Car Safe Once Again

 When I awoke from a nap around 3 pm, I went to living room. Tommy was not in his chair, so I wandered to the kitchen. He had not gone to the bathroom and had missed me. Then, I went back to the living room and discovered his walker was here. So, I assumed he had gone to get the car from the shop. Thirty minutes later, he came in. 

He had the car fixed and left over $1500 there. The problem was indeed wheel bearing problem, plus some sort of control arms. I have no idea what those are. Neither does he. But, since the front seems more stable and they cost so much, they are probably important. The car does not rattle so much or grind on turns.

He also had the tires rotated, front end alignment, and oil change. At any rate, the car seems safe to drive now. 

Since I wanted to see how it sounded, seemed to be under control, We were going to drive around the neighborhood. But, we picked up a few groceries. 

I made meatloaf which Tommy put in oven. When we came home, I made meatloaf, enough for today, tomorrow, and small one for freezer. Dinner was delicious even though I forgot to put onion and Bell pepper in the meatloaf. We had meatloaf, broccoli, green beans, cauliflower. 

Since I had to cancel medical appointment today, I also was able to reschedule for this week. Yay!

The Greek Festival is this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, so we have that this week.

After dinner we watched Antiques Road Show, one of our favorite shows. I was surprised Tommy loved it, too. 

The day was cloudy and bright all day. No rain, no wind. I lived 60 miles from Asheville, NC. I am shocked at the continuing pictures of the devastation. 

The day has been tranquil in every way possible. It was wonderfully boring.

How are things with you?

My Heart is Broken

 Kris Kristofferson died! He was one of my favorite artists. 

Maybe I have commented that something is wrong with Tommy's car. For the last three or four months, it has seemed there is something wrong with the driver's side front wheel. I thought it was a wheel bearing and something else wrong with wheel. The wheel rattles and shimmies if he turns or even drifts to next lane when changing lanes. He said it was just an old car and rattling. 

I told him to call garage on Saturday and make arrangements to have car looked at. He called at 4:45 pm on Saturday and had it down there at 9 am on Sunday. We won't get it back until Monday at the earliest. I will have to cancel another medical appointment. I hate that. 

The diagnosis for the car--wheel bearing.

We were going to courthouse to buy my car tag stickers that are expired. So, we won't be gallivanting around with expired tags. We will be home. There is plenty of milk and maybe enough bananas here. Fresh vegetables and fresh fruit abound, so we won't suffer. 

Tommy washed and used the Tupperware microwavable plate. I think he smiled about it. He smiled again when I was looking at the red and white striped popcorn containers today. 

We are watching four Indiana Jones movies today. They are all thrillers. I like anything with Harrison Ford. 

Saturday and Sunday have been very mild. I took a jacket with me on Saturday just in case the weather became cooler or damp enough I needed it since I had on a very thin, short-sleeved top. Even though it still feels mostly like summer, this cool snap is a certain harbinger of Autumn. 

I heard from a friend of mine who lives in Kentucky and lost power for two days. 

Have you heard from family or friends who have been affected by Helene?

Would you recognize a faulty wheel bearing if you heard it?

Tommy's New Love--Tupperware

Can you believe it?

 First off the sleep report. I slept 8 solid hours last night. I could barely walk when I awoke. The rest of the day was much better. 

My cell rang about 12:30. It was my Tupperware lady. I have been meaning to call her since I heard Tupperware was going under. We were in the car ready to go by 1 pm. Columbiana was out destination, about 50 miles, I think. 

I asked her for directions. Each time I repeated to Tommy, he said, "I know that!!" I was so annoyed. We followed directions until we did not. He did not write which way to turn at critical point. So, it took longer with backtracking and guessing and asking for directions. 

Finally, we stopped at a Marathon and asked a man coming out. Usually people at gas stations say they "are not from around here." We kept telling him more about what she said. He told us about two businesses like she said she was set up at. Then, I told him what city she was set up in. He said today we got lucky because that was exactly where he was headed. So, we followed him for ten miles and found our Tupperware lady. Whew!!! We thought we were in Columbiana and were very wrong. 

We finally got there. She had two tents up and her adorable g-daughter with her. T lady showed us many things, bringing them to the car as she usually does. I asked about things on the tables, some of which did not interest me at all. She displays items in sets in clear plastic bags. So, sometimes, from a distance, I cannot ascertain what they items are. 

She started showing us the contents of a box. She got the popcorn kit for $75 and a $3000 order. When I showed the striped containers to Tommy, he laughed and exclaimed. Unbelievably, he was willing to spend $75 on it. I asked him if we should get it. He said; 'yes.' We opted not to buy the 4 bowls after she offered to sell it for $60 without the bowls. I never did get a lid on one. There were about 16 containers for serving the popcorn, 2 or 4 bottles for seasoning and four shakers for seasonings. We eat it plain, so extra containers for something else. Tommy just wanted the red/white striped containers. 

Everything she gave us at a lower price. Tommy paid for over half of it. Before, I always pay for the total. She will not take cards or checks. When we had finished shopping, I asked, "And, you don't take cards or checks?" I thought I might have to put back lots. She said I will take check from YOU. Then, she even gave us a $25 dollar item after we wrote the check. Tommy paid part of total amount in cash. She even gave us a bag of items free that she said she saved just for us. 

On the way down 65, we saw a convoy of ServPro, one car, two trucks, and three vans. This company does recovery of flooded homes and stores damaged by fire of flood. So, I suppose they have contracts already. They had Wisconsin plates. It was an amazing sight. All the power company trucks in Hueytown are gone, so we know they left, too, for hurricane damaged areas as they leave for every hurricane. Well, there are three left here. Power trucks and workers from Texas restored ours in 2011 when a tornado tore up Cullman and power was off for 10 days, but just 5 days for my area of town. I went to road and effusively thanked them. 

I refused to go back the way she told us to come. Tommy knew that turning at the corner where we were would take us to the interstate. Still, it was a two-lane road, all curves and hills. We arrived home about 5 pm. I still don't feel especially tired. 

When I told her we were going to look at cars while down there, she started telling us about her Honda CRV. I asked to sit in it, which she obliged. I liked the feel, so might get one up the line.

I decided if I find a car we like that is too tall, I will get something to step on and pull it up with a rope. I then checked on Amazon. They sell something like that on Amazon in plastic. It is huge. I know a little square stool would likely turn over and hurt me, so we will see if I buy one or have someone make one for me. I am not going to let aches disability deprive me of what I want and need in a car.

We are having a hamburger from a pack of four and are sharing a little salad from Sprouts. It has lots of freshly shredded parmesan cheese, so I am thrilled. I love a Caesar salad. I burned the burger crispy black. So, I ate even less meat and bun than I had planned. It is enough. 

In High Plains Drifter a little church and set looks identical to the Rust set. I wonder. There was even an aerial view. 

I don't believe Tupperware is harmful if used properly. Tommy took home food in a Tupperware container I prepared for him. When I got the bowl back, there were bubbles in the bottom. I know he microwaved the bowl with food for probably five minutes or more. He carried home no more of my Tupperware. I fussed at him and he swore he did not heat it too high. But, we all know better. I love my Tupperware. And, I have never heated anything so hot that I ruined a piece by heating it so hot the plastic bubbled. 

