Saturday, May 30, 2015
Sunday, May 31, 2015
5/30
Ron came in to tell me that he and Corgan were going fishing while I was still sleeping (yes, he woke me up to tell me, smartasses) and I slept for a bit longer after they left. I eventually woke up and moved out to my recliner. I didn't do a whole lot, since I didn't want to start something and then they'd come home. At 3:00, I finally texted him to ask him what were his plans concerning coming home, and he called me back and we discussed it. He told me that he hadn't been coming home cause he didn't know if I was up or not and he didn't want to wake me up! Silly man - if I'm not up by now, you'd better wake me up! As they were coming home and coming in and out of the house, I remembered that I needed to do my weigh-in. Duh! So I pulled out the Wii balance board and did that, much to my chagrin. Yep, I gained again. Not much, once again, but still a gain. I guess I'm really gonna have to get off of my butt and actually work that evil E word into my life every day. No one will do it for me, and I have to do it! I HAVE to!! This is my last go-round of the Biggest Loser contest, and I want to have a decent showing. I would also like to get my numbers to start going in the correct direction again - it's been almost a year since they have done that. Of course, this time last year, they were dropping like crazy, but I wouldn't recommend that diet to anyone! That was rough -- very rough.
After Ron had gotten the fish they had caught cut up - Corgan did his part by squirting the hose on them when Grandpa told him to - they came in the house, and we had Corgan gather his stuff together while Ron changed his clothes and I got dressed. Then we started down to take him home.
I had a surprise up my sleeve, though. We stopped in Georgetown, though, at the park where they were having a free Family Fun Day. Bouncy houses, basketball, ping pong tables, vendors, free hot dogs, and all that type of stuff. Ron and Corgan both turned their noses up when I first pulled in, but they soon got into the swing of things. Who can resist stuff like that? Certainly not a 10 year old boy! We met my sister Ruth up there, too, who had brought her grandson Warren, who had just turned 2 at the end of March. I took Warren from her - that little turd is f.a.s.t.!! - to give her a little break. He enjoyed some (quite a few!) of my potato chips, then had a blast in a bouncy house. As soon as he came out of the bouncy house, through either the 'door' or down the slide, I had to grab his hand, arm, leg, or foot - whatever I could grab - so he couldn't run, and then stuff him right back INTO the bouncy house. He loved it!
Since the free day was only until 5:00, it didn't take long for them to run us off, and was I glad! Corgan was one of the last kids out of one of the last bouncy houses still up, and I had to wait for him to get his shoes back on. I already had Warren back in his stroller, which was a job and a half (do you know how long it's been since I've had to figure out how a stroller and its buckles works?). We headed back to the parking lot, where Ruth and Ron had gone ahead to, so that Ron could fix Ruth's windshield wiper. Nothing like double duty, huh?
I was SO glad when I gave Warren back to Ruth so I could moan and groan about my back! After all, I had gladly taken Warren from her. I always try so hard to do 'more,' but then 'more' ends up being too much and I don't want people to know how bad I am hurting. But a squirmy active 2 year old just about did me in!! I figured that my back won't get better if I don't do stuff, but then...
Anyway, we went on down to Josh's, and when we got there, I took some Aleve. If he had had a couch, I would have laid on the couch for a bit. But he doesn't, so I couldn't. I just gritted my teeth and went on with the evening. It hurt bad enough, but it has hurt worse!
After Ron and Josh tried to fix the bathroom sink, which didn't work - Josh decided to try Drano next instead of taking the pipes apart - we spent the evening playing games (Imaginiff, Scattergories, and Wise and Otherwise) at the kitchen table. Yep, hard kitchen chairs. Whee. It was a lot of fun - we ordered pizza for supper, and we had fun. We are teaching Corgan how to play games like an adult, and that's a tough row to hoe.
Ron and I came home around 10, and I took Advil PM and went to bed. Of course, I didn't go to sleep right away. It was probably close to 1:00 before I was comfortable enough to turn the light off.
5/31
Sunday. Church and lunch. And errands.
After church, we went to run our errands as we had planned. But we had met up with friends at church and went somewhere new for lunch. We went over to City BBQ in Eastgate (in front of Meijer). They have been there before, but we haven't, so we'll see how this goes...
They don't wait on you - you have to go up to the counter and order your food, then stand around and wait for your tray of food. According to me, that's a mark against them right away - if I'm going out, I like to be waited on! If I'm gonna get my own food, I might as well stay home and get my own food. It's a little on the pricey side, too - no "meal" or "platter" prices, everything was priced separately, but every place costs different, so that may or may not be a bad thing. Ron wasn't too happy about that. Another strange thing was that - it's a BBQ place, but they didn't have any handi-wipe thingies for you to clean your hands and face with after your meal. You're supposed to dig in and eat your meal - BBQ chicken or ribs or other goodies - with your hands, mostly, but HEY, there's nothing but paper towels to clean up with. I thought that was a little odd.
Ron got half a chicken with two sides (a platter) and I got turkey with two sides since I don't like BBQ. His sides were french fries and green beans, and mine were green beans and potato salad. He said his chicken was dry, but my turkey was very good! I'm not sure if we'll go back there or not. Maybe. That will be a spontaneous thing if it happens.
Then we ran our errands, came home, and watched dead guys the rest of the night.
I did go outside before dark and finish transplanting the buttercups out of my columbine patch.
Yep, we lead exciting lives.
Tomorrow is June. The start of a new (Evil E) regime. GOT TO BE.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Friday, May 29, 2015
A busy day, and then...not
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Friday, May 29, 2015
5/28
I woke up and was doing my normal tableting and reading when I got a text from Chelle, saying that today was Corgan's awards ceremony and that it was his last day of elementary school. If I wanted to come down to this year's, it starts at 1:30. Well, that is something to get up for! I got up, got a shower and got dressed and took off, after answering the phone and am now running late - later than I wanted to be, anyway. Then I got stuck in con(DE)struction on 52, so now I really am late! Phooey!
Luckily, by the time I got there, Corgan's class hadn't been called yet, so I didn't really miss anything. I took plenty of pictures and took him, and Chelle and Jean, out for ice cream afterward. Hey, you gotta celebrate somehow!
I took them home when we were done eating, then I called Ron, hoping he was going to tell me that either 1) he was done and ready to come home, or 2) he had one more short run, but, as these things go, he was being sent back out again - all the way to Peebles. What!! It's going on 4!! What is the matter with those people? How do they know when we have something scheduled and he needs to come home halfway early. Shitshitshitshit! We arrange for me to come up to Georgetown to get his check while he gets started on this last run. Man, are we both mad about this!
I get his check, go up to the bank and get it cashed, depositing money in our savings account. It's been a while since we've done that, so it was time. Then I came on back to Bethel, making the deposit into the checking deposit. Then I came on home, and had to sit and wait for him to come home.
We had made plans for 7:00 tonight, and the plans were made that late just so he had plenty of time to get home! I could just scream!!
I had to make some phone calls and texts and let people know that we will be late, thanks to the Rumpke assholes. Everyone was okay with it, since everyone knew - or knows - that Rumpke does stuff like that, especially when we plan something. It still sucked, though. Everything is on hold until he comes home.
Ron finally calls me between 6:30 and 6:45 - he is just now getting back to Georgetown, and still has to fuel up his truck for the morning and do his paperwork, then he'll be on his way home. At least a half hour if not longer. I pass the word along...
He finally got home about twenty after 7, and was piddling around doing this and that. I finally reminded him that we were supposed to be somewhere at 7, and he needed to get moving. He freezes and looks at me, then says, "Why didn't you tell me?" I told him that I thought he had remembered, that's why he was so pissed about that last run. He said no, he just didn't want to go that far that late in the day. Men!! He jumped in the shower then, got himself dressed and we hit the road. I made the calls and texts I needed to, and everything got rolling.
We picked Bert up, as we were supposed to, and off we went. We all wanted Teresa to go with us so bad, but she didn't feel up to it today. Bummer! She was also watching her great-niece, so we'll let her live this time. We got down to Red Lobster, which was Bert's choice of restaurant, and this was her birthday, and she wanted the night out. We were met there by other friends, not as many as we had hoped but it was their loss, and we had quite an enjoyable evening. We laughed and told stories and laughed and reminisced and laughed and we all had a great time!! We didn't even leave there until after 10, and Bert, Ron, and I continued laughing and talking all the way home.
I think we gave Bert a good Happy Birthday.
5/29
I woke up this morning about 9:30, and just did my normal tableting and reading. I eventually got up, played Happy Homemaker - getting my dishes done and putting a load of towels in - and soon turning on the AC.
I got all the clothes that have been collecting in baskets for a while put away, too. Let me tell you - THAT is a job! But I got it done, and I had enough hangars, too! Quite an accomplishment...
I started a load of regular clothes when I turned the towels on to dry for the third time, and I sure feel like I've done something today, even though it's just boring old housework.
Josh dropped Corgan off, Ron got home from work just before 6 (why couldn't that have happened last night?), and our nice quiet evening at home started.
And that's what it was - a nice quiet evening at home. Corgan took over the TV, of course, but he's watching science-y shows tonight. Ron is snoozing in his recliner, and I'm mostly on the pute - sometimes in my recliner on the tablet, but...
I'm going to bed early. A couple of nights without NyQuil. Very restless sleep, and my body is hollering at me to rest. Rest, dammit, Rest!!
Friday, May 29, 2015
5/28
I woke up and was doing my normal tableting and reading when I got a text from Chelle, saying that today was Corgan's awards ceremony and that it was his last day of elementary school. If I wanted to come down to this year's, it starts at 1:30. Well, that is something to get up for! I got up, got a shower and got dressed and took off, after answering the phone and am now running late - later than I wanted to be, anyway. Then I got stuck in con(DE)struction on 52, so now I really am late! Phooey!
Luckily, by the time I got there, Corgan's class hadn't been called yet, so I didn't really miss anything. I took plenty of pictures and took him, and Chelle and Jean, out for ice cream afterward. Hey, you gotta celebrate somehow!
I took them home when we were done eating, then I called Ron, hoping he was going to tell me that either 1) he was done and ready to come home, or 2) he had one more short run, but, as these things go, he was being sent back out again - all the way to Peebles. What!! It's going on 4!! What is the matter with those people? How do they know when we have something scheduled and he needs to come home halfway early. Shitshitshitshit! We arrange for me to come up to Georgetown to get his check while he gets started on this last run. Man, are we both mad about this!
I get his check, go up to the bank and get it cashed, depositing money in our savings account. It's been a while since we've done that, so it was time. Then I came on back to Bethel, making the deposit into the checking deposit. Then I came on home, and had to sit and wait for him to come home.
We had made plans for 7:00 tonight, and the plans were made that late just so he had plenty of time to get home! I could just scream!!
I had to make some phone calls and texts and let people know that we will be late, thanks to the Rumpke assholes. Everyone was okay with it, since everyone knew - or knows - that Rumpke does stuff like that, especially when we plan something. It still sucked, though. Everything is on hold until he comes home.
Ron finally calls me between 6:30 and 6:45 - he is just now getting back to Georgetown, and still has to fuel up his truck for the morning and do his paperwork, then he'll be on his way home. At least a half hour if not longer. I pass the word along...
He finally got home about twenty after 7, and was piddling around doing this and that. I finally reminded him that we were supposed to be somewhere at 7, and he needed to get moving. He freezes and looks at me, then says, "Why didn't you tell me?" I told him that I thought he had remembered, that's why he was so pissed about that last run. He said no, he just didn't want to go that far that late in the day. Men!! He jumped in the shower then, got himself dressed and we hit the road. I made the calls and texts I needed to, and everything got rolling.
We picked Bert up, as we were supposed to, and off we went. We all wanted Teresa to go with us so bad, but she didn't feel up to it today. Bummer! She was also watching her great-niece, so we'll let her live this time. We got down to Red Lobster, which was Bert's choice of restaurant, and this was her birthday, and she wanted the night out. We were met there by other friends, not as many as we had hoped but it was their loss, and we had quite an enjoyable evening. We laughed and told stories and laughed and reminisced and laughed and we all had a great time!! We didn't even leave there until after 10, and Bert, Ron, and I continued laughing and talking all the way home.
I think we gave Bert a good Happy Birthday.
5/29
I woke up this morning about 9:30, and just did my normal tableting and reading. I eventually got up, played Happy Homemaker - getting my dishes done and putting a load of towels in - and soon turning on the AC.
I got all the clothes that have been collecting in baskets for a while put away, too. Let me tell you - THAT is a job! But I got it done, and I had enough hangars, too! Quite an accomplishment...
I started a load of regular clothes when I turned the towels on to dry for the third time, and I sure feel like I've done something today, even though it's just boring old housework.
Josh dropped Corgan off, Ron got home from work just before 6 (why couldn't that have happened last night?), and our nice quiet evening at home started.
And that's what it was - a nice quiet evening at home. Corgan took over the TV, of course, but he's watching science-y shows tonight. Ron is snoozing in his recliner, and I'm mostly on the pute - sometimes in my recliner on the tablet, but...
I'm going to bed early. A couple of nights without NyQuil. Very restless sleep, and my body is hollering at me to rest. Rest, dammit, Rest!!
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Functioning through this 'cold'
Friday, May 22, 2015 -
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Once again, I have been neglecting my blog because of this 'cold,' if that's what this is, that is kicking my ass so bad. I have been functioning, but just barely, all through this holiday weekend.
I've been coughing my brains out - well, either coughing my lungs out or coughing until my head will explode (take your pick) - going for a period of time without coughing, then starting again. When I start, it won't stop for anything. Not cough drops, not Day- or Ny- Quil, not drinking tons of water, nothing. NOTHING. It is very aggravating. And, along with the coughing, is the raw, hurting, burning throat and very little voice.
We did have a busy weekend. We didn't get Corgan this weekend, because they had family come up from Florida. We went over to FeedMill for supper Friday night, then came home and watched dead guys the rest of the night.
On Saturday, after I did my weigh-in, in which I discovered that I gained almost a pound (.8 to be exact), Ron and I ran errands. LOTS of errands, since we were by ourselves. I got petunias to plant in the 'squares' (the square flowerboxes) out by the driveway - these are the only annuals I buy, and it was tough to decide between petunias and geraniums! We ate our lunch at Hibachi since I had coupons for there. We stopped at WalMart for our graveyard flowers and for the few items I needed to make dishes to take down to Josh's for a cookout tonight. That's only a couple of the errands - there were six or seven stops altogether!
We stopped at Mt. Moriah cemetery to visit his dad, putting two of our new petunias on his grave, since we hadn't been able to get any other flowers yet. We still can't find his grandparents there in the same cemetery since they cut down the trees we always used as our landmark. We always feel terrible, but we stop in the general area and say a prayer, much as we would do at the graves.
In the meantime, however, Josh was texting, telling us to come down an hour and a half earlier than we had expected to go! We tried to get our errands done a little quicker than planned, but we didn't do a very good job.
