Thanksgiving Day

I made a beautiful dinner. Turkey, stuffing, honey baked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, greenbeans, coleslaw, macaronni salad, cranberry sauce, baked yams with melted marshmallows, deviled eggs, pumpkin pies, applecrumb cobbler with cool whip, coffee, iced tea, soda's. Those volture's ate it all too, they ate so much they all looked like stuffed turkey's themselves, lol. And here are those voltures who gobbled up poor ole turkey and his buddy ham.

Rebecca on her daddy's back, man she looked tired, lol.

My little man Daniel

Walter, one of Dan's brothers.

Grand daughter Marissa

I swear this man will do anything for this child, lol. This is proof, he spoils her wrotten, lol.

My daughter Emma, who is my right arm most the time, and also my rock.

My nephew Eddie and his 5 1/2 month pregnant girlfriend Chrissy. He's planning on getting her a ring soon. Hmmmm we'll see how that goes, lol.

Daddy Dan and Marissa, he loves this little girl.

Dan and another of his brother's. This one is Michael, and that is Marissa's cat Peanut near Michael.

Daddy and Rebecca, oh yea and Uncle Walt's butt, lol.

My wild child, Rebecca.

And here I am, after 2 days of cooking, hardly any sleep and sick as a dog, I survived ThanksgivingDay. You can really tell I was tired and sick. Crawling in under my covers last night felt so darn good.

I hope everyone had a wonderful dinner and spent quality time with your family and friends. I had a great time, watching everyone eat and enjoy the meal I prepared, hearing their laughter, watching the kids wrestle and boss around their daddy's, the whimps, lol. I got 2 marriage proposals and a will you be my mommy too, lol. It was a blast. I wanted to take pics of all the food, but those voltures ate it all before I could get the film in the camera, lol. Oh well, maybe christmas I'll get those pics.

I have a whole mess of journal alerts to read. So, If I haven't commented lately to you, please know I will soon. Have a wonderful evening and an even better weekend.

                             

My Doctor Appt

Went to the doctor's, was seen right away. Nurse took one look at me and said your in next. Doctor Garfield comes in and takes one look at me and say, your sick, your really sick. No shit, I said, lol. He checks lungs with stethoscope, yep full of fluid, he can hear it clearly, checks throat, very red and raw, says cough, did so, says take a deep breath, lungs like to of exploded and I choked. Takes temperature, 101.8, yep you got a fever. Takes blood pressure, yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you eat a pound of salt before you came here? Nope, don't use salt and don't cook with it. Blood pressure is higher than it's ever been 170  over 120.

Conclusions: Very enflamed throat, acute bronchitis, throat, lungs, esophygus infected, dizzy spells possibly from high blood pressure, headaches, yep blood pressure can cause them, body aches, dam woman you survived surgery after surgery, 8 months of chemo, then radiation, over weight,grrrrrrrrrrrrrr darn doc had to remind me of that, high cholesterol, no more philly cheese steaks for me, sniff sniff.

Remedies: I am on an antibiotic called AVELOX 400MG, 1 PILL A DAY FOR 5 DAYS, WITH A BACK UP OF 5 MORE DAYS JUST IN CASE INFECTION IS STILL THERE.

BLOOD PRESSURE: I AM ON LOTREL 5/20 MG  AND ALSO ON MICARDIS-HCT  80MG/25MG.

OUT OF POCKET COST: NOTHING, ZILTCH, NADA, GOT IT ALL FREE. STICKER'S PUT ON PRESCRIPTIONS, EMMA GO GETS THEM FILLED AT CVS FOR ME AND IT COST NOTHING. WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO HAPPY DANCE ON THAT ONE FOR SURE.

DOC ALSO SAID I LOOKED HORRIBLE. SKIN REALLY PALE, RACOON EYES, HE ASKED IF I SLEEP OR STAY 24/7. I SLEEP, JUST NOT ALOT DURING THE WEEKDAYS. ON WEEKENDS I CAN CATCH AN EXTRA HOUR, BECAUSE JIM TENDS TO REBECCA.

CONCLUSION: TOOK ALL MY MEDS TONIGHT, AND I AM HOPING FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY WHEN IT COMES TO THE THROAT PAIN. HE SAYS I SHOULD FEEL A DIFFERENCE IN ABOUT 3 DAYS, CAUSE THE ANTIBIOTIC IS A STRONG ONE AND GIVEN TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE INFECTIONS IN LUNGS FROM NUEMONIA, EMPHYZEMA, AND LUNG CANCER.

