Sunday, November 30, 2014
The last day of November - watch out, world, here comes December! Are you ready?
I didn't sleep well last night. I'm not sure why, but I didn't even turn off my light until after 1, then I woke up at 3 something and never really fell back asleep after that. Some little dozy sleep, but not a real deep sleep, so today has been a fight to stay awake.
Other than that, it's been a normal Sunday: church, lunch, football.
I was lector at church this morning, and the other person (the second lector) didn't show up, so I ended up reading both of the readings. I have been not using my walking stick when I know the terrain, and I was pretty proud of myself, getting around church - even the one step up to the lectern - without it. A few people even told me that I was getting around really well, too! It sure made me feel good. December 4th will be 7 months, but it feels like forever sometimes.
We went to Georgetown to Country Inn for our lunch. Ron got his fried chicken, and I got the big breakfast. Man, was it good! Then home for football. I did miss kickoff, which is nothing new, but we got home at about 5 after 1, so I didn't miss much. It was a pretty exciting game, with us winning by only 1 point. Crazy! I did really good with my football picks, too - I had missed 1 on Thursday, and I only missed 1 on the early games today. WhooHoo! Then I missed 1 of the late games, too, so I've missed a total of 3 games for the week, and there are only 2 games left. Sigh. It'd be nice to win a nice big football pool for a change, but I'm not holding my breath.
Ron went outside to work during the late games, and (for some reason) checked the mail. I don't know why we didn't yesterday, but we didn't, and - lo and behold - we have received our first Christmas card! It just reminds me that there is something else I need to do...
Ron made cheese weenies for our supper. He ate the rest of the pasta salad with his, and I had potato chips with mine.
Tomorrow - back to the same ol', same ol'. Happy Homemaker Day, and decorating for Christmas here in the house.
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Doing what this vacation was meant for...shopping!
Saturday, November 29, 2014
I woke this morning around 9:30, and just laid in bed reading and playing on my tablet until noon. Yay! Back to normal!
Ron was outside, putting the candles down the driveway, so it was pretty much a normal Saturday, except Corgan wasn't here. Once I got up, I did my weigh-in. I was very happy to see that I had LOST some weight - only .2 of a pound, but, by God, it's a loss! - and then I did another load of dishes. This is only about the fifth or sixth since Thursday. I will get them all caught up pretty soon - I will!
When we were both done with our respective jobs, we left to go get some lunch and to get some Christmas shopping done. With all of our appointments during the week, we didn't get that accomplished, and with football tomorrow, today is it. Ron wasn't real happy about it, but he knew it needed done, so off we went.
We went to Longhorn's for our lunch, where we both had salads for lunch. He had the salmon salad, and I had the almost-perfect chicken strawberry salad. We also had the corn fritters, and the waiter brought us bread, too. Ron asked for a bowl of peanuts, too, to munch on while the food was cooking. He was hungry! After we ate, we went over to Meijer to do some shopping, and we got quite a bit done in there, including all the chocolates for our stockings, which is my department. I get the chocolates, Josh & Chelle get the non-chocolate candy.
On the way back, we stopped at Kroger and got Ron's tonic water. Then it was on to WalMart, where we finally found the replacement bulbs for the lights around the house. Who knew it was gonna be so hard to find them this year? I also picked up a few groceries, and a new Bengals ornament for my Sports tree, which I will get put up probably on Monday.
When we got home, we got all the groceries carried in and put away. I sorted out the chocolates, dividing out enough for us (our stocking) - two or three of each color wrapper of each kind of candy - and put the rest to the side to pass on to someone who needs it, as I usually do. Then we watched Quantum Leap until time for bed. While watching, we each had something for supper. He decided he wanted more Waldorf Salad, so we made him a bowl of it real quick, and a bit later, I zapped the end (the rest of...) of the Skyline Dip that I had brought home from GGG and had chips and dip for my supper.
And bedtime is early tonight - us poor old geezers are tired tonight!
Tomorrow is our day of rest - church, lunch, football - and we are looking forward to the normality of it! Then he's back to work and I'm back to my normal blahness of day-to-day, which is fine, because that is my life nowadays. I'll take it over the other option - and I've seen other options!
I woke this morning around 9:30, and just laid in bed reading and playing on my tablet until noon. Yay! Back to normal!
Ron was outside, putting the candles down the driveway, so it was pretty much a normal Saturday, except Corgan wasn't here. Once I got up, I did my weigh-in. I was very happy to see that I had LOST some weight - only .2 of a pound, but, by God, it's a loss! - and then I did another load of dishes. This is only about the fifth or sixth since Thursday. I will get them all caught up pretty soon - I will!
When we were both done with our respective jobs, we left to go get some lunch and to get some Christmas shopping done. With all of our appointments during the week, we didn't get that accomplished, and with football tomorrow, today is it. Ron wasn't real happy about it, but he knew it needed done, so off we went.
We went to Longhorn's for our lunch, where we both had salads for lunch. He had the salmon salad, and I had the almost-perfect chicken strawberry salad. We also had the corn fritters, and the waiter brought us bread, too. Ron asked for a bowl of peanuts, too, to munch on while the food was cooking. He was hungry! After we ate, we went over to Meijer to do some shopping, and we got quite a bit done in there, including all the chocolates for our stockings, which is my department. I get the chocolates, Josh & Chelle get the non-chocolate candy.
On the way back, we stopped at Kroger and got Ron's tonic water. Then it was on to WalMart, where we finally found the replacement bulbs for the lights around the house. Who knew it was gonna be so hard to find them this year? I also picked up a few groceries, and a new Bengals ornament for my Sports tree, which I will get put up probably on Monday.
When we got home, we got all the groceries carried in and put away. I sorted out the chocolates, dividing out enough for us (our stocking) - two or three of each color wrapper of each kind of candy - and put the rest to the side to pass on to someone who needs it, as I usually do. Then we watched Quantum Leap until time for bed. While watching, we each had something for supper. He decided he wanted more Waldorf Salad, so we made him a bowl of it real quick, and a bit later, I zapped the end (the rest of...) of the Skyline Dip that I had brought home from GGG and had chips and dip for my supper.
And bedtime is early tonight - us poor old geezers are tired tonight!
Tomorrow is our day of rest - church, lunch, football - and we are looking forward to the normality of it! Then he's back to work and I'm back to my normal blahness of day-to-day, which is fine, because that is my life nowadays. I'll take it over the other option - and I've seen other options!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! (...and Black Friday...)
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Friday, November 28, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope yours was as fun and as blessed as mine was!
11/27
The day started early - I had the alarm set for 8, so that we could get up and get things moving before going to church at 9.
When we got back from church, we got the turkey into the oven and started in with the peeling of potatoes and all the other cooking stuff that needed to be done in the next 4 or so hours. I turned the stereo in the kitchen off (the station I have it on had started playing Christmas music) and turned the TV on to watch and listen to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I knew Santa showed up at noon, so that was a good 'timer.' We usually eat at noon, but had to put it back a little this year, because Chelle had to work until 11:30. That was no big deal, even if it was a little odd. Josh let me know when they were on their way, too, so I had things ready. I had the snack table ready and I had the table set for dinner. I just had to wait for them to get here, so I could get all of dinner onto the table nice and hot.
And I did it! I got dinner on the table just after 1. We all gorged and had a great time together.
When dinner was over, Thanksgiving was considered over, as usual. They all went outside to take down the Pilgrims and put up the Christmas lights - which includes our Nativity scene and a snowman out by the mailbox - around the house. I stayed in to not only do up some of the dishes, but to change the inside of the house from Thanksgiving/Fall to Christmas, too. I got the bathroom changed over, and started in on the living room, but that takes awhile, so I didn't get all done.
They came in just before 5, and we had our dessert - peach and pecan pies, and a pumpkin roll that Chelle had made, all topped with Cool Whip, of course. Then they went home, leaving Corgan here for his spend-the-night night on Thursday this week instead of Friday.
11/28
I woke up at 8:30 this morning, and by 10, I was up and re-heating all the leftovers. I wasn't sure what time to expect them to show up - I just knew "lunchtime" - and I wanted the food to be ready, because the plans for the day were to have a lunch of leftovers here, then go get their Christmas tree, take it to their house, and be there for the rest of the day, which would include supper.
When we were done eating lunch, I packed up the little bit (mostly veggies) that was left to take with us to help with supper, and then we all dressed in our warm clothes and off we went.
I did pretty darn good walking through the tree farm, but they found their tree the quickest they've ever found their tree! It was a good rousing walk, too, and it was good for me. We took lots of pictures all around the tree farm and the little shop, recording our fun day.
Getting to their house, I parked my ass on the couch and stayed out of the way while Ron helped Josh get the tree in the house, and then Chelle was making supper. I'm no dummy!
Chelle made pork chops, twice baked (mashed with cheese on top) potatoes, and other odds and ends, as well as the veggies. It was a very good meal! We chowed down, almost as much as yesterday.
After that, we watched the Grinch, then Ron and I came home.
It's been a long, long couple of days, but they have been very satisfying days.
I'm almost afraid to get on the Wii in the morning.
Friday, November 28, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope yours was as fun and as blessed as mine was!
11/27
The day started early - I had the alarm set for 8, so that we could get up and get things moving before going to church at 9.
When we got back from church, we got the turkey into the oven and started in with the peeling of potatoes and all the other cooking stuff that needed to be done in the next 4 or so hours. I turned the stereo in the kitchen off (the station I have it on had started playing Christmas music) and turned the TV on to watch and listen to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I knew Santa showed up at noon, so that was a good 'timer.' We usually eat at noon, but had to put it back a little this year, because Chelle had to work until 11:30. That was no big deal, even if it was a little odd. Josh let me know when they were on their way, too, so I had things ready. I had the snack table ready and I had the table set for dinner. I just had to wait for them to get here, so I could get all of dinner onto the table nice and hot.
And I did it! I got dinner on the table just after 1. We all gorged and had a great time together.
When dinner was over, Thanksgiving was considered over, as usual. They all went outside to take down the Pilgrims and put up the Christmas lights - which includes our Nativity scene and a snowman out by the mailbox - around the house. I stayed in to not only do up some of the dishes, but to change the inside of the house from Thanksgiving/Fall to Christmas, too. I got the bathroom changed over, and started in on the living room, but that takes awhile, so I didn't get all done.
They came in just before 5, and we had our dessert - peach and pecan pies, and a pumpkin roll that Chelle had made, all topped with Cool Whip, of course. Then they went home, leaving Corgan here for his spend-the-night night on Thursday this week instead of Friday.
11/28
I woke up at 8:30 this morning, and by 10, I was up and re-heating all the leftovers. I wasn't sure what time to expect them to show up - I just knew "lunchtime" - and I wanted the food to be ready, because the plans for the day were to have a lunch of leftovers here, then go get their Christmas tree, take it to their house, and be there for the rest of the day, which would include supper.
When we were done eating lunch, I packed up the little bit (mostly veggies) that was left to take with us to help with supper, and then we all dressed in our warm clothes and off we went.
I did pretty darn good walking through the tree farm, but they found their tree the quickest they've ever found their tree! It was a good rousing walk, too, and it was good for me. We took lots of pictures all around the tree farm and the little shop, recording our fun day.
Getting to their house, I parked my ass on the couch and stayed out of the way while Ron helped Josh get the tree in the house, and then Chelle was making supper. I'm no dummy!
Chelle made pork chops, twice baked (mashed with cheese on top) potatoes, and other odds and ends, as well as the veggies. It was a very good meal! We chowed down, almost as much as yesterday.
After that, we watched the Grinch, then Ron and I came home.
It's been a long, long couple of days, but they have been very satisfying days.
I'm almost afraid to get on the Wii in the morning.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Thanksgiving Eve.....and the work begins
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Thanksgiving Eve
I "slept in" this morning - my first normal day since my vacation and all this crazy running around to doctoring. I woke up before 10. Blah. Even though I knew Ron was out here in the living room watching TV, I just laid in bed, reading and playing on my tablet until going-on-noon, as I usually do. Mainly because I knew, once I got up, the shit was gonna hit the fan, and I was right. Not 5 minutes after I was up, he was running the sweeper and I was doing dishes. Talk about jumping into Happy Homemaker mode! I usually stay out of his way when he gets bit by the cleaning bug, but today - I can't. So, I just stay in the kitchen, doing various things (including making the pasta salad for tomorrow) and let him cut loose in the living room. He vacuums and dusts and so on and so forth, and keeps going and going and going. He nags me to come in and clean around my recliner, saying that he doesn't want to mess with my stuff, and would rather I did it myself. Finally, I had no more excuses and I had to go do it.
