Recovery

Monday, October 18, 2010

My bad mood is pretty much over...............well, kinda. LOL. I'm not cranky, just proactive. I'm in what my husband refers to as my "Supervisor mode". My husband and son are well acquainted with this woman. I used to put on my nursing uniform and hubby would complain that I would morph into someone else. LOL. You know, someone who was in charge of keeping a bunch of really sick patients alive while dealing with primadonna doctors, unruly staff, and demanding family members. And of course it was no problem for me. LOL.

I hope no one was worried about me becoming a door mat. That would not be me. I was just cutting my hubby some slack as he is coming to terms with coping with the extent of his mom's illness. I'm a very compassionate person but I'm not one who allows people to dookie on her on a daily basis. LOL. It's just not who I am and everyone who knows me well would laugh at the thought. I'm about the most independent outspoken woman anyone knows. I don't take any crap from anyone. If you are looking for someone to tangle with you would be better off avoiding this old badger. LOL.

I got back on plan yesterday and got 3 walks in which really helped my mood. Eating right and exercising is my lifeline. I crave it. I need it.

I got tons of steps in today though I wish I had eaten less carbs and calories. I still did pretty well so I'm not complaining.

I got caught up on a lot of work today and was very productive. I did 4 loads of laundry plus fixed a really nice supper in addition to my usual chores. I have leftover meat for tomorrow.

It was warm again today and hubby and I went for a walk after he got off work. We saw lots of deer, lots of turkeys, lots of squirrels, lots of birds, and Hondo. I wish Hondo was my dog. He is a fox. LOL. Oh and we saw something interesting. Some person had taken a dump on the road complete with blue napkins. ROFLMBO!! People like this I don't want to know.

Tomorrow is errand and shopping day if I feel up to it. If not, I'm not going.

My son got called to work for Thursday and Friday so we will have to clean the cages on Wednesday if he doesn't work that day. He started to gripe about it and I cut him off at the knees. I'm not in the mood for any bull right now. Nobody works harder around here than I do. It takes 3 hours to clean 6 cages with 2 people and I have no intention of doing it alone. It's not open for discussion. My patience with lazy men is wearing very thin. LOL. Mrs. Nice Mommy was put back in the box last Saturday. Kwityurbitchenmommy is on duty. LOL.

Yesterday's stats - Sunday

calories 1214
net carbs - 99
fats - 43
proteins - 76
steps - 15229
miles - 6.24

  

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MZZCHIEF 10/23/2010 1:00PM

You're a riot! Having just been to the DMV myself, (and still awaiting my license in the mail) I could so appreciate this blog about it! Its amazing how one person not doing their job properly can make misery. Now between your little Red Hen comment and this, I'm off to a merry start! : ) Mzzchief Report Inappropriate Comment

NORASPAT 10/19/2010 10:14PM

WHOA, I do not know you that well and obviously totally misinterpreted yesterdays rant. I guess you can be tough as nails when you like. You have lots of friends who can read you and your blogs much better than I can. Glad you were able to vent, it is absolutely necessary some days. Pat in Maine. Report Inappropriate Comment

COMPUCATHY 10/19/2010 9:28PM

LOL...you are awesome! Glad you are doing better and getting things under control. What a great feeling. I love what you said about craving exercise and nutrition. Good for you. What a positive difference they make in our lives. All we have to do is get away from them to realize what a great thing they are. Keep sparking! Report Inappropriate Comment

SHERRYTOO 10/19/2010 9:18PM

She's baaaaaaack! Report Inappropriate Comment

BAMBAM87 10/19/2010 5:40PM

YAY kick some ass !@ Report Inappropriate Comment

GRAPEVINE60 10/19/2010 1:24PM

Welcome back. I think I might need to use your wording of "proactive". lol Report Inappropriate Comment

WISEWIFE 10/19/2010 11:00AM

I think that's why we get along so well, we're both umm, proactive women who take no bull from anyone! Have a great day GF. Hugs, WW Report Inappropriate Comment

MONSTERDECOOKIE 10/19/2010 9:50AM

I would never think you are a doormat. When my hubby is driving, he stops at places that I would never stop and places that I have no desire or reason to stop. And he doesn't ask first. But he drives me around a lot so I do cut him some slack too. Report Inappropriate Comment

