Today was kind of another boring day but I decided to watch TV and crochet a bit. I managed to find a couple of interesting programs (well, semi-interesting since I fell asleep). Do NOT fall asleep while crocheting. Each time I would wake up, I had to find my crochet needle and then do counting to find out where I had left off. I ended up pulling out several rows of crocheting due to miscounting here and there. It was maddening so I finally put up the crocheting for the day.
The Beast decided we were having a nice big breakfast/lunch that he wanted to prepare to surprise me. I let him, of course and he DID surprise me. He made us scrambled eggs with onions (which I happen to love), bacon, toast and a mix of fresh cut bananas and the strawberries I cut up yesterday. It was fantastic! Hit my spots and really filled me up. So much so that I really wasn't hungry at dinner time. We both just kind of snacked. He bought some vanilla pound cake and whipped cream so we could eat the strawberries but I was even too full for that. I figured I would have some if I got hungry later. But my peanut butter sandwich has tided me over so far.
It was a bit warmer today and the Beast didn't want Baron knocking over waste baskets or digging in the garbage for coffee filters again so he took Baron out for his run. He almost turned around because the yard where Baron has been doing his duty had the owner there doing some repairs. He didn't want the owner to see that so he was going to turn around and bring Baron back towards the house when the Baron's buddy started his sad refrain so Baron leaped ahead (not stopping to relieve himself, thank goodness) and ran up to the fence. So they did their running up and down the fence line for a bit until the Beast finally called Baron away. By then, they both were cold but Baron came home much happier. No garbage digging or waste basket knocking over....LOL.
Dennis came over to visit the Beast for a bit. He was checking to see how the Beast's eye is doing (so-so) and to just generally be happy that Fox is back on Dish. I told them both it would be back but they never listen to me. Now, suddenly, there's no more talk about leaving Dish. Go figure! At least my worries are over.
It's late but it's a lot warmer outside (but not warm by any means) than I thought it would be. It's 45 degrees out and isn't supposed to get any colder than 39 but who knows? Weather forecasting is NOT an exact science. It's okay but not always correct. So we shall see. If it warms up tomorrow like it did today, it will be a surprise to me. It's not predicted to be and I believe it just because of watching the radar on the news. I may not be a weather person but if they had said it would be warm again, I would have called them liars. The radar says cold weather being swept to our area. Brrrr!
Love you all. Stay warm and dry. I'll be hanging out here at the house again but I have plans for Monday. Tuesday is the doctor.....yuk. Be good. ***Hugs***
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
Boring........
For some reason, I was really bored today. I couldn't get into my crocheting or find anything interesting on TV to watch. My DVD's didn't appeal either. There was nothing I felt like doing at all. Normally, I will plan and assist on our dinner but we ended up having sandwiches and some potato salad instead. Even the Beast felt the same way. Strange day.
Baron was bad today with getting into the garbage and knocking over the Beast's garbage can next to his desk. He did it on purpose and I told the Beast that he was probably pissed that he didn't get his run and see his buddy today. Baron, when he gets into the garbage, doesn't eat anything...he grabs the disposed coffee filters and gets the grounds all over the place. Every time. I have no idea why he hates them but he does. It makes such a mess but I cleaned it up. It was right after that when he knocked over the Beast's waste basket deliberately. The Beast was right there and Baron didn't care. He gets like that every once in a while and you know he's pissed about something. It wasn't food because he had just eaten. I still think it's because he didn't get his run. Oh well. No telling what an animal is thinking.
Our fridge has started dropping some ice. I say SOME because it's pathetic what it's putting out. Most of the pieces are broken ones. I'll bet the technician that comes to fix it just puts in a new ice maker. Of course, we won't know if that fixes it or not for 24 hours....LOL! It takes that long when it's been shut off and then reset. I just want my ice back. I love my ice water and then get to chew on the ice that hasn't melted on me when I finish the water. LOL
We are back to colder weather. Not as cold as some places. One of my online friends in NY was telling me what it was like in the city with the wind chill. Brrrrrr! No thanks. I'll take Alabama.
Love you all. Hope your life isn't too difficult. Stay warm and dry. Drive carefully. ***Hugs***
Baron was bad today with getting into the garbage and knocking over the Beast's garbage can next to his desk. He did it on purpose and I told the Beast that he was probably pissed that he didn't get his run and see his buddy today. Baron, when he gets into the garbage, doesn't eat anything...he grabs the disposed coffee filters and gets the grounds all over the place. Every time. I have no idea why he hates them but he does. It makes such a mess but I cleaned it up. It was right after that when he knocked over the Beast's waste basket deliberately. The Beast was right there and Baron didn't care. He gets like that every once in a while and you know he's pissed about something. It wasn't food because he had just eaten. I still think it's because he didn't get his run. Oh well. No telling what an animal is thinking.
Our fridge has started dropping some ice. I say SOME because it's pathetic what it's putting out. Most of the pieces are broken ones. I'll bet the technician that comes to fix it just puts in a new ice maker. Of course, we won't know if that fixes it or not for 24 hours....LOL! It takes that long when it's been shut off and then reset. I just want my ice back. I love my ice water and then get to chew on the ice that hasn't melted on me when I finish the water. LOL
We are back to colder weather. Not as cold as some places. One of my online friends in NY was telling me what it was like in the city with the wind chill. Brrrrrr! No thanks. I'll take Alabama.
Love you all. Hope your life isn't too difficult. Stay warm and dry. Drive carefully. ***Hugs***
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Tale Of The Ice Maker And The Repair Appointment....
I ended up calling Lowe's Service today about the fact that our ice maker on our less than a year old fridge had stopped making ice. We did the usual...changed the filter, waited 48 hours before calling, gave the information about purchase date, model and serial number. Sheesh! And we DID register it when we bought it. You would think our name alone would spill out the information on their computers.
I gather it was a main office, not local. So they had to contact the local repair company, pass the information about the fridge problem along and THEY gave Lowe's a service date for us. I almost choked. It was for February 18th! I had a hissy fit over that, let me tell you. I said that was a long time to go without any ice (especially for ME). So he requested the company to put us on their cancellation list so if someone cancelled an appointment, we might get service earlier. Get this! The company calls it their *Secret Service* list. LOL!
It only took me about a half hour to be disappointed that we won't be getting service for 19 days. If we had run our company like that, we would never have been as successful as we were. They obviously don't have enough servicemen for the business they do.
It turned out to be a really great day. The weather was wonderful. If even felt warmer than usual. The Beast took Baron out for a run past the sheep ranch we have just down the street. They have a dog that the Beast didn't recognize the breed but said it's beautiful. Baron and he have kind of made friends and will run excitedly along the fence (on their respective sides) with cheerful barking. Nothing menacing. Today, because the school bus was stopped down the street leading to the ranch, the Beast turned around and didn't bring Baron near the ranch. But the other dog had heard the scooter and started that sad howling they do when they are disappointed. It made the Beast feel bad but Baron, on hearing that, ran to the ranch to see his buddy. By then the school bus had left so there was no danger.
The Beast thinks the fence around the field is electrified and that is why neither dog tries getting in or out even tho' there seems to be enough room. I told him that they can probably feel the electrical field transmitted by the wiring. He said whatever it is, at least the dogs are safe. I said it might actually be up, not to keep the dog and sheep IN but to keep the coyotes OUT. He hadn't thought about that.
We had a cat in our back yard today that wouldn't move, even when Baron came out and barked at it. When it didn't react, Baron lost interest and the cat remained where it was. I thought it might have been hurt and was going to have the Beast go outside with a towel (because of all the pointy parts on it) to check and see. But, looking outside the window over the sink, I saw it get up and start eating something. I think it was a mouse. When it was done, it just walked away and disappeared out of the yard. Strange that it was covering up a mouse from a dog. Or perhaps it has some experience with coyotes and can't tell the difference between a coyote and a dog. But at least it wasn't hurt.
It will be a much cooler day tomorrow. *Sigh* But at least there's no way we will have snow and that matters to me. Love you all. Stay warm and dry. Be good. It's Friday so there's the weekend ahead. ***Hugs***
I gather it was a main office, not local. So they had to contact the local repair company, pass the information about the fridge problem along and THEY gave Lowe's a service date for us. I almost choked. It was for February 18th! I had a hissy fit over that, let me tell you. I said that was a long time to go without any ice (especially for ME). So he requested the company to put us on their cancellation list so if someone cancelled an appointment, we might get service earlier. Get this! The company calls it their *Secret Service* list. LOL!
It only took me about a half hour to be disappointed that we won't be getting service for 19 days. If we had run our company like that, we would never have been as successful as we were. They obviously don't have enough servicemen for the business they do.
It turned out to be a really great day. The weather was wonderful. If even felt warmer than usual. The Beast took Baron out for a run past the sheep ranch we have just down the street. They have a dog that the Beast didn't recognize the breed but said it's beautiful. Baron and he have kind of made friends and will run excitedly along the fence (on their respective sides) with cheerful barking. Nothing menacing. Today, because the school bus was stopped down the street leading to the ranch, the Beast turned around and didn't bring Baron near the ranch. But the other dog had heard the scooter and started that sad howling they do when they are disappointed. It made the Beast feel bad but Baron, on hearing that, ran to the ranch to see his buddy. By then the school bus had left so there was no danger.
The Beast thinks the fence around the field is electrified and that is why neither dog tries getting in or out even tho' there seems to be enough room. I told him that they can probably feel the electrical field transmitted by the wiring. He said whatever it is, at least the dogs are safe. I said it might actually be up, not to keep the dog and sheep IN but to keep the coyotes OUT. He hadn't thought about that.
We had a cat in our back yard today that wouldn't move, even when Baron came out and barked at it. When it didn't react, Baron lost interest and the cat remained where it was. I thought it might have been hurt and was going to have the Beast go outside with a towel (because of all the pointy parts on it) to check and see. But, looking outside the window over the sink, I saw it get up and start eating something. I think it was a mouse. When it was done, it just walked away and disappeared out of the yard. Strange that it was covering up a mouse from a dog. Or perhaps it has some experience with coyotes and can't tell the difference between a coyote and a dog. But at least it wasn't hurt.
It will be a much cooler day tomorrow. *Sigh* But at least there's no way we will have snow and that matters to me. Love you all. Stay warm and dry. Be good. It's Friday so there's the weekend ahead. ***Hugs***
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
The Beast Surprises Me.......
No, he didn't buy anything. It was the dinner he made for us. It was pepper crusted filet mignon. I wasn't really sure I would like it at first but I DO like pepper. However, this was wonderful. He made it just right (MR) and served it with fresh, sliced tomatoes and cottage cheese. I was in heaven for about a half hour or so. Trust me, I did NOT rush. I savored every bite.
I don't think I mentioned it but he's using that invection cooktop almost exclusively now. It just cooks everything faster and even sears the steaks with it's special pan. The water, even in the kettle, boils so quickly that it almost takes your breath away. It's amazing.
I had to compliment the chef a couple times because I really enjoyed dinner immensely. He had made me promise not to come out of my computer room while he was preparing our dinner. I had no idea what the menu was but told him *as long as it's not something sweet*. He said no it wasn't so I was relieved. He loves his sweet-sour chicken WAAAAAAY too much and has no idea that I often have to dump most of it in the garbage or end up sick. It's not something you should feed to a diabetic. Especially his because it leans more towards sweet than sour.
I wanted to go over to the Princess' house today but was just too tired after another night of oft interrupted sleep to use the bathroom. So I'll do it tomorrow since I am heading to bed shortly after posting this. I'm tired so I shouldn't have any trouble sleeping and I cut down on my liquids a couple hours ago. LOL! Like a little kid.
My online friends finally got married today. They called me after the deed was done. I called my friend, Carol, to let her know so we could be happy together for them. We did meet them around the same time. They refer to us as *the Aunties*....LOL.
A surprisingly warm day today and they say the same tomorrow. It was around 55 today and the same tomorrow. Baron was in 7th heaven because the Beast took him out on a run with the scooter. He hates when the day is too cold for it. He'll mope around the house, making heavy sighs and snorts. Too funny.
Love you all. Be good. Hope you are having a good week despite the snow and cold. ***Hugs***
I don't think I mentioned it but he's using that invection cooktop almost exclusively now. It just cooks everything faster and even sears the steaks with it's special pan. The water, even in the kettle, boils so quickly that it almost takes your breath away. It's amazing.
I had to compliment the chef a couple times because I really enjoyed dinner immensely. He had made me promise not to come out of my computer room while he was preparing our dinner. I had no idea what the menu was but told him *as long as it's not something sweet*. He said no it wasn't so I was relieved. He loves his sweet-sour chicken WAAAAAAY too much and has no idea that I often have to dump most of it in the garbage or end up sick. It's not something you should feed to a diabetic. Especially his because it leans more towards sweet than sour.
I wanted to go over to the Princess' house today but was just too tired after another night of oft interrupted sleep to use the bathroom. So I'll do it tomorrow since I am heading to bed shortly after posting this. I'm tired so I shouldn't have any trouble sleeping and I cut down on my liquids a couple hours ago. LOL! Like a little kid.
My online friends finally got married today. They called me after the deed was done. I called my friend, Carol, to let her know so we could be happy together for them. We did meet them around the same time. They refer to us as *the Aunties*....LOL.
A surprisingly warm day today and they say the same tomorrow. It was around 55 today and the same tomorrow. Baron was in 7th heaven because the Beast took him out on a run with the scooter. He hates when the day is too cold for it. He'll mope around the house, making heavy sighs and snorts. Too funny.
Love you all. Be good. Hope you are having a good week despite the snow and cold. ***Hugs***
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
A Good Day.....
I decided today that I feel good enough to make a trip to see my great-grand's at the Princess' house tomorrow. I want to get some information from her about a product she is selling anyway and that's best handled in person. Besides, I am getting a bit claustrophobic being indoors so much. I feel the need to get out for a bit.
It was a good day today. Even the Beast didn't do any complaining until this evening. He didn't go to church because he said he wasn't feeling all that well. I told him that was up to him and I sure wasn't going to say anything to him about his staying home.
Our icemaker stopped working for some reason and the Beast thought it might be because the filter was clogged. It took him a while to find the darn thing but he finally did and off he trotted to Lowe's to get a new one. Our fridge isn't even a year old so that surprised me. His only complaint was that they are expensive.
He had to turn off the water for a bit and the ice maker in order to remove the filter. It still isn't making ice but.....that takes 24 hours after it's been turned off. We'll see how it does tomorrow. It used to keep the bin filled nicely but lately has been delivering less and less. I mentioned it to the Beast several days ago but he didn't care. He doesn't use much ice unlike me. I like my ice water and especially now that we have the heat on. I get dehydrated anyway because I am diabetic and it's worse in winter. Now I am stuck with just drinking cold water but I'll live.
