Yes, I have been suffering from food poisoning. The only consolation I have is that the Beast suffered it, too. It's his fault. He forgets how long he's stored something in the fridge and has no real sense of smell. I can usually tell if something is starting to *turn* just by the smell and will toss it out regardless of how little time it may have been in the fridge. It didn't smell bad when I got my sandwich from him nor did it taste funky. But it wasn't long before we were both feeling the effects.
He spent more time on the pot than I did but I had one hell of a stomach ache. I think I spent less time because I take a daily probiotic tablet and he doesn't. That just made my stomach ache longer and I was just miserable most of the night. When I finally was getting over the worst of it, I fell asleep...damn near like a bear goes to sleep for the winter! I was out cold, I think....LOL.
Anyway, I am closing this now and going to take it easy for a bit and see how the rest of the evening goes for me now. Love you all. ***Hugs***
Friday, May 30, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
I Couldn't Keep An Internet Connection Last Night....
We had a heavy cloud cover last night from the rainy weather pattern that is hitting so much of the States today. That meant our satellite internet connection sucked! I kept being kicked offline and not able to get back on again for various lengths of time. I finally gave up and just played my Jewel Quest game. I was just glad I hadn't started my blog to see it disappear into cyberspace.
I got a call from the Princess shortly after the Beast and I had eaten our dinner of fish fillets, green beans and potatoes. She said that Chewlee wanted to come and have a sleepover with me. I, of course, told her bring her over. It made me stop and think, at first, because I forgot for a second that she was on vacation.
Shortly thereafter, Chewlee got dropped off and our adventure started. She hadn't eaten so I fixed her some food and she was obviously hungry because she ate everything and then had to have her pickles. She watched some TV, watched me talk online to Carol (she even dictated a few things for me to type to her...LOL!), took her bath, dressed for bed then got to play one of her games online on the Beast's computer. Then it was bedtime. She told me all the things she and her mother had done together before she got dropped off (the last stop for them was the playground) and I understood why she fell asleep almost immediately. The kid was tired. It even explained why she was so calm and not anxious about going outside to ride her bike. She never even asked. When I told her it was bedtime, she went in and brushed her teeth like I told her when she realized she did, indeed, have a toothbrush of her own here. I've always kept one for her. It was just so long since she had stayed here on any regular basis that she forgot.
Of course, this morning, it was different. She woke up full of piss and vinegar, wanting pickles which I did not let her have since the rule is that she must eat her meal (be it breakfast, lunch or dinner) before she is allowed pickles. Then she only gets two of the midget dills I get for her. After she ate those, then it was ride her bike *around the block*. That means she stops at all the houses where she knows the kids to see if they can come out to play. Unfortunately, most of those kids are enrolled in daily summer camp programs. She will probably be going home before they even get back. But she went twice around the circle and her legs were tired because the last leg coming home is on a gravel road...lol.
It's not very hot today because we have heavy cloud cover moving in and no sunshine. It more than likely won't even hit 80. Love you all. Have a great day and evening. Drive careful. ***Hugs***
She's laying on the carpeting in my computer room right now, watching TV and drinking milk. Milk is her drink of choice. She doesn't like any kind of soda, which is a good thing to my way of thinking. She will drink most juices, too.
I got a call from the Princess shortly after the Beast and I had eaten our dinner of fish fillets, green beans and potatoes. She said that Chewlee wanted to come and have a sleepover with me. I, of course, told her bring her over. It made me stop and think, at first, because I forgot for a second that she was on vacation.
Shortly thereafter, Chewlee got dropped off and our adventure started. She hadn't eaten so I fixed her some food and she was obviously hungry because she ate everything and then had to have her pickles. She watched some TV, watched me talk online to Carol (she even dictated a few things for me to type to her...LOL!), took her bath, dressed for bed then got to play one of her games online on the Beast's computer. Then it was bedtime. She told me all the things she and her mother had done together before she got dropped off (the last stop for them was the playground) and I understood why she fell asleep almost immediately. The kid was tired. It even explained why she was so calm and not anxious about going outside to ride her bike. She never even asked. When I told her it was bedtime, she went in and brushed her teeth like I told her when she realized she did, indeed, have a toothbrush of her own here. I've always kept one for her. It was just so long since she had stayed here on any regular basis that she forgot.