SHIRLEYX 10/19/2010 9:37AM

There really is a time for everything. My dh cut me a LOT of slack when my dad passed and I will always be grateful. ...Still, nice to have you back! Report Inappropriate Comment

ALASKASKY 10/19/2010 9:17AM

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ASTORRES1 10/19/2010 8:34AM

LOVE YOU!!! You just make me smile when I read your blogs and really disappointed we don't live closer. You would be one I would want to visit often....you are just the coolest momma I know....lol amy Report Inappropriate Comment

SUNNY332 10/19/2010 8:29AM

Welcome back - we missed your "sassy" self. Take care and hope you have an equally great day today. Hugs, Sunny Report Inappropriate Comment

SUZYMOBILE 10/19/2010 7:04AM

You go girl!! I think I'm gonna have to find my inner Morticia starting today! My ex is going to get a letter from me, and the proverbial s#*t will hit the proverbial f*%n. Without blue napkins. You're so right about eating and exercising well! Last night I hit Planet Fitness with my stress level at 15 on a scale of 1 to 10, and came out at 5! Had butternut lentil soup for din-din, and slept like a baby. All this is better than Valium! Report Inappropriate Comment

MRSSHOWME 10/19/2010 5:33AM

You are such an inspiration. I've been doing a lot of wallowing lately and it needs to stop, NOW. Report Inappropriate Comment

3_GIANTS_4_ME 10/19/2010 4:53AM

Sound a lot like me - NO crap, from NO one!! Great Day! Report Inappropriate Comment

CAROLFAITHWALKR 10/19/2010 3:37AM

That was very compassionate of you. No need to explain with his mom sounding so critical. Since you are in SUPERvisor mode, I guess that means you also have SUPER powers? Because I already know you're a SUPERwoman. Report Inappropriate Comment

PEGGIET 10/19/2010 2:19AM

Now THERE's the warrior in you !! So glad you are feeling better! You are back on top of your game and it looks good on you!! Battle on!! Report Inappropriate Comment

HOWLERMOM 10/19/2010 12:25AM

Glad you're feeling better and have your "back in charge" hat on. And as always, you make me laugh! Have a great day tomorrow! Report Inappropriate Comment

HEALTHYARTIST1 10/19/2010 12:23AM

You are too funny when YOU are in CHARGE! Report Inappropriate Comment

FIT4GOOD3 10/19/2010 12:03AM

I hope you let your DH know how you were feeling yesterday. And I really hope he apologized. It does feel good to be on track and productive but it also feels good to know that our loved ones have our interests at heart as much as we have theirs. Report Inappropriate Comment

DEVORA4 10/18/2010 11:26PM

Glad you are feeling better and no more Mrs. Nice Mommy. They finish last usually. You are a champ not a chump. debby Report Inappropriate Comment

Lots of Whine, No Cheese.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Yesterday sucked. The weather was nice enough but that was the only good thing about it. I'm still exhausted!

Yesterday I got up early so I could get dressed and make breakfast before I got my son and hubby up as my hubby decided he wanted to go to St. Louis to see my MIL at Barnes. My BIL was just too exhausted to go another day as he is getting a cold but he offered to go with us anyway as he knows that we are not city people and I am very leery of driving in big cities. I know he feels sorry for me because he and I are the oldest children in our families. My husband is the baby of the family. I will avoid discussing birth order dynamics to keep from peeving a lot of family babies. LOL. But my BIL and I both know what it's like to always have to be the "older responsible one". I wanted my BIL to rest and be with his wife and grandson as he has had to drive to St. Louis 5 days the past week. He at least told me how to get there which was a big help.

To explain further, I have to drive as my son and hubby won't drive in cities. I can understand because my hubby didn't even have a driver's license when we met. He rode a bike everywhere. He finally got one after our son was born. My son flunked his first driving test and didn't get his license until his senior year. They both don't drive as much as the typical male. I started driving at 16 and until the last few years did it every day. So in fairness to them I have a ton more experience than they do. And nerves of steel.

We left home by 9:35 and drove straight there. The traffic was horrible but we got there shortly after visiting hours started.

