BB26: Week 10:

 HOH Comp:  Candy Stacking

Rubina: 25

Makensy: 30 wins!!! 

Angela:  20

Mack puts up Kimo and Angela:)

POV:   Mack, Kimo, Angela, Cam, Leah, and Chelsie

Also on the line:  Watching the movie The Wild Robot:)

Translate The Animals' Language!

Top 3:

Leah:  Came in 2nd

Mack:  9:12 WINS!!  Picks Kimo, Cam, and Rubina!  Chelsie is NOT happy at being left out with Angela and Leah,

Chelsie:  35:23

Veto Meeting:

Mack uses it on Kimo; puts up Leah next to Angela.  Whoot!!!!  I reeeeeaaaallly hope Angela is evicted!!!  I am SO tired of her tears, paranoia, etc.

Julie appears as an avatar and warns everyone Ainsley has 'evolved' and everyone is in 'grave danger'.....foreshadowing the double eviction???

Double Eviction Night!

Eviction #1:

Leah is evicted 4-0

HOH:  Chelsie wins between the tie-breaker with Angela:)

Chelsie nominates Angela and Kimo.

POV:  Chelsie, Angela, Kimo, Cam, Rubina, and Mack

Kimo wins and takes himself off the block; Chelsie puts up Rubina

Eviction #2:

Angela is evicted, 3-0  YAY!!!!!!!!!

1) Get the hell out of the house....

2) Shut the f**k up.....

3) Sit the f**k down.....

4) Quit crying!

Life In Lumber: Y6, W30

 Day 125: Rain, low 70s

Arrived and took over for Kem. Did the prelim duties, and after Pro Kath left at 5, did my LU and AP4Me.  SM Jeff called me the 'survey queen', after getting 21 surveys last week (only got 2 today). Went to lunch at 7:30, then HC Shel paged me at 8:10. Called her back; she thought my break was over.  Nope, get an hour.  She apologized, and I resumed reading. Returned and pulled trash, then discovered my broom and dustpan missing from the locker!  Locked the doors at 10; Loader Con took the trash and brought in the concrete; HC Shel cleaned me out; returned items to Plumbing, Electrical, Tools, Paint, Hardware, and ISLG. Put up my vest and clocked out at 10:25.

Outfit:  Blue MVP tee, long capris, silver chains

Off the next two days; Daughter has endoscopy and colonoscopy tomorrow, and the SU has a cardiology appt on Wed.

Day 126: Rain, high 70s

Arrived and took over for Kem. After Pro Kath left, did the prelim duties. Was fairly steady until 6, when HC Shel sent me to lunch. Returned and swept, then pulled trash at 8:30. Mucked the mats and sanitized the registers and coffee bar. Final customers were at 9:45. Loader Con watched the regeister while I took a pit stop, then locked the doors when HC Shel cleaned me out. Closed the garage door and took the trash to the hopper....then discovered I'd not actually CLOSED the left side door!  Took some good-natured ribbing from ASM Alex. Returned an item to Plumbing, then put up my vest. Clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Red JHS Reunion tee, new faded jeggings, small gold hoops

Day 127:  Rare Sat Light rain, low 70s

Arrived and took over for Debi. Was busy for an hour, then did the prelim duties. Began sweeping at 7; did my LU; Brent brought down a cinnamon roll with rum glaze that was AMAZING!  HC Austin sent me to break at 8, and when I returned, I finished sweeping and pulled trash. Sanitized the coffee bar. Locked the doors at 10; Loader Charles brought in the concrete and Loader Jared took my trash to the hopper. Returned items to Electrical, Plumbing, Lights, ISLG, and Flooring.  Clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Black Eclipse tee, new faded jeggings, Eclipse danglies

Day 128:  Rare Sun Cloudy, mid 70s

Arrived and sent Marilyn to break Did my LU, and rang up customers.  Did soda count. Marilyn left at 5 and was steady for an hour, then Ivree sent me to break. Returned and pulled trash. Final customer left at 7:55. Loader Vince brought in the concrete and took my trash to the hopper.  Put up my vest and clocked out at 8:20.