After that, I went back into the kitchen and chopped veggies for our snack table tomorrow. Veggies, veggies, and more good veggies. He came out and offered to help me, but I sent him back in the living room. He finally got it done to his satisfaction, and decided to stop for the night. Thank God!
He made us some supper - he zapped me some chicken noodle soup, and he found himself something in the fridge. I finished up the veggies I was doing, and cleaned up the table. After eating, I got my Blue Willow china down out of the china cabinet and washed, ready to set the table in the morning.
My back is NOT thanking me for any of this today - not after the first couple of hours - and I am ready to call it a night.
I think we have the house as good as it's gonna get, and I've got as much prep done as I can do today. We are as ready as we can be. Tomorrow will start at 8am - getting the turkey into the oven, so we can go to church at 9.
A very Happy Thanksgiving is wished to you all.
Thanksgiving Eve
I "slept in" this morning - my first normal day since my vacation and all this crazy running around to doctoring. I woke up before 10. Blah. Even though I knew Ron was out here in the living room watching TV, I just laid in bed, reading and playing on my tablet until going-on-noon, as I usually do. Mainly because I knew, once I got up, the shit was gonna hit the fan, and I was right. Not 5 minutes after I was up, he was running the sweeper and I was doing dishes. Talk about jumping into Happy Homemaker mode! I usually stay out of his way when he gets bit by the cleaning bug, but today - I can't. So, I just stay in the kitchen, doing various things (including making the pasta salad for tomorrow) and let him cut loose in the living room. He vacuums and dusts and so on and so forth, and keeps going and going and going. He nags me to come in and clean around my recliner, saying that he doesn't want to mess with my stuff, and would rather I did it myself. Finally, I had no more excuses and I had to go do it.
After that, I went back into the kitchen and chopped veggies for our snack table tomorrow. Veggies, veggies, and more good veggies. He came out and offered to help me, but I sent him back in the living room. He finally got it done to his satisfaction, and decided to stop for the night. Thank God!
He made us some supper - he zapped me some chicken noodle soup, and he found himself something in the fridge. I finished up the veggies I was doing, and cleaned up the table. After eating, I got my Blue Willow china down out of the china cabinet and washed, ready to set the table in the morning.
My back is NOT thanking me for any of this today - not after the first couple of hours - and I am ready to call it a night.
I think we have the house as good as it's gonna get, and I've got as much prep done as I can do today. We are as ready as we can be. Tomorrow will start at 8am - getting the turkey into the oven, so we can go to church at 9.
A very Happy Thanksgiving is wished to you all.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
What a week! And a happy ending, too!
Wednesday, November 19 - Sunday, November 23, 2014
Monday, November 24, 2014
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
I'm baa-aaack!! Did you miss me? Yeah, I didn't think so. Haha.
11/19 - 11/23
My little trip to Gatlinburg. GGG - Girl's Gatlinburg Getaway. A total of 8 women, together in a cabin in the mountains. Fun, fun, and more good fun. Christmas movies playing constantly, or Christmas music playing. Shopping every day, if you chose. Jammie day, if not. Dixie Stampede - the Christmas show, of course - as our big "night out." Playing cards, games like Yahtzee or Left-Right-Center, or playing on electronics in the evenings. So relaxing....
What happens in Gatlinburg stays in Gatlinburg, though. Sorry.
11/24
When Ron and I say "together," we mean it. Today, we had colonoscopies together. Well, not exactly together, but both today, scheduled 15 minutes apart. My sister Jean was our driver home, cause we couldn't be driver for each other, darn it! (It was a lot of fun last night, doing the prep after I got home - and, yes, we only have one bathroom. It wasn't so bad, really. Just a couple of near-misses, that's all.) As soon as we left Anderson Mercy, we headed straight to IHOP, cause Ron and I were hungry. Hun-GRY. We each had a small breakfast, then Jean drove us home, and we crashed for the rest of the day.
When we got up, we had a small supper. I don't remember what Ron ate, but I had a can of chicken salad. Then I watched football. There were 2 games on, one started at 7, the other at 8:30. I actually stayed up and watched the whole game instead of going to bed at halftime.
11/25
Today, Ron and I each had doctor appointments. Me for my 6-month heart check-up, Ron for his DOT physical, which he has to pass to be able to drive. This time last year was when we found out about his high blood pressure.
Off we went to my appointment first. Back down to Anderson Mercy we go! To the left (in the parking lot) this time, back to the doctor's offices, and I get signed in and all. It was kinda funny - I froze their computers up! I could only shake my head. I'm an innocent bystander!
Getting called back, I get weighed (no surprise there), my blood pressure taken (it was 98/62!!), and all that. My pulse was 65, so I joked with the nurse that my heart was beating, but I had no blood pressure. They didn't seem all that worried over the low BP, but I was. When the doctor came in, he did all the listening, poking, and prodding as usual, then at the end, he asked the nurse what my BP was. I told him as she was looking it up, and his first reaction was, "Oh, that's a little low." Then he looked at my chart and muttered, "You're not taking much medicine," which I assumed meant specifically for BP, because I sure take plenty of medicine, let me tell you. He muttered to himself some more, then, waving his hands over the chart, told me, "We'll just leave all the medicine as it is. You can come back in 7 months this time." And that was that.
Makes me wonder how low BP has to go before they start really worrying.
Ron's appointment was in Eastgate, so we then went to O'Charley's for our lunch. He hadn't been there in forever, and he really enjoyed it. He got a big ol' salad, and I got the half BLT sandwich and potato soup combo.
We got to his appointment, and - hip, hip, hooray - he passed! The DOT physical says that to pass, your BP must be under 140/90. His was 140/86. So, he passed by the skin of his teeth, but he passed, thank God!
So, now comes the dilemma - is what we are doing to lower HIS BP hurting MINE? And how do we raise mine up a little? The only thing I can think of is for me to salt my food like crazy. We eat mostly the same things! It's very odd...
On our way home, we stopped at WalMart and bought the rest of Thanksgiving Dinner. He just looooves to shop <yes, that was sarcastic font> so it was a lot of fun to walk through the store with him.
After that, we stopped at Bert's so that Ron could get her gas cap off of her car. She wants to drive her own car, can you imagine that? It takes him maybe - maybe - 2 minutes. She 'paid' him with devilled eggs that she had made for him. (Gee, thanks, Bert...)
Our next stop was Subway, to pick up sandwiches for our supper tonight. We haven't had Subway in a long, long time, and they just sounded good.
We got home, got the groceries carried in, and I had a sugar low, so I ate a couple of his devilled eggs and a few snack crackers. Then I was off to my TOPS meeting. I wasn't really looking forward to this meeting, because of my little vacation, but it is what it is. Luckily, happily, I have lost almost a half pound - .4 to be exact - so I guess the hammer will drop next week, unless I get off my lazy ass and not let that happen. Yep. Happy Thanksgiving. Right.
I get back home and enjoy every single bite of my seafood and crab sandwich and Ruffles. Every. Single. Bite.
And that's been my week. Hope yours has been just as good for you.
Nothing planned for tomorrow, except getting the house ready for Thursday and doing some food prep. A lovely stay-at-home day with my hubby!
Monday, November 24, 2014
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
I'm baa-aaack!! Did you miss me? Yeah, I didn't think so. Haha.
11/19 - 11/23
My little trip to Gatlinburg. GGG - Girl's Gatlinburg Getaway. A total of 8 women, together in a cabin in the mountains. Fun, fun, and more good fun. Christmas movies playing constantly, or Christmas music playing. Shopping every day, if you chose. Jammie day, if not. Dixie Stampede - the Christmas show, of course - as our big "night out." Playing cards, games like Yahtzee or Left-Right-Center, or playing on electronics in the evenings. So relaxing....
What happens in Gatlinburg stays in Gatlinburg, though. Sorry.
11/24
When Ron and I say "together," we mean it. Today, we had colonoscopies together. Well, not exactly together, but both today, scheduled 15 minutes apart. My sister Jean was our driver home, cause we couldn't be driver for each other, darn it! (It was a lot of fun last night, doing the prep after I got home - and, yes, we only have one bathroom. It wasn't so bad, really. Just a couple of near-misses, that's all.) As soon as we left Anderson Mercy, we headed straight to IHOP, cause Ron and I were hungry. Hun-GRY. We each had a small breakfast, then Jean drove us home, and we crashed for the rest of the day.
When we got up, we had a small supper. I don't remember what Ron ate, but I had a can of chicken salad. Then I watched football. There were 2 games on, one started at 7, the other at 8:30. I actually stayed up and watched the whole game instead of going to bed at halftime.
11/25
Today, Ron and I each had doctor appointments. Me for my 6-month heart check-up, Ron for his DOT physical, which he has to pass to be able to drive. This time last year was when we found out about his high blood pressure.
Off we went to my appointment first. Back down to Anderson Mercy we go! To the left (in the parking lot) this time, back to the doctor's offices, and I get signed in and all. It was kinda funny - I froze their computers up! I could only shake my head. I'm an innocent bystander!
Getting called back, I get weighed (no surprise there), my blood pressure taken (it was 98/62!!), and all that. My pulse was 65, so I joked with the nurse that my heart was beating, but I had no blood pressure. They didn't seem all that worried over the low BP, but I was. When the doctor came in, he did all the listening, poking, and prodding as usual, then at the end, he asked the nurse what my BP was. I told him as she was looking it up, and his first reaction was, "Oh, that's a little low." Then he looked at my chart and muttered, "You're not taking much medicine," which I assumed meant specifically for BP, because I sure take plenty of medicine, let me tell you. He muttered to himself some more, then, waving his hands over the chart, told me, "We'll just leave all the medicine as it is. You can come back in 7 months this time." And that was that.
Makes me wonder how low BP has to go before they start really worrying.
Ron's appointment was in Eastgate, so we then went to O'Charley's for our lunch. He hadn't been there in forever, and he really enjoyed it. He got a big ol' salad, and I got the half BLT sandwich and potato soup combo.
We got to his appointment, and - hip, hip, hooray - he passed! The DOT physical says that to pass, your BP must be under 140/90. His was 140/86. So, he passed by the skin of his teeth, but he passed, thank God!
So, now comes the dilemma - is what we are doing to lower HIS BP hurting MINE? And how do we raise mine up a little? The only thing I can think of is for me to salt my food like crazy. We eat mostly the same things! It's very odd...
On our way home, we stopped at WalMart and bought the rest of Thanksgiving Dinner. He just looooves to shop <yes, that was sarcastic font> so it was a lot of fun to walk through the store with him.
After that, we stopped at Bert's so that Ron could get her gas cap off of her car. She wants to drive her own car, can you imagine that? It takes him maybe - maybe - 2 minutes. She 'paid' him with devilled eggs that she had made for him. (Gee, thanks, Bert...)
Our next stop was Subway, to pick up sandwiches for our supper tonight. We haven't had Subway in a long, long time, and they just sounded good.
We got home, got the groceries carried in, and I had a sugar low, so I ate a couple of his devilled eggs and a few snack crackers. Then I was off to my TOPS meeting. I wasn't really looking forward to this meeting, because of my little vacation, but it is what it is. Luckily, happily, I have lost almost a half pound - .4 to be exact - so I guess the hammer will drop next week, unless I get off my lazy ass and not let that happen. Yep. Happy Thanksgiving. Right.
I get back home and enjoy every single bite of my seafood and crab sandwich and Ruffles. Every. Single. Bite.
And that's been my week. Hope yours has been just as good for you.
Nothing planned for tomorrow, except getting the house ready for Thursday and doing some food prep. A lovely stay-at-home day with my hubby!
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Getting it done so I can go away...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Happy Birthday to my brother David!
David is child number 5 - and he is 52 this year. His is the last birthday of the year, now that Daddy is gone.
There are six of the eight in their 50s now!!
Today was pretty much a normal day, except that I had to rush to get things finished so that I can leave with an easy mind tomorrow. I had to get the Altar Society things finished up, get my 31 party closed, finish up the dishes and laundry around here, as well as finishing the packing (toiletries, etc.) that I could - I do still need stuff tomorrow morning - so it was rush, rush, rush all day long. I also had to go out and brush all the snow off of Ron's truck, so that I could drive it today. Man, what a job that was. I am not tall enough to reach the windshield or anything, so I can just brush it with the broom. I took the remote off the keyring, then started it and let it run for half an hour, locking it when I went back in the house. I am not as dumb as I look! Voila - the windshield was clear!
I went to leave to meet Pam to close out my 31 party, and discovered that our banking was messed up, so I had to make a side trip to Georgetown - which is in the wrong way. Won - der - ful!
