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Wow Debora. After hearing about your temperatures, I should probably stop complaining about mine. With that big family of yours, I'm sure you'll be extra busy this week!
Here's a picture of Cisco actually sleeping on Simon's paw. A rare siting with those two!
This morning while walking with Dad and his walking group, Cisco stood up on his hind legs in front of one of the women in the group, and according to Dad, she just melted at his cuteness. He sure does like the ladies.
One of Dad's walking buddies was making a trip to the dump today and offered to take anything we had. Dad jumped on it and got rid of a lot of stuff we've been needing to dump. That was nice of his buddy to do that for us!
We still havent't done the mug exchange at work. Waiting for a couple people who've called in sick.
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Good Morning. It seems like forever since I've been here. I'll have to back-track and see when I left off. Debora, I don't know how you keep track of each and every day activities, but so glad that you do, I love hearing of your week's adventures. My days run all together and I get so confused. John is rubbing off on me, he will ask me many times through the day, what day of the week it is, I can easily tell him, but later, I can't remember what I did that day. I guess mostly just telling John what day it is.
I'll start with last night and work backwards. A little after 6 pm, I got a phone call from my neighbor, 2 doors down, Dona, she has many chickens and was concerned about our chickens as she has lost 4 recently, all torn up through the night. We assume it's a raccoon, although, she said that 2 weeks ago, she saw a coyote with one of her roosters just after dawn, but the rooster got away, the coyote only had a mouthful of feathers. Usually, a coyote packs the critter to another area to eat it in secret, Dona's chickens are all gutted and mutilated right there in their pen, so most likely a raccoon. Darlene, neighbor near Dona, has also lost chickens and geese. We have not lost any chickens and I have gotten very lazy about locking them up at night, but since she reported that to me, I went out and got all the ducks and geese in the enclosure and closed the gates. The chickens are already on their roost at dusk, so they are no problem, but the ducks and geese have now gotten used to spending the night all spread out around the backyard, so I'll have to herd them in with cracked corn at night again, like I used to. I'm sure they will adapt to doing that again very soon. Our birds are all old, but I want them to die of old age, not terrorized and mutilated. Anyway, Dona will come over today to borrow our live traps, she went to the farm supply store and the large traps are priced over $100.00. That's outrageous. She said that she found one on Craigslist, but had to drive over to Portland to get it. I imagine the mileage and traffic probably cost her just as much. She's welcome to borrow ours.
I went to Bible study again yesterday, so good to get out for a good purpose, plus visit. Picked up my Rx and did a little shopping. I try to get as much as I can done in a few hours, since I'm only getting out once a week these days. The grocery store was not as crowded as I had expected, so I was in and out. I am so glad that I don't fight the crowds at other stores, shopping for gifts. It sure takes the stress off of Christmas for me, but like I told Norma, I'm sure it would be different if I had kids. She's scrambling around with all of her activities to still get certain gifts for her kids and grandkids. I hope she can find what she's looking for.
She got Mom a few things, essentials really, but giving them as gifts anyway. Otherwise, Mom would not be getting any gifts and it's so frustrating for Norma because the last few Christmases, Mom has actually complained about the gifts and even told Norma to take some of them back. Unbelievable!!! Last week, Mission Commons had an "ugly sweater" contest. Mom had never heard of this and didn't understand, but went to look anyway. Thought the whole thing was ridiculous and can't figure out how or why adults act so silly. Poor woman, she never has any fun, never has and I guess, never will. Mom said that one woman had a regular sweater but decorated herself in garland and decorations, looked like a Christmas tree. Found no humor in that whatsoever. Mom is a very dull person.
Today is suppose to be dry and sunny, even warming up into the 40's. So, it's a good day to get the truck out and go get a load of hay. I gave the llamas extra this past week since the pasture was covered with snow. So, the last load is not going to last as long as I had hoped, but with the good weather for today, it's working out quite well for a hay run.
I also got an appointment for a pulmonary doctor next week. When I called to schedule, I had my January calendar out and ready, when she said the 29th, I said Sunday? No, next Thursday, DECEMBER 29th. I did not think I could get in that soon, Yay, maybe some answers. She asked me if I've ever had the usual pulmonary tests and I said no, so I think I'll be put through all the available tests next week. Not that I want to have another gasping attack, but I hope it happens in front of the doctor so they can see what I'm trying to describe.
I can't think of anything else right now, even though I know I have a lot to say to catch you up on this past week. I think John is worse than having a little kid, I can't find anything to keep him occupied and happy inside the house. My suggestions are received with a humph.1 -
Oh, I love that photo Marcie. I had posted my comment before I realized I needed to go to the next page to read all posts before mine. So cute when the critters sleep together.0
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Good Morning, another quick note, John is up already. We had a disaster yesterday, well, a disaster for me because I can't fix it easily. I went to move the tractor so that I could get the truck out to go get hay and the front loader wouldn't stay up and I saw a steady stream of hydraulic fluid coming out. There was a crack in one of the hose fittings and we can't move the tractor until that gets fixed. Fortunately, I have enough hay for today and a little for tomorrow if necessary until we can get the truck out. I gathered my tractor info and went to John Deere to buy the part and it has to be ordered, but will be in about 1 pm today. We'll take the damaged hose with us and they said they will swap it out, no charge, it should be under warranty. I asked if it could have frozen, but the guy said no, oil does freeze. I don't know how the fitting got cracked, I never touched it. (He also asked if I had tightened it too tight).
By the time we get the new hose on, probably with Jack's help, and refill the hydraulic system with fluid, I'm not sure if we'll have time to get hay today or have to wait until tomorrow. We'll go get it even if it's raining, the llamas will need it.0 -
Good morning everyone.
I took yesterday off. Wasn't feeling very well. Feeling better this morning so went to work, but still have a lingering headache.
The commute continues to be glorious with so many people not on the roads. Zip and I'm at work in no time. I wish it was like this all the time!
Dad was waiting around yesterday morning to give the pool guy his Christmas gratuity, but he never showed. Of course, as soon as Dad left to go walk with his walking buddies the pool guy showed up. I guess he'll have to mail it to him. He usually takes Christmas week off, so he won't come next week. The gardeners won't be here next week either. They usually take the last two weeks of the year off. We'll have lots of leaves for them when they return. Our trees out front are being stubborn about releasing their leaves this year. I remember the days of raking leaves, but definitely don't miss them!
When the gardeners come they always bring their little dog (looks a lot like Cisco). Just found out their dog is named butter. He's so cute, but Cisco sure doesn't care for him being in his backyard. Barks his head off at that dog.
Usually the State gives us a half day off (to be used in Christmas eve or New Years eve, or whenever), but no word from them on this year yet. If we get word today, I may try to use it tomorrow afternoon. Monday is a state holiday (Christmas observed) so if I can I will work half day tomorrow and take a long weekend.