Outfit:  Blue Manning jersey, long capris, large gold knots

BB26: Week 9

 HOH Comp:  Jankie's World:) Pizza, Ice Cream, Dancing, and Singing ALL WEEK LONG!

Leah wins by holding her marshmallow to the fire for over 9 hours!! 

T'Kor dropped 1st, followed by Kimo, Mack, Rubina, Angela, then Cam.

Leah puts up Kimo and Rubina

POV:  Leah, Kimo, Rubina, Angela, Chelsie, and T'Kor

Candy puzzle, plus whomever comes in 2nd wins the 'Jankie' veto:)

Angela finishes 1st...*gag*....then dances around yelling.  Shut up, woman....

Leah wins the Jankie POV, which means she has to play a 'Jankie' game in order to activate it.

Veto Meeting:

Jankie Game:  Leah cannot knock down 5 bottles with 3 balls...

Angela takes down Kimo; Leah nominates T'Kor (1st time!).

Eviction:

T'Kor is evicted, 4-1 (Kimo voted for Rubina to leave).

Life In Lumber: Y6, W29

 Day 122:  Hot, 90s

Arrived at 3 and took over for Dawson. Was fairly steady, then HC Kay sent me to lunch at 4:30. Returned and was busy; HC Kay had done the soda count, so in between customers, I was putting it away. Didn't get done until after 9. Did take a pit stop around 8:45. Got 10 surveys filled:)  Loader Con watched the register while I emptied the coffee pot. Pulled trash; did my LU and AP4Me. Locked the doors at 10 and after HC Kay cleaned me out, took the trash to the hopper and returned items to Plumbing and Tools. Put up my vest and clocked out around 10:25.

Started feeling puny....hope I feel better tomorrow.  Have class reunion on Friday!

Outfit:  Blue LU tee, faded cut off capris, Ecquador beads.

Day 123: Hot, 90s

Arrived at 4 and took over for Pro Jer. Did the prelim duties, then was fairly busy until 6. Swept and mucked the mats. HC Kay sent me to lunch at 7, and when I returned, did my LU and checked my mail. Sanitized the registers and coffee bar. Final customer left at 9:45. Locked the doors at 9:55; Loader Joe took the hopper; Loader Con brought in the concrete. HC Kay cleaned me out, and returned items to Tools, Aisle 10, Hardware, and Kids. Felt about the same as yesterday. Clocked out at 10:20.

Outfit:  Blue/white stripe tee, faded cut off capris, small blue sapphire hoops

Day 124:  Hot, high 80s

Arrived and took over for Alice, who was headed down to cover Robin's break in Garden. Was fairly steady until 5, then did the prelim duties and LU. HC Kay sent me to lunch at 6:30, and when I returned, swept the area and pulled trash.. Ended up getting 8 surveys, so ASM Shan gave me two fall candles. HC Kay gave me a break at 9:45; cleaned out the coffee por and retrieved small trash bags. Locked the doors at 10; Loader Vince brought in the concrete and took the trash.. Returned items to Plumbing, Tools, and Fashion Bath. Put up my vest and clocked out at 10:20,

Outfit:  Gray IN tee, faded cut off capris, small gold textured hoops

Off tomorrow and the weekend for my JHS 40th Class Reunion:)

BB26: Week 8

Will someone please pour Mack out of that dress?

 HOH:  Chelsie wins!

They watched a series of strange videos, then did the 'before or after' comp.

LMAO.....birds flew over the backyard and one dropped their business on her forehead!!  YUCK!

Chelsie nominates Angela and Kimo.  Leah is her backup, should either of them take themselves off.

Oh Angela....get over yourself!

POV:  OTEV Comp!!!!  Otev, the Trash-Talking Trash Panda:)

Chelsie, Angela, Kimo, Quinn, Makensy, and Rubina

Round 1:  Makensy got the only correct answer!!!!  

Crazy....1st time in HISTORY this comp was won in the FIRST ROUND!!!

Mack uses the veto on Angela; Chelsie puts up Quinn

Julie has a mild case of COVID, so Jerry O'Connell steps in to host.

Eviction:

Quinn is evicted, 4-2

OMG Leah....you forgot half your dress!  Mack, you're falling out of yours....and Rubina.....wth are you wearing???

Ainsley Has An Announcement!

