Wednesday, July 30, 2014
For some reason, today I was in such a blue funk. I was almost even depressed. I don't know why, I was just feeling so not-a-part-of-the-world today, and I even had myself a little pity party and cried a bit this afternoon. It was just one of those days. But, as happens, I got texts and did things (like exercise) and I got out of it, so that's a good thing!
When I first got up, I debated whether or not to do the dishes from last night, but then thought that I would make us the fried potatoes and smoked sausage dish for our supper tonight, so I would wait until tomorrow, since there would be a few more dishes then. So...I just played on the pute, then got my lunch - sausage biscuits (that I take the meat from and put on only one biscuit) - and went back to bed. That's when I had my little pity party, because my life (today) was a bunch of nothing, just as it was the day before, and just as it's going to be tomorrow. Oh, I felt as if I were mired in nothingness. But, I knew it was up to me to get myself out of it, and I knew better than to think that way - look how much better I'm doing in such a short amount of time! - and I got back up and did my exercises. I was even pleased that when I did the 'new' exercise, my back did not pop as it did yesterday. That was a very good thing! I even tried doing the frog kicks again, and I felt okay afterward. Not fantastic, but okay, so I think I can add frog kicks to my little repertoire.
After playing on the pute again, I went back to bed, and while there, I got a text from my friend Kathy, setting up a lunch date on Monday! Yay! Now, that made me feel a LOT better, because I can now go somewhere. I have plans! I'm a contributing member of the real world again!
Then I got to text and actually call Josh about their plans for the rest of their vacation, so I felt a little more 'included' there, too, which isn't exactly the right way to word it, but I can't think of any other way to say it. I guess I just feel a little left out because I didn't get to do anything for our vacation this year - not even any kind of a day trip - and I'm feeling a sort of left-out-ness of/for vacations, too. It's just all coming to a boil in my brain today. So, after talking to him, there are more finalized plans in my brain, and that helps me feel better, too.
In the meantime, Ron had come home. Very early for him - it was just after 4:30! He had gone back outside, to just sit in the front yard, he said. I should have known better! I figured he would piddle around in his garage, as usual. I had just lain back down after being up and had to let my back recover before getting up again, so it was around 6 before I got up and went to sit outside with Ron. When I got outside, carrying the potatoes, a bowl and a paring knife, he was busy taking apart the front porch light we were going to remove and replace with a garden flag - Our Summer Project (that we didn't get to do during his vacation because of the bird's nest) - and I had to put everything down pretty quickly and come back in the house and get the camera, because you know I have to record Our Summer Project for prosperity. It probably didn't even take him 15 minutes to get that job - that project - done. I'm so glad he got home on a nice enough day, and wasn't too tired to do it! It looks very nice, if I do say so myself. We do have a little bit more work to do around it - cleaning up the house around where the light was, filling in the hole (it was bigger than we thought it would be) more, maybe with a board or something - things like that. But the light is gone, and the flag that matches our mailbox and doormat (which is faded, we need a new one) is up there now. I am very satisfied with that, and it makes me feel very good that we got that accomplished.
After that, I sat outside and peeled the potatoes and he finally did come over and just sit in the yard beside me. When the potatoes were peeled, I came in to get them cooking (it was going on 7 already!) and just stayed in. The weather was freshening, like it was going to rain, and was starting to feel cool, so I felt much better just staying in. Ron cleaned everything up, and then he came in. When the potatoes were halfway done, he cut up the smoked sausage to put in the potatoes for me, added them to the pan, then went to take his shower.
I got my plate of food, then went back in to lay down and eat, since I had been up for over 2 hours. Man, was that stuff good! What a good idea for supper tonight! I even had an ice cream bar for dessert, too.
When I put my food in MFP, I still have room for a snack of popcorn and milk tonight! Oh, yeah!
I am glad, so glad, that today is ending with me in a so much better mood than I started it in!
I am smiling!
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
This road seems to get longer and longer...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
I wasn't feeling real good today. Not bad, just not real good. I did get up and piddle around the house here a little bit, and that helped me feel a little better, as did playing on the pute. I guess I am just feeling the effects of just "laying around in bed" so much - I feel so displaced in the world, and I'm not liking it very much, but there's not really a lot I can do about it quite yet. I can't walk for exercise (yet), I can't do my Wii Fit (yet), I can't even do all the 'other' exercises I used to do (yet), but I do the ones I can, but I am yo-yo-ing with my weight, and that makes me feel not-very-good, too. Ugh! It's just not enough! I'm really too chickenshit to push myself too much more, though! What's a kid sposta to?
For my lunch, I had another of those sausage, egg and cheese muffins. Those are pretty tasty, but I have to back off, because the box only has 4 in it, and now it's half gone!
The second time I got up today, I did my marching in place and my bicep curls, and I added a new exercise - I laid down, knees bent, then lifted my knees up to my chest (as close as I could), 5 times each. Left leg had no problem, but each time I did the right leg, my back - my lower back - popped. I felt and heard it. It didn't hurt, so I continued, but I worried about it. When I was done, my back felt okay, and has felt okay all day, so I guess I will continue with this new exercise. I guess my back just didn't want to go that way at first.
I went out to the freezer and got out pork chops for our supper tonight, as well as 4 mini corn-on-the-cob. We might as well have a good supper! I already figure I'm gonna have a bad weigh-in, so I'll console myself with a good supper. I'll also let Ron choose if we'll have macaroni & cheese or some kind of potato. He can 'donate' something to the meal, right? I am driving myself uptown tonight, but not staying for the meeting, so he can have supper cooking when I get back. Driving myself - I am sooo ready! He can be the nervous wreck for a change.
When he gets home, around quarter til 6, I go take my shower, after explaining supper to him, and when I am done, he is sleeping in his recliner. I write him a note, set the alarm on his cell phone, and go to leave, and he wakes up. So I have to re-explain everything to him. Men!
I get up to my TOPS weigh-in, and, happily, I have LOST 2 pounds! I don't know how, I thought for sure I was going to have gained this week, but I am so glad it's a loss! I come back home, and he has supper started, but not the starch. I tell him that he must get it started with everything else, or everything else will be done, and this won't be done, and he grudgingly starts the macaroni & cheese, muttering under his breath the whole time. Then he comes in the living room to do his weigh-in on the Wii. (He gained.) When he was done, I went ahead and did mine, just because it had said on Sunday morning that I had gained (did I tell you that? That I had gained almost a pound...), and now, on Tuesday night, the TOPS scale said I had lost, and I wanted to compare. Sure enough, according to the Wii, I had lost! Not quite half a pound, but, yes, a loss! Cool! (My Wii weighs me less than the TOPS scale, remember.) I am a happy camper now, and I will still enjoy my supper!
While laying in bed during the evening, I had a nice long talk on the phone with my friend Bert - over an hour long! - and then I came back out here to do my MFP and my blog. I made it, including a bedtime snack, with 6 calories to spare! And, yes, I remembered the butter that I put on my corn! 6! Whew!
Nighty-night, all! I am getting my snack (an ice cream bar, formerly called Eskimo Pie) and going to bed. I am committing to doing my exercises every day now, not just every other day, so I will enjoy this snack and I will (not) enjoy working it back off tomorrow!
I wasn't feeling real good today. Not bad, just not real good. I did get up and piddle around the house here a little bit, and that helped me feel a little better, as did playing on the pute. I guess I am just feeling the effects of just "laying around in bed" so much - I feel so displaced in the world, and I'm not liking it very much, but there's not really a lot I can do about it quite yet. I can't walk for exercise (yet), I can't do my Wii Fit (yet), I can't even do all the 'other' exercises I used to do (yet), but I do the ones I can, but I am yo-yo-ing with my weight, and that makes me feel not-very-good, too. Ugh! It's just not enough! I'm really too chickenshit to push myself too much more, though! What's a kid sposta to?
For my lunch, I had another of those sausage, egg and cheese muffins. Those are pretty tasty, but I have to back off, because the box only has 4 in it, and now it's half gone!
The second time I got up today, I did my marching in place and my bicep curls, and I added a new exercise - I laid down, knees bent, then lifted my knees up to my chest (as close as I could), 5 times each. Left leg had no problem, but each time I did the right leg, my back - my lower back - popped. I felt and heard it. It didn't hurt, so I continued, but I worried about it. When I was done, my back felt okay, and has felt okay all day, so I guess I will continue with this new exercise. I guess my back just didn't want to go that way at first.
I went out to the freezer and got out pork chops for our supper tonight, as well as 4 mini corn-on-the-cob. We might as well have a good supper! I already figure I'm gonna have a bad weigh-in, so I'll console myself with a good supper. I'll also let Ron choose if we'll have macaroni & cheese or some kind of potato. He can 'donate' something to the meal, right? I am driving myself uptown tonight, but not staying for the meeting, so he can have supper cooking when I get back. Driving myself - I am sooo ready! He can be the nervous wreck for a change.
When he gets home, around quarter til 6, I go take my shower, after explaining supper to him, and when I am done, he is sleeping in his recliner. I write him a note, set the alarm on his cell phone, and go to leave, and he wakes up. So I have to re-explain everything to him. Men!
I get up to my TOPS weigh-in, and, happily, I have LOST 2 pounds! I don't know how, I thought for sure I was going to have gained this week, but I am so glad it's a loss! I come back home, and he has supper started, but not the starch. I tell him that he must get it started with everything else, or everything else will be done, and this won't be done, and he grudgingly starts the macaroni & cheese, muttering under his breath the whole time. Then he comes in the living room to do his weigh-in on the Wii. (He gained.) When he was done, I went ahead and did mine, just because it had said on Sunday morning that I had gained (did I tell you that? That I had gained almost a pound...), and now, on Tuesday night, the TOPS scale said I had lost, and I wanted to compare. Sure enough, according to the Wii, I had lost! Not quite half a pound, but, yes, a loss! Cool! (My Wii weighs me less than the TOPS scale, remember.) I am a happy camper now, and I will still enjoy my supper!
While laying in bed during the evening, I had a nice long talk on the phone with my friend Bert - over an hour long! - and then I came back out here to do my MFP and my blog. I made it, including a bedtime snack, with 6 calories to spare! And, yes, I remembered the butter that I put on my corn! 6! Whew!
Nighty-night, all! I am getting my snack (an ice cream bar, formerly called Eskimo Pie) and going to bed. I am committing to doing my exercises every day now, not just every other day, so I will enjoy this snack and I will (not) enjoy working it back off tomorrow!
Monday, July 28, 2014
Happy Homemaker Day...oh, how I loooooove those!
Monday, July 28, 2014
When I woke up today - around noon - I was so glad to discover that my back was, more or less, back to 'normal,' or at least, my new normal. Oh, SO glad! Cause Saturday night and yesterday sure was not fun!
But, I got up today, and got started in on my Happy Homemaker stuff. I piddled around here in the living room, picking up stuff (not off the floor!) from the chairs and my desk, things like that, and I did the dishes that were sitting from the weekend after I had my lunch.
I had a sausage, egg, & cheese muffin with dry roasted peanuts for my lunch, which I ate while laying in bed reading.
Between doing the dishes and playing on the pute as a 'load' dried in the dishdrainer - I take my time doing the dishes, what can I say? - it took me most of the afternoon, which is fine with me, because it makes the afternoon go by quicker.
After Ron got home a little after 5 (for a change!), I had him lift and carry all the baskets of clothes, that have been sitting around, up onto the bed and then I sorted and hung all the clothes (again, for a change!) so we can start filling them up again. By the time I was done sorting and hanging, and I had Ron put his 'drawer' clothes away (which he wasn't happy about), my back had had enough. I put cheese weenies on for our supper, then laid down again. Ron brought me my supper, my 3 cheese weenies on a plate all by their lonesome, which I ate with more dry roasted peanuts (2 servings worth) and I stayed in bed until now.
As I was putting my food into MFP, I was hoping that I'd have room, calorie-wise, for a snack, but it wasn't meant to be. I was only 10 calories short for the day. 10! Phooey. Those damn peanuts. Munchies will get you every time. Man.
When I woke up today - around noon - I was so glad to discover that my back was, more or less, back to 'normal,' or at least, my new normal. Oh, SO glad! Cause Saturday night and yesterday sure was not fun!
But, I got up today, and got started in on my Happy Homemaker stuff. I piddled around here in the living room, picking up stuff (not off the floor!) from the chairs and my desk, things like that, and I did the dishes that were sitting from the weekend after I had my lunch.
I had a sausage, egg, & cheese muffin with dry roasted peanuts for my lunch, which I ate while laying in bed reading.
Between doing the dishes and playing on the pute as a 'load' dried in the dishdrainer - I take my time doing the dishes, what can I say? - it took me most of the afternoon, which is fine with me, because it makes the afternoon go by quicker.
After Ron got home a little after 5 (for a change!), I had him lift and carry all the baskets of clothes, that have been sitting around, up onto the bed and then I sorted and hung all the clothes (again, for a change!) so we can start filling them up again. By the time I was done sorting and hanging, and I had Ron put his 'drawer' clothes away (which he wasn't happy about), my back had had enough. I put cheese weenies on for our supper, then laid down again. Ron brought me my supper, my 3 cheese weenies on a plate all by their lonesome, which I ate with more dry roasted peanuts (2 servings worth) and I stayed in bed until now.
As I was putting my food into MFP, I was hoping that I'd have room, calorie-wise, for a snack, but it wasn't meant to be. I was only 10 calories short for the day. 10! Phooey. Those damn peanuts. Munchies will get you every time. Man.
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Oh, my back is KILLING me today!!!!!! Ai Yi Yi!!