Do you use Tupperware and like it? 

Have you ever seen anyone use a stool to get into a vehicle? 

Eating the Wrong Things

 I was watching some ad for dog food with a small child in it. I asked Tommy if he had ever eaten dog food. He said he had. I laughed and asked him how old he was. Nine. NINE? "I thought you were going to say three or four. What possessed you to eat it when you were old enough to know better? He said it was Milk Bone Dog Biscuits, hard as a rock and had a weird taste. This was back when they only had the large ones. 

Tommy's younger brother and four or five friends were there, too. No one but Tommy ate a Milk Bone. The friends were all gagging. Tommy gagged a little bit but swallowed it. He never told his parents and no one told on him. He ate most of it, and it did not make him sick.

My son would never have eaten dog food. As a matter of fact after the rumor spread that the school lunch was actually dog food, I had to make a lunch on the beef stew day. It took a long time to convince him that the news of dog food being served for school lunch was not true. However, I don't think he ever really believed it. 

My mother told us not to eat plants or berries outside. I did. There was a tiny plant with tiny pale leaves that sort of looked like clover that I ate quite often, it was bitter, but I loved it. I was careful not to let it poison me. I spit it out after chewing a while. Silly me. 

My brother ate May Pops, but they looked disgusting to me. My sister crawled under the bed and ate part of a bottle of aspirin. She is the only one who became sick from our misadventures. 

I had sworn I would not buy any candy corn because the bags were so big unless I just took a bit and gave it away. Well, I found a tiny bag, 4 ounces, for $1.79.  We keep looking at it. We definitely will not open it until Oct. 1. But, I want to eat it near Halloween. So, we will hold off and buy no other candy. I bought candy corn and Autumn Mix mix. 

Did you or your child or anyone you know ever eat dog food, cat food, etc,?

Were there any lunchroom rumors about the food?

Did you ever eat plants you should not? 

Aspirin or other meds?

Did you buy Halloween candy when it came out in July? I knew I would never save it until Halloween. And, if you say you can do that, you prevaricate!

I know you would miss my sleep report--It is noon and I have not slept since 8 pm Thursday night. I am loopy. 

Thursday Nothings

 Wednesday night, I slept 11 hours and woke exhausted! This is not right!

Thursday afternoon, we went to buy the church lunch. It was enormous and way too much. I had forgotten it had two thick patties. I had cheese, lettuce, tomatoes on mine. Fries and potato salad came with it. Next time, we are either going to share a burger, or I will cut mine in half and save it for another meal. I gave Tommy most of my fries and ate only a bit of the potato salad. This was $25 for the building fund. It will probably be next year before we go back. 

On the way home, I wanted to go "look at cars," Well, we did, barely slowing down in the lots. After we left the lots, I asked Tommy where we were going. "Home." He objected to my objecting, saying, "You said you wanted to look at cars. We did." Jerk. Next time, I will have to tell him I want to touch, sit in and maybe drive the cars. We will be going out of town for three days and two nights. Having to lease a car for that time will probably not make him happy. 

After we watched Jeopardy, the burger made me sleepy. I went to bed at 5 pm. When I awoke at a bit after 8, I asked Tommy if it were morning or night. I was surprised it was night. I actually felt like I had slept all night. Thirty minutes later, I was exhausted again. I typed this paragraph with my eyes closed and head back. Amazingly, I only made one mistake. 

I managed to lose one of Tommy's credit cards! I used it in The Pig, the last I saw it. So, he had to call to cancel and get a new card. He was mildly irritated but did not really get angry. In 24 hours no one had used it. I strongly expect the cc is around here or in the car. 

We only have a bit of gentle rain from Helene. Hopefully, the winds will be as mild. I plugged my lift chair into the battery pack instead of the wall so I won't be stranded in my chair if electricity goes off. Making sure at least one light is handy is all we need to do. There are plenty of lights, but one light will get us to them. Once I used by booklight to see to get down the hall. I just hope the wind does not blow the big tree down on the house. 

I had lost weight then regained some of it. Tonight, I am within one pound of my lowest. So, good for me. 

Still laughing at Tommy's "looking at cars."

Is Helene causing you weather problems?

Do you ever sleep so long and still feel exhausted?

Up and Down; Back and Forth; A Big Mistake

 Tuesday night, I felt awful and went to bed at about 8 pm. I awoke about 2 and had gerd and hiccups. This lasted until 6 am when I went back to bed. I think I awoke around 11 am. feeling much better except for being tired. Then, I started feeling worse. There seems to be no rhyme or reason for how I feel. 

At Sam's on Saturday, I searched for something high protein for a snack for Tommy in the car. I chose Carnation Breakfast Essentials. Well, I chose the wrong thing as I searched and read labels. I have no idea what I meant to get, but not this. First, I was trying to get something not liquid. 

I tried one when I was not hungry and put it in the refrigerator. telling Tommy he could drink it. He hates it.

Today, I drank one before we went out to get the ads. The weather today was spectacular, bright, few clouds in blue skies. It had rained earlier but had all dried off. 

We got ads and I bought zucchini and yellow squash at The Pig. I also bought a gift--Pig Foot socks. 

As we started home, we decided to go to Bessemer to an expensive but delicious lunch. Not happening, so we started home. My stomach was upset with all the additives in the Carnation. The rumbling continued and the cramps caused me to scream and moan. 

Finally, we arrived home. I could barely walk but was faster than Tommy, so unlocked door, made my visit and went to bed trembling. After an hour I had not slept at all, quit trembling, and got up. I will never drink any more of the Carnation! Gums make me very sick. I won't make that mistake again!

After we watched Jeopardy, I made the two small casseroles, one for each of us--shredded chicken, rice unsalted chicken soup, rice, water, frozen broccoli, onion powder and garlic powder. Mine also had cheese and pimiento. I thought I had mushrooms to add, but no luck. Tommy said he wanted carrots in his, but I forgot until just now. He hates and cheese on chicken, hates pimiento, too. These will be personalized dinners for tonight and tomorrow night. And, we will both have what we want. Salad was good with this.

I used one medium-sized bscb that was frozen from last week. This one piece of meat will make two meals for two of us, four meals in all. 

Wednesday was a low-key day, okay with me. 

The slightly cooler temps and rain have encouraged my flowers to bloom. Next year, I hope to have flowers and trees in the ground. Temperatures are ranging from mid 80s to low 70s. 

Are you expecting storms or rain from Helene? It seems here the problems will be less than predicted. 

Squirrel in the Road

 Monday evening, I was starting to feel low. I barely made it to the bed at 8 pm and slept until 10:30 am on Tuesday. The room and bed was too hot to sleep, so I sat up for an hour. I went to bed again at 3:30. There was a huge outdoor roach in the middle of the bathroom. I screamed for Tommy. In the meantime, I sprayed it with Lysol spray. It did not move. Tommy brought the Roach Spray and took the reacher and caught it and threw it in the commode. It moved a bit and he flushed it. He said it took him 3 hours to get back to sleep. 