Of course, this morning, it was different. She woke up full of piss and vinegar, wanting pickles which I did not let her have since the rule is that she must eat her meal (be it breakfast, lunch or dinner) before she is allowed pickles. Then she only gets two of the midget dills I get for her. After she ate those, then it was ride her bike *around the block*. That means she stops at all the houses where she knows the kids to see if they can come out to play. Unfortunately, most of those kids are enrolled in daily summer camp programs. She will probably be going home before they even get back. But she went twice around the circle and her legs were tired because the last leg coming home is on a gravel road...lol.
It's not very hot today because we have heavy cloud cover moving in and no sunshine. It more than likely won't even hit 80. Love you all. Have a great day and evening. Drive careful. ***Hugs***
She's laying on the carpeting in my computer room right now, watching TV and drinking milk. Milk is her drink of choice. She doesn't like any kind of soda, which is a good thing to my way of thinking. She will drink most juices, too.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Little Observations And Some New Stuff...
I was on my way to Walmart earlier today and noticed something that struck me as odd. The farmers around here that raise cattle seem to have much larger herds than normal for them. Now it could be that it's just that last year's calves have grown up but I somehow think they wouldn't be that large. I may be wrong because I really don't know all that much about cattle except that they are yummy. LOL!
It wasn't just one cattle ranch/farm either. There was even cattle on one area where I had never seen cattle before and I've lived her almost 8 years now. I'm just wondering if they have found it more beneficial to raise cattle than the crops I usually see. I know that one person we know who raises a small herd every year told us that he got $5. a pound ON THE HOOF! That's an incredible amount of money compared to many years that I recall. But the droughts that have plagued the states out West claimed the lives of many cattle that hadn't been sold off early. It's made the idea of raising cattle a lot more appealing now, I guess.
I finally finished up buying my gifts for Chewlee's birthday today. I also got the ribbons for my gifts plus Carol's and another bag to hold them. Chewlee's birthday got switched to Sunday now due to her T-ball team's party. It's only a 30% chance of showers so I am crossing my fingers on that. It's supposed to be around 84-85 degrees. That will allow the kids to enjoy the slip-and-slide anyway. The party starts at 2pm so that works out well. The Beast will be at church and I can relax and enjoy myself.
The Princess has started towards giving birth but just barely. Not enough to get excited about just yet but that can happen rapidly as most of us mothers know. When it's ready, it's ready. LOL!
I didn't tell you about the new coffee maker the Beast bought. It's called a brewing center...no pot, no carafe...you press the cup against this bar and it gets filled up. The coffee stays in this tank section and is kept warm for up to 4 hours. It's actually a great coffee maker and each *pot* we make seems to be getting better and better. It also wasn't as expensive as others the Beast has bought. I like my Bunn but I have to admit that this works really well and the coffee in it is great. Of course, we are using the Kauai coffee my girlfriend sent us. She sent us the beans and we grind our own as we need it. Fantastic coffee! If you get a chance to try some, do. No bitterness to it at all, even if you make a strong brew.
He also went nuts and bought a new vacuum cleaner. It's the Shark rotator head and he got it because he has been looking for something...ANYTHING...that would actually clean up all the dog hairs from Baron. I think he finally....FINALLY...spent our money on something that actually works! It's amazing how much dog hair was in this house. The hairs are short since Baron is a doberman but they gather in the weirdest way and get all over everything. This has a special dust attachment on it for the wood flooring (which he vacuumed first) and I couldn't believe the dog hairs that it gathered up. The Beast even washed the dust pads afterward because of what it picked up. I love it. It even made my carpet in my computer room look brand new.