We finally got home, got stuff put together, and took off for Josh's and had our cookout with them and the other part of the family from Florida. Josh got plastered while talking to his brother-in-law, but said brother-in-law really needed to talk to someone, so it was all good. He can visit with us pretty much any time, and Florida is too far away for serious talk.
On Sunday, after church, we went to lunch and to the graveyard in Bethel. We had decided not to go to the graveyard in Georgetown because Ron drives to Georgetown every day, and drives by the graveyard often. He thinks of, and says a small prayer for, the ones there when he does, so didn't feel the need to do this today. I put flowers on the six graves there in Bethel, and an extra flower (the last one) there for Daddy. He doesn't really have a place we can go to, so...why not?
We got back home, planted our petunias, which took longer than expected, and we're pretty happy that the yard is as done as it can be this year. We spent the rest of the day over at Bert's house, with Ron mowing and me just sitting and visiting (outside). I didn't want to go inside and possibly spread my germs to her mom.
Monday - ah, Monday. This Monday is a holiday, though! WhooHoo! Ron still had to work, though, so we couldn't really plan anything. It was also supposed to rain like hell, although that had already been backed off from Sunday night to Monday, so we'll see about that. Josh had texted to find out if we wanted to have a cookout to get rid of some of the leftovers from Saturday night. Sounded good to us, so we half-assed planned that for the evening.
Bert had told she wanted to do something "tomorrow" when I was there yesterday, so she called me when she got up, and she came here first, to cut my hair, since she hadn't felt like doing it yesterday. After that, we went up to Gold Star to have some lunch, and I told her about our cookout tonight and that she was welcome to come back if she wanted to (she had to run an errand for her mom around 4), and she said she probably would. So, YAY, I finally got my hair cut!
Ron had (miracle!!) got home from work around 12:30, and was taking a nap. Josh and his family came up around 5 and we started getting the cookout ready. Bert showed up with watermelon, tomatoes, and oranges - yum! We had a great little cookout, with nothing extra bought for it! Who'd'a thunk it?
We talked about having a fire, but then didn't, because both Chelle and Ron have to get up for work in the morning.
Tuesday was Monday. Happy Homemaker Day. Whee! Not. This 'cold' or whatever it is, is kicking my ass so bad, that I literally collapsed into my recliner whenever I could. I did do my dishes, but I took lots of breaks. It's a good thing I use super duper hot water!
I didn't walk out to meet Ron. I didn't even get dressed until time to go to my TOPS meeting, which I dithered over whether or not I should go to, seeing that I am still coughing my brains out. I finally decided to go, since I haven't missed a meeting yet, well a weigh-in, except for going to something of Corgan's. Even when I broke my back, I still weighed in every week. I didn't stay for the meetings, since I couldn't sit, but I did weigh in. I was frustrated after weighing in, though, because according to their scale, I have gained almost another pound (.8 to be exact). Oooooooh!
I got home and Ron didn't have any supper ready. We then just basically had a clean-out-the-fridge night, having more leftovers from the cookouts. It did storm a bit today, so the plants got a good drink. The rain wasn't so bad here, but it was bad in other places, and there was even a tornado in Dayton early this evening.
I even went to bed early - before 11! And I was asleep by 12.
Today, I didn't do much of anything once again. Moving from the bed to the recliner, then just not moving so I wouldn't cough. Not that it helped much. I am throwing my hands up! \o/ I don't know what else to do!
I didn't walk out to meet Ron. I had put chicken breasts in the crockpot for our supper. We finished off all the cookout food with it. I guess I'll have to do dishes again tomorrow - there are enough dirty ones sitting there again!
The NyQuil bottle is calling me. I was hoping to stop taking it. Colds usually run their course in 7-10 days, and on Friday will be 14. That's enough - for me, anyway.
Ugh.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Once again, I have been neglecting my blog because of this 'cold,' if that's what this is, that is kicking my ass so bad. I have been functioning, but just barely, all through this holiday weekend.
I've been coughing my brains out - well, either coughing my lungs out or coughing until my head will explode (take your pick) - going for a period of time without coughing, then starting again. When I start, it won't stop for anything. Not cough drops, not Day- or Ny- Quil, not drinking tons of water, nothing. NOTHING. It is very aggravating. And, along with the coughing, is the raw, hurting, burning throat and very little voice.
We did have a busy weekend. We didn't get Corgan this weekend, because they had family come up from Florida. We went over to FeedMill for supper Friday night, then came home and watched dead guys the rest of the night.
On Saturday, after I did my weigh-in, in which I discovered that I gained almost a pound (.8 to be exact), Ron and I ran errands. LOTS of errands, since we were by ourselves. I got petunias to plant in the 'squares' (the square flowerboxes) out by the driveway - these are the only annuals I buy, and it was tough to decide between petunias and geraniums! We ate our lunch at Hibachi since I had coupons for there. We stopped at WalMart for our graveyard flowers and for the few items I needed to make dishes to take down to Josh's for a cookout tonight. That's only a couple of the errands - there were six or seven stops altogether!
We stopped at Mt. Moriah cemetery to visit his dad, putting two of our new petunias on his grave, since we hadn't been able to get any other flowers yet. We still can't find his grandparents there in the same cemetery since they cut down the trees we always used as our landmark. We always feel terrible, but we stop in the general area and say a prayer, much as we would do at the graves.
In the meantime, however, Josh was texting, telling us to come down an hour and a half earlier than we had expected to go! We tried to get our errands done a little quicker than planned, but we didn't do a very good job.
We finally got home, got stuff put together, and took off for Josh's and had our cookout with them and the other part of the family from Florida. Josh got plastered while talking to his brother-in-law, but said brother-in-law really needed to talk to someone, so it was all good. He can visit with us pretty much any time, and Florida is too far away for serious talk.
On Sunday, after church, we went to lunch and to the graveyard in Bethel. We had decided not to go to the graveyard in Georgetown because Ron drives to Georgetown every day, and drives by the graveyard often. He thinks of, and says a small prayer for, the ones there when he does, so didn't feel the need to do this today. I put flowers on the six graves there in Bethel, and an extra flower (the last one) there for Daddy. He doesn't really have a place we can go to, so...why not?
We got back home, planted our petunias, which took longer than expected, and we're pretty happy that the yard is as done as it can be this year. We spent the rest of the day over at Bert's house, with Ron mowing and me just sitting and visiting (outside). I didn't want to go inside and possibly spread my germs to her mom.
Monday - ah, Monday. This Monday is a holiday, though! WhooHoo! Ron still had to work, though, so we couldn't really plan anything. It was also supposed to rain like hell, although that had already been backed off from Sunday night to Monday, so we'll see about that. Josh had texted to find out if we wanted to have a cookout to get rid of some of the leftovers from Saturday night. Sounded good to us, so we half-assed planned that for the evening.
Bert had told she wanted to do something "tomorrow" when I was there yesterday, so she called me when she got up, and she came here first, to cut my hair, since she hadn't felt like doing it yesterday. After that, we went up to Gold Star to have some lunch, and I told her about our cookout tonight and that she was welcome to come back if she wanted to (she had to run an errand for her mom around 4), and she said she probably would. So, YAY, I finally got my hair cut!
Ron had (miracle!!) got home from work around 12:30, and was taking a nap. Josh and his family came up around 5 and we started getting the cookout ready. Bert showed up with watermelon, tomatoes, and oranges - yum! We had a great little cookout, with nothing extra bought for it! Who'd'a thunk it?
We talked about having a fire, but then didn't, because both Chelle and Ron have to get up for work in the morning.
Tuesday was Monday. Happy Homemaker Day. Whee! Not. This 'cold' or whatever it is, is kicking my ass so bad, that I literally collapsed into my recliner whenever I could. I did do my dishes, but I took lots of breaks. It's a good thing I use super duper hot water!
I didn't walk out to meet Ron. I didn't even get dressed until time to go to my TOPS meeting, which I dithered over whether or not I should go to, seeing that I am still coughing my brains out. I finally decided to go, since I haven't missed a meeting yet, well a weigh-in, except for going to something of Corgan's. Even when I broke my back, I still weighed in every week. I didn't stay for the meetings, since I couldn't sit, but I did weigh in. I was frustrated after weighing in, though, because according to their scale, I have gained almost another pound (.8 to be exact). Oooooooh!
I got home and Ron didn't have any supper ready. We then just basically had a clean-out-the-fridge night, having more leftovers from the cookouts. It did storm a bit today, so the plants got a good drink. The rain wasn't so bad here, but it was bad in other places, and there was even a tornado in Dayton early this evening.
I even went to bed early - before 11! And I was asleep by 12.
Today, I didn't do much of anything once again. Moving from the bed to the recliner, then just not moving so I wouldn't cough. Not that it helped much. I am throwing my hands up! \o/ I don't know what else to do!
I didn't walk out to meet Ron. I had put chicken breasts in the crockpot for our supper. We finished off all the cookout food with it. I guess I'll have to do dishes again tomorrow - there are enough dirty ones sitting there again!
The NyQuil bottle is calling me. I was hoping to stop taking it. Colds usually run their course in 7-10 days, and on Friday will be 14. That's enough - for me, anyway.
Ugh.
Thursday, May 21, 2015
...and the week has gone on
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015
I apologize for skipping this week, but this cold is totally kicking my ass. Between my throat killing me (raw and hurting) and coughing my lungs out, I've not done much all this week except the bare necessities.
On Tuesday, I got up, went to the funeral home for my classmate/friend's sister's service, then we went over to the Community Center for a luncheon/gathering. I left at noon, went home, took a nap (!), then got up when my alarm went off so I got run my task for the day. Only two days left! Once back from that, I let myself drift off again - since we had plans tonight, I knew Ron would be late. Sure enough, he called me just before 5 - "I'm in traffic over here on 32, and I don't know how soon I'll get home. How are going to work this tonight?" So we figure out the plan for going to the visitation for our friend from church tonight. We already had the basics down (going separately, me signing us both in the book), but now we aren't going to GO at the same time. I go to the funeral home as planned, and had to cut line left and right to be able to leave to get to my meeting on time. I sure hated to, but I did not expect it be as crowded as it was. I knew it would be full, but not that crowded. But - cut line I did, then left to go to the Community Center for my TOPS meeting, where I found that I have gained again. Only .4 of a pound, but still....
I came home, had a big ol' salad that Ron had made for me for supper while watching NCIS and NCIS:NO, even though they are reruns now. I went to bed after that instead of watching dead guys for a while. Thank God for NyQuil.
On Wednesday, I got up, went to church for the funeral. I stayed to help with the luncheon for the family in the Center afterward, and didn't get home until around 2:30. I just collapsed into my recliner until time for my task, which I ran, then came home and collapsed into my recliner until Ron texted me and I walked out to meet him. I didn't really want to, but I made myself. Thank God for DayQuil and my Vicks inhaler! Then Ron mowed and I Febreezed our 'new' recliner (finally!), and that was it. I had a bowl/can of chicken noodle soup for my supper, and ate it while watching dead guys. I went to bed at 10 after taking my nightly dose of NyQuil.
On Thursday, I didn't wake up until around 10:30 or so. The third funeral I am going to this week doesn't start until 2, so I have time to do nothing (i.e. my tableting and reading). Then I saw a post from my sister on Facebook, asking if someone would or could come give her moral support at 9:00 this morning. I replied that I had just seen this, sorry. A few minutes later, I am getting texts from her because the morning isn't going how it was supposed to be. After a few texts, we determine that I have time to come up and BE the moral support she needs, so my day starts is now starting a couple hours sooner than I expected and I will go to the funeral this morning at the Bethel Methodist Church via Georgetown!
Sooooo, I get up, get dressed and hit the road. I do my sisterly thing, staying as long as I can, which just happened to be long enough for the situation to be settled, and I headed on to Bethel. I attend the funeral, and the luncheon afterward (man, was I hungry - that was a good thing to see/feel! I haven't had much of an appetite this week). Then it was time to do my task for the last time. Yay! I made it through the two weeks! I get back home and collapse in my recliner. I played on my tablet a little, but eventually fell asleep. Ron texted me, but I didn't even hear my phone go off! He woke me up by coming in the door. We just sat here and talked - him about Rumpke, and me about what is going on with my sister - and finally, we decided to make some supper and watch dead guys. He made himself one of those frozen Chinese things and I had a grilled cheese sandwich (of which I burned one side - yuck!).
Time for my nightly dose of NyQuil. I feel as though I have coughed enough for the rest of the year, but I'm sure I'm gonna cough more once I go lie down. Blah!
I'm glad nothing is planned for tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015
I apologize for skipping this week, but this cold is totally kicking my ass. Between my throat killing me (raw and hurting) and coughing my lungs out, I've not done much all this week except the bare necessities.
On Tuesday, I got up, went to the funeral home for my classmate/friend's sister's service, then we went over to the Community Center for a luncheon/gathering. I left at noon, went home, took a nap (!), then got up when my alarm went off so I got run my task for the day. Only two days left! Once back from that, I let myself drift off again - since we had plans tonight, I knew Ron would be late. Sure enough, he called me just before 5 - "I'm in traffic over here on 32, and I don't know how soon I'll get home. How are going to work this tonight?" So we figure out the plan for going to the visitation for our friend from church tonight. We already had the basics down (going separately, me signing us both in the book), but now we aren't going to GO at the same time. I go to the funeral home as planned, and had to cut line left and right to be able to leave to get to my meeting on time. I sure hated to, but I did not expect it be as crowded as it was. I knew it would be full, but not that crowded. But - cut line I did, then left to go to the Community Center for my TOPS meeting, where I found that I have gained again. Only .4 of a pound, but still....
I came home, had a big ol' salad that Ron had made for me for supper while watching NCIS and NCIS:NO, even though they are reruns now. I went to bed after that instead of watching dead guys for a while. Thank God for NyQuil.
On Wednesday, I got up, went to church for the funeral. I stayed to help with the luncheon for the family in the Center afterward, and didn't get home until around 2:30. I just collapsed into my recliner until time for my task, which I ran, then came home and collapsed into my recliner until Ron texted me and I walked out to meet him. I didn't really want to, but I made myself. Thank God for DayQuil and my Vicks inhaler! Then Ron mowed and I Febreezed our 'new' recliner (finally!), and that was it. I had a bowl/can of chicken noodle soup for my supper, and ate it while watching dead guys. I went to bed at 10 after taking my nightly dose of NyQuil.
On Thursday, I didn't wake up until around 10:30 or so. The third funeral I am going to this week doesn't start until 2, so I have time to do nothing (i.e. my tableting and reading). Then I saw a post from my sister on Facebook, asking if someone would or could come give her moral support at 9:00 this morning. I replied that I had just seen this, sorry. A few minutes later, I am getting texts from her because the morning isn't going how it was supposed to be. After a few texts, we determine that I have time to come up and BE the moral support she needs, so my day starts is now starting a couple hours sooner than I expected and I will go to the funeral this morning at the Bethel Methodist Church via Georgetown!