We had to park in a parking garage and I can't stand things like that. I have lived in a very rural area all my life and we don't have parking garages. They are very claustrophobic to me and ominous. Places to be raped or mugged. Places to be crushed in a major earthquake or in a terrorist attack. Visions of the Twin Towers come to mind. And you have to pay by the hour to park . To me this is outrageous. I've did trauma transfers from 5 hospitals in southern Illinois to several hospital in Springfield or St. Louis and I know that most of them did not charge to park. It's not the $1.50 an hour, it's the principal. People are there to see their sick relatives and friends. Charging them to park is the height of tackiness. I'm sure it's a big city thing and is everywhere but it does not make it right. This isn't a sporting event or a fair or a hotel. This is a hospital.

I have been to Barnes tons of times in the past when I worked as a trauma nurse but I was in the back of the ambulance. I had never been in this part of Barnes hospital, other than as a patient, as I was always in E.R. or CCU.

My MIL was in the ENT observation unit. They only allow 2 people to visit at a time so I could not go in. That's okay as I'm not a blood relative.

So I wanted to find a place to sit. I found a nice lounge that was empty and went in the bathroom and when I came out a couple of minutes later the place had filled up. There were 5 adults there and 4 small children. So there was hardly anywhere to sit. The mother of the baby was letting it crawl around the carpeted floor. In a hospital this is about one of the dumbest things you can do. The dumbest is bringing your children to the hospital in the first place. Hospital are full of germs and disease. The floors have had every conceivable bug on them from hepatitis, to HIV to piles of people s---. Diseases that your children have no immunity to. The parents of the children were engrossed in their yakking it up while the two oldest preschool children had found a couple of golf clubs somewhere and were swinging them wildly in the air. When one whack came within a couple of inches of my head I decided to ditch the waiting room rather than go from tired chauffeur to ICU head injury and go stand in the hall by the OU. I also didn't want to have to resuscitate the baby in the floor when it was whacked with the golf club or stepped on. I'm glad I'm physically fit because I had to stand there the entire 2 hours my son and hubby visited with my MIL.

I could hear the nurse talking about my MIL while I stood in the hall. She was on the ventilator from Tuesday until Friday. They got her up yesterday and she was like a jellyfish so they asked hubby if she was ambulatory prior to surgery so it does not sound good. Her tongue is swollen and sticking out of her mouth so she can't speak. She has a writing tablet but can't write. She will need to be assessed in the next few days to see how she is.

She asked to see me before we left and she could not talk so I have no idea what she wanted to say to me but I'm hoping that she was thanking me for bringing her son and grandson to see her.

I really wanted to go to Whole foods and Trader Joes because we were close and I've never been there but knew my husband would not so we drove right back to Illinois. My husband is cheap and he always wants to eat at places where it is nearly impossible for me to eat on plan. We stopped at Burger King, one of his favorites. I'm limited in what I can eat there as I don't like their salad dressing and a lot of their food gives me IBS. Hubby wanted to go to Petsmart and Sam's so we did and headed home. They both napped in the car on the way home while I could barely keep my eyes open. I hate to drive long distances alone but I may as well be lone anyway. I'm the only one awake.

I was exhausted when we got home and had to sling together a horrible carby meal because I was too tired to cook. Of course it would not enter the mind of either male that maybe they should help as I was the only one to have to lift a finger all day. I made breakfast, I did all the driving, I made supper. I wanted to rest but hubby wanted to nap as he was so tired from sitting on his --- all day and bawled me out for making noise so I had to leave the room. He slept but if I had changed the channel to watch something I wanted to he would have thrown a fit.

So this was my reward for sacrificing my entire day to take him to see his mother. No good deed goes unpunished. LOL. If he wants to see his mom there again he can walk, bike , hitch a ride, whatever. I'm done.

Today I'm dealing with the residual effects of the IBS caused from yesterday. I ate on plan and went for 3 walks. Normalcy is back.

Saturday's stats - Read them and weep. I did. Yes, I totally blew it. The day was a disaster. Back on plan.

Calories - 2785
Net Carbs - 276
Fats - 121
Proteins - 108
Steps - 14809
Miles - 6.07

  

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KIRSTEN 10/19/2010 11:38PM

"When one whack came within a couple of inches of my head I decided to ditch the waiting room rather than go from tired chauffeur to ICU head injury and go stand in the hall " You crack me up! I LOL'd at his and my hubby wanted to know what was so funny, so I read it to him and he LOL'd too! Sorry your day sucked so bad. You should have gone to Trader Joe's anyway and left the two male lumps in the car to sleep, and then not shared any of the goodies you bought. . Report Inappropriate Comment