I made it to the meeting with Pam, and got that done, and got myself some lunch - at 4 in the afternoon - at the Bob Evans down in Cherry Grove, which is where we were meeting. I had the half sandwich combo, getting the turkey bacon melt sandwich and a loaded baked potato. I figured that would be my only meal today, so it would all work out.
I had asked Josh to meet me at my house after work, and I had to rush to get there not long after he did - and the traffic lights didn't help me on the way home! Damn red lights. He helped me figure out the things (answered the questions) I was worried about on my tablet, since I was leaving and didn't want to have to ask him long-distance, and then he left for him. He gave me a big hug before leaving, and that was nice!
Ron, who had taken my car again today, got home around quarter after 6. It was good to see him before going to my TOPS meeting. I don't always get to, and this week, every minute we get to see each other is precious.
Going to my meeting, I weigh in, and am glad to see that I have lost weight - around a pound and a half! WhooHoo! <happy dance!> I had been a little worried, after "just" eating, but I guess it turned out okay...
I get back home, and get right back into the finishing touches. Good thing I have my list to go by and know what still needs to be done. I love crossing things off of lists!
But I am mostly ready, and will be ready in the morning. I HAVE to be!
I will talk to you all when I get back - enjoy the peace and quiet. I will be enjoying the peace and quiet of the Smoky Mountains. I will miss Ron, but he will survive. He's a strong man.
Love you all, and many blessings are wished to you.
Happy Birthday to my brother David!
David is child number 5 - and he is 52 this year. His is the last birthday of the year, now that Daddy is gone.
There are six of the eight in their 50s now!!
Today was pretty much a normal day, except that I had to rush to get things finished so that I can leave with an easy mind tomorrow. I had to get the Altar Society things finished up, get my 31 party closed, finish up the dishes and laundry around here, as well as finishing the packing (toiletries, etc.) that I could - I do still need stuff tomorrow morning - so it was rush, rush, rush all day long. I also had to go out and brush all the snow off of Ron's truck, so that I could drive it today. Man, what a job that was. I am not tall enough to reach the windshield or anything, so I can just brush it with the broom. I took the remote off the keyring, then started it and let it run for half an hour, locking it when I went back in the house. I am not as dumb as I look! Voila - the windshield was clear!
I went to leave to meet Pam to close out my 31 party, and discovered that our banking was messed up, so I had to make a side trip to Georgetown - which is in the wrong way. Won - der - ful!
I made it to the meeting with Pam, and got that done, and got myself some lunch - at 4 in the afternoon - at the Bob Evans down in Cherry Grove, which is where we were meeting. I had the half sandwich combo, getting the turkey bacon melt sandwich and a loaded baked potato. I figured that would be my only meal today, so it would all work out.
I had asked Josh to meet me at my house after work, and I had to rush to get there not long after he did - and the traffic lights didn't help me on the way home! Damn red lights. He helped me figure out the things (answered the questions) I was worried about on my tablet, since I was leaving and didn't want to have to ask him long-distance, and then he left for him. He gave me a big hug before leaving, and that was nice!
Ron, who had taken my car again today, got home around quarter after 6. It was good to see him before going to my TOPS meeting. I don't always get to, and this week, every minute we get to see each other is precious.
Going to my meeting, I weigh in, and am glad to see that I have lost weight - around a pound and a half! WhooHoo! <happy dance!> I had been a little worried, after "just" eating, but I guess it turned out okay...
I get back home, and get right back into the finishing touches. Good thing I have my list to go by and know what still needs to be done. I love crossing things off of lists!
But I am mostly ready, and will be ready in the morning. I HAVE to be!
I will talk to you all when I get back - enjoy the peace and quiet. I will be enjoying the peace and quiet of the Smoky Mountains. I will miss Ron, but he will survive. He's a strong man.
Love you all, and many blessings are wished to you.
Monday, November 17, 2014
I can't breathe. I can't talk. Yep, it's November in Ohio.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Not much going on today. Ron woke me up this morning to tell me that he was taking my car to work instead of his truck. That was fine with me, since I had no plans anyway.
I re-woke around 7 and took another swallow of NyQuil, and then slept until close to 11. Just another normal day, if you don't count this damn cold, and not being able to breathe.
As I was lying in bed reading and playing on my tablet, I called my friend to remind her of my 31 party that is closing this evening, and discovered - to my horror - that I now can also just speak in a whisper, if even that. I sound horrible! Oh, this cold is not my friend at all. Between the naggy non-productive cough, the not-being-able-to-breathe, and now the no voice, I am batting a thousand! Wow.
I did get up and look out the window, knowing it must have snowed, if Ron took my car. Yes, we DID get some snow, and it was still snowing. I got the camera and took some pictures through the windows and went back to bed. I finally got up a little after 2, and jumped into Happy Homemaker mode, getting the dishes from the weekend done. I didn't do any laundry today, although I will tomorrow, just so it's all done before I leave.
I got my suitcase all packed. I am ready to go, clothes-wise, anyway.
Around 5, I went outside to take pictures. I went out the back door, and out along the back of the house and took some interesting pictures of the snow, then decided to go get the mail, and got some shots of the front yard, too.
When I came back in, Ron called me on the house phone. He had texted, then called on my cell, but I never answered. It was back in the bedroom, and I was out here in the living room! I'm sorry that I worried him, but I just didn't think about carrying it out. He got home soon after, and we made cheese weenies for our supper, with the leftover rice-a-roni and mixed veggies as sides. It was a very warming supper, which we ate while watching Quantum Leap.
At 8:30, I turned on football, and here we are. It's a lot of fun hollering at the TV with no voice. Not!
Tomorrow all I have planned is to pack up my toiletries, finish up the cleaning and the little things I have on my list to do before leaving, and then meet Pam to close my 31 party later in the afternoon. I also, sometime during the day, have to meet Lisa and take care of Secret Pal business (from church), too. I just don't know when. Then, TOPS meeting, as usual, and our fun evening at home. Yee-haw.
Not much going on today. Ron woke me up this morning to tell me that he was taking my car to work instead of his truck. That was fine with me, since I had no plans anyway.
I re-woke around 7 and took another swallow of NyQuil, and then slept until close to 11. Just another normal day, if you don't count this damn cold, and not being able to breathe.
As I was lying in bed reading and playing on my tablet, I called my friend to remind her of my 31 party that is closing this evening, and discovered - to my horror - that I now can also just speak in a whisper, if even that. I sound horrible! Oh, this cold is not my friend at all. Between the naggy non-productive cough, the not-being-able-to-breathe, and now the no voice, I am batting a thousand! Wow.
I did get up and look out the window, knowing it must have snowed, if Ron took my car. Yes, we DID get some snow, and it was still snowing. I got the camera and took some pictures through the windows and went back to bed. I finally got up a little after 2, and jumped into Happy Homemaker mode, getting the dishes from the weekend done. I didn't do any laundry today, although I will tomorrow, just so it's all done before I leave.
I got my suitcase all packed. I am ready to go, clothes-wise, anyway.
Around 5, I went outside to take pictures. I went out the back door, and out along the back of the house and took some interesting pictures of the snow, then decided to go get the mail, and got some shots of the front yard, too.
When I came back in, Ron called me on the house phone. He had texted, then called on my cell, but I never answered. It was back in the bedroom, and I was out here in the living room! I'm sorry that I worried him, but I just didn't think about carrying it out. He got home soon after, and we made cheese weenies for our supper, with the leftover rice-a-roni and mixed veggies as sides. It was a very warming supper, which we ate while watching Quantum Leap.
At 8:30, I turned on football, and here we are. It's a lot of fun hollering at the TV with no voice. Not!
Tomorrow all I have planned is to pack up my toiletries, finish up the cleaning and the little things I have on my list to do before leaving, and then meet Pam to close my 31 party later in the afternoon. I also, sometime during the day, have to meet Lisa and take care of Secret Pal business (from church), too. I just don't know when. Then, TOPS meeting, as usual, and our fun evening at home. Yee-haw.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
What a weekend...if only I could breathe!
Friday, November 14, 2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Sunday, November 16, 2014
11/14
Nothing much going on today, which was a good thing, because when I woke up this morning, I felt the awful feeling of my sinuses dripping/running (whatever you want to call it) down the back of my throat. Ugh. Nooooooo! Not now! I have a zillion and one things to do, getting ready to leave for Gatlinburg on Wednesday, and breathing is gonna be pretty important! shitshitshit
I got up, did my Happy Homemaker stint - dishes and laundry - as well as just generally picking up around here. I also got laundry that was still in baskets put away, which is a big deal to me. It doesn't happen all that often. Ha! While doing all of this, I made myself a grilled cheese sandwich for my lunch, and that sustained me until supper.
Ron didn't text me when he was on his way, so I didn't get to walk out to meet him, either. Jean had taken Chelle and Corgan up to Georgetown to meet Ron, and Chelle was driving the truck, so Ron was "too busy" pointing out all the spots for her to watch out for deer to text me. Men! What am I gonna do with him? Josh was here, having stopped after work, and then he and Chelle left, leaving we three here. Corgan made himself supper - he ended up having THREE (3) cans/bowls of chicken noodle soup - and Ron made us our little Spam casserole (Spam cubes in mac-n-cheese). Corgan then watched his Most Stupid shows, and I played on the pute.
I informed the guys that we were going shopping tomorrow, and they moaned and groaned a lot, but had no argument, since it's cold now.
11/15
When I got up this morning (of course I was the last one up), I did my weigh-in, and Glory Be - I have lost a pound and a half! Hip, hip, hooray! Finally! I am definitely doing a happy dance today. Although I still have a way to go to even get back to where I was, I feel much better seeing that scale going down. I have hope again!
After a dose of DayQuil for me, we then got our day going. I had to drive, of course, which is no big deal, and we plotted out our day. We stopped at WalMart for gasoline first, then just hit the drive-thru at Walgreen's for a prescription, then went to eat. We had decided to go to Cracker Barrel for a change. Corgan and I both wanted chicken-n-dumplings. Even though it was a long drive just to eat, it was sooooo good, even with a little bit of a wait. Ron got his pork chops, and we got our chicken-n-dumplings. Yum.
Then we went shopping, which the guys just love. I only needed a few things to finish up Thanksgiving - all but the perishables - then I had to buy the stuff Ron and I need for our colonoscopies the Monday of Thanksgiving week, as well as looking for Christmas ideas. We were also going to look for Corgan a long-sleeved shirt, since it was so cold, but he was being particular about it, and I wasn't going to pay that much for something he's only going to wear when I make him. (He wanted some fancy Starter or Reebok or some such). He only wants to wear T-Shirts, and his parents let him (he's inside, so it's okay), so I can talk until I'm blue in the face and it won't matter. I surrender. We'd rather he doesn't catch pneumonia on our watch, but - our hands are tied.
We finished the shopping, and went to leave, and I remembered something that I had to get at Walgreen's, so back there we went. Then, we had to stop at IGA, but I drove right by it, and Ron didn't remember til we were almost home! Dorks! I turned around in our driveway, and went back uptown, and we went to IGA and finished the shopping we needed to do.
I took another dose of DayQuil when we got home. That stuff, as well as its partner, NyQuil, keep me going at times like this!
We had pork chops - good pork chops - for supper, along with rice-a-roni, mixed veggies, and pork & beans. There weren't many leftovers! Then Josh, Chelle, Jean, Corgan, and I played a board game (Loaded Questions) while Ron played his DS in the living room. He never plays games with us, he's an old party pooper. After the game, which Josh won, they packed up and left.
It was a nice evening.
11/16
Ah, Sunday! Church, lunch, football.
And that's what today was. After church, we went up to Georgetown, where we both had the big breakfast that we both like. Ron gave me his bacon, and I gave him one of my sausage patties. He's decided that the bacon has more sodium, and tries not to eat so much of it (silly man). Then, home for football. I did miss kickoff, but saw the first play of the game.
My guys looked really good today, and we won! Yay for us! I figured we'd do okay, since we were back at 1:00 and things could be back to normal....
Ron and I each had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for our supper. His was creamy peanut butter with grape jelly, while mine was crunchy peanut butter with orange marmalade. Yeah, we're weird like that.
I hear the NyQuil and my bed calling me. I hope I can sleep good. I hope.
I have a lot to do tomorrow, getting things finished up before leaving. I am so ready to go away for a bit and forget things.
