Spring is not here to stay....
It rained and poured most of the morning....
then I peaked out the window and there is snow in Waha....
I wished the weather would decide what it wants to do! Sunday when I ventured in to Wally World it was so hot in the store I wanted to start stripping but thought best to keep the clothes on. Today I have the heater going on my feet at my desk and the front door shut and windows closed - "baby, its cold outside"!
Tomorrow is 31 cent scoop day at Baskin Robbin - so don't forget to visit there between 5:00 p.m. and closing.....the scoops are the smaller ones than normal but hey, don't complain - the price is right!
Today has been the kind of day I just want to go crawl back in bed and go to sleep! I am filled with some anger and I need to get rid of it.....there, maybe that was a good way to say it!
Holy cow things are bound to get better soon aren't they?
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Back to the work week....
Wow did the weekend fly by or what?
I went out to dinner with my Kristi for my birthday Friday night - my husband and son were invited and came along also. It was so enjoyable - though the restaurant was busy we were in a corner and just enjoyed each other's company. It was great fun and relaxing - definitely a NEED TO DO AGAIN thing! Then after landing back at home I stayed up until 1:00 a.m. Friday night working on some crafts for the Relay for Life at my husband's office as they were having a bake/craft sale on Saturday. I hope they got something out of what I did - it was cute but by 1:00 a.m. I was beat and didn't get a picture taken - I meant to take one and post it on here for the world to see just how talented I am (HA)!
I went to WW on Saturday a.m. and that was not so good on the scales. I had a gain but I think it got me back on track - it has been a hard month for me with vacation, being sick and being stressed about some things in my life. I am finding myself focusing on other things rather than ME and MY LIFE and CHOICES I NEED TO MAKE FOR ME! I need to get my life back on track and focus on ME again and not the things going on around me in my world.
After the big weigh in I spent some time at Crop, Paper, Scissors - that store never ceases to amaze me - the new products keep coming in and of course I need to add more to my collection.
Throw in a soccer game there at noon on Saturday - one more to go and then we are done for the season. It is always fun to watch the kids play.
Saturday night the Lewiston Chamber was having Bunco at The Elks - it was free and you had a chance to win some cash and gift cards so what better way to spend the evening than with 500 of your closest friends - HA! It was great fun though! I saw people I knew and things move along so quickly that you really don't have time to let people start bugging you (or at least some people do me - get on my nerves)....so it was great! Ang spent the evening hanging out with Savannah and Kristi and he had a great time there - he watched some movies and played games! He was beat when he got in the car but said he had a great time! THANK YOU for watching him!
Sunday I finally got to sleep in (11:30 a.m.), that is bad for me! Then we all got ready for the day and headed out to a friends 1st Communion Celebration, she was so sweet in her dress. She is a great little girl and cute! Nice family.
Sunday afternoon was spent with my parents and then a quick Costco trip to pick of some necessities. Ang stayed with grandpa while we ran to Costco and he wasn't all to happy about that - but it is nice to have some time to go to Costco without a child pestering you for this and that!
So here we are Monday morning and a new week, hoping for the best in my life as well as yours!
Celebrate the sunshine today and perhaps Spring is here to stay this time!
I went out to dinner with my Kristi for my birthday Friday night - my husband and son were invited and came along also. It was so enjoyable - though the restaurant was busy we were in a corner and just enjoyed each other's company. It was great fun and relaxing - definitely a NEED TO DO AGAIN thing! Then after landing back at home I stayed up until 1:00 a.m. Friday night working on some crafts for the Relay for Life at my husband's office as they were having a bake/craft sale on Saturday. I hope they got something out of what I did - it was cute but by 1:00 a.m. I was beat and didn't get a picture taken - I meant to take one and post it on here for the world to see just how talented I am (HA)!
