Mindless Monday

Gosh, was so very nice to have an entire weekend!  Hope everyone who celebrates had a nice Easter.

Off to the trenches!

Julie, I'm glad you had such a great weekend except for the tick of course.  Brrrr on your cold weather returning. 

We almost had rain yesterday.  Maybe tomorrow they say. 

The oak pollen is high and that may be why I'm feeling sort of congested.  I keep telling myself I don't have allergies but it doesn't always work.

I make lists of books I want to read and then I can't find the lists. 

 Julie that sounds like a deer tick or dog tick - B has never had one but the neighbor's big golden got a few over the years. I have an app on my phone called TickID I believe - you may check that out. I might swing by the vet if you are sure the head stayed attached anything like that can cause infection.

Warm and muggy today - still drizzly which is fine. Suppose to clear and get into the low 70's - Michigan's cold front must be headed here as tomorrrow's high is in the 40's Crazy weather persists

The pollen here is HIGH so I made a huge mistake yesterday taking a walk without sunglasses on - my eyes were a mess afterward. 

LOL I have lists for so many things, some on the iPad, some on my computer, some on each of the pads that I have lying around my desk area - every once in a while I try to consolidate them and start the process all over again 

Julie B is doing OK. You know the gait is horrible but he's happy to hopalong anywhere you'll take him. I didn't even try the range of motion stuff yesterday as it is clearly so painful for him. I am hoping to resume today and find him more tolerant. He's very clever about making it impossible for you to do them. I also need to trim his nails which isn't going to go well either. He was crazy after I came home from a walk yesterday and I forgot what a cardiac stress test it is to see your ortho-repaired dog going nuts.

eta: threads merged just for you Tina!

kpwlee

eta: threads merged just for you Tina!

Thanks! You know how confused I get when there are multiples.

JackieG

I make lists of books I want to read and then I can't find the lists. 

That's ok.  I'm at the point where I have to send myself e-mails to remember things I need to do.

Deb W.

iluvjamison

That's ok.  I'm at the point where I have to send myself e-mails to remember things I need to do.

I've been doing that too for years and I also call and leave myself messages. :)  

JackieG

iluvjamison

That's ok.  I'm at the point where I have to send myself e-mails to remember things I need to do.

I've been doing that too for years and I also call and leave myself messages. :)  

Yep, I do both too.

No April Fool's day gags yet?

I don't think we'll have any rain today but it's chilly. We'll be in the 80s at some point this week though.

I need to go grocery shopping this morning and then I'll take Shane for a walk. Other than that, I have no plans.

 Ok, now to bore you with my Easter dinner disaster.    Saturday I made a huge casserole of scalloped potatoes and ham to bring to my son's house.  Because it had bubbled over, when I went to reheat it on Sunday, I put a cookie sheet under it to catch the dribbles.  When it appeared to be done, I pulled the oven rack out a bit so I could check it, and faster than you could blink your eye, the entire thing slid right off the rack onto the floor and splattered the contents everywhere!  It narrowly missed Buffy, who was so scared she ran out the doggie door.  Hey, this was one of those heavy enameled cast iron casseroles!  I'm surprised there isn't a dent in the floor!  Moral of the story....NEVER use silicone covered cookie sheets for anything but cookies!!! 

Sigh, I had enough ham in the fridge to take over, but had to stop at Kroger for some yucky macaroni salad.  Not quite what I intended at all!  At least my strawberry shortcake was a hit.

 Oh Marty!!! That is something I would do

Poor Buffy! Did she recover enough to help clean up? That would have freaked Bugsy out pretty badly too - he is very aware of anything 'hot' - which is a blessing

Oh no Marty! 

 I always email myself reminders.  I'm also an obsessive list maker, but I never consult lists after they are made.  

Ari is very unhappy with me, we had 4 straight days of 3 mile walks and she was NOT happy that this morning she didn't get a long walk!  Granted she's getting one this afternoon when I get home.  The look on her face was priceless though.  Total sulky face. 