Sooooo, I get up, get dressed and hit the road. I do my sisterly thing, staying as long as I can, which just happened to be long enough for the situation to be settled, and I headed on to Bethel. I attend the funeral, and the luncheon afterward (man, was I hungry - that was a good thing to see/feel! I haven't had much of an appetite this week). Then it was time to do my task for the last time. Yay! I made it through the two weeks! I get back home and collapse in my recliner. I played on my tablet a little, but eventually fell asleep. Ron texted me, but I didn't even hear my phone go off! He woke me up by coming in the door. We just sat here and talked - him about Rumpke, and me about what is going on with my sister - and finally, we decided to make some supper and watch dead guys. He made himself one of those frozen Chinese things and I had a grilled cheese sandwich (of which I burned one side - yuck!).
Time for my nightly dose of NyQuil. I feel as though I have coughed enough for the rest of the year, but I'm sure I'm gonna cough more once I go lie down. Blah!
I'm glad nothing is planned for tomorrow.
Monday, May 18, 2015
A not-very-good day for me...
Monday, May 18, 2015
This cold/congestion/nasal drip is really kicking my ass. It wouldn't be so bad, I don't think, but because of the nasal drip going down my throat, my throat is raw, hurts, and I can barely talk. When I do talk, my voice gives out in the middle of whatever I'm saying. Plus, I'm coughing and coughing. Ugh - I am feeling miserable. Not just miserable, but mizzable. Ha!
After I woke up this morning, I stayed in bed tableting and reading as I usually do, and then I let myself doze back off. I did eventually rouse myself and made myself get up, but I didn't do anything. I just crashed in my recliner. I did get up and find something to eat, since I knew I had to eat something, even though I didn't feel like it. I finally settled on a bowl of cereal - Cap'n Crunch with Crunchberries - and that was that. At 3:30, I did the little task I've been doing - once again, even though I didn't really feel like it - and got that over with for the day. Only three days left of this task! When I got back from doing this, Josh was here. He's looking at my printer for me. I put in a new black ink cartridge, but it never printed out the alignment page. I can't figure it out.
Turns out that he couldn't figure it out, either. Phooey!
I plopped back into my recliner after he left, and when Ron texted me, I told him that I wasn't going to walk. Then, strange as anything, by the time Ron got home, I was asleep again! Not just a doze, but really asleep. I didn't even hear him come in. He let me sleep, too, and we were gonna eat supper a bit later than usual.
I then got a text from Chelle. We can go to pick up a recliner from her aunt, since she (Chelle) is off work tonight. We can wait and do it tomorrow night, but she works tomorrow night and we'd have to meet her aunt by ourselves. We'd rather not do that, so off we go tonight, after Ron makes himself an egg sandwich for his supper.
We meet Josh and Chelle, then her aunt, and we get the chair picked up. We bring it back home and played car-go-round, moving the vehicles so that Ron could put the chair into the garage for now. It needs to be Febreezed real good - it is coming from a 'smoking' house - but that's a small price to pay. We know it's a good chair, from a good home, and that's more important.
I made myself an egg sandwich for my supper, and that was that for the night. I don't think I'll put my food in myfitnesspal tonight, I don't want to be hollered at! I watched dead guys, NCIS:LA, and now more dead guys. But my bed is calling me.
Over this last week, there have been three deaths around me, and the first funeral is tomorrow.
One of my classmates from school lost her sister. A friend from church lost her father (well, the father was a friend from church, too) and his funeral will be Wednesday. A friend from my Biggest Loser group lost her husband and his Memorial Service will be Thursday.
It's gonna be a long, strange week.
This cold/congestion/nasal drip is really kicking my ass. It wouldn't be so bad, I don't think, but because of the nasal drip going down my throat, my throat is raw, hurts, and I can barely talk. When I do talk, my voice gives out in the middle of whatever I'm saying. Plus, I'm coughing and coughing. Ugh - I am feeling miserable. Not just miserable, but mizzable. Ha!
After I woke up this morning, I stayed in bed tableting and reading as I usually do, and then I let myself doze back off. I did eventually rouse myself and made myself get up, but I didn't do anything. I just crashed in my recliner. I did get up and find something to eat, since I knew I had to eat something, even though I didn't feel like it. I finally settled on a bowl of cereal - Cap'n Crunch with Crunchberries - and that was that. At 3:30, I did the little task I've been doing - once again, even though I didn't really feel like it - and got that over with for the day. Only three days left of this task! When I got back from doing this, Josh was here. He's looking at my printer for me. I put in a new black ink cartridge, but it never printed out the alignment page. I can't figure it out.
Turns out that he couldn't figure it out, either. Phooey!
I plopped back into my recliner after he left, and when Ron texted me, I told him that I wasn't going to walk. Then, strange as anything, by the time Ron got home, I was asleep again! Not just a doze, but really asleep. I didn't even hear him come in. He let me sleep, too, and we were gonna eat supper a bit later than usual.
I then got a text from Chelle. We can go to pick up a recliner from her aunt, since she (Chelle) is off work tonight. We can wait and do it tomorrow night, but she works tomorrow night and we'd have to meet her aunt by ourselves. We'd rather not do that, so off we go tonight, after Ron makes himself an egg sandwich for his supper.
We meet Josh and Chelle, then her aunt, and we get the chair picked up. We bring it back home and played car-go-round, moving the vehicles so that Ron could put the chair into the garage for now. It needs to be Febreezed real good - it is coming from a 'smoking' house - but that's a small price to pay. We know it's a good chair, from a good home, and that's more important.
I made myself an egg sandwich for my supper, and that was that for the night. I don't think I'll put my food in myfitnesspal tonight, I don't want to be hollered at! I watched dead guys, NCIS:LA, and now more dead guys. But my bed is calling me.
Over this last week, there have been three deaths around me, and the first funeral is tomorrow.
One of my classmates from school lost her sister. A friend from church lost her father (well, the father was a friend from church, too) and his funeral will be Wednesday. A friend from my Biggest Loser group lost her husband and his Memorial Service will be Thursday.
It's gonna be a long, strange week.
Sunday, May 17, 2015
A wonderful celebratory anniversary weekend!
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Sunday, May 17, 2015
5/16
Saturday. Ah, Saturday! Lots to do, but plenty of time. Ron has plans at home, so Corgan and I (believe that one? I didn't!) will take the truck and go shopping. But, first, as I do on Saturday mornings, I did my weigh-in. And, finally - FINALLY! - I have lost some weight according to the Wii! Almost 2 pounds, even. 1.8 to be exact, but who's counting? I am so glad to see that!
I get everything together to go do my shopping (list, etc.) and Corgan decides to go with me. Evidently going shopping with me and spending the money in his wallet beats staying here and helping Grandpa clean (detail) my car - the BengalMobile. Besides, that means he gets to ride in the truck. He's such a goofball! Oh, well, I'll be glad for the company.
We go to Walgreen's first - it's the furthest away - then came back to the WalMart complex. I put gasoline in the truck, then we went to Bob Evans for our lunch. Corgan, the greedy little turd, got the sirloin steak dinner, while I had the country fried steak breakfast. Then it was time for shopping and guess what? The little turd shops just like his granny! Not that I minded that part so much, but I had tried to get him to go on to the toy department while I did the grocery shopping and he refused. He stayed with me. Then we went to the toys.
He walked up and down each aisle (except the dolls), he with his hands in his pockets, just looking and looking and looking as I'm trailing him with the cart. Finally he says, "I better look and see how much money I have," and pulls out his wallet and counts his money. What??!! I asked him why didn't he do that first, so he'd know immediately whether or not he could afford whatever it was he was looking at. His reply? "I don't shop like that." Like I said - little turd. But, he's our little turd!
We finally get out of the store and get back home. We get the groceries carried in and the perishables put away. I make the corn salad, or southwest salad, to go with us to Josh's along with the potato salad and other cookout goodies. Ron had said that he wanted it, so that was why I was making it at the last minute.
A little after 4, we left to take Corgan home (or to go down to Josh's, however you want to say it) and have our cookout for supper. It was still kinda rainy, so Josh had to cook on his front porch, and we all sat out on the porch, too. We had Ronburgers and cheese weenies, potato salad, corn salad (southwest salad), deviled eggs, onion soup (Josh's idea!), baked beans, along with other accouterments - you know, sliced tomatoes and onions and other condiments. It was yummy, and it was a great evening!
We left there shortly before 9, and Ron and I went from Ripley to Hamersville. There's a big party called Hamerstock (a la Woodstock) for Bethel-Tate alumni and their friends, and I've been looking forward to this, especially since I missed the first one last year. Being bedridden tends to do that, you know - make you miss things, I mean. I sure didn't want to miss this year's event! Hamerstock II, here we come!
We get there, and meet up with friends and -- POOF -- there goes the rest of the night! There was a live band (more Bethel alumni) playing all night, and there was talking and dancing and talking and hugging and talking and dancing and talking and did I mention talking? Oh, it was great fun!
We finally left just before midnight, but, man, did we hate being party-poopers.
Once home, it didn't take us long to fall asleep. We were both exhausted, and tomorrow is gonna start early, too.
5/17
The alarm started going off at 8:45. Since we wanted to be gone by 9:15, we weren't able to hit snooze too many times, even though we wanted to! We were to meet Josh, Chelle, Jean, and Corgan down on Kellogg Avenue (a 45-minute or so drive) at 10:00, so we had to get moving.
As I'm driving, Ron tells me that he knows of a 'shortcut' to get down to Kellogg. Well, I was gonna just go down to New Richmond and hit 52, and, boom, you're there, but now...
He says to go over to 32, go through Newtown and hit Wooster, and we'll end up right near where we want to be. I tell him that it sounds longer to me, since we're going away from our destination, but okay. I head that way (sometimes, you gotta let the man....never mind) and as we're in Newtown, I ask him where do we hit Wooster? He tells me that we come out by the airport, then circle around, and, and at that point I interrupt him to ask him, "You mean out on 125, out on Beechmont Levee? THEN hit Wooster and go across?" "Well, yeah." So much for a shortcut.
We finally got to the Antique Mall and restaurant we were heading for, only twenty minutes late, and met up with the rest of the family, and the day commenced. We had a blast going through the antiques and calling out to each other when we saw things, and all that. Ron bought me a new Bengals glass, and Chelle found herself a butterfly fairy. I could spend hours - HOURS - in places like that! I could drop some serious dineros, too, if I had 'em!
After the antiques, we were going to the attached restaurant - the Swampwater Grill - for some real Cajun food, since they had never had any before. Well, we got in there, and they are having a brunch. You HAVE to order the brunch, which is just normal brunch food, nothing really cajun, unless you want a cajun omelet, and man, am I pissed!! It doesn't say this on their website or anything. It says brunch, yes, but not that the menu is not available. Oooh, am I steaming! If I had just wanted this kind of food, I could have gone to Frisch's or somewhere, not driven so far. Josh and Chelle took it much more in stride than I did, and they even picked up the bill for all of us! We sure didn't expect that. We were supposed to pay for ours, and them theirs. That was a very nice gesture, and we appreciated it.
We leave there and head for home, this time going up 52 to New Richmond, then up 132 to Amelia so we could go to WalMart. We got our veggies for our salads and a couple things that I forgot yesterday, then headed on toward home. We went to the car wash so Ron could wash the car. I wanted to get my new Bengals stickers and magnets put on today while it was nice outside if we could. Then, home.
We had one more thing on the books for this weekend, and I found our invitation to check the times. It's an Open House for the 25th anniversary for friends from church, and, as these things go, it's already later than we wanted to go, but not too late yet. So, I change my clothes (I had spilled my drink on myself) and off we go again. We stay at Nick and Linda's for about an hour, just talking and visiting and enjoying the company, but then we make our excuses and come back home.
We put the stickers and magnets on my car, then come in the house and collapse into our recliners. That was pretty much it for the day - for the weekend!
We had leftovers from the cookout for our supper, and we've just watched dead guys on TV tonight.
It's been a great couple of days. Busy, but great. I guess that will keep us out of trouble...
Back to the real world tomorrow.
Sunday, May 17, 2015
5/16
Saturday. Ah, Saturday! Lots to do, but plenty of time. Ron has plans at home, so Corgan and I (believe that one? I didn't!) will take the truck and go shopping. But, first, as I do on Saturday mornings, I did my weigh-in. And, finally - FINALLY! - I have lost some weight according to the Wii! Almost 2 pounds, even. 1.8 to be exact, but who's counting? I am so glad to see that!
I get everything together to go do my shopping (list, etc.) and Corgan decides to go with me. Evidently going shopping with me and spending the money in his wallet beats staying here and helping Grandpa clean (detail) my car - the BengalMobile. Besides, that means he gets to ride in the truck. He's such a goofball! Oh, well, I'll be glad for the company.
We go to Walgreen's first - it's the furthest away - then came back to the WalMart complex. I put gasoline in the truck, then we went to Bob Evans for our lunch. Corgan, the greedy little turd, got the sirloin steak dinner, while I had the country fried steak breakfast. Then it was time for shopping and guess what? The little turd shops just like his granny! Not that I minded that part so much, but I had tried to get him to go on to the toy department while I did the grocery shopping and he refused. He stayed with me. Then we went to the toys.
He walked up and down each aisle (except the dolls), he with his hands in his pockets, just looking and looking and looking as I'm trailing him with the cart. Finally he says, "I better look and see how much money I have," and pulls out his wallet and counts his money. What??!! I asked him why didn't he do that first, so he'd know immediately whether or not he could afford whatever it was he was looking at. His reply? "I don't shop like that." Like I said - little turd. But, he's our little turd!
We finally get out of the store and get back home. We get the groceries carried in and the perishables put away. I make the corn salad, or southwest salad, to go with us to Josh's along with the potato salad and other cookout goodies. Ron had said that he wanted it, so that was why I was making it at the last minute.
A little after 4, we left to take Corgan home (or to go down to Josh's, however you want to say it) and have our cookout for supper. It was still kinda rainy, so Josh had to cook on his front porch, and we all sat out on the porch, too. We had Ronburgers and cheese weenies, potato salad, corn salad (southwest salad), deviled eggs, onion soup (Josh's idea!), baked beans, along with other accouterments - you know, sliced tomatoes and onions and other condiments. It was yummy, and it was a great evening!
We left there shortly before 9, and Ron and I went from Ripley to Hamersville. There's a big party called Hamerstock (a la Woodstock) for Bethel-Tate alumni and their friends, and I've been looking forward to this, especially since I missed the first one last year. Being bedridden tends to do that, you know - make you miss things, I mean. I sure didn't want to miss this year's event! Hamerstock II, here we come!
We get there, and meet up with friends and -- POOF -- there goes the rest of the night! There was a live band (more Bethel alumni) playing all night, and there was talking and dancing and talking and hugging and talking and dancing and talking and did I mention talking? Oh, it was great fun!
We finally left just before midnight, but, man, did we hate being party-poopers.
