The Pit Falls Of Life

I had to borrow this from the internet. Karyn I love you and I am truly thankful that I had you by my side during this horrible time. Karyn you have always been there for me and I love you so much. Thank You Darling Daughter

Good Evening,

 This will not be a long post tonight. I have had a hard couple of days.

 I got up to go to the bathroom yesterday morning around 5:00 a.m. and I got rather dizzy and I think that I missed the bed trying to get back in. 
 I hit the corner of my night stand and split my skull and scalp wide open. Not sure of inside stitches but I do have 8 staples on the outside.

 It was really bad. 

 I was pouring blood and soaked a beach towel, my favorite gown and 3 of the absorbent chucks that they put under you and Oh.. also 2 of their sheets. I am sure the blanket too but they had an awful time trying to find where I was bleeding and trying to stop it.

 Yes I have pictures. I almost posted them but changed my mind. They are not pleasant to look at. You cannot see the staples because they had to stop the bleeding as fast as they could when they finally found it and so some of my hair got caught in the stitches and staples. It covers the staples too.
 I gave them permission to cut it shave it but they said they didn't have time that they had to stop the bleeding as fast as possible.

 I sat in the tub last night and was so thankful for my shower chair and hand held sprayer. I sat there and ran the warm spray all over my aching body and especially what parts of my head I could. 

 I haven't been able to keep the clots out because it is still bleeding, but not enough to have to go back to the hospital. They told me it would bleed and told me what to watch out for.

 I am so sorry that this post is all about me, me, me tonight.

 I will try and be back tomorrow. I can only stay up small amounts of time and then I have to lay back down.

 I lost so much blood that the doctor told Karyn he gave me permission to eat extra protein because he noticed a huge drop of iron in my blood work.

 I want to thank my daughter for taking such wonderful care of me... Karyn Bless you honey. I love you.... 

 Take care everyone, and take care of you. BB

My Leg, Catnip, And Walmart

 Free images of a kitty and Catnip from the internet

Good evening, for a little longer. It is almost midnight here and a muggy 80 degrees. Not a breeze is stirring but I can hear my bats chirping. I wish them a good hunt and they have my permission to eat as many mosquitos as they want lol.

 It is really hot. And I am not sure that this heat I am experiencing is all weather related. The other night I had a really bad night with hot flashes. Then tonight Karyn and I went out to dinner at a new place she and I had wanted to try.
 It was a Greek restaraunt. Oh is was very good. They brought us out a small bowl of soup. It was a lemon and chicken broth with bits of noodle and chicken. It was really tasty.
 I have not had Greek food in a really long time. So this was a real treat for the both of us. I had barely tasted my soup and had a massive hot flash. 
 I excused myself and went into the bathroom and rinsed my face and neck. I ended up with several wet paper towels cooling my face neck and hair.
 I got back to the table just as Karyn was coming to check on me. They held our food until I was back and came to check on me.
 The woman that took care of us was so worried and I told her I was fine, just a hot flash and the look on her face said... (Ohhh I Know What Your Feeling)... 
 She was a sweetheart, turned the fans on a little higher setting and the air conditioner up. 
 We told her I was alright but she tended to me anyway. Brought me ice in a pretty scarf and some bread with honey. We will most definetly go back. It was so delicious.
 I couldn't eat all of mine. I had eggplant and potatos with a salad and pita bread. Karyn had a chicken dish with some kind of sauce to go with her chicken and bread. It was a huge hit.

 We left there to go to Walmart. I really wasn't up for a trip to Walmart but I needed a few things. I ended up with a a few pots and organic potting mix.
 I went for some Catnip. 
 I told Karyn to drop me off at the garden center and she was able to get a parking spot really close. She asked if I wanted her to go in with me and I said no. 
 She has been battleing a headache since she returned from her weekend on the lake. Not a migraine thankfully, just a nagging headache. So she stayed in the car and I went in.

 My leg has been acting up really bad. Yesterday I just couldn't take it. I showered and dressed into the dressing gown I bought in Florida and laid down. It was early, very early. I propped my leg up and picked up my book but I couldn't get comfortable. Finally I gave in and took my pain medication and fell asleep.
 Jonathan woke me for dinner and as soon as I was done I rinsed my plate and went back to bed. I slept soundly all night and woke up at 5:00 this morning. 
 The pain was gone but I noticed it hurting almost as soon as I went into the garden center. 