NORASPAT 10/19/2010 10:08PM

Morticia, you poor thing, I am so sorry your males are not cooperative, I was surprised you were not allowed to see MIL when you got to the hospital. I hope you are well rested by now and things are going better.I can relate to the frustrations city driving brings to people i am one of them. I find big cities to be difficult to drivr in. DH is a great driver but awful navigator and i am thre reverse so we make a good team. I have more fear of the countryside since I was raised in a very crowded industrial area in England, I saw very little grass as a child. I hope your life gets better soon. Pat in maine. Report Inappropriate Comment

MZZCHIEF 10/19/2010 12:54PM

hey Morty! Sounds exhausting. Sorry to hear about your MIL. That must be so difficult to deal with... seeing a once vital person transformed. Why there were golf clubs in a waiting room... gotta wonder! As for DH & son, dinner... If you don't ask for help in the kitchen, men & children assume you're handling it. You're like the US Postal Service: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds". So next time ask. If they balk, just make sumpin for yourself and leave it at that! : ) Report Inappropriate Comment

CAROLFAITHWALKR 10/19/2010 3:31AM

Wow, so sorry you had such a bad day, and that your MIL is so bad off! It's no wonder you were venomous yesterday. It's good you all got to see her. I understand about parking garages, and agree. There are many here where I live - it's the norm that is never a comfortable norm to me. Report Inappropriate Comment

JUNEBUG1944 10/18/2010 9:54PM

Man, you had one ugly day. I'm sorry for you! I got tired just reading about your day. I got pi**ed off too when I read about those kids. Don't get me started...some of these parents today have no consideration for others around them. I've been in waiting rooms for surgery where they've had 15-20 people waiting for one surgical patient...they are having a party and the kids are running around. ARRRRRRGH! Then to add insult to injury, you had to eat your ugly meal! I'd a been steaming by then for sure...chauffeur picks the restaurant! I hope today was better! Report Inappropriate Comment

JENO0615 10/18/2010 8:22PM

What a day!! Hope it gets better. Men -- somewhere I heard "you can't live with them and you can't kill them" LOL You definitely sound like a giver. Better days ahead. Jean Report Inappropriate Comment

RONIE11 10/18/2010 7:57PM

It sounds like you had a terribly horrible day... Its so sad about your MIL and the long trip.. I'm sure she was thanking you for bringing them.. and MEN go figure... I'm the only female in this house too... after running all day I looked at the kitchen and about cried... but no one said they would clean it and I was told what to make for dinner... at least he gave input for dinner...LOL I know what you mean about hospital floors.. we use to go home and change out of our shoes and scrubs before we got any further in the house.. my boss told me she was able to change in the garage... and up until she said that it never dawned on me what all is on the hospital floor... its just grose.. I hope today was better and this week is a great one for you... Ronie Report Inappropriate Comment

DCRAFTY4 10/18/2010 6:10PM

There are unseen angels everywhere honey and I know you are one of them. It was a toughie day for you but then again what would you have done if you remained home. At least for a little while you had peace and quit while they napped unless one is a snorer then I would have stopped the car and let them snooze on the curb lol, Seriously, you are a wonder woman and I was too. My husband is gone now but I still remember the days when he would not stop for anything unless I threatened to pee in the car!!!! We only traveled from Pa to Ohio and visa versa so 3 1/2 hours is really not a long time in a car. I just thank God I got where I was going. Now my son and dil take me places. It is so refreshing to be able to stop and enjoy the things around us. Go figure men are not all alot but close.........keep smiling and keep focused hon, Diane Report Inappropriate Comment

BAMBAM87 10/18/2010 5:37PM

aggh what a crap day for you. i hope things get better for you and that kharma bites him in the butt :D i hate carpets .anywhere. Report Inappropriate Comment

ASTORRES1 10/18/2010 12:14PM

Men can be jerks at times and you had a grand slam JERKFEST on Saturday.....and I bet not a word of thanks was given!!! i agree...where is the golf club when you need one.....lol Report Inappropriate Comment

BETHGILLIGAN 10/18/2010 10:46AM

Too bad you didn't confiscate one of those golf clubs...sounds like you could have used it on some males in your vicinity!! Sorry it was such a crappy day! Hubby owes you BIG TIME!! Make sure you cash in! Report Inappropriate Comment

MAMAGOSS 10/18/2010 9:24AM

Whoa! you deserve a medal and a whack at those two selfish males! The least they could have done was indulge your shopping whims after the day you spent. hope MIL is doing better deb Report Inappropriate Comment