Once home, it didn't take us long to fall asleep. We were both exhausted, and tomorrow is gonna start early, too.
5/17
The alarm started going off at 8:45. Since we wanted to be gone by 9:15, we weren't able to hit snooze too many times, even though we wanted to! We were to meet Josh, Chelle, Jean, and Corgan down on Kellogg Avenue (a 45-minute or so drive) at 10:00, so we had to get moving.
As I'm driving, Ron tells me that he knows of a 'shortcut' to get down to Kellogg. Well, I was gonna just go down to New Richmond and hit 52, and, boom, you're there, but now...
He says to go over to 32, go through Newtown and hit Wooster, and we'll end up right near where we want to be. I tell him that it sounds longer to me, since we're going away from our destination, but okay. I head that way (sometimes, you gotta let the man....never mind) and as we're in Newtown, I ask him where do we hit Wooster? He tells me that we come out by the airport, then circle around, and, and at that point I interrupt him to ask him, "You mean out on 125, out on Beechmont Levee? THEN hit Wooster and go across?" "Well, yeah." So much for a shortcut.
We finally got to the Antique Mall and restaurant we were heading for, only twenty minutes late, and met up with the rest of the family, and the day commenced. We had a blast going through the antiques and calling out to each other when we saw things, and all that. Ron bought me a new Bengals glass, and Chelle found herself a butterfly fairy. I could spend hours - HOURS - in places like that! I could drop some serious dineros, too, if I had 'em!
After the antiques, we were going to the attached restaurant - the Swampwater Grill - for some real Cajun food, since they had never had any before. Well, we got in there, and they are having a brunch. You HAVE to order the brunch, which is just normal brunch food, nothing really cajun, unless you want a cajun omelet, and man, am I pissed!! It doesn't say this on their website or anything. It says brunch, yes, but not that the menu is not available. Oooh, am I steaming! If I had just wanted this kind of food, I could have gone to Frisch's or somewhere, not driven so far. Josh and Chelle took it much more in stride than I did, and they even picked up the bill for all of us! We sure didn't expect that. We were supposed to pay for ours, and them theirs. That was a very nice gesture, and we appreciated it.
We leave there and head for home, this time going up 52 to New Richmond, then up 132 to Amelia so we could go to WalMart. We got our veggies for our salads and a couple things that I forgot yesterday, then headed on toward home. We went to the car wash so Ron could wash the car. I wanted to get my new Bengals stickers and magnets put on today while it was nice outside if we could. Then, home.
We had one more thing on the books for this weekend, and I found our invitation to check the times. It's an Open House for the 25th anniversary for friends from church, and, as these things go, it's already later than we wanted to go, but not too late yet. So, I change my clothes (I had spilled my drink on myself) and off we go again. We stay at Nick and Linda's for about an hour, just talking and visiting and enjoying the company, but then we make our excuses and come back home.
We put the stickers and magnets on my car, then come in the house and collapse into our recliners. That was pretty much it for the day - for the weekend!
We had leftovers from the cookout for our supper, and we've just watched dead guys on TV tonight.
It's been a great couple of days. Busy, but great. I guess that will keep us out of trouble...
Back to the real world tomorrow.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Aggravating day...finishing with accomplishments
Friday, May 15, 2015
I woke this morning and did my normal tableting and reading, then got up and piddled around, not doing much. I didn't have anything planned for the day, and I finally ran over to Felicity to make our payment on the Duke Energy bill. I didn't even know until Wednesday that you could pay bills in Felicity! I've been running down outside Amelia - I'm glad to know that I can go much closer to home when there isn't time to mail the payment!
When I got back from Felicity, the electricity had been shut off, and, man, was I pissed! We had not received any letters or anything, just the bill way back during April. I had checked the mail when I got home, and here was June's bill, so luckily I had the phone number to call them, which I immediately did. And you know what the asshole told me? I have to come up with $200 MORE!! Oh, was I steaming!! Now, I know that the bill is much higher over the winter, and I know that I don't pay the full amount every month, but it usually takes me til June to pay it all up. This totally blows my whole budget out of the water - for this week, anyway. I'm SO glad that this is a 5-week (5-payday) month - that gives me time to recover and straighten everything out. But ---- I could scream!!!!
As I'm waiting for the electricity to come back on, I work on making the potato salad for our cookout tomorrow night. I had cooked the potatoes yesterday, and just had to peel them, then chop the celery and onions and put everything together. I guess I will cook the eggs later! Ugh!
The electricity did come back on, and I texted Ron to bring home a dozen eggs, as I was using the last few we had to cook for the potato salad.
I put my gym shoes on at 5:15, and I am getting that done, and doing up the dishes as I need to (which is a change for me), when Ron texts me. He (they) are on 774 already. What!! I drop everything start walking. I didn't get to change my shirt. I didn't get to put my pocket stuff into my pockets. I didn't get to do anything - just GO. Man!!
I still managed to make it to the curves - I'm not sure how, it had to be pure adrenaline - before meeting up with him.
We got home, and I finished making the potato salads (we make two - one Miracle Whip, one mayonnaise), with both Ron and Corgan asking me man questions. You know, "What are you doing?" when it's quite obvious what I am doing. I also get the dishes finished up and go to sit in my recliner, and there is Corgan. Ugh!
I go to sit at the pute, although that didn't help my back any, but what can I say? I had banking to do, anyway, and so I did that.
After a while, we discussed supper but no one could agree on anything. We finally MADE Corgan put his tablet away so that we could show him the new flowers and plants so he won't run over them on the mower, even though he argued for about 15 minutes. We turned into the mean grandparents. We all went outside and walked around the yard.
We then ended up watering all the plants, figuring we might as well make it rain. Then Ron said that might as well plant those new plants (the ones Lois brought over last night) while we are outside and it's cooler. So, we figured out where we wanted those, and I said we might as well plant the other ones, too, and Ron acted all manly and asked, "What other ones?" So I had to point out the ones right under his nose. So we did.
We planted the Black Eyed Susans under the windmill in the front yard, the Dusty Miller (which is just foliage) under the tree copse, after cutting out all that other new growth, which is not anything different, but just growing new stuff from droppings from birds of the same trees/bushes, and the Hostas went behind the glider chairs/patio, where they will be in the shade. So we did accomplish something after all, but damn.
We came back in, and we all found something different for our suppers. Corgan made himself either Ramen Noodles or Chicken Noodle Soup, I had bacon, and Ron had an egg sandwich.
What a day! I am very glad it is over!
Fun stuff planned tomorrow - in the afternoon, anyway. Morning will just be usual Saturday stuff.
I woke this morning and did my normal tableting and reading, then got up and piddled around, not doing much. I didn't have anything planned for the day, and I finally ran over to Felicity to make our payment on the Duke Energy bill. I didn't even know until Wednesday that you could pay bills in Felicity! I've been running down outside Amelia - I'm glad to know that I can go much closer to home when there isn't time to mail the payment!
When I got back from Felicity, the electricity had been shut off, and, man, was I pissed! We had not received any letters or anything, just the bill way back during April. I had checked the mail when I got home, and here was June's bill, so luckily I had the phone number to call them, which I immediately did. And you know what the asshole told me? I have to come up with $200 MORE!! Oh, was I steaming!! Now, I know that the bill is much higher over the winter, and I know that I don't pay the full amount every month, but it usually takes me til June to pay it all up. This totally blows my whole budget out of the water - for this week, anyway. I'm SO glad that this is a 5-week (5-payday) month - that gives me time to recover and straighten everything out. But ---- I could scream!!!!
As I'm waiting for the electricity to come back on, I work on making the potato salad for our cookout tomorrow night. I had cooked the potatoes yesterday, and just had to peel them, then chop the celery and onions and put everything together. I guess I will cook the eggs later! Ugh!
The electricity did come back on, and I texted Ron to bring home a dozen eggs, as I was using the last few we had to cook for the potato salad.
I put my gym shoes on at 5:15, and I am getting that done, and doing up the dishes as I need to (which is a change for me), when Ron texts me. He (they) are on 774 already. What!! I drop everything start walking. I didn't get to change my shirt. I didn't get to put my pocket stuff into my pockets. I didn't get to do anything - just GO. Man!!
I still managed to make it to the curves - I'm not sure how, it had to be pure adrenaline - before meeting up with him.
We got home, and I finished making the potato salads (we make two - one Miracle Whip, one mayonnaise), with both Ron and Corgan asking me man questions. You know, "What are you doing?" when it's quite obvious what I am doing. I also get the dishes finished up and go to sit in my recliner, and there is Corgan. Ugh!
I go to sit at the pute, although that didn't help my back any, but what can I say? I had banking to do, anyway, and so I did that.
After a while, we discussed supper but no one could agree on anything. We finally MADE Corgan put his tablet away so that we could show him the new flowers and plants so he won't run over them on the mower, even though he argued for about 15 minutes. We turned into the mean grandparents. We all went outside and walked around the yard.
We then ended up watering all the plants, figuring we might as well make it rain. Then Ron said that might as well plant those new plants (the ones Lois brought over last night) while we are outside and it's cooler. So, we figured out where we wanted those, and I said we might as well plant the other ones, too, and Ron acted all manly and asked, "What other ones?" So I had to point out the ones right under his nose. So we did.
We planted the Black Eyed Susans under the windmill in the front yard, the Dusty Miller (which is just foliage) under the tree copse, after cutting out all that other new growth, which is not anything different, but just growing new stuff from droppings from birds of the same trees/bushes, and the Hostas went behind the glider chairs/patio, where they will be in the shade. So we did accomplish something after all, but damn.
We came back in, and we all found something different for our suppers. Corgan made himself either Ramen Noodles or Chicken Noodle Soup, I had bacon, and Ron had an egg sandwich.
What a day! I am very glad it is over!
Fun stuff planned tomorrow - in the afternoon, anyway. Morning will just be usual Saturday stuff.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Happy Anniversary to Us!
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Happy 38th Anniversary to me and Ron! Doesn't seem that long (most of the time)!!
After I woke up this morning, I was lying in bed reading when Ron called me and told me that he had his paycheck, but he had to go to Wilmington (didn't I tell you?) and we made arrangements for me to come and get it and do the banking and all that fun stuff.
I hadn't planned on getting up quite that early, but I did. I wasn't moving real quick - I do believe that there is rain moving in - but I got a shower, got dressed, and hit the road. I made it up to Georgetown, where I also went to Save-A-Lot (5/$20. meat is a great thing!) and stopped at Country Inn for lunch. I splurged a little, getting the BLT double decker and steak fries.
I got home in time to get the pork chops in the crockpot and get the other stuff put away, then had to leave again to do my daily task. Last day this week for the task, yay! Only one week to go, too...
I got back home and go into Happy Homemaker mode - finally! - and put a load of towels in the washer and do the dishes that have been sitting there all week. I figure that, at 5:00, I can put on my gym shoes and be ready to walk out to meet Ron. Well, as these things go, he texts me at 4:45! Caught me flat-footed again!! I hurriedly finish the dishes in the sink and put pans in to soak, get my gym shoes on, and take off walking. I thought I'd be lucky to get to Carol's mailbox, let alone the curves, but (WOW!) I made it all the way to the half-mile mark. The real one, not ours. I guess Ron took his time driving home...
We got home and I gave Ron the little anniversary gift I got for him - a can/tin of sardines. He laughed. He is buying me a banana split for "dessert" tonight, that's what he's getting me that is over and above the everyday. We aren't really getting each other anything, because we are pretty much celebrating all weekend, going places and doing things.
We sit there, talking about supper and when it would be done and all that. Since it wasn't going to be done until 7-7:15, we decided to go ahead and go get our "dessert" now, because we didn't want to go uptown for ice cream so late. Besides, we didn't know when the dairy bar closed. So that's what we did. We had dessert first!
I got my banana split, and Ron got a cherry dip cone.
We came back home, and I got a call from my friend Lois, who wanted to make sure I was home. She then brought over some hosta that she had been given but had chosen to pass on (this time), and I am the lucky recipient! We walked around the yard, looking at and talking about my flowers and plants.
When she left, I went in and finished getting supper together. I made fried potatoes and green beans to go with the pork chops, which were done already. They were falling off the bone!
We ate on fancy plates, but in front of the TV. We watched Bones while enjoying our meal, then turned on dead guys. It was a very satisfactory anniversary meal.
Nothing going on tomorrow, at least not until Corgan gets here...
Happy 38th Anniversary to me and Ron! Doesn't seem that long (most of the time)!!
After I woke up this morning, I was lying in bed reading when Ron called me and told me that he had his paycheck, but he had to go to Wilmington (didn't I tell you?) and we made arrangements for me to come and get it and do the banking and all that fun stuff.
I hadn't planned on getting up quite that early, but I did. I wasn't moving real quick - I do believe that there is rain moving in - but I got a shower, got dressed, and hit the road. I made it up to Georgetown, where I also went to Save-A-Lot (5/$20. meat is a great thing!) and stopped at Country Inn for lunch. I splurged a little, getting the BLT double decker and steak fries.
I got home in time to get the pork chops in the crockpot and get the other stuff put away, then had to leave again to do my daily task. Last day this week for the task, yay! Only one week to go, too...
I got back home and go into Happy Homemaker mode - finally! - and put a load of towels in the washer and do the dishes that have been sitting there all week. I figure that, at 5:00, I can put on my gym shoes and be ready to walk out to meet Ron. Well, as these things go, he texts me at 4:45! Caught me flat-footed again!! I hurriedly finish the dishes in the sink and put pans in to soak, get my gym shoes on, and take off walking. I thought I'd be lucky to get to Carol's mailbox, let alone the curves, but (WOW!) I made it all the way to the half-mile mark. The real one, not ours. I guess Ron took his time driving home...
We got home and I gave Ron the little anniversary gift I got for him - a can/tin of sardines. He laughed. He is buying me a banana split for "dessert" tonight, that's what he's getting me that is over and above the everyday. We aren't really getting each other anything, because we are pretty much celebrating all weekend, going places and doing things.
We sit there, talking about supper and when it would be done and all that. Since it wasn't going to be done until 7-7:15, we decided to go ahead and go get our "dessert" now, because we didn't want to go uptown for ice cream so late. Besides, we didn't know when the dairy bar closed. So that's what we did. We had dessert first!
I got my banana split, and Ron got a cherry dip cone.
We came back home, and I got a call from my friend Lois, who wanted to make sure I was home. She then brought over some hosta that she had been given but had chosen to pass on (this time), and I am the lucky recipient! We walked around the yard, looking at and talking about my flowers and plants.
When she left, I went in and finished getting supper together. I made fried potatoes and green beans to go with the pork chops, which were done already. They were falling off the bone!
We ate on fancy plates, but in front of the TV. We watched Bones while enjoying our meal, then turned on dead guys. It was a very satisfactory anniversary meal.
Nothing going on tomorrow, at least not until Corgan gets here...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
A morning out with my sister!
