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USC Sumter
Sumter, SC
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165 ft
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74.0 ° F
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38.8 ° F
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Updated: 20:00 EDT le 24 mai 2013
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Lake Rabon
Laurens, SC
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615 ft
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69.3 ° F
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36.5 ° F
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Updated: 20:05 EDT le 24 mai 2013
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Happy Wednesday to you.
Sounds like you have been shopping the big "After Christmas" Deals..
I got in a few of those myself..
Actually that outfit I had on for the bridal shower last Sunday it is really a top and skirt not a dress under that red sweater...
The top I had from last year.. and it looked great with that "Target" skirt and sweater.
it is amazing how many cute fashionable clothing you can find sometimes at Target.
Walmart has a lot of summer tops; which I go thru a lot of tank tops with all mostly year round warm weather.
And I really lucked out at Nordstorm's Rack (outlet)
I had been looking for 2 weeks for a top that was long enough to cover my hips and thighs over leggings
for New Years Eve. I had the leggings and sweater/jacket..
found a really fancy tank top..
looked at price, $138.00 (designer brand)
I said NO WAY will I pay that for a tank top that must be dried cleaned...
well it was on the 50% off rack.. so that would make it around $70..
and I notieced it was marked down to $48 on a red tag special.....
so I was in a bind and really needed it to go with the New year Eve outfit I wore.. and
I had not found anything that would do
so I "bit the bullett" and went to check out...
Imagine my surprise when it rang up $18!!!!
I got a beautiful $138 designer top for $18!!
now that is a bargin that suited my budet for sure!
And I just soaked it in cold water and mild detergent and hang to dry.. no drying cleaning for me.
That was probably my best "deal for 2012" LOL
glad that Gus is still making himself at home and settling in nicely!!
enjoy your day!
Oh, I am feeling so much better this week. Those antibodics were what I needed to finally kick
that cold and sore throat I had for 3 weeks.
Thanks for all the stopping by and checking on me!!!
If you are, I hope it is going well - I saw you sneaking a look at my showcase when you should have been working!! lol
Staff meeting this a.m. While informative, they really do mess up my work schedule!
It’s wet here today. Temps aren’t too bad but it is dreary.
I’m having the Working Girl’s Lunch of cheese on toast and tomato soup.
So many visitors since yesterday.
Ylee, we used to have a good discount shoe store near me but they closed years ago. If there’s one in the area, I have no idea where.
I’m a bit hesitant to order shoes online, free shipping or not. That’s just something I prefer to be able to try on, walk up and down, bounce a bit, etc. before deciding to buy.
LowerCal? If that was Mars, it was moving faster than I think the Earth’s rotation would warrant. It was slow but but you could see it move up past points in the leafless tree, past branches.
Caro, that would be a mess, if they have to reroute around 17.
Shore, I thought of a possible thread during our staff meeting this a.m. No, my mind was not wandering. It was something that was touched on by the featured speaker. I’ll have to do a little research and see if I can come up with enough info to do something with.
Traffic had picked up this morning. Though the wet roads might have had something to do with it. Two drops of rain and all of Charleston stops to watch.
GREAT JOB, GAMS! So that was you doing all that excited hollering I heard from further South that day. They must have had one of those ‘further discount to be taken at the register’ things going on and you didn’t realize it. Don’t you LOVE it when that happens?
I’m glad to hear that you’re finally, finally kicking butt with that cold.
Sandi, Monday was Martin Luther King Day. Most federal, state and county offices were closed. Schools might have been closed, too, for all I know. I don’t pay too much attention to the school schedules.
Because my office is not affiliated with any of the above governments, our managers decided if and when our office will close. Sometimes they don’t make a final decision until the very last minute. It depends, a lot of times, on how cash flow and all that bottom line stuff looks.
About half of us were here Monday. The ones that had taken off were planning on attending the parade or various events in MLK’s honor.
Hope your Thursday goes well... I am out with my friend, but we are not meeting at the garden centre, we are going to a restaurant. She has taken an extra hour for lunch.... we are "celebrating"!!!
Sandi, hope you enjoy your long lunch with your friend.
Celebrating? Pray tell.
It's sunny today but cooler than yesterday. It was about 34F when I left the house this morning. My new wrap was just the thing!