Sunday, July 27, 2014
I sure don't know what is going on with my back, but it is KILLING me -- it hurt so much last night, that I put BenGay on it before I went to bed for the night, and I still didn't get to sleep all night long. All. Night. Long. It kept me up. I would turn the light off and try to sleep, but it just wasn't happening. Not at all. A little after 5, I did doze off, but it was just a doze, not a real sleep. How do I know? The alarm was set for 9 - if I had truly - really, truly - been sleeping, there's no way I would have woken up (easily) after falling asleep at 5, and I did. I woke back up at 7:30, and again right before the alarm went off. Aaaaaaaaargh! I hate nights like that!
I got up, though, and got my shower, got dressed, and we went to church (remembering everything this week!). I sat through the whole thing again, just getting up to go to the bathroom once, then to go to communion, then to leave. I was happy when it was time to go, though, let me tell you.
After church, we went to Amelia, because we had errands to run (prescriptions to pick up at Walgreens, a return/exchange to make at WalMart) and we went to eat at Bob Evans. We both had breakfast today. I had the Rise-N-Shine, while Ron had the Homestead Breakfast. Bother over over medium eggs and sausage links, as usual, and he got the shredded hash browns while I got the little squares of the home fries (potatoes). That's what our breakfasts usually are. Man, did it taste good!
We came home, and I went to bed right away because my back was hurting so bad, after taking some Advil, and Ron went fishing across the road. After a little while, he brought home a pretty good sized catfish to fillet up for a future meal. That's always a good thing! HE actually had me take pictures to send to our grandson, since they are on vacation, and he went fishing without his little buddy.
I didn't really feel much like eating supper, but Ron kept bugging me, so finally - around 8 - I made myself a bowl/can of chicken noodle soup, which I had with some of the dry roasted peanuts.
And that was it for my day. I am going to take a dose of Tylenol PM now, so I can sleep tonight. I am exhausted! My back hasn't let up all day, and I am not only tired, but I am tired of IT.
I sure don't know what is going on with my back, but it is KILLING me -- it hurt so much last night, that I put BenGay on it before I went to bed for the night, and I still didn't get to sleep all night long. All. Night. Long. It kept me up. I would turn the light off and try to sleep, but it just wasn't happening. Not at all. A little after 5, I did doze off, but it was just a doze, not a real sleep. How do I know? The alarm was set for 9 - if I had truly - really, truly - been sleeping, there's no way I would have woken up (easily) after falling asleep at 5, and I did. I woke back up at 7:30, and again right before the alarm went off. Aaaaaaaaargh! I hate nights like that!
I got up, though, and got my shower, got dressed, and we went to church (remembering everything this week!). I sat through the whole thing again, just getting up to go to the bathroom once, then to go to communion, then to leave. I was happy when it was time to go, though, let me tell you.
After church, we went to Amelia, because we had errands to run (prescriptions to pick up at Walgreens, a return/exchange to make at WalMart) and we went to eat at Bob Evans. We both had breakfast today. I had the Rise-N-Shine, while Ron had the Homestead Breakfast. Bother over over medium eggs and sausage links, as usual, and he got the shredded hash browns while I got the little squares of the home fries (potatoes). That's what our breakfasts usually are. Man, did it taste good!
We came home, and I went to bed right away because my back was hurting so bad, after taking some Advil, and Ron went fishing across the road. After a little while, he brought home a pretty good sized catfish to fillet up for a future meal. That's always a good thing! HE actually had me take pictures to send to our grandson, since they are on vacation, and he went fishing without his little buddy.
I didn't really feel much like eating supper, but Ron kept bugging me, so finally - around 8 - I made myself a bowl/can of chicken noodle soup, which I had with some of the dry roasted peanuts.
And that was it for my day. I am going to take a dose of Tylenol PM now, so I can sleep tonight. I am exhausted! My back hasn't let up all day, and I am not only tired, but I am tired of IT.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
What a couple of days!
Friday, July 25, 2014
Saturday, July 26, 2014
7/25
First of all, I must say a Happy Birthday to my daughter-in-law Chelle.
The day started out normally enough, but they were all leaving on vacation today, and wanted to have lunch with me to 'start' their vacation. Ron left the truck home for me to drive to meet them (my FIRST time driving by myself!), and we met at Frisch's here in Bethel. I had a Big Boy sandwich and a bowl of chili, and they all got the salad bar, Josh getting a Big Boy and fries to go with his.
After we were all done eating, we all went our separate ways after hugs all around, so I got to watch my car go on vacation without me. BooHoo! I ran another errand - Altar Society business - while uptown during business hours, then back home to rest up for my big adventure tonight.
Ah, tonight. I've been so looking forward to tonight, and I know this isn't going to get cancelled! It started out just as a Mexican night with my friend Jody, then my friend Bert was going to come, then someone else, too, then we opened it up to all our '76 girls (that's the year we graduated), so it was gonna be fun!
When Ron got home - just after 6 - he had forgotten, and I had to chivvy him into getting his shower and changing so I wouldn't be late. I called Bert, but she had had a doctor's appointment (which I knew), but then went shopping at Kroger, taking her time and comparing and all that, and now her feet and ankles were swollen and she didn't feel like going. Ha! I see how she is! Miss Bertie, who HATES shopping with a purple passion, would rather shop than go out with me. Humph. (Yes, she knows I am teasing her.)
Ron dropped me off (well, I drove, so I got out) at the Mexican restaurant in Mt. Orab, then he went to get himself some supper somewhere else -- he doesn't like Mexican -- and then came back to eat, play his DS, and rest and/or sleep in the truck until I was done.
He had a long wait! We - me and 5 other '76 girls - closed the restaurant! I had a margarita to start the night, then got an ice water, and poured the water into the margarita glass as the night went on, so ...
I had the chimichangas that I usually get, with a second chimichanga on my plate, and all the sides to go (I don't like them, so I bring them home to Ron). As usual, I got a funny look when I ordered, but they did it for me! I just love the funny looks I get (I know, I'm weird.)!! That little Mexican restaurant is the most relaxed, most fun place. I really like it.
I didn't get home until after midnight. My back was really killing me, but it was oh, so worth it! I had so much fun talking and laughing with these friends - who were, on the most part, NOT friends back in high school, but with the passing of time and the wonder of the internet and Facebook, are now. It's a great thing, I think. Certainly not expected, and all the more a blessing because of that.
7/26
Ron let me sleep this morning. That, and the fact that I took a whole dose of Tylenol PM (my sleeping pills) last night (okay, after midnight) because of my back hurting so bad, had me sleeping until after noon.
He was not in the house, and I didn't get up right away, as usual, and just puttered the time away, again as usual. Which, if you have a brain, as I didn't, makes you realize that I should have done a weigh-in and I didn't. Ugh! I totally forgot it was Saturday! I didn't realize until around 5 or 5:30, and by then it was way too late. I'd already been up for a while, I'd already eaten lunch (a pkg of sausage biscuits, although I only ate 1 biscuit with 2 meats), and we were getting ready to leave to do a bit, just a bit, of shopping and get some supper. I will have to do my weigh-in in the morning before we go to church.
I did have to spend time on the pute this afternoon, helping Josh find a hotel for them. They had told me that they were going to get one of the books at the Welcome Center and just get a hotel from there. Now, here he is texting and calling me to get on the pute and find out rates! Ha! Good thing MOM come in handy every now and then, right? Tickled me. I am so glad there is a use for me...
When we left, we go on up to Georgetown, to SaveALot, where I do my little bit of shopping. All I needed was low-sodium vegetables. That was it. I got 12 cans - a flat - and that was it. I was good!
Then we went to Country Inn to have our supper. I chose a double-decker BLT with steak fries, which is something I've gotten there many, many times. Ron surprised me by getting the same things, with a different side item, instead of his chicken! He always gets chicken! Wow. He said he knew that he probably shouldn't have bacon, but it sure sounded good, so he got it. I told him that it was okay, he needs to treat himself every now and then.
So we enjoyed our BLTs and then headed home. Coming into Hamersville, we decided to stop at our friends' house and visit with them, if they were home. They were, and we sat out on their front porch, just talking and visiting, waving at people driving by, and it was a very nice way to end the evening. A little after 9, we left and headed for home. We certainly hadn't expected to be gone that long, but it really wasn't that big of a deal. We can do what we want!
I put my food into MFP (which I didn't do for Friday night - boo), including the ice cream bar I had as I sat down at the pute, and I was 200+ calories short for the day. Yay, me!
Chelle has been sending us pictures all day, too. We send them on the pute, because our phones are too small for us to see them clearly on. This last one was Corgan with a new shirt and hat. When we got home, I checked it out on the pute - not surprisingly, they are a Baltimore Ravens shirt and hat! Not that Corgan needs a new shirt, but still...
I am so glad they are having a good time.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
7/25
First of all, I must say a Happy Birthday to my daughter-in-law Chelle.
The day started out normally enough, but they were all leaving on vacation today, and wanted to have lunch with me to 'start' their vacation. Ron left the truck home for me to drive to meet them (my FIRST time driving by myself!), and we met at Frisch's here in Bethel. I had a Big Boy sandwich and a bowl of chili, and they all got the salad bar, Josh getting a Big Boy and fries to go with his.
After we were all done eating, we all went our separate ways after hugs all around, so I got to watch my car go on vacation without me. BooHoo! I ran another errand - Altar Society business - while uptown during business hours, then back home to rest up for my big adventure tonight.
Ah, tonight. I've been so looking forward to tonight, and I know this isn't going to get cancelled! It started out just as a Mexican night with my friend Jody, then my friend Bert was going to come, then someone else, too, then we opened it up to all our '76 girls (that's the year we graduated), so it was gonna be fun!
When Ron got home - just after 6 - he had forgotten, and I had to chivvy him into getting his shower and changing so I wouldn't be late. I called Bert, but she had had a doctor's appointment (which I knew), but then went shopping at Kroger, taking her time and comparing and all that, and now her feet and ankles were swollen and she didn't feel like going. Ha! I see how she is! Miss Bertie, who HATES shopping with a purple passion, would rather shop than go out with me. Humph. (Yes, she knows I am teasing her.)
Ron dropped me off (well, I drove, so I got out) at the Mexican restaurant in Mt. Orab, then he went to get himself some supper somewhere else -- he doesn't like Mexican -- and then came back to eat, play his DS, and rest and/or sleep in the truck until I was done.
He had a long wait! We - me and 5 other '76 girls - closed the restaurant! I had a margarita to start the night, then got an ice water, and poured the water into the margarita glass as the night went on, so ...
I had the chimichangas that I usually get, with a second chimichanga on my plate, and all the sides to go (I don't like them, so I bring them home to Ron). As usual, I got a funny look when I ordered, but they did it for me! I just love the funny looks I get (I know, I'm weird.)!! That little Mexican restaurant is the most relaxed, most fun place. I really like it.
I didn't get home until after midnight. My back was really killing me, but it was oh, so worth it! I had so much fun talking and laughing with these friends - who were, on the most part, NOT friends back in high school, but with the passing of time and the wonder of the internet and Facebook, are now. It's a great thing, I think. Certainly not expected, and all the more a blessing because of that.
7/26
Ron let me sleep this morning. That, and the fact that I took a whole dose of Tylenol PM (my sleeping pills) last night (okay, after midnight) because of my back hurting so bad, had me sleeping until after noon.
He was not in the house, and I didn't get up right away, as usual, and just puttered the time away, again as usual. Which, if you have a brain, as I didn't, makes you realize that I should have done a weigh-in and I didn't. Ugh! I totally forgot it was Saturday! I didn't realize until around 5 or 5:30, and by then it was way too late. I'd already been up for a while, I'd already eaten lunch (a pkg of sausage biscuits, although I only ate 1 biscuit with 2 meats), and we were getting ready to leave to do a bit, just a bit, of shopping and get some supper. I will have to do my weigh-in in the morning before we go to church.
I did have to spend time on the pute this afternoon, helping Josh find a hotel for them. They had told me that they were going to get one of the books at the Welcome Center and just get a hotel from there. Now, here he is texting and calling me to get on the pute and find out rates! Ha! Good thing MOM come in handy every now and then, right? Tickled me. I am so glad there is a use for me...
When we left, we go on up to Georgetown, to SaveALot, where I do my little bit of shopping. All I needed was low-sodium vegetables. That was it. I got 12 cans - a flat - and that was it. I was good!
Then we went to Country Inn to have our supper. I chose a double-decker BLT with steak fries, which is something I've gotten there many, many times. Ron surprised me by getting the same things, with a different side item, instead of his chicken! He always gets chicken! Wow. He said he knew that he probably shouldn't have bacon, but it sure sounded good, so he got it. I told him that it was okay, he needs to treat himself every now and then.
So we enjoyed our BLTs and then headed home. Coming into Hamersville, we decided to stop at our friends' house and visit with them, if they were home. They were, and we sat out on their front porch, just talking and visiting, waving at people driving by, and it was a very nice way to end the evening. A little after 9, we left and headed for home. We certainly hadn't expected to be gone that long, but it really wasn't that big of a deal. We can do what we want!
I put my food into MFP (which I didn't do for Friday night - boo), including the ice cream bar I had as I sat down at the pute, and I was 200+ calories short for the day. Yay, me!
Chelle has been sending us pictures all day, too. We send them on the pute, because our phones are too small for us to see them clearly on. This last one was Corgan with a new shirt and hat. When we got home, I checked it out on the pute - not surprisingly, they are a Baltimore Ravens shirt and hat! Not that Corgan needs a new shirt, but still...