SHERRYTOO 10/18/2010 8:28AM

What strange alien has taken over Morticia's keyboard. It's 2010 --- you get to make some decisions about where you stop in the car, especially when you're the one driving. Hubby and son could have napped in the car while you browsed the wonders of Whole Foods. And you've given me lots to think about when I pull into the next parking garage - lol! Report Inappropriate Comment

SHIRLEYX 10/18/2010 8:22AM

The only good thing about a terrible day is when it's over. Have a good day today. Report Inappropriate Comment

SUNNY332 10/18/2010 8:04AM

What a day. Sorry you did not make it to Trader Joes. I love my GPS and it takes me right to TJ's or any other place I need to be in St. Louis. Having it helps me get around that city so much better. Take care and here to a better day, a better week for you. Hugs, Sunny Report Inappropriate Comment

SUZYMOBILE 10/18/2010 7:13AM

This does NOT sound like the Morticia I know, who don't take no guff from nobody! No Trader Joe's??? ARGH!!!! You must've been holding all that resentment in because you knew Benny was under so much stress about his mom. I wouldn't blame you if you served some revenge cold to those guys one day! (A twist on the saying "Revenge is a dish best served cold.") Hey, but if I ever end up in St. Louis for a business trip (which is possible), I'll come get you and drive you back to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods for the day! You could've increased your steps by marching in place for two hours. Didja think of that? Comment edited on: 10/18/2010 7:14:15 AM Report Inappropriate Comment

DEE797 10/18/2010 7:03AM

I'm glad you survived the day. You did a lot and I'm sure your dh really does appreciate all you did getting to see his mom. Report Inappropriate Comment

DEVORA4 10/18/2010 4:07AM

Welcome to my world! Horrible more often than not. You are a champion, because like me you have no other choice. Now you know something that none of my spark friends know! Take care. debby Report Inappropriate Comment

CONFUSEDBIRD 10/18/2010 12:10AM

Hey you still managed 6 miles even though u were driving all day. Can your husband take a bus or take a train to St. Louis? I hate driving in cities also, it makes me so nervous. I'm sorry the hospital experience was so crappy. At least your husband and son were able to see your MIL. Too bad she was not able to talk to them. I am sure it ment a lot that they came to see her nonetheless. Report Inappropriate Comment

MONSTERDECOOKIE 10/18/2010 12:09AM

Uh, you wanted to go to Whole Foods and Trader Joe's but your hubby wanted to go to Petsmart and Sam's? So you went to Petsmart and Sam's????????????? Girl, you've got to stand up for yourself...LOL. I would have eaten my way out of the woods too. Go to Whole Foods, skip Trader Joe's (it's trouble), then go to Petsmart so YOU can see the babies. It's called High Maintenance...learn it...LOL. Report Inappropriate Comment

FIT4GOOD3 10/17/2010 11:43PM

Holy kamoly. No wonder you feel exhausted. Would you like me to come by and give those men in your house a good whack upside the head? Don't get me wrong. I'm entirely anti-violence. But I'm also anti-exploitation, and that whole day was way out of balance, wasn't it. I can understand how stressful it must be for your DH to have his mom so sick and to feel so helpless. But it would have been okay to have at least part of the day work for you. Time to stand up and be counted, Sugar. Report Inappropriate Comment

STEPPYSUE 10/17/2010 11:39PM

Geez oh man Morticia. I am so glad to be childless and divorced after reading your blog. Thanks for making me appreciate what I have! Report Inappropriate Comment

Hiss!!!

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Today I have the temperament of a rattlesnake so I will spare everyone my venom and blog tomorrow. LOL.

