Fall 2013

It's already 79º outside and I have filled the dogs wading pool with water, taken my meds and am thinking about turning on some tv.

I finally got a new monitor yesterday. Ordered it through NewEgg and am very pleased. It's a wide screen HP and I love it. My son and I had to get another adapter for it since it is hooked up to my Macbook. Now the colors are vibrant and I can actually see what I'm reading.

My brother surprised my mom by bringing his wife along on his trip here for his 40th reunion. That made my mom happy. He doesn't like me and isn't afraid to show it. Someday he will regret it for the sadness he causes Mom but in his little world, I am the square peg for his round holes.

I wish I had this view to look at. Imagine how peaceful it is in the fall and then in spring when the vines bud and in late summer when they are full of grapes and ready to be picked and made into a special vintage.

I've been cruising along well pain wise, until last night when I couldn't even find a comfortable position in bed. I took my muscle relaxer and my normal night time meds. It was so bad that I took a Norco. 

I've been called for jury duty (just seems like yesterday). Don't have to appear on Monday, so I'll call Monday night. One trial / one day. No pay for the first day. Makes it enticing doesn't it?

Not much else happening. I think I'll take a shower, fire up the Kindle and read a bit.

☝

That's for some people in my life.

da bunny

Sunday Football

It's fall. The Packers are playing and NFL RedZone is keeping me up to date with all the scores.

I saw a sports medicine

doctor and got 4 new prescriptions and we're waiting to get approval from the agency for OrthoVisc injections for my shoulder. They do it for knees all the time but I'm not sure about the efficacy of shoulder use. It's mainly for pain. It's not going to improve my typing or the weariness I get when I spend a lot of time typing.

Just had a wonderful avocado with some pink salt grated on top. Not sure what I'm doing for dinner yet. Tomorrow will be chicken and rice. I will go to the market tomorrow and get the stuff I need.

Fall is here. I'm ready for cool weather and clouds and fires in the fireplace.

Last night was game night. There was a plethora of people in the living room. Someone brought a spicy cinnamon liqueur mixed with whiskey. Those who drank it said it was tasty. Not for me. I'm going to have to invest in some lemon sugar and make my self a lemon drop one of these nights. In the meantime I'm not drinking too much. Don't mix with pain meds.

I have to do my online orientation for jury duty this week. May do it this afternoon and get it over with. Then next Sunday I have to call to see if I show up. We're going to have to do some logistics if I have to go more than 1 day.

Peace to all!
Da Bunny

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 69

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 69

By Amulbunny   

September 15,2013

Outside my window. . Sunny, breezy and 71º at 1028.

I am thinking…  These neighbors are noisy.

I am thankful for…  having a roof over my head.

From the learning rooms … This new TV season doesn’t look very enticing.

I can't believe . . .how noisy these dogs are

From the kitchen . . . beats me.

I am wearing…  my nightie.

I am creating . . . in my mind, my fall decorations.

      

I am going…   to miss Squeaks more than anyone can imagine. She was an awesome cat.

I am reading . . . The Ludwig Conspiracy by Oliver Potzsch.

I am hoping…  it’ll be a quiet day today.

I am hearing…  NFL Redzone on my iPod.

Around the house. . . . husband, daughter, son and 2 dogs.

One of my favorite things… eating a good steak and baked potato.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.   Physical on Monday.

2.   Hit the farmers market Friday.

3.   See the new ortho for my shoulder.

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

Our cat died today,.

She was 16. She had a great life. She was funny and she had a great stealth mode.

May angels carry her across the rainbow bridge and let her lay in the sun and play with our beloved Scully forever.

You said what ???? to me?????? A Rant in 3/4 time

Yesterday we decided to do brats and have veges to go with. I started the brats in a covered pan with brown sugar and beer, I like to simmer them and when they go on the grill it's just to brown them. I made baked beans, wrapped corn in foil with sea salt and some butter, chopped summer squash and some red onion, done in a foil pack with olive oil. It was time to light the grill, there was a slight skirmish over that, too much testosterone in one place. I had everything that was prepped ready to go and went back to watch some TV. The eldest child yelled at me for not washing the BBQ tongs. I said you have some nerve. Turned my back and left.  This is not a restaurant. I did everything but cook the food and other people can't pitch in? Someday he will have to make do for himself. HE isn't going to be living with me when I'm 65, I will guarantee you that.

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 68

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 68

By Amulbunny   

August 23,2013

Outside my window. . Sunny, breezy and 73º at 1458.