Cleaner came at 4 pm. I did not move from my chair the two hours she was here! She brought bins for me to look in and for her to hand me things. Unfortunately, Tommy saw a pair of 38 pants he had been ready to donate. Now, he has rescued them even though he needs a 42. Where is the wisdom in that? I stuffed some socks back in that he does not want so he would not rescue them. He was the one who told me to take pants and socks!

I cancelled a medical test because I was not able to go. I hate that. 

As the day has gone on, I feel worse. I don't know if this is allergies or what. Last night, my body hurt like I was beaten. I ached all over. Now, I intend to go to a doctor the see what this is or is not. 

While sorting items, I put lots of things in their place, and I tossed many things. I found the Nordstrom gift card Tommy gave me one Christmas--$50. That was a good find. 

She looked for Halloween items, I told her they were in an orange storage box. She said there were no orange boxes. It is hard to tell the red from the orange ones. I forgot how many fake pumpkins I had, all bought on sale so I never have to buy another fresh pumpkin for decorating. It will certainly save money over the years. Most importantly, it will be easier. 

Next time, I told her we were going to paint the mailbox red. That is part of my early Christmas plans. I have a Christmas wreath that I cut in half. I will wire it together, take some decorations off, add some, and I have a free decoration to put on the red mailbox. I think his boarder left the wreath here 20 years ago. The red paint is from another project. 

In my yard, there were squirrels everywhere. But, today, when I saw a squirrel walk down the middle of the street, I was excited. I see maybe one squirrel a month here, if that. There are lots of trees, so I wonder why the dearth of squirrels. 

Okay, in the last hour, I have started feeling better!   ???

Do you have someone who rescues clothes that don't fit even when he gave them up freely? 

Do you have an abundance or dearth of squirrels?

Are you getting things ready for Christmas? Things like making this wreath for mailbox? 

Have you heard that Birmingham, AL has had eleven homicides in one week? The shooting Saturday night killed 4 and put 17 in the hospital. That made national news.

Check Out This Sale

 This outfit is beautiful. Maybe I would only wear one of the three pieces at a time. The outfit is only $17 for three pieces, and it may come in other colors. I cannot wear the sizes that are still listed. CLICK HERE

Remember: there are only two jobs that are gender specific--Sperm donor and wet nurse. Women can do anything, even be president. 

"Hello, Tommy, a female is calling you..."

 Tommy was in the kitchen and did not make it back to answer the phone. He doesn't mind if I answer it, but by the time I figure out he is not coming and lift this chair, then my body and get around things, it is too late. So, I sat and someone left a voicemail.

"Tommy, a female is calling you. I have been looking at your numbers and I am confused. Can you call me and help me figure this out?" 

I had heard it when she left the message and urged him to listen. He deleted the voicemail and the telephone number! I wanted to check the number and see if it came up as a scammer. In no way do I think this was something he was doing or would get involved. 

Tommy thinks I can look on the internet to see if this is a reported scammer number without the number. I think his blood sugar is too high. 

Has anyone received a call like this or know of anyone who has?

Lead in Cinnamon

Lead in Cinnamon 

I am appalled. Now, the three bottles of McCormick's cinnamon go back to the store. 

Friday, we went to Sam's, found no electric carts. As Saturday dribbled away, I became angry and we left. We bought lots of school supplies for organizing. Tommy has learned to use these plastic organizer envelopes with plastic flap and snap. Plus, he bought an expandable file. I bought several things myself. We bought two coats to donate this Christmas. I found a sequined knit hat, hot pink with black gloves to go with the pink puffy coat I chose. I picked out a gray coat that was waterproof with fleece inside for a boy. 

My lemon and lime trees died, so got the money back for one. I have no idea why they cannot find the sale in the computer. No, I did not keep those receipts like I should have. I did get Amdro fireant bait and some weed killer that won't kill St Augustine grass, just weeds in it. 

I had eaten breakfast late, so thirty minutes later, I ate a chunk of meat to tide me over. Tommy did the same. We bought nothing to eat that trip. 

The day was a failure because I wanted glasses! But, we got some things done. 

For dinner, I had a salad, then a small plate of baked zucchini and Brussels sprouts. Tommy had a large plate of something. Forgot

I am going to use olive oil I flavor myself instead of bought dressing with all the stuff in it that I don't want. I put olive oil in a bowl and put half a dozen or more spices in it. Then, I put my shredded chicken in the bowl, stirred, and dumped on bed of greens. I need to make up a bottle of this. I shredded cheddar cheese over the top of the salad. 

Friday night at 12:00, I awoke, startled by the TV. I wondered if I had slept all night in my recliner. Tommy had to remind me. I went to sleep in the recliner about 9 pm. I thought it was noon when I saw the clock on 12:00. Never mind it was dark out! I went to bed without flossing or brushing my teeth. When I remembered, I got up and hung wet nightgowns and panties. 

Friday was not a great day for my goals. But, on Saturday, we will try for glasses again. Plus, I still have a list to finish. Nothing went right in any of the stores, and it was a frustrating day all around. 

I ordered a cherry red rain jacket that is long. I am excited. 

Thankfully, Saturday will be nice weather. 

Have you ever had a disappointing day with annoying employees that maybe still was salvaged? 

Do you make your own salad dressing? 

Two Great Days

 I am so tired that I do not want to type. Going to two doctor appointments in two days is rough. 

Yesterday, I had an appointment with a vein specialist, a nurse with qualifications that ran the vein clinic. I had no idea there was such a thing. I did know that I would find the results ultrasound on my legs. I mentioned something about my veins as she was closing the door. I was eager. She said, "No." She let it hang, and I asked her, "Really?" I was surprised and asked what is wrong? She was incredulous and she said, "You have lymphedema!"

I shouted "Thank You!" I was looking for security to come in and see what was up. Tommy told me later he had never seen my eyes bug out with happiness very often. I sort of side-eyed him about the "bug" eye bit.

I DO NOT HAVE VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY! There is only one valve that has a problem. So, there!

So, I have suggested this might be a problem since 2017. I have been met with "Just lose weight." No, you are just overweight." and a dozen variations of denial like this. Soooo, I was correct. I know people say not to research. I use Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic. 

Today, my appointment was with an electrophysiologist. He said there are three things with the heart--structure, plumbing, and electrical. He specializes in heart electrical system. He said the structure of my heart structure was fine, the plumbing showed only a bit of plaque, and he was giving me stronger med to calm my heart. My heart skips lots of beats, one time it was 21 beats in a row. He said, "You do not have heart disease." I silently rejoiced, smiling behind my mask I still wear. I still do have questions. I do appreciate their care, but why did they scare me so? Why does a loud noise make my heart jump and not settle down for an hour? Why does Tommy screaming at me at the full force of his male voice cause such a reaction by my heart? I see him in two months.

Last night, the bandages were killing my legs and feet. I took them off and the pain exploded in my legs and feet with pins and needles to follow. I went to bed a little after 9 pm and slept until a bit after 1 pm. See, it is not my late hours that cause me to miss sleep. I was up and down until finally I got up at 8 am. I am sorely missing sleep. 

Tommy did not feel like peeling carrots and potatoes, but I have zucchini and Brussels sprouts to cook with the bscb. And, we have a bag of salad fixings, not the kit. He put a load of kitchen towels in washer and now is getting them in. We did not get home until 4 pm, so he is tired, maybe more tired than I am.

