Janet....Alliesmom

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Jackielou
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Janet....Alliesmom

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Janet is busy getting ready for her solar panel installation. She says she still has a great deal to do.

There was also a bit of a setback with her medically, she needed her pressure raised on her Cpap so is getting used to that as well.

I was told to tell you all hi, and she misses us all. I think she will be back once all the getting ready for the solar installation is finished.
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floridacatlover
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Thank you for checking on her, Jackie.
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Thanks, Jackie, for posting an update for me. Since it is Sunday, I can spend a little more time online.

Things have been kind of hectic. My solar plan is in revision with the county. That seems to be the main hold up. I received information from my solar engineer, and he advised me that I needed to have some trees removed. It took me a while to find someone that would come in and remove them with int the time limit they have projected. Finally fell back on a man that I used to use when I lived in another town. Total cost was $3100.00 Ouch. My neighbor had removed two huge trees that saved me money, but he developed a bad knee and could not continue. The knee problem did not occur when he was working on my property so that was good. He told me that he would take two more trees if the tree removal service chopped them down, he would cut them up and use them for firewood. That saved me a couple of hundred dollars.

My basement better known as the dungeon is huge and everybody including my brother has things stored down there. I finally got my one of my nieces to start to move her things out. Her son is 16.5 and a lot of his baby things are still in my basement ie highchair, crib etc. Everything has to be sorted and moved or donated because they need to have access to the duct work. The duct work will be wrapped for insulation. Also need a whole wall where I store my things cleared because that is where the battery backup will go. My aide cannot help because so much of it depends on my sorting and deciding where each item should go. I inherited a lot of stuff and my brother the packrat does not want it and yet he does not want me to get rid of it. gggrr. Also, all of my Christmas things are stored in the spare bedroom closet and that is the hatch they need to use to get into the attic. I am excited about the project, but it is overwhelming with what all needs to be moved and relocated.

My ALS is acting up. It usually gets worse this time of year. I went to my pulmonary Dr for a routine checkup thinking I would not have to see her for another year. I had not seen her for a couple of months and thought I have been sleeping better. However, my sleep apnea has become severe and worse than before I started my treatment years ago. I had already been receiving one of the highest pressures and they have had to increase it even higher. They think it is due to my ALS.

Teddi has not been himself. Sits for long periods of time staring at nothing. He also has been gaining too much weight. He will only walk part way down the driveway with me when I go to the mailbox. So made a vet appointment. He has a heart murmur 2 on a scale of 1 to 6. His heart is slightly enlarged, and he has arthritis in his shoulders. They did a Senior blood and urine panel, and everything is normal. Total cost $498.00. It was a relief to get the normal blood test results and worth the money to get the blood work done for peace of mind. His heart problem is not life threatening and not of too much concern for his age. Going on 12 y/o. So, we are going back on fresh pet foods from Petco and starting on a little light weight walking in a park to try to get his weight down. We feel he might do better walking if he has new areas to explore. When we go to my neighbors to take my trash he is always walking and sniffing around. He just might be bored with everything at home since we have been homebound so much with the pandemic and our weather.

So, as you can see things are really tight money wise right now. Emergency and saving funds wiped out. I am eating down what I have in my pantry and fridge freezer. Glad I have a nice stockpile especially with the way the cost of food is going up and the recent unexpected expenses. I will try to poke my head in more often.
Janet Alliesmama
Grannysewstoys
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Post by Grannysewstoys »

Janet — Great to see your post, sorry about all the unexpected expenses.

Lots of {{{{{Hugs}}}}}

Penny
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Post by Beverley »

Janet, it is great to hear from you. I hear you about the big expenses i have had those as well. Between paying for a new HVAC and helping DD out thins are a little tight here. I will have the HVAC paid off...interest free....by the end of summer.

I'm sorry tto hear aboutt your health issues; I hope you will get some relief soon.

Bev
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Janet,
I am so glad you checked in and a big thank you to Jackie also.
I have been wondering about you and am so glad that you are okay.
I realize you have a lot going on, take care and breathe thru it.
JCKitty
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