Sunday, April 30, 2006
Another Day, Another Quarter!
Nose is still running and throat still tight but feeling a little better today. My granddaughter, Jasmine will be 15 tomorrow but I called to say as soon as I felt better I would be down to see her.
I made a shrug for her. I’m hoping that it is sparkling enough to be in right now because a pretty girl deserves a pretty gift!
I plan to give her my last re-gift bookmark also. I’ll get a picture when I do.
The baby blanket is down finally. But for the life me I couldn’t remember how to do the picot edging so I just double crochet around it.
It is ready ahead of time for the August baby boy who will live in Indianapolis.
A call from Jeanie today to say that my brother is back in the hospital. I called him but explained that I couldn’t come to see him. He certainly doesn’t need my cold.
It is that foot again. He is running a fever and is in a lot of pain. So naturally my first thought was to see him but then common sense kicked in.
This was one of four attempts to get a picture of the bunnies in the backyard.
This was a close as I could get to them before they ran. If you can make them out by the burn area with the branch. One is sitting up and the other is on all fours. I so want a camera with a better zoom lens. May be someday!
Today I clean bird cages and bathed Brandy so it is very quiet here tonight. Birds are fed and Brandy is sleeping on her pillow by Jay who is sleeping on the coach. The TV is on with ‘Cash In The Attic’ playing in the background. In a couple of hours I can fill Jay’s last insulin shot of the day. take some NyQuil, and lay my heady down again.
Remember to smile, stay healthy, and look forward to a brighter tomorrow!
Friday, April 28, 2006
When Feet Smell And Nose Runs!
Oh yes where were we! As I stood in front of the ironing board this evening I thought this is probably the second time in two years that I have even plugged in an iron except when sewing costumes. I was actually ironing a shirt. Funny it like riding a bicycle isn’t it--you automatically know what to do.
This morning upon climbing out of the shower I was treated to my first puppy pedicure
I had forgotten what slobbery little kisses and sharp little teeth felt like on bare feet.
Well Molly finally got brave enough to lay on the window shelf in the sun this morning but not for long.
Hopefully she will become more comfortable with it and can make good use of it in the summer.
Well my husband, God love him, gave me a present. A tight throat, sneezing, and a problem breathing. So I have been three days fighting it. Today I decided that I had better get the Sam’s Club shopping done and get back home to relax. Some where along the line I aggravated an already sore right arm and shoulder. So this evening, even being two rows from finishing the baby blanket I just let it lay. I laid down for a couple of hours with a couple of Tylenol but it is still sore. Besides when I laid down I stopped up. Can’t win today but maybe tomorrow will be better.
Take care, smile a little and we will visit again!
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
OOOP!
I moved the indoor plants outdoors a week or two early. Now the old things are paying for it. Oh it has happened before. I have looked at them and worried that this was their undoing. But it wasn’t and after a few weeks they grew anew . So when the newspaper said 30 degrees I procrastinated again and shock the the piss or shall I say sap out of them again. Oh I know someday God will get me or Mother Nature will for this sad treatment someday but until then.....
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Time to breathe!
What a difference two days of April Showers can make. The grass is growing and a beautiful green. The leaves on the trees are making their presence known. The Bleeding Hearts put in roughly four days ago has settled in and are now reaching for the sky.
Yesterday I spent the better part of the day waiting in the hospital with my brother. He needed more work done on his foot to promote the healing. I used the time to read a little more of ‘Teacher Man’ and add ten rows to the baby blanket.
Today Brandy and I have a date with the Vet to check out her right eye. There is some weeping of unknown origin to be taken care of. So at 3:30 we go for a ride.
It was a little cold last night but my two large plants, that spent all winter indoors, seem no worse for wear outside this morning.
Cindy was up for a couple of hours yesterday but I didn’t get much time with her because I was at the hospital. She has been trying to get her life in order now for quite a while. It sure hurts the heart to see your child’s red rimmed eyes with a hopeless look and not be able to do a damn thing about it but keep telling her you love and support her decision. When does life stop slapping us around and let us catch our breath once in a while?
Update: Brandy has Conjunctivitis in both eyes caused by the hair in the eyes causing irritation and weeping. So a salve to heal and Momma is going to have to learn trim the hair around the eyes.
Sunday, April 23, 2006
The Three H Words!
I visited Mrs. DoF and read about her no mow ban and it reminded me of of my Grape Hyacinth that refuse to grow any where but down the hill on the side of the back driveway. Not much bigger that your thumb they have come up every spring since I moved here. Sometimes I just mow them down. Other times I try to transplant them to one of the flower beds. But there are so many and they are so little that it seems to be a losing battle. So this year I will just admire them and their tenacity to grow where they think it is best.
My violets are on each side of the side path to the deck. In the past I tried to contain them but in doing so I allowed the weeds and grass to take over the area so I decided that violets beat Creeping Charley and grass all to pieces. I guess I’m just a push over where nature is concerned.