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
I woke up this morning at 7:30. Seven-thirty! Why in the world I woke this early, I have no idea, but I did, and there I was, tableting. I was 'talking' to my sister, and one thing she had mentioned/posted was that a thrift store was having a 40% off sale today only. I asked her if she wanted to go, and after a little while (we were both playing games and other things), she said that yes, she would like to go up there. So, I got up, got ready, including making myself tea, and hit the road. I had put together a bag of books to give to her, too.
I was over on Jones-Florer Road when I realized that I had left my cup of tea sitting at home. Sigh. I guess I'll just have to buy myself a tea, because I'm not turning around, not for a drink! I get up there to pick Ruth up and on we go. I stop for my tea and gasoline, and gasoline has gone up again! I was surprised to see this - I didn't think it would go up again until Memorial Day weekend. Guess I was wrong. OR they raised it now, so when they raise it Memorial Day, it's gonna be over three bucks. Blah!
We finally get up to Seaman and go to the thrift store, but I couldn't find any capris, as I had hoped. I did get myself three shirts - two 'good' and one Bengals T-Shirt - and Ruth got some stuff. With the discount, it was easier for just one of us to pay, so Ruth paid here and then I bought us some lunch over at Cruiser's Diner. She had chili and blackberry cobbler, and I had a chef salad. We had quite an enjoyable time, just talking and enjoying it being just the two of us.
I took her home, then came on home and got here a little after 2. Since I had my little task at 3:30, I just lounged in my recliner until time to go. I should have done the dishes, but they're not going anywhere. I'll get them later. Sometime.
After getting back home from my task, it wasn't long until I got the text from Ron, so I got my gym shoes and walked out to meet him. I made it past the real half-mile mark, but not to our half-mile marker, too, so I was kinda proud of myself.
We got back home and discussed what to do tomorrow for our anniversary. Nothing much, we decided, since we have "anniversary plans" for the weekend. I'm thinking that I may make him a pork chop meal for supper, since he really likes that. Fried chicken is his favorite, but he doesn't want to go anywhere, and I'm not spending time frying chicken. That's a bit much in the heat we've been having (yeah, I'm a wuss). Maybe we'll just go up and get a banana split, and split it! Ha!
We made our big salads for supper, and watched Starsky and Hutch while eating. Neither of us liked either of the episodes we saw tonight. We are getting to the end of Season Two. Anyone have any idea where we can get more seasons?
At 9:00, I went to turn on Criminal Minds and it wasn't on! What!! That's not right! So, it was dead guys and I came over and got on the pute. I'm thinking that I might go to bed early tonight, anyway.
I do have errands to run tomorrow, but I won't go until after I talk to Ron. I may be able to get his check like I did last week, although probably not if we "plan" on it. We shall see.
I woke up this morning at 7:30. Seven-thirty! Why in the world I woke this early, I have no idea, but I did, and there I was, tableting. I was 'talking' to my sister, and one thing she had mentioned/posted was that a thrift store was having a 40% off sale today only. I asked her if she wanted to go, and after a little while (we were both playing games and other things), she said that yes, she would like to go up there. So, I got up, got ready, including making myself tea, and hit the road. I had put together a bag of books to give to her, too.
I was over on Jones-Florer Road when I realized that I had left my cup of tea sitting at home. Sigh. I guess I'll just have to buy myself a tea, because I'm not turning around, not for a drink! I get up there to pick Ruth up and on we go. I stop for my tea and gasoline, and gasoline has gone up again! I was surprised to see this - I didn't think it would go up again until Memorial Day weekend. Guess I was wrong. OR they raised it now, so when they raise it Memorial Day, it's gonna be over three bucks. Blah!
We finally get up to Seaman and go to the thrift store, but I couldn't find any capris, as I had hoped. I did get myself three shirts - two 'good' and one Bengals T-Shirt - and Ruth got some stuff. With the discount, it was easier for just one of us to pay, so Ruth paid here and then I bought us some lunch over at Cruiser's Diner. She had chili and blackberry cobbler, and I had a chef salad. We had quite an enjoyable time, just talking and enjoying it being just the two of us.
I took her home, then came on home and got here a little after 2. Since I had my little task at 3:30, I just lounged in my recliner until time to go. I should have done the dishes, but they're not going anywhere. I'll get them later. Sometime.
After getting back home from my task, it wasn't long until I got the text from Ron, so I got my gym shoes and walked out to meet him. I made it past the real half-mile mark, but not to our half-mile marker, too, so I was kinda proud of myself.
We got back home and discussed what to do tomorrow for our anniversary. Nothing much, we decided, since we have "anniversary plans" for the weekend. I'm thinking that I may make him a pork chop meal for supper, since he really likes that. Fried chicken is his favorite, but he doesn't want to go anywhere, and I'm not spending time frying chicken. That's a bit much in the heat we've been having (yeah, I'm a wuss). Maybe we'll just go up and get a banana split, and split it! Ha!
We made our big salads for supper, and watched Starsky and Hutch while eating. Neither of us liked either of the episodes we saw tonight. We are getting to the end of Season Two. Anyone have any idea where we can get more seasons?
At 9:00, I went to turn on Criminal Minds and it wasn't on! What!! That's not right! So, it was dead guys and I came over and got on the pute. I'm thinking that I might go to bed early tonight, anyway.
I do have errands to run tomorrow, but I won't go until after I talk to Ron. I may be able to get his check like I did last week, although probably not if we "plan" on it. We shall see.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
blah blah blah...reward!
Monday, May 11, 2015
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
5/11
Typical Monday. I woke up, did my tableting and reading, then got up and played Happy Homemaker, doing a load of regular clothes. There weren't really enough dishes (imagine that!) to warrant running a whole sinkful of water, so I didn't. I had chicken salad and walnuts for my lunch.
I took a lot of breaks - long breaks - and the afternoon went. At 3:30, I left to attend to my new task for the next two weeks. It's just doing a favor for friends, running to get her, then uptown and back, until school is out, and I think I'll be able to handle this. I don't see why not. It's only two weeks, and I can do just about anything for short amounts of time.
I got back home in the pouring rain, and made the decision NOT to walk out to meet Ron. That could be a bit dicey!
When Ron did get home, we made our big salads for our suppers, and we watched Starsky and Hutch while eating - we actually managed to watch two whole episodes, after Ron caught up on the one he fell asleep during - and then it was time for him to go to bed, and I watched NCIS: LA. I started watching dead guys after that, but somewhere along in there I fell asleep in my recliner and didn't wake up to go to bed until close to 3. tsk, tsk.
5/12
Today is a bittersweet day, as it is every year. You see, it's my grandmother's - my Mamma's - birthday. (Mamma in this case is pronounced Mammaw.) She would be 109 if she had lived this long, so I guess it's a good thing she's not. It is still very hard - she is gone, but she is sooo missed and so loved - these years since she's passed have not been easy on this day.
I did my normal morning thing - tableting and reading, then getting up - but I didn't do anything today. I did empty the dishdrainer, but that was it. I just lazed in my recliner all day, mostly reading.
When 3:30 came, I did my little task, and came home and plopped back into my recliner. When Ron texted me, I walked out to meet him. I almost made it to the curves, too, before meeting him.
It sure was a beautiful day for walking!
I went to my TOPS meeting, thinking it was going to be a fourth week in a row of gain, since I hadn't really done anything different from the week before, but, thankfully, I finally LOST some weight. I lost two whole pounds - exactly two pounds - and boy, was I happy!
I came home from the meeting and Ron had supper ready. He had decided that he wanted a hot supper for some reason, and he had made hamburgers, macaroni & cheese, and corn. It was good! We ate supper while watching NCIS and NCIS:NO, then he went to bed and I got on the pute after turning on dead guys.
Nothing much on the schedule for tomorrow, but I really do need to get myself motivated in the exercise department. I really do.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
5/11
Typical Monday. I woke up, did my tableting and reading, then got up and played Happy Homemaker, doing a load of regular clothes. There weren't really enough dishes (imagine that!) to warrant running a whole sinkful of water, so I didn't. I had chicken salad and walnuts for my lunch.
I took a lot of breaks - long breaks - and the afternoon went. At 3:30, I left to attend to my new task for the next two weeks. It's just doing a favor for friends, running to get her, then uptown and back, until school is out, and I think I'll be able to handle this. I don't see why not. It's only two weeks, and I can do just about anything for short amounts of time.
I got back home in the pouring rain, and made the decision NOT to walk out to meet Ron. That could be a bit dicey!
When Ron did get home, we made our big salads for our suppers, and we watched Starsky and Hutch while eating - we actually managed to watch two whole episodes, after Ron caught up on the one he fell asleep during - and then it was time for him to go to bed, and I watched NCIS: LA. I started watching dead guys after that, but somewhere along in there I fell asleep in my recliner and didn't wake up to go to bed until close to 3. tsk, tsk.
5/12
Today is a bittersweet day, as it is every year. You see, it's my grandmother's - my Mamma's - birthday. (Mamma in this case is pronounced Mammaw.) She would be 109 if she had lived this long, so I guess it's a good thing she's not. It is still very hard - she is gone, but she is sooo missed and so loved - these years since she's passed have not been easy on this day.
I did my normal morning thing - tableting and reading, then getting up - but I didn't do anything today. I did empty the dishdrainer, but that was it. I just lazed in my recliner all day, mostly reading.
When 3:30 came, I did my little task, and came home and plopped back into my recliner. When Ron texted me, I walked out to meet him. I almost made it to the curves, too, before meeting him.
It sure was a beautiful day for walking!
I went to my TOPS meeting, thinking it was going to be a fourth week in a row of gain, since I hadn't really done anything different from the week before, but, thankfully, I finally LOST some weight. I lost two whole pounds - exactly two pounds - and boy, was I happy!
I came home from the meeting and Ron had supper ready. He had decided that he wanted a hot supper for some reason, and he had made hamburgers, macaroni & cheese, and corn. It was good! We ate supper while watching NCIS and NCIS:NO, then he went to bed and I got on the pute after turning on dead guys.
Nothing much on the schedule for tomorrow, but I really do need to get myself motivated in the exercise department. I really do.
Sunday, May 10, 2015
My Mother's Day weekend
Friday, May 8, 2015
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Sunday, May 10, 2015
5/8
My alarm went off at 8:00 this morning. Ugh. I wasn't happy about it, but since I knew it was gonna happen, I couldn't argue with it. I slapped snooze a time or two, then got up. Going on a field trip with my grandson doesn't leave any room for error! I've got to meet the schoolbuses at Coney Island when they get there, so I can enter with them and get the group rate for this Appalachian Festival. I do have to pay for my own parking, but I can live with that.
I left not long after 8:30, and after a stop in New Richmond to get myself some tea and a large cup of ice, I got down to the gas station on Kellogg Avenue to wait for the school buses to pass by so I could pull in behind them. Those buses sure were slow, but they finally got there, and we got to Coney. I went to park my car way out in the boonies and walked, walked, walked into the park to meet Chelle and Corgan. Man, I felt like I walked a mile already and we didn't even start yet!
After a flurry of texting, we finally met up, and worked up a plan of walking around and we got started. The exhibits, the craftsmen (and women), the booths - oh, it was wonderful! We stopped here and there, as you are meant to do at festivals like this, and it was great. They had a lot of things that were the same, but each booth had something that was just a little different, too. There was a lot to see.
At 11:30, we walked back out to the car to eat our lunch. I had brought lawn chairs to sit in and lifted the back, so we had a spot of shade for us to enjoy, too. I had chicken salad, potato sticks, a Little Debbie cake, and some of an Elephant Ear (that Chelle bought for me in the festival), and some cheap cookies. They had brought their own lunch, too, and Chelle had bought Corgan a fried PB&J. We sat there for about 45 minutes, then went back in and started our final round to choose souvenirs. They had to be back at the buses at 1:15 for the trip back to school. When they had gone to catch the bus, I stayed just a little bit longer, then headed out, too.
I went on down to their house to hang with them all for a little while, since it was so early in the day. Man, was that a long drive down 52!! I drove and drove and then I saw a sign that said - Ripley, 25 miles. Geez!! So I drove and drove some more. Jean and I sprawled on the living room floor and talked for a while - my back wanted to stretch out. But, other than feeling the need to lay down, and taking a couple Aleve, I feel that I passed this test with flying colors! The long ride in the car down 52 seemed to 'hurt' worse than all the walking did - I don't know if that was exactly true, but it seemed that way.
I stayed there until around 5-5:30, then Corgan and I came on home. Ron got home not long after we got here, and we had a pretty normal Friday evening, except for me pushing Ron to go outside and do some digging. The Plant Auction is in the morning, and these plants have to get dug up tonight - there is no more putting it off!
5/9
The alarm went off at 8:00 again this morning. Double Ugh! But, I am supposed to be up at church at 8:30, so there is no time for playing "snooze" this morning, much to my chagrin. I get up, do my weigh-in, finding out that I have gained weight again - only .2 of a pound, but still. It's a gain, dammit. I'm so aggravated about this!
Ron helps me load all the plants into the car, and off I go. He even comes up to church to help me carry everything in for me - how about that? Then he goes off, and there I am at the Plant Auction, which is fine by me, now he can't stop me from buying stuff. Ha!
I do kitchen duty setting up the auction, then manned the door. When the auction started, I did my part in buying plants! I bought a Wandering Jew and a Jade plant for indoors, and a big frondy/leafy fern, some Dusty Miller, some Black-Eyed Susans, a plant called Catmint, some English Ivy, and a plant stand. I think that's all...if I think of something else, I'll tell you.
The auction got over right around 11:30, and by the time clean-up was done, it was very close to noon. I had told Josh that I would be HOME by noon, dammit! Oh, well. I am trying to bust ass down 133 to not be very late and get stuck behind a dude towing a boat. He finally turned off at Lakin Chapel Road, and then I got stuck behind a combine! dammit dammit dammit He finally turned off at Jones-Florer, but by then Josh had texted me that I was a "LIAR." Yeah, my son is great.
I got home, changed my clothes, gave instructions to empty my car to Corgan, and off Josh and I went. He is taking me out for a movie and a meal for Mother's Day. It's way too crazy to do it on Sunday, so we beat the crowd...
I had chosen to see the movie Woman in Gold, and it was showing in Milford at 1:15. We got there at 1:07! Yay, us! It's a pretty good movie, and I'm glad I saw it with Josh instead of Ron - Ron would never have understood it. I thought it would have been a little more intrigue-ish, but it was still very well done.
When the movie was over, we decided to go over to Crackhead Barrel to eat - I can't turn down chicken-n-dumplings, now, can I - and it was right there? I just walked over, because I'd just been sitting for so long and it's only across the parking lot. And, yes, I got to the porch before Josh got the car parked and met me. Yay, me! Of course, we wandered around the store, too, and I showed him the beautiful peacock display they have there right now. When we left, he bought me a peacock ring holder, even though he already had a gift for me. He said he'd hold that gift and give it to me for my birthday - yep, that's my son!
