Got my gifts wrapped, and yeah, the ones I had ordered finally showed up. I still need to find name tags, altho I know which ones are which.
My Doc called yesterday, about my tests. Mammogram was normal, but trouble with the nerves in my lower spine. I'm seeing that pain management doc on the 26th, so I'm not doing anything til then. She said I needed to see a spine doc, lol. I DO know one, but San Antonio is so far, gonna find out if there's one closer. The report is kinda strange, tho. She said it showed the left as the worst, and I don't have pain there, it's on the right. Told my son, I might have to have his kind of surgery. Here it was, me thinking hip replacement, and now it's spine. With all I'm taking, just a 1/2 hydrocodone is all I need. lol, took a whole one, and was down for 3 hours, the first time.
When I was leaving the house yesterday, I saw something strange. There were 2 natural light beer cans out by my storage shed! One on the side, and one behind. No one walks on the road out here, it's a dead end. So just how did those get there? Weren't there the day before, and no one has been here.
Never heard so many ambulance calls for difficulty breathing as I've been hearing lately. Seems almost all of them are for that. Another one just happened.
Got my renewal for house insurance, and OMG, it's more than I'm gonna pay. I'm calling around, telling them I want something about 1/2 of that. Considered just not having any, but don't know if I can do that or not. All these years of paying it, and all I've had done is the roof.
Finally got my computer cleaned up. Took days. 2 restores. But, it's working great now. Thot I had a virus or something, and maybe I did, but it's gone now. All the stuff I did, it should be, lol.
My cable has been off since before I got up, and still is. Kinda funny, it's so quiet without the tv on.
Well, enough of this nothing, yall tc, and
HAGD
Friday, December 20, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Beautiful Weather
Yeah, having such beautiful weather, can't believe it's Dec. Well, way back I remember almost going swimming during the holidays, was so warm.
I so hated to hear about Butterbean being killed in a wreck, this close to Christmas. Just makes it harder. To all his family and friends, my heartfelt prayers and sympathy are with you. There's a link on RVSue telling about it.
I got my 2 appointments done this morning, a CT scan, and the dreaded mammogram. Didn't mind that scan at all, took about a minute. I looked up the difference in those and the MRIs, yesterday online. I've already said I will never do another MRI, unless they put me to sleep. The CTs, no problem.
I ordered my Christmas gifts online, on the 5th, and still haven't gotten them!!! The bad weather between here and there affected all travel. I did the tracking yesterday, and they are in Houston, so probably will show up today. Just buying for my 3. Not putting up my tree either. AND, cooking a cabbage casserole,,,hahahaha,,, Sound anything like Christmas?
We have it at bro Bs, have to watch for rattlesnakes,,,lol. Like, one time, here a bunch of us are, in the breezeway after lunch, and he said,,o yeah, my biggest one got out last nite!!! I immediately froze, and looked around. Like everybody else did. He had brought in about 16 a week or so, ago. Big ones, too. The cold that day wasn't even slowing them down. Probably has more now.
His wife started a family thing on facebook, and it's addictive! She, or someone else, will post a question to our group, and OMG, some of the answers will make you laugh your azz off. It really gets on a roll.
Had to cook my chicken a little longer after doing it in my countertop convection oven. Not sure why it didn't cook below the surface, but the potatoes and chicken down under, didn't get done. Already did the potatoes in the microwave, doing the chicken now, in my toaster oven. There was too much to use the toaster oven, and my large one needs a gasket.
Yall tc, and
HAGD
I so hated to hear about Butterbean being killed in a wreck, this close to Christmas. Just makes it harder. To all his family and friends, my heartfelt prayers and sympathy are with you. There's a link on RVSue telling about it.
I got my 2 appointments done this morning, a CT scan, and the dreaded mammogram. Didn't mind that scan at all, took about a minute. I looked up the difference in those and the MRIs, yesterday online. I've already said I will never do another MRI, unless they put me to sleep. The CTs, no problem.
