Well, I have to refer back to an older post about 2 dreams I had in the same week about a tan German Shepherd.
I was driving down a street in our neighborhood, on my way to pick up DD from a friend's house, when I saw a woman walking 2 dogs, one a beagle, and the other was the dog I had seen in my dreams last August! I was so surprised, but drove on. Now I'm wondering how to find this woman and ask about the dog. I can't imagine walking up to her and telling her I've dreamt about the dog. She would probably think I was plum crazy. I'm so curious, though. I wonder about the dog, and why I dreamt about it. I don't know what to do next. I'm thinking of taking a walk around the neighborhood every morning at around the same time I saw the woman - 8:30 am or so. I guess I could go knocking at doors asking about the dog, but that might make me look like a weirdo, too. I just don't know what to do.
Anyway, thanks to Mom2bjm and Lasann for wishing me well on the diet. I have lost 5 pounds, but, unfortunately, fell off of the diet this weekend. I have to get back on the horse tomorrow. I wish I could say I'm feeling so much better, but the truth is, I'm not. I still have some supplements on backorder from the Vitamin Shoppe, so maybe I really need all of those supplements to feel better.
I still have to make dr's appointments for a sleep study, cardiologist, and the eye doctor. I was not able to go for a while because I had that nasty cold/flu that's going around. Lots of people I know have gotten it, and it seems to hold on for a while, with some relapses.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Friday, January 12, 2007
The Diet is Awn!
I just started the Perricone weight loss diet today. It's a very strict diet, and I can't say we can afford all that organic food, but I will do as much as I can afford. Some organic foods are coming down in price, and I don't mind paying more for eggs, for example, or yogurt, which isn't that much more anyway.
I haven't eaten any salmon yet, but I have some wild Alaskan salmon fillets and some canned salmon that would fit the bill. I am not usually a salmon eater, but I guess I could learn to like it.
I found some shelled, plain brazil nuts, and I'm quite fond of them. I also bought some walnuts, which were tasty on top of my cottage cheese with apple.
I hope to feel better and look better. The feel better part is the primary motivation for this change. I'm hoping to lose 50 pounds before we go out to Utah. I still have some more reading, planning, and purchasing to do, but it's looks like I'll be doing this for the long run because I want to get off of these medications I take for various things, most of them related to weight. Hopefully, this will work, but I will have to start keeping better track of my blood sugar and blood pressure. It would be nice to have normal stats the next time I see the doctor.
I haven't eaten any salmon yet, but I have some wild Alaskan salmon fillets and some canned salmon that would fit the bill. I am not usually a salmon eater, but I guess I could learn to like it.
I found some shelled, plain brazil nuts, and I'm quite fond of them. I also bought some walnuts, which were tasty on top of my cottage cheese with apple.
I hope to feel better and look better. The feel better part is the primary motivation for this change. I'm hoping to lose 50 pounds before we go out to Utah. I still have some more reading, planning, and purchasing to do, but it's looks like I'll be doing this for the long run because I want to get off of these medications I take for various things, most of them related to weight. Hopefully, this will work, but I will have to start keeping better track of my blood sugar and blood pressure. It would be nice to have normal stats the next time I see the doctor.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Feeling Better
I just can't wait until everyone is back to normal. DH has been sick for about 3 weeks. His workplace has some new rules about taking sick time, and if he takes more than 3 days off in a row, they need him to have a doctor's note saying it's okay for him to come back to work. I just hope they don't reduce his pay for the few extra days he took off, because he was on Christmas vacation when he got sick.
I finally got some antibiotics from Immediate Care, and they have helped my ear infection and my throat doesn't hurt anymore. It's now a battle with the coughing when you just want to sleep. They gave me a prescription for the coughing, and Flonaze for congestion, too.
Monday morning, the phone just kept ringing, and that is when I really felt the worst of it. I still had to wake up early to take DD to her 6 AM class, and my throat and ear were really painful. When we came home again, I just wanted to get to sleep, but one of the church mothers called (DH answered, I was going to let the answering machine take care of it) because her 17 year old son said the school bus just drove past him. I think he missed it, but she wanted me to go over to her house, and drive him to his school. That would have taken about 45 minutes in total trip time, and I was not feeling well, so I told her "no". I guess that's going to be one of my new resolutions, anyway, to just say "no".
I assume she found someone else who could do it. Anyway, DH took some of our Christmas stuff down last night. I did manage to get the laundry done, and put dinner on the table, so I guess I'm doing okay.
I finally got some antibiotics from Immediate Care, and they have helped my ear infection and my throat doesn't hurt anymore. It's now a battle with the coughing when you just want to sleep. They gave me a prescription for the coughing, and Flonaze for congestion, too.
