Playing Catch Up

*coffee is hot, coffee smells amazing as a sip is taken before kicking off the new post*

I have to admit, it's been a while since I live posted. The last three posts I had sitting in drafts just waiting on one more touch to publish.

Today's though is up to date.

So, what have I been up to and what's up with the MIA (missing in action, I haven't been MIC..missing in coffee)

I have just been busy with family and life. I don't have a lot of time for much in terms of extra activities such as blogging or technically the hobby in general. My hobby area is such a disaster that I don't really even want to look at it. It looks like a 3-year-olds play area.

I spend most days on the road and when I am not doing that, I have been doing a house overhaul where I have been just trying to get rid of STUFF. You know, one of those things you usually do in the spring, I have been doing now. I plan on having a Yard Sale in the spring, but those plans may change as I prefer to donate and trash what I don't need instead. I feel yard sales are a lot of work and it doesn't feel they are much of a thing anymore. Everyone sells online or Facebook marketplace. Even though I could use any extra funds from selling stuff that way, meeting up with potential creepy people from online in a Dollar General parking lot doesn't sound inviting.

It sounds more like the makings of another Dateline episode.

Sorry, I don't want things to end that way. If I am going down like that it better be a white truck with big black letters that say free coffee on the side, and I enter it looking for such items without question. 

*takes a sip*

As for my health, I know the last update was that they found some swollen lymph nodes in my neck. I had an MRI done with IV and funny thing is, there weren't any. Even though both the doctor and I could feel something both in the front and back of my neck.

Despite that good news, it wasn't all empty of finds because you know, this is 2024. 

They did find a cyst on my main salivary gland by my left side ear that they are sending me to see an ENT for further assistance (scheduled for January). I am not sure what this even means, but they might be looking into see if Cancer is involved or if it needs to be removed, etc. I am definitely stressed about this finding as I just recently found out that my mother was diagnosed with lymphoma. One of the many times bad news has hit me in 2024. Probably another reason why I put on 8 pounds recently from stress eating.

I have lost a couple of those pounds the last couple of weeks. I can't afford to put on weight, or it may re-kick up other health problems including kidney stones.

Ugh.

I also just put 1K into my car again. This time I needed to buy new winter tires since they told me the old ones wouldn't work this year, and I had to replace my CV Shaft as well. So this year alone, I have fixed the back doors, brakes, struts, and something else I can't remember. This has completely drained funds, so the hobby has been put onto the backburner by far between health, home and car problems.

It will be a long time before the hobby is put into the forefront again.

Now onto some better news.

The last few years since their return, my wife and I buy a McDonald's Happy Meal boo bucket and post a yearly picture on Facebook with us enjoying such.

This year she got the orange and I got the blue that I wanted.

I may have also gotten one of the first ever Dunkin' version of the boo bucket that contains 50 munchkins.

Don't worry, I didn't eat them all, I shared.

Though I did take all of the blueberry donuts. Those things are the bomb.

Another thing that went right is a card find. I mean I couldn't do a post without a card right?

I have been slowly chasing the 2013 Press Pass Parks and Recreation card set. I have added a few relics and some autographs. One of the autographs I really wanted because she is my favorite character on the show is April Ludgate (Audrey Plaza). The problem being, I did not have the funds for such a card with everything that continues to go on, so I needed to trade for one. Her autographs are not cheap.

The second problem, nobody had one.

 

For about a week straight, multiple times a day on Twitter, I tweeted out my search for the card.

Crickets.

That's when @breakspalmetto saw my need.

They went and picked up one for me then traded it to me. I couldn't believe it. I didn't even know they had done that until they randomly posted it to me.

 

It's even graded! The grade on the card isn't great, but the card looks superb. Grade is not right.

Back of the card.

With all of the bad things recently and all year, there are a few bright spots, and this is definitely one of them.

Thanks again @breakspalmetto!

*takes a sip before finishing up today's post*

I am glad I had a few minutes this morning to update everyone on what's been going on and that I got to share my latest card add with you as well.

I hope everyone has a great Friday and weekend. I will probably continue my cleaning project this weekend and get tortured by forcing myself to watch the Giants game. They have made my eyes bleed weekly. It's time for a new QB.

Until next post....7 more to go.

*Coffee Card Blogger Out*