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WTF

Monday, April 26th, 2010

WTF? I just read an article in the paper about this EPA regulation for lead-safe work practices…the way I read it, I can’t paint the walls in my pre-1978 house? I could get fined up to $37,500 per violation per day??? Who would want to paint their house for $37,000 or more plus cost of […]

April 11, 2010

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Well, I don’t think it’s going to snow again around here for a while (thank goodness). It’s full-on spring finally! I’ve been slowly working on re-staining our privacy fence, today I did one of the picnic tables. Might get out and start preparing the big planters for some flowers. I’m also really excited about my […]

13 days till spring!

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

It’s been warmer outside in the last week, the snow’s melting pretty fast. They had flood warnings out for southern Nance county today. Anyway, it’s been over a week since I heard a robin chirping, and today is the first time I saw one, 2-3-4-5-6 of them all in the same block. Spring is on […]

Last day of February.

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Well, I’m done with the physical therapy for my wrist and shoulder. I’m still doing the exercies though. I bought some light weights, and they gave me a shoulder pully from therapy so I could keep up on those too. My shoulder actually does feel better throughout the day if I do the exercises, and […]

Super Bowl Sunday

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

Waiting for the commercials on the super bowl. I don’t care about the game, just the commercials. (OH MY! Sacrilege!) You know I’m not the only one! OK, progress so far on the wrist…it’s slowly getting better, still sore though, and it really zings me if I move it wrong. I’ve been doing the stretches […]

Monday December 28 2009

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

The time…Approximately 11:10am The place…work, in the checkout lane The incident…4 sheets of drywall falling slowly off a cart The reaction…stupid…trying to stop it from falling instead of stepping out of the way The result…twisting/straining/pulling in wrist causing pain, and in arm up to shoulder causing constant popping in shoulder The procrastination…wait to see if […]