Random stuff

Not much new going on here. 

I'm feeling better, less advil and soreness.

A little more energy everyday. 

I've been laying low watching TV - We've got a free trial thing for HBO and I've rediscovered BIG LOVE!

And of course I've been doing the usual web surfing.

Was dinking around on Facebook this morning and randomly punched in a gal's name that I went to school with in 4th - 6th grade and waddaya know she popped right up!

I'd know her smile anywhere. We used to hang out in her basement listening to DEVO's Whip it and dance like only young girls can - with utter abandon. 

I remember her dad would eat bowls of cut up green apples smothered in crunchy peanut butter.

No I didn't send a friend request thing. 

Not sure why.

Speaking of friends I talked to the lovely Krissy yesterday.

She is doing well, back in the bosom of kith and kin.

(I always wanted to write that lol)

Autumn like cooler temps have arrived and we've been getting some rain too.

A little over an inch along with some thunder/lighting and a power outage.

We sure need the moisture and it looks like we'll be getting a few more inches before the weekend is over. 

Caden's football practice was even cancelled. 

Check out the creepy spider Caden found the other day.

Now if that isn't just the type of spider that gives me the whillies!

ICK!

Colton is coming home this afternoon. 

School is challenging for him this semester, but he's getting it done. 

He'll be spending a second Birthday away from home this year. 

21 on the 31st. 

Caden's golden Birthday is a week from today. 

11 on the 11th.

Not to mention my nephew will be 22 on the 23rd and niece will be 19 on the 28th.

Lot's of October birthdays on my side of the family.

Chyann is gearing up for homecoming next week with a different themed outfit for each day and the game next Friday night will feature the band putting on some sort of a show during halftime. 

I'm excited to see what they've put together. 

I miss my Mother.

This would be a good time to play endless games of Scrabble. 

I want a hair cut too.

Think I need some bangs to cover up that forehead lol

Anywho, I suppose I should shower and clean up - I stink, before Colton gets here.

All this laying around is hard work you know.

Have a good one.

BEWARE:

The following may make you laugh so hard that you suspect you may have ripped out a stitch or two from your recently sewn belly!!









OMG!

I do not know why these tickle the shit out of me! Gotta love that auto correct shit :)

It's all Greek to me.

It's beautiful here.

I took a little walk around the place yesterday.

The horses were out mowing. 

The wind was blowing and that scary new tarp on the pool was freaking them out.

It was actually kinda funny, they'd be intent on eating and suddenly bolt for the front yard - only to meander back a minute later carefully skirting the pool. 

Took them about a half hour to realize it was only a tarp and not an animal intent on eating them.

Gypsy relaxed enough to turn her back to the pool and graze contently. 

Jennifer munching apples.

Shasta kept attempting to get Jenny's apple scraps and almost got flattened by her. 

So, the doc said an additional week off for me.

Which puts me back working on the 14th of Oct.

She said it's better to be absolutely sure I'm ready for work rather than might be ready, because there is no going back once I'm working again. Does that make sense?

Sitting here procrastinating about calling the boss to tell him.

Not that I think he'll give me grief, but still I am dreading the conversation.

Have I told you that I had never had a flu shot before?

Well in a RX haze somehow I said ok to the flu shot when they told me I really needed one after having been in the hospital.

Damn that sucker hurt! My arm is finally feeling better a week later. 

Did I really need it since I've never had the "flu" before? I wonder what my chances are now of getting/not getting the flu?

Any thoughts on this?

Do you get the flu shot?

What has been your experience with it?

Favorite thing this week is Greek yoguart.

It's like eating delicious frosting without the cake!

I love it!

later :)

Where's my endurance? Where's my strength?

Funny how this last week flew by without me even realizing it. 

The surgery on Monday went well my Doc says.

A few issues getting my junk out the designated areas, but all in all good.

I've got four inch long incisions that are above my belly button and they appear to be healing as expected. 

Those incisions don't really hurt, but itch so I'm not really sure where the pain comes from.

Maybe the cut muscles inside? No idea, I just know that if I'm upright for more than say 10 minutes the pressure and pain begin to soar. 

So I go lay down and end up taking a nap. Sometimes for hours at a time.

My pain has mostly been controlled using regular ibuprofen and have only had to get the big numbing/constipating rx out when I have gotten ambitious and decide to do dishes or something you'd think would be easy and not super taxing on my body to do.

I wonder where my strength and endurance went.

I've watched more television and movies than I have ever wanted to watch.

I've read a few good books on the kindle.

I've yacked on the phone till my ear is sweaty and the battery died - I've had the best conversations with my Mother. 

I got a deal in the mail on Friday that I think my Doc was supposed to send to my insurance company. It said projected time off from work until Oct 23rd.

I about freaked!

REALLY! 

I know she said I could go back in two weeks.

Have to find out about that when I see her on Tuesday because if I'm really going to be out that long I'll have to find a project or something to do to keep me occupied.

Two options come to mind. 

That quilt I started for Caden about five years ago or print a shit load of pictures and do scrap booking.

All in all?

I'm going to say so far so good.

Everyone I've talked to says it's the best thing they've done and feel like a million bucks afterwards.

Yesterday was my first outing.

We went to Caden's football game. 

How about these gorgeous trees?

I love the maple on the right. That red is so vivid against the green - amazing! 

The leaves started turning with that one branch that is to the right of Caden and the color is spreading upwards.

Do all Maple trees turn colors differently? Seems to me they do.

Like this one starts at the top and the colors work their way down.

Talked my elder children into coming to the game.