Love you all. Hope your week is going well. Keep cool and drive carefully. ***Hugs***
It wasn't just one cattle ranch/farm either. There was even cattle on one area where I had never seen cattle before and I've lived her almost 8 years now. I'm just wondering if they have found it more beneficial to raise cattle than the crops I usually see. I know that one person we know who raises a small herd every year told us that he got $5. a pound ON THE HOOF! That's an incredible amount of money compared to many years that I recall. But the droughts that have plagued the states out West claimed the lives of many cattle that hadn't been sold off early. It's made the idea of raising cattle a lot more appealing now, I guess.
I finally finished up buying my gifts for Chewlee's birthday today. I also got the ribbons for my gifts plus Carol's and another bag to hold them. Chewlee's birthday got switched to Sunday now due to her T-ball team's party. It's only a 30% chance of showers so I am crossing my fingers on that. It's supposed to be around 84-85 degrees. That will allow the kids to enjoy the slip-and-slide anyway. The party starts at 2pm so that works out well. The Beast will be at church and I can relax and enjoy myself.
The Princess has started towards giving birth but just barely. Not enough to get excited about just yet but that can happen rapidly as most of us mothers know. When it's ready, it's ready. LOL!
I didn't tell you about the new coffee maker the Beast bought. It's called a brewing center...no pot, no carafe...you press the cup against this bar and it gets filled up. The coffee stays in this tank section and is kept warm for up to 4 hours. It's actually a great coffee maker and each *pot* we make seems to be getting better and better. It also wasn't as expensive as others the Beast has bought. I like my Bunn but I have to admit that this works really well and the coffee in it is great. Of course, we are using the Kauai coffee my girlfriend sent us. She sent us the beans and we grind our own as we need it. Fantastic coffee! If you get a chance to try some, do. No bitterness to it at all, even if you make a strong brew.
He also went nuts and bought a new vacuum cleaner. It's the Shark rotator head and he got it because he has been looking for something...ANYTHING...that would actually clean up all the dog hairs from Baron. I think he finally....FINALLY...spent our money on something that actually works! It's amazing how much dog hair was in this house. The hairs are short since Baron is a doberman but they gather in the weirdest way and get all over everything. This has a special dust attachment on it for the wood flooring (which he vacuumed first) and I couldn't believe the dog hairs that it gathered up. The Beast even washed the dust pads afterward because of what it picked up. I love it. It even made my carpet in my computer room look brand new.
Love you all. Hope your week is going well. Keep cool and drive carefully. ***Hugs***
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Monday...Veterans Day
Monday Mustachio spent at Tara's house....for a while anyway. When he got back here a few hours later, he had much to say about the improvements she had made, including the nice family room that she converted from the garage. She never used it anyway and this was really great for them. I know it looked wonderful at Christmas with the way she had it decorated.
Then Mustachio took a tour through Dennis' house. He looked at it from the standpoint of having to install cable in the house and said Dennis would hate what would have to be done because of the way it's constructed. It's well constructed but he should have included the cable for such things as TV's, computers and telephone services. I didn't understand some of what he was telling me but he said that Dennis' house was what they call a *wrap* house because he sprayed foam in the spaces between the siding and the drywall.
He did get to see the *safe room* there that will be used if there is danger of a tornado in the area. He was glad there was room for Baron, too. He likes Baron and wouldn't want him hurt any more than we would.
I did find out that he got some decent sleep while he was here. He actually slept for 5 hours in a row, which is amazing since he has only been able to sleep for 2 hours at his apartment. Maybe it was just because he wasn't alone here. Who knows?
I hope everyone had a nice Veterans Day and you took time to remember all the dead and wounded veterans. They gave a lot for us and helping to keep us and others free from tyranny. Love you all and I hope you have a fantastic week! ***Hugs***
Then Mustachio took a tour through Dennis' house. He looked at it from the standpoint of having to install cable in the house and said Dennis would hate what would have to be done because of the way it's constructed. It's well constructed but he should have included the cable for such things as TV's, computers and telephone services. I didn't understand some of what he was telling me but he said that Dennis' house was what they call a *wrap* house because he sprayed foam in the spaces between the siding and the drywall.
