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!

Full day

Nasty storm blew through here this afternoon. We got hail with it! I saw the sky start to get dark by the time I got outside to take the clothes down it was thundering and lightening. Seconds after I got inside it started raining. Then pouring with hail. And then it was over. The youngest went outside looking for a rainbow but I don't think he saw one.

I spent a considerable amount of time yesterday and the day before working on some soup that I thought I could eat. It was a vegetable soup with dried legumes. I got some out today and heated it and then put it in the blender because it just seemed to coarse. In my reading last night I came across a way to test if it's blended enough. Run a small amount between your fingers and if it's lumpy or coarse, it's not smooth enough. I already know anything that leaves any kind of grit or residue behind I can't eat. No matter what I did to this stuff I couldn't get it any smoother. Gave up and came to the realization that I can't eat it. All that work to.

Today was the local farmers market day. Came home with lots of goodies. Fresh green beans, yum! I can't wait to cook them up. Got some lettuce, don't remember the exact kind, a bunch of broccoli, and a pot of parsley. The parsley I put outside the door so I can just snip it whenever I want it. When hubby left for work he told me it was in to much sun and to move it. The plan is to try to keep this alive inside the house over the winter. We'll see. I've tried herbs inside one year and promptly killed them.

I had two containers of blueberries left that I wanted to do something with. I used them today. Made a blueberry buckle and a blueberry strudel. The strudel I'll freeze since the boys haven't' gotten into that yet. Half the blueberry buckle is gone already. If I see blueberries on sale again I'll buy some more, I have a banana blueberry nut bread I want to make. Not like I can eat any of this stuff but it makes the house smell good and it will be good during the winter.

Made a chickpea salad for the luncheon for church tomorrow. I played around with the ingredients and tasted the juice from it, but it's still hard to tell if it's right. Took a small dish outside for hubby to taste. Must have been good because he finished it and even took some to work with him, lol. I'll save the recipe and when I can eat real food again I'll make it again.

So now I finally have a chance to sit down. Didn't realize how tired I am until I sat. Going to watch a movie and try to finish crocheting my market bag.

Round and round

I walked outside the other day and saw this morning glory blooming and just had to snap a pic of it. I've never seen one so light before. This is the only one I have this color.
It's looking like rain outside. We were supposed to have showers and storms all day long, according to the weather forecast yesterday. Maybe they're moving in tonight.



The other night the cat was sleeping out in the sun room and as she was falling deeper and deeper asleep her head was drooping lower and lower until it was hanging down. Me and the youngest were watching her head fall. We were both trying not to laugh at her, but it was funny.

My allergies have been over the top this whole week. The worse I feel, the more the cat clings to me. Makes me wonder if she senses somethings going on. Every night she's been on hubby's pillow after I crawl in bed. Usually she's next to my pillow or by my feet. Sometimes I think maybe it's her closeness that's making my allergies crazy.


Today was doc day. Hubby went with me but he wasn't quite awake so he didn't have any problem sitting in the waiting room. He looked at my throat and told me it's swollen. Well, I know that, what I want to know is why and how to get rid of it. He gave me medicine for acid reflux saying that might be the problem. If it is, I'll get relief in about 3 weeks. Three weeks, can you imagine! But I also have an appt at the hospital to do the barium test to. Oh, joy. Hopefully nothing will show with that and it's acid which brings me right back to the glaring fact that I need to make a dietary change.

After watching the movie Food, Inc I've pretty much sworn off all meat. Might as well go all the way, if I eat better maybe I won't have to take this medicine for very long. When doc was talking about the meds he mentioned it would be a pill that I take once a day. I'm thinking, you know I have a swallowing problem why are you going to prescribe a pill for me. So I asked him if anything comes in liquid form and reminded him that my throat is swollen and I have a hard time swallowing. I don't need to try to swallow a pill and get it stuck and suffer through that. He just looked at me funny, lol.

Since we were in town and hubby knew I needed a new blender we dropped the script off and went food shopping and looking for a new blender. Bought lots of fruits and veggies. Tomorrow is the towns farmers market and I'll be hitting the organic produce stand to. Found a recipe for cucumber soup I want to try, getting tired of the creamed soups. Guess most of my weekend will be spent looking for new recipes. Anything that I can blend enough to swallow with few problems. Bought a new book on food. It's really detailed about what kinds of fruits and veggies contain what, and what to stay away from. Weekend reading, lol. Guess now is as good a time as any to start making the changes. It won't be to hard cutting a lot of foods out of my diet since I already have and aside from the allergies, I do feel better.

Alone at last

Managed to pawn the boys off on hubby for the night. At least I hope it's for the whole night. It's grocery day and hubby is alone and it was his idea to take both of them. I've been wanting a nap all day and have yet to get one. I did accomplish some things. Got some soup made, stir fried some kale for hubby, fresh picked this morning, all the laundry is outside on the lines, all of yesterdays laundry is put away, and all the dishes are done. As for the laundry it's been a few days since I washed, to the point where hubby is wearing long pants to work instead of shorts. My other not so proud accomplishment. Along with the USB ports, I've killed the blender to, lol. Been making a lot of smoothies lately.

Every morning I have all these plans of what I want to do and then, it never gets done. Something else gets in the way and before I know it, it's like 4pm and I'm wondering where the day went. Its super hot outside today, but the humidity isn't to bad so it's actually ok. If you're in the shade, lol.

Yesterday the oldest got up late for work. Actually hubby and I were up before the oldest. Hubby's looking at me asking me why the kid didn't get up. So when he got home from work he was banned from the computer, tv and ipod. Guess who woke me up this morning for a ride to work?`

Now that I have the house all to myself there are things I want to do, but don't know if I will. I want to do some reading, I want to do some research on the computer and I want to start on a crocheted market bag. That's a lot for one night.

Tomorrow is doc day. I have no idea how long this appt will take but I got my shopping list together to go food shopping, just in case. I still need some stuff for the church luncheon but I want to stock up on produce. The farmers market is this weekend to and I intend to get there, earlier than last week to get the good organic veggies. And then my first week of vacation will be over :(