Daily Chats and Encouragements
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I love and enjoy immensely.... all my veggies. It's hack and dice, chop and slice I have issues with. Back in my younger days, it wasn't problem since I didn't have the chronic pain to deal with as well. I do tend to over buy....and waste way too much produce! Especially my salad goods. The cheese toast is Pepperidge Farm and really good. I can fit 3 pieces on my toaster oven pan so I do 3...have one left for today's lunch. I eat a good bit of coleslaw too...with my lovely fish! Love it.
Oh yay! I'm glad you were able to get out and go. I need to do that soon. I still have bad cycles with my knee, horrid ones with my back but the knee is actually so much better than it was. That was rough and rather scary. I will start with my inside walking and my "wee walks" as needed. I am still using the cane every day.
My sleep pattern has been awful of late. Awake from 10:30 to 4:30 AM, then sleeping in until 11:30....makes for a wonky, non-productive day. I need to get it sorted and back to normal....this morning I had a new disturbance added to the all night, every night neighbor's radio...it was like another neighbor had some bass going...a regular, monotonous boom, boom, boom.
Now, I have NO idea who does what but as a hearing impaired person who's rest is disturbed by NOISE....well I get a hair cranky. I think my upstairs neighbor does the radio but it's hard to tell which direction sound comes from as I only have a wee bit of hearing on the left side. So if I hear it...I'd think it must be fairly loud?
I need to get my To Do list done and see how far I get in my endeavors today. I need God's strength for each task as always!
Love you all...be blessed today......good to "see you" Marilyn! Continued prayers for us Ladies in this new day...tho I got a late start!
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Oh no....I went to take my trash to the dumpster ...I have to drive it around there due to the knee and back pain...and my car won't start.
Got the message the immobilizer doohicky was off or something. Before calling Triple A...I googled it as it's all Greek to me and boy howdy do I hate car troubles. No matter that I my only drive 30 miles a month...she needs to be able to go when I need her to.
I printed instructions on how to reset it...will go out and try it and pray it works. PS: Now the Traction Control off light shows as well. Will call Triple A now.....
Praising God! It took a 3 minute jump start! My battery (4.5 years old) is oozing acid and he recommended replacement...and I need the tires checked anyway. He said let it run 30 minutes so I took a ride to Firestone but he couldn't get to me before closing most likely so I'll make an appointment and hope she cranks to get me out there.
I am SO relieved! I have some tea on...was feeling really shaky (Parkinson's type shaking) and overheated. My AC wasn't cooling on the way to FS but it did on the way home! Oh boy! I made an appointment for 9:00 in the morning and pray she is raring to go for me. God is so good to this old girl!0 -
Oh my! So glad you have that service so they can come to you! My knee was out yesterday but doing much better today. I have no idea what I did while I slept to make it swollen and painful! Hmmm! LOL! Do you buy the chopped-up veggies when you order. I got so much more broccoli salad when I bought the chopped-up bag (only about $1.00 more than the heads of broccoli) rather than the heads. I get the carrots julienned already and of course they do the chopped-up cabbage. You probably do that, just a thought!
Staying busy with editing my pastor's blogs and yesterday worked on being able to transfer voice to text. Wade had to help me get it all figured out - what a smarty he is!
Marilyn, it is so good to see you. I hope you are starting to feel much better. Y'all are in my prayers!0 -
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Good afternoon ladies!
I've had service with Triple A for 15 years now. This was my first call with this car and I've had it more than 4.5 years. It's well worth the annual cost for that peace of mind for me, as I have no back up for such things. My card is auto charged each September.
That appointment fell thru. I made it online, got a message to reschedule and the guy said he couldn't fit me in until Friday! I called another store, closer to me, downtown...and he had me bring it in at 8:00 yesterday morning. He did some eye rolling when I told him about the guy at the Pioneer store and his...maybe Friday schedule.. I got a ride home since they had to pick up my tires across town, then he picked me up when it was done. She has a new battery and shoes...and needs a bath, really bad. The sappy stuff from the trees out front have her covered in goo.
I do...buy the chopped veggie (salad), Kale, cabbage. I normally get the broccoli crowns, got heads this last time. I buy the baby carrots, peppers and cucumbers. I like easy for sure.
I had a rough night last night and was in too much pain to go out and play today so I just did an HEB order for pick up in the morning. I do use the high dollar car wash and am not sure she can wait until December so may swing down there before my grocery pick up and spiffy her up. Just another thing beyond me these days...doing it myself!
Oh no! Your knee went south too! Ouch! These body parts can throw us out of sync without warning some days. I am so very thankful mine is still doing better....and am thankful for the cane and walker when I need a bit more stability.
I had a long nap after lunch...hoping I rest much better tonight and am ready to roll out tomorrow.