I am thinking…  This Colace is not doing its thing.

I am thankful for…  getting over the worst UTI I’ve ever had.

From the learning rooms … puking out the side door of a car is not for sissies.

I can't believe . . .my kiddo and I are having a fight via IM’s.

From the kitchen . . . Tonight it’s going to be going out.

I am wearing…  shorts, a Clark Security Tee Shirt and bare feet.

I am creating . . . Something somewhere

      

I am going…   pray hard that one of these days the money tree will bud and sprout. I’m tired of being broke.

I am reading . . . The Poisoned Pilgrim by Oliver Potzsch. Medieval Germany mysteries!

I am hoping…  With the heat and humidity predicted we get a rolling thunder and lightning storm.

I am hearing…  The palm trees blowing in the wind.

Around the house. . . . 1 cat, 2 dogs outside, English court music on Pandora.

One of my favorite things… A good book and a glass of wine.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.   Steak kabobs for dinner tomorrow

2.   Hit the farmers market

3.   Walk around the block with the dog.

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

da bunny

Why didn't they name me Grace?

So nosey rosey me went around the corner to see the accident that made a lot of noise. Someone was making a left from across the street and got creamed by an SUV who spun out into a fence. The girl who was hit was driving a late model Cadillac with expired plates and no license with 3 little kids in the back seat. She was scraped along the ride side and lost her side view mirror. The kids were okay. The person who hit her was driving a large SUV, she ended up hitting the fence of a condo on our side of the street. The girl with the kids was pretty devastated.

So onto my story. I was walking back home and got to the sidewalk leading back to our gate and I fell. I just twisted and went down. This is the result of that:

so now my leg hurts, my back hurts and my left hand which I put out to brace myself is aching. 

Well every day is supposed to be exciting but not painful. 

da bunny

Movie rec.....

Now you know if you've read me for a while that I don't talk much about going out to movies. I'd rather wait for the DVD most of the time. I have gone when my daughter says Mom you have to see it.

I've heard a lot of good things about "What Maisie Knew". Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgard (my beloved Eric from True Blood...now you know my celebrity crush-ha) and a marvelous little girl named Onata Aprile. It's a story of divorcing parents who are more intent on hurting each other in a divorce, hurting their new spouses and it's seen through the eyes of a little girl. It's hard to watch, especially if you've been in a relationship/marriage that falls apart and you forget about the collateral damage.

I won't give any more away but if you get a chance watch the movie. You won't regret it.

da bunny

Been a roller coaster around here

Oh my faithful minions, I wish I could tell you that I boarded an aluminum tube and flew to where tropical breezes blow and fruity drinks abide. But no. There have been a bunch of roadblocks and FOD on my runway of life. 

So the mystery pain continues. No ideas as to what is causing it other than perhaps it's a floating appendix and one of these days it will actually do something that will catch someone's attention. 

The power steering (electrical) went out on our car. No bueno. Luckily it was covered by a special warranty. Brought me back to the days of drivers training and no power steering on our Plymouth special at North High. So they do the how every many point check on the car and the front and back brakes as well as all 4 rotors and a wheel need to be replaced. So any thought of going anywhere was cancelled by that. I got to drive a mini rental while goldie was in the shop though. 

Things started to look a bit better. Then Sunday morning came and the pain peeing arrived. I took the OTC meds that I had and that helped a little. By Tuesday though, I was really sick. I called the husband and said we have to go to urgent care. Went to urgent care and peed in the cup. Blood and elevated white cells. Rx'ed me Cipro and Zofran. They gave me some Cipro before I left the office. I had some coke in the car and sipped on that, while we headed to the pharmacy. Big mistake. I started to get nauseous and for the first time in years, I hung my head out the side of the car and puked. A big thumbs down to the cars who couldn't figure out the lady was sick and honked their horns. 

Got home and started on the meds. Feeling better now. 

Had the MRI/Arthrogram last week. Got a nice bruise from that. Still waiting on the appointment to go over that. I emailed the office. No answer yet. 

The heat has returned. School starts and the thermometer starts to go up. Perfect beach weather with the kids in school. Not that I go to the beach for anything other than eating at my favorite places. I can't tell you the last time I was in the ocean. Sharks are in the ocean. 

Well I must end this missive. I'm praying that some monsoon moisture wanders over the coastal plain and we get some much needed rain and some lightning and thunder. 

Peace. Clear skies and following winds to all. 

da bunny

Mandated Appointment Cancelled

So I have a mandated appointment to jump through the hoops. The office called and said we've cancelled it because you need an MRI first. That should be fun. More pain coming.