Busy here today. I had a meeting this morning. That makes two meetings I've had this week. I must be coming up in the office! I hope not; I'd never get my work done, spending my time in meetings.
Gus has relaxed enough to stretch out on the living room floor and snooze. He still stiffens and starts squirming to get down and hide, if you hold him up to a window. Living on the street must really be rough.
It's been a long, busy week. Most of the staff works later Mon - Thurs, so they can leave shortly before lunch on Fri. So, Fri afternoons in here are a good time to catch up on things. Not as much activity in the office or interruptions.
Warmer weather out there today. The high is supposed to be around 70F. I'll believe it when I leave this afternoon. It was still pretty chilly this a.m.
I think it's supposed to rain off and on most of the weekend. I hope not.
Gus and I had a brushing session last night. He went into ecstasies. Every time I stopped, he grabbed at the brush and rubbed his face against it. He purred and purrred and made starfish paws.
He doesn't know it yet but he has an appt with the vet tomorrow morning. I have to take him in for his feline leukemia booster shot.
We are having some warmer weather up the coast from you. Our apple trees are so very confused this year. They are into their third blooming so far this winter and thats just since Thanksgiving! I hope they will still have a good crop of apples this summer. They aren't very good for eating but I make some mighty good pies with them. I have no idea what variety they are. One tree was already here when we moved in and the second is a root offshoot. I'm surprised at how good and big those apples are!
Enjoy your week-end!
Happy Friday Bug and Gus,
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Janet, I've heard that bit about sleeping or lying, belly up, too. I had not heard that old wive's tale about rain when a cat washes his/her face. I guess that's why we are wet here this weekend. Gus just started grooming himself last weekend.
Your apple trees aren't the only things confused. My forsythia has been popping blooms since shortly after Thanksgiving. Not full bloom but scattered blooms. Like you with your apples, I'm hoping that I'll still get the full flush when it is the normal time for it to blossom.
OGal, that is funny! Years ago, we had 3 cats. This was when I was living at home. I'd wake up at night pinned down in bed, with a cat on either side and one on top. Right when I needed to get up and visit Eleanor. However, I've never had to deal with this predicament: Honey, I'm cold. Throw another cat on, would you?
Me and the cat ladies at work really got a kick out of that one.
Well, it's Republican primary day here in SC. Frankly, I'm about fed up with all of 'em and can't wait for it to be over with.
I can live with the TV ads. Makes for good bathroom breaks. But the mail and phones are another thing entirely. GRRRRRRRRRR...........
Our mailbox has been absolutely stuffed with unwanted campaign literature, which goes straight into the recycling bin. (Think about all those trees!)
Both of our phones have been ringing non-stop with those automated campaign recordings. I'll let the stupid phones ring themselves out if I'm home alone. I'm deaf as a post, so it's easier for me to ignore it.
Hubby, on the other hand, has gotten as mad as a hatter. Esp with the ones that call after he goes to bed around 6:00. They don't stop sometimes until 9:00 at night. He starts to doze off and BBBBRRRRINNNGGGGG!!!!
I do my best to leap for the thing, lift the receiver and drop it back before it can wake him up. All the while, hoping that it's not a family member making an emergency call. (I'll answer my text phone about every third ring, just in case. If it is someone important, they will call back.)
God, I hate election years........ Where's Pat Paulsen when you need him?
Which reminds me - Stephen Colbert was home this weekend and at the CofC's Cistern yesterday for his
Rock Me Like A Herman Cain South Cain-olina Primary Rally. It drew quite the crowd, from what I see in the paper this morning.
The polls are open and there'll be crowds out to vote and the campaign mess will move on to the next stop. Hopefully. I don't know if I can take much more of this and Election Day is a loooonnnnggggg way off yet.
Gus and I will be off to the vet shortly for his booster shot and check up. I'm interested to find out how much he weighs now. He's really starting to feel solid. Not like the bag of bones and fur he was three weeks ago.
I'll need to try to get clothes washed and dried, which is going to be tricky with the wet weather. I may need to run them over to the laundromat to dry them.
I need to hit the grocer store for something to cook tomorrow. I don't know yet just what. I might just base my decison on what meats are available at a good price.
Other than hitting the polls, the vet, the grocer and the laundry, the only other things that need doing is just some general household cleaning.
Hope everyone has a good Saturday.
