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Post by cjayh16 on Aug 22, 2024 7:00:58 GMT -6
Good Morning....
Another cool start to the day. I'm liking it. But summer weather is returning.
Debbie....does your washer have a agitator and can you fit a queen comforter in it?
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Post by keyscarolyn on Aug 22, 2024 7:03:57 GMT -6
Just saying hello. I had a bad night not much sleep.
Up and down with the back pain is terrible.
Hope all of you are well
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Post by italiancook on Aug 22, 2024 7:20:30 GMT -6
CJ It's been cool here the past few days Heat is returning here too I'll need the AC again.
Making some chicken salad today Planning on making my chicken soup too in the next day or two.
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Post by cjayh16 on Aug 22, 2024 7:30:06 GMT -6
Carolyn...I pray you can find some relief from the pain.
Icook...chicken salad sounds good. I'm making something with chicken today, too.
DD and Penny will be going to her new school to meet her teacher and see her room. Exciting times for her. School starts Monday. Tomorrow will be the last day having both kids...except for when she has a day off. Then it's just Teddy. He's going to miss her.
Have a great day everyone....
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Post by greenback on Aug 22, 2024 7:52:43 GMT -6
Good Morning Ladies - - - Another chilly start to the day - - Of course, I'm just sitting here in my nightgown, having my coffee before I hit the shower. Nothing special planned for the day, I think I will do a load of laundry after my shower, and get a grocery order ready for this afternoon or tomorrow pick up. Didn't know what I wanted last night, so it ended up being frozen pizza - it hit the spot, and have leftovers for another meal.
CJ, nice that you have a helper with your Mom's BD party planning. I know your Mom will enjoy it and you will be happy you put it together for her. Penny and Teddy will get use to not having each other by their side all the time. They seem to adapt so easily at that age. Good luck to Penny as she starts her school journey. Hope you find a washer you like -- I have no experience with SQ, thus no comment. I am just hoping my Kenmore will hang in as long as I need it, as I have loved having those and know I won't be able to have another. They have been good to me.
Sorry you had a bad night, Carolyn - I hope you will be able to get some help soon.
IC, the chicken soup sounds good to me as I sit her shivering. Guess I need to get rolling on my day and then can get dressed.
I sure miss those who haven't been posting lately - - where is everyone, or what are they up too?
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Post by Admin/Mamma on Aug 22, 2024 8:17:59 GMT -6
Good morning.
A quick out and back and then I HAD to sweep off the porch. OMG, it was so full of dirt. It has been just too hot and muggy to clean it. I really should have taken the leaf blower to it, but it's suppose to be windy today so all the work is in vain as it is. But now that is less dirt tracked inside.
I've got a load of laundry in the washer and then I'll change the sheets. Soon I'll be getting a special delivery of "Downy Rinse and Refresh". I'm hoping that will help with the oder that is on the towels. I know I could soak them in vinegar but that isn't always enough. The hand towels and face cloths are the worst for containing a musty oder. YUCK.
CJ, I've never had a SQ, like Jane I'm a Kenmore person. The one that is here is a Kenmore purchased by the previous owner and it is 14 years old and just starting to show it's age. I won't be able to get another one since there are none in Yuma anymore. So I'm looking at an LG or a Whirlpool for my next combo/stackable. And I wish I could get one with NO agitator. That is so hard on things.
Carolyn, so sorry to hear you are still in so much pain. I hope you can get the injections and that they will help. Mine, didn't do the best this last time. My arms must be getting worse. Take care.
Time to take off the sheets and put on clean.
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Post by lauriet on Aug 22, 2024 8:36:54 GMT -6
Good morning, woke up to a gentle rain and then hail the size of small grapes. That was an unexpected surprise. It looks pretty nice out right now, my phone says rainy til noon, then partly cloudy and windy. I love the wind, as long as it doesn't bring a tornado with it. I should go check my tomatoes, I bet some are off the vines now. I do have shoes down in the basement so I can go out there. We had a good turnout at ladies' aid dinner, almost the perfect amount of food as they leave a cookie plate, coffee and lemonade for the council meeting after. We each brought a small serving of things home if we wanted, the rhubarb meringue dessert from Taste of Home was a hit! I did squirrel two pieces of it away to bring home for the Yeti. He spent the day at the hospital and then met us at church, he'll go in later today, they're going to put in a different pacemaker for his dad. A three lead PM/defibulator and he could even be home this weekend. I hope they don't send him to early or he doesn't push too hard to get out.