We went back up to Eastgate by the shortcut. I showed him the shortcut, and he said he knew where he was, but he didn't know it connected (yeah, right!), and once in Eastgate, we went and wandered around in Jungle Jim's until heading for home after a stop at WalMart.
Once home, even though I had texted Ron, Corgan wasn't ready and my car wasn't emptied. My new plants are gonna suffocate! So, I emptied my car, bitching the whole time, while Corgan went and got his stuff together and they got everything closed down. Then it was bye and love-you hugs and off they went.
I came in the house, changed my clothes again, and then off Ron and I went to have an evening out with friends. We spent the evening having supper, dessert, snacks, and playing Bingo. We each bring a little prize (gift) in a brown paper bag. Whoever wins that Bingo game, chooses a bag and SURPRISE! We take turns calling the games, so we all have a chance to win. We have a blast!
We didn't get home until well after midnight. I was exhausted.
5/10
I got to sleep in this morning! The alarm didn't go off until 9:00!
Sunday. Church, lunch, and shopping. Yep. That's what we did.
We went to Walgreen's for prescriptions and to Kroger for Ron's tonic water before going to lunch at the Barn. We knew it was Mother's Day, but we thought the Barn wouldn't be crowded because they didn't open til noon. But, we forgot that since it was Mother's Day, the Barn wouldn't be having their regular menu, they were having a buffet with fried chicken, ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, and a salad. There were also, I think, four selected items available. Cheeseburger, wings, chicken tenders...
That was it. We both chose the buffet because we didn't want to try to go somewhere else. It wasn't the best, but it wasn't the worst, so we were okay with our choice.
After lunch, we went over to WalMart and did our shopping, finishing up with getting more top soil. It was kinda cool - we paid for all the groceries back in the garden center!
We came on home, unloaded the car, and just chilled for a bit. Then we gathered up some energy and did some yard work. We planted the catmint plant out by the mailbox. We put a bunch of broken bricks in the square for the tomato plants (that we forgot to buy), then put some top soil in on top of those bricks to settle. When we get the tomato plants, we'll put them in with the rest of the top soil. I walked around taking pictures of all the flowers that are budding and blooming, the seeds that I planted that are starting to come up, and the new plants that I just got on Saturday.
It has been an absolutely wonderful Mother's Day weekend.
Absolutely. Wonderful.
Back to the real world tomorrow. Or maybe a fake one, with me eating veggies and chicken noodle soup. Ai yi yi!
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Sunday, May 10, 2015
5/8
My alarm went off at 8:00 this morning. Ugh. I wasn't happy about it, but since I knew it was gonna happen, I couldn't argue with it. I slapped snooze a time or two, then got up. Going on a field trip with my grandson doesn't leave any room for error! I've got to meet the schoolbuses at Coney Island when they get there, so I can enter with them and get the group rate for this Appalachian Festival. I do have to pay for my own parking, but I can live with that.
I left not long after 8:30, and after a stop in New Richmond to get myself some tea and a large cup of ice, I got down to the gas station on Kellogg Avenue to wait for the school buses to pass by so I could pull in behind them. Those buses sure were slow, but they finally got there, and we got to Coney. I went to park my car way out in the boonies and walked, walked, walked into the park to meet Chelle and Corgan. Man, I felt like I walked a mile already and we didn't even start yet!
After a flurry of texting, we finally met up, and worked up a plan of walking around and we got started. The exhibits, the craftsmen (and women), the booths - oh, it was wonderful! We stopped here and there, as you are meant to do at festivals like this, and it was great. They had a lot of things that were the same, but each booth had something that was just a little different, too. There was a lot to see.
At 11:30, we walked back out to the car to eat our lunch. I had brought lawn chairs to sit in and lifted the back, so we had a spot of shade for us to enjoy, too. I had chicken salad, potato sticks, a Little Debbie cake, and some of an Elephant Ear (that Chelle bought for me in the festival), and some cheap cookies. They had brought their own lunch, too, and Chelle had bought Corgan a fried PB&J. We sat there for about 45 minutes, then went back in and started our final round to choose souvenirs. They had to be back at the buses at 1:15 for the trip back to school. When they had gone to catch the bus, I stayed just a little bit longer, then headed out, too.
I went on down to their house to hang with them all for a little while, since it was so early in the day. Man, was that a long drive down 52!! I drove and drove and then I saw a sign that said - Ripley, 25 miles. Geez!! So I drove and drove some more. Jean and I sprawled on the living room floor and talked for a while - my back wanted to stretch out. But, other than feeling the need to lay down, and taking a couple Aleve, I feel that I passed this test with flying colors! The long ride in the car down 52 seemed to 'hurt' worse than all the walking did - I don't know if that was exactly true, but it seemed that way.
I stayed there until around 5-5:30, then Corgan and I came on home. Ron got home not long after we got here, and we had a pretty normal Friday evening, except for me pushing Ron to go outside and do some digging. The Plant Auction is in the morning, and these plants have to get dug up tonight - there is no more putting it off!
5/9
The alarm went off at 8:00 again this morning. Double Ugh! But, I am supposed to be up at church at 8:30, so there is no time for playing "snooze" this morning, much to my chagrin. I get up, do my weigh-in, finding out that I have gained weight again - only .2 of a pound, but still. It's a gain, dammit. I'm so aggravated about this!
Ron helps me load all the plants into the car, and off I go. He even comes up to church to help me carry everything in for me - how about that? Then he goes off, and there I am at the Plant Auction, which is fine by me, now he can't stop me from buying stuff. Ha!
I do kitchen duty setting up the auction, then manned the door. When the auction started, I did my part in buying plants! I bought a Wandering Jew and a Jade plant for indoors, and a big frondy/leafy fern, some Dusty Miller, some Black-Eyed Susans, a plant called Catmint, some English Ivy, and a plant stand. I think that's all...if I think of something else, I'll tell you.
The auction got over right around 11:30, and by the time clean-up was done, it was very close to noon. I had told Josh that I would be HOME by noon, dammit! Oh, well. I am trying to bust ass down 133 to not be very late and get stuck behind a dude towing a boat. He finally turned off at Lakin Chapel Road, and then I got stuck behind a combine! dammit dammit dammit He finally turned off at Jones-Florer, but by then Josh had texted me that I was a "LIAR." Yeah, my son is great.
I got home, changed my clothes, gave instructions to empty my car to Corgan, and off Josh and I went. He is taking me out for a movie and a meal for Mother's Day. It's way too crazy to do it on Sunday, so we beat the crowd...
I had chosen to see the movie Woman in Gold, and it was showing in Milford at 1:15. We got there at 1:07! Yay, us! It's a pretty good movie, and I'm glad I saw it with Josh instead of Ron - Ron would never have understood it. I thought it would have been a little more intrigue-ish, but it was still very well done.
When the movie was over, we decided to go over to Crackhead Barrel to eat - I can't turn down chicken-n-dumplings, now, can I - and it was right there? I just walked over, because I'd just been sitting for so long and it's only across the parking lot. And, yes, I got to the porch before Josh got the car parked and met me. Yay, me! Of course, we wandered around the store, too, and I showed him the beautiful peacock display they have there right now. When we left, he bought me a peacock ring holder, even though he already had a gift for me. He said he'd hold that gift and give it to me for my birthday - yep, that's my son!
We went back up to Eastgate by the shortcut. I showed him the shortcut, and he said he knew where he was, but he didn't know it connected (yeah, right!), and once in Eastgate, we went and wandered around in Jungle Jim's until heading for home after a stop at WalMart.
Once home, even though I had texted Ron, Corgan wasn't ready and my car wasn't emptied. My new plants are gonna suffocate! So, I emptied my car, bitching the whole time, while Corgan went and got his stuff together and they got everything closed down. Then it was bye and love-you hugs and off they went.
I came in the house, changed my clothes again, and then off Ron and I went to have an evening out with friends. We spent the evening having supper, dessert, snacks, and playing Bingo. We each bring a little prize (gift) in a brown paper bag. Whoever wins that Bingo game, chooses a bag and SURPRISE! We take turns calling the games, so we all have a chance to win. We have a blast!
We didn't get home until well after midnight. I was exhausted.
5/10
I got to sleep in this morning! The alarm didn't go off until 9:00!
Sunday. Church, lunch, and shopping. Yep. That's what we did.
We went to Walgreen's for prescriptions and to Kroger for Ron's tonic water before going to lunch at the Barn. We knew it was Mother's Day, but we thought the Barn wouldn't be crowded because they didn't open til noon. But, we forgot that since it was Mother's Day, the Barn wouldn't be having their regular menu, they were having a buffet with fried chicken, ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, and a salad. There were also, I think, four selected items available. Cheeseburger, wings, chicken tenders...
That was it. We both chose the buffet because we didn't want to try to go somewhere else. It wasn't the best, but it wasn't the worst, so we were okay with our choice.
After lunch, we went over to WalMart and did our shopping, finishing up with getting more top soil. It was kinda cool - we paid for all the groceries back in the garden center!
We came on home, unloaded the car, and just chilled for a bit. Then we gathered up some energy and did some yard work. We planted the catmint plant out by the mailbox. We put a bunch of broken bricks in the square for the tomato plants (that we forgot to buy), then put some top soil in on top of those bricks to settle. When we get the tomato plants, we'll put them in with the rest of the top soil. I walked around taking pictures of all the flowers that are budding and blooming, the seeds that I planted that are starting to come up, and the new plants that I just got on Saturday.
It has been an absolutely wonderful Mother's Day weekend.
Absolutely. Wonderful.
Back to the real world tomorrow. Or maybe a fake one, with me eating veggies and chicken noodle soup. Ai yi yi!
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Millions of thrills
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Thursday, May 7, 2015
5/6
Today started with Ron calling me around 10:30. He knew that I was going to get up and go down the road to get my new glasses, but since there was no set time, he thought 10:30 was a good enough (read: late enough) time to call. This is strange enough in and of itself, but then he started the conversation with, "I wrecked my bike this morning," it totally woke me up pretty quick! I quickly asked him, "What happened?" and "Are you all right?" in practically the same breath, and he told me the whole story.
As he was going down Jones-Florer Road, there was a TREE across the road down in a dip where it was practically invisible until the last moment. He hit his brakes, but not in time to stop. He had to make an immediate decision which way to go, and he went through the ditch on the end of tree where the branches were as opposed to the end that was still (probably) stuck in the ground. However, the branches were unforgiving and broke his high-beam headlight, his left mirror, and snapped back to catch his arm, scratching and bruising him pretty badly. His arm was sore, and had been sore all morning, but seemed to be getting better now. I tell you what - my head was spinning! I just couldn't believe it! Do you know how very bad this could have been? How absolutely awful? Please don't tell me that his guardian angel wasn't watching over him - I'll never, ever believe you. How else could he have come through that so...unscathed, for lack of a better word?
He could have hit that tree dead-on, but he didn't. He could have broken at least his arm going through those branches, but he didn't. He could have gotten poked in the eye by those branches, but he didn't. He does have some nasty scratches and an awful-looking bruise, but that. is. it.
We have said many prayers of thanksgiving!
After talking to him, and settling down after talking to him, I got up, got dressed, and hit the road. I went uptown and did a couple of errands, then went and picked up my friend Bert, and off we went to complete our day. I stopped at WalMart to get my new glasses, and on we went. She went to get her blood tests, then we went to our friend Teresa's, hoping that she would feel like going to lunch with us, but no such luck today. She watches her great-niece, and her niece's schedule has changed, so she'll be getting Addie in just a little while. Boo. So, off Bert and I go. Before lunch, we go so that Bert could coupons off for the military, then we discuss where to go to lunch - same old, same old or somewhere new?
We finally decide to go to Applebee's, which is a different place for us. It's also a sports bar, but usually, on a weekday that wouldn't make much difference. After we're in there, though, I soon realize that the TVs are playing the news about the conclusion of the report of the Patroits and Deflategate. It's about time!! I'm glad to see this news, but Bert doesn't give a rat's ass. I try to not pay too much attention to the TV - after all, they were just playing the same crap over and over - but when there are so many TVs everywhere, it's kinda hard.
Bert had a cheeseburger and a salad, and I had a Clubhouse Grille sandwich and potato soup, and both of our meals were great! We sat there for quite a while and just enjoyed the atmosphere. Bert was enjoying watching the bartenders making and pouring drinks, while I was....you know. Good thing we chose the seats we did!
We finally head for home a little around 4:30, meaning to stop at WalMart again, so that Bert could pick up a few things. As we got closer, though, she decided that she didn't want to go shopping - she just wanted to go home, so we didn't stop. We just went home. I dropped her off, then went on home myself.
I hadn't been home very long, and had changed from my jeans to shorts, when Ron texted that he was on his way home, so I got my gym shoes on and started walking out to meet him. I made it to our half-mile marker, and waited there for a few minutes, and then started walking on down Hoover Road. I made it to the 3/4 mile spot, which is in shade at that time of day, and stayed there for a few minutes. I'm getting really worried, too, because while I was walking between these two spots, the Bethel-Tate fire trucks went out (down) Jones-Florer Road! Good grief! Shit. Shit. Shit. I keep walking on down toward the end of Hoover, and almost made it, but the house at the end (across from Hoover, on Jones-Florer) had a dog in the back yard that started barking and running around, and I didn't know if there was a fence, or what, so I stopped where I was and just kinda wandered around right there.
Finally, Ron pulled onto Hoover. He was amazed that I had made it all the way to the end! I asked him where the hell had he been and he said, "Oh, I stopped to talk to Harry." MEN!! I got on the bike (you don't know how glad I am that I can do that!) and we came on home.
I had to take a shower after that walk - I have an Altar Society meeting tonight - and then just collapsed in my recliner until time to leave. Man, is it hot!
I go to my meeting, leaving Ron to get his own supper. It was a good meeting, getting a lot of things covered. As I was leaving, the woman in front of me let go of the door before I expected her to and the door came back and whacked me a good one on my left arm. My first thought? "Well, at least I'll know where that bruise came from!" Am I weird or what? (Don't answer that...)
I got home, turning on Criminal Minds, and that was that.
After a little while, I ate a bowl of Basic 4 cereal and that was my supper.
This big thrilling day is over. Thank God.
5/7
When I woke up this morning, I texted Ron, as I do, and he replied with, "Call me." Oh, shit. Six million thoughts start going through my mind, including Now What? and that's not a good thing. So I call him, and, luckily, it's only to tell me that he is coming through Bethel, and did I want to come and get his paycheck and do the banking so he didn't have to worry about it. Whew!
So, instead of doing my tableting and reading, I get to get up, get dressed, and go uptown to meet Ron. What a difference! I meet him, and we spend about ten minutes talking, him rubbing my left arm - pointing out my beautiful purple bruise - before he gives me his paycheck and goes on his way. I go on to the bank, then to IGA for 5/$20. meat and lunch for tomorrow (a field trip with Corgan!), then I come on back home. Hey, it IS only 10:30 in the morning...
