Today was a relaxing day. I remember getting up about 4 or 415 in the morning to pee and hubby woke up to do the same thing. Then he checked on Frank because we didn't hear anything and he was already gone. I remembered he had to be at work by 5am so that was good. I went back to bed and slept until 1030am. I woke up pinned to the bed with Baby, our big dog, laying on one side of me and Dalyhlia, our oldest cat, sleeping on my body pillow on the other side. I laid there for a little bit and turned on The Price is Right. Until I had to get up and pee again.
I got my morning yogurt and a cola and came back to bed. I watched Quincy and Rockford File and even though I told myself that I was getting up, I stayed in bed and watched Gunsmoke. Fun old time tv!
It was early afternoon by this time so past time to feed the beasties. Talked to the birds for a little bit and played with the rattie boys. Then I went to feed the outside cats and saw Janice, my neighbor across the street, sitting down in her doorway, so I walked over to see what was up. She was painting the inside of the door frame with Kilz and then with regular paint. She took a break and came over to get a coupon that just came out for Target. If you buy $40 of specific brands of dog food, they would give you $10 off. She already got the refund from her coupon and wanted mine and our next door neighbors. Then Su-Joung came over and we talked a little bit longer.
I came back inside and ate a late lunch, a cheese pizza lunchable. I bought ten of them a week ago when they were on sale for $1 each. I'm going to see if they will freeze. I watched some more tv and finished reading my book. It was the last Joanne Fluke book from the library that I had. Since we have a little extra money, I'm going to order on Amazon the rest of her books that I haven't been able to read. I really love her series so am going to collect it.
Pretty soon frank came home. He had to be in at 5am and they worked until 330pm. He was really tired. At 5pm I started making the Taco Bake for dinner. The one thing I forgot to put in it was the corn to make it a complete meal! But when hubby got home, he had time to get changed and go sit down for a little before it was ready. I popped it in the oven just as he got home and it had an hour and 15 minutes to bake.
So while we were waiting for dinner, I joined hubby and Frank in the office. Frank went out to smoke a cigarette so hubby turned on Mother's Little Helper song and we sang it together. Then he put on another song by David Bowie, pulled up the words for me, and we sang it out loud. Fun! frank joined us and we all sang a few more.
Dinner was well received. Then the guys cleaned up and fed the animals. I did a few things and spent some more time with the rattie boys.
Tomorrow I have some things to do around the house then I have a Red Hat meeting at Fargo's, a Colorado Springs Pizza attraction and landmark. Should be fun!
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Today was a fall day. I had therapy this morning so had to get up at 920am, but woke up at 9am, so had time to eat some yogurt and drink a little bit of cola. I started drinking the store brand soda so it would be cheaper. And when I was drinking Pepsi, it would go flat before I could finish drinking the can sometimes. So since the store brand cola was half the price as Pepsi, I thought I would give it another try. And it's good! So I had some of that this morning.
I drank a little bit during my session with Steve, my therapist. We talked about my bowl problems and all the stuff I have been going through this past 3 weeks. I talked a lot and before I knew it my session was over.
I drove home right away because Holly was picking me up and we were going out to Costco. She had a list of stuff to buy and I was just along for the ride and samples. Abbie, he 2 year old, was in a good mood in spite of allergies. We got all her food and then she bought me lunch at the snack bar. I got a turkey and provolone hot sandwich. I only ate a little as my lower gut was in spasms again. It was the soda this morning, too much on my gut. I bought a Berry Blast and that helped my stomach some. We finished up shopping and then she dropped me off.
I went upstairs to lay down and watched Monday's episode of Scorpion on Hulu. I was reading while I watched it, the characters are just a little too intense for me, I just want to slap them upside the head sometimes. I though about watching Blindside, the new series about a naked tattooed woman found in Times Square, I think. There has been two episodes and I haven't seen either one yet. Maybe tonight. She was found in a bag and she has no memory of who she is, how she got there, or how any of this was done to her. The commercial looked interesting.
Sunday night was the start of Season 2 of Last Man on Earth. We love this show! And hubby and I watched it and groaned. Phil was a much better person than he was on the first season, totally committed to Carol now. They were in an RV and traveling around for 6 months since he was thrown out by the group from Tuscon. But then Carol did something sstupid. She had gotten mad at Phil and had gone into the bedroom to lay down. It's in the bad and she closed the door. Then when he stopped to get gas, she left the RV and went to the gift shop. She got involved with making a tshirt fancy and didn't tell Phil she had left the RV. Well Phil got done pumping gas and got back in the RV, turned up the music and drove off. Carol ran after him and even shot off her gun, but he didn't hear her. He drove until dark, then went back there to see if she was still mad at him and panicked when he couldn't find her. Then he tried really hard to remember where he had stopped and he remembered so drove all night back. But he remembered the wrong gas station. When he got there, he thought he was in the right one, couldn't find her and thought she had gone back to Tuscon. So that's where he wernt. But when he got there, there was nobody there. All the people were gone and his house was burned up. The end scene showed Carol sitting in the road of the real gas station waiting for him to come back.
Hubby and I watched the showand flet really bad for them. We figured the whole episode was going to be them trying to find each other again. Then we talked about where we would meet if there was a zombie apocalypse or if everyone but us was to die, where we would meet. Always good to have a plan. So we decided to meet here, at the house, until we found somewhere better. That was a big problem with The Walking Dead. When they were at the farm house, they never made a plan of where to meet up again if the horde showed up and forced them out. Always good to have a plan to meet.
Hubby showed up at 4pm for a quick lunch. Told me I didn't have to cook tonight since I wasn't feeling well, and that when he got home around 830 or 9pm, we would cook up the hamburger and the roast so I could make dinner tomorrow. When Frank got home, he told me that he had eaten earlier and didn't want dinner either. So I ate two vbags of Ranch Styled Doritos and let the rattie boys out to play.
Tomorrow I will be home all day and then I will get up and clean the rat cage. With being sick for so long, hubby fed them but didn't clean the cage and it really needs it!
I drank a little bit during my session with Steve, my therapist. We talked about my bowl problems and all the stuff I have been going through this past 3 weeks. I talked a lot and before I knew it my session was over.
I drove home right away because Holly was picking me up and we were going out to Costco. She had a list of stuff to buy and I was just along for the ride and samples. Abbie, he 2 year old, was in a good mood in spite of allergies. We got all her food and then she bought me lunch at the snack bar. I got a turkey and provolone hot sandwich. I only ate a little as my lower gut was in spasms again. It was the soda this morning, too much on my gut. I bought a Berry Blast and that helped my stomach some. We finished up shopping and then she dropped me off.
I went upstairs to lay down and watched Monday's episode of Scorpion on Hulu. I was reading while I watched it, the characters are just a little too intense for me, I just want to slap them upside the head sometimes. I though about watching Blindside, the new series about a naked tattooed woman found in Times Square, I think. There has been two episodes and I haven't seen either one yet. Maybe tonight. She was found in a bag and she has no memory of who she is, how she got there, or how any of this was done to her. The commercial looked interesting.
Sunday night was the start of Season 2 of Last Man on Earth. We love this show! And hubby and I watched it and groaned. Phil was a much better person than he was on the first season, totally committed to Carol now. They were in an RV and traveling around for 6 months since he was thrown out by the group from Tuscon. But then Carol did something sstupid. She had gotten mad at Phil and had gone into the bedroom to lay down. It's in the bad and she closed the door. Then when he stopped to get gas, she left the RV and went to the gift shop. She got involved with making a tshirt fancy and didn't tell Phil she had left the RV. Well Phil got done pumping gas and got back in the RV, turned up the music and drove off. Carol ran after him and even shot off her gun, but he didn't hear her. He drove until dark, then went back there to see if she was still mad at him and panicked when he couldn't find her. Then he tried really hard to remember where he had stopped and he remembered so drove all night back. But he remembered the wrong gas station. When he got there, he thought he was in the right one, couldn't find her and thought she had gone back to Tuscon. So that's where he wernt. But when he got there, there was nobody there. All the people were gone and his house was burned up. The end scene showed Carol sitting in the road of the real gas station waiting for him to come back.
Hubby and I watched the showand flet really bad for them. We figured the whole episode was going to be them trying to find each other again. Then we talked about where we would meet if there was a zombie apocalypse or if everyone but us was to die, where we would meet. Always good to have a plan. So we decided to meet here, at the house, until we found somewhere better. That was a big problem with The Walking Dead. When they were at the farm house, they never made a plan of where to meet up again if the horde showed up and forced them out. Always good to have a plan to meet.
Hubby showed up at 4pm for a quick lunch. Told me I didn't have to cook tonight since I wasn't feeling well, and that when he got home around 830 or 9pm, we would cook up the hamburger and the roast so I could make dinner tomorrow. When Frank got home, he told me that he had eaten earlier and didn't want dinner either. So I ate two vbags of Ranch Styled Doritos and let the rattie boys out to play.
Tomorrow I will be home all day and then I will get up and clean the rat cage. With being sick for so long, hubby fed them but didn't clean the cage and it really needs it!
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Today was a jubilant day. I woke up earlier than the alarm, set for 1030am. Holly was due over by 11am to drop off her computer for hubby to try to repair for her. Her husband had decided to download Windows 10 last night but had not plugged it in and the battery ran out and died in the middle of the download. Then when she plugged it in, it said there was no operating system and she couldn't do anything with it. Hubby talked to her a little last night and had her do a few things to it but nothing worked. So he told her to drop it off on her way to work and he would see what he could do. So she did. I gave her some cookies to take with her to work, along with a Vern's ginger ale. One of her favorite soda companies.
Since it was really nice outside, I sat in the front swing and read. I checked on hubby sleeping upstairs at noon, and he was still asleep. So I went back out and read until he got up and took a shower. Then he came out and sat with me. We decided he would make breakfast, he already had the bacon defrosted a couple of days ago. And he made scrambled eggs. Yum! We fed the beasties and then headed out. I am going to play Bingo with some of the church ladies on Monday at one of their houses and I needed a $10-12 present and $2 for blackout. Lunch will be served by the hosts.
So we left and went over to my parents house. I wanted to drop off the new Oriental Trading Company Beading catalog to mom as they had a good selection of big holed beads. And I really liked some of the bead kits they had and was very tempted to buy them! Better to drop off the catalog before that happened! We visited and ate some orange cake that was still warm. It was in a bunt pan and had a glaze on it. Mom got it out of a mix and it was really good! We saw dad's progress on the cement block fence he was building. It is actually a rebuld as it was crumbling and broken when they bought the house.
We left there and stopped at the pot shop to pick up some for hubby. Remember, it's legal here in Colorado and he had a medical mj license too. I looked at books at the record shop while he was doing that. Didn't find any I wanted though.
Our next stop was American Classic Marketplace. It's a business that rents booths and cabinets for vintage, antique or handmade items. I wanted to get my Bingo gift there. I found a wooden tray that is small for jewelry on a dresser top. It had been made in Italy and the top was decorated with pictures and writing. Then I found two pretty broaches to go with it. Hubby didn't like the tray at all but I really liked it. I also found a vintage tomato shaped pair of salt and pepper shakers with a matching tomato bowl with lid. For only $8! I couldn't resist, I had to get it for my kitchen. Pigs and tomatoes are now my theme for the kitchen. A little strange, but fun!
We stopped at the grocery store on the way home. Hubby was pretty worn out so didn't feel like cooking dinner, so we were going to pick something up but noticed the gourmet soups that King Soopers makes. We decided that sounded better than anything else so we picked out our favorites to eat for dinner. I couldn't make up my mind so I got both Broccoli Cheddar and Loaded Baked Potato. Hubby got the big container of Tomato Basil. When we called Frank to get some for him, he said no, he was eating the leftover pork from the other night.
Hubby laid down when we got home. This cold has really taken a toll on him! I heated up my Broccoli Cheddar soup and ate. Forgot to get some bread! Hubby got up a little bit later and ate. Then we cleaned up the kitchen and relaxed. We tried to water the lawn but there is a problem with the front hose, so tomorrow Frank is going to bring the backyard hose up front. The grass is pretty yellow already but the tomatoes will thank us.
Tomorrow Lois is going to pick me up either at 1030am or 1130am, so I'm going to be ready early. I am a little nervous about my gift, since I don't know what most people generally get. But this is a real representation of me, I like the older, little things.
Since it was really nice outside, I sat in the front swing and read. I checked on hubby sleeping upstairs at noon, and he was still asleep. So I went back out and read until he got up and took a shower. Then he came out and sat with me. We decided he would make breakfast, he already had the bacon defrosted a couple of days ago. And he made scrambled eggs. Yum! We fed the beasties and then headed out. I am going to play Bingo with some of the church ladies on Monday at one of their houses and I needed a $10-12 present and $2 for blackout. Lunch will be served by the hosts.
So we left and went over to my parents house. I wanted to drop off the new Oriental Trading Company Beading catalog to mom as they had a good selection of big holed beads. And I really liked some of the bead kits they had and was very tempted to buy them! Better to drop off the catalog before that happened! We visited and ate some orange cake that was still warm. It was in a bunt pan and had a glaze on it. Mom got it out of a mix and it was really good! We saw dad's progress on the cement block fence he was building. It is actually a rebuld as it was crumbling and broken when they bought the house.
We left there and stopped at the pot shop to pick up some for hubby. Remember, it's legal here in Colorado and he had a medical mj license too. I looked at books at the record shop while he was doing that. Didn't find any I wanted though.
Our next stop was American Classic Marketplace. It's a business that rents booths and cabinets for vintage, antique or handmade items. I wanted to get my Bingo gift there. I found a wooden tray that is small for jewelry on a dresser top. It had been made in Italy and the top was decorated with pictures and writing. Then I found two pretty broaches to go with it. Hubby didn't like the tray at all but I really liked it. I also found a vintage tomato shaped pair of salt and pepper shakers with a matching tomato bowl with lid. For only $8! I couldn't resist, I had to get it for my kitchen. Pigs and tomatoes are now my theme for the kitchen. A little strange, but fun!
We stopped at the grocery store on the way home. Hubby was pretty worn out so didn't feel like cooking dinner, so we were going to pick something up but noticed the gourmet soups that King Soopers makes. We decided that sounded better than anything else so we picked out our favorites to eat for dinner. I couldn't make up my mind so I got both Broccoli Cheddar and Loaded Baked Potato. Hubby got the big container of Tomato Basil. When we called Frank to get some for him, he said no, he was eating the leftover pork from the other night.
