We didn't have to make use of Dennis and Diane's safe room, thank goodness. But it was a scary night ... for me. The Beast actually went to bed around 11pm knowing that *I* would be up all night, watching the Weather Channel and worrying for us.
The storm was awful...noisy as can be with very loud claps of thunder but....we never lost power and I only lost the satellite TV connection three times for a short time. I lost the internet more than that...LOL!
The sirens went off twice. They only go off when there is a tornado sighted nearby but I never had the winds kick up nor any of the noises associated with a tornado near us. I haven't heard of any major damage done except for branches strewn around in some of the rural areas around us.
There were 3 deaths in Huntsville from a tornado that hit there during rush hour. That seems to be about the worst that was suffered other than some damage in other areas of a school, school bus and a few businesses that were damaged. There were no children in the school or on the bus, so that was a blessing.
Me? I was nerve-wracked over the tornadoes reported in the areas around us as the night wore on. It was not fun to be me. When it seemed to settle down and the storm was passing, I was too nervous to rest. It took me a couple hours to settle down and then I slept when it got light outside and the Beast was up, finally. I think he knew how nerve wrecked I was and he left me alone once I fell asleep. Good thing. I might have beaten him to death.
I was ready to fall asleep for the night when I remembered I had better blog. I had to talk to my friend out in California for a bit first...she finally went to the doctor about a serious problem she was having. I felt better that she finally had some medication for it and it should get better now. Then I was free to get this done and assure everyone that all is fine around us. We were the lucky area. I feel so bad for many others that were not.
Love you all. Have a great Hump Day and stay safe. ***Hugs***
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
UNDER SEVERE WEATHER WARNING AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES...
THIS IS JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT IT MIGHT JUST BE POSSIBLE THAT I WILL BE OFFLINE FOR A DAY OR TWO. WE HAVE AN 80% CHANCE OF TORNADOES IN OUR AREA. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT OUR FRIENDS, DENNIS AND DIANNE HAVE THEIR SAFE ROOM READY AND WE ARE INVITED, ALONG WITH BARON.
WE'VE MADE PREPARATIONS SO THAT WHEN WE LOSE ELECTRICITY (AND WE PROBABLY WILL FROM PAST EXPERIENCES) WE HAVE BOTH OUR SOLAR ENERGY AND OUR GENERATOR READY SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THE FRIDGE AND LIGHTS GOING ON SHORT TERM. IF THE DAMAGE IS GREAT AND IT WILL BE A FEW DAYS BEFORE IT'S RESTORED, WE HAVE OUR LARGE GENERATOR AND THE BEAST IS ABLE TO WIRE IT UP TO THE WHOLE HOUSE.
NOW, IF WE ARE HIT DIRECTLY BY A TORNADO AND IT CAUSES DAMAGE TO OUR HOUSE, IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT STORY. MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVE MY CELL PHONE NUMBER AND I HAVE CHARGED IT UP SO IT'S READY FOR ANY CALLS.
LOVE YOU ALL. PRAY FOR OUR AREA AND ALL THE OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN/WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE EARLY TORNADOES. BE SAFE. ***HUGS***
WE'VE MADE PREPARATIONS SO THAT WHEN WE LOSE ELECTRICITY (AND WE PROBABLY WILL FROM PAST EXPERIENCES) WE HAVE BOTH OUR SOLAR ENERGY AND OUR GENERATOR READY SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THE FRIDGE AND LIGHTS GOING ON SHORT TERM. IF THE DAMAGE IS GREAT AND IT WILL BE A FEW DAYS BEFORE IT'S RESTORED, WE HAVE OUR LARGE GENERATOR AND THE BEAST IS ABLE TO WIRE IT UP TO THE WHOLE HOUSE.
NOW, IF WE ARE HIT DIRECTLY BY A TORNADO AND IT CAUSES DAMAGE TO OUR HOUSE, IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT STORY. MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVE MY CELL PHONE NUMBER AND I HAVE CHARGED IT UP SO IT'S READY FOR ANY CALLS.
LOVE YOU ALL. PRAY FOR OUR AREA AND ALL THE OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN/WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE EARLY TORNADOES. BE SAFE. ***HUGS***
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Too Much Walking At The Shower....
The Princess' shower was a real success and lots of fun for everyone, I think. There was a lot of good conversation, a few surprises and lots and lots of gifts. I took pictures, mostly for Carol, my friend that had sent so many things for the baby. I tried to make sure I took pictures of everyone that came, including Ralph, who sat around, playing a game on his phone and then on his daughter's Ipod. He paid attention when the gifts were finally unwrapped then went back to his game once that was over.
I had thought he was going to play golf but Johnnycakes was smoking some ribs and other meat so he decided he would go with the gals and see what a baby shower was like. It had been years since his wife had one for their only child, Brandy, who is just beautiful. She was always a cute, outgoing little girl but she blossomed into this beauty I saw again and was reminded how kids grow up. **Sigh** Another sign of my getting old-er....LOL! Oh! Remember the gift that arrived on Thursday? Turns out it belonged to Brenda and Brandy. I was glad that was cleared up although they never did figure out why it was delivered to us instead of to the Princess. No matter. That was easily corrected.
Tara had done a beautiful job of providing noshes...there was candy for all, including the kids. I managed to get two big bubble gum balls and two candy sticks to bring home for when Chewlee comes to visit us, hopefully next weekend for a sleepover. There were little cupcakes with blue and white frosting plus some elephant cookies and even a delicious blue ice cream punch. Carol had sent a beautiful flower arrangement for the shower and I had had to wait at Tara's house for it to be delivered since the florist was late with it. But all's well that ends well. I got the flowers to the shower, Tara placed it where she had planned to and everything looked just great! I brought home two little adorable cupcakes for the Beast to enjoy (he ate them immediately) plus some chocolate candies and some jelly beans. He'll snack on those more once the cherry pie is gone.
Tara had also put together this amazing elephant that was made from things like washcloths, bibs and such. It was so cute. I meant to inspect it closer but never did get a chance to do so. She even had a couple games they played for prizes.
The Princess gave her a present that brought us all to tears when she read it out loud...a touching poem and a frame for her to use for the baby's picture once he comes. Since Chewlee was wearing the dress that Carol had sent, I was glad I had saved the necklace to give to her at the shower. She unwrapped it and was so excited, she had someone help her put it on and then ran around to show it to everyone and tell them it was from Carol, grandma's friend. The necklace looked like a match to the dress. It is just gorgeous.
I mentioned we had relatives coming to attend and they did. Raven came with her mother, Rita, as well as her daughters, Tracy and Aimee. Aimee brought her son, James, who is now 9 months old. He is my great-grandchild #2 and is the cutest thing. He reminds me of his uncle, my grandson Doc, in his looks. The others that came were Ralph, his wife, Brenda and their daughter, Brandy (as I mentioned earlier). We all had a get-together at the Princess' house after the shower to talk about the things relatives talk about.
I went home and put my foot up for a while before I headed over to the Princess' house. They were busy loading everything into the Princess' truck and cleaning up when I came home. My poor foot was throbbing to beat the band. But I grabbed the beads and things that Carol had sent me for Raven since she was here. It saved me a trip up to Nashville....LOL. Raven got excited going through it all and laughed and said she knew right where Carol had bought most of the things that were sent. She said she shops online at the same store. She said the store was in California so Carol may have been able to shop in it directly, the lucky dog (she remarked!)
Chewlee gave me two chocolate candies to put in *her* drawer with the other candy I had for her. She warned me not to eat one because she would remember how many were left. Like I would. I didn't stay to eat because of the throbbing of my foot and toe and it was beginning to swell. I knew it was my fault because I hadn't worn my special shoe but had worn my sandals since it was hot out. Shame on me, I know. Luckily, after sleeping well Saturday night and most of today, off-and-on, the swelling is gone and I can once again bend that toe. When I changed my bandage today, I checked it for any weeping or smell like infection but there wasn't any. **Phew** I was lucky. I won't do that again since it is so close to healing up completely.
The Beast made up some of the chicken filets we had bought a while back. Wow...they are very, very tasty and are actually filets that have been flattened but not those chopped up things. Very, very tasty. We have plans to buy more of them once these are used up.
I found out from Carol that she is having a serious problem on her bottom. Since she has been in a wheelchair for almost 20 years, I got worried sick over it. It's not her bum but a more intimate area where she has the problem. Today she told me she had checked with a mirror and the size of the raw spot is just awful! I made her promise to see her doctor, regardless of how embarrassing it can be. To her, the worst part is she can't lay down flat on the tables and I told her those can be raised at the head and she can make them lift it up for her to make it easier on her bad back. She promised me that she would see a doctor if it wasn't showing signs of improvement by tomorrow. She can't sit for any length of time as it is. Say a little prayer for her, please. She is a wonderful, sweet lady.
That's it for today (and yesterday). My physical imperfections made it absolutely necessary for me to get off and stay off my feet. Since I caused my own problem, I apologize for not blogging. We will be having some seriously stormy weather for the next few days with the possibility of tornadoes. It makes me very glad that Dennis and Diane had their safe room installed first thing and it's ready for use. Since there are a lot of areas that are going to be affected, I will say some prayers that we all stay safe and unharmed.
Love you all. Wishing you a wonderful week! ***Hugs***
I had thought he was going to play golf but Johnnycakes was smoking some ribs and other meat so he decided he would go with the gals and see what a baby shower was like. It had been years since his wife had one for their only child, Brandy, who is just beautiful. She was always a cute, outgoing little girl but she blossomed into this beauty I saw again and was reminded how kids grow up. **Sigh** Another sign of my getting old-er....LOL! Oh! Remember the gift that arrived on Thursday? Turns out it belonged to Brenda and Brandy. I was glad that was cleared up although they never did figure out why it was delivered to us instead of to the Princess. No matter. That was easily corrected.
Tara had done a beautiful job of providing noshes...there was candy for all, including the kids. I managed to get two big bubble gum balls and two candy sticks to bring home for when Chewlee comes to visit us, hopefully next weekend for a sleepover. There were little cupcakes with blue and white frosting plus some elephant cookies and even a delicious blue ice cream punch. Carol had sent a beautiful flower arrangement for the shower and I had had to wait at Tara's house for it to be delivered since the florist was late with it. But all's well that ends well. I got the flowers to the shower, Tara placed it where she had planned to and everything looked just great! I brought home two little adorable cupcakes for the Beast to enjoy (he ate them immediately) plus some chocolate candies and some jelly beans. He'll snack on those more once the cherry pie is gone.
Tara had also put together this amazing elephant that was made from things like washcloths, bibs and such. It was so cute. I meant to inspect it closer but never did get a chance to do so. She even had a couple games they played for prizes.
The Princess gave her a present that brought us all to tears when she read it out loud...a touching poem and a frame for her to use for the baby's picture once he comes. Since Chewlee was wearing the dress that Carol had sent, I was glad I had saved the necklace to give to her at the shower. She unwrapped it and was so excited, she had someone help her put it on and then ran around to show it to everyone and tell them it was from Carol, grandma's friend. The necklace looked like a match to the dress. It is just gorgeous.
