First snow fall

We got our first real snow fall yesterday. It's still flurrying out there today, but not accumulating, I don't think. Me, I chose to stay inside all day today.

Currently I'm not working. The new case I had was closed three weeks after I got it. Now I sit and wait. Didn't want to be not working during the holidays and after, but it is what it is.

Still having throat issues. Being passed from one doctor to the next, with follow ups to my primary in between. I really don't like the place I'm at with this right now. But, Wednesday I have to have a scope done to see what's going on inside. If I had a choice of doing this or not I wouldn't, but I keep telling myself this just might show what's wrong and maybe, just maybe I'll be able to eat normally again. That's the only reason I'm doing this. I told hubby he has to take off from work that day. All day since it's not wise to leave me alone after the procedure is done. I had a choice of being unconscious or semiconscious. I chose unconscious. Like I really want to see and hear what's going on and coming at me! Just wake me up when it's all over.

I'm down 44 lbs. I'm thrilled. Since this way of eating is something I'm gong to continue, even after my throat issues are dealt with I decided to get rid of all the clothes that I packed away and doesn't fit. Why save them, I'll donate them and let someone else got some use out of them. I'm getting used to going shopping every few months to get clothes that actually fits though, lol.

Guess that's about all that's been happening lately.

Been a while

I knew it had been a while since I was here but I didn't realize how long.

Things are crazy busy right now with the regular routine starting again. The oldest is working pretty regular, the youngest is practicing his driving, and I'm back to school. Any time I see an ad for help, I drag the youngest there it put an application in. Jobs are far and few between around here, but if he could just get SOMETHING I would be thrilled.

The lady I'm currently taking care if is officially done next week. I'm sad because it was a really, really great case and close to home. I' don't get much close to my home. All I do know is I really, really don't want to work to far because I still remember what a nightmare driving in the snow storms was last year. There is a possibility that I will be working Sunday afternoons into Monday mornings. It's a double shift, but the more I think about it the more I think it might work. I only have to work one day and get all the hours in I need. Not to bad, won't interfere with my Tuesday afternoon thing and Wednesday and Thursday night things, and won't interfere with Church. I usually don't do anything on Sunday afternoons anyway. Now, I just have to figure out how to get through 16 hours...........

The oldest is just getting over a really nasty cold and now the youngest has it. And I think maybe it's getting me. I tried so hard not to get infected, but my throat is sore and it's hard to swallow. We'll see what tomorrow brings. The rest of the week is going to busy and I have no time to be sick, lol!

24.6 lbs gone!!!!

You would think my body would take pitty on me and give me those few extra ounces to make it an even 25 lbs, but no, I have to wait until next week, lol. Oh well.

This past week has been rather cool and dreary. A lot of clouds but not a lot of rain, just brief showers. I wish it would rain, just a nice steady rain for a few days. Some of my neighbors who have well water are having problems with them because of the lack of rain. There is a waterfall I pass by on my way into town. Normally, it's running nicely, but lately there's hardly any water to go over the waterfall. Weatherman says Friday at the earliest we should get some significant rain. I want the rain, but that's the day we are coming back from seeing my parents, so I hope the rain holds off until we are close to home or comes a day or two earlier. It's still early for a Friday prediction though.

With the cooler air the back pains have come back. Big time! I don't think there's one spot on my back that isn't hurting. I've been begging hubby for a back rub because there's no way I can drive for seven hours with this pain. I'm only good for a bout 30 minutes. I know it's not the car seat. Speaking of cars, we went and bought a new car, well new to us, on Friday. It's a 2009 Hyundai Accent. I fell in love with it the first time I saw it. At first hubby didn't want it because it's small and only has 2 doors. It's rare that we all 4 go anyplace together anymore and if we really need a 4 door car we have the other one. Then he tells me he wants 4 wheel or all wheel, so this past week we have spent looking at different places at different cars. I don't know why but he changed his mind, after we went back to look at it 3 times and then finally decided to buy it. I get to pick it up on Monday. This means we leave on Tuesday and we are taking the new car. That part I don't mind because the other one I still haven't gotten to the mechanic to see why every now and again it doesn't want to start. That will be hubby's car since I just don't have time to sit sometimes and wait for it to decide to start.

This week has been a mad rush to get all the veggies out of the garden and frozen. Tomorrow is the last day and now that we have an extra day, hubby's going out in the garden tomorrow and getting what he can get for me to freeze before we leave.

