The Beast was up early this morning, as usual and I got up to see if he was putting together his suitcase with clothes for his trip. When he was still in his underwear and on his computer, I asked him what time he was leaving. It's about a 5 hour drive to his aunt's house so there wasn't really a rush. That's when he told me that he wasn't going to NC. When I asked him why, he actually said he really didn't think he should leave me alone. That pissed me off and I told him that he was nuts to do that. I would be fine here alone and he knew it! Then he said that he also wasn't feeling well enough to make the trip. His COPD and the chest cold made him feel pretty bad and he wasn't sleeping well. I told him not to try to use me as his excuse but I am sure that's what he did to his cousins. Grrrr!
So here I am, stuck. He refuses to let me drive myself anywhere. I told him to stop trying to make me a cripple by thinking I am incapable of doing things by myself. He just said that our streets are still very dangerous and slippery since the temperature allows it to melt partially and then freezes it into ice at night. I know he has a point but.....I said to him, *With the tracks that have been made in the snow, I can follow them and stay out of trouble. The rest of the roads have been cleared that I would be traveling on.* But he started to act like I was up to something and that was the reason I didn't want him to drive me anywhere. I threw my hands up in the air and said, *You always say that when you can't get your way. *I* am not the one that is always *up to something* and buying all kinds of stuff then trying to hide the fact. That is YOU!*
I am afraid I slammed the door to my computer room when I went into it. Shame on me. I swear that man deserves a horse-whipping for the crap he puts me thru. He has been trying to *take care of me* even tho' the doctor said I was fine and should start resuming my normal life. He did say that my energy level might take another week or so to return but it would return. But I think the Beast likes having me captive, so-to-speak. Ha! When my sister gets here, he will have a shock coming to him. She won't let him do this to me. And she has a very sweet way of just coming to get me that even he can't get around. LOL!
Well, love you all. I will be fine. Just another couple days until the snow is all gone. *Sigh* Hope you are as lucky. ***Hugs***
Friday, February 27, 2015
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Early Bedtime For The Beast.....
The Beast is always open to experimenting with his cooking and that's what he did yesterday. He made a kind of vegetable soup that was VERY different. It was edible but not great. It had a kind of cream sauce instead of a broth. It was, unfortunately, not a hit with me. I told him it lacked something. I should have said it lacked taste.....LOL. It could have been tasty with a bit of beef and beef broth added to it.
He went to bed early (around 8:30pm) but Baron woke him around 11pm to go out. Thankfully, Baron didn't want to play in the snow. So he went out and came back in shortly. He headed right for his bed and plopped down. I swear he was asleep within two minutes. He has this little snore sound he makes when he's asleep that is kind of cute. Seems like he can do that at the drop of a hat. He's almost 8 years old now and that's old for a Doberman. I guess it's why he sleeps more these days.
The Beast managed to make Baron's chicken without it stinking up the house. He used a bit of chicken broth instead of the water he usually adds. I told him to save the broth for me so I could use it when I make Baron's rice. I think he would like it that way. I can also add a bit of it to the veggies when I nuke them. Since I will be doing that while the Beast goes to his aunt's house in NC, I figure I will try to make his meals interesting at least. He will be missing his *man*.
I'm looking forward to the Beast being gone. I feel free and able to relax more. There's no coming into my computer room to tell me the latest news about Isis or his complaints about Congress and the bills they are passing. I read the news online. I don't really enjoy his comments because they are so dumb at times. All his news comes from the Fox channels, so figure it out for yourselves if you've ever watched any of it.
We had a lot of the snow melt. Not nearly enough but it works. I wouldn't drive in it right now because it's cold enough outside to turn a lot of it into ice. But it is going to be in the 40's again tomorrow and that may just do it and it will be gone. There's no school again for Chewlee and the Princess must be going nuts with that. She doesn't have her *alone* time with Gunner. But at least Gunner loves his sister and she has come to love him, too. It's sweet. I may ask the Princess if I can keep Chewlee overnight on Saturday after the Beast leaves. He's also been driving me nuts with his pictures of the birds that have been feeding at our bird feeders. Some of them I have never seen before. Very strange colorings. He has to show them all to me even if many of them are alike.
It's really funny how the birds line up on the rail of the deck to eat. It's like they are taking turns and they get mad if one of them takes too long and they will chase them off. They are really mean to each other when it comes to feeding. I put some bread out for them and that went quickly. The cardinal that comes here to feed kept the little birds away while he gorged himself with the bread. He was VERY mean. He was also very skittish and if we came too close to the door, he would fly away. It made it hard for the Beast to take his picture but he finally got a couple shots of him.
I told the Beast I wanted a couple of the pictures to send to my sisters but I really want them to post here on my blog. He says he will give me them either tomorrow or when he gets back from NC. It does show the snow even though the birds knocked some of it off landing and taking off again. He has one with about 5 birds lined up, which I think is cute. I will share them when he gives me them.
Love you all. Hope you have a wonderful Friday and a fantastic weekend. Be safe. Stay warm and dry. ***Hugs***
He went to bed early (around 8:30pm) but Baron woke him around 11pm to go out. Thankfully, Baron didn't want to play in the snow. So he went out and came back in shortly. He headed right for his bed and plopped down. I swear he was asleep within two minutes. He has this little snore sound he makes when he's asleep that is kind of cute. Seems like he can do that at the drop of a hat. He's almost 8 years old now and that's old for a Doberman. I guess it's why he sleeps more these days.
The Beast managed to make Baron's chicken without it stinking up the house. He used a bit of chicken broth instead of the water he usually adds. I told him to save the broth for me so I could use it when I make Baron's rice. I think he would like it that way. I can also add a bit of it to the veggies when I nuke them. Since I will be doing that while the Beast goes to his aunt's house in NC, I figure I will try to make his meals interesting at least. He will be missing his *man*.
I'm looking forward to the Beast being gone. I feel free and able to relax more. There's no coming into my computer room to tell me the latest news about Isis or his complaints about Congress and the bills they are passing. I read the news online. I don't really enjoy his comments because they are so dumb at times. All his news comes from the Fox channels, so figure it out for yourselves if you've ever watched any of it.
We had a lot of the snow melt. Not nearly enough but it works. I wouldn't drive in it right now because it's cold enough outside to turn a lot of it into ice. But it is going to be in the 40's again tomorrow and that may just do it and it will be gone. There's no school again for Chewlee and the Princess must be going nuts with that. She doesn't have her *alone* time with Gunner. But at least Gunner loves his sister and she has come to love him, too. It's sweet. I may ask the Princess if I can keep Chewlee overnight on Saturday after the Beast leaves. He's also been driving me nuts with his pictures of the birds that have been feeding at our bird feeders. Some of them I have never seen before. Very strange colorings. He has to show them all to me even if many of them are alike.
It's really funny how the birds line up on the rail of the deck to eat. It's like they are taking turns and they get mad if one of them takes too long and they will chase them off. They are really mean to each other when it comes to feeding. I put some bread out for them and that went quickly. The cardinal that comes here to feed kept the little birds away while he gorged himself with the bread. He was VERY mean. He was also very skittish and if we came too close to the door, he would fly away. It made it hard for the Beast to take his picture but he finally got a couple shots of him.
I told the Beast I wanted a couple of the pictures to send to my sisters but I really want them to post here on my blog. He says he will give me them either tomorrow or when he gets back from NC. It does show the snow even though the birds knocked some of it off landing and taking off again. He has one with about 5 birds lined up, which I think is cute. I will share them when he gives me them.
Love you all. Hope you have a wonderful Friday and a fantastic weekend. Be safe. Stay warm and dry. ***Hugs***
YIKES!!!
If you are like me, you will find this hard to believe......we got 11 inches of snow between yesterday and last night. Eleven inches! You should have seen my deck this morning. Baron had a ball tho' running through it once he got down the stairs. The Yaris looked buriedo due to the wind we had. I was without internet most of yesterday and all night. The snow on the satellite dish didn't melt enough until around 10am. It was another hour before we even got our TV back. No, I take that back. I remembered the program that came on so it was noon. *Sigh*
It was awful when I saw the mess but it was warm enough to start the snow melting. The Beast was playing with it and said it was perfect for making snowballs. He still has some *kid* left in him, I guess.
He did manage to get most of the snow off the Yaris mainly because he needed to go to Walmart for some chicken for Baron. I hate when he cooks it in the pressure cooker. It stinks up the whole house because he cooks giblets with it. He said our little community here has the worse streets. Most of the others have been cleared in town. Poor men must have worked all night. Our neighbors down the road put their car in a ditch last night. Without calling a tow truck, I doubt they will be able to get it out either. Makes you wonder what was so important that they had to try driving through the mess. At least the Beast managed to get out....twice. He had to come home because he forgot his wallet here. He seems to do that a lot lately. LOL!
He bought me a bunch of TV dinners since he will be gone for a few days. He doesn't want me to go hungry (he said) just because he really doesn't want me to drive in this mess unless I absolutely need to get something important (like more veggies for Baron). He don't know me very well, do he? ROFL!
I'll write more later tonight. Meantime, love you all and be safe. ***Hugs***
It was awful when I saw the mess but it was warm enough to start the snow melting. The Beast was playing with it and said it was perfect for making snowballs. He still has some *kid* left in him, I guess.
He did manage to get most of the snow off the Yaris mainly because he needed to go to Walmart for some chicken for Baron. I hate when he cooks it in the pressure cooker. It stinks up the whole house because he cooks giblets with it. He said our little community here has the worse streets. Most of the others have been cleared in town. Poor men must have worked all night. Our neighbors down the road put their car in a ditch last night. Without calling a tow truck, I doubt they will be able to get it out either. Makes you wonder what was so important that they had to try driving through the mess. At least the Beast managed to get out....twice. He had to come home because he forgot his wallet here. He seems to do that a lot lately. LOL!
He bought me a bunch of TV dinners since he will be gone for a few days. He doesn't want me to go hungry (he said) just because he really doesn't want me to drive in this mess unless I absolutely need to get something important (like more veggies for Baron). He don't know me very well, do he? ROFL!
I'll write more later tonight. Meantime, love you all and be safe. ***Hugs***
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Good News For A Change.....
I made it to the doctor's in time despite the Beast using my car to go to the barber's. He forgot I had such an early appointment or I would have been gone when he got home. He gave me such a hard time about driving myself to the doctor's that I gave in and let him drive me. He SAID he was worried that I might have some problem due to it only being a little more than a week since I had my *falling* problem. But...lo and behold....when the lab ran my hemoglobin test, it was NORMAL! Isn't that great???!!!! Even my doctor was surprised.
He was so cute about the results when he came into the exam room. He said to me, *Well, you've managed to double your count from what it was last week!* I said, *That would make my hemoglobin normal then* He laughed and said, *Oh, you guessed!* We both laughed at that. He was a bit upset that the hospital staff hadn't followed through with setting up an appointment for me with the hematologist. His nurse called and set one up for me on the 9th.
He wanted to know about my energy level and I told him it was so-so but getting better. At least I'm not spending all my time sleeping. I don't fight it when my body says *sleep* because I know it will do that in order for it to devote the time to healing. I think I had a lot of healing to do for a while, even before the falling incidents. But who knew that I was so damn anemic? Now I'm not but the doctor did tell me not to push myself for a while.
He also told me to give it a few more days before he orders an x-ray of the area that is so painful. He also renewed my pain pills since I pointed out that I had been without an authorized prescription for months and yet I just finished up the last of the pills that I had left. I told him that I only used them when I had pain that I couldn't ignore. After checking the records, he told me that was obvious if I just finished up my pills yesterday.
He faxed the pharmacy with my renewals when I left and it wasn't more than 15 minutes after I got home that they called to tell me my prescriptions were ready. I was shocked but he knew I was in pain while in the office. He also authorized my mail order diabetic supplies company to send me a back brace. I really could use that now. I just hope it gets here quickly. It would help with managing my pain in that side as well as supporting my back.
I was a bit worried about my A1C test but it was slightly over 5 and that was great. People who have diabetes or know someone they are close to that have it will understand what that means. There are non-diabetics that have higher counts. I laughed when he told me and said for someone that has such good blood results, I sure feel crappy. That's when HE laughed and said he could understand my feelings.
I don't really feel all that crappy. It's the pain that wears me down. But now that I am awake, aware and doing more, I know I am a LOT better than I was just two weeks ago. And I am sleeping longer without constantly waking up to use the bathroom. Yesterday I slept for 6 hours straight before the pain pill had worn off and I turned in my sleep. THAT woke me. It was okay, however, because I dressed to go to the doctor. I woke up about an hour and a half earlier than planned but I played my game for a bit then worked on the revised afghan for a bit, too.
Now that I have bored you to tears, I will say goodnight. It's been a couple days since I *spoke* with Bratfink. We keep missing each other on Yahoo Instant Messenger and Vegas World. My friend on VW, Staffy, called me from England just because he was feeling a bit low. He misses his bride who had to return to the States to put her house up for sale and officially retire from her government job. He said he KNOWS this is all stuff that MUST be done but Skype just isn't the same for him as holding her and having her there with him.
Their love story is so cute. I was happy when they were able to finally get married and be together. Now she must get her Visa in order to immigrate to England permanently. I didn't know that England requires a certain amount of money that each of them must prove they have to show financial stability or some such thing. Sheesh! She will be getting a really nice pension and that should count for something. I hope so anyway. He said it would be another 4-5 weeks before they know about the Visa. I pray that things go smoothly for them.