Hubby laid down when we got home. This cold has really taken a toll on him! I heated up my Broccoli Cheddar soup and ate. Forgot to get some bread! Hubby got up a little bit later and ate. Then we cleaned up the kitchen and relaxed. We tried to water the lawn but there is a problem with the front hose, so tomorrow Frank is going to bring the backyard hose up front. The grass is pretty yellow already but the tomatoes will thank us.
Tomorrow Lois is going to pick me up either at 1030am or 1130am, so I'm going to be ready early. I am a little nervous about my gift, since I don't know what most people generally get. But this is a real representation of me, I like the older, little things.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Today was a caregiving day. I had an appointment with my orthopedic nurse practitioner this morning at 840am so had to get up and leave the house at 8am. Urg! Too early! But when I left at 8am, it gave me time to go down to Kum & Go and get a extra large unsweetened ice tea and a cinnamon roll. Without frosting. So good!
I got to the doctor's office and checked in. I didn't have to wait long for my appointment and soon I was talking to Virginia. I told her the additional vitamin D I am taking now, 5000 iu. and the calcium I am taking now, 1000 mg twice a day. That I was walking but my person bailed on me so now I am getting my bike fixed so I can do that. We talked a little bit about the osteopenia and that in 6 months I will have another bone scan to see if this is improving my condition, solidifying my bone density mass. Then I will meet with her two weeks after the test and we will see if I need to go on medication then or not. Eating better, exercising and genetics play a big part.
I came home and sat with the rattie boys for a little bit. Then I went out with Janice,my neighbor, to Target to pick up some dog food and I found some glow in the dark bracelets 15 for $1. I got 90 of them to hand out for Halloween. Fun! I will test them before to make sure they will work. I also got some other $1 and $3 odds and ends for stocking stuffers. And some gel window clings with owls. I really like owls.
Then I picked up lunch for Frank and hubby. Frank had come home early because he was sick. He got light headed using tools and they sent him home. If he had called, we would have picked him up and brought him, but he didn't. So I brought lunch home for them. Then I waited with the rats for Holly to come pick up her car and her dog, Bud. We will miss him, he was a really nice dog. Low energy but happy to see you. Ii am happy to get my space back next to my craft table as his bed was extra large and I couldn't change the rat cage while he was here. The rats are miserable because it hasn't been cleaned in a week.
Then I spent time upstairs with hubby while he was sleeping. I watched several episodes of Project Catwalk, season 3. Kelly Ozborn is the host again. She is pretty interesting and seems to be a little bit nicer on this season compared to last season. They made changes on how they are rating the designers this season and I applaud them. Not so mean as the first two seasons.
Frank decided since we bought lunch, he would buy dinner. I ran out to Firehouse Subs and picked up subs for him and hubby. I could have gotten one but they just didn't sound good, so I got a large Coke instead. I figured ifI got hungry later, I have some baked potato soup in the cupboard that sounded fine.
But while I was picking up the subs in our shopping center, I saw my salon was still open and so was Great Clips. I dropped off the food at homeand came right back. The salon was open another 15 minutes so I went in to see ifI could get my gel nails done. They said they would do a pedicure too, if I wanted, so I got a deluxe pedicure too. It took about an hour and a half then I went next door to Great Clips and got my hair cut. And shampooed. So nice! $4 for the shampoo and conditioner and then they give you a head massage. I really like it!
By the time I was done, it was close to 9pm and time to go home. Tomorrow hubby should feel better and I have no more errands so will be home all day. Maybe we can get the shelves cleaned off and the material put away. It will go a long way for me to start sewing. The cats will be happy that Bud is gone, he won't be chasing them anymore. It will be easier to get them in at night. The skunks have found the new place we are having to put the food, by the garage behind the truck since the neighbor complained about us feeding them.
I did have to take some Miralax today to start pooping again so I guess I will have to take it on a regular basis.
I got to the doctor's office and checked in. I didn't have to wait long for my appointment and soon I was talking to Virginia. I told her the additional vitamin D I am taking now, 5000 iu. and the calcium I am taking now, 1000 mg twice a day. That I was walking but my person bailed on me so now I am getting my bike fixed so I can do that. We talked a little bit about the osteopenia and that in 6 months I will have another bone scan to see if this is improving my condition, solidifying my bone density mass. Then I will meet with her two weeks after the test and we will see if I need to go on medication then or not. Eating better, exercising and genetics play a big part.
I came home and sat with the rattie boys for a little bit. Then I went out with Janice,my neighbor, to Target to pick up some dog food and I found some glow in the dark bracelets 15 for $1. I got 90 of them to hand out for Halloween. Fun! I will test them before to make sure they will work. I also got some other $1 and $3 odds and ends for stocking stuffers. And some gel window clings with owls. I really like owls.
Then I picked up lunch for Frank and hubby. Frank had come home early because he was sick. He got light headed using tools and they sent him home. If he had called, we would have picked him up and brought him, but he didn't. So I brought lunch home for them. Then I waited with the rats for Holly to come pick up her car and her dog, Bud. We will miss him, he was a really nice dog. Low energy but happy to see you. Ii am happy to get my space back next to my craft table as his bed was extra large and I couldn't change the rat cage while he was here. The rats are miserable because it hasn't been cleaned in a week.
Then I spent time upstairs with hubby while he was sleeping. I watched several episodes of Project Catwalk, season 3. Kelly Ozborn is the host again. She is pretty interesting and seems to be a little bit nicer on this season compared to last season. They made changes on how they are rating the designers this season and I applaud them. Not so mean as the first two seasons.
Frank decided since we bought lunch, he would buy dinner. I ran out to Firehouse Subs and picked up subs for him and hubby. I could have gotten one but they just didn't sound good, so I got a large Coke instead. I figured ifI got hungry later, I have some baked potato soup in the cupboard that sounded fine.
But while I was picking up the subs in our shopping center, I saw my salon was still open and so was Great Clips. I dropped off the food at homeand came right back. The salon was open another 15 minutes so I went in to see ifI could get my gel nails done. They said they would do a pedicure too, if I wanted, so I got a deluxe pedicure too. It took about an hour and a half then I went next door to Great Clips and got my hair cut. And shampooed. So nice! $4 for the shampoo and conditioner and then they give you a head massage. I really like it!
By the time I was done, it was close to 9pm and time to go home. Tomorrow hubby should feel better and I have no more errands so will be home all day. Maybe we can get the shelves cleaned off and the material put away. It will go a long way for me to start sewing. The cats will be happy that Bud is gone, he won't be chasing them anymore. It will be easier to get them in at night. The skunks have found the new place we are having to put the food, by the garage behind the truck since the neighbor complained about us feeding them.
I did have to take some Miralax today to start pooping again so I guess I will have to take it on a regular basis.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Today was a feeling better day! I have been sick for the last week and ended up in the ER on Saturday. The week, on Saturday past, I was in the ER for passing bloody mucus when I pooped. So they had run a CT Scan and didn't find anything, so they put me on strong antibiotics and pain killers and stomach buffers and sent me home. Well this whole past week, I haven't pooped again since that day. So Friday night, I took 3 pill laxatives. Nothing happened. So Saturday morning, I took 3 more. Nothing happened all day but the spasming in my lower gut had started Friday morning again. So I called hubby and asked him to pick up an enema and some Miralax. He brought those home and I did the enema. Still nothing. I waited the 6 hours then we ended back in the ER at the hospital.
I told them my history for the last week and so they did an xray. Then they did another CT Scan, this time without contrast. It showed that I was just really constipated so then they gave me an extra strength enema. It worked and I started pooping. So I was discharged.
Since I had the colonoscopy to do on Tuesday, I had to do 2 days of clear liquid this time to really try to clear out. I had the super prep kit but Sunday I started taking the Miralax all day too. I ate some lemon jello that hubby made me, drank tea and sparkling clear flavored waters. I didn't get really hungry. I was pooping brown water all day.
Monday, I was a little hungry but I ate the rest of the lemon jello, so good! For breakfast. Then I drank a lot and ate some popsicles. I didn't take any miralax because I was taking the super prep today, which I did at 4pm and at midnight. Everything came out and I was pooping clear water. Since I had to take the last dose of super prep at midnight, I knew I would be up and in the bathroom for several more hours, so I didn't take my night pills, so sleeping was out of the question.
I laid there and watched Hulu Plus all night long. Hubby stayed up with me until 330am, when he dropped off to sleep until 7am. We had to leave at 730am to get checked in at the surgery center by 8am.
I got checked in early, about 750am, but the doctor was running half an hour or more late. He didn't even arrive at the center until half an hour after he was scheduled to do his first procedure! Hubby was pissed, but I took it in stride. So instead of doing my colonoscopy at 9am, they didn't get to me until 10. Then it took a little longer because they had to remove a polyp and take a biopsy of an inflamed area. Prositis, is what they say I have. So after I was awake and waiting to be checked out, they brought out the paperwork with the findings of the colonoscopy. The polyp and the biopsy had been sent off to the lab. I had to wait for Dr Moore to get out of a procedure to give me a prescription for a medicated enema that I have to take every night before bedtime. Fun! No!
My fasting break meal was a Big MAc from McDonalds with fries and a Coke. Now they recommend light food for after but I wanted my Big Mac. It fulfilled a craving. Probably won't eat another one for over a year or more. It was good but that was enough.
Hubby filled in for me by taking care of Holly's cat, feeding a watering but not doing the litterbox for 4 days in a row. So today, Wednesday, we had to go over to Holly's house so I could feed and water Morgan again, and clean up the extra little piles of poop outside the litterbox since was full. I cleaned everything up and then we left to go visit Cassie and take her out for an early dinner for her birthday.
Her 26th birthday was Monday. We had sent out her presents on Monday, a pair of leopard spotted slipper boots and 20 lip make up pencils and 20 eye liner make up pencils. I also have a solar charge power bank for her iPhone but forgot to send it to her. She got her presents on Tuesday. She wanted us to come up and see her today but I also forgot to bring it with me. So when hubby goes back to work next week, we will send it out to her then.
We took her out to Dave's bBQ in Broomfield. It was good but expensive. The manager bought her a margarita for her birthday and there was a free 3 scoop sunday for dessert. But the drink on special for me and 3 dinners came to $85, with tip. The waitress was so nice and friendly, we wanted to tip her at least 20%.
The drive home took about 2 hours. We did stop at a new Kum & Go in Broomfield to get tea and two bags of chips for tomorrow. I got their Honey Mustard Chips and their Dill Pickle Chips. Each bag of their brand of chips is 99 cents. And since it was a refill, I got it for about $1.50.
Tomorrow we are going to sleep in and then hubby and I are going to clean off the shelves in the craft room and unpack the boxes of fabric to put them away. That way we can start sitting in the craft room on the big chairs again. It makes for a nice place to read.
I told them my history for the last week and so they did an xray. Then they did another CT Scan, this time without contrast. It showed that I was just really constipated so then they gave me an extra strength enema. It worked and I started pooping. So I was discharged.
Since I had the colonoscopy to do on Tuesday, I had to do 2 days of clear liquid this time to really try to clear out. I had the super prep kit but Sunday I started taking the Miralax all day too. I ate some lemon jello that hubby made me, drank tea and sparkling clear flavored waters. I didn't get really hungry. I was pooping brown water all day.
Monday, I was a little hungry but I ate the rest of the lemon jello, so good! For breakfast. Then I drank a lot and ate some popsicles. I didn't take any miralax because I was taking the super prep today, which I did at 4pm and at midnight. Everything came out and I was pooping clear water. Since I had to take the last dose of super prep at midnight, I knew I would be up and in the bathroom for several more hours, so I didn't take my night pills, so sleeping was out of the question.
I laid there and watched Hulu Plus all night long. Hubby stayed up with me until 330am, when he dropped off to sleep until 7am. We had to leave at 730am to get checked in at the surgery center by 8am.
I got checked in early, about 750am, but the doctor was running half an hour or more late. He didn't even arrive at the center until half an hour after he was scheduled to do his first procedure! Hubby was pissed, but I took it in stride. So instead of doing my colonoscopy at 9am, they didn't get to me until 10. Then it took a little longer because they had to remove a polyp and take a biopsy of an inflamed area. Prositis, is what they say I have. So after I was awake and waiting to be checked out, they brought out the paperwork with the findings of the colonoscopy. The polyp and the biopsy had been sent off to the lab. I had to wait for Dr Moore to get out of a procedure to give me a prescription for a medicated enema that I have to take every night before bedtime. Fun! No!
My fasting break meal was a Big MAc from McDonalds with fries and a Coke. Now they recommend light food for after but I wanted my Big Mac. It fulfilled a craving. Probably won't eat another one for over a year or more. It was good but that was enough.
Hubby filled in for me by taking care of Holly's cat, feeding a watering but not doing the litterbox for 4 days in a row. So today, Wednesday, we had to go over to Holly's house so I could feed and water Morgan again, and clean up the extra little piles of poop outside the litterbox since was full. I cleaned everything up and then we left to go visit Cassie and take her out for an early dinner for her birthday.
Her 26th birthday was Monday. We had sent out her presents on Monday, a pair of leopard spotted slipper boots and 20 lip make up pencils and 20 eye liner make up pencils. I also have a solar charge power bank for her iPhone but forgot to send it to her. She got her presents on Tuesday. She wanted us to come up and see her today but I also forgot to bring it with me. So when hubby goes back to work next week, we will send it out to her then.
We took her out to Dave's bBQ in Broomfield. It was good but expensive. The manager bought her a margarita for her birthday and there was a free 3 scoop sunday for dessert. But the drink on special for me and 3 dinners came to $85, with tip. The waitress was so nice and friendly, we wanted to tip her at least 20%.
The drive home took about 2 hours. We did stop at a new Kum & Go in Broomfield to get tea and two bags of chips for tomorrow. I got their Honey Mustard Chips and their Dill Pickle Chips. Each bag of their brand of chips is 99 cents. And since it was a refill, I got it for about $1.50.
Tomorrow we are going to sleep in and then hubby and I are going to clean off the shelves in the craft room and unpack the boxes of fabric to put them away. That way we can start sitting in the craft room on the big chairs again. It makes for a nice place to read.