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Knee ended up with very little pain the next day. Headaches are bothering me yesterday and today. I think that it's from Ian wreaking havoc with the weather systems. When a system goes through I often get a migraine. They've been mild, praise the Lord! My allergies have been wonky too. I take my med but I still have a runny nose and sneezing. Phew, can't wait 'til Ian figures out what he is going to do - I hope it follows the path we saw this morning and it heads west of us! Praise the Lord, we've been here nearly two years and haven't faced a hurricane! They've all gone into the gulf or out to sea. This one looks like a nasty monster!
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So glad to hear that! Less pain=More joy!
I did get my car wash done this morning. I only do it once a year normally and the price has gone up since December last year. She looks much better and all the goo is gone.
I got my order from HEB and whined when I saw there was no ice. In all my deletions (3X), I failed to get it back on number 4...But...I have my ice trays filled and am OK...I checked my receipt to make sure it was my error and not the store's.
My printer needs black ink...I KNEW I had a cartridge and totally overlooked it and hooya...just found it, hiding with my boxes of test strips. I ordered a new set from Amazon. I was getting some charts updated this morning and need to load my ink to print them properly.
Prayers for all in the path of these storms. Not everyone can evacuate. The sick, elderly, poor, those in nursing homes and hospitals. The need is huge and so many are in danger.
While I am still dressed...I want to run to Cash Savers for a few items they have on sale. I look forward to my salad bowl and fruit for dinner today. I haven't had a salad in 2 weeks!
Be blessed, Ladies! Love and prayers for us all today.
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Woohoo on finding the printer ink! That stuff is expensive!
Went to the nursery this morning and we picked up some Fall veggies: broccoli, spinach, cabbage, collards. We want to get these in the ground and if we have more room, we will get some Brussel sprouts. We also got a bale of hay, a big orange pumpkin and two small white ones, and I got three mum, white, yellow and purple! They will stay in the yard until Ian passes by. We are on the outer edge but will see wind and lots of rain. It's already started raining and it's still in Florida! We are also having some nice wind gusts! Oh dear! We're getting ready though and will batten down the hatches. We have a generator just in case we lose power. We have a gas stove, so we will be able to cook, just have to manually light it rather than the little electric one on the stove.
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Got weighed on Tuesday = 237.2 = am very pleased with that = loss of 8 pounds in 3 weeks so getting off all meds is helping = leaning on the Lord for strength as am still rather weak but was told it was going to be a slow go at getting everything back and up. Though I would not want anyone to have their kidneys shut down like mine did, it has been a blessing in some way as I was on 12 meds a day and now am on 4 - so goes to show you how all those meds affect your weight and our health. Beginning of November I get a lot of other tests down - again - to make sure all is going well and to see if I can possibly get off the 4 meds I am now on. Though I am a type 2 diabetic I am no longer on meds but they are monitoring it re food and exercise - and it is working. My A1C is down to 5.3 and morning readings are 5.2 - 5.4 so am doing well - watching everything I eat, absolutely no red meat, chicken and fish is very limited to only 2 oz in one day and working on getting in the vegetables. With my body crashing it really has affected my eating - breakfast is ok and I eat a hearty one of 1 cup of oatmeal (no milk) with cinnamon and applesauce and either blueberries or a banana. Then for lunch I have a bowl of homemade soup (this is so I can make sure there is no salt) along with a caesar salad and a fruit. Dinner is my problem as by that time the smell of food cooking makes my tummy feel sick so I am at this time eating more fruit at dinner and working at getting in some starch and at least one mouthful of veggs. Doc says it will all come back just need to take it slow.
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Wow, praise the Lord, Marilyn, that is so awesome! Stay strong and keep up the good work! You've lost quite a bit since we met you, praise God for His goodness!
We are in the midst of Ian, the outer bands. Our neighbor's yard is completely flooded from the rain, we've never seen it so bad. We have quite a bit of standing water in our yard, but it's in the low lying areas. The sump pump has been coming on and off all day! The rain has slowed quite a bit and I think it will stay light from here on out. Praise the Lord, not much wind, but we are supposed to get a 2-4 foot surge in the ocean, so those near the coast will feel that. We do get water in our ditches when the tide is high and I can see the water in there from the front porch when we usually can't. God blessed us greatly!0 -
Doing well. Ian is gone and we now have lots less water and sunshine! It looked like we might get some rain from the tail of Ian when we watched the weather forecasts, but I'm not sure that is going to happen today, just too pretty out there! Praise the Lord we came through just fine! God is very good.
Ugh, I am seeing a very cute top in the Zulily ad below! I've had to get rid of quite a few tops because the arms are just too tight now, my lymphedema and lipedema have made them larger! I have to be more proactive with my compression garments! I need to find some that work with both problems. When I wear the compression arm sleeves they choke out my elbows or my wrists, lots of pain. It is very painful to get them on and off because of the lipedema. The compression wraps I have for my legs work really well though and there is no excuse for me not to wear those! I'm going right now to put them on!