Love you all. BTW....the Beast is now considering going to NC for his aunt's funeral. We discussed it on the way home from the doctor's. The funeral is on Thursday so he has to decide by tomorrow. I told him he needs to see her while she is at the funeral home so he will really BELIEVE in his heart that she is now gone from us. She loved him more than his own parents and showed it in many ways. She also had him living with her for a while and it's one of the reasons he DID finish high school. It was also his first real taste of her goodness and being in a loving family situation. That's one of the reasons I think he is considering going. He did love her and he will miss her. I hope he does go. He NEEDS to say his goodbye to her.
Again, love you all and I hope your weather is mild and improving. ***Hugs***
He was so cute about the results when he came into the exam room. He said to me, *Well, you've managed to double your count from what it was last week!* I said, *That would make my hemoglobin normal then* He laughed and said, *Oh, you guessed!* We both laughed at that. He was a bit upset that the hospital staff hadn't followed through with setting up an appointment for me with the hematologist. His nurse called and set one up for me on the 9th.
He wanted to know about my energy level and I told him it was so-so but getting better. At least I'm not spending all my time sleeping. I don't fight it when my body says *sleep* because I know it will do that in order for it to devote the time to healing. I think I had a lot of healing to do for a while, even before the falling incidents. But who knew that I was so damn anemic? Now I'm not but the doctor did tell me not to push myself for a while.
He also told me to give it a few more days before he orders an x-ray of the area that is so painful. He also renewed my pain pills since I pointed out that I had been without an authorized prescription for months and yet I just finished up the last of the pills that I had left. I told him that I only used them when I had pain that I couldn't ignore. After checking the records, he told me that was obvious if I just finished up my pills yesterday.
He faxed the pharmacy with my renewals when I left and it wasn't more than 15 minutes after I got home that they called to tell me my prescriptions were ready. I was shocked but he knew I was in pain while in the office. He also authorized my mail order diabetic supplies company to send me a back brace. I really could use that now. I just hope it gets here quickly. It would help with managing my pain in that side as well as supporting my back.
I was a bit worried about my A1C test but it was slightly over 5 and that was great. People who have diabetes or know someone they are close to that have it will understand what that means. There are non-diabetics that have higher counts. I laughed when he told me and said for someone that has such good blood results, I sure feel crappy. That's when HE laughed and said he could understand my feelings.
I don't really feel all that crappy. It's the pain that wears me down. But now that I am awake, aware and doing more, I know I am a LOT better than I was just two weeks ago. And I am sleeping longer without constantly waking up to use the bathroom. Yesterday I slept for 6 hours straight before the pain pill had worn off and I turned in my sleep. THAT woke me. It was okay, however, because I dressed to go to the doctor. I woke up about an hour and a half earlier than planned but I played my game for a bit then worked on the revised afghan for a bit, too.
Now that I have bored you to tears, I will say goodnight. It's been a couple days since I *spoke* with Bratfink. We keep missing each other on Yahoo Instant Messenger and Vegas World. My friend on VW, Staffy, called me from England just because he was feeling a bit low. He misses his bride who had to return to the States to put her house up for sale and officially retire from her government job. He said he KNOWS this is all stuff that MUST be done but Skype just isn't the same for him as holding her and having her there with him.
Their love story is so cute. I was happy when they were able to finally get married and be together. Now she must get her Visa in order to immigrate to England permanently. I didn't know that England requires a certain amount of money that each of them must prove they have to show financial stability or some such thing. Sheesh! She will be getting a really nice pension and that should count for something. I hope so anyway. He said it would be another 4-5 weeks before they know about the Visa. I pray that things go smoothly for them.
Love you all. BTW....the Beast is now considering going to NC for his aunt's funeral. We discussed it on the way home from the doctor's. The funeral is on Thursday so he has to decide by tomorrow. I told him he needs to see her while she is at the funeral home so he will really BELIEVE in his heart that she is now gone from us. She loved him more than his own parents and showed it in many ways. She also had him living with her for a while and it's one of the reasons he DID finish high school. It was also his first real taste of her goodness and being in a loving family situation. That's one of the reasons I think he is considering going. He did love her and he will miss her. I hope he does go. He NEEDS to say his goodbye to her.
Again, love you all and I hope your weather is mild and improving. ***Hugs***
How I Hate To Tear Out An Afghan......
I spent most of today tearing out much of the afghan I was making for Gunner due to the fact that I didn't have enough of the main color to complete it. The Beast had tried to find yarn that matched the piece I sent with him when he went up to Walmart, which is where I had originally bought it. He couldn't find anything even close to it so he bought me two big bundles of a color they called Orchid on the package but it's a bit darker than that....at least to my way of thinking.
So I bit the bullet and unraveled what I had done so I can do a different pattern using the Orchid and cream colors. It will be large enough for a nap blanket for either of the kids in case Johnnycakes or the Princess think the color isn't *right*. But I have enough of both colors now to complete any pattern that I use. I figure a nice stripe works for either Gunner or Chewlee. It's simple and I can complete it much faster.
I had forgotten what a pain in the ass rolling the yarn into a ball can be. Also unraveling the yarn I had already crocheted meant a lot of clipping the sections where the colors were changed. Some women don't bother fastening them together but it always made me feel more secure and there was less a problem with unraveling after repeated washing. It took me a couple hours to just roll the two big bundles of purple, then another couple to unravel what I had already done. I almost cried to have to do that but the two *purplish* colors did NOT go together. Then it was start all over again. I couldn't believe how the time passed nor how tired I got. I took a nap after dinner because my eyes actually were slamming shut and slept for almost five hours. I woke briefly when the Beast came in around 9pm to say goodnight to me. I was asleep in my recliner, of course.
I didn't go to bed then mainly because I wanted to be able to write this blog before I did. I actually thought of that although going to bed when the Beast did was tempting...LOL. But I can't get really comfortable on our mattress while my side is still healing. I see the doctor tomorrow morning (at 8:15am.....yuk!).
I have a feeling that I must have cracked a rib during one of my falls the other day. I can't figure out why it would hurt me otherwise. I didn't see a bruise in the mirror when I checked but who knows?
Cold here again tomorrow and more than likely rainy...again. It wasn't bad today. At least we had some sun. I hope your weather is better. Be good. Stay safe. ***Hugs***
So I bit the bullet and unraveled what I had done so I can do a different pattern using the Orchid and cream colors. It will be large enough for a nap blanket for either of the kids in case Johnnycakes or the Princess think the color isn't *right*. But I have enough of both colors now to complete any pattern that I use. I figure a nice stripe works for either Gunner or Chewlee. It's simple and I can complete it much faster.
I had forgotten what a pain in the ass rolling the yarn into a ball can be. Also unraveling the yarn I had already crocheted meant a lot of clipping the sections where the colors were changed. Some women don't bother fastening them together but it always made me feel more secure and there was less a problem with unraveling after repeated washing. It took me a couple hours to just roll the two big bundles of purple, then another couple to unravel what I had already done. I almost cried to have to do that but the two *purplish* colors did NOT go together. Then it was start all over again. I couldn't believe how the time passed nor how tired I got. I took a nap after dinner because my eyes actually were slamming shut and slept for almost five hours. I woke briefly when the Beast came in around 9pm to say goodnight to me. I was asleep in my recliner, of course.
I didn't go to bed then mainly because I wanted to be able to write this blog before I did. I actually thought of that although going to bed when the Beast did was tempting...LOL. But I can't get really comfortable on our mattress while my side is still healing. I see the doctor tomorrow morning (at 8:15am.....yuk!).
I have a feeling that I must have cracked a rib during one of my falls the other day. I can't figure out why it would hurt me otherwise. I didn't see a bruise in the mirror when I checked but who knows?
Cold here again tomorrow and more than likely rainy...again. It wasn't bad today. At least we had some sun. I hope your weather is better. Be good. Stay safe. ***Hugs***
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Rain, rain, go away!
It's been raining here most of the day. Outside it's looked dismal all day and I haven't seen the sun at all. I'm still having the pain in my side and have to take a pain pill to stop it for a few hours. I really think I must have cracked a rib there one of the times I fell. I see my doctor on Tuesday and will have him check it out for me. I discovered a scratch back there and I sure don't remember that happening. But then, my falling was a shock. We have some plates and bowls that need replacing. I almost hate to do that since I want to replace the dishes we have. I love some of the square patterns and they are lighter, too. The ones we have are so damn HEAVY. But it will have to wait until I have a spare $100 or so. LOL! Spare? OMG...what AM I thinking???
What I have to do is go with the Beast and check out the different patterns and select one that I really like. Then I have to make sure the Beast knows how I feel about it and that it is what I want. He has to think about things like that for a bit but then I think .. I THINK....he may just agree with me. We will have to wait and see.
The cloud cover is pretty thick here right now and it's affecting my internet connection. That's the bad thing about satellite internet. Weather DOES affect it.
The Beast went to bed at 7:30pm. I was shocked since it was so early but sleep helps his body heal and he feels it may help break up the knot he's had in his chest. He didn't sleep well on Friday night. Firsr.....Baron had a night where his bladder was overactive and he kept waking up the Beast to go out. Then the Beast started having spasms in one of his calves and had to come and get the heating pad from me. Why he thought it would help is beyond me. I think he was just cold...LOL.
I am tired and falling asleep here so I am going to get into bed. Maybe I will get enogh sleep tonight if I can keep MY bladder from waking me constantly....LOL Love you all. I wish you all good weather and safe driving in areas where it's got lots of snow and ice. ***Hugs***
What I have to do is go with the Beast and check out the different patterns and select one that I really like. Then I have to make sure the Beast knows how I feel about it and that it is what I want. He has to think about things like that for a bit but then I think .. I THINK....he may just agree with me. We will have to wait and see.
The cloud cover is pretty thick here right now and it's affecting my internet connection. That's the bad thing about satellite internet. Weather DOES affect it.
The Beast went to bed at 7:30pm. I was shocked since it was so early but sleep helps his body heal and he feels it may help break up the knot he's had in his chest. He didn't sleep well on Friday night. Firsr.....Baron had a night where his bladder was overactive and he kept waking up the Beast to go out. Then the Beast started having spasms in one of his calves and had to come and get the heating pad from me. Why he thought it would help is beyond me. I think he was just cold...LOL.
I am tired and falling asleep here so I am going to get into bed. Maybe I will get enogh sleep tonight if I can keep MY bladder from waking me constantly....LOL Love you all. I wish you all good weather and safe driving in areas where it's got lots of snow and ice. ***Hugs***
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Today Warms Up Nicely....
I was really shocked today when the temperature actually got up to 52 and stayed there even into the evening. It wasn't sunny and bright out but it was at least a decent temperature. It isn't going to last, however. *Sigh* It will be cold enough tomorrow evening to have the streets get icy if the 50% chance of showers turns out to be a true forecast.
Dennis came over to have some coffee with us around noon. It seems the friends of his that we met a few weeks back will be moving down and into the *barn*. Dennis is putting in a loft bedroom and bathroom and they already have the set up for a kitchen on the ground level. It was set up to convert that way when it was originally built. Dennis and Di didn't confine themselves to the RV while the house was being built.
Turns out that Dennis has already started his garden, so to speak. He has all kinds of things that are started and some things ready to eat even. He has plans on building a greenhouse on the side of the barn and has the supplies for that already. But he's been keeping his garden in the enclosed patio at the rear of the house and has even kept a small heater going when it's gotten too cold outside. He came over to find out what we wanted from all the stuff he has going and, trust me, that is a LOT, including things like arugula and parsley.
He mentioned that my color was a lot better than it was the night the Beast took me to the hospital. I thanked him and said it was about time, didn't he think? He just laughed and was glad I felt so much better. Now, all I need to do is get out and about. I still haven't gotten over to the Princess's and I really want to see both Gunner and Chewlee. I read on FB that Chewlee had told her mother she really had a cute brother even if he was all drooly. LOL! Her attitude about him has sure changed.
I'm still suffering from some sore spots although the one area is that part of my ribs on the side. I see my regular doctor in a few days and I will have him check that out for me. I need to get my A1C tested, which is part of the reason I needed to get in to see him but also because I was supposed to follow up with him after getting out of the hospital. I really hate to go to the doctor any more.
The Beast told me today that he feels kind of bad about missing his aunt's funeral. I told him that it really is kind of important as part of the process of believing she is truly gone from us. But he just feels it would be a kind of zoo and he hates the Catholic rituals. I tried to tell him that he is NOT forced to participate in any of them but it kind of fell on deaf ears. Both his parents were so anti-Catholic that he just doesn't believe me. But then, like I said, he really has only gone to one funeral in his whole life so his experience is really non-existent.
Well, time for me to go back to bed. Love you all. Be good. Have a nice Sunday. ***Hugs***
Dennis came over to have some coffee with us around noon. It seems the friends of his that we met a few weeks back will be moving down and into the *barn*. Dennis is putting in a loft bedroom and bathroom and they already have the set up for a kitchen on the ground level. It was set up to convert that way when it was originally built. Dennis and Di didn't confine themselves to the RV while the house was being built.
Turns out that Dennis has already started his garden, so to speak. He has all kinds of things that are started and some things ready to eat even. He has plans on building a greenhouse on the side of the barn and has the supplies for that already. But he's been keeping his garden in the enclosed patio at the rear of the house and has even kept a small heater going when it's gotten too cold outside. He came over to find out what we wanted from all the stuff he has going and, trust me, that is a LOT, including things like arugula and parsley.
He mentioned that my color was a lot better than it was the night the Beast took me to the hospital. I thanked him and said it was about time, didn't he think? He just laughed and was glad I felt so much better. Now, all I need to do is get out and about. I still haven't gotten over to the Princess's and I really want to see both Gunner and Chewlee. I read on FB that Chewlee had told her mother she really had a cute brother even if he was all drooly. LOL! Her attitude about him has sure changed.
I'm still suffering from some sore spots although the one area is that part of my ribs on the side. I see my regular doctor in a few days and I will have him check that out for me. I need to get my A1C tested, which is part of the reason I needed to get in to see him but also because I was supposed to follow up with him after getting out of the hospital. I really hate to go to the doctor any more.
