Well...this is interesting........cars are streaming past our out of the way country town........our road is staying much busier than usual........Our admittedly "dumb" governor....told people to not go north to escape the virus.......and for many...the light went on and they thought..."YEAH...LETS GO NORTH".....so here they come.....to our remote..healthy little town that is full of Federal and State forrests.........shopping in our little store.....no doctors within half an hour or more....tiny hospitals.......spreading the virus and at the same time....tearing around the roads in their quad runners, motorcycles..Running stop signs and ignoring all driving rules.....what a deal...gas is cheap now.....the checks will soon be in the bank or mail.....schools are closed, work is closed.....lets PARTY!!!

And to top it off...our DUMB governor has threatened Doctors and Pharmacists if they prescribe or fill prescriptions for the 2 drugs that are working and saving lives.........

Back when our boys were little.......I really wanted to move to an island......I wanted to shut off from society.....and it's bad influences.....of course that didn't happen....I'm getting that desire yet once again...of course...once again...that won't happen. 

People stink!!!

Made a post...then later deleted it with my phone.......I need to stick with the computer.....

The main part was our Gov Whitmer is treatening any dr or pharmacist who prescribes or fills a prescription for the 2 drugs that seem to be working......so she will have plenty of deaths in MI to be responsible for.

A nursing home near us is apparently gearing up to take on some virus patients....even though we don't have any known cases in our county........well...apparently we will have plenty soon!   UGH.......they are moving them from the counties (where we used to live)......because there are so many........

I had chili, ginger snaps and coffee for breakfast...and I liked it.  Will probably have it again for lunch too.....and that's okay by me.

Kitchen sink drain continues to be a challenge.......getting resourseful.

Need to get a bill out to the mailbox...back later.

Getting a pile of laundry done...staying at home makes that something to keep me working on.

The weather is warming up a bit...We still have plenty of snow....but it should be gone in a few days.....

Went to bed last night with a kitchen sink plugged up........woke up to it still plugged.......so this morning we have spent hours....pouring drain cleaner, plunging, on the floor cleaning out the pipe......so far so good.......no plumbers around here in good times...and we sure don't want one here now......so just so happy that we had the stuff to use.....and gave up an old pair of glasses to use as a pipe scraper ( needed something with a bend in it and the bows worked great)......funny how industrious we can be when we have to be.......and how spoiled we can be whren it's easier to make a phone call or run to the hardware store. 

Retail store son says he works with someone who's brother in law has it...so she is self quarantined because she was with him March 13th. 

The police are stopping cars now.....and the shoppers are complaining becasue they don't have the paper to prove they should be out there.

Son has the paper...but hasn't been stopped yet.

Cousin took her 2 youngest girls to a playground and then FB friends roasted her about it......their playgrounds have police tape around them...but not cousins......( she won't be going back there)

Old friend passed away 2 days ago.(possibly a stroke)..no funeral.

Well...it's almostm 11......I guess I should get dressed for the day.

2 granola bars and coffee for breakfast

WELL...the ink for the new printer that has not yet been sent...will arrive today.....YUP...GREAT...it's going to live on the front porch for a couple of days...and then will be moved to the garage...until that printer arrives.....funny...they refuse to let me cancel the printer now because the ink order was part of the printer order.....( separate  things...and not tied together)...but because part of the order was shipped...now they say no to canceling the printer......( my guess is that amazon is doing this because they are in such an upheaval).......at the very worst...I'm stuck with some ink I can't use and no printer at all..........it's just $.....and a lesson......

I had coffee and salmon and rice and beans along with a coke zero for breakfast....yup...weird....I'm okay with that.

Took a bath and put on clean clothes!!!

D will have leftover chili for lunch...I will probably eat up the salmon and broccoli.

Lots to do around here........just need to do it!   SMILE!!!!

EDIT...amazon contacted me and asked if I still want the printer but they can not tell me when it will arrive........( since the ink arrives today.....and I don't have a working printer at the moment to print out a return label for it....so I'm stuck)...I told them I would wait for it.....so...hoping someday the printer arrives.....at least they offered some recourse). 

3 loads of laundry going on...and snacked on a granola bar, a couple of pretzel things and a mini pack of cookies.........will have lunch a little later.

Coffee......no breakfast yet.

Rearranging a closet today...to make better use of it.....

Time to clean out my desk too.......

Took a pkg of hamburger from the freezer...not sure what to do with it.....but I will figure that out by the time it defrosts.

Still really cold and snowy here...what happened to global warming and March going out like a lamb...definately not here.

Should look at yesterdays list of things I did not get done...maybe add them here?

Apparently I have a cold....just a cold...not the corona virus....just a plain old fashioned head cold....HOW DID I GET THAT?  I haven't been out of the house other than to the mailbox in 12 days.........????????

Up before 5....quite typical though...D just now getting out of bed. 

My list of things to do today

Clean out litter box -Done

Pay a couple of bills -Done and in the mailbox

Wash bedding-Done

General housework...get roomba going and do some picking up

Trash to the garage - DONE

Put new tag on license plate and new registration in car -DONE

Put disposable gloves in car - DONE

Remake bed

Propane delivery - DONE

Keep checking to see if amazon is sending the printer that they have already shipped the ink for...NOPE!