I went to WW on Saturday a.m. and that was not so good on the scales. I had a gain but I think it got me back on track - it has been a hard month for me with vacation, being sick and being stressed about some things in my life. I am finding myself focusing on other things rather than ME and MY LIFE and CHOICES I NEED TO MAKE FOR ME! I need to get my life back on track and focus on ME again and not the things going on around me in my world.
After the big weigh in I spent some time at Crop, Paper, Scissors - that store never ceases to amaze me - the new products keep coming in and of course I need to add more to my collection.
Throw in a soccer game there at noon on Saturday - one more to go and then we are done for the season. It is always fun to watch the kids play.
Saturday night the Lewiston Chamber was having Bunco at The Elks - it was free and you had a chance to win some cash and gift cards so what better way to spend the evening than with 500 of your closest friends - HA! It was great fun though! I saw people I knew and things move along so quickly that you really don't have time to let people start bugging you (or at least some people do me - get on my nerves)....so it was great! Ang spent the evening hanging out with Savannah and Kristi and he had a great time there - he watched some movies and played games! He was beat when he got in the car but said he had a great time! THANK YOU for watching him!
Sunday I finally got to sleep in (11:30 a.m.), that is bad for me! Then we all got ready for the day and headed out to a friends 1st Communion Celebration, she was so sweet in her dress. She is a great little girl and cute! Nice family.
Sunday afternoon was spent with my parents and then a quick Costco trip to pick of some necessities. Ang stayed with grandpa while we ran to Costco and he wasn't all to happy about that - but it is nice to have some time to go to Costco without a child pestering you for this and that!
So here we are Monday morning and a new week, hoping for the best in my life as well as yours!
Celebrate the sunshine today and perhaps Spring is here to stay this time!
Friday, April 25, 2008
Did ya know?
Did you know that it is Friday? Woot-woot!
What a week - it has been rather a bumpy one for me...seems certain people were on my nerves all week and I felt victimized and battered all week. I hate that and I hate that people think they can be naughty to me. I think they do it because the know I won't freak out on them or call them on it! I figure if I say anything to the person it will only make matters worse for me - so just let it roll, there is nothing I can do to change the situation currently and nothing I say is going to make a difference. So there ya have it - the week from hell in a thick fog!
I am thankful it is Friday and I am off of work for the weekend. It looks like we may have one day of sunshine for the weekend (Saturday). Tomorrow is a soccer game with the kid and that is ANOTHER huge stress in my life but oh well...again just breath and go on through it. I really don't think I am that hard to like? I mean I play cranky sometimes but for pete's sake I hope people know I am doing it for laughter.
I have GOT to get my act together and get back on my WW plan and back to Fit Express. I cannot say how bad I feel in just three weeks of sickness and being lazy. My joints hurt, my feet are swelling again by the end of the day after sitting and typing all day. Not a good picture ya know! I dread, dread, dread having to go weigh-in tomorrow - I hate it! There was a great article in the WW magazine this month - it was about clutter (my house is clutterfied - trust me) anyhow, it went in to weight and how weight is kind of like clutter. You may eat because you are trying to find something that is going to satisfy you and when one thing doesn't you go to another and eat it, the cycle continues and you are cluttering your body with extra poundage. A thought has stuck with me, it is a hard one to accept - but I chose every item that I have consumed, no one else is responsible for putting the things in my mouth, it was me. I can't lay blame on anyone for this. That is a hard one to stand up to you know - it is affecting my life, my family's life, my health, my enjoyment in life! There are so many limitations set on an overweight person - things that a person who hasn't had a weight problem would EVER think of.
Okay so as I am sitting here typing away I hear crunching over behind the sofa...rattling, crunching....oh my, I look around and guess who is missing? Ms. Daisy Lou Who - she has gotten a pack of saltine crackers (don't ask me where) and is trying to break into them - HOLY COW dog! She knows she is doing bad because when I get up to go get them she sees me and her ears droop down and she gives me "sad eyes" - this dog is so full of mischief!
Well I have to go beautify myself for my Friday night outing!
Monday, April 21, 2008
Tomato Brother Surprise....
