Memorial Day...

Hello again...

Hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day weekend!

 I went with Jarin, Thursday night, to the 10pm premiere of the new 3-D X-men movie. Yes, I did manage to stay awake..ha. It was pretty good.

We are enjoying the fireflies at night when we take the doggies out. At first we would only see one each night, now they are twinkling all up in the trees. One landed in our grass and then put his light out, I guess he was going to bed... : )

As you can see, I was having a hard time erasing 

the Christmas tree I drew on the white board...ha.

but after I took this pic, I erased it.

Cori drew the pics of Charlie and Rylie.

Toward the end of winter, Charlie discovered heater

vents, this is near the kitchen table. I later showed

him the one in the living room and he started using that one.

He also loved the fireplace, actually both dogs liked it.

A couple of years ago, my doctor suggested a place to get shoes and inserts, that would help my ankle that was bothering me. I did and they also helped some pain I was having in my hip. I put those initial inserts I got into a pair of boots, so I ordered me two new pair, one to go in my new running shoes (no I don't run but they are more supportive) and the other for a spare. I think I have already mentioned before that I buy orthoheel flip flops, can't do without my flip flops. I am looking to get me another pair of croc flip flops too. 

Trying to get in the habit of posting more...

Take care,

Sheila

Hello...

We have had a few days of nice cooler weather, quite chilly at night and in the mornings. All is well here, I turned the rocking chair on the porch around where it was facing the other chairs and the 'ghost' didn't move it or choose a different chair...ha ;-). But Jarin has said her desktop computer has turned on twice during the night waking her up and one time when it didn't wake her up. Probably just a glitch or something.

Hubby got to go on a company sponsored deep sea fishing tournament to Ft. Lauderdale a couple of weeks ago. He caught one fish, a small 10 to 12 lb Bonita...(I had to look it up to see what it looked like). The one who got the prize for biggest fish caught some type of shark.  He is a bit of a workaholic so I am glad he got some time away.

Took the dogs for their check ups and shots. Rylie goes back June 4th to get spayed and dental cleaning. She needs to lose a pound, because she has luxating patellas and the vet said she will gain weight easier after being spayed. The hard part will be keeping my Dad from feeding them from the table when we visit this summer...

til next time,
take care,
Sheila

We have a ghost...

Well, maybe not a ghost, but something is moving our rocking chair to where it is at an angle. It has happened at least 5 times. We have not sat in it and turned it. The wind hasn't done it, we will have lived here three years in August and the wind has never turned it before. Plus I have kept a close look out when it was windy to see if it moved. Maybe a dog or animal runs through there and bumps it? But 5 times? Hmm, has me baffled.

On to other things...Hubby went to the allergist, no allergies to food, nuts or anything he ate that night. No bites or stings from anything.  A few minor seasonal allergies to certain trees, grasses and weeds, but nothing out of the ordinary. He's taking meds for that now since that may be contributing to his cough. If the cough continues though I will make him an appointment with an ENT doctor. So the cause to his anaphylaxis shock was because of a preservative in the children's benedryl or no known cause, random. He has an Epipen now. Actually two at work and two here. I threw away the children's benedryl. Hopefully it won't ever happen again.

Cori (my youngest) and I had birthdays in April, me on the 12th her on the 21st. Cori is not much into cake and cards but we get them anyway...ha. Actually she wanted cheese cake so I got that and an ice cream cake. Candles don't stick very well in an ice cream cake... She wanted money for her birthday so that is what she got.

We also got a new rug recently, it is less bright and more muted than it appears in the picture.

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods!
Take care,
Sheila

Scary episode...

Hello again! Didn't intend to wait this long to update my blog, but here it is mid- April.

Let's back up a little to Monday, March 3rd. Hubby came home from work, I was heating up leftover chili from Saturday. He had a few peanuts and a few plain potato chips while waiting. We ate and I fixed a recipe I got from Shirl, apples  (I used granny smith)  wrapped in crescent rolls with brown sugar and cinnamon. He ate a couple with a glass of milk. Let me step aside here to say, he has had a cough for awhile, he is a former smoker but never had a 'smokers cough' when he smoked. Our doctor had taking a chest x-ray and all was fine.