Friday, September 18, 2015
Friday, September 18, 2015
Today was a carefree day. I woke up when hubby left for work, but then went back to sleep until 1130am. Boy! When I woke up I thought it was only 930am but when I saw the clock, I was surprised. I got up, got dressed and threw on a head scarf as without it, I had Trump hair. That wouldn't do! I almost took a picture on Instagram and sent it to the Trump Your Cat account, I looked that bad.
I was starving so I heated up a piece of Little Ceaser's pepperoni pizza and ate only 4 bites. Then I cut up the rest and gave it to the 4 dogs. I fed all the animals and watched Quincy on channel 11.2. I love Quincy! I don't even miss the half hour game show and Cops:Reloaded.
After Quincy was done, I read for a little bit then worked up the courage and got in Holly's SUV to drive over to her house to check on the cat, Morgan. It had been two days since they left and I told her I would go visit the cat every other day. I was really nervous about driving her car, like I am about driving anyone else's vehicles. But I got the hang of it pretty quickly. At least it's not a fast car so I stuck with the speed limit.
I got to Holly and Austin's house. I didn't see Morgan when I went in so I freshed the waters, mixed the dry foods and filled up his bowl, and found a can of wet cat food. I scooped out the litter box and then Morgan came over to me. I talked to him for a few minutes and then he followed me over to the steps. I opened the can of food and spoon fed him some. Holly said he would only eat if you fed him by hand, so I did. He ate a little of it then meowed loudly and walked away a few steps. I put some on a plate and left it in the hallway for him for later.
Then I started to read to him. I had brought in a Joanne Fluke murder mystery and hadn't started it yet. I started to read to him and he went to settle in the bedroom on the bed but still faced me and stared at me while I was reading. I took frequent breaks to eat the dill pickle potato chips I bought a Kum & Go, my favorite convenience store. He seemed to like me reading to him so I did it for 45 minutes. I turned on the hall light so he wouldn't have to be in the dark all the time with all the curtains and blinds closed. Then I left. I will be going back tomorrow or Sunday.
Next I went to visit my parents. I hadn't talked to mom in a while, just time had been getting away from me and I have been a bad daughter by not calling. So I took mom the gift certificate and hat pins I bought her over the summer as a Just Because present. She laughed and said she liked them. I told her I would go with her if she wanted to The White Rabbit bead shop soon. I told her I wanted to take a bead loom class from there.
We visited for awhile and I got pictures of all the bulldogs and posted them on Instagram. Now I have pictures of them for when I crochet the bulldogs and I can put on their markings. I saw Sophie, their oldest dog, the mother of Lacey and Admiral. She is still looking pretty ragged and mom told me about the chemo treatments she is getting to try to put the cancer into remission. She had stopped eating for 2 days after the treatment but was eating again. The cancer is just on the skin right now and hasn't spread to the lymph node yet. When that happens, they will watch Sophie to tell when she is in pain. At that point they will put her down so she won't suffer.
I left and went home with several more books to read, another Joanne Fluke, the first book of the series, and two other murder recipe books from different authors. When I got home, Frank was already home and had the front door open. He wasn't hungry so we put off cooking dinner until after hubby got home. I had pulled out a london broil steak and hubby cooked it on the gas grill. We microwaved some baked potatoes and grilled the last three pieces of corn on the cob we had. Dinner was very good and we ate until we were full. Frank cleaned up and then all of us relaxed. Project Runway was on last night so tonight hubby and I will get to see this week's episode. Before we watch it, I'm going to rewatch the week before's episode so I can remember. With watching other countries Project Runways, I forget the current season. Right now we are watching Project Catwalk, the UK's version of Project Runway. Elizabeth Hurley is the Heidi Klum host equivalent. It's done a little different too. Interesting!
Got to spend some time with the Rattie Boys today. Haven't spent a lot of time on the computer so they haven't been able to get out much. And my craft table is a mess! Tomorrow I have to clean it off and clean out their cage. Then I have to write all the recipes from Joanne Fluke's books down in my notebook so I can return the books to the library on Sunday.
Tomorrow hubby has to go back into work for about 4 hours to wrap up work he needs to do before he goes on vacation next week. That will give him about 10 hours of overtime this week. Since he will just get 40 hours of straight pay next week, it will balance out.
We are going to mostly relax and take it easy all week. There are a few things around the house we want to get done, like clean off the extra table that is up and put that away. I would like his help on cleaning off my shelves and putting away the boxes of material I have in the middle of the craft room floor. Mom gave me the fabric postcard that she got mailed to her by Aunt Gale, her sister. I brought it home to see if I could make some. They are pretty neat! A nice project for me to plan on doing. Aunt Gale said they were selling for $5 each at the craft fair. Not bad for scrap materials!
After my little shopping spree, we don't really have any money for the week to do anything so we are going to do things like plan a picnic in the mountains, go walk around downtown window shopping. Go walk around Old Colorado City and go play at the Penny Arcade. It should be fun and hubby will get the much needed relaxation.
I was starving so I heated up a piece of Little Ceaser's pepperoni pizza and ate only 4 bites. Then I cut up the rest and gave it to the 4 dogs. I fed all the animals and watched Quincy on channel 11.2. I love Quincy! I don't even miss the half hour game show and Cops:Reloaded.
After Quincy was done, I read for a little bit then worked up the courage and got in Holly's SUV to drive over to her house to check on the cat, Morgan. It had been two days since they left and I told her I would go visit the cat every other day. I was really nervous about driving her car, like I am about driving anyone else's vehicles. But I got the hang of it pretty quickly. At least it's not a fast car so I stuck with the speed limit.
I got to Holly and Austin's house. I didn't see Morgan when I went in so I freshed the waters, mixed the dry foods and filled up his bowl, and found a can of wet cat food. I scooped out the litter box and then Morgan came over to me. I talked to him for a few minutes and then he followed me over to the steps. I opened the can of food and spoon fed him some. Holly said he would only eat if you fed him by hand, so I did. He ate a little of it then meowed loudly and walked away a few steps. I put some on a plate and left it in the hallway for him for later.
Then I started to read to him. I had brought in a Joanne Fluke murder mystery and hadn't started it yet. I started to read to him and he went to settle in the bedroom on the bed but still faced me and stared at me while I was reading. I took frequent breaks to eat the dill pickle potato chips I bought a Kum & Go, my favorite convenience store. He seemed to like me reading to him so I did it for 45 minutes. I turned on the hall light so he wouldn't have to be in the dark all the time with all the curtains and blinds closed. Then I left. I will be going back tomorrow or Sunday.
Next I went to visit my parents. I hadn't talked to mom in a while, just time had been getting away from me and I have been a bad daughter by not calling. So I took mom the gift certificate and hat pins I bought her over the summer as a Just Because present. She laughed and said she liked them. I told her I would go with her if she wanted to The White Rabbit bead shop soon. I told her I wanted to take a bead loom class from there.
We visited for awhile and I got pictures of all the bulldogs and posted them on Instagram. Now I have pictures of them for when I crochet the bulldogs and I can put on their markings. I saw Sophie, their oldest dog, the mother of Lacey and Admiral. She is still looking pretty ragged and mom told me about the chemo treatments she is getting to try to put the cancer into remission. She had stopped eating for 2 days after the treatment but was eating again. The cancer is just on the skin right now and hasn't spread to the lymph node yet. When that happens, they will watch Sophie to tell when she is in pain. At that point they will put her down so she won't suffer.
I left and went home with several more books to read, another Joanne Fluke, the first book of the series, and two other murder recipe books from different authors. When I got home, Frank was already home and had the front door open. He wasn't hungry so we put off cooking dinner until after hubby got home. I had pulled out a london broil steak and hubby cooked it on the gas grill. We microwaved some baked potatoes and grilled the last three pieces of corn on the cob we had. Dinner was very good and we ate until we were full. Frank cleaned up and then all of us relaxed. Project Runway was on last night so tonight hubby and I will get to see this week's episode. Before we watch it, I'm going to rewatch the week before's episode so I can remember. With watching other countries Project Runways, I forget the current season. Right now we are watching Project Catwalk, the UK's version of Project Runway. Elizabeth Hurley is the Heidi Klum host equivalent. It's done a little different too. Interesting!
Got to spend some time with the Rattie Boys today. Haven't spent a lot of time on the computer so they haven't been able to get out much. And my craft table is a mess! Tomorrow I have to clean it off and clean out their cage. Then I have to write all the recipes from Joanne Fluke's books down in my notebook so I can return the books to the library on Sunday.
Tomorrow hubby has to go back into work for about 4 hours to wrap up work he needs to do before he goes on vacation next week. That will give him about 10 hours of overtime this week. Since he will just get 40 hours of straight pay next week, it will balance out.
We are going to mostly relax and take it easy all week. There are a few things around the house we want to get done, like clean off the extra table that is up and put that away. I would like his help on cleaning off my shelves and putting away the boxes of material I have in the middle of the craft room floor. Mom gave me the fabric postcard that she got mailed to her by Aunt Gale, her sister. I brought it home to see if I could make some. They are pretty neat! A nice project for me to plan on doing. Aunt Gale said they were selling for $5 each at the craft fair. Not bad for scrap materials!
After my little shopping spree, we don't really have any money for the week to do anything so we are going to do things like plan a picnic in the mountains, go walk around downtown window shopping. Go walk around Old Colorado City and go play at the Penny Arcade. It should be fun and hubby will get the much needed relaxation.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Today was a dallying day. I got to sleep until 915am, giving me 15 minutes to get up, dressed and take my morning pills before having to leave to my appointment with my shrink. This is the doc that prescribes all my mental medication to keep me sane. My psychiatrist. I have to meet with him every 3 to 6 months to check in and talk about how my meds are affecting me and if we need to raise or lower a dose. I'm am still in the beginning period of this new medication, Safris, that is a dissoluble med on my tongue that I take at night to keep the voice in my head quiet so I can sleep. See, I hear voices in my head. I have DID, which used to be called Multiple Personality Disorder but they changed it because you don't really have all this different people inside you. I would have different aspects of myself that I didn't know about that would take over and I would have no memory of what was going on. I would black out. But with a lot of therapy and the right medications, I am integrated and functioning well. I'm still susceptible to stress making me revert back to the old coping mechanisms, but have worked really hard to find new coping skills so I don't have to go back to having black outs and forming new aspects of myself. I have internal checks to let me know if things are getting too much for me to handle and then I let my husband and my therapists know so we can figure out what I should do. That's one of the reasons I stay in therapy.
So I got downtown in time and Dr Fouss was running late anyway. We met, discussed some concerns of mine about not having really high highs or really low lows emotionally, when I was in some pretty emotional situations. We talked about if the medication needed to be cut back or if I'm really experiencing normal reactions. We decided for me to keep an eye on things, track them here, and we would leave the medication the same for the next 6 months.
I noticed when I parked downtown, there was still 3 minutes on my meter. When I added in the quarters to give me additional time, it took away that 3 minutes! Tomorrow I'm going to call the city and complain. They are ripping off peoples extra time that left in the meter and you are lucky enough to find it, and I want to keep that extra 3 minutes! When I came out of my doctor's appointment, I needed it as my meter expired, but I didn't get a ticket or they would have heard about it today!
I stopped at the surgery center and picked up my prescription for the prep kit for my colonoscopy on Tuesday. Then I had to get it filled. My insurance paid for the whole thing, so yeah!
By the time I got home, hubby was running late to work, I had the car. But he took the time to take me to Little Ceaser's so I could get their Hot Pack of a small pepperoni pizza and cheesy garlic bread. So yummy! I have been seeing their commercials on tv and really had a craving! It was $9 plus tax but I only ate a couple of pieces and I was good. Lunch for the next day or two!
I spent the rest of the day sitting out on the swing reading and making note of some of Joanne Fluke's recipes that I want to try. When hubby called me and told me he was going to the store for work, I gladly accepted a ride along to get some supplies to make Hanana's Banana Cookies that are supposed to taste like banana bread, this weekend.
Hubby was telling me about the things he accomplished today and I made the mistake of cutting in and asking him if he had gone to my crafting store, Michael's, and used their 60% off coupon to get his framing done. Took the wind right out of his sails. He got mad and we went in the store. I got what I needed and then I explained that I'm a fix it person. When he tells me something, I immediately think, I can help, I can fix this for him, when it's something I know about. But he said it comes out like I think he is an idiot and should have done it my way. I told him that wasn't what I was doing or trying to do and we both agreed that he would work on no taking my suggestions that way and I would try to jump in on the middle of his stories. He dropped me and the groceries off at home and headed back into work.
I spent more time reading and then after Frank came home, I started dinner. I tried to make my hash again, I had written down all the differences I had done in the recipe book but it didn't quite come out the same. It took some time as I didn't have the two cans of Rotel, so I used one can of Rotel and a can of diced tomatoes and a can of chili. With some extra seasonings, it came out close to what I had before. Only I didn't cook the potatoes long enough before adding the extra stuff so I had to simmer a lot longer and it got a little bit of a different texture. Still good. Frank really liked it and when hubby eventually got home, he liked it but said it wasn't quite there yet. He said it just needed curry and chicken instead of beef, then it would be this perfect Indian dish. I told him I don't use curry.
Tomorrow I'm going to do some laundry and start writing down the recipes out of Joanne Fluke's murder mystery books so I can return the ones I have read already back to the library on Sunday. Hubby is taking a week of vacation next week so we are trying to think of free things to do.
So I got downtown in time and Dr Fouss was running late anyway. We met, discussed some concerns of mine about not having really high highs or really low lows emotionally, when I was in some pretty emotional situations. We talked about if the medication needed to be cut back or if I'm really experiencing normal reactions. We decided for me to keep an eye on things, track them here, and we would leave the medication the same for the next 6 months.
I noticed when I parked downtown, there was still 3 minutes on my meter. When I added in the quarters to give me additional time, it took away that 3 minutes! Tomorrow I'm going to call the city and complain. They are ripping off peoples extra time that left in the meter and you are lucky enough to find it, and I want to keep that extra 3 minutes! When I came out of my doctor's appointment, I needed it as my meter expired, but I didn't get a ticket or they would have heard about it today!
I stopped at the surgery center and picked up my prescription for the prep kit for my colonoscopy on Tuesday. Then I had to get it filled. My insurance paid for the whole thing, so yeah!