  

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CECE0330 11/10/2010 3:09PM

Well here' s a hug, some chocolate, and a kick for whomever you'd like it directed at. Report Inappropriate Comment

SIMPLE_TAILOR 11/10/2010 1:06PM

Remember we are here to help. Report Inappropriate Comment

JUNEBUG1944 10/18/2010 9:57PM

You are allowed! Report Inappropriate Comment

DIANE929 10/18/2010 5:39PM

HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS....LOL....A HISSING SPIDEY...LOL. Report Inappropriate Comment

SCOLLY 10/17/2010 10:11PM

Grrrrr...ME TOO!! Gosh - I've been an absolute grump today. Hope to sleep it away tonight! Report Inappropriate Comment

ALASKASKY 10/17/2010 8:51PM

It's like that sometimes. Feel better soon. Report Inappropriate Comment

MZZCHIEF 10/17/2010 6:23PM

A rattlesnake perhaps, but a considerate one... : ) Mzzchief Report Inappropriate Comment

SPIRITSEEKER2 10/17/2010 5:43PM

smile Report Inappropriate Comment

SHERRYTOO 10/17/2010 5:20PM

It happens - unleash with care. Report Inappropriate Comment

GOANNA2 10/17/2010 5:08PM

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DEE797 10/17/2010 2:26PM

I do hope tomorrow is a better day for you. Report Inappropriate Comment

MARIADALE 10/17/2010 12:48PM

lol...fortunatly I like snakes Report Inappropriate Comment

SUZYMOBILE 10/17/2010 10:33AM

Oh dear. But it should be a blog worth waiting for! I just hope it doesn't have to do with your MIL. Comment edited on: 10/17/2010 10:33:24 AM Report Inappropriate Comment

BETHGILLIGAN 10/17/2010 8:48AM

Hope today is better! Report Inappropriate Comment

JANC319 10/17/2010 8:32AM

We all have those days! Report Inappropriate Comment

SUNNY332 10/17/2010 7:20AM

Hope you are feeling a little less devilish today. Hugs, Sunny Report Inappropriate Comment

BAMBAM87 10/17/2010 3:43AM

aww Report Inappropriate Comment

CATIATM 10/17/2010 3:34AM

I hope you're feeling better! Report Inappropriate Comment

SLIMMINJENN 10/16/2010 11:29PM

I bet it would be an interesting blog if you did...lol..get some rest and hope tomorow is a calmer day for you.. Report Inappropriate Comment

STEPPYSUE 10/16/2010 11:16PM

I'm a snake charmer! Report Inappropriate Comment

CONFUSEDBIRD 10/16/2010 11:06PM

I hate those type of days, the days were we need to keep our mouths shut or we will tell everyone how we feel about them lol Report Inappropriate Comment

MONSTERDECOOKIE 10/16/2010 11:04PM

I hope you sleep well tonight. Tea time? Report Inappropriate Comment

DHOLLOWAY60 10/16/2010 10:32PM

HOPE U GET BETTER. Report Inappropriate Comment

Yucky Food

Friday, October 15, 2010

I'm thinking of killing my hubby again. LOL. I'm half Scottish but you could not pay me enough to eat Haggis. I have told my hubby a thousand times that Haggis is totally gross but he never listens to me. Tonight he insisted on watching a show about how to make Haggis. He told me that haggis was just a bunch of fat and I said "Since when?" Yes, it usually contains kidney fat but what about the sheep lungs, the sheep liver, sheep heart, and sometimes sheep tongue cooked in the sheep stomach? It was soooooooooo gross. And after putting me through the sickening program he finally admitted that, yes, haggis is gross. What a hard head!! LOL.

The deer have taken over our yard. LOL. They are everywhere!! I cleaned out more of my perennial/herb bed today. I'm about 3/4 done now. We covered my impatiens again as it is going to be mid 30s tonight.

My BIL called today. He finally found an intern who would talk to him and he made them understand that he is not taking his half-dead mother back home to be alone. I'm really proud of him. So they are making arrangements to send her to a skilled care unit until she is improved enough that she can go home and do her own tube feedings. She still can't talk and is in and out of it. Swollen tongue and swollen arms.

I ate like a friggin Viking today. Horrible!!


Thursday

calories - 1546
net carbs - 81
fats - 85
proteins - 92
steps - 15560
Miles - 6.38

  

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M0PPET 10/18/2010 10:50PM

I have a friend who spent a few semesters in Scotland. Now every year at the end of January he throws a Robbie Burns party and makes a haggis for the event. Last year he served haggis tacos. Yeah. Comment edited on: 10/18/2010 10:50:34 PM Report Inappropriate Comment