I mentioned we had relatives coming to attend and they did. Raven came with her mother, Rita, as well as her daughters, Tracy and Aimee. Aimee brought her son, James, who is now 9 months old. He is my great-grandchild #2 and is the cutest thing. He reminds me of his uncle, my grandson Doc, in his looks. The others that came were Ralph, his wife, Brenda and their daughter, Brandy (as I mentioned earlier). We all had a get-together at the Princess' house after the shower to talk about the things relatives talk about.
I went home and put my foot up for a while before I headed over to the Princess' house. They were busy loading everything into the Princess' truck and cleaning up when I came home. My poor foot was throbbing to beat the band. But I grabbed the beads and things that Carol had sent me for Raven since she was here. It saved me a trip up to Nashville....LOL. Raven got excited going through it all and laughed and said she knew right where Carol had bought most of the things that were sent. She said she shops online at the same store. She said the store was in California so Carol may have been able to shop in it directly, the lucky dog (she remarked!)
Chewlee gave me two chocolate candies to put in *her* drawer with the other candy I had for her. She warned me not to eat one because she would remember how many were left. Like I would. I didn't stay to eat because of the throbbing of my foot and toe and it was beginning to swell. I knew it was my fault because I hadn't worn my special shoe but had worn my sandals since it was hot out. Shame on me, I know. Luckily, after sleeping well Saturday night and most of today, off-and-on, the swelling is gone and I can once again bend that toe. When I changed my bandage today, I checked it for any weeping or smell like infection but there wasn't any. **Phew** I was lucky. I won't do that again since it is so close to healing up completely.
The Beast made up some of the chicken filets we had bought a while back. Wow...they are very, very tasty and are actually filets that have been flattened but not those chopped up things. Very, very tasty. We have plans to buy more of them once these are used up.
I found out from Carol that she is having a serious problem on her bottom. Since she has been in a wheelchair for almost 20 years, I got worried sick over it. It's not her bum but a more intimate area where she has the problem. Today she told me she had checked with a mirror and the size of the raw spot is just awful! I made her promise to see her doctor, regardless of how embarrassing it can be. To her, the worst part is she can't lay down flat on the tables and I told her those can be raised at the head and she can make them lift it up for her to make it easier on her bad back. She promised me that she would see a doctor if it wasn't showing signs of improvement by tomorrow. She can't sit for any length of time as it is. Say a little prayer for her, please. She is a wonderful, sweet lady.
That's it for today (and yesterday). My physical imperfections made it absolutely necessary for me to get off and stay off my feet. Since I caused my own problem, I apologize for not blogging. We will be having some seriously stormy weather for the next few days with the possibility of tornadoes. It makes me very glad that Dennis and Diane had their safe room installed first thing and it's ready for use. Since there are a lot of areas that are going to be affected, I will say some prayers that we all stay safe and unharmed.
Love you all. Wishing you a wonderful week! ***Hugs***
Thursday, April 24, 2014
One Last Gift Arrives...!
I thought I was all done with gifts, wrapping, etc. but today one last gift arrived from Carol. I waited to wrap it until the Beast left for his church meeting and then dug out some more wrapping paper and got that out of the way. As I inspected all the presents for the Princess' shower, I felt like Santa Claus was coming to town! LOL! What a haul! My gifts tended to be more on the practical side (things all mothers need) although Chewlee said the baby needed a pacifier. I told her that it was something the mother needed to pick out. She just shook her head. Where she came up with a pacifier, I have no idea unless it's something she's seen used with other babies and she remembers.
Right now we are in the throes of a storm but it's not too bad. No real lightning that I have seen and just a little thunder in the distance. It will be gone soon and tomorrow will be almost 80 degrees they are saying. That means it will probably be on the muggy side, except in the morning when it's in the 50's. I should be back from the Wound Center long before it gets very warm so I should be comfortable with my ceiling fan and the fan in my window, regardless.
I made a cherry pie for dessert tonight and the Beast could hardly wait for it to cool down to have some. It had a lot of cherries in it with what I added to the canned stuff I used. Don't make faces. Most women today use the prepared pie filling, even for their apple pies. I don't. I love apple pies and prefer to make up my own mix of apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter for the filling. Everyone that has had some likes it so I will continue to make my own. Besides, our cherry trees get picked off by the birds before we can get to them. But they are young yet and don't produce that many cherries each year. I don't begrudge the birds their treat.
The hummingbirds are back. That's a sure sign that Spring has arrived. I put out my feeder for them the other day, after we planted the flowers in the half barrels on the deck. Now it's just wait and see. If it gets busy, the Beast will be outside, setting up his camera to try for pictures. I can hardly wait. If he gets some good ones, I will post them on here.
I wanted to take a shower before going to bed for the night but have to wait until this storm passes....just in case. No reason to take chances that lightning might show up. Just my luck!
Love you all. I need to get this posted while I still have Internet. That's the problem with satellite internet. You lose it during a heavy storm. Have a great Friday and an even better weekend! ***Hugs***
Right now we are in the throes of a storm but it's not too bad. No real lightning that I have seen and just a little thunder in the distance. It will be gone soon and tomorrow will be almost 80 degrees they are saying. That means it will probably be on the muggy side, except in the morning when it's in the 50's. I should be back from the Wound Center long before it gets very warm so I should be comfortable with my ceiling fan and the fan in my window, regardless.
I made a cherry pie for dessert tonight and the Beast could hardly wait for it to cool down to have some. It had a lot of cherries in it with what I added to the canned stuff I used. Don't make faces. Most women today use the prepared pie filling, even for their apple pies. I don't. I love apple pies and prefer to make up my own mix of apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter for the filling. Everyone that has had some likes it so I will continue to make my own. Besides, our cherry trees get picked off by the birds before we can get to them. But they are young yet and don't produce that many cherries each year. I don't begrudge the birds their treat.
The hummingbirds are back. That's a sure sign that Spring has arrived. I put out my feeder for them the other day, after we planted the flowers in the half barrels on the deck. Now it's just wait and see. If it gets busy, the Beast will be outside, setting up his camera to try for pictures. I can hardly wait. If he gets some good ones, I will post them on here.
I wanted to take a shower before going to bed for the night but have to wait until this storm passes....just in case. No reason to take chances that lightning might show up. Just my luck!
Love you all. I need to get this posted while I still have Internet. That's the problem with satellite internet. You lose it during a heavy storm. Have a great Friday and an even better weekend! ***Hugs***
It Happened Again!!!
What is going on? I did it again....fell asleep early (around 8pm) and slept through the night! That's why I missed Wednesday's blog. Sorry about that. I know my exciting exploits just have you waiting with bated breath every day. ROFLMAO!!! If there's one thing I know about my life, it's that it is NOT exciting. But, it IS mostly peaceful and I like it like that.
At my age, the lack of drama is wonderful. I had enough of that raising my kids. With four of them close in age, it was one drama after another. I am very thankful for that. Some people can't live without causing drama. To them, it's a kind of rush. NO THANKS! Not for me. I avoid it like a plague. Especially if it continues to happen, time-after-time, with the same person/persons.
I enjoy just sitting on my deck, drinking my coffee and listening to the sound of...birds, leaves rustling, hummingbirds at my feeder and even the lowing of cows in the distance. Heavenly! I can do my vacuuming without being in a rush because I have a stack of clothes to wash, dry, fold and put in stacks for each of my kids plus the hubby. I can make dinner at my leisure because it's just for two of us. We can even enjoy fast food on occasion just because we don't feel like cooking.....LOL! Know what I mean?
It may not be retiring in the tropics and listening to the ocean waves breaking on the shore but this has become my little slice of heaven. It's why I can totally enjoy my great-grandchild, Chewlee, and pay full attention to her when she comes to stay with me...even if it's just for a few hours. I can just *let things go* and tend to her needs or just spoiling her. I thank God that she lives close enough for that to happen, too. I missed that with my grandkids, except for the Princess. But they did have parents that had their own agendas and, for one reason or another, moved too far for me to interact with them. But it didn't stop me loving them. If they were young NOW, I would be able to travel and stay with them and really get to know them well.
I have more time to think about all kinds of things. My regrets are many but they are tempered by the fact that I was a mom plus working 40 hours a week or more to help provide for those kids. I know I did the best I could under the circumstances. Did I make mistakes? Yes. I AM human and we humans do that sometimes. We are all fragile creatures in many ways and it is sooooo much easier to see your mistakes from hindsight. But I loved my kids with all my heart and didn't use up all that love. I hope that now, in my twilight years, to be able to love my great-grands and spoil them whenever possible. I have two great-grands right now and the Princess' new baby will be my third. I'm grateful to be the age that I am and have lots of time to spoil them ahead of me. Lord willing!
The weather yesterday and today has been spectacular. It FEELS like Spring. Dennis and Diane's new house is getting a makeup job (siding) and the windows are all in. The doors will be here within the next week or so. Finishing touches are being done on the ceilings and walls inside and then Diane will be taking care of selecting the carpeting for some of the areas. The tile is already waiting. Today the plumber was hooking up all the various sinks and tubs. This is the exciting part of building a new house. I remember. I'm just glad we have good weather for them to get all this stuff done.
Weather is supposed to stay good for a few more days anyway. The Beast and I planted more flowers in the half barrels on the deck. They look good. Even the hummingbirds seem to like them. Hope you all have a wonderful day today and tomorrow. ***Hugs***
At my age, the lack of drama is wonderful. I had enough of that raising my kids. With four of them close in age, it was one drama after another. I am very thankful for that. Some people can't live without causing drama. To them, it's a kind of rush. NO THANKS! Not for me. I avoid it like a plague. Especially if it continues to happen, time-after-time, with the same person/persons.
I enjoy just sitting on my deck, drinking my coffee and listening to the sound of...birds, leaves rustling, hummingbirds at my feeder and even the lowing of cows in the distance. Heavenly! I can do my vacuuming without being in a rush because I have a stack of clothes to wash, dry, fold and put in stacks for each of my kids plus the hubby. I can make dinner at my leisure because it's just for two of us. We can even enjoy fast food on occasion just because we don't feel like cooking.....LOL! Know what I mean?
It may not be retiring in the tropics and listening to the ocean waves breaking on the shore but this has become my little slice of heaven. It's why I can totally enjoy my great-grandchild, Chewlee, and pay full attention to her when she comes to stay with me...even if it's just for a few hours. I can just *let things go* and tend to her needs or just spoiling her. I thank God that she lives close enough for that to happen, too. I missed that with my grandkids, except for the Princess. But they did have parents that had their own agendas and, for one reason or another, moved too far for me to interact with them. But it didn't stop me loving them. If they were young NOW, I would be able to travel and stay with them and really get to know them well.
I have more time to think about all kinds of things. My regrets are many but they are tempered by the fact that I was a mom plus working 40 hours a week or more to help provide for those kids. I know I did the best I could under the circumstances. Did I make mistakes? Yes. I AM human and we humans do that sometimes. We are all fragile creatures in many ways and it is sooooo much easier to see your mistakes from hindsight. But I loved my kids with all my heart and didn't use up all that love. I hope that now, in my twilight years, to be able to love my great-grands and spoil them whenever possible. I have two great-grands right now and the Princess' new baby will be my third. I'm grateful to be the age that I am and have lots of time to spoil them ahead of me. Lord willing!