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So very thankful you guys are safe, Kim. Continued prayers for protection and provision.
Marilyn....so good to see you and continued prayers for you as well as you make progress towards recovery. Love y'all....0 -
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That looks lovely Marilyn...and easy. A must at my spot.
I've not felt well this week yet did have 2 productive days and am aiming for another today. My sleep schedule has been wrecked of late and worse than usual. BUT....no foot issues of late and for that, I am so thankful. The knee is better as well so I am ever hopeful of recovery and thankful for each day I get.
Kim...I am so sorry to hear of the swelling issues and yes...those compression things can be so very painful! Sorry you have to let go of some of those cute tops you like too. So VERY thankful Ian has moseyed on and brought no damage to your doors! Praising God. I honestly don't know how many come back after the devastation of such storms and it's a yearly thing in all the same spots. My heart and prayers go out to those affected, homeless, without power and I praise God for the ministries that step up in these situations to fill some big gaps. Texas has sent crews to help restore power and assist in S&R efforts. With Harvey...we needed help.
Have a blessed day, Ladies!
Here's a meme I did up after cooking chicken livers for breakfast the other morning. I needed gravy, Y'all!
This isn't my picture but mine looked just like it. That popping oil was a hazard tho!
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It probably wouldn't be bad if you use almond or coconut flour and use MCT oil to cook it in! Wade likes chicken livers, but me - not so much. We saw a YouTube video for home made egg rolls, I commented that there is something in them I just don't like - we laughed - we are such opposites in our eating likes and dislikes. Well, pretty much in anything. You should have seen us trying to find an area rug that we both liked! LOL! Mom and I were exactly the same, if I liked it, she didn't! LOL! We have her couch and chair which she said were gold, me, I see green! Wade sees green too! LOL! I know, how do you get green from gold - beats me!
Wow, we went from summer to Fall in one day! I have the heat going today. We lived in 80 degrees all summer (in the house) so now that the house dropped to 72 I'm cold. I set the heat for 74 which is where Wade had the air conditioning. It's 55 outside - just thinking it makes me shiver! LOL!
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Those sauces look delicious, Marilyn! Hopefully we will get a bounty of tomatoes next year and be able to make some of them! I planted some collards, cabbage, spinach, and we also have some broccoli to get into the ground. Wade will have to find a spot for some of the cabbage and the broccoli. Not sure how much of it will make it.
We set out our Fall decoration, some mums, pumpkins and a straw bale. We want to get this gorgeous orange flowered plant and put it in our hanging basket on a hook on our lamp post (which the other decorations are beside). I think that will look really nice. Watering the mums every day, although we were told they should be watered twice a day - gulp! I'll be good to get to them once a day. Doing the planting really took it out of me. I have a headache right now and a backache! Not bad, I can still function, but I'm tired! Wade was busy painting the inside of The Net House (the building our Church meets in). It's taken us a little while to get all of the sheet rock in. We needed some A/C in there for this summer and the A/C guy never got back with us, so we've been doing Zoom meetings, but now that it is cooler, we will be able to be back together again - woohoo!
Well, I'm going to go and get something for my head. Love y'all.0 -
Good Thursday morning, Ladies....Time sure slips away quickly. I still have to ask myself what day it is on occasion.
I had a good day yesterday. Got a few chores done and made another pot of kale soup stuff. I had some ground pork/Italian sausage mix left and put that in it but don't like it. The meat is so dry and tasteless. I'll scoop it out when I pack in containers for the freezer.
My knee went south again on Monday...if you see it, send it home. I'm using the brace again and that does help. I have more to do today and need it fairly functional.
I can only dream about playing in the dirt, Kim. It is a labor of love and I hope your garden does well. I've had a big part in some rather awesome gardens in my life and the memories are quite lovely.
I need to renew my license before my birthday. I can do it by mail. I need to check the paperwork to see if I need a copy of my insurance to do that. I renew my auto insurance in November so will do both at the same time.
I have an order to pick up this morning at HEB and will get my trash out as I leave. So glad to have my car ready to roll before cold weather hits. I only drive an average of once a week...I am OK with that. Any travels I do are only imaginary and most involve stays at Motels. LOL
Wishing you all a blessed day...Love and prayers....
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Love that picture, Marilyn! Reminds me of the Footsteps poem.
Bren, so sorry about the knee. Maybe my back and your knee are taking a vacation somewhere! LOL!
I did get my Tramadol today. I started using GoodRx and got a Gold Card which gets me a little bit more off of my meds. The two I got today were a little over $40, down from around $500! The Emgality that I had used for my headaches, even with the card is over $600 for just one month, and it didn't work very well, so we won't be using that one. Praise the Lord that my headaches of late have been very mind and I'm only getting maybe three a week. They are mind and with the Tylenol and caffeine go away pretty quickly. I don't often have to use my migraine med, so that is lasting me a lot longer than it used to. Praise our great and awesome God!