 I might have mentioned that Catnip is really a wonderful mosquito repellent. It will also keep away fleas, ticks, spiders, and ants. 
 Just take a few leaves and rub them in your hands and then rub your arms, legs and clothing and mosquitos will flee along with other pests. I didn't see anything about flies in the searches but I did read that Catnip is 10% stronger than Deet. We really have flies bad too. More about them in tomorrows blog post.

 Now it is an invasive plant so if you want ground cover then that is up to you but if not then it will do really well in raised beds and in pots around your house but especially keep close to front doors, back doors and where you sit outside. 
 Well it can't hurt so I went into Walmart with a mission and came out shell shocked... Sheesh!

 In the garden center there was no one to be found except for 2 men in yellow vests. They were talking and I didn't want to be rude but I finally had to interupt them.
 They told me that they couldn't help me because they were security. I don't know how we got to talking about their job but they were so nice. I am a talker so I decided to talk. I forgot Karyn was sitting in the car waiting on me.
 Finally one of the men got a call and had to go and the gentleman left with me pointed me in the direction of the pet department. 
 Well our pet department is almost at the other side of the store and this is a huge store but off I go determined to find some Catnip.

 Well to make a very long story short I did not find any Catnip anywhere. But I did pick up some doggie food for Foxy. 
 It is  the Cesar brand and tonight she had Roast beef with spring vegetables. Peas/carrots and potatoes in gravy. She ate every bite. They are very small portions and I mix in with her dry food.

 Miss Edna here is a picture of just Foxy for you, and Mary if you read this, Foxy is my daughter's little dog. I tried to lighten and crop the photos but I really don't like this photo program on Windows 10. Not many options at all that I can find.
Mary we lost Cisco a year ago Good Friday. Foxy fills the void as she and my daughter Karyn live with us now. And should she move, she and I will share a place together.
 This was taken while the kids were here. Karyn was sick with something. Probably allergies as she hasn't had a fever and it has been a couple of weeks. Ragweed and Mold is really high right now. 
Foxy is such a cuddlier. She loves being held.

The top was taken the other day.. July 4th. Karyn bought her a Pig Ear and she deserted her little lamb for the treat.

Anyway everyone that I was in contact with had given me different places to search.  I asked for a manager who told me that she didn't know where it would be other than in the garden center. 

 I asked if she could have one of the garden employees meet me in the garden center. I could tell she didn't really want to deal with me but oh well. So on the way back to the garden center I found my pots. 

 Now what kind of store puts the gardening pots in the Cosmetic department? Or close enough to it. I would have never thought to look there but it was on the way to my catnip person who told me. "I am so sorry but we no longer carry Catnip. We used to sell the seeds but I haven't had a seed shipment so they may not sell it anymore but I can check if you would like me to."

 She called someone and said that they stopped carrying the seeds at that store but I could probably find it at other Walmarts.

 I spotted my potting mix while she was on the phone and snagged it and checked out.

 My leg was throbbing like crazy. I got to the car, loaded my pots while Karyn handled the soil and we were headed home when I rememberd I had forgot to get my Tomatoes and my Cornbread mix...

 Did I want to go back in there.. No way! 

 It does not matter what Walmart I go to, the people are rude but there are a few exceptions but not many.

 No one ever knows where anything is. I swear that they will send you all over the store and no two employees will tell you the same place twice. 

 How ever it was probably the first time ever that I checked out at Walmart and was the only one in line. 

 Karyn offered to take me anywhere I wanted to go but I declined. I am ordering it online. I should have done that to begin with but I was impatient. I didn't think that I would be in the Twilight Zone but I should have known better.

 Now on to a few more things before I call it a night. I am painting a carrot rock right now. Or coloring it I should say.

 My orange is not coming out to well. I am probably going to have to add some red and some yellow to it.. The color is rather dull but I think that with the acrylic gel it will brighten up when it dries. I am hoping so.

 I am going to Reno Nevada in October for a week. My grandson Alex was born September 13th and my granddaughter Celeste was born October 30th and her mom's birthday is September 2nd. My birthday is October 11th so I am going to celebrate our birthdays together.