The weather yesterday and today has been spectacular. It FEELS like Spring. Dennis and Diane's new house is getting a makeup job (siding) and the windows are all in. The doors will be here within the next week or so. Finishing touches are being done on the ceilings and walls inside and then Diane will be taking care of selecting the carpeting for some of the areas. The tile is already waiting. Today the plumber was hooking up all the various sinks and tubs. This is the exciting part of building a new house. I remember. I'm just glad we have good weather for them to get all this stuff done.
Weather is supposed to stay good for a few more days anyway. The Beast and I planted more flowers in the half barrels on the deck. They look good. Even the hummingbirds seem to like them. Hope you all have a wonderful day today and tomorrow. ***Hugs***
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Just Showing Our Age....
After the busy day we had the other day during our Spring cleaning, both the Beast and I needed time to recuperate. We have great bursts of energy now and again but nothing we can sustain for any length of time. If we push ourselves like we did the other day, we must pay the piper by resting for a couple days afterward. Sad. It's a sign that we really ARE getting old. **Sigh** I hate to admit that.
Like I said, even the Beast found himself resting and taking a bath for his aching muscles. I put my back brace on for a few hours just to give it a rest from some of the spasms I was having. I knew that was going to happen. I did, at least, also accomplish the final wrapping of gifts for the shower, which required me to get myself into positions that were not comfortable. And getting up from the floor is always a sight to behold....LOL
Today was not a nice day. It was drizzling and overcast for most of the day. It brightened up a bit during the afternoon when it also warmed up to right around 68. I keep watching Baron and he, too, is showing his age. For a doberman, he's hit middle age now and will, hopefully, calm down just a bit more. Not that he's old, by any means, but he's like a man in his 40's. I have no idea how the Beast will react when that dog dies, if he dies before the Beast does. He will truly be bereft. But that goes both ways. Baron would probably just die from grief. They are THAT attached.
I am going to head to bed early so that I can have another *normal* day...I hope. I like not being up all night with having to use the bathroom every couple hours. I'm drinking less coffee during the evening and it DOES help....a bit. But I like waking up early and being able to plan lunch and dinner even if I don't really wake up fully until about noon...LOL.
Love you all. Tomorrow should be sunny and in the 70's. I sure hope so. I want to sit outside and drink my coffee again. Hope your *hump day* is a good one. ****Hugs****
Like I said, even the Beast found himself resting and taking a bath for his aching muscles. I put my back brace on for a few hours just to give it a rest from some of the spasms I was having. I knew that was going to happen. I did, at least, also accomplish the final wrapping of gifts for the shower, which required me to get myself into positions that were not comfortable. And getting up from the floor is always a sight to behold....LOL
Today was not a nice day. It was drizzling and overcast for most of the day. It brightened up a bit during the afternoon when it also warmed up to right around 68. I keep watching Baron and he, too, is showing his age. For a doberman, he's hit middle age now and will, hopefully, calm down just a bit more. Not that he's old, by any means, but he's like a man in his 40's. I have no idea how the Beast will react when that dog dies, if he dies before the Beast does. He will truly be bereft. But that goes both ways. Baron would probably just die from grief. They are THAT attached.
I am going to head to bed early so that I can have another *normal* day...I hope. I like not being up all night with having to use the bathroom every couple hours. I'm drinking less coffee during the evening and it DOES help....a bit. But I like waking up early and being able to plan lunch and dinner even if I don't really wake up fully until about noon...LOL.
Love you all. Tomorrow should be sunny and in the 70's. I sure hope so. I want to sit outside and drink my coffee again. Hope your *hump day* is a good one. ****Hugs****
Monday, April 21, 2014
A Weird Sunday And A Busy Monday
I apologize for missing you on Sunday but between the company and the Beast constantly calling me to give him a hand planting some things in our various planters (the decorative ones), by the time dinner was eaten, I was just about whipped. I fell asleep and (surprise!) slept all night. So I figured I would just tell you that much and then talk about today.
Because of sleeping all night, or perhaps despite it, I had what you would have to call a fairly normal day today. The Beast and I did a Spring Cleaning of the house. I can tell you this much...it no longer smells like dog...LOL. The Beast cleaned the rug in the guest room and the big rug underneath Baron's bedding. Then the bedding went into the washer, dryer and a final airing in the sun. I swept the living room and kitchen areas. Then I dust mopped and the Beast washed the floors. I should say mopped the floors. It's not like he got down on his hands and knees...LOL. He also finally put up a metal sculpture that I love on the wall in the guest room. I've only been waiting darn near a year for that to happen. It looks good. Now I just need to get a few pictures up and that's done.
I vacuumed my rug, cleaned the cobwebs out of the closet (they really bugged me once I spotted them) and cleaned up a couple spots on the carpet in my computer room. Then I FINALLY installed my new dvd player. Well, almost installed it. It has a few serious programming issues that I have to deal with before I can keep it plugged in all the time. It wants to keep taking over my TV even if there's no disc in it. Oh well!
We had to buy a runner throw rug for in front of the dresser because of Baron. Even after cleaning the rug, it obviously needs another cleaning in that area. The rug is to prevent Baron from making it any worse. But it's an attractive rug and I like the way it looks so we will keep it there, I think.
Our day was as warm as predicted and Dennis finally pulled his RV out of the barn. He's kept it in there all winter because it helped keep it warmer than it would have been outside. When they had the RV custom built, he didn't think about insulation being necessary because their intention was to move from warm state to warm state during the winter. They never thought they might tire of the RV life. I told the Beast that, once they are all settled into their new house, I will bet they head out to Texas or Arizona or California during the winter. That will be different than living in it all the time.
Love you all. Hope your weather improves, too. ***Hugs***
Because of sleeping all night, or perhaps despite it, I had what you would have to call a fairly normal day today. The Beast and I did a Spring Cleaning of the house. I can tell you this much...it no longer smells like dog...LOL. The Beast cleaned the rug in the guest room and the big rug underneath Baron's bedding. Then the bedding went into the washer, dryer and a final airing in the sun. I swept the living room and kitchen areas. Then I dust mopped and the Beast washed the floors. I should say mopped the floors. It's not like he got down on his hands and knees...LOL. He also finally put up a metal sculpture that I love on the wall in the guest room. I've only been waiting darn near a year for that to happen. It looks good. Now I just need to get a few pictures up and that's done.
I vacuumed my rug, cleaned the cobwebs out of the closet (they really bugged me once I spotted them) and cleaned up a couple spots on the carpet in my computer room. Then I FINALLY installed my new dvd player. Well, almost installed it. It has a few serious programming issues that I have to deal with before I can keep it plugged in all the time. It wants to keep taking over my TV even if there's no disc in it. Oh well!
We had to buy a runner throw rug for in front of the dresser because of Baron. Even after cleaning the rug, it obviously needs another cleaning in that area. The rug is to prevent Baron from making it any worse. But it's an attractive rug and I like the way it looks so we will keep it there, I think.
Our day was as warm as predicted and Dennis finally pulled his RV out of the barn. He's kept it in there all winter because it helped keep it warmer than it would have been outside. When they had the RV custom built, he didn't think about insulation being necessary because their intention was to move from warm state to warm state during the winter. They never thought they might tire of the RV life. I told the Beast that, once they are all settled into their new house, I will bet they head out to Texas or Arizona or California during the winter. That will be different than living in it all the time.
Love you all. Hope your weather improves, too. ***Hugs***
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Chewlee Comes To Visit!
The Princess, Johnnycakes and Chewlee came over after Johnnycakes got off work. Chewlee rushed right into my computer room to give me a big hug and a kiss and tell me all about her day. I gave her the box of puppets that Carol had sent for her and she went nuts over them! They really are adorable. Then she discovered the finger puppets and she discovered that they came with their own little *stage* front and she HAD to immediately make up a story and have a show for me. It was just so cute.
Then she did a story with the hand puppets and I had to join her for that because she didn't have enough hands for the story....LOL! She immediately named them all and she now has her own Peppa Pig cast (mostly!) except that Peppa's friends don't include a lion. She found a bag for taking them home and promised me that she would bring some over for our next sleepover (which doesn't seem to be able to be for a couple weeks. **Sigh** I had been thinking about bringing her home with me after the baby shower but we have relatives coming in from out of town for it and they will be having a barbeque at the Princess' house so everyone can visit before they have to return home.
They all are coming down from different parts of Tennessee. I know that Amy and family only have about a 2-1/2 hr. drive home but I think Brenda and family have about a four hour drive. Brenda is a special needs teacher up there and can't stay over long because she must be at school on Monday. Ralph is retired (lucky dog got to retire early from his job with the city they used to live in when they still lived in Florida). I'm looking forward to seeing them since it's been ages and Amy is another of my granddaughters. I will finally get to see something other than pictures of HER baby, too. Another great-grand for me. **Grin**
When the Princess has her little boy, that will give me a total of three great-grands. Isn't that amazing? And I am young for a great-grandparent, too....LOL!
The baby dropped on the Princess and she is supposed to be on complete bed rest but she says she doesn't do anything around the house right now so she isn't staying down all the time. She's just not exerting herself. She came in and smelled the wonderful pot roast the Beast had made today so she ate (of course!). I was in my computer room, playing with Chewlee and keeping her occupied so I missed out on their company for the most part but I sure hope she fed Johnnycakes while she was at it. Lord knows, there was enough.
It was kind of a yukky day today because it drizzled almost all day long. It was gray and overcast and the temperature didn't get over 56 degrees. The weatherman says warmer and sunny tomorrow (ha! ha! We shall see about THAT!) but I really AM hoping he's right. Not tomorrow but next Saturday is the shower for the new baby and I really, really am hoping for great weather, especially since afterward will be the barbeque for the out-of-town folks.
Love you all. Have a super fantastic weekend. ***Hugs***
Then she did a story with the hand puppets and I had to join her for that because she didn't have enough hands for the story....LOL! She immediately named them all and she now has her own Peppa Pig cast (mostly!) except that Peppa's friends don't include a lion. She found a bag for taking them home and promised me that she would bring some over for our next sleepover (which doesn't seem to be able to be for a couple weeks. **Sigh** I had been thinking about bringing her home with me after the baby shower but we have relatives coming in from out of town for it and they will be having a barbeque at the Princess' house so everyone can visit before they have to return home.
They all are coming down from different parts of Tennessee. I know that Amy and family only have about a 2-1/2 hr. drive home but I think Brenda and family have about a four hour drive. Brenda is a special needs teacher up there and can't stay over long because she must be at school on Monday. Ralph is retired (lucky dog got to retire early from his job with the city they used to live in when they still lived in Florida). I'm looking forward to seeing them since it's been ages and Amy is another of my granddaughters. I will finally get to see something other than pictures of HER baby, too. Another great-grand for me. **Grin**
When the Princess has her little boy, that will give me a total of three great-grands. Isn't that amazing? And I am young for a great-grandparent, too....LOL!
The baby dropped on the Princess and she is supposed to be on complete bed rest but she says she doesn't do anything around the house right now so she isn't staying down all the time. She's just not exerting herself. She came in and smelled the wonderful pot roast the Beast had made today so she ate (of course!). I was in my computer room, playing with Chewlee and keeping her occupied so I missed out on their company for the most part but I sure hope she fed Johnnycakes while she was at it. Lord knows, there was enough.