The Beast told me today that he feels kind of bad about missing his aunt's funeral. I told him that it really is kind of important as part of the process of believing she is truly gone from us. But he just feels it would be a kind of zoo and he hates the Catholic rituals. I tried to tell him that he is NOT forced to participate in any of them but it kind of fell on deaf ears. Both his parents were so anti-Catholic that he just doesn't believe me. But then, like I said, he really has only gone to one funeral in his whole life so his experience is really non-existent.
Well, time for me to go back to bed. Love you all. Be good. Have a nice Sunday. ***Hugs***
Friday, February 20, 2015
The World Is A Sadder Place Today.....
Today the Beast's Aunt Marge died. She was 95 and had led a good and mostly happy life. She was a child of the depression and ended up being raised by a very strict aunt who lived on a working farm. So she was worked....HARD....even as a young girl. But boy, did she ever learn! She was talented in many ways. She could whip up a four course meal in a kitchen that was just barely bigger than 6x6 and serve everything hot and dessert was always both simple and delicious.
She could cook for either small gatherings or big ones. She loved to entertain and believed in feeding people until they thought they would burst. She would host games of bunco every week with some of her friends and she always had treats as well as food for these. I sometimes filled in if one of the regulars was sick or on vacation. It was always fun.
She was a cleaning dervish partly because of her training while on the farm. Also she loved having everything around her clean. Her wash days were always a real *event* because she was so organized. For years she hung everything on a clothes line to dry. Then she got a dryer and found out just how much time that saved her. After that, only her linens got hung out because of the way they smelled when dry. She ironed as she folded and put things away. Like I said, she was always, always organized.
She was addicted to money card games. Oh, usually just a nickel at a time but those pots could get BIG. She was lucky. I think she made up many of the games since I have never played them anywhere else nor heard of them even. But they were fun and easy to learn. We never visited without taking along a couple nickel holders we got at the bank and knew we would end up losing them all or most of them. LOL!
She loved crafts and used to make those Reader's Digest dolls as decorations for different holidays. And Christmas was always a treat at her house. She decorated like she was a Christmas shop. It was amazing and she added something new every year. I taught her how to crochet simple things and she took it from there. She started to crochet the dresses for her *dolls* she made as gifts. She also decorated for every Holiday, especially St. Patrick's Day since she was part Irish and had married an Irishman.
She loved her husband and, when he died, she was devastated for a long time. She kept his picture on her fireplace mantel and often talked to him. She said he had become the very best companion a woman could wish for and that she missed him every day she lived without him.
Her daughter moved in with her when her health started to fail her (and her daughter had retired from the Post Office). Bevie worshiped her mother and took great care of her even when it became difficult. Others would have just put their mother in a nursing home but not Bevie. She knew her mother needed to be surrounded by her various collectibles and other things that gave her happy memories. And, trust me, care for a woman with Marge's health problems was NOT easy on Bevie. But she loved her mother.
We sent flowers and the Beast will pick up a sympathy card tomorrow to send. He decided he is not going to attend her funeral (and I think he will regret it) but that's his decision. His aunt loved him and was more a mother to him than his own mother was. But he has never attended a funeral that I know of where I have attended many more than I care to think about. I know how important that last goodbye is. He didn't go to his dad's or his mother's. Oh, I take it back. He went to one but he went because it was his sister's husband that had died. He wasn't emotionally bonded to her husband but went to comfort his sister. He was glad he went but that doesn't seem to occur to him right now.
I will miss Marge a lot. She was a person with a good heart and a happy one. She has a place in God's good graces, I believe. Vaya con Dios, Tante Marge. I love you.
I did talk to my sister, Cee, today. She answered the phone with...*Well, it's about time! You've been saying in your blog for a week that you were going to call!* No hello. Just that. LOL! I got the information I wanted to hear from her and will be seeing her in about two weeks. I can hardly wait!
My gf, Carol, surprised me again with a gift that really WAS a surprise. She sent me candles in Mason jars with a handle on them. She's sent them before but I was shocked that she knew I wanted some since I had used all mine up. Then I remembered that I had mentioned that in my blog a couple days ago. It made me feel like I need to be more careful what I say because she will do things like that because I mention it. It was NOT a hint, Carol but I am very, very grateful. Thank you.
Well, time to close this missive. Remember to tell those you love that you DO love them every time you get a chance to talk to them or even if you are just chatting online with them. Life is short for many of us and you never want to regret not having said it. A simple *Love you!* works. ***Hugs***
She could cook for either small gatherings or big ones. She loved to entertain and believed in feeding people until they thought they would burst. She would host games of bunco every week with some of her friends and she always had treats as well as food for these. I sometimes filled in if one of the regulars was sick or on vacation. It was always fun.
She was a cleaning dervish partly because of her training while on the farm. Also she loved having everything around her clean. Her wash days were always a real *event* because she was so organized. For years she hung everything on a clothes line to dry. Then she got a dryer and found out just how much time that saved her. After that, only her linens got hung out because of the way they smelled when dry. She ironed as she folded and put things away. Like I said, she was always, always organized.
She was addicted to money card games. Oh, usually just a nickel at a time but those pots could get BIG. She was lucky. I think she made up many of the games since I have never played them anywhere else nor heard of them even. But they were fun and easy to learn. We never visited without taking along a couple nickel holders we got at the bank and knew we would end up losing them all or most of them. LOL!
She loved crafts and used to make those Reader's Digest dolls as decorations for different holidays. And Christmas was always a treat at her house. She decorated like she was a Christmas shop. It was amazing and she added something new every year. I taught her how to crochet simple things and she took it from there. She started to crochet the dresses for her *dolls* she made as gifts. She also decorated for every Holiday, especially St. Patrick's Day since she was part Irish and had married an Irishman.
She loved her husband and, when he died, she was devastated for a long time. She kept his picture on her fireplace mantel and often talked to him. She said he had become the very best companion a woman could wish for and that she missed him every day she lived without him.
Her daughter moved in with her when her health started to fail her (and her daughter had retired from the Post Office). Bevie worshiped her mother and took great care of her even when it became difficult. Others would have just put their mother in a nursing home but not Bevie. She knew her mother needed to be surrounded by her various collectibles and other things that gave her happy memories. And, trust me, care for a woman with Marge's health problems was NOT easy on Bevie. But she loved her mother.
We sent flowers and the Beast will pick up a sympathy card tomorrow to send. He decided he is not going to attend her funeral (and I think he will regret it) but that's his decision. His aunt loved him and was more a mother to him than his own mother was. But he has never attended a funeral that I know of where I have attended many more than I care to think about. I know how important that last goodbye is. He didn't go to his dad's or his mother's. Oh, I take it back. He went to one but he went because it was his sister's husband that had died. He wasn't emotionally bonded to her husband but went to comfort his sister. He was glad he went but that doesn't seem to occur to him right now.
I will miss Marge a lot. She was a person with a good heart and a happy one. She has a place in God's good graces, I believe. Vaya con Dios, Tante Marge. I love you.
I did talk to my sister, Cee, today. She answered the phone with...*Well, it's about time! You've been saying in your blog for a week that you were going to call!* No hello. Just that. LOL! I got the information I wanted to hear from her and will be seeing her in about two weeks. I can hardly wait!
My gf, Carol, surprised me again with a gift that really WAS a surprise. She sent me candles in Mason jars with a handle on them. She's sent them before but I was shocked that she knew I wanted some since I had used all mine up. Then I remembered that I had mentioned that in my blog a couple days ago. It made me feel like I need to be more careful what I say because she will do things like that because I mention it. It was NOT a hint, Carol but I am very, very grateful. Thank you.
Well, time to close this missive. Remember to tell those you love that you DO love them every time you get a chance to talk to them or even if you are just chatting online with them. Life is short for many of us and you never want to regret not having said it. A simple *Love you!* works. ***Hugs***
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Commercials That Crack Me Up....
What's funny is that I am not sure exactly what car it is that made up the ads, it features dogs in it and one of the lines that pops up is *dog tested*. But here it is.....the one that hit me as hysterical was when they pull into a gas station. The driver dog goes inside while the other three bail out of the car and head for the bathroom. The driver dog comes out with the key to the bathroom (on a stick as many are). The next scene is inside the bathroom with three of the four dogs drinking out of the toilet. They then pile into the car and head off. What else is funny is that it actually looks like the driver dog pushes the starter button but I didn't notice this at first. But I laugh every time the damn commercial comes on TV even knowing what's coming.
Then there's the two dogs necking in the car while parked in front of this dark house. Suddenly the light comes on and a big dog shows up at the window and barks at the two in the car. You see the car driving away and the girl dog is sitting on the sidewalk, looking shocked. She runs after the car and the dog in the window is barking and watching.
There are a couple others. Watch for them and see if you agree that they are funny. The Beast and I were saying that a lot of the commercials you see lately are humorous and some of the best that are out. I'm sorry I can't remember the car brand but that's never been important to me. The last car I really loved (and we didn't buy) was a Buick convertible. But that's when I bought my 5.0 convertible that I just loved so it didn't matter at the end. That Mustang was the last car I was crazy about and I still kind of miss it. It was white with a white top and a red leather interior. *Sigh*
I took it when I went to Chicago one year for our family reunion. My daughter, the Princess (who was a kidlet at the time) and I had a ball in it until our return trip. When we hit Florida on the last leg home, it rained as it only can in Florida. I ended up behind a cop car and sped through this one area going about 90mph. The cop was doing that and I was just keeping up with him. He never stopped, never pulled me over and never called about me either. It didn't clear up until we were in Jupiter, Florida and I dropped my speed down to just 60mph then. We even were able to put the top down again. LOL!
The poor Princess was in her car seat in back and I noticed her hair was whipping around her face like crazy. I finally stopped the car so we could put her hair in a kind of bun and she was much happier since she didn't have to put her face down on her car seat. She was such a good kidlet. She never complained. We all got a bit sunburned but didn't care. If we hadn't put lotion on, we probably would have burned to a crisp. But I miss being able to do that. Not get a sunburn but putting down the top on a bright sunny day. *Sigh*
Mustachio was telling me that he is going to be heading out to work in -8F in the morning but it's going to warm up to +23F. He said it like it was going to feel like a heat wave. He also said that it was going to warm up into the 40's on Saturday so the snow would all melt. What Saturday didn't melt, Sunday's warmer temps would. I didn't tell him we expect it to get into the 50's on the weekend. That just seemed kind of cruel. But the schools here are closed tomorrow since they expect showers and possibly snow. The high will cause the streets to ice up since it's only supposed to go up to 23F. Brrr! Not a day to go outside if you don't have to, that's for sure.
The repairman for our ice maker showed up around noon yesterday and didn't really say much but changed out our ice maker in about 5 minutes. They don't bother trying to repair it. They send it back to the factory for that. It didn't even take 24 hours for it to drop ice. I don't really see an improvement in the ice cubes as of yet but should once the old ice is used up. I'm drinking a lot of ice water (and chewing on the cubes that are left when I drink the water up). They crunch good at least. But then, they are about half the size they started out.
I forgot to call my sister, Cee (again) but my note dropped off my screen and almost got sucked into the fan before I noticed it. By then it was too late. Duh! My memory sucks at times. In fact, most of the time, it seems.
Love you all. Stay warm and dry. We all should be better off weather-wise in just a few days. At least, I sure hope so. ***Hugs***
Then there's the two dogs necking in the car while parked in front of this dark house. Suddenly the light comes on and a big dog shows up at the window and barks at the two in the car. You see the car driving away and the girl dog is sitting on the sidewalk, looking shocked. She runs after the car and the dog in the window is barking and watching.
There are a couple others. Watch for them and see if you agree that they are funny. The Beast and I were saying that a lot of the commercials you see lately are humorous and some of the best that are out. I'm sorry I can't remember the car brand but that's never been important to me. The last car I really loved (and we didn't buy) was a Buick convertible. But that's when I bought my 5.0 convertible that I just loved so it didn't matter at the end. That Mustang was the last car I was crazy about and I still kind of miss it. It was white with a white top and a red leather interior. *Sigh*
I took it when I went to Chicago one year for our family reunion. My daughter, the Princess (who was a kidlet at the time) and I had a ball in it until our return trip. When we hit Florida on the last leg home, it rained as it only can in Florida. I ended up behind a cop car and sped through this one area going about 90mph. The cop was doing that and I was just keeping up with him. He never stopped, never pulled me over and never called about me either. It didn't clear up until we were in Jupiter, Florida and I dropped my speed down to just 60mph then. We even were able to put the top down again. LOL!
The poor Princess was in her car seat in back and I noticed her hair was whipping around her face like crazy. I finally stopped the car so we could put her hair in a kind of bun and she was much happier since she didn't have to put her face down on her car seat. She was such a good kidlet. She never complained. We all got a bit sunburned but didn't care. If we hadn't put lotion on, we probably would have burned to a crisp. But I miss being able to do that. Not get a sunburn but putting down the top on a bright sunny day. *Sigh*
Mustachio was telling me that he is going to be heading out to work in -8F in the morning but it's going to warm up to +23F. He said it like it was going to feel like a heat wave. He also said that it was going to warm up into the 40's on Saturday so the snow would all melt. What Saturday didn't melt, Sunday's warmer temps would. I didn't tell him we expect it to get into the 50's on the weekend. That just seemed kind of cruel. But the schools here are closed tomorrow since they expect showers and possibly snow. The high will cause the streets to ice up since it's only supposed to go up to 23F. Brrr! Not a day to go outside if you don't have to, that's for sure.
