Looking Towards Spring in Sharing 519

[Backseat Radio]

Thought the Walmart crazy would be over with inventory. Apparently it's not over yet. Another major batch of resets got dropped for the upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch 2. Also found out whole store remodel got moved up from August to July.

My right hip has been hurting lately. Working all day on a concrete floor makes it worse. Been keeping me awake at night too.  Discovered that biking is less painful on the hip than driving. Possibility of rain tomorrow so I have to decide if I want the hip to hurt from driving or if I want to chance getting wet while biking.

[Nelle]

Graduation survived. It was HOT and stinky in there with all those people, but she was excited because so many showed up for her. When I look at her, I see that little 1 year old kiddo I met when I first moved up here. Hard to believe she's 14 and her sister is 8. Jeremy's service dog did NOT enjoy the graduation at all, hahaha. It was SO loud.

Still trying to decide if I'm gonna be able to go to the other 8th grade one on Monday morning. I'd have to miss several hours of work and it affects the one coworker I have left that day, haha. So I'll have to run this by her. Hopefully the girl will have PLENTY of people visiting and I won't need to take off, but I will if she doesn't.

[MsJennJenn]

At some point you have to just give them a card with well wishes lol.

I've had a rough few days. We found out somehow we got bed bugs. Husbands been in hotels the last 3 weeks and we think that's how it got in. It's been absolutely AWFUL and expensive.

But now we know why I've been having hives/itching for a month?! SIGH.
All that money paid to the allergist for nothing!!

Feels like we're hemorrhaging money we don't have.
I'm over being an adult. Can I get a refund? 

[Nelle]

oh no!! That's horrible/horrific/horrid/allthoseotherwords. Are you finally rid of them yet?

[MsJennJenn]

Lordy I don't know. We checked the headboard again yesterday and I didnt see anything. One dead one.
But this morning I found one near hubbs pillow. I'm not sure if it was dead or not though.

They come do their treatment again in 2 weeks, and then a third time in 4 weeks. To make sure.
I just am ready to get thru it. I'm so grossed out every time I think about it.

[Roscoe]

Shew. Finally  a moment. Been a long busy few days. I've got to work tomorrow to deal with a transport. I'll take off Friday in its place. Really drained, emotionally and physically at this point.
And re: Bedbugs. They are nearly impossible to be rid of. We got them a few years ago- I burned furniture and every thing else before they were gone....and I am still paranoid. If I ever feel and itch in the night I begin worrying they are back.

[mini]

re: Bedbugs

There is a video i watched where they talk about how to get rid of bedbugs...and its not the products they sell at the stores to kill bedbugs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JAOTJxYqh8

It might be worth the watch.

[MsJennJenn]

Well we ended up throwing out the box springs cus they were in that. That's where bug guy found them.
Then we found them on the fabric headboard. So we threw that out too. lol

Our mattress is pricy and protected so it's been okay thank goodness.
They come again to spray treatment 6/16.

But hoping since we got rid of all the areas they were in that helped too.
and yea Bobby every time I feel the wind blow on my skin I'm worried LOL

[MsJennJenn]

re: Bedbugs

There is a video i watched where they talk about how to get rid of bedbugs...and its not the products they sell at the stores to kill bedbugs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JAOTJxYqh8

It might be worth the watch.

This was so gross to watch lol. But I've read already that they are quickly becoming immune to stuff. We didn't use over the counter bed bug spray. We used heavy stuff via the bug guy. It did work so far that we can tell. All of the bugs we could see on the bedframe did die. Plus we used the steamer I have all over it. But we like I said got rid of the frame altogether lol.

We also did what video said and washed literally everything in hot water + drying. Plus anything not washable we threw in the dryer for 50 mins. lol
We did buy that one bed bug thing that's powder that has diatomatous earth in it.

[The Purple Fuzzy]

We are going through over 40 years accumulation of stuff. It's overwhelming. Thankfully, Dina is here helping me. I'm sure I won't finish before she has to leave but I'm thankful to have her help. Maybe if I get the hardest part done I'll be able to finish the rest on my own.

[Roscoe]

I know that is hard, Fuzz. Praying for ya. I can only imagine. This makes 20 years we've lived in our house, and I'm on a throw away everything kick because of the clutter. Mercy. So much junk.