It was kind of a yukky day today because it drizzled almost all day long. It was gray and overcast and the temperature didn't get over 56 degrees. The weatherman says warmer and sunny tomorrow (ha! ha! We shall see about THAT!) but I really AM hoping he's right. Not tomorrow but next Saturday is the shower for the new baby and I really, really am hoping for great weather, especially since afterward will be the barbeque for the out-of-town folks.
Love you all. Have a super fantastic weekend. ***Hugs***
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Busy Day
I had a lot of laundry to get done today and really, really wanted to do two other things: 1)fry some chicken for dinner, and, 2) finish wrapping and packing up the gifts for the shower. Sigh! I got one done but not the other. Oh well. I suppose I can try to get it all done after I get home from the Wound Center tomorrow. I did manage to find some shirt boxes today! Hurrah! Better that than nothing.
I also got another bag or two plus some matching paper for one oversized box that all the regular size rolls were not large enough to use. I figured I would tackle that tomorrow anyway since it's not an easy thing to wrap.
My friends package was delivered today, finally. The Beast got it and I was really upset with him that he didn't chew him out but he says it wasn't the same person. I don't know whether or not to believe him since it could actually have slipped his mind. But at least it's here without me having to call anyone about delivering it on yet another day.
I had to open the box since it contained one more package to add to the others for the shower and found the cutest assortment of hand puppets and a package of finger puppets for Chewlee. She is going to go nuts when she sees them. They are adorable.
I made up my friend chicken and was hoping for it to turn out a bit crunchy so I decided to use panko bread crumbs instead of regular ones. Oh boy! Big mistake. Yes, it turned out crunchy but it does NOT taste the same. They are a bit too...dense, I guess you could say...to allow for the same taste. It also could have used more than my usual salt and pepper addition because of that. But I don't/didn't want that. It's just not healthy.
The weather DID turn out great again and warmer. It almost hit 70 today and should do that and more tomorrow. I sincerely hope your weather is great tomorrow, too, and you have an absolutely breathtaking weekend! Gonna get this posted now, take another allergy tablet and get ready for bed. Love you all! ***Hugs***
I also got another bag or two plus some matching paper for one oversized box that all the regular size rolls were not large enough to use. I figured I would tackle that tomorrow anyway since it's not an easy thing to wrap.
My friends package was delivered today, finally. The Beast got it and I was really upset with him that he didn't chew him out but he says it wasn't the same person. I don't know whether or not to believe him since it could actually have slipped his mind. But at least it's here without me having to call anyone about delivering it on yet another day.
I had to open the box since it contained one more package to add to the others for the shower and found the cutest assortment of hand puppets and a package of finger puppets for Chewlee. She is going to go nuts when she sees them. They are adorable.
I made up my friend chicken and was hoping for it to turn out a bit crunchy so I decided to use panko bread crumbs instead of regular ones. Oh boy! Big mistake. Yes, it turned out crunchy but it does NOT taste the same. They are a bit too...dense, I guess you could say...to allow for the same taste. It also could have used more than my usual salt and pepper addition because of that. But I don't/didn't want that. It's just not healthy.
The weather DID turn out great again and warmer. It almost hit 70 today and should do that and more tomorrow. I sincerely hope your weather is great tomorrow, too, and you have an absolutely breathtaking weekend! Gonna get this posted now, take another allergy tablet and get ready for bed. Love you all! ***Hugs***
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
The Postman Lies!
I know we live in kind of a boondocks area but the one thing everyone counts on is the postman/woman arriving every day (but Sunday, of course!). Well, today I was waiting on a Priority package that says it guarantees to arrive on a specific day (of course...that is why you pay such a high price for it!). Ours was supposed to arrive today.
The problem with the area we live in is that our postman/woman (it varies) is a contractor to the Post Office. I guess they aren't bound by the same traditions or something. And ours lied. Not only did we not get any mail (although we kind of figured out why..will explain in a minute...) but, when my friend checked to see what the tracking said, it said *Delivery attempted. Notice left.* Lie. The mail man lied. He didn't deliver any mail to either us or the other people who have the mailbox next to ours across from our house. Why? Because there were some trucks in the road that didn't allow the mail man to easily glide next to the boxes. BUT...the package wouldn't fit in our box so that meant he needed to pull into our driveway, get out and come to our door.
Now Baron can be sound asleep but the moment someone knocks on the door, he starts barking like crazy, jumps up and runs to the door, barking the whole time. I was up and the Beast was out in the garage. No one came to our door. The Beast saw the mailman just whiz by and figured we had no mail. He forgot about the Priority delivery. I was really angry. My friend paid extra money to guarantee delivery so we would be sure to be here (in fact, our front door was open and the screen door made that obvious IF he had looked!). We always leave it open for Baron to look out except during the coldest of weather. That's an indicator that we are home to anyone pulling in. I was expecting the nurse to show up as it was.
Plus, I happened to be online with my friend, who wanted to know if we had gotten the package yet. I told her that the mailman was obviously running late since it was about a half hour after he usually showed up. When the Beast came in the house and I mentioned the package, he said the mailman had already gone by and we didn't get any mail. That alone is extraordinary since we usually get something every single day even if it's just a catalog.
What upsets me the most is that the mailman LIED! There was no attempt to deliver. No notice left. Now I wonder when we will get it at all. Doesn't leaving a notice require you to call the post office and let them know when you will be home to receive the package? If so, I am going to raise hell. We shall see what happens. I will let you know. But do you blame me for being angry? I told my friend she should go to her local p.o. and make a complaint. Let it filter down the line and cause a problem for our carrier. I don't care. He should have said trucks blocked access (not quite true but more truthful at least) or some such thing. Not that an attempt was made to deliver or a notice left. Lie. Lie. Lie.
Our weather turned out cold in the morning but mid-day turned out to be nice with the sun shining and no breeze although the temperature barely got over the mid-50's. The prediction is for us to have a warming trend ahead. I sure hope so. Hope everyone has the same. Poor Chicago had their annual surprise mid-April snowstorm. Has to happen before Spring hits for some reason. We all waited with bated breath for that occasion since it could be wonderful weather the day before....shorts and t-shirts type....and then be snowed in the next day! Weird, but that's Chicago.
I apologize for missing a blog. I fell asleep early and slept thru the night. Shock, surprise! Love you all. I wish you a great day and hope you had a good night's sleep. ***Hugs***
The problem with the area we live in is that our postman/woman (it varies) is a contractor to the Post Office. I guess they aren't bound by the same traditions or something. And ours lied. Not only did we not get any mail (although we kind of figured out why..will explain in a minute...) but, when my friend checked to see what the tracking said, it said *Delivery attempted. Notice left.* Lie. The mail man lied. He didn't deliver any mail to either us or the other people who have the mailbox next to ours across from our house. Why? Because there were some trucks in the road that didn't allow the mail man to easily glide next to the boxes. BUT...the package wouldn't fit in our box so that meant he needed to pull into our driveway, get out and come to our door.
Now Baron can be sound asleep but the moment someone knocks on the door, he starts barking like crazy, jumps up and runs to the door, barking the whole time. I was up and the Beast was out in the garage. No one came to our door. The Beast saw the mailman just whiz by and figured we had no mail. He forgot about the Priority delivery. I was really angry. My friend paid extra money to guarantee delivery so we would be sure to be here (in fact, our front door was open and the screen door made that obvious IF he had looked!). We always leave it open for Baron to look out except during the coldest of weather. That's an indicator that we are home to anyone pulling in. I was expecting the nurse to show up as it was.
Plus, I happened to be online with my friend, who wanted to know if we had gotten the package yet. I told her that the mailman was obviously running late since it was about a half hour after he usually showed up. When the Beast came in the house and I mentioned the package, he said the mailman had already gone by and we didn't get any mail. That alone is extraordinary since we usually get something every single day even if it's just a catalog.
What upsets me the most is that the mailman LIED! There was no attempt to deliver. No notice left. Now I wonder when we will get it at all. Doesn't leaving a notice require you to call the post office and let them know when you will be home to receive the package? If so, I am going to raise hell. We shall see what happens. I will let you know. But do you blame me for being angry? I told my friend she should go to her local p.o. and make a complaint. Let it filter down the line and cause a problem for our carrier. I don't care. He should have said trucks blocked access (not quite true but more truthful at least) or some such thing. Not that an attempt was made to deliver or a notice left. Lie. Lie. Lie.
Our weather turned out cold in the morning but mid-day turned out to be nice with the sun shining and no breeze although the temperature barely got over the mid-50's. The prediction is for us to have a warming trend ahead. I sure hope so. Hope everyone has the same. Poor Chicago had their annual surprise mid-April snowstorm. Has to happen before Spring hits for some reason. We all waited with bated breath for that occasion since it could be wonderful weather the day before....shorts and t-shirts type....and then be snowed in the next day! Weird, but that's Chicago.
I apologize for missing a blog. I fell asleep early and slept thru the night. Shock, surprise! Love you all. I wish you a great day and hope you had a good night's sleep. ***Hugs***
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
In A Moment Of Weakness......
....I agree to go to a special meeting at the Beast's church with him. I felt bad that everyone he had asked to join him had begged off. It's kind of like a Passover celebration. I DID use it as an excuse, however, to buy myself a really nice new dress (a long one) and a lacy overjacket. It's been so long since I bought a dress of any kind (not since I worked as a copywriter at an advertising agency years ago) that it was kind of a special feeling to wear one again. Long dresses are very common here in the South but this one was a spaghetti strap organdy one with an underslip. Very pretty even on an old broad like me!
So I went with the Beast and got to meet a lot of the people he is always talking about. I met so many that I know I will only be able to put a face on a name in my mind the next time he speaks about them. The best thing I can say is that it only lasted an hour. Many of the people asked about Chewlee, especially Birdie (the child whisperer as we refer to her). She can get even the unruliest of kids to be amazingly good just by being around them. Her I have known for about an year.
We came home after eating a dinner of shrimp with vegetables in a cheese sauce that was just so-so. Of course, I was disappointed since I have wanted some lobster forever but try to find that at most steakhouses in the South and it's rare indeed.
What happened next? I fell asleep because it was storming outside and I couldn't get on the Internet since we have satellite. Exciting day, wasn't it? NOT! I also tried to finish up wrapping all the gifts for the Princess' baby shower a week from this Saturday. I have so many gifts for her from my friend, Carol, that it was tiring after a while. The Beast came in and made the comment that she must have had a ball shopping. She did! I know that from her comments when she bought something. She IS, after all, the *stand-in granny* for my great-grand's. She has never had any grandkids as both her sons decided not to have children for reasons of their own.
I even got some clothes folded and put away. I actually had a busy day. It's no wonder I fell asleep when I couldn't get online. Now that the storms seem to have died down for a while, I decided I had better take this chance to write my blog and get it posted.
Tomorrow more rain, a high of only 48 expected and a low of 29 predicted. Then the temperature goes up again once the storms clear out. Tough to put away our winter clothes with that going on still. Oh well.
Love you all and I sure hope you have a wonderful day, some good weather and keep safe. ***Hugs***
So I went with the Beast and got to meet a lot of the people he is always talking about. I met so many that I know I will only be able to put a face on a name in my mind the next time he speaks about them. The best thing I can say is that it only lasted an hour. Many of the people asked about Chewlee, especially Birdie (the child whisperer as we refer to her). She can get even the unruliest of kids to be amazingly good just by being around them. Her I have known for about an year.