The repairman for our ice maker showed up around noon yesterday and didn't really say much but changed out our ice maker in about 5 minutes. They don't bother trying to repair it. They send it back to the factory for that. It didn't even take 24 hours for it to drop ice. I don't really see an improvement in the ice cubes as of yet but should once the old ice is used up. I'm drinking a lot of ice water (and chewing on the cubes that are left when I drink the water up). They crunch good at least. But then, they are about half the size they started out.
I forgot to call my sister, Cee (again) but my note dropped off my screen and almost got sucked into the fan before I noticed it. By then it was too late. Duh! My memory sucks at times. In fact, most of the time, it seems.
Love you all. Stay warm and dry. We all should be better off weather-wise in just a few days. At least, I sure hope so. ***Hugs***
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
An Apology To Sister Cee.....
I've been saying for ages that I am going to call my sister, Cee, and get the skinny on her move up here, especially since I heard that she is coming earlier than originally planned. I have my note on my computer but.....the Beast got up today and looked and sounded just awful. He DOES have a bad cold. I felt bad for him and made breakfast for us. I really wanted some hot cereal but ended up making us scrambled eggs since that appealed to him. I was just hungry....LOL.
He had said he would make lunch but instead he went to Taco Bell. Yes, he braved the cold but first he warmed up the car. He wasn't being entirely nuts. However, I was a bit disappointed. I think, in fact, I'm pretty sure that they have changed their meat recipe. I normally don't mind the regular tacos but today...yuk! They just didn't taste right. I couldn't put my finger on just WHAT was different but the meat had less flavor and even putting my hot sauce on it did not compensate.
I was going to make us something for dinner....had it all planned but the Beast only felt like some soup and crackers. So that's what he got. Then he snacked on a few things later in the evening. I was taking my after lunch nap when Tara showed up, feeling guilty because it's been so long since she stopped over. What she should understand is that we know how tough that can be when you have a little one, am trying to run and expand your own business and maintain a household, too. And she doesn't have a husband to help out.
But she brought me up to speed on her plans to help her mother move up here so I at least felt less in the dark about that. I WILL call tomorrow since my only plans are to run to Walmart to pick up my prescriptions as well as some eggs and milk and maybe a candle or two. I love having a candle in my computer room and I am totally out of them now. I've even used up the votive size ones from last Christmas. But at least my sister needs to know that I am not a total flake. I really DID mean to call her today. I just didn't plan on the Beast being sick. I felt great until my nap was over.
I don't know what I did while I was sleeping but I woke up with such pain in my back (towards the side, actually) that I felt like I did when the aches and pains from my falls started showing up. I'm going to have to take a pain pill to sleep tonight. *Sigh*
Tara was talking about being over at the Princess' house and holding Gunner. Gunner kept running his hands down her hair. I think it's the lighter color that fascinated him. His mother has dark hair and it's longer than Tara's. However, the Princess is wearing it up more lately, I've noticed so I don't think Gunner gets to do that to his mother much.
Gunner got his first official tooth and now the Princess has said that if he bites her (not IF, should be WHEN), he's on the bottle! LOL He's 8 months old now and I think she can give up breast feeding him without feeling any guilt. Many mothers give that up around 6 months, figuring that is a good enough start and because they want to resume some semblance of a normal life for themselves. My mother always breast fed until the first *bite* and then it was formula. How I hated how the original formulas smelled. Now they are so easy and you don't have to make up a gallon or more at a time. How times have changed.
It's 14 degrees outside right now. Yuk! It's only going to get up to around 23 or so for a high tomorrow but it should be sunny. At least, I hope so! It will warm up by this weekend...somewhat. In the 50's is acceptable. They actually ended up closing the school that Chewlee attends today. I was surprised at that but who knows? They may have lost their heat or some such thing. It was cold enough that I am sure the kids were glad.
Well, time for me to hit the sack. I'm tired out now but just need to take a pain pill. If I cough or just turn too quickly, I'm reminded that I am in pain. Love you all. Please be careful if you are in the area affected by the Polar air. Louisville is supposed to be down below zero (-11F) tomorrow and Mustacio is happy he is off work. Stay warm and safe. ***Hugs***
He had said he would make lunch but instead he went to Taco Bell. Yes, he braved the cold but first he warmed up the car. He wasn't being entirely nuts. However, I was a bit disappointed. I think, in fact, I'm pretty sure that they have changed their meat recipe. I normally don't mind the regular tacos but today...yuk! They just didn't taste right. I couldn't put my finger on just WHAT was different but the meat had less flavor and even putting my hot sauce on it did not compensate.
I was going to make us something for dinner....had it all planned but the Beast only felt like some soup and crackers. So that's what he got. Then he snacked on a few things later in the evening. I was taking my after lunch nap when Tara showed up, feeling guilty because it's been so long since she stopped over. What she should understand is that we know how tough that can be when you have a little one, am trying to run and expand your own business and maintain a household, too. And she doesn't have a husband to help out.
But she brought me up to speed on her plans to help her mother move up here so I at least felt less in the dark about that. I WILL call tomorrow since my only plans are to run to Walmart to pick up my prescriptions as well as some eggs and milk and maybe a candle or two. I love having a candle in my computer room and I am totally out of them now. I've even used up the votive size ones from last Christmas. But at least my sister needs to know that I am not a total flake. I really DID mean to call her today. I just didn't plan on the Beast being sick. I felt great until my nap was over.
I don't know what I did while I was sleeping but I woke up with such pain in my back (towards the side, actually) that I felt like I did when the aches and pains from my falls started showing up. I'm going to have to take a pain pill to sleep tonight. *Sigh*
Tara was talking about being over at the Princess' house and holding Gunner. Gunner kept running his hands down her hair. I think it's the lighter color that fascinated him. His mother has dark hair and it's longer than Tara's. However, the Princess is wearing it up more lately, I've noticed so I don't think Gunner gets to do that to his mother much.
Gunner got his first official tooth and now the Princess has said that if he bites her (not IF, should be WHEN), he's on the bottle! LOL He's 8 months old now and I think she can give up breast feeding him without feeling any guilt. Many mothers give that up around 6 months, figuring that is a good enough start and because they want to resume some semblance of a normal life for themselves. My mother always breast fed until the first *bite* and then it was formula. How I hated how the original formulas smelled. Now they are so easy and you don't have to make up a gallon or more at a time. How times have changed.
It's 14 degrees outside right now. Yuk! It's only going to get up to around 23 or so for a high tomorrow but it should be sunny. At least, I hope so! It will warm up by this weekend...somewhat. In the 50's is acceptable. They actually ended up closing the school that Chewlee attends today. I was surprised at that but who knows? They may have lost their heat or some such thing. It was cold enough that I am sure the kids were glad.
Well, time for me to hit the sack. I'm tired out now but just need to take a pain pill. If I cough or just turn too quickly, I'm reminded that I am in pain. Love you all. Please be careful if you are in the area affected by the Polar air. Louisville is supposed to be down below zero (-11F) tomorrow and Mustacio is happy he is off work. Stay warm and safe. ***Hugs***
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
It Was A Very Good Day.....
Today I had a really good day. I felt fine and was awake most of the day. I confess that I still like my nap after lunch but it's turning out to be just an hour or so now. I'm not sure if this is a result of the increase in my hemoglobin levels or what but I'll take it!
I'm doing more now, too. I cleaned up my computer room but still need to clean up my desk. I just hate going through all the paperwork that I've accumulated. I still have phone numbers to program in my phone but I am getting there, slowly but surely. I haven't called Cee yet but that comes tomorrow. The Beast thinks he is coming down with a deep chest cold but I have a feeling it's actually something from his COPD that makes it feel worse than it will be.
It's been cold as hell here. Even having both my heaters (baseboard and little one on the desk) on at full blast is just keeping it a fairly decent sort of cool and not really warm. It's already 21 degrees outside with another 100% humidity but no real wind. We are under a winter advisory and they expect us to get some snow showers tomorrow when the arctic blast hits us. It will only be here until around noon (let us pray!).
Buttmunch called today with her new phone number and told me that Louisville got a foot of snow yesterday. She said she showed up at work without calling to see if she SHOULD come in and ended up scoring points with the general manager since only she and one other server showed up. But they didn't have much in the way of customers so it all worked out. When she had made enough in tips to get a cab home, she left whatever else came in for the other server and she rolled silverware until the corporate office told them to close up and go home.
She also told me her best friend had died a few days ago. She had dated him on and off for four years and was just devastated he was gone. She isn't sure if Mustachio even knows he's dead yet. She only found out by accident since he had said he was going into the hospital and would probably be out of touch for a bit. He had some serious health problems, partly due to heavy drinking but he was too young....only 56 years old. Buttmunch will greatly miss him. She used to stop by to make sure he had food in the house and was eating fairly well. She would often cook for him if he seemed unable to do that. She said one of the last things she told him was that she loved him and for that she was grateful. I've said it before....say it often to those you DO love. You just never know what life has in store.
I was hanging up clothes that I had set aside after they were washed and was surprised that I had the heavy clothes that I did that are now hanging in my closet. I have a feeling I will be glad I did get them out of my storage bin and washed. I may be needing them in the days upcoming.
I found all my doctors phone numbers (and the Beast's too) and can now call and set up some appointments with a couple of them. I also got a card for Chewlee from my friend, Carol, and I want to run it over there for her tomorrow, if possible. The schools here are delaying the start of their day until 10am tomorrow. It's expected to be THAT bad here.
I went to fill up my pill box for the week and realized that I need to order more pills. I hate when that happens. With the Beast not feeling well, it means I may have to drive out in snow. We shall see. I have enough pills for a couple days and our snow rarely stays on the ground longer than overnight or even two days at the most. So, if needs be, I can last until it's gone.
Well, it's late and I need to get some sleep. Love you all and I hope you are well, warm and dry. Be good. Be careful. Do NOT go outside if you have bad weather. Hypothermia sets in quickly and I do NOT want anyone to suffer. ***Hugs***
I'm doing more now, too. I cleaned up my computer room but still need to clean up my desk. I just hate going through all the paperwork that I've accumulated. I still have phone numbers to program in my phone but I am getting there, slowly but surely. I haven't called Cee yet but that comes tomorrow. The Beast thinks he is coming down with a deep chest cold but I have a feeling it's actually something from his COPD that makes it feel worse than it will be.
It's been cold as hell here. Even having both my heaters (baseboard and little one on the desk) on at full blast is just keeping it a fairly decent sort of cool and not really warm. It's already 21 degrees outside with another 100% humidity but no real wind. We are under a winter advisory and they expect us to get some snow showers tomorrow when the arctic blast hits us. It will only be here until around noon (let us pray!).
Buttmunch called today with her new phone number and told me that Louisville got a foot of snow yesterday. She said she showed up at work without calling to see if she SHOULD come in and ended up scoring points with the general manager since only she and one other server showed up. But they didn't have much in the way of customers so it all worked out. When she had made enough in tips to get a cab home, she left whatever else came in for the other server and she rolled silverware until the corporate office told them to close up and go home.
She also told me her best friend had died a few days ago. She had dated him on and off for four years and was just devastated he was gone. She isn't sure if Mustachio even knows he's dead yet. She only found out by accident since he had said he was going into the hospital and would probably be out of touch for a bit. He had some serious health problems, partly due to heavy drinking but he was too young....only 56 years old. Buttmunch will greatly miss him. She used to stop by to make sure he had food in the house and was eating fairly well. She would often cook for him if he seemed unable to do that. She said one of the last things she told him was that she loved him and for that she was grateful. I've said it before....say it often to those you DO love. You just never know what life has in store.
I was hanging up clothes that I had set aside after they were washed and was surprised that I had the heavy clothes that I did that are now hanging in my closet. I have a feeling I will be glad I did get them out of my storage bin and washed. I may be needing them in the days upcoming.
I found all my doctors phone numbers (and the Beast's too) and can now call and set up some appointments with a couple of them. I also got a card for Chewlee from my friend, Carol, and I want to run it over there for her tomorrow, if possible. The schools here are delaying the start of their day until 10am tomorrow. It's expected to be THAT bad here.
I went to fill up my pill box for the week and realized that I need to order more pills. I hate when that happens. With the Beast not feeling well, it means I may have to drive out in snow. We shall see. I have enough pills for a couple days and our snow rarely stays on the ground longer than overnight or even two days at the most. So, if needs be, I can last until it's gone.
Well, it's late and I need to get some sleep. Love you all and I hope you are well, warm and dry. Be good. Be careful. Do NOT go outside if you have bad weather. Hypothermia sets in quickly and I do NOT want anyone to suffer. ***Hugs***
A Day Spent On Healing.....
It's amazing how healing heat can be. My tailbone hurt like crazy this morning but now I can sit down on it without screaming in pain. I used the heating pad at various points all during the day and just relaxed and let it do it's magic. I hated the inactivity but am so glad that so much of the pain from falling seems to be gone now. I figure one more day and I will be fine once more. At least, I sure hope so.
The Beast is back to semi-ignoring me. Oh, he did bring me some biscuits and gravy...late this afternoon. I really didn't care because I kept falling asleep from the heating pad on my tailbone....LOL. It just was such a relief! You don't know what pain is until you can't sit comfortably due to a sore tailbone.
Once I feel I am totally healed, I hope to get Sheepie out for the lunch I promised her. I need to talk to her about what's up with Teach's mother, anyway. She is really giving Sheepie some verbal blackeyes and she isn't pulling any punches. I was shocked and so was Mustachio. It's obvious that all is not well and that the witch has no love for Sheepie (but I figured that out when Teach moved out of the house with Sheepie). I have to admit that I have no love for anyone that talks bad about MY family and I will happily trip her with my cane given half a chance.
It was really cold this morning. There were actually two long icicles hanging down from one of the birds feeders and the birds were perching between them to get at the seed....LOL. The Beast didn't move fast enough to get a shot or two of that, either.
