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Hi Jeannie and my OFF family to come:
Not much happening here. I wanted to get up and go get my blood drawn this morning, but it wasn't happening. I slept well enough and without pain, but still felt sleepy. Needed coffee. So I stayed home instead. Gary's out driving around. I desperately need to go grocery shopping but since I can't lift, I'll have to wait until he drives me to Walmart. I have two frozen dinners and a container of chili. The chili is still frozen, so it will be one of the frozen dinners for lunch.
This week's schedule was so weird. Work a day, off, work a day, off, work a day. This is a workday, then I'm off two days, back to my normal schedule. My back and knees feel good. Tomorrow, Gary and I are going to tour a winery in Borden, Ind., almost to Louisville. I bought the package through Groupon before Christmas and we have to use it before April 1. We get a tour of the winery, tasting, two glasses, cheese and cracker platter and an artisan pizza for $19. Good deal! Plus we'll probably buy some wine. We like going to wineries. It's what we do when we travel together (and I fine the brewpubs ... Gary doesn't like beer). I can get drunk on the tasting alone.
But today is a workday. Hopefully, it'll go smoothly. Not doing sports but I'm sure I'll end up helping out on sports.
Well, that's all from me. Still haven't taken a pain pill or muscle relaxer.
Oh, sistas, I am so excited! My landscapers are here and my project is finally underway! I thought I would just start a separate thread so I can post BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER pictures without clogging up the daily thread.
Here are some pics of what my yard looked like at 7 a.m.:
Now here's a pic of my white chopped block! Isn't it going to be pretty?
More pics this afternoon!
Vickie
It's Monday and I just ate a half a cup of loaded oatmeal (oatmeal with nuts, raisins, strawberries, and dab of splenda). I have a ton of plans for this week but I am also going to spend some much needed time in my office. My yearly budget, though complete, needs one last look over and I have to come up with new goals for the upcoming academic year for me for the center and for the two new full-time positions that I have been approved for....yeah!!! I get a real assistant. Or, the PhD student who has been working 40 hours a week can now enjoy benefits and get paid a little more money. I got the email late last night and was so happy. My dean got the approval from the deans committee on Friday but waited until last night to tell me....
Ladies, I hope your days is magical. Eat healthy and choose your foods wisely...make those foods work for you; don't you dare eat foods that you have to work for. And, if you have sunshine today, go sit in it for a few minutes...soak up some Vit D.
It's me; I'm back. So, I'm here to ***** about my husband, who has been a total invalid the last few days. So, today, I ran to the store, bought groceries, came home and cooked him a nice variety of broths so that he would not feel so deprived. I talked him to getting up and taking a hot shower; I changed the sheets, put clean blankets on the bed, and talked him to coming to the living room and having his broth sitting up. I made him the best broth (potato, onion, and pepper broth...I loved it.) and then he took another pain pill and nausea pill and kept telling me he was feeling better and wanted to watch a movie...one we've seen. I kept waking him up and he wouldn't go to bed and didn't want me to change the movie to something I really wanted to see so after a while, he drifted into a deep sleep and I started watching something more to my liking...Then, he woke up and he wanted me to turn it back to some science fiction crap, that I didn't like but since he is sick, I gave in with no complaint and he went right back to sleep....you know? I know this is such a little thing to be upset about but my husband is so selfish....sometimes I just want to scream at him. Like, before he got sick, he did this thing where he turned a movie on; I didn't like it; so I went into the kitchen and started rearranging the cabinets; he goes to his office; I go back and turn the TV to something I want to watch; he comes back and says, we were watching X...no...you were watching. I really think men are just selfish pigs...sometimes they are...and certainly not all men but dammit...he is a selfish pig.
Okay, I am going to bed...maybe, tomorrow, I won't be so mad at him and I can tolerate him for a few more days till they take all those stones out...and he might be nicer. WTF knows.
Ladies, sleep well.
Judy, this is a real easy recipe and I used to make it for Daddy when he was so sick. It goes down real easy. You can certainly use less sugar if you want to, but it's not overly sweet as is.
Baked Custard
3 eggs
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups milk
nutmeg
Preheat oven to 350 F. In mixing bowl beat together eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla. Add milk and mix well. Pour into 6 custard cups (or just one big pyrex-type baking dish would do also). Sprinkle with nutmeg.
Set cups in a baking pan with about 1 inch ho****er. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
Vickie
Yes...she was on liquids just like I was when I had WLS and then two weeks on full liquids. She had severe scar tissue that they had to break up.
Connie...get the pineapple juice out and drink that or eat some...
HUGSSSSSSSSSS
Vic if its quick and easy sure...I have tried the protein powder in milk like I used after WLS...OMG YUCK!!!!!!!!!! So gritty...can't do that now!!!!!!!
You are right no more scrambled eggs for a LONG LONG time!!!!! Sorry Rick!!!
HUGSSSSSSS
Vic,
You are right about needing your own time and there is nothing bad about claiming that time. Your girls and mother are going to have to learn there are boundaries to your time.
I do hope you get your time issues fixed and get your "me" time. We all need that.