We came home after eating a dinner of shrimp with vegetables in a cheese sauce that was just so-so. Of course, I was disappointed since I have wanted some lobster forever but try to find that at most steakhouses in the South and it's rare indeed.
What happened next? I fell asleep because it was storming outside and I couldn't get on the Internet since we have satellite. Exciting day, wasn't it? NOT! I also tried to finish up wrapping all the gifts for the Princess' baby shower a week from this Saturday. I have so many gifts for her from my friend, Carol, that it was tiring after a while. The Beast came in and made the comment that she must have had a ball shopping. She did! I know that from her comments when she bought something. She IS, after all, the *stand-in granny* for my great-grand's. She has never had any grandkids as both her sons decided not to have children for reasons of their own.
I even got some clothes folded and put away. I actually had a busy day. It's no wonder I fell asleep when I couldn't get online. Now that the storms seem to have died down for a while, I decided I had better take this chance to write my blog and get it posted.
Tomorrow more rain, a high of only 48 expected and a low of 29 predicted. Then the temperature goes up again once the storms clear out. Tough to put away our winter clothes with that going on still. Oh well.
Love you all and I sure hope you have a wonderful day, some good weather and keep safe. ***Hugs***
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Last Nice Day For A While....
Wonderful day today. We had a high almost too good to believe....81 degrees. Only a little wind but what we had felt good. The Beast went to his church meeting in the afternoon and got some very sad news about one of his friends there. The man has asthma so bad that he was told his next attack would kill him...no doubt about it. And in the spring, with all it's pollens, that attack could come at any time.
He went to be assessed for a special program for people like him and was rated at the far end of a scale from one to seven, being at the furthest end of seven. The program had not even produced a 10% survival rate so he made the decision not to go into it. He has accepted the fact that he was going to die. He's not even 30 years old and has 3 beautiful children. Worse, his wife was found to have an invasive tumor in her throat that the doctors had not removed due to a heart problem they discovered while making the tests for her surgery. It finally got so bad that the doctors went ahead and removed most of it (some had invaded her vocal chords) and she survived the surgery even tho' the doctors weren't sure she would. However, she is very ill even now after the surgery and hasn't recovered yet.
The man went to the elders in the church and asked them to watch over his family when he died. He had explained his decision and why he made it to them first. They said they would do that for him and prayed with him for peace of heart. It's really so sad. The Beast was really upset because he has been good friends with this person for a couple years now. I think it's incredibly sad, too. If you can, just say a little prayer for him and his family since he really could die at any time.
I said the last nice day for a while because thunderstorms are predicted to start some time tonight and last all day tomorrow. The warm weather is also expected to bring us tornadoes, too. THAT is scary! But our neighbors safe room is ready even tho' the house is not complete. That part was finished almost from day one of the interior work. If things get dicey, we are to meet them there.
I'm really and truly hoping the tornadoes skip our area. It's only been a couple years since it hit our downtown area and wiped it out almost completely. I still miss the lovely oaks that used to reside there. The devastation was incredible and you can still see some of the debris that has not been able to be cleared yet. Not much of it left but the foundations of houses not rebuilt are spotted here and there.
Love you all. I wish you a wonderful week and nice weather. ****Hugs****
He went to be assessed for a special program for people like him and was rated at the far end of a scale from one to seven, being at the furthest end of seven. The program had not even produced a 10% survival rate so he made the decision not to go into it. He has accepted the fact that he was going to die. He's not even 30 years old and has 3 beautiful children. Worse, his wife was found to have an invasive tumor in her throat that the doctors had not removed due to a heart problem they discovered while making the tests for her surgery. It finally got so bad that the doctors went ahead and removed most of it (some had invaded her vocal chords) and she survived the surgery even tho' the doctors weren't sure she would. However, she is very ill even now after the surgery and hasn't recovered yet.
The man went to the elders in the church and asked them to watch over his family when he died. He had explained his decision and why he made it to them first. They said they would do that for him and prayed with him for peace of heart. It's really so sad. The Beast was really upset because he has been good friends with this person for a couple years now. I think it's incredibly sad, too. If you can, just say a little prayer for him and his family since he really could die at any time.
I said the last nice day for a while because thunderstorms are predicted to start some time tonight and last all day tomorrow. The warm weather is also expected to bring us tornadoes, too. THAT is scary! But our neighbors safe room is ready even tho' the house is not complete. That part was finished almost from day one of the interior work. If things get dicey, we are to meet them there.
I'm really and truly hoping the tornadoes skip our area. It's only been a couple years since it hit our downtown area and wiped it out almost completely. I still miss the lovely oaks that used to reside there. The devastation was incredible and you can still see some of the debris that has not been able to be cleared yet. Not much of it left but the foundations of houses not rebuilt are spotted here and there.
Love you all. I wish you a wonderful week and nice weather. ****Hugs****
Saturday, April 12, 2014
I Really Dig My Sister, Bratfink....
My sister, Bratfink, is a nut. No, not the kind they lock up but she views the world and people differently than most of us. She makes me laugh and sometimes she makes me cry. But it seems like on days I NEED a good laugh, she always seems to be able to tickle my funny bone. I love her for that quality.
Today was the first day I felt halfway human since my surgery. It was supposed to be just an arteriogram but ended up taking over 3-1/2 hours and (according to the nurses) much swearing from my normally good humored doctor. He actually fought to keep from doing another bypass on that leg. I'm grateful for that....NOW! But I sure wasn't for the first two days at home. I felt like shit that had been flung at the wall several times and scraped off a time or two and reflung. Know what I mean? My back hurt, my head hurt, my leg pained me and I hated taking the pain pills but did, finally, give in. That turned out to be the only way I could sleep.
Then, when I went to the Wound Center today (Friday), I could have strangled him! He was cleaning up the wound under my big toe and he HURT me! He laughed! He almost giggled because he said I was having pain where I hadn't had it in quite some time. Oh, I'm thrilled! NOT! But what was weird was that after the wound was packed with the stuff he's been using that is supposed to encourage tissue growth, it actually felt great! Strange feeling because I had been feeling some pain in it but not relief. Today, I felt relief. No pain. Very strange. I told him as I was leaving that I had decided to keep him even if he DID laugh at my pain because it now felt good. He laughed again and said all his hard work seems to have paid off. Then he told me he wanted me to start drinking Glucerna twice a day to increase my protein intake. He wanted me to eat, too, not use it as a replacement for a meal or two. I asked him if he was trying to fatten me up for the big kill somewhere down the line. He claims Glucerna is not that high in calories and, with less pain in that foot now, I should be able to be more active and burn off any excess calories.
In truth, I would love for my slacks to fit me better than they do. I have to wear a belt with them because they are a size too big for me. I actually bought them that way last summer but not on purpose. I had downsized when I bought them but I overestimated what my correct new size was. Oh well. The Polish had to come out somewhere, I guess. We always feel fatter than we are even when we know we've lost a good 20+ lbs.
It was wonderful here today. I enjoyed my ride into the doctor's office even if it was only 60 degrees at 9am. By noon, it was 73! Amazing this thing called weather can be. We had the house opened up and the Beast finally got busy and fixed two drawers of ours that needed some repair. I can now get at my rolling pin without having to fight with that drawer. I'm glad he got it done before summer hits us. It would have gone undone because it would have been much too sweaty a job due to the contortions he had to make. Don't ask! Just celebrate with me that they are fixed and I was able to be up and around and feeling more than halfway human again. I even made dinner. Nothing fancy....hamburgers and some coleslaw for the Beast and me but I also had some pineapple (it's good for digestion).
My doctor wants me to talk to the head of nursing about a problem I had with one of the nurses. If you say you are feeling nauseous and ask for something because you feel like you are going to vomit, what do you expect? A vomit pan, right? Not this nurse. She was so clueless. All she could think of was to get a shot for the nausea. If the Beast hadn't been there, there would have been a mess to clean up. He grabbed the cover from my meal and turned it over for me. He had to go and rinse it out twice before the nurse showed up with her *shot* for me. I was so pissed! That was the first time since I had my tonsils out as a kid that I ever threw up in the hospital. The doctor said it was probably due to the anesthesia not being out of my body. I think it was the hospital meatloaf, personally. That'll teach me, won't it?
Tomorrow more nice weather and on Sunday, too. I'm really looking forward to it. Dennis and Diane dropped by to see how I was feeling and it was a nice half hour or so of chat, mostly about their trials with building the new house. They didn't overstay because they had dinner plans with their other RV-ing friends that were in town. It was their last night here locally before they headed down to their basecamp (sorta, kinda) in northern Florida.
Well, I feel good and with that I say....good night/good morning (whenever you read this) and I love you all. Have a fantastic weekend. Most of the states are going to have pleasant weather I see on the weather channel.. Stay safe and be careful. ****Hugs****
Today was the first day I felt halfway human since my surgery. It was supposed to be just an arteriogram but ended up taking over 3-1/2 hours and (according to the nurses) much swearing from my normally good humored doctor. He actually fought to keep from doing another bypass on that leg. I'm grateful for that....NOW! But I sure wasn't for the first two days at home. I felt like shit that had been flung at the wall several times and scraped off a time or two and reflung. Know what I mean? My back hurt, my head hurt, my leg pained me and I hated taking the pain pills but did, finally, give in. That turned out to be the only way I could sleep.
Then, when I went to the Wound Center today (Friday), I could have strangled him! He was cleaning up the wound under my big toe and he HURT me! He laughed! He almost giggled because he said I was having pain where I hadn't had it in quite some time. Oh, I'm thrilled! NOT! But what was weird was that after the wound was packed with the stuff he's been using that is supposed to encourage tissue growth, it actually felt great! Strange feeling because I had been feeling some pain in it but not relief. Today, I felt relief. No pain. Very strange. I told him as I was leaving that I had decided to keep him even if he DID laugh at my pain because it now felt good. He laughed again and said all his hard work seems to have paid off. Then he told me he wanted me to start drinking Glucerna twice a day to increase my protein intake. He wanted me to eat, too, not use it as a replacement for a meal or two. I asked him if he was trying to fatten me up for the big kill somewhere down the line. He claims Glucerna is not that high in calories and, with less pain in that foot now, I should be able to be more active and burn off any excess calories.
In truth, I would love for my slacks to fit me better than they do. I have to wear a belt with them because they are a size too big for me. I actually bought them that way last summer but not on purpose. I had downsized when I bought them but I overestimated what my correct new size was. Oh well. The Polish had to come out somewhere, I guess. We always feel fatter than we are even when we know we've lost a good 20+ lbs.
It was wonderful here today. I enjoyed my ride into the doctor's office even if it was only 60 degrees at 9am. By noon, it was 73! Amazing this thing called weather can be. We had the house opened up and the Beast finally got busy and fixed two drawers of ours that needed some repair. I can now get at my rolling pin without having to fight with that drawer. I'm glad he got it done before summer hits us. It would have gone undone because it would have been much too sweaty a job due to the contortions he had to make. Don't ask! Just celebrate with me that they are fixed and I was able to be up and around and feeling more than halfway human again. I even made dinner. Nothing fancy....hamburgers and some coleslaw for the Beast and me but I also had some pineapple (it's good for digestion).