I received my first disappointment in used clothing. Well, this is new with tag. I ordered cropped pants, crinkle pants. I don't remember the cropped part. I may add a white piece to the bottom. There is a blouse to match that I may get, too. I know it is too short, so a white piece or sort of a ruffle would work on it. It is orange and white. Tommy said it made him want Dreamsicle. He calls it Creamsicle. It really does look like one! 

There are other things, but I am tired. But, it is a happy tired. Next week, will be more fun when my breasts are mashed, squashed! NOT!

I thought there were two hamburgers. Nope, just one, but a large one. So, we are halving it now and having a salad later. I suppose we will cook the chicken with zucchini and Brussels sprouts. I know they are both green, but it is what we have that is easy to prep for baking.

Well, I went to bed about 9 pm and awoke about 1 am! I have no idea when or if I will be able to sleep again tonight. I ate half a small zucchini, about five slices of sprouts, and a tiny piece of chicken. and aa tiny, perfect, crisp apple. 

These two days do not make up for all the horrendous appointments I have had in the past. The electrophysiologist and nurse who ran the vein clinic were stunning even before they gave me good news. They actually refuted the information from other colder doctors.

The electrophysiologist questioned me about alcohol, smoking, and caffeine. I answered in the negative to all but forgot about chocolate. I have eaten so many kisses late at night that I was shaking from the caffeine and could not sleep...lol. Only twice and log ago. So, I suppose I have a new reason to lay off the chocolate. I wonder if they make no caffeine chocolate.

I asked him about the damage from one fried thing each week. He smiled and said to enjoy life. He should be able to tell from looking at me that I am enjoying too much of life...lol. 

Tommy washed and dried the kitchen towels. I have a huge load of my towels and underwear ready to wash on Friday. The garbage is at the road, ready for pickup. All is right and beautiful in my world. I suppose I will be awake all night to enjoy it. Ugh! 

Have you ever had stunning good news from a doctor about yourself or loved one, something you never expected? Twice? 

Has it ever taken you seven years to have doctors believe you?

I am Ecstatic!

 Tuesday afternoon, we forgot to go to the Farmer's Market. Bummer! Tommy traded out another pint jar of rice from shelf to freezer. I was so excited waiting for the cleaner to come, I forgot about market. My hair did not have so much cream rinse that it needed to be washed the next morning. I suppose I was not exhausted from applying the color that I could really wash the color out, taking enough time. 

Monday night when I could not sleep, I walked into the kitchen. Right there in the middle of the floor was something unidentifiable about three inches in diameter. I leaned in closer to determine what it was. Well, it looked like a roach with six sets of wings or something. Maybe two mating? I got a peanut jar sitting on the counter, clean or something. I took off the lid and slapped it over this gross bug. Then, since it was right in the middle of the floor, I knew Tommy would knock it over. I was afraid he might fall on it. 

I did the only right thing. I woke Tommy at 4 am and told him to come quick. It takes two of us to subdue a bug! When we got there, the roach was climbing up inside the jar. This made it easier. I grabbed the roach spray with no fear I would frighten it into some corner by moving around, handed him the lid to slap on the jar. I sprayed the roach, and he put the lid on. I threw the roachy jar into trash and washed my hands. Tommy went back to his chair and went to sleep. 

That is why I had cleaner spray back door and storm door. I meant to have her close front door, go out and spray it, close storm door and spray around it. But, I had given her a big box of stuff and her hands were full. 

When I saw the expanded roach, I thought it was two roaches mating. Then, it looked lopsided, so I thought it was sort of stepped on. It was about three inches long, so gross. I still don't know why it looked so wide that it looked round. I think I will put roach baits in the closet with ceiling collapsing. 

I wrote this on Tuesday. Right now, I am too exhausted to tell you about today, so forgive me for this cliffhanger. I got good news at doctor's office. It is nine in the evening, and I may go to bed. 

My hair was really pretty today after hair color. I used curling iron on it. Tommy told me one curl was turned wrong. I am glad to have any curl. I wore the black pants with white stripe I got from eBay and the $7.50 blouse from eBay. I looked nicer than usual. Then, I got good news. 

Going to rest or go to bed.

From Sunday to Now

 Sunday night, I put the brown rice into 6 pint jars and 3/4 of a quart jar. I will freeze each of these for three days, then store in a cool, dark place. Contrary to what is published, brown rice does not have a short storage life at all. One-quarter (1/4) cup makes 1 cup of cooked rice which is one serving. I don't think I have ever eaten one cup of rice!

Tommy could barely find room for one pint in the freezer. I won't be able to store all the rice in the freezer. I may put a couple in the refrigerator. Then, I can put some near the ac vent until we turn on the heat. One time, years ago, I kept brown rice in the boxes in a room that was not climate controlled. That meant that six months out of the year, the rice was heated by the sun. Then, I decided to store it in the freezer. I was eating this rice for four years. This time, I will be more careful. Brown rice does not have the purported short storage.

Of course, I slept little Monday night, just enough to barely keep me sane! However, we had an errand today, and I lived through it. I have been surprised. I did want to nap but managed without. Cleaner was coming at 4 pm after work. 

Yesterday, I wanted tuna salad for dinner. I ate one sandwich. That meant today there was enough for another sandwich. I decided that I needed to quit eating a whole can of tuna for a meal. Silly. Ridiculous. 

She helped me look for some shoes. I did not find the shoeboxes, but I did find two other pair I wanted to wear. She went out to the back door, opened the storm door, sprayed with roach spray, came back in and locked storm door and back door. There was an outside roach inside last night. Se moved my reindeer to a better place, a closet. 

She was vacuuming when I noticed the little place/container for dirt had nothing in it. So, we took the thing apart. She had to use scissors to remove the baseball sized wad of hair from the brush on the bottom and up the hose. After her cleaning it in here and outside, she could not get it together. Neither could Tommy. He never can, so I took it and put it back together. She re-vacuumed living room, hall, bedroom, and dining room. She had done all this and there was nothing in the little visible plastic cannister!!! After the cleaning and vacuuming all over again, the cannister was full. It is a wonder that the vacuum motor did not burn out. 

We planned it. Just before time to leave, I had her put color on my hair. It appeared she was doing a very good job. Then, half hour later, I washed it out. Of course, Tommy comes into the kitchen to spot for me...lol. 

Just after she came, I put the pork loin roast into the bag. Tommy got it into the oven. As soon as I washed the color off my hair, we had food! I had pork roast and mixed greens from a can. He had that and other vegetables. 

We are watching a 70s Zorro movie. Zorro is kissing a girl. I never knew he did that. I watched the half-hour episodes. Tommy tells me in the original Zorro movie, Zorro kissed girls. I am so shocked. 

I suppose I will have her color my hair from now on if she will. No one has ever done that. But, she is rough on my scalp. I can handle it. Well, I lie. A friend colored my hair and ruined my yellow kitchen floor. She let two huge spots drip and did not tell me. AND, she was a hairdresser. No, I did not twist her arm. She offered. 