I am so glad they are having a good time.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Ron got home early today! What a day!
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Today was pretty much a normal ol' day - for most of the afternoon, anyway.
I started off the day by sleeping until noon, which I haven't done in quite a while. But, last night I was drinking tea (even though it's decaf, it's still tea) until almost nine, so I took a whole dose of Tylenol PM, which is my 'sleeping pills' and they put me to sleep right around midnight, which is a little early for me, but I can handle that every now and then. I really like the sleeping-in part!
Once I got up, though, I did all the things I had planned on doing today - you know, the things I should have done yesterday, but didn't. Put away the dishes in the dishdrainer, did a load of laundry (regular clothes), swept the kitchen floor, all the things like that. The things I knew I was going to be doing today because I was going to be home today.
I had just, and I mean just, got back to bed after doing all these things and deciding on my lunch (which I couldn't decide on, nothing sounded good, so I chose to just nosh on the dry roasted peanuts I keep by my bed) when Ron walked in! What!? It's barely 3 in the afternoon! My, oh my!!
He said that they told him he was running low/tight on hours this week, and they want him for all day tomorrow, so he needed to be cut off today. That's cool! An afternoon with my hubby! Yep, he laid down on the bed to talk to me and fell asleep. Yep. That's how my luck runs.
He woke up around 4:30, and we went uptown to cash his check and to go to stupid ol' IGA for some groceries. Good news there - I did FINALLY get them to give our money back from where they messed up back in June when they messed up when Ron and Corgan went shopping, instead of me. FINALLY. After all this time of back-and-forth, I got our money back! WhooHoo!
Then we got home, made supper of hamburger patties and Pringles (original) for me and Uncle Ray's chips for Ron, then it was an evening of TV for Ron, and a normal evening for me.
So, I feel as though I accomplished something today. Our money back! Time with Ron! Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Today was pretty much a normal ol' day - for most of the afternoon, anyway.
I started off the day by sleeping until noon, which I haven't done in quite a while. But, last night I was drinking tea (even though it's decaf, it's still tea) until almost nine, so I took a whole dose of Tylenol PM, which is my 'sleeping pills' and they put me to sleep right around midnight, which is a little early for me, but I can handle that every now and then. I really like the sleeping-in part!
Once I got up, though, I did all the things I had planned on doing today - you know, the things I should have done yesterday, but didn't. Put away the dishes in the dishdrainer, did a load of laundry (regular clothes), swept the kitchen floor, all the things like that. The things I knew I was going to be doing today because I was going to be home today.
I had just, and I mean just, got back to bed after doing all these things and deciding on my lunch (which I couldn't decide on, nothing sounded good, so I chose to just nosh on the dry roasted peanuts I keep by my bed) when Ron walked in! What!? It's barely 3 in the afternoon! My, oh my!!
He said that they told him he was running low/tight on hours this week, and they want him for all day tomorrow, so he needed to be cut off today. That's cool! An afternoon with my hubby! Yep, he laid down on the bed to talk to me and fell asleep. Yep. That's how my luck runs.
He woke up around 4:30, and we went uptown to cash his check and to go to stupid ol' IGA for some groceries. Good news there - I did FINALLY get them to give our money back from where they messed up back in June when they messed up when Ron and Corgan went shopping, instead of me. FINALLY. After all this time of back-and-forth, I got our money back! WhooHoo!
Then we got home, made supper of hamburger patties and Pringles (original) for me and Uncle Ray's chips for Ron, then it was an evening of TV for Ron, and a normal evening for me.
So, I feel as though I accomplished something today. Our money back! Time with Ron! Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
"Change of Plans!!" Phooey!
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Today was supposed to be a Bert and Teresa Day, but when I texted Teresa this morning, she said she wasn't feeling very good - stuffy head/nose, sore throat, and all that - so she had to cancel on our plans. I called Bert and let her know, and asked if she wanted to do something, just us two, but she said no, she'd rather not, she'd rather just stay home and chill. So -- change of plans for the day. Phooey on that, but that's the way it's gonna be.
So I spent the day as I do most days -- up and down, on and off the pute. I probably should have done a load of laundry, but I didn't. I probably should have put away the dishes that are in the dishdrainer, but I didn't. I just chilled. And chilled. And chilled. Snuggled under Ron's quilt and my flannel sheet because I was soooo chilled -- hahahahahaha. For my lunch, I had a bowl/can of chicken noodle soup. I needed something hot! All afternoon, when I got up, I stayed out in the living room as long as I could, plus some, because I just didn't want to go back into that cold bedroom! But I didn't want to turn off the A/C, either - it got way too hot too fast if I did that. Just the fan didn't do enough, but the A/C was too much - one of those weird days. Makes me glad we still have the quilts out!
I decided to go ahead and make the venison roast I was going to make for supper tomorrow night. Tomorrow, because I wasn't supposed to be home today. But I was home, so I did it today. I did have to defrost it (in the microwave) first, but that was okay. Sometimes it still amazes me what the microwave can do - I'm only a little slow. I got it, and the potatoes and veggies with it, in the oven at 5, so we could eat between 7 and 7:30. Gonna be good!
I'm also gonna have some popcorn and milk, since MFP tells me I'm almost 500 calories short for the day. No way do I want a sugar low overnight! NO way...
Now, if only this damn positional labyrinthitis would settle the hell down. I have been having fierce -- FIERCE -- dizziness again over the last couple of days, and it's driving me crazy!! And my symphonies aren't as enjoyable as they have been - they are just the loud crescendo, not songs anymore. Phooey again.
Today was supposed to be a Bert and Teresa Day, but when I texted Teresa this morning, she said she wasn't feeling very good - stuffy head/nose, sore throat, and all that - so she had to cancel on our plans. I called Bert and let her know, and asked if she wanted to do something, just us two, but she said no, she'd rather not, she'd rather just stay home and chill. So -- change of plans for the day. Phooey on that, but that's the way it's gonna be.
So I spent the day as I do most days -- up and down, on and off the pute. I probably should have done a load of laundry, but I didn't. I probably should have put away the dishes that are in the dishdrainer, but I didn't. I just chilled. And chilled. And chilled. Snuggled under Ron's quilt and my flannel sheet because I was soooo chilled -- hahahahahaha. For my lunch, I had a bowl/can of chicken noodle soup. I needed something hot! All afternoon, when I got up, I stayed out in the living room as long as I could, plus some, because I just didn't want to go back into that cold bedroom! But I didn't want to turn off the A/C, either - it got way too hot too fast if I did that. Just the fan didn't do enough, but the A/C was too much - one of those weird days. Makes me glad we still have the quilts out!
I decided to go ahead and make the venison roast I was going to make for supper tomorrow night. Tomorrow, because I wasn't supposed to be home today. But I was home, so I did it today. I did have to defrost it (in the microwave) first, but that was okay. Sometimes it still amazes me what the microwave can do - I'm only a little slow. I got it, and the potatoes and veggies with it, in the oven at 5, so we could eat between 7 and 7:30. Gonna be good!
I'm also gonna have some popcorn and milk, since MFP tells me I'm almost 500 calories short for the day. No way do I want a sugar low overnight! NO way...
Now, if only this damn positional labyrinthitis would settle the hell down. I have been having fierce -- FIERCE -- dizziness again over the last couple of days, and it's driving me crazy!! And my symphonies aren't as enjoyable as they have been - they are just the loud crescendo, not songs anymore. Phooey again.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
It's a slow, slow time of year (right?)
Monday, July 21, 2014
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
7/21
Today was just a normal ol' slow day. Nothing new, nothing happening (thank God!) and totally boring. But - I'll take it! Sometimes, some days, that's all I want, and today was one of those days.
I did get the dishes done today, so I did my Happy Homemaker bit and didn't let it go, as I've been doing.
For my lunch, I had a can of my chicken salad (and spent the rest of the day belching it..ugh) but that was it. No peanuts, no cheese, no nothing else. Just didn't feel like having anything else, for some reason, so I didn't.
After Ron got home, we decided on Hamburger Helper for supper, so I made that. I did lay back down while the hamburger was cooking, then put it all together.
After supper, I did have a snack of popcorn and milk - after I put my food into MFP and had way too many calories left open! I figured I better have a nice snack to hold off a sugar low, and I believe it worked.
I was very glad when today was over. It was a long, boring day to me, but some days are, and some days aren't.
7/22
Today started off much better than yesterday. I woke up a bit earlier than usual, and just felt better for some reason. Maybe because of my late snack, and no sugar low, and maybe because I just slept pretty darn good. I don't know, but I did.
I read, then got up and played on the pute, then did my exercises. I had the rest of the tuna salad that I had made on Saturday for our picnic in Chilo Park for my lunch, then it was back to bed for a while for me. Reading and playing DS for the afternoon, as usual.
I got up and took my shower right before 6, as I usually do on Tuesdays. I leave to go to my TOPS meeting at 6:30, so this works out well. When I got out of the shower, Ron had tried to call me - twice - so I called him back. He had broken down, and was running late leaving work. He was worried when he didn't get ahold of me, but when I told him I was in the shower, that relieved his mind. He worries when I don't answer my cell phone. He knows it is always right beside me. He said he was leaving work right now, and would be home as soon as he could, but it would probably be a little after 6:30 before he got there. He is letting me drive now, but doesn't really want me driving by myself, so he really wanted me to wait til he got home to leave. So I did. I still got up there in plenty of time, got weighed in - I lost ONE pound of the three I gained last week, which is good. I wish I had lost all three (again), but I didn't, so there it is. At least I lost something instead of gaining again!
Ron and I came back home and started searching for supper. He finally had a frozen dinner and I had a bowl/can of potato soup.
When I put my food into MFP, I still had plenty of calories left, so I put in a snack, and was still under for the day. I will enjoy my snack of dry roasted peanuts and kisses when I go to bed, so hopefully, once again, no sugar low. I can certainly live with that!
Tomorrow is supposed to be a Bert and Teresa Day - which hasn't happened for a long, long time - and I am looking forward to it SO MUCH!!! It's gonna be fun, fun, fun!!
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
7/21
Today was just a normal ol' slow day. Nothing new, nothing happening (thank God!) and totally boring. But - I'll take it! Sometimes, some days, that's all I want, and today was one of those days.
I did get the dishes done today, so I did my Happy Homemaker bit and didn't let it go, as I've been doing.
For my lunch, I had a can of my chicken salad (and spent the rest of the day belching it..ugh) but that was it. No peanuts, no cheese, no nothing else. Just didn't feel like having anything else, for some reason, so I didn't.
After Ron got home, we decided on Hamburger Helper for supper, so I made that. I did lay back down while the hamburger was cooking, then put it all together.
After supper, I did have a snack of popcorn and milk - after I put my food into MFP and had way too many calories left open! I figured I better have a nice snack to hold off a sugar low, and I believe it worked.
I was very glad when today was over. It was a long, boring day to me, but some days are, and some days aren't.
7/22
Today started off much better than yesterday. I woke up a bit earlier than usual, and just felt better for some reason. Maybe because of my late snack, and no sugar low, and maybe because I just slept pretty darn good. I don't know, but I did.
I read, then got up and played on the pute, then did my exercises. I had the rest of the tuna salad that I had made on Saturday for our picnic in Chilo Park for my lunch, then it was back to bed for a while for me. Reading and playing DS for the afternoon, as usual.
I got up and took my shower right before 6, as I usually do on Tuesdays. I leave to go to my TOPS meeting at 6:30, so this works out well. When I got out of the shower, Ron had tried to call me - twice - so I called him back. He had broken down, and was running late leaving work. He was worried when he didn't get ahold of me, but when I told him I was in the shower, that relieved his mind. He worries when I don't answer my cell phone. He knows it is always right beside me. He said he was leaving work right now, and would be home as soon as he could, but it would probably be a little after 6:30 before he got there. He is letting me drive now, but doesn't really want me driving by myself, so he really wanted me to wait til he got home to leave. So I did. I still got up there in plenty of time, got weighed in - I lost ONE pound of the three I gained last week, which is good. I wish I had lost all three (again), but I didn't, so there it is. At least I lost something instead of gaining again!
Ron and I came back home and started searching for supper. He finally had a frozen dinner and I had a bowl/can of potato soup.
When I put my food into MFP, I still had plenty of calories left, so I put in a snack, and was still under for the day. I will enjoy my snack of dry roasted peanuts and kisses when I go to bed, so hopefully, once again, no sugar low. I can certainly live with that!
Tomorrow is supposed to be a Bert and Teresa Day - which hasn't happened for a long, long time - and I am looking forward to it SO MUCH!!! It's gonna be fun, fun, fun!!
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Another step toward recovery...
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Today I did something I haven't done in over two months, except for a funeral - I went to church! Not only did I go to church, but I was also the scheduled lector for today's Mass (which is why I chose today as the day to return), so I made a HUGE return debut! It was great! Not only did many, many people see me and speak to me before Mass, but I know for a fact that everyone knew I was there today because I gimped my way up to do the second reading in front of everyone. I was very careful taking the steps - the side shallow steps - up to the lectern, so there was no chance of falling, either. That would have been totally humiliating, wouldn't it? But I was so slow and careful, I was pretty darn sure it wasn't going to happen, and it didn't.
I was very pleased with the way the entire experience went.
When church, and the socializing afterward, was over, Ron and I went to Amelia to run errands - Walgreens for prescriptions and other things and WalMart for gasoline for his truck (twelve cents per gallon cheaper!!) for the week - before going to Campbell's Barn for our lunch.