My doctor wants me to talk to the head of nursing about a problem I had with one of the nurses. If you say you are feeling nauseous and ask for something because you feel like you are going to vomit, what do you expect? A vomit pan, right? Not this nurse. She was so clueless. All she could think of was to get a shot for the nausea. If the Beast hadn't been there, there would have been a mess to clean up. He grabbed the cover from my meal and turned it over for me. He had to go and rinse it out twice before the nurse showed up with her *shot* for me. I was so pissed! That was the first time since I had my tonsils out as a kid that I ever threw up in the hospital. The doctor said it was probably due to the anesthesia not being out of my body. I think it was the hospital meatloaf, personally. That'll teach me, won't it?
Tomorrow more nice weather and on Sunday, too. I'm really looking forward to it. Dennis and Diane dropped by to see how I was feeling and it was a nice half hour or so of chat, mostly about their trials with building the new house. They didn't overstay because they had dinner plans with their other RV-ing friends that were in town. It was their last night here locally before they headed down to their basecamp (sorta, kinda) in northern Florida.
Well, I feel good and with that I say....good night/good morning (whenever you read this) and I love you all. Have a fantastic weekend. Most of the states are going to have pleasant weather I see on the weather channel.. Stay safe and be careful. ****Hugs****
Friday, April 11, 2014
Just Recuperating
I slept well...thankfully...but woke up with a back that was still sore from the abuse of those damn hospital mattresses and some soreness in my left leg. That was to be expected, I guess, after all the abuse it took...LOL! I was told to do more walking today than the day of my release from the hospital. So, I did. I got up more often than I really wanted to and walked, even if it was just out to check on how much coffee was left in the coffee pot. But I got up. I even went out into the garage to get some dog food in the can to bring into the house so it would warm up a bit before being fed to Baron. That's not usually a job entrusted to me by Baron's man (LOL!) but I figured he would get over it. The man, not Baron. I don't think he really cares as long as he's fed.
I think I figured out where the stent was put into my left leg. I swear I can feel it. I'll ask the doctor when I see him tomorrow/today but if it's not where I think, I will be surprised. It's only because it's a bit sore in this one area. That can be from the stretching via that balloon catheter, of course, but it's an awfully confined area. I mean, I can almost trace the measurement. But I shall see.
I finally had to give in and take another pain pill today. But at least this time I took the small dosage pill and not the heavy hitter one. Which reminds me....Mustachio informed me that he is actually starting to feel a little less pain after his last session with his physical therapist. He's not out of pain by any means but he IS starting to see some benefit to all the torture he's endured....LOL! He's anxiously awaiting being called into the neurologist's office to get his nerve pathways traced out so they can find out which nerve/nerves are being pinched off on him and causing the majority of pain that he's going through. He had to call off his road trip down here because he was told to hold himself in readiness to be called in as soon as they could clear enough time for him...and if a patient cancels an existing appointment, it could happen quickly. I can't blame him for that but I was a bit disappointed. But it will happen....probably later rather than sooner. But only time will tell.
The weather today was awesome. Our high was 73, which surprised us since it started out in the 40's this morning and stayed fairly warm well into the evening. More of the same until Monday but I'll take it. Wouldn't you? I was hoping my flower bulbs would be here today but guess I can't hope for them to get here earlier than Saturday no matter what. Time enough. The ground hasn't been warm enough all that long. And these are not really bulbs for Spring flowers so much as early to mid-summer ones. Chewlee will love helping to plant them, regardless.
Guess I will post this and get some sleep. My doctor's appointment is for early tomorrow morning and I don't want more bags under my eyes than average. I wish everyone a really fantastic weekend. Love you all! ****Hugs****
I think I figured out where the stent was put into my left leg. I swear I can feel it. I'll ask the doctor when I see him tomorrow/today but if it's not where I think, I will be surprised. It's only because it's a bit sore in this one area. That can be from the stretching via that balloon catheter, of course, but it's an awfully confined area. I mean, I can almost trace the measurement. But I shall see.
I finally had to give in and take another pain pill today. But at least this time I took the small dosage pill and not the heavy hitter one. Which reminds me....Mustachio informed me that he is actually starting to feel a little less pain after his last session with his physical therapist. He's not out of pain by any means but he IS starting to see some benefit to all the torture he's endured....LOL! He's anxiously awaiting being called into the neurologist's office to get his nerve pathways traced out so they can find out which nerve/nerves are being pinched off on him and causing the majority of pain that he's going through. He had to call off his road trip down here because he was told to hold himself in readiness to be called in as soon as they could clear enough time for him...and if a patient cancels an existing appointment, it could happen quickly. I can't blame him for that but I was a bit disappointed. But it will happen....probably later rather than sooner. But only time will tell.
The weather today was awesome. Our high was 73, which surprised us since it started out in the 40's this morning and stayed fairly warm well into the evening. More of the same until Monday but I'll take it. Wouldn't you? I was hoping my flower bulbs would be here today but guess I can't hope for them to get here earlier than Saturday no matter what. Time enough. The ground hasn't been warm enough all that long. And these are not really bulbs for Spring flowers so much as early to mid-summer ones. Chewlee will love helping to plant them, regardless.
Guess I will post this and get some sleep. My doctor's appointment is for early tomorrow morning and I don't want more bags under my eyes than average. I wish everyone a really fantastic weekend. Love you all! ****Hugs****
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
I Lived!!!!
If you haven't figured it out yet, my surgery ended up being more complicated than the doctor thought it would be. It turned into a 3 hour nightmare of ballooning my artery where it had narrowed and the insertion of a stent where there was some scar tissue. The doctor got a bit frustrated and almost went ahead and was going to do a bypass in that leg but something made him try this way instead. He also put me on Plavix which is a medication that helps prevent cells from congregating and making trouble. I kind of think of it like a cop that keeps the bad boys in the neighborhood from hanging out at the corner....LOL.
I ended up having to stay overnight since I had to stay flat on my back and with legs straight for six damn hours and you know how uncomfortable those hospital beds are if you have ever stayed in one. I could hardly wait to leave in the morning and I came home and crashed. I felt just awful. I had a headache, I was hungry but felt too nauseous to attempt eating anything and my back was killing me. I laid down in bed and couldn't get comfortable. I laid in my recliner and couldn't get comfortable in it, either....and that was unusual. I took some tylenol and finally got rid of the headache but the backache and leg ache were a package, it seems. My friend, Carol, finally convinced me that I should try a pain pill so I did. Guess what? It worked and I felt a whole lot better.
I'm going to have to try getting to sleep right away before this wears off. I am desperate for some comfortable rest. So forgive me for making this so short. Love you all. ****Hugs***
I ended up having to stay overnight since I had to stay flat on my back and with legs straight for six damn hours and you know how uncomfortable those hospital beds are if you have ever stayed in one. I could hardly wait to leave in the morning and I came home and crashed. I felt just awful. I had a headache, I was hungry but felt too nauseous to attempt eating anything and my back was killing me. I laid down in bed and couldn't get comfortable. I laid in my recliner and couldn't get comfortable in it, either....and that was unusual. I took some tylenol and finally got rid of the headache but the backache and leg ache were a package, it seems. My friend, Carol, finally convinced me that I should try a pain pill so I did. Guess what? It worked and I felt a whole lot better.
I'm going to have to try getting to sleep right away before this wears off. I am desperate for some comfortable rest. So forgive me for making this so short. Love you all. ****Hugs***
Monday, April 7, 2014
The Trip To The Hospital Turned Out Well.....
There was no rain when I went to the hospital today for my blood tests. The bad thing was that someone moved my appointment back a half hour without notifying me. I could have relaxed at home a bit longer. Grrr!
I ended up having to cover my family history...well, just my mother and father's health history. I know I have answered those questions before but it was some time ago. The girl said that the hospital was upgrading their system and trying to make both my health history and the history of my parents easily accessed. Why? Makes me feel more like lawyers are involved than doctors but what do I know? I just know my original medical history and that of my family IS located in their files because it's been accessed before. Must be a different screen that's buried and/or hard to access with their current system. Who knows?!
Anyway, I came home with that damn soap that they want you to apply to your skin WITHOUT WATER. I know it's germicidal but it dries my skin badly (it's already dry) and itches like hell! But I used it to wash (I hate the smell) and then applied it like they asked. I'm sitting her with itch spots all over the place. I wouldn't even know where to begin to scratch but I am trying not to do that. My skin is so fragile as it is, it would only make little boo-boo's all over.
So I am reading all the information supplied to me and discover they make a separate consideration in case the doctor has to do *intervention*. That means if he has to *roto-rooter* it because he finds a blockage starting. It scared me because I thought, *Oh no! I don't want to have to stay overnight.* But further reading showed that I would return home but have to stay off my feet for 24 hours. Phew! (wipes forehead in relief...) I can do that...LOL!
So say a little prayer for me that everything goes all right. I DO have a feeling that there IS a blockage in that leg...not a full one but one that is interfering with good circulation in my lower leg. We still have rain in our future they say (we didn't get any today) but it will be a bit warmer. I can do warmer.
Have a great day and think of me often. ****Hugs****
I ended up having to cover my family history...well, just my mother and father's health history. I know I have answered those questions before but it was some time ago. The girl said that the hospital was upgrading their system and trying to make both my health history and the history of my parents easily accessed. Why? Makes me feel more like lawyers are involved than doctors but what do I know? I just know my original medical history and that of my family IS located in their files because it's been accessed before. Must be a different screen that's buried and/or hard to access with their current system. Who knows?!
Anyway, I came home with that damn soap that they want you to apply to your skin WITHOUT WATER. I know it's germicidal but it dries my skin badly (it's already dry) and itches like hell! But I used it to wash (I hate the smell) and then applied it like they asked. I'm sitting her with itch spots all over the place. I wouldn't even know where to begin to scratch but I am trying not to do that. My skin is so fragile as it is, it would only make little boo-boo's all over.
So I am reading all the information supplied to me and discover they make a separate consideration in case the doctor has to do *intervention*. That means if he has to *roto-rooter* it because he finds a blockage starting. It scared me because I thought, *Oh no! I don't want to have to stay overnight.* But further reading showed that I would return home but have to stay off my feet for 24 hours. Phew! (wipes forehead in relief...) I can do that...LOL!
So say a little prayer for me that everything goes all right. I DO have a feeling that there IS a blockage in that leg...not a full one but one that is interfering with good circulation in my lower leg. We still have rain in our future they say (we didn't get any today) but it will be a bit warmer. I can do warmer.
Have a great day and think of me often. ****Hugs****
I Hate A Rainy Night!
Whenever we have a bad storm at night, I end up with loss of internet. Last night, it wasn't just rainy...there was plenty of thunder and lightning, too. When my TV started to break up into a trillion pixels, I turned on the weather channel. The storm was due to go on for a loooooong time. It did. I finally scrapped the blog I had started and figured I needed the sleep more than the blog with no internet.
While I had the weather channel on, I learned there were several tornadoes in a couple of the states just west of us. There was no news (at that time) about any damage or injuries or deaths that might have occurred but I was more concerned about the storm that was coming at US that might have spawned more tornadoes when it hit our state. I kept my window open so I could hear the sirens if they went off during the night. If the window is closed, you can't hear them, unfortunately. End result? No sirens and I woke up to a cold room. Not bitter cold...just shaking cold when you got up in it and before you put a robe on...LOL. I can take that until my heater gets a chance to warm up the area.