Yesterday was a surprise day for me....
Some friends had gotten together and planned a little party at Tomato Brothers that I wasn't aware of. I knew we were planning on lunch there with some friends but when I walked around the corner I was surprised by a whole group of friends! THANKS FRIENDS! I got to admire baby K all through lunch - she is quite the little charmer! I think she could quite possibly be the cutest baby around! My parents joined in the festivities and I believe my dad and truckdriving daddy hit it off, sharing stories of the LONG HAUL life and California traffic. I am glad my parents had a good time and it seemed as if all my friends did too! I know I did!
It was a great way to end my Birthday weekend! I enjoyed it all!
I ended up spending the afternoon at my parents when we should have been grocery shopping for the week but it was nice to relax and work on a jigsaw puzzle and visit.
This morning we woke up to a bit of snow - not much but still snow on April 21st and it is snowing right now - WOW! STOP already....isn't it supposed to be SPRING? Okay so maybe the snow is turning to HAIL - Yep pea sized hail spitting out of the sky! What's up with that?
On a sad note...my SIL and bro lost one of their Macaw's yesterday, Merlin, he was 26and he was beautiful. He went over the rainbow bridge and is now flying with the other birds and in no more pain with his gout. Fly Free Merlin!
1982-2008
Rainbow Bridge
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run, fly and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run, fly and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to fly from the group, soaring over the green grass, his wings carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...
Some friends had gotten together and planned a little party at Tomato Brothers that I wasn't aware of. I knew we were planning on lunch there with some friends but when I walked around the corner I was surprised by a whole group of friends! THANKS FRIENDS! I got to admire baby K all through lunch - she is quite the little charmer! I think she could quite possibly be the cutest baby around! My parents joined in the festivities and I believe my dad and truckdriving daddy hit it off, sharing stories of the LONG HAUL life and California traffic. I am glad my parents had a good time and it seemed as if all my friends did too! I know I did!
It was a great way to end my Birthday weekend! I enjoyed it all!
I ended up spending the afternoon at my parents when we should have been grocery shopping for the week but it was nice to relax and work on a jigsaw puzzle and visit.
This morning we woke up to a bit of snow - not much but still snow on April 21st and it is snowing right now - WOW! STOP already....isn't it supposed to be SPRING? Okay so maybe the snow is turning to HAIL - Yep pea sized hail spitting out of the sky! What's up with that?
On a sad note...my SIL and bro lost one of their Macaw's yesterday, Merlin, he was 26and he was beautiful. He went over the rainbow bridge and is now flying with the other birds and in no more pain with his gout. Fly Free Merlin!
1982-2008
Rainbow Bridge
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run, fly and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run, fly and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to fly from the group, soaring over the green grass, his wings carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Last night.....today.....
Last night we went to The Elks for the Swing in to Spring music by the LHS Jazz Band and the U of I Jazz band - it was great! They two groups and the director do an outstanding job of entertaining. It was great to watch all the people dance as well as listen to the music and watch the craziness of the director entertain the crowd.
This a.m. when we got up it was actually snowing big white flakes at our house. April 19th and snowing - WOW!
We went out to breakfast which wasn't that OUTSTANDING - Ang was begging to go to Granny's Buffet and the only time I can take that place is for breakfast and it has been years since I had even been there and let me tell you, to my taste buds, the place has NOT improved - plus the sulfites in some of the food bothers me - I will spare you the details!