She moved the huge box with three deer in it from one room to the closet of another room. She called me to see what she found. The ceiling of the closet was falling in and all black moldy. I told Tommy, panicked. He said it had been that way for forty years. He looked at it and shrugged. Yes, it had been that way for forty years. He looked and confirmed he knew it was there. So, he is going to live with mold. This is certainly hard on me trying to get this place fixed up! When I told him we were getting it fixed, he said Okay. Just now, he said it was only stained at first. There is also a water stain in the hall ceiling that he said has been there for forty years. There is a watermark over his chair, too, that I saw when I came here. He thinks he saves money. 

The beautiful weather today helped me relax in the car, put something over my eyes and rest. I think I did eat too many cookies today. When I want a Diet Coke Caffeine Free, I only drink what I want and give the rest to Tommy or toss it. I no longer drink it all because I opened it.

We are having a week of nice weather. For me, that means no rain. So, I can get appointments done instead of having to reschedule. Or, we can go shop for a car. 

I will leave another dinner of pork in the refrigerator and freeze the rest. Tomorrow, I will probably cook all the bscb. I forgot to cook the Brussels sprouts! Someone, remind me.

The carpet even looks better!

Do you become happy when the carpet is vacuumed? Or, when things in general look cleaner or less cluttered? 

Looking briefly at all the Halloween decorations has gotten me thinking about the holiday coming up. Are you thinking at all about Halloween yet?

Did you watch Zorro when it was a 30-minute show on TV? I never thought the mask hid his identity. 

Refunds

 The biggie of the day was getting $49 back on online orders. Now, I only have one more to fix. 

I was awake all night--26 hours and then could only sleep for four hours. I had a bit of tuna salad on sandwich while waiting for dinner to cook--chicken, mixed greens. I will have an apple in a bit. 

When I awoke, my heart was doing something weird for about five hours. Neither the oximeter or blood pressure cuff gave me clues. Finally, things in my chest settled down. 

Just now, I found out the eggs have been boiling for over two hours because "you did not tell me to take them off." sigh He is so good at this cooking, but sometimes....

I also tried Thredup for clothing, and no luck. Well, maybe what I want is there, but the way things were listed, it was hard to find things. Besides, there seemed to be a million things even though I had narrowed my search. 

Tommy and I were enthralled by a PBS special about wild horses. There was a book I thought Tommy would like for $84. After checking Amazon, I found it could be purchased new for $23. I am amazed. It was not here a week later. Finally, I decided maybe I did not order it, just thought I did. No, it was ordered and won't be here until the middle of October. Have you ever purchased anything from Amazon and had to wait so long? 

Cleaner is coming again tomorrow. 

When I decided people were in offices, I started making phone calls. In fifteen minutes, I had completed my business at 5 places, all on the phone. Then, I tried once again to sleep. Of course, as I said, no luck in sleeping department. 

After the doctor tweaking Tommy's medicine, his Dexcom G7 rarely alerts us to high or low blood sugar. Maybe I said that before. 

Sitting here, I saw something flit right by my head. I was a little horrified and tried to find what it was, thinking it might be close by still. Silly me, a floater scared me! I had not seen one in ages. 

Do you have floaters? Has one ever frightened you? 

Have you had any Amazon order take a month? 

Do you see books sold on PBS that are sold more cheaply online? 

It's midnight, and I am fading. Maybe I can sleep.

Mellow Sunday

 Half the leaves on the dogwood are gone. They started a few at a time about two weeks ago. Today, when I went out at 6pm, the air was very humid, neither warm nor cold, just spongy feeling. 

Whatever I was feeling yesterday is gone today. I actually feel very well. My head is trying to get stuffy again, but the Hall's keeps that at bay. 

The only 'work' or 'decluttering' I accomplished was keeping the clutter at bay and retaining the state the cleaner and I accomplished. I call that a big win. 

We went out and tried to get three refunds. Only one was accomplished. I finally found the Ben' Brown Rice, parboiled, 5 lb for $7.53--$1.50/lb. The word parboiled was on the back and hard to see. I wonder now if the people I asked on the phone who said it was not parboiled actually looked all over the package. I am thrilled to get that. I will make two small casseroles for us-rice, chicken, soup, broccoli for Tommy. I will put mushrooms and cheese and pimiento in mine, too. I use cooked chicken, so I don't need to cook for a long time for rice. And, cheese is best not cooked forever. In the past I have cooked a huge casserole with raw chicken breasts cooked in the casserole, too. This way is much faster and just as tasty. He hates cheese, mushrooms, and pimientos. 

The Halloween display in Big Box was magnificent! I had to zoom up and down all the aisles and see the pretties. Now, I am in the mood! My goal is to only buy one decoration. I have many fake pumpkins for inside, one large and many tiny. I do want candy corn, but I may forego it entirely. One year, I bought a bag of Halloween candy, asked the children and parents behind me if they wanted some. I got out a handful and gave them the whole bag. Another year, I did the same thing but gave them the receipt so there would be no problems. Both years the checker heard it all, so no one would get into trouble. 

I need to get out my Halloween jewelry--one huge spider ring. I buy this kind of things well after Halloween on deep clearance.

I found a summer nightgown on sale for $9.90, 1/2 price of ones I have, and identical one that I wore last night. I hate to say it, but i wear these in the day because they are so comfortable. I have plenty of pants and tops for everyday wear, but only one dress. I need more dresses, but few of those are comfortable. 

Now, he has a shower soap and shampoo holder so he won't put his shampoo and soap in the window that he is allowing to rot. The whole wall is probably lost. We halved a Reese's cup. It was nasty with gooey chocolate on the bottom. Nasty, I say! Chef BoyArdee pizza sauce caught my eye, so got some for Tommy. At home, he said that the Prego was okay, and I should not have bought the pizza sauce...sigh. He will eat it and love it. We bought little.

We had left at six and left to come home about 7:30. It was almost dark and drizzling, so double whammy on Tommy not being able to drive. We made it with no trouble. I must say that the lines are faded on the roads. 

So, nothing much happened, but it was all good, not overshadowed by feeling so awful. Writing this has made me hungry for dinner tomorrow night! 

Do you store and eat brown rice? I like it better than white rice. 

Are you having cooler days and nights now? 

That time of the year

Today was a drowsy, lazy day. I sat in the car while Tommy went into Publix and bought a few bogo items. I took the two new clothing items from eBay nd put a mark so I would know which were NOT the older items. I decluttered a tiny bit more. 

When we left, we noticed the neighbor had lots of the ends of branches all over her yard. So, maybe the wind was rough as the loose shingles on another neighbor's house indicated. 

I tried looking for clothes on Mercari and Poshmark and had no luck. Each picture had no size on one site even though I had searched by size, so I had click on the picture to get information. I will try both one more time, just in case I was tired or braindead when I looked on Sunday. 

It is that time of year--football season. And, I am not enjoying it. I never complain or pout. But, I do get my choice of channels when there is no football. He also reminds me when we should go to grocery store or wherever because he wants to get back to a game. 

Saturday night, Tommy was very contrite and apologized for "forgetting" my birthday. He did not forget. He ignored it. I told him so, too. He said he was sorry for not saying Happy Birthday. He said he was sorry for treating me that way. He is not off the hook. However, I quit asking him why he did not say it. Three days of reminding him and he refused to respond is not "forgetting." I did not retaliate to get him to say he was sorry!