More rain expected today....or should I say more thunderstorms. Sigh! Figures since I need to go to the hospital to take my blood tests this afternoon. The best I can hope for is that the storm holds off until I get back home or it comes early and is over before I have to leave. I'm not going to hold my breath over either possibility, tho'.
I got the news last night that Mustachio is coming to visit us for a couple days tomorrow. He'll probably get here around dinner time. I have to change the sheets in the guest room for him today since I didn't after Chewlee slept overnight last time. If it's just her staying overnight, they can stay on for more than one day's time, don't you think?
Mustachio is leaving right after his physical therapy session and I don't envy him that drive when I know his wrist will probably be paining him. He'll stay until Thursday morning then leave to drive up to his brother's place in Tennessee before heading home. He MUST be at his physical therapy session or risk losing out on his compensation payments. Can't do that.
I have to remember to call Tara about coming over to see him or if I can bring him over to her house on Wednesday so he can see the remodeling that she had done since the house became hers officially. I have to remember to tell the Beast about his coming today after he wakes up a little later.
So you know the kind of weather WE are expecting. I hope your weather is better. Have a great Monday and be kind to each other. ***Hugs***
While I had the weather channel on, I learned there were several tornadoes in a couple of the states just west of us. There was no news (at that time) about any damage or injuries or deaths that might have occurred but I was more concerned about the storm that was coming at US that might have spawned more tornadoes when it hit our state. I kept my window open so I could hear the sirens if they went off during the night. If the window is closed, you can't hear them, unfortunately. End result? No sirens and I woke up to a cold room. Not bitter cold...just shaking cold when you got up in it and before you put a robe on...LOL. I can take that until my heater gets a chance to warm up the area.
More rain expected today....or should I say more thunderstorms. Sigh! Figures since I need to go to the hospital to take my blood tests this afternoon. The best I can hope for is that the storm holds off until I get back home or it comes early and is over before I have to leave. I'm not going to hold my breath over either possibility, tho'.
I got the news last night that Mustachio is coming to visit us for a couple days tomorrow. He'll probably get here around dinner time. I have to change the sheets in the guest room for him today since I didn't after Chewlee slept overnight last time. If it's just her staying overnight, they can stay on for more than one day's time, don't you think?
Mustachio is leaving right after his physical therapy session and I don't envy him that drive when I know his wrist will probably be paining him. He'll stay until Thursday morning then leave to drive up to his brother's place in Tennessee before heading home. He MUST be at his physical therapy session or risk losing out on his compensation payments. Can't do that.
I have to remember to call Tara about coming over to see him or if I can bring him over to her house on Wednesday so he can see the remodeling that she had done since the house became hers officially. I have to remember to tell the Beast about his coming today after he wakes up a little later.
So you know the kind of weather WE are expecting. I hope your weather is better. Have a great Monday and be kind to each other. ***Hugs***
Saturday, April 5, 2014
The Princess And Family Stop By....
The very pregnant Princess, Chewlee and Johnnycakes stopped by the house today. Johnnycakes wanted to borrow the rototiller but the carb was plugged so he and the Beast worked on cleaning it up and replacing what it needed that was obvious. It came out looking good but the motor was still not getting gas. The problem was that the Beast thought it might be the needle valve but he had no clue where to even try to find one. The only hope was to find someone that worked on small engines. Johnnycakes thought he could deal with that so he took the unit home with him.
Chewlee got to open her packages from Carol. As soon as she saw the tights, she said, *Oh, she sent ballet stuff!* I asked her how she knew that and she pointed to the tights. She then tore into the other package and found the leotard and tutu. It's adorable and Chewlee said, sadly, *I can't try them on now, Grandma. I am all dirty from T-ball.* And she was so I told her that I would keep it here so that when she came over to spend the night next weekend, the Beast can take her picture for me to show Carol. Chewlee stroked the tutu and then went to show it to her mother. When she brought it back, she watched me to see me hang it up. I will iron the ribbons on it before she comes back so it looks really spiffy.
I am hoping to get her the ballet slippers before next weekend. I forgot to check with the Princess about her shoe size. But won't she be jazzed to have everything she needs for one of her ballet *performances* that she puts on for us! I even downloaded Swan Lake for her to dance to as well as the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. She is so cute when she performs. But I guess that's the way every grandma feels. Even great-grandma's....LOL!
I showed the Princess the necklace that Carol sent for Chewlee and she thought it was really pretty. I told her that I would give it to Chewlee at the shower and she just rolled her eyes. We talked about the *food* at the shower and it seems that it's only going to be sweet stuff. I may have to even bring my own coffee! I have to check with Tara on that point. Since the shower is going to be held from 2-4 officially, they just thought it didn't need food since it was after lunch and before dinner. Oh well! Showers have changed a lot from when I was young.
It was cold today when we woke up. The Beast immediately turned on the heat. We hadn't needed it for several days with the warmer weather we had. I was nice and warm under my covers so I hadn't noticed it got cold until I got up. I put on a sweater immediately and kept it on most of the day. I ventured out for a bit when Chewlee got on her bike to ride it around but she put it away when I went in the house and came in to watch her cartoons.
She ate more of the Beast's spaghetti...what was left of it anyway. The Princess pigged out on the meatballs. There were just a few left and now I think the Beast will give the rest of them to Baron tomorrow.
Our weather isn't supposed to improve for a few more days. Figures when I have to go out on Monday to get my blood tests at the hospital before I go in on Tuesday for my arteriogram. Oh well! C'est la vie! Love you all. Have a great Sunday. ***Hugs***
Chewlee got to open her packages from Carol. As soon as she saw the tights, she said, *Oh, she sent ballet stuff!* I asked her how she knew that and she pointed to the tights. She then tore into the other package and found the leotard and tutu. It's adorable and Chewlee said, sadly, *I can't try them on now, Grandma. I am all dirty from T-ball.* And she was so I told her that I would keep it here so that when she came over to spend the night next weekend, the Beast can take her picture for me to show Carol. Chewlee stroked the tutu and then went to show it to her mother. When she brought it back, she watched me to see me hang it up. I will iron the ribbons on it before she comes back so it looks really spiffy.
I am hoping to get her the ballet slippers before next weekend. I forgot to check with the Princess about her shoe size. But won't she be jazzed to have everything she needs for one of her ballet *performances* that she puts on for us! I even downloaded Swan Lake for her to dance to as well as the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. She is so cute when she performs. But I guess that's the way every grandma feels. Even great-grandma's....LOL!
I showed the Princess the necklace that Carol sent for Chewlee and she thought it was really pretty. I told her that I would give it to Chewlee at the shower and she just rolled her eyes. We talked about the *food* at the shower and it seems that it's only going to be sweet stuff. I may have to even bring my own coffee! I have to check with Tara on that point. Since the shower is going to be held from 2-4 officially, they just thought it didn't need food since it was after lunch and before dinner. Oh well! Showers have changed a lot from when I was young.
It was cold today when we woke up. The Beast immediately turned on the heat. We hadn't needed it for several days with the warmer weather we had. I was nice and warm under my covers so I hadn't noticed it got cold until I got up. I put on a sweater immediately and kept it on most of the day. I ventured out for a bit when Chewlee got on her bike to ride it around but she put it away when I went in the house and came in to watch her cartoons.
She ate more of the Beast's spaghetti...what was left of it anyway. The Princess pigged out on the meatballs. There were just a few left and now I think the Beast will give the rest of them to Baron tomorrow.
Our weather isn't supposed to improve for a few more days. Figures when I have to go out on Monday to get my blood tests at the hospital before I go in on Tuesday for my arteriogram. Oh well! C'est la vie! Love you all. Have a great Sunday. ***Hugs***
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Looking For Gift Boxes In Vain....
I went out shopping (finally) to pick up what I need to wrap, box and ribbon the gifts that *I* bought for the Princess' baby shower as well as what my friend Carol bought for her. One of the major things I wanted was some gift boxes for some of the smaller, softer things involved. No such luck. I went to three out of four of the major stores that MIGHT offer them but discovered they only carry them...guess when? LOL! At Christmas, of course. I had hopes but in vain.
But I did buy different tissue patterns and colors, a bunch of wrapping paper, bags of various sizes and lots of pretty ribbons. Maybe I can't wrap things the way I wanted but I can make some pretty little packages to be unwrapped. At least they will be wrapped with lots of love.
It was just totally gorgeous out. I drove with the front windows down and just let the air blow in. My hair was a mess when I stopped but I didn't care. It felt wonderful! Even the Beast enjoyed taking Baron for his run around the circle. I've noticed he seems to be slimming down a bit. It will be nice if that keeps up. He should be trimmer than he is although he still looks uniform, if you know what I mean. And his coat is so shiny and healthy looking. It should be! I swear that dog eats better than we do! LOL!
Tomorrow is Wound Center day and I also have to go in to the hospital for my preadmission testing. I have to call there early because I am not sure exactly what time I am supposed to be there. I THINK it's at 12:30pm but I want to make sure. I will have to drive right there from the Wound Center to take care of all the BS and get my pretesting instructions. All this for an arteriogram. I've had a couple of them now so I have a pretty good idea of what I need to do but they insist on going over it all after they take a couple tubes of blood and give me an EKG. It's not like I am going under any anesthesia. Sheesh!
Then, on Tuesday, I will actually have the process done. I think it's kind of fun because I get to joke with the doctor and nurses. I have a feeling they think I am nuts but, hey! Why not joke around? That keeps the mood light and we all get a laugh or two out of it.
Lots of bad weather out there tonight. Not here....yet....but they say we should get a thunderstorm later tonight. Some of the storms around have been severe and even had a couple tornadoes out of it. **Shudder** Hope no one was hurt physically. Damage caused leaves it's own scars because we have been through a tornado that just destroyed everything the Beast and I owned at the time. That was awful enough but we were renters at the time. The more serious damages happened to our landlord at the time. It was just awful! And it was scary, too. I really feel badly for those people who are going through that tonight.
Love you all. Please stay safe. Watch your weather and listen if you are told to seek shelter. It may just save your life and the life of those you love. ****Hugs****
But I did buy different tissue patterns and colors, a bunch of wrapping paper, bags of various sizes and lots of pretty ribbons. Maybe I can't wrap things the way I wanted but I can make some pretty little packages to be unwrapped. At least they will be wrapped with lots of love.
It was just totally gorgeous out. I drove with the front windows down and just let the air blow in. My hair was a mess when I stopped but I didn't care. It felt wonderful! Even the Beast enjoyed taking Baron for his run around the circle. I've noticed he seems to be slimming down a bit. It will be nice if that keeps up. He should be trimmer than he is although he still looks uniform, if you know what I mean. And his coat is so shiny and healthy looking. It should be! I swear that dog eats better than we do! LOL!
Tomorrow is Wound Center day and I also have to go in to the hospital for my preadmission testing. I have to call there early because I am not sure exactly what time I am supposed to be there. I THINK it's at 12:30pm but I want to make sure. I will have to drive right there from the Wound Center to take care of all the BS and get my pretesting instructions. All this for an arteriogram. I've had a couple of them now so I have a pretty good idea of what I need to do but they insist on going over it all after they take a couple tubes of blood and give me an EKG. It's not like I am going under any anesthesia. Sheesh!