I get the meat put away, except for the pound of bacon that will be my lunch, do dishes, and then it's recliner time! I finally get to do my tableting and reading.
I put things ready on the kitchen table for my lunch tomorrow. I'm going to Coney Island, to the Appalachian Festival, with Corgan and Chelle, as part of his field trip. Chelle is his official chaperone. I'm just meeting them there, but will be included as part of the group. This is gonna be a real test for me, I think. It's gonna be a lot of walking, but I sure hope there will be places to sit when I need to! I think I'm up to it, though - after all, it's been over a year!
When Ron texted me that he's on his way home, I walked out to meet him. I made it to the half-way marker, and stayed there for a few minutes, then started on down the road, and he showed up before I got too very much farther. It was a little hard getting up in the truck, but it was still easier than this time a year ago!
We got back home, and I couldn't stand it any more. I turned on the AC. I had to - I felt as though I was melting. I was trembling, I was sweating so much it was dripping down my back and face. The fan just wasn't going to do it. On May 7th!!
We didn't do much the rest of the evening. At 7:30, once the sun went (mostly) down, I watered all my new plants. I made fish patties for supper, and I ate mine with a few veggies that we had left.
We ate supper while watching Bones - two episodes! - then it was time for dead guys.
And another big thrilling day is over.
I'll let you know how the big test goes tomorrow.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
5/6
Today started with Ron calling me around 10:30. He knew that I was going to get up and go down the road to get my new glasses, but since there was no set time, he thought 10:30 was a good enough (read: late enough) time to call. This is strange enough in and of itself, but then he started the conversation with, "I wrecked my bike this morning," it totally woke me up pretty quick! I quickly asked him, "What happened?" and "Are you all right?" in practically the same breath, and he told me the whole story.
As he was going down Jones-Florer Road, there was a TREE across the road down in a dip where it was practically invisible until the last moment. He hit his brakes, but not in time to stop. He had to make an immediate decision which way to go, and he went through the ditch on the end of tree where the branches were as opposed to the end that was still (probably) stuck in the ground. However, the branches were unforgiving and broke his high-beam headlight, his left mirror, and snapped back to catch his arm, scratching and bruising him pretty badly. His arm was sore, and had been sore all morning, but seemed to be getting better now. I tell you what - my head was spinning! I just couldn't believe it! Do you know how very bad this could have been? How absolutely awful? Please don't tell me that his guardian angel wasn't watching over him - I'll never, ever believe you. How else could he have come through that so...unscathed, for lack of a better word?
He could have hit that tree dead-on, but he didn't. He could have broken at least his arm going through those branches, but he didn't. He could have gotten poked in the eye by those branches, but he didn't. He does have some nasty scratches and an awful-looking bruise, but that. is. it.
We have said many prayers of thanksgiving!
After talking to him, and settling down after talking to him, I got up, got dressed, and hit the road. I went uptown and did a couple of errands, then went and picked up my friend Bert, and off we went to complete our day. I stopped at WalMart to get my new glasses, and on we went. She went to get her blood tests, then we went to our friend Teresa's, hoping that she would feel like going to lunch with us, but no such luck today. She watches her great-niece, and her niece's schedule has changed, so she'll be getting Addie in just a little while. Boo. So, off Bert and I go. Before lunch, we go so that Bert could coupons off for the military, then we discuss where to go to lunch - same old, same old or somewhere new?
We finally decide to go to Applebee's, which is a different place for us. It's also a sports bar, but usually, on a weekday that wouldn't make much difference. After we're in there, though, I soon realize that the TVs are playing the news about the conclusion of the report of the Patroits and Deflategate. It's about time!! I'm glad to see this news, but Bert doesn't give a rat's ass. I try to not pay too much attention to the TV - after all, they were just playing the same crap over and over - but when there are so many TVs everywhere, it's kinda hard.
Bert had a cheeseburger and a salad, and I had a Clubhouse Grille sandwich and potato soup, and both of our meals were great! We sat there for quite a while and just enjoyed the atmosphere. Bert was enjoying watching the bartenders making and pouring drinks, while I was....you know. Good thing we chose the seats we did!
We finally head for home a little around 4:30, meaning to stop at WalMart again, so that Bert could pick up a few things. As we got closer, though, she decided that she didn't want to go shopping - she just wanted to go home, so we didn't stop. We just went home. I dropped her off, then went on home myself.
I hadn't been home very long, and had changed from my jeans to shorts, when Ron texted that he was on his way home, so I got my gym shoes on and started walking out to meet him. I made it to our half-mile marker, and waited there for a few minutes, and then started walking on down Hoover Road. I made it to the 3/4 mile spot, which is in shade at that time of day, and stayed there for a few minutes. I'm getting really worried, too, because while I was walking between these two spots, the Bethel-Tate fire trucks went out (down) Jones-Florer Road! Good grief! Shit. Shit. Shit. I keep walking on down toward the end of Hoover, and almost made it, but the house at the end (across from Hoover, on Jones-Florer) had a dog in the back yard that started barking and running around, and I didn't know if there was a fence, or what, so I stopped where I was and just kinda wandered around right there.
Finally, Ron pulled onto Hoover. He was amazed that I had made it all the way to the end! I asked him where the hell had he been and he said, "Oh, I stopped to talk to Harry." MEN!! I got on the bike (you don't know how glad I am that I can do that!) and we came on home.
I had to take a shower after that walk - I have an Altar Society meeting tonight - and then just collapsed in my recliner until time to leave. Man, is it hot!
I go to my meeting, leaving Ron to get his own supper. It was a good meeting, getting a lot of things covered. As I was leaving, the woman in front of me let go of the door before I expected her to and the door came back and whacked me a good one on my left arm. My first thought? "Well, at least I'll know where that bruise came from!" Am I weird or what? (Don't answer that...)
I got home, turning on Criminal Minds, and that was that.
After a little while, I ate a bowl of Basic 4 cereal and that was my supper.
This big thrilling day is over. Thank God.
5/7
When I woke up this morning, I texted Ron, as I do, and he replied with, "Call me." Oh, shit. Six million thoughts start going through my mind, including Now What? and that's not a good thing. So I call him, and, luckily, it's only to tell me that he is coming through Bethel, and did I want to come and get his paycheck and do the banking so he didn't have to worry about it. Whew!
So, instead of doing my tableting and reading, I get to get up, get dressed, and go uptown to meet Ron. What a difference! I meet him, and we spend about ten minutes talking, him rubbing my left arm - pointing out my beautiful purple bruise - before he gives me his paycheck and goes on his way. I go on to the bank, then to IGA for 5/$20. meat and lunch for tomorrow (a field trip with Corgan!), then I come on back home. Hey, it IS only 10:30 in the morning...
I get the meat put away, except for the pound of bacon that will be my lunch, do dishes, and then it's recliner time! I finally get to do my tableting and reading.
I put things ready on the kitchen table for my lunch tomorrow. I'm going to Coney Island, to the Appalachian Festival, with Corgan and Chelle, as part of his field trip. Chelle is his official chaperone. I'm just meeting them there, but will be included as part of the group. This is gonna be a real test for me, I think. It's gonna be a lot of walking, but I sure hope there will be places to sit when I need to! I think I'm up to it, though - after all, it's been over a year!
When Ron texted me that he's on his way home, I walked out to meet him. I made it to the half-way marker, and stayed there for a few minutes, then started on down the road, and he showed up before I got too very much farther. It was a little hard getting up in the truck, but it was still easier than this time a year ago!
We got back home, and I couldn't stand it any more. I turned on the AC. I had to - I felt as though I was melting. I was trembling, I was sweating so much it was dripping down my back and face. The fan just wasn't going to do it. On May 7th!!
We didn't do much the rest of the evening. At 7:30, once the sun went (mostly) down, I watered all my new plants. I made fish patties for supper, and I ate mine with a few veggies that we had left.
We ate supper while watching Bones - two episodes! - then it was time for dead guys.
And another big thrilling day is over.
I'll let you know how the big test goes tomorrow.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Cinco de Mayo - for those who care
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
I woke rather early this morning - around 8:30 - and after my usual tableting and reading, I got up before noon. Before noon! What a difference that is.
I got right into playing Happy Homemaker, throwing a load of regular clothes into the washer, and doing up the dishes. I also folded and put away the towels that I had done yesterday. Work, work, work. Blah.
I got all this done, looked at the clock, and it's only quarter after 1. Jiminy Christmas....
I make myself some scrambled eggs for my lunch, and I boil eggs so that Ron and I will have eggs to put in our salads. When my eggs are done, I eat them while resting (taking a break!) in my recliner, and I had a banana to finish up my lunch. Whee! What a meal. But, I am bound and determined to get myself back on track, and I've gotta start somewhere.
I did some of my standing exercises, and thought about getting on the Wii, but eventually decided against it - it's too darn hot! Even though I opened up the back door, I am such a wuss that I can't open a living room window to make a cross-current, so I'm kinda stuck with dead air. But at least there is some air coming through the house! I just piddle around here in the house, doing this and that, whatever I think of, and taking lots of breaks.
I got on the pute and worked up the Altar Society Treasurer's Report, because that meeting is tomorrow night and I must be ready. That took a little bit of time, and Ron texted me that he was on his way home while I was doing this. I had to text him back that I wasn't walking because I was in the middle of this. Actually, I only say, "Not walking," with no explanation. I will tell him why when he gets here.
So, he gets home, and I finish printing those reports, and go to take my shower while he watches the weather. (Yep, you guessed it.) I come out from my shower and he is zonked. Silly man - why he has to turn the TV on is anyone's guess!
I leave to go to my TOPS meeting and get weighed in. I have gained again! Third week in a row that I have gained. Ugh, ugh, and double - make that triple - ugh! At least this time, it was only .2 of a pound! That's the only saving grace...
I get home from the meeting, we make up our salads and watch NCIS and NCIS:NO while eating, then it's time for dead guys.
Guess what? I get to go get my new glasses tomorrow!! Yay!!
My new glasses, which were supposed to be in on April 25th.....I'm so excited, it's about time!
Bert and I will do a bunch of running and it'll be a great time.
I woke rather early this morning - around 8:30 - and after my usual tableting and reading, I got up before noon. Before noon! What a difference that is.
I got right into playing Happy Homemaker, throwing a load of regular clothes into the washer, and doing up the dishes. I also folded and put away the towels that I had done yesterday. Work, work, work. Blah.
I got all this done, looked at the clock, and it's only quarter after 1. Jiminy Christmas....
I make myself some scrambled eggs for my lunch, and I boil eggs so that Ron and I will have eggs to put in our salads. When my eggs are done, I eat them while resting (taking a break!) in my recliner, and I had a banana to finish up my lunch. Whee! What a meal. But, I am bound and determined to get myself back on track, and I've gotta start somewhere.
I did some of my standing exercises, and thought about getting on the Wii, but eventually decided against it - it's too darn hot! Even though I opened up the back door, I am such a wuss that I can't open a living room window to make a cross-current, so I'm kinda stuck with dead air. But at least there is some air coming through the house! I just piddle around here in the house, doing this and that, whatever I think of, and taking lots of breaks.
I got on the pute and worked up the Altar Society Treasurer's Report, because that meeting is tomorrow night and I must be ready. That took a little bit of time, and Ron texted me that he was on his way home while I was doing this. I had to text him back that I wasn't walking because I was in the middle of this. Actually, I only say, "Not walking," with no explanation. I will tell him why when he gets here.
So, he gets home, and I finish printing those reports, and go to take my shower while he watches the weather. (Yep, you guessed it.) I come out from my shower and he is zonked. Silly man - why he has to turn the TV on is anyone's guess!
I leave to go to my TOPS meeting and get weighed in. I have gained again! Third week in a row that I have gained. Ugh, ugh, and double - make that triple - ugh! At least this time, it was only .2 of a pound! That's the only saving grace...
I get home from the meeting, we make up our salads and watch NCIS and NCIS:NO while eating, then it's time for dead guys.
Guess what? I get to go get my new glasses tomorrow!! Yay!!
My new glasses, which were supposed to be in on April 25th.....I'm so excited, it's about time!
Bert and I will do a bunch of running and it'll be a great time.
Monday, May 4, 2015
A most satisfying anniversary...and a lot of work!
Monday, May 4, 2015
THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF FALLING AND BREAKING MY BACK!
Some days, I can't believe it's been a whole year already, and other days, it's like it's been a zillion years, not just one. I think I should be so much 'better' than I am - I hate being a wuss.
Today started as most days do, with me lazing in bed tableting and reading until I finally got up. But once I got up, I started in on the things that needed done. Not Happy Homemaker, not quite yet, but I went outside and got to work on my little project of laying bricks for a little patio under the glider chairs in the tree copse. I'm so glad Ron agreed to do this - I want to get it done before he changes his mind again!
I got all the bricks that had been taken out there laid in place, which got the job almost halfway done, and then I had to take a long break. After my break, I carried the few bricks I needed to get the job finished halfway over five at a time. I couldn't carry any more than that, and I sure couldn't budge the wheelbarrow, which was full with another load of bricks. I was quite ready for another break after getting to the halfway point, with all those trips lugging bricks, then bending over and placing them.
I went uptown for that break, to do some errands and I let myself go to lunch at Gold Star, to celebrate the day. Whatever works, right? I also checked out the price of tomato plants at the Feed Store for Ron, cause he's gung ho about having them this year.
When I got back home, it was time to play Happy Homemaker. I put a load of towels in the washer, and stacked the dishes on the counter, but then decided that they could wait another day. I piddled around here in the house, doing little thises and thats, and when Ron texted me - rather early, about quarter til 5 - he caught me not ready and I had to rush to put on my gym shoes and get out the door.
I made it all the way to our half-mile marker, too! I was quite proud of myself! And, silly me, I forgot that he had driven/ridden the motorcycle today, so I had my first motorcycle ride in two years today, too! Whee! What a celebratory day this is!
When we got home, Josh was pulling in, too. He was dropping off some tomatoes that he had stopped at Bert's and picked up for us to split. We went through the box, and split up the tomatoes, and he looked at my little project, then he left.
Ron and I went out and worked on the little project more - he rolled the wheelbarrow over and dumped the load of bricks onto the ground for me and I placed the bricks on the other side, finishing up the job. Ron replaced the glider chair for me, and we sat in them, enjoying that new shady place for a few minutes. Celebrating, indeed!
We came in the house, he took his shower, and we made our supper. Well, he chopped/chunked the tomatoes we just got, and I chopped and sliced the other veggies, and we made our huge salads for our supper - it took us a while, though.
We watched Starsky and Hutch while eating, but he fell asleep during the second episode we were watching after he was done eating (I eat slower than he does). Nothing new there! I turned the DVD off and turned dead guys on.
Nothing planned for tomorrow. Absolutely nothing until time for me to go to my TOPS meeting.
All in all, I think this was a very good celebratory day for such an anniversary.
THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF FALLING AND BREAKING MY BACK!