I took today to dig out some cool weather clothes, ended up reorganizing my whole closet. I also got all my shoes organized and started the packing and did all the dirty laundry. The oldest also did all his. Tomorrow we have to do the sheets and Monday towels as well as cleaning the house. And I wonder why my back hurts, lol.

busy day

Today was another "hit the ground running" day. Spent most of yesterday out shopping and looking for a new car. My car doesn't want to start some days, but it's becoming weekly now. I was out on Friday shopping with the youngest and we sat in the parking lot for an hour and a half before the car decided to start. I had called hubby and he was actually on the way to get me by the time it finally started. Usually, when it won't start, I have to let it sit for about 10 minutes and then it starts right up. Not that day. When we were out on Sunday, for any short trips we left a kid in the car instead of turning it off. My thinking is I just don't want to sit for who knows how long. After the Friday ordeal I took it to a mechanic who checked it with his computer and he told me nothing is showing up as being wrong. His best guess was about four different things it could be, but not really sure. He told me my options are to slowly replace those things, wait until a check engine light or service light comes on, or wait until the car finally won't start anymore. Not options I wanted to hear, but at least he was being honest. Maybe, or maybe he just didn't know. Either way, it didn't cost me anything. Tomorrow I'm going to see if I can get it in to a GMC dealer this week and see what they have to say about it. I know it's a long shot, but maybe I can get it fixed, really fixed, this week. I'm tired of sitting.

Since we are going away soon, I've finally looked at the calendar and the date is registering. This week we have to work on getting everything out of the garden and my job is to do something with all the produce. Hubby reminded me today not to shop for food this week and to make sure all the produce is gone by the time we are ready to go.

We have to take the cat with us so we bought her a new pet taxi. Fun, fun. She hates the thing, crys and claws at it like crazy. We put her in it a few times yesterday and finally by the end of the day she just went in and laid down. But that pitiful meow she has just breaks my heart. Now that she seems to be adjusting, I have to start taking her on short rides in the car. And I wonder why I'm not looking forward to this trip??

Got up earlier than I needed to today but glad I did, got a lot accompolished. Had a headache for most of the day, and my eyes have been burning all day. All I want to do is close them, but just to much on today's list, so I'm going to bed early tonight.

The boys got two buckets of tomatoes from the garden along with tons and tons of green beans. Quite a lot of hot peppers to, gave some to my friend who stopped by this morning as well as some zucchini, corn, and tomatoes. We don't have corn in the garden but hubby doesn't eat it and neither do I anymore. I just learned that corn creates acid in your stomach, that's the last thing I need, so no more for me. I froze some of the hot peppers and also put some in vinegar and salt for hubby to use to. Tomorrow I have to freeze the green beans and tomatoes. Wednesday or Thursday I'll make zucchini bread. Promised I would take the youngest shoe shopping on Wednesday. He has other stops to make to, but I don't think that's happening. Just to much to do in the few hours until hubby has to go to work.

Pics

These are the tomatoes in the veggie garden. Lots of green ones, but not many red ones, yet.
Everything else but tomatoes, lol. Broccoli, cauliflower, which we haven't gotten any of yet, hot peppers, onions, and zucchini. There is also spinach hiding under the leaves of the broccoli.
Hubby's okra.
My dragon wings plant. It's an annual but I brought it inside last winter and it survived, lol!
This is the plant that has literly taken over the garden. It's similar to our zucchini we have here, but it grows super long and is thin like a cucumber. Hubby doesn't know the name in English for it.


That's some of the pics. The rest I'll do later. It's just me and the cat home and we are enjoying our time away from the males in the house, lol. I'm just enjoying the empty house myself, lol.

Pics

Not a whole lot going on except I'm melting in the heat, mid to upper 90's for the rest of the week, whew!!

This was supposed to have garden pics but they are floating out in cyber space somewhere, so I'll try another time. Just don't have the patience to go through all that again.

It looks like we might actually get to visit my parents in the next few weeks. There is finally a third person working at hubbys station, after a month with only two! Hubby doesn't want to stay a full week though, he wants to stay only two days. It's a seven hour drive each way, we would spend one night and have to leave the next day. I told him the next time he goes to India he can only stay three days. I think he started to understand after I said that.

Little does he know we are taking the cat with us because she just doesn't eat if we go away. I'm not sure who's going to be the worst in the car, hubby or the cat, lol!!

Last day of freedom

School starts back for me tomorrow. In a way I'm excited, but also not. Lots of time hitting the books and researching for papers. The boys don't start for another two weeks yet. They will go for one day and then we are away to see my parents. School starting is a sure sign of cooler weather and I'm all for that! It's so stinkin hot here today. The weatherman is talking a 5 day heat wave, sure hope he's wrong on that one, I was getting used to the comfortable temps and no ac. It was nice outside most of the day because there was a decent breeze blowing, but the house was so hot I caved and put the air on. Supposed to go into the 60's I think tonight so sleeping will be good.