By the time I got home, hubby was running late to work, I had the car. But he took the time to take me to Little Ceaser's so I could get their Hot Pack of a small pepperoni pizza and cheesy garlic bread. So yummy! I have been seeing their commercials on tv and really had a craving! It was $9 plus tax but I only ate a couple of pieces and I was good. Lunch for the next day or two!
I spent the rest of the day sitting out on the swing reading and making note of some of Joanne Fluke's recipes that I want to try. When hubby called me and told me he was going to the store for work, I gladly accepted a ride along to get some supplies to make Hanana's Banana Cookies that are supposed to taste like banana bread, this weekend.
Hubby was telling me about the things he accomplished today and I made the mistake of cutting in and asking him if he had gone to my crafting store, Michael's, and used their 60% off coupon to get his framing done. Took the wind right out of his sails. He got mad and we went in the store. I got what I needed and then I explained that I'm a fix it person. When he tells me something, I immediately think, I can help, I can fix this for him, when it's something I know about. But he said it comes out like I think he is an idiot and should have done it my way. I told him that wasn't what I was doing or trying to do and we both agreed that he would work on no taking my suggestions that way and I would try to jump in on the middle of his stories. He dropped me and the groceries off at home and headed back into work.
I spent more time reading and then after Frank came home, I started dinner. I tried to make my hash again, I had written down all the differences I had done in the recipe book but it didn't quite come out the same. It took some time as I didn't have the two cans of Rotel, so I used one can of Rotel and a can of diced tomatoes and a can of chili. With some extra seasonings, it came out close to what I had before. Only I didn't cook the potatoes long enough before adding the extra stuff so I had to simmer a lot longer and it got a little bit of a different texture. Still good. Frank really liked it and when hubby eventually got home, he liked it but said it wasn't quite there yet. He said it just needed curry and chicken instead of beef, then it would be this perfect Indian dish. I told him I don't use curry.
Tomorrow I'm going to do some laundry and start writing down the recipes out of Joanne Fluke's murder mystery books so I can return the ones I have read already back to the library on Sunday. Hubby is taking a week of vacation next week so we are trying to think of free things to do.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Tuesday, September 16, 2015
Today was a make up day. Truly a makeup day for many reasons. It all started yesterday.
Over the weekend I had gone through the sale ads for all 4 grocery stores and made up the dinner menu for the rest of most of the month. I had made a grocery list with the items, prices and how many of things I wanted. But I didn't total the lists. If I had, yesterday could have been avoid.
I started by dropping hubby off, going to Kum and Go and getting myself a big tea. I had a doctor's appointment where I was meeting with my primary about the bloody mucus when I was pooping on Saturday. So I hadn't drank any pop since that day and since she would be listening to my bowels, I didn't want her to blame any noises on me drinking that.
The appointment went well, she wasn't overly concerned but still thought I needed a colonoscopy, just as I thought. So she ordered that. I told her about the one other thing that was going on, even though I thought it had nothing to do with it but when you watch those medical shows on cable, the oddest symptoms they don't mention turn out to be clues to the really weird diseases, so I mentioned it. The pinkie and finger next to it on my right hand are partially numb. Started a couple of weeks ago when I leaned on my elbows sitting at the dinner table. And the feeling hasn't returned. So I told her. She checked me out and did some stuff. She told me that she thinks I may have carpel tunnel and it's not related. Get a wrist brace and try it out for a month. If the feeling doesn't come back, she will refer me to someone.
So then I sat in the parking lot and read for a little while. I'm really into these Joanne Fluke books, I can't get enough! And most of the recipes sound great! But I was just not in a hurry to do all the shopping. So hubby calls. I tell him what the doc said and then we talked. I ended up getting lunch for us and taking it over to him. He sounded like he could use some food. After lunch, I started my shopping.
I started at Albertson's. It was just around the corner from hubby's school. I spent about an hour and a half there. There were having some coupon sales for really cheap and I ran all over the stores looking for everything. They had pork products, meats, on sale for $1.88 a pound. I got a lot. They were out of the chicken that was a great deal with no rain checks being offered. I used my list as a guideline for all the stuff I was getting, but ended up getting more. The bill was high and I still had 4 more stores to go to. But hubby's voice was in my head, telling me not to cheap out on him. He was tired if eating casseroles and wanted meat for dinner. So on I went.
I went to Walmart next, being as it was the farthest store. I needed to get the wrist brace and cookie pans. 3 of my cookie pans had disappeared and neither of the guys admitted to stashing them somewhere, so I bought 3 of them, the large ones. They were $4 each. I also bought 3 skeins of really pretty rose yarn. I got a Wonder Woman pattern in my size, so someday I can make the costume and surprise hubby with it. I think she is sexy! I got a couple of other things too. That was a lot of money that I hadn't planned on.
I went to Sprout's. They had stewing beef and beef roasts for $4.99 a pound. I was excited and bought all 7 pounds of stewing beef. And several roasts. Then I bought several other things and that bill came to a lot. I was getting concerned but still I heard hubby's voice in my head and decided to not worry about it and just follow the lists.
I stopped at Safeway. They were out of some of their ad stuff but I found enough to ring up a large bill. I was getting mostly meat.
I came to King Soopers, where I was getting mostly small items but still found the London Broils on sale for $3.99 a pound. I got 3 at a little over 3 pounds each. Then that bill came up to a lot. At this point I was running short on time so left directly to go pick up hubby.
I got to the school and went inside. Hubby was still working, not off for about another 10 minutes. I got out my receipts and added them up. I was expecting the total to be around $300. It came out to $518 and some change. I was floored. But I didn't react. When hubby shut down and asked me how much I had spent, I told him and he went postal. He shouted and yelled and said he didn't want to see me. He demanded I leave him at work and go home. He wasn't sure he would even come home. I didn't react. I agreed with him that it was irresponsible and I was wrong. I spent over half his paycheck. I apologized. He didn't want to hear it. But I didn't leave. I went into the back and stayed back there, reading, until he was done. Then he came back and said that he would go home with me, and Frank could help me unload the car, but then he was taking the car and leaving. He couldn't stand the sight of me. I said that was fine, I understood.
It was a silent ride home. When we got there, he got Frank and Frank helped me.. Hubby did help bring some stuff in, I think to see what I had gotten. It wasn't much for $500, I'll tell you. Then he changed, smoked a cigarette with Frank and left.
Eventually I closed and locked the front door. Right after I did that, he came back and knocked on the door. I opened it and he came back in. He had wanted to leave, go get dinner and think about what he wanted to do from there, but he went to the bank and put all his money in to cover a bill that came in that day, so he had no money to go eat. We sat and talked. I told him what was going through my head. That he was tired of my trying to stretch the food budget and make things that showed off my culinary skills by making food that would fill us and were nutritionally sound, but not meat and potatoes. That he told me that his mother all made sure they ate well, no matter how poor they were and you bought food first, then paid the bills with what was left. So I purposely didn't pay attention to how much I was spending. I put it out of my mind. I was trying to make him happy. I bought mostly meat. Not a whole lot of other things, but we had meat, and steaks.
He explained that he felt that he was like his father and I put him in that position. His father was so hard on his mother about money, but his mother was a spend-aholic that put them in the poor house. And he didn't want to feel that way. He was so flabbergasted at the amount I spent that he didn't know how to act. And he wanted to make sure this never happened again. I told him I would go back to doing what I had been doing, and he said he wanted me to find a happy compromise between the two. Pay attention and try to stay within a budget, but a little bit bigger budget. Still follow the sales and plan the menu, but we can do a mix of casseroles and meat and potatoes. We kissed and made up.
Then he went down to his office to smoke a lot of pot and get really high. For a couple of hours. He said he wouldn't take up smoking cigarettes again, I told him that was good. I went upstairs to watch tv and read until he was ready to come up.
A couple of hours later, he came upstairs and we watched an episode of Project Catwalk on YouTube. It's Project Runway's UK cousin show. I love this show! Then we turned off the lights and started to go to sleep. Then he started asking me if I got this and did I get that. All he asked me I told him No. I got mostly meat. Then we went to sleep.
This morning I had a doctor's appointment with the dermatologist for a skin check at 840am. He woke me up and wished me well. I got dressed and left. When I got back, he was ready for work. We talked a little, he apologized for freaking out and asked me if we were ok. I said we were. And he left for work.
I spent most of my day reading outside in the swing. Then I made dinner, chicken breasts baked with fried rice. I sat with Frank while he ate, then sat with hubby when he came home and ate. Frank really liked dinner, hubby thought it was ok but wouldn't eat any fried rice. We were ok but he was still a little tense. But then he went into his office for a couple of hours and came out relaxed.
Tomorrow we have my appointment with my shrink, Dr Fouss. That's another $150 since he doesn't do insurance and we have to pay him out of pocket. We are going to try to see if the insurance will reimburse us a portion of his bill this time.
Over the weekend I had gone through the sale ads for all 4 grocery stores and made up the dinner menu for the rest of most of the month. I had made a grocery list with the items, prices and how many of things I wanted. But I didn't total the lists. If I had, yesterday could have been avoid.
I started by dropping hubby off, going to Kum and Go and getting myself a big tea. I had a doctor's appointment where I was meeting with my primary about the bloody mucus when I was pooping on Saturday. So I hadn't drank any pop since that day and since she would be listening to my bowels, I didn't want her to blame any noises on me drinking that.
The appointment went well, she wasn't overly concerned but still thought I needed a colonoscopy, just as I thought. So she ordered that. I told her about the one other thing that was going on, even though I thought it had nothing to do with it but when you watch those medical shows on cable, the oddest symptoms they don't mention turn out to be clues to the really weird diseases, so I mentioned it. The pinkie and finger next to it on my right hand are partially numb. Started a couple of weeks ago when I leaned on my elbows sitting at the dinner table. And the feeling hasn't returned. So I told her. She checked me out and did some stuff. She told me that she thinks I may have carpel tunnel and it's not related. Get a wrist brace and try it out for a month. If the feeling doesn't come back, she will refer me to someone.
So then I sat in the parking lot and read for a little while. I'm really into these Joanne Fluke books, I can't get enough! And most of the recipes sound great! But I was just not in a hurry to do all the shopping. So hubby calls. I tell him what the doc said and then we talked. I ended up getting lunch for us and taking it over to him. He sounded like he could use some food. After lunch, I started my shopping.
I started at Albertson's. It was just around the corner from hubby's school. I spent about an hour and a half there. There were having some coupon sales for really cheap and I ran all over the stores looking for everything. They had pork products, meats, on sale for $1.88 a pound. I got a lot. They were out of the chicken that was a great deal with no rain checks being offered. I used my list as a guideline for all the stuff I was getting, but ended up getting more. The bill was high and I still had 4 more stores to go to. But hubby's voice was in my head, telling me not to cheap out on him. He was tired if eating casseroles and wanted meat for dinner. So on I went.
I went to Walmart next, being as it was the farthest store. I needed to get the wrist brace and cookie pans. 3 of my cookie pans had disappeared and neither of the guys admitted to stashing them somewhere, so I bought 3 of them, the large ones. They were $4 each. I also bought 3 skeins of really pretty rose yarn. I got a Wonder Woman pattern in my size, so someday I can make the costume and surprise hubby with it. I think she is sexy! I got a couple of other things too. That was a lot of money that I hadn't planned on.
I went to Sprout's. They had stewing beef and beef roasts for $4.99 a pound. I was excited and bought all 7 pounds of stewing beef. And several roasts. Then I bought several other things and that bill came to a lot. I was getting concerned but still I heard hubby's voice in my head and decided to not worry about it and just follow the lists.
I stopped at Safeway. They were out of some of their ad stuff but I found enough to ring up a large bill. I was getting mostly meat.
I came to King Soopers, where I was getting mostly small items but still found the London Broils on sale for $3.99 a pound. I got 3 at a little over 3 pounds each. Then that bill came up to a lot. At this point I was running short on time so left directly to go pick up hubby.
I got to the school and went inside. Hubby was still working, not off for about another 10 minutes. I got out my receipts and added them up. I was expecting the total to be around $300. It came out to $518 and some change. I was floored. But I didn't react. When hubby shut down and asked me how much I had spent, I told him and he went postal. He shouted and yelled and said he didn't want to see me. He demanded I leave him at work and go home. He wasn't sure he would even come home. I didn't react. I agreed with him that it was irresponsible and I was wrong. I spent over half his paycheck. I apologized. He didn't want to hear it. But I didn't leave. I went into the back and stayed back there, reading, until he was done. Then he came back and said that he would go home with me, and Frank could help me unload the car, but then he was taking the car and leaving. He couldn't stand the sight of me. I said that was fine, I understood.
It was a silent ride home. When we got there, he got Frank and Frank helped me.. Hubby did help bring some stuff in, I think to see what I had gotten. It wasn't much for $500, I'll tell you. Then he changed, smoked a cigarette with Frank and left.
Eventually I closed and locked the front door. Right after I did that, he came back and knocked on the door. I opened it and he came back in. He had wanted to leave, go get dinner and think about what he wanted to do from there, but he went to the bank and put all his money in to cover a bill that came in that day, so he had no money to go eat. We sat and talked. I told him what was going through my head. That he was tired of my trying to stretch the food budget and make things that showed off my culinary skills by making food that would fill us and were nutritionally sound, but not meat and potatoes. That he told me that his mother all made sure they ate well, no matter how poor they were and you bought food first, then paid the bills with what was left. So I purposely didn't pay attention to how much I was spending. I put it out of my mind. I was trying to make him happy. I bought mostly meat. Not a whole lot of other things, but we had meat, and steaks.
He explained that he felt that he was like his father and I put him in that position. His father was so hard on his mother about money, but his mother was a spend-aholic that put them in the poor house. And he didn't want to feel that way. He was so flabbergasted at the amount I spent that he didn't know how to act. And he wanted to make sure this never happened again. I told him I would go back to doing what I had been doing, and he said he wanted me to find a happy compromise between the two. Pay attention and try to stay within a budget, but a little bit bigger budget. Still follow the sales and plan the menu, but we can do a mix of casseroles and meat and potatoes. We kissed and made up.
Then he went down to his office to smoke a lot of pot and get really high. For a couple of hours. He said he wouldn't take up smoking cigarettes again, I told him that was good. I went upstairs to watch tv and read until he was ready to come up.