While at church I did a jar swap w/ a cousin and got some more from an aunt. My sister was able to get me dill, so tomorrow I'll check on cukes and see where we go next. It's been quite a wonky year for gardens. Today I have a workshop from 1-4 at the high school and have to stop at the district office too. All beds are made for the company, they need to stay out of the disastrous garage as due to the hospital visits it hasn't gained attention, nor my sewing space. That's fine, they don't need to be in there.
Best throw my stuff in the dishwasher, let something earn its keep around here.
Oh-washers-I have Samsung appliances. I realllllllllyyyyyyyyy miss my Kenmore, shall I say?
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Post by cjayh16 on Aug 22, 2024 8:43:52 GMT -6
Mamma...I had a Kenmore when we got married and replaced it once. I loved it and it always cleaned so good. It was starting to need repair, which DH could do. There was a repair/parts store nearby that he could get just the right thing. It was starting to need more and more repairs (it was old), so when DD moved into their house in 2019, it had a newer washer (2 years old). They didn't need it as they had their own so I took it. It's a LG and the worst machine ever. No agitator and never gets the clothes clean or smelling good. The clothes are never completely covered in water and it just swishes back and forth. Sometimes the top clothes never get completely wet. I would never have another one without an agitator. Since it was free, we've been using it but DH really hates how it performs. So after reading about different brands, Speed Queen is the one to get. A friend of mine has SQ and is very happy with it, as are others I've talked to. You might want to try cleaning the washer with vinegar/water/baking soda to help eliminate that musty smell or you can buy a product called Affresh for the washer. I think you would be sorry if you ever got one without an agitator. I thought this "new" design without one would be great, but I found out it isn't.
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Post by Admin/Mamma on Aug 22, 2024 8:48:29 GMT -6
Thanks for the information on a machine without an agitator and an LG. I clean my washer every month religiously, sometimes more often. I've done that for years. Sometimes with vinegar and sometimes with a special cleaner. I even cleaned the machines at the senior condo that way. Everyone thought it was funny when I was "washing" the washers. 
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Post by grammyoh on Aug 22, 2024 9:14:55 GMT -6
Goodmorning grannies a bright sunny morning with some wind. We will get a warm up starting tomorrow. I hope to sit in the sun and get warm again. I have an appointment with the podiatrist late afternoon. DD helps me get dresses and shoes is oneof the things I have I have trouble with. Says my toenails are a mess and she wasn't messing with them! Not after all the blood from the last time
CJ sounds like you are ready to buy the Speed Queen, I have never had that brand so can't offer my opinion. Like anything else you can get a good or a lemon. Hope you get a good one. I'm sure Teddy does miss his playmate.
I C chicken soup sounds good today! You know I'm a soup lover in any weather
Greenback pizza always seems to be the perfect meal! Sounds like you have a nice party planned for your dm. Enjoy it too.
Carolyn so very sorry you are having so much pain just take care of yourself the best you can till you get to the Dr.
Mamma there's always house work to be done!
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Post by greenback on Aug 22, 2024 10:28:25 GMT -6
Grammy, it's CJ that is planning the nice party for her DM - - - Mine has been gone for 19 years, come this coming Labor Day weekend. I know she would have enjoyed having another party though and I know CJ's mom will enjoy hers also! Hope your appointment goes well.
Mamma, sounds like there were lots of us Kenmore fans - That is all I have ever had, and moved it with me here, so I could keep them, so since I have been here 19 years in Nov., you know mine are not new by any means. There was a newer washer here and a dryer that was older that I sold and kept mine.
Laurie, you have been getting lots of rain lately - I'm sure you could do without the hail though. Glad the bed are ready for your company and hope your hands are cleared up so you can get them on that little MP. Sounds like things are going better for FIL now and the church supper was a hit.