My gf from California sent me a check to use for my trip down to Florida. It was both a surprise that she would do it and a treat for me. She has a generous heart. She actually apologized for it not being more but I was not expecting anything from her. She only found out about the trip from my blog, which she is now reading regularly since we haven't been able to connect online lately. She said that way she gets an idea of what's going on with me.
Mustachio told me tonight that he was sorry he misunderstood what I had said yesterday so all is well between us. As we talked, he said he could tell I was really excited about this upcoming trip of ours. I told him he had no idea. I was already planning the clothes and other things I was bringing with me. I don't want to take my big suitcase so I have to plan what I am taking carefully. I used to pack for a week with my small one every year when I went to the family reunion but I have gotten out of the habit these past two years with only making one (overnight) trip to Mustachio's with Chewlee. I almost wish we could take Chewlee with us but she will be in school. We can't take her out for a week just so she could see her two aunts down there and where we lived for many years.
Mustachio is planning on making a dive while we are there. He loves to scuba dive and there are boats there that he can join for the day. He is hoping his buddy, John, will join him even if it's just to drop a line overboard and do some fishing. John can't dive but Mustachio wants to include him after the rough time he's had recovering from his auto accident. He also plans on visiting with another friend from his childhood, James. They both used to hang out at my house when they were young and they played these long, drawn-out games like Dungeons & Dragons, then they moved on to Axis and Allies. They could play for a whole weekend and I would have kids all over the place, asleep on every surface of my living room and the boys' room. It actually was a fun time and we knew where our boys were all the time. Sometimes they would stop and take a dip in the pool and I always had a huge stack of towels to wash, dry and fold afterward.
We took a short walk down memory lane and that was fun. It seems like only yesterday all this happened. Hard to believe that many of those kids are now married with kids of their own. A few, like Mustachio, still aren't but they are fairly young yet. It may still happen.
Got to get my butt to bed and get some rest now. I will be up every two hours to pee if I stick to my normal routine lately. *Sigh* But I haven't felt bad during the day so it's not so bad. Love you all and I was relieved to hear that NY City didn't get hit as badly with snow as was predicted. I'm sure they are, too. Take care and stay warm. ***Hugs***
It was a good day today. Even the Beast didn't do any complaining until this evening. He didn't go to church because he said he wasn't feeling all that well. I told him that was up to him and I sure wasn't going to say anything to him about his staying home.
Our icemaker stopped working for some reason and the Beast thought it might be because the filter was clogged. It took him a while to find the darn thing but he finally did and off he trotted to Lowe's to get a new one. Our fridge isn't even a year old so that surprised me. His only complaint was that they are expensive.
He had to turn off the water for a bit and the ice maker in order to remove the filter. It still isn't making ice but.....that takes 24 hours after it's been turned off. We'll see how it does tomorrow. It used to keep the bin filled nicely but lately has been delivering less and less. I mentioned it to the Beast several days ago but he didn't care. He doesn't use much ice unlike me. I like my ice water and especially now that we have the heat on. I get dehydrated anyway because I am diabetic and it's worse in winter. Now I am stuck with just drinking cold water but I'll live.
My gf from California sent me a check to use for my trip down to Florida. It was both a surprise that she would do it and a treat for me. She has a generous heart. She actually apologized for it not being more but I was not expecting anything from her. She only found out about the trip from my blog, which she is now reading regularly since we haven't been able to connect online lately. She said that way she gets an idea of what's going on with me.
Mustachio told me tonight that he was sorry he misunderstood what I had said yesterday so all is well between us. As we talked, he said he could tell I was really excited about this upcoming trip of ours. I told him he had no idea. I was already planning the clothes and other things I was bringing with me. I don't want to take my big suitcase so I have to plan what I am taking carefully. I used to pack for a week with my small one every year when I went to the family reunion but I have gotten out of the habit these past two years with only making one (overnight) trip to Mustachio's with Chewlee. I almost wish we could take Chewlee with us but she will be in school. We can't take her out for a week just so she could see her two aunts down there and where we lived for many years.
Mustachio is planning on making a dive while we are there. He loves to scuba dive and there are boats there that he can join for the day. He is hoping his buddy, John, will join him even if it's just to drop a line overboard and do some fishing. John can't dive but Mustachio wants to include him after the rough time he's had recovering from his auto accident. He also plans on visiting with another friend from his childhood, James. They both used to hang out at my house when they were young and they played these long, drawn-out games like Dungeons & Dragons, then they moved on to Axis and Allies. They could play for a whole weekend and I would have kids all over the place, asleep on every surface of my living room and the boys' room. It actually was a fun time and we knew where our boys were all the time. Sometimes they would stop and take a dip in the pool and I always had a huge stack of towels to wash, dry and fold afterward.
We took a short walk down memory lane and that was fun. It seems like only yesterday all this happened. Hard to believe that many of those kids are now married with kids of their own. A few, like Mustachio, still aren't but they are fairly young yet. It may still happen.
Got to get my butt to bed and get some rest now. I will be up every two hours to pee if I stick to my normal routine lately. *Sigh* But I haven't felt bad during the day so it's not so bad. Love you all and I was relieved to hear that NY City didn't get hit as badly with snow as was predicted. I'm sure they are, too. Take care and stay warm. ***Hugs***
Monday, January 26, 2015
Some Days Are Better Than Others.....
My son, Mustachio, complained today that he worked both tired and hung over. I know he had a few of the hair's of the dog to help him out when he got home and he hadn't eaten yet when we were talking online. I hate when that happens because he gets over-sensitive and misreads things that are said at times. He also can get morose and he DOES have a lot to be morose over. But he seems to be making some strides that way and spends less and less time living in the past.
BUT.....he totally took something I said to him out of context (he didn't read it carefully) and now he's angry with me and probably feels hurt. I did NOT say what he thought I did, however. Now I just have to wait and see what happens with him. We have been such good friends that I hate when this kind of thing happens. Why he thinks I would say anything bad about him (like compare him to his father), I have no idea. I once told him a long time ago that he was NOT like his dad. He felt he could see a lot of his dad in himself. Maybe the stubbornness when faced with a problem but that's about it. He will think and think about it and solve the problem just like his dad used to do but that is IT as far as I am concerned. He doesn't have his dad's capacity for being a bastard and hurting people. He is NOT a control freak, nor is he cruel. If he has a few drinks after work, he is at home and not out endangering people by driving drunk. Usually he does NOT end up with a hangover, either. So today WAS an unusual one for him. I hope he keeps that in mind tomorrow when he wakes up and remembers what he said.
I WAS having a nice day. I spent part of it crocheting on an afghan I started over a year ago. It took me a bit to remember the pattern but I finally got back *into* it. It was very nice and very peaceful to do. It made me remember that I should make one for Sheepie. I want to make one with a new pattern for Gunner, too. I sure have enough skeins of yarn....LOL.
The Beast was on his best behavior today but had a heart attack when he picked up his medication for his eye. It took a few days for the pharmacy to get in since it's both non-generic and very expensive. Even with our insurance (which paid $125. of it), he had to pay $80. He was glad to find out there are no refills prescribed....LOL. I read what it was for and it said infection and pain. It has an antibiotic and a steroid in it. Two drops go into the eye near the outside edge. That's where the little tumor is that the doctor thinks is cancerous. I forgot to ask when the appointment with the retina doctor is and I know he was notified of that this morning. I heard him talking to the doctor's office because he had missed the nurse's original call. I have to remember to ask tomorrow since he's in bed now.
When he used the medication, he complained about how it blurred his vision. It was blurred before he used it but it was worse, he said. I found out he's having a real problem reading things even with his glasses on. Of course, so far, they are just OTC reader's. He won't find out if he needs real glasses until all the work is done on his eyes.
I notice that Baron is almost totally healed of all his boo-boo's. So he will be ready to have his surgery soon. The vet wanted all the problems taken care of before she would do it. I know the Beast is full of doubts about it all because he is worried about Baron being put under anesthesia but the idea of KNOWING he has the problems he does and what it means if the surgery is NOT done is even worse. He will end up doing it but he will be a wreck.
I am heading for bed after I get this posted. I will be doing more crocheting tomorrow and looking for an interesting pattern for the afghan for Gunner. I want to do something different than all the usual ones they do for babies.
Love you all. Hope your week started out well. If you live in NY, I feel badly for you with all the weather is dealing out in your area. Stay warm, dry and do NOT attempt to drive in it! ***Hugs***
BUT.....he totally took something I said to him out of context (he didn't read it carefully) and now he's angry with me and probably feels hurt. I did NOT say what he thought I did, however. Now I just have to wait and see what happens with him. We have been such good friends that I hate when this kind of thing happens. Why he thinks I would say anything bad about him (like compare him to his father), I have no idea. I once told him a long time ago that he was NOT like his dad. He felt he could see a lot of his dad in himself. Maybe the stubbornness when faced with a problem but that's about it. He will think and think about it and solve the problem just like his dad used to do but that is IT as far as I am concerned. He doesn't have his dad's capacity for being a bastard and hurting people. He is NOT a control freak, nor is he cruel. If he has a few drinks after work, he is at home and not out endangering people by driving drunk. Usually he does NOT end up with a hangover, either. So today WAS an unusual one for him. I hope he keeps that in mind tomorrow when he wakes up and remembers what he said.
I WAS having a nice day. I spent part of it crocheting on an afghan I started over a year ago. It took me a bit to remember the pattern but I finally got back *into* it. It was very nice and very peaceful to do. It made me remember that I should make one for Sheepie. I want to make one with a new pattern for Gunner, too. I sure have enough skeins of yarn....LOL.
The Beast was on his best behavior today but had a heart attack when he picked up his medication for his eye. It took a few days for the pharmacy to get in since it's both non-generic and very expensive. Even with our insurance (which paid $125. of it), he had to pay $80. He was glad to find out there are no refills prescribed....LOL. I read what it was for and it said infection and pain. It has an antibiotic and a steroid in it. Two drops go into the eye near the outside edge. That's where the little tumor is that the doctor thinks is cancerous. I forgot to ask when the appointment with the retina doctor is and I know he was notified of that this morning. I heard him talking to the doctor's office because he had missed the nurse's original call. I have to remember to ask tomorrow since he's in bed now.
When he used the medication, he complained about how it blurred his vision. It was blurred before he used it but it was worse, he said. I found out he's having a real problem reading things even with his glasses on. Of course, so far, they are just OTC reader's. He won't find out if he needs real glasses until all the work is done on his eyes.
I notice that Baron is almost totally healed of all his boo-boo's. So he will be ready to have his surgery soon. The vet wanted all the problems taken care of before she would do it. I know the Beast is full of doubts about it all because he is worried about Baron being put under anesthesia but the idea of KNOWING he has the problems he does and what it means if the surgery is NOT done is even worse. He will end up doing it but he will be a wreck.
I am heading for bed after I get this posted. I will be doing more crocheting tomorrow and looking for an interesting pattern for the afghan for Gunner. I want to do something different than all the usual ones they do for babies.
Love you all. Hope your week started out well. If you live in NY, I feel badly for you with all the weather is dealing out in your area. Stay warm, dry and do NOT attempt to drive in it! ***Hugs***
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Tried Something New....
Today the Beast bought us lunch at Wendy's. He went hoping to buy some taco salad (they made the best!) but didn't see it on the list and the place was so damn busy he didn't want to ask about it. So he got us some of their chili (also good) and got me an Asiago Spicy Chicken sandwich.
I had seen the ads for it but had never tried it. He knows I like spicy so that's why he got it for me. I will admit that I was not quite prepared for just how spicy it is but, after a few bites, the sting went away and it was delish! The bun was different and also very good. If you like spicy chicken, give it a try.
I have a cold sore for the first time in many, many years. Not a large one and it actually seems to be fading away once I used some of this Carmex stuff on it. It stayed small (but sore). It's almost gone now, thank goodness.
Know all that spam you get in your email? Let me tell you, I finally got so disgusted with it all that I took a couple hours and unsubscribed to each and every one of them. I had never subscribed to some of them so they had to be associated affiliates of ones that I HAD subscribed to. I was so pissed off about the sheer number that I just couldn't stand it any more. So, one-by-one, I unsubscribed to each of them. Let me tell you, it was well worth the time I spent. Ever since, my emails are now NOT filled with what I called spam. Especially my Yahoo email. That was the absolute WORST. Now, I checked it today and had just six emails....all expected.....instead of the usual 40 or so that showed up on a daily basis. If I missed checking my email for any reason (like when I was ill/hurt), it was a joke how many would accumulate. It would take me an hour to just delete them.
So, if you have the same problem, take the time to unsubscribe to each one you do NOT want showing up on a daily or even weekly basis. I can handle my emails now and don't shudder every time I think about checking it. *Grin*
I'm thinking about asking the Princess for my Chewlee this next weekend. I haven't spent any real time with her since Christmas eve at Tara's house. I was in a lot of pain then because I was fairly new on my crutches and it was a real chore getting into Tara's house and even getting out. I did spend some time with Tonto though and found him to be very different from the last time I had seen him. But my Chewlee is the apple of my eye because she loves me the way she does. She likes to spend time here with me and we get to play games online together. I have a couple of the hidden object games that need doing that I have saved for her. She can spend hours doing those and she is really good at them, too. She surprises me at times how quickly she spots some of the objects.
Well, time to get this posted. Love you all. New work week coming up so drive carefully. Hope you don't get much snow or really cold weather. But keep warm, dry and be good. ***Hugs***
I had seen the ads for it but had never tried it. He knows I like spicy so that's why he got it for me. I will admit that I was not quite prepared for just how spicy it is but, after a few bites, the sting went away and it was delish! The bun was different and also very good. If you like spicy chicken, give it a try.
I have a cold sore for the first time in many, many years. Not a large one and it actually seems to be fading away once I used some of this Carmex stuff on it. It stayed small (but sore). It's almost gone now, thank goodness.
Know all that spam you get in your email? Let me tell you, I finally got so disgusted with it all that I took a couple hours and unsubscribed to each and every one of them. I had never subscribed to some of them so they had to be associated affiliates of ones that I HAD subscribed to. I was so pissed off about the sheer number that I just couldn't stand it any more. So, one-by-one, I unsubscribed to each of them. Let me tell you, it was well worth the time I spent. Ever since, my emails are now NOT filled with what I called spam. Especially my Yahoo email. That was the absolute WORST. Now, I checked it today and had just six emails....all expected.....instead of the usual 40 or so that showed up on a daily basis. If I missed checking my email for any reason (like when I was ill/hurt), it was a joke how many would accumulate. It would take me an hour to just delete them.
So, if you have the same problem, take the time to unsubscribe to each one you do NOT want showing up on a daily or even weekly basis. I can handle my emails now and don't shudder every time I think about checking it. *Grin*
I'm thinking about asking the Princess for my Chewlee this next weekend. I haven't spent any real time with her since Christmas eve at Tara's house. I was in a lot of pain then because I was fairly new on my crutches and it was a real chore getting into Tara's house and even getting out. I did spend some time with Tonto though and found him to be very different from the last time I had seen him. But my Chewlee is the apple of my eye because she loves me the way she does. She likes to spend time here with me and we get to play games online together. I have a couple of the hidden object games that need doing that I have saved for her. She can spend hours doing those and she is really good at them, too. She surprises me at times how quickly she spots some of the objects.