He did get to see the *safe room* there that will be used if there is danger of a tornado in the area. He was glad there was room for Baron, too. He likes Baron and wouldn't want him hurt any more than we would.
I did find out that he got some decent sleep while he was here. He actually slept for 5 hours in a row, which is amazing since he has only been able to sleep for 2 hours at his apartment. Maybe it was just because he wasn't alone here. Who knows?
I hope everyone had a nice Veterans Day and you took time to remember all the dead and wounded veterans. They gave a lot for us and helping to keep us and others free from tyranny. Love you all and I hope you have a fantastic week! ***Hugs***
Oh How Company Disrupts Your Life !
Mustachio arrived on Sunday, as expected. He and I sat outside on the steps for a while and let Baron run around outside until he came and lay down at our feet. Then Mustachio brought in his chili that he had made and brought for everyone to enjoy. Of course, it was hotter than hell outside so just what we craved....LOL!
Dennis came over while we were sitting outside and we talked about the pros and cons of his building his house. He told Mustachio that if he came over during the day when the house was opened up, he would show him around.
When the Beast got home from church, he had some of the chili (as I had already enjoyed a small bowl) and liked it. He DID have to have a big glass of milk handy since the chili was just a touch too hot for his taste. By hot, I mean spicy.
I was pleased to see he could move his fingers, finally, but he has no feeling in his thumb or the first two fingers on his hand. He also has no real strength in them so lifting a gallon of milk with that hand is impossible for him without taking the chance of it falling to the ground. He had difficulty lifting the half gallon plastic container of orange juice he got from Walmart. My poor lefty is having to learn to use his right hand more. Not natural for him at all.
The Princess, Johnnycakes and Chewlee came by to visit after they were done canoeing. Mustachio questioned them about the possibility of renting a power boat but he forgot this was a holiday weekend and all powerboats
We talked, then Sheepie got off work and came by the house to entice Mustachio to come visit and have hot dogs with them. Chili + hot dogs sounded good to him so off they went. I hadn't slept well so I desperately needed a nap and didn't go with them. I promised Sheepie that I would visit another time.
I took my nap while they were gone but was up when Mustachio came home. While they were gone, I helped the Beast put the AC unit in the bedroom window and he said to me, *This will probably be my last year of being able to do this kind of stuff.* I knew he hated to admit it but he just cannot do the things at 70 that he did when he was 40. Somehow, that is where his head is but not his body. Too soon old, too late smart.
Mustachio was tired and went to bed around 11pm, even tho' he said he was used to being up much later than it was. The time at his brother's house was both interesting and tiring. He told me that Marcus has his house totally *geeked* out with all the computers, Ipads, etc. But that is Marcus's *thing* and didn't surprise me at all. He has always loved computers, networking, etc. so his family would always have the best available to them for their use.
So, when we all went to bed Sunday evening, it was still around 72 degrees but was cooling down rapidly and would make it nice for sleeping with the fans on. Monday should be clear and hot once again. Up into the 80's once more. Yikes!
Love you all. Hope you are enjoying the Holiday and you take time to give thanks for all the veterans of the wars that allow us to enjoy our freedom. ***Hugs***
Dennis came over while we were sitting outside and we talked about the pros and cons of his building his house. He told Mustachio that if he came over during the day when the house was opened up, he would show him around.
When the Beast got home from church, he had some of the chili (as I had already enjoyed a small bowl) and liked it. He DID have to have a big glass of milk handy since the chili was just a touch too hot for his taste. By hot, I mean spicy.
I was pleased to see he could move his fingers, finally, but he has no feeling in his thumb or the first two fingers on his hand. He also has no real strength in them so lifting a gallon of milk with that hand is impossible for him without taking the chance of it falling to the ground. He had difficulty lifting the half gallon plastic container of orange juice he got from Walmart. My poor lefty is having to learn to use his right hand more. Not natural for him at all.
The Princess, Johnnycakes and Chewlee came by to visit after they were done canoeing. Mustachio questioned them about the possibility of renting a power boat but he forgot this was a holiday weekend and all powerboats
We talked, then Sheepie got off work and came by the house to entice Mustachio to come visit and have hot dogs with them. Chili + hot dogs sounded good to him so off they went. I hadn't slept well so I desperately needed a nap and didn't go with them. I promised Sheepie that I would visit another time.