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Post by grammydebbie on Aug 22, 2024 19:14:32 GMT -6
Good evening to all. It has been quite a day. Yesterday, I worked half a day and then had an appointment with an ENT in Columbia, MO. All that happened there was that I met with an audiologist, did a check on my hearing and the audiologist checked the pressure in my ears. I said am I not going to get with an ENT doctor to have my ears checked? She said our doctors are booking out into February right now so this is the quickest way we can get you seen. I will send these results to our clinician and that person will look at them and decide if you need to be seen, and, if so, how soon. Well, I had barely made it home and I had a call that I needed to see one of their ENT specialists ASAP and could I be there at 8:30 this morning? So, I fretted all night about what might be going on and DH decided to go with me, moving his half day of work until tomorrow morning.
Met the ENT doc this morning and he showed me the results of my hearing test. I thought I had heard everything, apparently not. I have a significant hearing loss, especially in the high range. I know my hearing has been terrible since this crud from our trip set in. The good news is that the fluid in my ears appears to have cleared, he sees no concern with my ear drums and my Eustachian tubes are clear. I do, however, have a hole inside my nose. They really can't do anything about it as a surgery to fix it is very complicated and not a fun one he said. His main concern is that he has no baseline of how my hearing was before this ordeal so he doesn't know if my loss is from it or if has been coming on for a while. So, for two weeks, I am on a high-dose steroid and then will have my hearing checked again to see if there is any improvement. If not, steroid shots in my ears will be considered before moving on to considering hearing aids. I do know I have had some mild concern about my hearing, so I am not going to be surprised if I end up with those. So, now I take meds and wait two weeks to see what happens.
CJ, my Speed Queen washer does have an agitator. I, also, will never have another washer without an agitator. My last set was a Kenmore, but it was the newer version (not a front loader; I don't want one of those either), but there was no cycle that took less than 1 hour and 10 minutes and, like CJ said, there was not much water ever in the washer, and I never felt like the clothes got clean. It was just ridiculous how little water it used and how long it took to run a cycle. With the Speed Queen, even my extra dirty loads never take more than 45 minutes, my bulky cycle on which I do sheets, etc. (we have a king size beds so that is a big load), get clean and do so in about 35-40 minutes. I can do two loads of wash and be started on a third in the time it took to do one load in my old set. I like the SQ dryer, too. It has a steam refresh cycle that I sometimes use to de-wrinkle things when I don't want to iron. It also is much better about fluffing the contents rather than smashing them up against the side and them being all tied up together and still damp when done like my old dryer. I don't know how having to wash laundry twice because they weren't clean, taking over an hour per load, no matter what the size, can be good for the environment. I can get on my soap box about this environment worship to the detriment of the citizens of the world, but all I know is my Speed Queen is made in America, is efficient and effective, has been worth every dollar I paid for it and I love that it has an agitator and even Mike's work and barn clothes get clean on one cycle! I think a queen size comforter would fit in mine just fine. We have a huge, bigger than average, king sized bed, so I don't wash my comforter in there, but I have easily washed some of DMIL's queen and king sized quilts with no problem. I don't see a model number on the front of my machine, but the washer is a commercial heavy duty style and the dryer is commercial, heavy duty, sanitize, steam-fresh, pet+ model. I highly recommend both. Mine has the touch panel board, I don't have any dials on either appliance. Hope that helps.
I came home and had some lunch and then promptly took a nap and slept the best I have in a long time for a couple of hours so I need to see what I can get accomplished before bed time. I have the day off tomorrow and I am looking forward to it. We have tomatoes I need to work up, I want to make the tomato pie that Grammy recommends, I want to make some augratin zucchini and squash to use that up and I want to make a cucumber/onion pasta salad to use up the last of our cucumbers. May do a vegetarian supper tomorrow night--nah, I do have some pork loin to add to it I also am trying a new recipe for gooey chocolate cake. I haven't made dessert in a while. Also want to try a walk early morning. I have missed that so much as it has been over 2 weeks since I ventured out. Tomorrow morning is supposed to be very nice and then turning hot again for the weekend. Emmett, 6th grader, has his first football game in Sullivan, MO, at noon on Saturday, so that will take most of the day as that is at least two hours away from home for us.
Love to all and wishing you a good evening.
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