Well, time to get this posted. Love you all. New work week coming up so drive carefully. Hope you don't get much snow or really cold weather. But keep warm, dry and be good. ***Hugs***
A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LOVING SHEEPIE!
Today is my darling Sheepie's 21st birthday. I wish her loads of happiness and fun. I wish her the best of everything and hope to take her out for one of her first legal drinks (now that I can walk again....LOL).
Be happy dear and give me a call soon. Love you so much,
Gram
Be happy dear and give me a call soon. Love you so much,
Gram
Saturday, January 24, 2015
So Neat To Have Happen.....
I think everyone has heard the horror stories about online romances that turn out tragic or at least don't end up well. It's nice to see one that actually turns out to be a happy event. I have an online friend in England that I made around two years ago. He's a Desert Storm veteran that lost both legs when his plane was shot down. He's a really nice young man (to ME he's young anyway) since he's around the age of my oldest son.
He met a nice young woman online on the same game site that we play at. They got to know each other using Skype so they could actually see and talk to each other in real time and no typing. She was well aware of his handicap and, later on when he had a heart problem, she was then his fiance and she spoke directly with the doctors so knew the depth of the problem.
The romance was not only serious but it seemed almost tragic at the same time. The prognosis on his heart problem is not good. But they both were anxious to get married and that time is now just a few days away.
She flew to England to get married. He picked her up at the airport and brought her home with him. The next day he presented her with the most beautiful engagement ring I have seen in ages. They bought their wedding bands ... well, she bought HIS wedding band. Her engagement ring included the matching band that they saved for the ceremony.
England made them wait for 8 days of her being in England before they could go to the registrar to get their marriage license. Then they had to wait another 16 days for the banns to be published. Somehow immigration got involved since she is not from either Canada or England or any of the other English ruled lands and that delayed the date another few days. However, now they will be getting married this Wednesday.
Both Carol, my gf from California, and I have known the happy couple for around the same amount of time. I have to admit that I don't know which of us met them first or if we met them at the same time. But we are now considered to be Auntie Carol and Auntie Brat. That's what I was told the last time he called me. He always has included his fiance in on our conversations even when they were on Skype together.
They will be getting married around 9-10am (I forget exactly what I was told....he has a thick accent) and then will meet together with their other online friends to celebrate the marriage once they return home. They will have a few friends there and then go out to lunch with them afterward before returning home to celebrate with their online friends.
Everyone agrees that it is wonderful to see something like this happen and be successful. I think what shocked me was his telling me that she would be flying back to California a couple days after the wedding. I had forgotten that she had a home there that needs to be sold and she needs to take early retirement from her government job, too. Then, in order to return to England even though she is married to a British citizen, she will have to get a special visa to return. Governments all have their red tape....LOL But that's probably because she is not becoming a British citizen and will retain her American citizenship. Which is probably smart with his bad heart. I'm sure she will want to return to the US if something happens to him. Her family all lives here.
The Beast's eye was better this morning when he got up. I've asked him several times about it and his prescription that hasn't gotten delivered to our pharmacy yet. I gather it's not something they regularly carry so it had to come from the warehouse. I called today and they said they didn't get their normal Saturday delivery so it wouldn't be here until Monday. I have to call first to make sure it's there.
Another cold night expected but a day in the 50's...shock, surprise! After that, it's all downhill...LOL I had hoped to get a bit more done than I did (like clean the rug in my computer room) but I did manage to get folded clothes put away and hung up a few things that needed it. I neatened up my desk a bit but I give up on it being REALLY neat. I keep putting things that need attention in a pile that I don't feel like addressing at the moment. They sit for a few days before I finally give in and do what must be done. I have a few bills that need paying that I am just being lazy about making out the checks. I will take care of them tomorrow while the Beast is at church and I won't be interrupted.
Time to post this baby. Love you all. Be good and remember....romance is NOT dead! LOL ***Hugs***
He met a nice young woman online on the same game site that we play at. They got to know each other using Skype so they could actually see and talk to each other in real time and no typing. She was well aware of his handicap and, later on when he had a heart problem, she was then his fiance and she spoke directly with the doctors so knew the depth of the problem.
The romance was not only serious but it seemed almost tragic at the same time. The prognosis on his heart problem is not good. But they both were anxious to get married and that time is now just a few days away.
She flew to England to get married. He picked her up at the airport and brought her home with him. The next day he presented her with the most beautiful engagement ring I have seen in ages. They bought their wedding bands ... well, she bought HIS wedding band. Her engagement ring included the matching band that they saved for the ceremony.
England made them wait for 8 days of her being in England before they could go to the registrar to get their marriage license. Then they had to wait another 16 days for the banns to be published. Somehow immigration got involved since she is not from either Canada or England or any of the other English ruled lands and that delayed the date another few days. However, now they will be getting married this Wednesday.
Both Carol, my gf from California, and I have known the happy couple for around the same amount of time. I have to admit that I don't know which of us met them first or if we met them at the same time. But we are now considered to be Auntie Carol and Auntie Brat. That's what I was told the last time he called me. He always has included his fiance in on our conversations even when they were on Skype together.
They will be getting married around 9-10am (I forget exactly what I was told....he has a thick accent) and then will meet together with their other online friends to celebrate the marriage once they return home. They will have a few friends there and then go out to lunch with them afterward before returning home to celebrate with their online friends.
Everyone agrees that it is wonderful to see something like this happen and be successful. I think what shocked me was his telling me that she would be flying back to California a couple days after the wedding. I had forgotten that she had a home there that needs to be sold and she needs to take early retirement from her government job, too. Then, in order to return to England even though she is married to a British citizen, she will have to get a special visa to return. Governments all have their red tape....LOL But that's probably because she is not becoming a British citizen and will retain her American citizenship. Which is probably smart with his bad heart. I'm sure she will want to return to the US if something happens to him. Her family all lives here.
The Beast's eye was better this morning when he got up. I've asked him several times about it and his prescription that hasn't gotten delivered to our pharmacy yet. I gather it's not something they regularly carry so it had to come from the warehouse. I called today and they said they didn't get their normal Saturday delivery so it wouldn't be here until Monday. I have to call first to make sure it's there.
Another cold night expected but a day in the 50's...shock, surprise! After that, it's all downhill...LOL I had hoped to get a bit more done than I did (like clean the rug in my computer room) but I did manage to get folded clothes put away and hung up a few things that needed it. I neatened up my desk a bit but I give up on it being REALLY neat. I keep putting things that need attention in a pile that I don't feel like addressing at the moment. They sit for a few days before I finally give in and do what must be done. I have a few bills that need paying that I am just being lazy about making out the checks. I will take care of them tomorrow while the Beast is at church and I won't be interrupted.
Time to post this baby. Love you all. Be good and remember....romance is NOT dead! LOL ***Hugs***
Kind Of A Post Script......
With all that's gone on the past couple of days, I forgot to mention a couple things. Number one: I noticed when I was putting lotion on my legs today that I have obviously been kind of ignoring my left leg due to the problem when I fell. Guess what? It's so full of dry skin that I am going to have to take a bath in order to get it all off with my scrungee.....LOL. I couldn't believe it! What a maroon I have been. Oh well. It's an excuse to take a bath and see how I do getting out of the tub. I'll let you know.
Number two: I got so disgusted with the lack of styling of my hair that I got mad, grabbed the scissors and cut it very, very short. I figure I can let it grow in and get it styled before I go to Florida with my son to see my sisters. LOL. I did notice that my hair is about 25% grey now. It's pretty much around the front of my head from what I could see in the mirror. I won't color it until it grows out a bit and I get it styled.
It's probably healthier anyway. My hair was looking a bit dry and kind of overprocessed. This way it will be all fresh, new hair growth. That's how much I cut it. I had maybe an inch and a half of growth that hadn't received any hair coloring. The rest was toast and was driving me crazy because, even when I set it in rollers, I couldn't really do much with it. I needed a haircut BADLY.
That's it. All I wanted to mention that got forgotten when I actually set out to write my posts. Love you all. Be good. ***Hugs***
Number two: I got so disgusted with the lack of styling of my hair that I got mad, grabbed the scissors and cut it very, very short. I figure I can let it grow in and get it styled before I go to Florida with my son to see my sisters. LOL. I did notice that my hair is about 25% grey now. It's pretty much around the front of my head from what I could see in the mirror. I won't color it until it grows out a bit and I get it styled.
It's probably healthier anyway. My hair was looking a bit dry and kind of overprocessed. This way it will be all fresh, new hair growth. That's how much I cut it. I had maybe an inch and a half of growth that hadn't received any hair coloring. The rest was toast and was driving me crazy because, even when I set it in rollers, I couldn't really do much with it. I needed a haircut BADLY.
That's it. All I wanted to mention that got forgotten when I actually set out to write my posts. Love you all. Be good. ***Hugs***
Friday, January 23, 2015
Computer Problems And Worry About The Beast.....
I have no idea why but I am suddenly having problems with my computer. First it started warning me that I had better back up my drive or lose it all because problems had been detected with my hard drive. I did a full scan on it (with repair) and then a Norton anti-virus scan. Nothing was detected. But the problems I am having are weird.
If I am on a site, it will suddenly disappear. If I am playing a game, it will opt out of it right in the middle of play. I was trying to read my email and that disappeared. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
The Beast accidentally touched his eye this evening and the eye went totally black. I mean he lost the sight in it. It scared him to death. He went to bed immediately and hopes that the eye recovers tomorrow. If not, it's off to the doctor he goes ASAP! If he recovers, the next time it happens, he goes to the doctor regardless. I have no idea what is going on but that is scary!
What is truly scary is the fact that he might end up dependent on ME again. I've been there and it's not fun with him when he is helpless. He is a rotten patient and would be worse if he was not able to drive. He loves his independence. I don't blame him. I love being able to take myself places I want to go, too. But if I suddenly have to take him everywhere......no, no, no.......he would become the TOTAL Beast again and that would not bode well for either of us. Especially now with his new religious ties. That would never do.
So say a little prayer for him, please. He is afraid of being blind or nearly so. His right eye is the one that gives him depth perception, I believe. He's already a scary driver. I know him and he would never stop driving until he killed himself or someone else. So prayers are appreciated. TYVM!
It was cold last night (right around freezing) and my room never really warmed up. Even Baron tried sneaking up on the bed last night. He loves the bedspread....LOL. But I have it really warm now so it should last through whatever the night holds. Plus I have socks on my feet and my warmest pair of jammies on.
Love you all. Hope you are managing to stay warm and dry. Be good and be careful. ***Hugs***
If I am on a site, it will suddenly disappear. If I am playing a game, it will opt out of it right in the middle of play. I was trying to read my email and that disappeared. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
The Beast accidentally touched his eye this evening and the eye went totally black. I mean he lost the sight in it. It scared him to death. He went to bed immediately and hopes that the eye recovers tomorrow. If not, it's off to the doctor he goes ASAP! If he recovers, the next time it happens, he goes to the doctor regardless. I have no idea what is going on but that is scary!
What is truly scary is the fact that he might end up dependent on ME again. I've been there and it's not fun with him when he is helpless. He is a rotten patient and would be worse if he was not able to drive. He loves his independence. I don't blame him. I love being able to take myself places I want to go, too. But if I suddenly have to take him everywhere......no, no, no.......he would become the TOTAL Beast again and that would not bode well for either of us. Especially now with his new religious ties. That would never do.
So say a little prayer for him, please. He is afraid of being blind or nearly so. His right eye is the one that gives him depth perception, I believe. He's already a scary driver. I know him and he would never stop driving until he killed himself or someone else. So prayers are appreciated. TYVM!
It was cold last night (right around freezing) and my room never really warmed up. Even Baron tried sneaking up on the bed last night. He loves the bedspread....LOL. But I have it really warm now so it should last through whatever the night holds. Plus I have socks on my feet and my warmest pair of jammies on.
Love you all. Hope you are managing to stay warm and dry. Be good and be careful. ***Hugs***
Our Good Friends......
I know I have mentioned our friends for many years that bought the land across the street from us and built a house there. However, I really haven't told you much about them, just little bits, here and there.
Dennis is one of the few people that I know of that has multiple degrees from college as well as certifications from multiple states. He and the Beast went to school together to get their certifications for the State of Florida for Air Conditioning Contractors. That was probably the last certification that Dennis added to his list.
Dennis was married prior to meeting Dianne. Dianne is/was a very celebrated psychiatrist. She was honored last by the governor of Georgia for her work there. I gather she worked with and was very successful treating extremely disturbed individuals. She even managed to get them off most of the medications they had been on prescribed by others. She is a unique personality and a bit strange at times. But we get along very well and always have. She met Dennis when he was still married to his first life and their attraction to each other was palpable. I know Dennis fought the attraction and even moved back to New York to be near family and other friends there but, alas, he did end up divorcing his wife and marrying Dianne.
One of Dennis' degrees is in chemical engineering. He had to have been a professional student for a while. His father-in-law was wealthy and supported the family (he and his first wife had two children) for years. He finally got that degree due to his father-in-law insisting he work for the family business. That business was Buffalo Steel company. Dennis had to oversee, as one of his duties, the contamination of the land around the plant. There HAD been a different plant there prior to the steel company and there was definitely contamination from it. He had to remove and/or treat the land to prevent it from contamination ground water.
After his divorce, he and Dianne moved to the Georgia area, bought a gorgeous A-frame on a river leading out to the ocean and settled down. Dennis ended up building one of the most incredible and unique boat docks on that river and it was built to standards you would NOT believe! When I say it was incredible, you have NO idea. It was not an easy task and he was right there, not just having people do the work but was hands on to make sure it was done correctly. That's our Dennis for you, though. It looked amazing at night when the concrete posts were lit up. The damn thing was about 50 feet out into the river. When they ended up selling the house years later, it was one of the selling features. An engineer ended up buying the house. He appreciated the effort it took to put that up in the fast moving (and rising) water. It went up and down with the tide, too.
Yes, they owned a boat and Dennis complained they didn't get to use it as much as they would have liked due to their jobs. Dianne was heavily involved with her patients as well as overflow from her partners at times. When she was honored by the governor of the state, it was her partners that urged her to accept the honor. Dianne has never liked to be the center of attention and was very reluctant. But she finally accepted it and enjoyed the special dinner that was part of the ceremony. She DOES like to dress up and enjoys a good meal.
Dianne is a great hostess and an incredible cook. Dennis has become one, too, but that's his personality. Whatever he does, he has to be as good as it is possible. When they sold the house in Georgia and retired, they actually went to the factor where their RV that they bought was being built to make sure they got the accessories they wanted in it and to see it being built.
