SUPPER CLUB - Wed, aug 3rd
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 5:02 am
Good Morning!
We did have our boomer storm yesterday. It woke up the cats and we got a good soaking! I'm not sure where yesterday went. I played some in the sewing room after my massage. And I took a nap! I rarely nap but since it was stormy yesterday afternoon, Bill build a fire and we all - Bill, me, Riley, Foxy, and Scottie - all lounged around and eventually fell asleep! What a great afternoon!
We got a text last night from my brother's wife. Jim has been having hip/thigh pain for weeks and I kept telling them to go to the doctor. I thought, from his description, that it might be a stress fracture, a pulled muscle, or his bladder ca had gone into his bones. FINALLY, they went to the doctor for a CT scan to follow up his February bladder cancer surgery - and they saw a stress fracture on the scan. He's supposed to stay off it for 6-8 weeks. Of course, he's been walking around on it for at least 3 weeks that we know of. Keeping Jim down is hard work. They got home from the doctor yesterday and Terry said he already wanted to go out to his tractor! One of the problems with staying off his feet is that his mobility is already so compromised from his Parkinsons that his muscles will be jelly and he'll need P.T. to be able to walk again. And he HATES P.T. We're taking pizza over to them today for lunch - a way of keeping him in his chair for a little bit, anyway. I'm going to suggest they have a P.T. come to the house and teach him some exercises to do while sitting so he doesn't lose so much muscle tone. they won't do it, but as a nurse and a sister, I feel compelled to try.
TINA - so happy for your mom!! your family needed some good news!
IRISH - well, even if Jim gets you confused with the 'she' who does all the work, at least he remembers he's married to somebody!!
BECCA - I often use leftover front fabric for the back, piecing it whatever way I can. I like a hodge podge look. One time I cut all my leftover flannel from kids pj's, shirts, etc. into 10" blocks and serged them together. made a great backing and I enjoy looking at the various prints and remembering past projects and people I made them for.
CAROL - my routine is to get up between 5 and 5:30, sometimes earlier (depends on Mr. Dog). I feed the crowd (have two cats, too), grab my coffee and computer, and here I am! I tried to talk my sis and BIL into rescheduling their 'elective' procedures. They won't even consider it. Oh well. I can only do what I can do - especially from 1,400 miles away.
CHICKIE - we had boomers and pouring rain yesterday. I felt guilty because I know you need the rain more than we do! I used to drag hoses every day when Bill was working, but when he retired, I told him he could take over that job. He could care less about flowers, but he loves our rhodies, so he simply used a network of small PVC pipe and hoses, sprinklers and timers. He sets it up in early summer and takes it down in the fall. Now, the only things we have to water are the pots on the deck. The timers will go off at least twice a day for as long as you set them. Some is sprinklers and some is irrigation drip hoses. .
JANA - what's the word from Utah?
Because we had an unusual afternoon yesterday - napping downstairs in the family room in front of the fire with the "kids", it kind of rolled into evening and no one felt like cooking. So we ended up with grilled cheese and grapes for supper. So TONITE will be tamale pie. Honest. I will cook up the hamburger mixture early in the day, then assemble the pie this evening and pop it into the oven. I found this recipe in my recipe box and thought I'd try it. If we don't like it, out it goes!
I hope whatever your dinner is tonite, you like it!
We did have our boomer storm yesterday. It woke up the cats and we got a good soaking! I'm not sure where yesterday went. I played some in the sewing room after my massage. And I took a nap! I rarely nap but since it was stormy yesterday afternoon, Bill build a fire and we all - Bill, me, Riley, Foxy, and Scottie - all lounged around and eventually fell asleep! What a great afternoon!
We got a text last night from my brother's wife. Jim has been having hip/thigh pain for weeks and I kept telling them to go to the doctor. I thought, from his description, that it might be a stress fracture, a pulled muscle, or his bladder ca had gone into his bones. FINALLY, they went to the doctor for a CT scan to follow up his February bladder cancer surgery - and they saw a stress fracture on the scan. He's supposed to stay off it for 6-8 weeks. Of course, he's been walking around on it for at least 3 weeks that we know of. Keeping Jim down is hard work. They got home from the doctor yesterday and Terry said he already wanted to go out to his tractor! One of the problems with staying off his feet is that his mobility is already so compromised from his Parkinsons that his muscles will be jelly and he'll need P.T. to be able to walk again. And he HATES P.T. We're taking pizza over to them today for lunch - a way of keeping him in his chair for a little bit, anyway. I'm going to suggest they have a P.T. come to the house and teach him some exercises to do while sitting so he doesn't lose so much muscle tone. they won't do it, but as a nurse and a sister, I feel compelled to try.
TINA - so happy for your mom!! your family needed some good news!
IRISH - well, even if Jim gets you confused with the 'she' who does all the work, at least he remembers he's married to somebody!!
BECCA - I often use leftover front fabric for the back, piecing it whatever way I can. I like a hodge podge look. One time I cut all my leftover flannel from kids pj's, shirts, etc. into 10" blocks and serged them together. made a great backing and I enjoy looking at the various prints and remembering past projects and people I made them for.
CAROL - my routine is to get up between 5 and 5:30, sometimes earlier (depends on Mr. Dog). I feed the crowd (have two cats, too), grab my coffee and computer, and here I am! I tried to talk my sis and BIL into rescheduling their 'elective' procedures. They won't even consider it. Oh well. I can only do what I can do - especially from 1,400 miles away.
CHICKIE - we had boomers and pouring rain yesterday. I felt guilty because I know you need the rain more than we do! I used to drag hoses every day when Bill was working, but when he retired, I told him he could take over that job. He could care less about flowers, but he loves our rhodies, so he simply used a network of small PVC pipe and hoses, sprinklers and timers. He sets it up in early summer and takes it down in the fall. Now, the only things we have to water are the pots on the deck. The timers will go off at least twice a day for as long as you set them. Some is sprinklers and some is irrigation drip hoses. .
JANA - what's the word from Utah?
Because we had an unusual afternoon yesterday - napping downstairs in the family room in front of the fire with the "kids", it kind of rolled into evening and no one felt like cooking. So we ended up with grilled cheese and grapes for supper. So TONITE will be tamale pie. Honest. I will cook up the hamburger mixture early in the day, then assemble the pie this evening and pop it into the oven. I found this recipe in my recipe box and thought I'd try it. If we don't like it, out it goes!
I hope whatever your dinner is tonite, you like it!