 So far the plans are simple. We are going to enjoy the days and we did decide to go to the Childrens Museum. It s really educational and a hands on type of place so they can play and learn and neither of the kids have been there.

 Matthew my son and their dad is driving a truck and he is going around the country so I am going to ask him to pick me up 2 rocks from each state that he goes to and to just write with ink what state he got them on each rock.

 Then I am going to paint them and when I was at the dollar store I saw several books that had a huge map them and stickers. I thought that I would get a couple of them for each child and I can write the state on them and then add a small sticker. The acrylic gel will hold them really well. I will just have to add an extra coat but that is alright. 
 But I was thinking that it would be great fun for the kids to unfold the maps and put the rocks I paint for each of them on each state. That way too when he calls them they can look on their map and see where he is and where they are.
 Anyway it is just an idea. 
 Matthew is sending me money when I get there so one day when Courtney and Deanna are off we can go shopping and both have family that can put the gifts up for Christmas.

 This turned into a very long post and I was just going to write a short post so it is almost 1:00 in the morning so I need to call it a night.

 My eyes are heavy and I have other things to tell you but I shall save it for another day.

 Good night my friends and take care of you. BB

Not A Long Post Tonight

Hi,
 This is soooooo me... especially today. I seriously had hot flashes during my sleep and most of today, off and on. Sheeesh I thought that I might melt. Anyway my night gown was the most comfy and so I stayed in it until it was time to put on a clean one.

 I had a small bowl of ravioli for dinner tonight. It is just to hot to cook and to tell the truth to hot to even eat. 
 I ate my dinner and started reading a book. I am thru the prologue and the first chapter. It is a ghost story by Nora Roberts. It is a 3 book series called "In The Garden" trilology. The first book is "Blue Dahlia" and I have read it before. 
 Sometimes I really like to go back and read my old books again. I use to have every book she ever wrote, but I lost all of them during the flood and when I started to replace them I only replaced my very favorites. 
 I also have found a few more favorite authors so I decided that I don't have room for every book I like so I just keep the ones I really love. That is a good compromise.

 Can you believe when I took Foxy out to potty that my neighbors were shooting off fireworks? I waited until the first round had stopped going off and I yelled at Nathan to bring me my phone. 
 I was loud for a reason and Nathan said "Why do you need your phone"? I took my phone from him and said loudly "Because I am not going thru this again tonight. I am calling the police and reporting this crap."
 I didn't use such polite language tho. I had some curse bombs in my reply. 
 They knew ... They got my message loud and clear and they went inside. Or left. There is no lights on over next door so at least they are not shooting them off. Also those loud whistle things that they set off. I think those are more annoying than the fire crackers and the fireworks.

 Foxy is so funny tonight. She keeps coming in here to get me to go to bed. My little girl is tired and so am I so I am going to say goodnight.
 Have a wonderful Friday to all.... BB

Some People Think That It Is Still July4th

A gift from my sister Linda. I love it.

Hi,

 Well I guess I will not have any sleep tonight because some people are still setting off firecrackers and fire works. Not sure why the police that cruise by doesn't put a stop to it. 

 I mean if it is against the law to shoot them off inside the city limits then why are they being set off in the city limits? Why are they not confiscating all of the fireworks and making them stop? Or give them a ticket for disturbing the peace. It is almost 1:00 morning. 

 Foxy has been so scared and she has cried and barked and been in my lap. Poor baby. All I can do is just hold her close and try and comfort her.

 My sister Linda gifted me this container for some of the plants that I want to plant. Isn't it pretty. She sent me the photo last night and she put a large soda cup beside it to show me how tall it is.

 She left the dirt in it but said she would empty it before Karyn picks it up for me. I want to put succulents in this one. She said she had a  chain for it but I told her no thanks. The wind here gets really crazy so I don't want to hang it. I will set on my little table. If I hung it up then I risk it getting broken. 

 Nathan and I are going Sunday and get some of our plants. We are getting cat nip for sure. I was reading in my gardening app that Citronella candles do not work for keeping the mosquitos away. Plant cat nip for the most mosquito effective repellent. 

