Ho Hum!

For some strange reason, I have been waking up and getting up really early the last couple of days. This morning it was 6. All I can think about is ALL those mornings when I HAD to go to work that I would have loved to sleep in. Yesterday morning, after I discovered that the grass was not wet, I went ahead and mowed the lawn really early when the heat was not as bad. That will be the plan for the rest of the summer because it really was easier to do then. There seems to be very few mornings that the grass is not wet with dew. I cannot mow it that way. It is just too hard. I've decided that there will come a time when I will have to buy a riding lawn mower or pay someone to do the yard. I do realize that one can purchase smaller riding lawn mowers than we have at Dad's. I seriously doubt that I could find anyone who could do my yard just like I want it done. I am very anal about it. It has to be exactly right!!

Back to NORMAL!

And NORMAL for me is working too hard, getting too hot, and generally just used up!! My sister-in-law called me and told me they had picked two rows of corn and left the other two for me. I went and picked the corn, got it all off the cobs and froze it. Some for me and some for Mom. Then I found out that she (Mom) had picked some green beans this morning. She should not be doing that because it is just too hot and she has to bend over and the ground is very uneven. She puts her walker over the row and holds on to it with one hand and picks with the other. There is no bean on Earth worth her doing that, so I went out in the heat of the day to pick beans. Even I didn't get through because of the oppressive heat. I told her I would come back tomorrow and finish picking them, but I bet she will go out and try to pick some more. That's just the way she rolls!!

The topper to all this is that I am sitting here drinking a C2 coke. Yes, my very favorite and it is in a freezer mug and the coke is all frozen like an icee. It is delicious!! I was so happy to learn that they do still make these drinks, but they are not available anywhere near me. I brought a bunch back from the east coast where they are abundant. My day will be complete once I get a nice shower and some corn and tomatoes on my dinner plate. Life is good!

I'm a sucker!

I don't even know why I bought this ridiculous picture!

I have always wanted to see Graceland and when I looked at the map while I was in Birmingham, I saw that it was not far to Memphis. That's all it took for me to take off on a tangent. Side trips are something I always like to do on a spur of the moment because if I think about it too long, I would probably just not go!

Cool kids!

I'm Back!

But I am very tired, so posts on my trip will be later. I arrived home about 10:15 this morning and have already been to Mom and Dad's to eat fresh corn on the cob and tomatoes. EXCELLENT!

I came back expecting to have a load of yard work waiting for me. To my surprise, my yard has been mowed, edged and blown clean. My brother didn't do it, so it had to be my neighbor across the street who was watering things for me. I surely didn't expect him to mow my yard!! Great Neighbor! More later!I had a great trip, but I am always glad to be home. My butt was tired of all that sitting and driving for 2153 miles.

Buh-Bye!

Be Back Soon!
Time to go see the babies!

An OMEN????

Edited to add: There will be no possessions repossessed while I am away! The website is back up! Bills are paid.
I hope not! Today is the day that I was going to pay all the bills before leaving tomorrow on a little road trip. All my bill paying is done online. Logged in to "processing error"! Called them only to find out the system is DOWN! Oh NO! What do I do? Write a check and mail it by snail mail???? So archaic! If it isn't working by later on tonight, I guess that's exactly what I will do!! I'm so spoiled!!!

Daayum!

ROOT CANAL: $610.00!!!!!!

No Bugs!

Last year in May, a truck pulled up into my yard and started spraying around the foundation. I guess the builder had contracted with them to do that. They told me that for $150 they would come back in a year. Well, today they came back, looked around inside and outside, didn't spray anything, didn't see any signs of bugs, got another $150 and will be back in a year unless I need them before. WTH!

Remembering with thanks....

Bounce back????

Today was the first day that I went anywhere except to the dentist office. I had just a few errands to run....all right here in town. I am totally exhausted. Just a few days of inactivity does a number on my old body these days. I still have some risidual pain, but aspirins seem to do the trick on it. I really don't like taking those pain pills.....unlike my younger days when I would take one for NO reason!!! :)

Day ONE!

Construction started big time on the new road behind my house. Yesterday morning this was a field full of mice. I'm glad to see the road begin and the mice gone somewhere else. I know it's their home, so I don't want to hear from any tree huggers. Leave me alone. I don't care!The top picture shows my house.

Bluebird Taj Mahal

If my bluebirds don't come back for this, then they are just too dumb to belong in my yard. My cousin's husband made this for me and put it in the yard for me. It cannot be near a fence or a bush because predators smell the eggs or the babies and do everything in their power to get at them. The main predators are raccoons and black snakes. The stove pipe around the pole will prevent a snake from getting them and the screen around the hole (bluebird front porch) is long enough that even a raccoon's long arm could not reach the babies even if he were able to get up the pole. There is a door on the side that I can open to see about the babies and clean out the old nest. How cool is this!!!