After breakfast we went to the Farm store to see the Ariat boots as I thought I wanted a pair but it was a NO GO - my little feet too fat or something - my instep - something wasn't working - so I looked at a ton of Sketcher shoes - I was amazed at all the styles they had - I mean we are talking Farm & Ranch store. Angelo was MIA in the store and so after trying my luck at the boots I made my way through the store look for him. UH...ya...he was at the baby chicks asking the worker bee all these questions and what type of chicks they were and about the baby ducklings. By the time I had got there he was telling me the ducklets were a certain type. I was just giggling to myself. So I made my way around the store some more checking it out and found Joe and said "let's go". We went to get Angelo and he was still chewing on the employees leg about chicks. As we were leaving, I asked Ang if the guy knew a lot about chicks and he said "No, he didn't even know how warm the eggs had to be kept in an incubator to hatch them, it is 101 degrees or 102 (I can't remember what he told me)". You see Angelo's 3rd grade class is doing a chick experiment now where they have eggs in an incubator and they are trying to hatch some and studying along the way before they hatch.
In my younger years growing up Angelo would have been in heaven because we had chickens, rabbits, cows, horses, pigs growing up....I never thought I was fortunate to have that in my life but now I can say that I guess I was. My uncle and dad thrived on animals and raising them, going to the cow auctions and buying calves and raising them from a bottle, raising chicks - many years we had baby chicks in a refrigerator box down in our basement raising them - we picked them up at the Sears loading dock - I don't know all the details on the shipments but I know they ordered them and then we would pick them up there. We raised them, lots of chickens and had farm fresh eggs and eventually butchering day came along and my grandma would come down and we would all go out and butcher the chickens and pluck the feathers - quite the education. My grandma would not waste anything on the butchering day - she would get the egg tracts out of the chickens and boil the eggs that were still developing inside the chicken. She was raised not to waste things - not like the society we live in these days.
The same thing happened to the rabbits. We raised them and eventually they would be butchered for meat in our freezer. What a fortunate childhood I had - I wouldn't trade those experiences and times for anything - though it may sound disgusting it was interesting, it was a chore and hard work but it was a time for a family to work together and bond.
Wow, how did I end up down that road...oh ya the chicks in the Farm & Ranch store.
Anyhow, after the F&R Store we went to the movie to see Nim's Island, it was good. I really wasn't sure what I was going to see - I knew Jodie Foster was in it but really didn't know what it was about. It was an okay movie.
Joe & Angelo were trying to make a special day for me as we all had to work the day before which was my birthday. I had told Joe last night on our way to The Elks that I had been crying yesterday - don't ask me why?, just sad on my birthday, you know the song "It's my Birthday and I'll cry if I want to"....I had lots of well wishers call me and sing me a tune or say Happy Birthday but for some reason by late afternoon I was fighting back tears. I am usually not so emotional but it hit me yesterday for whatever reason.
Anyone seen any good movies lately?
This a.m. when we got up it was actually snowing big white flakes at our house. April 19th and snowing - WOW!
We went out to breakfast which wasn't that OUTSTANDING - Ang was begging to go to Granny's Buffet and the only time I can take that place is for breakfast and it has been years since I had even been there and let me tell you, to my taste buds, the place has NOT improved - plus the sulfites in some of the food bothers me - I will spare you the details!
After breakfast we went to the Farm store to see the Ariat boots as I thought I wanted a pair but it was a NO GO - my little feet too fat or something - my instep - something wasn't working - so I looked at a ton of Sketcher shoes - I was amazed at all the styles they had - I mean we are talking Farm & Ranch store. Angelo was MIA in the store and so after trying my luck at the boots I made my way through the store look for him. UH...ya...he was at the baby chicks asking the worker bee all these questions and what type of chicks they were and about the baby ducklings. By the time I had got there he was telling me the ducklets were a certain type. I was just giggling to myself. So I made my way around the store some more checking it out and found Joe and said "let's go". We went to get Angelo and he was still chewing on the employees leg about chicks. As we were leaving, I asked Ang if the guy knew a lot about chicks and he said "No, he didn't even know how warm the eggs had to be kept in an incubator to hatch them, it is 101 degrees or 102 (I can't remember what he told me)". You see Angelo's 3rd grade class is doing a chick experiment now where they have eggs in an incubator and they are trying to hatch some and studying along the way before they hatch.
