Good day..............

even though my pain level has been high. I think that today I will let myself take a dose of the pain medication this evening. I think it has to do with the changing weather and such. Mom ran me on some errands. I was sure bummed when I went to Trader Joes and they did not have the bbq chicken wings with blue cheese....I am NOT a huge bbq fan but these wings are incredible! The type of food I would like to always have some in my freezer. I guess I could make my own bbq wings and put some blue cheese over them....hmmmm I will have to think about that.
I was sure tempted when I was at Giant Eagle to get pop with cafeine but I did not. I AM going to let myself have something yummy with cafeine tomorrow when I go to Seattles Best the coffee place at Borders Book Store.
I am reading an interesting book that is called Radical Jesus I think and it is timeless answers for timely questions. I still am reading lots. The books that I loved as a kid I am thinking of rereading if I can get them at the library such as Nancy Drew....maybe the Hardy Boys...Little House on the Prarie Books..I want to keep up with reading a book a week yet am in the mood to get into some reading that is not so intense.
Hmmmm what to have for well early dinner or late lunch....Mom and I stopped while we were out to get some cocoa from Tim Hortons which is so yummy and we got some tim bits also yummy and so that was a late breakfast at around 12:30 p.m. and now I am hungry again. I think I will eat something like dinner now and then perhaps have a snack later on...guess it is not really early since it is 5:00 right now.....mom brought me some leftovers from her week so lots of yummy items as choices go. What are people reading these days?

Another beautiful day...................

here. I have a sweatshirt on because I needed it this a.m. but am thinking that I could put on a short sleeve shirt but for what ever reason maybe perimenapuase instead of getting hot flashes i get cold flashes. It was a good teaching at the service. I got invited to someones home next saturday and she is going to show me how to make sushi and we will eat that for dinner. I have not eaten much sushi but am ecxited about it. Today mom and I will do some errands and then go over to her place to do a load of laundry and take a shower.
This morning I opened the door to let Gracie out and found that I had left the key in my door! I was upset with myself and also thankful that I always put a chair against the patio door for safety and also when the wind blows it tends to blow the door open and such. I am going to have to check to make sure that the key is not in the door. I am sure for awhile it will be one of those things that I get obsessed about checking often.
lj's so far are getting invited over to dinner......warm comfy sweatshirt on a cool morning....getting to take a shower (mine is still not working)....i have been on antibiotics for almost two weeks now and am feeling better...not sure if i am going to go back to the doctot to see if i should take another round since i am not totally healed or just wait a bit to see if i should...guess i should call and ask her. now back to the lj is that i am feeling better......continuing to read lots! i think since july i have read around 20 books. i am keeping track and would like to read at least one book a week. i am a fast reader and i like to read too....so what lj's do others have to share today?

Great fall day!

It is a beautiful fall day! I am hoping to get it together to get my place picked up so that I can spend sometime outside cleaning off the patio. I need to pick up and do dishes and those sorts of things YET my brain is wanting to read more of the book that I am reading which is called "Vintage Jesus" timeless answers for timely questions. I know already most of what the authors are talking about but it is good to be reminded and to see others perspectives on things. Good news is that I think that my mom is going to buy me a new washer and dryer which is fantastic because for one they both are old...the dryer sounds like a freight train and the washer will not rinse well. they MIGHT be able to be fixed but the best thing money wise is to buy news so we do not have to pour money into something that is not going to last much longer.

I am still needing to find somene who can fix my shower. Mom has been quite generous in letting me take a shower at her place and doing laundry over at her place too. Mom amazes me how she keeps going and going and does so much. I do not think any of my family read this blog but in case I will not go into detail but Mom and I are making some really cool christmas gifts this year I am eager to get started.


Life is seeming more back to norm with the electric back and then having the computer fixed etc....Gracie I can tell is even more herself with the week of no lights and such over and my being at my desk and she is under my desk taking a nap..she looks so sweet and calm. I hate to move to wake her up but usually if she has been in a deep sleep she will just go back to sleep or wander over to where I am in and lay down again.