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Sunday, November 16, 2014
11/14
Nothing much going on today, which was a good thing, because when I woke up this morning, I felt the awful feeling of my sinuses dripping/running (whatever you want to call it) down the back of my throat. Ugh. Nooooooo! Not now! I have a zillion and one things to do, getting ready to leave for Gatlinburg on Wednesday, and breathing is gonna be pretty important! shitshitshit
I got up, did my Happy Homemaker stint - dishes and laundry - as well as just generally picking up around here. I also got laundry that was still in baskets put away, which is a big deal to me. It doesn't happen all that often. Ha! While doing all of this, I made myself a grilled cheese sandwich for my lunch, and that sustained me until supper.
Ron didn't text me when he was on his way, so I didn't get to walk out to meet him, either. Jean had taken Chelle and Corgan up to Georgetown to meet Ron, and Chelle was driving the truck, so Ron was "too busy" pointing out all the spots for her to watch out for deer to text me. Men! What am I gonna do with him? Josh was here, having stopped after work, and then he and Chelle left, leaving we three here. Corgan made himself supper - he ended up having THREE (3) cans/bowls of chicken noodle soup - and Ron made us our little Spam casserole (Spam cubes in mac-n-cheese). Corgan then watched his Most Stupid shows, and I played on the pute.
I informed the guys that we were going shopping tomorrow, and they moaned and groaned a lot, but had no argument, since it's cold now.
11/15
When I got up this morning (of course I was the last one up), I did my weigh-in, and Glory Be - I have lost a pound and a half! Hip, hip, hooray! Finally! I am definitely doing a happy dance today. Although I still have a way to go to even get back to where I was, I feel much better seeing that scale going down. I have hope again!
After a dose of DayQuil for me, we then got our day going. I had to drive, of course, which is no big deal, and we plotted out our day. We stopped at WalMart for gasoline first, then just hit the drive-thru at Walgreen's for a prescription, then went to eat. We had decided to go to Cracker Barrel for a change. Corgan and I both wanted chicken-n-dumplings. Even though it was a long drive just to eat, it was sooooo good, even with a little bit of a wait. Ron got his pork chops, and we got our chicken-n-dumplings. Yum.
Then we went shopping, which the guys just love. I only needed a few things to finish up Thanksgiving - all but the perishables - then I had to buy the stuff Ron and I need for our colonoscopies the Monday of Thanksgiving week, as well as looking for Christmas ideas. We were also going to look for Corgan a long-sleeved shirt, since it was so cold, but he was being particular about it, and I wasn't going to pay that much for something he's only going to wear when I make him. (He wanted some fancy Starter or Reebok or some such). He only wants to wear T-Shirts, and his parents let him (he's inside, so it's okay), so I can talk until I'm blue in the face and it won't matter. I surrender. We'd rather he doesn't catch pneumonia on our watch, but - our hands are tied.
We finished the shopping, and went to leave, and I remembered something that I had to get at Walgreen's, so back there we went. Then, we had to stop at IGA, but I drove right by it, and Ron didn't remember til we were almost home! Dorks! I turned around in our driveway, and went back uptown, and we went to IGA and finished the shopping we needed to do.
I took another dose of DayQuil when we got home. That stuff, as well as its partner, NyQuil, keep me going at times like this!
We had pork chops - good pork chops - for supper, along with rice-a-roni, mixed veggies, and pork & beans. There weren't many leftovers! Then Josh, Chelle, Jean, Corgan, and I played a board game (Loaded Questions) while Ron played his DS in the living room. He never plays games with us, he's an old party pooper. After the game, which Josh won, they packed up and left.
It was a nice evening.
11/16
Ah, Sunday! Church, lunch, football.
And that's what today was. After church, we went up to Georgetown, where we both had the big breakfast that we both like. Ron gave me his bacon, and I gave him one of my sausage patties. He's decided that the bacon has more sodium, and tries not to eat so much of it (silly man). Then, home for football. I did miss kickoff, but saw the first play of the game.
My guys looked really good today, and we won! Yay for us! I figured we'd do okay, since we were back at 1:00 and things could be back to normal....
Ron and I each had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for our supper. His was creamy peanut butter with grape jelly, while mine was crunchy peanut butter with orange marmalade. Yeah, we're weird like that.
I hear the NyQuil and my bed calling me. I hope I can sleep good. I hope.
I have a lot to do tomorrow, getting things finished up before leaving. I am so ready to go away for a bit and forget things.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Random Act of Kindness Day....O.K.!
Thursday, November 13, 2014
I woke this morning a little after 10, read a little, played on the tablet a little, and was getting up to get started on the rest of the chores (aka playing Happy Homemaker) when the phone rang. It was my friend Bert, and since returning from her Florida vacation, she hasn't been able to find her keys. She put them up in a safe place, and they are really safe. But, she can't put gasoline into her car (lock gas cap) because of this, so she asked me if I could, and would run her places today. I told her that I didn't have any plans today, and that I'd be happy to. We made arrangements for me to pick her up in an hour or so - we both had things to do before starting the errands - and so the day started. I finished taking my pills, took a shower, got dressed (warmly!), checked my banking on the pute, made my tea, and all the little things like that.
I got to her house, she got in the car, and off we went! Luckily, she just had to run around Bethel doing these errands, so it wasn't really such a big deal. Go to the bank, post office, her sister's, and then good ol' IGA. She wanted to go have lunch at Gold Star before doing the shopping, because you know what they say about shopping on an empty stomach. So - lunch it was. It was her day, I was only the driver. Her buying my lunch was the 'pay' for my driving her around, so I really couldn't argue too much.
After the shopping, I took her home, where I helped carry in the bags. I didn't do too very much - she wouldn't let me - but I did help as much as I could. Then I headed for home. Ron texted me as I was on the way home, like he does every day. Today, though, my answer was, "Me 2!" Haha! Thank God for back roads...
When I got home, I checked the mail, then here was Ron! We got in the house, carrying in my groceries (yes, I bought a few), and got settled, then we watched Quantum Leap. He made himself a frozen Chinese thing for his supper, but I wasn't hungry yet. We watched QL until after 7, and there wasn't enough time for another whole episode.
At 8, I watched Bones, and while it was on, I made myself a can/bowl of chicken noodle soup for my supper. It was probably pretty close to 9 when I finally made it. Pretty late, but at least I did eat something for supper. Then, time for football!!
Tomorrow, I will have to finish playing Happy Homemaker, and check all the groceries here, and make sure Ron will be okay while I am gone. I also have to buy the rest of Thanksgiving Dinner, all but the perishable stuff, this weekend. We both have to check our prescriptions, too. So much to do!
All the little stuff...
I woke this morning a little after 10, read a little, played on the tablet a little, and was getting up to get started on the rest of the chores (aka playing Happy Homemaker) when the phone rang. It was my friend Bert, and since returning from her Florida vacation, she hasn't been able to find her keys. She put them up in a safe place, and they are really safe. But, she can't put gasoline into her car (lock gas cap) because of this, so she asked me if I could, and would run her places today. I told her that I didn't have any plans today, and that I'd be happy to. We made arrangements for me to pick her up in an hour or so - we both had things to do before starting the errands - and so the day started. I finished taking my pills, took a shower, got dressed (warmly!), checked my banking on the pute, made my tea, and all the little things like that.
I got to her house, she got in the car, and off we went! Luckily, she just had to run around Bethel doing these errands, so it wasn't really such a big deal. Go to the bank, post office, her sister's, and then good ol' IGA. She wanted to go have lunch at Gold Star before doing the shopping, because you know what they say about shopping on an empty stomach. So - lunch it was. It was her day, I was only the driver. Her buying my lunch was the 'pay' for my driving her around, so I really couldn't argue too much.
After the shopping, I took her home, where I helped carry in the bags. I didn't do too very much - she wouldn't let me - but I did help as much as I could. Then I headed for home. Ron texted me as I was on the way home, like he does every day. Today, though, my answer was, "Me 2!" Haha! Thank God for back roads...
When I got home, I checked the mail, then here was Ron! We got in the house, carrying in my groceries (yes, I bought a few), and got settled, then we watched Quantum Leap. He made himself a frozen Chinese thing for his supper, but I wasn't hungry yet. We watched QL until after 7, and there wasn't enough time for another whole episode.
At 8, I watched Bones, and while it was on, I made myself a can/bowl of chicken noodle soup for my supper. It was probably pretty close to 9 when I finally made it. Pretty late, but at least I did eat something for supper. Then, time for football!!
Tomorrow, I will have to finish playing Happy Homemaker, and check all the groceries here, and make sure Ron will be okay while I am gone. I also have to buy the rest of Thanksgiving Dinner, all but the perishable stuff, this weekend. We both have to check our prescriptions, too. So much to do!
All the little stuff...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Not-so-Happy Homemaker Day
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
I woke up this morning a little after 6. SIX! I don't know why, just boom, I was awake. I played on my tablet, catching my games up, then let myself go back to sleep. I didn't wake back up until a got a phone call right around 11. So, I guess I had needed a bit more sleep - but why did I wake up in the first place, then? I never did figure that out.
After talking on the phone (it was my friend Teresa), I read a bit, played on the tablet a bit, then finally got up around 12:30, and jumped right into Happy Homemaker mode. I got a load of laundry going, and started in on the dishes that covered the counter and the stove.
To top it all off, my back ached and ached all day - it never did ease. Standing and doing the dishes didn't help much, doing my exercises didn't help much, sitting at my desk (both playing on the pute and putting together Corgan's 10th birthday photo album) didn't help. It was awful! I think that I have a pretty high pain tolerance, but after this, the first time temps have really dropped pretty low (down into the high 20s-low 30s), I am NOT looking forward to winter at all. As a matter of fact, now I am worried about it!
I also didn't eat any lunch. I just wasn't hungry all day. Not at all. I just kept busy with the dishes (and checking the laundry), ending up draining the first sinkful of water, and running a second sinkful of hot water. And I still didn't get all of the pans done! There are still a few sitting out there, waiting for me to finish up tomorrow. Ugh.
At 4:30, I got dressed, so when Ron texted me, I could walk out to meet him without losing time, which I did. Even though he didn't text until going on 6, I was mostly ready, so I got to the curves, which was pretty good, considering.
When we got back, we watched Quantum Leap, finishing the third season. Then we made our suppers - a frozen Chinese thing for him, and a can/bowl of chicken noodle soup with a peanut butter & orange marmalade sandwich for me - and then we started in on the fourth season. Having finally eaten something, I found that now I was hungry! I ate an ice cream bar for 'dessert.'
We watched QL until 9, when I watched Criminal Minds, then Ron went to bed and I came back over and got back on the pute.
No plans for tomorrow at this point, and I guess that's a good thing.
I woke up this morning a little after 6. SIX! I don't know why, just boom, I was awake. I played on my tablet, catching my games up, then let myself go back to sleep. I didn't wake back up until a got a phone call right around 11. So, I guess I had needed a bit more sleep - but why did I wake up in the first place, then? I never did figure that out.
After talking on the phone (it was my friend Teresa), I read a bit, played on the tablet a bit, then finally got up around 12:30, and jumped right into Happy Homemaker mode. I got a load of laundry going, and started in on the dishes that covered the counter and the stove.
To top it all off, my back ached and ached all day - it never did ease. Standing and doing the dishes didn't help much, doing my exercises didn't help much, sitting at my desk (both playing on the pute and putting together Corgan's 10th birthday photo album) didn't help. It was awful! I think that I have a pretty high pain tolerance, but after this, the first time temps have really dropped pretty low (down into the high 20s-low 30s), I am NOT looking forward to winter at all. As a matter of fact, now I am worried about it!
I also didn't eat any lunch. I just wasn't hungry all day. Not at all. I just kept busy with the dishes (and checking the laundry), ending up draining the first sinkful of water, and running a second sinkful of hot water. And I still didn't get all of the pans done! There are still a few sitting out there, waiting for me to finish up tomorrow. Ugh.
At 4:30, I got dressed, so when Ron texted me, I could walk out to meet him without losing time, which I did. Even though he didn't text until going on 6, I was mostly ready, so I got to the curves, which was pretty good, considering.
When we got back, we watched Quantum Leap, finishing the third season. Then we made our suppers - a frozen Chinese thing for him, and a can/bowl of chicken noodle soup with a peanut butter & orange marmalade sandwich for me - and then we started in on the fourth season. Having finally eaten something, I found that now I was hungry! I ate an ice cream bar for 'dessert.'
We watched QL until 9, when I watched Criminal Minds, then Ron went to bed and I came back over and got back on the pute.
No plans for tomorrow at this point, and I guess that's a good thing.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
An emotional day -- with rewards!
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you to those who have served and made this country the great country that it is. It is on your backs that this country has grown, not the politician's.
I woke early this morning, even before the alarm went off at 8:00. I'm not sure why, but I did. I did read just a little, and played my games on my tablet, then got up. I was glad that I had taken my shower last night, cause it was a little chilly this morning! I had to turn the thermostat up in the living room while I was getting dressed. I left around 9:15, to make sure that I would get to the church by 9:30. I wanted to be there early, so that I could help as much as I could.
