The Friday Five

It is not just the end of another week, but for me it’s the end of a fortnight. Two weeks ago I was recalled after my yearly mammogram, and this is what’s been going on.

  1. I went back for a second mammogram, and they also did a CAT Scan of the right breast. I met with the Radiologist, and he wanted me to see a breast expert.
  2. Since I use Dartmouth Hitchcock, I asked for a referral there, and left thinking it would only be a matter of a few days.
  3. In fact, it took almost two weeks before I got in. I have literally gone crazy with worry during this time. Talk about freaking out. My mother had breast cancer, my brother died from Lymphoma, and of course I have had cancer myself, so I am afraid there was no stopping me from worrying.
  4. I started to feel sick on Monday, but when they called on Tuesday and was asked if I could be there for an exam at 3 PM, I raced to change my clothes and get in the car and drive for an hour to take care of this!
  5. I did make the appointment, and after an hour and 20 minutes of scans and exams it was diagnosed as a deep breast bruise! Who knew you could even get such a thing? Apparently Arnie must have jumped on me and cause the deep bruise. The doctor told me that had the mammogram been done a month later, there wouldn’t have been anything to see!

So after 2 weeks of really suffering with worry, I can now go forward and feel confident that all is well. I still got the silly cold that I was trying so hard to fight off, but I seem to be recovering quickly from that!

Have a great weekend!

The Friday Five

Another week has come and gone and so here we are with September almost over! 2016 is flying by and before long Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here. Then it will be 2017!

So here we go, five things happening in my world this week!

  1. We watched the new season of NCIS on Tuesday and really enjoyed the addition of Jennifer Esposito at Alexandra Quinn, a new member of the NCIS team. Jennifer was on Blue Bloods a couple of years ago, playing Jackie, and I loved her acting. I am so happy to see her as a series regular again.
  2. You will never guess who has become my constant companion during the days? Lili! She follows me everywhere, and sits all snuggled up to me. She is slowly calming down and becoming a real sweetie. Not that she wasn’t sweet before, but oh my goodness, this dog was on the go, non-stop!
  3. I made Lamb Paprikash for Hubby’s dinner last night. They had boneless leg of lamb on sale for $2.99 a pound, so what the heck! We both love lamb and haven’t had this in a long time.
  4. We literally have almost no color here at all. I saw a flash of red the other day, but most of our early leaf turners are still green. They have said that the drought and heat of this past summer is the cause.
  5. I plan to go to see my daughter, granddaughter and grandson this weekend. Savannah starts her ballet, and I want to go to the Apple Store to buy my very first Apple product. An Apple Nano.

Have a great weekend!

Friday Five

Another Friday is upon us, and this week was a pretty busy one for me. Besides the usual, here are the five highlights of my week.

  1. My grandson, Quinn, is like, super baby! This six month old baby, is sitting up, crawling, and pulling himself to his feet! It will not be long until he is walking!
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  3. The finger I sliced last week has healed up very well. I love ‎Bacitracin. That and keeping it clean and dry, and the slice healed beautifully.
  4. I made one last batch of tomato sauce. It came out well, and since I wanted to use part of it right up, I got a spaghetti squash to have as my “noodles”. Hubby had pasta.
  5. Poor Hubby has been suffering with bursitis in his shoulder. He goes on Monday for an injection. I hope it will help him feel better.
  6. I woke to 38 degrees this morning! When I went out to walk the dogs I could see my breath. Coldest morning this fall.

I hope your weekend is great and that you are planning something fun to do. Autumn is my favorite time of year, due to the crisp air and the slightly shorter days. I know that sounds funny, but the dogs seem to sleep better, thus I actually get some sleep too!

The Friday Five

Another week has flown by. I think it is like that because of the long Holiday weekend, last week. But here we are entering the second week of September. Anyway, here are 5 things going on in my life.

  1. I’m getting my hair cut and dipped in the fountain of youth! I always love this day because, for a couple of hours I get pampered!
  2. I have a vegetable drawer full of cucumbers. After my appointment this morning, I plan to come home and make Moon Glow Pickles!
  3. I have three episodes left of “Homeland” to watch and then we have to wait until December for new episodes! I may go back and re-watch the entire series again so I can focus more on the character development.
  4. There has been no communication from the contractor since his disaster and the flooding of my master bathroom. I will give him a few more day before he gets another letter.
  5. I’ve discovered a woman who is on Facebook, Youtube and has a blog. Her name is Meredith and she is absolutely hilarious. Here is a link to my favorite routine.

Friday Five

Another week has flown by and here we are, September 1st! I think my Christmas shopping must start very soon. Here is a little bit about my week.

  1. I felt a little tired on Monday, and woke in the night with a high temperature. I didn’t freak out, just took aspirin, went to bed and sipped ginger ale.
  2. Wednesday found me feeling better, and the fever was gone. It is so funny how this thing comes on at the drop of a hat and departs pretty much the same way.
  3. I’m making another batch of tomato sauce tomorrow. I have so many tomatoes to use up before they go bad.
  4. There was a bear in our part of the “hood”! My neighbor saw him up a tree. When he heard her dog, who thankfully was on a lead, the bear climbed down and scurried off!
  5. Going to see my daughter’s family and friends at an end of the summer party. I am really looking forward to that!

And how was your week?

Friday Five: August 26, 2016

So here we are. It’s Friday. Life has been busy, somewhat stressful, but we keep going on and somehow Hubby and I manage to smile at each other, at the beginning and the end of the day. Here are the five things going on that have gotten most of my attention this week.