I took my nap while they were gone but was up when Mustachio came home. While they were gone, I helped the Beast put the AC unit in the bedroom window and he said to me, *This will probably be my last year of being able to do this kind of stuff.* I knew he hated to admit it but he just cannot do the things at 70 that he did when he was 40. Somehow, that is where his head is but not his body. Too soon old, too late smart.
Mustachio was tired and went to bed around 11pm, even tho' he said he was used to being up much later than it was. The time at his brother's house was both interesting and tiring. He told me that Marcus has his house totally *geeked* out with all the computers, Ipads, etc. But that is Marcus's *thing* and didn't surprise me at all. He has always loved computers, networking, etc. so his family would always have the best available to them for their use.
So, when we all went to bed Sunday evening, it was still around 72 degrees but was cooling down rapidly and would make it nice for sleeping with the fans on. Monday should be clear and hot once again. Up into the 80's once more. Yikes!
Love you all. Hope you are enjoying the Holiday and you take time to give thanks for all the veterans of the wars that allow us to enjoy our freedom. ***Hugs***
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Mustachio Stays At His Brother's...And I Get Back My Bunn!
I was all ready for Mustachio to arrive today. In fact, I was reluctant to take my nap until I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore. When I woke up, I decided to call him and see where he was at so I could figure on when to make the ribs we had planned for dinner. Turns out, he stopped at his brother's house in Tennessee and decided to spend the night there. I'm sure it was because Marcus insisted. I can't say I blame him. I would just have liked to know about it before I spent the day eagerly waiting for him. Oh well.
So he will come tomorrow, instead, and we didn't eat the ribs today. We will make them tomorrow instead IF he gets here at a halfway decent time. We usually eat around 4:30pm on Sunday, after the Beast gets home from church. If he's not here, oh well! He will lose out....LOL.
The Princess, Johnnycakes and Chewlee are going canoeing tomorrow. I know Chewlee loves that and the Princess enjoys it, too. Especially since she wasn't able to do very much for a while when she was on *bed rest*, which meant she couldn't do any work and was supposed to stay off her feet as much as possible. When I called Sheepie to let her know about Mustachio, she already knew. It seems she had already called up at Marcus's house to check on Mustachio's time of arrival, too. Us mothers get the short end of the stick a lot. No one thinks that we might worry.
I was surprised when I went out into the kitchen to get some coffee to discover that I was the owner of a new Bunn coffee pot. I was shocked but not totally surprised. The other coffee pot we had been using for the past couple of years when my old Bunn died of old age, had developed a leak that left us unable to set up the coffee pot the night before. If we did, the tank leaked all over the counter (just plain water) due to a seal that had failed. It was a small aggravation but I guess the Beast missed how fast the Bunn made coffee as opposed to the one we were using. I was happy, happy, happy to have my new Bunn coffee maker back. I almost (almost) hugged the Beast! LOL!
It was hot as hell here again, to the Beast's misery. But it did give him an excuse not to finish mowing the front and side yards once again. Heat just destroys him and makes him useless for a couple days if he pushes himself. It's been like that since he had his strokes. Me? I love it and have no AC in my computer room. I keep the door closed so it doesn't leak in here unless I want to nap in my recliner. I'll crack the door open just a bit so I get a little breeze that flows over me as I sleep. What cracks the Beast up is that I will end up pulling my blanket over me from just that little bit of cooling. I really DO get cold once I fall asleep. I know....I'm weird. I've heard that before.
Love you all. Stay cool and comfortable. ***Hugs***
So he will come tomorrow, instead, and we didn't eat the ribs today. We will make them tomorrow instead IF he gets here at a halfway decent time. We usually eat around 4:30pm on Sunday, after the Beast gets home from church. If he's not here, oh well! He will lose out....LOL.