The visitation and the funeral went on, and they were very emotional, but no more than any other funeral of a good friend. It was hard - very hard.
Afterward, my friends Harry, Donna, John, and Beverly and I went to lunch. Little did I know, though, that they had all decided to go to Olive Garden! Oh, my, that was not expected, but I went with them anyway. I had nothing to look forward to at home except housework, so - why not? Harry and Donna were celebrating both Harry's birthday and the anniversary of their first real date, and John and Beverly were celebrating the anniversary of their first date, also. I guess I was just celebrating being with my friends! What better to celebrate?
We had a wonderful time, and I didn't get home until 3:30, which was fine - it gave me just enough time to do my exercises, then play on the pute for a bit until Ron texted me.
When I walked out to meet Ron, I bundled up because the wind had kicked up. I wore his fleece jacket under my jacket, and I was toasty warm. I took my walking stick, but only used it while on 133. Once I got onto Hoover Road, I hoisted it over my shoulder and just walked without it. I am trying to get used to not using it in 'public.' In rough or uncertain terrain, I will certainly use it, but if it's level ground, I'm going to try not using it. It's been 7 months, so......
We got back home, and just hung out here until I had to leave for my TOPS meeting, which wasn't really very long at all. When I weighed in, I am glad - so happy - to report that I lost weight this week! Only .2 of a pound, but a loss nevertheless. I was doing a happy dance inside!
When I got home, Ron had not made any kind of supper, so I zapped us each a bowl of soup. Him, I made broccoli with cheese, and myself, I made chicken noodle, and that was supper.
We watched NCIS and NCIS: NO while eating, and now here I am on the pute. WhooHoo! (you know, they really need a 'sarcastic' button on here...)
Tomorrow, I get to play Happy Homemaker. Yay. (yes, sarcastic again.)
Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you to those who have served and made this country the great country that it is. It is on your backs that this country has grown, not the politician's.
I woke early this morning, even before the alarm went off at 8:00. I'm not sure why, but I did. I did read just a little, and played my games on my tablet, then got up. I was glad that I had taken my shower last night, cause it was a little chilly this morning! I had to turn the thermostat up in the living room while I was getting dressed. I left around 9:15, to make sure that I would get to the church by 9:30. I wanted to be there early, so that I could help as much as I could.
The visitation and the funeral went on, and they were very emotional, but no more than any other funeral of a good friend. It was hard - very hard.
Afterward, my friends Harry, Donna, John, and Beverly and I went to lunch. Little did I know, though, that they had all decided to go to Olive Garden! Oh, my, that was not expected, but I went with them anyway. I had nothing to look forward to at home except housework, so - why not? Harry and Donna were celebrating both Harry's birthday and the anniversary of their first real date, and John and Beverly were celebrating the anniversary of their first date, also. I guess I was just celebrating being with my friends! What better to celebrate?
We had a wonderful time, and I didn't get home until 3:30, which was fine - it gave me just enough time to do my exercises, then play on the pute for a bit until Ron texted me.
When I walked out to meet Ron, I bundled up because the wind had kicked up. I wore his fleece jacket under my jacket, and I was toasty warm. I took my walking stick, but only used it while on 133. Once I got onto Hoover Road, I hoisted it over my shoulder and just walked without it. I am trying to get used to not using it in 'public.' In rough or uncertain terrain, I will certainly use it, but if it's level ground, I'm going to try not using it. It's been 7 months, so......
We got back home, and just hung out here until I had to leave for my TOPS meeting, which wasn't really very long at all. When I weighed in, I am glad - so happy - to report that I lost weight this week! Only .2 of a pound, but a loss nevertheless. I was doing a happy dance inside!
When I got home, Ron had not made any kind of supper, so I zapped us each a bowl of soup. Him, I made broccoli with cheese, and myself, I made chicken noodle, and that was supper.
We watched NCIS and NCIS: NO while eating, and now here I am on the pute. WhooHoo! (you know, they really need a 'sarcastic' button on here...)
Tomorrow, I get to play Happy Homemaker. Yay. (yes, sarcastic again.)
Monday, November 10, 2014
Errands, errands, and more good errands...and not-so-good news
Monday, November 10, 2014
I woke this morning, read a bit, played on my tablet a bit, then got up, got dressed and left at 11:30. I had plans to meet my friend in Hamersville and pick up my 31 - the stuff I ordered at her party - and that was only my first errand of the day.
When that was completed, I decided to go up to Georgetown and have my lunch (breakfast) before embarking on the rest of my errands. I just didn't want to end up going to Bob Evans again, just because it's where it is - so conveniently right in front of WalMart. I got the big breakfast, and I really enjoyed it, then I hit the road again.
I stopped and picked up the meat tray to take to Jeanne. Her mom's funeral will be tomorrow, and it's going to be a very emotional time. The Bereavement Committee thought it best to get the meat tray to her today, so that would be one less thing for her to think of tomorrow. I stopped in Bethel to get myself some tea, and then I stopped at the bank, too. Then on down to Jeanne's, where I stayed and visited with her for a while. She still seems so lost and lonely, but I guess that's to be expected.
Then I went on to Amelia, where I hit 132 to go down to New Richmond for my next errand. I knew where I was going, but for some reason, I had roads mixed up in my head, and I got a little confused. But I figured out where I was supposed to be going, and got that errand over and done with. Back up 132 to Amelia, where I stopped at WalMart and spent too much money.
Somewhere during all this running, I tried to get something out of the back seat and broke one of the seat belt holders (it holds the seat belt so it doesn't choke me), so when I left WalMart, I called Josh, then stopped at his work, so he could come out and remove the broken one, and move the one from the passenger seat over to the driver seat - I was tired of the seat belt choking me, but I wasn't strong enough to pop the damn thing off. Damn this being weak! He fixed it for me, and I went on home.
When I got home, I got the mail, carried in the groceries, and all that. I looked through the mail, and - oh, shit. A letter from the Social Security Administration! (I don't think it's gonna be good news, because there hasn't been a big bump in the checking account...) I was right, it's not good news. I am DENIED once again. Well, that's not a surprise, is it? I was hoping that adding the broken back would make a difference, but I guess not. They seem to think that I can "keep" control of my legs and arms, and my heart is good, and my diabetes is under good control, thus I can "do" a receptionist job. Don't let the fact that I can't sit for more than a couple hours at a time hold anything up...
Sigh. Sigh. And Sigh again.
Now I must decide if I want to appeal again, or should I try to find some kind of part-time job that I think I really CAN do? Never mind that I looked for work for a year and a half before deciding to even try for disability.... Oh, God, I just don't know!! I need some guidance!
Ron texted me when he was on his way home, and I walked out to meet him, and I got out to between the curves before meeting him. It was a little chillier than I expected, but the walk warmed me up. It had been really warm - almost hot - while I was driving around in the car, so I wasn't thinking it was going to be that chilly while I was walking. I was glad to get in the truck!
We got home, watched some Quantum Leap, then he took his shower while I made his supper - one of those frozen Chinese things - then we watched more QL until time for football. I made myself what I call shit-on-a-shingle (without the shingle), because I just plain ol' didn't want chicken noodle soup. I think I better have money in my pocket when I weigh in tomorrow night at TOPS. (We have to pay a quarter per pound when we gain.)
Tomorrow, also, as I said earlier, is Donna's funeral. I hope I'm ready for it. It's gonna be emotionally rough.
I woke this morning, read a bit, played on my tablet a bit, then got up, got dressed and left at 11:30. I had plans to meet my friend in Hamersville and pick up my 31 - the stuff I ordered at her party - and that was only my first errand of the day.
When that was completed, I decided to go up to Georgetown and have my lunch (breakfast) before embarking on the rest of my errands. I just didn't want to end up going to Bob Evans again, just because it's where it is - so conveniently right in front of WalMart. I got the big breakfast, and I really enjoyed it, then I hit the road again.
I stopped and picked up the meat tray to take to Jeanne. Her mom's funeral will be tomorrow, and it's going to be a very emotional time. The Bereavement Committee thought it best to get the meat tray to her today, so that would be one less thing for her to think of tomorrow. I stopped in Bethel to get myself some tea, and then I stopped at the bank, too. Then on down to Jeanne's, where I stayed and visited with her for a while. She still seems so lost and lonely, but I guess that's to be expected.
Then I went on to Amelia, where I hit 132 to go down to New Richmond for my next errand. I knew where I was going, but for some reason, I had roads mixed up in my head, and I got a little confused. But I figured out where I was supposed to be going, and got that errand over and done with. Back up 132 to Amelia, where I stopped at WalMart and spent too much money.
Somewhere during all this running, I tried to get something out of the back seat and broke one of the seat belt holders (it holds the seat belt so it doesn't choke me), so when I left WalMart, I called Josh, then stopped at his work, so he could come out and remove the broken one, and move the one from the passenger seat over to the driver seat - I was tired of the seat belt choking me, but I wasn't strong enough to pop the damn thing off. Damn this being weak! He fixed it for me, and I went on home.
When I got home, I got the mail, carried in the groceries, and all that. I looked through the mail, and - oh, shit. A letter from the Social Security Administration! (I don't think it's gonna be good news, because there hasn't been a big bump in the checking account...) I was right, it's not good news. I am DENIED once again. Well, that's not a surprise, is it? I was hoping that adding the broken back would make a difference, but I guess not. They seem to think that I can "keep" control of my legs and arms, and my heart is good, and my diabetes is under good control, thus I can "do" a receptionist job. Don't let the fact that I can't sit for more than a couple hours at a time hold anything up...
Sigh. Sigh. And Sigh again.
Now I must decide if I want to appeal again, or should I try to find some kind of part-time job that I think I really CAN do? Never mind that I looked for work for a year and a half before deciding to even try for disability.... Oh, God, I just don't know!! I need some guidance!
Ron texted me when he was on his way home, and I walked out to meet him, and I got out to between the curves before meeting him. It was a little chillier than I expected, but the walk warmed me up. It had been really warm - almost hot - while I was driving around in the car, so I wasn't thinking it was going to be that chilly while I was walking. I was glad to get in the truck!
We got home, watched some Quantum Leap, then he took his shower while I made his supper - one of those frozen Chinese things - then we watched more QL until time for football. I made myself what I call shit-on-a-shingle (without the shingle), because I just plain ol' didn't want chicken noodle soup. I think I better have money in my pocket when I weigh in tomorrow night at TOPS. (We have to pay a quarter per pound when we gain.)
Tomorrow, also, as I said earlier, is Donna's funeral. I hope I'm ready for it. It's gonna be emotionally rough.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
...and the Craft Show weekend is OVER, thank God!
Friday, November 7, 2014
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Sunday, November 9, 2014
11/7
Up early, to get up to the Craft Show by 9. Ugh. I sure am not used to this any more! But I made it and did my duty, sitting at the Raffle table mostly, getting up and walking around every now and then, just to keep my back from getting too stiff (or something like that). I had the wonderful food from the kitchen for my lunch - a steakburger with cheese, a bowl of (homemade) potato soup, and chili cheese fries. Lots of carbs, but I needed them today.
Ron and Corgan came up to have supper with me, and I had the exact same thing for my supper - except Ron paid for my supper, and I had paid for my lunch. (Yeah, I'm a comedian)
My feet and ankles were swollen, and my back hurt SO bad when I got home. I had Ron put one of those hot patches on my back, and I went to bed, setting the alarm to "do it all again tomorrow." Luckily, though, the Craft Show doesn't last quite as long 'tomorrow.'
11/8
I had Corgan put a new hot patch on my back, then I was back up at church at 9 again. I flexed my treasurer's muscle and had all the monies counted from Friday, so we knew what each table (Bake Sale, Raffle, 50-cent Grab Bag, and Kitchen) had done for each day. I want to write up a comprehensive report for the Altar Society, as well as the rest of the parish, about this year's Show. The church's accountant, who has been doing this job (and not dividing the days) was not happy about it, but - what can I say? It is my job, as treasurer, is it not?
I once again spent the day at the Raffle table, walking a lot more than I had the day before. I had the same thing for lunch, only with plain fries, not chili cheese fries - the kitchen was out of chili.
At the end of the day, I helped with the drawing of the prizes of Raffle, and then called people to come and get their prizes. I also stayed until 5, waiting for people to show up to pick up their prizes. I brought a few prizes home with me, to be delivered at church on Sunday morning, or down in Amelia afterward.
