Sunday, February 25, 2018

Snow day

Snow has arrive this morning on Ledge Hill. Good time to update and look back at a couple of things I should have blogged beginning with last weekend.

90 years birthdays present and recent pass

Last Sunday was my mother-in law Margaret's 90th birthday. My sister-in law Lois held a 3 day open house to celebrate and allow friends and relatives to drop by to visit and extend best wishes for the milestone. Margaret up until the last couple of years has been a resident of northern Maine before moving in with Lois and her husband Jim in lower central Maine. Outside of relatives and friends who have moved to the south more still reside in the north so there will be an occasion for them during a summer visit that Margaret will be there. Of course Carol and I were there Friday evening, and most of Saturday. Lots of food and drink, catching up with visiting well wishers coming and going. Carol followed up Sunday morning joining her sisters and mother to attending church.


Now to go farther back in time to September my mother's 90th birthday open house held in the function room of the apartment facility where she resides. This was a one day affair with relatives and friends dropping by including many of the residents from the complex. Again plenty of food and drinks to be had. My sisters Kathy and Doreen who both live nearby with the help of their families put it all together and with my brothers and I help with setup and cleanup. Very successful event and Mom had a great time with all.


Sunday, February 11, 2018

Maybe we should all be dead by now or at least not feeling well

During this unusually bad flu season do you ever wonder who may have touched the checkout device at the department store before you or grab a hand rail while walking up public stairs? Ignorance is bliss is the order of the day in most cases. The flu may not be waiting for us but there are plenty of germs of all sorts waiting to catch a ride and a new home. I subscribe to WebMD's health message emails which arrive at least 3 times daily. I don't read most of them as they come to a email account where I send all extraneous things outside of my own personal business. Mostly the info they provide is at the least interesting some of which don't always apply to everyone and some strike close to home. This particular health slideshow focused on germs, "The 15 Germiest Things You Touch Every Day". I couldn't resist. Just the slide titles are enough to make one wonder we're not all laid up in the hospital every few days. Cellphones, remote controls, computer keyboard (germ? What about the food crumbs?), dish sponge (rather not think about it), toothbrush holder (ehew!), anything in the office breakroom (must be a germ orgy in there), dog toys (say it isn't so), money (can't avoid that), your office coffee cup (sacred), the laundry (not what I might have expected), your purse ("your" purse - I'm sure my wallet is pristine), the ATM (drive by germs), shopping carts, soap dispensers (WTF!), kitchen towels, birthday cake (surprise!). For for the gory details of each click on the link. That's a lot to keep up with. I had already been grabbing the antibacterial wipes at the department and grocery stores dispensed at the entry to wipe the cart's handle bar though that wouldn't protect you from the rest of the cart. I may have wiped my phone's screen once in the two and a half years I've had it. If you didn't get enough from the preceding check this out - "11 Public Hot Spots for Germs".

Sleep tight tonight!