Another AI will be joining the house soon:)

Life In Lumber: Y6, W28

 Day 118: Warmer, low 80s

Was called in, due to Hallie NCNS. Discovered #1 was still having chip issues, so went back to #2. Did prelim duties and fronted soda. Was steady until 7, then did my AP4Me and LU. HC Shel sent me to break at 8:45, and when I returned, pulled trash. Final customer left at 9:50. Locked the doors. When Loader Con brought in the concrete, he took the turn too fast and dumped maybe 1/3 of the red bags. While he restacked them, I put my trash in the hopper. HC Shel cleaned me out. Shut the garage door and put up my vest, then returned items to Flooring and Hardware. Clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Black Mom tee, dark jeggings, large gold hoops

Today should be a National Day of Mourning,....James Earl Jones passed away around 5pm.  RIP Darth Vader and Mufasa.

Day 119: Hot, 91

Arrived and took over for Alice; discovered the chip reader on #1 was still acting up, so moved over to #2. Really only had 2 'rushes'....one when I arrived and the other after Marilyn asked me to do the soda count!  Did get it done by 7. Swept, did my LU, and discovered I'm getting a .75 raise, effective Oct 4th!  Going up to $16/hr!  Watched Nick place a Kobalt Gangbox on a high shelf, first with the Ballymore, then with the order picker, to straighten it out. Loader Joe took the hopper around and brought in the concrete; HC Kay cleaned me out. Returned items to Plumbing, Tools, and Aisle  32. Clocked out at 10:30.

Sold a book to Ted Hazelwood:)

Outfit:  Spare Parts tee, faded cut off capris, silver/blue/pink hoops

Day 120: Rain, mid-70s

Arrived; did prelim duties and checked out the occasional customer. Fronted soda.  After Pro Kath left at 5, did my LU and wrote. Was promised a break at 6:30....then 7:30.....then HC Shel gave me a 15 at 7:30, where I cleaned out the coffee pot, then she came back after closing Garden and sent me to my hour lunch at 8:20. Came back and pulled trash; put away what little soda we needed,  and did a quick sweep of the floor. Sanitized the coffee bar. Final customer was at 9:55; locked the doors after he left and sent the trash out with Loader Joe, who also brought in the concrete. HC Shel cleaned me out; returned items to Roofing, Electrical, and Hardware. Clocked out at 10:30.

My sense of humor kicked in at one point:  Customer: "We're not from around here."  Me:  "I won't hold it against you."  LMAO!

Outfit:  Black Alaskan Hwy tee, dark jeggings.

Sold a book to Pauline Mangin:)

Day 121:  Rare Sun Hot, Mid 80s

Store Meeting (6am-7:45):  Enjoyed bagals, apple slices, cheese, chocolate milk, and an airy cruller. Won a fire extinguisher. Scott showed the pic of Amy and I sitting in the rocking chairs.

Regular Shift:  Arrived and took over for Marilyn, and was relieved to see Halle was with me the 1st 2 hours. We were busy and I worked through my break. She went to relieve Deja, and HC Kay came down at 6 to give me mine. Returned and pulled trash, swept, mucked the mats at Reg 2 and 3.  Locked the doors at 8; Loader Vince brought in the concrete and took the trash to the hopper. Final customer was at 8, all decked out in Green Bay; I was wearing Colts.  Told her I was NOT going to make her go through SCO!  Clocked out at 8:30

Outfit:  Blue Manning jersey, faded cut off capris, Colts earrings

Colts lost, 16-10.  When I put it all on, the score was 10-0, Green Bay.  So it helped, lol....

BB26: Week 7

Wow....the aftermath of Tucker leaving!  Angela is shocked to tears when Kimo revealed he voted to evict her; Quinn happy-dancing all over the diary room and the bathroom, and admitting he was wearing Rubina's skirt?  Is this kid also LGBTQ?   

HOH: The egg /chicken wire challenge!

Quinn drops egg; becomes Have-Not, followed by Kimo and Makensy.

Quinn wins!  Does this still mean he's a Have-Not?  LMAO!

He nominates Angela, Rubina (noooo!), and Kimo

Q, what kind of pants are you wearing???  It looks as if a patchwork quilt was made into pants....or shorts were lengthened by other fabrics???