I went to the store when I left the church, and picked up some hamburger (and other meat) at IGA in the 5/$20 meats, then came home. Ron made Ron burgers for supper, Josh & Chelle had brought potato salad and macaroni salad for our sides, and I had bought a huge bag of Ruffles, too, so that was our supper. We sat around the kitchen table and talked for a while, then they left, and I went to bed.
11/9
Sunday. Yay! A day of rest!
Yeah, right. To start with, I met with the church's accountant to count all the monies from the entire Craft Show. He still wasn't entirely happy about me wanting to do it, but he had accepted it. He had even made me a copy of his counting sheet - I thought that was very nice of him! - and we each counted each box (from each table), then compared our numbers, and if they didn't match, recounted and found out where the error was. It ended up being a very smooth operation.
Then, I went to church and had to deliver the prizes and all that after Mass was over, which took a good bit of time, because you know I talk and talk to people. But that's how I am...
We finally got going down the road, where I knew another person was waiting for me at Campbell's Barn. That was where we had arranged to meet, so that was fine. I just didn't expect to be quite so late getting out of church. She called to let me know she was there, and I told her that we were on our way, so everything was okay.
Ron got his fried chicken dinner with green beans and sweet potato fries, and I had a country fried steak dinner with mashed potatoes and green beans. We had the time to wait for his chicken to cook (it takes at least 20 minutes!), so he was looking forward to it.
As we were eating, the second lady came in to pick up her prize, and she stayed to eat lunch with us! How cool is that? She was very nice, and we had very interesting conversations. When other people from church came in to the Barn and talked to me, she just talked to Ron for that little bit. She was really a very interesting, a very easy-going person.
When we left the Barn, we went down to Walgreen's to pick up our prescriptions for the week, then to Kroger to get his tonic water, and as we came back to Bethel, we stopped at WalMart to put gasoline in my car. Whew!
We finally got home and I could collapse into my recliner and watch football all day. My back appreciated it very, very much.
I made Ron veggie soup (brought home from the Craft Show) for his supper, and I made myself a can/bowl of chicken noodle soup. Yep, we splurged. Haha.
Finally, once the night game started, I got up and came over and got on the pute, and now I am ready to go to bed. I think my back will thank me. I think I hear sleeping pills calling me, too.
Tomorrow, I have a BUNCH of running to do. All the stuff I didn't get done over the weekend; even though Ron and I got some of it done today, there is still more to do. A woman's work is never done, ya know!
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Sunday, November 9, 2014
11/7
Up early, to get up to the Craft Show by 9. Ugh. I sure am not used to this any more! But I made it and did my duty, sitting at the Raffle table mostly, getting up and walking around every now and then, just to keep my back from getting too stiff (or something like that). I had the wonderful food from the kitchen for my lunch - a steakburger with cheese, a bowl of (homemade) potato soup, and chili cheese fries. Lots of carbs, but I needed them today.
Ron and Corgan came up to have supper with me, and I had the exact same thing for my supper - except Ron paid for my supper, and I had paid for my lunch. (Yeah, I'm a comedian)
My feet and ankles were swollen, and my back hurt SO bad when I got home. I had Ron put one of those hot patches on my back, and I went to bed, setting the alarm to "do it all again tomorrow." Luckily, though, the Craft Show doesn't last quite as long 'tomorrow.'
11/8
I had Corgan put a new hot patch on my back, then I was back up at church at 9 again. I flexed my treasurer's muscle and had all the monies counted from Friday, so we knew what each table (Bake Sale, Raffle, 50-cent Grab Bag, and Kitchen) had done for each day. I want to write up a comprehensive report for the Altar Society, as well as the rest of the parish, about this year's Show. The church's accountant, who has been doing this job (and not dividing the days) was not happy about it, but - what can I say? It is my job, as treasurer, is it not?
I once again spent the day at the Raffle table, walking a lot more than I had the day before. I had the same thing for lunch, only with plain fries, not chili cheese fries - the kitchen was out of chili.
At the end of the day, I helped with the drawing of the prizes of Raffle, and then called people to come and get their prizes. I also stayed until 5, waiting for people to show up to pick up their prizes. I brought a few prizes home with me, to be delivered at church on Sunday morning, or down in Amelia afterward.
I went to the store when I left the church, and picked up some hamburger (and other meat) at IGA in the 5/$20 meats, then came home. Ron made Ron burgers for supper, Josh & Chelle had brought potato salad and macaroni salad for our sides, and I had bought a huge bag of Ruffles, too, so that was our supper. We sat around the kitchen table and talked for a while, then they left, and I went to bed.
11/9
Sunday. Yay! A day of rest!
Yeah, right. To start with, I met with the church's accountant to count all the monies from the entire Craft Show. He still wasn't entirely happy about me wanting to do it, but he had accepted it. He had even made me a copy of his counting sheet - I thought that was very nice of him! - and we each counted each box (from each table), then compared our numbers, and if they didn't match, recounted and found out where the error was. It ended up being a very smooth operation.
Then, I went to church and had to deliver the prizes and all that after Mass was over, which took a good bit of time, because you know I talk and talk to people. But that's how I am...
We finally got going down the road, where I knew another person was waiting for me at Campbell's Barn. That was where we had arranged to meet, so that was fine. I just didn't expect to be quite so late getting out of church. She called to let me know she was there, and I told her that we were on our way, so everything was okay.
Ron got his fried chicken dinner with green beans and sweet potato fries, and I had a country fried steak dinner with mashed potatoes and green beans. We had the time to wait for his chicken to cook (it takes at least 20 minutes!), so he was looking forward to it.
As we were eating, the second lady came in to pick up her prize, and she stayed to eat lunch with us! How cool is that? She was very nice, and we had very interesting conversations. When other people from church came in to the Barn and talked to me, she just talked to Ron for that little bit. She was really a very interesting, a very easy-going person.
When we left the Barn, we went down to Walgreen's to pick up our prescriptions for the week, then to Kroger to get his tonic water, and as we came back to Bethel, we stopped at WalMart to put gasoline in my car. Whew!
We finally got home and I could collapse into my recliner and watch football all day. My back appreciated it very, very much.
I made Ron veggie soup (brought home from the Craft Show) for his supper, and I made myself a can/bowl of chicken noodle soup. Yep, we splurged. Haha.
Finally, once the night game started, I got up and came over and got on the pute, and now I am ready to go to bed. I think my back will thank me. I think I hear sleeping pills calling me, too.
Tomorrow, I have a BUNCH of running to do. All the stuff I didn't get done over the weekend; even though Ron and I got some of it done today, there is still more to do. A woman's work is never done, ya know!
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Got all the baking done....and does my back hurt.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
I woke around 9:30 this morning, and read til just before 11. Then I got up and played Happy Homemaker, doing dishes and a load of towels before starting in on my baking.
Then I baked, and baked, and baked some more. After the baking, then I had to decorate the cookies. I did take lots of little breaks, one for lunch - chicken noodle soup - and some just to sit in the recliner and rest my back, not that it helped much in the long run.
By the end of the day, my back hurt SO bad, it just wasn't funny. I couldn't even describe it to Ron, and he just griped at me for trying to do too much. He didn't understand that it wasn't really 'doing too much,' it was the rolling of the dough and the bending to get the pans in and out of the oven, things like that. But...my back still hurts, and that's all there is to it.
I sat in the recliner to decorate the sugar cookies while watching TV as Ron made supper - it is Man Cook Supper (or words to that effect) Day, right? We had breakfast for supper, so it was easy enough for him to make.
At 8:00, I watched Bones, then turned on the football game, as I do every Thursday. Only difference is, this week, my Bengals are on the football game. It's kinda sad, cause they don't do so good when they are on during primetime, so I'm a little afraid of what might happen tonight. But - they are playing here, and they haven't lost here, in the Jungle, for almost 2 years. So.....we shall see.
And we are seeing them play like crap. Normal night playing. I'm going to bed. I surrender! (I usually go to bed at Halftime, so it's not a big deal. I have hung in there until the end of the 3rd quarter...)
Tomorrow, Craft Show all day long. Fun times abound.
I woke around 9:30 this morning, and read til just before 11. Then I got up and played Happy Homemaker, doing dishes and a load of towels before starting in on my baking.
Then I baked, and baked, and baked some more. After the baking, then I had to decorate the cookies. I did take lots of little breaks, one for lunch - chicken noodle soup - and some just to sit in the recliner and rest my back, not that it helped much in the long run.
By the end of the day, my back hurt SO bad, it just wasn't funny. I couldn't even describe it to Ron, and he just griped at me for trying to do too much. He didn't understand that it wasn't really 'doing too much,' it was the rolling of the dough and the bending to get the pans in and out of the oven, things like that. But...my back still hurts, and that's all there is to it.
I sat in the recliner to decorate the sugar cookies while watching TV as Ron made supper - it is Man Cook Supper (or words to that effect) Day, right? We had breakfast for supper, so it was easy enough for him to make.
At 8:00, I watched Bones, then turned on the football game, as I do every Thursday. Only difference is, this week, my Bengals are on the football game. It's kinda sad, cause they don't do so good when they are on during primetime, so I'm a little afraid of what might happen tonight. But - they are playing here, and they haven't lost here, in the Jungle, for almost 2 years. So.....we shall see.
And we are seeing them play like crap. Normal night playing. I'm going to bed. I surrender! (I usually go to bed at Halftime, so it's not a big deal. I have hung in there until the end of the 3rd quarter...)
Tomorrow, Craft Show all day long. Fun times abound.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
A productive day. A day to feel good about!
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
I woke this morning and read for a little over an hour, then got up, got dressed and went uptown. I had to buy the milk that I was donating to the church for the kitchen (for the Craft Show), and the cooking of the soups was starting today, so they needed the milk today. They put on one heck of a lunch for the public (and the crafters love that they don't have to go anywhere!) and I am happy to do what little I can, even if I can't stay and help.
I came back home, where my big plans for the day got started. I am starting my baking (and non-baking, as in the Oreo balls) for the Bake Sale, which is a big part of the Craft Show. I have the no-bakes, which are finally set. I baked a dozen Pumpkin Muffins, and made the Oreo Balls dough. I also got all of the ingredients assembled for the baking I still have to do - the real baking. I am making a cookie called Caramel Gift(s), which is a sugar cookie-like cookie, with a caramel baked in the center as a surprise when you bite into it. Where you pinch the dough together on the top can be decorated with icing (a bow) so it looks like a gift, too. I am also going to make sugar cookies that look like footballs, just like I make for my Super Bowl party. That should get the Bake Sale table started!
In the midst of all this, I had my lunch - chicken salad and walnuts - while taking a break and playing on the pute. I also did my exercises, even marching in place for 10 whole minutes today! Most of the time, I only last 7 or 8 minutes, but today I lasted the whole 10 minutes - that was a pleasant surprise to myself!
When Ron texted me, I was ready to walk out to meet him. I was so ready to DO something physical. I quickly got my gym shoes and my jacket on, and went out the door. Oh, no! It's raining! Crappy, drizzling rain, so I had to get my umbrella out of the car, as well as my walking stick. Time, time, time. Now I feel as though I have to rush. I walked a little faster than I usually do, and I felt good doing so! I got to the curves - around the first one - before I met Ron, and I was glad about that. Once again, I saw his headlights coming, so I stopped walking because I knew he was almost there.
We got back home, and watched Quantum Leap, then we had supper. I made myself a ham and egg sandwich, and Ron just had a ham sandwich. We watched Family Feud until I had to leave for my Altar Society meeting.
After the meeting, I watched Criminal Minds, and now, here I am.
Nothing on the agenda tomorrow except more baking, finishing the Oreo Balls, and, as always, lots of breaks for playing on the pute!
I woke this morning and read for a little over an hour, then got up, got dressed and went uptown. I had to buy the milk that I was donating to the church for the kitchen (for the Craft Show), and the cooking of the soups was starting today, so they needed the milk today. They put on one heck of a lunch for the public (and the crafters love that they don't have to go anywhere!) and I am happy to do what little I can, even if I can't stay and help.
I came back home, where my big plans for the day got started. I am starting my baking (and non-baking, as in the Oreo balls) for the Bake Sale, which is a big part of the Craft Show. I have the no-bakes, which are finally set. I baked a dozen Pumpkin Muffins, and made the Oreo Balls dough. I also got all of the ingredients assembled for the baking I still have to do - the real baking. I am making a cookie called Caramel Gift(s), which is a sugar cookie-like cookie, with a caramel baked in the center as a surprise when you bite into it. Where you pinch the dough together on the top can be decorated with icing (a bow) so it looks like a gift, too. I am also going to make sugar cookies that look like footballs, just like I make for my Super Bowl party. That should get the Bake Sale table started!