  1. The roof! Oh I thought this would be easy. I liked the contractor, but last week when we had the driving rain storm, the roofer had not covered his work area well enough, and at 2:30 in the morning, I had Niagara Falls in the master bath! Talk about scary and horrifying all at the same time.
  2. We had the roofer crawl up into one of the crawl spaces and pull the batten insulation, so we can dry it completely. We also mopped the ceilings and set a dehumidifier up. Yeah, stress, with all capitol letters!
  3. The “new skylight” is not the correct one. Once you put the screen in there is no way to adjust the shade! It will need a retro-fit repair.
  4. My vanity in the master bath had a back splash. I say “had” because it is damaged, beyond repair! I am heart sick!
  5. And so far the other work we contracted to get done, has not been finished. No, we have not made the final payment, and we will not until all the issues that were caused by the roofer are resolved.

So yeah, a tad stressful. But, here is the good news, My grandchildren are coming on Saturday and I have all sorts of things planned. Including swimming and playing in Oma’s Lake!

Friday Five

This weeks Friday Five has me looking back, over the years, at all the time spent with members of the graduating class, at Falmouth High School in 1976.

  1. I was born at the mid point of November in 1958. Back then you had to have turned 5 by the first week of that month, or they held you out a year. I had gone to Mrs. Marshall’s Nursery School with so many of my classmates, yet when school started, I was held out a year! Talk about miserable. I could read some and write and when all my friends went to school I was at home.
  2. The following year I did start school, and really, I had a blast with the kids in my grade and as we went forward, I settled in, but I also managed to keep track of the grade ahead of me.
  3. In High School, I fell in love with a classmate in the next class. We became inseparable. Like Frick and Frack. My only problem was that we wanted to get married, but I would have another year left of school. So, that summer between my Sophomore and Junior year, I took four courses at Summer School in order to have all the credits I needed to skip ahead a grade. I actually loved Summer School, and I think I learned more. I had wonderful teachers, and class size was just a few kids in each class. At the end of the Summer of 1975, I entered school as a member of the Class of 1976. Right back where I belonged!
  4. My first husband and I married that December, and recently I learned that we caused quite the scandal, as my sister was told we “had” to get married. This made me laugh like crazy because although I did get pregnant a few months later, Mandy was born the day after our first wedding anniversary!
  5. So many of these men and women, I have known well, since I was a baby, and many more became friends through Drama Club or the band. But for me, in the end, graduating with the Class of 1976 was just right!

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Friday Five

This has been an incredible week. So many appointments, and so many things to freeze and put up from my garden. So here are five things from the week that was.

  1. My MRI showed a few problems. One I will most likely need surgery on, but the other was good news! It seems the bone graft took and has grown the way they wanted it to.
  2. My garden has been so fruitful this year. So many beans and peas and zucchini and summer squash.  I’ve been blanching and freezing and canning everything I can before we are off on vacation.
  3. I’ve done two full batches of pickles.
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    Moon Glow Pickles cooking.

    One Bread & Butter and one Moon Glow. They both take a ton of cucumbers and since my pickling cucumbers came in all at once, we were very lucky!
  4. I got my hair cut very short once again. Last time it took me three weeks to get used to it. This time, I am happily enjoying the freedom that short hair allows.
  5. I finally know I am addicted to the Showtime series “Homeland”. Hubby and I were talking about our friend’s Great Dane and I said her name was “Brody”. Hubby burst out laughing. Her name is Bronty, Brody is a character on “Homeland”!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone, enjoy the sunshine and the lazy, hazy, crazy, days of summer!

Friday Five

Yesterday I was over for a check-up with my neurosurgeon. I’ve been having a few problems, and I was glad for the chance to go in and start the process of discovery.

  1. I’ve had a discomfort, that has slowly turned into pain when I swallow. In seven months I have been unable to wear a turtleneck or anything that fits closely to my neck.
  2. They found that the plate in my neck has moved. Thus accounting for the above symptoms.
  3. I had a thorough neurological evaluation during the exam, and they found a loss of sensation on the left side in my fingers, arms, etc. I’ve been having pain there too.
  4. The x-rays show, a few suspicious areas. And the P.A. I was seeing told me he wanted to talk to my surgeon and get back to me. But I had an odd feeling, as he walked me out, he kept telling me to be very careful, no heavy lifting, no dog walking, just to lay low. He said he would talk to me on Friday.
  5. I was half way home when my cell phone rang. It was the P.A. and he had already spoken to my surgeon, who wants the MRI done quickly and then he wants to see me after. So the P.A. told me the secretary would call on Friday with my appointment.

So I am trying to lay low, and stay calm, but I admit to being frightened by the prospect of more surgery. Oh well, I guess until I know, there is nothing I can do, but wait. I have never been a good wait-er!

Friday Five

This was a slightly odd week for me all around. I found I had so much to do and not always a lot of time to get it done. So here we go, a wrap up for the week of July 11-15, 2016.

  1. We are still in the midst of a muggy, sticky, heat wave. Hubby and I have taken turns watering the garden and the patio pots, but some days, the poor plants really looked wilted.
  2. Weight Watchers was really good this week. I feel like  I have clicked into place and it seems easier to follow the plan. I have currently lost 13 pounds and I am feeling strong in my determination.
  3. Lili had her yearly Veterinarian visit, and it wasn’t nearly as horrible as I thought. She weighs 72 pounds, and is in very good health, despite having yeast infections in both ears. We will work on putting drops in her ears and hopefully get that under control. Then we need to figure out what she is allergic to.
  4. Anneliese was with us because my poor baby girl is having terrible skin problems. Her problems are also allergy, but not food related. She is probably allergic to grass, or pollen or something like that. She got a shot of Prednisone, and a prescription of antibiotics.
  5. I am off to see my grands today and to babysit. This is my favorite thing to do. My grandchildren are so special to me, and I feel so blessed to have them in my life.

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Have a wonderful weekend, everyone, and enjoy summer up here in the north! While our friends down under in Australia are freezing!