POV:  Quinn, Angela, Rubina, Kimo, Joseph, and Leah

In the dark comp!  Leah wins!!!  Quinn tossed the one item he needed away, then couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Leah uses it on Angela; Quinn puts up Joseph.

Ooooh, the green-eyed monster has hit Chelsie, watching Cam and Mack snuggle!

AI Arena: Rubina, Kimo, Joseph

Untangle comp!  Rubina wins!!!!  I thought she might; she's the smallest:)

Yikes...Mack has her dress on backwards again!!!  Or did Leah wear it a few weeks ago???  Okay; it's a halter top....in that case, thank GOD she's small-busted!  Who the hell designed that monstrosity?  3 bows in the front, with cut-outs between them.  Ugh.  She also acts as if the dress is too tight....then why wear it???

Eviction:

Joseph is evicted, 4-3:) Last person before Jury begins.

Ainsley's Surprise:

No More AI ARENA!!!!!

Life In Lumber: Y6, W27

Day 113:  Sunny, low 80s

Arrived and took over for Alice, whom Jeremy told me had put in her 2 week notice.  ASM SCh MAY offer that shift to me again, but 1) I'd have to be at work by 8am; 2) I wouldn't have the freedom or the counter space to write again (I'd be on Reg #2); and 3) I'd be expected to cook dinner every night. The only GOOD things would be, no weekends and I would no longer have to do closing duties or soda count.

Shift was a good one; was busy for an hour, then swept, did my LU and AP4Me, and wrote, FINISHING The Present Dilemma!!  Sanitized the coffee bar and the counters, then locked the doors, took the trash to the hopper. HC Shel cleaned me out, and after Loader Joe brought in the concrete, closed the door and returned items to Tools, Plumbing, Hardware, Toys, and some hangers to the central clothing horseshoe.  Put up my vest and clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Vegas Indian Motorcycle tee; faded jeggings; dream catchers

Day 114: Sunny, 88

Arrived and took over for Alice. Did prelim duties, then needed an emergency pit stop....thank god Loader Joe stepped up! Came back, did my LU and printed my paystub. Fronted soda, and then....needed another emergency pit stop!  Thank god this one was a false alarm. I guess from not on, no more eating D2K before work!  Had a rush at 7 and ran out of $1s....but couldn't call until nearly 8, so hopped to #2. Swept entire area, then HC Kay sent me to break at 8:30. I'd gotten 6 surveys, whoot!  After break, I pulled the trash, mucked the mats, sanitized the coffee bar. Loader Joe took the hopper while Loader Charles brought in the concrete.....and ran out of gas IN THE MIDDLE of the doorway!  Joe swapped out the propane tanks, enough so C could finish bringing in the concrete and park the forklift. Then swapped out the tanks again and put up the hopper.  I shut the door and returned items to Tools and Hardware.

Outfit:  Mama Bear tee, faded cut off capris, small gold hoops

Off tomorrow!

Day 115: Sunny, mid-80s

Arrived and took over for Alice; did prelim duties and LU. Didn't get busy until closer to 6, then was steady for an hour. Swept; HC Austin sent me to break at 8:30. Returned and pulled trash, then sanitized the registers and coffee bar. Loader Vince brought in the concrete and took the trash. Returned items to Plumbing, Tools, Fashion Bath, Paint, and Hardware. Clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Blue Vancouver Aquarium tee, faded cut off capris, sea horses.

Day 116:  Rare Sat Sunny, Low 70s

Arrived and was busy for 90 mins. Did prelim duties and my LU. Swept the area and fronted soday. HC Austin sent me to break at 8:30 and when I returned, he'd already pulled all the trash. Final customer left at 9:45. Locked the doors at 10; ASM Charlie brought in the concrete and took my cardboard box to the hopper. HC Austin cleaned me out; returned items to Gitters and Plumbing. Put up my vest and clocked out at 10:30.