The Princess, Johnnycakes and Chewlee are going canoeing tomorrow. I know Chewlee loves that and the Princess enjoys it, too. Especially since she wasn't able to do very much for a while when she was on *bed rest*, which meant she couldn't do any work and was supposed to stay off her feet as much as possible. When I called Sheepie to let her know about Mustachio, she already knew. It seems she had already called up at Marcus's house to check on Mustachio's time of arrival, too. Us mothers get the short end of the stick a lot. No one thinks that we might worry.
I was surprised when I went out into the kitchen to get some coffee to discover that I was the owner of a new Bunn coffee pot. I was shocked but not totally surprised. The other coffee pot we had been using for the past couple of years when my old Bunn died of old age, had developed a leak that left us unable to set up the coffee pot the night before. If we did, the tank leaked all over the counter (just plain water) due to a seal that had failed. It was a small aggravation but I guess the Beast missed how fast the Bunn made coffee as opposed to the one we were using. I was happy, happy, happy to have my new Bunn coffee maker back. I almost (almost) hugged the Beast! LOL!
It was hot as hell here again, to the Beast's misery. But it did give him an excuse not to finish mowing the front and side yards once again. Heat just destroys him and makes him useless for a couple days if he pushes himself. It's been like that since he had his strokes. Me? I love it and have no AC in my computer room. I keep the door closed so it doesn't leak in here unless I want to nap in my recliner. I'll crack the door open just a bit so I get a little breeze that flows over me as I sleep. What cracks the Beast up is that I will end up pulling my blanket over me from just that little bit of cooling. I really DO get cold once I fall asleep. I know....I'm weird. I've heard that before.
Love you all. Stay cool and comfortable. ***Hugs***
Good News For A Change....
Friday is my usual day to go to the Wound Center to treat my toe. Today the doctor took a look and said he was going to give me some *time off*. At first I thought he meant from using the medication on my toe and asked him if he meant that. He laughed and said, *No. I am pleased with how it is healing now so I am going to put you on a two week appointment schedule. I think you might actually be healed by then. In fact, I am hoping so.* I was flabbergasted although I will admit that I thought so, too. It looks that good!
So now my attention has turned to the fact that I might as well plan for my annual trip to Chicago for the reunion with my girlfriends from high school. I know! I know! Seems like a silly thing for someone my age but we have been friends for so long that I hate to miss time with them. We get together and you would think we saw each other all the time. We talk, we laugh and we even tell each other which friends have been lost somehow. We've had friends that died from overdoses of drugs...so sad. Others have just fallen to *natural causes*. Some died peacefully; others died tragically. One died in a fire, a couple died in accidents. Each loss is tragic in it's own way. The group that once was 45 strong is now down to 20 of us. We actually had a couple of our teachers that joined us from time to time. Gone now but not forgotten by any means.
My girlfriend, Carol....the one out in California....seems on the mend, finally! I worry about her at her age. She is 78 years young. And she is going to be a grandmother...we hope! Her daughter-in-law has lost four from miscarriages but this one seems to be doing well so far. She almost hates to get excited until the pregnancy is a bit further along. Plus, the mother is not young (she is 42 years old) and there are other dangers that they know they might have to face. Such things as Downs Syndrome and a few other things. I try to be positive and I ask that you might say a prayer or two that things go well for her daughter-in-law, her name is Guyen. Yes, she is of oriental extraction and a very nice person. Carol is a warm, loving and generous soul and I would wish her to be happy and have a grandchild to love and lavish with attention. She has certainly lavished it on MY great-grandchildren and calls herself the *stand-in granny*. LOL! I couldn't wish for a better one.
My son, Mustachio, should arrive here tomorrow and I freshened up the guest room, again, for his use. He will only be here for a few days but the change should be good for him. He plans on seeing Sheepie, the Princess and Chewlee and me, of course. **Grin** I enjoy his company and we are good friends, I think. I am more than just his mother. We are confidantes, too.