In the midst of all this, I had my lunch - chicken salad and walnuts - while taking a break and playing on the pute. I also did my exercises, even marching in place for 10 whole minutes today! Most of the time, I only last 7 or 8 minutes, but today I lasted the whole 10 minutes - that was a pleasant surprise to myself!
When Ron texted me, I was ready to walk out to meet him. I was so ready to DO something physical. I quickly got my gym shoes and my jacket on, and went out the door. Oh, no! It's raining! Crappy, drizzling rain, so I had to get my umbrella out of the car, as well as my walking stick. Time, time, time. Now I feel as though I have to rush. I walked a little faster than I usually do, and I felt good doing so! I got to the curves - around the first one - before I met Ron, and I was glad about that. Once again, I saw his headlights coming, so I stopped walking because I knew he was almost there.
We got back home, and watched Quantum Leap, then we had supper. I made myself a ham and egg sandwich, and Ron just had a ham sandwich. We watched Family Feud until I had to leave for my Altar Society meeting.
After the meeting, I watched Criminal Minds, and now, here I am.
Nothing on the agenda tomorrow except more baking, finishing the Oreo Balls, and, as always, lots of breaks for playing on the pute!
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
The word for the day: Yikes
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Election Day! Did YOU vote?
The day started out with me having to get up, with the alarm's help, and go down the road to pick up my friend to take her up to church to have a meeting to set up her mom's funeral. Luckily, it's going to be a Funeral Mass, not just a Memorial Mass. Our parish family is wonderful! The meeting went much better than I had thought - had dreaded - it probably would, and that was a very good thing. It was still a very sad, a very stressful, thing to go through.
Afterward, Jeanne and I went down to Amelia, where I had to visit the "Wal"s - both Walgreens and WalMart. I picked up my prescriptions at the drive-through at Walgreens, then we went to lunch at Bob Evans, then we went to WalMart. I was glad she decided to come with me, because I know she hasn't eaten correctly since her mom passed away, and this way I knew that she got a decent meal (at least this one) for a change. I also got some company instead of sitting there reading a book all by my lonesome, not that I mind doing that.
We got our respective shopping done, then I dropped her back off at her place, and I came on home, after stopping to vote.
I started working on the goodies I am making for the Bake Sale at the church this weekend, and the afternoon flew by. I totally forgot about doing my exercises, but with all the walking I got in, I think I'll be okay. I remembered to wear my pedometer (okay, it was in my pocket...) and I walked over a mile! That's a lot of steps!
My friend Bert, who is on vacation in Florida, called me and we talked for about an hour, too, so that's another reason exercise flew out of my mind. But - I got a good start on the goodies, and I was glad for that. It gives me that much less to do tomorrow and Thursday.
Josh stopped to give us our football slips for the week, and I gave him the things I had gathered for them. I forgot - dammit - to show him the problems I have been having with my mouse. When I remembered, I had some fun texting him and teasing him. Isn't that what moms are supposed to do?
I got a call from Ron a little after 5 - he was still OUT delivering a box somewhere in Lake Lorelei. It was going to way after dark before he would get home, so I was not going to be able to walk out to meet him, because of my TOPS meeting. Phooey.
Speaking of the TOPS meeting, we were meeting at the library tonight for just a weigh-in, instead of having a real meeting, because of the elections. They hold elections in the building where we usually have our meetings, so we are/were kinda booted out. When I got there, and weighed in, it was a disaster. According to their scale - and I'm hoping it's because it was in a different place - I have gained FIVE pounds. Yes, five! Youch! I go back home totally disgusted with myself.
Ron is home when I get there, and we decide to have cheese weenies and pork-n-beans for supper, which we ate while watching Quantum Leap. (We usually watch NCIS et al on Tuesdays, but tonight's shows were reruns.)
Tomorrow I plan on working on these goodies some more, then I have an Altar Society meeting to go to tomorrow night. Busy, busy, busy this first full week of the month...
Election Day! Did YOU vote?
The day started out with me having to get up, with the alarm's help, and go down the road to pick up my friend to take her up to church to have a meeting to set up her mom's funeral. Luckily, it's going to be a Funeral Mass, not just a Memorial Mass. Our parish family is wonderful! The meeting went much better than I had thought - had dreaded - it probably would, and that was a very good thing. It was still a very sad, a very stressful, thing to go through.
Afterward, Jeanne and I went down to Amelia, where I had to visit the "Wal"s - both Walgreens and WalMart. I picked up my prescriptions at the drive-through at Walgreens, then we went to lunch at Bob Evans, then we went to WalMart. I was glad she decided to come with me, because I know she hasn't eaten correctly since her mom passed away, and this way I knew that she got a decent meal (at least this one) for a change. I also got some company instead of sitting there reading a book all by my lonesome, not that I mind doing that.
We got our respective shopping done, then I dropped her back off at her place, and I came on home, after stopping to vote.
I started working on the goodies I am making for the Bake Sale at the church this weekend, and the afternoon flew by. I totally forgot about doing my exercises, but with all the walking I got in, I think I'll be okay. I remembered to wear my pedometer (okay, it was in my pocket...) and I walked over a mile! That's a lot of steps!
My friend Bert, who is on vacation in Florida, called me and we talked for about an hour, too, so that's another reason exercise flew out of my mind. But - I got a good start on the goodies, and I was glad for that. It gives me that much less to do tomorrow and Thursday.
Josh stopped to give us our football slips for the week, and I gave him the things I had gathered for them. I forgot - dammit - to show him the problems I have been having with my mouse. When I remembered, I had some fun texting him and teasing him. Isn't that what moms are supposed to do?
I got a call from Ron a little after 5 - he was still OUT delivering a box somewhere in Lake Lorelei. It was going to way after dark before he would get home, so I was not going to be able to walk out to meet him, because of my TOPS meeting. Phooey.
Speaking of the TOPS meeting, we were meeting at the library tonight for just a weigh-in, instead of having a real meeting, because of the elections. They hold elections in the building where we usually have our meetings, so we are/were kinda booted out. When I got there, and weighed in, it was a disaster. According to their scale - and I'm hoping it's because it was in a different place - I have gained FIVE pounds. Yes, five! Youch! I go back home totally disgusted with myself.
Ron is home when I get there, and we decide to have cheese weenies and pork-n-beans for supper, which we ate while watching Quantum Leap. (We usually watch NCIS et al on Tuesdays, but tonight's shows were reruns.)
Tomorrow I plan on working on these goodies some more, then I have an Altar Society meeting to go to tomorrow night. Busy, busy, busy this first full week of the month...
Monday, November 3, 2014
Go, Go, Go. That was me today.
Monday, November 3, 2014
I woke up early this morning. Not a surprise, right, since we just changed the clocks back an hour, and that's how early I woke up. Yep, it was about 8:30, so I just got in some extra reading before getting up, so all was good.
When I got up, I jumped right into Happy Homemaker mode, getting a load of laundry (regular clothes) and did the dishes that were sitting over the weekend. I also went out to the freezer and got a package of chicken breasts and got them into the crockpot with a can of cream of chicken soup, a can of cream of mushroom soup, a can of chicken broth, and an envelope of Italian seasonings. That will be supper.
After I was done with the dishes, I pulled the Nail Wraps - my pretty Peacock Feathers - off of my fingernails. I have been wearing them for over 5 weeks, and my nails have grown out so much that the wraps are about halfway up and are starting to look silly, so I thought it was probably time for them to come off. I wasn't happy with that decision, but it is what it is. The Wraps still looked good, they just looked silly halfway up my fingernails!
Somewhere along in there, I had my lunch - a bacon, egg, and cheese croissant - and played on the pute for a bit. I didn't stop for very long, as I still had a lot that I wanted to get done today.
I got all of the Halloween decorations down and put away in their tins, and got all the Thanksgiving decorations up and out. I had to wait for Ron to get home to finish hanging the garlands, but I got everything else done by myself. There were a few casualties that came out of the Thanksgiving tins, but I guess that's to be expected. What I didn't expect was to be missing an entire body of a pilgrim man. His head was there, but no body in none of the tins. I'm pretty certain that I didn't put him away like that, but I have no idea what the hell happened to his body. Maybe all the turkeys in the tin(s) got hungry. HaHaHa. Ron had got the outside switched around yesterday, so now the house is all ready for the next holiday, inside and out.
I got my exercises done a little earlier than I usually do them, but I figured it doesn't really matter what time I do them, just that I do them. I was kinda surprised at the way time seemed to not be moving today, anyway. As I was getting things done, I expected it to be later than it was, and that was throwing me off-kilter.
Now I got to a fun part of the day - not that the decorating wasn't fun - I got my fancy cookbooks out and looked through them all, looking for things to make for our Bake Sale this weekend up at church. It is our Christmas Craft Show, and I like to make things - different things - for the Bake Sale. I found a couple ideas, and made out a grocery list of things to get when I go down the road tomorrow. The no-bake cookies - the ones that are left - are finally starting to set, so I guess Ron and I had best leave them alone now and I'll take those up, too. It still irks me that they didn't set. I'd like to know what cause(s)(d) that (this time). It was weird.
I got dressed at 4:30, so when Ron texted, all I'd have to do is put on my gym shoes. I then just played on the pute waiting to hear from him. At quarter til 6, I went ahead and put on my gym shoes, and I had no sooner got done when my phone went off. Yep, it was him! Good timing! I got my jacket on and took off walking to meet him. With the time change, it was starting to turn dark and I could see the headlights coming down Hoover Road before I heard his truck. Usually I hear the truck first - his truck is loud - and I know where to stop walking so he will see me. I don't want him to try to stop while coming around those curves - that would be kinda dangerous. I also try to look to see if something is coming up behind me (there usually isn't) before walking around the curves - IF I get that far.
When we got back home, he took his shower while I got our suppers dished up. I put slices of bread on our plates, then dished up the chicken breasts onto the bread, then spooned the 'gravy,' as it was (as it were?), over top of everything. It was very tasty, if I say so myself. Then we watched Quantum Leap as we ate until time for football.
Tomorrow should be an interesting day. First off, I am going to a meeting with Donna's daughter (to set up the Memorial Mass for my friend Donna who passed away last week) and our priest up at the church, then down to Amelia to pick up prescriptions and groceries, then home to bake. At least, I am hoping I feel like baking.
And, since I didn't do it today, I might start packing for my Gatlinburg vacation. It's only 2 weeks from Wednesday! I might. I don't know - I don't have as many clothes (pants, anyway) that fit me right now and I do need things to wear for these 2 weeks. HA.
I woke up early this morning. Not a surprise, right, since we just changed the clocks back an hour, and that's how early I woke up. Yep, it was about 8:30, so I just got in some extra reading before getting up, so all was good.
When I got up, I jumped right into Happy Homemaker mode, getting a load of laundry (regular clothes) and did the dishes that were sitting over the weekend. I also went out to the freezer and got a package of chicken breasts and got them into the crockpot with a can of cream of chicken soup, a can of cream of mushroom soup, a can of chicken broth, and an envelope of Italian seasonings. That will be supper.
After I was done with the dishes, I pulled the Nail Wraps - my pretty Peacock Feathers - off of my fingernails. I have been wearing them for over 5 weeks, and my nails have grown out so much that the wraps are about halfway up and are starting to look silly, so I thought it was probably time for them to come off. I wasn't happy with that decision, but it is what it is. The Wraps still looked good, they just looked silly halfway up my fingernails!
Somewhere along in there, I had my lunch - a bacon, egg, and cheese croissant - and played on the pute for a bit. I didn't stop for very long, as I still had a lot that I wanted to get done today.
I got all of the Halloween decorations down and put away in their tins, and got all the Thanksgiving decorations up and out. I had to wait for Ron to get home to finish hanging the garlands, but I got everything else done by myself. There were a few casualties that came out of the Thanksgiving tins, but I guess that's to be expected. What I didn't expect was to be missing an entire body of a pilgrim man. His head was there, but no body in none of the tins. I'm pretty certain that I didn't put him away like that, but I have no idea what the hell happened to his body. Maybe all the turkeys in the tin(s) got hungry. HaHaHa. Ron had got the outside switched around yesterday, so now the house is all ready for the next holiday, inside and out.
I got my exercises done a little earlier than I usually do them, but I figured it doesn't really matter what time I do them, just that I do them. I was kinda surprised at the way time seemed to not be moving today, anyway. As I was getting things done, I expected it to be later than it was, and that was throwing me off-kilter.