They traveled all over the country and even into Canada. They met a lot of people and had some interesting times that I prefer not to get into at the moment. Their last stop was in the state of Texas. This is after traveling for over 10 years in that RV. They were in some border town and all you could hear was gunshots at all times during the day or night. I know that it scared the hell out of Dennis, especially when a group of psychiatrists there tried to get Dianne to work with them. She was considering it and I remember telling her.....*Are you out of your mind????* You may laugh but lots of people lost their lives just being in the way of the various types of smugglers there. She finally decided not to take the offer and they came here to settle down.
It was Dennis that was with the Beast when they originally found this place. The two of them searched all over for an ideal area, near a lake, if not on one. They looked in northern Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and here in Alabama. They were gone for almost three weeks. I got a report each night when they stopped traveling about the properties they saw. When they found this place (it was supposed to be for the Beast to stay in during the summer since he couldn't stand the heat and humidity of Florida during those times), I finally traveled up to check it out myself. It was perfect for what it was intended to be. I have often said that, if I knew we would end up retiring in it, I would have insisted on a bigger house. Even now, since the Beast has seen more of the area, he is sorry he didn't look further. This house was half the size of the house we had built in Florida. *Sigh* But that is water over the dam now.
Dennis is now a grandfather from his children from his first marriage. I realized the other day that we have known the two of them for over 30 years. Amazing! I have friends from high school that I usually see every year and that is more than 50 years that we have continued our friendship. But this is one friend that the Beast has known and kept for that long. It is the only friend he has kept for that long.
It was Dennis and Dianne that got him the appointment with the eye doctor (see previous blog) and they were driving. The man was so busy that it was more than three hours past his appointment time that he was finally seen. It turned out that the doctor had had an emergency last week and was seeing the patients he had to cancel today of all days. It amazed me that Dennis was able to keep the Beast calm enough to see the doctor. I know of times that he has stormed out of a doctor's office due to it just being over an hour past his appointment. He has very little patience.
Dennis, however, has a problem with his eyes that is serious so, hearing about the Beast's problem, he was the one that made the appointment for him. He was worried about the Beast's sight so he wanted to make sure that he saw the doctor. When I heard about the possible cancer located next to the inner eye, it worried me, too. But we had no way of knowing that was going on if he hadn't seen the doctor. What they will do about it has to wait until after he sees the retinal specialist about the other problem he has. It would be funny if the Beast suddenly couldn't drive and I had to do all that for him. He would hate it!
Well, I think you kind of get the idea about our friendship with Dennis and Dianne. I will get this posted. I was just dreaming about them and, when I had to get up for the bathroom, felt I had to write it down. I will admit that I don't know much about Dianne's family but I do know that she has always been used to having a lot of money. She spends it like she prints it. Dennis loves me because, when I shop with her, I manage to curb her excesses without offending her. I just ask the right questions about why she might want this or that and where she intends to put it. Sometimes she is just like the rest of us and sees something that she likes and wants it without thinking it through.
For ten years she couldn't buy anything due to living in the RV without getting rid of something she already had. Now that they have the new house and had to buy almost everything, I was amazed at her restraint. She did, however, change her kitchen chairs twice due to not liking what she had bought originally. I'm sure Goodwill loves her......LOL!
She has gone all art deco in her decor except for the kitchen area. Nothing that *fit in* did she find comfortable and she says she wants comfort now. We shall see how long that lasts. Right now she is busy planning the plants she wants around the house where there is room. She has an *eye* for that kind of thing so I know it will end up being attractive and practical since she is a great believer in plants that can survive droughts. She will do her homework on that.
Time to get this story posted. Love you all and I hope I didn't bore you very much. Be good. ***Hugs***
Dennis is one of the few people that I know of that has multiple degrees from college as well as certifications from multiple states. He and the Beast went to school together to get their certifications for the State of Florida for Air Conditioning Contractors. That was probably the last certification that Dennis added to his list.
Dennis was married prior to meeting Dianne. Dianne is/was a very celebrated psychiatrist. She was honored last by the governor of Georgia for her work there. I gather she worked with and was very successful treating extremely disturbed individuals. She even managed to get them off most of the medications they had been on prescribed by others. She is a unique personality and a bit strange at times. But we get along very well and always have. She met Dennis when he was still married to his first life and their attraction to each other was palpable. I know Dennis fought the attraction and even moved back to New York to be near family and other friends there but, alas, he did end up divorcing his wife and marrying Dianne.
One of Dennis' degrees is in chemical engineering. He had to have been a professional student for a while. His father-in-law was wealthy and supported the family (he and his first wife had two children) for years. He finally got that degree due to his father-in-law insisting he work for the family business. That business was Buffalo Steel company. Dennis had to oversee, as one of his duties, the contamination of the land around the plant. There HAD been a different plant there prior to the steel company and there was definitely contamination from it. He had to remove and/or treat the land to prevent it from contamination ground water.
After his divorce, he and Dianne moved to the Georgia area, bought a gorgeous A-frame on a river leading out to the ocean and settled down. Dennis ended up building one of the most incredible and unique boat docks on that river and it was built to standards you would NOT believe! When I say it was incredible, you have NO idea. It was not an easy task and he was right there, not just having people do the work but was hands on to make sure it was done correctly. That's our Dennis for you, though. It looked amazing at night when the concrete posts were lit up. The damn thing was about 50 feet out into the river. When they ended up selling the house years later, it was one of the selling features. An engineer ended up buying the house. He appreciated the effort it took to put that up in the fast moving (and rising) water. It went up and down with the tide, too.
Yes, they owned a boat and Dennis complained they didn't get to use it as much as they would have liked due to their jobs. Dianne was heavily involved with her patients as well as overflow from her partners at times. When she was honored by the governor of the state, it was her partners that urged her to accept the honor. Dianne has never liked to be the center of attention and was very reluctant. But she finally accepted it and enjoyed the special dinner that was part of the ceremony. She DOES like to dress up and enjoys a good meal.
Dianne is a great hostess and an incredible cook. Dennis has become one, too, but that's his personality. Whatever he does, he has to be as good as it is possible. When they sold the house in Georgia and retired, they actually went to the factor where their RV that they bought was being built to make sure they got the accessories they wanted in it and to see it being built.
They traveled all over the country and even into Canada. They met a lot of people and had some interesting times that I prefer not to get into at the moment. Their last stop was in the state of Texas. This is after traveling for over 10 years in that RV. They were in some border town and all you could hear was gunshots at all times during the day or night. I know that it scared the hell out of Dennis, especially when a group of psychiatrists there tried to get Dianne to work with them. She was considering it and I remember telling her.....*Are you out of your mind????* You may laugh but lots of people lost their lives just being in the way of the various types of smugglers there. She finally decided not to take the offer and they came here to settle down.
It was Dennis that was with the Beast when they originally found this place. The two of them searched all over for an ideal area, near a lake, if not on one. They looked in northern Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and here in Alabama. They were gone for almost three weeks. I got a report each night when they stopped traveling about the properties they saw. When they found this place (it was supposed to be for the Beast to stay in during the summer since he couldn't stand the heat and humidity of Florida during those times), I finally traveled up to check it out myself. It was perfect for what it was intended to be. I have often said that, if I knew we would end up retiring in it, I would have insisted on a bigger house. Even now, since the Beast has seen more of the area, he is sorry he didn't look further. This house was half the size of the house we had built in Florida. *Sigh* But that is water over the dam now.
Dennis is now a grandfather from his children from his first marriage. I realized the other day that we have known the two of them for over 30 years. Amazing! I have friends from high school that I usually see every year and that is more than 50 years that we have continued our friendship. But this is one friend that the Beast has known and kept for that long. It is the only friend he has kept for that long.
It was Dennis and Dianne that got him the appointment with the eye doctor (see previous blog) and they were driving. The man was so busy that it was more than three hours past his appointment time that he was finally seen. It turned out that the doctor had had an emergency last week and was seeing the patients he had to cancel today of all days. It amazed me that Dennis was able to keep the Beast calm enough to see the doctor. I know of times that he has stormed out of a doctor's office due to it just being over an hour past his appointment. He has very little patience.
Dennis, however, has a problem with his eyes that is serious so, hearing about the Beast's problem, he was the one that made the appointment for him. He was worried about the Beast's sight so he wanted to make sure that he saw the doctor. When I heard about the possible cancer located next to the inner eye, it worried me, too. But we had no way of knowing that was going on if he hadn't seen the doctor. What they will do about it has to wait until after he sees the retinal specialist about the other problem he has. It would be funny if the Beast suddenly couldn't drive and I had to do all that for him. He would hate it!
Well, I think you kind of get the idea about our friendship with Dennis and Dianne. I will get this posted. I was just dreaming about them and, when I had to get up for the bathroom, felt I had to write it down. I will admit that I don't know much about Dianne's family but I do know that she has always been used to having a lot of money. She spends it like she prints it. Dennis loves me because, when I shop with her, I manage to curb her excesses without offending her. I just ask the right questions about why she might want this or that and where she intends to put it. Sometimes she is just like the rest of us and sees something that she likes and wants it without thinking it through.
For ten years she couldn't buy anything due to living in the RV without getting rid of something she already had. Now that they have the new house and had to buy almost everything, I was amazed at her restraint. She did, however, change her kitchen chairs twice due to not liking what she had bought originally. I'm sure Goodwill loves her......LOL!
She has gone all art deco in her decor except for the kitchen area. Nothing that *fit in* did she find comfortable and she says she wants comfort now. We shall see how long that lasts. Right now she is busy planning the plants she wants around the house where there is room. She has an *eye* for that kind of thing so I know it will end up being attractive and practical since she is a great believer in plants that can survive droughts. She will do her homework on that.
Time to get this story posted. Love you all and I hope I didn't bore you very much. Be good. ***Hugs***
Thursday, January 22, 2015
No Good News For The Beast.....
Today was the Beast's appointment with the new eye doctor. Originally it was for what he felt was a film that was developing over his eye. Since he had cataract surgery a couple years ago, that meant the lens that was placed over his iris had to be calcifying or some such thing. That scared him.
Turns out he does have a film (not calcium) that is forming on the lenses in both eyes. The doctor can remove the one on the left eye but the right eye has a couple other problems. First of all, he is suffering from macular degeneration or some such thing. The Beast has no clue really if that's what it is or not. He just remembers it's some kind of degenerative problem. Second, the doctor thinks he has a cancer just to the outside of the eye itself. The doctor won't touch the eye until the Beast sees a retina specialist and is told it's safe. I found out the Beast has been suffering from floaters in his eye that is in a kind of *sheet*. The eye doctor told him that cleaning up the lens in that eye won't solve that problem but I told the Beast that the retina doctor will be able to tell him more after he does a few tests. Been there.......
Since I may have to have eye surgery by the retinal specialist that I have been seeing, I'm well aware of what could be happening to him. Especially due to his high blood pressure. But only time will tell. The eye doctor's office is making an appointment for him and will call him once it's made. Stay tuned for further developments.
It's been a few days since I spoke with my gf, Carol, and I sure miss talking with her. I tried to find out if she was feeling okay but I guess she's been worried about her oldest son, the one that lives in Hawaii, because he's been very ill. From her email to me, I can't blame her for that. It's a wonder she has time to even think about me....LOL. I am just saying a few prayers for her son so that her life can return to some semblance of normal.
The temperatures are dropping now.....again. I had to kick up the heat in my computer room. High and low temps for the next few days won't vary by more than 8-9 degrees. Brrr! I made sure all my warm jammies were washed, folded and put away. There's nothing I hate worse than feeling cold.
Love you all. Be good, stay warm, dry and drive carefully. ***Hugs***
Turns out he does have a film (not calcium) that is forming on the lenses in both eyes. The doctor can remove the one on the left eye but the right eye has a couple other problems. First of all, he is suffering from macular degeneration or some such thing. The Beast has no clue really if that's what it is or not. He just remembers it's some kind of degenerative problem. Second, the doctor thinks he has a cancer just to the outside of the eye itself. The doctor won't touch the eye until the Beast sees a retina specialist and is told it's safe. I found out the Beast has been suffering from floaters in his eye that is in a kind of *sheet*. The eye doctor told him that cleaning up the lens in that eye won't solve that problem but I told the Beast that the retina doctor will be able to tell him more after he does a few tests. Been there.......
Since I may have to have eye surgery by the retinal specialist that I have been seeing, I'm well aware of what could be happening to him. Especially due to his high blood pressure. But only time will tell. The eye doctor's office is making an appointment for him and will call him once it's made. Stay tuned for further developments.
It's been a few days since I spoke with my gf, Carol, and I sure miss talking with her. I tried to find out if she was feeling okay but I guess she's been worried about her oldest son, the one that lives in Hawaii, because he's been very ill. From her email to me, I can't blame her for that. It's a wonder she has time to even think about me....LOL. I am just saying a few prayers for her son so that her life can return to some semblance of normal.
The temperatures are dropping now.....again. I had to kick up the heat in my computer room. High and low temps for the next few days won't vary by more than 8-9 degrees. Brrr! I made sure all my warm jammies were washed, folded and put away. There's nothing I hate worse than feeling cold.
Love you all. Be good, stay warm, dry and drive carefully. ***Hugs***
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Let's Just Confuse The Issue.....
First of all, I am feeling MUCH better today. No problems with diarrhea but I am being cautious. I have eaten normally and still feel fine. No tummy aches, no bloating and no gurgling....LOL
Secondly, do NOT ask me why but today the Beast came into my computer room and told me to let everyone know I was going to continue to have my OLD number and to ignore the new one. For right now, the new one and old one still work but I am getting a new chip or some such thing from the new company that, once installed, will allow me to have my old number. What they said that makes the Beast sure it will not be cloned, I have no idea. But, if he has screwed that up, it's on his shoulders and not mine.
Now I have a few people to notify about all this and we shall see what happens. It would have helped if he had just done this up front.
I spent most of today resting, I will admit. But, after being up most of the night with the IBS attack, I needed it. I got up several times to hit the bathroom (successfully) and a couple times for ice water. The Beast went to (another) meeting at his church for something or other (not a regular meeting) so he was gone for two hours. Baron had to go out because that was one thing the Beast forgot to do. He usually lets Baron outside for a bit before he leaves the house for more than a short run to the store. I swear, that confused Baron when he went to the garage door and saw the Prius was gone....LOL He's a smart dog and he KNEW.
Every once in a while, I watch this program called Bizarre Foods. Mostly I watch Bizarre Foods America since that is located at various cities here in the States. But, on occasion, the little blurb about the type of foods, intrigues me. But, OMG...I am NOT a fan of his eating bugs raw, regardless of what he has to say and some of the foods are more than bizarre. Yuk! I think I will stick with the American versions, TYVM! Those are not so bad. I guess it's not the best program to be watching after a bout of IBS but who said I was *normal*....LOL
Looks like tomorrow may be our last decent day except for overcast. Then it will be getting colder once more. I should be grateful we haven't had any snow (or ice) yet (**knock on wood**). Well, guess it's time to get this posted.