SO, AS LONG AS I TAKE MY MEDS, EXCERCISE, CAREFULLY WATCH WHAT I EAT, AND SEE HIM AGAIN IN A MONTH, I WILL BE OK.

I AM GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER ENTRY AFTER THIS ONE. IT IS OF THANKSGIVING DAY. JUST UPLOADED THE PICS IN PHOTOBUCKET AND CAN ADD THEM TO JOURNAL. SO THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT MY DOCTOR APPOINTMENT. I'LL BE OK NOW, I GOT SOME MEDICINE.

TAKE CARE.

CINDY

off i go

WISH ME LUCK, I AM OFF ON MY WAY TO THE DOCTOR'S. I WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT HE SAYS WHEN I RETURN HOME AND TELL YOU ALL ABOUT MY THANKSGIVING. THROAT IS REAL BAD THIS MORNING, SWALLOWING HAS BECOME A REAL HARD THING TO DO, AND THE PAIN IS JUST AWFUL. IT EVEN HURTS IN MY EARS NOW. I'LL BE BACK LATER WITH DETAILS.

 

CINDY ((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))

Happy Turkey Day

Have a wonderful day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

CINDY

Joining in the fun.

This is going around, so I thought I would join in also.

 

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?  each and everyone is wrapped

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? colored

4 . Do you hang mistletoe?   yep, sure do

5. When do you put your decorations up?  The day after thanksgiving

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Turkey and trimmings

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? Holiday's as a child were none to be remembered.

 

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?When my dad gave me 50.00 and said go shopping for gifts for us 6 kids.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? nope

 

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? lights, wooden ornaments, ornaments made from my nieces and nephews, birthyear ornaments, and silver snow flake chains and white sparkling snow flakes.

 

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?  Dread it, I hate snow.

 

12. Can you ice skate? Nope and I ain't gonna learn either

 

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? flannel pajammas from my cousin.

 

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?  hearing the laughter coming from my family

 

15. What is your favorite Holiday Desert? Pumpkin pie with lots of cool whip

 

 

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? no presents under the tree until child is asleep.

 

 

17. What tops your tree? An Angel

 

18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? Giving

 

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Hark the herald Angels sing

 

20. Candy Canes, Yuck or Yum?   yum yum

21. Did you wait in a long line to purchase a Playstation 3 today? nope and never will either

 

 

22. Have you ever waited in line to get a high demand item? nope, made my sister do it when Titanic movie came out on video, lol.

 

Copy and paste this, deleting my answers and add your own.

                               

Wow, did I sleep good last night. I didn't wake up until almost 9 this morning. Jim had already been up and made the coffee, fixed Rebecca breakfast and was doing the dishes when I crawled out of bed this morning and stood on my carpet which by the way still feels like a bed of nails. My feet feel like they are hot and so stiff and sore. I am so out of shape. But I still punish myself with all my walking. But it is something I have always liked to do. When I lived in virginia, I use to load up my daughter Rebecca in her coach and off to town we would walk. We did that almost everyday. Now since the surgeries and cancer and radiation and chemo, my body doesn't allow me to do the things I use to do. Even taking a shower is a project for me, because I have to wash my hair with one arm. The right arm I can't lift above my head to be of any help. The therapy excercises I have to do 3 times a day just don't help. There are times I wish the cancer would of been located elsewhere in my body so I didn't have to feel the discomfort and pain from it being in my neck. But I guess I am lucky it was there, cause it could of been breast cancer and I could of lost them right. Oh well, I just have to deal with this. My body is very sore from my adventure yesterday, but it is starting to ease up some. It hurts like hell when I walk, but it'll pass in another day or two. Except monday I have to walk back to my doctor's and pick up the form I dropped off for him to fill out. But his office is only about 10 blocks from me, so I can manage that. The worse part is walking there, cause it's sort of uphill. 

Well, jim is at the laundry mat right now. We had about 6 loads of laundry to do. I am in no condition to bend and stretch to do laundry today. He had to stop and pick up eggs also. I want to bake some carrot cake muffins tonight. Grocery store had carrot cake mix on sale for 69 cents a box, so I bought 3 boxes, lol. I love a nice fluffy muffin with my coffee in the morning. Right now I think I am going to go make myself a cup of tea, warm up these bones of mine.