I ordered my Christmas gifts online, on the 5th, and still haven't gotten them!!! The bad weather between here and there affected all travel. I did the tracking yesterday, and they are in Houston, so probably will show up today. Just buying for my 3. Not putting up my tree either. AND, cooking a cabbage casserole,,,hahahaha,,, Sound anything like Christmas?
We have it at bro Bs, have to watch for rattlesnakes,,,lol. Like, one time, here a bunch of us are, in the breezeway after lunch, and he said,,o yeah, my biggest one got out last nite!!! I immediately froze, and looked around. Like everybody else did. He had brought in about 16 a week or so, ago. Big ones, too. The cold that day wasn't even slowing them down. Probably has more now.
His wife started a family thing on facebook, and it's addictive! She, or someone else, will post a question to our group, and OMG, some of the answers will make you laugh your azz off. It really gets on a roll.
Had to cook my chicken a little longer after doing it in my countertop convection oven. Not sure why it didn't cook below the surface, but the potatoes and chicken down under, didn't get done. Already did the potatoes in the microwave, doing the chicken now, in my toaster oven. There was too much to use the toaster oven, and my large one needs a gasket.
Yall tc, and
HAGD
Sunday, December 8, 2013
a "True" Fishing Yarn
Since there is a river running right thru the middle of town, it's always been easy to go fishing. There's a dam just before the bridge, and that was a good place to go, just below it. Went down there one day, sitting on the rocks on the side, and there were 4 or 5 men sitting in chairs on the dam. I preferred the side, so,,, baited up with worms I think, cast out and wham,,,had something. Worked with that line, all the men watching,,and pulled out a small gar. Somehow my hook got him, cause most of the time, you lost them. Now, all the men were staring, kinda laughing, wanting to see what I did with it. I just opened my tackle box, got my needle nosed pliers out, pulled my hook out and tossed that gar behind me, rebaited and waited for the next bite. Found out later that gar were super good eating, well, that back strip. Needed to be bigger than that one, tho.
Was going fishing in our river from age 6, when we moved here from up close to Paris, TX. Also, had to bait your own hook, clean your own fish. So handling fish was never any problem for me.
There's a lot of good memories there. My Dad would call, say,,, let's go fishing,,and off we'd go. We never caught much of anything, but still loved it. Mom, the small kids, and I, went out to a stocked tank one time, and when we left Dad made the comment he'd clean everything we caught,,,kinda laughing. We quit after we had caught so many, while we could still pay for them,,,lol. Well, Dad kept his word,,,,while WE got to laugh. Lost my wedding ring that day, and went back 2 or 3 times, looking, and never found it. Took a metal detector once. I think it went into the pond, and a fish ate it, and we did look good in the ones we brought home. It had gotten loose after I had lost some weight, and would fall off sometimes.
When we moved to a house at the edge of the city limits, 1/2 block from the river, he brought my son a rooster and 3 hens. There was a pen behind the garage already. I or the kids, fed them thru a window of the garage, onto a big piece of plywood laying there. My Dad volunteered to dig the worms to go fishing, one day, so here he went, into that chicken pen. I lifted the plywood, and watched him make a dig with a spade fork. lolololol..... He picked worms out of the dig til he was worn out, had to sit down and rest,,,before he did the next dig. lolololol.... Same thing. By that time that coffee can was 1/2 full of worms!! Now, that's a TRUE worm story. lmaooo.
Still miss him. By the time the above was going on, he had had 3 heart attacks, and was on disability. Our kids, theirs and mine, were in school, and I didn't work full time. We had a lot of time together. Yeah, I was a Daddy's girl.
We are now just above freezing, since late Friday. And I need to get up, shower, and do a load a laundry.
Soo, yall tc, and
HAGD
Was going fishing in our river from age 6, when we moved here from up close to Paris, TX. Also, had to bait your own hook, clean your own fish. So handling fish was never any problem for me.