 Anyway, one night I gave him a Benadryl before he went to bed and it seemed to help the cough. So on this night, the 3rd, he had been coughing some so I gave him a tablespoon of children's Benadryl  ((pharmacy brand - Rylie (dog) was itching once and I bought it for her))  to see if it helped because I was out of regular Benadryl. Shortly after, his head started itching, then his hands. He went to the bathroom and said he felt like he was going to pass out. He started to the bedroom but lay down on the living room floor, again feeling like he was going to pass out. He didn't lie there long and made it to the bed, I took his blood pressure and it was 90/58, also took his blood sugar which was low considering he had not long ago eaten. He went to the bathroom again and when he came back his face was covered in sweat. He started having trouble breathing as well as feelings of passing out. I was worried it would cause him to have another heart attack on top of everything else.

Thankfully he didn't protest about calling 911. His upper body and arms were red, his face and hands were swelled. Later I found out he had hives on his upper thighs. The local fire department sent 2 guys to check him out and give him oxygen while we waited for the ambulance. This was also one of the days we had an ice storm. They got him in the ambulance and while they were trying to get an IV in his arm one of the fire dept guys helped me clear my windshield of ice so I could follow the ambulance. They weren't able to get the IV in but they gave him Benadryl and Albuterol in the ambulance. After he got to the hospital they gave him a breathing treatment among other things. Took a chest x-ray too. He got to the hospital around 9:20 pm and he was able to leave about 12:30 am. It all happened so fast but thankfully he was okay.

We have no idea what caused it, he has eaten all those things many times. He eats apples, but not granny smith, although I am sure he has eaten them in cooked items like apple pie and such. The other thing was the children's Benadryl, he's taken Benadryl before, so maybe something else that was in it? 

He stayed home from work that Tuesday and was feeling okay. Went to work on Wednesday but came home around 3 pm with chills and fever. Went to the doctor's on Thurs, wasn't flu, I guess just a bug. He stayed home the rest of the week, feeling better on Saturday, got out of the bed most of the day. He has what sounds like a cold since then, but he has an appointment with an Allergist today. Hopefully they can figure out what caused it. I also hope whatever they do helps with the cough he has. If it is not allergy related then he needs to see an ear, nose and throat doctor.

Take care,
Sheila

From nothing to this in about 2 1/2 hours...

The snow is here. I said ole man Winter blew through last week but it must have been Ms. Winter cause he is here today and tomorrow. Hubby is slowly making his way home. I tried to get him to leave earlier when it started sticking here, but Jack, he has a little bit of a stubborn streak...Mom and Lucy understand...ha.

I am enjoying staying here, warm and toasty, watching it snow. Shirl if I get me some new dancing shoes like the ones you bought, just imagine what we could accomplish. We could give all 50 states some snow...well maybe not Hawaii, but who knows...ha.

Take care everyone and if you are in the areas getting snow or ice or other storms, please be careful and stay safe and warm,
Sheila

Ole man Winter blew through here...

I am happy, we finally got some snow. Here are a few pictures, I shared some on Facebook.

 

When the snow first started sticking, you can see a little of the snow falling in the door and under it.

 

The next morning in front of house...

Looking down the road, I think that is my neighbors footprints from walking his dog earlier.

Back deck through the screened-in porch door.

Jarin's car...icicles give ole man Winter the finger, the middle one is sticking out from the car...

 

Mysterious footprints in the snow that night... 

 

  turned into paw prints on the porch...someones dog came for a visit.

Charlie (left) and Rylie after their grooming...

My hometown newspaper (where my parents live) posted pictures on Facebook of people sliding down the hill on Main St. in front of the fire station. Looked like fun...ha. They closed all the roads there due to the ice. I shared them on Facebook but might get in trouble sharing them here. Hope if you live in the dangerous areas you are safe and warm. Hollie, glad your son and brother made it home safely! My brother and his family live in Atlanta, but thankfully she was off that day and their daughter's school was closed and my brother was home sick...so they didn't get caught in that mess. 

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods,

Take care,

Sheila

Happy New Year 2014!!!

Yes, I know I am a few days late. I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and that you have a wonderful New Year! I have spent the last few days catching up with reading all my blogs. So finally I am caught up and current...ha. Thought I'd share a few pictures I had intended to share way before Christmas.

My snowmen on a tricycle.

Our personalized ornaments I had made at Hallmark many years ago...

Jarin's

Cori's

The wreath on top and peanut reindeer on left Jarin made in grade school. The one with the snowman Cori made in school. The tree and presents were my attempt at drawing...ha.

and finally a short video of our tree with steady and twinkling lights.

The girls and I are still at my parents. We had a good Christmas with lots of family and all the siblings in and out at some point. We missed our brother Ronnie and we lost our Uncle Duck (Donald) before Christmas from a car accident. Hopefully this new year will be a better one.

Best wishes for 2014,

Sheila