Neither of them wanted to get up, but I finally got them moving.

Can't you just hear her saying "put the camera away Mom!"

Caden had a close game, but unfortunately his team lost 21 to 14. 

He made one touchdown and when he was QB threw an interception (however I'd say the interception was more the receiver stood there and didn't REACH for the ball and the boy covering the receiver zoomed in and caught it). He was bummed, but said we'll get them next week. 

Our other fifth grade team won their game though. 

Caden catching a bumbled hike from the center when he was QB.

On the way home we saw a line of tractors.
Not sure what they were up to, I'm guessing a benefit or some such?

So, I was out of the house a total of 1 hour and 45 min.

I didn't do anything, but sit on my arse, take pictures and run my mouth..

This exertion equaled a four hour nap and one movie watched before I had the energy to get up and do anything.

Ish - I hate feeling weak like this.

Also if you are interested, my favorite movie this week has been the Life of Pi.

Loved it.

Many many thanks to Sherri for the hot dish!

You wouldn't believe how much we appreciated it!

I'm going to have to get that recipe from you, because it was delicious :) xoxox

Alright, I'm off to the couch.

Have a good one.

Today is the day

Tonight, or last night as you read this, the Hubby and I are talking logistics with the kids since we'll be gone before they get up and no one home when they get off the bus. 

When Caden unexpectedly says "so are you having one of those autopsy type of surgery's?"

OMG

I bust out laughing and say I certainly hope not and again explain to him that I'm having my baby growing equipment taken out. 

He is bummed since he still wants a little brother or sister. 

A few hours later he says, "well maybe Colton will hurry up and get married and have a baby so I can have that one for a brother or sister". 

I said nope, lets hope that doesn't happen ANY time soon. 

Holy cow son, what is with the sibling fixation? Because I guarantee he'd probably love a sibling for about five minutes. Then he'd be done. 

Anywho.. 

Had a fantastic horse ride with Chyann. 

Colton went back to school. 

A productive day all in all. 

The big maple starting to turn. 

It's beautiful. 

Alrighty. 

Wish me luck, I'll be back soonly :)

Sunday morning coffee

.We had a frost warning last night.

Didn't get any, but I bet it was close. 

BURRR

Friday evening it was beautiful. 

Farmers have begun harvesting the corn, I hear it's a pretty dismal crop in our area.

Interesting clouds eh?

Colton drove us to my friend Sherri's on Friday night. 

We had a fantastic time visiting, laughing and even singing/dancing.

Thank you Sherri! You are the BEST xo

Stayed up waaaay too late, but somehow managed to drag my ass out of bed at 620a to make it to the exercise class.

Exercising first thing after an evening of indulgence is incredibly difficult.

The first 15 minutes I was sure my legs had 50 pound weights attached to them, but after the sweating began it turned into the best work out ever. 

Home to shower and then headed to Caden's first football game. 

They split the boys up into two teams and each team played the 6th grade boys.

Caden's team won with him making two touchdowns and the other lost by one touchdown.

YAY Caden! He was super stoked!!

I've about got all my ducks in a row in preparation for tomorrow. 

However a friend gave me a five gallon pail full of apples that I should do something with and I think we'll be tarping the pool today. 

Must get in a horse ride too and make some soup for Colton to take back to school. 

Have a good day :)

Hola!

As usual I'm behind.
Trying to get all my shit sorted out and in line.
Everyday has been extremely busy.
Between the canning, running around for the kids, the usual house keeping/laundry/cooking, riding horses, cleaning the barn and the exercise thing.
I'm tired.
And to make it even worse I'm not sleeping well at night.
It's really pissing me off.
I fall asleep right away then wake up.
Toss turn.
Toss turn.
Toss turn.
Get up, go pee.
repeat.
Fall asleep for an hour or two.
Repeat.
Go lay down in my office to minimize disturbing the Hubby.
Toss turn
Finally doze off as the Hubby is going to work.
Sleep like the dead until he calls me at 5:15a.
UGH!
I don't wanna get up.
You'd think with all this exercise crap I'd be worn out and totally zonk out at night.
But NO.

Anywho....

We are getting some much needed rain and a few thunder storms.
I love it.
Today while I was working I could see this huge dark cloud coming my way.
I raced through the house closing all the windows except the one in my office.
FYI -  it was freaking HUMID as hell today before the storms.
Raced back upstairs to my office and watched it roll in.
First the wind picked up and the smell - it was incredible. Can't even describe it.
Then the thunder starts rolling - BOOM!
And the rain.
Sigh.


I got all my tomato's turned into salsa on Sunday and even caught the last late game.
The only canning left for me is to do some pickled jalapenos and sweet banana peppers.
Then I'm done.

A shout out to my dear Alaskan friend Rose who had a Birthday on the 16th! xoxo

Caden has somehow gotten ringworm on his scalp, just above his right ear a bald spot about the size of a silver dollar.
It's a fungus NOT a damn worm as the name suggests.
3 mos of oral RX to cure that shit and the hair he lost may not grow back for 6 to 12 months!
No idea where he caught it from.
The docs had a list as long as your arm of possible ways of transmission.
He has his first football game on Saturday and I can't wait!

Last nights exercise class was tough.
Imagine extreme cardio with one of those huge balance balls.
My tendinitis made holding onto that ball a challenge, but I managed it.
And the sweat. Incredible.
I had shin splints today lol
Damn.
Only one more class before my surgery on Monday.
Sure hate to loose all the ground I've gained.
Double damn, but what can you do.


Off to make the donuts - errr dinner.
Have a nice evening.