83 lbs!! Woo Hoo! By my ever-decreasing standards, today was a pretty good day--it wasn't raining, which is a huge improvement. The rivers are still pretty high and there's lots of standing water in the fields but at least it's not getting worse. I even managed to get a few things grilled for supper and left-overs.
I'm still looking for my new car insurance cards so I can get my new tax disc. It expires this month, but I don't see any reason to get it done early. This was the first year I had to get an MOT (inspection) to renew; my car is 3 years old now. I have a little less than a year to pay on it. When it's paid off, I'll continue to put the money into savings so hopefully, when it comes time for a new car, I can pay cash, something I've never been able to afford. I'm actually happy to be staying on a continent long enough to pay off a car! I had to sell the last 2 cars before they were paid off and take a huge loss. Grrrrr!
The commissary is just packed with Halloween candy right now :-( Arg! I hope my 2 favorites sell out real soon! I like peanut butter cups and Tootsie rolls too, but the ones I have the most trouble resisting are the candy corn (the white, yellow nd orange ones, NOT the ones with the brown--ugh!) and those dratted orange pumpkins with the green tops. Those orange pumpkins just kill me!! I hope they sell out real soon! Interestingly (and fortunately--from my point of view), I don't like the Brach's candy corn they carry thru out the rest of the year; it's too hard--or something--and it's just wrong. I figure if I can make it until the 8th of October, I should be fine; I go on my trip and hopefully it will be all sold out by the time I get back.
I got a package in the mail a few days ago from my daughter with 2 new pair of jeans (in my current size!!) and some new (smaller) underwear. I was inspired to clean out my underwear drawers last night and get rid of all the stuff that's too big. I also found a few pair of earrings, although what they were doing in with the undies is beyond me :-) I think my next project will be all my ratty old T-shirts, although I may save that until after my trip.
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