There's a lot of good memories there. My Dad would call, say,,, let's go fishing,,and off we'd go. We never caught much of anything, but still loved it. Mom, the small kids, and I, went out to a stocked tank one time, and when we left Dad made the comment he'd clean everything we caught,,,kinda laughing. We quit after we had caught so many, while we could still pay for them,,,lol. Well, Dad kept his word,,,,while WE got to laugh. Lost my wedding ring that day, and went back 2 or 3 times, looking, and never found it. Took a metal detector once. I think it went into the pond, and a fish ate it, and we did look good in the ones we brought home. It had gotten loose after I had lost some weight, and would fall off sometimes.
When we moved to a house at the edge of the city limits, 1/2 block from the river, he brought my son a rooster and 3 hens. There was a pen behind the garage already. I or the kids, fed them thru a window of the garage, onto a big piece of plywood laying there. My Dad volunteered to dig the worms to go fishing, one day, so here he went, into that chicken pen. I lifted the plywood, and watched him make a dig with a spade fork. lolololol..... He picked worms out of the dig til he was worn out, had to sit down and rest,,,before he did the next dig. lolololol.... Same thing. By that time that coffee can was 1/2 full of worms!! Now, that's a TRUE worm story. lmaooo.
Still miss him. By the time the above was going on, he had had 3 heart attacks, and was on disability. Our kids, theirs and mine, were in school, and I didn't work full time. We had a lot of time together. Yeah, I was a Daddy's girl.
We are now just above freezing, since late Friday. And I need to get up, shower, and do a load a laundry.
Soo, yall tc, and
HAGD
Thursday, December 5, 2013
the Blast
What can I say? It got here, and tomorrow will be our bad day, maybe sleet, snow, or stuff.
Went to my Doc yesterday, found out my blood sugar is great. Sooo, it is the meter or strips not working right. She also is setting up a cat scan, and a mammogram. The cat scan is to see what I need for either the hip or the nerve. It's gotten bad again. After the scan, I'm going to a pain management doc for help. She told me the cat scan is lots shorter than an MRI. I told her, no more of THOSE.
I got quite a bit done yesterday too. Like, vacuuming, changed my sheets, put a cover over the little ac in this room. lol, That's a lot for me. I also took a hydrocodone too. Will also, before that cat scan. She told me to add another gabapentin for the nerve pain.
Looking at all that snow on the news. Sure is beautiful,,,but, sure don't want it here.
Yall stay warm, tc, and
HAGD
Went to my Doc yesterday, found out my blood sugar is great. Sooo, it is the meter or strips not working right. She also is setting up a cat scan, and a mammogram. The cat scan is to see what I need for either the hip or the nerve. It's gotten bad again. After the scan, I'm going to a pain management doc for help. She told me the cat scan is lots shorter than an MRI. I told her, no more of THOSE.
I got quite a bit done yesterday too. Like, vacuuming, changed my sheets, put a cover over the little ac in this room. lol, That's a lot for me. I also took a hydrocodone too. Will also, before that cat scan. She told me to add another gabapentin for the nerve pain.
Looking at all that snow on the news. Sure is beautiful,,,but, sure don't want it here.
Yall stay warm, tc, and
HAGD
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Last Day of NOV?
Wow, time just keeps flying on. Not sure where I left off, on here, after DD told me I had 2 blogs going,,,, and have no idea how that happened. This one seems to be the right one.
My son and fiancée did get back late last Monday. I still haven't had the chance to talk to him, but did find out they had a 4 hour delay going out there.
I got the Firecrackers made for TG, and then after finding a 10lb bag of good looking potatoes, and knowing I will have to eat a LOT of them, I made what I thot was a great big mess of mashed potatoes that morning. Like my bro B said, they shrunk, and what I thot was a great big mess, turned out to be a medium one,,,lol. Turned out, there were 3 big bowls of them. lololol. My nephew had 3 different piles of potatoes on his plate, with just some turkey white meat. All he ate. And part of the reason I made them to start with. There were 2 big turkeys, one roasted, one smoked. A huge ham. And all the sides you could possibly think of. Never did hear the head count, but lots of us.