Yes, I've heard about when they sleep belly up they feel safe. When Harley was a puppy he use to sleep that way on our bed with us.
Girl I hear you about the primaries. We are both registered Republicans and we have been getting bombarded here in Florida (our primary is next, jan 31st)...
90% of all our phone calls and message are from canidates and like you, my mail box is over flowing with candidates trying to get our vote.
of courses it all goes into recycle bins and we don't even read it!
At least the field is narrowing down a little so no longer getting mail from the ones that have now dropped out.
Anyway, you have a great Saturday!!
The great thing about living in Ky. is that our primary isn't until late May, when everything is pretty much settled. Having a smaller population with few delegates available helps too! I don't think Obama even campaigned in Ky. in '08. Not sure about that, though.
Chin up, bug! It'll all be over soon! :)
Bug I too am a registered Rep but not happy with the field. I voted absentee ballot for Huntsman. Humm.....not good. I don't like Romeny or Mr. G. Not much of a choice there and now they are coming to Florida. Calgon take me away. Nothing much else to say except Herman Cain 999 is a vote for Colbert. Have a nice weekend with the media leaving you and heading to us. Ugh!
I also love Thom Mcan shoes. I have the opposite problem. My feet are wide and big. I wear a size 9W. I have found a good many of my shoes at K-Mart because of the brand they carry. I just don't get up there often enough. I've heard that they are going to be closing many stores, so I'm going to have to find a replacement shoe store! I did find some wide loafer type black shoes for work at Payless. I tried them on and they felt OK, but the true test for me is actually wearing them. I wore them twice this week because it was just too cold for my slip on shoes, and they fit the bill. That always makes me happy. I'll probably have them for years, as I only wear enclosed shoes for a few times during winter!
I've never had much luck finding clothes at Target. Every once in a while I find something, but it's not very often. Does anyone else have this problem? Years ago I used to shop at Target all the time. I'd get the Sunday ad, scroll through it looking at the sale items, then head up to the store, only to find out they were out of the advertised item. This began to happen with such frequency, that I started to turn to Walmart. Target is much closer to me - Walmart is more of a drive. We never even get a Sunday flier in our Sunday paper for Walmart - I guess they figure we are too far away. Anyway, they have a brand, White Stag, that I remember from my childhood days, and I'll occasionally find something in that brand. I have the best luck with tops, not so much with bottoms.
But most the time I shop at Kohl's. We have a local Kohls, I get constant coupons from them, and they always seem to have something that fits the bill.
The last clothing purchase I made was those black loafer shoes and flip-flop replacements. Sometimes I just walk in my closet and think....I really do have enough!
We usually get the flyers through the door, and may get one doorstep visitor, but they have never rung us up... I think there would be anarchy if they did it here!
Will you please go to post 25 in Beth's blog... I think you must have missed it. I mean it.....honestly :)
Happy Sunday:)
Oh, how did Gus get on at the vets? Does he get in the carrier and truck easier than Thor!! lol
I'm still laughing at Sandi's comment. Not all those phone calls are from automated dialers. I've gotten emails from three campaigns with instructions on how to become one of their phone dialers! I didn't take any of them up on the offer, and now I'm really glad I didn't. I'd hate to be hung up on by you! LOL
I've heard that about belly-up sleeping, too. Sort of like this:
Everything around here is confused, too. We've had record heat and you'd think it's April. At least we're supposed to get some rain again this week - which is the reason I'll be off to work as soon as the dew dries. I got quite a bit done around the house yesterday, and even got some dusting done. It's a darned good thing, too. We were just a little beyond light dust around here. ;)
I do buy shoes online, but only one brand and only one or two models - Sperry boat shoes. Of course, my shoe "wardrobe" is pretty much work boat shoes and dress boat shoes, so there you are. I have a couple pair of Sperry sandals, two pair of "real" flats and a couple of pair of heels, just in case I have to go to a wedding or funeral. In any event, I try and find mine online - usually on ebay. I've got a nice, standard 7M foot, so as long as I'm buying Sperrys there's no question they'll fit, and I often can get a $69 pair of shoes for much cheaper, even with shipping added in.
Which reminds me - it's time to start stocking up again - I'm down to one pair of white. I have to use those or the brown natural leather for work, because the pretty colored ones bleed dye all over your feet when they get wet.