 Maybe that is why my candles are not helping. I do have better luck with the Citronella incense sticks tho.

 Jonathan drove me to see my cardiologist yesterday. My EKG came back good and he said that instead of me having to come back anymore that he is going to release me. I just need to call him if I need him. 

 That put a huge smile on my face.

 As we were leaving Jonathan said that he chose where he was taking me out to eat and I had no say so about it. I had to go to where he chose. I'm thinking well since your driving I guess I will go where you take me lol.

 I said that was fine and as he pushed the elevator button we both said... "I'm hungry".

 So we headed out and we were stopped at a red light just before we crossed the interstate and Jonathan said... "Mom do you see that gas station over there". 

 I looked up and nodded and he said "That is where we are eating".

 I guess he thought that I was going to make this protest or something but I shrugged. I would have settled for a hot dog and a bag of chips at that point.

 So I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that it was actually Rudy's BBQ. 

 Rudy's is sort of a famous real bbq place here.  In my opinion it's very good but it is not near as good as where Nathan works and that is at  The County Line. 

 But that is my opinion only but if I had a choice of Rudy's or The County Line, I am going to choose The County Line.

 Here are some photos from the internet because I am not going to diss Rudy's because it is good.

To get you started off hee hee… I love the smile that he is wearing haha.

Enjoy these photos. If you ever make it to Texas please stop in and have a great meal.... Both places are definitely recommended by yours truly.

 Ohhh Be Still My Heart... Is that silence I hear? Yes I do believe it is. Do I dare believe that the fireworks are done for the night. Why it is only 1:41 am here.... 

 And with that news I think that I am going to call it a night... Sweet dreams! Come on Foxy let's go to bed...

 Good Night to all.... Take care everyone. BB

A Busy Day

Isn't this pretty?

Good Afternoon,
 It's been a busy day and another busy day tomorrow. I hope that after I get my errands ran tomorrow that I will not be as tired as I was today. 

 Jonathan and I got up at 7:30 and out the door by 8:00 this morning so we could get to the farmers market. 
 I left with a huge box filled with corn, potatoes, onions, beets, 2 kinds of squash, eggplant, apples and oranges, carrots and sweet potatoes and I am sure that I am forgetting a few things.
 The biggest surprise of all is that it was all free! All I had to do was provide my bags and boxes but I didn't even need that. 
 They had a wagon and had enough boxes to put everything in.
 They ran out of melons and tomatoes before it was my turn. I was number 110 in line. And we were there early.
 But no way am I going to complain. We have more than enough for our family and I will share with my friend Emily tonight.
 I will pick up my melon when I go to H.E.B. tomorrow evening.

 The library was closed. The entire library system is closed this week. I was like ok, I understand Christmas and Thanksgiving, even Easter but 4th of July? The entire week? 
 But it is and there is not much I can do about it but tomorrow Jonathan and I are headed over to Half Price books.

 Let me tell you about our stop at the Good Will. Hmm, so I really wanted some coffee and so we stopped at Burger King. It is in a little strip mall thing.
 I looked over as he was pulling into the drive thru and I said to him, "Look, there is a Good Will right there".
 So we decided to go there first and I was so surprised at how high everything was. You know those small metal dish racks that fits in the sink for your dishes? 
$12.99. I couldn't believe my eyes but yes that was the right price. I asked. Yeah it was a little better than the standard but not $12.00 better. I just want one of those small racks that fits into my sink and holds my dishes until I get ready to fill the dishwasher to just to keep glasses and dishes separated until they are rinsed. I will get mine at Walmart if I don't find one at savers for 5 bucks. 

 Jonathan found a water hose. 20 feet for $30.00 and he put that down rather fast. I didn't find what I was looking for but one small glass pumpkin caught my eye. We carried it around for a little while but it just didn't speak to me so I had Jonathan put it back. I really didn't want to spend the $6.99 on it. It was really cute but I wouldn't be able to see my plants thru it because the glass is really thick. 

 No good selection on books. The only thing Jonathan bought was a Citronella candle. I don't know what he paid for it because I didn't ask. 
 Karyn is going to take me to a good place tomorrow. We are going to a thrift store called Savers. They have a half off sale and they are relatively cheap anyway. 
 It is just a bit of a drive to get there. 