Love you all. Stay warm, dry and drive carefully. ****Hugs****
Secondly, do NOT ask me why but today the Beast came into my computer room and told me to let everyone know I was going to continue to have my OLD number and to ignore the new one. For right now, the new one and old one still work but I am getting a new chip or some such thing from the new company that, once installed, will allow me to have my old number. What they said that makes the Beast sure it will not be cloned, I have no idea. But, if he has screwed that up, it's on his shoulders and not mine.
Now I have a few people to notify about all this and we shall see what happens. It would have helped if he had just done this up front.
I spent most of today resting, I will admit. But, after being up most of the night with the IBS attack, I needed it. I got up several times to hit the bathroom (successfully) and a couple times for ice water. The Beast went to (another) meeting at his church for something or other (not a regular meeting) so he was gone for two hours. Baron had to go out because that was one thing the Beast forgot to do. He usually lets Baron outside for a bit before he leaves the house for more than a short run to the store. I swear, that confused Baron when he went to the garage door and saw the Prius was gone....LOL He's a smart dog and he KNEW.
Every once in a while, I watch this program called Bizarre Foods. Mostly I watch Bizarre Foods America since that is located at various cities here in the States. But, on occasion, the little blurb about the type of foods, intrigues me. But, OMG...I am NOT a fan of his eating bugs raw, regardless of what he has to say and some of the foods are more than bizarre. Yuk! I think I will stick with the American versions, TYVM! Those are not so bad. I guess it's not the best program to be watching after a bout of IBS but who said I was *normal*....LOL
Looks like tomorrow may be our last decent day except for overcast. Then it will be getting colder once more. I should be grateful we haven't had any snow (or ice) yet (**knock on wood**). Well, guess it's time to get this posted.
Love you all. Stay warm, dry and drive carefully. ****Hugs****
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Could It Be Lactose Intolerance???
Just a couple hours after eating my potato soup, I suffered an attack of diarrhea that was not funny. I suddenly wondered if lactose intolerance could be a trigger for it. They claim it runs in families and I know I have two sisters that have it. Thank goodness I had decided to use a depends since I was having a problem with dribbling a bit.
Now I think I need to make an appointment with my doctor regarding this. The Beast came into my computer room after I hit the bathroom the first time and had to change my Depends and asked me if I was feeling well. I told him I was not. I guess I left a kind of scent trail in there. I am afraid to stand up for fear I will start to fill the Depends and not be able to stop. That can be very messy.
It got up to almost 65 degrees today and the Beast took Baron for a ride to pick up some fresh bread from Publix's bakery. They make bread of all kinds all day long there so it's always fresh. At least it is for about two days.
Since I am not feeling well at all, I am going to post this now. My tummy is gurgling again and that is not a good sign for me. Love you all. Hope you are feeling better than I am. ***Hugs***
Now I think I need to make an appointment with my doctor regarding this. The Beast came into my computer room after I hit the bathroom the first time and had to change my Depends and asked me if I was feeling well. I told him I was not. I guess I left a kind of scent trail in there. I am afraid to stand up for fear I will start to fill the Depends and not be able to stop. That can be very messy.
It got up to almost 65 degrees today and the Beast took Baron for a ride to pick up some fresh bread from Publix's bakery. They make bread of all kinds all day long there so it's always fresh. At least it is for about two days.
Since I am not feeling well at all, I am going to post this now. My tummy is gurgling again and that is not a good sign for me. Love you all. Hope you are feeling better than I am. ***Hugs***
Monday, January 19, 2015
Leg Still Feels Weak.....
I spent more time today walking on the weak leg. I say *weak* because that's still how it feels if I am up on it for too long. But I persist. I have to get it back up to strength because I sure as hell don't want to have to use my cane all the time, let alone a crutch.
One of my friends asked if I had chopped the crutches up into firewood yet. She knows I was really sick of using them. I laughed and told her they were made of aluminum. Fat chance of getting any firewood out of THAT. The cushions for under the arms and your hands are made of rubber. That would stink even if I DID decide to throw it in a fire.....LOL
My package from my gf in California got here today. I managed to get it into my computer room before opening it and before the Beast saw it. He thinks she sent me just ONE container of Bailey's but I told him that it was just one because I was almost healed. I don't know if he really believed me but I don't care. It's sitting here on my desk, out in the open and I have had two small (and I mean SMALL) glasses of Bailey's. I want this to last me for a while. He is so strange about MY having anything to drink that it's best that he thinks it's just this small bottle. It's all because HE can no longer drink. Just a sip or two and he's dizzy ever since he had his strokes. So, of course, now ANYONE that drinks is an alcoholic. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! If you only knew him pre-strokes. What a hypocrite.
I did get some more folding of clothes done and got them put away. I also made my own dinner since the Beast had someplace else to be for his church. Nothing special....just a TV dinner but it tasted good to me regardless. I actually had a taste for some potato soup but I'll make that tomorrow for us for our lunch. The Beast likes my potato soup and it's not something he makes. He makes potato pancakes, instead. But they are delicious and I am a fan.
Another two days of fairly nice weather before the temps start dropping again. *Sigh* Nothing we can do about that, unfortunately. You know me...I am a hot weather freak. Love it, love it, love it. The Beast doesn't but he also doesn't like cold weather. I swear, only little kids love it. Oh, and people who love to ski and/or snowboard. My daughter, Buttmunch, used to love snowboarding. I have no idea if she would even try it again nowadays.
Love you all. Be good. Stay warm and dry. Drive carefully. ***Hugs***
One of my friends asked if I had chopped the crutches up into firewood yet. She knows I was really sick of using them. I laughed and told her they were made of aluminum. Fat chance of getting any firewood out of THAT. The cushions for under the arms and your hands are made of rubber. That would stink even if I DID decide to throw it in a fire.....LOL
My package from my gf in California got here today. I managed to get it into my computer room before opening it and before the Beast saw it. He thinks she sent me just ONE container of Bailey's but I told him that it was just one because I was almost healed. I don't know if he really believed me but I don't care. It's sitting here on my desk, out in the open and I have had two small (and I mean SMALL) glasses of Bailey's. I want this to last me for a while. He is so strange about MY having anything to drink that it's best that he thinks it's just this small bottle. It's all because HE can no longer drink. Just a sip or two and he's dizzy ever since he had his strokes. So, of course, now ANYONE that drinks is an alcoholic. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! If you only knew him pre-strokes. What a hypocrite.
I did get some more folding of clothes done and got them put away. I also made my own dinner since the Beast had someplace else to be for his church. Nothing special....just a TV dinner but it tasted good to me regardless. I actually had a taste for some potato soup but I'll make that tomorrow for us for our lunch. The Beast likes my potato soup and it's not something he makes. He makes potato pancakes, instead. But they are delicious and I am a fan.
Another two days of fairly nice weather before the temps start dropping again. *Sigh* Nothing we can do about that, unfortunately. You know me...I am a hot weather freak. Love it, love it, love it. The Beast doesn't but he also doesn't like cold weather. I swear, only little kids love it. Oh, and people who love to ski and/or snowboard. My daughter, Buttmunch, used to love snowboarding. I have no idea if she would even try it again nowadays.
Love you all. Be good. Stay warm and dry. Drive carefully. ***Hugs***
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Some Good News For A Change
Other than the fact that my fingers on my left hand are cramping and making this post tough to do, I have great news. I no longer need the crutches. Not even one of them! My leg feels a bit weak still but walking will help that.
I am getting a new phone and a new carrier. Those of you on my old phone will be getting a call or an email with the new number. I don't have the phone yet but they gave me my number. The phone will be active I think from what their letter says.
I am going to try out Consumer Cellular. Yes, the one AARP recommends. No contract and they sure are cheap enough for what they offer. I admit I went cheap and will not have internet access but that's really because of the cloning problem I have had twice now. I don't even have friends in Cuba or Haiti or any of those islands. Sheesh.
Not that I wouldn't like to have a friend in Jamaica. One I might visit one day. Now there's a place that looks really interesting.
I'm really looking forward to my trip to Florida with my son. It means I can see and visit with my sisters...Cee and Baby Brat. I can also see how Frankenstein is and what my poor sister is going through with him. It can be tough to take care of someone with his problems. I will also get to see a couple of the kids (well, they aren't kids any more) that hung around my house for years. It's been ages since I saw them. It will be more fun for my son, I know, but still.....LOL
The Beast made an interesting side dish for our dinner tonight. It was an experiment that turned out really tasty. It had interesting ingredients....pineapple chunks, vinegar, brown sugar, cinnamon, pineapple juice and some soy sauce. It was really tasty with the way he put it together. He surprised me because I didn't think he would experiment like that.
Time to post this baby. Love you all. Be good and be careful. ***Hugs***
I am getting a new phone and a new carrier. Those of you on my old phone will be getting a call or an email with the new number. I don't have the phone yet but they gave me my number. The phone will be active I think from what their letter says.
I am going to try out Consumer Cellular. Yes, the one AARP recommends. No contract and they sure are cheap enough for what they offer. I admit I went cheap and will not have internet access but that's really because of the cloning problem I have had twice now. I don't even have friends in Cuba or Haiti or any of those islands. Sheesh.
Not that I wouldn't like to have a friend in Jamaica. One I might visit one day. Now there's a place that looks really interesting.
I'm really looking forward to my trip to Florida with my son. It means I can see and visit with my sisters...Cee and Baby Brat. I can also see how Frankenstein is and what my poor sister is going through with him. It can be tough to take care of someone with his problems. I will also get to see a couple of the kids (well, they aren't kids any more) that hung around my house for years. It's been ages since I saw them. It will be more fun for my son, I know, but still.....LOL
The Beast made an interesting side dish for our dinner tonight. It was an experiment that turned out really tasty. It had interesting ingredients....pineapple chunks, vinegar, brown sugar, cinnamon, pineapple juice and some soy sauce. It was really tasty with the way he put it together. He surprised me because I didn't think he would experiment like that.
Time to post this baby. Love you all. Be good and be careful. ***Hugs***
A Strange Day Of Nausea.....
I have no explanation but today I spent the whole damn day being nauseous. I never barfed but that feeling is just awful. It came and went all day long. If I stood up for anything more than the walk to the bathroom, I got dizzy besides. I really have a feeling that I have been nursing a slight case of the flu that is a different strain than my flu shot was designed for but.....it isn't as bad as it could be because I DID get my flu shot. At least, that's what I think.
I am feeling much better at the moment. I HOPE this lasts and the worst is over. I spent a great deal of today sleeping it off.....the nausea, I mean. It couldn't be anything else since I didn't indulge in anything else. Just my usual cinnamon tea and lots of water to help me avoid being dehydrated. Dehydration is a problem diabetics deal with constantly. I spent most of last night in the bathroom about every hour. Not fun to go through when you are tired.
I think that contributed to my sleep during the day today. I really was exhausted. It may have also made the nausea worse than it might have been. I know I am truly feeling better because I am hungry....LOL
My telephone was cloned....AGAIN. So now I am changing carriers since Verizon's only *solution* is that I have to buy a new 4G phone (I have a 3G smart phone) because...they claimed....the hackers have not been able to clone the 4G...YET! The *yet* is MY inclusion. They lie. I know that Dennis had a 4G phone (from Verizon) and his was cloned. My phone had charges for places like Haiti, Cuba and some other place that I haven't even THOUGHT about let alone have anyone I would call. That was pretty obvious to Verizon when the Beast went in about our bill. So now I have to let everyone on my call list know my new phone number since I will only have my old phone for another 10 days or so. My new phone will be here within the next four or five days.
I can hardly believe that we are supposed to have temperatures in the 50's for the next few days. That seems almost spring-like weather to me now. LOL!
I finally told the Beast about making the trip down to Florida with Mustachio. His only questions were ...*WHERE in Florida? Who is he going to visit?* When I explained about his buddy (the one in the car accident that was in a coma for four months and is still in a wheelchair right now), that was the end of it. He actually took it better than I thought he might. But, since Mustachio will be driving, I think that was the main thing. *I* am not capable of driving, you see. At least, not any distance greater than to Atlanta at the very MOST. That is only a 2-2 1/2 hr drive depending on traffic.
Right now he might be able to present a case but I am able to walk much further now without any aid. If I were feeling so-so, I would just use my cane. Here in the house, I don't think I need it for now.
Got to get this posted. Love you all. Take care of yourself and dress according to your weather, please. Drive carefully and thank you for your prayers. ***Hugs***
I am feeling much better at the moment. I HOPE this lasts and the worst is over. I spent a great deal of today sleeping it off.....the nausea, I mean. It couldn't be anything else since I didn't indulge in anything else. Just my usual cinnamon tea and lots of water to help me avoid being dehydrated. Dehydration is a problem diabetics deal with constantly. I spent most of last night in the bathroom about every hour. Not fun to go through when you are tired.
I think that contributed to my sleep during the day today. I really was exhausted. It may have also made the nausea worse than it might have been. I know I am truly feeling better because I am hungry....LOL
My telephone was cloned....AGAIN. So now I am changing carriers since Verizon's only *solution* is that I have to buy a new 4G phone (I have a 3G smart phone) because...they claimed....the hackers have not been able to clone the 4G...YET! The *yet* is MY inclusion. They lie. I know that Dennis had a 4G phone (from Verizon) and his was cloned. My phone had charges for places like Haiti, Cuba and some other place that I haven't even THOUGHT about let alone have anyone I would call. That was pretty obvious to Verizon when the Beast went in about our bill. So now I have to let everyone on my call list know my new phone number since I will only have my old phone for another 10 days or so. My new phone will be here within the next four or five days.
I can hardly believe that we are supposed to have temperatures in the 50's for the next few days. That seems almost spring-like weather to me now. LOL!
I finally told the Beast about making the trip down to Florida with Mustachio. His only questions were ...*WHERE in Florida? Who is he going to visit?* When I explained about his buddy (the one in the car accident that was in a coma for four months and is still in a wheelchair right now), that was the end of it. He actually took it better than I thought he might. But, since Mustachio will be driving, I think that was the main thing. *I* am not capable of driving, you see. At least, not any distance greater than to Atlanta at the very MOST. That is only a 2-2 1/2 hr drive depending on traffic.
Right now he might be able to present a case but I am able to walk much further now without any aid. If I were feeling so-so, I would just use my cane. Here in the house, I don't think I need it for now.
Got to get this posted. Love you all. Take care of yourself and dress according to your weather, please. Drive carefully and thank you for your prayers. ***Hugs***
Friday, January 16, 2015
Feeling Better And Mystery Solved, Perhaps......
Today was a good day with no sign of my IBS. I got my room semi-straightened up and the Beast even threw in a load of clothes for me that needed washing. I threw the last load in this evening but haven't dried it yet. I was reluctant to go out in the main part of the house due to the Beast and his buddy schmoozing.