Have a good day - hope that laundry dries nicely for you!
So, Gams and Ogal, you're up next, huh? Have fun!
Ylee, you lucky dog. The herd is thinned out before it reaches you!
Karen, I seldom go to Target. For one thing, it's at the mall and I usually avoid the mall at all costs. They do have a separate entrance and I've been in a few times to wander around. I think the only thing I've bought in there was a pair of slippers one time. Maybe I just don't go often enough to get a good feel for the place.
One reason I avoid that mall (the only one near us) is that it is easy to get into but terribly hard to get out of. You can sit there for 15 minutes or more waiting for a break in traffic to pull out. There are three entrance/exits but only one that has a light. Unfortunately it does not have a left hand turn light. The oncoming traffic can be so heavy that you can easily sit through more than a couple of light changes.
Sandi, oh, how I wish I could have lived in England this past couple of weeks! No campaign phone calls? That would be heavenly.
The candidates themselves do not call. The calls are either pre-recorded and are set up to automatically dial numbers in numerical order. Others are made by campaign staff and volunteers.
Hubby said that almost all of the calls he's gotten were the automated type, not a live person. (That's an odd phrase, if you think about it: you seldom hear of anyone getting a call from a dead person!)
Shore? You got EMAILS?! So far, I've escaped that fate. Even if they weren't actual 'campaign' emails but solicitations to help them out, still.....
I even went to the National Do Not Call list and reregistered before I remembered that politicians are excempt from the do not call regulations. I think I need to take that up with my local representative!
Gus' visit to the vet was uneventful. He has gained from 5.13 pounds to 8.75 in three weeks. I have been letting him eat as much as he wants but I'll have to start cutting back soon. I don't want him to get overweight.
I'd been noticing that his hindquarters have seemed a bit wobbly. I thought that perhaps it was from possible muscle atrophy and weakness from being so underweight. He also hasn't been able to hop up on things easily. He tends to half hop and half pull himself up. I've kept an eye on this, thinking that, as he gained weight and strength, it would go away. It has improved some but not a whole lot.
I mentioned this to the vet. She examined his hips/back legs and put him down on the floor to see how he walked. She agreed that I had a good eye; he is somewhat wobbly. He did even get up on the seat in the exam room, so she was able to see how he managed that. It seems that his pelvis is a bit loose and out of whack. Whether this is congenital or the result of some type of trauma, we'll likely never know. He's not in any type of pain. It doesn't interfere with him getting around. Maybe I should have named him Elvis, 'cause he has a swivel in his hips! LOL Nah, he's Gus.
Late yesterday afternoon, I noticed Gus shaking his head and scratching. I figured I'd clean his ears, though they really aren't that dirty inside. As I was doing that, I noticed the tip of his right ear was a bit red and had a couple of small scaly spots. Some of the hair was also missing.
Why or why didn't I spot that before I took him in yesterday a.m.? I could have had the vet look at it and take a skin scraping. It's probably just some ezcema. They can get a minor skin issue and start a vicious cycle. It itches, they scratch, it itches more, they scratch more. If you can break that cycle, minor skin issues can resolve themselves.
I went to PetCo to see if they had any Elimiderm but they didn't. I perused their OTC feline health care products and got some wound care spray. It can be used for cuts, scrapes and abrasions. It is supposed to eliminate bacteria, viruses and ringworm. I figure I'll tend his ear with that, see how it does and if it clears up, good. If not, I'll have to take him back. It is a pump spray and he freaked last night. I'll have to spray cotton balls and use those.
I did manage to get most of my laundry done yesterday. There were a few fraught moments between 12 and 1, when it looked like it would rain any minute but it finally cleared off.
We did get some hard rain last night around 7:00 and it seems like it has been misting rain ever since.
I did get to Walmart for some gas, groceries and I bought Gus a bed. I saw them in Petco on sale for 7.99 but I didn't bite. Walmart's version of basically the same type was 8.97. I placed it on the bed in the front room. He LOVES it. It looks like
this. It will help keep the cat hair off the bed, as well as giving Gus a cozy spot to snooze.
I've finished up two more loads of laundry this morning. I saved the things that could be put on hangers and a clothes rack, as I knew I wouldn't be able to hand anything outside.
It's about time for lunch. I have an idea for a new thread and I'll try to get that up later today.
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