Monday morning, the phone just kept ringing, and that is when I really felt the worst of it. I still had to wake up early to take DD to her 6 AM class, and my throat and ear were really painful. When we came home again, I just wanted to get to sleep, but one of the church mothers called (DH answered, I was going to let the answering machine take care of it) because her 17 year old son said the school bus just drove past him. I think he missed it, but she wanted me to go over to her house, and drive him to his school. That would have taken about 45 minutes in total trip time, and I was not feeling well, so I told her "no". I guess that's going to be one of my new resolutions, anyway, to just say "no".
I assume she found someone else who could do it. Anyway, DH took some of our Christmas stuff down last night. I did manage to get the laundry done, and put dinner on the table, so I guess I'm doing okay.
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Is there a doctor in the house?
Well, we have all been ill, and I got worse this week. We did each receive a priesthood blessing to help us recover on Wednesday night. DH has been the sickest of us all. I hope I don't get as sick as he is. I do think I am recovering, but I felt my worst this morning. Now I'm trying to be think more positive thoughts about getting better.
DD is spending the night over at her friend's house, and she was quite happy to go. Being an only child is not easy for her. She really wants to be around people more, but sometimes she won't take me up on my offers to take her somewhere.
Trying to get ahold of the doctor's office is ridiculous. They have one of those answering systems that makes you wait about 10 minutes or so before you can talk to a real person. I decided not to go in for an antibiotic, but if I do get worse, I will go.
I hope you all have had a Happy New Year, and that 2007 is very good to you.
We did have a couple of people over for dinner New Year's Eve, even though DH was quite ill. He ate with us, but went back to bed when we started playing games.
DD is spending the night over at her friend's house, and she was quite happy to go. Being an only child is not easy for her. She really wants to be around people more, but sometimes she won't take me up on my offers to take her somewhere.
Trying to get ahold of the doctor's office is ridiculous. They have one of those answering systems that makes you wait about 10 minutes or so before you can talk to a real person. I decided not to go in for an antibiotic, but if I do get worse, I will go.
I hope you all have had a Happy New Year, and that 2007 is very good to you.
We did have a couple of people over for dinner New Year's Eve, even though DH was quite ill. He ate with us, but went back to bed when we started playing games.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Happy and Fat
Or fat and happy?
I took DH out to lunch today to Friscos, an eatery that I found out about on the internet. The people who ate there all raved about it, especially mentioning the exploded potatoes. I decided it would be worth a visit to see what the food was like.
We drove into an industrial park to find the place well marked. It was about 2 in the afternoon, and the place did have a few customers. They had outdoor tables, and since it was a nice day out, DH mentioned it was almost nice enough to eat outside, but I said, "not quite". It was in the 50's, and I had not brought a jacket, just because I don't like having to take it off and carry it around if I'm shopping.
We stood and surveyed the menu for a while before ordering, because there were so many choices. There were lots of giant sandwiches, some of them on sub rolls, and some on various breads. I chose the North Beach, which was a chicken salad sandwich with lettuce and tomato on a whole grain bread. It was a stuffed sandwich, and I took half of it home to DD, who was home because of her cough. She's been sick most of the week. I also brought home 1/2 of my exploded potatoes, which was a small cup of baked potato, with skin included mixed with bacon and served warm. It was pretty tasty, and so was the sandwich. I thought the bread was homemade fresh. DH ordered a cup of minestrone, which was not all that great, more like a tomato sauce with pasta and some spinach thrown into it, and a grilled chicken caesar salad, which was very large. He had to take most of it home. It included a tomato mixture that is one of their specialties, romaine lettuce, romano cheese, homemade croutons, and topped off with a packet of Ken's Caesar salad dressing. I'm wondering why they don't make their own dressings, but he seemed to enjoy the salad.
The other day, I had him take me to the diner for a treat, as he said he owed me one for helping him visit a family from church. I had him take me to the Mountain View diner, here on Frederick's Golden Mile, a place I relish, and he doesn't really care for, but he always eats the food without too many complaints. I think they make great soup, and they are basically an old fashioned diner, specializing in Greek food, which I have come to like a lot. I had a gyro with an accompanying salad with olives, feta cheese (which I have discovered I really like, but DH doesn't), onions (another of my likes and his dislikes), lettuce, cucumber, green pepper (which I did not eat raw, because it gives me indigestion), and tomato. I had fries on the side, and they were the typical wonderful diner fries, hot and crisp. He had split pea soup with ham, and a garden salad. He forced himself to take a handful of my fries (yeah, right!). It was a good meal, and I had to take more than half of it home with me, but I love having leftovers for the next day.