Some days, I can't believe it's been a whole year already, and other days, it's like it's been a zillion years, not just one. I think I should be so much 'better' than I am - I hate being a wuss.
Today started as most days do, with me lazing in bed tableting and reading until I finally got up. But once I got up, I started in on the things that needed done. Not Happy Homemaker, not quite yet, but I went outside and got to work on my little project of laying bricks for a little patio under the glider chairs in the tree copse. I'm so glad Ron agreed to do this - I want to get it done before he changes his mind again!
I got all the bricks that had been taken out there laid in place, which got the job almost halfway done, and then I had to take a long break. After my break, I carried the few bricks I needed to get the job finished halfway over five at a time. I couldn't carry any more than that, and I sure couldn't budge the wheelbarrow, which was full with another load of bricks. I was quite ready for another break after getting to the halfway point, with all those trips lugging bricks, then bending over and placing them.
I went uptown for that break, to do some errands and I let myself go to lunch at Gold Star, to celebrate the day. Whatever works, right? I also checked out the price of tomato plants at the Feed Store for Ron, cause he's gung ho about having them this year.
When I got back home, it was time to play Happy Homemaker. I put a load of towels in the washer, and stacked the dishes on the counter, but then decided that they could wait another day. I piddled around here in the house, doing little thises and thats, and when Ron texted me - rather early, about quarter til 5 - he caught me not ready and I had to rush to put on my gym shoes and get out the door.
I made it all the way to our half-mile marker, too! I was quite proud of myself! And, silly me, I forgot that he had driven/ridden the motorcycle today, so I had my first motorcycle ride in two years today, too! Whee! What a celebratory day this is!
When we got home, Josh was pulling in, too. He was dropping off some tomatoes that he had stopped at Bert's and picked up for us to split. We went through the box, and split up the tomatoes, and he looked at my little project, then he left.
Ron and I went out and worked on the little project more - he rolled the wheelbarrow over and dumped the load of bricks onto the ground for me and I placed the bricks on the other side, finishing up the job. Ron replaced the glider chair for me, and we sat in them, enjoying that new shady place for a few minutes. Celebrating, indeed!
We came in the house, he took his shower, and we made our supper. Well, he chopped/chunked the tomatoes we just got, and I chopped and sliced the other veggies, and we made our huge salads for our supper - it took us a while, though.
We watched Starsky and Hutch while eating, but he fell asleep during the second episode we were watching after he was done eating (I eat slower than he does). Nothing new there! I turned the DVD off and turned dead guys on.
Nothing planned for tomorrow. Absolutely nothing until time for me to go to my TOPS meeting.
All in all, I think this was a very good celebratory day for such an anniversary.
Sunday, May 3, 2015
A wonderful weekend -- of plants!
Friday, May 1, 2015
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Sunday, May 3, 2015
MAY! It's May already! Can you believe it?
5/1
I got up today, and got some work done around here - playing Happy Homemaker, you know - to get the house ready for the weekend. I didn't do a whole lot, just piddly stuff, taking lots of breaks as I am wont to do.
We already knew that Corgan would not be coming home with Ron because he was going to go to a play at the high school - Ripley's high school - with his mom tonight and they would bring him up to us later, when the play gets over. Wow! Just us on a Friday night!
I didn't walk out to meet Ron since I hadn't even gotten dressed yet today (yeah, it was that type of day), and - to my surprise - when he got home, he wanted to go out to get some supper. Really? Is this my Ron? Mr. Stay-home-no-matter-what-after-working-all-day? Wow!
Well, you know me. I went and got dressed rather quickly, and we drove over to Felicity and had our supper at the FeedMill. Ron had a mushroom steak hoagy with fries, and I had loaded potato skins. Yes, it's usually an appetizer, and large enough for the whole table, but I thought they sounded good, so that's what I got. Potatoes, cheese, and bacon - what more do you need?
We got back home and watched our dead guys until they got there with Corgan, then I went to bed. Grandpa, you know, "stayed up" with Corgan. (He was already watching TV through his eyelids...)
I have to get up early to go to the Plant Auction over in Felicity in the morning. We were told that it was starting at 9:00, even though it usually starts at 10:00, so UGH. That alarm is gonna go off super early!
5/2
The alarms started blaring way too early, of course. But I managed to get up, do my weigh-in (it's the first week), get myself ready, and hit the road only ten minutes later than I wanted to, which is pretty good for me.
I get to the Plant Auction to find out that it really does start at 10:00. Well, phooey! But, oh, well, I'm here now and I'm sure not going to get a nap now! For a long time, it looked like my friends and I were going to be the only people there, but at the last minute, a few others showed up. But there were no where near as many people there as there usually are. We didn't get any advance notice this year - we were making frantic phone calls on Thursday and Friday (which is how we got the wrong time) to find out if it was even happening. I don't know how or why their notices didn't happen, but...
I wasn't really looking for any particular plant this year, but was waiting to see what the ladies of the Felicity Garden Club had dug up out of their yards. I ended up getting some purple columbine, a peony bush of unknown color, some purple phlox, and two red raspberry bushes. I also got two other little plants, but I don't know what they are and I'm just going to donate them to our Plant Auction up at church next Saturday. Someone will know what they are!
When the auction was over, I called Ron, and he and Corgan came over and joined me for lunch. Corgan got a pizza (sausage and jalapenos), this time cooked on/in the pizza, Ron got his mushroom hoagy with fries again, and I got the ham and cheese hoagy with steak fries. I also got a slice of strawberry pie - it looked so good.
We got back home, and then the fun started! We got to plant the new plants. That was the plan, anyway. I had to dig up the buttercups that were taking over my columbine patch first, and that ended up being more than I could do. Ron had to quit doing his yard work and help me. I didn't ask him - he volunteered!
He noticed that I kept taking breaks and all, and came to my rescue -- my Prince Charming!
We got the buttercups dug up, the columbines planted, then the buttercups replanted around the corner. We planted the raspberry bushes and the peony bush. That was enough for today. I wanted to separate the phlox before planting it - it's going to go into the squares.
By then, Josh had texted and wanted us to come down there for supper, anyway. So, we agreed to and said that we would leave here around 6:00, which would give us time to get everything put away and us cleaned up.
We left to go down there, and Corgan was asleep before we got five miles down the road! The little turd!
After we got to Josh's, we played board games while he finished supper. We played Wise and Otherwise (Jean kicked our asses), and then we played ImaginIff while we ate supper, and Jean won that one, too. Corgan is getting good at playing these "grown-up" games with us, although we do have to chivvy him along sometimes.
Ron and I got home around 11:00, and it didn't take us long to collapse into bed. We were exhausted!
My back wasn't too happy with me, either. It was a crybaby all afternoon, and all night, long.
5/3
Sunday. Church and lunch.
We had lunch today up in Georgetown. Ron had his fried chicken, and I had the big breakfast. We were there with our friends John and Beverly, so we sat there visiting, talking, and enjoying the time together, instead of just eating and running. Before we left, I hung a flyer for our Plant Auction - see, there's a method to my madness - and then we drove all the way to Amelia.
In Amelia, we visited the Wals. Walgreen's first, because I had prescriptions to pick up, then back to WalMart. My big purchase this week, and the main reason Ron is with me, is topsoil. We've got planting to do! You should have seen the looks we got when we rolled our cart full of groceries out to pick up the topsoil!! It was kinda funny!
We got back home, got the car unloaded and put away what needed put away, and then changed our clothes and got to work. Ron carried the topsoil to the long flowerbox and the two squares while I sorted out the flower seeds. He went to do his mowing and weedeating while I got to work in said flowerboxes, digging out the old dead dirt, putting in the seeds and laying new topsoil. Sadly, I discovered that the seeds that I thought would be enough for all the boxes were only going to be enough for only the long box. Well, phooey.
I did the long box first, and then had to take a break. Damn this back! After a small rest, I got the phlox divided, and got to work in the squares. I got them done pretty quickly, since all I could do was put in the phlox. I have to decide if I want to put petunias or geraniums in them now, since the seeds didn't stretch that far. I'm thinking geraniums.
Then Ron helped me rowdy up the ground back by the shed, and I planted blue Morning Glory seeds on the back corner. I have been looking for a long time for those blue flowers, and I finally found them this year! Ron also set up a square on the cistern lid for us to put tomato plants in. They don't seem to do any good in the yard no matter where we put them, so why not?
We didn't get done out in the yard until after 8:00. He eventually ate a peanut butter sandwich for his supper, and I had a bowl of cereal (Basic 4) for mine. Yep, we're living high on the hog!
My back is not happy with me again tonight, but, by God, I pulled my fair share of the work today! I am very satisfied with the work I did today, and if I had to take a few breaks to get it done, so be it. It still got done.
Tomorrow, it's back to Happy Homemaker and I also get to start on laying bricks for a small 'patio' under the glider chairs in the little tree copse. Busy, busy, busy!!
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Sunday, May 3, 2015
MAY! It's May already! Can you believe it?
5/1
I got up today, and got some work done around here - playing Happy Homemaker, you know - to get the house ready for the weekend. I didn't do a whole lot, just piddly stuff, taking lots of breaks as I am wont to do.
We already knew that Corgan would not be coming home with Ron because he was going to go to a play at the high school - Ripley's high school - with his mom tonight and they would bring him up to us later, when the play gets over. Wow! Just us on a Friday night!
I didn't walk out to meet Ron since I hadn't even gotten dressed yet today (yeah, it was that type of day), and - to my surprise - when he got home, he wanted to go out to get some supper. Really? Is this my Ron? Mr. Stay-home-no-matter-what-after-working-all-day? Wow!
Well, you know me. I went and got dressed rather quickly, and we drove over to Felicity and had our supper at the FeedMill. Ron had a mushroom steak hoagy with fries, and I had loaded potato skins. Yes, it's usually an appetizer, and large enough for the whole table, but I thought they sounded good, so that's what I got. Potatoes, cheese, and bacon - what more do you need?
We got back home and watched our dead guys until they got there with Corgan, then I went to bed. Grandpa, you know, "stayed up" with Corgan. (He was already watching TV through his eyelids...)
I have to get up early to go to the Plant Auction over in Felicity in the morning. We were told that it was starting at 9:00, even though it usually starts at 10:00, so UGH. That alarm is gonna go off super early!
5/2
The alarms started blaring way too early, of course. But I managed to get up, do my weigh-in (it's the first week), get myself ready, and hit the road only ten minutes later than I wanted to, which is pretty good for me.
I get to the Plant Auction to find out that it really does start at 10:00. Well, phooey! But, oh, well, I'm here now and I'm sure not going to get a nap now! For a long time, it looked like my friends and I were going to be the only people there, but at the last minute, a few others showed up. But there were no where near as many people there as there usually are. We didn't get any advance notice this year - we were making frantic phone calls on Thursday and Friday (which is how we got the wrong time) to find out if it was even happening. I don't know how or why their notices didn't happen, but...
I wasn't really looking for any particular plant this year, but was waiting to see what the ladies of the Felicity Garden Club had dug up out of their yards. I ended up getting some purple columbine, a peony bush of unknown color, some purple phlox, and two red raspberry bushes. I also got two other little plants, but I don't know what they are and I'm just going to donate them to our Plant Auction up at church next Saturday. Someone will know what they are!
When the auction was over, I called Ron, and he and Corgan came over and joined me for lunch. Corgan got a pizza (sausage and jalapenos), this time cooked on/in the pizza, Ron got his mushroom hoagy with fries again, and I got the ham and cheese hoagy with steak fries. I also got a slice of strawberry pie - it looked so good.
We got back home, and then the fun started! We got to plant the new plants. That was the plan, anyway. I had to dig up the buttercups that were taking over my columbine patch first, and that ended up being more than I could do. Ron had to quit doing his yard work and help me. I didn't ask him - he volunteered!
He noticed that I kept taking breaks and all, and came to my rescue -- my Prince Charming!
We got the buttercups dug up, the columbines planted, then the buttercups replanted around the corner. We planted the raspberry bushes and the peony bush. That was enough for today. I wanted to separate the phlox before planting it - it's going to go into the squares.
By then, Josh had texted and wanted us to come down there for supper, anyway. So, we agreed to and said that we would leave here around 6:00, which would give us time to get everything put away and us cleaned up.
We left to go down there, and Corgan was asleep before we got five miles down the road! The little turd!
After we got to Josh's, we played board games while he finished supper. We played Wise and Otherwise (Jean kicked our asses), and then we played ImaginIff while we ate supper, and Jean won that one, too. Corgan is getting good at playing these "grown-up" games with us, although we do have to chivvy him along sometimes.
Ron and I got home around 11:00, and it didn't take us long to collapse into bed. We were exhausted!
My back wasn't too happy with me, either. It was a crybaby all afternoon, and all night, long.
5/3
Sunday. Church and lunch.
We had lunch today up in Georgetown. Ron had his fried chicken, and I had the big breakfast. We were there with our friends John and Beverly, so we sat there visiting, talking, and enjoying the time together, instead of just eating and running. Before we left, I hung a flyer for our Plant Auction - see, there's a method to my madness - and then we drove all the way to Amelia.
In Amelia, we visited the Wals. Walgreen's first, because I had prescriptions to pick up, then back to WalMart. My big purchase this week, and the main reason Ron is with me, is topsoil. We've got planting to do! You should have seen the looks we got when we rolled our cart full of groceries out to pick up the topsoil!! It was kinda funny!
We got back home, got the car unloaded and put away what needed put away, and then changed our clothes and got to work. Ron carried the topsoil to the long flowerbox and the two squares while I sorted out the flower seeds. He went to do his mowing and weedeating while I got to work in said flowerboxes, digging out the old dead dirt, putting in the seeds and laying new topsoil. Sadly, I discovered that the seeds that I thought would be enough for all the boxes were only going to be enough for only the long box. Well, phooey.
I did the long box first, and then had to take a break. Damn this back! After a small rest, I got the phlox divided, and got to work in the squares. I got them done pretty quickly, since all I could do was put in the phlox. I have to decide if I want to put petunias or geraniums in them now, since the seeds didn't stretch that far. I'm thinking geraniums.
Then Ron helped me rowdy up the ground back by the shed, and I planted blue Morning Glory seeds on the back corner. I have been looking for a long time for those blue flowers, and I finally found them this year! Ron also set up a square on the cistern lid for us to put tomato plants in. They don't seem to do any good in the yard no matter where we put them, so why not?
We didn't get done out in the yard until after 8:00. He eventually ate a peanut butter sandwich for his supper, and I had a bowl of cereal (Basic 4) for mine. Yep, we're living high on the hog!
My back is not happy with me again tonight, but, by God, I pulled my fair share of the work today! I am very satisfied with the work I did today, and if I had to take a few breaks to get it done, so be it. It still got done.
Tomorrow, it's back to Happy Homemaker and I also get to start on laying bricks for a small 'patio' under the glider chairs in the little tree copse. Busy, busy, busy!!
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