I’m totally amazed that no one’s sent any messages to my first MD account yet! I opened my first Ask account back up, but I’m not allowing for anonymous questions.

We’re totally baffled by what’s going on with the house across the street. At first Tom wondered if the car parked alongside our place was stolen and if he should call the cops. I know crime can happen anywhere, but this isn’t a common thing in this area, and why abandon a stolen car in a retirement park of all places, even if the gates are open during the daytime?

Sure enough, I heard a car door and saw a woman cross the street and head up the driveway. Then she gathered a mop and bucket and went into the house. A while later, the white SUV I often see there pulled into the driveway. Not long afterward, the “stolen” car and the SUV left. Wish they’d quit parking by our place, and better yet, I wish the house would hurry up and sell to cut down the traffic. The landscapers are annoying enough. But that’s the weird thing. We can’t find it online anymore as selling, sold or pending, so we’re not sure what’s up with it. Maybe it was sold privately or went into foreclosure.

Still see lights on at night next door, but still don’t know if they haven’t left yet or if it’s someone else staying there. Maybe the cat I heard meowing the other day when I was in the master bathroom accidentally escaped from their place and the son is cat-sitting.

We got/ordered some really cool things, but first, the house smells sooooo good. We’re using the crock pot that was left here for the very first time. For $10 Tom got a prepared package of meat, potatoes, onions and carrots. I hate carrots, though, so the rats can have those. I’m cooking it at a higher temp so I only have to wait 4 hours instead of 8.

I’m also trying these green coffee bean extract pills. Some people claim it’s helped them lose weight, but I’ve already accepted I’m older, I’m supposed to be heavy, and I’m not going to lose much more weight if any at all. What I found most interesting was the claim that it helps with water retention. I researched the stuff and found that there are no known side effects and most say it hasn’t made them feel jittery or anything like that, so I’m giving it a try. Tom was sure to not get the ones that contained green tea since that stuff upsets my stomach.

Tom decided I deserved a new coffeemaker anyway and got me a really nice single-cup brewer. It’s not a Keurig brewer, but it brews regular coffee as well as K-cups. :) So we ordered a variety pack of K-cups that I can’t wait to try that consists of different coffees, teas and hot chocolate. Tom doesn’t care for coffee or tea, but got himself a pack of dark chocolate cups.

Since we haven’t yet painted, re-carpeted or gotten new drapes for the living/dining rooms, I got blueberry cobbler and buttered popcorn incense as well as a few others. Jasmine, apple cinnamon… and I can’t remember what else.

Another cool thing he got at the store today was a color-changing LED nightlight for the hallway. It’s like walking into a black tunnel when we either head to bed or get up at night with nothing lighting the way. I thought that with translucent drapes and the street light being on the corner here, more light would spill in here at night, but it doesn’t because the carport roof blocks it.