We still haven't done the mug exchange at work. Maybe today. Just can't seem to find a day when people haven't called in sick.
Sheryl, yeah, it's not often Cisco and Simon occupy the same space. When they do I just have to whip out the camera. I hope your feathered critters are all doing okay. Raccoons and coyotes are not their friends! What a pain with the tractor. John seems to be getting up early all the time now.
I hope you all have a wonderful day today!
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Good Morning. First off, I reread my last comment and saw that I forgot to put a NOT in there. Regarding the hydraulics, the oil does not freeze. Anyway, this is turning into a much longer story than it should have been, it's still not fixed yet. Jack and Gayla came over yesterday morning, Gayla visited while Jack went out to look at the tractor. I had asked for help because John had first said it's "easy to take that hose off" and then said he didn't "know what to do". So, I figured I better get help from someone who has a tractor and knows about all these hoses. When Jack came back in with the hose in hand, (it's only about 12 inches long from fitting to fitting) he said that he can't find a crack in the fitting and that the fitting was loose when he put the wrench on it. I am now assuming that the crack I saw must have been an optical illusion caused by the oil streaming down it. Which makes sense since everyone has told me it's too rare for a fitting to crack. But then, if it's been loose, why didn't it leak when I was using it all these past months? I waited until after 1 pm to call John Deere and see if the hose came in before driving over there and there was a misunderstanding, it did not get on Wednesday's order, so it was ordered yesterday and is due in today, about 1 pm. When I told him that we can't find a crack now, he said that he'd keep it in inventory, he should have one in the store anyway. Yay, I don't have to buy it, but I drove over to buy more hydraulic fluid and when I got back, Jack and Gayla were just leaving for the afternoon/evening. I am going to wait for Jack to come over this morning to make the repair. I know I could put the hose back on, but I'm not sure where to add the oil. Plus, I want someone with good eyes to watch it when I start it up.
I will give the llamas the last of the hay, it will be short of what I usually put out, but I can give them more later after we get the truck out and loaded.
Oh Marcie, how I remember raking and raking and raking this time of year, I sure don't miss it either. My routine was to do my last mowing for Thanksgiving and spend the next month raking to have all my clients cleaned up for Christmas. I never bothered with ALL the flower beds and nooks and crannies until after ALL the leaves were off the trees, otherwise, I'd be doing the same areas behind shrubbery over and over and over again. During winter, I was "on call", no longer going out weekly, but if we had a wind storm or something, they could call me and I'd go clean up.
I can imagine Cisco going absolutely crazy over another dog in HIS territory. That must be torture for him.
You may have a New Years' Mug Exchange, sorry so many are out sick, it seems to happen with the stresses of the holidays. But, so glad that your commute goes so smoothly. I wish you could have that luxury every day too. I can not even imagine fighting traffic on a daily basis. I love watching the early morning news and constantly commenting during the traffic reports that I am glad to just watch it on tv.
Last night was night three of locking up the birds. They are already back into the habit and go right in and I close the gates behind them. I'll be going out at dawn to open them back up again and give them corn. I trust that they feel safe.
More info from my lawyer and he sent me copies of what he found and the letter that he sent to the County. I see a light at the end of this tunnel, but I sure don't want to get too excited until more happens. I got my hopes up before when I was communicating with Cary at Environmental Services and nothing happened.
Looks like we will not have a White Christmas, we had it last week instead. Sure gets confusing when Christmas and New Years are on Sundays. Glad that most of you have Monday off. Norma gets today AND Monday off. Oh wait, I guess it's her regular alternate Friday to have off, not that the office is closed. But, that turned out great for her, she has lots to do to prepare for tomorrow morning. They are having their family Christmas at her house and she still needs a tree. I told her to forget it this year, but she said that she can't have Jackson and Hudson come to Grandma's for Christmas without a Christmas tree. Good luck, Norma!!!
Once again, I have done zero decorating for Christmas. I will play on the computer today and send e-cards. I can sit here for hours watching all the animated cards. Let me get my coffee mug...0 -
Merry Christmas Eve Day. I trust you are all in the holiday spirit, all decked out. I am, even though I have not decked my halls.
We have our load of hay. Yesterday morning, expecting Jack to come over to help out, I saw them pull away in the truck about 9:30. I thought that maybe he had an errand to run and he'd be back, but when they didn't come back, I decided to put the hose back on myself, but still can't find where to refill the hydraulic oil. I poured over the owner's manuals, both for the front loader and the tractor. So, I ended up moving the tractor out of the barn, hoping that there was still enough fluid in the system to not do any damage. I parked it about 30 feet away, got the truck out and picked up a ton of hay, and when we returned, I put the tractor back. Good news is there were no leaks, so it must have been the fitting somehow loosened up and leaked, no cracks. I'll wait until after the weekend to get Jack to show me where the filler cap is. John and I spent a lot of time searching all over that tractor and can't find it.
The great news is that it did not rain while we did this chore, so no wet hay and no wet tractor. And, the greatest news is that the llamas were thrilled to get new hay. Yummy. I started to get a bit worried that we'd be without hay for an entire weekend. The llamas would throw me into a huge guilt trip, standing at the gate, staring at the house. I'd go berserk every time I looked out the window, and worse yet, I'd have to listen to John boo hooing about it ALL day long, ALL weekend. Yikes, that puts chills down my spine.
More sad news for Christina, she's now been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. That doctor wants to do surgery to give her a "little more time". I don't know if her body can withstand surgery, that would be so much trauma on all her systems. She's very despondent, no where to turn. I doubt she can travel, so I assume she'll be spending the weekend at home like she did for Thanksgiving. Jason went to visit his family last month, so I don't know if he'll stay with her or go to his Mom's house again for this holiday. I want to bring her to my house so I can take care of her.
I have several emails to write today. My Mom's cousin that's visiting from Texas is still in California. Came for Thanksgiving and staying through Christmas, so I didn't send a card to Texas and I couldn't find her daughter's street address in Pasadena. I usually email Jan, the daughter, so I don't know if I ever wrote down her physical address. I want to send them a special thank you for visiting my mom, Thanksgiving was such a nice day for Mom. I had planned to email Jan all this time since Thanksgiving and kept thinking "I have time", Oops, looks like I've run out of time, Christmas is here, NOW.
Talked to Norma yesterday and she's all set, tree and decorations are up and food is prepared and she'll have her boys and their families coming at 10:00 this morning. I can imagine the excitement for Hudson's first Christmas, he's just shy of a year old, so he'll know what to do with all those presents. Jackson will start school this coming year, wow, how fast they grow.