There, Ron surprised me. He didn't get his fried chicken! What? Who is this man? He ended up choosing a Classic Patty Melt Sandwich with fries, while I got a Bacon Cheeseburger and fries. When we got our food, though, the fries were cold, so when she brought our drink refills, we told her and they made us hot fries. They brought them out on a big plate, both orders together. Man, was that a pile of fries!! And, yes, they were hot - hot, hot, hot - this time. Wow!
By the time we left, my back was really hurting me and I had to recline my seat in the truck to try to relieve it a bit on the way home. I haven't done that for a couple of weeks now - I've been trying, very hard, to have the seats in the vehicles at their regular position. But, after sitting all through church and now sitting all through lunch, my back needed some kind of relief.
On our way home, we stopped by our friend Bert's to drop off her lawnmower that Ron had fixed for her yesterday. We ended up sitting there in her driveway, talking to her, for an hour! An hour! So, by the time we got home, my back was really screaming at me something fierce, so I went to bed for a bit. A long bit. Ron mowed the yard - why, I don't know, the man is sick, I tell you - then did the weedeating, then came in and I helped him make the weed-killer mixture for the driveway, and so he went out and did that. Yep, the man is a glutton for punishment. When he came in, his shirt was wet from sweat from his shoulders halfway down his chest. Crazy man.
I didn't eat any supper because I was still full from my wonderful lunch, which because of our errands, was a little later than we usually eat on Sunday. So, now, it's gonna just be snacks for me - today is way over on calories anyway. Blah.
Speaking of blah - I got my new bras yesterday, and opened one to wear this morning. They don't fit. No way in the world did they fit around my body!! No way. I couldn't believe it - how can that be? I know we measured correctly, and since that was an odd number, I ordered the next up even number. Ugh! So now I'm gonna have to return these and order the next size up. Blah! I was and am bummed about that.
But, oh, do I feel so good about my accomplishment of getting back to church, even if I did mostly just sit there. It felt so good, just to sit there and absorb the atmosphere. I have missed that so much.
Today I did something I haven't done in over two months, except for a funeral - I went to church! Not only did I go to church, but I was also the scheduled lector for today's Mass (which is why I chose today as the day to return), so I made a HUGE return debut! It was great! Not only did many, many people see me and speak to me before Mass, but I know for a fact that everyone knew I was there today because I gimped my way up to do the second reading in front of everyone. I was very careful taking the steps - the side shallow steps - up to the lectern, so there was no chance of falling, either. That would have been totally humiliating, wouldn't it? But I was so slow and careful, I was pretty darn sure it wasn't going to happen, and it didn't.
I was very pleased with the way the entire experience went.
When church, and the socializing afterward, was over, Ron and I went to Amelia to run errands - Walgreens for prescriptions and other things and WalMart for gasoline for his truck (twelve cents per gallon cheaper!!) for the week - before going to Campbell's Barn for our lunch.
There, Ron surprised me. He didn't get his fried chicken! What? Who is this man? He ended up choosing a Classic Patty Melt Sandwich with fries, while I got a Bacon Cheeseburger and fries. When we got our food, though, the fries were cold, so when she brought our drink refills, we told her and they made us hot fries. They brought them out on a big plate, both orders together. Man, was that a pile of fries!! And, yes, they were hot - hot, hot, hot - this time. Wow!
By the time we left, my back was really hurting me and I had to recline my seat in the truck to try to relieve it a bit on the way home. I haven't done that for a couple of weeks now - I've been trying, very hard, to have the seats in the vehicles at their regular position. But, after sitting all through church and now sitting all through lunch, my back needed some kind of relief.
On our way home, we stopped by our friend Bert's to drop off her lawnmower that Ron had fixed for her yesterday. We ended up sitting there in her driveway, talking to her, for an hour! An hour! So, by the time we got home, my back was really screaming at me something fierce, so I went to bed for a bit. A long bit. Ron mowed the yard - why, I don't know, the man is sick, I tell you - then did the weedeating, then came in and I helped him make the weed-killer mixture for the driveway, and so he went out and did that. Yep, the man is a glutton for punishment. When he came in, his shirt was wet from sweat from his shoulders halfway down his chest. Crazy man.
I didn't eat any supper because I was still full from my wonderful lunch, which because of our errands, was a little later than we usually eat on Sunday. So, now, it's gonna just be snacks for me - today is way over on calories anyway. Blah.
Speaking of blah - I got my new bras yesterday, and opened one to wear this morning. They don't fit. No way in the world did they fit around my body!! No way. I couldn't believe it - how can that be? I know we measured correctly, and since that was an odd number, I ordered the next up even number. Ugh! So now I'm gonna have to return these and order the next size up. Blah! I was and am bummed about that.
But, oh, do I feel so good about my accomplishment of getting back to church, even if I did mostly just sit there. It felt so good, just to sit there and absorb the atmosphere. I have missed that so much.
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Heading back in the right direction...
Friday, July 18, 2014
Saturday, July 19, 2014
7/18
Today was pretty much just a normal day, except for getting to go shopping. That was the only thing that made it different.
I had my lunch - a can of my chicken salad - and then Josh, Chelle, and Corgan came and took me shopping, so I got a WalMart Walk in today, although it wasn't quite as intense as they used to be, and then Corgan just stayed with me afterward while the other two got to have a date night. Since we have Corgan on Friday nights anyway, it all worked out real well.
For our suppers, we each made our own. Corgan had sausage biscuits (two packs), I made me tuna salad - GOOD tuna salad, with pickle relish and hard-boiled eggs, and I have no idea what Ron finally settled on. Yeah, I failed at housewife duties today. I admit it.
7/19
When I got up today, Ron and Corgan were already outside working on lawnmowers. That was okay with me - I got the Wii balance board out, and did my Wii Fit, and hooray, I have lost almost a pound! .9 to be exact, but close enough to a pound for me. It's going in the right direction, and I will take it! I have been so worried that it wouldn't be - that I would have gained again - and this relieved my mind a lot.
Then the day went on. We had our lunch at 2. Getting the guys to come in once they've started working on a project is a whole nother story, ya know, and I just waited for them to get hungry. Corgan had the last of those little pizzas, Ron had a frozen dinner, and I had a peanut butter and mayo (Miracle Whip) sandwich.
Soon after that, Josh texted me about tonight - about getting Corgan back - and we decided to go to Chilo Park tonight for supper. Ron didn't want to go out, like I did (I had wanted to go to the floating restaurant down on the river (FatBoy's), but he didn't) and we had talked about it during lunch, so we decided that we would bring the meat for supper, and they would bring the sides, and that would be our supper.
So, we met for supper and it was such a pleasant evening. A little cool - this entire week has been on the cool side, especially for July - but nice, nonetheless. We had cheese weenies, tuna salad, potato salad, macaroni salad, cantaloupe, dry roasted peanuts, trail mix, Ruffles, and Munchos. A feast!
Just watching the boats on the river and feeling the breeze and all was very soothing. It felt great to get out and do something, too! I had thought that I might walk if they decided to go, but they didn't so I didn't have to make that choice (which was good, because I would NOT have gone by that time).
I'm glad that I went down there, but I don't think I would have been able to walk. I will give it a try one of these days, though. I will.
I am looking forward to going to church tomorrow morning - another step in my recovery!
Saturday, July 19, 2014
7/18
Today was pretty much just a normal day, except for getting to go shopping. That was the only thing that made it different.
I had my lunch - a can of my chicken salad - and then Josh, Chelle, and Corgan came and took me shopping, so I got a WalMart Walk in today, although it wasn't quite as intense as they used to be, and then Corgan just stayed with me afterward while the other two got to have a date night. Since we have Corgan on Friday nights anyway, it all worked out real well.
For our suppers, we each made our own. Corgan had sausage biscuits (two packs), I made me tuna salad - GOOD tuna salad, with pickle relish and hard-boiled eggs, and I have no idea what Ron finally settled on. Yeah, I failed at housewife duties today. I admit it.
7/19
When I got up today, Ron and Corgan were already outside working on lawnmowers. That was okay with me - I got the Wii balance board out, and did my Wii Fit, and hooray, I have lost almost a pound! .9 to be exact, but close enough to a pound for me. It's going in the right direction, and I will take it! I have been so worried that it wouldn't be - that I would have gained again - and this relieved my mind a lot.
Then the day went on. We had our lunch at 2. Getting the guys to come in once they've started working on a project is a whole nother story, ya know, and I just waited for them to get hungry. Corgan had the last of those little pizzas, Ron had a frozen dinner, and I had a peanut butter and mayo (Miracle Whip) sandwich.
Soon after that, Josh texted me about tonight - about getting Corgan back - and we decided to go to Chilo Park tonight for supper. Ron didn't want to go out, like I did (I had wanted to go to the floating restaurant down on the river (FatBoy's), but he didn't) and we had talked about it during lunch, so we decided that we would bring the meat for supper, and they would bring the sides, and that would be our supper.
So, we met for supper and it was such a pleasant evening. A little cool - this entire week has been on the cool side, especially for July - but nice, nonetheless. We had cheese weenies, tuna salad, potato salad, macaroni salad, cantaloupe, dry roasted peanuts, trail mix, Ruffles, and Munchos. A feast!
Just watching the boats on the river and feeling the breeze and all was very soothing. It felt great to get out and do something, too! I had thought that I might walk if they decided to go, but they didn't so I didn't have to make that choice (which was good, because I would NOT have gone by that time).
I'm glad that I went down there, but I don't think I would have been able to walk. I will give it a try one of these days, though. I will.
I am looking forward to going to church tomorrow morning - another step in my recovery!
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Dinner with friends...who can ask for anything more?
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Today started out rough - a sugar low about 4 in the morning! I shouldn't've been surprised, not with my calories being so low yesterday, but I was. Good thing I still keep my jelly beans right beside my bed! I ate a dozen or so of them, then drifted back to sleep. Ron woke me, of course, to make sure I was okay before he left, but that was okay - I think I would have been more worried if he hadn't! I went back to sleep again after that, and slept until almost eleven, with just a couple of potty breaks, so everything was back to an even keel. I haven't had a sugar low in the middle of the night in a long, long time and it was freaky! I should have known better than to take that pill when I took my night-time pills, since my calories were so low, but I didn't think, I just took all 6 pills. Phooey! I wish my brain would get back to being my brain. I HATE not having a memory, or not thinking about something silly like this, when I should. Blah.
After getting up, it was pretty much a normal day, with me getting up various times and playing on the pute, puttering around the house, and all that, and laying back down to rest my back. Since we had dinner/supper plans, I was going to take a shower around 5, so the bathroom would be free for Ron when(ever) he got home.
After Josh did the thing with my pictures yesterday, I started thinking (yes, I know -- trouble!) and, sure enough, I lost some of my pictures by trying to move some things that I thought I could move now. So, I had to text him and see if he could stop and fix my boo-boo. I knew it would only take him 5 minutes and make me feel like the biggest dumbass on the planet, but - so be it. It is what it is. Ha! He did stop, and fixed it, although he did have to dig out the flash drive and recover the pictures that way, since I had NO idea what was in the folder I deleted. Seems that instead of deleting the folder, it deleted each picture separately, so I couldn't recover the folder, I had to recover each picture, and since I didn't know what they were, I couldn't recover them. God! He just got the flash drive out, and did his thing, and now they are back. He told me -- in a very patient voice -- that he understood what I did, but QUIT IT. Yep, my son loves me.
We were meeting our friends in Felicity, at the FeedMill Restaurant, at 6:30. Ron finally texted me at ten til 6 that he was on 774 (on his way home), and then, when he got here, one of his buddies pulled in the driveway behind him to talk to him and he didn't get in the house til 10 after 6! He quickly, very quickly, jumped in the shower, then got dressed and we took off. I even climbed into the truck without the stool! It doesn't feel real great when I do that, but I figure, with practice, it will get better.
We met our friends and we had a very, very nice dinner. We each ordered an appetizer - them fried mushrooms, us loaded baked potato skins - and when we got those, we ordered our meals. Ron got a steak hoagy with mushroom sauce and a side of fries. I ordered just a pork tenderloin sandwich, and I stressed that to the waitress, just a sandwich, since I had the potato skins, but when it came out, it had chips on the side. Ugh! Bums me out when they do that! I got a to-go box at the end and brought them home with us - saw no sense in wasting them! There was one potato skin left, too, and I brought it home, too. It will be good zapped for lunch tomorrow!
We sat there with our friends for close to 2 hours, just enjoying the evening, and talking and talking. We haven't been able to do that for such a long time, mostly because of my back, but also because of things happening in both of our lives, too. We, both couples, needed this time together so much and so bad. I sure hope it was as 'good' for them as it was for us - as I told her, "we friends need to keep each other together, physically and spiritually" especially in times like these.
It was kinda funny - she apologized for not sending me a Get Well or Thinking of You card, although she had been praying for me just about every time she thought of me, and throwing in a prayer for Ron, for putting up with me, too, and I apologized to her for not even thinking about her, or them, at all, especially at the beginning of this, and they had so much going on that they needed the spiritual support of friends, too.
We both just laughed at each other.
That's what friends are for. Unconditional love. We KNOW the thoughts are there - we don't need to be told. It's a great feeling.
Today started out rough - a sugar low about 4 in the morning! I shouldn't've been surprised, not with my calories being so low yesterday, but I was. Good thing I still keep my jelly beans right beside my bed! I ate a dozen or so of them, then drifted back to sleep. Ron woke me, of course, to make sure I was okay before he left, but that was okay - I think I would have been more worried if he hadn't! I went back to sleep again after that, and slept until almost eleven, with just a couple of potty breaks, so everything was back to an even keel. I haven't had a sugar low in the middle of the night in a long, long time and it was freaky! I should have known better than to take that pill when I took my night-time pills, since my calories were so low, but I didn't think, I just took all 6 pills. Phooey! I wish my brain would get back to being my brain. I HATE not having a memory, or not thinking about something silly like this, when I should. Blah.