Looks like we had another problem with someone cloning MY telephone (of course it would be mine the last two times!). We have to find a different carrier. I told the Beast I wanted to do a bit of research and also did NOT believe that they cannot clone a 4G phone. Dennis' phone was a 4G and it was cloned. That was just a way for Verizon to try to get us to buy a new phone and extend our contract, which is up in a couple weeks.
But that is not the mystery that I believe I may have solved. It's what brought on my IBS. I went over each and every thing I had eaten in the days prior to the attack. I also did a bit of research. It was pistachios, which is a shame since I love them. But those are the only out-of-the-ordinary food items that I ate in the days previous. In fact, it was just the evening before the attack hit me. It figures the Beast would bring them home. I swear, he IS trying to kill me. LOL!
We still have some in the house but I told the Beast to put them in his desk drawer and out of my sight. Out of sight, out of mind. Now that I am feeling decent again, I do NOT want to go through that again. In fact, according to the information I read, IBS is often brought on by nuts and legumes. I am going to avoid them like the plague since the way Mustachio is talking, the trip to Florida may be coming up sooner than he originally thought. I think he's actually getting kind of anxious to make a dive....or two....besides seeing his buddies down there.
Which brings me to a concern of mine. My gf, Carol, notified me that I should expect another package from New York PLUS she is sending me a check to help pay for my trip down to Florida so the Beast can't complain a whole lot. It worries me because I feel like she is trying to leave me a legacy and makes me worry about the state of her health. I know she has her two sons and her hubby so it's not like she could actually leave me anything in a will (shudder...a gruesome thought to me) but since I have seen so little of her online, I am worried. She has so many health problems and she's 10 years older than I am, too. I do NOT want to even consider that has anything to do with her generosity to me. The very thought makes me cry. My world will be a bit emptier without her so it cannot be allowed! You hear me, Carol? You had better get better QUICK!
You are more important to me than THINGS are. I would rather spend my time talking to you and sharing some of the things we have already shared in our lives as well as our hopes and memories. I wish I could share some of her with everyone that reads this. She is an amazing woman with a great heart. She has one real regret....the absence of grandchildren in her life. I offered to share mine with her....well, the great-grandchildren since they are the youngest ones. I believe love is to be shared and the more it's shared, the more it grows. She hoped on that bandwagon with both feet, so-to-speak, and I know Chewlee loves her and misses her notes. She always asks me if she's gotten a letter from Carol and is so disappointed when I tell her no.
I need to get my butt into bed and get some good rest so I don't set myself back into a bad place. I'm a bit tired since I stayed up pretty much all day today. I love you all. Stay warm, dry and safe. Be aware of your health and take care of it. We only get one life. ***Hugs***
Looks like we had another problem with someone cloning MY telephone (of course it would be mine the last two times!). We have to find a different carrier. I told the Beast I wanted to do a bit of research and also did NOT believe that they cannot clone a 4G phone. Dennis' phone was a 4G and it was cloned. That was just a way for Verizon to try to get us to buy a new phone and extend our contract, which is up in a couple weeks.
But that is not the mystery that I believe I may have solved. It's what brought on my IBS. I went over each and every thing I had eaten in the days prior to the attack. I also did a bit of research. It was pistachios, which is a shame since I love them. But those are the only out-of-the-ordinary food items that I ate in the days previous. In fact, it was just the evening before the attack hit me. It figures the Beast would bring them home. I swear, he IS trying to kill me. LOL!
We still have some in the house but I told the Beast to put them in his desk drawer and out of my sight. Out of sight, out of mind. Now that I am feeling decent again, I do NOT want to go through that again. In fact, according to the information I read, IBS is often brought on by nuts and legumes. I am going to avoid them like the plague since the way Mustachio is talking, the trip to Florida may be coming up sooner than he originally thought. I think he's actually getting kind of anxious to make a dive....or two....besides seeing his buddies down there.
Which brings me to a concern of mine. My gf, Carol, notified me that I should expect another package from New York PLUS she is sending me a check to help pay for my trip down to Florida so the Beast can't complain a whole lot. It worries me because I feel like she is trying to leave me a legacy and makes me worry about the state of her health. I know she has her two sons and her hubby so it's not like she could actually leave me anything in a will (shudder...a gruesome thought to me) but since I have seen so little of her online, I am worried. She has so many health problems and she's 10 years older than I am, too. I do NOT want to even consider that has anything to do with her generosity to me. The very thought makes me cry. My world will be a bit emptier without her so it cannot be allowed! You hear me, Carol? You had better get better QUICK!
You are more important to me than THINGS are. I would rather spend my time talking to you and sharing some of the things we have already shared in our lives as well as our hopes and memories. I wish I could share some of her with everyone that reads this. She is an amazing woman with a great heart. She has one real regret....the absence of grandchildren in her life. I offered to share mine with her....well, the great-grandchildren since they are the youngest ones. I believe love is to be shared and the more it's shared, the more it grows. She hoped on that bandwagon with both feet, so-to-speak, and I know Chewlee loves her and misses her notes. She always asks me if she's gotten a letter from Carol and is so disappointed when I tell her no.
I need to get my butt into bed and get some good rest so I don't set myself back into a bad place. I'm a bit tired since I stayed up pretty much all day today. I love you all. Stay warm, dry and safe. Be aware of your health and take care of it. We only get one life. ***Hugs***
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Just About Over....
It seems like this IBS attack is finally over. If I get through the night, then I will be sure. But, I have to tell you...this was positively the worst case of it I have ever had although it's been the shortest one. It was totally messy even WITH my Depends. I think mainly it was because the legs on this style did not fit tightly. Live and learn. The carpet is not going to take spot cleaning this time and we will have to pull out the carpet cleaner. I almost hate to because it's so big, bulky and tough to push when it's cleaning but that's because you are adding a gallon of water to it when you clean.
The Beast wanted to clean the carpet earlier today but I told him not to even consider it until I was sure this attack was over. He didn't want to but he finally agreed when he thought he might have to pull it out twice in two days....or even three.
My big concern was that my tummy still hurt even though it seemed I was finally able to make it to the bathroom, even with the IBS. I take that as a kind of warning since it hurt me for a couple days BEFORE the attack happened. Now it's a matter of cleaning up and making the room smell better.
The Beast will be gone in the morning tomorrow (an activity he pledged to attend) so I will be able to do some straightening up before he gets home to clean it. I might even try throwing out the smelly garbage and vacuuming.
The first day I came down with this IBS attack, I had chills and fever like you would not believe. Now, truthfully, I don't know if I actually had a touch of flu or something that led to this attack, but it was awful. I could NOT get warm enough to stop my shivering. I lay there, miserable, for many hours and finally either fell asleep or passed out. I just know that I was down and out for about 18 hours. When I woke up, my fever was gone and I was feeling more *normal* except for the IBS. For the next day (yesterday), I spent it mainly laying down or changing my pj bottoms and my Depends (pj's due to leakage of the Depends). I darn near ran out of pj's since I really only have a few pair that fit me. I refused to use the bottoms of my new pj's from my girlfriend, Carol. I draw the line there. They are the warmest and most comfortable pair I have and I do NOT want to take the chance of possibly ruining them. I haven't ruined any of the others thus far but would YOU take the chance that things might not change??? LOL....I think not.
Since I had to spend the day pretty much laying down, I programmed my TV to watch a lot of documentary programs and some of the How It's Made ones. All of them were really interesting but the one I just didn't get *into* was the one about Marijuana. I guess because I never got *into* that. I can count on one hand the times I have smoked it and have fingers left over. Really. I have no idea why but it just never appealed to me. I was a fully-grown adult with four kids before I tried it for the first time. I think that greatly amused my kids at the time, although they were young ( 5-12 yrs old) and they hadn't tried it themselves. NOTE: That would change and at a much earlier age...LOL
I have known many, many people who smoked it casually, some desperately. I had no idea for many years that you could actually become as hooked on it as on cigarettes. I knew people searching for a *source* that were desperate to find someplace or someone to get it from. That floored me. I am not eager to get into the controversy over *medical* marijuana since I knew a few people who suffered greatly from intense nausea over chemotherapy but the marijuana gave them relief. This was out in California where you could get a prescription filled (at Kaiser-Permanente, at least) when you needed it and this was over 30 years ago!
But, that was how I ended up watching the How It's Made programs since it was the only thing I thought even slightly interesting at the time. Plus, they were half hour programs so I knew if I was bored, I could try finding something else. I actually spend a lot of the pre-programmed time either asleep or half-asleep.....LOL
After watching a few of those programs, I discovered I was enjoying find out about some of the products. Plus, it had an added benefit. My tummy aches began to diminish. Maybe it was my relaxing, I don't know. But I was grateful. It's why I am able to sit up this long and write my blog.
Cross your fingers for me that this trend continues and this attack is over tomorrow when I wake up. I will be cautious (which means wearing Depends for another day, just in case) but hopeful. Thank you for your good wishes.
Love you all. Stay warm, dry and drive carefully. It's Friday and the end of the work week for many people. If you stop for a drink, have one for me. I'm out of my Bailey's now (and have been since before this attack). Small bottles don't last too long even if you don't use much daily. But, oh lord, how I enjoyed it while I had it.
Be good. ***Hugs***
The Beast wanted to clean the carpet earlier today but I told him not to even consider it until I was sure this attack was over. He didn't want to but he finally agreed when he thought he might have to pull it out twice in two days....or even three.
My big concern was that my tummy still hurt even though it seemed I was finally able to make it to the bathroom, even with the IBS. I take that as a kind of warning since it hurt me for a couple days BEFORE the attack happened. Now it's a matter of cleaning up and making the room smell better.
The Beast will be gone in the morning tomorrow (an activity he pledged to attend) so I will be able to do some straightening up before he gets home to clean it. I might even try throwing out the smelly garbage and vacuuming.
The first day I came down with this IBS attack, I had chills and fever like you would not believe. Now, truthfully, I don't know if I actually had a touch of flu or something that led to this attack, but it was awful. I could NOT get warm enough to stop my shivering. I lay there, miserable, for many hours and finally either fell asleep or passed out. I just know that I was down and out for about 18 hours. When I woke up, my fever was gone and I was feeling more *normal* except for the IBS. For the next day (yesterday), I spent it mainly laying down or changing my pj bottoms and my Depends (pj's due to leakage of the Depends). I darn near ran out of pj's since I really only have a few pair that fit me. I refused to use the bottoms of my new pj's from my girlfriend, Carol. I draw the line there. They are the warmest and most comfortable pair I have and I do NOT want to take the chance of possibly ruining them. I haven't ruined any of the others thus far but would YOU take the chance that things might not change??? LOL....I think not.
Since I had to spend the day pretty much laying down, I programmed my TV to watch a lot of documentary programs and some of the How It's Made ones. All of them were really interesting but the one I just didn't get *into* was the one about Marijuana. I guess because I never got *into* that. I can count on one hand the times I have smoked it and have fingers left over. Really. I have no idea why but it just never appealed to me. I was a fully-grown adult with four kids before I tried it for the first time. I think that greatly amused my kids at the time, although they were young ( 5-12 yrs old) and they hadn't tried it themselves. NOTE: That would change and at a much earlier age...LOL
I have known many, many people who smoked it casually, some desperately. I had no idea for many years that you could actually become as hooked on it as on cigarettes. I knew people searching for a *source* that were desperate to find someplace or someone to get it from. That floored me. I am not eager to get into the controversy over *medical* marijuana since I knew a few people who suffered greatly from intense nausea over chemotherapy but the marijuana gave them relief. This was out in California where you could get a prescription filled (at Kaiser-Permanente, at least) when you needed it and this was over 30 years ago!
But, that was how I ended up watching the How It's Made programs since it was the only thing I thought even slightly interesting at the time. Plus, they were half hour programs so I knew if I was bored, I could try finding something else. I actually spend a lot of the pre-programmed time either asleep or half-asleep.....LOL
After watching a few of those programs, I discovered I was enjoying find out about some of the products. Plus, it had an added benefit. My tummy aches began to diminish. Maybe it was my relaxing, I don't know. But I was grateful. It's why I am able to sit up this long and write my blog.
Cross your fingers for me that this trend continues and this attack is over tomorrow when I wake up. I will be cautious (which means wearing Depends for another day, just in case) but hopeful. Thank you for your good wishes.
Love you all. Stay warm, dry and drive carefully. It's Friday and the end of the work week for many people. If you stop for a drink, have one for me. I'm out of my Bailey's now (and have been since before this attack). Small bottles don't last too long even if you don't use much daily. But, oh lord, how I enjoyed it while I had it.
Be good. ***Hugs***
Yesterday Was A Really Bad IBS Day.....
I'm not sure what was wrong yesterday but I had chills and fever really bad. I kept thinking it could be flu but I had my flu shot and it shouldn't have been this bad. I was vomiting with no chance to run to the bathroom and nothing to vomit into except some clothes I had laying around. It was just awful. I fell asleep, finally, when I started to warm up underneath my blankets and comforter.
My IBS woke me up around 2am. Lord, I hate that. I went through three Depends and am going to have to spot clean my rug again. It's just a good thing that I can get around better these days. I have to get down on my hind end to do the spot cleaning. I hope to do that before the Beast gets up. I have spot cleaner here plus I use some alcohol and then my Febreze. That way there's no odor.
I'm not feverish now and I don't have chills. I'm hoping whatever it was has passed, including the bad IBS attack. I'm going to go work on cleaning this all up now so I am going to get this posted. Sorry it's so short.
Love you all. Stay warm, dry and be careful out there in the wide world. ***Hugs***
My IBS woke me up around 2am. Lord, I hate that. I went through three Depends and am going to have to spot clean my rug again. It's just a good thing that I can get around better these days. I have to get down on my hind end to do the spot cleaning. I hope to do that before the Beast gets up. I have spot cleaner here plus I use some alcohol and then my Febreze. That way there's no odor.
I'm not feverish now and I don't have chills. I'm hoping whatever it was has passed, including the bad IBS attack. I'm going to go work on cleaning this all up now so I am going to get this posted. Sorry it's so short.
Love you all. Stay warm, dry and be careful out there in the wide world. ***Hugs***
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
An Invitation......
It seems my son, Mustachio, recently got in contact with an old friend that used to hang out with my boys. He was in a serious auto accident that left him in a coma for four months and he is going through physical therapy now but is in a wheelchair. He just recently regained his power of speech and is working on being able to walk.
It made my son think about some of his friends he hasn't seen in years and also the opportunity to dive in the great waters around Ft. Lauderdale. He asked me if I thought I would be up to a road trip (or perhaps flying down and renting a car....not sure which we would do yet). I told him I was almost ready to walk without my crutches so I would definitely be in shape at the end of March or the beginning of April, which is when he said it would take place. The whole idea excited me because I would be able to see my sister, Cee, and Baby Brat, too.