Straighten car up.......( possibly take out things to be donated...will be doing that at a later date...also possibly remove returnable cans too......not doing that right now either).

This is Dr James Oneill from Clarkston Michigan.

He is a super human.......he was Doc O'Neill  to our kids, our 8 foster kids, and even D and I when needed.  You could call him in the middle of the night, he would open his office on the weekend to stitch a kid up.......he was even known to treat a dog that had been hit by a car in front of his office...or a patient's pet monkey...........he is a legend in Oakland County Michigan and beyond.  I was honored to work for him after the kids all grew up..........he will always have my respect.  He now suffers from alzheimers and he has a message for all of us.

Word is that we will be in lockdown when the Governor comes on in less than an hour.......I've been home since the 12th......so far...so good....D has been home since the 12th...and talked to a neighbor in the road a couple of days ago.....

Yup.....stay at home order for 3 weeks........We can do this!!!

Lunch was rice and beans and broccoli...baked some salmon and didn't feel hungry enough to eat it...so saving that for later.............phone ringing repeatedly........I need a nap.

Lots of snow still on the ground and cold.....no desire to go out.......D had a normal breakfast and I had the leftovers from yesterdays lunch and coffee for breakfast.....( and I enjoyed it).

Things that rarely get done going on around here today...........cleaning the bathroom ceiling fans and moving some cabinets.......

We had bought some water to store back about a month ago when we saw things statrting to get serious...and the store was well stocked...........today...I need to find a place for those so we don't keep walking around them in the hallway...........

We are looking for things to do...and having no problem finding them........keeping busy is serving us well.

Most likely later I will be spending some time shredding unnecessary papers........

Just read that gas pump handles are spreading the virus.........something new to watch out for.

Lunch will be a boxed skillet meal thing made for chicken....but we have ground  beef...so....that will sub for the chicken....and add some veggies

And life goes on........................

I do believe that we can get by with what we have at home.....I hear it's like getting stabbed in the brain...and people are grabbing the nurses arms in panic..........so......this makes staying out of the public a bit easier!

Well....still lots of snow......one bright light here....the ink for the new printer is on it's way....LOL....no printer...but the ink is going to arrive......lovely!

CEREAL.....I've been craving cereal......and I LIKE IT!  It's light and full of added vitamins....it doesn't make me feel bogged down...and there is plenty of it here.

The past prepping is paying off........I guess this was what it was all for.  I hope when this is over with...and it will be over with......I hope everyone realizes the importance of keeping things around just in case...........

The things we don't have here are an alternate heat and water source......once many years ago when the boys were little.....we had an ice storm that knocked out our power for a week......we hung a blanket over the living room doorway and heated the living room with the fireplace......and we did just fine.  Youngest son remembers and thought it was pretty cool....and today has a wood stove. 

BUT.........we feel secure that we will be fine as long as we stay home.....so far...going out in the yard is enough. 

Breakfast = coffee and cereal with almond milk

Well...they say it's spring....but not here...more snow today.......been in the house now for many days......I did get to the mailbox today...and out to look at how much propane is left in the tank...came back in and ordered more...that will arrive next week.....all kinds of notices from banks and credit card companies today....doors shut....customers stay out......kind of scary when they have our money.....phone busy again this morning.........tylenol instead of motrin or advil if you think you might have it.  Laundry done, dishes in DW........

breakfast = coffee, cereal and pumpkin scone, lunch - hotdog/bun/catsup and some roasted carrots...1 bite beef and 1 bite potato.....working through the leftovers so as not to waste food.

Seriously I am at my best in a crisis....youngest son is the same...he brought that up today......we' re cut from the same cloth......( we are very different in other behaviors)....but we both function best when push comes to shove.

The phones have been ringing all morning........I guess everyone is getting a little antsy..........Walmart is cutting their hours of operation because the people are getting to be too much to deal with.......

Ordering things has now become close to impossible........so many sites are just refusing orders.........my printer and ink and the storage cabinets we ordered before this show no movement as to being shipped......luckily they aren't  really necessary things. 

I went ahead and e filed income tax and both have sent confirmations that they arrived......sigh of relief here.

D's prescriptions have been ordered....will have to wait and see if they arrive now.... (most likely made in china ugh)

Sick sister in law in a panic.......

D's other sister and her husband are hiding out up north........and we just found out that her husband has had a heart attack......and is still being treated for his cancer and has a port in his chest.........( mid 60's)

Next door neighbor accidentally face timed me...LOL.....

Younger son just checking on us.....

Friend wondering how to tell his 4 year old that they can't go to the fishing tournament...without scaring her.

Older son talking about the store and the outrageous shoppers.

We had a roast from the freezer, roasted carrots before they go bad, a boxed potato mix and a boxed mix of scones for lunch.....I had yesterdays leftovers for breakfast......( I can eat anything in the morning!)........just a little snacking for the rest of the day........my rule is use what is in the fridge first......freezer second.....and pantry only as needed.........it is saving the shelf stable stuff for later......

I'm going to go take a nap now........