My passport has arrived so now I can breath easy.  I was so worried, because worrying and fretting are what I do best!  The only thing left to do to get ready for the cruise is I'll have to buy a new bathing suit.  I have a tankini and the tank top part fits, but the bottoms are TOO BIG now!  I think I want to find new bottoms and buy a new one piece as well.  I'll wait till nearer to the trip though, since I hope I can drop a few more pounds between now and then.  I did gain 1.5 lbs this week though.  I went off the deep end with stress eating, but I'm back on track now.  A slip up was bound to happen sooner or later.  So, no beating myself up on it.

Oh my gosh Marty!  You are lucky you didn't get burned.  Charlie would have been all over that casserole like white on rice. LOL

We had a nice Easter with just the three of us and Charlie.  My parents are making their way back from CA and won't be home until Wednesday.  I made prime rib for the first time.  It turned out pretty good.  I think I should have let it sit longer but overall it was good.  Now I have to figure out what to do with all the leftovers.  Most likely steak burritos and French Dip sandwiches.

Well, we received a very disturbing and scary call from DH's grandma on Saturday.  She lives up north near his parents, but they were in Chicago for the weekend. 

She calls DH totally upset becase "she lost Riley and now Riley is missing".  Obviously this was very disturbing since Riley is sitting at the kitchen table next to us coloring Easter eggs.  She was going on about how she turned her back for 1 minute to get her a class of Pepsi and then she was gone.  Dh finally convinced her that Riley was OK and home safe with us.  She was so relieved.  I felt so bad for her.  She must have been terrified thinking that she lost her.  She then started talking about DH's brother and how he was just sitting in the chair smiling at her and not saying anything.  DH finally convinced her that he wasn't there either.

DH got ahold of his mom and dad and they contacted her.  I guess this isn't the first time she's been seeing little kids in her house and they are going to take her to the doctor's to make sure it isn't meds or something like that.  If not, we are probably going to have to move her to assisted living.  Her living with them is not an option since they DO NOT get along.  I feel so bad for her.  She's wasn't the best of mom's or grandma's but to be totally confused and think you are seeing things has to be absolutely frightening.

 Lisa, sorry to hear about DH grandma.  Hallucinations can happen in people with dementia/alzheimer's and if they're upsetting her, they may be able to treat them with meds.  Or, it might be her current meds.  I hope you can figure something out. 

Lisa, that call would've upset me, too -- how scary to hear someone so confused.  I'm glad you were able to reassure her so she felt calm again.  If the family hasn't had reason to suspect anything like dementia or Alzheimer's before now, it's very possible medications are having some effect, especially if she took the wrong dose or something.  Also, it's not unheard of for elderly people to get dehydrated because they forget to drink enough water, which can also cause confusion like that.  Another thing that can cause similar cognitive issues is an extreme B-12 deficiency.  Sounds like a doctor's visit would be best.

Marty, your Easter dinner story was definitely a disaster!  How awful!  I've almost had similar things happen when I put things on a cookie sheet to catch spills.  I'm sorry your dog was startled enough to dash out the door, but that's better than a burned tongue!  Ruby is terrible when we open the oven door -- all she knows is there's food in there, regardless of how hot it might be.  One of us has to hold her back while the other gets the food out.

I'm a compulsive list-maker, too.  I do them the old fashioned way, on pieces of paper (no surprise!).  I have post-it notes stuck on my car's dash, I've got lists on my office desk, on the kitchen counter, in my purse.  I need a master list of where all my lists are!  I've not ever left myself a phone message, but I have sent myself email reminders.  The older I get, the more I rely on these "support systems!" 

Marty, what a messy kitchen disaster!  I'm so glad it didn't land on your foot.   I've had some near disasters like that and now I put the cookie sheet on the shelf below. 

Lisa, that call must have been very upsetting for everyone.  Dementia is so frightening, if that's whats happening, to your DH's grandma.  I hope she gets the care she needs.

Sharon, good for you to stay focused on your success rather than your lapse.  :) 

The mailman just pointed out a wasp nest right above our office door.   I don't usually kill wasps but these might have to relocate or face the big spray can in the sky.   I'll try knocking the nest down and see if they get the message.