I haven't mentioned this to the Beast yet. Mainly because he would be negative about it but there's no reason for me not to go with Mustachio. Oh, sure, I would need some cash to take with me but I have traveled before where I paid all my own expenses and it was more expensive than this would be. If we drive down, it will leave us only about six days of the ten that he said he will take off work because it will be a two day drive and we will have to stop for the night each way. But that is more than enough time since the traffic alone will make us crazy. But it will give him time to make at least one dive and drag his buddy along if he is up to the ride. He doesn't expect his buddy to dive, too, but he might want to take the ride and do some fishing.
Hell, I would love to do a bit of ocean fishing again. I would bring my own rod with me since I still have it here along with a few others. Mustachio might want to select one to use, too. I have thought it was a waste to keep them since we aren't going to be doing any ocean fishing with the Beast being so involved with his church and their activities. It's like things like that don't exist for him any more.
Although I wasn't his first choice to travel with (he asked his sister, Buttmunch and his brother, Marcus first), his first choices both have started new jobs so they turned him down. But do I care? Hell, no! He was worried that I would tire of being around him for that long. I laughed and said that I was around his dad 24/7 and that proved I could put up with anything. LOL
I'm feeling good but still staying with the single crutch for anything more than four or five steps. I just don't want to take the chance since it still feels a bit on the weak side. My girlfriend Carol's gift to me has really been a blessing but is almost gone now. I have been very grateful for it and it has provided me some comfort while I have been recuperating.
I see that most areas of the country are starting to warm up a bit with what the weatherman has said. By this weekend, it will be much more comfortable for most places here in the Southeast area. I'm looking forward to the temperatures in the 50's that we will have for about a week's time. After that, who knows? This is a really strange winter thus far.
Love you all. Stay warm and stay safe. ***Hugs***
It made my son think about some of his friends he hasn't seen in years and also the opportunity to dive in the great waters around Ft. Lauderdale. He asked me if I thought I would be up to a road trip (or perhaps flying down and renting a car....not sure which we would do yet). I told him I was almost ready to walk without my crutches so I would definitely be in shape at the end of March or the beginning of April, which is when he said it would take place. The whole idea excited me because I would be able to see my sister, Cee, and Baby Brat, too.
I haven't mentioned this to the Beast yet. Mainly because he would be negative about it but there's no reason for me not to go with Mustachio. Oh, sure, I would need some cash to take with me but I have traveled before where I paid all my own expenses and it was more expensive than this would be. If we drive down, it will leave us only about six days of the ten that he said he will take off work because it will be a two day drive and we will have to stop for the night each way. But that is more than enough time since the traffic alone will make us crazy. But it will give him time to make at least one dive and drag his buddy along if he is up to the ride. He doesn't expect his buddy to dive, too, but he might want to take the ride and do some fishing.
Hell, I would love to do a bit of ocean fishing again. I would bring my own rod with me since I still have it here along with a few others. Mustachio might want to select one to use, too. I have thought it was a waste to keep them since we aren't going to be doing any ocean fishing with the Beast being so involved with his church and their activities. It's like things like that don't exist for him any more.
Although I wasn't his first choice to travel with (he asked his sister, Buttmunch and his brother, Marcus first), his first choices both have started new jobs so they turned him down. But do I care? Hell, no! He was worried that I would tire of being around him for that long. I laughed and said that I was around his dad 24/7 and that proved I could put up with anything. LOL
I'm feeling good but still staying with the single crutch for anything more than four or five steps. I just don't want to take the chance since it still feels a bit on the weak side. My girlfriend Carol's gift to me has really been a blessing but is almost gone now. I have been very grateful for it and it has provided me some comfort while I have been recuperating.
I see that most areas of the country are starting to warm up a bit with what the weatherman has said. By this weekend, it will be much more comfortable for most places here in the Southeast area. I'm looking forward to the temperatures in the 50's that we will have for about a week's time. After that, who knows? This is a really strange winter thus far.
Love you all. Stay warm and stay safe. ***Hugs***
Sunday, January 11, 2015
I Become More Active.....
I am down to using just one crutch for balance. The hip feels really good now and I actually got a lot of things done today. I threw out the garbage that filled my garbage bin in the computer room. It's easily the size you would use in a kitchen, just so you know.
The Beast will sometimes come in and ask me if I have garbage to throw out but not often. While I have been out of commission, he only did it once so I wrestled it out to the garbage bin outside today. It's much harder going down the stairs than it is going up. I'm just glad we have the kind of storm doors that you can easily lock open (you just push down on this one area and it locks it open). Then all you have to do is move the door outward a tiny bit and it unlocks it and it will shut. It was a real help when I took that garbage out, let me tell you!
Then I had a bunch of clothes that needed to be hung up and I got that done. That pretty much did me in for the day and I had to nap for a bit. I think it was only about an hour and the Beast came home with lunch for us. That's what is kind of nice about Sundays with him. He gets hungry and wants to eat NOW so he stops to get us something to eat. He assumes that I will be hungry, too. Most of the time, he's right.
What's kind of nice is that if he leaves the house and knows he is going to be gone for a while (meaning a couple hours) and I am asleep, he will fill up my insulated coffee cup with hot coffee and even puts the top on it. Lately, he's also been filling up my ice cup, figuring it will fill with water just from the ice melting so I have water for my pills when I wake up. When I had to use two crutches, it was impossible for me to get myself coffee so it was really sweet of him. I CAN fill up my ice cup and grip it's edge while using my crutches but it's not easy. I thought that was just a nice extra touch.
I made my own dinner since it was leftovers that just needed reheating. It was kind of nice not to make the Beast do that for me although he did cut me some Italian bread and butter it for me. I couldn't stand up any longer and knew it was going to be tough getting myself back to my computer room as it was. I made it and then he brought the bread in to me without me asking him. I really wonder just what has gotten into him. I've been grateful but very puzzled over his behavior all this time.
The Beast's rash is worse today. I was really kind of shocked but I will call our doctor tomorrow and try to get him in to see him. He ordered some special anti-bacterial soap from Amazon which we will probably get tomorrow since the only thing this can be is some sort of bacteria that's spreading. The ointment at least stops the intense itching. He soaked his loofah in a bleach and water mix ( 50/50) and even his sponge! I yelled at him because I know bleach will eat up a sponge. I told him to throw the sponge in the dishwasher instead. The heat will kill off any bacteria on it and that should help him be sure he isn't spreading something that's living on it. I was surprised that his loofah wasn't drying out in between his showers. Mine does. Weird. And that is a much bigger, airier room than the one I use.
I'm kind of glad that I use the guest bathroom right now. I sure wouldn't want to chance picking up whatever it is he has. He asked me if I thought it was shingles but it's all over his body. I told him the nurses told me it affects one side of the body and, when I had it, I got big pusey (sp) sores. I know my sister, Cee, will remember that since she helped me put the medication on them and covered the worst of them with bandages. Bless her heart for that. That was awful, let me tell you.
Well, now that you are all disgusted and nauseous, I will get this posted. LOL! Aren't you glad you aren't me? Love you all. Stay warm, dry and safe. ***Hugs***
The Beast will sometimes come in and ask me if I have garbage to throw out but not often. While I have been out of commission, he only did it once so I wrestled it out to the garbage bin outside today. It's much harder going down the stairs than it is going up. I'm just glad we have the kind of storm doors that you can easily lock open (you just push down on this one area and it locks it open). Then all you have to do is move the door outward a tiny bit and it unlocks it and it will shut. It was a real help when I took that garbage out, let me tell you!
Then I had a bunch of clothes that needed to be hung up and I got that done. That pretty much did me in for the day and I had to nap for a bit. I think it was only about an hour and the Beast came home with lunch for us. That's what is kind of nice about Sundays with him. He gets hungry and wants to eat NOW so he stops to get us something to eat. He assumes that I will be hungry, too. Most of the time, he's right.
What's kind of nice is that if he leaves the house and knows he is going to be gone for a while (meaning a couple hours) and I am asleep, he will fill up my insulated coffee cup with hot coffee and even puts the top on it. Lately, he's also been filling up my ice cup, figuring it will fill with water just from the ice melting so I have water for my pills when I wake up. When I had to use two crutches, it was impossible for me to get myself coffee so it was really sweet of him. I CAN fill up my ice cup and grip it's edge while using my crutches but it's not easy. I thought that was just a nice extra touch.
I made my own dinner since it was leftovers that just needed reheating. It was kind of nice not to make the Beast do that for me although he did cut me some Italian bread and butter it for me. I couldn't stand up any longer and knew it was going to be tough getting myself back to my computer room as it was. I made it and then he brought the bread in to me without me asking him. I really wonder just what has gotten into him. I've been grateful but very puzzled over his behavior all this time.
The Beast's rash is worse today. I was really kind of shocked but I will call our doctor tomorrow and try to get him in to see him. He ordered some special anti-bacterial soap from Amazon which we will probably get tomorrow since the only thing this can be is some sort of bacteria that's spreading. The ointment at least stops the intense itching. He soaked his loofah in a bleach and water mix ( 50/50) and even his sponge! I yelled at him because I know bleach will eat up a sponge. I told him to throw the sponge in the dishwasher instead. The heat will kill off any bacteria on it and that should help him be sure he isn't spreading something that's living on it. I was surprised that his loofah wasn't drying out in between his showers. Mine does. Weird. And that is a much bigger, airier room than the one I use.
I'm kind of glad that I use the guest bathroom right now. I sure wouldn't want to chance picking up whatever it is he has. He asked me if I thought it was shingles but it's all over his body. I told him the nurses told me it affects one side of the body and, when I had it, I got big pusey (sp) sores. I know my sister, Cee, will remember that since she helped me put the medication on them and covered the worst of them with bandages. Bless her heart for that. That was awful, let me tell you.
Well, now that you are all disgusted and nauseous, I will get this posted. LOL! Aren't you glad you aren't me? Love you all. Stay warm, dry and safe. ***Hugs***
Bad Nights For Both The Beast and Me
The Beast is having two different problems that are driving him nuts. #1....his rash is back. You know, the one he initially tried to blame on my fabric softener. The doctor gave him an ointment (very small tube) that spreads well and works to keep the itching down. But this time the rash is pretty spread around. He knows it's not my fabric softener now since he's washing his clothes in his special soap and not adding anything else (except bleach on occasion for his whites). But he double rinses them then.
He's also having a problem (again) with his sudden bloody nose and there's not much we can do about that. It's the combo of the heat and his deviated septum. Unless the Beast wants major surgery on his nose, the doctor did all he could to try to straighten it out. Another little thing to remember his dad for (his dad broke his nose when he was a teenager. A really nice guy. NOT!)
For me, it's the bathroom issue...of course! I seem to need to hit that about every two hours. It 's not very conducive to sleep, of course. It's no real wonder that I am napping off and on all day on these kind of nights. Since I had a nice long nap after dinner, it doesn't seem to have the same effect on me this morning. I feel very awake and aware. The Beast is still asleep as well as Baron. Neither one seemed to turn a hair when I got up to get myself some ice water. And getting the ice is noisy no matter how hard I try not to be. I can't fill my glass adding one cube at a time...that's silly. But I do just grab a few at a time to try not to disturb them. Besides, I like my time when the house is so peaceful.
But I do worry about the bloody nose he's having. It can hit him for no apparent reason when he's sitting peacefully in his recliner and watching TV. Or it starts up when he lays down to go to bed for the night. It hit him at church the other night and he was lucky he didn't get any blood on his good clothes. He was able to get to the bathroom and grab some paper towels without it hitting anything important. Of course, he had to look funny pinching his nose like he smelled something bad. I'm sure a lot of people wondered.....
I'm really kind of shocked that it's 34 degrees this early. I'm used to it being only in the teens at this time of the day. Ahh, the Beast just got up. He's got early church now. The Spanish services have now switched for the year. Guess they thought it was only fair. But the Beast has gotten used to the afternoon services and isn't crazy about getting up early now. He has to get up early because he needs at least an hour up, drinking his coffee before he can eat something and then he likes to be fully dressed at least an hour before he has to leave. Don't ask me why. Just one of his quirks. He then reads his Bible for a half hour or so ... to get in the mood, perhaps? He can be strange at times.
The Beast is a bit sad because we opened our last bag of Kauai coffee last night. It will last us quite a while but, if he wants to continue having some of the BEST coffee we have ever tasted, he's going to have to send for it himself. I don't think he plans on it. He's got several cans of our old coffee in the cabinet, waiting to be used up. We've had them for a while (we always kept a few in the house) but I haven't gotten a straight answer from him when I ask him if he is going to buy the Kauai coffee for us.
It's been a while since Carol and I chatted online. I really miss talking to her but our lives have both been upset for well over a month now. Plus she wasn't feeling well and I was contending with my torn ligaments in my hip problem. I actually got brave and walked without my crutches to the bathroom tonight. I got there and back with just one scary moment but I was able to catch myself by grabbing the door jamb. It was just a brief moment but convinced me to stop doing that stuff until I am fully healed. It won't be long now.
Gotta get this posted. I'm hungry and as long as the Beast is up, I can go make my oatmeal and he can just carry it into my room for me. LOL Love you all. Stay warm, dry and drive carefully. So many areas have snow and ice on the ground which makes for scary driving conditions. Drive defensively. Don't become a statistic. I need all the readers I can get!! ***Hugs***
He's also having a problem (again) with his sudden bloody nose and there's not much we can do about that. It's the combo of the heat and his deviated septum. Unless the Beast wants major surgery on his nose, the doctor did all he could to try to straighten it out. Another little thing to remember his dad for (his dad broke his nose when he was a teenager. A really nice guy. NOT!)
For me, it's the bathroom issue...of course! I seem to need to hit that about every two hours. It 's not very conducive to sleep, of course. It's no real wonder that I am napping off and on all day on these kind of nights. Since I had a nice long nap after dinner, it doesn't seem to have the same effect on me this morning. I feel very awake and aware. The Beast is still asleep as well as Baron. Neither one seemed to turn a hair when I got up to get myself some ice water. And getting the ice is noisy no matter how hard I try not to be. I can't fill my glass adding one cube at a time...that's silly. But I do just grab a few at a time to try not to disturb them. Besides, I like my time when the house is so peaceful.
But I do worry about the bloody nose he's having. It can hit him for no apparent reason when he's sitting peacefully in his recliner and watching TV. Or it starts up when he lays down to go to bed for the night. It hit him at church the other night and he was lucky he didn't get any blood on his good clothes. He was able to get to the bathroom and grab some paper towels without it hitting anything important. Of course, he had to look funny pinching his nose like he smelled something bad. I'm sure a lot of people wondered.....