A couple of hours later, he came upstairs and we watched an episode of Project Catwalk on YouTube. It's Project Runway's UK cousin show. I love this show! Then we turned off the lights and started to go to sleep. Then he started asking me if I got this and did I get that. All he asked me I told him No. I got mostly meat. Then we went to sleep.
This morning I had a doctor's appointment with the dermatologist for a skin check at 840am. He woke me up and wished me well. I got dressed and left. When I got back, he was ready for work. We talked a little, he apologized for freaking out and asked me if we were ok. I said we were. And he left for work.
I spent most of my day reading outside in the swing. Then I made dinner, chicken breasts baked with fried rice. I sat with Frank while he ate, then sat with hubby when he came home and ate. Frank really liked dinner, hubby thought it was ok but wouldn't eat any fried rice. We were ok but he was still a little tense. But then he went into his office for a couple of hours and came out relaxed.
Tomorrow we have my appointment with my shrink, Dr Fouss. That's another $150 since he doesn't do insurance and we have to pay him out of pocket. We are going to try to see if the insurance will reimburse us a portion of his bill this time.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Today was a healing day. Yesterday morning I was getting up to go to my Docent meeting at the Zoo after a bad night with diarrhea. It was sudden onset and had really bad cramping. I did manage to get some sleep, but got up for another go around before the alarm went off in the morning. That's when I looked down into the toilet bowl and noticed I was passing blood mucus clots. This was not good. I went and got a disposable cup and two zip lock sandwich baggies. When I had to go again, I pooped in the cup and put it into the sandwich baggie and sealed it. Then I double baggied it.
Hubby was going to drive me out to the Zoo for the Docent meeting but instead, I told him to take me to Urgent Care. I had my sample of what was going on and needed to see the doctor. Now hubby had been pooping blood before and it turns out it was an internal hemorrhoid bleeding on and off. So he wasn't overly concerned about this and though we would be wasting time, but this has never happened to me before, so I insisted.
We arrived at the Urgent Care at 850am. I got signed in and sat down to wait. There were a few people ahead of me and the doctors didn't even start until 9am. So by 930am, we were back waiting to be seen by the doctor. I showed the nurse my sample and she tested it for blood. She said that sometimes people will eat red or purple things with food dye in it that will come out in their poop, looking like blood. Mine came out positive for blood.
The doctor came out to see me next. She had the sample and asked me a bunch of quetions. She had gotten a urine sample while I was there, too. Then she did the poking and prodding on my tummy and lower gut. It hurt on my lower left hand side. She excused herself and left for a few minutes. When she came back, she had a red envelope with her report inside and told me that I needed to go to the ER down at St Francis Hospital. I needed to have a CT Scan to rule out blood pooling in my abdomen. She had called over and they were expecting me.
So we drove over. Hubby hadn't eaten yet so I asked him if he wanted to stop anywhere but he just wanted to get it over with, so we went. I got checked in. Since I had to go to the bathroom again, I asked them if they needed another sample, since we didn't bring my other one. They handed me two cups and asked me to pee in one and poop in the other. Boy was that hard! But I managed. I was still passing bloody mucus clots when I pooped.
I handed them in and soon we got called back. When they took me in the room, I had to get completely undressed and into a gown. Then up on the bed, under a sheet. The EMT immediately came in the room and took 9 vials of blood. They had to check my platelets to see if I was anemic from loss of blood. And they had to type and cross my blood in case I needed extra. Then the doctor came in and I told him what went on last night and he poked and prodded. He said he would do the CT Scan and that first he had to check my kidney functions.
So we sat for a long time while they ran the blood test. They had to check my kidney functions since about a decade ago, I started to go into kidney failure for some reason. And the doctor wanted to do a contrast dye series for the CT Scan and that is hard on your kidneys to filter all that out. So I waited. I sent hubby out to get some food and check on Frank since Frank was having the guys come over for a thank you bbq that afternoon.
Eventually they came and got me for the CT Scan. But just as I got in and was about to get on the table, they had a critical patient that needed the scan more, so I waited. I was ok, so I didn't mind. I wish they had given me a magazine, though. Eventually I got in and it was pretty neat. They were taking shots of my abdomen so my head was outside of the scanner. And I looked up and there was this lighted icon of a blob breathing in and one of them holding their breath. When the one breathed in, the computer said "Take in a deep breath." then the computer would flash on the one holding it in and say "Now hold your breath." Then it would flash on the one breathing again and say "You may breath now." The whole thing only took a minute. Then they hooked me up to the IV for the contrast dye and I felt the warm sensation of it going in my body, the warmth spread throughout my abdomen and down into my genitals, it makes you feel like you are peeing yourself. And then you get a metallic taste in your mouth. No big deal, had this before. Then they spent a few minutes taking those scans.
Pretty soon I was back in my room with hubby. The nurse came in and gave me a pain shot because all this time I had deep cramping. The shot took the edge of it off. Hubby and I watched a show about prospectors in Colorado. Modern day ones. It was really interesting.
It took forever to get all the test results in but they showed no major loss of blood and no blood pooling in my tummy. The doctor said that I needed to check in with my primary on Monday to see her next week. He gave me a strong antibiotic, the same one of two that hubby takes for his diverticulitis, a pain pill, and a stomach buffer since I was also queasy. He said he didn't know what was causing the bleeding but they were going to do a blood culture on the stool sample I had given them and would have the results available for my doctor in 24-48 hours. Since I wouldn't even see my doctor until early next week, they should be ready then.
Then hubby took me home. I got a plate of food and went upstairs. I changed into my pjs and ate. By now it was 430pm. Hubby took the prescriptions into Walgreens and waited while they filled them. When he got home, I took one of each and relaxed. He headed downstairs to his office. Every time I went to the bathroom, I no longer pooped anything out, but still got blood smears when I wiped myself.
This morning I still haven't pooped and am not getting blood smears at all. So that is good. I took the pain pill this morning but haven't needed it this afternoon. First thing Monday, at 8am, I will be calling the doctor's office for an appointment on Tuesday.
Hubby and I went to the library this afternoon so I could get some books to read this week. I checked out a bunch of Joanne Fluke's books. She is the murder mystery writer that gives you recipes in her books. I bought two of them at Book Warehouse, and really enjoyed the story line. Her stories are like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, only Joanne's main character that solves murders is a cook and owner of a store called The Cookie Jar. And there are lots of recipes after the chapters. That's where I got the recipe for Blueberry Short Stack Pancake Cookies, only I used blueberry syrup and in the recipe they said to use maple syrup. And when I made the cookies for a second time because the guys loved them so, they asked me to keep using the blueberry syrup!
Hubby was going to drive me out to the Zoo for the Docent meeting but instead, I told him to take me to Urgent Care. I had my sample of what was going on and needed to see the doctor. Now hubby had been pooping blood before and it turns out it was an internal hemorrhoid bleeding on and off. So he wasn't overly concerned about this and though we would be wasting time, but this has never happened to me before, so I insisted.
We arrived at the Urgent Care at 850am. I got signed in and sat down to wait. There were a few people ahead of me and the doctors didn't even start until 9am. So by 930am, we were back waiting to be seen by the doctor. I showed the nurse my sample and she tested it for blood. She said that sometimes people will eat red or purple things with food dye in it that will come out in their poop, looking like blood. Mine came out positive for blood.
The doctor came out to see me next. She had the sample and asked me a bunch of quetions. She had gotten a urine sample while I was there, too. Then she did the poking and prodding on my tummy and lower gut. It hurt on my lower left hand side. She excused herself and left for a few minutes. When she came back, she had a red envelope with her report inside and told me that I needed to go to the ER down at St Francis Hospital. I needed to have a CT Scan to rule out blood pooling in my abdomen. She had called over and they were expecting me.
So we drove over. Hubby hadn't eaten yet so I asked him if he wanted to stop anywhere but he just wanted to get it over with, so we went. I got checked in. Since I had to go to the bathroom again, I asked them if they needed another sample, since we didn't bring my other one. They handed me two cups and asked me to pee in one and poop in the other. Boy was that hard! But I managed. I was still passing bloody mucus clots when I pooped.
I handed them in and soon we got called back. When they took me in the room, I had to get completely undressed and into a gown. Then up on the bed, under a sheet. The EMT immediately came in the room and took 9 vials of blood. They had to check my platelets to see if I was anemic from loss of blood. And they had to type and cross my blood in case I needed extra. Then the doctor came in and I told him what went on last night and he poked and prodded. He said he would do the CT Scan and that first he had to check my kidney functions.
So we sat for a long time while they ran the blood test. They had to check my kidney functions since about a decade ago, I started to go into kidney failure for some reason. And the doctor wanted to do a contrast dye series for the CT Scan and that is hard on your kidneys to filter all that out. So I waited. I sent hubby out to get some food and check on Frank since Frank was having the guys come over for a thank you bbq that afternoon.
Eventually they came and got me for the CT Scan. But just as I got in and was about to get on the table, they had a critical patient that needed the scan more, so I waited. I was ok, so I didn't mind. I wish they had given me a magazine, though. Eventually I got in and it was pretty neat. They were taking shots of my abdomen so my head was outside of the scanner. And I looked up and there was this lighted icon of a blob breathing in and one of them holding their breath. When the one breathed in, the computer said "Take in a deep breath." then the computer would flash on the one holding it in and say "Now hold your breath." Then it would flash on the one breathing again and say "You may breath now." The whole thing only took a minute. Then they hooked me up to the IV for the contrast dye and I felt the warm sensation of it going in my body, the warmth spread throughout my abdomen and down into my genitals, it makes you feel like you are peeing yourself. And then you get a metallic taste in your mouth. No big deal, had this before. Then they spent a few minutes taking those scans.
Pretty soon I was back in my room with hubby. The nurse came in and gave me a pain shot because all this time I had deep cramping. The shot took the edge of it off. Hubby and I watched a show about prospectors in Colorado. Modern day ones. It was really interesting.
It took forever to get all the test results in but they showed no major loss of blood and no blood pooling in my tummy. The doctor said that I needed to check in with my primary on Monday to see her next week. He gave me a strong antibiotic, the same one of two that hubby takes for his diverticulitis, a pain pill, and a stomach buffer since I was also queasy. He said he didn't know what was causing the bleeding but they were going to do a blood culture on the stool sample I had given them and would have the results available for my doctor in 24-48 hours. Since I wouldn't even see my doctor until early next week, they should be ready then.
Then hubby took me home. I got a plate of food and went upstairs. I changed into my pjs and ate. By now it was 430pm. Hubby took the prescriptions into Walgreens and waited while they filled them. When he got home, I took one of each and relaxed. He headed downstairs to his office. Every time I went to the bathroom, I no longer pooped anything out, but still got blood smears when I wiped myself.
This morning I still haven't pooped and am not getting blood smears at all. So that is good. I took the pain pill this morning but haven't needed it this afternoon. First thing Monday, at 8am, I will be calling the doctor's office for an appointment on Tuesday.
Hubby and I went to the library this afternoon so I could get some books to read this week. I checked out a bunch of Joanne Fluke's books. She is the murder mystery writer that gives you recipes in her books. I bought two of them at Book Warehouse, and really enjoyed the story line. Her stories are like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, only Joanne's main character that solves murders is a cook and owner of a store called The Cookie Jar. And there are lots of recipes after the chapters. That's where I got the recipe for Blueberry Short Stack Pancake Cookies, only I used blueberry syrup and in the recipe they said to use maple syrup. And when I made the cookies for a second time because the guys loved them so, they asked me to keep using the blueberry syrup!
Friday, September 11, 2015
Friday, September 11, 2015
Today was a remembrance day. Today we take the time to remember all our fallen brothers and sisters on the horrible day, 9/11/2001. The day the towers fell and brave men and women stormed them to help rescue the trapped people. I remember being woken up by my friend, told to turn on the tv and watch what was going on. I saw the attack on the second tower happen. I saw the tragedy unfold as I sat there, keeping my young daughter home from school and calling into work that I would not be in, and cried. I was afraid for our safety. We didn't know if that was to be the only attack on the United States or if others were going to follow.
As the day progressed, tensions grew and we all stuck close to the tv, watching and waiting for additional news. We heard about the downed plane where the passengers sacrificed their own lives to bring down the plane instead of having it used as a weapon against another building. We heard about the attack on the capital. We continued to cry that day. The nation suffered. We suffered. We were afraid. We got angry.
What I did today pales in comparison to remembering this day. Those that lost their lives will forever be in my mind and prayers.
As the day progressed, tensions grew and we all stuck close to the tv, watching and waiting for additional news. We heard about the downed plane where the passengers sacrificed their own lives to bring down the plane instead of having it used as a weapon against another building. We heard about the attack on the capital. We continued to cry that day. The nation suffered. We suffered. We were afraid. We got angry.
What I did today pales in comparison to remembering this day. Those that lost their lives will forever be in my mind and prayers.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Today was a avoidance day. Both hubby and I woke up before the alarm because my phone was ringing. Hubby woke me up to go answer it. When I saw that it was an 800#, I sent it to voicemail and came back to bed. But I had been having a very vivid dream, so I got back up and came downstairs to write it down in my dream journal.
I was working in a dorm, counting out peanut butter dog biscuits I had made into orders. I got interrupted and had to leave the boy's room where I was working. I had to go to the elementary school to talk to the new teacher who was in a wheelchair. When school started up soon, she wanted mini-bite sized dog treats that the students could feed to her service dog in order to meet him. He was a golden retriever. She wanted them really small so the dog wouldn't get full up after eating 300 of them, since there was 300 staff and students to meet on the first day of school.. I told her that I could make them and I would mix the 3 flavors, peanut butter, cheese and pumpkin, so the dog wouldn't be eating all one flavor. I took the order but didn't tell her how much it would be. I still had to calculate that.
Then I was walking in the school office, looking for a way out. Then I was with my friend that looked like Taylor Swift, in her home. She was rich and was looking for a tshirt to wear to the school dance that was a Hoe-Down. She she had bought several outfits and wanted my opinion. She opened this chest and showed me one shirt that turned out to be a sweatshirt, so it would be too hot. But it was on a cut out model and the model had her head down and looking through her half closed eyes. We both started laughing really hard because the model looked like a gorilla. With the sweatshirt in the box was an old tv like what they used to be like in the 70s, a travel tv that had a 3 inch black and white screen and attached to a big battery and had an antenna. There was also another box that was a dvd player to go with it. I indicated interest in the tv and the dvd player but my friend said "I can't afford to carry you." and I said "Was that the tv I was interested in before?"