Saturday morning I got on the scale like I always do and the number came up the exact same as last week. Ok, so I moved the scale to a different spot and still the same number. Put the scale back into time out and went and had breakfast. Just because the scale is going down for me doesn't mean we've become friends, lol. I was thinking during breakfast that maybe the scale wasn't working properly or maybe it needs a new battery so I decided to weigh myself after breakfast. Now, you would think on a full stomach the number would be higher, right? Hopped on the scale and I'm down a pound. After breakfast! Well, at least the scales working, I think. Decided not to use that days weight and use this mornings. This morning I'm down 1.6, my normal loss. One things for sure, I lost at least 1 pound this week.

Hubby and the oldest attacked the garden yesterday. When I saw how much they picked I was sorry I asked them to go in. Tons and tons of green beans, lots of jalapeno peppers, tons of tomatoes, a few cucumbers and few zucchini. And they never made it to the kale and cauliflower. The zucchini and cucumbers I just put in the fridge because we can just eat them. I really want to make zucchini bread with some because I haven't made any zucchini bread this year yet. The tomatoes I'll freeze tomorrow after work as well as the green beans. Hubby told me I could freeze the jalapeno peppers as is to use over the winter so I'll do them to. Easy stuff, maybe the tomatoes I'll freeze on Tuesday after work because they will take some time to do. The cherry tomatoes I'll make a little salsa out of. It's almost impossible to take the skin off cherry tomatoes.

Have pics of the garden in its overgrown state, but just haven't uploaded them yet.

Unmotivated day

The weather here lately has been quite cool, but rainy for the past 3 days. I'm not minding the cooler temps, makes me feel like Fall is coming, but I know its just a tease. The weatherman is predicting temps in the upper 80's for the weekend and 90 on Monday. UGH!! Back to the stinkin heat and humidity. And reality I guess, but the break was nice.

Yesterday was the oldest birthday. He's now 20! I can't believe it. Boy do I feel old :( Decided to make him a birthday cake. Had the youngest bake the cake while I was at work and when I got home I decided to put icing on it. Well, for some reason, the cake refused to cooperate, lol. I had the cake all together, since we made a layer cake, but when I got to this one side, the whole side just fell off when I put icing on it. I don't understand why either. The cake was cooled and the icing was room temperature. The cake came out of the pans with no chunks missing. I don't know what went wrong. Maybe it was me, I don't know. Anyway, the boys liked it. I had just the frozen yogurt I had bought, no cake, not one crumb! I'm so proud of myself, because before I would have had at least a small taste.

I really think now my mindset is totally different. And I do think at this point if I did eat to much of it I would probably get nauseous from it. A while ago I was having a serious chocolate craving and I had 2 small peppermint patties. I had such an upset stomach from it, I couldn't believe it. That was the very last time, it's been over a month since.

For the most part the cravings are gone. Just occasionally, but I do eat frozen yogurt and have ice cream in the house since this med interferes with my calcium, I'm hoping if the up the calcium intake it won't be to bad. Broccoli and yogurt are becoming a daily thing in my diet since I'm not a big milk drinker, that's the reason for ice cream instead. As long as I keep losing a pound or two a week it's all good.

Since today was the first day we haven't been drenched in rain I took a walk outside. The garden has become a jungle, so have the weeds in the flower beds, lol. But I have 2 roses blooming. I'll have to take new pics later of the garden. I think the zucchini is just about done, but the cauliflower is finally starting to get ready. The kale has gone crazy I have to pick that and freeze it. The green beans are ready. Hubby and I picked a whole bunch of beans before all the rain and I froze them. Hubby's only getting a handful at a time of the okra, but the hot peppers are hanging full, as well as the tomatoes. Hubby pulled up two onions but they really aren't ready yet. I knew we planted two cantaloupe plants, one has a small green cantaloupe on it. Haven't found the other plant yet. Hubby planted something, don't remember what he calls it, in the squash family and it's a climber. Hubby didn't' set up anything for the plant to climb on so it's taken over half the garden. It does have small green things starting on it. From the looks of it we are going to have an awful lot of that vegetable once it really gets going. Told hubby next year he has to place it at the end of the garden and make something for it to climb up on. This thing has spread out of the fence of the garden and is starting to climb up the side of the shed, which is next to the garden, lol.

To much to do

It's been a super busy week. Few hot and humid days which seem to just suck the energy right out of me lately. Hubby has been visiting the garden on a regular basis and every day I come home from work there is some type of produce waiting for me on the kitchen table, lol. At least he's keeping up with the picking in the garden.

I'm glad the summer is coming to an end and yet I can't believe how fast it's gone. Last week of August, wow! I've finally had the time to talk to hubby today and catch him up on everything he should know, like the oldest birthday is Tuesday. That snuck up on me for sure. I'm clueless as to what to get him. I had gotten him a set of books from one of his favorite authors way back in May. I hid them and with a little searching, I found them today.