Just about time to let the birds out, so I'll do that and refill my coffee mug.0 -
Good morning all, Happy Christmas Eve day! We've had rain the last few days. What a blessing. It's been chilly but certainly not compared to what you all have been having! Dan and I had the BEST day yesterday! We decided to do our grocery shopping since this Sunday (the day we usually grocery shop) is Christmas. That all went very smoothly and even stopped raining while we were out and about. When we got back we decided we had just enough time to run to the movie theater to see a movie that we saw a preview for and thought sounded good (we only go about once a year). The movie is "Collateral Beauty". It stars Will Smith, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley and Edward Norton. It was a really good, heart warming movie! We went to a local theater called a luxury theater where all the seats are recliners and you get assigned seats. You can also eat there - burgers, pizza. That sort of thing. We didn't eat there but Dan took me to dinner to a new burger restaurant called Grub that I've been wanting to try. It was EXCELLENT! We went to Trader Joe's afterward then home. A little later we watched another Hallmark Christmas movie and ate popcorn.
Today we are taking it easy. I planned to go to the farmer's market and get some honey but decided I didn't feel like going out so the honey will have to stretch until next Saturday. My crazy husband is out working in the yard in the cold and wet. He better not get sick! Our church is combining all services into 1 tomorrow at 10:30am so I told Dan we'd better head over earlier if we want to get decent parking and seating. We'll probably leave about 10. It only takes about 10 minutes to get there so that should work. Then I'll start the sauce for the lasagna when we get back. My good friend Grace always makes a vegetable lasagna and inspired me to put spinach and/or chard in mine this year to up the nutritional value. I'll probably just put it in the sauce. Trader Joe's had this wedge of Lemon Ricotta which they said is more like a dessert cheese so that is what I bought for dessert. I will treat it like a piece of cheese cake.
Debora, sounds like you are busy as always. I'm surprised you aren't even busier. I don't think we really notice a taste difference when adding milk to the deviled eggs, they are just creamier and the yolk mixture is much easier to work with as you said. I love that Chick-Fil-A gives that little deal where you get your same meal free if you come back within a certain time period. Yikes that your temps were at 21 degrees! Yay for the 42 degree "heat wave"!
Your sister's Ford Fusion seems like a good choice, especially since she's already had one and is used to them.
Marcie, did you ever get to have your mug exchange? LOVE the pic of Cisco and Simon! It was really nice of your dad's buddy to take the waste to the dump for you guys! That is such a big help! We have a hazardous waste site in the next town over where I work but you are only allowed to use it if you are a resident of that town. Very frustrating since we are only 6 miles away and can't use it!!! Your deviled eggs looked really good on facebook. It's fun to get creative with them and try different ingredients sometimes. I had a co-worker who used to put bleu cheese in hers.
Sheryl, thanks for the lovely e-Christmas card. It's really good that your neighbor gave you the warning about the chickens and geese so you could keep them safe. I can't imagine how awful it would be to find them mutilated in the morning. Good that they can borrow your traps. Let us know if they catch anything. I didn't know that raccoons eat chickens. Makes them not so cute!! What a continuing saga with the tractor for a few days. Good thing you were able to get some hay just in time. It would make me crazy to have them staring at the house and not be able to feed them for the weekend. Wow, surprising that they were able to get you into the pulmonary Dr. so quickly. I bet they had a cancellation. My brother Joe has hernia surgery scheduled for Dec 29th. He was originally scheduled for Jan 3 but they had a cancellation which turned out to be a blessing because his deductible has been met for this year so everything should be covered. God is good! I can't believe poor Christina got more bad news. How much more can that poor gal take!!
Well, crazy husband has come in from the cold so I guess I'll go make breakfast/lunch and see if he wants a nice warm cup of tea.
Merry Christmas to all of you and God's blessings for the coming year! Love you all!0 -
Just popping it to say Merry Christmas to everyone. I'm still working on things for dinner tomorrow and picking up from last night. And if anyone is interested, there's a Call the Midwife Holiday Special on PBS tomorrow night - 6:30 on our station. I'm got it set to tape. Back when I have more time. 0
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Merry Christmas!!!!
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:70 -
Merry Christmas.
So thankful that God loves us so much that He sent His Son. Today is a Celebration.
Talked to Mom yesterday, she was "resting" up for a big day today. The Sulahian clan will gather at my aunt and uncle's house. Lots of raucous laughter and great food. Ha ha, that will be so much for Mom to handle.
I missed Norma's morning call yesterday, she spoils me by calling every day on her morning break and now, even on her days off, but I know she was occupied with her Christmas activities. Can hardly wait to hear all about them, we'll have lots to talk about when she has a chance, maybe tonight or tomorrow.
Sounds silly for Christmas Day, but I hope to give John a hair cut, beard trim and get him into the shower. Didn't work out yesterday. Once again, we're having a problem with personal hygiene. In other words, he stinks.
I hope each of you has a Blessed Christmas Day.0 -
Yay, John is in the shower, all trimmed up.
Merry Christmas to me, my gift, sweet smelling Christmas.0 -
Hi everyone. Just popping in to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!!
I hope you are having a wonderful holiday!
We did the white elephant mug exchange on Thursday. I'm not one to steal stuff, so I just kept what I got. The mug I brought was stolen twice!
Sheryl, yay on getting John trimmed and clean!
Isabella, sounds like you had a really great day yesterday! I'll have to make note of that movie and watch it when it shows up on cable. Good idea adding veggies to the lasagna. I dont make it very often, but when I do I always load it with veggies.
Our neighbor across the street gave us another jar of his homemade honey yesterday. He's so nice, and his honey is really good.
I remember back in the day all the kids in the neighborhood would be outside playing with their new toys and bikes on Christmas. Just doesn't happen anymore. I just walked outside and didn't see any kids out there. Kind of sad.
Well, I guess I'll close and go make some lunch. A tuna sandwich sounds good. Have lovely day everyone.
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Merry Christmas!1
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Good Morning. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that each of you received what you wanted. As I mentioned yesterday, I got my gift of John smelling so good. I rubbed him with lavender again after his shower. He was so funny last night, as we went to bed, he commented on the clean sheets. I said, yes, we have clean sheets and towels to match our clean bodies, we both took showers today. "I took a shower? today?"
I wonder how he thinks his beard disappeared when he looks in the mirror? Silly question, I guess he doesn't even remember that it grew.
Talked to Norma yesterday at noon, she was getting ready to go pickup Mom to head out to our uncle's house. She said that Saturday was great. Surprised that Hudson did not know what to do with presents, but, Jackson sure did. Jackson opened up everyone's gifts for them. "Oh, this is for my mommy" and he proceeds to open it, it is HIS mommy after all.