Even though this has been a rainy couple of days, we do find a bit of dry day to go on an errand. Tomorrow is a trip to a store to get refunds on several things. 

I have a doctor's appointment every dry day this next week. I will be exhausted by the end of each day, and ready to die by the end of the week.

The pork roast goes into oven on Monday. I need to cook sliced Brussels sprouts and zucchini, too.

Do you have exciting plans for this week?

Any doctor appointments?

Cooking of food?

 

False Information and Decluttering Again

 

From the CDC:

“You cannot see, smell, or taste the toxin that causes botulism. But taking even a small taste of food containing the toxin can be deadly.”

I know one blogger lately has said she trusts her nose and taste. Not good advice. 

This morning, I rose early and made four doctors' appointments.  Then, I was stymied because some offices are closed on Friday. That schedule does not work for me. 

Today, we had an appointment. Tommy moved about, getting things and himself ready to go. Finally, he asked me when I wanted to leave. I listened to him, hurried about and we left almost 30 minutes past the time we should have. Or, so we thought. No, we were an hour early! So, we sat in the car. It was pleasant watching the clouds move about and some change to dark, ominous looking clouds. We listened to our bird songs/calls CD.

Cleaner came and helped declutter room and all of table next to me. Things are more organized. Still, she did not do all I wanted done. She wanted to leave because of the weather, but she had been here for 3 hours. 

I received another eBay item of clothing, identical to one I bought five years ago. Now, I have a blouse to wear and not worry about ruining the older one which has matching black pants. My everyday going out clothing has been elevated. A blouse that originally cost $50+ was now $7. As I looked it over carefully, I could not tell it had been worn. It was not shabby at all, no picks and no deodorant stains. 

As you may have suspected, I went in for a nap. Five hours later, I feel only a little rested, not much. 

Tommy put some meat into refrigerator to thaw for cooking this next week: bscb, pork roast, two other meals cooked and stored, two hamburgers. The pork roast will be cut into meal portions once it is cooked, and it will be refrozen for future meals. 

Saturday should be another rainy day, so no grocery shopping even though we made a list from the three stores. I do hope we can hit one of two stores where we need to make returns. Those are the only plans. 

Do you have plans for this weekend? 

Even though the decluttering of paper is not complete, I feel better? Are your decluttering bouts take longer than you think they will? 

Do you ever buy clothing from eBay?

Do you depend on taste and smell to find botulism?

Yellow

                                                                  

 my yellow countertop

I was not connected to the internet and did not know why. So, Tommy called provider. At some point I told him to get them to connect the new router they sent via Amazon or someone. He came today and had the job done quickly. He then spent time at the box outdoors. Now, we have 5G. Before, we had 2G and 5G. I have no idea what the deal was. Since I only got up from a nap because the tech arrived, I had no questions. 

Tommy told me the neighbor's roof was peeled back. I was shocked and went to the door to see. When the tech came and said he was going to the end of house, I asked him if he would go back far enough into the backyard and see if he could see roof damage. He could see no damage.

The weather guy said we only had 1/2 inch today. Amazing when it was supposed to be stormy and rainy. More will be coming. So far, I have not been aware of wind around here. I did notice that LA is rather clear of rain or any evidence of the hurricane when I look at a weather map. 

Last night, I went to bed before 2 am, early for me. Then, I slept only two hours and was wide awake. I think it was shortly before noon I could sleep. Then, I got up after the guy came, and was back in bed by 3:30 pm.. I awoke at 6 or so. This pattern leaves me less productive and frazzled. 

I had baked chicken, slaw, and green beans, a meal I love. Tommy had meatballs with spaghetti sauce over them, slaw, and green beans and an apple. Maybe he had potatoes and carrots. I will have an apple later. 

Maybe this malaise is part of recovery. I did get lots of clutter cleared from around my chair. Each time I left the room, I took something with me. I can really tell the difference in level of chaos. The table is visible!

Yesterday, I mentioned again this month about painting the kitchen. He just sort of agreed. Then, I showed him a paint sample card and said I thought this would be cheery and add light. It was Valspar 3011-1 Yellow Chimes. He thought that would be too much yellow on the walls. (I was thinking maybe brighter would be better.

In my house I had a yellow counter and yellow floors and loved both! The yellow floors had white sponge marks. I cannot stand a butter yellow, just the lemon yellow. You may not have liked my yellow counters! You can say so now and not disparage something right in my house.

Understand that would mean painting the cheap paneling. Before, he had become angry, saying it would look horrible to paint the paneling. Now, he is okay with painting paneling. This is a good development since the kitchen is so dark and dingy, even with one light fixture. Progress is slow around here. Three weeks ago, I left a note on woman's house next door, asking her to ask son about electrician. Nothing. 

The cleaner is set to come tomorrow. I have my fingers crossed. 

How is the tornado affecting your area? I hope no tornados.

Have you ever had someone take a message or leave a message and totally screw it up? 

9/11

 It seems just like it was yesterday when my daughter in NYC called screaming. I actually did not know who it was as I did not recognize her voice and had never heard that kind of anguish and fear in her voice. I did expect her to call me to say "Happy Birthday!"

The day is here again. Of course, there has been no mention of my birthday from Tommy. Nothing. Usually he sings "Happy Birthday" to me and does something for my birthday.  After midnight I will ask him if he forgot. He will be devastated he forgot.

As usual, I slept little, only 3 hours and could sleep no more. I have deliberately not napped since I was expecting cleaner. Nope. She said she called both of us and got no response. If she does not leave a message, there is no way she called. But, she will come Friday. She is wary of the weather on Thursday. 

At 7 pm, the weather this time of the year is still in 90s or high 80s. Right now, it is mid 70s, really mild. 

The weatherman was not precise as to when rain would arrive today. I awoke at noon, dressed and was ready for the car. Then, I announced I wanted a Whopper, Jr. We both had one. Then, we drove to three stores, collected ads and came home. 

I lost another pound.

I cannot believe I am 78. That is sooo old, sooo near 80-years-old.

Since I correctly told endo how Tommy's blood sugar was rising and falling precipitously, she changed how he takes insulin. His little Dexcom receiver rarely goes off. Plus, he was told to eat less cereal and milk, and more protein at breakfast. It is working. I am so happy to hear that. 

I have a new specialist--electrophysiologist. So, one more person to see. But, I am grateful. It seems my heart is beating all sorts of strange ways even stops/pauses. I have been complaining things weren't right.

I suppose I do deserve another expensive necklace from Jared's.

Have you ever had anyone just ignore your birthday? 

Just Tuesday

 This day did not happen as I planned. I only slept 2 hours. However, I needed a nap if cleaner was coming. She could not tell me if or when until she got off work. Okay, I can work with that. I had two things to do, but I cancelled those to nap before she came. As I went to bed, I handed Tommy my phone so he could answer. I did not tell him explicitly, but I wanted to do as he always does, answer and say okay and then tell me when she gets here. She rarely shows up right when she says, so I wanted ever bit of sleep I could get. 

I asked him to make two calls. The first would be to mower who wants to buy car. Well, Tommy starts leaving some off-the-wall message; I had to stop him and redirect. Then, he calls cleaner for me to leave her a message and gets it wrong, too. I was so angry and called her myself. Called mower, too. I was exhausted and getting drowsy, so did not want to rouse myself talking or even dialing. 

