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Christmas eve snow…Gone by mid morning

Dec 26

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I hate winter

Dec 25

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     It’s getting more and more difficult to handle the months of November and December.  I’d rather sit on a fire ant hill than leave the house for the two months.  I only go out to get groceries and then try to get enough to last until February.

     People are more rude than ever before.  It is depressing as hell to have to deal with them.  At least I manage to deal with them on my own terms.

     Watching the Curmudgeon’s health fail and not having any family close by is miserable.  The only sister I have left and I are estranged because of her nasty attitude.  All of my cousins have their own families.

     The holidays were all about family at one time, but when your closest family members treat you like dirt, it sort puts a damper on them.  My dear, sweet cousins try hard and I appreciate them, but the season is still very painful.  

     To be honest, I have no idea why I worked so hard to survive when I had the heart attack.  What the heck did I do it for, is the question that often runs through my head.

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Isn’t Spring yet?

Dec 24

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     The cold has come upon us with a vengeance.   We’ve dropped into the negative degrees over the weekend.  We are not pleased say the dogs.  I agree.

     Funny, as much as the pups hate the cold, they hate sweaters, jackets, or anything else we might put on them to keep them warm.  My two dogs aren’t the brightest bulbs on the chandelier.

     I am already looking forward to spring.  Flowers blooming, warm gentle breezes, naps in my hammock.

     You all have a good one!

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Diet sabotage…

Dec 23

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     My friend G brought over a container of Christmas cookies the other day.   I have managed to pick out all my favorites and am trying to convince The Curmudgeon to please eat all the rest  so they no longer tempt me.

     Thank goodness she knows what ones I like the best and kept them to a minimum.  At least she warned me that she was bringing some cookies.  She gets that I am trying hard to lose weight.

     The Curmudgeon never warns me, he always manages to sabotage my diet by bringing home irresistible chocolate candies.  I don’t think he gets it.

     My will power is almost non-existent since I quit smoking over a year ago.  Sweet things especially are  impossible for me to resist.  That’s why I don’t buy any when I go grocery shopping.

     I keep hoping I’ll find my self-control again.  Have you seen it?

     You all have a good one.

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Will 2013 mean better TV shows?

Dec 21

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     I quit watching the TV program Fringe when it went past the world of weird science and wandered into just plain weird.

     I stopped watching Castle when I could say far too many lines before the actors on the new shows, not the reruns.  Yes, it got that predictable.

     I quit watching Burn Notice when they went into full-out violence and lost the clever factor.

     I quickly stopped watching Person of Interest because it was far from interesting.

     In NCIS LA I like Hetty (Linda Hunt) who has a very small part on the show.  I don’t like the lack of heart but plenty of gun play the show doesn’t come close in the story factor that NCIS has.  I never have warmed up to the rest of the cast.  Therefore, I don’t watch it.

     I refuse to watch reality shows.

     Do you think that 2013 might just bring us real entertainment and not more dumbass reality shows?  Oh, please, please, please!

     You all have a good one!

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Copyright Notice again for those people who do not pay attention

Dec 20

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You all have a good one.

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Is my coffee ready?

Dec 19

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     Some days you wonder why you bothered to get out of bed and other days you know why…for the coffee.

     The Curmudgeon is well-trained after all these years, and there’s always a full pot of coffee waiting for me when I get up.  Smart man.  I am very crabby without coffee.

     I can tell he’s having a good day by if he pours a cup for me or not when he knows I’m up.  If there’s a cup on the counter top all fixed and waiting for me, he’s having a good day.  If there isn’t, he’s having a bad day.

     Not that I mind fixing my own coffee but I do have to admit I find it very sweet when he has a cup ready for me.  Got to love the man!

     You all have a good one!

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Blessed

Dec 15

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     I am not going to discuss the tragedies of yesterday.  More than enough discussion has already been done all over the news and the internet.  Let the healing begin.

     Let us look into the blessings in our own lives.  Did you wake up today?  So did I and I am blessed because I did.  Did you have enough to eat?  I did and I am blessed because I am not hungry.  

     Did you have someone tell you they loved you?  I did and I told him I loved him too.  If you have children, did you hug them today?  I don’t have kids but I did hug my dogs.

     I took a walk…

     I breathed fresh air…

     I drove my car…

     I E-mailed my friends…

     My home is warm…

     Yes, we are blessed.

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Vitamin D improvement a fluke or for real?

Dec 12

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     The Curmudgeon was having real bad Tuesdays after he had his Avonex shot on Monday nights.  So, we tried something new this week.  After he had his shot, he took a double dose of vitamin D 1000 mg.

     Surprise, he had a good Tuesday this week.  Wow.  Okay, now in hopes that this isn’t a wild fluke, he’ll repeat it next week.

     Keep your fingers crossed that we found a way around his bad Tuesdays.

     You all have a good one!

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Picture Saturday

Dec 8

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If my words offend thee–look elsewhere.

Dec 7

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     Okay, I will probably offend anyone in the nursing profession.  So if you like me, and you are or were in the nursing profession, don’t read today’s post.

     We were forced to have a ‘nurse’ visit us yesterday.  The Curmudgeon’s insurance company sent her.  First, she was to arrive between 2 and 3 that was fine with me that’s when I am at my best.  Then, she called asking if she could come earlier (between 12:30 and 1) because she had a couple of cancellations and we were her last appointment.  Translation: She wanted to get this done early so she could go goof off the rest of the day.

     Upon her early arrival before noon, she came in asking for his medication list, blasted questions at him so fast he missed them and I made her repeat the questions.  She didn’t like that.  Tough.

     I then at one point asked her exactly how many MS patients she’d  seen in her short life.  (Yes, she was very young…and dumb.)  She hadn’t seen more than one or two.  Did she know that MS was different in almost every patient?  What did she know about the medications he is on for his MS? 

     She wasn’t very bright and she didn’t think well on her feet at all.  Sort of reminded me of another nurse…. I hope they don’t send her back for any reason or for that matter I hope they don’t ever send any other nurses who have no idea what MS is like.

     You all have a good one.

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Holy Cow!

Dec 5

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     When I began this blog as a lark, as a necessary evil part of being a writer, I never expected to keep it going this long and I certainly never expected to ever hit 90,000 hits on my humble little blog.

     However, I did it.  I’ve kept this blog going and I went over the 90,000 hit mark today.  I am flabbergasted, gob smacked, elated, and just plain happy and excited. 

     Thank you.  Without you stopping in and reading my nattering this would never have happened.

     You all have a good one!

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