I'll talk to my Mom this afternoon and see how she endured yesterday.
This morning between 9 and 10, the woodstove people are coming by to do their preview. They send them out a week ahead to make sure there are no questions and that they bring everything they need for installation. John has many questions, but he may still be in bed when they come. I'll ask the pertinent ones, but mostly I'll let them do their job, they should know what they are doing. (I'm stating that half sarcastically, I should know by now that not all "professionals" know what they are doing)
More paperwork to do this week, not only end of the month stuff, but end of the year too.
I received a health questionnaire to fill out and take with me on Thursday to the pulmonary doctor. And, I need to get all my drainage ditch info put together for the two new names I got from that County notice. I need to give them enough history on the situation without inundating them with too much info or maybe they won't even look at it. I plan to email them and follow-up with certified US mail, so I can send the CD with videos. I still can't get videos to attach to email. The videos show so much more than a still photo.
It's just about time to let out the birds and put out cracked corn. Then, I'll be ready for more coffee.0 -
I'm back already, just have to share this...
I ordered a book regarding essential oils and got an email last week that it had shipped. I just checked the tracking number and noticed that it arrived at the Troutdale, OR, FedEx station Dec 23 at 2 am. Troutdale is just about 20 miles from here, John and I used to live there. But, at 4:30 pm on December 23, it arrived at the station in Kent, WA, that's a city near Seattle, 150 miles from here. FedEx is NUTS, they could have delivered it here last Friday from Troutdale, but instead they shipped it way up north only to make the trip back south again. I should get it tomorrow. I'm not in any huge hurry to get it, but it just shows how inefficient they are, didn't check the map.0 -
Good Morning...I say sarcastically! I had a long comment just about finished and the computer went wonky and I lost it all. I need to do what Debora does, put it in a Word document and then copy/paste. How many times have I said that before.
I'll see if I can remember what I wrote, it's only been 15-20 minutes.
The stove guy showed up right at 9am and was here about 1/2 hour. Did a lot of measuring and stated that the new stove will need to be a little further away from the wall, due to codes and regulations. That means that the hearth pad need to be placed further out into the room and leave about a 2 inch gap between the pad and the wall. I figured that's a 2 inch space that will collect lots and lots of dirt and dust and be difficult to clean back there, behind the stove, like I would ever clean back there anyway. So, we decided to go to the stove store and pick out a new hearth pad. The old one is 48" x 48", the new one is 54" x 54" and better yet, the front corners are angled and the edges are beveled. So, no more catching our toes on sharp edges. Naturally, it's not in stock, so it's possible that the installation for next Tuesday may have to be postponed. He's checking their other store and will call me.
This is hard, to remember what I wrote and how I wrote it. So, for now, I'll call it quits, refill my mug and come back later.0 -
Good Morning, I can see that this is going to be a very long week, or even longer if that hearth pad is not in stock. John is reneging on the woodstove and doesn't think it's a good idea to change it. He doesn't remember that it's not an option due to the leak in the chimney, he thinks I just want to change the woodstove to have a new one and the old one is just fine. He is questioning all the holes that will be drilled in the floor and in the ceiling. I keep trying to explain to him that all of that will remain the same, but he is not understanding. "Houston, We Have A Problem". I will try to convince him that he needs to trust me. It will be like the weeks preceding the cataract surgery. It's draining all my strength. He came out this morning and told me that he had a nightmare about it and he doesn't want it. He has gone back to bed, hopefully, he won't remember.
I talked to Mom and Norma together on Monday, (this was part of my yesterday's comment that I lost). I got a call from Mom and then realized that Norma was there visiting. They had a good time Christmas afternoon, big houseful and good food. However, my aunt, Esther, stayed in bed. She is not only physically frail, but her mental state is going downhill fast. Dementia is touching everyone's lives these days. So difficult. They are looking into getting in home help, as my uncle is frail too. I pray that they can find the right personalities to fit into the family. From what Norma told me, Esther is acting like John's Mom did, very belligerent and acting out, fighting and biting. How heartbreaking to have to deal with that. It's caring for an entirely different person, a stranger.
It just occurred to me again that here I am typing right into the site. If I lose this comment, I'll scream, I better copy and paste into a Word document and then copy and paste it back again.
Marcie, I loved that label on your honey jar. I am thoroughly enjoying the wild blackberry honey I got from BiZi Farms. It's delicious and different from the store bought clover I was used to. I get a tinge of blackberry after-taste.
Jannie, so glad that your Mom was able to have Christmas with you. Any lasting effects from the mini-stroke? How did you realize that was happening to her?
OK, this is funny. I don't think I told you that when my hair started to grow back after chemo, I decided to try WEN hair products. I had seen the tv commercials and I WANT to have hair like Angie Harmon, ha ha ha, OK stop laughing, I will NEVER have hair like Angie Harmon. I spent the big bucks and ordered the WEN products. It's like a subscription and they keep sending you this stuff and billing you, so, after awhile, I cancelled, I still had plenty of shampoo and they wanted to send me more. Well, last week I received a post card in the mail regarding a class action suit against WEN, I believe it was for hair fall-out. I haven't had any ill effects from the products, but am curious about joining the suit to recoup some of the money I spent. I'll have to re-read the card and see what I have to do, OR, just drop it, I have enough on my plate and don't need to get involved with this too.
I guess that's it for this morning. I'll go refill my mug.0 -
Took a minute to check on the status of my book. Now, instead of stating a delivery date, it says "pending". I think they are trying to find Brush Prairie up near Seattle, idiots.0
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Good Morning, woke up extra early. Set the alarm for 5 to be sure I didn't miss my appointment, but woke up at 20 minutes to the hour, so no problem. I'll feed early too, the critters won't know what's happening, with me out there in the dark. Take a nice hot shower and be on my way at 7:50 am. But first, naturally, I have my mug and came to visit here for a few minutes.
I have all my medical history in order, ready to take with me. Quite a bit in the last 3 years. Absolutely nothing for the 20 years preceding it. I pray that there is something that can be done, but doubt there is a simple fix.
Checked the tracking info on my book again and now, it states that they turned it over to the US Postal Service and it should arrive today. Too funny, we saw a FedEx van drive by yesterday and then it appeared behind us in the cul-de-sac, and drove by the front of our house again, southbound. I told John maybe he was looking for me.
If I can, I'll let you know what the doctor says late this afternoon, otherwise, see you in the morning.
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Good Morning. Very interesting appointment yesterday. Pulmonary doctor has ordered more tests and x-rays to confirm, but his theory is two-fold. The coughing/choking is due to the paralyzed larynx and I'm aspirating on everything I eat and drink, including my spit. No wonder it's a constant hassle.