I came home,, lol, 1/2 a block, and took a nap, then went back and played poker for hours. When we started, I won the first hand, and kept on for a long time. BUT,, I knew things would change, and it did. After all that time, I was probably up 5-7 dollars. We play nickel, dime, quarter. Mostly quarter, lol. Games are dealer's choice, so there's lots of different ones. From 5 card draw, to mine,,low hole wild shuck 5 and 6. Dealt as 7 card stud. Last card is down and can ruin you.
There was enough food for all of us to snack again for supper. Heck, I was still so full (and I didn't even eat much) from dinner, I just finished my lunch plate, with a little added on. Had just one piece of choc. pie,,all the sweet I had. Unless you count the yams that were soooo gooood. lolol.
I've already decided that i'm making my cabbage casserole for Xmas. It makes a lot and will give us a different choice. I started doing this years ago, with a brisket. Then pot roasts,,,lol. This came from my life long friend. I'm gonna put the recipe on here for anybody that wants it.
Cut up, cook whatever amount of cabbage with butter, from 1/2 to whole one.,,,Cook about 12 minutes, still crunchy and green.
While cooking that, also in a fry pan, cook cut up potatoes with onion, in a skillet with a little oil, low heat, and lid. I use quite a lot of each.
Add smoked (from ring) of sausage, cut into bite size, to potatoes just before they get done, just to heat it.
Drain cabbage, add all the rest.
That's it! Easy, huh?
B said,,, I hate cabbage,, lol, but, I will taste it. Will let yall know how that turns out..
Weatherman said up in the 80s again, by Wed... then another blast.
All I've got, so yall tc, and
HAGD
My son and fiancée did get back late last Monday. I still haven't had the chance to talk to him, but did find out they had a 4 hour delay going out there.
I got the Firecrackers made for TG, and then after finding a 10lb bag of good looking potatoes, and knowing I will have to eat a LOT of them, I made what I thot was a great big mess of mashed potatoes that morning. Like my bro B said, they shrunk, and what I thot was a great big mess, turned out to be a medium one,,,lol. Turned out, there were 3 big bowls of them. lololol. My nephew had 3 different piles of potatoes on his plate, with just some turkey white meat. All he ate. And part of the reason I made them to start with. There were 2 big turkeys, one roasted, one smoked. A huge ham. And all the sides you could possibly think of. Never did hear the head count, but lots of us.
I came home,, lol, 1/2 a block, and took a nap, then went back and played poker for hours. When we started, I won the first hand, and kept on for a long time. BUT,, I knew things would change, and it did. After all that time, I was probably up 5-7 dollars. We play nickel, dime, quarter. Mostly quarter, lol. Games are dealer's choice, so there's lots of different ones. From 5 card draw, to mine,,low hole wild shuck 5 and 6. Dealt as 7 card stud. Last card is down and can ruin you.
There was enough food for all of us to snack again for supper. Heck, I was still so full (and I didn't even eat much) from dinner, I just finished my lunch plate, with a little added on. Had just one piece of choc. pie,,all the sweet I had. Unless you count the yams that were soooo gooood. lolol.
I've already decided that i'm making my cabbage casserole for Xmas. It makes a lot and will give us a different choice. I started doing this years ago, with a brisket. Then pot roasts,,,lol. This came from my life long friend. I'm gonna put the recipe on here for anybody that wants it.
Cut up, cook whatever amount of cabbage with butter, from 1/2 to whole one.,,,Cook about 12 minutes, still crunchy and green.
While cooking that, also in a fry pan, cook cut up potatoes with onion, in a skillet with a little oil, low heat, and lid. I use quite a lot of each.
Add smoked (from ring) of sausage, cut into bite size, to potatoes just before they get done, just to heat it.
Drain cabbage, add all the rest.
That's it! Easy, huh?
B said,,, I hate cabbage,, lol, but, I will taste it. Will let yall know how that turns out..