 Speaking of Karyn she has plans with friends on the 4th. They are going to the lake and her friends have a pontoon boat.
 I don't like her going on the water but she knows how I feel. I will worry no matter what so I will just pray she is safe and everyone else is as well. 

 Speaking of the 5th. It is a sad day for me. My dad died on July 5th 1990. My niece Joyce was born on July 5th 1968. My dad was laid to rest on my nephews birthday July 6th 1990.
 Joyce passed away April 4th 2014.  The numbers come out to 4-14-2014. 
So I think of them on that day. 
 I never cared for July 4th after that. 
Isn't it strange how certain dates signifies important things in our lives?


 Well I have to get moving and get my shower. I am thinking of a movie and just chilling for a little while. Talk to you later and everyone be Blessed... BB

An Early Post For Tuesday!

Borrowed From The Internet. My next indoor project.

 Hi,
 Just a quick post before I call it a night. I had to go to the doctor today and Jonathan and I had a few errands to run so I did a lot of walking today and I am really tired. 

 I am blogging this tonight because my Farmers Market Basket is no longer being delivered to my house. We have to go and get it. No big deal. It will or should be cool in the morning because we have to be there between 8-10 in the morning. I need to get our boxes and bags ready before I go to bed. 
 I really want a watermelon. I was going to pick one up at the store tonight but when I looked at the price I walked on... $8.99 for a medium sized melon. Wow... 2 years ago we could get 2 for $5.00. Everything is just getting outrageous. 
 Maybe tomorrow I will get lucky and get one if we make it early enough. 

 How do you like my Terrarium? Tomorrow Jon and I plan to go to a few thrift stores and even tho I am not a fan of our Goodwill I will bite my Pride In The Butt and walk in and hope to find a large enough container. I wish I could find my Vintage clear glass cookie jar I had when the kids were little. I left it behind when I left their dad and I am sure that it is long gone now. The kids don't recall ever seeing it after I left. Too bad. I was offered $65.00 dollars for it at a garage sale. My girlfriends mother had come over to add some of her things to mine and when customers left we would go inside to cool off and she spotted it. 
 Little did I know at the time that she was an antiques dealer. My friend Jen and I never discussed her mother's job. I found out much later. I was like... Um no, I really like that cookie jar.
 Now I wish I had handed it over to her because I am sure that it was probably trashed or broken. He never took care of anything. 
 But it would have been perfect my terrarium. 

 I started on my rock painting and decided to do the carrot. My rock is hidden so I hope that someone finds and hides it again. I put that on the back of it so perhaps they will and it can make someone smile.
 It isn't perfect. My hands are not as steady as they use to be but I am still having fun. I have the front mostly done. I need a second coat and so that is my plan for tomorrow and my friend and neighbor Emily across the way from me has gorgeous rocks and she is going to bring me rocks and we are going to do some painting together.
 I found 2 in my yard. One is palm sized and the other is a bit larger than a pebble. I took her sweet doggie Maple some Denta Styx tonight. I need to take a picture of Maple. She is a Service Working dog. A beautiful yellow lab. She is 2 years old. 
 Emily and she go out every evening and she goes down to the school down the street and lets Maple run. They play ball. She has several balls, tennis balls and Emily throws them and Maple chases them and brings them back. 
 I love going to see her. (And Maple too)… lol. 
 She is so fun. When she sees me she knows that she is not working and wants to play! I love it.
 Foxy is terrified of her. Foxy acts like she is a Lion in a bit of fur and barks until Maple stands up and Foxy starts whimpering and running back home as fast as her tiny legs carry her! Good to know that no cars are turning in or the street so she is ok. I  use her leash but sometimes she will dash right out the door.

 Well this is it for me. I am curling up in my bed with a book and read a couple of chapters and hopefully fall asleep. 
 Have a wonderful Tuesday to all... BB

Jon My Birthday Boy!

Jonathan, My Birthday Boy. Taken at Nuevo Mexico Restaurant, Austin Texas June 30th 2019

Good Morning,

 It is 4:30 in the morning. I couldn't sleep so I just got up and spent some time reading some blogs and decided to go ahead and do mine. So here I am.