Then I was back in the dorms, looking for where I was working with the dog biscuits. I went in all 11 rooms, just walking in and looking around, but I couldn't find the one I was working in. I did see a huge stockpile of my dog biscuits up on a shelf in a neighbor's garage. I said to my husband, "That's my stuff. What's he doing with them?" and asking him to go get them from him.
And then I woke up to the phone call.
Hubby left for work and I took my soda and book and went to sit in the swing out front. I stayed out there from 11am to 330pm reading. About 2pm, I got up and went inside to get some grapes for lunch.
When I was done with my book, I went inside and turned on the tv. I mixed up the dough for the Short Stack Blueberry Pancake Cookies and put it in the fridge until tomorrow morning. Then I sat down and started working on the dinner menu. I got out all the ads and went through, marking the stuff I wanted and planning dinners. I made out 4 different grocery lists, Albertson's, King Soopers, Safeway, and Sprouts. I got dinner planned through the 25th. Hubby wants more meat and side dishes and so I did the best I could with what is on sale until next Tuesday, when we get paid again.
I started cooking dinner late, but Frank was up anyways and not in a hurry to go to bed. I slice the potatoes by hand, trying to get them thin. Then I sliced the onion. I heated up some oil and started frying the onions and potatoes. I had to cook the potatoes through, season them with onion powder, parsley, salt and pepper. Then when the potatoes were mostly cooked, I added the sliced up polish sausage. I cut it into coin sized rounds. After that had cooked all the way, I added the can of green beans. Stirred and heated. Then it was ready.
Frank and I ate, I even had seconds. Frank packed the rest of it away for lunch. That was ok because I had a duplicate order ready to cook just for hubby. So he would get it freshly made.
Hubby came home from working and stopping at my sister's house. He had gone there to measure the player piano to see if it would fit in our house. It would fit but it needed a lot of repair and he didn't want it here. I wanted it but he had been on this rant for some time now and I didn't feel like fighting anymore about it, so told him to tell my sister that he didn't want it. Frank had already set up the guys from work to help out with moving it, so said he was still going to have them over here for a bbq on Saturday. He was buying the steaks, so we said fine.
Tomorrow I have to, have to, really have to, get the rat cage changed. Then I have to make all 6 dozen cookies. And if I still feel like it, I'll be making some dog biscuits. But probably not the dog biscuits. My dogs have enough for right now. And I am going to get up with hubby in the morning and walk the dogs. Once with Cookie and Kira, and once with Baby. It's supposed to be 20 degrees cooler tomorrow than it has been so I may be wearing jeans.
I was working in a dorm, counting out peanut butter dog biscuits I had made into orders. I got interrupted and had to leave the boy's room where I was working. I had to go to the elementary school to talk to the new teacher who was in a wheelchair. When school started up soon, she wanted mini-bite sized dog treats that the students could feed to her service dog in order to meet him. He was a golden retriever. She wanted them really small so the dog wouldn't get full up after eating 300 of them, since there was 300 staff and students to meet on the first day of school.. I told her that I could make them and I would mix the 3 flavors, peanut butter, cheese and pumpkin, so the dog wouldn't be eating all one flavor. I took the order but didn't tell her how much it would be. I still had to calculate that.
Then I was walking in the school office, looking for a way out. Then I was with my friend that looked like Taylor Swift, in her home. She was rich and was looking for a tshirt to wear to the school dance that was a Hoe-Down. She she had bought several outfits and wanted my opinion. She opened this chest and showed me one shirt that turned out to be a sweatshirt, so it would be too hot. But it was on a cut out model and the model had her head down and looking through her half closed eyes. We both started laughing really hard because the model looked like a gorilla. With the sweatshirt in the box was an old tv like what they used to be like in the 70s, a travel tv that had a 3 inch black and white screen and attached to a big battery and had an antenna. There was also another box that was a dvd player to go with it. I indicated interest in the tv and the dvd player but my friend said "I can't afford to carry you." and I said "Was that the tv I was interested in before?"
Then I was back in the dorms, looking for where I was working with the dog biscuits. I went in all 11 rooms, just walking in and looking around, but I couldn't find the one I was working in. I did see a huge stockpile of my dog biscuits up on a shelf in a neighbor's garage. I said to my husband, "That's my stuff. What's he doing with them?" and asking him to go get them from him.
And then I woke up to the phone call.
Hubby left for work and I took my soda and book and went to sit in the swing out front. I stayed out there from 11am to 330pm reading. About 2pm, I got up and went inside to get some grapes for lunch.
When I was done with my book, I went inside and turned on the tv. I mixed up the dough for the Short Stack Blueberry Pancake Cookies and put it in the fridge until tomorrow morning. Then I sat down and started working on the dinner menu. I got out all the ads and went through, marking the stuff I wanted and planning dinners. I made out 4 different grocery lists, Albertson's, King Soopers, Safeway, and Sprouts. I got dinner planned through the 25th. Hubby wants more meat and side dishes and so I did the best I could with what is on sale until next Tuesday, when we get paid again.
I started cooking dinner late, but Frank was up anyways and not in a hurry to go to bed. I slice the potatoes by hand, trying to get them thin. Then I sliced the onion. I heated up some oil and started frying the onions and potatoes. I had to cook the potatoes through, season them with onion powder, parsley, salt and pepper. Then when the potatoes were mostly cooked, I added the sliced up polish sausage. I cut it into coin sized rounds. After that had cooked all the way, I added the can of green beans. Stirred and heated. Then it was ready.
Frank and I ate, I even had seconds. Frank packed the rest of it away for lunch. That was ok because I had a duplicate order ready to cook just for hubby. So he would get it freshly made.
Hubby came home from working and stopping at my sister's house. He had gone there to measure the player piano to see if it would fit in our house. It would fit but it needed a lot of repair and he didn't want it here. I wanted it but he had been on this rant for some time now and I didn't feel like fighting anymore about it, so told him to tell my sister that he didn't want it. Frank had already set up the guys from work to help out with moving it, so said he was still going to have them over here for a bbq on Saturday. He was buying the steaks, so we said fine.
Tomorrow I have to, have to, really have to, get the rat cage changed. Then I have to make all 6 dozen cookies. And if I still feel like it, I'll be making some dog biscuits. But probably not the dog biscuits. My dogs have enough for right now. And I am going to get up with hubby in the morning and walk the dogs. Once with Cookie and Kira, and once with Baby. It's supposed to be 20 degrees cooler tomorrow than it has been so I may be wearing jeans.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Today was a investigative day. Hubby had a doctor appointment at 10am this morning so we had to get up at 9 in order to leave at 930am. This was the big appointment with his former surgeon, Dr Illig. He was going to go over the test results and tell us what needed to be done about hubby's herniated disc and all the pain he is now feeling.
So he showed us the test results of the xray of the Flex/Extend test. Showed how the herniated disc really isn't bad enough for surgery. And that the nerve stimulation test showed no noticeable damage to the nerves at this time. He said there were treatments that can be done to lessen the pain but we would need to see another type of doctor for those. So he gave us the names of three other doctors and we need to call to see which will take our insurance and call his assistant back with the name of the one we choose to see. They will call over the referral and then that doctor will take over treatment. He said that hubby has degenerative disc disorder or disease, can't remember, and the herniated disc. These are aggravated by lifting things above his head and looking up, lifting things that are low and flexing his head. Sleeping with his next flexed or extended. Lots of things have caused this problem.
So hubby was excited to hear he wouldn't need surgery. We walked out of there with him mentally feeling better. Still in lots of pain, but mentally feeling better.
We came home, he got changed for work and left. I took my book and phone and sat in the swing to Instagram and read. I took a couple of pictures of cats and posted them. I was still sitting out there a couple of hours later when Frank came home. Then I came inside and started going through Holly's 4 Ingredient Cookbook. I wrote down recipes for beef and chicken. There are a couple I would like to do for the next menu dinner plan.
By now it was time to start dinner. I had pulled out two polish sausages to cut up and combine with potatoes, onions and green beans but when I opened the fridge, I saw the two bags of pork chili we had pulled out at the beginning of the weekend to eat and hadn't done it yet. So I put the sausage back in the fridge and started heating up the pork chili. I had the temperature up too high at first so burned the bottom of the pan, but it was ok. I added some frozen sour cream and simmered it for a little while to mix it in. Gave it a creamy taste. Frank and I ate.
Now that hubby is working until 9, I just started heating the chili up for him. I have it on a low setting so it will be nice and hot by the time he gets home.
I have been spending a lot of my time off the computer lately, so have been negligent in posting my journal. But that will change, I'm back! I weighed myself this morning at the doctor's and with my clothes on, my sandals on and having had eaten yogurt for breakfast, with a Pepsi, I still only weighed 178lb. Yeah!
Tomorrow I have to start making more Short Stack Blueberry Pancake Cookies, bake some more dog biscuits since the dogs are getting low, and clean the rattie boys' cage. They had another party without inviting me and really rearranged the furniture!
So he showed us the test results of the xray of the Flex/Extend test. Showed how the herniated disc really isn't bad enough for surgery. And that the nerve stimulation test showed no noticeable damage to the nerves at this time. He said there were treatments that can be done to lessen the pain but we would need to see another type of doctor for those. So he gave us the names of three other doctors and we need to call to see which will take our insurance and call his assistant back with the name of the one we choose to see. They will call over the referral and then that doctor will take over treatment. He said that hubby has degenerative disc disorder or disease, can't remember, and the herniated disc. These are aggravated by lifting things above his head and looking up, lifting things that are low and flexing his head. Sleeping with his next flexed or extended. Lots of things have caused this problem.
So hubby was excited to hear he wouldn't need surgery. We walked out of there with him mentally feeling better. Still in lots of pain, but mentally feeling better.
We came home, he got changed for work and left. I took my book and phone and sat in the swing to Instagram and read. I took a couple of pictures of cats and posted them. I was still sitting out there a couple of hours later when Frank came home. Then I came inside and started going through Holly's 4 Ingredient Cookbook. I wrote down recipes for beef and chicken. There are a couple I would like to do for the next menu dinner plan.
By now it was time to start dinner. I had pulled out two polish sausages to cut up and combine with potatoes, onions and green beans but when I opened the fridge, I saw the two bags of pork chili we had pulled out at the beginning of the weekend to eat and hadn't done it yet. So I put the sausage back in the fridge and started heating up the pork chili. I had the temperature up too high at first so burned the bottom of the pan, but it was ok. I added some frozen sour cream and simmered it for a little while to mix it in. Gave it a creamy taste. Frank and I ate.
Now that hubby is working until 9, I just started heating the chili up for him. I have it on a low setting so it will be nice and hot by the time he gets home.
I have been spending a lot of my time off the computer lately, so have been negligent in posting my journal. But that will change, I'm back! I weighed myself this morning at the doctor's and with my clothes on, my sandals on and having had eaten yogurt for breakfast, with a Pepsi, I still only weighed 178lb. Yeah!
Tomorrow I have to start making more Short Stack Blueberry Pancake Cookies, bake some more dog biscuits since the dogs are getting low, and clean the rattie boys' cage. They had another party without inviting me and really rearranged the furniture!
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Today was a vocabulary building day. When hubby did the pills last night, measuring out all our medications into our week long daily pill containers, he noticed that for the past two days, I haven't taken my morning pills at all. I didn't realize this and asked, again, for his help in remembering to do it. I had been doing really well, in getting up in the mornings and getting dressed, getting and taking my pills right after. But the last couple of days I haven't been getting dressed right away, either staying in bed reading or going downstairs in my pjs and not getting dressed until the afternoon. So I threw myself off. This morning I woke up at 9am, and came downstairs in my pjs so I wouldn't wake hubby up. I got on the computer for a little, then got on Instagram on my phone. I spent about two hours doing that, until hubby woke up at noon. I had wanted to go to church, but wanted to let him sleep as long as he could, so I didn't go up and wake him up. But, once again, I had forgotten to take my pills. When my alarm on my phone went off at 520pm, set to remind me to take my afternoon pill, I remembered I hadn't taken my morning pills, so I took them then.
When hubby woke up, our roommate, Frank, said he was getting ready to clean the bathrooms today, so we should use them now. So I got hubby up and moving into the bathroom. He had to have his morning constitutional and a shower, so that took a while. I went ahead and ate a Hot Pocket for lunch. Ham and Cheese, my favorite! When I got up this morning, I had eaten a yogurt and drank a Pepsi. Normally one Pepsi a day is enough, but today, I needed a second one at lunch, so I drank another one. While I was eating, I made out a simple dinner menu for the week. Taking a clue from hubby, I used our frozen pantry for the main staple of the week and made out a simple grocery menu. I only had $60 to shop for the week, so needed to use all my resources.
After lunch was over, hubby was dressed and ready. I made him sit down and eat something, he had leftovers of last night's Chicken and Pasta. I made him drink a big glass of water too, since 3 times last night and this morning he had dizzy spells and last night, got really sick from them. So I wanted to make sure he would be ok today. We went over the menu, he said it was ok, he added a couple of things to the grocery list, and we left for King Soopers.
When we got to the store, I saw that grapes were on sale for 99 cents a pound. I had down that I was getting some more fruit, so that worked out well. We also got some bananas. Salad was on sale for a 12 oz bag of mix greens for $1.49. I got two of those. We got slice carrots for the beef stew I'm making and some tomatoes.
I had a short list and pretty soon we were done. By my calculations we had spent $47. Frank had also given us money to buy everything we needed to do a bbq with hamburgers and hotdogs, so that was a separate order. That included getting some soda for the house and some canned fruit punch. I forgot to get Mountain Dew for Frank. But when I got to the register, the total only came up to $45, as I had over estimated on the cost of the fruit. I love when that happens! Now we had some extra money to put towards gas! With hubby going to Denver twice this coming week, we sure could use it! Unfortunately, we waited too long to use our discount for 40 cents off a gallon of gas from King Soopers, and we found out that we lost it. Darn it!
