Archive for November, 2013

Dog Dreamin’

Wednesday, November 27th, 2013

I blame my hubby for my current bout of morning exhaustion.  Clearly, his waving the 2014 Ducks Unlimited calendar in my face last night as I was about to head to bed affected my REM.  Since our beloved lab Maggie passed away a few years ago our home just hasn't been the same.  The addition of our son's mixed lab pup Gracie filled our hearts in a great way but she was never really ours.  Especially since he moved out and took her with him to live the batchelor life.  Moment of silence.

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Our hearts beat hard for a new lab.

The pictures in the calendar are phenomenal of course.  Beautiful, trained and poised labs loaded down with hunting gear and glistening from the water and lighting have a way of igniting that fire from within.  Neither of us needed the reminder of our love for all things lab.  But this flip through the candy store calendar got both our desires rustled.

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So, this is where my lack of good sleep comes in to play.  It seems that in my dreaming last night, I spent the majority of my time hanging out with Nana (and no, she wasn't my Nana….I don't know who's Nana she was) and Nana had a whole kennel full of Labradors.  She drove a huge Suburban and all of our time together revolved around caring for all these dogs.  Mainly, me caring for them.  (Sounds like the Holy Spirit working, huh?)  She would drive up to the kennel compound and I would get out and help the big furry dogs out of the car and take them into their beds for the night.  The whole ordeal took forever because these were mellow laid back dogs who took their sweet time doing anything.  The Nana, she just sat in her big Suburban and watched while I did all the lab corraling.

I woke up dead dog tired!

The funny thing is….I still want a lab!

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I mean really……look at them!

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Somebody slap the check out of my hand!!!  I'm too tired to do it myself!

maggie                                      Our sweet MAGGIE!!!

 

Cornbread’ll Kill You

Tuesday, November 26th, 2013

I made a huge pot of soup this weekend and forgot to make cornbread.  That's a no-no in my hubby's mind.  He loves to crumble it up and turn his bowl of soup into a big mushy delicacy.

Oooo, I have to look away!

Last night I served the soup again and this time made the cornbread.  As we chatted and slurped, I somehow sucked some dry cornbread down my windpipe/lungs/life-giving & taking hole and for the first time in my old lady life realized just how easy it is to KILL YOURSELF BY CHOKING!!!

I coughed and coughed, nothing!  I tried everything to get it dislodged from wherever it was hiding and wreaking havoc.  I seriously felt like this was how I was going to check into glory.  With watery eyes & nose….I coughed for the rest of the night and my chest rattled like I had a killer case of bronchitis.  This morning, I sound like a smoker and still have the congested chest thing going on.

I am suffering.  So, if you ever wondered (which I'm 99.9 % sure you haven't) if you can die by cornbread inhalation….the jury is still out.  If you don't hear from me over the next few days there is a possibility that the cornbread won!

Happy Tuesday/Thursday folks!  Don't forget to be thankful as you rush around preparing goodies for your loved ones!  I'll be loving it all and watching the snow fall here in Indiana!

Appetizers

Monday, November 25th, 2013

I'm really excited that this week is finally here.  No, not because of Black Friday either.  I'm stoked for Thanksgiving!  My whole family is, it's our favorite meal all year long.

This year, I'm adding in a few new things.  Appetizers!

We wait all day long for the food to get finished and practically starve to death…so I thought I'd throw in a couple goodies to hold us over.  Strictly for low blood sugar reasons, ya know.

I'm definitely making these –>

Garlic Chicken Cheese Puffs

and some of that  –> Shrimp Cocktail (of course)

and perhaps something for my NON CHEESE loving hubby!  I don't want to fill everyone up just give them a little something to enjoy while we wait.

Got any ideas?  I'm open for suggestions.  Until then, I wish you a great 3 day week wherever you are!

Turn It Off

Saturday, November 23rd, 2013

Everybody has those "off" days, right?  At least that's what I keep telling myself.  Yesterday (Friday – my favorite danged day ever), everything I touched turned crazy.

— My phone wouldn't send text messages.

— I covered for someone in a class of monkeys.

— My mouse wouldn't work for my computer.

— I ordered, waited the 1 1/2 hr wait, and paid for a cold pizza.

— I had no volume on my tv because our DVR box had to be replaced and when I tried to get volume I totally wiped out tv altogether.

— I had a slap of reality and felt the full weight of moving.  MY HOUSE IS FULL OF CRAP!

— I stabbed myself (during my sleep) in the nose, so hard with my thumbnail that I cut myself and woke up crying.

Then after doing the only thing I knew to help (sleeping it off for the night)….I woke up to a rockin' stomach situation.  Hey, thanks 800 mg of strong anti-viral meds 5 times a day for THE STINKIN' SHINGLES!!

It's 1:36pm and I still haven't eaten any food.  I have stepped up to the plate and cooked a big pot of veggie soup though.  So, no more feeling sorry for myself.  Even when I go to rub my nose and remember it hurts like a beast.  I'm working on my Thanksgiving grocery list (isn't that ironic) and cleaning up the house that has no kids living in it.  How did it get so messy?  I'll never know.

I feel it's my duty to let you know…we all have those days.  The ones where nothing seems to go right and trouble lurks around every corner.  The good news is that we can certainly learn to laugh about them.  If not, we are going to turn surly and angry and then bitterness will rule our very being.  Since I'm not one that wants to hang out in that category for any longer than necessary I'm looking back at that list of issues and laughing.

Seriously, I stabbed my nose?  What was I doing?  Hand jive?

 

Man Down

Thursday, November 21st, 2013

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This could be a problem. Busted tire rim on a dangerous curvy road in the middle of nowhere.

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It’s good to have a dad who’s not far away & well equipped with toys tools.
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Air in your spare….very important!

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Boys.  I love them!

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013

I have some good news and some bad.  The good news is that the house problems?  Handled!

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In spite of my flaming ulcer inducing fretting yesterday….God had a better plan all along!  I LOVE HIM!!

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I know better than to try putting Him in a box of "it's hopeless"!  His ways are so mighty and His provision is always the best way.

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Now on to the bad news…

I think I have shingles!  Yea, those pesky little blisters and seething sharp pains.  I noticed yesterday that I felt funny and by last night when I stepped into the shower I felt the stinging blisters on my face.  The pain was shooting straight into my right eye!  Ouch!

This morning I had my "school doc" aka Nurse Amy look me over and she is pretty much sure that I have shingles!

Ahhh, man!

Jumping hurdles.  Day to day……bobbing & weaving.  But TRUSTING GOD!!!  He's got this too!