I would have loved to go to the movies today, but both DD and DH are ill with cold and a sore throat. DH went to the doctors today and got an antibiotic. I hope it clears up soon. DD doesn't want to take cough syrup, as it's yucky to her. I think I will fix up some hot honey and lemon for her.
I hope I don't come down with something. I had my flu shot 9 days ago, and I hope it does not affect me like it did last year. A week after I got it, I was extremely ill. I am keeping my spirits up, though.
I finally put some things in perspective. This past fall I volunteered to take some kids to Seminary class in the AM. This involved me getting up extra early and leaving 20 minutes early to pick up a child who does not live near me, and drive up to another child's home, who does live near me to pick her up. Each child, or I should say teenager, had my DD calling them up before we left the house, then getting out of the van to go knock on their doors to get them. It took longer than I thought it should, especially the second teen, who half the time, made us late for Seminary. I hated that, because when I took DD by herself last year, we were very seldom late. Well, one mother had been indisposed with knee surgery when I started this. I thought it was a short term thing, so when she offered me money for gas, I said no. What are friends for, right?
Well, after I drove up to her house and her truck was not there, I found out she had gone back to work. I called the person who had asked me to do this in the first place. After she talked to the mother, she found out that the mother was leaving at 5 am to beat traffic, and this is why she was not taking her own kid to that early morning class. I was fuming, but did not say anything for a few weeks, until I posted something on a message board, and the advice I got was to stop being a patsy. I decided to pull the plug on the rides because I was overwhelmed with stress, my blood sugar was up, and I was not about to have a heart attack because I was being taken advantage of. Well, the mother of the second teen is quite angry with me, but she can just stew in her own juices, as far as I'm concerned. I was upset at first, because I did bend over backward for this woman's daughter for more than 3 months, which I think is long enough, especially since she had made a nasty (unrelated to the ride situation) comment to me, and she never, ever offered to pay me for gas. The only thing I heard was a weak thank you when I brought up the topic, and a complaint that I didn't pick her kid up one morning. Well, that was because my kid misunderstood the girl over the phone, and thought she had said she wasn't coming.
This woman is a taker and not a nice person. I know for a fact she would not do the same things for me, if the shoe was one the other foot. Live and learn, though. I won't have to be doing her any favors anymore, and I have done a lot for her in the past. I'm better off without a friend who is needy and demanding.
I took DH out to lunch today to Friscos, an eatery that I found out about on the internet. The people who ate there all raved about it, especially mentioning the exploded potatoes. I decided it would be worth a visit to see what the food was like.
We drove into an industrial park to find the place well marked. It was about 2 in the afternoon, and the place did have a few customers. They had outdoor tables, and since it was a nice day out, DH mentioned it was almost nice enough to eat outside, but I said, "not quite". It was in the 50's, and I had not brought a jacket, just because I don't like having to take it off and carry it around if I'm shopping.
We stood and surveyed the menu for a while before ordering, because there were so many choices. There were lots of giant sandwiches, some of them on sub rolls, and some on various breads. I chose the North Beach, which was a chicken salad sandwich with lettuce and tomato on a whole grain bread. It was a stuffed sandwich, and I took half of it home to DD, who was home because of her cough. She's been sick most of the week. I also brought home 1/2 of my exploded potatoes, which was a small cup of baked potato, with skin included mixed with bacon and served warm. It was pretty tasty, and so was the sandwich. I thought the bread was homemade fresh. DH ordered a cup of minestrone, which was not all that great, more like a tomato sauce with pasta and some spinach thrown into it, and a grilled chicken caesar salad, which was very large. He had to take most of it home. It included a tomato mixture that is one of their specialties, romaine lettuce, romano cheese, homemade croutons, and topped off with a packet of Ken's Caesar salad dressing. I'm wondering why they don't make their own dressings, but he seemed to enjoy the salad.
The other day, I had him take me to the diner for a treat, as he said he owed me one for helping him visit a family from church. I had him take me to the Mountain View diner, here on Frederick's Golden Mile, a place I relish, and he doesn't really care for, but he always eats the food without too many complaints. I think they make great soup, and they are basically an old fashioned diner, specializing in Greek food, which I have come to like a lot. I had a gyro with an accompanying salad with olives, feta cheese (which I have discovered I really like, but DH doesn't), onions (another of my likes and his dislikes), lettuce, cucumber, green pepper (which I did not eat raw, because it gives me indigestion), and tomato. I had fries on the side, and they were the typical wonderful diner fries, hot and crisp. He had split pea soup with ham, and a garden salad. He forced himself to take a handful of my fries (yeah, right!). It was a good meal, and I had to take more than half of it home with me, but I love having leftovers for the next day.