The shortness of breath is due to that "elevated diaphragm". Do you remember, way back at the beginning, the first x-ray I got, the report stated an elevated diaphragm and none of the doctors knew what to make of that, never heard of it before. Well, this doctor thinks that it's paralyzed in that elevated position, because it's controlled by the same nerve as the larynx and my arm. My lungs are clear and functioning, but not able to fill to capacity because the diaphragm won't move to allow it to.
So, I got a few answers, but no fix. I have referrals and will have many appointments this next month to see what, if anything, can be done.
I have full weeks scheduled in January, CT scan, many doctors' appointments, getting my car serviced, and getting the new woodstove installed. I have to call about that hearth pad today. I expected a call from them by now, to let me know if they have it and it's a go for Monday, OR, we have to postpone the installation, waiting for the new hearth pad. Fortunately, John has not been dwelling on that, so I haven't had to face that issue with him since Wednesday morning. Hopefully, that was a one time confrontation.
After my appointment and running a few errands, I stopped by Carol's house for cake and ice cream. She called me Wednesday afternoon and invited me over for a birthday party. She threw herself a little afternoon tea party, gathering all her "breakfast buddies" together. There were about 10 of us and it was so great to have a social time. I needed that lift in my day...week, maybe even make it the highlight of my month. I am really appreciating the times out visiting with friends. I was gone almost all day (8 am - 3:45 pm) and found everything in order when I got home. So, so far, so good, I feel like I can continue to take some time out for myself and leave John at home when he doesn't want to go with me. Although, I will do my best not to be gone all day very many times, just keep it to a few hours at a time.
Today should be a quiet day at home. Always little chores to do around here, but also, maybe just take it easy and do nothing.
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Good morning.
I am just thrilled that today is the last day of the work-year! All these year-end projects at work are coming to a close. Of course I have tons of other projects, but without the year-end deadline hanging over my head.
The commute to and from work this week has just be lovely everyday! I'm sure next week we'll back to normal with the heavy traffic though. We have Monday off (observance of New Year's Day), so it will be another three-day weekend. Yay!
Stopped on the way from work yesterday and ran my car through the car wash, then got home and heard we might get rain tomorrow. Figures. I haven't washed the car for about a month and when I do, it rains!
I think tonight I take Dad out to Fins restaurant for some salmon. I've been craving it this week. We usually don't go there during the work week because the traffic on that road is really bad from people driving home from work. But since the roads are so light right now, we may risk it.
Sheryl, I'm glad to hear you Mom had a good time at Norma's. So sorry about your Aunt though. Such a sad situation. I sure do hope the doctor's can figure out how to help you. That must be so difficult to have to deal with. My Dad's mom had breathing problems. Lost one of her lungs in her 30s (forced them to move from humid Alabama to drier Arizona). I hope John doesn't give you any more grief over the new woodstove, and that they get back to you about the hearth pad. The birthday party sounds like it was fun. I'm glad you could get out and visit with your friends. Never tried that WEN product. I tend to avoid companies that require a membership to purchase their products. Sometimes it's just so hard to cancel, and when you finally do, they continue to solicit you for years and years (Sirius Radio has been doing that to me for about 6 years now). Remember those record-of-the-month clubs back in the day. I remember cancelling that membership in my early twenties and it was a decade before I stopped hearing from them. Ha!
Anew, if you are reading...It was nice hearing from you. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and are feeling okay.
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Good Morning. Marcie, so glad that your commute this week was smooth every day. I can't imagine how Tuesday will be, everybody back at work. Yuck. Yay, for year-end deadlines being done and over with. I imagine Isabella is feeling the same relief.
Oh yes, how well I remember those record clubs. Got suckered in with that first month's free offer, I think I got 6 free records, but then had to purchase a record a month for a year or something and yes, very hard to get out of. That was back in the 70's, I still have some of those records, The Carpenters come to mind.
I actually expected more solicitation from wen because I didn't truly "cancel" the whole thing at the time. I marked on one of the invoices to skip that shipment because I still had a huge supply of shampoo sitting in the bathroom, I didn't need another shipment at that time. I returned the bill, unpaid, and never heard from them again, so, Yay Me!!! No big hassle. Maybe they were scrambling around dealing with the class-action suit and couldn't be bothered with me.
How was the salmon? I get salmon in the Blue Apron meals about once a month, it is delicious, but I have never ordered it in a restaurant.
I called Morton's Stoves yesterday and asked about the hearth pad. I asked if we need to postpone the installation. (Oh, I mistakenly said in the previous post that they were coming on Monday, I meant Tuesday, it is scheduled for January 3rd.) The employee that answered the phone said that the hearth pad shipment is due on Tuesday, so he would check on the time of delivery and call me back whether our installation needs to be changed or not. I never got a call-back. I need to call again today, I don't want to wait until Tuesday morning and play guessing games.
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Well, day went much too fast. Sister will soon be here and then I'll not even be on the computer much till Monday. I'll catch up sometime. Happy New Year. Enjoy doing whatever you do. I'm hoping to do a puzzle.0
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Hi all, Happy New Year!! Hope the year ahead is a Happy, Healthy Blessed year for us all!
Sheryl, thanks for the fun New Year card. Dan and I always comment about how nice "clean sheet" night is. Too funny about your traveling shipment taking the scenic route to get to your house. I track UPS shipments for work from time to time and marvel at some of the wacky routes the package takes. Sometimes it is very obvious that they sent it to the wrong station and you have to wait to see how long it takes them to figure it out. You'll have to let me know how you like the essential oils book when you finally receive it. Were you able to find out if your hearth pad will arrive on time? Hopefully John's anxiety over the new stove is over and everything will go smoothly. I'm sure you'll both be very happy with it once it is completed. I have a friend that used the Wen products and had the hair loss problem. Fortunately her hair was so thick that it wasn't too big of an issue but good thing she stopped when she did. So nice that Carol had a little tea party for her birthday and you all got to participate and fellowship together. Interesting that someone finally knows what your lifted diaphragm means. I'll keep praying that they can figure out what to do about your issues and relieve the problem.
Marcie, Fins for salmon sounds wonderful. I've been craving salmon too but haven't had any yet. Was it easier since the streets are quieter this week? My commute has been wonderful this week as well since the schools are off also. It always amazes me how the shorter weeks always seem longer than a regular week! I'll never understand why that is but this week went on forever!!! I am a little afraid to say this but my work is pretty well caught up. We'll see what it is like come January when everyone is back from vacation and back in full swing.
Debora, glad you had a minute to pop in and wish us a happy new year. We plan to stop at a friend's house for about an hour then come home and watch a movie and relax.
Anew, glad you popped in for Christmas. Hope it was a great one.