In my younger years growing up Angelo would have been in heaven because we had chickens, rabbits, cows, horses, pigs growing up....I never thought I was fortunate to have that in my life but now I can say that I guess I was. My uncle and dad thrived on animals and raising them, going to the cow auctions and buying calves and raising them from a bottle, raising chicks - many years we had baby chicks in a refrigerator box down in our basement raising them - we picked them up at the Sears loading dock - I don't know all the details on the shipments but I know they ordered them and then we would pick them up there. We raised them, lots of chickens and had farm fresh eggs and eventually butchering day came along and my grandma would come down and we would all go out and butcher the chickens and pluck the feathers - quite the education. My grandma would not waste anything on the butchering day - she would get the egg tracts out of the chickens and boil the eggs that were still developing inside the chicken. She was raised not to waste things - not like the society we live in these days.
The same thing happened to the rabbits. We raised them and eventually they would be butchered for meat in our freezer. What a fortunate childhood I had - I wouldn't trade those experiences and times for anything - though it may sound disgusting it was interesting, it was a chore and hard work but it was a time for a family to work together and bond.
Wow, how did I end up down that road...oh ya the chicks in the Farm & Ranch store.
Anyhow, after the F&R Store we went to the movie to see Nim's Island, it was good. I really wasn't sure what I was going to see - I knew Jodie Foster was in it but really didn't know what it was about. It was an okay movie.
Joe & Angelo were trying to make a special day for me as we all had to work the day before which was my birthday. I had told Joe last night on our way to The Elks that I had been crying yesterday - don't ask me why?, just sad on my birthday, you know the song "It's my Birthday and I'll cry if I want to"....I had lots of well wishers call me and sing me a tune or say Happy Birthday but for some reason by late afternoon I was fighting back tears. I am usually not so emotional but it hit me yesterday for whatever reason.
Anyone seen any good movies lately?
Friday, April 18, 2008
WOW...celebrate or cry!
Today is my BIRTHDAY - Happy Birthday To ME! Hopefully there are good times around the corner....what a drag of a day! BLAH!
There are a bazillion places I would rather be today than HERE!
There are a bazillion places I would rather be today than HERE!
Monday, April 14, 2008
Ohhh before I forget....
I did the big weight in on Saturday - after my two week hiatus - and being so sick obviously I had no time to consume sinful foods because I lost an additional two lbs - total is now 21 lbs. It is a drag trying to get back on program after vacation though - I don't know if it the idea that I had no time to really sin on vacation and overindulge or what but I am having a heck of a time trying to drag myself back on program and writing things down! Keep me in your thoughts and prayers!
I took off from exercise for 2 weeks (one week out of town and last week I was still sick - which I am still sick now but....) and I am going back tomorrow I think! I gotta do it - I want to take the rest of this week off too but I gotta get my BUNS of STEEL (haha) back to the FIT EXPRESS!
Okay - so that is my weight update!
I took off from exercise for 2 weeks (one week out of town and last week I was still sick - which I am still sick now but....) and I am going back tomorrow I think! I gotta do it - I want to take the rest of this week off too but I gotta get my BUNS of STEEL (haha) back to the FIT EXPRESS!
Okay - so that is my weight update!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
OOOOO MYYYYYY GOSH!
He was HOT! What a performance! He is amazing! What a voice and what a piano player! Three straight hours of Elton John I am talking 'bout LIVE and in COLOR! WOW - that is ALL I can SAY! I am so thankful I had the opportunity to see him he was one person on my list of TO SEE in my life!
The DAY has FINALLY arrived.....
I am SOOO there - ELTON JOHN ~ I am talking about sister friends!
I can hardly contain myself!
Soon...I am off to PULLMAN!
I can hardly contain myself!
Soon...I am off to PULLMAN!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Home Again, home again, jiggity jig.....
Well....I'm back to this LOVELY little town! Part of me is happy and part of me is blue!
We left Portland at 12:00 Sunday - had breakfast with family and then we had to stop at Fred Meyer. The two men stocked up on a shirt or two and then we had to get some munchies for the L-O-N-G road home.