I mentioned to hubby that Peebles is having a clearance sale and told him I wanted to go and look for clothes for myself. He told me to wait until Christmas. Hah, not happening, lol! There is a pile of clothes started in the corner of my room that is to big. I'll just shove it in the back of the closet one day, maybe when I can put my shorts and tank tops away. I just finished going through my jeans today. What I really need are tops that fit. I've gone down a size in my tops and I don't see myself going any lower. At least I haven't ever worn a smaller size. I finally sat down and calculated just how much I've lost since June. I asked hubby if he noticed, why I asked, who knows, but his response was about 2 or 3 pounds. I told him I lost exactly 20 pounds as of today. That's a little more than the weight of the cat, she's 17 pounds. I told him I lost as much as the cat weighs, he looked shocked, lol. I guess him seeing me everyday he doesn't notice it as much. I don't care, I'm happy.

So hubby decided he was going to Peebles with me tomorrow. Personally I think he doesn't want me spending to much money, lol. I told him I wasn't going to buy anything unless it was marked really low. Peebles can be an expensive store and why spend a lot of money on something I might only wear a few months. His excuse was he wants to get the oldest a pair of sneakers since the shoes are all buy one and get one half.

The paperwork has been piling up on my desk all week now. I'm feeling overwhelmed just looking at it. The plan was to tackle it tomorrow since it's supposed to rain for the next three days, but my plans have changed now. I have to get in the mindset to do this and I'm just not there yet. I'm only working 2 days this week because of my lady's doc appts, so maybe I can get in the mood to deal with it. I have to do it soon.

I've been seeing more trees with leaves changing color. I can't wait for the cooler weather, I'm so done with this heat and humidity! It's been comfortable enough that I turned the air off and just keeping the windows open. It was cool enough last night that I actually grabbed an extra blanket to put on the bed. My kind of weather, lol!

For the most part our Internet connection is up and running. Except for my computer. For some reason, not sure why, my computer can't be hooked into the phone line like it was before. The oldest said something about the way he redid everything with the router and stuff. Whatever! I just know I'm not liking this stick thingie for the router. The boys know my USB ports are not working well, or just not working, so why give me the stick thingie?? Kids!!

I give up!!

I'm having one of those Mondays. Went to work and found my person really sick. She didn't want me to stay because she didn't want to give me whatever she has. Ok, called the office and home I went.

Since I have time on my hands decided to work on the internet issue. Still having internet problems, called the phone company and waiting for them to return my call since nothing worked over the phone. My computer doesn't have Internet, but the boys have it. The youngest is plugged right into the phone jack, which is what I wanted to do when all this started in the first place. I figure the boys can run off the router. Anyway............

The oldest reset the password on the router and now my ipod has no Internet. Won't accept the new password either. Have to wait on him for that.

Tried over the weekend to access my checking account online and I don't know what I did but I messed up the password on the account and can't get online. Called the 1-800 number and they system is down so they couldn't help me until possible tomorrow.

The battery decided to die in the car yesterday. We went and had it tested and bought a new one. Do you know we couldn't find any shop to put in the battery because we didn't buy it from them?? So, everywhere we went we had to leave a kid in the car because I didn't know if the car would start again if I shut it off. Got home and had a neighbor install the battery. When we bought the battery I asked they sales guy if the battery was the problem with the car not wanting to start. If it doesn't start it has to sit about 10 minutes and then it will start. Weird. The guy said it was the battery. Well, after we had the battery changed, and hubby was ready to go to work, wouldn't you know it, the car wouldn't start. Guess it's not the battery.

Hubby sold the iphone because I think it really hurt paying all the money for just one phone. Him and the youngest bought used phones. I didn't care for the iphone because I just never had any service where I was. I was ok with getting rid of it. Hubby set up a new plan with a different carrier, one I have service with, and put the youngests phone on and bought me a new phone. I hope eventually he will upgrade his phone and put it on the plan we have now. We pay less for 2 phones than we were paying for the iphone.

So now I'm calling it a day, crawling back in bed and will try again tomorrow, lol. Way to early for all these problems, lol.

Lazy Saturday afternoon

Comfortably Saturday afternoons are made for doing nothing. At least in my mind anyway, lol. Finally got to make the banana bread I've been saying I was going to make for the past 2 days now. I have so many cucumbers and zucchini I don't know what to do with all of them. So, I've been on the search for recipes. I found a recipe for refrigerator pickles for the cucumbers that I've made. But I really don't need any more than one jar in the fridge since they last for like a year. I've come across a recipe to freeze them so I'll probably only try one or two containers that way. I have been eating a lot of cucumber soup though, lol! I've been eating a lot of zucchini to. I'll make bread out of some of the zucchini maybe tomorrow, if I get home early enough. Either way it's stuffed zucchini for dinner tomorrow night.