When we got home, I put everything away, and hubby got the food ready to put on the grill. Hubby and I have had a gas grill for 3 years but 2 years ago, when hubby was bbqing, it caught on fire and he thought the hoses needed to be replaced and since we were short on money, we never got around to it. Well, Frank checked out the bbq and cleaned it and bought propane for it. It works fine! So he treated us to a bbq lunch today. That was so nice!
My sister, Laura, had offered me her player piano that she had inherited from our Uncle Ed when he passed away some years ago. Now she is redoing her house and wanted to get rid of it. I happily agreed to take it and Frank has gotten some of the guys he works with to agree to help us move it. I just have to see if my dad will consider using his trailer to transport it since I have the muscle to move it. Frank has to get one more guy to help so we have 4. If my dad says we can't use the trailer, then I will call a guy I know that will transport things on his trailer for $35 and see if he is available. We are planning on this for next weekend.
The rest of the day was spent with hubby and I on the front yard swing for awhile, watching John Stewart and interviews with Steven Colbert about his new late night talk show. I really like these guys, they have great presence. I'm looking forward to watching Steven Colbert's new show to see how is really is, not the character he played on The Colbert Report.
Hubby bbq pork ribs for him and Frank for dinner. With sweet and sour sauce. I'm waiting to see how the fatty meal with settle on his stomach. We plan on watching the season finale of The Last Ship and an episode of The Strain. I think that still has several episodes.
Tomorrow is Labor Day, so both Frank and hubby are off. Cassie's birthday is in 15 days and my baby will be 26. I have gotten her a great pair of leopard spotted slipper boots, a shitload of make up pencils for the lip and eye, and a sewing kit with a bunch of threads, needles, snaps and more. I want to plan on a day to go up and see them right around her birthday. Whichever weekend works out best for her and we can afford.
When hubby woke up, our roommate, Frank, said he was getting ready to clean the bathrooms today, so we should use them now. So I got hubby up and moving into the bathroom. He had to have his morning constitutional and a shower, so that took a while. I went ahead and ate a Hot Pocket for lunch. Ham and Cheese, my favorite! When I got up this morning, I had eaten a yogurt and drank a Pepsi. Normally one Pepsi a day is enough, but today, I needed a second one at lunch, so I drank another one. While I was eating, I made out a simple dinner menu for the week. Taking a clue from hubby, I used our frozen pantry for the main staple of the week and made out a simple grocery menu. I only had $60 to shop for the week, so needed to use all my resources.
After lunch was over, hubby was dressed and ready. I made him sit down and eat something, he had leftovers of last night's Chicken and Pasta. I made him drink a big glass of water too, since 3 times last night and this morning he had dizzy spells and last night, got really sick from them. So I wanted to make sure he would be ok today. We went over the menu, he said it was ok, he added a couple of things to the grocery list, and we left for King Soopers.
When we got to the store, I saw that grapes were on sale for 99 cents a pound. I had down that I was getting some more fruit, so that worked out well. We also got some bananas. Salad was on sale for a 12 oz bag of mix greens for $1.49. I got two of those. We got slice carrots for the beef stew I'm making and some tomatoes.
I had a short list and pretty soon we were done. By my calculations we had spent $47. Frank had also given us money to buy everything we needed to do a bbq with hamburgers and hotdogs, so that was a separate order. That included getting some soda for the house and some canned fruit punch. I forgot to get Mountain Dew for Frank. But when I got to the register, the total only came up to $45, as I had over estimated on the cost of the fruit. I love when that happens! Now we had some extra money to put towards gas! With hubby going to Denver twice this coming week, we sure could use it! Unfortunately, we waited too long to use our discount for 40 cents off a gallon of gas from King Soopers, and we found out that we lost it. Darn it!
When we got home, I put everything away, and hubby got the food ready to put on the grill. Hubby and I have had a gas grill for 3 years but 2 years ago, when hubby was bbqing, it caught on fire and he thought the hoses needed to be replaced and since we were short on money, we never got around to it. Well, Frank checked out the bbq and cleaned it and bought propane for it. It works fine! So he treated us to a bbq lunch today. That was so nice!
My sister, Laura, had offered me her player piano that she had inherited from our Uncle Ed when he passed away some years ago. Now she is redoing her house and wanted to get rid of it. I happily agreed to take it and Frank has gotten some of the guys he works with to agree to help us move it. I just have to see if my dad will consider using his trailer to transport it since I have the muscle to move it. Frank has to get one more guy to help so we have 4. If my dad says we can't use the trailer, then I will call a guy I know that will transport things on his trailer for $35 and see if he is available. We are planning on this for next weekend.
The rest of the day was spent with hubby and I on the front yard swing for awhile, watching John Stewart and interviews with Steven Colbert about his new late night talk show. I really like these guys, they have great presence. I'm looking forward to watching Steven Colbert's new show to see how is really is, not the character he played on The Colbert Report.
Hubby bbq pork ribs for him and Frank for dinner. With sweet and sour sauce. I'm waiting to see how the fatty meal with settle on his stomach. We plan on watching the season finale of The Last Ship and an episode of The Strain. I think that still has several episodes.
Tomorrow is Labor Day, so both Frank and hubby are off. Cassie's birthday is in 15 days and my baby will be 26. I have gotten her a great pair of leopard spotted slipper boots, a shitload of make up pencils for the lip and eye, and a sewing kit with a bunch of threads, needles, snaps and more. I want to plan on a day to go up and see them right around her birthday. Whichever weekend works out best for her and we can afford.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Today was a baking day. I woke up slowly, not really wanting to get up, trying to stay asleep, but my body said it was time. I pet Dalyhlia, our 17 year old cat that sleeps on my side pillow at my stomach, and convinced her I needed to move the covers and get up. She grudgenly consented.
So I came downstairs and opened the rattie boys' cage door, put down some peach yogurt for them, and ate the rest myself. I drank a Pepsi from the can and was on the computer when I heard Hot Dog outside. He wasn't in my yard, he was across the street at Janice's door, meowing. So I took food and water out, and sat down to talk to him. My cat, Emma, came out with me and I pet her too. I tried to convince Hot Dog to come over when Janice yelled out the window she would open the door and feed him shortly, she had just gotten out of the shower. I told her no rush, I was trying to keep him company.
Then I came in and went and got dressed. Jean shorts and a head scarf, this time the one with little green frogs on it. When E left for work, I was sitting down at the kitchen table reading my current issue of Bazaar, my new fashion magazine.
I got it because soon I want to start sewing my own clothes, among other things. And I want to know what is fashionable and in style, not that that ever really mattered to me. But I was looking for things that I like. Cause I don't really know what I like. I know what I wear is comfortable and I have recently bought shirts that I thought were flattering for me to wear. But that's about all. I had gone through all my clothes and gotten rid of stuff that was too big, old, stuff I haven't worn in a year or two, and stuff that is too small.
The magazine is almost all fashion ads of one sort or another. The things I looked at were the models faces. Most of them are photographed with their mouths open and teeth showing now. Most of them have short, unpolished nails. A lot of them are wearing ankle boots. And pants that stop at the ankles. And the make up is done to look like the model has no make up on. and the hair is usually a little mused.
Out of the 300 plus pages I looked at last night, I had yet to find an article, it was all ads. But that was what I was looking for. I wanted to see if there was anything that I liked, and I did find an ad with two women in very simple outfits. I like one of them with a simple white top with no sleeve, but she had lace flowers that were sewn onto the top. There was a simple flared skirt that came down to the knee. I don't remember the shoes. I tore the page out. I'm going to tape into a notebook. I also took out the page after it that advertised nail polish. I really liked some of the names they came up with.
After a while, I ate a hot pocket for lunch, ham and cheese, then put away the magazine. I had to bake the rest of the Short Stack Cookies. All together, the recipe made 6 dozen. They come out really flat and crunchy. They are very sweet and good. Frank and hubby love them. The two dozen that I made yesterday were almost all gone this morning. Frank ate a bunch yesterday, and had more with his coffee for breakfast. Hubby ate some after dinner, then when I went to sleep and he come downstairs, he ate more of them. Before I go to bed tonight, I'm going to put some in a bag to set aside for Holly for when she comes over on Tuesday. I promised her cookies and dog biscuits.
Frank paid us today and now I will be able to do the menu for another week. Tomorrow I will figure out what to have next week by looking at the food ads. I'm thinking that steak is on sale at Safeway, maybe, and I will try to see if maybe I can work that in. But no promises. Not mentioning it to the guys. I don't want to get their hopes up.
Since I was baking when they guys came home,Frank because he was off work, and hubby for lunch, Frank offered to buy dinner when hubby got off. Fried chicken and sides. Hubby was only working until 8pm tonight.
I took some cookies over to Janice and then took a ride with her to the paint store. They have decided to paint the inside of the house in neutral colors to get the house ready to sell. Her husband has decided he wants to sell the house and move to Florida next year. So we picked out paint sample chips and brochures. Then I told her we should look at Home Depot. Since they aren't going to be living in the house, they don't need to get the top quality Sherwin Williams paint at $64 a gallon. And Home Depot has sample bottles they can have mixed up to paint swatches on the walls to see if they really like the shades. So we went there too. I picked up some paint chips in greens and yellows for my bedroom.
The evening went by and hubby came home with dinner. We fed the beasties and are headed upstairs. Project Runway is on tonight but won't be on Hulu until tomorrow so we will watch Project Runway Canada.
So I came downstairs and opened the rattie boys' cage door, put down some peach yogurt for them, and ate the rest myself. I drank a Pepsi from the can and was on the computer when I heard Hot Dog outside. He wasn't in my yard, he was across the street at Janice's door, meowing. So I took food and water out, and sat down to talk to him. My cat, Emma, came out with me and I pet her too. I tried to convince Hot Dog to come over when Janice yelled out the window she would open the door and feed him shortly, she had just gotten out of the shower. I told her no rush, I was trying to keep him company.
Then I came in and went and got dressed. Jean shorts and a head scarf, this time the one with little green frogs on it. When E left for work, I was sitting down at the kitchen table reading my current issue of Bazaar, my new fashion magazine.
I got it because soon I want to start sewing my own clothes, among other things. And I want to know what is fashionable and in style, not that that ever really mattered to me. But I was looking for things that I like. Cause I don't really know what I like. I know what I wear is comfortable and I have recently bought shirts that I thought were flattering for me to wear. But that's about all. I had gone through all my clothes and gotten rid of stuff that was too big, old, stuff I haven't worn in a year or two, and stuff that is too small.
The magazine is almost all fashion ads of one sort or another. The things I looked at were the models faces. Most of them are photographed with their mouths open and teeth showing now. Most of them have short, unpolished nails. A lot of them are wearing ankle boots. And pants that stop at the ankles. And the make up is done to look like the model has no make up on. and the hair is usually a little mused.
Out of the 300 plus pages I looked at last night, I had yet to find an article, it was all ads. But that was what I was looking for. I wanted to see if there was anything that I liked, and I did find an ad with two women in very simple outfits. I like one of them with a simple white top with no sleeve, but she had lace flowers that were sewn onto the top. There was a simple flared skirt that came down to the knee. I don't remember the shoes. I tore the page out. I'm going to tape into a notebook. I also took out the page after it that advertised nail polish. I really liked some of the names they came up with.
After a while, I ate a hot pocket for lunch, ham and cheese, then put away the magazine. I had to bake the rest of the Short Stack Cookies. All together, the recipe made 6 dozen. They come out really flat and crunchy. They are very sweet and good. Frank and hubby love them. The two dozen that I made yesterday were almost all gone this morning. Frank ate a bunch yesterday, and had more with his coffee for breakfast. Hubby ate some after dinner, then when I went to sleep and he come downstairs, he ate more of them. Before I go to bed tonight, I'm going to put some in a bag to set aside for Holly for when she comes over on Tuesday. I promised her cookies and dog biscuits.
Frank paid us today and now I will be able to do the menu for another week. Tomorrow I will figure out what to have next week by looking at the food ads. I'm thinking that steak is on sale at Safeway, maybe, and I will try to see if maybe I can work that in. But no promises. Not mentioning it to the guys. I don't want to get their hopes up.
Since I was baking when they guys came home,Frank because he was off work, and hubby for lunch, Frank offered to buy dinner when hubby got off. Fried chicken and sides. Hubby was only working until 8pm tonight.
I took some cookies over to Janice and then took a ride with her to the paint store. They have decided to paint the inside of the house in neutral colors to get the house ready to sell. Her husband has decided he wants to sell the house and move to Florida next year. So we picked out paint sample chips and brochures. Then I told her we should look at Home Depot. Since they aren't going to be living in the house, they don't need to get the top quality Sherwin Williams paint at $64 a gallon. And Home Depot has sample bottles they can have mixed up to paint swatches on the walls to see if they really like the shades. So we went there too. I picked up some paint chips in greens and yellows for my bedroom.
The evening went by and hubby came home with dinner. We fed the beasties and are headed upstairs. Project Runway is on tonight but won't be on Hulu until tomorrow so we will watch Project Runway Canada.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Today was a restful day. I got up at 530am again, but this time it was the dogs whining. I took them downstairs and let them out. I stood there for a few minutes and decided I really wanted to go back to bed, so I opened the back door, left it open and went back to bed.
I slept in until about 930am, getting up before the alarm. Hubby didn't have to be in until 1130am all this week and next, so he was still sleeping. I heard Hot Dog, our local stray, meowing out front, so I jumped up and ran outside. I got some clean water and a cup full of food to take out to him.
When I got out front, I saw what the problem was. Helen, our biggest cat, was house-side and facing off with Hot Dog and not letting him come closer. I put out the fresh water, filled the bowls and sat down. I talked to Helen, telling her it was alright, he was welcomed. Eventually she moved on, letting him come up. He wanted company more than food, so I talked to him for a while. While we were talking, and yes, he did answer back, Janice and the dogs came up the block, back from their walk.
Hot Dog is not allowed to stay in the house when she isn't home as he won't use the dog door to come and go, and he peed in Tim's workout room. They had just pulled the carpet over the weekend. I guess they didn't try the white vinegar trick like I told them. So when she goes for a walk, he will follow so long, then come back. Then he comes over to my house so I will come sit with him.