Outfit:  Dept of Having Fun tee, dark jeggings, silver chains

Day 117:  Rare Sun Cool; high 60s

Walked into a sh*tshow....Marilyn was slammed; Reg #1 was having chip issues; Robin called in; Loader Vince called in. I was busy until 6:30, then did soda count and prelim duties. Was about to go to break when  my customers who wanted to set up a delivery were ready, and Kim didn't know how to do it.  I took care of it, then needed and o/r....and so did Kim on 2. Used Jeremy's register for stragglers, when ASM Chris finally showed up.  Afterward, I escaped for 15 mins, and when I returned, pulled trash and put away the soda. Final customer left at 7:55. Did get my LU done, but no sweeping or sanitizing. Loader Con brought in the concrete; ASM Kari cleaned me out. Shut the door and returned an item to Lights, then put up my vest, took the leftover soda to the front, and clocked out at 8:35.

Outfit:  Blue paisley blouse, dark jeggings, thin gold hoops

September Goals

Was it just me or did August drag on?

 -Lose 5 lbs (start:  238)

-Spend 2 days with Mom, celebrating her birthday Check!

-Do well at Watermelon Festival Sold 3:)

-Enjoy the Olympics Check!

     Women's All-Around:  USA Simone Biles Gold, Brazil Rebecca Andrada Silver; USA Suni Lee Bronze

     Women's Balance Beam:  China bobbled; Suni Lee fell off; Brazil fell off; Italy (Manila) wobbled, but stayed on; Romania fell off TWICE; Italy (Alice), clean!; Simone fell off; Brazil (Rebeca) clean! Final: Italy (Alice) Gold (1st medal EVER in Gymnastics; China silver, Italy (Manila) Bronze. 

     Women's Floor:  Brazil (Rebeca Andraje) clean; Japan out of bounds and a wobble; Romania out of bounds; Simone out of bounds twice; Romania (2) clean; Jordan Chiles clean.  Final: Brazil Gold, Simone Silver, Jordan Chiles, Bronze

     Women's Vault:  Simone Gold; Brazil (Rebeca Andrade) Silver, Jade Carey Bronze

    Women's Uneven Bars:  China fell off; Italy solid; Belarus solid; GB fell off; China solid; Algeria solid; Germany solid; Suni Lee solid. Final:  Algeria Gold, China Silver, Suni Lee Bronze

     Men's Floor:  Spain out of bounds on dismount; Israel solid; Philippines solid; China out of bounds 1st pass; Kazistan solid; GB solid; Ukraine solid; GB solid.  Final:  Philippines Gold (1st ever!!); Israel Silver, GB Bronze

     Men's Pommel Horse:  Ireland Gold, Kazistan Silver, USA Stephen Nedoroscik Bronze

     Men's Rings: China Gold and Silver; Greece Bronze

     Men's Vault:  Phillipines Gold; Armenia Silver, GB (Harry Hepworth) Bronze

     Men's Parallel Bars:  China Gold, Ukraine Silver, Japan Bronze

     Men's High Bar: Chinese Tai-Pei fell; Japan clean; Columbia clean; Cypress fell on dismount; Japan fell and fell on dismount; China couldn't hold onto the dismount; Croatia fell twice; China fell on dismount.  Final:  Japan Gold; Columbia Silver; China and Chinese Tai-Pei (tie) Bronze

     Women's 10M Platform Diving:  China Gold and Silver, N. Korea Bronze

    Women's 200 M sprint:  USA Gabby Thomas Gold; St. Lucia Julian Alfred Silver; USA Brittany Brown Bronze (she looks like Jimmie Walker in drag, imho....)

     Men's 1500:  USA Cole Hocker Gold; GB Josh Kerr Silver; USA Yared Nuguse (from Indpls!) Bronze

    Women's Beach Volleyball:  USA loses to Canada in Round 16.

    Men's Beach Volleyball:  

    Women's 3M Springboard Diving:  China Gold and Bronze; Australia Silver

    Men's 3M Springboard Diving:  China Gold and Silver; Mexico Bronze. USA's Carson Tyler 4th!

    Men's 10M Platform Diving:  China Gold (swept diving gold!); Japan Silver (1st diving medal ever!); GB Silver.  2nd Chinese diver had a bad day and ended in 12th.,

     Rhythmic Gymnastics Team:  China Gold, Israel Silver, Italy Bronze

     Rhythmic Gymnastics Single:  Germany Gold, Bulgaria Silver, Italy Bronze

     Closing ceremony:  Amazing!  Loved the Tom Cruise stunt and throwing it to the California beach!  Still can't understand Billie Eilish.