After getting up, it was pretty much a normal day, with me getting up various times and playing on the pute, puttering around the house, and all that, and laying back down to rest my back. Since we had dinner/supper plans, I was going to take a shower around 5, so the bathroom would be free for Ron when(ever) he got home.
After Josh did the thing with my pictures yesterday, I started thinking (yes, I know -- trouble!) and, sure enough, I lost some of my pictures by trying to move some things that I thought I could move now. So, I had to text him and see if he could stop and fix my boo-boo. I knew it would only take him 5 minutes and make me feel like the biggest dumbass on the planet, but - so be it. It is what it is. Ha! He did stop, and fixed it, although he did have to dig out the flash drive and recover the pictures that way, since I had NO idea what was in the folder I deleted. Seems that instead of deleting the folder, it deleted each picture separately, so I couldn't recover the folder, I had to recover each picture, and since I didn't know what they were, I couldn't recover them. God! He just got the flash drive out, and did his thing, and now they are back. He told me -- in a very patient voice -- that he understood what I did, but QUIT IT. Yep, my son loves me.
We were meeting our friends in Felicity, at the FeedMill Restaurant, at 6:30. Ron finally texted me at ten til 6 that he was on 774 (on his way home), and then, when he got here, one of his buddies pulled in the driveway behind him to talk to him and he didn't get in the house til 10 after 6! He quickly, very quickly, jumped in the shower, then got dressed and we took off. I even climbed into the truck without the stool! It doesn't feel real great when I do that, but I figure, with practice, it will get better.
We met our friends and we had a very, very nice dinner. We each ordered an appetizer - them fried mushrooms, us loaded baked potato skins - and when we got those, we ordered our meals. Ron got a steak hoagy with mushroom sauce and a side of fries. I ordered just a pork tenderloin sandwich, and I stressed that to the waitress, just a sandwich, since I had the potato skins, but when it came out, it had chips on the side. Ugh! Bums me out when they do that! I got a to-go box at the end and brought them home with us - saw no sense in wasting them! There was one potato skin left, too, and I brought it home, too. It will be good zapped for lunch tomorrow!
We sat there with our friends for close to 2 hours, just enjoying the evening, and talking and talking. We haven't been able to do that for such a long time, mostly because of my back, but also because of things happening in both of our lives, too. We, both couples, needed this time together so much and so bad. I sure hope it was as 'good' for them as it was for us - as I told her, "we friends need to keep each other together, physically and spiritually" especially in times like these.
It was kinda funny - she apologized for not sending me a Get Well or Thinking of You card, although she had been praying for me just about every time she thought of me, and throwing in a prayer for Ron, for putting up with me, too, and I apologized to her for not even thinking about her, or them, at all, especially at the beginning of this, and they had so much going on that they needed the spiritual support of friends, too.
We both just laughed at each other.
That's what friends are for. Unconditional love. We KNOW the thoughts are there - we don't need to be told. It's a great feeling.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Making supper for the three of us...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
After waking this morning, it was pretty much a normal day around here. I got up a couple of times, doing small household chores (folding towels and putting them away, putting dry dishes away) and playing on the pute, as well as playing on the pute, but mostly just lazed in bed as I do most days, keeping my back rested and stabilized. If I can choose when to put my back through hell, then I will be the one to choose when to do so, and no one else. Is that mean of me?
For some reason, when I was making my lunch, I decided that potato pancakes with, or for, my supper tonight sounded terrifically good, so I made a batch of instant mashed potatoes and sat them off to the side so they could cool. I finished making my grilled cheese (three slices of Colby Jack!) and that was my lunch.
Ron got home, and Josh walked in not two minutes later. Josh was here to put (copies) of all my pictures on my pute onto flash drives, because a couple of times I've come back out into the living room, my pute has been off and come back on all by itself and I'm afraid it's getting ready to crash, and I wanted to save my pictures, but I have no idea how many can fit onto a flash drive, and Josh can "read" that kind of stuff. Today was the best day for him to stop, so he did.
Ron cut his cabbage up - I was going to have Josh do that, so I could get it started cooking, but Ron got home first, so he did it. I got supper started as Josh did what he needed to do at the pute and Ron watched his news. I made Ron his shredded cabbage dish/meal with cut-up smoked sausage (in it), and I made me smoked sausage (cut into 2-inch long pieces) and the potato pancakes. Josh got some of both!
It was a really good feeling to make just enough food for just the three of us - I haven't done that in a very, very long time. It's been either just me and Ron, or the whole family, not just the three of us. As one of my friends says, "Life is good!"
When I put my food in on MFP, something happened that hasn't happened in a long time - MFP hollered at me! Yes, I was over 500 calories short for the day, but at the same time, I feel full and happy, so I am okay with that.
After waking this morning, it was pretty much a normal day around here. I got up a couple of times, doing small household chores (folding towels and putting them away, putting dry dishes away) and playing on the pute, as well as playing on the pute, but mostly just lazed in bed as I do most days, keeping my back rested and stabilized. If I can choose when to put my back through hell, then I will be the one to choose when to do so, and no one else. Is that mean of me?
For some reason, when I was making my lunch, I decided that potato pancakes with, or for, my supper tonight sounded terrifically good, so I made a batch of instant mashed potatoes and sat them off to the side so they could cool. I finished making my grilled cheese (three slices of Colby Jack!) and that was my lunch.
Ron got home, and Josh walked in not two minutes later. Josh was here to put (copies) of all my pictures on my pute onto flash drives, because a couple of times I've come back out into the living room, my pute has been off and come back on all by itself and I'm afraid it's getting ready to crash, and I wanted to save my pictures, but I have no idea how many can fit onto a flash drive, and Josh can "read" that kind of stuff. Today was the best day for him to stop, so he did.
Ron cut his cabbage up - I was going to have Josh do that, so I could get it started cooking, but Ron got home first, so he did it. I got supper started as Josh did what he needed to do at the pute and Ron watched his news. I made Ron his shredded cabbage dish/meal with cut-up smoked sausage (in it), and I made me smoked sausage (cut into 2-inch long pieces) and the potato pancakes. Josh got some of both!
It was a really good feeling to make just enough food for just the three of us - I haven't done that in a very, very long time. It's been either just me and Ron, or the whole family, not just the three of us. As one of my friends says, "Life is good!"
When I put my food in on MFP, something happened that hasn't happened in a long time - MFP hollered at me! Yes, I was over 500 calories short for the day, but at the same time, I feel full and happy, so I am okay with that.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
I'm so confused.
Monday, July 14, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
7/14
Today was a very strange day to me. I felt very 'off' today, and I don't know why. I didn't feel like doing anything, and I didn't. I ate more than I usually do, and that made me feel even more off. I was just so bummed all day, and I even dozed off a couple of times, and that's definitely weird for me.
For my lunch, I had a bowl/can of chicken noodle soup along with some dry roasted peanuts - a LOT of dry roasted peanuts. Probably 3 servings' worth. I just couldn't stop eating them. That's most probably what was wrong with me - a carb overload (I can read my body better now, see?) - but I just let it overpower me. After a bit, I got up and got myself 2 slices of Colby Jack cheese to munch, also.
After Ron got home, we talked about supper. He kinda wanted cabbage (now that I"M up and about!) but we finally just settled for cheese weenies (which are cheesy metts, remember). I only had 2, and he had the other 4. I thought about having more peanuts with mine, but I did resist that. Yay, me.
I sure hope I can sleep tonight, and I sure hope that I feel more 'me' tomorrow, because I have a lot to do around here. As has been proven, it's not gonna get done unless I do it.
7/15
I had taken 2 sleeping pills when I truly "went to bed" last night, and man, oh, man did I sleep good last night! I didn't wake up today until after noon, and I felt so much better. Maybe I was just tired all this time! I mean, I know I've been tired of laying in bed, and tired of being 'not me,' and tired of not being able to do stuff, and all that, but maybe I was just out-and-out tired, as in not getting enough sleep. That is a distinct possibility.
I got up, played Happy Homemaker by doing the dishes that had gathered all weekend (as usual), played on the pute, did my exercises, and just generally felt more 'me.' For my lunch, I had 2 of the little pizzas that I had gotten in the 5-for-$20.00 stuff (there are 8 in the package). No sides, just the pizzas.
When Ron came home, it was time to go up to my TOPS meeting (well, weigh-in) and he let me drive his truck uptown tonight. Me! How about that! After I did my weigh-in - and I found that I have gained back those 3 pounds - we decided to go to Gold Star for our supper. We hadn't been there for a while, and it sounded just the thing. As we were checking out, we noticed that they had the new Bengals schedules out! They said that they had just got them earlier today, and were just getting them out. I grabbed a bunch of 'em - I know lots of peeps who would like one!
We came on home after supper and are now watching TV, as we usually do in the evenings. Believe it or not, he is not asleep - he is going through 'paperwork' after continually checking on the bird nest and spotting a deer at the lake/woods across the road. And, I, of course, am on the pute.
And why am I driving the truck and not my car, you ask? I didn't tell you?
I don't have my car right now. It's down in Ripley, at my son's. He left his car here, for his dad to work on the tires again - which Ron did, but when he did, he found out that the back right brake cylinder is bad, so Josh had to make the decision as to whether or not to put the money into fixing this. At this point, he has decided NOT, because when they come back from vacation they were going to look for a new (to them) car anyway, so what was the use? Vacation isn't that far away, so it was easier to let them just go ahead and keep my car now, instead of us switching back and forth a couple of times. Besides, I didn't want him driving a car whose brakes were iffy.
So. That's been the last couple of days. I'm confused about my feeling bad yesterday, and why am I gaining this weight back when I'm exercising again, and there are so many questions that only have answers inside me circling inside my brain that I am sure that I will soon be crazy. That is already a short trip, so what the hell am I going to do? Step by step, day by day, I suppose. That's all I can do.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
7/14
Today was a very strange day to me. I felt very 'off' today, and I don't know why. I didn't feel like doing anything, and I didn't. I ate more than I usually do, and that made me feel even more off. I was just so bummed all day, and I even dozed off a couple of times, and that's definitely weird for me.
For my lunch, I had a bowl/can of chicken noodle soup along with some dry roasted peanuts - a LOT of dry roasted peanuts. Probably 3 servings' worth. I just couldn't stop eating them. That's most probably what was wrong with me - a carb overload (I can read my body better now, see?) - but I just let it overpower me. After a bit, I got up and got myself 2 slices of Colby Jack cheese to munch, also.
After Ron got home, we talked about supper. He kinda wanted cabbage (now that I"M up and about!) but we finally just settled for cheese weenies (which are cheesy metts, remember). I only had 2, and he had the other 4. I thought about having more peanuts with mine, but I did resist that. Yay, me.
I sure hope I can sleep tonight, and I sure hope that I feel more 'me' tomorrow, because I have a lot to do around here. As has been proven, it's not gonna get done unless I do it.
7/15
I had taken 2 sleeping pills when I truly "went to bed" last night, and man, oh, man did I sleep good last night! I didn't wake up today until after noon, and I felt so much better. Maybe I was just tired all this time! I mean, I know I've been tired of laying in bed, and tired of being 'not me,' and tired of not being able to do stuff, and all that, but maybe I was just out-and-out tired, as in not getting enough sleep. That is a distinct possibility.
I got up, played Happy Homemaker by doing the dishes that had gathered all weekend (as usual), played on the pute, did my exercises, and just generally felt more 'me.' For my lunch, I had 2 of the little pizzas that I had gotten in the 5-for-$20.00 stuff (there are 8 in the package). No sides, just the pizzas.
When Ron came home, it was time to go up to my TOPS meeting (well, weigh-in) and he let me drive his truck uptown tonight. Me! How about that! After I did my weigh-in - and I found that I have gained back those 3 pounds - we decided to go to Gold Star for our supper. We hadn't been there for a while, and it sounded just the thing. As we were checking out, we noticed that they had the new Bengals schedules out! They said that they had just got them earlier today, and were just getting them out. I grabbed a bunch of 'em - I know lots of peeps who would like one!
We came on home after supper and are now watching TV, as we usually do in the evenings. Believe it or not, he is not asleep - he is going through 'paperwork' after continually checking on the bird nest and spotting a deer at the lake/woods across the road. And, I, of course, am on the pute.
And why am I driving the truck and not my car, you ask? I didn't tell you?
I don't have my car right now. It's down in Ripley, at my son's. He left his car here, for his dad to work on the tires again - which Ron did, but when he did, he found out that the back right brake cylinder is bad, so Josh had to make the decision as to whether or not to put the money into fixing this. At this point, he has decided NOT, because when they come back from vacation they were going to look for a new (to them) car anyway, so what was the use? Vacation isn't that far away, so it was easier to let them just go ahead and keep my car now, instead of us switching back and forth a couple of times. Besides, I didn't want him driving a car whose brakes were iffy.
So. That's been the last couple of days. I'm confused about my feeling bad yesterday, and why am I gaining this weight back when I'm exercising again, and there are so many questions that only have answers inside me circling inside my brain that I am sure that I will soon be crazy. That is already a short trip, so what the hell am I going to do? Step by step, day by day, I suppose. That's all I can do.
Sunday, July 13, 2014
A pretty relaxing weekend
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Sunday, July 13, 2014
7/12
Today was a another 'normal' day for me - I forgot it was Saturday! When I woke up, Ron and Corgan were gone - they had gone to work on a lawnmower for a buddy of Ron's - and I just went about the day as I do any other day.