What a difference a day makes!

Edited to add: I burned the cabbage and have since had to take a pain pill!!

I feel so much better today and have very little pain. I don't want to get overly optimistic because it sets me up for disappointment when the pain returns. I am even cooking lunch today. I met a man at church Sunday who lives down the road from me and I commented on his beautiful garden. Today he brought me a bucket full of squash, so I am cooking squash, cabbage, new potatoes and cornbread. There goes the five pounds I lost since my mouth has been hurting!!!

Construction has begun on the street behind my house. I saw the surveyors out yesterday and at 7 this morning, I heard the big earth moving machines. It will be interesting to watch. I have two friends who will be building behind me, so I am anxious, along with them, to get started on their homes.

More misery for me!

My excellent record of feeling really good for so long has been shattered. Today I had to go back to the dentist due to a most uncomfortable night that involved ice packs and pain pills. He took the packing out to make sure the pressure had not built up inside again. It drained a little, but not enough to warrant that much pain. I am trying to give the antibiotic long enough to clear up the infection, but the chance still remains that the tooth right next door will have to have a root canal as well. My pain should be much less by now, but the infection was raging, so it may take a while. Now I'm worried about this getting in the way of my upcoming road trip to Hilton Head. I sure hope not! Where is dental insurance when it's needed??? Not in my name!!

ouch...AGAIN!

I was able to see my dentist this morning. I have an abscessed tooth...maybe even two teeth next to each other are affected. He did the first session of a root canal. Unfortunately, my mouth still hurts just as bad as it did before I went. He prescribed me some oxycodone, which doesn't seem to be helping much. This is all new to me as I have never had a root canal. I don't like it!!! I have already called to see if it should be still hurting as bad as it does. They said yes, it could because of all the disturbing that was done down in the root canal. If it doesn't calm down by tomorrow, I am to go back in. It is only temporarily closed now and pressure could build up again, but he said it wasn't draining much when he closed it up after cleaning it out and putting in antibiotic. Everyone is different, so anything could happen.

I was supposed to get a perm at 1:00 today. That didn't happen because I just couldn't. At that time the anesthetic was just dying off and I was just DYING!!!

Recap

Due to the abundance of drugs I am on, I couldn't manage to do much but lie around until 1:00. My mom told me that my friend was bringing Dad a truck load of compost, so I managed to shower and go by Wal Mart to get a few things for Mom and go on to their house. Tonight we went out for catfish. I did manage to eat even though my mouth still hurts bad. I took a pain pill before I went. Now I am home waiting for my cousin from Virginia to bring me a real bluebird house on a pole that critters can't get in and eat the babies. She and her husband drove their truck from Virginia because last month when they were here, they bought a boat. Now they have to pull it with their truck back to Virginia rather than pay $5,000 to have it delivered. Since they were in their truck, they brought me a beautiful, high class Taj Mahal for my bluebirds. Now I hope my birds will come back. They left when I took down their house. Can't say as I blame them, but I couldn't stand to watch more babies hatch only to have something eat them!!! I'm just SOFT that way.

OUCH!

Something is going on in my mouth that hurts like hell. I had no cavities when I went to the dentist a couple of months ago, so I don't know what's going on. For four days, I have been taking aspirins for pain, but last night the aspirins were not working. I looked around the cabinets and found vicodin. I don't like to take that, but I cut one in two and took it. It helped, but it didn't last. Sometime during the night I had to take the other half. I'm trying to hold out until Monday to call my new dentist.

Wonderful, glorious days!

The past few days have been absolutely perfect. Right now the temp is 71 degrees. That's just unheard of for this time of year here. It's so, so pleasant to be outside, which is where I love to be these days. My flowers are all blooming and my caladiums are coming up. Each day is a new surprise that I look forward to. Today I went to the garden and got a bunch of cucumbers and potatoes. My brother had already picked all the squash, but there will be more in a few days. I even pulled a few carrots. I only have about seven plants, but they each have a carrot under them. My brother loves beets, so he picked some beets for Mom to pickle for him. Life is good. God is good!

Eat...eat...eat!

That about covers my last two days! Yesterday I got about half of the yard done before I was DONE! It was very hot and steamy, so I had to go in the cool to save myself and rest before going to get Mom and Dad and taking them to my brother's lake house for a fish fry. Needless to say, I was full like a tick when I got home last night.

Today has been totally wasted and it is such a pretty day. The weather is cool and dry after storms last night and I have totally blown off the whole day inside. Before 11:00 today I had cooked cornbread, REAL chicken strips, new potatoes, and squash. I had also eaten it before 11:00. Then I took a little nap until 2 and went back and ate again! Yes, I am a glutton! I should not be wasting this perfect day when I still have yard work to do, but my excuse is that tomorrow is supposed to be even cooler, so I can do it then!!! Yeah, that works!