It will be that cold again in the morning. Right now it says it's 25 out but feels like 13 degrees (100% humidity and gusts up to 24mph out of the NNE). No fun for anyone that must be out in that kind of weather....brrr!
Love you all. Please stay warm and dry. I will be staying in and keeping warm here. ***Hugs***
The Beast is back to semi-ignoring me. Oh, he did bring me some biscuits and gravy...late this afternoon. I really didn't care because I kept falling asleep from the heating pad on my tailbone....LOL. It just was such a relief! You don't know what pain is until you can't sit comfortably due to a sore tailbone.
Once I feel I am totally healed, I hope to get Sheepie out for the lunch I promised her. I need to talk to her about what's up with Teach's mother, anyway. She is really giving Sheepie some verbal blackeyes and she isn't pulling any punches. I was shocked and so was Mustachio. It's obvious that all is not well and that the witch has no love for Sheepie (but I figured that out when Teach moved out of the house with Sheepie). I have to admit that I have no love for anyone that talks bad about MY family and I will happily trip her with my cane given half a chance.
It was really cold this morning. There were actually two long icicles hanging down from one of the birds feeders and the birds were perching between them to get at the seed....LOL. The Beast didn't move fast enough to get a shot or two of that, either.
It will be that cold again in the morning. Right now it says it's 25 out but feels like 13 degrees (100% humidity and gusts up to 24mph out of the NNE). No fun for anyone that must be out in that kind of weather....brrr!
Love you all. Please stay warm and dry. I will be staying in and keeping warm here. ***Hugs***
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Paying The Price.....
I am now paying the price for my falling down that led to me having to be admitted to the hospital. I wondered (at the time) why the nurses and doctors kept poking and prodding me all over the place. NOW I understand. My tailbone, my ribs on the one side and my neck hurt me. And it's all the result of the falling down I did.
The only thing they did do because the Beast said I had hit my head but I didn't remember doing it was a CT scan of my head, which did not show any problems. I think the Beast was disappointed....LOL.
However, I am warming up the various areas little by little to try to heal the hurts. I am able to move more now than earlier but I need to get back under the covers and try to get some more rest now that I CAN turn with less pain.
Love you all. Enjoy your day off tomorrow if it applies. Stay warm and dry. ***Hugs***
The only thing they did do because the Beast said I had hit my head but I didn't remember doing it was a CT scan of my head, which did not show any problems. I think the Beast was disappointed....LOL.
However, I am warming up the various areas little by little to try to heal the hurts. I am able to move more now than earlier but I need to get back under the covers and try to get some more rest now that I CAN turn with less pain.
Love you all. Enjoy your day off tomorrow if it applies. Stay warm and dry. ***Hugs***
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Why I Hate Hospitals.....
I don't care if you are in a hospital for one day, two days or a week, hospitals are terrible places to be stuck in. Not only are the corridors noisy but, like what happened to me, every damn hour someone was coming in and wanted something from me. Either they wanted my blood (and I think I had enough taken in two days to say, with confidence, that it amounted to about half my blood volume. Sheesh!
I kept trying to sleep and sometimes it was an alarm that went off and, since I was asleep, I was unaware of the fact that I had stopped the flow somehow. Of course, that meant they just HAD to wake me to tell me that I needed to do this or that so no alarm would go off.
I never did understand why, when they are changing the medication you are receiving, they have to wake you to let you know you are getting new stuff. I mean, so what? Just change the damn bag and leave. I'll notice when I wake up.....later.
The nurses at our hospital are really nice gals (and a couple guys). Don't get me wrong. I just get cranky when I am tired and not being allowed to sleep. When I finally brought this up to the nurse in charge on this one shift, the news spread and I was allowed to sleep except if blood needed to be drawn. For that, they wanted me to be awake.
Why did I end up in the hospital, you ask? I started falling down....suddenly. I would be upright one moment and then....crash.....I was down. I hit my face the first time it happened when I was helping the Beast fold a blanket. The second time, I was breaking up some hot biscuits so he could add the gravy and....crash....I even pulled down the dishes and broke them. There was broken dishes and biscuits all over the floor.
The third time, I just went to grab some small plates so we could have some strawberries over pound cake and I went down...again....and broke two cereal bowls. More broken dishes. *Sigh*
Later on, I fell again in my computer room and, although I was in my desk chair when the Beast got to my door, that was when he said he HAD to take me to emergency and find out what was causing that.
Turns out it was a series of problems. I was dehydrated. My sodium level was very low. My hemoglobin was 50% of what it should have been (it was a six, should have been 12). My iron, which is part of what makes that hemoglobin go up, was atrocious. I won't go into the tortures I endured but my hemoglobin is just at 10 now and I am on iron pills. I have to see a hemotologist but don't know when just yet. The hospital is supposed to call me and let me know. I keep ending up with more and more doctors. *Sheesh*!
I also ended up having another IBS attack in the hospital. I told the doctors that, by now, you would think they would have some kind of medication I could take to prevent this. The doctor's reply? *You can double up on your probiotics. That would helps.* OMG! Is that man for real??
Well, bedtime for bonzo here. I am exhausted and the Beast tells me it's going down into the 20's tonight. Figures. It was actually 59 degrees when the Beast picked me up from the hospital. Felt damn warm to me....LOL.
Love you all. Have a great Sunday. ***Hugs***
I kept trying to sleep and sometimes it was an alarm that went off and, since I was asleep, I was unaware of the fact that I had stopped the flow somehow. Of course, that meant they just HAD to wake me to tell me that I needed to do this or that so no alarm would go off.
I never did understand why, when they are changing the medication you are receiving, they have to wake you to let you know you are getting new stuff. I mean, so what? Just change the damn bag and leave. I'll notice when I wake up.....later.
The nurses at our hospital are really nice gals (and a couple guys). Don't get me wrong. I just get cranky when I am tired and not being allowed to sleep. When I finally brought this up to the nurse in charge on this one shift, the news spread and I was allowed to sleep except if blood needed to be drawn. For that, they wanted me to be awake.
Why did I end up in the hospital, you ask? I started falling down....suddenly. I would be upright one moment and then....crash.....I was down. I hit my face the first time it happened when I was helping the Beast fold a blanket. The second time, I was breaking up some hot biscuits so he could add the gravy and....crash....I even pulled down the dishes and broke them. There was broken dishes and biscuits all over the floor.
The third time, I just went to grab some small plates so we could have some strawberries over pound cake and I went down...again....and broke two cereal bowls. More broken dishes. *Sigh*
Later on, I fell again in my computer room and, although I was in my desk chair when the Beast got to my door, that was when he said he HAD to take me to emergency and find out what was causing that.
Turns out it was a series of problems. I was dehydrated. My sodium level was very low. My hemoglobin was 50% of what it should have been (it was a six, should have been 12). My iron, which is part of what makes that hemoglobin go up, was atrocious. I won't go into the tortures I endured but my hemoglobin is just at 10 now and I am on iron pills. I have to see a hemotologist but don't know when just yet. The hospital is supposed to call me and let me know. I keep ending up with more and more doctors. *Sheesh*!
I also ended up having another IBS attack in the hospital. I told the doctors that, by now, you would think they would have some kind of medication I could take to prevent this. The doctor's reply? *You can double up on your probiotics. That would helps.* OMG! Is that man for real??
Well, bedtime for bonzo here. I am exhausted and the Beast tells me it's going down into the 20's tonight. Figures. It was actually 59 degrees when the Beast picked me up from the hospital. Felt damn warm to me....LOL.
Love you all. Have a great Sunday. ***Hugs***
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
The Beast Goes Shopping
Today was the day that the Beast went and did some much needed grocery shopping since we got *paid* today. That means we both got our SS checks. He sat here and made out a list, asking me what he hadn't thought of and I added a few things. I want to make some chicken soup and we needed a couple ingredients he didn't have on the list. We also needed more paper towels and toilet paper since we had used up what we had left out in the garage.
He hates when he has to buy toilet paper since we buy the big packs that usually last us a month or more, sometimes two. He says they take up almost all the room in the cart. LOL. It made me think about the days when the Sears catalog was a much needed addition to many households and supplied both reading material AND wiping sheets. *Shudder* I am so glad those days are over. It makes me wonder what colors ended up on some rear ends since the inks were not as good back then.
I mentioned that I had a craving for both fruits and veggies in case something looked good to him. Since he went to Publix first, their fruit and vegetable department is incredible. He found some fantastic peaches that were ripe and juicy and also some red pears. The peaches were large ones and I think eating a whole one was not the smartest thing I did. I ended up with a slight stomach ache afterward.
He also found some nice crusty rolls that we will use tomorrow for lunch. He is going to make up some of that shaved steak and I will make some au jus for dipping. The rolls are a better size for us than large sections of Italian bread. The tendency is to overfill them and then you end up wasting some of it. That drives me nuts because food is so damned expensive.
I found out today that my sister, Cee, and Baby Brat will be moving up here much sooner than I had thought originally. I gather Tara is flying down on March 2nd to drive the U-Haul up here while Cee drives the car. It's going to be a two day drive at least but the idea makes me both happy and sad. I have a post-it on my computer now so I can call Cee tomorrow and find out what is happening with Frankenstein and why she changed the date she originally said they would be moving. Not that it really matters. It's more just a matter of curiosity than anything.
I will be glad to have more family here, especially some closer in age to me. The kids all have their own lives to live and don't have much time for us old folks. The Princess came by today (she couldn't find her phone or she would just have called the Beast) and I got to ask her about having Chewlee on Friday. But it seems that her paternal grandfather is home from Afghanistan but will be returning the beginning of March and he is coming up. Chewlee missed out on another trip to Disneyland since she has been on restriction for the last two and a half weeks. I won't go into why since that's between her and her mother but ONE of the reasons was she did NOT take her pills for two days and ended up with a letter from the teacher about her behavior AND a test that she only got a 10 on. THAT was a shock!
Since she has only a half day of school on Friday and all day Monday off, she and her grandfather are going to be staying at a hotel in Huntsville that has a heated indoor pool. Coming off a 3 week period where she missed 3 sleepovers, 2 parties AND a trip to Disney World, she will LOVE that. I will just have to wait and hope she behaves herself.
It's almost midnight here now and I am yawning. I managed to stay up all day long so I am tired. My doctor is off for the next few days (he has kids and I think they wanted to do a bit of traveling) so getting in to see his *substitute* was not possible. All the doctors there have lots of patients so his were being seen *as necessary* basis. I DID set up an appointment for next week, however. Just in case and I need my A1C done anyway.
Love you all. Have a great day tomorrow. The Beast must have plans because he went to bed early tonight. It's going to be cold (35 the predicted high) and cloudy. Brrr! Stay warm and dry. ***Hugs***
He hates when he has to buy toilet paper since we buy the big packs that usually last us a month or more, sometimes two. He says they take up almost all the room in the cart. LOL. It made me think about the days when the Sears catalog was a much needed addition to many households and supplied both reading material AND wiping sheets. *Shudder* I am so glad those days are over. It makes me wonder what colors ended up on some rear ends since the inks were not as good back then.
I mentioned that I had a craving for both fruits and veggies in case something looked good to him. Since he went to Publix first, their fruit and vegetable department is incredible. He found some fantastic peaches that were ripe and juicy and also some red pears. The peaches were large ones and I think eating a whole one was not the smartest thing I did. I ended up with a slight stomach ache afterward.
He also found some nice crusty rolls that we will use tomorrow for lunch. He is going to make up some of that shaved steak and I will make some au jus for dipping. The rolls are a better size for us than large sections of Italian bread. The tendency is to overfill them and then you end up wasting some of it. That drives me nuts because food is so damned expensive.
I found out today that my sister, Cee, and Baby Brat will be moving up here much sooner than I had thought originally. I gather Tara is flying down on March 2nd to drive the U-Haul up here while Cee drives the car. It's going to be a two day drive at least but the idea makes me both happy and sad. I have a post-it on my computer now so I can call Cee tomorrow and find out what is happening with Frankenstein and why she changed the date she originally said they would be moving. Not that it really matters. It's more just a matter of curiosity than anything.
I will be glad to have more family here, especially some closer in age to me. The kids all have their own lives to live and don't have much time for us old folks. The Princess came by today (she couldn't find her phone or she would just have called the Beast) and I got to ask her about having Chewlee on Friday. But it seems that her paternal grandfather is home from Afghanistan but will be returning the beginning of March and he is coming up. Chewlee missed out on another trip to Disneyland since she has been on restriction for the last two and a half weeks. I won't go into why since that's between her and her mother but ONE of the reasons was she did NOT take her pills for two days and ended up with a letter from the teacher about her behavior AND a test that she only got a 10 on. THAT was a shock!
Since she has only a half day of school on Friday and all day Monday off, she and her grandfather are going to be staying at a hotel in Huntsville that has a heated indoor pool. Coming off a 3 week period where she missed 3 sleepovers, 2 parties AND a trip to Disney World, she will LOVE that. I will just have to wait and hope she behaves herself.
It's almost midnight here now and I am yawning. I managed to stay up all day long so I am tired. My doctor is off for the next few days (he has kids and I think they wanted to do a bit of traveling) so getting in to see his *substitute* was not possible. All the doctors there have lots of patients so his were being seen *as necessary* basis. I DID set up an appointment for next week, however. Just in case and I need my A1C done anyway.
Love you all. Have a great day tomorrow. The Beast must have plans because he went to bed early tonight. It's going to be cold (35 the predicted high) and cloudy. Brrr! Stay warm and dry. ***Hugs***
Not A Good Night Again Last Night...*Sigh*
I had another sleep deprived night last night and, as a result, spent most of today asleep with just waking up to use the bathroom. The Beast came in twice and asked me if I was all right or was I feeling sick. I got pissed and said, *No! I am NOT sick. I am tired. I could NOT get to sleep last night for the second night in a row.* From there, I went back to sleep and slept away most of the day.