What good books have people been reading? What lj's do you have to share?
Some lj's for me today so far....sleeping in and Gracie sleeping in also...being on the computer...getting into a pattern of spending a good amount of time in prayer before i get up from my bed in the a.m. .....Gracie such a sweetie....grape jelly for my pbj sandwiches which I tend to be eating at least one a day which are cheap and good....getting together with my friend eleanor tonight...i am almost done with my antibiotics and am feeling better.
well i told myself that i wanted to start cleaning by two p.m. so 20 more mintues on the computer for now.

caffeine

I am trying to get off of caffeine. It is not easy but I am getting used to it. The caffeine was causing some not so good things with my body. I miss it and drink it some but it has been most of the week without. I look at the diet pepsi's and they look so good but so has the the things that affect my body remind me of this is something i need to do. Anyone have a favorite caffeine free drink that they would recommend.IF I do break down and have a cup of regular coffee i try to have it by 3:00 p.m. or the latest like around 5:00. I am so glad that one can have a caffeine free latte with skim milk and some shots of a sugar free flavor...o.k. while talking about drinks i found out something that i did not know and i do not think many people know and that is that a banana is 100 calories! Did you know that?

First off............

for some reason i am not sure of i can read blogs but cannot post a comment on most of them which is a bummer....speaking of that i am happy for kelly that she is going to get to go to the concert. we all have people we like who others do not like. wow has it been a wild few weeks with the storm we had here! i lost mine for seven days! i am so thankful and grateful that mom had hers so she made me dinners and we would go out to eat and also just for gracie and i to get out some...there are still MANY trees down and such. i lost every thing in the fridge and freezer. again mom was so helpful in buying me some staples till the first of the month. my friend eleanor was so sweet she was making pot pies for her kids and to take to two friends of her who are getting over an operation so she made one for me too! it is so good and is for sure a few meals since it is the size of a family one made in a pie pan. i do not mind pbj's at all yet it is a nice change....she even brought me some grapes and a loaf of bread and was going to bring me some peanut butter but her daughter got into it but that is alright because i already have that and put the bread in the freezer since i already having one...does anyone else like frozen grapes? i do it is almost like a treat to me with them being icey and yummy. i eat fruit better when it is really cold and kind of icey.
gracie did o.k. during the storm she was bothered some when i had to use a flashlight at night and she also i think wondered why i was going to bed early for me since i would for the most part go to bed when it got dark. one kind of new thing for me is i am spending more time in prayer and i try to have it when i wake up to spend a good amount of time praying not just for me but for lots of people and situations i know that i am to be spending more time in intercessory prayer and am trying to be faithful in that.
i was surprized and blessed and felt loved by God the way I got thru the storm and no lights and that mom and i were safe because we did not think it was as bad as it was so we were out driving in it! the wind was so fierce at times yet we were both surprized at all of the destruction that it caused. it was the first time in 100 years that it had happened. they say the wind gusts did not get so high to cause a tornado but one would think that it had been one. how has the weather been where you all live?
i can tell that i have missed blogging because i am so "chatty" so some lj's for today....homemade pot pie...yummy ate some for breakfast and for a early dinner....mom and i went and looked at washer and dryers today checked out a discount place but not much of a discount plus if we go to this other place they have 24 month payment plan...gracie is such a support and such a sweetie. i found out that vinager helps take away the smell and such if one cleans up dog messes and then the odors go away even the vinager one.has anyone tried that before?.....and not least nor last are my blogger buddies whom i miss much. i hope somehow i can figure out on some of the blogs to leave comments i guess other wise i will need to leave my comments to people on my blog. hope that you all have a good weekend....who knows i will most likely post again this weekend. take care and everyone remember to take some time to take care of yourselves.

I am back online.......................

hello all.......wow has it been awhile. i was blessed that a friend of mine andy asked a friend of his to fix it and he did. it i tell you is such a blessing to have it back again. it is such a support for me!
i do not have much to share that will not be ages old. the wind storm here in ohio affected so so so many in this area. i was without lights from sunday before last when the storm hit and last sunday. mom was such a blessing (she had lights) to bring me dinner and take me out for dinners. gracie did fair...was not happy with it being dark and my using the flashlights.
i have missed you all...not sure if i will be able to read what all i have missed but one of these days i might. i want to catch up with writing people......i am feeling amidst the storm and not having lights even though i freaked out at times that God was here and with me....some lj's are trying the little bites brownies are so so good and just one serving.entermanns is the brand.....even if it does not happen my sister and brother in law might help money wise if i get into the program so just knowing that they want to help is a warm fuzzy aka lj....i have a friend e who i know from church who she and i are getting to be better friends. it is nice to have a telephone buddy to talk to during the week and to do things with also very nice jesus loving person....did i ever mention i have polka dot shoes red polka dot shoes which are so fun to wear and i smile when i see them....so some lj's for now and a huge joy for having my computer fixed.