Welcome to October...

All is well up this way. Hubby had to go on a business trip this past weekend. The Chiropractor gave him an electrical shock thingy to stick to his upper back/shoulder to help with the pain. The meds the doctor called in for him also helped. (While I was at my parents he did something to his sciatic nerve...while playing golf...so he had meds left from that he would take at night when he got home from work. But that was the only time he would take them.) He started taking the new prescription every 6 hours like it said and it helped him a lot more. He has pain that runs down the back of his arm to his elbow, I think that is what bothers him most. There was golf involved with this business trip so you know he was happy...ha. The top guy from the place where he worked in Alabama was also there.

About the peppers I put up, the peppers I grew were not hot at all...good, but not hot. But the ones that I bought, I know they will be hotter just from handling them.

Now that it is October 1st, I drank coffee out of my pumpkin mug. (seen below) You can't tell in the picture, but it is orange inside. Little scarecrow person is back on the mantle but I don't think I am going to share my mug this year...I also have my Autumn wood-wick candle burning...it crackles like a fire.

I think I am going to get me a couple of scarecrows to stick in my potted plants outside...the plants are long dead. One place I saw had some ghosts on a stick...may get a couple of them to put out for Halloween. The cooler weather has been nice, I think for a week we're supposed to be in the low 80's, then go back down into the 70's. But even in the 80's the breeze seems to be cooler.

I'll go for now,
Take care,
Sheila

Picked a peck of pickled peppers...

I am enjoying this cooler weather we have been having. We had a couple of days of rain, no complaining, we needed it. Little Rylie (dog) is almost as good as new. Everything has healed, her hair that was shaved has to catch up with the rest though. She had an open wound on her side just behind her front leg that took the longest to heal. It was heart shaped. She did lose a front tooth in the battle and she snores a little more now. Her bark is still a little different too.

Hubby is still in pain, he is going to the chiropractor. He has a slipped disk in that area. He has meds from the doctor. I didn't mention it before but our regular doctor passed away on Memorial day. He had just turned 50 on May 4th. Had a heart attack while out riding his bike...we could hardly believe it. Hubby had been to him when he first had problems with his upper back/shoulder, so I called the office yesterday about some meds and the other doctor called him in some. 

On another note, before we went to Alabama in August, I picked the cayenne and jalapeno peppers and put up a can of each in jars. After I got back home I picked the cayenne and a couple that were left on the jalapeno and bought some more jalapeno (that may be hotter than mine were) and put up three more jars. The cayenne has a couple of whole and a couple of sliced (lengthwise) jalapeno in it. Then I have a jar of whole jalapenos and a jar of sliced (lengthwise again) jalapeno. I've been eating on the first jar I put up, had some just yesterday and probably will have some today.

Charlie (other dog) is barking in his sleep...ha. I'll go for now, I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Take care,
Sheila

Birthday, bathtub and backs...

This little girl celebrated her 23 birthday on 

Saturday, Sept. 14th.

Happy Birthday!!

She wanted cheesecake too, say we decided

to get a round cake this time. We got the chocolate

whipped topping on a chocolate cake. It was good!

We have prettier place mats for the table but these are the ones we eat off of...ha.

 They wipe clean easier...

 I guess the excitement of the week was Sunday. Cori had taken a shower upstairs and she couldn't get the shower doors to open but about a foot for her to get out. She did get out and called down for us to fix them. When we moved the door slightly to try to see if one was off the track the other door shattered and broke. Thankfully it was tempered glass and most of it fell into the tub. Let me tell you that is a lot of glass to get up. I'm glad it didn't break while she was in the shower trying to get out. All is well, we got it cleaned up and put a shower curtain up with a liner. I just don't feel comfortable right now putting glass doors back in. 

Hubby is home early today. His upper back on his left side has been hurting him all week. He wanted me to make an appointment with a chiropractor to see if that would help. His first time ever trying a chiropractor. I hope it helps.

I put out my few fall decorations in the house yesterday. Changed my candle to the Autumn wood-wick and lit it for a little while. Guess I need to get a pumpkin or two for the porch.

And last but not least I have made it into the 21st century...somewhat anyway. I finally got  smartphone yesterday, an iPhone 5. Now I have to send out my new number, I was still using the one from Alabama. Jarin kept her old number but Cori and I have new numbers.

Hope everyone has a great weekend,

Sheila

Home again...and it's raining...