 Sunday was Jonathan's birthday. We took an Uber to our special place. It is just his and mine. We did take Karyn once and Nathan more than once but it started out as a mother and son date place. 

 But it is such a delicious place to eat and it is small and quaint and it doesn't break the wallet either. We especially like to eat there for lunch. 

 Since he wasn't driving he decided to have a drink. I chose my usual... My Mexican Martini.

That little metal strainer holds 3 of the martini glasses of a tequila martini

 I am not sure of the name of Jonathan's drink. But he said it was to Girlie... Haha... still he drank half of it before handing it over to me! Whew I am not sure what all is in it but it was strong. I think that they must have doubled what ever was supposed to be in it. Haha...

 I didn't exactly stumble out of the restaraunt. No I saved that for waiting for the Uber to get there to pick us up. hahahaah.

 And Jon escorted me into the house. Even tho I could have made it under my own speed. He was being considerate lol.

I am wearing my bracelet from Miss Edna, my necklace Audrey made for me. You can't see my citrine ring that I am wearing because my right hand is covered. I ended up taking it off because my finger started hurting a bit. And I am also wearing another necklace and my dangly ear rings.

I really love this shot. Jonathan is pouring the last of my martini... He was like Aww mom, but it is good to the last drop!! And oh yes it was.

I made this page for he and I. I am going to do another one later on and I think I will turn this one into a scrap page.

Saturday night I gave our kitchen a nice scrub down. I really need to sweep and mop the floor. It is my next cleaning project. Jonathan said that he would do it but I told him that I would because I want to try out my new mop. What a crazy reason to turn down cleaning help lol.

 Oh I have my finished rock to post. I am happy with the way it turned out. I also took a scrubber and scraped off most of the paint on the ones the kids did so I can work on those. Most of the paint came off and now they are outside drying. They should be ready by tomorrow. I am not sure which one I will start. Probably one of the sunflowers.

Before

After

This is really relaxing. I am looking for a nice rock in my yard. So far I haven't found one I want to paint, but I will. 

 Ohhh and look at my Crystal... Yes that is once piece. I was letting it charge by sunlight and I left it out to also charge by moonlight. 

 It is gorgeous when I am holding it outside in the sunlight.

 We are having a cool down. Night before last a rain storm came in... Oh yeah our new gutters are working beautifully.
 It cooled us down to 68 degrees and yesterday and thru the night and even now it is really nice and cool. We are at 72 degrees with a nice breeze. Not a mosquito in sight. Now that is what I call great weather. The news forecast a thunder storm for tomorrow night.

 I found a beautiful dish that Karyn had up in the cabinet. I snagged it. I don't want it to get broken. I am not sure exactly what I will do with it. I might use it for my rainbow crystals. I am not sure yet but it is so pretty, or to me it is.

I really love this kind of design. It is nothing special as there is no writing on the back but it is the only one in the cabinet like this. It is prettier than the photo.

 I spent my points from Walgreens pharmacy the other day and now I have to start over. I should have held onto them but the clerk said that they were due to expire the last day of the month.

 Now my headphones bit the dust and so I am going to have to get a new pair. I could have used them then but I didn't know my headphones were going to bite the dust. Ohhh sometimes I do wish I had the ability to  foresee some things lol. I am sure that we all do.

 I have loved reading this months Reader's Digest. I have read it cover to cover as I always do. This month was really fun because it talked of a small town here called Mt.Vernon. It is really such a lovely slice of heaven here in Texas. 

 We have been many times. We didn't live far when my kids were growing up and spent quiet a bit of time there. 

Not all of Texas is pretty but there are so many of these little pockets of out of the way places that just makes your soul fill up as well as your eyes and hearts.  Mt.Vernon is one of those places. If you ever have a chance don't miss out and go and enjoy making some wonderful memories.

 

 Well this about wraps it up for me so I think that I will lay down on the sofa and try and catch a few winks. Karyn has to work in the office for a while tomorrow and then Jonathan and I have a doctors appointment.

 His is for paperwork and mine is a check up for my stomach issues. I have to order a blood pressure machine too.
 I also want to hide my rock. 

 We also have planned a trip to the library and a stop to Half Price Books. I am looking for a series to buy from a author I really like. I hope to find it.

 So have a wonderful Monday.... BB