I go and have a blood test done at the end of the month and then see my PA on the first of Nov. We'll see how the Red Yeast Rice is working on my cholesterol. I'm going to call next week and make sure that that is on the list to be tested. Last time they just did a very basic blood test. If it's better than it was last time, then I won't worry about it for awhile - at least not until I'm 65 and can be on medicare.
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With the knee taking a U-turn for several days and just feeling puny overall...weak and exhausted....I rescheduled my endo appt. for November. I'll see my PCP the 17th and endo the 21st. I need to get my cardiologist fit in as well. Not that I want to. I just don't want to be booted from his care! I'll have lab work done on the 16th of November.
I'm glad you get a break on your meds! Also very glad the headaches are milder for the most part and fairly controllable. The cost is prohibitive on so many things! Like my insulin that ate up my little retirement bonus so quickly at $750 a month for the first quarter of this year. I pray that doesn't happen again!
I went out to check mail...didn't have any...and picked up a sappy pecan leaf on my foot. That stuff had covered my car, front to back like sprayed glue. No kitties were milling about so no need to feed.
My glucose levels have improved a lot of late. I had two lows this week at 83 and 94. Then 126 pre dinner, 113 at bedtime. I like that a lot. If I behave like I need to, I can get that A1C down. I still need an infusion of energy and regular pain relief....it's been awhile since I felt really great! I know I am blessed, regardless. It's just so nice to get up an go, get things done, restore order to my home and take good care of myself! Be blessed in this new day!
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Bren, have you checked out GoodRx or the other discount drug sites? The other one I've heard of is Single Care, and I also saw WellRx. I did pay for the Gold card for Good Rx, but they have their basic free one which still saves a bunch. I went from $500 down to around $40 for two meds. My Rizatriptin was $411 before I used the card and I think around $31 when I used the card. You could just go to the site and see if your meds are on there! You can request a card and when you go to the pharmacy, just show it to them! Super easy! I took a picture of my card so it's always with me on my phone.
Cooler days here and it doesn't appear to be changing any time soon - woohoo. I'm going to try to walk this afternoon.
I put Grammarly on my computer - phew! I actually don't do too badly and am glad when they pick up a mistake!
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Phew, went out to water my mums and found it was pretty warm out there. I guess I need to change out of my sweatshirt!
I have my leg compression wraps on, my wrist brace on and my thigh wrapped. That might come off because it keeps rolling up at the back. I'll keep it on as long as it doesn't bother me! LOL!
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I've looked at GoodRX a couple of times but with my insurance, it was no help at all. I was sadly shocked at the costs the first part of this year and for a 30 day supply, too! Insane.
My glucose numbers are improving overall. Yesterday's FBS at 138 was a new low and I was so glad to see it. I can still get into trouble quickly when I get careless. Checked it at 1 AM and it's 117. Hooya!
We're still having some high 80's to low 90's here but I'm comfy, hanging out inside. Still running the AC at 73 and will until we hit the 70's I suppose. I did get my most cozy blanket out of the closet for my bed. It's such a comforting thing.
My sleep cycles are still an issue and really cuts into my productivity. At least the knee pain has subsided somewhat and that's a blessing. One thing reduced is the trash TV...LOL I can't stay awake to watch it.0 -
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I'm sending you a big hug, Marilyn!
Well, I tried to send you a big bear hug, but for some reason it wouldn't download my picture! Bummer! Well, here's the picture - one polar bear giving another polar bear a big hug! LOL!
Ended up having two headaches yesterday. Both went away within an hour of taking my medication. Praise the Lord for providing and allowing the meds to work. God is so very good.
I found another one! Here's your hug! Love both of you. Wish I could have found a three-way hug!
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Hope you ladies are doing alright. We have this new strain of Covid and the flu going through our county right now - ugh! Staying inside and hoping it stays away from us. I've felt under the weather for a couple of days, but it all seems to be stuff I'm used to having trouble with, so I'm not expecting it to be Covid. I slept wrong and my shoulders are aching today - hate when I do that! LOL! Praise the Lord we've had rain for a couple of days so I haven't had to water my gardens. I have four mums as decorations out front and then some Fall veggies in. They haven't done much yet, they've only been in the ground for about a week, but they haven't collapsed so that is a good sign. Something has tried to eat on a couple of them, one of them being pulled up out of the ground too! I put it back in the ground and hope the critter stays away. We have deer and turkeys that regularly show up in the yard, so it could be either of those - I don't think bears go in the gardens, but they have been seen in our area too! (shiver)
Stay near to the heart of Jesus! Love you!
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