When she called back while I was in bed, what did he do? He told her I needed sleep and was in bed!!! I was up at 4 when I could have slept. So, I missed the whole day of opportunities of having cleaner.  I wanted her for specific things and before my birthday. I was furious at him! 

Then, there were specific things I wanted to do before debate. He just drifts off to sleep. I refused to wake him since I would not like that. He kept putting things off all day. I wanted to color my hair and need his help to make sure I don't fall. I wanted to get boneless chicken thighs and bscb cooked before the debate. Nope, did not get that done either. There were other things. 

I wanted to go to Farmer's Market. Finally, at 6:15 we arrived. They were packing up! She said no one was there, so they packed up. When I pointed out vendors should stay until time was up, she said, "But, we have an hour drive home." I wanted to tell her not to take the job! I wanted to tell her a lot of things but did not. She just was right and that was it. 

Maybe I can find another market that assures the sellers grew their own produce. I have coupons for those. 

Tommy went into Publix for bread and bananas, and milk for him. That was the day! Nothing I wanted to do before my birthday and nothing happening then. I do not want to be out in rainy weather, so got hopefully enough bananas until weekend. This time, I will wrap the stems so they will not ripen too soon. I hear that works. 

For dinner we had baked chicken, slaw, and green beans. The breast was particularly flavorful since it was cooked with the thighs. Brown meat cooked with the breast makes breast taste so much better. I did make the slaw while waiting on the debate. 

Now, we will see what he does on my birthday tomorrow. My hair is not only filthy but needs color. He knows I wanted to have hair colored by birthday. 

Now, it is almost midnight, once again, I am beyond exhausted. 

I lost another pound...yay!

We will see how the night goes. Most of today, my heart has been beating too hard and fast. 

I think I am finally over this sinus problem. A nurse confirmed that Fall allergies were worse than Spring allergies. Of course, doctor said I had year-round allergies. 

Have you ever wrapped banana stems in plastic wrap to keep bananas from ripening soon? Does it work? 

Good Things Come to Those Who Cake

The above was on the birthday card from Janet. Thanks, Janet!  She knows me well. Well, I did cake! And, I lost another pound. 

 I survived!

Despite having only two nights' sleep last night and a grueling doctor visit all the way across Birmingham, I think I might be getting better. 

This affliction has not caused my temperature to rise. Neck hurt one day. I had a few of my normal sneezing fits. Once in a while, I coughed a week little clearing-my-throat cough. Other than that, I have been almost to the point of not being able to walk, wobbly, weak, pain all over. I truly hope whatever it is going away. 

As you may remember, besides the gifts for my birthday, I had food visits planned. Tuesday, when I was in Publix, I decided that over the weekend, I would get Chicken Mushroom Wild Rice from Publix soup bar. It was on their chart for Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday. I was so ill on Saturday and decided today was the day. No soup for me! It did not come in. So, I wanted something. Tommy suggested ice cream cone. 

Then, he mentioned DQ and I wanted a Blizzard. He usually gets me a small because I want a 'small one.' That is not smallest! This time I said 'tiniest' one. The mini was what I wanted--something that was chocolate twice. It was $4.97 for the 6 oz. mini. There are 128 ounces in a gallon. That makes 21 mini servings in a gallon. So $4.97 x 21= $104.37/gal. Can you imagine anything so expensive??? I think this is the first Blizzard I have had in over a year. 

Sunday, I had my taste buds set for the soup that was not there on Saturday, Tommy brought it out and vegetable soup for him. It was so delicious! Free from Publix for my birthday, I received a bar cake. Carrot Cake. 

Today, after Tommy's appointment, we had a Chic-fil-A sandwich, no pickle. He asked for mustard for me. I heard him ask twice. I didn't say anything because I figured maybe they had no mustard. Gues what? They do! He, of course, swears he said "honey mustard." grrr

Because of the four-day holiday, Tommy was without his Dexcom G7 for a week. Then, because of incorrect information, he had to pay $150.00 for one sensor that lasts 10 days! Because Tommy does not give complete information, I chimed in. Based on what I said, she reversed what she had just said. He does not realize what is relevant information. 

When she heard from me what his breakfast is, she vetoed that because his blood sugar was rising too much eating Honey Nut Cheerios and milk. She told him to eat an egg. I told her he does not like egg. So, she said to eat cottage cheese. No, he hates that. So, she told me to find a protein he would eat and give him that...lol. When I lived alone, I would grab and small bit of chicken breast about two thumb sized piece. It worked for me. He is not too eager to eat that. I asked her what would work, something he could carry with him in the car. She suggested protein bars or protein shakes. 

I have been telling him for years that his breakfast makes his blood sugar rise too high! 

In the car I mentioned protein bites with oats, chocolate, peanut butter and whatever. He said it did not sound good. I would love those. I refuse to put chia in mine, but he might like chia. 

They copied his receiver information and he turned in his food log. I told her when we at popcorn, it was free of salt or butter. She said what mattered was how much he ate. He put down everything he ate, but he left off amounts. 

So maybe Tommy learned something from the exchanges between the doctor and myself. I told him I would get him a smaller cereal bowl. He said he would just eat less. Well, I am trying to get rid of the Cool Whip Bowl that he never washes, just stores it and the spoon in the refrigerator. I tried for about 3 years to get him to change bowls. Maybe I need to get a Dr. Who bowl for him. 

I need a nap, but, I need to cook chicken before it goes off. Two quarts of strawberries are waiting, too. 

I wore pants I ordered from eBay and love them. From Walmart I ordered two nightgowns and a bathrobe. The bathrobe smells of chemical. One nightgown does not fit. One, I love. So, those two pieces must go back. The other nightgown is okay. (I tried it on and it is nice and long, love it. The fabric for Tommy's curb chairs came and is great. I may order some from this place to upholster my kitchen chairs. When all is said and done, I suppose these four chairs will cost about $40. I had to have new seat bottoms cut, bought this material, and will need to purchase padding for the chairs since the other was about 50 years old and rotten. Four years ago, I paid $20 for someone to cut four new chair bottoms since the others were pressed wood and disintegrating. 

Okay, I slept only three hours. I feel almost fully recovered from this sinus problem. It is almost 10 pm. I just gt up. I have to sleep well tonight. 

I told Tommy I want a new, large tv for the living room. He has been adamant that is not happening. So, I told him I want another necklace from Jared's or a new tv. My birthday is Wednesday, so we will see. I would not claim the tv, just have access to something larger than the 32" tv that is sitting very and low hard to see. Oh, I want it hung on the wall, too, for easy viewing. Plus, I have stumbled toward the tv many times. Once, I even touched it, grabbing it for support and righting it. Besides, I have a console table I want to put on that wall that is so much nicer than the very short coffee table on which the tv sits. 

I do want to eat at Cracker Barrel and get the four meals for $5 each. Or, maybe it is another place. 

Oh, I am tired of his dragging his feet on car purchase! Football has started and he informed me on Friday when Auburn was playing on Saturday. I told him if he cannot plan and carry through on car shopping, we will go whenever, even during Auburn games. This will assure he plans! Football games will be my nap time. 

Okay, need to go plate my dinner. 

