~cattleman cafe~ & another 24...

[dill]

Mul, that hockey play sounds like fun! My brothers used to play ice hockey, and they loved it.

Rava, I absolutely cannot have wine/spirits in the house. It calls to me from the moment it comes through the door. There is one exception, and that is beer. Mr. D keeps light beer in the fridge. I don't like it well enough to be awfully tempted because I know I would have to drink SO MUCH just to begin to feel the buzz I want that it just isn't worth it.

Slo, that must be so frustrating not to feel up to baking cookies. I hope after you rested you were able to finish putting the dough together at least. Then you could refrigerate it and bake the next day.

Jude, will you be extending your stay in Florida to make up for the days you were under the weather? I hope you feel much better today.

Cowboy, the trap doesn't seem to be working properly as the trap remains set, but the food is all gone. That, plus we saw the critter on the game cam, making himself/herself quite at home without the cat pestering it, Mr. D is going to work on the trap to see if he can figure out what's not working right. (He's good at stuff like that.) Then we'll try again tonight. The critter is very comfortable with it now, so he should go in willingly. Just have to make it sensitive enough to be tripped.

The barn room Pumpkin is in isn't too terribly small. I say it's about 8'x10'. It has the occasional mouse to chase and kill and it has a window with a windowsill so he can see out. I know he is tired of the whole thing because he is kind of grumpy when I go in to feed him. But he is definitely doing fine and "this too shall pass".

24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Cowboy, Im glad you had a good time at the dance. The best part about it is that you were not drinking so you had fun and remembered everything! Slo, hope you eventually got those cookies made. So sorry you were feeling so bad and in so much pain…. Dill, I cant agree with you more. We have some beer in the refrigerator but like you said, it would take too much to get a buzz. I feel the same way about the cheap wines. They are so weak in alcohol that I can drink an entire bottle and not even feel buzzed. All that does is add more calories to my waistline. I feel so much better without the booze. I have to keep reminding myself of this. It’s an absolute NO to hard liquor because I try to drink that like wine and it completely destroys me. I wonder where this disordered thinking came from. Years of managed drinking turned into a complete mess. Anyway, that is why I am here. Wishing everyone a great and sober day. Hi to Ginger, Jude and Mul too!

[Rava]

Wow I just typed a lot of stuff and lost it all. Hope everyone has a great and sober day. Never mind it did post.

[abcowboy]

5:21am in Alberta, 24 more for me please, and thanks...

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Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[abcowboy]

I'm sure Mr D will get the trap problem sorted out dill, the Pumpkin can have free roam again.

Hope you got the cookies done Slo, baking supplies are too expensive to have to waste.

I'm pretty lucky that Bubba doesn't drink either, there's been no booze of any kind in our house for years. Not sure if it would bother me if there was but no sense testing that theory lol.

[dill]

Yes, Mr. D fixed the trap, but the saga continues..... The unwelcome guest did not touch the food in the trap last night. So perhaps he took a different route last night and didn't make it to our barn. So, another day goes by. But we are still working on it. Pumpkin is doing ok, but I am sure he wants his freedom back soon.

24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[Jude58]

Good morning cafe! Still coughing up a lung everyday and having trouble breathing. I stayed inside all day yesterday in the air conditioning and might have to do the same today. So sad because I can see the ocean and beach from our condo.

I am also really triggered by all of the booze available everywhere in Florida. Rava, I don't know how you do it, but good for you!

24 more please...

[Ginger999]

Whoops! I missed check in yesterday. I'm here though and AF!

Jude, I'm so very sorry this has happened on your trip. How much longer are you there? I too, wonder if you can extend?

It's still wintery around here at 37F but I wouldn't trade it for anything! The rattle snakes are coming into the rv resort now. No Bueno!

Dill, does Pumkin get to be out during the day?

I'm hoping to get back to workout tomorrow! Going to lunch with my sisters today to celebrate missed birthdays. Waves to all. I'll take another day!

[Slo]

Good morning!

Dill, maybe Pumpkin can have free rein during the day, and put the trap back out at night?

I am trying to bake the cookies today, but they are not holding together very well, so may end up being a waste.

Had a nice time taking Grandson to Chuck E.Cheese last evening.

Off to vote now!

[Mulburry]

G Waking up guilty and sweating and depressed all day.

Oh god, do I not miss that, hangovers would always make me feel so hot and sweaty the next day. Interestingly they always made me feel itchy too (I don't think that's a normal reaction), but strangely enough when I quit drinking the itchiness never went away; I've been seeing an allergist / immunologist but he can't seem to figure out what's causing it. He didn't think so, but I'm still convinced it's alochol related,almost like it triggered something in my body and now the switch is just stuck in that position (chalk that up to another negative long term Al effect, and a good reason never to start in the first place).

[Jude58]

Good morning cafe! 24 more for all of us please...

[dill]

The problem with giving Pumpkin freedom is that he could possible find a way to get himself into one of the traps. They are a bit of a pain to bait and set, so Mr. D was hoping not to have to unset them until the critter was safely away. But I am going to advocate for him today if we still have not caught that possum. Haven't checked the traps yet this morning.

Sure hope your cookies turn out alright, Slo.

24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Jude, Maybe you can try to sit outside for a short amount of time before the humidity gets bad. Yes the booze is crazy. It’s at every corner and to go to sunset everyone brings wine/booze and their glasses and toast sunset. Not to mention it available in every grocery store or pharmacy. Even CVS and Walgreens sells wine/beer. When we get back north it requires a little more work to get a bottle of wine and have to actually go to a liquor store. Once you have a drinking issues this really becomes apparent. Anyway, hoping you feel better soon. Dill, good luck with the wraskly possoum. Ginger, yes the rattlesnakes would push me out. Much like the hurricanes push me out as well. I read somewhere that if you want to sell your home in FL now is the time because they are expected to drop 40% yikes. We are not ready to sell but look like our investment is going down the toilet. Hi to Mul and Cowboy and Slo! Hope everyone has a good day. 24 more please and thank you.

[abcowboy]

5:24am in Alberta, I'll have another 24 please, and thanks...

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[abcowboy]

Are you still seeing the possum on your camera's dill? Maybe it's moved on to greener pastures.

You never know about the real estate market Rava, maybe it'll rebound before you guys decide to sell.

Cookie crumbles are just as good Slo, put them in a bowl with some ice cream like I do.

It's still a bit wintery here as well Ginger but the huge dump of snow we got is slowly melting away.

I hated those 3am night sweats as well Mulburry, and I have a bit of the same condition, my back always seems to be itchy with no medical reason for it.