Next week I am gonna put my hand held donut maker to work.

                             

I'm gonna make up some homemade donuts for the kids. Jim says I better make a couple dozen extra, cause he wants to take them to work to share with everyone. I have always done that. Made something during the holidays for him to take to work and share. He is really liking this place and the people there. I am so happy about that too. I don't have to hear him complaining, lol.

Well, it is 4:30 in the afternoon right now, and I guess I had better go put on some dinner for tonight. We are having stuffed chicken fillets, stuffed with cornbread stuffing, mashed potato's, gravy and a nice salad, green beans. Mmmmmm now I'm starving, lol. Well take care all and I hope you are enjoying your weekend.

                                

I want to thank Missie for my lovely name tag. I just love it.

Why did I do it?????????????

                               

Ok, I admit it!!!!! I am not 29. I am a 45 year old out of shape Grandmother, who must be out of her mind to think she can handle the walking I did today. Hubby says from what I told him where I walked, everyplace and home it was about 8 miles, yikes!!!!!!!!!!!! Am I nuts???? I must be. Rebecca on the other hand was like, Mommy isn't this a nice walk on such a beautiful day? She would say that, she was sitting in the coach all nice and comfy while Mommy was doing all the walking. My feet hurt so bad, I walk on my carpet and it feels like a bed of nails. By the time I got home and in the door, I had to sit on the steps for about 5 minutes before I could even attempt to walk up the steps carrying grocery bags. I didn't get home until almost 4:pm. And guess what? I forgot 2 items that I absolutely needed. Coffee filters and dishsoap. Emma just came over to pick up some money from me to go get them for me. I am gonna need coffee in the morning for sure. But anyways, I got all my errands done and I am glad too. Bought the groceries last and came right home. Jim got home tonight to a homemade burger, topped with lettuce and tomato on a kaizer roll and steamy hot buttered corn on cob. He ate it all, and that burger was huge. Then he says, Hun the laundry really needs to be done. Who is going to the laundry mat this weekend? I looked at him and said you are, tomorrow, because Momma ain't gonna be able to walk, lol. He said that's fine, he will go. I love my hubby.............

Jim and Rebecca were both in bed by 8:10 tonight and their both sound asleep too. I am enjoying this peace and quiet, believe me. When Emma gets back, I will lock the door, go make a cup of tea and sit at my computer until my eyelids are about to drop to the floor and then I will go to bed and fall straight to sleep and not feel the pain that is shooting through my body right now. I feel as though I have been run over by a steam roller.

I got a letter from poetry.com today. They wanted to tell me to get my poem written and submitted within the next 2 weeks and also to let me know they are publishing the poem I wrote when my Dad died, called CABIN. I can't believe they like the poem. It's just a little 3 paragraph poem I quickly jotted down, the day my Dad died. here is the poem they want to publish:

CABIN

A cozy little cabin, along the river's shore

that cozy little cabin, you now reside no more

An outting you did take, in your tiny little boat

one you did not make, your soul now did float

Gone from your cabin, from others they'll not see

your cozy little cabin, no more occupied by thee.

 

I don't know if that is good enough to publish, but apparently they like it and are going too, so that is awesome. Maybe I'll work on the one they want me to write and submit this weekend. Dam my feet hurt, why are these tiny trolls beating on my feet with hammer's, lol. That's what it feels like, really. Pan of hot water and some epsom salt's sounds good about now. I'll be torturing myself when Emma returns from the store. I have to walk down those steps and walk back up those steps, all 14 of them, to lock my door. I need to get her a key made. I've been meaning too, but keep forgetting. Told you I must of lost my mind, lol.

Someone asked if I will be posting the recipes for my cobbler's in my recipe journal. I hadn't planned on it, but I will do that. It is Peach Cobbler and Apple Crumb Cobbler. I do have a recipe in one of my older recipe notebooks for Plum Cobbler. I will find it and post that one also. Well, I guess I better go now and get those recipes posted. I hope you all have a wonderful night and an even better weekend.

If you don't have the link for my recipe journal here it is:

http://journals.aol.com/emabecmar/OutOfMyKitchen/