It's been raining (light but steady) for the last couple of days. Yay! The rain let up a bit this morning so we did our grocery shopping today since we weren't sure what stores might be open on Sunday when we usually go. We went to the farmer's market first because I was completely out of honey. Then to Trader Joe's. They have these little peppermint chocolate chip cookies that are fabulous. My husband said they are like crack and we can never buy them again!
Then to Jimbo's and Sprouts. We are all set for the week. I am making sausage sandwiches tonight. Sprouts hot Italian chicken sausage is to die for! I am going to cook a small ham and mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts for New Years day on Sunday. Think I'm into food much?! Looking forward to a nice relaxing 3 day weekend.
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Good Morning and Happy New Year.
Not much news from yesterday. I called the woodstove store again and was told, once again, that someone would call me back. After many hours, just about their closing time, I got the call and it's still up in the air. They could swap the installation out with the customer from Wednesday, but I have the CT scan on Wednesday. He is going to check on a different supplier for the pad and get it in on Monday. Then, we're still on for Tuesday installation. But, I won't know anything until sometime on Monday. John is obsessing again and questioning everything about the woodstove. He keeps saying that they are going to put a big hole in the ceiling, I keep reassuring him that they are going to use the same hole that's already there. I told him that the guy, Alan, came out last Monday and checked it all out and took measurements and made all the notes needed for installation. John said, "was I here?" Yes, you talked to the Alan yourself. And, you went with me to the store and picked out the new hearth pad that we want.
It will be an ongoing trial until the job is done. I know he will like it once it is all complete. At the very least, I WILL LIKE IT.
We had a dusting of snow last night. Not much left this morning, but a little in spots.
OK, now I will ask for help and accountability. I am going to do my best to start logging all my food again. Dena and Lynn and others have posted that they really need to get back into the NM mindset and log. Me Too!! Dena's goal is to log everyday for the month of January, I told her I will too and hopefully, after a month, it will be a habit again and we'll continue for the whole year. So, feel free to ask me if I've logged and keep tabs on me.
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Good Morning. Well, I had quite a time late yesterday trying to figure out how to update my weight on this site. I'm so used to being in this "Community" room, I couldn't find the correct area for goals/settings. I clicked on everything above and got nowhere. I finally went to "Home" and found "Help" and then went from there. Evidently, many people have the same problem, lots of requests for help in this area. After I logged all my food for yesterday, the site told me that if I "continue to eat like this, you will weigh 197 in 5 weeks". 197 is more than what I weigh now, 191. I realized that I hadn't changed my weight since I signed on here back in December 2015, at 200 pounds. When I finally found the right place and updated my weight, my food log now says that if I "continue to eat like this, you will weigh 186 in 5 weeks". That's more like it, I like that. Funny thing is that now, my personal page shows that I lost 9 pounds since my last weigh-in and I'm getting lots of "likes" and comments from fellow former NMers. I had to go over there and comment, so they know that I haven't logged or updated anything in a year.
Today will be a long, hard, day due to the fact that I will have to constantly tell John NOT to start a fire in the woodstove. I want that stove stone-cold for tomorrow's removal and installation of the new one. BUT, if it turns out that the installation has to be postponed, John will never understand why I didn't let him light the stove. I hope Scott will know early about that hearth pad and call me asap. If I'm really lucky, I'll know before John gets up and I can either say for sure they are coming tomorrow, or have the fire going and John will never remember that it should have been for tomorrow.
Isabella, the book that I got is "Essentials of the Earth, an encyclopedia of oils, blends and applications". It's a small, hand held, spiral bound book and easy to find things and easy to read. I bought a previous edition of this book when I first bought some oils. Later, I bought a big, hard-cover book, "Modern Essentials", and gave the little book to my sister. I thought the big book would have more info, which it does, but turns out harder to follow and find the things that I want and need. So, I bought the latest version (6th edition) of the little book. Now I have both, lots of information to read and cross-reference.
Debora, how is that puzzle coming along? I went through another phase of thinking that having a jig saw puzzle set up for John would be good, but, once again, he obsesses. Instead of just putting in a few pieces here and there as he walks by the table, he won't leave it until it's done. Gets extremely frustrated about it and that defeats the whole purpose of having it there. I can't find anything in the house that keeps him busy and pleases him, short-term or long-term. Com'on Summer!!!!!
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Warning - very long - read at your own use of time.
Hello everyone. Again, it's more days than I wanted. I'm so glad Sheryl is so faithful about popping in almost every day. It took me awhile to get back to my last post. My last post was Dec. 20 and lots has happened since then. The good part is that you won't get as many details from me - just a thorough overview. Madden was here the 21st-the 22nd. He's easy care and Ralph did okay with him the one lunch hour when I was eating with friends. This friend had a kidney removed so no is adjusting to eating with much less sodium and watching her carbs for her diabetes so she is doing more cooking and sharing it with others. It was fun but the time went too fast. Madden slept all night but he (even during his nap) has a habit of rocking and it sounds loud in our crib. I got most of the gifts wrapped while he was here - had to wait on one order from CBD that they messed up on. They picked Madden up Thursday afternoon. That evening the Youth Group came and caroled. There were just 8 in the group and they sang a total of 3 songs and then we visited a bit. They divide into three groups and each one has around 10 stops but sometimes it's miles between stops. Thomas got here about 11:30. So I had the youngest grandson one night and the oldest grandson the next night.
Friday Thomas helped me get ready for the evening. We set the table, baked some peppernuts, made a batch of cream puffs and took a few of them along with my a gift to my sister for her birthday. I ordered the pizzas for Julie to pick up. Everyone started coming around 5. We ate and then had a fun evening opening gifts. We open one gift at a time and balanced making sure the kids all had something opened. We got the annual grandparents/grandchildren picture taken. I wish I had an album with all of the pictures. Guess I can add that to my to do list. They had all headed home by 9 - with little ones you don't stay out too late.
Saturday I again straightened the house, made a salad with broccoli, cauliflower and cherry tomatoes (Christmas colors), a lime pear salad, and cranberry relish. I started a pork tenderloin in the evening and did two kinds of potatoes (sweet and white) Sunday morning. Christmas morning I didn't have to rush getting things going cause we just had a church service which started at 10:30. We had the usual crowd over for dinner. No one was in any rush. Lori's kids all got new kindles so they were having fun watching netflix. We worked a 300 piece puzzle.
Monday I made a cheese ball and did things at a slower pace. In the evening we went to the Claassen Christmas (this is the descendants of Ralph's grandparents. About 100 were there. It was in a smaller location but we all fit and there was a small area where kids there could play.
