I thought it was going to rain this afternoon so I went to the movie. It's something I used to do often in Texas, but have done very few times since I moved. My movie of choice today was RATatatoulli....bad choice since I had to slay a family of rats this morning. I was not impressed with this movie and I usually like all PIXAR movies. This one was not funny, had no innuendos that adults would get while children would not, and it was NOT funny. I didn't laugh even once. I even considered leaving before it was over. Thumbs down on this one.
Small rant: If you go to the movie, try to make an effort to sit there for at least an hour and a half. There were maybe 15 people in the whole theater, but of course, the two who can't sit through a movie had to sit on my row. While they could have gone out the other end of the row and not bothered me, they each came in and out 3 times during the movie. WTF! Sit down or go home!!!
I threw a big chunk of rat killer in the flower bed where the rats are and when I checked after I got home, it is GONE! No rat I have ever seen could pick it up and move it. They can shove it around while they are biting pieces off of it, but I could not find it anywhere!! Geeze....this kind of stuff makes me crazy.
I was out finishing up the yard this morning when I found 4 baby mice in a flower bed. Go ahead and call PETA 'cause those babies are DEAD! I cannot be a hatching ground for rats!! It's just not gonna happen. Deal with it!
I'm just sure the Food Network is trying to contact me. Yes, I picked the blueberries. Yes, I made the cobbler. Yes, it is really, really good! I surprised even me!!
I spent two hours trying to finish up the yard today in the heat of the day. I know....I know...I'm an idiot! I finished the mowing, but still did not quite finish the edging. I kept having to sit down to rest and cool off. Last year I had a tall fan in the garage that I would sit in front of, but it bit the dust over the winter in the attic. I think another one needs to be on my "to buy" list. Edging just kicks my butt and I have to stop a lot because my back hurts and my arms get tired, but I usually keep plugging along until I get it all done. That didn't happen today. The back yard didn't get edged yet. I'll do it tomorrow. I think I will go now to my brother's and pick some blueberries....maybe even make something good with them!!!
I have been mowing and when I got to the back yard, something was moving in the deep, deep grass ahead of the mower. I finally saw that it was a big rat and I thought he would go on under the fence and out into the field beyond the fence. He did not! He came right back toward my house, so I quit mowing and came in and closed the garage door. I do not want a rat in my garage!!! This mowing job is turning into 3 days. By the time I finish, I will need to start over again. That rat really made me mad. I haven't seen any since the winter time!!
I am weak as a kitten. Since I haven't hit a lick physically for two weeks due to illness and subsequent weakness from that, I am still too weak to mow the yard. Of course, 100% humidity isn't helping any, but I waited until after 6 P.M. and the sun was gone. I could not even finish the front yard. Tomorrow I will have to give it another shot and try to finish. Geeze, old age sucks!!
The weather man said last night that we had been in a sort of drought for 7 years meaning that we were under the yearly inches we should have each year. I believe the drought is over! It has not let up all day and I have been so very lazy....nothing but eating and sleeping!! I have kept the garage door down and never got out of my sleeping attire. When I lived in Texas and it rained all day, I would go to Barnes and Noble and read or go to a movie. There are several movies I want to see right now, but I was just too lazy.
That's two woohoo's for two reasons. Big Brother 8 started tonight. I can't believe I have been watching that show for 8 seasons!!! Now I have something to look forward to on TV! Summer's pretty much suck for TV watching.
Reason #2 woohoo is that for the first time in many years, my cholesterol is in the normal range and not printed in BOLD FACE on the print out. It's 197, but I'll take that and avoid taking cholesterol meds. I have read and heard too much negative stuff about them. Even my triglycerides, which were 240 last time are down to 179. Unfortunately, my kidney numbers were all whacked out, but I was a very sick puppy when that blood was taken. I'm sure that's why and the doc thinks so too.
I went to Mom's early to make the fried fruit tarts for her. It requires rolling out 20 biscuits and filling them with apricot stuff and frying them. Mom had already rolled out 20 biscuits for her chicken pie and it's just hard, labor intensive work. I told her that when she is gone those people are not getting chicken pie and tarts any more. I'm not making them!!! Actually, when the last few of that generation is gone, the tradition of a 4th of July reunion will probably die with them. The next generation (me) is just really not interested. I know I'm not!