A little bit later, I got dressed and put on a head scarf, then Janice and I went to Target. I hadn't planned on getting anything but managed to find stuff to buy anyhow. I got a 12 pack of Pedigree Dog Food, a gallon of bleach, 100 count box of quart sized zip lock bags, 100 count of gallon sized bags, a card for hubby's birthday, a character set of the Peanuts kids and Snoopy for hubby's birthday in November, a Fischer Price reissued See and Say toy for our granddaughter, Li An for her 2nd birthday in November, and a set of white bulldog salt and pepper shakers for my mom for her birthday in December. I took out an additional $10 to take Janice out to lunch, so the total came to $86.
Janice and I went to Subway to get lunch but she wasn't ready to eat yet, so we got it to go. When we got home, we went our separate ways. I ate my lunch, read my magazine for a little while, then started mixing up some Short Stack Cookie dough. It used 3 whole sticks of butter, melted.
That's a lot! And after you mix up the dough, you have to refrigerate it for at least an hour, if not overnight. I put it in the fridge for a couple of hours.
I made some dog biscuits for our dogs, pumpkin. They really love the smell of them baking and can tell when I'm taking them out that they will get some. They all come running when I yell "TREAT!"
I was making Hamburger Casserole for dinner tonight, from Dining on a Dime cookbook. Only I really changed up the recipe. Instead of half a pound of hamburger, I used a pound and a half. I cooked a full pound of pasta shells. When I cooked up the hamburger, I seasoned it with a little chili pepper, salt, pepper, Italian Seasonings, a heaping tablespoon of crushed garlic, and 2 teaspoons of onion powder. Then I added in the cooked pasta. I mixed it all up really well. I added a 28 oz of diced tomatoes, a 15 oz can of diced tomatoes, and about 1/2 of tomato sauce, more or less. Then I added in a good mixture of Mexican Shredded Cheese. I split this up between two casserole dishes, topped with the remainder of the cheese, and baked it in the oven for 25 minutes. IT was just over warm, so we ate it but it really could have used another half hour in the oven.
I had Frank take some of the Hamburger Casserole from the one casserole dish we ate out of and I saved the second one for when hubby got home after 930pm. I put it in the oven at 350 at 8pm. At that time, I thought he was working until 830 and that would give it an hour to cook. But then at 830, he called and said he was on a roll and was working until 930pm. So I turned the oven down to 225 and left the casserole in.
He told me he was having a day when he called me over lunch and I offered to give him is birthday present early, like tonight, and he said yeah, he would like that. So I filled out the card, it had a picture of a cat and a dog, dressed up in suits and hats like the Blue Brothers. I wrapped the character set of the Peanuts gang in the Target bag and left then on his plate on the table for him to open when he got home.
He loved them! Brightened up his day. He ate and liked the food, but didn't eat very much. He really liked the cookies. Our cat, Katie, kept licking the cookies, so he took them away. Tomorrow I have to finish baking the rest of the cookies. And I'm going to make our dogs some more dog biscuits.
I slept in until about 930am, getting up before the alarm. Hubby didn't have to be in until 1130am all this week and next, so he was still sleeping. I heard Hot Dog, our local stray, meowing out front, so I jumped up and ran outside. I got some clean water and a cup full of food to take out to him.
When I got out front, I saw what the problem was. Helen, our biggest cat, was house-side and facing off with Hot Dog and not letting him come closer. I put out the fresh water, filled the bowls and sat down. I talked to Helen, telling her it was alright, he was welcomed. Eventually she moved on, letting him come up. He wanted company more than food, so I talked to him for a while. While we were talking, and yes, he did answer back, Janice and the dogs came up the block, back from their walk.
Hot Dog is not allowed to stay in the house when she isn't home as he won't use the dog door to come and go, and he peed in Tim's workout room. They had just pulled the carpet over the weekend. I guess they didn't try the white vinegar trick like I told them. So when she goes for a walk, he will follow so long, then come back. Then he comes over to my house so I will come sit with him.
A little bit later, I got dressed and put on a head scarf, then Janice and I went to Target. I hadn't planned on getting anything but managed to find stuff to buy anyhow. I got a 12 pack of Pedigree Dog Food, a gallon of bleach, 100 count box of quart sized zip lock bags, 100 count of gallon sized bags, a card for hubby's birthday, a character set of the Peanuts kids and Snoopy for hubby's birthday in November, a Fischer Price reissued See and Say toy for our granddaughter, Li An for her 2nd birthday in November, and a set of white bulldog salt and pepper shakers for my mom for her birthday in December. I took out an additional $10 to take Janice out to lunch, so the total came to $86.
Janice and I went to Subway to get lunch but she wasn't ready to eat yet, so we got it to go. When we got home, we went our separate ways. I ate my lunch, read my magazine for a little while, then started mixing up some Short Stack Cookie dough. It used 3 whole sticks of butter, melted.
That's a lot! And after you mix up the dough, you have to refrigerate it for at least an hour, if not overnight. I put it in the fridge for a couple of hours.
I made some dog biscuits for our dogs, pumpkin. They really love the smell of them baking and can tell when I'm taking them out that they will get some. They all come running when I yell "TREAT!"
I was making Hamburger Casserole for dinner tonight, from Dining on a Dime cookbook. Only I really changed up the recipe. Instead of half a pound of hamburger, I used a pound and a half. I cooked a full pound of pasta shells. When I cooked up the hamburger, I seasoned it with a little chili pepper, salt, pepper, Italian Seasonings, a heaping tablespoon of crushed garlic, and 2 teaspoons of onion powder. Then I added in the cooked pasta. I mixed it all up really well. I added a 28 oz of diced tomatoes, a 15 oz can of diced tomatoes, and about 1/2 of tomato sauce, more or less. Then I added in a good mixture of Mexican Shredded Cheese. I split this up between two casserole dishes, topped with the remainder of the cheese, and baked it in the oven for 25 minutes. IT was just over warm, so we ate it but it really could have used another half hour in the oven.
I had Frank take some of the Hamburger Casserole from the one casserole dish we ate out of and I saved the second one for when hubby got home after 930pm. I put it in the oven at 350 at 8pm. At that time, I thought he was working until 830 and that would give it an hour to cook. But then at 830, he called and said he was on a roll and was working until 930pm. So I turned the oven down to 225 and left the casserole in.
He told me he was having a day when he called me over lunch and I offered to give him is birthday present early, like tonight, and he said yeah, he would like that. So I filled out the card, it had a picture of a cat and a dog, dressed up in suits and hats like the Blue Brothers. I wrapped the character set of the Peanuts gang in the Target bag and left then on his plate on the table for him to open when he got home.
He loved them! Brightened up his day. He ate and liked the food, but didn't eat very much. He really liked the cookies. Our cat, Katie, kept licking the cookies, so he took them away. Tomorrow I have to finish baking the rest of the cookies. And I'm going to make our dogs some more dog biscuits.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Today was a budgeting day. I had done the grocery shopping with my $90 budget last night but I still had the $20 I gave hubby to go to Albertson's, a chain grocery store. They had some lost leaders in their ad that were good deals that I wanted to get, staples that we would use.
I started off the day by not sleeping well last night. Our debt load was just too great and I was constantly waking up with the the singing of "You move 16 tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt." over and over again. And I kept waking up between 2 and 5, listening for Frank to get up and go to work. Worried about him oversleeping again and getting fired from this job. It's working for him, they have long term temp workers, some of them have been there over 2 years. So it's a hard physical job but he seems to be doing ok. I just am worried he is going to try to tell them how they can do better or mouth off and get fired. I'm not sure why, just past experience with Frank. So I worry.
At 530am, Frank had left half an hour earlier, I was awake and I talked to God. I told him I couldn't handle this by myself and I was making myself crazy. I was turning all this over to Him and I needed Him to show what He wanted me to do. Then, because I still couldn't sleep, I sat up and turned on my nightstand light to read. But hubby woke up and said it was bothering him, so I got up, put on his robe and went downstairs.
I sat and read for a long while, letting the rattie boys out, they were really active. Then I got on the computer and watched Netflix. DeWan, our daughter's cat that lived with us, came over a few times and I cuddled with him and held him. Eventually, I let him go out.
I was waiting for hubby to get up and then I would go upstairs and get ready to take him into work before my therapy session. But he got up with the alarm and his stomach was upset, so he decided to stay home until after my therapy session. I went, talked to Steve, and came home.
He was ready when I got here. I decided to take him into work so I could take the car and go to Albertson's myself instead of trying to get him to do it later in the evening. So we stopped at Kum and Go, got drinks, and found out their summer sale of $1 any sized drink was over. But that's ok, we are long time customers and I will just start bringing in my cups to refill again.
I dropped off hubby at 1130am and went to the grocery store. I had my ad and the things I wanted to get. When I walked in they had an in store special of kidney beans, black beans and diced tomatoes for 50 cents a can. These are all staples that we use in several dishes so I got 4 diced tomatoes, 2 kidneys and 2 black beans. Then I got some chex mix snack for $1. It was a good sized bag that would have cost me over $3 in Kum and Go. Then I found the aisle with the Mac n Cheese, but they were out, so I got a rain check for 8. They were on sale for 50 cents each when you buy them 4 at a time. Rice-a-Roni was on sale for 75 cents each when you bought 10, so I got 10 of them, mostly different varieties. And Frank had asked me for frozen entre meals to take into work that he could microwave, and they had Zap 'Ems for 50 cents each. I got 10.
It all came up to $17.50. And I was happy. This will help me with meals in the future. I took it all home and put it away. Then I had to turn around and go back to pick hubby up for his appointment at 130pm.
Today he had a nerve stimulation test at Dr Illig's office. I waited in the waiting room while he had it. He said they stuck a thin needle in him in several places and measured the nerves responses. We have an appointment with Dr Illig September 9th at 1030am to get the results of this and his over test. Then he will tell us what will happen next to fix hubby's herniated disc and pain.
Hubby dropped me off at home and we made a quick salad for lunch. I helped him get some packed up and taken back to work with him. Because he didn't go in until later and missed time for the appointment, he had to stay until 930pm to make up his hours.
Tonight I made chicken drumsticks and thighs for dinner. BBQ. I made some chicken Rice-a-Roni and french cut green beans. Frank and I ate at 630pm. Frank did the dishes and we packed up the food for hubby to eat when he got home.
I'm really tired but am still waiting up for hubby to get home. I will sit with him while he eats and then we will go upstairs. I'm hoping to watch a Project Runway Canada tonight.
Tomorrow I'm going to do some baking. I was reading a Joanne Fluke murder mystery called Blueberry Muffin Murder and each of her books has multiple recipes in them. There is a cookie recipe called Short Stack Cookies. It's a cookie that tastes like a short stack of pancakes with butter and maple syrup. I really want to try them and I have everything I need to make them.
I started off the day by not sleeping well last night. Our debt load was just too great and I was constantly waking up with the the singing of "You move 16 tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt." over and over again. And I kept waking up between 2 and 5, listening for Frank to get up and go to work. Worried about him oversleeping again and getting fired from this job. It's working for him, they have long term temp workers, some of them have been there over 2 years. So it's a hard physical job but he seems to be doing ok. I just am worried he is going to try to tell them how they can do better or mouth off and get fired. I'm not sure why, just past experience with Frank. So I worry.
At 530am, Frank had left half an hour earlier, I was awake and I talked to God. I told him I couldn't handle this by myself and I was making myself crazy. I was turning all this over to Him and I needed Him to show what He wanted me to do. Then, because I still couldn't sleep, I sat up and turned on my nightstand light to read. But hubby woke up and said it was bothering him, so I got up, put on his robe and went downstairs.
I sat and read for a long while, letting the rattie boys out, they were really active. Then I got on the computer and watched Netflix. DeWan, our daughter's cat that lived with us, came over a few times and I cuddled with him and held him. Eventually, I let him go out.
I was waiting for hubby to get up and then I would go upstairs and get ready to take him into work before my therapy session. But he got up with the alarm and his stomach was upset, so he decided to stay home until after my therapy session. I went, talked to Steve, and came home.
He was ready when I got here. I decided to take him into work so I could take the car and go to Albertson's myself instead of trying to get him to do it later in the evening. So we stopped at Kum and Go, got drinks, and found out their summer sale of $1 any sized drink was over. But that's ok, we are long time customers and I will just start bringing in my cups to refill again.
I dropped off hubby at 1130am and went to the grocery store. I had my ad and the things I wanted to get. When I walked in they had an in store special of kidney beans, black beans and diced tomatoes for 50 cents a can. These are all staples that we use in several dishes so I got 4 diced tomatoes, 2 kidneys and 2 black beans. Then I got some chex mix snack for $1. It was a good sized bag that would have cost me over $3 in Kum and Go. Then I found the aisle with the Mac n Cheese, but they were out, so I got a rain check for 8. They were on sale for 50 cents each when you buy them 4 at a time. Rice-a-Roni was on sale for 75 cents each when you bought 10, so I got 10 of them, mostly different varieties. And Frank had asked me for frozen entre meals to take into work that he could microwave, and they had Zap 'Ems for 50 cents each. I got 10.
It all came up to $17.50. And I was happy. This will help me with meals in the future. I took it all home and put it away. Then I had to turn around and go back to pick hubby up for his appointment at 130pm.
Today he had a nerve stimulation test at Dr Illig's office. I waited in the waiting room while he had it. He said they stuck a thin needle in him in several places and measured the nerves responses. We have an appointment with Dr Illig September 9th at 1030am to get the results of this and his over test. Then he will tell us what will happen next to fix hubby's herniated disc and pain.
Hubby dropped me off at home and we made a quick salad for lunch. I helped him get some packed up and taken back to work with him. Because he didn't go in until later and missed time for the appointment, he had to stay until 930pm to make up his hours.
Tonight I made chicken drumsticks and thighs for dinner. BBQ. I made some chicken Rice-a-Roni and french cut green beans. Frank and I ate at 630pm. Frank did the dishes and we packed up the food for hubby to eat when he got home.
I'm really tired but am still waiting up for hubby to get home. I will sit with him while he eats and then we will go upstairs. I'm hoping to watch a Project Runway Canada tonight.
Tomorrow I'm going to do some baking. I was reading a Joanne Fluke murder mystery called Blueberry Muffin Murder and each of her books has multiple recipes in them. There is a cookie recipe called Short Stack Cookies. It's a cookie that tastes like a short stack of pancakes with butter and maple syrup. I really want to try them and I have everything I need to make them.
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