DCRAFTY4 10/18/2010 6:17PM

Oh honey, my son had that same show on and I told him if he did not change the channel I was going to barf on him. He moved quickly. That was the grosses thing I ever heard of. YUCK! Is there a better discription? Your BIL is a good man. I would not take momma either as then God forbid something happen then what? She needs the care of a nursing home......when she is stronger she can move back home but seriously he made the right decision. I applaud him. my Mother went to Isreal with my Dad about 20 some years ago and she would not eat meat of any kind. She lost like 15 lbs. She said when they served fish with the head on and then told her most meat was camel she said she did not eat anything unless it was a salad. She said she wished she had her own plate and silverware as she felt everything was tainted since she was told that! Poor momma.......... How do vikings eat? I thought they had nothing but huge amounts of meat fruits and veggies and alot of Wine......Diane Report Inappropriate Comment

DIANE929 10/18/2010 5:37PM

I WANNA EAT LIKE A VIKING ! OR A PIRATE....PIRATE'S EAT GOOD....DONT THEY? ARRRRRGH!LOL. Report Inappropriate Comment

MRS.CARLY 10/17/2010 6:39PM

If that is eating like a Viking then good lord I don't even want to know what my "over eating" days are like? An oinker? Report Inappropriate Comment

DEE797 10/17/2010 2:28PM

The Haggis sounds horrible. GROSS even! Am glad you let the dh live though. LOL! So glad your BIL has gotten someone to understand that things needed to change for your MIL. Report Inappropriate Comment

AURELIA143 10/17/2010 10:12AM

Oh and.. I always think of killing my husband, too. I love him, but man I want to kill him at times. Haha. Eating like a viking, huh? :) I've always been told I come from "mighty norsemen" and that were were vikings way back when. (I'm of Irish descent...and well, it could very well be) Hehe. Report Inappropriate Comment

AURELIA143 10/17/2010 10:06AM

Haggis sounds horrendous. I imagine it is like scrapple...or hogmaw...which I've never ventured into trying, but people around here (Pennsylvania) looooove it. Pig parts in a pig stomach. No thanks. Grosssss. I'm glad your BIL stood his ground and got what was best for your MIL. Good for him! Report Inappropriate Comment

RJ4HEALTH 10/17/2010 12:25AM

There are some things I will never eat provided I am not under extreme(TM) duress. Haggis is one of these things I shall never eat. Report Inappropriate Comment

SIMPLE_TAILOR 10/16/2010 10:23PM

How do you eat like a Viking? Report Inappropriate Comment

SPIRITSEEKER2 10/16/2010 3:16PM

you are right... yuck !!! LOL I am glad things got straightened out with your BIL mom.. relief.. I miss seeing the deer in my yard.. I live in a small trailer park now. Report Inappropriate Comment

MARUSSELL 10/16/2010 11:43AM

That does sound gross. I am from the south and am pretty open minded about food. Liver mush is good as well as chicken livers and gizzards. But Haggis sound totally nasty. Maybe if I had tried it before I knew what was in it...too late. Report Inappropriate Comment

ADAPTABLE_ELLEN 10/16/2010 10:26AM

I've never had it either, but I'd probably try a bite. Ate scrapple once and loved it. Of course no one told me what it was until after the brunch. I'll try just about anything and I'll never eat another raw oyster ever! Those things are truly gross. Kudos to BIL! Hope she gets her health back. Report Inappropriate Comment

SUZYMOBILE 10/16/2010 8:36AM

Och, lassie, dinna fash yersel' aboot th' national dish! Hehe! I'm half rabid Scottish myself and would love to try it, actually. How different can it be from scrapple, after all? And scrapple is dam good! And if you want to eat like a Viking, who do you think inseminated all of northern Scotland? That'd be me who should be eating like a Viking, seeing as I'm of Viking ancestry from the Shetland Islands. LOLOL! No wonder you're so tough. Any Scot who's brave enough to refuse haggis has to be tough. I think I watched that show, if it was Alton Brown doing a lousy Scottish accent. I can't believe they were even considering booting your MIL out of there to go home alone! Report Inappropriate Comment

ASTORRES1 10/16/2010 8:12AM

Never heard of Haggis...and it was a good thing...until I just read your blog.......GROSS is an understatement.......lol Glad that your BIL is getting something done for your MIL!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

BETHGILLIGAN 10/16/2010 8:08AM

Haggis? Really???? Doesn't sound like anything anybody should eat! YUK! Weather is cooler here---love it!! So glad your BIL was assertive about his mom's needs. Hopefully, that will speed her recovery. As always, your family is in my prayers! Have a good weekend! Report Inappropriate Comment