Really not much else going on, just working and trying to keep up with the produce from the garden. I have no idea what I'm going to do when the green beans and tomatoes start. We also have some cantaloupes that from the look of the flowers on the plants, we are going to be eating them forever to, lol. Glad my throat is on the mend!

Another busy day

Yesterday was so busy it was dinner time by the time I finally got home to stay. Had my follow up appt with doc. In 12 weeks she's taking me off the antacid and of course wants blood to check my calcium level. I still have a script for blood work from June from my physical that needs to be done. My problem is I work early everyday. Not sure how if she's going to get any blood from me, lol. But, hopefully I can go off and stay off.

Let the youngest go driving on the back roads. Found myself mostly just daydreaming and not really paying much attention to what he was doing. Until I heard the tree branches scraping along the side of the car or we were over in the other lane, lol. But, practice and more practice. Hubby refuses to go with him.

On a whim I put an application in with another agency. The interview was this afternoon. Everything went well at the interview and I passed my tests. Amazed myself at how much I really do remember because I don't use much of it on a regular basis. One of the draw backs is it is a pay decrease, even with shift differences and bonuses and orientation is in their one office that is a hour and a half away for me. I do have time to think on this though, and maybe I won't get the job either, who knows. It started out more as curiosity than anything else and now I'm thinking maybe because they give you no less than a certain amount of hours. But, not sure how many visits I have to make in a day to get that time in for the week either. But they are new to the area, only been around here for 2 years, so there's room for growth to. I'll have to sleep on it and go from there.

When I was driving home today I took a good look at the trees and some had leaves starting to change color. I sure hope the cooler air is on the way soon to!

Kicking myself in the butt

A few months ago when the warmer weather decided it was here to stay I decided to get rid of all the clothes that's been hanging around in my closet that just didn't fit anymore. To small, never fit right, etc. And I kept thinking I would eventually get back into it, yet again. Never happened. So donated it went. Yesterday I had a little extra money and decided to see what I could find that fits me better. Ended up with 2 pairs of jeans and 2 pairs of shorts, in a smaller size. My old size, the one that I donated so much clothes in. The one I could be pulling out and wearing now size. It figures the one time I actually give up hope and get rid of something, that is the time I lose enough to wear it again.

I have decided that anything I buy has to be super cheap because I may not stay this size. Ok, I hope to not stay this size, lol. But I don't want to spend a lot on money on things that this time next year might not fit either. Went out today because I just was so aggravated with all the cave men that I needed to get away. Went looking in another favorite store. Came out very disappointed. Very little that was on sale or clearanced was in my size. What was in my size I didn't like. I don't like the tops with the bands around the bottom, not crazy about tops with narrow or wide elastic in the waist and then ruffles on the bottom, don't wear short shorts. Came home with a tank top that has side panels in a darker color and 2 pairs of earrings, like I need more, lol!

Hubby had to work early because once again it's only the two of them. That whole situation irritates me. The unemployment rate is higher than it's ever been and his so called boss can never find anyone to work. He found someone to work 5 weeks and that's it. Just don't understand how you can run a business like that.

Here come the gray hairs

Took the youngest this morning to take his written drivers test. He passed. When I went to get the oldest from work, I took the youngest along because the oldest works at the local high school and the lot is basically empty, so I let him do some driving around the school grounds. He went out on the road for a short distance in front of the school because there wasn't much traffic. Basically in one entrance and out the other. He ran into a little traffic with the shift change and people coming and going from the fitness center, but basically he did well for his real first try. He's been driving up and down our driveway for a while now.

His problems are stopping, either to far forward or to far back, staying on his side of the road, and his wide, wide turns. But, by the time we were done he was recognizing his mistakes and trying to correct them the next time, so that's a good thing. No way is he ready for the road yet, but once he gets comfortable driving around the school parking lot I'll take him down some back roads with little traffic.

I just need to stock up on the hair dye, lol.

Well maybe

I think my computer issues are resolved. Maybe. It has been acting super weird lately though. The boys have rearranged things so we all can be on at the same time, well, they can, today is my test run.

Today is the last on the nicer weather. Of course, it waits to get super hot and humid once I go back to work. Neither place has ac or a fan so I'll be sweating the weight off to, lol! I've decided that I have to see if I can get a few pairs of shorts for the rest of the summer. The ones I have now are all getting to big. Can't stand pants with a baggy butt! I have taken some shorts that are just way to big and put them away. Now I have to do that with some tops. At the beginning of the warmer weather I took and donated all the stuff that was to tight. Now I'm wishing I had that stuff. What I did save, because I just couldn't part with it, fits comfortably now. But some tops the necks are sliding off to the shoulder. Can't have that, it's annoying.

