posted I hope I get upgraded :) thanks GG

Nice! :)

That is something I will have to try !

The plumber came by and unclogged the drains. We had 2 clogs in the floor drain, it turns out. Tomorrow I will be doing laundry !
I have had 2 other ceilings come down before. It seems between the earthquake we got here several years ago, which also broke apart our planters in the yard, and the horrible thunking and vibrations when they demolished the old house next door, we have had numerous problems with our walls and ceilings since.
ANYTIME you got a ceiling come down, it is an unbelievable mess.My kitchen ceiling came down on Christmas Eve 7 years ago, a couple of hours before my family was to arrive for an early dinner. I ran to a neighbors for some help. We cut out the dangling parts, cleaned up, and I resumed cooking.

I brought mine back from Wisconsin in a cooler, along with some sausages and other cheeses.

I am getting so hungry right now !