Now I got to a fun part of the day - not that the decorating wasn't fun - I got my fancy cookbooks out and looked through them all, looking for things to make for our Bake Sale this weekend up at church. It is our Christmas Craft Show, and I like to make things - different things - for the Bake Sale. I found a couple ideas, and made out a grocery list of things to get when I go down the road tomorrow. The no-bake cookies - the ones that are left - are finally starting to set, so I guess Ron and I had best leave them alone now and I'll take those up, too. It still irks me that they didn't set. I'd like to know what cause(s)(d) that (this time). It was weird.
I got dressed at 4:30, so when Ron texted, all I'd have to do is put on my gym shoes. I then just played on the pute waiting to hear from him. At quarter til 6, I went ahead and put on my gym shoes, and I had no sooner got done when my phone went off. Yep, it was him! Good timing! I got my jacket on and took off walking to meet him. With the time change, it was starting to turn dark and I could see the headlights coming down Hoover Road before I heard his truck. Usually I hear the truck first - his truck is loud - and I know where to stop walking so he will see me. I don't want him to try to stop while coming around those curves - that would be kinda dangerous. I also try to look to see if something is coming up behind me (there usually isn't) before walking around the curves - IF I get that far.
When we got back home, he took his shower while I got our suppers dished up. I put slices of bread on our plates, then dished up the chicken breasts onto the bread, then spooned the 'gravy,' as it was (as it were?), over top of everything. It was very tasty, if I say so myself. Then we watched Quantum Leap as we ate until time for football.
Tomorrow should be an interesting day. First off, I am going to a meeting with Donna's daughter (to set up the Memorial Mass for my friend Donna who passed away last week) and our priest up at the church, then down to Amelia to pick up prescriptions and groceries, then home to bake. At least, I am hoping I feel like baking.
And, since I didn't do it today, I might start packing for my Gatlinburg vacation. It's only 2 weeks from Wednesday! I might. I don't know - I don't have as many clothes (pants, anyway) that fit me right now and I do need things to wear for these 2 weeks. HA.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
A nice relaxing Sunday, with some decisions made.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
A not-quite-normal Sunday. We didn't go to church this morning because we went last night, but we left the house earlier than we needed to today, so that we could go get the grocery shopping done before meeting my brother and sister-in-law for lunch.
Ron found himself some new boots for work - of course, WalMart did not have the 'Bruiser' ones he likes - but he thinks these will work out okay. They have a camouflage design, but I don't think that's going to matter all that much. I got more things for Thanksgiving, and I shouldn't have to get too very much more, grocery-wise, except normal weekly things, from now until vacation time. That's a good thing!
We then met K.O. and Beth at the Barn at noon, as arranged. The Barn doesn't open til noon, so we couldn't meet them any sooner, and I think they liked it well enough. K.O. got the Bacon Cheeseburger (just like I did - it's one of my favorites), while Beth got an Sampler from the Appetizer menu. She liked the variety, and had to ask for a carryout box! Ron got the Mushroom and Swiss burger. He'll be able to get his chicken next week, since we won't HAVE to be home by 1:00. The Bengals are on Thursday Night Football this week, so it'll be okay if I miss a little bit of football on Sunday. (It'll hurt, but I'll survive.) We had a great time visiting with them, and K.O. actually got home in time for kickoff, just like I promised him. I, of course, living so far out, missed kickoff, but got home soon after, and then it was football day after that.
My guys - my Bengals - looked pretty good today. They didn't come into the game thinking they had it won, just because the team they were playing doesn't have a good record this year. They have been in that same spot themselves many times over the years! It was a good game - a good fight - and we ended up with a WIN, and that feels very good. I did pretty good with my picks today, too, and have high hopes for the late games. Nope. The late games were not kind to me. Phooey.
Ron and I zapped the rest of those chicken legs for our supper tonight, as well as munching on cookies (like those un-set no bakes) for a bite or two of dessert. So, not a big meal, but enough.
I made the decision to "give up" or "surrender" MFP for the month of November. I think that I am obsessing over it way too much, or maybe I am obsessing over why it isn't working for me, or something, and sometimes I feel like I'm gonna go crazy, being stuck at this weight. But - here's the thing - when I started on this journey, I really didn't think I'd ever BE at this weight, and I'm happy to be at this weight. I would like to lose more weight - to definitely get below 200, but if I don't, I'm satisfied to be hovering right above it! More than satisfied! Just as long as the scale isn't going back UP, I can live with these numbers.
I can be strict with myself, and watch what I am doing, for the next two or three weeks - yes, even while I'm in Gatlinburg - and I am not going to be stingy with myself on Thanksgiving! I will enjoy that day, I can promise you that.
I will not be totally stupid about my eating. I will still do my exercises every day. I will still walk every day.
I just will NOT obsess over it. I will just enjoy ME.
A not-quite-normal Sunday. We didn't go to church this morning because we went last night, but we left the house earlier than we needed to today, so that we could go get the grocery shopping done before meeting my brother and sister-in-law for lunch.
Ron found himself some new boots for work - of course, WalMart did not have the 'Bruiser' ones he likes - but he thinks these will work out okay. They have a camouflage design, but I don't think that's going to matter all that much. I got more things for Thanksgiving, and I shouldn't have to get too very much more, grocery-wise, except normal weekly things, from now until vacation time. That's a good thing!
We then met K.O. and Beth at the Barn at noon, as arranged. The Barn doesn't open til noon, so we couldn't meet them any sooner, and I think they liked it well enough. K.O. got the Bacon Cheeseburger (just like I did - it's one of my favorites), while Beth got an Sampler from the Appetizer menu. She liked the variety, and had to ask for a carryout box! Ron got the Mushroom and Swiss burger. He'll be able to get his chicken next week, since we won't HAVE to be home by 1:00. The Bengals are on Thursday Night Football this week, so it'll be okay if I miss a little bit of football on Sunday. (It'll hurt, but I'll survive.) We had a great time visiting with them, and K.O. actually got home in time for kickoff, just like I promised him. I, of course, living so far out, missed kickoff, but got home soon after, and then it was football day after that.
My guys - my Bengals - looked pretty good today. They didn't come into the game thinking they had it won, just because the team they were playing doesn't have a good record this year. They have been in that same spot themselves many times over the years! It was a good game - a good fight - and we ended up with a WIN, and that feels very good. I did pretty good with my picks today, too, and have high hopes for the late games. Nope. The late games were not kind to me. Phooey.
Ron and I zapped the rest of those chicken legs for our supper tonight, as well as munching on cookies (like those un-set no bakes) for a bite or two of dessert. So, not a big meal, but enough.
I made the decision to "give up" or "surrender" MFP for the month of November. I think that I am obsessing over it way too much, or maybe I am obsessing over why it isn't working for me, or something, and sometimes I feel like I'm gonna go crazy, being stuck at this weight. But - here's the thing - when I started on this journey, I really didn't think I'd ever BE at this weight, and I'm happy to be at this weight. I would like to lose more weight - to definitely get below 200, but if I don't, I'm satisfied to be hovering right above it! More than satisfied! Just as long as the scale isn't going back UP, I can live with these numbers.
I can be strict with myself, and watch what I am doing, for the next two or three weeks - yes, even while I'm in Gatlinburg - and I am not going to be stingy with myself on Thanksgiving! I will enjoy that day, I can promise you that.
I will not be totally stupid about my eating. I will still do my exercises every day. I will still walk every day.
I just will NOT obsess over it. I will just enjoy ME.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
My busy, busy day with little eating. That wasn't planned!
Saturday, November 1, 2014
The alarm blared me awake at 6 this morning, which was way too early, especially seeing that I didn't get to bed til after midnight, and then didn't get to sleep til after 1. Made for not-very-much sleep, but it is what it is, and I can't change it now.
I got up, got dressed, and went to leave. Guess what was on my beautiful car? Yep, beautiful snow! Not very much, but it was there - made a pretty white line down the edge when I ran the wipers.
I got uptown - the snow was just mixed in with rain, it wasn't anything bad - and met the others, and we went on to the TOPS rally in Lebanon. As we pulled in to the place where the rally was held and was getting out of the car, the snow started really showering down instead of just being mixed in with the rain. It was really pretty!
The TOPS rally was neat - it was much better than the one I went to last year - but my back wasn't very happy with me. I was okay for awhile, but then the sitting and sitting and sitting (why don't they have a break?!) just got to me. Even though I got up and walked around, it just wasn't enough, or it was too little too late. I'm not sure which, but once my back started aching, it never did stop. We finally got a break, but it was only long enough to eat a nut bar, not long enough to have any kind of real food for a lunch.
The meeting ran over a little, but that was alright, we were out of there by 2. I wasn't going to start worrying until 3. That's what I kept telling myself.
We made it back home in plenty of time, and once I got all the way home, I started to pack up the cookies I made last night (the cookies I stayed up last night making!) and the damn no-bake cookies hadn't set! Dammit dammit sunny beach! Ron had got a box of chicken legs at the deli in IGA, and I ate 3 of those while laying on the bed for half an hour, then came out to deal with the cookie issue. The no-bakes had been in the fridge all night (and all day today), so I don't know why they didn't set, but they didn't. I decided to just take Girl Scout cookies out of the freezer, even though we were supposed to be taking home-made cookies. Que sera, sera.
We got up to church and that all happened, and I made it memorable for the people - I read the wrong reading! I read the reading for All Saint's Day instead of for All Soul's Day, which is what we were celebrating. Hey, if you do something, do it right! Nothing like a big ol' brain fart....sigh.
The cookies and punch after the service was a big success, and people were taking small plates and napkins full of cookies out (home) with them. That makes us feel good!
Ron and I went to Frisch's with our friends from church, John and Beverly. We had an enjoyable time, just sitting there chatting and taking our time. He had the disgusting turkey burger with fries and I had the open-face turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy.
We came home and started watching Quantum Leap, and here I am on the pute.
Tomorrow will be an abnormal Sunday. Instead of church, lunch, football, it's only gonna be lunch and football. AND my brother has agreed to meet us for lunch! He warned me that I better NOT BE LATE!!! It will be nice to have lunch with him and his wife for a change! And to prove to him that he can come to lunch and get back in time to watch the game.....
The alarm blared me awake at 6 this morning, which was way too early, especially seeing that I didn't get to bed til after midnight, and then didn't get to sleep til after 1. Made for not-very-much sleep, but it is what it is, and I can't change it now.
I got up, got dressed, and went to leave. Guess what was on my beautiful car? Yep, beautiful snow! Not very much, but it was there - made a pretty white line down the edge when I ran the wipers.
I got uptown - the snow was just mixed in with rain, it wasn't anything bad - and met the others, and we went on to the TOPS rally in Lebanon. As we pulled in to the place where the rally was held and was getting out of the car, the snow started really showering down instead of just being mixed in with the rain. It was really pretty!
The TOPS rally was neat - it was much better than the one I went to last year - but my back wasn't very happy with me. I was okay for awhile, but then the sitting and sitting and sitting (why don't they have a break?!) just got to me. Even though I got up and walked around, it just wasn't enough, or it was too little too late. I'm not sure which, but once my back started aching, it never did stop. We finally got a break, but it was only long enough to eat a nut bar, not long enough to have any kind of real food for a lunch.
The meeting ran over a little, but that was alright, we were out of there by 2. I wasn't going to start worrying until 3. That's what I kept telling myself.
We made it back home in plenty of time, and once I got all the way home, I started to pack up the cookies I made last night (the cookies I stayed up last night making!) and the damn no-bake cookies hadn't set! Dammit dammit sunny beach! Ron had got a box of chicken legs at the deli in IGA, and I ate 3 of those while laying on the bed for half an hour, then came out to deal with the cookie issue. The no-bakes had been in the fridge all night (and all day today), so I don't know why they didn't set, but they didn't. I decided to just take Girl Scout cookies out of the freezer, even though we were supposed to be taking home-made cookies. Que sera, sera.
We got up to church and that all happened, and I made it memorable for the people - I read the wrong reading! I read the reading for All Saint's Day instead of for All Soul's Day, which is what we were celebrating. Hey, if you do something, do it right! Nothing like a big ol' brain fart....sigh.
The cookies and punch after the service was a big success, and people were taking small plates and napkins full of cookies out (home) with them. That makes us feel good!
Ron and I went to Frisch's with our friends from church, John and Beverly. We had an enjoyable time, just sitting there chatting and taking our time. He had the disgusting turkey burger with fries and I had the open-face turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy.
We came home and started watching Quantum Leap, and here I am on the pute.
Tomorrow will be an abnormal Sunday. Instead of church, lunch, football, it's only gonna be lunch and football. AND my brother has agreed to meet us for lunch! He warned me that I better NOT BE LATE!!! It will be nice to have lunch with him and his wife for a change! And to prove to him that he can come to lunch and get back in time to watch the game.....
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