The new medicine seems to be agreeing with me for the most part, so I'll wait 3 weeks and see how my throat is after that. I have noticed that I can eat or drink really cold things, so that's a step in the right direction. Bought apples when I went food shopping and made myself a baked apple today. Boy, was that good! Put me in the mood for Fall. Hoping September is a nice normal cool September, but hubby was telling me he heard it's still supposed to be warmer than normal. Hope his source is wrong.

Went back to work yesterday and got a totally new schedule. Fine with me, I'm tired of being home and broke. I used to think I didn't want to work, now I'm not so sure. It's nice being home and doing what I want, but there are days being home makes me crazy. Maybe because there's so much to do I don't know where to start.

Been working on the outline for my paper. When I start this I make sure the boys are occupied and hubby is at work. It never fails, just as I get going, a kid has a want. Every time! No wonder this is taking forever. I need a secret room that only I know about and lock myself in there, lol. Our town is building a brand new library. We did need a new library, the current building is super, super small. The problem I have with this new library is they built it right next to a vacant elementary school. The reason the school building wasn't used is because it would cost to much money to fix the heating and ac units for the building. Ok, but the new library is costing over 2 million, yes million, to build. You can't tell me it costs more than that to fix the heating and ac in an existing building. The new library was supposed to be done my mid-summer. Now it supposed to be done mid-September, if they get the funding needed because they are about 500,000 short. All card holders got a itemized list of possible donations along with a map of the new building. The map I kept it's supposed to have a separate area for studying. I was eyeing the location as a possible get away spot to work on my paper.

The tomato plants are full of green tomatoes, very few red ones yet. We aren't getting many even from the mature tomato plant we bought early. Guess there's no rushing it. Lots of cucumbers are coming and only a few zucchini so far. Hubby just picked some okra today, the first ones. We actually have eggplant coming to. That's a first for us. The broccoli and cauliflower seem to be taking their own sweet time. They are one of the first ones we get, even before the zucchini. Guess everything will be late this year since we planted late because the last frost was late. This was the first year we didn't put manure in the soil before we planted and it shows. Hubby has been keeping up with the weeding of the garden though. He's even been weeding the flower beds this year. Fine with me, lol!

Gggrrrr

This is my last weekend of vacation, back to reality on Monday. It went to fast, even though I didn't get to go anywhere, it still went to fast. The good thing is Sunday is the first day of August. I'm hoping there is an end in sight to this high heat and humidity. Hoping September will have normal temps.

On the hottest day this week hubby and the youngest installed the antenna for local channels. I really only get 3 channels, but have the option of about nine. Nine if we can get the antenna in the right place where all 9 will work, that is. Buy, for now I have one local channel which is the main one I really watch, one channel with nothing but local weather and one channel with old movies and shows. We also got the dish fixed, sort of. they guy came back and moved the dish for the American channels and hooked that one up. The dish for the Hindi channels needs a wire and something else for it to work. That dish didn't have to be moved though. So I have tv again, figures, my vacation is over.

For the past few days I've been having trouble with the Internet connection. We all have. Well, we finally figured out the problem. It's my computer. My Internet is probably getting ready to go, that's why I get kicked off and can't get back on. And neither can anyone else. This is the second computer that I've had the Internet connection go on. Maybe it's me. The youngest has set up his computer for me to use for now. It's probably cheaper to get a new modem than to replace the Internet connection on my computer. Have to think on this because there are other things that have to come first. But at the same time, class starts again in September. Going to back up all my files though before the connection completely goes.

Haven't' gone anywhere since Thursday and I'm bored! Tired of sitting home. Tomorrows church and probably food shopping since I don't' have much produce left. I'm liking how I feel by eating differently, loving the weight loss, but cooking every meal from scratch is starting to bother me. Made stuffed zucchini for dinner last night with the zucchini from the garden. The kids got theirs stuffed with chicken, spaghetti sauce and cheese. Mine was stuffed with a little chicken, and only because I needed the protein, and a fresh tomato. No cheese for me. But it was ssooooo good. Could really taste the fresh tomato. Yum!

Finally heard from the doc about my test. He says it's acid reflux. Says the acid is coming way to high up and I will probably need to stay on an antacid for a very long time. Well, we'll see about that one. He gave me a different one which I'm glad about. No problems with it except I keep forgetting to take it before dinner. I remember in the mornings though. I'm going to keep taking it and keep eating the way I have been and see what happens from there.