-Do well at Collectors, Carnival, and Crafts Sold 6:)

-Do well at Geek Fest Sold 1.....

-Finish SE9 of 2.5 Men Check:)  Now beginning SE10.

-Start watching BB26 Check:)  Am up to Week 5...

Books Read:  3

            Print:  3

        E-book:  0

             DNF: 0

Karaoke Songs Added:  5

2024 Events:

September 20th-21st:  JHS 40th Reunion Good time!

October 4th:  First Friday Art Walk, 5-9 Main St

October 5-6:  Vendor Fair, Willow St???

October 19-20th:  MHS 40th Reunion

October 25th:  Halloween Stroll, Creative Market Pop Up Shop, 5-8pm

November6-9th:  Indpls Christmas Gift And Hobby Show

December 4-5th:  GSH Vendor Fair

December 6-7th:  Kringle Market

2025 Events:

July 20-22nd:  Imaginarium, Louisville, Ky (Pd 9/12)

2026 Events:

April 11th:  Dreaming Dirty In Michigan Pd $60; still owe $120

September Goals:

-Lose 5 pounds (238)

-Clean out storage

-Take pics for tax hearing Check:)

-Finish writing Mandala Effect Check:)

-Add words to Heart Song

-Have an enjoyable class reunion Check!

-Watch SE 10 of 2.5 Men

-Watch SE 1 of Love Boat

-Watch BB26

-Order copies of Whispers (6), Beach (5), River (5), Holidays (20), and Mixed Bag (5) $164 Check!

-Work enough hours to continue paying off CC and med bills

-Fix MBA

-Cut carpet out of S's room

-Upload digital copies to Patreon ...

-Convert 2 VHS to DVD ($44) 

-Read more in evenings

September Reading Schedule

Advika and The Hollywood Wives-Kirthana Ramisetti RR!  Really enjoyed this book!

Life Lessons-Katie Cawood DRR!  Took two days off (Labor Day and most of the next) to read this entire thing:)  Now looking forward to 'Yesterday's News'!

An Elephant in the Garden-Michae Morpurgo Cute story, and based on a true story!

One Flew Over The Cucoo's Nest-Ken Kesey Interesting. Now want to see the movie.

A Journey of Faith-Edward Grinnan DRR!  Tear-jerker, and has some wonderful advice!

E-book:

Along Came Tess-Sandra Sookoo Good story; fave word: 'Nodcock'

Break My Heart-Jean Joachim RR!  Great story!!

Karaoke Songs:

9/5

The Lion Sleeps Tonight-The Tokens Did well:)

She Drives Me Crazy-Fine Young Cannibals Fairly decent:)

She Talks To Angels-Black Crows Bleh....too low

Body Rock-Maria Vidal Nailed it!

Independence Day-Martina McBride Nailed it:)

9/12:

The Living Years-Michael and the Mechanics Ugh...voice was gravely.

She Thinks His Name Was John-Rebe McEntyre Slightly better; rushed the 1st verse a little

She Will Be Loved-Maroon 5 Not too bad; need to practice more.

She Works Hard For The Money-Donna Summer Best one of the four!

Hold On-Kansas DNH

Voices Carry-Til Tuesday Nailed it!

Body Rock-Maria Vidal Nailed it:)

9/19:

The Loco Motion-Kylie Minogue/Grand Funk Good!

She's In Love With the Boy-Trisha Yearwood Verses, slightly gravely; too low in places. Chorus, nailed it!

I Want You I Need You-Chris Christian DNH

Simply The Best-Tina Turner Nailed it!

I Remember You-Skid Row Did well:)

Always Remember Us This Way-Lady Gaga Brower complimented me on this, saying my singing has improved over the past few years!

Carry On My Wayward Son-Kansas Voice was beginning to go...

Take Me Home Country Road-John Denver Backed up Jack with this, and our voices blended well:)

9/26:

The Long and Winding Road-Beatles Not too bad

Shooting Star-Bad Company (last one on YT list) Turned out better than I thought!

You Say-Lauren Daigle Slightly too low, but not too bad:)