I made it awake from Fred Meyer at Cornelius Pass to Troutdale and then I slept until the man stopped in Hood River - he was ready for me to drive. I drove to The Dalles and cruised through town to see if I could find this little stamp store again - I saw it once and I couldn't find it this time again....GRRR. Back on the freakway and I continued driving to Boardman at the rest area where I couldn't hardly keep my eyes focused - could be due to the degree of sleep I had been getting or the narcotic cough syrup I had slurped at Hood River to stop my coughing (shhh - I wasn't really supposed to be taking it and driving). Joe took over and drove to Dayton and then I brought it on home - we got into Clarkston at 7:00 and stopped for pizza at Fazarri's - Yumm-0!
So I tried to get sleep Sunday night and worked yesterday and felt like I have been ran over by a truck.....
Today I wake up with a urinary tract infection....HELLO and THANK YOU! Why is it I am being blessed with all this CRUD! I have had ENOUGH already! SHEESH - I try to live a healthier life and I am being slapped in the face with crud.....
I haven't made it back to exercise yet since I am still coughing my lungs out and wheezing all night long! Poor me!
So, I sit here today working and waiting for the doctor's office to call back to say they have called in a prescription for antibiotics for my UTI....after running down to the office to pee in a cup for them! It is always something I think and if it isn't one thing it is another!
Suggestions anyone? Anyone?
We left Portland at 12:00 Sunday - had breakfast with family and then we had to stop at Fred Meyer. The two men stocked up on a shirt or two and then we had to get some munchies for the L-O-N-G road home.
I made it awake from Fred Meyer at Cornelius Pass to Troutdale and then I slept until the man stopped in Hood River - he was ready for me to drive. I drove to The Dalles and cruised through town to see if I could find this little stamp store again - I saw it once and I couldn't find it this time again....GRRR. Back on the freakway and I continued driving to Boardman at the rest area where I couldn't hardly keep my eyes focused - could be due to the degree of sleep I had been getting or the narcotic cough syrup I had slurped at Hood River to stop my coughing (shhh - I wasn't really supposed to be taking it and driving). Joe took over and drove to Dayton and then I brought it on home - we got into Clarkston at 7:00 and stopped for pizza at Fazarri's - Yumm-0!
So I tried to get sleep Sunday night and worked yesterday and felt like I have been ran over by a truck.....
Today I wake up with a urinary tract infection....HELLO and THANK YOU! Why is it I am being blessed with all this CRUD! I have had ENOUGH already! SHEESH - I try to live a healthier life and I am being slapped in the face with crud.....
I haven't made it back to exercise yet since I am still coughing my lungs out and wheezing all night long! Poor me!
So, I sit here today working and waiting for the doctor's office to call back to say they have called in a prescription for antibiotics for my UTI....after running down to the office to pee in a cup for them! It is always something I think and if it isn't one thing it is another!
Suggestions anyone? Anyone?
Thursday, April 3, 2008
And "YES" the ER at Tuality Hospital was nice.....
After not sleeping a wink the entire night last night I got Joe up at 5:30 a.m. to take me to the ER for this horrendous cough! I am down to my last set of underoos from that bladder issue too (just a little FYI that could be TMI). Depends here I come! The doctor who saw me was the sweetest little thing....she looked fresh out of doctor school! Anyhow, after checking me out she said this lovely little cough has been lasting up to six weeks in some people - lovely, by my calculations that will be approximately 38 more days at approximately hooowwww MANY DEPENDS a day? WOWZERR..guess I will be searching for money saving coupons soon!
With this sickness it has sent me back to anxiety land so YES I am having a LOVELY time between peeing my pants, feeling like I can't breath and pacing the bedroom wondering if I am truly going to lose my mind! True ANXIETY/PANIC disorder SUCKS! At this point I just have to say "Wished you were here" don't you?