Then, on Tuesday, I will actually have the process done. I think it's kind of fun because I get to joke with the doctor and nurses. I have a feeling they think I am nuts but, hey! Why not joke around? That keeps the mood light and we all get a laugh or two out of it.
Lots of bad weather out there tonight. Not here....yet....but they say we should get a thunderstorm later tonight. Some of the storms around have been severe and even had a couple tornadoes out of it. **Shudder** Hope no one was hurt physically. Damage caused leaves it's own scars because we have been through a tornado that just destroyed everything the Beast and I owned at the time. That was awful enough but we were renters at the time. The more serious damages happened to our landlord at the time. It was just awful! And it was scary, too. I really feel badly for those people who are going through that tonight.
Love you all. Please stay safe. Watch your weather and listen if you are told to seek shelter. It may just save your life and the life of those you love. ****Hugs****
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Almost Too Warm For So Early....
I don't know about you, but I kind of like to *ease* into summer weather. It got warm today...VERY warm. Well, let's face it...it got HOT! Our high today was 84 degrees. Can you believe it? But it was actually a very nice hot because it wasn't humid out.
The Beast and I got out and started pulling some of the weeds and debris out of the vegetable boxes. We just threw it all down into various piles on the ground and the Beast ran over them with the riding mower. He does that every year when we clean the boxes out. Actually, we found very little weeds in them this year. But, oh boy! You should see how the strawberries have spread. They have taken over one whole section of the boxes. We will have one hell of a crop of strawberries this year. That will please Chewlee who will pick one, eat one, pick one, eat one.....you get the idea. I no longer let her go out and pick them for a meal once I saw her red stained mouth but her hands were free from any stains. She thought she was putting one over on us....LOL! Kids! Gotta love them. Some things never change from generation to generation. Of course, you expect them to do that but she kind of carried it to an excess A LOT! Not that I blame her. I love the strawberries, too. And ours are sooooo sweet! Makes my mouth water just thinking of it.
We invited Tara over to help out on Saturday to clear the boxes. Since she is another one of the tomato buzzards that like to eat them out of our garden, it's the least she can do. I hope the Beast actually means what he said he was going to do this year. He CLAIMS he is only going to plant tomato plants and green pepper plants. I have to tell you that I don't believe it for a minute. He will see the starters and think...*Oh, I'll just get one...no, two of these.* Before you know it, he's got all kinds of plants crammed into the boxes and then he wonders why we lose so many tomatoes and such. He ends up with them all crammed together and they are TOO close. **Sigh** A farmer he was never meant to be.
Chewlee has one heck of a surprise coming for her. It's something I know she has wanted for a couple years now. It's also something from my friend, Carol. I have a really big surprise for her here already but I am saving it to give her at the shower so she will feel *special*. I would save what is coming except that Carol is just dying to know Chewlee's reaction to it when it gets here. Since Carol is an older woman, I don't want to keep her on pins and needles waiting.
Tomorrow should be a repeat of today's weather. But I have the Home Health nurse coming in the morning and it will be too warm for us to work out in the sun on the vegetable beds in the afternoon. Besides, the Beast has already said we will work on it on Saturday, which if we have a body or two more to help us out, should pretty much do it. Then it's just putting in the bags of potting soil before we start planting any veggies.
I gather it wasn't nearly as warm at Bratfink's area of the country but it was warm enough for her to enjoy the fresh air as she made her way out into the world. We heard that Wisconsin may be in for a FOOT of snow. Shock! Shock! I sure hope it's better for you, wherever you are. Love you all and be good.....***Hugs***
The Beast and I got out and started pulling some of the weeds and debris out of the vegetable boxes. We just threw it all down into various piles on the ground and the Beast ran over them with the riding mower. He does that every year when we clean the boxes out. Actually, we found very little weeds in them this year. But, oh boy! You should see how the strawberries have spread. They have taken over one whole section of the boxes. We will have one hell of a crop of strawberries this year. That will please Chewlee who will pick one, eat one, pick one, eat one.....you get the idea. I no longer let her go out and pick them for a meal once I saw her red stained mouth but her hands were free from any stains. She thought she was putting one over on us....LOL! Kids! Gotta love them. Some things never change from generation to generation. Of course, you expect them to do that but she kind of carried it to an excess A LOT! Not that I blame her. I love the strawberries, too. And ours are sooooo sweet! Makes my mouth water just thinking of it.
We invited Tara over to help out on Saturday to clear the boxes. Since she is another one of the tomato buzzards that like to eat them out of our garden, it's the least she can do. I hope the Beast actually means what he said he was going to do this year. He CLAIMS he is only going to plant tomato plants and green pepper plants. I have to tell you that I don't believe it for a minute. He will see the starters and think...*Oh, I'll just get one...no, two of these.* Before you know it, he's got all kinds of plants crammed into the boxes and then he wonders why we lose so many tomatoes and such. He ends up with them all crammed together and they are TOO close. **Sigh** A farmer he was never meant to be.
Chewlee has one heck of a surprise coming for her. It's something I know she has wanted for a couple years now. It's also something from my friend, Carol. I have a really big surprise for her here already but I am saving it to give her at the shower so she will feel *special*. I would save what is coming except that Carol is just dying to know Chewlee's reaction to it when it gets here. Since Carol is an older woman, I don't want to keep her on pins and needles waiting.
Tomorrow should be a repeat of today's weather. But I have the Home Health nurse coming in the morning and it will be too warm for us to work out in the sun on the vegetable beds in the afternoon. Besides, the Beast has already said we will work on it on Saturday, which if we have a body or two more to help us out, should pretty much do it. Then it's just putting in the bags of potting soil before we start planting any veggies.
I gather it wasn't nearly as warm at Bratfink's area of the country but it was warm enough for her to enjoy the fresh air as she made her way out into the world. We heard that Wisconsin may be in for a FOOT of snow. Shock! Shock! I sure hope it's better for you, wherever you are. Love you all and be good.....***Hugs***
It Almost Felt Like Summer....
The temperature got all the way up to 75 degrees today. The Beast opened up the house and let the fresh air in and it felt wonderful! There was nothing special that happened today. We didn't do any yard work because the Beast went to the gun range to check out one of the rifles. He had a good time. He does love to shoot them....just not at anything we can eat.
He said he had decided that, if things really DO go to hell as far as the economy goes, he will shoot the geese at the lake. I laughed and said, *You and 200 other people. LOL* I then brought up the fact that they are mostly on the water and I doubted that he could get Baron to go fetch it for him. He shrugged. I don't think he thought any further than being able to shoot one of them. Oh well!
Tara was supposed to stop by today but it's possible that I was sleeping when she did. But if so, either the Beast was gone and the front door locked or she left without one of the papers she needs for our taxes. I'll find out tomorrow when I remember to ask the Beast about it.
I've been taking these OTC pills for my allergies, especially because the sinus drip damn near chokes me as it drips down my throat. But, I have a feeling that it's NOT the non-drowsy formula for me. I've been waaaaaay too sleepy for that. I've decided to forgo taking them for a while and see if that improves at all. I don't know what else it could be. I'll just have to wait and see and put up with the sinus drip.
More great weather tomorrow for us. At the same time, my friend Carol is happy that they have been having downpours at her house in the San Francisco area. It's almost funny but that area has been suffering with a drought for some time. Well, love you all. Have a fantastic day and try to be happy. ***Hugs***
He said he had decided that, if things really DO go to hell as far as the economy goes, he will shoot the geese at the lake. I laughed and said, *You and 200 other people. LOL* I then brought up the fact that they are mostly on the water and I doubted that he could get Baron to go fetch it for him. He shrugged. I don't think he thought any further than being able to shoot one of them. Oh well!
Tara was supposed to stop by today but it's possible that I was sleeping when she did. But if so, either the Beast was gone and the front door locked or she left without one of the papers she needs for our taxes. I'll find out tomorrow when I remember to ask the Beast about it.
I've been taking these OTC pills for my allergies, especially because the sinus drip damn near chokes me as it drips down my throat. But, I have a feeling that it's NOT the non-drowsy formula for me. I've been waaaaaay too sleepy for that. I've decided to forgo taking them for a while and see if that improves at all. I don't know what else it could be. I'll just have to wait and see and put up with the sinus drip.
More great weather tomorrow for us. At the same time, my friend Carol is happy that they have been having downpours at her house in the San Francisco area. It's almost funny but that area has been suffering with a drought for some time. Well, love you all. Have a fantastic day and try to be happy. ***Hugs***
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
A Glorious Day!
Today was just fantastic! The temperature hit 73, plus it was sunny and no breeze. The Beast started cutting the lawns even. It was that kind of day. He ran up to Lowes and bought some pansies that we planted in the half barrel next to the driveway. Now if only my bulbs get here that I ordered. We can then get the flower bed planted because I really think the danger of frost may be over and the ground temperature is above 46 degrees now.
I even put my exhaust fan into the window of my computer room. I love the fact that I can reverse the fan direction at any time I want. When I really feel the need for fresh air, I can have it. To keep the air moving through the room, I just turn it on. When I go to bed, I just turn it off for the night.
I have to go to Walmart tomorrow since I didn't do it today to pick up wrapping paper, ribbon, tissue and some bags for the presents that Carol has had sent here for the Princess' shower in a few weeks. I need to see if I can find some gift boxes, too, since a few of these things should be boxed and wrapped, too. I can't believe this woman's generosity! Just because she has no grandchildren of her own. I told her she was more than welcome to *adopt* mine because we believe that love should be shared. She now calls herself the *stand-in* granny. LOL!
I will admit the fact that I spent a lot of the day napping, off and on. This not sleeping well at night is really getting to me. Especially with summer approaching. Plus we will have to clear out the vegetable boxes and get those planted soon. I need to be awake and aware for that. I usually have the energy.....when I get some decent sleep. The bladder urges don't help either even tho' I have cut down on my liquid intake at night. **Sigh** I just can't win.
Oh well. Love you all. Hope your week has gotten off to a good start. ****Hugs****
I even put my exhaust fan into the window of my computer room. I love the fact that I can reverse the fan direction at any time I want. When I really feel the need for fresh air, I can have it. To keep the air moving through the room, I just turn it on. When I go to bed, I just turn it off for the night.
I have to go to Walmart tomorrow since I didn't do it today to pick up wrapping paper, ribbon, tissue and some bags for the presents that Carol has had sent here for the Princess' shower in a few weeks. I need to see if I can find some gift boxes, too, since a few of these things should be boxed and wrapped, too. I can't believe this woman's generosity! Just because she has no grandchildren of her own. I told her she was more than welcome to *adopt* mine because we believe that love should be shared. She now calls herself the *stand-in* granny. LOL!
I will admit the fact that I spent a lot of the day napping, off and on. This not sleeping well at night is really getting to me. Especially with summer approaching. Plus we will have to clear out the vegetable boxes and get those planted soon. I need to be awake and aware for that. I usually have the energy.....when I get some decent sleep. The bladder urges don't help either even tho' I have cut down on my liquid intake at night. **Sigh** I just can't win.
Oh well. Love you all. Hope your week has gotten off to a good start. ****Hugs****
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