Which brings me to the problem that in itself brings. A round robin...! If you sleep all day, how do you also sleep at night? I am going to call my doctor's office in the morning and see if I can't get in to see him and discuss this with him. As much as I hate the thought, I may ask him for just a few sleeping pills to use to break this cycle. I've already stopped drinking any cola or coffee after 5pm. Even the Beast noticed that, although he had made a fresh pot of coffee (for me, he said) before he left for church.
At least tonight my legs are not twitching and I have hopes of getting a little sleep before I need to call the doctor's office in the morning. I am determined that the Beast will NOT drive me. He's taken too much control over my life lately as it is. I am NOT helpless, I am NOT sick and I am not going to put up with it.
As good as he has been to me lately, he has his own agenda (and hopes, too, I think!). I have to admit that I don't mind him taking over the cooking since he HAS become a fairly good cook. But I need to break this cycle of no sleeping at night or I won't be able to resume my functions as the wife here. I'm just not doing enough for him to get off my back and stop telling tales that are not true.
Sorry to bitch so much but I AM a bit on the cranky side tonight. I really DO love you all and wish only the best of everything for you. Stay warm and dry. Be good. Have a great Hump Day. ***Hugs***
Which brings me to the problem that in itself brings. A round robin...! If you sleep all day, how do you also sleep at night? I am going to call my doctor's office in the morning and see if I can't get in to see him and discuss this with him. As much as I hate the thought, I may ask him for just a few sleeping pills to use to break this cycle. I've already stopped drinking any cola or coffee after 5pm. Even the Beast noticed that, although he had made a fresh pot of coffee (for me, he said) before he left for church.
At least tonight my legs are not twitching and I have hopes of getting a little sleep before I need to call the doctor's office in the morning. I am determined that the Beast will NOT drive me. He's taken too much control over my life lately as it is. I am NOT helpless, I am NOT sick and I am not going to put up with it.
As good as he has been to me lately, he has his own agenda (and hopes, too, I think!). I have to admit that I don't mind him taking over the cooking since he HAS become a fairly good cook. But I need to break this cycle of no sleeping at night or I won't be able to resume my functions as the wife here. I'm just not doing enough for him to get off my back and stop telling tales that are not true.
Sorry to bitch so much but I AM a bit on the cranky side tonight. I really DO love you all and wish only the best of everything for you. Stay warm and dry. Be good. Have a great Hump Day. ***Hugs***
Monday, February 9, 2015
It Makes Me So Mad.....
I found out this evening that the Beast had sent an email to Mustachio asking him to call him. When I asked what he wanted to talk about, he told me that the Beast said my health was deteriorating at an alarming rate. He didn't think it was a good idea for Mustachio to take me to Florida because it might end up being *distasteful*. I know what he meant...and it was my IBS that was the only *distasteful* thing happening to me. My being on crutches was not my health deteriorating either. That was a fall and the Beast didn't want to take me to the hospital even. I told my son, I think he's HOPING my health is going downhill so he can bury me and have fun with the women from his church that flirt with him all the time. He just LOVES to tell me and laugh about it. Like he's some damn Adonis! Sheesh!
My only problem is my insomnia lately. The Beast doesn't ask why I am sleeping until noon some days or I would tell him that I just could NOT get to sleep. My only recurring problem is my back at the moment and I think with a good back brace for those kind of days it would not be a problem for me. I take a nap after eating lunch just because I can. Hell, even the Beast takes one most days!
The hell of it is, if the Beast had taken his blood pressure pills every day (instead of checking his blood pressure with his meter), he probably would not have the restricted blood vessels in his eyes that are causing him all the problems now. His COPD is more than likely his 3 pack a day cigarette habit for so many years. Talk about a chain smoker. It really was a surprise when he quit...cold turkey but I can't say I was surprised when he developed COPD. I'm actually amazed that he didn't get it years ago but then he DID often complain about his breathing and his wheezing. But he wouldn't go to the doctor for it. Men are such idiots. I take my pills each and every day. He thinks I'm nuts but I do what I must. The IBS was a different story. Looking back on my childhood, it's actually something that should have been taken care of then when my parents knew how often I was constipated. Now I have the other problem from time-to-time but I have been told that once I learn the *triggers* for it, I can probably go the six months I need in order to get over it. At least I know that pistachios are one trigger. I've avoided ALL nuts since I made the connection. I DID have peanut butter toast one day but kept that to a minimum and then held my breath (but no reaction). I also know that black beans, which I love(d), are another trigger. So I have avoided all but a tablespoon of baked beans the one day of ANY beans. *Sigh*
So many things I enjoyed. I've even become wary of making any split pea soup although that, technically, is not a *bean*. You can see the way I am reacting because I just HATE having an IBS attack. It's just disgusting. If I can avoid it, I will...no matter what I have to give up.
But, when I was talking to Mustachio, I knew immediately that the Beast was being two-faced about my taking the trip to Florida. He acted like it was just fine with him to my face but wanted Steve to tell me he just couldn't take me for some reason or other so the Beast wouldn't be the *bad guy*. That made me just FURIOUS! I told my son that if he really felt my health was so bad, he would have told me that to my face. He just doesn't want to have to give me ANY money for the trip and it's easiest to discourage Mustachio by scaring him over my *health issues*. Screw him!
I'm going.
Now I wonder if he's told the same thing to the Princess and that's the reason we haven't seen much of Chewlee. I'm going to talk to her tomorrow (I'll make the trip over there) and find out. I found out that Chewlee only has a half day of school this Friday and she has Monday off entirely so I was going to ask if Chewlee could come and spend the night on Friday anyway. But, if the Beast has been feeding her the same BS, she might just find a reason to say no.
Oh well, I am heading for bed. I took a nice leisurely bath tonight for a change. My legs needed the soaking so I could scrub the dry skin off. Then I put a good layer of lotion on them. Now I just need to remember to do that every day. Not necessarily the bath but definitely the lotion.
Love you all. Hope your week got off to a good start. Keep warm and dry. ***Hugs***
My only problem is my insomnia lately. The Beast doesn't ask why I am sleeping until noon some days or I would tell him that I just could NOT get to sleep. My only recurring problem is my back at the moment and I think with a good back brace for those kind of days it would not be a problem for me. I take a nap after eating lunch just because I can. Hell, even the Beast takes one most days!
The hell of it is, if the Beast had taken his blood pressure pills every day (instead of checking his blood pressure with his meter), he probably would not have the restricted blood vessels in his eyes that are causing him all the problems now. His COPD is more than likely his 3 pack a day cigarette habit for so many years. Talk about a chain smoker. It really was a surprise when he quit...cold turkey but I can't say I was surprised when he developed COPD. I'm actually amazed that he didn't get it years ago but then he DID often complain about his breathing and his wheezing. But he wouldn't go to the doctor for it. Men are such idiots. I take my pills each and every day. He thinks I'm nuts but I do what I must. The IBS was a different story. Looking back on my childhood, it's actually something that should have been taken care of then when my parents knew how often I was constipated. Now I have the other problem from time-to-time but I have been told that once I learn the *triggers* for it, I can probably go the six months I need in order to get over it. At least I know that pistachios are one trigger. I've avoided ALL nuts since I made the connection. I DID have peanut butter toast one day but kept that to a minimum and then held my breath (but no reaction). I also know that black beans, which I love(d), are another trigger. So I have avoided all but a tablespoon of baked beans the one day of ANY beans. *Sigh*
So many things I enjoyed. I've even become wary of making any split pea soup although that, technically, is not a *bean*. You can see the way I am reacting because I just HATE having an IBS attack. It's just disgusting. If I can avoid it, I will...no matter what I have to give up.
But, when I was talking to Mustachio, I knew immediately that the Beast was being two-faced about my taking the trip to Florida. He acted like it was just fine with him to my face but wanted Steve to tell me he just couldn't take me for some reason or other so the Beast wouldn't be the *bad guy*. That made me just FURIOUS! I told my son that if he really felt my health was so bad, he would have told me that to my face. He just doesn't want to have to give me ANY money for the trip and it's easiest to discourage Mustachio by scaring him over my *health issues*. Screw him!
I'm going.
Now I wonder if he's told the same thing to the Princess and that's the reason we haven't seen much of Chewlee. I'm going to talk to her tomorrow (I'll make the trip over there) and find out. I found out that Chewlee only has a half day of school this Friday and she has Monday off entirely so I was going to ask if Chewlee could come and spend the night on Friday anyway. But, if the Beast has been feeding her the same BS, she might just find a reason to say no.
Oh well, I am heading for bed. I took a nice leisurely bath tonight for a change. My legs needed the soaking so I could scrub the dry skin off. Then I put a good layer of lotion on them. Now I just need to remember to do that every day. Not necessarily the bath but definitely the lotion.
Love you all. Hope your week got off to a good start. Keep warm and dry. ***Hugs***
Internet Problems....Again!!!!
I'm really getting tired of not being able to get on the internet so much lately. I wish we had a good cable company that had lines laid out nearby. Even the crappy cable company that is local does not have any way that we can hook up to them. They are a couple miles away and not interested in doing what must be done to connect to so few people in our area. That's the crappy thing about being in a really rural area. The farms around us are large ones and they all seem to have satellite TV and internet from what you can see on the homes.
It was a really beautiful day yesterday considering we only got up to about 53 degrees. It was sunny and only had a slight breeze. Baron couldn't wait for the Beast to get home so he could get his run for the day. He really wanted to see his *buddy* that guards the livestock at the farm just a little over what you would call two blocks away. The Beast was really curious about whether or not the fence around it was electrified or not just because the dogs make no attempt to get through it. It has enough room that they should be able to crawl underneath it. However, what he discovered was not that it was electrified but was a kind of nasty barbed wire. We think it's there to attempt to keep the coyotes out. But, who knows?
The Beast is dying to find out what kind of a dog it is. He says it almost looks like a cross between a German shepherd and a collie but has a tail that stays curled over it's back. The coloring doesn't tell him anything that he recognizes as a working dog. I told him that if he took a picture of it, I would search for it on Dogs101. They have a website with all the pure bred dogs and they are even in categories such as working/herding dogs. If it's actually a pure bred dog, I could probably answer the question of the kind of dog it is. If it's a mixed breed, however, I could probably just identify the most prominent features of the mix. He says he'll do that the next time he takes Baron for a run. That's what he says he'll do but we'll see.
I'm a bit concerned for the Beast. He is having both a problem with his eye and losing part of the sight in the one eye several times each day but also having problems breathing. He's using his inhaler more than usual. I'm sure his COPD is getting worse and that has something to do with why he feels sick so often.
I got dressed and even went outside with Baron while the Beast was at church. It was funny tho' what Baron did after the Beast got home and we ate lunch. He wanted to go out but he wanted to go out front. He stood by the front door when the Beast tried to get him to go out back. Then, when the Beast let him out front finally, Baron ran over to the garage and stood by the scooter so that the Beast saw him standing there, patiently, when he came outside a few minutes later. It was so obvious that Baron wanted his run that you had to laugh. Dogs may not talk but they have a way of letting you know what they want. LOL
It's daylight out when I am typing this and it looks like it's going to be overcast again. That's our usual winter weather along with the cold. At least we do not get the severe cold like other areas. I think it must have something to do with our location to more tropical states. We are in a border zone or some such thing. But I hate when there's no sun out. I'm a sun person.
I think I will go back to bed for a bit. I still feel a bit sleepy and lazy. I don't even feel like getting any coffee. We seem to have cut back on our coffee lately and I think it has something to do with the fact that we are almost out of our Kauai coffee. The Beast has a couple of cans of the regular coffee you buy at the grocery store ready for when we use the last of the beans up. I wonder how regular coffee is going to taste to us now. We were sure spoiled for a while there. I'm grateful to Carol, my gf in California, for introducing us to it but I don't think the Beast is going to be buying it. He might surprise me once we are using regular coffee. It all depends on how he reacts to it. That's another *wait and see* for me. *Sigh*
Love you all. Have a great week and say a little prayer for those people who had problems with either incredible snow falls or flash flooding. The weather all over is nuts with this global warming problem, isn't it? You just don't know what to expect any more. ***Hugs*
It was a really beautiful day yesterday considering we only got up to about 53 degrees. It was sunny and only had a slight breeze. Baron couldn't wait for the Beast to get home so he could get his run for the day. He really wanted to see his *buddy* that guards the livestock at the farm just a little over what you would call two blocks away. The Beast was really curious about whether or not the fence around it was electrified or not just because the dogs make no attempt to get through it. It has enough room that they should be able to crawl underneath it. However, what he discovered was not that it was electrified but was a kind of nasty barbed wire. We think it's there to attempt to keep the coyotes out. But, who knows?
The Beast is dying to find out what kind of a dog it is. He says it almost looks like a cross between a German shepherd and a collie but has a tail that stays curled over it's back. The coloring doesn't tell him anything that he recognizes as a working dog. I told him that if he took a picture of it, I would search for it on Dogs101. They have a website with all the pure bred dogs and they are even in categories such as working/herding dogs. If it's actually a pure bred dog, I could probably answer the question of the kind of dog it is. If it's a mixed breed, however, I could probably just identify the most prominent features of the mix. He says he'll do that the next time he takes Baron for a run. That's what he says he'll do but we'll see.
I'm a bit concerned for the Beast. He is having both a problem with his eye and losing part of the sight in the one eye several times each day but also having problems breathing. He's using his inhaler more than usual. I'm sure his COPD is getting worse and that has something to do with why he feels sick so often.
