Saturday, January 30, 2010

try again

I was trying to blog from my iphone, wasn't working. this is what i was trying to say:

I was given the Spirit Award from my charity group this year (Tuesday Night) I was blown away, so many people should have gotten before me (really, not just being cheezy) It was voted on by the organization's members and supposedly it was pretty unanimous and a large turnout. Wow, I'm honored. I was given the President's Award (President's choice only) in 2006, so now I'm like Oprah - I have them all - let someone else win!! Really, I'm very honored and I truly get more out than I put in. I do the work because I'm a doer and not just a listener! I have a pic, but it's on my iphone and google mail is being very persnickety!!

I've made a carrier for my laptop, all Kaffe fabrics, Love it!! And I'm working on some hearts for V-day. Pics will follow when I figure out what I did to my gmail.\

Watched the documentary on Grey Gardens. What a pair, I can see my sisters / mother turning into them. We just don't have the summer home in the Hampton's to live it!!! Really, the cats, the crazy singing of song at any prompt in conversation, the style issues. Someone in that family should help them!!!

Friday, January 29, 2010

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Barstools have arrived!

We finally have two barstools!! The kitchen chairs should be here in about 2 weeks. We've been waiting since Halloween, but they are on their way (from wherever!!) It's really looking pretty!!


Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Colon update

Well, my MLK day was spent with the Gastro DR doing a colostomy. (2nd try worked) Last week couldn't get the prep down, my throat closed up. So this week they gave me 32 pills to swallow, 20 Sunday afternoon and 12 Monday a.m. starting at 5:45. That early start didn't faze me as I never went to sleep Sunday night for obvious reasons. The prep cleaned me out, got to the dr office, very nervous. They gave me something to sleep and then they told me to wake up. Nothing happened in between as I know it. The dr said that he sent some "things" off to have biopsied (sp?) and then I have to have a sonogram in morning, then the Dr and I will "talk" So don't know what my verdict is yet. I do know the anesthesia made me sick!! Barfed about four times felt better, then the ickness came back. But, luckily Micheline called me and she and the babies talked me through it. Went to bed and got up feeling fine this morning. Finally ate something this morning, coco puffs and soy milk. That's the only thing that remotely sounded good. Now I'm off to Bible study. Have a good day ya'll!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Colonostomy Part Two

Well, Monday's colostomy was a bust. I couldn't drink the prep. YES I know millions of people do it, I tried the mind over matter thing, spoons, straws, plugging nose. I couldn't swallow the stuff. So, we rescheduled for Monday, the 18th. This time I do a pill form, 32, 20 on Sunday and 12 on Monday morning then the test at 10:30. So, let's hope my childhood fear of swallowing pills doesn't come back!!

I made beef borganyawn (sp?) on Tuesday. Well, it wasn't spectacular, the beef was good. Last night I took the beef with some yummy cheese and sour dough bread and made panini's with it. Tonight, I took the broth and ran it through the blender (all the carrots, onions, celery and the other stuff, turned it a thick broth) , added mango chutney (I didn't have honey) and warmed it up - tastes delicious!! I'm going to use it as a sauce with fish (talipia) and green beans and rice.

Then Ken leaves tomorrow for Miami (work) and comes back Sunday at 5:00 right when I start my pills and the space shuttle events starts.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

20 minute man

60 minute man - nope 20 minute man - on the throne every 20 minutes. Colostomy on Monday. Dr says it has nothing to do with my gallbladder removal ?? Tomorrow at least with the prep meds I know what is coming out. Have you ever seen your whole blueberries after you eat them, they float!!

Sorry for the grossness!!

Monday, January 4, 2010

Cement Thighs

What do people who are fat and lazy (me) do for fun on the third day of a new year??-- Hike 7 miles in 20 degree weather on a rocky trail!!! Ken, Larry, Ruth and I hiked a section of the Palmetto Trail from Pomaria to Peak. This is an old railroad line along the Broad River where a historical foundation removed all the railroad ties, left the rocks and have turned over 400 miles in our states into hiking trails. We are aiming to do more sections, preferably on warmer days and when I'm back in better hiking shape. Right now, my thighs are cement chunks of unmovable flab!! I had Icy Hot on them before I was in the house 5 minutes. The rocky trail made for SORE balls of your feet. I had boots on, everybody else had tennis shoes, they were jealous of my boots, but I was jealous of their shoes, not so many blisters in crevices I had forgotten about. I took us about 3 hours, We left our car at the starting point and Larry's car at the end. We need to work on Hike #2. (when the weather is in the 30-40 range though). Although once you got going wasn't so bad. I had long johns, turtle neck, fleece, jeans , ear muffs,hat, scarf, down wind and water resistant jacket that goes to Alaska and Glacier, started out cold, ended very comfortably except those blisters on my toes and my cement thighs. Larry is our friend that is 200 miles short of hiking the whole Appalachian trail with a group of guys. They really hike it not end up in Argentina!! So we are going to get another hike section together and do it again. Maybe when it's warmer
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picture of stream feeding into Broad River, all iced over. We had Champ (an English Spaniel) and he did great, although I know his paws were sore from the rocks too!!
Sure beat hanging out in Newark Airport on Sunday in that mass of people and have to rescreen everybody through security. What a debacle that was!!!