Last night Joe and I ventured out for Sushi and a Hot Pot meal - it was so much fun and an experience we both enjoyed! The hot pot was similar to a Fondue but they fill a pot with broth, bring it to a boil and you throw in your vegies a few at a time and they cook right there while you watch - we had a vegetarian pot and so it came with lots of vegies as well as tofu - which was really good! You then each get dipping sauces as you scoop out the vegies after they are cooked! The owner even made us use chopsticks! Sooo much fun and an awesome experience to boot! We each had a couple plates of sushi off the bar too because that is the fun of a sushi bar! And why is it Lewiston doesn't have a sushi bar? All that for 28.00 with the tip which was a very generous one as the people were ALL so very nice!
So yes I have had one or two positive things happen along this Spring Break Vacation!
I just had a 3 hour nap after my all night party that I had ALONE..okay, Joe was in and out of sleep experiencing my joys with me last night!
Anyhow I do plan on venturing out in a little bit to experience Something more of this beautiful city...me and my bottle of prescription cough syrup which I will put in a flask and have it tucked in my Depends! Woohoo party on in Portland!
With this sickness it has sent me back to anxiety land so YES I am having a LOVELY time between peeing my pants, feeling like I can't breath and pacing the bedroom wondering if I am truly going to lose my mind! True ANXIETY/PANIC disorder SUCKS! At this point I just have to say "Wished you were here" don't you?
Last night Joe and I ventured out for Sushi and a Hot Pot meal - it was so much fun and an experience we both enjoyed! The hot pot was similar to a Fondue but they fill a pot with broth, bring it to a boil and you throw in your vegies a few at a time and they cook right there while you watch - we had a vegetarian pot and so it came with lots of vegies as well as tofu - which was really good! You then each get dipping sauces as you scoop out the vegies after they are cooked! The owner even made us use chopsticks! Sooo much fun and an awesome experience to boot! We each had a couple plates of sushi off the bar too because that is the fun of a sushi bar! And why is it Lewiston doesn't have a sushi bar? All that for 28.00 with the tip which was a very generous one as the people were ALL so very nice!
So yes I have had one or two positive things happen along this Spring Break Vacation!
I just had a 3 hour nap after my all night party that I had ALONE..okay, Joe was in and out of sleep experiencing my joys with me last night!
Anyhow I do plan on venturing out in a little bit to experience Something more of this beautiful city...me and my bottle of prescription cough syrup which I will put in a flask and have it tucked in my Depends! Woohoo party on in Portland!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Spring Break......and bladder leakage...
Where in the world am I?
I am outta town on Spring Break with the fam! Not up to par as I have a horrendous cough...which in combination my diuretic is not a good couple! I will be armoring myself with Depends soon! I could use some antibiotics from India I think about now....no more laughing at my Indian Drug Princess friend!
First stop on the expedition yesterday...the "Good GOODWILL". Wow it always amazes me to go there each time I visit my family here! It is truly a treasure hunt. I think you must have to put in a certain amount of time before you really start finding the real treasures....I ended up with a few pieces for Ang's building set, a new chocolate candy bar from the candy counter for Ang. Now..my SIL and niece came out with product...Old Navy jeans, Levi's and name brand shirts, a few kid toys to boot....it just wasn't my day!
After that we ended up heading toward Jantzen Beach to see what was there and for a place to dine....there were no real places to eat around the area that inerested us that we saw. There was a Toys R Us going out of business but we were looking for food not toys at the time! We ended up getting 10.00 worth of gas there from a dude who was dressed like Elvis at some gas station - Elvis is more than a "Hound Dog" now...he has progressed to filling gas tanks at the local Arco...and unbeknownst to most he has not left the gas station!
Across the bridge we went towards Vancouver....We spied a Joe's Crab Shack along the river so we headed there....it is a fun place to eat plus we had a great view of the river as we were literally right next to it and tons of fisherman in their boats fishing for something! Great food too!
