I saw my doctor on Thursday. His secretary and nurse were quite sympathetic as I had been in just before we left, and I was so excited about my vacation.
Now, here I was, back from vacation and feeling sick.
I mean, really sick!
They were so nice, and so was my doctor. The exam went well and after writing me a prescription off I went.
Hopefully I will be feeling back to my normal self in a week or so!
Meanwhile,
clear liquids only for the next few days!
I’ll make my goal weight yet!
LOL!
This week I want to catch you all up on what’s happening in my little corner of the world!
1. The first day of spring is here…do you enjoy working in the yard? Weeding, raking, mowing, planting-your favorite springtime garden chore? How about your least favorite?
I love planting the garden, and planning it. I am not a fan of weeding the garden, but it made such a difference last year! We still have butternut squash left!
2. What puts a spring in your step?
When I fully understand something, when I accomplish something and anticipating my granddaughter!
3. Describe a time when you had to spring into action?
It was Easter a couple years ago and my cousin had brought home made yeast rolls with her to make, in a cast iron skillet. A (I think it was) dish towel got too close to the stove (gas) and the towel started to burn! I grabbed it, tossed it in the sink and turned on the water.
4. We’re having carrots for dinner…would you prefer yours raw or cooked?
Either way. Raw I like the baby carrots, cooked I like sliced big carrots.
5. Do you take the shampoos and other sundries from your hotel room when its time to check out?
I used to. I brought them home to have here for my guests. Now I have quite a little stash, so I have stopped doing this.
6. What’s the most enjoyable team or club you’ve belonged to and what was it that made it so?
Back when Hubby and I were first married, Hubby had several commuter apartments, that he shared with other pilots. The one in Miami was my favorite, due to the warm weather and the great group of guys. They all treated me like their little sister and sort of looked out for me.
7. Is cloning a sign of progress?
No. Heaven help us if someone ever clones me! I think we are not necessarily a product of our genes, but more a product of our experiences.
8. Insert your own random thought here.
Here I am. Yesterday I was going nuts because I could not make my “Smart TV” talk to Amazon. I tried all afternoon and it was choked up! Finally at 8 o’clock I told Hubby I was going to stop working on it and sleep on the problem. It seems lately, when I do that, I can see the problem and it all works out!
So I did that and this morning, I got up, turned on the TV and attempted to connect to Amazon to watch a free TV show (The pilot episode of NYPD Blue), and it worked! Hubby was shocked!
Our host is Gattina. Come join us and tell us what YOU did this past weekend! After all, you never know when you will need an alibi!
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It was a full and fun weekend this, my first full weekend home! First we had incredible weather, making me feel like spring had sprung, and I am finally starting to feel well.
When we landed last week from our vacation, I seemed to have gotten some sort of stomach flu. I just felt really terrible and very tired.
I struggled all week and then on Saturday, I started feeling better, which was great because my cousin and his girlfriend came to fix my computer.
It was fun to see him and get to know Cindy better, and I cooked a family favorite, Sauer Braten! Cindy made the best Chocolate Mousse for dessert and I felt like a contented feline! Purrrrrrr!
I worked after they left to reload my computer. I worked until 11 PM. Then today spent most of the day on Sunday getting things all worked out. I know there are still things left to do, but I think I will just work it out as I need to.
One thing my cousin did do is lock my WiFi down. The only thing left for me to do is to lock down the TV into the WiFi system. I wish I had taken a film of me connecting the Kindle! I must have done it a dozen times before I got it right!
Yes, today it felt really good to be home and to be able to catch up with all the little things in life.
And how was your weekend?
1. St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated this coming Saturday…what’s a favorite article of clothing you own that contains a touch o’ the green?
I really don’t wear the color green, because it makes me look sickly. But I do have a swim suit that I do wear occasionally.
2. What’s a favorite ‘green space’ in the town, state, or province where you live?
We are lucky enough that we have many state parks here in New Hampshire. I love to walk and hike them, and in the winter, ski them.
3. Do you wish you were taller, shorter, or think you’re just about right in the height department?
I’m fairly tall (5 feet 8 inches) and I think I am just about right. It was funny, though. On our cruise, I was so much taller than most of the women on the ship.
4. What’s the surest way for someone to pick a fight with you?
I am pretty even tempered. I guess it would be having someone tell me that they know just how I feel. Which is baloney!
5. Broccoli-Spinach-String Beans-Peas…of the four, your favorite green veg? (Or the one you dislike the least if that first option’s too hard. I just know there’s some veggie haters out there.)
I love green vegetables, it’s cauliflower I’m not fond of.
6. March is National Women’s History Month…besides friends, neighbors and the women you’re related to, who’s a woman in history you admire and why?
Mother Theresa. A woman who gave so so much of herself, so selflessly.
7. Keep Calm and rock on.
8. Insert your own random thought here.
Now that we are back home, it seems like springtime has arrived. We’ve had temperatures in the 60’s (f) and either sunny skies or slightly rainy. Either way, the snow is just about gone, and spring is in the air!
So here we are, back to real life. Our doggies are really thrilled to have us home, and it’s amazing how wonderful your own bed and pillows feel after a week away from them! In fact I woke up this morning to Anneliese’s pointy little nose straight into my face just waiting for me to open my eyes and wake up!