I would have loved to go to the movies today, but both DD and DH are ill with cold and a sore throat. DH went to the doctors today and got an antibiotic. I hope it clears up soon. DD doesn't want to take cough syrup, as it's yucky to her. I think I will fix up some hot honey and lemon for her.
I hope I don't come down with something. I had my flu shot 9 days ago, and I hope it does not affect me like it did last year. A week after I got it, I was extremely ill. I am keeping my spirits up, though.
I finally put some things in perspective. This past fall I volunteered to take some kids to Seminary class in the AM. This involved me getting up extra early and leaving 20 minutes early to pick up a child who does not live near me, and drive up to another child's home, who does live near me to pick her up. Each child, or I should say teenager, had my DD calling them up before we left the house, then getting out of the van to go knock on their doors to get them. It took longer than I thought it should, especially the second teen, who half the time, made us late for Seminary. I hated that, because when I took DD by herself last year, we were very seldom late. Well, one mother had been indisposed with knee surgery when I started this. I thought it was a short term thing, so when she offered me money for gas, I said no. What are friends for, right?
Well, after I drove up to her house and her truck was not there, I found out she had gone back to work. I called the person who had asked me to do this in the first place. After she talked to the mother, she found out that the mother was leaving at 5 am to beat traffic, and this is why she was not taking her own kid to that early morning class. I was fuming, but did not say anything for a few weeks, until I posted something on a message board, and the advice I got was to stop being a patsy. I decided to pull the plug on the rides because I was overwhelmed with stress, my blood sugar was up, and I was not about to have a heart attack because I was being taken advantage of. Well, the mother of the second teen is quite angry with me, but she can just stew in her own juices, as far as I'm concerned. I was upset at first, because I did bend over backward for this woman's daughter for more than 3 months, which I think is long enough, especially since she had made a nasty (unrelated to the ride situation) comment to me, and she never, ever offered to pay me for gas. The only thing I heard was a weak thank you when I brought up the topic, and a complaint that I didn't pick her kid up one morning. Well, that was because my kid misunderstood the girl over the phone, and thought she had said she wasn't coming.
This woman is a taker and not a nice person. I know for a fact she would not do the same things for me, if the shoe was one the other foot. Live and learn, though. I won't have to be doing her any favors anymore, and I have done a lot for her in the past. I'm better off without a friend who is needy and demanding.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Silvergirl's Journal
Silvergirl's Journal
I just got my Christmas present yesterday - a new laptop! I am having fun learning how to use it.
Life has been busy lately, with going to the Temple all day Friday, missionary meetings on Saturday, calling people to see if they can feed the missionaries, going to a friend's house where they had someone over to have the first lesson (which was politely received, but I don't think the couple will want to know more), and so on.
The holidays will make life a little busier, but slow down my driving schedule, which is every school day. I have to get DD that learners permit soon, so she can take over the driving in the morning. She won't be able to drive her friends by herself for the first 4 or 5 months, but she will be able to thereafter.
I just got my Christmas present yesterday - a new laptop! I am having fun learning how to use it.
Life has been busy lately, with going to the Temple all day Friday, missionary meetings on Saturday, calling people to see if they can feed the missionaries, going to a friend's house where they had someone over to have the first lesson (which was politely received, but I don't think the couple will want to know more), and so on.
The holidays will make life a little busier, but slow down my driving schedule, which is every school day. I have to get DD that learners permit soon, so she can take over the driving in the morning. She won't be able to drive her friends by herself for the first 4 or 5 months, but she will be able to thereafter.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Feeling better
But still sneezing a lot. I bought some Cold Ease today, so maybe that will help me get over this cold I seem to have. I felt bad last week, but I'm feeling better.
We had a lovely vacation in mid October at Swallows Falls near Deep Creek Lake. We camped in the camper, visited Oakland, and surrounding areas, saw Swallows Falls again, took pics (have to learn how to post them here, saw the train museum (which was really more of a gift shop), and bought a turkey dinner from the Apostolic Church in our of the local communities. DH was not so impressed with the turkey dinner, as he prefers the home style dinners we have every year at my father's family's annual Christmas dinner, the White family dinner, the Sunday after Christmas. They really put out a spread, though, with both turkey and ham.
We've been busy this week, and the weekend looks like it will be busy again. Saturday morning we meet with our local Ward Missionaries to see how the missionary effort is going in our Ward - ugh, I hate getting up to be there at 8 AM. Then we will be taking DD to Scouting for food at 11:30 til 2 PM, then DH and I go to serve food at the soup kitchen 5 PM to 7 PM, and have to figure out how to get DD to a dance that is about an hour's drive away in Columbia, MD. I hope other people will be able to drive her there because the dance begins at 7 PM.
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