Wackadoodle Weekend Recap

How do?  How is it Monday again??  The weekend needs to be three days.  You spend Saturday trying to recover from the week, attempting some semblance of a life then Sunday is trying to cram in errands and prepping for the coming week.  That doesn't sound very fun...or is it just us?

Oh, I forgot to tell you guys!  Last week, the Mr checked our insurance and saw that "free" lymphedema pump the vein doctor forced on me (which I couldn't even use if I wanted to until next year because I risk blowing out all of the work she was going to do this year) was being charged to us at $12,000 out of network!!!  We had an utter freakout moment and the next morning, the Mr called the place, explained the situation and that it had never even been opened and we want to return it.  (We only knew that was an option after I saw a complaint on the BBB website.)  He said we could but they need a discontinue use order from her then they'll send UPS out to pick it up.  I called the office manager and told her, said it needed taken care of today which she said she would.  Surprise, it wasn't and now I have to throw down with these mofos.  Why does NO ONE DO THEIR EFFING JOB?!?!   Same with the tinting place.  We have to take time out of both of our schedules to go back out and have them redo one side.  

Anyhoo... you're here for weekend stuff.  But before we get to our weekend stuff, talk about a tough weekend from childhood on the death front.  Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who I used to listen to in the 80's and 90's to get actual sex education passed away at 96.  Many don't know she was named an honorary ambassador to combat loneliness and has a book coming out in September about how to combat loneliness and live a happier life.  I plan to check it out.  Richard Simmons was probably on your radar if you're a Boomer or Gen Xer.  Mom and Grandma had his Reach workout ALBUM back in the day and I'm not going to lie that we would rip on it and how ridiculous it could be but that was part of his schtick back then.  Many a people lost weight through his workouts, Deal a Meal or Food Mover programs and they still remain relevant today if you can find them.  Finally, Shannen Doherty passed away after a long, brave fight with cancer since 2015.  Watching her last IG post two weeks ago given her state of mind, is really heartbreaking. 

Oy...onto our stuff. 

We fell for the hype of a few new bakery type places that have been all over local social media and websites and all we ended up doing was spending $20 to fill their trash cans.  It stinks because the one guy was super sweet but the food had zero flavor.  When you've got two fat people literally spitting out their food, there's a problem.  So we gave up and I saw a place we used to regularly get with Mom still had a location on that side of town.  We hadn't been there in years.  We pulled over at a park and ate and damn food can take you back.  It was very upsetting so I silently cried as I ate.  I decided to get my mind off of it by pulling up the geocaching app and getting some caches in.

(Dude, I friggin' hate nano caches like the upper right)

It always cracks me up how if there are cops around, they will literally change lanes to follow you and see what you're doing.  I'm more than happy to show them the geocaching app and explain it to them.  We got pulled over once at an interstate rest stop because many park and grabs are under the skirts of light posts and this was within 2-4 years after 9/11.  He said it sounded fun but looks suspect as hell in the see something, say something era.  We agreed.  Geocaching... maybe you'll get pulled over, maybe you won't.

Thankfully, there were a lot in cemeteries so we could do them in one spot and saw these scrawny gals.

After adding another 10 to our total, we headed home and I got to working on more designs.  It's funny how you already cringe at some designs you made even 3 months ago and decide not to post.  It's been very stressful trying to get that together.  I've given myself dry eye from the intense eye strain of repetition, editing, etc.  I'm going to need to drag out the eye moist heat compress to combat this.

Sunday, the Mr got grocery pickups and I made breakfast because I knew what was on tap for me for the day.  Sigh.  Remember when I spent a weekend last year doing this?  Well, I finally got around to doing most of the other one about 10 days ago but the thought of trying to hand scrape that whole thing on the stairs where it's been residing for over a year was more than I could bear.  My solution?  Stand in a 103 degree garage and attempt to sand it.  It took about 90 minutes to get the first part sanded which was basically just to get the wax, paint and original blonde 90's shellac off of it.  Then I had to go over it again with a 180 grit and then finally a 400 grit to smooth it out.  We're having our driveway sealed so the car had to be out of the garage and it seemed like a good time to do it.  Well, convenient, not good and for all y'all who balk at wearing a mask when doing DIY projects:

You don't want that shizz in your lungs, do you??  So I put on the wood conditioner (after the Mr was kind enough to run to the Dep-o to get the water based kind) which dried in a flash and then I used the Dark Walnut ECOS stain I used on the other rail eons ago.  We're letting it dry overnight and I'll get to sealing it with the Dead Flat I used on the other one and then we'll aim for getting it reinstalled tomorrow.  That's about it on our end for the weekend and another full week ahead.

How was your weekend?

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