Since our *time* on the internet is actually limited by the satellite service that we have, I haven't been spending as much time online as I did before discovering how little time we had left. My computer has been shut down so much that it actually shocked me. I've been either playing my favorite game (one that I own and I don't have to be online to play) or doing other things. I would usually do my craft painting but am now out of them. I may have to go to the new craft store and see if they have finally gotten any or else make a trip to Huntsville to the one that I know has them.
I have a little gremlin out on the deck that needs repainting. It's one that was made of cement and the paint on the little mushroom umbrella over his head has started peeling since I didn't seal it (shame on me!). My Welcome gremlin on the front porch looks fantastic still. All the colors are still bright and not faded at all. People still comment on it because theirs have faded. What they don't realize is that I repainted mine when it faded after we moved from Florida. I also sealed it once it had dried. That made the difference, I'm sure.
The Beast and I actually went out to lunch today at the new Chinese buffet restaurant nearby. It's called *Chow King*. We had gone to it under the previous owners a few years back and it wasn't very good so we never went back. The new owners have totally revamped it. There are several steam tables with overhead lighting and they are actually very attractive. The selection they had was amazing. The dessert one was not heated (of course!) but it also had peel-and-eat shrimp and crawdads on ice on it. Shrimp and crawdads as dessert? I can forgive them for that. It's more an appetizer, I think. They had to be there since it was only one of four that were not heated. The other three were for sushi (not a normal one for a Chinese restaurant), a salad bar and a nice selection of ice cream and sherbet.
I laughed when I saw the sushi bar and said that the Marcus branch of the family would just love that! The selection of foods was incredible. They even had some Mandarin beef on a stick that was delicious. I tried a lot of things but just a bit of it. I wanted to try everything but was full in a short time with just what I managed to try. It was $8.00 for each of us but well worth it. We were still so full when dinner time came around that we just had some soup so that we wouldn't be eating just before we went to bed.
Next time we go (and we will go again!), I am going to try the sushi. I'm just curious about how much of it is tasty to me. I do love the California type (no raw fish...it has cooked shrimp) but there was quite a variety (not a lot of each out at any time...it was replaced quite often as it was used). I hadn't noticed where the wasabi and soy sauce was because I was startled that they had that. It would have taken two or three more plates full to try everything in small amounts. Maybe even four...LOL. It was all good and that alone was incredible.
It was on a whim that we went out. The Beast had gone to see the eye doctor again, which is in Gadsden. It was just a check up to see if his problem with his eye had cleared up. Thankfully, the idea that he could lose his vision made him faithfully use the eye drops like he was supposed to so it's much better now. That made him happy and I think that's why we went out to lunch.
We haven't gone out to eat much since our favorite restaurant closed (Charlie's). We were actually there the day before it closed and had no idea. The heck of it was, every time we went there, it was busy so I have no idea why they closed. It was a shock to us when we found out. Perhaps it was due to a less busy lunch time but I really don't know. We never went there for lunch.
We've seen several restaurants close and reopen with new owners. Mostly Mexican ones (but they weren't good ones, unfortunately) and two Chinese ones. I hope Chow King makes it. We saw that they had some carry out business, too, so I think this time, it will last.
I fell asleep before dark and didn't wake up until 3am (bathroom need, of course) and I feel fully awake now. But I slept for darn near 8 hours so it's no surprise. If I can't fall asleep now, I WILL need a nap later on today.
The Beast had gotten up around 5am yesterday and actually took a nap (albeit, a short one) when we got home from lunch. I have to tell Cee that I agree with her about Chow King. Her daughter, Tara, had taken her there for her birthday gift and she said the food was excellent. I was so surprised at the renovations that I knew it had to be at least decent once we were inside. They had to have spent a small fortune on the changes. The bus boy was alert and cleared used plates as quickly as they were ready.
Enough about that. I do have some advice today. **Be grateful for what you have, not what you wish you had. Be kind. Let go of what you can't control. Listen to your intuition. Be productive but calm. Forgive, even if the person has not apologized or seemed regretful. (I really believe that!) To hold onto anger only hurts YOU, not them.**
Love you all. Have a great week! ***Hugs***
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