Weatherman said up in the 80s again, by Wed... then another blast.
All I've got, so yall tc, and
HAGD
Sunday, November 24, 2013
What to Cook?
Ok, DD, you made me think of this. Since I really don't like turkey,,,i started doing something different years ago. The first time was doing a big brisket on my electric smoker,,,YUMMMM. Mouth watering melt in your mouth good to the last drop, brisket. lol. Had an aunt and uncle here that year, and they were going back and buying a Mr Smoker, (electric) too. The reason I keep mentioning electric, is,,,, you put your whatever on, plug it in, leave it til it's done. No tending. You put things in the water pan for the flavors, like Italian dressing for poultry, bar-b-q sauce for beef,,,etc. You add soaked wood chips on the little cover over the burner, I always used mesquite. This was Thanksgiving, way back. Over the years, I cooked those, or turkeys, and when we used to have them, capons. Now, a smoked turkey is GREAT. And, DD, it doesn't taste like chicken,,,lololol,,, it tastes like ham. Sorta.
Then a few years ago, I started cooking my famous roast. I cook them waterless, on top of my stove, in their own juices, with a lot of seasonings. After the meat gets done, I put it into a huge roast pan, add all the veges, put in the oven til they get done. The cheapest cut is the best, has all the marbling to cook out. My brother does them now. The taste is totally different.
Now, i'm starving... lol.
No freezing stuff here yet, but the forecast is for later today thru tomorrow. Keep wondering if my son will be able to get back from Vegas tomorrow.
Ok that's it for today, yall tc, and
HAGD
Then a few years ago, I started cooking my famous roast. I cook them waterless, on top of my stove, in their own juices, with a lot of seasonings. After the meat gets done, I put it into a huge roast pan, add all the veges, put in the oven til they get done. The cheapest cut is the best, has all the marbling to cook out. My brother does them now. The taste is totally different.
Now, i'm starving... lol.
No freezing stuff here yet, but the forecast is for later today thru tomorrow. Keep wondering if my son will be able to get back from Vegas tomorrow.
Ok that's it for today, yall tc, and
HAGD
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Still Same Way
Still 36*,,, and I moved my reminder for Family Feud, and yeah, forgot to watch it. Did any of yall? If so, did they win anything?
I can blame it on my Sis, she called about that time,,,lol.
I've had a locked up muscle on the upper left leg, on the side, and can barely move. Been that way all day. Had this happen about a week ago. Gonna get in my chair, kick back and nap. That will end it I think. Taking aleve, 2 and 2, what do I take for pain? Bad as I hate them, i'll take a hydrocodone next time. It almost makes me fall, and I have to lean over to walk. Can't straighten it out.
I bought ritz crackers a couple of days ago, and all they had were in a smaller box. Don't know when ritz did that! Now I have to measure each roll, and see how many to add to make the right length. I think it will take 5 of these shorter ones.
Jude's doing the same thing today, in and out. I think I heard him running on the roof a bit ago. lol, He's feeling frisky. I explained to him, not gonna keep doing that, he's gonna have to stay out.
Ok,,, nap time, so yall tc, and
HAGD
I can blame it on my Sis, she called about that time,,,lol.
I've had a locked up muscle on the upper left leg, on the side, and can barely move. Been that way all day. Had this happen about a week ago. Gonna get in my chair, kick back and nap. That will end it I think. Taking aleve, 2 and 2, what do I take for pain? Bad as I hate them, i'll take a hydrocodone next time. It almost makes me fall, and I have to lean over to walk. Can't straighten it out.
I bought ritz crackers a couple of days ago, and all they had were in a smaller box. Don't know when ritz did that! Now I have to measure each roll, and see how many to add to make the right length. I think it will take 5 of these shorter ones.
Jude's doing the same thing today, in and out. I think I heard him running on the roof a bit ago. lol, He's feeling frisky. I explained to him, not gonna keep doing that, he's gonna have to stay out.
Ok,,, nap time, so yall tc, and
HAGD
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