Tuesday was the 4th Tuesday so we planned to go in for Etc. Shops half price day but I woke up not feeling so well. So I slept the morning away and into the early afternoon and thought I felt better so we went to town. I decided to stay in the car while Ralph went and checked out the books. While we were there, Lori and family came in too so we went and ate an early supper at Wendy's with them so that was fun. We came home and had a quiet evening.
Wednesday Ralph took care of chores and stuff and about 11:30 we headed to Lori's. I was going to help clean house and Ralph was going to go to the bookstores. I took along my Sunday leftovers - I didn't have enough meat from Sunday but took some Little Sizzlers. I heated things up when we got there and we had a good dinner and it took care of my leftovers. Then we got busy on the house. I have not been going to their house much since Emily passed away and Lori doesn't have time to keep up like she would like so with everyone working, it helped. Lucy was happy cause she got her cast off and now has a walking boot. I was there till about 6:30 - we did the bathrooms, I did dishes, a couple loads of laundry, we worked on the craft room. I fixed potatoes in her new instapot and visited as we worked. Ralph and I ate at McDonalds and then home.
Thursday I made out my shopping list, hung up a bunch of clothes in the guest rooms (ones I've worn on Sunday but can be worn again but I pile better than hang), straightened the house (again), sorted through a bunch of cards in my card file and in the evening we had our church annual business meeting. It only lasted two hours, was fairly routine. I got nominated once but was thankful I didn't get the job - I feel busy enough right now.
Friday we woke up to Ralph not feeling good so I went to town by myself. Got food and gifts for Sunday. Got home unloaded some and took stuff for Sunday to church. Then it was back home working on stuff - nice to make a little progress at home. Saturday it was again work on my list. I didn't take trash out cause I got DH to burn it on Thursday and don't add more for a few days till it cools down. My oldest sister got here around 5 so I fixed us something to eat, we worked a puzzle, got ready for bed and stayed up and visited until the new year was here. Thomas got here about 12:30.
Sunday morning I put our soups on to start heating. Barb always eats protein for breakfast so I fixed some eggs and bacon (pulled out of the freezer and warmed up) and we went to Sunday School and church. Then we went and set up tables and got ready for the rest of the family to come. We have a nice area at church to meet in. We had soup and sandwiches - ate at 1, visited for awhile. Then we gathered in a circle, did the Christmas story a little differently - let some of the kids chose a figure from the creche and tell about it. We took the grandkids picture, the sisters picture and then had our food gift exchange. My way of determining the order was alphabetically by our middle names. I did not realize how many middle names started with A. Ralph gave up his gift to a great nephew who hadn't bought one and he had a good time. "Stealing" and opening took quite awhile but there was lots of laughter and fun. More visiting and then clean-up began. With everyone's help it went pretty quickly and we were home around 5:30. We had more soup for supper, worked another 300 piece puzzle (Norman Rockwell picture), finished up the ice cream in the gallon container (much more space in the freezer now) and went to bed a bit earlier. This morning I walked and then fixed scrambled eggs with onion and yellow pepper. Barb packed up and took off about 10:15. I had not made a list last night but made it kind of a slow day. Doing some phone calls to finish up some committees and refreshments for Willing Workers. Going through my card and doing a list for tomorrow. Hope to get more done at home this week to be geared up for 4-H, meeting with our tax person, etc. etc. And I'll try to drop in more often (no promises) so there's not so much to wade through.
Marcie, our temps jump around. It hasn't been as cold as that weekend again and today it's in the 50s (was 49 when I got up) but tomorrow is suppose to be cold and yucky again. Cute picture of Cisco and Simon. Glad you were finally able to have the mug exchange. The "stealing" is part of the fun but it's nice to have that sit back and just relax. Have you used your mug? More honey - lucky you.
Yay, that your projects that had a year end deadline are done and you had good commutes while you were finishing them up. Now it will be back to the usual grind tomorrow.
Sheryl, it's not hard to keep track of the days when different things happen. On days when I'm home more, they run together more. Glad it wasn't had for you to train the birds to go in at night. We sure don't want you to lose any. Glad going to Bible study has been working. Sorry it's hard for your mom to have fun. Nice of Norma to try so hard. Nice that you got into the pulmonary doctor so quickly and have a start on trying to figure things out. So glad the tractor ended up not being a huge problem and you got it figured out and hay for the llamas. Thank you so much for the e-card. I wonder if I should sign up for it and use it for sending birthday cards this year - save a stamp and it would be a fun card. Another project for my list.
It's okay that you don't decorate. You do what you want. I do the tree for the family coming and I want the nativity upstairs for me but after it's up, I don't look at it a lot. And now it's time to put it away.
Sorry to hear of more bad news for Christitna. She doesn't seem to get a break. My friend that has Chairi had surgery December 14th. Still having plenty of pain but taking it slowly. She's at home now surrounded by her kids so is being taken care of.
Glad you got the Christmas present you wanted from John - shower, shave and haircut. Just him being cooperative about doing it was a gift.
How funny that your book took such a circuitous route. Sometimes it doesn't make much sense but at least it's on its way.
Hoping the hearth pad came and you are on schedule. Even if it takes longer, the changes you've made are good ones and John will like it when it's all done - hang in there.
Read your comment on the Wen products just after watching their ad. Glad you didn't suffer any ill effects.
What a fun get-together at Carol's. It's so nice that you can still get away for several hours and have some fun activities to do.
Yay for getting back to logging. I took a couple weeks off with eating so many different things so I want to get back to it again too. I've been watching the scale and it's still close to range but think watching my calories helps a bit more (even when I go over some). I want to work on eating better too but I'm not doing so well today - sister gave me some of her Brazil nut cake and Russell stove chocolates, .... When I've going in to update things, I sometimes feel like it's a lot of work cause I forget it. Glad you got it all done. You can do this. It's been fun to hear from more on facebook too.
Isabella, glad to hear you and Dan had the BEST day - two movies, a meal out, time together. It did sounds nice. Okay - the deviled eggs were creamier so will use milk again. Food is a big part of our lives. I enjoy hearing about what you buy, eat, etc. It's a fun part of our lives.
Hi Jannie, I evidently missed a comment from you but couldn't find it when I looked for it. Hope all is going well.
Ralph just pulled up so it will be time to do supper soon. I get the leftover white chili since it's too spicy for him and will keep fixing him other things till it's gone. Have a great evening anyone.
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Good Morning. Debora, loved the read, great use of time. Your disclaimer made me laugh.
I started a fire this morning. The new installation is postponed. After the hearth pad gets to the store and we're sure they have it, then we'll reschedule. He said he'd call later today or tomorrow. So, today will be another quiet day at home, doing year-end paperwork and getting our tax file boxes out and ready. I will make folders for 2017 for desk drawers and put 2016 files into the boxes.