I made my trek down to the farm to do some things that I knew needed to be done in the garden. Turns out my brother had already done everything. Found out my mom's sister was being taken to the hospital....just got back from seeing about her. Tonight is the community concert for the 4th of July. It is always awesome and I hope to make it there. I have to make potato salad tonight for the family reunion tomorrow. Tomorrow morning I will have to go help mom roll out the dough for her chicken pie and her fruit tarts that she always takes to the reunion. Those people go get her fruit tarts before they put anything else on their plates just to make sure they get one!! That's how good they are, but we don't make but 20!!! The race is on!!
Just as I finished the last bite of my turkey and tomato sandwich, my dad called and said dinner would be ready in 30 minutes. I told him I didn't know Mom was cooking today. Well, she wasn't, but my brother and sister-in-law had been at their house working...mowing and picking peas...so she started cooking. I just asked him yesterday if anything needed to be harvested today. I would have gone to help if I had known. I kind of still don't want to get overheated just yet because of how sick I was last week. I feel guilty when I don't get there to help Stewart and Carolyn. Keeping up with the chores on such a big place is not easy. I just stayed home and took a nap!!
I wish I had pictures to document last night and today, but my camera battery died. My "adopted" South Carolina family came through here on a business trip and spent the night with Grandma Beatty. I was thrilled to see them and loved sharing my new home with them for the night. Today Grandma Beatty was the Louisiana Southern cookin' grandma using all fresh veggies from our garden....peas, corn, cornbread, potatoes, and SWEET TEA. Nothing is more Southern than that. Denise will have lots of pictures. We went down to my mom and dad's and found a ripe watermelon for Megan. All is well! They are 'On the road again' (insert Willie Nelson here)!!!
Last night was a restless, sleepless night. My back was hurting in the kidney area and I was just sure that my infection was in the kidneys. It was so painful that I was seeing myself having to go to the hospital for IV antibiotics. Then I realized that I have NO hospital appropriate attire. Most times I was in the hospital, it involved surgery and only hospital gowns were needed. I sleep in boxer shorts and oversized t-shirts and I don't believe I own a robe. All this nonsense was running through my mind all night......thank goodness....it didn't come to pass!
I am semi back among the living. The doc gave me a shot this morning that should knock out my infection. I feel better already, but I have to take meds for 10 days. Even my neighbor across the street called to see if I was OK. She saw my paper still in my yard today and she saw my brother mow my yard yesterday....that was the kicker! She knows I always mow my own yard!
I finally ate a few bites today of a roll and ham , 3 bites of watermelon and one half a real coke. My blood sugar shot up to 215!!! Infections do a huge number on blood sugars. Hopefully, tomorrow will be much better. I am tired of being sick and feeling crappy.
The only way I can sit at this computer for a few minutes is because I took two asperins and got some relief. This is such a strange thing. The chills came back this afternoon and I ache all over, but I have nothing to blame it on....sore throat...no nothing. I finally took my temperature this afternoon and it was 100.4. For me that is significant because my usual temp is not 98.6, but always lower. Just a slight rise in temp can make me feel bad. Once again I have turned off the AC and fans and wrapped in a blanket. I have not eaten anything in the last 27 hours but 6 crackers, a banana and some cokes. I just do not understand what is causing this. I do know that it has happened before, but didn't last long and left just like it came!! One clue was that my blood sugar was 148 when I got up this morning. It's never that high unless I am sick or forgot to take my meds the night before. I think I took my meds, but I'm not sure. Boo... I hate feeling bad, especially for no damn reason!!!
Since I got home at 12:30 today, I have been having chills....one constant full body chill! I turned off the AC and the fans and got wrapped up in a blanket. I don't know what's going on. If I had gotten really hot today, I would have known that it was heat stroke...but I did not get too hot. It finally ended about 7 tonight, but I still do not have any desire to eat anything. Really WEIRD!
I went to the garden today because we have more corn ready to harvest. I harvested a lot while my brother and sister-in-law were each on riding lawnmowers grooming the yard. Then they picked even more. We shucked, silked and bagged about 100 ears of sweet corn. This is corn we cook on the cob. It's so sweet and delicious like candy!!
If you have crusty, dirty, cracked, ugly feet, DO NOT WEAR SANDALS! And if you are stupid enough to wear sandals, do not put your feet up on the table in the middle of the reading chairs in Barnes and Noble!!! I just might have indulged a little too much on the buffet at Chef Lee's and could blow chunks at any moment. Just sayin'!!!!