We cruised around the area for a bit and hit a Craft Warehouse where I picked up a few NeCeSsItIeS....it is all necessities isn't it? After that we headed back to the Oregon side of the river. We hit Washington Square - they have a Cheesecake Factory there - yumm-o but I resisted no visit to the Cheesecake Factory for me! Angelo discovered on the mall directory a "Lego" store which neither Joe or I believed the poor kid until we checked out another directory and sure enough there was a Lego store but of course, it was at the opposite end we were at...isn't it ALWAY? We hit the store and Angelo picked out Lego colors and pieces he wanted as you buy by the container. He wanted some Lego people which only come in boxes and are kind of pricey but it is vacation and he really has wanted some people for quite sometime so we bit the bullet and decided to just buy them! We then approached the register and had something happen to us that doesn't EVER happen....you just hear of those pay it forward moments! What a blessing!
So after the mall we hit Sonic for a drink and a quick bite....I was thinkin' about Kristi and her Coke with cherry flavor (I believe?) that she was getting accustomed to when she was in Texas awhile back... though I opted for OJ thinking the vitamin C could only help my cough but, unfortunately, only contribute to the bladder issues!
Toodles peeps...I need to get my armor on for the day ~ supposed to start being sunny and warm here for awhile this week! Maybe my pants will have a chance to dry out!
I am outta town on Spring Break with the fam! Not up to par as I have a horrendous cough...which in combination my diuretic is not a good couple! I will be armoring myself with Depends soon! I could use some antibiotics from India I think about now....no more laughing at my Indian Drug Princess friend!
First stop on the expedition yesterday...the "Good GOODWILL". Wow it always amazes me to go there each time I visit my family here! It is truly a treasure hunt. I think you must have to put in a certain amount of time before you really start finding the real treasures....I ended up with a few pieces for Ang's building set, a new chocolate candy bar from the candy counter for Ang. Now..my SIL and niece came out with product...Old Navy jeans, Levi's and name brand shirts, a few kid toys to boot....it just wasn't my day!
After that we ended up heading toward Jantzen Beach to see what was there and for a place to dine....there were no real places to eat around the area that inerested us that we saw. There was a Toys R Us going out of business but we were looking for food not toys at the time! We ended up getting 10.00 worth of gas there from a dude who was dressed like Elvis at some gas station - Elvis is more than a "Hound Dog" now...he has progressed to filling gas tanks at the local Arco...and unbeknownst to most he has not left the gas station!
Across the bridge we went towards Vancouver....We spied a Joe's Crab Shack along the river so we headed there....it is a fun place to eat plus we had a great view of the river as we were literally right next to it and tons of fisherman in their boats fishing for something! Great food too!
We cruised around the area for a bit and hit a Craft Warehouse where I picked up a few NeCeSsItIeS....it is all necessities isn't it? After that we headed back to the Oregon side of the river. We hit Washington Square - they have a Cheesecake Factory there - yumm-o but I resisted no visit to the Cheesecake Factory for me! Angelo discovered on the mall directory a "Lego" store which neither Joe or I believed the poor kid until we checked out another directory and sure enough there was a Lego store but of course, it was at the opposite end we were at...isn't it ALWAY? We hit the store and Angelo picked out Lego colors and pieces he wanted as you buy by the container. He wanted some Lego people which only come in boxes and are kind of pricey but it is vacation and he really has wanted some people for quite sometime so we bit the bullet and decided to just buy them! We then approached the register and had something happen to us that doesn't EVER happen....you just hear of those pay it forward moments! What a blessing!
So after the mall we hit Sonic for a drink and a quick bite....I was thinkin' about Kristi and her Coke with cherry flavor (I believe?) that she was getting accustomed to when she was in Texas awhile back... though I opted for OJ thinking the vitamin C could only help my cough but, unfortunately, only contribute to the bladder issues!
Toodles peeps...I need to get my armor on for the day ~ supposed to start being sunny and warm here for awhile this week! Maybe my pants will have a chance to dry out!
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