When they finally got home, Ron took me took my friend Bert's house, so that she could finally cut my hair. I have been asking her for about a month to come here and cut my hair, but she takes care of her mother and hadn't been able to yet. I was sooooooo glad to get it cut! Remember how I went on about bedhead and all that back before Easter? Well, this is/was another month's worth of hair and I was going crazy about it going every which where, but I had to wait for the right time. And now the right time is here - hooray!
After that, we came back home and ate some lunch. We all peanut butter sandwiches. I had orange marmalade with mine, Ron had Miracle Whip with his (I almost did that!) and Corgan wouldn't listen to us, so he had real mayonnaise with his. He also had to put more peanut butter on his sandwich, because he wouldn't listen to us when he spread his peanut butter bread, either. Sigh. One day he'll figure out that his grandparents really do know what they are talking about!
We started talking about supper - Josh and family were supposed to come up to get Corgan - and I had a text from Josh, saying we could, of course, come down there (and swim again), too, and we had to decide what we wanted to do. Ron didn't want to drive any more, so going down there was out, and it seemed silly for them to drive up here again today, so I called Josh and asked him about Corgan spending the night again and then Josh can pick Corgan up in Georgetown tomorrow morning (we had already decided that's where we're going after church) instead of driving here. He agreed to that, so we settled down for the evening.
Ron and Corgan watched movies, and I stayed in the bedroom, reading and playing my DS, as usual. I did come out later in the evening to get on the pute, but that was it.
A very enjoyable day and evening!
7/13
Ron went to church this morning, and I had Corgan get his stuff together, so when Ron got back, we'd be ready to go. I got up and got my shower and all, so I was ready. He got back, and we're walking out the door, and Corgan says, "Granny, you were supposed to do your Wii." Well, shit. Yes, I had forgotten to weigh in yesterday (because I forgot it was Saturday) and was supposed to do it first thing this morning, and I forgot again. Luckily, Corgan remembered before we left. Unluckily, we had to wait to leave until I got done weighing in! Also, unluckily, I gained a little over a pound! Yuck. I've been exercising, I've been using myfitnesspal again. What's up with gaining? That's not right!!
We finally hit the road, and went up to Georgetown to Country Inn to eat. We haven't been there in probably three months, and I was so ready for one of those big breakfasts. Ron, of course, got his fried chicken, and Corgan got a bowl of chili and a grilled cheese, which was a very good choice since he put on a white T-Shirt this morning. Silly boy! Josh showed up to get Corgan as we were finishing our meal(s), and he sat and talked to us for a bit before we all left.
Ron and I came home, and when he turned onto Jones-Florer Road, he stopped the truck and let me drive. Finally! I drove the rest of the way home, and, yes, it did hurt my back a little, but every time I try something 'new,' it hurts for a while. I do have to try things, though, to know whether or not I can do them. After we got home, we just hung around and didn't really do a damn thing. He watched TV (after going out in the garage for half an hour or so), and I stayed mostly in the bed, with bouts of getting up and getting on the pute, just like every day.
Around 8:30, I said something to Ron about supper. I was going to make me some soup, and asked if he wanted something, and he said that he had eaten a couple of those small pizzas. So that was our supper. Pizza for him and chicken noodle soup for me. WhooHoo.
All in all, it was a nice lazy weekend, and I can certainly take those!
Sunday, July 13, 2014
7/12
Today was a another 'normal' day for me - I forgot it was Saturday! When I woke up, Ron and Corgan were gone - they had gone to work on a lawnmower for a buddy of Ron's - and I just went about the day as I do any other day.
When they finally got home, Ron took me took my friend Bert's house, so that she could finally cut my hair. I have been asking her for about a month to come here and cut my hair, but she takes care of her mother and hadn't been able to yet. I was sooooooo glad to get it cut! Remember how I went on about bedhead and all that back before Easter? Well, this is/was another month's worth of hair and I was going crazy about it going every which where, but I had to wait for the right time. And now the right time is here - hooray!
After that, we came back home and ate some lunch. We all peanut butter sandwiches. I had orange marmalade with mine, Ron had Miracle Whip with his (I almost did that!) and Corgan wouldn't listen to us, so he had real mayonnaise with his. He also had to put more peanut butter on his sandwich, because he wouldn't listen to us when he spread his peanut butter bread, either. Sigh. One day he'll figure out that his grandparents really do know what they are talking about!
We started talking about supper - Josh and family were supposed to come up to get Corgan - and I had a text from Josh, saying we could, of course, come down there (and swim again), too, and we had to decide what we wanted to do. Ron didn't want to drive any more, so going down there was out, and it seemed silly for them to drive up here again today, so I called Josh and asked him about Corgan spending the night again and then Josh can pick Corgan up in Georgetown tomorrow morning (we had already decided that's where we're going after church) instead of driving here. He agreed to that, so we settled down for the evening.
Ron and Corgan watched movies, and I stayed in the bedroom, reading and playing my DS, as usual. I did come out later in the evening to get on the pute, but that was it.
A very enjoyable day and evening!
7/13
Ron went to church this morning, and I had Corgan get his stuff together, so when Ron got back, we'd be ready to go. I got up and got my shower and all, so I was ready. He got back, and we're walking out the door, and Corgan says, "Granny, you were supposed to do your Wii." Well, shit. Yes, I had forgotten to weigh in yesterday (because I forgot it was Saturday) and was supposed to do it first thing this morning, and I forgot again. Luckily, Corgan remembered before we left. Unluckily, we had to wait to leave until I got done weighing in! Also, unluckily, I gained a little over a pound! Yuck. I've been exercising, I've been using myfitnesspal again. What's up with gaining? That's not right!!
We finally hit the road, and went up to Georgetown to Country Inn to eat. We haven't been there in probably three months, and I was so ready for one of those big breakfasts. Ron, of course, got his fried chicken, and Corgan got a bowl of chili and a grilled cheese, which was a very good choice since he put on a white T-Shirt this morning. Silly boy! Josh showed up to get Corgan as we were finishing our meal(s), and he sat and talked to us for a bit before we all left.
Ron and I came home, and when he turned onto Jones-Florer Road, he stopped the truck and let me drive. Finally! I drove the rest of the way home, and, yes, it did hurt my back a little, but every time I try something 'new,' it hurts for a while. I do have to try things, though, to know whether or not I can do them. After we got home, we just hung around and didn't really do a damn thing. He watched TV (after going out in the garage for half an hour or so), and I stayed mostly in the bed, with bouts of getting up and getting on the pute, just like every day.
Around 8:30, I said something to Ron about supper. I was going to make me some soup, and asked if he wanted something, and he said that he had eaten a couple of those small pizzas. So that was our supper. Pizza for him and chicken noodle soup for me. WhooHoo.
All in all, it was a nice lazy weekend, and I can certainly take those!
Friday, July 11, 2014
A day of shopping...and I went swimming!
Friday, July 11, 2014
I woke up this morning around nine, and just laid there reading until Josh let me know he was coming up to take me shopping. I thought he was taking back to his house, then on to Maysville to shop, but he said that it was just as far to go to Amelia, and besides, then we could just bring the groceries back here instead of letting the cold stuff sit in the cooler all afternoon. I told him that if he didn't mind, I sure didn't! So, off we went to Amelia.
I got my shopping done, then I bought him and Corgan lunch (as thanks for driving all the way up here on his day off) at Bob Evans. Josh got breakfast, and Corgan and I got lunch - Corgan chicken noodle soup, and me the turkey melt half sandwich and potato soup combo.
We brought the groceries home and I got the cold stuff put away, then we headed on down to his house, as the plan was for after shopping.
After lying on the couch for a bit to let my back rest, I changed into my swimming suit and got into their pool. It sure felt good on my back - especially after I got to lay all the way out, not just sit in there. I wasn't sure I would fit into the float, but I did, quite easily! It's only one of those blue inflatable-type pools, so it's not really all that big, but damn did it feel good today! I stayed in there for over two hours - first with them, then Ron finally showed up, and he got in, too. My back felt wonderful - until I went to stand up, then - oh, my God - you know how your body feels heavier as you try to climb out of a pool? Yep, that didn't feel so good, but what can I say? It all balances out, right? Those two hours were so worth it!
We decided to come home instead of letting them feed us, so we changed back into clothes, and got everything gathered up, Corgan chose some movies to bring with him, and we took off.
We stopped at SaveALot in Georgetown, so I could get some meat from the 5-for-$20.00 choices, and we saw ribeye steaks, and Ron said, "Oh, steak and eggs!" and that's what we decided, on the spot, to have for supper. We also got a package of those already-made hash brown patties to go with it (that package will last us a long time), and supper was set! I can only wish those steaks were part of the 5-for-$20.00, though! They weren't bad - 4 steaks for $10.00 - so we didn't go broke, but...
We got home, I went to bed, Ron made supper, and Corgan played on the Wii until supper was ready, then put in his movie selection. When I was done with my supper, I came out and got on the pute.
I am so glad I got our shopping done - I can now stay home all day tomorrow! Believe it or not, I'm looking forward to that...
I woke up this morning around nine, and just laid there reading until Josh let me know he was coming up to take me shopping. I thought he was taking back to his house, then on to Maysville to shop, but he said that it was just as far to go to Amelia, and besides, then we could just bring the groceries back here instead of letting the cold stuff sit in the cooler all afternoon. I told him that if he didn't mind, I sure didn't! So, off we went to Amelia.
I got my shopping done, then I bought him and Corgan lunch (as thanks for driving all the way up here on his day off) at Bob Evans. Josh got breakfast, and Corgan and I got lunch - Corgan chicken noodle soup, and me the turkey melt half sandwich and potato soup combo.
We brought the groceries home and I got the cold stuff put away, then we headed on down to his house, as the plan was for after shopping.
After lying on the couch for a bit to let my back rest, I changed into my swimming suit and got into their pool. It sure felt good on my back - especially after I got to lay all the way out, not just sit in there. I wasn't sure I would fit into the float, but I did, quite easily! It's only one of those blue inflatable-type pools, so it's not really all that big, but damn did it feel good today! I stayed in there for over two hours - first with them, then Ron finally showed up, and he got in, too. My back felt wonderful - until I went to stand up, then - oh, my God - you know how your body feels heavier as you try to climb out of a pool? Yep, that didn't feel so good, but what can I say? It all balances out, right? Those two hours were so worth it!
We decided to come home instead of letting them feed us, so we changed back into clothes, and got everything gathered up, Corgan chose some movies to bring with him, and we took off.
We stopped at SaveALot in Georgetown, so I could get some meat from the 5-for-$20.00 choices, and we saw ribeye steaks, and Ron said, "Oh, steak and eggs!" and that's what we decided, on the spot, to have for supper. We also got a package of those already-made hash brown patties to go with it (that package will last us a long time), and supper was set! I can only wish those steaks were part of the 5-for-$20.00, though! They weren't bad - 4 steaks for $10.00 - so we didn't go broke, but...
We got home, I went to bed, Ron made supper, and Corgan played on the Wii until supper was ready, then put in his movie selection. When I was done with my supper, I came out and got on the pute.
I am so glad I got our shopping done - I can now stay home all day tomorrow! Believe it or not, I'm looking forward to that...
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Why do I feel so down today?
Thursday, July 10, 2014
I got up a little earlier than I usually do today. I'm not sure why - I didn't turn off my light until after two this morning. I don't remember having weird dreams or anything, but I may have. I haven't had any carry-on dreams for a while, and those are the ones I remember best upon waking, and I'm GLAD - very glad - when I don't have those! I fell right back asleep after Ron left, so I am assuming that I just slept very deeply, and very well, and just woke earlier because I was done. That's my story, and I'm sticking with it!
I got up a little after noon, and played on the pute for a bit. I just didn't feel like doing anything else. Luckily, I had the dishes and laundry all caught up, even though the laundry is still in baskets (I don't trust myself lifting the baskets up onto the bed, so I can put the clothes away) and I could, theoretically, do that, but....nah. I just feel mopey. I don't feel 'good' but I don't feel ill. I just don't feel like doing anything. I am only on the pute for about 45 minutes, then I am back in bed for a while. For my lunch, I didn't even make myself anything - I had two slices of cheese and a pack of Nutty Bars.
I knew it was a weird feeling I was having today, but I couldn't shake it. I was up and down, on and off the bed, oh, probably five times today - usually it's just two or three times, for up to two hours each time. I just couldn't do that today. The longest I stayed up was one hour, maybe one hour and ten minutes. Ugh. What the heck is going on?
When Ron called me a little after five, saying he was on his way home, that made me feel a little better, but still not enough to get up before he actually got here. Believe it or not, he then told me he wanted to go over to Felicity, to the FeedMill, for supper! Wow! I finished the Guideposts magazine I was reading, then got up and freshened up - I sure didn't feel like taking a whole shower! - and got dressed, and off we went.
We both got specials from off of their board - me a Country Fried Steak dinner, and him the Fishtail Dinner - and we had a waitress we are friendly with, and we got to talk to her for a bit. She asked us about not seeing us for a while, etc., and it was very nice to know we were missed. It was a much nicer experience than last week's, that's for sure!
When we came back toward home, I had to go on up to Bethel to go do the Altar Society raffle for the month. We don't have a meeting in July, because the first Wednesday is sometimes so mixed up with the holiday. Ron waited for me in the truck, and I got that done (we didn't win, phooey), then we came home.