Do you have any recipes for protein bites/bars? I want ones you have tried. 

Floor

 

Brain Conversation

 

No, I don't think about stupid decisions. I only made one stupid decision.

Apple Cake and Allergies

 I slept eight hours, but it was all during the day. I just never sleep so many hours at a stretch unless I am ill. Still, there is no fever, just face aches and joint aches. 

On Thursday, I had lost two more pounds. Holding steady today.  

I received the black and white blouse I ordered from eBay. It does not match the pants I ordered thinking they matched. However, they both can be worn with a black blouse I ordered but have not received yet. And, I have black pants. I am not disappointed in the least.

Some of you expressed the idea that I did not want to wear thrift clothing. Not so at all. 

The rain is just a drizzle this afternoon. My flowers need it! It is dreary looking outdoors. 74F right now. I opened the door and the air is barely warm. 

Since there are Granny Smith that need using, I planned to bake this cake. This option takes several clicks. Work with it...lol. 

Apple Cake Homemade and Simple (msn.com)

Plan is to have baked bscb and potato salad and an apple. I did. Then, I had chocolate pudding with banana sliced into it. 

I called mower to see what is up with cleaner who is not responding or calling me as she promised. I just need help. They are friends. 

It is hard to grasp that I am facing third birthday ill!

Is anyone having Fall allergy problems? 

This Is So Funny!

 So funny! No matter what side you are on.

Can Walz recover from devastating Fox's 'milkshake masculinity' hit? (usatoday.com)

I don't feel well enough to post anything else. It feels like head, ears, gums are all swollen from allergies. This is from ear to ear, eye to eye. Just nasty. Are you suffering from Fall allergies?

Thursday Dexcom G7 News

 Wednesday was basically a good day, mellow, dry, and eventful in a good way. I had Tommy call me an hour before the ac guy came. Well, I awoke to something loud. I thought Tommy was talking to someone at the door. No, he had called about his Dexcom G7. Three out of the last batch did not work which left him with none. He was talking to manufacturer rep. It sounded as though she would get it here, but not pronto. 

Tommy told her his wife wanted to talk with him. I explained to her he had no idea when his blood sugar dropped or rose and did not listen to me, that the monitor was a help. Otherwise, I would be calling EMT, 911, and keep him from passing out and falling with his walker. I told her it was imperative he get this immediately. He will be dangerous driving, a threat to our lives and others' lives. She said she could overnight it but that would still take one to two days. ???

So, that is the best that can be done. I wonder. At least he now realized how his blood sugar fluctuates. So, he is eating at least every three hours. I hope that works. 

I have lost more weight. At this rate I can lose the 130 pounds I need to lose in one year. That would make 150 pounds lost. 

Then the hvac guys came. I told them about hearing the metal flexing and the floor settling around the return vent. He changed the ac filter. It was so filthy. I told him Tommy would not let me change it. He said that the flexing of the metal was because the unit was struggling, that the filter was the life of the unit, that we did not want to replace the unit at the price they are today. He said to change the filter every month. So, maybe Tommy is now a believer. I bought a box of one dozen filters more cheaply on Amazon. We had to go buy a filter when he decided to change one. Sometimes, we went for a year between changes!

Tommy asked an open-ended question, and the guy talked forever, not anything about hvac. Then, Tommy had a long comment. Then, the guy who came along with him talked some. Guys! Enough! 

We left to get three ads. At Publix, I bought milk for Tommy, bread, bananas, zucchini, one peach, bogo French's mustard. 

We came home to watch Jeopardy. Then, I snoozed in my chair. I ate the one beautiful, hard, barely getting ripe peach. 

Tonight, I ordered material to upholster the chairs I found on the road in 2020. Tommy had decided on Navy blue buffalo checks. But $50/yd was too much. This was only $9/yd and buffalo check. It is waterproof outdoor fabric. I hope it works for kitchen chairs. Now, I am shopping for Dr Who fabric so Ur-spo can make Tommy a shirt. Of course, Tommy's cc was used for both.

I had two of the four ribs left for me and gave Tommy the other two. They were all very large, just chunks of meat. 

So, it was a good day with no outbursts from Tommy, no arguing about silly things. I like it calm.

How often do you change filters for ac and heat?

Do you have leftovers from the holiday to eat? 

Labor Day

Labor Day, we spent from 3 pm until 8:30 pm getting a meal ready. I was not happy. I told Tommy we could eat something else besides the ribs when it became obvious dinner was going to be too late. He suggested hotdogs. So it was and delicious. I ate little--tomato, potato salad, and hot dog. 

I had made potato salad. Not onion salad like I did the last two times. He heated baked beans I made. I gave him a helping of the potatoes with onions. Remember, he hates cold potatoes.

All night, I tried to sleep. That did not happen. 

Tuesday, after a few hours' sleep, I got up for furnace guy. Well, I got that wrong as he was not coming today. grrrr We went to pick up my prescription. At 3 pm, I went to bed and awoke at 7 pm. ugh

Then, I forgot about the ribs again and asked for chicken, potato salad, and tomato. Another cold dinner was delicious. Tommy had ribs, salad. We both ate and were happy, so all is well. He said there were no bones in the pork ribs, just solid meat. Isn't that strange?

Today, I tried to call city to pick up limbs. No such luck. Hopefully, the limbs will be gone before mower comes. 

The Rafaella pants came from eBay. They are not exactly what I thought I was ordering. The print is stripe but similar. The style is the same as the floral print, so better than the style I thought I was ordering. The blouse didn't come yet as I ordered them separately, the only option. 

All in all, today was a good day. I will eat my ribs tomorrow. It is always good to look forward to no cooking for a few days! 

Oh, I forgot my deviled eggs. I used one egg to make two for me. 

How was your long holiday? 

Did you travel? 

What did you cook/grill? 

Sunday Progress--Limb Gone

 As we were leaving the house to shop, Tommy remarked that "they cut that tree."  There were a dozen cars there. When we came back, there was a guy and a truck with a woman. I asked the guy about the tree. He called his brother over. Voila! We had a tree cutter.

I told him where we lived from that house and expected a call later. Well, fifteen minutes later, they showed up at the house," the one with the aluminum ramp." That is how we easily describe where we live.  

Within five minutes, they started. Within an hour, they had cut the dead, weird part of the dogwood and the huge tree limb hanging from the neighbor's tree. I warned the guy about the poison oak, and he thanked me profusely for telling him. They charged $400 for the limb in back over the neighbor's fence to our yard, and the half dead dogwood part was a "freebie." That was to put it in the yard for city to pick up. Now, I have to call. I am sure they were glad since it was already after 5 pm. 

The guys were both Hispanic, heavy accents, but we got along with the language, told some funny stories. The one guy said sometimes a Spanish speaker only knew one phrase which led the English speaker to trying to carry on a conversation. 

I mention we needed someone to clean, mainly pick up from floor, maybe vacuum middle of floor that can be seen, sell the car, and an electrician. So, if I have to get people by referral on the street, I will. I am not shy. 

One problem solved! Now, I am not frustrated by tree guy not calling like he said he would. 

By the way, this limb was at least 18" in diameter, actually a tree-sized limb and about 40' or more. 

Do you ever stop to ask a person working about working for you?