I'm really kind of shocked that it's 34 degrees this early. I'm used to it being only in the teens at this time of the day. Ahh, the Beast just got up. He's got early church now. The Spanish services have now switched for the year. Guess they thought it was only fair. But the Beast has gotten used to the afternoon services and isn't crazy about getting up early now. He has to get up early because he needs at least an hour up, drinking his coffee before he can eat something and then he likes to be fully dressed at least an hour before he has to leave. Don't ask me why. Just one of his quirks. He then reads his Bible for a half hour or so ... to get in the mood, perhaps? He can be strange at times.
The Beast is a bit sad because we opened our last bag of Kauai coffee last night. It will last us quite a while but, if he wants to continue having some of the BEST coffee we have ever tasted, he's going to have to send for it himself. I don't think he plans on it. He's got several cans of our old coffee in the cabinet, waiting to be used up. We've had them for a while (we always kept a few in the house) but I haven't gotten a straight answer from him when I ask him if he is going to buy the Kauai coffee for us.
It's been a while since Carol and I chatted online. I really miss talking to her but our lives have both been upset for well over a month now. Plus she wasn't feeling well and I was contending with my torn ligaments in my hip problem. I actually got brave and walked without my crutches to the bathroom tonight. I got there and back with just one scary moment but I was able to catch myself by grabbing the door jamb. It was just a brief moment but convinced me to stop doing that stuff until I am fully healed. It won't be long now.
Gotta get this posted. I'm hungry and as long as the Beast is up, I can go make my oatmeal and he can just carry it into my room for me. LOL Love you all. Stay warm, dry and drive carefully. So many areas have snow and ice on the ground which makes for scary driving conditions. Drive defensively. Don't become a statistic. I need all the readers I can get!! ***Hugs***
Saturday, January 10, 2015
My Surprise Arrives!
I have no idea where the Beast was when the FedEx guy got here but he was nice enough to carry the box that arrived for me (I had to sign for it) into my computer room. Baron loves this guy and I was glad it was someone he knew.
I opened the box and to my surprise there were two container boxes of Bailey's along with two glasses inside. I managed to secrete the whole thing here in my room so the Beast can't start having fits over my *drinking*. He is such a hypocrite since he can no longer drink anything. There was no one in the world that drank as much as he did (and never managed to get caught by the cops driving home almost too drunk to walk). I would have three or four drinks and come home to cook. But he always referred to me as *the drunk*. Another form of his mental abuse of me. But because I drink at home, alone, I am an alcoholic now. How his mind works is beyond me. My sister and I used to have drinks together, online, just because it made us giggle that we were NOT drinking alone. LOL!
Anyway, the glasses are really adorable. I love them. I had a drink (yes, alone!) while he was gone and used one of the glasses. I just rinsed it out in the bathroom both before and after my drink. Tomorrow he will be gone for a couple hours and it will give me time to dispose of the big box they came in so he won't even know what I got from her. I love adding a little Bailey's to my coffee for the added flavor. It's not like I usually drink a lot of it at any one time. It's just a little treat to me. Thank you, Carol. I love your surprise.
She can be so funny at times and she comes up with some of the most unique things to send to me. She has such a generous and loving heart. I loved her even before she sent me anything and, if she never sends me another thing, I will still love her to death. I just wish I could reciprocate in some way.
Remember I told you about the influence that Dennis seems to have on the Beast? Well, here's another example of his not thinking for himself. Although we were planning on getting quotes from various insurance companies on our cars and the house when the time to renew came up, he went out today to talk to an insurance agent about it and do it early. When I asked him how he came to choose that particular agent, he said it was where Dennis got his insurance. Surprise, surprise! How did I not guess that? Anyway, although we are getting it early and will get a refund from our current agent, it IS saving us almost $500 a year.
The agent is coming tomorrow to take pictures of the house and the outbuildings (the little barn and the cottage). Also the cars from what he said. I guess they want to make sure they don't need any repairs. Lord knows, I am sure there are people somewhere that have figured out a way to take advantage of companies so it's something they must do to protect themselves from fraud. I just never had the nerve to think about doing stuff like that. But there was a funny thing that came up from the records they pulled. On the Princess' last accident, the total they reported it cost them was $3000 more than it actually was and the repair on the garage was $2000 more than it actually cost. Hmm! Now who is committing fraud? And who got the extra money? It had to be the adjuster that wrote the checks to us.
It's sort of warming up a bit here. Only going down to 17 degrees tonight and a high of 39 tomorrow. That's not bad because it's supposed to be sunny and calm (not much wind) so it won't feel too bad. I might even sit outside while Baron runs around the front yard (it's a special treat for him when I let him out front to pee).
Since my leg is doing better, I got a chance to do some straightening out here in my computer room. This is where I fold clothes and I had some that needed to be put away in my bin. I keep my underwear and pj's in the bin since I usually shower in the guest bathroom and come into the computer room to get ready for bed. It's just handier. Plus that way Baron doesn't have his nose in my butt like he does when I shower in the Master bath. He's in that room the minute either the Beast or I take a shower. It's his room, too. He doesn't mind being shut inside but he gets upset if you keep him out. He's very spoiled, did I mention that? LOL
Love you all. Hope you are surviving all this strange weather of ours. Keep warm and stay safe. ***Hugs***
I opened the box and to my surprise there were two container boxes of Bailey's along with two glasses inside. I managed to secrete the whole thing here in my room so the Beast can't start having fits over my *drinking*. He is such a hypocrite since he can no longer drink anything. There was no one in the world that drank as much as he did (and never managed to get caught by the cops driving home almost too drunk to walk). I would have three or four drinks and come home to cook. But he always referred to me as *the drunk*. Another form of his mental abuse of me. But because I drink at home, alone, I am an alcoholic now. How his mind works is beyond me. My sister and I used to have drinks together, online, just because it made us giggle that we were NOT drinking alone. LOL!
Anyway, the glasses are really adorable. I love them. I had a drink (yes, alone!) while he was gone and used one of the glasses. I just rinsed it out in the bathroom both before and after my drink. Tomorrow he will be gone for a couple hours and it will give me time to dispose of the big box they came in so he won't even know what I got from her. I love adding a little Bailey's to my coffee for the added flavor. It's not like I usually drink a lot of it at any one time. It's just a little treat to me. Thank you, Carol. I love your surprise.
She can be so funny at times and she comes up with some of the most unique things to send to me. She has such a generous and loving heart. I loved her even before she sent me anything and, if she never sends me another thing, I will still love her to death. I just wish I could reciprocate in some way.
Remember I told you about the influence that Dennis seems to have on the Beast? Well, here's another example of his not thinking for himself. Although we were planning on getting quotes from various insurance companies on our cars and the house when the time to renew came up, he went out today to talk to an insurance agent about it and do it early. When I asked him how he came to choose that particular agent, he said it was where Dennis got his insurance. Surprise, surprise! How did I not guess that? Anyway, although we are getting it early and will get a refund from our current agent, it IS saving us almost $500 a year.
The agent is coming tomorrow to take pictures of the house and the outbuildings (the little barn and the cottage). Also the cars from what he said. I guess they want to make sure they don't need any repairs. Lord knows, I am sure there are people somewhere that have figured out a way to take advantage of companies so it's something they must do to protect themselves from fraud. I just never had the nerve to think about doing stuff like that. But there was a funny thing that came up from the records they pulled. On the Princess' last accident, the total they reported it cost them was $3000 more than it actually was and the repair on the garage was $2000 more than it actually cost. Hmm! Now who is committing fraud? And who got the extra money? It had to be the adjuster that wrote the checks to us.
It's sort of warming up a bit here. Only going down to 17 degrees tonight and a high of 39 tomorrow. That's not bad because it's supposed to be sunny and calm (not much wind) so it won't feel too bad. I might even sit outside while Baron runs around the front yard (it's a special treat for him when I let him out front to pee).
Since my leg is doing better, I got a chance to do some straightening out here in my computer room. This is where I fold clothes and I had some that needed to be put away in my bin. I keep my underwear and pj's in the bin since I usually shower in the guest bathroom and come into the computer room to get ready for bed. It's just handier. Plus that way Baron doesn't have his nose in my butt like he does when I shower in the Master bath. He's in that room the minute either the Beast or I take a shower. It's his room, too. He doesn't mind being shut inside but he gets upset if you keep him out. He's very spoiled, did I mention that? LOL
Love you all. Hope you are surviving all this strange weather of ours. Keep warm and stay safe. ***Hugs***
Thursday, January 8, 2015
I Keep Testing.....
I am anxious to be healed so I have to keep testing how far I can walk without using the crutches. I can walk a few steps as long as I don't try to make a turn. If I do that, the leg reacts like it's weak and I start to fall. So I keep the crutches handy and know I have to wait a while longer before I can give them up. But I have to keep trying. At least I know I AM healing.
The real problem is getting to the bathroom these days. I just can't seem to move fast enough so the liners I have are really getting used up. I just HATE that. It's partly because of the turns I have to make. That causes pain and slows me down. Plus, my room is nice and warm but the Beast turns off the heaters in the main part of the house so when I open my door to go to the bathroom, the cold air hits me like a brick wall. And you know how warm/cold makes your body react. LOL!
I don't know why but it seems like I don't get the feeling that I need to use the bathroom until my bladder is really, really full. So I am using my Depends.....just in case. I've been having stomach aches so I worry about having an IBS attack, too. That's really why I am using them. Those come suddenly and are just awful. But, otherwise, I really don't feel all that bad. It's just frustrating to depend on crutches. They are a real pain in the ass.....
The Beast still hasn't taken my phone to Verizon to get them to fix the problems I have been having. I can't send OR receive a text. I sometimes can't get to my voice mail. I also haven't been getting some of the calls I should have and I only know that from people telling me online that they tried to call me. He's going out to talk to an insurance agent (we are trying to get a better quote on our house and auto insurance) tomorrow so I have to make sure that he takes my phone to Verizon. We've had nothing but trouble with our phones since the Beast went there to get HIS fixed and they lowered our monthly rate due to the Sprint ads on TV. Guess they are afraid we will move to get our bill cut in half! LOL.
I decided that I want a new phone. I've come to hate the one I have although it's easier to text on it since it has a keyboard. But I have to open it and some of the buttons located on it's side make me nuts when I accidentally put pressure on them. I am either taking pictures of stupid things or it starts talking to me and asking me to give it a command! LOL
It's expected to go down to 17 degrees tonight, which is better (warmer?) than last night. It was just awful this morning and I was glad that the schools here had a 3 hour delay start. I worry about Chewlee out in the cold, waiting for her bus. A high of 37 is expected so I have to admit that it's truly winter now. I need to remember that I have bulbs to plant in the spring. Chewlee will love helping to get them planted. She loves flowers and these she will be able to cut to take home to her mother once they bloom. I bought them especially for her.
No package yet from my girlfriend, Carol. She emailed me that I should be receiving it either today or tomorrow. She has me really going nuts trying to figure out just what it could be she is sending this time. She is such a nut...but a truly generous one. I love her to death and I miss talking to her online. She's had company and then she was dog sitting for her son. Plus she wasn't feeling well for a while. I really worry about when she isn't well.
We have a mutual friend...well, friends....that are in England....and they will be getting married soon. They met and fell in love online. She is from California and traveled to England where they are now together. Tomorrow they go to the registrar's office for their license. It then takes 16 days for the banns to be published before they can marry so the date is going to be the 26th of this month. The bride-to-be sent me a picture of her engagement ring which is beautiful and had to be costly. I'm so excited since we both are fond of the groom-to-be. He's a disabled veteran of Desert Storm and was an officer in the RAF.
It turns out he has a serious heart problem now so we would like to see them both be happy. So far they seem to be. It will be lovely to know a couple that met online, fell in love, got married and are happy together. Their wedding will initially be fairly small and the bride tells me they will be having a bigger wedding later on with her family coming in from the States.
Time to post this missive. Love you all. Please keep warm and safe. ***Hugs***
The real problem is getting to the bathroom these days. I just can't seem to move fast enough so the liners I have are really getting used up. I just HATE that. It's partly because of the turns I have to make. That causes pain and slows me down. Plus, my room is nice and warm but the Beast turns off the heaters in the main part of the house so when I open my door to go to the bathroom, the cold air hits me like a brick wall. And you know how warm/cold makes your body react. LOL!
I don't know why but it seems like I don't get the feeling that I need to use the bathroom until my bladder is really, really full. So I am using my Depends.....just in case. I've been having stomach aches so I worry about having an IBS attack, too. That's really why I am using them. Those come suddenly and are just awful. But, otherwise, I really don't feel all that bad. It's just frustrating to depend on crutches. They are a real pain in the ass.....
The Beast still hasn't taken my phone to Verizon to get them to fix the problems I have been having. I can't send OR receive a text. I sometimes can't get to my voice mail. I also haven't been getting some of the calls I should have and I only know that from people telling me online that they tried to call me. He's going out to talk to an insurance agent (we are trying to get a better quote on our house and auto insurance) tomorrow so I have to make sure that he takes my phone to Verizon. We've had nothing but trouble with our phones since the Beast went there to get HIS fixed and they lowered our monthly rate due to the Sprint ads on TV. Guess they are afraid we will move to get our bill cut in half! LOL.
I decided that I want a new phone. I've come to hate the one I have although it's easier to text on it since it has a keyboard. But I have to open it and some of the buttons located on it's side make me nuts when I accidentally put pressure on them. I am either taking pictures of stupid things or it starts talking to me and asking me to give it a command! LOL
It's expected to go down to 17 degrees tonight, which is better (warmer?) than last night. It was just awful this morning and I was glad that the schools here had a 3 hour delay start. I worry about Chewlee out in the cold, waiting for her bus. A high of 37 is expected so I have to admit that it's truly winter now. I need to remember that I have bulbs to plant in the spring. Chewlee will love helping to get them planted. She loves flowers and these she will be able to cut to take home to her mother once they bloom. I bought them especially for her.
No package yet from my girlfriend, Carol. She emailed me that I should be receiving it either today or tomorrow. She has me really going nuts trying to figure out just what it could be she is sending this time. She is such a nut...but a truly generous one. I love her to death and I miss talking to her online. She's had company and then she was dog sitting for her son. Plus she wasn't feeling well for a while. I really worry about when she isn't well.
We have a mutual friend...well, friends....that are in England....and they will be getting married soon. They met and fell in love online. She is from California and traveled to England where they are now together. Tomorrow they go to the registrar's office for their license. It then takes 16 days for the banns to be published before they can marry so the date is going to be the 26th of this month. The bride-to-be sent me a picture of her engagement ring which is beautiful and had to be costly. I'm so excited since we both are fond of the groom-to-be. He's a disabled veteran of Desert Storm and was an officer in the RAF.
It turns out he has a serious heart problem now so we would like to see them both be happy. So far they seem to be. It will be lovely to know a couple that met online, fell in love, got married and are happy together. Their wedding will initially be fairly small and the bride tells me they will be having a bigger wedding later on with her family coming in from the States.
Time to post this missive. Love you all. Please keep warm and safe. ***Hugs***
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