There are days, like today, when eating this way really irritates me. I haven't slipped up yet either and as long as I don't I'll be ok. I know all it will take is one slip and that will make it easier the next time. I think if I ca figure out a way to make the food look better it won't be such a hassle for me and easier for me to keep doing. Made cauliflower and potato for hubby and the boys today. Boy I wanted that, but I know I can't have it, especially since hubby helped with it and he really spiced it up. Boys loved it though, lol!

Tired, tired, tired

Don't know what got into me this morning, but I was up by 7:30 am. I haven't been up that early for no reason in a while! Took advantage of the quiet morning and did laundry and hung it out. made 2 loaves of banana bread, cooked up some kale for hubby to take to work along with sliced cucumber and onion, from the garden, found a glass jar to put hubby's ginger in, he slices it and adds salt and white vinegar to eat as a side, and remembered to dethaw the butter to make ghee. Tomorrow we'll make the ghee since I've never done it and I want hubby's help the first time.



While we were outside installing the antenna for the tv my wash line broke. Gggrrrrrrrrrr. Hubby and the youngest picked the clothes up, fortunately they were all dry and hubby fixed the wash line as best as he could. I knew the line was going to go at some point because you could see parts of the rope that was starting to fray. I was hoping it would last until the snow and then I would buy a new one for the next year. Not to be, we'll just keep knotting and tying for now.

We finally bought an outside antenna that works! This has been a long and frustrating process. We live in an area that only an outside antenna will work in, but, not just any outside antenna. Trust me, I know.

Since the dish signal is out, yet again, we haven't been able to watch tv for a while. The guy finally came yesterday to fix the tv. He told me he was going to move the dishes to the back of the house because he thought we would get a better signal. In the front of the house is where all the trees are. The back is just open field. The antenna for the tv works the best at the back of the house to. It's temporally set up because we didn't have enough wire. We get 3 channels where the antenna is now but last night when the boys were testing it out, the oldest put the antenna on the very top of the roof and we had like 6 channels. Hubby doesn't want to actually attach the antenna to the top of the roof, but put it on a long piece of wood to raise it up. We temporally have it up because we didn't have enough wire today. I have to pick up more wire. My thinking is if we can raise the antenna to the level of the peak of the roof, or higher, we might get more channels. I want as many as I can get, lol!

The dish guy is supposed to be back either today or tomorrow to move the dishes to the back. Right now we only have the Hindi and Punjabi channels. No American channels, except the Christian channels. But, with the antenna I have the local weather all the time and one local channel, lol. The other channel is all old, old movies.

Two more days and my vacation is over. It seems to have gone fast, but at least I'm feeling more energetic.

At first all I could think about is food, all the time. Now, food really doesn't bother me. The saying you eat with your eyes is true. Not much I can eat and what I can eat really doesn't look all that appetizing. I am making stuffed zucchini for dinner tonight. That I want. We got 3 zucchini out of the garden over the weekend along with 4 cucumbers, one tomato, and some kale. The cucumbers seem to be doing really well this year. Hubby picked 4 more today.

It seems like every day we have a brief shower, which is fine with me. Less watering I have to do outside. Yesterday was warm, but nice. Low humidity. Today is just hot, hot, hot! Not a lot of humidity, until tomorrow, but I was sweating hanging the laundry outside early this morning! Even hubby was complaining about it being so hot outside. Hubby doesn't complain about the heat much, he loves the heat and humidity.

Rainy Friday

I think every day this week we have had rain. Oh well, my garden needs it and hubby just spread the lime all around yesterday so the rain will help wash it into the ground and get rid of those pesky bugs that are just loving the green leaves on the plants. At least we don't have a ground hog digging in and helping itself this year.

Hubby was making himself a sandwich out of cold cuts before he went to work today. It was chicken and I asked him how he could be eating that stuff knowing what those poor chickens have gone through to put that on his bread, lol. I also told him that if we had the room I would be raising my own chickens. Some for eating and some for eggs. He asked me who was going to prepare the chicken for eating. I told him that was his job, lol. He just shook his head and said no he couldn't do that.

My grandparents on my fathers side were farmers. They raised their own chickens, pigs, and cows. Some were for food. I remember my grandmother had this one particular apron that she used when she wanted fresh chicken for dinner. Usually by the time we got there the apron was off, but not always. Anyway, she was the one that choose the chicken and took care of business. I told hubby I just might be like my grandmother in that way. Poor man, couldn't leave the room fast enough, lol.

Last night got really cool so I sat outside for a while enjoying the breeze. I was enjoying my Lilly's which are almost all blooming. And my gladiolus which are budding. I noticed when I came home this morning that they are really opening up, but it was raining pretty steady and all I had on my mind was food, lol!

I couldn't eat before my test this morning and I was so hungry after I got there and smelled all the food from the cafeteria. I don't care if it was hospital food I was smelling, it made me even more hungry!