The girls and I made it back home from Alabama yesterday. We didn't run into any traffic delays, thank goodness. I was only able to see part of the last quarter of the Alabama and VA Tech game... :(  but I did find them on satellite radio so I could at least hear it as we drove home.

We have had a stormy day today. We had one big boom of lightning and Hubby and I went outside on the screened porch to look. We noticed the white lights we have going around the top of the porch have a lot out. They were all working last night.

Sierra and her Granddaddy at the beach.

Wishing everyone a great Labor Day!

Sheila

Rain, family, beach and did I say rain?

Well, well, well...rain, rain, rain. The girls and I are in Alabama at my Mom and Dad's house. We got here on Aug 2nd. My younger brother and his family got here the 8th. We went down to the beach at Blue Mountain, FL (near Destin) from Aug 12th to the 15th.

This is sweet Sierra Alicia, my new little niece.

 

I caught her with a smile.

This is the morning of the first full day (Tuesday) at the beach...rainy.

 We did a little driving around earlier Tuesday, waiting for Mom and Dad to get there. Jarin and I drove through Seaside, FL and on to Panama City Beach. We stopped at Shuck'ums oyster pub and seafood grill to get me a t-shirt. We got back in time to lead Mom and Dad to the condo.

 It wasn't too rainy for the pool...

We had a nice sunny day on Wednesday. This

is the view from our balcony.

And at the beach. 

A little seaweed-y...ha.

 

Brother Shawn and his older two, on the boardwalk to the beach.

(Same little ones in my profile pic)

Shawn's wife's parents flew in to Ft. Walton on the 12th. Our parents came down on Tuesday. Ronnie's wife and some of his kids and grand kids came down for the day on Wednesday. We had a great time. Shawn's family and her parents were flying back to San Antonio on Thursday afternoon. When we left the condo Thursday we drove to Destin first to grab some t-shirts, grab some Starbucks and then head back to Mom's. I had to pick up the dogs from the boarder/groomer. Shawn and them were going to the outlet mall to kill time until their flight.

We all made it home safely...but a few of us ended up with a cold...ha.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend,
Sheila

PS. Yes, it is raining today too. :)

Happy 4th of July!!

We are still here. We haven't washed away in the rain. Hubby did have the birthday I mentioned in the last post.

 

I finally caught a picture of the illusive hummingbird. I sat outside for quite awhile with camera in hand...no hummingbird...tried again...still no hummingbird. But every time I came in and peeked out the window, there he/she was. Finally I had to settle for a picture through the window.

Two weeks ago, our Chihuahua Rylie was injured badly by the neighbors greyhounds. They were walking them because they had just had a patio poured and couldn't let them out back. Our other neighbor (house on corner) on the other side has a black metal fence, and when I let Rylie out to potty, she saw them in the road and went through both sides of their fence to get to them. By the time I made it around the house they had already hurt her. She was yelping and flopping on the side of the road with a big gash on her back. Thankfully she had no broken bones, they put 16 stitches in her back, 2 on her shoulder and 1 on the puncture wound on her throat. She ended up back at the vet, about a week later, because of infection. The cleaned it up and put in drains (don't know why they didn't do this the first time). She also had a little dead tissue behind her front leg. She stayed at the vets until Tuesday morning. I hope she is able to heal now without any more problems. She goes back for a check-up Monday.

I hope every one has a great 4th of July! We are planning to grill some burgers and hot dogs. 

Take care, 

Sheila

Time for an update...

Thank you to everyone who said a prayer for my brother Ronnie. For those who don't already know, he passed away on April 1, 2013. He never lost his sense of humor and though we are sad and even a little angry at him having to leave us so soon, I am grateful that he was able to return home and spend his last few days with his family and friends.

Cori and I had a birthday while we were in Alabama...

I'll let you figure out which cake was hers and which was mine. 

She got some clothes, purse and money, I got a new laptop

 and an Alabama throw (Roll Tide).

Then on May 17th, Hubby and I got to meet and eat with our

fellow blogger handsome Jack (http://shipslog-jack.blogspot.com) and 

his beautiful, sweet wife Sherry. We enjoyed it so much, and I hope we get to do it again.

and last, but definitely not least, Hubby and I celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary on May 31st. He's a keeper... :D. He will be celebrating a birthday tomorrow, time to order the cake...

Take care,

Sheila