When we came home, Ron checked the bird nest in the far porch light, and the eggs have hatched! We have little birdies! I took a picture of them through the screen door - they were so cute. So tiny and fuzzy.
So, here we are - him watching TV through his eyelids, as usual, and me on the pute, though I am getting ready to go to bed. I am exhausted tonight. Part of it is the feeling down thing, and part is the good supper, and part is the getting up earlier.
I have plans for tomorrow, and we'll see if they pan out or not...I sure hope I am feeling better!
I got up a little earlier than I usually do today. I'm not sure why - I didn't turn off my light until after two this morning. I don't remember having weird dreams or anything, but I may have. I haven't had any carry-on dreams for a while, and those are the ones I remember best upon waking, and I'm GLAD - very glad - when I don't have those! I fell right back asleep after Ron left, so I am assuming that I just slept very deeply, and very well, and just woke earlier because I was done. That's my story, and I'm sticking with it!
I got up a little after noon, and played on the pute for a bit. I just didn't feel like doing anything else. Luckily, I had the dishes and laundry all caught up, even though the laundry is still in baskets (I don't trust myself lifting the baskets up onto the bed, so I can put the clothes away) and I could, theoretically, do that, but....nah. I just feel mopey. I don't feel 'good' but I don't feel ill. I just don't feel like doing anything. I am only on the pute for about 45 minutes, then I am back in bed for a while. For my lunch, I didn't even make myself anything - I had two slices of cheese and a pack of Nutty Bars.
I knew it was a weird feeling I was having today, but I couldn't shake it. I was up and down, on and off the bed, oh, probably five times today - usually it's just two or three times, for up to two hours each time. I just couldn't do that today. The longest I stayed up was one hour, maybe one hour and ten minutes. Ugh. What the heck is going on?
When Ron called me a little after five, saying he was on his way home, that made me feel a little better, but still not enough to get up before he actually got here. Believe it or not, he then told me he wanted to go over to Felicity, to the FeedMill, for supper! Wow! I finished the Guideposts magazine I was reading, then got up and freshened up - I sure didn't feel like taking a whole shower! - and got dressed, and off we went.
We both got specials from off of their board - me a Country Fried Steak dinner, and him the Fishtail Dinner - and we had a waitress we are friendly with, and we got to talk to her for a bit. She asked us about not seeing us for a while, etc., and it was very nice to know we were missed. It was a much nicer experience than last week's, that's for sure!
When we came back toward home, I had to go on up to Bethel to go do the Altar Society raffle for the month. We don't have a meeting in July, because the first Wednesday is sometimes so mixed up with the holiday. Ron waited for me in the truck, and I got that done (we didn't win, phooey), then we came home.
When we came home, Ron checked the bird nest in the far porch light, and the eggs have hatched! We have little birdies! I took a picture of them through the screen door - they were so cute. So tiny and fuzzy.
So, here we are - him watching TV through his eyelids, as usual, and me on the pute, though I am getting ready to go to bed. I am exhausted tonight. Part of it is the feeling down thing, and part is the good supper, and part is the getting up earlier.
I have plans for tomorrow, and we'll see if they pan out or not...I sure hope I am feeling better!
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Getting things done around here...
Monday, July 7, 2014
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
7/7
Happy Homemaker Day! I got up this morning, did some dishes (just silverware, plates, and small bowls) and couldn't stand (literally) anymore, and so quit. I also did a load of laundry (jeans), but I was surprised, because I only found 2 pair of my capris, Ron's black jeans, and 2 pair of his shorts, and I thought there was a heck of a lot more jeans than that dirty, but I couldn't find them - he must have done them in with a load of other stuff.
Other than doing those, it was a normal day of lying around.
For my lunch, I had a banana and a serving of walnuts. Later in the afternoon, I got up and did a round of exercise - marching in place and bicep curls. I didn't do the 'frog legs' because it's too hard for me to get up from being on my hands and knees - I will have to work those back in to my routine later on.
After Ron got home, we had supper, and I just had him make me a bowl of soup, and while we watched TV, I had a snack. I had a pack (a 2-pk, not a package, smartasses) of Little Debbie Nutty Bars, which were left over from our little picnic at Chilo Park on Sunday.
I'm glad I got things done, but - damn.
7/8
I didn't do much today. I did finish up the rest of the dishes, so now they are all done. I put away the ones from yesterday first, so just these are in the dishdrainer now.
For my lunch, I had a peanut butter and orange marmalade sandwich. No munchies - not even walnuts - which is weird, because I almost always have something like that, but I didn't and I don't know why. Just one of those things.
When Ron got home, he took me up to my TOPS weigh-in, and I lost the 3 pounds that I gained last week. Hip, hip, hooray! That's a start, anyway.
Afterward, we went up to Arby's and got our supper - I didn't want to dirty up any dishes at home! We both got the chicken salad wrap and baked potatoes. Oh, man, is that a good supper. Only thing is - those wraps are 650 calories each! Yipes!
7/9
Another day of not doing a whole heck of a lot, only this time I did do a load of towels and put away all the dishes that were in the dishdrainer, as well as my exercises (marching in place and bicep curls) during the afternoon. For my lunch, I fried myself eggs. Three of 'em, with two pieces of bread to dunk in 'em and clean up my plate! I usually just fry the eggs hard, for a sandwich, but I didn't today, another anomaly for this week.
I am SO glad that I am able to get up and do these things now, instead of waiting for Ron to do them whenever he can fit them in after working all day. It sure makes me feel --useful, if nothing else -- much more normal. I just wish I could do more, for longer, but I will work up to that, I suppose.
I had myself a snack around 4 - one of Ron's fruit cups. I'm not sure why. I'm not usually hungry after my lunches, because they aren't until later (2 or so), but there it is.
When Ron got home, he went out and worked on Josh's car - the tires again - and when he came in, we made supper. We had hamburgers and french fries, something easy and relatively quick.
We spent the evening watching TV, and, yes, I stayed out in the living room the entire evening! Yay, me!
I'm sorry this has been so long. I usually don't go so long without writing, but these long boring days don't seem to be worth writing every day, and I just didn't realize that it had been this long. I apologize, and I will do my best not to do this again.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
7/7
Happy Homemaker Day! I got up this morning, did some dishes (just silverware, plates, and small bowls) and couldn't stand (literally) anymore, and so quit. I also did a load of laundry (jeans), but I was surprised, because I only found 2 pair of my capris, Ron's black jeans, and 2 pair of his shorts, and I thought there was a heck of a lot more jeans than that dirty, but I couldn't find them - he must have done them in with a load of other stuff.
Other than doing those, it was a normal day of lying around.
For my lunch, I had a banana and a serving of walnuts. Later in the afternoon, I got up and did a round of exercise - marching in place and bicep curls. I didn't do the 'frog legs' because it's too hard for me to get up from being on my hands and knees - I will have to work those back in to my routine later on.
After Ron got home, we had supper, and I just had him make me a bowl of soup, and while we watched TV, I had a snack. I had a pack (a 2-pk, not a package, smartasses) of Little Debbie Nutty Bars, which were left over from our little picnic at Chilo Park on Sunday.
I'm glad I got things done, but - damn.
7/8
I didn't do much today. I did finish up the rest of the dishes, so now they are all done. I put away the ones from yesterday first, so just these are in the dishdrainer now.
For my lunch, I had a peanut butter and orange marmalade sandwich. No munchies - not even walnuts - which is weird, because I almost always have something like that, but I didn't and I don't know why. Just one of those things.
When Ron got home, he took me up to my TOPS weigh-in, and I lost the 3 pounds that I gained last week. Hip, hip, hooray! That's a start, anyway.
Afterward, we went up to Arby's and got our supper - I didn't want to dirty up any dishes at home! We both got the chicken salad wrap and baked potatoes. Oh, man, is that a good supper. Only thing is - those wraps are 650 calories each! Yipes!
7/9
Another day of not doing a whole heck of a lot, only this time I did do a load of towels and put away all the dishes that were in the dishdrainer, as well as my exercises (marching in place and bicep curls) during the afternoon. For my lunch, I fried myself eggs. Three of 'em, with two pieces of bread to dunk in 'em and clean up my plate! I usually just fry the eggs hard, for a sandwich, but I didn't today, another anomaly for this week.
I am SO glad that I am able to get up and do these things now, instead of waiting for Ron to do them whenever he can fit them in after working all day. It sure makes me feel --useful, if nothing else -- much more normal. I just wish I could do more, for longer, but I will work up to that, I suppose.
I had myself a snack around 4 - one of Ron's fruit cups. I'm not sure why. I'm not usually hungry after my lunches, because they aren't until later (2 or so), but there it is.
When Ron got home, he went out and worked on Josh's car - the tires again - and when he came in, we made supper. We had hamburgers and french fries, something easy and relatively quick.
We spent the evening watching TV, and, yes, I stayed out in the living room the entire evening! Yay, me!
I'm sorry this has been so long. I usually don't go so long without writing, but these long boring days don't seem to be worth writing every day, and I just didn't realize that it had been this long. I apologize, and I will do my best not to do this again.
Sunday, July 6, 2014
A wonderful holiday weekend!
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Sunday, July 6, 2014
7/5
We started today by going to a funeral. Not the happiest of ways to start a weekend, or a holiday, but it was okay, because she was a great and gracious lady who had a large family, and she loved get-togethers, so I don't think - even though a funeral IS a sad occasion - that it was really all that sad of an occasion, if you know what I mean. The readings and the hymns chosen for the funeral Mass were beautiful, and when it was over, we went to Frisch's for lunch with other friends from church. This is the first time I've been to church since I've hurt my back, and I wasn't sure how my back would do, but I mostly just sat (not do the 'Catholic aerobics'), so I did okay, but I didn't expect to go to lunch, too, so by the time I got home, I was ready to lay down for a bit!
I went off the grid a little and had a country fried steak sandwich and fries with a bowl of veggie soup for my lunch. I knew I was going to a cookout later, and didn't want to be a total pig there. (Ha!)
Not long after we got home, Josh brought Corgan and his friend Justin up and dropped them off to spend the night tonight. They stayed home last night because of the holiday and fireworks there in Ripley. We were going to the cookout/birthday parties today, and they were scheduled to start at 2, but weren't far away, so I made the executive decision not to leave the house until 2:30 - I needed to lay down a bit longer before heading out for the afternoon.
When we got there, the boys immediately went swimming, and I found a chair - the lounge chairs were taken - and just sat and visited. When it was time, we had the birthday festivities, and all the food was enjoyed by all. I made that new corn salad, and they all really liked it! I'm glad - I like finding new dishes that people like! I also made red-white-and-blue marshmallows, and those were a big hit, too, especially amongst the kids, but I saw adults eating them, too. Believe it or not, I just wasn't hungry while here and didn't eat anything except some of the chocolate chip cookie cake (yes, with icing...), but no real food and no ice cream. I can behave! I can!
We came home a little after six, and I went right back to bed. My back was letting me know that it wasn't happy with me, even though I did eventually get into a lounge chair.
That was it for me - I was beat! I did get up later to get on the pute for a bit, but I guess I forgot to write my blog (shame on me!), so here I am today.
7/6
After Ron got home from church this morning, we went to Campbell's Barn for lunch, after going to Walgreen's for prescriptions, and WalMart for gasoline in his truck. He got his fried chicken, with green beans and mashed potatoes. Corgan got chicken livers, with mashed potatoes and jalapeno cheddar potatoes, Justin got a BLT with fries, and I got the grilled chicken wrap with fries.
We got home, the fellers went fishing across the road, and I went to bed, until we heard from Josh. Then it was time to go meet them at Chilo Park. I was bringing the meat - cheese weenies - and they were bringing the sides, and that was going to be supper. We (most especially, I) did not walk the Nature Trail. They talked about it, but then decided not to.
We, well, we females, all talked about our weight loss and plans, and I realized that I am only ten (give or take) pounds away from losing 75 pounds overall. 75!! I think, once I've accomplished that, I can stop fighting this war with myself, and can go back to the occasional blog. What do you think?
Sunday, July 6, 2014
7/5
We started today by going to a funeral. Not the happiest of ways to start a weekend, or a holiday, but it was okay, because she was a great and gracious lady who had a large family, and she loved get-togethers, so I don't think - even though a funeral IS a sad occasion - that it was really all that sad of an occasion, if you know what I mean. The readings and the hymns chosen for the funeral Mass were beautiful, and when it was over, we went to Frisch's for lunch with other friends from church. This is the first time I've been to church since I've hurt my back, and I wasn't sure how my back would do, but I mostly just sat (not do the 'Catholic aerobics'), so I did okay, but I didn't expect to go to lunch, too, so by the time I got home, I was ready to lay down for a bit!
I went off the grid a little and had a country fried steak sandwich and fries with a bowl of veggie soup for my lunch. I knew I was going to a cookout later, and didn't want to be a total pig there. (Ha!)
Not long after we got home, Josh brought Corgan and his friend Justin up and dropped them off to spend the night tonight. They stayed home last night because of the holiday and fireworks there in Ripley. We were going to the cookout/birthday parties today, and they were scheduled to start at 2, but weren't far away, so I made the executive decision not to leave the house until 2:30 - I needed to lay down a bit longer before heading out for the afternoon.
When we got there, the boys immediately went swimming, and I found a chair - the lounge chairs were taken - and just sat and visited. When it was time, we had the birthday festivities, and all the food was enjoyed by all. I made that new corn salad, and they all really liked it! I'm glad - I like finding new dishes that people like! I also made red-white-and-blue marshmallows, and those were a big hit, too, especially amongst the kids, but I saw adults eating them, too. Believe it or not, I just wasn't hungry while here and didn't eat anything except some of the chocolate chip cookie cake (yes, with icing...), but no real food and no ice cream. I can behave! I can!