Both Hubby and I are feeling a little wiped out. Saturday started so early, in Ft. Lauderdale, when we got up at 6AM, and had breakfast, then hopped into a taxi for the airport. We couldn’t make the two flights we wanted to get on. So instead of going to Detroit we opted to take a flight to LaGaudia Airport in New York, and then fly up to Boston. All the way, it seemed we got the last two seats!
When we finally did reach Boston on Saturday, we needed to figure out a way to get to Manchester, New Hampshire, where we left our car! Fortunately, there is a shuttle service, and we were able take that to a Park and Ride, where the New Hampshire Airport Bus picked us up, and brought us to our car!
After buying some groceries we finished the drive home and got in about 8 PM, feeling drained and very tired.
Sunday found both Hubby and I wanting to nap and not do much else. I mean we got hit with the double whammy. Traveling on airplanes all day, and then the time change. Oh yeah, that sure will do a person in!
I am hoping to start the week with more energy. I have so many great stories to tell from my trip, but I just need a little more energy to write them all down!
On Saturday we went the extra mile (literally) to get home. But we got here, and after a day which started for me at 4:30 AM and didn’t end until 10 PM, I am just beat. So off to bed I go, and I will write all about things tomorrow!
This weeks thirteen, are thirteen things that are weighing on my mind.
1. The Hodgepodge falls on the last day of February this year, a leap year. How will you spend that extra day?
Getting ready for our vacation, and going to Weight Watchers. We are trying to pack lightly, and so a lot of thought is going into this. At least this year I have my Kindle, so I won’t be lugging around heavy books.
2. What has recently required a leap of faith on your part?
There are times I feel that every day is a leap of faith. I pray each and every day for guidance from God, in my life.
3. We’re one week into the season of Lent…are you marking these 40 days in some way? Giving something up or adding something extra to normal life? How’s it going so far?
I am giving up cookies and cakes during the Lenten Season. Not that I really eat them much, but I figured every little bit helps.
4. When was the last time you sat beside a fire?
Last night. I sure love a good fire in the hearth!
5. Surf and Turf is on the menu. Do you order as is or do you ask for just the surf (lobster), just the turf (steak), or a menu so you can select another option?
Menu. If it’s a good seafood restaurant I would order whole belly fried clams! My favorite. Since I am a New England girl, I can cook a good Lobster any time, and tossing a steak on the grill, or making a prime rib, is not tough either, but I just can’t get those clams right.
6. If you could have any television program back, not in reruns but in new episodes, what program would you choose?
Friends. We sure enjoyed that show!
7. They say an elephant never forgets. These days would you say your memory is more like an elephant or a gnat?
I find as I get older, my memory just isn’t all that good. But not gnat worthy either.
8. Insert your own random thought here.
I leave on Friday for our trip. We cruising to the Western Caribbean, while our wonderful house/dog sitter just moves in. I am a little nervous, because we are due for snow here in the northeast and I don’t want flights cancelled. We may yet, have to drive to an airport further south from here.
At 7 AM on Monday the alarm clock went off and Hubby jumped up from the bed. “I’ll give you a million dollars if you let me stay in bed”, I moaned.
The covers came off and a smiling face greeted me. “No go, Princess. Get up. It’s time to ski.”
What is it about Hubby? He is 20 years older than me and yet he still has twice the energy that I do! I crawled out of bed and I dressed quickly. It was chilly in the house, and all I wanted was coffee.
I came out to the kitchen, and the coffee was almost done dripping. Don’t you just love that smell? Coffee!!!
We drove down to Gunstock Mountain, and I was surprised at the number of cars there. It is vacation week for our New Hampshire kids, and I expected more people. We hiked up to the lodge, and began the transformation into our ski gear.
It funny. This year I have actually skied more than last and I see more and more people that I know.
I actually have to thank Hubby for the morning. The snow was the best that it has been all year, and we got the first run down the mountain on the best trail. It was so good, in fact I insisted that we do it again!
We went to the top of another slope and started to ski down when we came upon an older woman who was lying in the snow. Her friends stood around her, not knowing what to do. Hubby and I sprung into action. He took off to alert the Ski Patrol, and I stayed with the woman and her friends to do some very basic first aid. My diagnosis is probably a separated shoulder. I sure felt bad for her.
After the Ski Patrol came, we went back to our skiing and in some ways Hubby was getting me to race down the mountain! I have to admit, the last two runs, had me breathing heavy, and my legs turning to jelly!
It was all good!
Upon arriving at home, I opened our snail mail, only to see that my dental insurance was not correct. I’d had my usual cleaning earlier this month, and when I called to ask about the $170.00 balance, the Insurance Company told me I had no Dental Insurance! Huh? I pay nearly $40.00 per month for this insurance! So I called the company Hubby used to work for before retirement, and they are working on the glitch! They could see right away that I did indeed have insurance!
That ate up my entire afternoon though and when I was done all I wanted was to chill out a little. But that was when we discovered the Direct TV Channel guide was missing. So after much hemming and hawing, I found one on Wikipedia and printed it out.
I’m almost afraid of what will happen next!