I got dressed and even went outside with Baron while the Beast was at church. It was funny tho' what Baron did after the Beast got home and we ate lunch. He wanted to go out but he wanted to go out front. He stood by the front door when the Beast tried to get him to go out back. Then, when the Beast let him out front finally, Baron ran over to the garage and stood by the scooter so that the Beast saw him standing there, patiently, when he came outside a few minutes later. It was so obvious that Baron wanted his run that you had to laugh. Dogs may not talk but they have a way of letting you know what they want. LOL
It's daylight out when I am typing this and it looks like it's going to be overcast again. That's our usual winter weather along with the cold. At least we do not get the severe cold like other areas. I think it must have something to do with our location to more tropical states. We are in a border zone or some such thing. But I hate when there's no sun out. I'm a sun person.
I think I will go back to bed for a bit. I still feel a bit sleepy and lazy. I don't even feel like getting any coffee. We seem to have cut back on our coffee lately and I think it has something to do with the fact that we are almost out of our Kauai coffee. The Beast has a couple of cans of the regular coffee you buy at the grocery store ready for when we use the last of the beans up. I wonder how regular coffee is going to taste to us now. We were sure spoiled for a while there. I'm grateful to Carol, my gf in California, for introducing us to it but I don't think the Beast is going to be buying it. He might surprise me once we are using regular coffee. It all depends on how he reacts to it. That's another *wait and see* for me. *Sigh*
Love you all. Have a great week and say a little prayer for those people who had problems with either incredible snow falls or flash flooding. The weather all over is nuts with this global warming problem, isn't it? You just don't know what to expect any more. ***Hugs*
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Big Cat Diary Stuff......
There's a program that comes on early in my morning (6 am). I am usually up to go to the bathroom somewhere close to that time without having to set an alarm clock. It's call Big Cat Diary. It's all about the big cats (lions, cheetahs and leopards) that live year 'round in the Masai Mara. It's part of the Serengeti reserve and it's where the wildebeests, zebra and all the different antelope travel to every year on their migration from the south to the north. The place where all the crocodiles are waiting is where they cross the Mara River into the grassy plains beyond. Yes, they have shown even that part of the migration and it's awful and awesome at the same time.
Anyway, one of the things that has always made me wonder was how different the cheetahs and leopards are. I love the looks of the cheetah with the black *tear marks* that run from their eyes down around their muzzles. They are so elegant looking and are amazing when they are running at full speed. They are the fastest land animals going from zero to 60 in just three seconds! I kid you not. My mouth dropped open when the people who are observing these various cats in the wild gave that statistic. They have some cats that they have been observing for over six years. They give each cat a name and that is how they refer to them during the program. After a while, you (the person watching) get to know them, too.
But there are some things I didn't know about the big cats that I have learned. First of all, cheetahs do not climb trees. It's the leopards that drag their kills up into the trees to keep them from predators that might steal their kill. Cheetahs must eat their fill as quickly as possible and everything intimidates them into abandoning their kills from hyenas to lions. Heck, it looked like a huge flock of vultures could also chase them away if they are persistent enough (and very hungry).
All of the cats keep their cubs in isolation for five or six weeks while they bond with them. It also protects them from predators or, as in the case with lions, from their older cousins that treat them like they are toys and just want to play with them. However, just the weight difference can injure them so the mothers keep the little ones safe and form a strong bond with their attention. In that way, the babies learn their mothers smell and *voice* and so does she.
One of the observers on the program has been doing this for over 20 years, just not always in the Mara. He is the most informative person and brings up some of the more interesting things about the different cats. He's also a talented artist. You sometimes get to see the pictures he makes of each of the cats they observe along with any tell-tale markings so he can check to make sure any new cats are properly identified when they are new to the area. By that, I mean the cubs or kittens that have been born. The identifying markings never change during their whole lives.
I've learned about the small sounds the mothers make to call their babies to them if they have hidden for any reason. Even the desperate ones when the babies have hidden out of fear because of the presence of a predator. I had no idea that the male lions usually only manage to keep their *families* for an average of three years. It takes a lion hitting a certain age and strength before they can replace a lion no longer in his prime and take over the females. They also seem to only kill off babies, not the so-called *teenagers* in the pride. Those are the ones that are older than a year and a half. How they can tell, I have no clue.
I was also surprised to find out that most prides have TWO males or more. These are usually brothers or buddies that have teamed up and are out looking for a pride to take over. When one dies for any reason, it is usually only a short time before they end up without their females due to the lions that are looking for females. MEN! They are all the same.....LOL
Anyway, if you get a chance to watch the program, please do so. They aren't looking for donations or any such thing. It's just a very interesting program. If you can't be awake, record it to watch later and do so regularly. I think you will find it interesting, too. ***Hugs***
Anyway, one of the things that has always made me wonder was how different the cheetahs and leopards are. I love the looks of the cheetah with the black *tear marks* that run from their eyes down around their muzzles. They are so elegant looking and are amazing when they are running at full speed. They are the fastest land animals going from zero to 60 in just three seconds! I kid you not. My mouth dropped open when the people who are observing these various cats in the wild gave that statistic. They have some cats that they have been observing for over six years. They give each cat a name and that is how they refer to them during the program. After a while, you (the person watching) get to know them, too.
But there are some things I didn't know about the big cats that I have learned. First of all, cheetahs do not climb trees. It's the leopards that drag their kills up into the trees to keep them from predators that might steal their kill. Cheetahs must eat their fill as quickly as possible and everything intimidates them into abandoning their kills from hyenas to lions. Heck, it looked like a huge flock of vultures could also chase them away if they are persistent enough (and very hungry).
All of the cats keep their cubs in isolation for five or six weeks while they bond with them. It also protects them from predators or, as in the case with lions, from their older cousins that treat them like they are toys and just want to play with them. However, just the weight difference can injure them so the mothers keep the little ones safe and form a strong bond with their attention. In that way, the babies learn their mothers smell and *voice* and so does she.
One of the observers on the program has been doing this for over 20 years, just not always in the Mara. He is the most informative person and brings up some of the more interesting things about the different cats. He's also a talented artist. You sometimes get to see the pictures he makes of each of the cats they observe along with any tell-tale markings so he can check to make sure any new cats are properly identified when they are new to the area. By that, I mean the cubs or kittens that have been born. The identifying markings never change during their whole lives.
I've learned about the small sounds the mothers make to call their babies to them if they have hidden for any reason. Even the desperate ones when the babies have hidden out of fear because of the presence of a predator. I had no idea that the male lions usually only manage to keep their *families* for an average of three years. It takes a lion hitting a certain age and strength before they can replace a lion no longer in his prime and take over the females. They also seem to only kill off babies, not the so-called *teenagers* in the pride. Those are the ones that are older than a year and a half. How they can tell, I have no clue.
I was also surprised to find out that most prides have TWO males or more. These are usually brothers or buddies that have teamed up and are out looking for a pride to take over. When one dies for any reason, it is usually only a short time before they end up without their females due to the lions that are looking for females. MEN! They are all the same.....LOL
Anyway, if you get a chance to watch the program, please do so. They aren't looking for donations or any such thing. It's just a very interesting program. If you can't be awake, record it to watch later and do so regularly. I think you will find it interesting, too. ***Hugs***
Friday, February 6, 2015
Today Was Not Too Bad.....
I actually managed to get some crocheting done today. I also stayed up almost the whole day. I took a short (2 hour) nap but that won't interfere with my getting to sleep tonight....I hope. Last night was not great but I managed to actually get about four hours STRAIGHT sleeping time. When I woke up, I had to make a run to the bathroom because my bladder was having a fit! LOL
The Beast was in a cooking mood again today. I think it's because he plans on being gone most of the daylight hours tomorrow. He's going out with a few church people in the morning but in the afternoon, he's taking a young kid out and his cousin (who is older and has graduated from high school) to teach them a few things they need to learn about using their cameras. The gal took photography in high school but we know how those classes go. She needs to learn how/when to use her flash and how to use auxiliary lighting. Oh, and also WHEN to use it.
A person from his church is surprising his parents with a 50th wedding anniversary party next month and asked the Beast how much he would charge to take pictures of the event. I don't know what the Beast told him but he's not doing this one for free. He does plan, however, to make any corrections on the pictures then download them onto a CD and let the person that asked him take it to Walgreens or Walmart...wherever they want....and have pictures made up at their expense. It makes more sense for him to do it that way. He pays a high price for the papers that are used to print up pictures and it will actually be cheaper for the person to get them made at someplace that gets theirs at a reduced cost. They DO pass that on to the people using their service.
Anyway, the Beast cooked us up some really good tasting beef shreds with onions and green peppers. He even had crusty rolls to serve it on. Yum! We also had our choice of cole slaw or potato salad. The beans are gone....LOL. They were tasty. For dinner, he added Italian beef gravy to the mix for dipping our sandwiches in. I didn't say he was imaginative but at least the two WERE different.
He made a trip over to the Princess' house to give her one of his spare camera bags. He's got several including a hard metal one that he uses for these special flashes he owns. They are on the large size and were very costly. He takes good care of them because we no longer have the spendable income to replace them when they finally die.
Tomorrow I may venture out. It's supposed to be in the mid-to-upper 50's and sunny. Since the Beast will be gone, I figure it's time for my KFC hot wings. *Grin* I only have Baron to worry about but he won't be here by himself for long. I can run out and get them then come home and feed Baron so he won't have to eat alone. He can get weird at times when the Beast is gone for long periods of time. I'll let him out before I go so I don't have to worry about THAT. He's got a strong bladder but you don't want to push it if it's not necessary.
Love you all. Have a great Saturday. Drive carefully. You won't be alone on the road, especially if you have grocery shopping to do. ***Hugs***
The Beast was in a cooking mood again today. I think it's because he plans on being gone most of the daylight hours tomorrow. He's going out with a few church people in the morning but in the afternoon, he's taking a young kid out and his cousin (who is older and has graduated from high school) to teach them a few things they need to learn about using their cameras. The gal took photography in high school but we know how those classes go. She needs to learn how/when to use her flash and how to use auxiliary lighting. Oh, and also WHEN to use it.
A person from his church is surprising his parents with a 50th wedding anniversary party next month and asked the Beast how much he would charge to take pictures of the event. I don't know what the Beast told him but he's not doing this one for free. He does plan, however, to make any corrections on the pictures then download them onto a CD and let the person that asked him take it to Walgreens or Walmart...wherever they want....and have pictures made up at their expense. It makes more sense for him to do it that way. He pays a high price for the papers that are used to print up pictures and it will actually be cheaper for the person to get them made at someplace that gets theirs at a reduced cost. They DO pass that on to the people using their service.
Anyway, the Beast cooked us up some really good tasting beef shreds with onions and green peppers. He even had crusty rolls to serve it on. Yum! We also had our choice of cole slaw or potato salad. The beans are gone....LOL. They were tasty. For dinner, he added Italian beef gravy to the mix for dipping our sandwiches in. I didn't say he was imaginative but at least the two WERE different.
He made a trip over to the Princess' house to give her one of his spare camera bags. He's got several including a hard metal one that he uses for these special flashes he owns. They are on the large size and were very costly. He takes good care of them because we no longer have the spendable income to replace them when they finally die.
Tomorrow I may venture out. It's supposed to be in the mid-to-upper 50's and sunny. Since the Beast will be gone, I figure it's time for my KFC hot wings. *Grin* I only have Baron to worry about but he won't be here by himself for long. I can run out and get them then come home and feed Baron so he won't have to eat alone. He can get weird at times when the Beast is gone for long periods of time. I'll let him out before I go so I don't have to worry about THAT. He's got a strong bladder but you don't want to push it if it's not necessary.
Love you all. Have a great Saturday. Drive carefully. You won't be alone on the road, especially if you have grocery shopping to do. ***Hugs***
I Sometimes Wonder.....
...if the world has gone totally nuts. When a kid gets caught with marijuana, a relatively minor offense these days, and the law allows the sheriff's department to take the parents house and cars and throws them out in the street, isn't that nuts? The kid owned nothing. He was also 18, legal age as far as I knew but who knows these days. But, because he owned nothing and the parents did, they were the losers. I'm sorry but that does not seem like it should be legal to do. Punish the kid, of course. But the parents usually don't know for sure when a kid is smoking marijuana even if they suspect it's going on.
Then you have Isis. I mean, how does the nation that spawned the group put up with the crap they are doing? Kidnapping children, selling them into slavery, beheading people for just being NOT of their sect? That's what it amounts to. And the kidnapping of children....these are the children that live in their country. Not foreigners. Not really strangers. Of course, they are girls that are being given an education and...good heavens! That's such a sin! Where are the parents of these children? Why aren't they after the Isis members, demanding reparations and the return of their children? Are they nuts? I am sure there are more of them than Isis members. Why aren't they going after these people and stop the atrocities.
I also think I am on a different life cycle these days. If I am up during the night, I spend the day mostly sleeping. Which, of course, leads to a vicious cycle of up all night, sleep during the day. Even when I make myself stay up, I end up with leg twitchings or some other nonsense that prevents me from resting for any length of time. It's maddening.
The Beast saw the retina doctor today and I gather that his blood vessels at the back of his eyes are severely restricted. He can't have the surgery on his eyes until/unless that resolves itself. I gather it's quite common in people who have had strokes and it can come and go. He wants to give it six weeks and see him again to see if it's any better. He has to double up on his aspirin to help the flow (not low dose either). So now it's wait and see again.