We came home a little after six, and I went right back to bed. My back was letting me know that it wasn't happy with me, even though I did eventually get into a lounge chair.
That was it for me - I was beat! I did get up later to get on the pute for a bit, but I guess I forgot to write my blog (shame on me!), so here I am today.
7/6
After Ron got home from church this morning, we went to Campbell's Barn for lunch, after going to Walgreen's for prescriptions, and WalMart for gasoline in his truck. He got his fried chicken, with green beans and mashed potatoes. Corgan got chicken livers, with mashed potatoes and jalapeno cheddar potatoes, Justin got a BLT with fries, and I got the grilled chicken wrap with fries.
We got home, the fellers went fishing across the road, and I went to bed, until we heard from Josh. Then it was time to go meet them at Chilo Park. I was bringing the meat - cheese weenies - and they were bringing the sides, and that was going to be supper. We (most especially, I) did not walk the Nature Trail. They talked about it, but then decided not to.
We, well, we females, all talked about our weight loss and plans, and I realized that I am only ten (give or take) pounds away from losing 75 pounds overall. 75!! I think, once I've accomplished that, I can stop fighting this war with myself, and can go back to the occasional blog. What do you think?
Friday, July 4, 2014
Happy 4th of July!
Friday, July 4, 2014
Well, I hope it's been a good day for all of you, because it's just been a regular ol' day - mostly - for me. Ron had to work today, only a half day, though (yeah, right - I told him I'd see him around 3), so it was nothing different for us.
Because of my shopping yesterday, though, I got up and got started on making my goodies for the cookout we are going to tomorrow. I am making a corn salad and some red-white-and-blue marshmallows, and these take a little bit of time to get done. The corn salad must sit overnight, and the marshmallows must sit after each color to set, and so...
Ron got home about quarter til 4, and I talked him into taking a nap, so that we would be able to sit outside and enjoy a fire tonight after dark. Usually he's asleep by then, and that would make this a special night for us! I couldn't believe it when he agreed to my 'plan.' I had also made a new dish for supper tonight - orange chicken - which is chicken breasts in the crockpot, then add orange marmalade, BBQ sauce, and soy sauce for the last hour, and I was making macaroni & cheese and green beans to round out the meal when the electricity went out (again!) at 6:10! Great! Happy holiday to you from Duke...sigh. Luckily, everything was done enough that it finished cooking without the heat. Ron and I sat outside at the picnic table to eat our supper, and it was quite enjoyable. Usually the 4th of July is way too hot, but there was a nice breeze blowing and it was almost chilly.
I came back in and went back to bed while he mowed a little, then at 9:30 he started the fire, and I went back out for that. We were out for half an hour or so, then came in for the night.
He turned on the TV, and I got on the pute, and here we are.
WhooHoo!
We will celebrate later.
BIG fireworks...
Well, I hope it's been a good day for all of you, because it's just been a regular ol' day - mostly - for me. Ron had to work today, only a half day, though (yeah, right - I told him I'd see him around 3), so it was nothing different for us.
Because of my shopping yesterday, though, I got up and got started on making my goodies for the cookout we are going to tomorrow. I am making a corn salad and some red-white-and-blue marshmallows, and these take a little bit of time to get done. The corn salad must sit overnight, and the marshmallows must sit after each color to set, and so...
Ron got home about quarter til 4, and I talked him into taking a nap, so that we would be able to sit outside and enjoy a fire tonight after dark. Usually he's asleep by then, and that would make this a special night for us! I couldn't believe it when he agreed to my 'plan.' I had also made a new dish for supper tonight - orange chicken - which is chicken breasts in the crockpot, then add orange marmalade, BBQ sauce, and soy sauce for the last hour, and I was making macaroni & cheese and green beans to round out the meal when the electricity went out (again!) at 6:10! Great! Happy holiday to you from Duke...sigh. Luckily, everything was done enough that it finished cooking without the heat. Ron and I sat outside at the picnic table to eat our supper, and it was quite enjoyable. Usually the 4th of July is way too hot, but there was a nice breeze blowing and it was almost chilly.
I came back in and went back to bed while he mowed a little, then at 9:30 he started the fire, and I went back out for that. We were out for half an hour or so, then came in for the night.
He turned on the TV, and I got on the pute, and here we are.
WhooHoo!
We will celebrate later.
BIG fireworks...
Thursday, July 3, 2014
All ready for the holiday now...the shopping part, anyway
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Thursday, July 3, 2014
7/2
Another one of those plain ol' 'normal' days - although I did do two loads of laundry during my UP times today! I did a load of regular clothes, something Ron has not done (well, he said he did, but what he called regular clothes was a mix of everything, and if I had done that, he would have cried and cried, "You don't mix jeans and clothes and towels - you know better than that!" But when HE does it....), and I was out of clean capris, so it was up to me to do it, or it wasn't gonna get done at all, I don't think.
All I had for lunch was a banana, then after Ron got home, we had supper, and we went very skimpy with our supper tonight. We had lunchmeat sandwiches with muchies - he had Doritos, and I had dry roasted peanuts. I was bound and determined to have a decent calorie day after the poor showing on my first day back on myfitnesspal! I did have a good calorie day - MFP hollered at me - so I was okay with that.
7/3
I did NOT sleep last night. I had to get up at midnight thirty to take a sleeping pill (a Tylenol PM), and then I was still awake when Ron left for work. I was so tired, but just could not fall asleep - I tried everything. I finally fell asleep sometime between 5 and 5:30, then woke up - wide awake - pretty much right at 11. Now, those of you that know me, know that I sleep (most of the time) between 9 and 10 hours a night, and this 5 or 6 hours of sleep is crap! As soon as I woke up, I knew I was still tired, but my brain said 'nope, you are awake!' and so...
Today started out as another long boring day, but then I talked on the phone to a friend for over half an hour, got up for the second time and did my round of exercises ('frog kicks,' marching in place, and bicep curls), and then my daughter-in-law texted me that the family was coming my way to go shopping, and did I want them to stop and pick me up to go, also? (I had texted them earlier this morning, and got negative replies)
I said 'Yes!' so they stopped to get me, and I got a good WalMart walk in today, and Ron gets to get out of shopping tomorrow (I didn't really want to go shopping on the holiday, anyway), and then the whole family, minus Ron, went to Hibachi Grill for our supper. This was Josh's choice for supper - what a surprise! We didn't leave there until quarter til nine! We had a great time.
So...I was up from 5, with getting dressed and sitting in the living room waiting for them, shopping (and I forgot my walking stick!), then sitting in the restaurant, plus the drive home - and the seat is almost sitting back straight back, it's just reclined once now) until after 9:30. Yep, my back is letting me know it's there!
I think a pain pill is calling me. I think I will sleep tonight!
Looking forward to being creative in the kitchen tomorrow, getting ready for the cookout we are going to on Saturday! Making the corn salad I tried out on the family, and a red-white-and-blue dessert to take with us!
Thursday, July 3, 2014
7/2
Another one of those plain ol' 'normal' days - although I did do two loads of laundry during my UP times today! I did a load of regular clothes, something Ron has not done (well, he said he did, but what he called regular clothes was a mix of everything, and if I had done that, he would have cried and cried, "You don't mix jeans and clothes and towels - you know better than that!" But when HE does it....), and I was out of clean capris, so it was up to me to do it, or it wasn't gonna get done at all, I don't think.
All I had for lunch was a banana, then after Ron got home, we had supper, and we went very skimpy with our supper tonight. We had lunchmeat sandwiches with muchies - he had Doritos, and I had dry roasted peanuts. I was bound and determined to have a decent calorie day after the poor showing on my first day back on myfitnesspal! I did have a good calorie day - MFP hollered at me - so I was okay with that.
7/3
I did NOT sleep last night. I had to get up at midnight thirty to take a sleeping pill (a Tylenol PM), and then I was still awake when Ron left for work. I was so tired, but just could not fall asleep - I tried everything. I finally fell asleep sometime between 5 and 5:30, then woke up - wide awake - pretty much right at 11. Now, those of you that know me, know that I sleep (most of the time) between 9 and 10 hours a night, and this 5 or 6 hours of sleep is crap! As soon as I woke up, I knew I was still tired, but my brain said 'nope, you are awake!' and so...
Today started out as another long boring day, but then I talked on the phone to a friend for over half an hour, got up for the second time and did my round of exercises ('frog kicks,' marching in place, and bicep curls), and then my daughter-in-law texted me that the family was coming my way to go shopping, and did I want them to stop and pick me up to go, also? (I had texted them earlier this morning, and got negative replies)
I said 'Yes!' so they stopped to get me, and I got a good WalMart walk in today, and Ron gets to get out of shopping tomorrow (I didn't really want to go shopping on the holiday, anyway), and then the whole family, minus Ron, went to Hibachi Grill for our supper. This was Josh's choice for supper - what a surprise! We didn't leave there until quarter til nine! We had a great time.
So...I was up from 5, with getting dressed and sitting in the living room waiting for them, shopping (and I forgot my walking stick!), then sitting in the restaurant, plus the drive home - and the seat is almost sitting back straight back, it's just reclined once now) until after 9:30. Yep, my back is letting me know it's there!
I think a pain pill is calling me. I think I will sleep tonight!
Looking forward to being creative in the kitchen tomorrow, getting ready for the cookout we are going to on Saturday! Making the corn salad I tried out on the family, and a red-white-and-blue dessert to take with us!
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Turning over a new leaf
Monday, June 30, 2014
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
6/30
Today was a 'normal' day, such as normal days are anymore. I did eat lunch as well as supper. For lunch, I had a PB&J sandwich and some Doritos (a real serving, not a gob of 'em), and for supper, Ron and I had a huge salad, made with the veggies that were left over from Saturday night. I had my chicken salad as the crowning touch on mine, and it was very good!
I made a decision. With today being the last day of the first half of the year, as well as it being close to two months since my fall, I am ready to start having a 'real life' again - as much as possible, anyway. I am going to get back to an exercise program, I am going to start up myfitnesspal again, and all of that! Time to start toning up all of this blubber that I have now, from losing all this weight so quickly, I think.
My goal in this go-round of my Biggest Loser contest is to tone, not necessarily to lose more weight - although one of the categories is losing the most inches, you know.
7/1
I woke this morning right around 10. I stayed in bed until after noon, then got up and played on the pute for a bit, then made myself some lunch - a nut bar and something (I can't remember now) - and stayed laying down for a bit more.
During the afternoon, I got back up, did a few exercises (curls for my arms, a few squats, and walking/marching in place), and played on the pute some more, got a load of laundry - my quilt and some towels, dish towels, & washrags - started. then back to bed until time to put the stuff into the dryer, then I got my shower. I also got real brave and clipped my toenails - since Ron wouldn't - and got ready to go up for my TOPS weigh-in.
Ron still wouldn't let me drive, so I adjusted the seat up a little, so I was sitting up a little more, and he drove me up to weigh in. Blah! I gained three pounds! 3.2 to be exact. Ugh, and even double ugh. I guess eating those better suppers are gonna start to show...definitely time to start exercising!
After the weigh-in, we started to go to Arby's to get our supper, but the cars were lined around the building, so we changed our minds, and went to IGA, so we could get Ron some bananas to take to work the rest of the week also. We got some fried chicken - legs for me, and thighs for him - and that was our supper.
After supper, I got back on the pute for one last time, and I will go to myfitnesspal as soon as I finish here - hopefully I will see whatever the hell I had for lunch on there!
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
6/30
Today was a 'normal' day, such as normal days are anymore. I did eat lunch as well as supper. For lunch, I had a PB&J sandwich and some Doritos (a real serving, not a gob of 'em), and for supper, Ron and I had a huge salad, made with the veggies that were left over from Saturday night. I had my chicken salad as the crowning touch on mine, and it was very good!
I made a decision. With today being the last day of the first half of the year, as well as it being close to two months since my fall, I am ready to start having a 'real life' again - as much as possible, anyway. I am going to get back to an exercise program, I am going to start up myfitnesspal again, and all of that! Time to start toning up all of this blubber that I have now, from losing all this weight so quickly, I think.
My goal in this go-round of my Biggest Loser contest is to tone, not necessarily to lose more weight - although one of the categories is losing the most inches, you know.
7/1
I woke this morning right around 10. I stayed in bed until after noon, then got up and played on the pute for a bit, then made myself some lunch - a nut bar and something (I can't remember now) - and stayed laying down for a bit more.
During the afternoon, I got back up, did a few exercises (curls for my arms, a few squats, and walking/marching in place), and played on the pute some more, got a load of laundry - my quilt and some towels, dish towels, & washrags - started. then back to bed until time to put the stuff into the dryer, then I got my shower. I also got real brave and clipped my toenails - since Ron wouldn't - and got ready to go up for my TOPS weigh-in.
Ron still wouldn't let me drive, so I adjusted the seat up a little, so I was sitting up a little more, and he drove me up to weigh in. Blah! I gained three pounds! 3.2 to be exact. Ugh, and even double ugh. I guess eating those better suppers are gonna start to show...definitely time to start exercising!
After the weigh-in, we started to go to Arby's to get our supper, but the cars were lined around the building, so we changed our minds, and went to IGA, so we could get Ron some bananas to take to work the rest of the week also. We got some fried chicken - legs for me, and thighs for him - and that was our supper.
After supper, I got back on the pute for one last time, and I will go to myfitnesspal as soon as I finish here - hopefully I will see whatever the hell I had for lunch on there!
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