Debora, you mentioned looking for Jannie's comment. I got that info from Facebook. She had posted photos of Christmas Day, with her Mom, and said she was thankful that Mom could be there after having a small stroke the Thursday before Christmas. I was hoping Jannie would check in here by now, but I'm sure she is super busy with the boys, work, and now maybe even caring for her Mom.
I talked to Norma, who told me that Nancy had gone back to my aunt and uncle's house Tuesday after Christmas to check on Esther's condition. She was very concerned and called an ambulance. Esther was taken to the hospital for evaluation. I called my uncle yesterday to see how things are and how he is doing. Esther was moved from the hospital to rehab last Friday and will be there for 2 weeks, trying to get her stronger and able to walk on her own and evaluate her mental state. She is not recognizing anyone. Uncle Paul said that also, she is not wearing her hearing aids in rehab and maybe by not hearing, she doesn't know what's going on, adding to her mental confusion. I told him that he also needs this time to recuperate and regain his strength, but he said that all he does is think of her. He goes to see her everyday, that must be draining also.
Nancy is phenomenal, here she is with her own pain and dealing with her own Dad, and she reaches out to care for all the rest of the family too. I will never forget how she helped me get doctors to take a look at my situation and get me help.
Norma spent yesterday with Mom, what a saint. I prayed all day that it would go well and God answered prayer. Norma called me last night to say they had a good day together. Norma was Mom's guest in the dining room for lunch and later in Mom's apartment, they watched the Rose Bowl game and Norma gave Mom a haircut and did her laundry. Usually, Norma takes the laundry home and then later, brings it back. This time, Norma used the laundry room right down the hall. She also told me that on one of those trips to the laundry room, she visited with one of the managers in the hall and Betty said that Mom's been more upbeat in the last few weeks, more cheerful and better attitude, not the Eeyore that she has been. There's hope yet. Now, if I can get John's attitude to change as well. I see so many parallels between Mom and John in their attitudes and behaviors. Everything is doom and gloom, so dreary.
The birds are so cooperative, when I go out at night to lock them up, they are already in the enclosure now, waiting for me. They learn quick and must know it's for their own good, feeling safer in there. I need to call Dona and see how things are down the street, if she caught any raccoons in the traps.
My mug is empty, time for a refill. It sounds like I'm still drinking a lot, but I'm only making one pot every morning and not a second for later in the day anymore. And, most days, there's still coffee left in the pot that I dump down the drain and I'm ready for a fresh pot in the morning. I have now logged 2 full days of my food and logged 4 cups of coffee per day, over a year ago, I was logging 10-12 cups.0 -
Hi everyone. Happy New Year! I sure hope 2017 brings us all peace and happiness!
I enjoyed the long weekend. Our next Holiday will be on January 16th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This year it falls on Dad's birthday. I'll probably just wind up taking him out to dinner someplace. I usually give him the choice, and more than likely he'll choose one of his hole-in-the-wall joints he likes so much.
Friday night Dad and I went out for dinner at Fins restaurant and both got salmon sandwiches with a side of their yummy coleslaw. As usual, I had my sandwich on their sour wheat walnut bread and Dad had his on their sour dough bread. So good, and satisfied my salmon craving. You have a choice for a meal (salmon, veggies, potatoes, crusty bread, etc.) for $18 each or the salmon sandwich meal that we had for $9 each. We rarely go for the $18 meal and really enjoy the sandwiches.
Saturday afternoon I did a little shopping and on the way home I noticed a new Togos sandwich shop had opened nextdoor to the grocery store. I new they were coming, but didn't know they had opened. Apparently they had opened that day. So, I popped in and got Dad and I turkey sandwiches. Of course I had them put avocado on mine and Dad wanted to know why I would ruin a good sandwich like that.
Got a lot done around the house this weekend. Lots of laundry, changed sheets, waxed the furniture, vacuumed, cleaned bathrooms, made pintos (for my pot-of-something), hard boiled the weekly eggs, etc. I usually prefer my pintos made with tomatoes, but since Dad can't eat them anymore I just added chopped onion, carrots, celery (and celery leaves which dissolved into the broth and added flavor), garlic, a little chili powder, salt and pepper. Turned out really tasty.
On New Year's Day a couple of neighborhood kids asked if they could rake the leaves on our front yard for $10. Our gardeners were off last week and again this week, so it sure needed it. They did a great job and we paid them $15. They also raked the leaves on our neighbor's yard across the street the next day. When they came to rake our leaves, they just brought this tiny little rake and a broom. Dad gave them our big ol' leaf rake to use and they were thrilled at how much easier it was! They were cute.
The fireworks weren't too bad on News Year's Eve. Starting around dark until around 11 pm one would be shot off here and there, then it got real loud, of course, at midnight, and then a little more until around 1:30 am. Cisco did get upset, but nothing like the Fourth of July when he was a trembling ball of fur that wouldn't go out at night again for days afterwards! He just planted himself next to me and waiting until it was over.
While I was petting Cisco the other night I noticed a lump right on his right hip. Hadn't seen that before and I'm worried about it. It's not real hard, so I'm hoping it's just a fat patch (Simon has one of those). If that dog gets sick on me he is going to be in soooo much trouble! Dad was able to to make an appointment at the vet for 1:30 today to have them check it out, so they should be there right now. He's not exhibiting any symptoms of illness, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed it isn't anything serious.
It's been drizzle-drazzling on us since Saturday. Not a lot of rain, but mostly just a steady drizzle. More of the same today. I'm ready for a little sunlight now. So is Cisco. He hates it when that wet stuff falls from sky! The temps have been cold, but not too bad. Lows in the upper 30s and highs in the mid-50s.
The traffic this morning on the way to work is nearly back to it's usually yucky self. Oh joy! The commute home will be more of the same, I'm sure. Oh well. I enjoyed it while it lasted.
Sheryl, sounds like you are doing awesome on the coffee intake and on logging. Good job! I still haven't got back to it. Too back they had to reschedule the installation of the wood stove, but at least you could make a fire and have a nice day. I'm so sorry about your Aunt. It is so great how Nancy looks after the family like that even with all that is going on in her life. It's nice that your birds are so cooperative! That's great that your Mom is in a better mood lately. I had to chuckle at your reference to Eeyore.
Debora, I enjoyed reading about your extremely full week! Thanks for stopping by and sharing with us. No, I haven't used the white elephant mug. I'll most likely just use it at work to hold paper clips or something.
Isabella, I agree...shorter work weeks always seem longer for some reason! Those peppermint chocolate chip cookies sound yummy. I think I shall stay far, far away from them! I haven't been to Sprouts in such a long time. I need to pop in there one of these days. I need to load up on nuts anyway, so that would be a good reason.
Well, I guess I'd better get back to work. Have a nice evening everyone.
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