I'll send my caseworker a letter and tell her I'll keep her updated on the forthcoming date.

ARGH.

I like this thought.

The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you. Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid. I am with you. Nothing can ever separate us. It's for you I created the universe. I love you. There's only one catch. Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be yours only if you'll reach out and take it. Maybe being able to reach out and take it is a gift too.

-Frederick Buechner

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 67

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 67

By Amulbunny   

July 29,2013

Outside my window. . Sunny, breezy and 71º at 1512.

I am thinking…  Need to recuperate from the Bowl last night?

I am thankful for…  tomatoes have some kind of disease. Next year I’ll get better plants.

From the learning rooms … No answers for my pain of unknown etiology.

I can't believe . . .it cost us nearly 1800 to get the car fixed.

From the kitchen . . . I still want someone else to cook.

I am wearing…  shorts, orange slimming top and slippers.

I am creating . . . Oh who knows???

      

I am going…   to empty the dryer and put my clothes in it.

I am reading . . . Blood and Beauty by Sarah Dunant

I am hoping…  The heat stays away.

I am hearing…  the fan blowing.

Around the house. . . . 2 dogs, 1 cat,1 son.

One of my favorite things… watching my pointer sleep.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.   Marinate some chicken for the grill.

2.   Get some veges I can skewer and gril

3.   Do a few more neck exercises.

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

Always run faster than the boys!

Ms Poppy at the dog park.

Update on last post

5.5 hours in the ER.
Thank God for my Kindle.
8 vials of blood taken.
2 minute CT of abdomen.

Result?

We have no fucking idea. It might be shingles, it might be gas, it might be.......

Take these and call your doctor in the morning.

Still having twinges but not so bad. Taking my meds. Saving the opiods for desperate times.

Waiting on the weekend.

Oweeeeeeee

I am having intermittent sharp pains in the lower right quadrant of my abdomen. As long as I don't make a sudden move I'm ok. Right now it seems to have calmed down but I don't know. If it continues I will have the errant spouse take me to the urgent care clinic down the road and be seen. No reason to go to ER if I don't have to. They are nasty little stabbing pains. Might be an ovary that is twisted. Who knows. Might be my appendix. Right now I am ignoring the pain.

Will keep up the news.

da bunny who hurts.

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 66

A Happy Woman's Life Book Page 66

By Amulbunny   

July 6,2013

Outside my window. . Sunny, breezy and 73º at 1730.

I am thinking…  why does this feel like Sunday?

I am thankful for…  my tomatos getting big and green.

From the learning rooms … this computer needs a new battery.

I can't believe . . .we have a new dog. 

From the kitchen . . . I want someone else to cook.

I am wearing…  shorts, yellow slimming top and bare feet.

I am creating . . . not too much this week.

      

I am going…   to keep watching the news about the crash at SFO.

I am reading . . . The Skies Belong to Us, by Brendan Koerner.

I am hoping…  The heat stays away.

I am hearing…  NBC Nightly News.

Around the house. . . . 2 dogs, 1 cat,1 husband and me.

One of my favorite things… riding in boats on lakes

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.   Work with the dog on her behavior

2.   Give my OSH coupons to Mom.

3.   Use my ice pack more diligently.

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

Canada Geese on Bass Lake

A Rescued Dog

We drove to Bonsall CA yesterday to visit the Southern CA GSP rescue and to meet a dog. The drive down was good, traffic was decent (unlike the return where we had vapor locks on our motorhome and had to stop several times) and as we went east from the ocean we wound our way around lots of new vineyards, tomato farms and other vegetable farms. Driving up the road to the rescue we saw many horses estates including several for sale. I am deathly afraid of horses up close so we know that would never happen. If I won the lottery, I'd buy a house in Hermosa Beach. Hands down....oh I got off the track didn't I?

We saw the sign and drove down the steep driveway and found a place to park. We had Duffy with us to introduce him to the potential puppy. We met her and she needs some training but she is a lover. When more dogs came she was sort of interested but she preferred a place near my husband. There was a young GSP with a healing staph infection and he was enthralled with Duffy. He stood by the fence and just acted like Pepe le Pew towards Duffy. His new foster mom has small dogs so the volunteer coordinator asked me if I'd allow the to bring Buddy out to meet Duffy. He's going to do well.

So we left the check, filled out the papers and am the proud owner of ms Poppy.

Someone escaped her kennel and found daddy. 

More tales of the new girl to follow. 

da bunny