[MsJennJenn]

I too, have been cleaning closets out. Gave away 5 bags of clothes now to Goodwill, and did 2 full bags of blankets/towels to the animal shelter.

And we don't even own lol we rent. Sigh. I would love to own so badly. I want my own space to do with what I want. I want to fill the yard with flowers. Paint walls. Do all the things.

[Lynx]

Went to w*rk. Came home.

Just so you know, I'm still alive

[Roscoe]

Absolutely dying here. Today is taking forever. I cant keep my eyes open and Im ready to go home.
 I got very little sleep last night and its showing on the old fat dude this evening.

[Nelle]

The storms were soooo dramatically loud last night. I checked more than once to see if a tree outside our house (at our neighbors actually) had been struck and was on fire at that point. The only reason I knew it didn't actually hit our house was because our house wasn't reacting to any electrical changes hahaha. It was SO loud. So me and the dog didn't sleep well. Incredibly hard to get up this morning.

I just told my coworker that it felt like it was surely almost 4pm.. it's 2. LOL.

[The Purple Fuzzy]

 

[Roscoe]

Stormed here this morning. Lou and I went for a flea market crawl then came home. And now, like an idiot, I am fixing to drive to the other side of conway because my daughter does not do directions well and needs to go see someone who is feeling poorly and cant come down.

[Roscoe]

Shew. Ok. Sunday over. God showed up and I didnt get to preach. Tomorrow- dr visit....work on Rusty and meet a saint for a bit. Tuesday- my day. Wed- interview. Thurs- uncle down, prayer meeting evening. Friday  Car show. Sat- maybe car show. Sunday- Mini is over to preach, potluck. Monday- go get corn for fundraiser. I thought this was a vacation?!?!

[Lynx]

Are you taking bets on whether Tuesday will really be your day? What are the odds right now?

I'll put $40 at 6 to 1 against.

[Roscoe]

You'd have made a couple hundred bucks. Busy with at least two church members before I snuck off to a few minutes with God and a few more on petit jean talking with friends. So partially my day. Now its 2 am and the interview for a job that I didnt think I cared either way about is keeping me awake...

[The Purple Fuzzy]

I don't think I've ever seen this much rain in June. It's been constant and the grass has been growing like crazy.

[Roscoe]

Well, Lord. Made it through the interview. I feel it went well, now the waiting game to see how it turned out. Was pretty but overcast today, and they predict rain tonight late and tomorrow. Not a fan- this is car show week! And we, too, have had a ton of rain. I'm over it. Off to teach Bible study tonight...working on some of Holiness- what it is and why it is important.
 Then next week we move to Oneness, followed by the New Birth experience.

This week I've had an encounter that has broken my heart and underscored the need for this teaching. Long before the encounter, God had already lead me to this series of study...

[Lynx]

i would have made six and two thirds dollars. That was very short odds I quoted. I considered it a pretty sure thing.

What concerns me now is the part about at least two church members. It must have been a rough day if you can only approximate something like that.

[MsJennJenn]

I don't think I've ever seen this much rain in June. It's been constant and the grass has been growing like crazy.

Same here. Hubbs also commented other day it was in the 60's and he was like it's June this weather is so odd.

Home from my family trip to Missouri. Saw people I never even met on Mom's dad's side. Saw my Grams sister and her daughter who i HAVE met. Met my grams mothers sisters daughters LOL if that makes sense. Was a loud and fun filled time lol. Encountered crazy storms the second to last day and the tornado alarms going off in Joplin, as well as at home in Ardmore. This weather I tell you.

[Roscoe]

Hi, all. Been busy, as the norm for my life over the past bit. Church made over $1k on the yardsale for the youth.  Mini and Kim came over and blessed our church today...phenomenal move of God, and we enjoyed dinner together. Our time was as usual entirely too brief but I am so thankful God gave me Mini for a brother. One of the bits of encouragement he shared to me personally in the office was as impactful as anything I have ever heard- it was God, we both felt it, and I will feast and draw strength from it.
 After church, I had to go to Little Rock for Bro Roger- back in the hospital. I enjoyed the company of my assistant pastor for that- pro tip= don't try to abbreviate "assistant" in the normal three letters and a period in typing, it DOES NOT come out well.   After I dropped him off, I went and picked up a trailer so I can leave at 3 am to go get the corn the church has sold. Now at 9pm, I am trying to unwind and go to sleep...