I think that's something that comes easy to mothers. We love our children and, when they share the thoughts they hesitate to reveal to anyone else, there we are! We make no judgments that we voice out loud but we do pray that they make right choices in life. How could we not? We offer suggestions, of course, but we do it gently. After all, they are adults and would resent anything else. We also do not want to alienate them so that they no longer confide in us. It's part of motherhood. We know our children. We may not like a lot of the things they do but we love them, regardless. It takes a hell of a lot of discord to make us remove that love from them or at least remove showing that love to them any more. I know about that part all to well. Ah, but no more on that part. This is a son I love and hate to see him in the physical pain that he is suffering with his broken wrist.
It was very, very hot here today. It got up to 89 and was humid, too. But we were luckier than poor Orlando. They were up to 98! The Beast jokingly asked me if I felt like visiting Disney World...LOL! Oh, sure! Let's go! ROFLMAO!
More hot weather tomorrow, of course but the plants love it. So does our front lawn, which the Beast seems to avoid mowing for some reason. I can look and see the tops of the onions that used to be grown here. It's going to smell like onions when he DOES mow. Sheesh! Oh well, love you all and I hope you can keep cool this weekend. Be good. ***Hugs***
So now my attention has turned to the fact that I might as well plan for my annual trip to Chicago for the reunion with my girlfriends from high school. I know! I know! Seems like a silly thing for someone my age but we have been friends for so long that I hate to miss time with them. We get together and you would think we saw each other all the time. We talk, we laugh and we even tell each other which friends have been lost somehow. We've had friends that died from overdoses of drugs...so sad. Others have just fallen to *natural causes*. Some died peacefully; others died tragically. One died in a fire, a couple died in accidents. Each loss is tragic in it's own way. The group that once was 45 strong is now down to 20 of us. We actually had a couple of our teachers that joined us from time to time. Gone now but not forgotten by any means.
My girlfriend, Carol....the one out in California....seems on the mend, finally! I worry about her at her age. She is 78 years young. And she is going to be a grandmother...we hope! Her daughter-in-law has lost four from miscarriages but this one seems to be doing well so far. She almost hates to get excited until the pregnancy is a bit further along. Plus, the mother is not young (she is 42 years old) and there are other dangers that they know they might have to face. Such things as Downs Syndrome and a few other things. I try to be positive and I ask that you might say a prayer or two that things go well for her daughter-in-law, her name is Guyen. Yes, she is of oriental extraction and a very nice person. Carol is a warm, loving and generous soul and I would wish her to be happy and have a grandchild to love and lavish with attention. She has certainly lavished it on MY great-grandchildren and calls herself the *stand-in granny*. LOL! I couldn't wish for a better one.
My son, Mustachio, should arrive here tomorrow and I freshened up the guest room, again, for his use. He will only be here for a few days but the change should be good for him. He plans on seeing Sheepie, the Princess and Chewlee and me, of course. **Grin** I enjoy his company and we are good friends, I think. I am more than just his mother. We are confidantes, too.
I think that's something that comes easy to mothers. We love our children and, when they share the thoughts they hesitate to reveal to anyone else, there we are! We make no judgments that we voice out loud but we do pray that they make right choices in life. How could we not? We offer suggestions, of course, but we do it gently. After all, they are adults and would resent anything else. We also do not want to alienate them so that they no longer confide in us. It's part of motherhood. We know our children. We may not like a lot of the things they do but we love them, regardless. It takes a hell of a lot of discord to make us remove that love from them or at least remove showing that love to them any more. I know about that part all to well. Ah, but no more on that part. This is a son I love and hate to see him in the physical pain that he is suffering with his broken wrist.
It was very, very hot here today. It got up to 89 and was humid, too. But we were luckier than poor Orlando. They were up to 98! The Beast jokingly asked me if I felt like visiting Disney World...LOL! Oh, sure! Let's go! ROFLMAO!
More hot weather tomorrow, of course but the plants love it. So does our front lawn, which the Beast seems to avoid mowing for some reason. I can look and see the tops of the onions that used to be grown here. It's going to smell like onions when he DOES mow. Sheesh! Oh well, love you all and I hope you can keep cool this weekend. Be good. ***Hugs***
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