More cold tomorrow. In case you couldn't tell, I never made it outside today. I wanted to get a few errands done while the Beast was gone but just couldn't face the cold. It's going to be cold again tomorrow so I will probably stay in...again. At least my cold is better. Small consolation, I know. I also had a hard time staying online today. More dumb stuff to make my day just perfect! That was sarcasm, just in case you couldn't tell. LOL
Love you all. Have a fantastic Friday. ***Hugs***
Then you have Isis. I mean, how does the nation that spawned the group put up with the crap they are doing? Kidnapping children, selling them into slavery, beheading people for just being NOT of their sect? That's what it amounts to. And the kidnapping of children....these are the children that live in their country. Not foreigners. Not really strangers. Of course, they are girls that are being given an education and...good heavens! That's such a sin! Where are the parents of these children? Why aren't they after the Isis members, demanding reparations and the return of their children? Are they nuts? I am sure there are more of them than Isis members. Why aren't they going after these people and stop the atrocities.
I also think I am on a different life cycle these days. If I am up during the night, I spend the day mostly sleeping. Which, of course, leads to a vicious cycle of up all night, sleep during the day. Even when I make myself stay up, I end up with leg twitchings or some other nonsense that prevents me from resting for any length of time. It's maddening.
The Beast saw the retina doctor today and I gather that his blood vessels at the back of his eyes are severely restricted. He can't have the surgery on his eyes until/unless that resolves itself. I gather it's quite common in people who have had strokes and it can come and go. He wants to give it six weeks and see him again to see if it's any better. He has to double up on his aspirin to help the flow (not low dose either). So now it's wait and see again.
More cold tomorrow. In case you couldn't tell, I never made it outside today. I wanted to get a few errands done while the Beast was gone but just couldn't face the cold. It's going to be cold again tomorrow so I will probably stay in...again. At least my cold is better. Small consolation, I know. I also had a hard time staying online today. More dumb stuff to make my day just perfect! That was sarcasm, just in case you couldn't tell. LOL
Love you all. Have a fantastic Friday. ***Hugs***
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Post It Notes
I love those post it notes. Especially since I tend to forget about doing some things until it's either too late in the day or someone gets mad at me....LOL. I'm only kidding about that last part. I do, however, need them to remember to do some things in a timely manner. Like not forgetting to call my sister, Cee and/or making sure I don't *remember* it too late at night to call. THAT I have done a time or two.
My niece, Tara, reminded me on her FB page that it is almost that time for my sister, Cee, and Baby Brat to be moving here. I was all excited about making the trip down to FL so I could see my sisters and never thought about the fact that they just might be thinking or actually DOING the move around the same time that Mustachio and I were planning on driving down. I MUST call her tomorrow to find out what their plans are for the move. Who knows? Maybe I will be able to help her pack. LOL She's helped me do that more than once. I kind of feel like I owe her one or two.
Mustachio is making some contacts with old friends. He's definitely getting excited about the trip. This could end up being a fun trip for us both. I will be happy to see my sisters move here, regardless. I know Tara is excited and it will be nice for both Chance and Keith to have one of their grandmothers living nearby.
Tomorrow the Beast goes to see the retinologist and I am glad I asked him about it because it occurred to me that he was going to have to have his eyes dilated. I thought I might have to drive him but he told me that the Princess is going to take him. I wondered if he wanted me to do it or, perhaps, that Dennis had volunteered to take him. But, knowing the Beast, he wouldn't have asked Dennis to take him. He wouldn't mind asking the Princess since she's family and not working but Dennis is just a friend. Oh, a good friend but he and Dianne are still working on the finishing touches to their house. It's one thing if he volunteers but he hadn't. I know they discussed it because Dennis stopped over the same day the Beast got his appointment and it was mentioned.
I'm thinking seriously about making a run to KFC for some hot wings tomorrow. I love their hot wings and can always eat them at any time. Last time the Beast bought them for me, he forgot to get me any sides although I hadn't mentioned it. I assumed that he would think of it himself but...alas...he can be good about a lot of things but it didn't occur to him for some reason.
Well, I am exhausted tonight. I could NOT get to sleep last night for more than a few minutes at a time. My legs kept twitching for some reason and that's maddening. I have no idea why but I want to get some sleep before I get my second wind. I got up in frustration last night and took a pain pill in an effort to stop the twitching (and it was aggravating my sciatica). But, by the time the pill kicked in, it was light outside and that was the end of my attempts at sleep. I took a short nap earlier but not nearly enough sleep to compensate. So, I will end this with a simple *Love you all* ***Hugs***
My niece, Tara, reminded me on her FB page that it is almost that time for my sister, Cee, and Baby Brat to be moving here. I was all excited about making the trip down to FL so I could see my sisters and never thought about the fact that they just might be thinking or actually DOING the move around the same time that Mustachio and I were planning on driving down. I MUST call her tomorrow to find out what their plans are for the move. Who knows? Maybe I will be able to help her pack. LOL She's helped me do that more than once. I kind of feel like I owe her one or two.
Mustachio is making some contacts with old friends. He's definitely getting excited about the trip. This could end up being a fun trip for us both. I will be happy to see my sisters move here, regardless. I know Tara is excited and it will be nice for both Chance and Keith to have one of their grandmothers living nearby.
Tomorrow the Beast goes to see the retinologist and I am glad I asked him about it because it occurred to me that he was going to have to have his eyes dilated. I thought I might have to drive him but he told me that the Princess is going to take him. I wondered if he wanted me to do it or, perhaps, that Dennis had volunteered to take him. But, knowing the Beast, he wouldn't have asked Dennis to take him. He wouldn't mind asking the Princess since she's family and not working but Dennis is just a friend. Oh, a good friend but he and Dianne are still working on the finishing touches to their house. It's one thing if he volunteers but he hadn't. I know they discussed it because Dennis stopped over the same day the Beast got his appointment and it was mentioned.
I'm thinking seriously about making a run to KFC for some hot wings tomorrow. I love their hot wings and can always eat them at any time. Last time the Beast bought them for me, he forgot to get me any sides although I hadn't mentioned it. I assumed that he would think of it himself but...alas...he can be good about a lot of things but it didn't occur to him for some reason.
Well, I am exhausted tonight. I could NOT get to sleep last night for more than a few minutes at a time. My legs kept twitching for some reason and that's maddening. I have no idea why but I want to get some sleep before I get my second wind. I got up in frustration last night and took a pain pill in an effort to stop the twitching (and it was aggravating my sciatica). But, by the time the pill kicked in, it was light outside and that was the end of my attempts at sleep. I took a short nap earlier but not nearly enough sleep to compensate. So, I will end this with a simple *Love you all* ***Hugs***
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The Sun Peeked Out.....Briefly
I can't call the weatherman a complete liar but we sure didn't get a whole lot of sun today. Yes, we did get a couple hours of it but not what I would have liked to see. Baron was miserable once the sun got covered over by clouds although he did go out back to see if he could find some sun out there.
Remember the cat I told you about the other day? Well, I gather it's hanging around the house here. It actually came up to the front door. Baron heard it and started whining so I opened the door and there it was! It ran down the stairs as soon as the door opened. Poor thing acted like it was afraid I was going to hurt it or something. But I think I saw a collar around it's neck. That's not a good thing with a cat unless it's a break-away collar or you keep your cat indoors. Cats have this bad habit of getting into tight spots and a collar can get caught on something and no one seems to put a collar on a cat loosely. If they do, the collar can come off so a cat can get itself loose from anything it gets snagged on.
Dogs, if they get caught, can bark and yelp and get someone's attention so they can be gotten out of a ticklish situation. But not so cats. Oh some can yodel fairly loudly but they usually are far from help and so can either strangle themselves or even starve to death. It's really sad. So don't collar a cat unless it stays indoors all the time. This cat looked like it's collar was very tightly closed.
I spent the day treating my cold/almost cold and it seems much, much better now. Another day and I will probably be okay again. At least, I hope so.
The Beast has to see the retinologist on Thursday. I'm glad because he's been complaining more about the blank spot in his eye...or black spot I guess you could call it. Pretty soon it may cause him problems while he's driving and that won't be good. It could be out-right dangerous.
My son, Mustachio, got a hint today that he's actually been considered for a management position. At least, that's what was asked of him seems to indicate. He wouldn't mind training new people but he's not really sure that's the way he wants to go even though, with his hand, it might actually make better sense. He's got time to think about it and his options, though. Let's see him get through this winter.
Time to get this posted and my butt into bed. My back is just killing me for some reason so I have a pillow behind me right now. It helps but laying down will be better.
Love you all. Be good. Have a great Hump Day and say *Hi!* to Mike for me if he shows up....LOL ***Hugs***
Remember the cat I told you about the other day? Well, I gather it's hanging around the house here. It actually came up to the front door. Baron heard it and started whining so I opened the door and there it was! It ran down the stairs as soon as the door opened. Poor thing acted like it was afraid I was going to hurt it or something. But I think I saw a collar around it's neck. That's not a good thing with a cat unless it's a break-away collar or you keep your cat indoors. Cats have this bad habit of getting into tight spots and a collar can get caught on something and no one seems to put a collar on a cat loosely. If they do, the collar can come off so a cat can get itself loose from anything it gets snagged on.
Dogs, if they get caught, can bark and yelp and get someone's attention so they can be gotten out of a ticklish situation. But not so cats. Oh some can yodel fairly loudly but they usually are far from help and so can either strangle themselves or even starve to death. It's really sad. So don't collar a cat unless it stays indoors all the time. This cat looked like it's collar was very tightly closed.
I spent the day treating my cold/almost cold and it seems much, much better now. Another day and I will probably be okay again. At least, I hope so.
The Beast has to see the retinologist on Thursday. I'm glad because he's been complaining more about the blank spot in his eye...or black spot I guess you could call it. Pretty soon it may cause him problems while he's driving and that won't be good. It could be out-right dangerous.
My son, Mustachio, got a hint today that he's actually been considered for a management position. At least, that's what was asked of him seems to indicate. He wouldn't mind training new people but he's not really sure that's the way he wants to go even though, with his hand, it might actually make better sense. He's got time to think about it and his options, though. Let's see him get through this winter.
Time to get this posted and my butt into bed. My back is just killing me for some reason so I have a pillow behind me right now. It helps but laying down will be better.
Love you all. Be good. Have a great Hump Day and say *Hi!* to Mike for me if he shows up....LOL ***Hugs***
A Cold Is Trying To Come Down With Me, I Think.......
We have had some of the crappiest few days. Not just cold but overcast and rainy, too. I don't mind the cold as much as long as it's sunny. I am definitely a sun person. Cold, overcast and rainy seems to wear down my immune system or some such thing. I've been having what seems to be the prequel to a cold. Enough so that I don't want to spread it to the kids but I do want to get out for a bit and see the Princess. I can watch Gunner from a distance....just in case. I know that I spent most of today down and out. I slept most of the day and wasn't even hungry until late in the afternoon. I was probably a bit depressed but who knows? Like I said, I think a cold might be trying to come down with me.
The Beast gave me some cold medication that he had from his last doctor's visit and it did seem to make me feel a bit better. I tried to do my blog earlier but it seems it was cloudy enough to screw up my internet. I had to try getting on YIM before I realized that was what was wrong. I kept getting this error message on one of my games and I couldn't get on Vegas World. I hate when that happens, especially when it doesn't interfere with my TV reception so it puzzles me until I start checking other things.
The Beast went back to Publix to try some more of their homemade soups out but this time he picked a loser as far as I was concerned. He tried their mushroom soup and thought I would like it but it was NOT good. I guess I am partial to my cream of mushroom soup. This stuff was really weird. Lots of chopped up mushrooms but no real flavor other than that. Not my *cup of soup*....LOL.
It's very cold (20 degrees and 100% humidity) outside but it's supposed to be sunny in the morning. We'll see. I take it all with a grain of salt these days. I sure hope your days are better and you are keeping warm and dry. Please drive carefully. ***Hugs***
The Beast gave me some cold medication that he had from his last doctor's visit and it did seem to make me feel a bit better. I tried to do my blog earlier but it seems it was cloudy enough to screw up my internet. I had to try getting on YIM before I realized that was what was wrong. I kept getting this error message on one of my games and I couldn't get on Vegas World. I hate when that happens, especially when it doesn't interfere with my TV reception so it puzzles me until I start checking other things.
The Beast went back to Publix to try some more of their homemade soups out but this time he picked a loser as far as I was concerned. He tried their mushroom soup and thought I would like it but it was NOT good. I guess I am partial to my cream of mushroom soup. This stuff was really weird. Lots of chopped up mushrooms but no real flavor other than that. Not my *cup of soup*....LOL.
It's very cold (20 degrees and 100% humidity) outside but it's supposed to be sunny in the morning. We'll see. I take it all with a grain of salt these days. I sure hope your days are better and you are keeping warm and dry. Please drive carefully. ***Hugs***
Monday, February 2, 2015
Cold And Rainy.....
Today was overcast, cold and rainy. Not a nice day at all. Add the fact that I haven't been interested in football for quite a few years and today was more boring than ever. I couldn't take the Puppy Bowl or the Kitten Bowl so I watch How It's Made and then some featured cartoon movies. All in all, a truly uninteresting day.
The most interesting parts were the New England clam chowder the Beast brought home from Publix and the baked chicken. We ate the chowder for our lunch (delish!) and then had chicken sandwiches for dinner. He had brought home cole slaw, potato salad and baked beans to go with the chicken but I was still kind of full from the chowder.
I'm not going to try to fill in any more of the day than that. It was bad enough without boring everyone else. Hope your day was more interesting. Love you all. Be good. Stay warm and dry. ***Hugs***
The most interesting parts were the New England clam chowder the Beast brought home from Publix and the baked chicken. We ate the chowder for our lunch (delish!) and then had chicken sandwiches for dinner. He had brought home cole slaw, potato salad and baked beans to go with the chicken but I was still kind of full from the chowder.
I'm not going to try to fill in any more of the day than that. It was bad enough without boring everyone else. Hope your day was more interesting. Love you all. Be good. Stay warm and dry. ***Hugs***
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