I’ve been up since 7:30 am emptied the dishwasher, made coffee, hauled Brandy outside, let Molly out also and took the above pictures. I had gone back in for the camera because my fat beaver was down investigating the driveway. But before I could get back out there he was gone. Yesterday I tried to get bunny but he was too far away to make out. I then took both the indoor animals back inside, fed both, poured my cup of coffee, poured the rest in the carafe to stay warm and came to sit with you a while. On my way to the computer I noticed that the birds were awfully vocal this morning and discovered I hadn’t covered them last night. Amazingly they are all quiet now.
Well today I’ll get the bracket up for the nectar feeders for the Humming Birds and the Orioles. It may be a tad early but at least they will be ready. We had a great rain last night so I want to check on the Bleeding Hearts this morning, and check the basement to see if the hose from the down spout of the eaves trough is still working.
I want to bring up the umbrella and table to the deck. We brought the chairs up yesterday. Jay will take the tractor down and haul up the gas grill and propane bottle also. I am dreaming of the day we can have the deck rebuilt and have a natural gas line to the deck to run the gas grill. We had that setup at our last house and it was great.
Well I hear Jay moving around so I’m going into routine mode--record the figures for yesterday’s results. help with the blood test, record the weight, get out the pills, and fill the insulin needle for him. He is doing a little better eyesight wise but still not up to par. He has been puttering in the back yard and the basement for the last week and it has made a tremendous difference in his blood sugar. But more importantly his attitude is much better also.
So stay healthy, happy, and hopeful until I see you again!
Update: Rain, rain, rain! So the out door activities are bubbling in the puddles. Oh well another day--I’ll read the newspaper!
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Planting Hearts And Looking For Hummers!
Two shots of the clump of Bleeding Hearts that my brother brought from his house this morning. To be dug up and transported 40 miles is upsetting if you are human so I hope that my plant will find it’s new home comforting. I had Bleeding Hearts before but constant activity with planting new things around it and the eaves trough installation work brought about it’s sad demise. I’ll keep an eye on this and let you know how it does.
Well the flowering trees are starting to blossom in the yard so I guess the I’ll hang the Humming bird and the Oriole feeders very soon. I wouldn’t want to lose them just because the feeders weren’t up!
Friday, April 21, 2006
April Bits!
Let me start out by wishing Daugter-In-Law Deb a belated Happy Birthday. She turned &%# years old Wednesday. Also A Happy Anniversary to Les and Anne. It will be their 5th on Friday.
Molly was on guard yesterday watching Dad and Brandy together.
She has been running Brandy to her cage or her pillow every chance she gets. No blows are struck but poor Brandy knows the safest place is Jay’s arms as you can see.
Tuesday I sent off the Ivory blanket to Grandma-to-be Pam. I finished this hooded one for Tara’s baby and took it into her work. She is expecting a boy which is due May 12th but everyone says she will never last that long.
I started my last one in this batch yesterday but it will go a little slower because the baby is due in August.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Easter Duh Two!
Eldest son’s family was also with us on Easter.
Being an unusual family we had an unusual Easter dinner day. Wes and Les with Jay’s words of wisdom got the mower deck on the tractor. Wes took Brandy to the back yard and let her run her little legs off. Up and down the embankment sides. Legs running so fast she would trip herself and tumble head over teakettle to the bottom. Then she would get up and do it all over again. Deb and I stood on the deck watching and laughing at her antics.
As Jasmine tried on a costume for a possible parade gig in Lake Orion…
Courtney and Dakota watch a movie with a table full of activities including dessert dishes in front of them.
Of course Richard Jay’s high school friend was with us also.
I refer to him often as my “other son” because he is part of our family at celebrations.
Easter Duh One!
Under the weather? Man I have been down in the trenches for almost a week. Cindy called on Saturday morning and I couldn’t seem to get a whole sentence out that made it worth speaking. But I’m better today and I sound lucid to me so here goes!
This is probably the most decadent dessert I have made in a long time. It is called a Chocolate Toffee Trifle. I had baked the cake Saturday evening, prick it with a fork, drizzled Kahlua over it, wrapped it in plastic wrap, and left it in the refrigerator over night. On Sunday morning I called in this team of experts to finish it off.
Les cut the cake in cubes and layered the ingredients in a trifle bowl. Courtney whipped the cream and sugar into fine peaks to be used as two of the layers. Anne measured the Saunders Chocolate Fudge and the the Heath bar crumbles to be used as layers also. Trouble hit when we found the trifle bowl was too small for all the layers so Anne took parchment paper and a small plate and push the last layer of cake down into the bowl. This allowed Les to get the rest of the third layers on to complete the process.
It was a joy to see the whole SEB family playing cooks in my kitchen while I washed the dishes and utensils.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
The Bunny Is Back!
Look what the Easter Bunny brought us! Yep Cindy is back and we got her! So go visit and say hello at Cindyisms
Have you been over to visit Jay yet? He is at Jays Jammin