Came home to a voice mail on the phone and I thought it was the doc calling back. Wrong, it was my primary wanting to do a follow up. Fridays are becoming doc days, lol.

Tried napping after I got home but every time I would doze off the cat would crawl up on me and of course she would have to be on my stomach. It was full of food and that other wonderful stuff I had to drink. Hopefully the test will come back clear and this will be the end of it. I do believe hubby is really worried. Now. I don't think it really hit him until today.

Going to try another nap because now I'm really dragging.

Speed bumps of lie

What a difference a day makes. This time yesterday I was gradually starting to feel better. I decided the night before to take the meds the doc gave me since I knew I didn't have to go anywhere the next day. Big mistake, made me so, so sick most of the night. I figured since I took it on an empty stomach that was why I had the reaction I did. I was right for the most part, but when I took it in the morning, with food,I got such a horrible headache, I was nonfunctional for most of the day. So that's the end of that! I don't care if I can't even eat solid food again, I'm not putting myself through that again. I called the doc this morning and explained my reactions and I asked for an over the counter liquid that I can take. Suppose I'll get the return call sometime tomorrow about what to take.

I've also been paying a lot of attention to what I'm eating and what needs to go out of my diet. After yesterday I feel so much better. I did sleep in but I figured I really needed it. I start back to work next week so I have to start getting it together. I've been reading this book about alkaline and acidic foods and I have to say the more I think about it, the more sense it makes so for myself, I'm going to give it a try. This book doesn't forbid any foods, just explains what foods contain and what is the best to eat and why. I was talking to my friend about it today when her and her husband were here because she has a lot of intestinal problems to. I mentioned to her that this book advises using ghee (clarified butter) instead of margarine or other stuff. I told hubby next time someone goes to an Indian store to get me some, but she makes her own ghee and is coming back later to show me how to do it. Cool, I don't have to wait forever in an year for hubby, lol.

Hubby helped me cook up some food for lunches for the next few days and tonight I'll make the cold cucumber soup I've been wanting to try. Hubby was energetic and cleaned out the fridge and pulled out the over ripe bananas he brought home. I don't know when because I never knew they were in there until today, so either tomorrow or the next day I'll make banana bread and freeze it. I'm trying to use up all the white flour I have in the house so I can replace it with wheat. Wheat is an acidic food, but I can have it as long as I balance it out with alkaline foods. But the boys and hubby love banana bread and it will be healthier for them to. I know I have a banana blueberry recipe, but I'll have to look for other banana combos use as well.

Well, I need to take the clothes off the line and want to spend some time outside. It's warm, but breezy and not to humid. Hope the humidity stays away!!

Not bad

Woke up this morning in a rush thinking I was late. Actually I looked at the clock wrong and was way to early, lol. Oh well. Very hard time sleeping last night, to many thunder storms rolling through. Seemed like there was quite a few. Never heard hubby come home, but felt him crawl in bed.

Made food for the church luncheon yesterday and remembered to do the last finishes this morning. Really didn't have any plans for this afternoon. I decided I just couldn't stand my office anymore so I went to work on it. Got one book case completely reorganized, the top drawer of the filing cabinet cleaned out, and the top of my desk cleared off. I have two large piles to work on tomorrow. One just needs to be sorted and the other is ins info I need to call the ins co about. I feel better, but the room looks kind of lopsided. One side is all neat and organized and then there's the other side.................

I came home from church and found hubby outside. He had weeded my herb garden! That thing was such a mess with weeds and now it looks so nice I need to take a pic of it, lol. I have been asking him for a while now to weed it, and I showed him what NOT to pull. He did well, lol. Have to say he's been keeping the yard really nice this year. He's been weeding the garden on a regular basis to. Why he doesn't make the boys get out there with him I'll never know. I know he enjoys the outside, but the boys could help him to. I've noticed my lily's are finally blooming. Seemed like it took forever. Glad the hail we had yesterday didn't knock the blooms off. While I was out in the garden I noticed we have some small zucchini starting. Can't wait. The broccoli seems to have problems though. It looks like it was starting and then just started to flower before the head could really form properly. I'm wondering if it's been to hot for to long for it. All my oregano and thyme has gone to flower to, and the spinach doesn't seem to be doing to well either. This is the first time we've grown spinach and we only have 3 plants. The tomatoes have taken off like crazy, they are almost as tall as the one tomato plant we bought early. The peas have pods on them, but they are all brown and dried up looking. Don't know what happened to them, this is the first year we had problems with them to. Everything else seems to be doing well, even the eggplant. We even are getting a few bell peppers from that plant, which is a first for us.

Tomorrow is the first morning I don't have to get up and be anywhere. I get to sleep in, lol. Now that's what a vacation is all about, lol!