January 23, 2014

Monday Mom had an appointment with her pulmonary doctor..wow has that man lost weight..He sent her for an x-ray and wants her to get some blood work done. She said she's having more trouble breathing then usual. He also said he heard a heart murmur but doesn't remember whether that's normal for her. Chest x-ray showed no sign of change from the last one so that's good. Also found out she hasn't been taking her Advair at night. She's been on that, twice a day, for years. Other then that she seems to be doing well. Still going to cardiac rehab Tuesday and Thursday which is good or she'd just be sitting on the couch all the time. We're finally getting a winter. I know lots of people hate the snow but I love it and the snowier the better. Doesn't bother me to drive in it. Yesterday Hubbs and I celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary. We went out to get dessert after church. Gotta run and get ready to take mom to Cardiac rehab.

2014

Just read my entire blog..what a life change I've been through. Son is home from Afghanistan and he and daughter in law are finally living together in the same place..she's just started a new job in Watertown as an OB/GYN Nurse Practioner for the US Army as a civilian. My son Shaun's beloved dog Jake died the Saturday after Thanksgiving of stage 4 lymphoma. He got a new pure bred german shepard named Reba for Christmas..she's a little fuzz ball. Mom is doing well with her cardiac rehab. She has cataracts removed from her right eye in November..she wants to have the left eye done but is going to wait until after she has her colonoscopy done the end of the month. Ken is still working at Nazareth College. We're gone back to Reformer's Unanimous on Friday nights when we don't have a Nazareth hockey game to attend. Life has been good. Hoping maybe to be able to blog more this year.

Yawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnn...huh? what?

Yeah its been an extremely long time...gardens were a bust this year....Mom's doing well after a stay in the hospital in February in which I thought we'd lost her. Son's coming home from Afghanistan soon. Grandson is in NYC getting ready to participate in a Gospel Tract Distribution on Saturday. On an every other Saturday night bowling league with some good friends at church..life is good

Wow !!!! Has it really been that long since I've posted?? ( March of this year)..I've just been so busy that I haven't had the time...Garden ( if you can call it that) has been put in and as I was lazy and didn't water like I should have we haven't been getting much from it...Got free tomato plants from Nazareth College...supposedly they were Roma's...LOL...haven't seen a single one that looks like a Roma. So we've gotten a few broccoli heads, 2 or 3 tomatos, a handful of peas and about as many beans. Had a bunch of lettuce but we weren't really in a lettuce phase so it all went to seed and was wasted..I'm kicking myself for that one. Gotten 4 zucchini off my 2 plants..I planted them in shallow soil and although the plants are beautiful they aren't doing much. I've gotten a few small green peppers which is amazing considering the deer ate the tops off some of the plants..and off some of the tomato plants...the little jerks. And the garden is right outside my bedroom window..they must be quiet little jerks..Great watch dogs I have...they sleep in the bedroom also and apparently didn't hear anything. We have a farmers market in the little plaza at the end of our street now...Hubbs and I walked down there Saturday and picked up some veggies..saw a sign that said at least one of the vendors is going to be there today from 4-7 so I'm going to take a walk down and do my part to convince them its worth their while to do a mid week run. Other then that its just been running Mom to Cardiac Rehab twice a week and doctor's appointments. OH on a health note I made a visit to my cardiologist the week before last. Had an echo cardiogram done on Friday the 27th and then a stress echo done on the 30th...he said my heart is better then his..so I'm on a quest to better my health so I can get off the diabetes medicine and the high blood pressure medicine. Have already lowered my weight by a couple pounds and honestly my blood glucose levels also..tried substituting barley for rice...worked out pretty well and watching my carbs..also I've started walking on the treadmill for a half an hour a day...I know I could walk outside but I've been reading while I'm walking and I don't want to be walking out into traffic..LOL So that's about it for now...just wanted you all to know I'm still alive and kicking.

Thinking

Gotta start making out my garden plan...figure out what to plant...how much...and where. If gas prices do what they claim they're going to we're going to have to cut back somewhere..I have my bicycle and bicycle trailer..and 3 grocery stores within a mile..plus BJ's..better get my walking and biking self in shape.

AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHH

I can't figure out how to stop following blogs....and blogs I stopped following when I did remember how are showing up again !!!!!!!!

What I did today

Fell back asleep this morning and slept till 10:00...then I mixed, formed, and prebaked 20 pizza crusts. 14 I put in the freezer...4 I packed up for Nicole and Jim...2 I made for supper tonight. I tried making white pizza for the first time..It had a good flavor and I'll probably make it again. I also made a taco salad. Lettuce, shredded cheese, tomatoes, and crushed tortilla chips mixed with a dressing of ground beef, chili beans, taco seasoning , and french dressing..it was good !! I'm thinking I have so many left overs in the fridge I'm not going to be cooking all week end. So now I'm pooped so I probably wait for Jen to get home..eat cake and go to bed. Ken and Jen leave sometime between now and sunrise for TN. I miss them already..I hate being separated from my family.