SUNNY332 10/16/2010 7:15AM

I have never heard of Haggis but not going to look up the recipe either. It sounded totally gross. DH saw two deer yesterday. They must feel safe there to come up into the yard. All I get is "fat ground hogs". Hugs, Sunny Report Inappropriate Comment

-POOKIE- 10/16/2010 2:23AM

*laughs* I LOVE haggis! I lived in Scotland for a couple of years, and its perfect with mashed swede! Report Inappropriate Comment

DEVORA4 10/16/2010 1:53AM

I was in Scotland. It's a lovely country and so are the folks there but hagis.............................. ..........Ich ich ich. Every restaurant served it and the folks were gobbling it up. Oh well, to each his own. Why do you feel like a Viking? Report Inappropriate Comment

CAROLFAITHWALKR 10/16/2010 12:08AM

I've never heard of haggis. After reading what you wrote, I don't care to. I am loving the deer, we have alot here, too. If 1546 is eating like a Viking, I'd hate to know what my cals are like. Report Inappropriate Comment

KIRSTEN 10/16/2010 12:04AM

My friend brought me a can of Haggis back from Scotland as a joke. I still have it somewhere in my pantry I think. If I got trapped in the house with no food and was actually starving to death, I probably still wouldn't eat it. Report Inappropriate Comment

USE2BAGODDESS 10/15/2010 11:28PM

I remember watching Andrew Z of Bizarre Foods talking about Haggis. Gross! I Am in toe tal agreement with you! I am proud of your BIL too. Caring for parents can be a challenge. Having someone dump a person who needs care on you when you are unprepared is unreasonable for everyone involved. Keep hanging in. You'll do great, even w/o killing the DH! Enjoyed the blog. Glad to see your sense of humor is still intact Report Inappropriate Comment

STEPPYSUE 10/15/2010 11:24PM

Morticia, Haggis in a can was brought to me by the very dear Scottish born parents of one of the ladies in my group home. It was a kit of sorts in a long tin. Haggis and canned potatoes. I didn't eat them but let on like I did. I wasn't even sure how to act when talking about the Haggis to them it got quite uncomfortable, I'm not a good liar. Report Inappropriate Comment

SLIMMINJENN 10/15/2010 11:20PM

ewwwwww...lol, glad bil was able to get more info on your mil, so sad what it takes to get the medical questions answered... Report Inappropriate Comment

MONSTERDECOOKIE 10/15/2010 11:18PM

I don't think you did that bad. But then I ate a few more calories today than you did yesterday...LOL. My hubby is a hard head too. I hate it when I have to PROVE something. He knows I'm always right...LOL. That's cool about the deer. Maybe you can protect them from the hunters this year...LOL. We used to feed apples to the deer in Tacoma, when they would come in front of our condo. Do you have a family coming into your yard? Good for your BIL! Comment edited on: 10/15/2010 11:19:01 PM Report Inappropriate Comment

HOTMAMA241 10/15/2010 11:17PM

that sounds so gross Report Inappropriate Comment

POLLYWANNA1 10/15/2010 10:55PM

Yes, there's something about haggis. UGH. Report Inappropriate Comment

COOKWITHME65 10/15/2010 10:55PM

1546 calories are not bad and think of all the exercise you got working in the garden. Report Inappropriate Comment

Another Day, Another Dollar

Thursday, October 14, 2010

I didn't sleep too bad last night but had a fuzzy period this morning where I felt icky, dizzy, tired, etc. It finally passed. I got my outdoor chores done early and when I was outside I saw several deer and a lot of turkeys. The turkeys were using the path in the woods my husband made for me. They were running single file down the path trying to avoid me. LOL. All the wildlife use our trail as much as we do.

My close friend, who is the postmaster at our tiny post office, got some bad news today. Her son's fiance who has non-Hodgkin lymphoma just completed her chemo and was getting ready to do her radiation and they did a scan on her and the cancer is growing and has metastasized everywhere. She is 23. So my friend spent her day trying not to cry all day. Very sad.

My son worked today and I did a couple of loads of laundry. I picked the rest of the peppers, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and tomatoes and pulled up the plants, cleaned out the veggie garden, and covered part of it. So the veggie garden is done for the winter other than cutting back the asparagus and covering the raised beds. I started on my herb/perennial bed and got it about half done before dark.

Hubby and I went for a walk. Some deer have been sleeping by our pond. We saw Hondo and Baby. They are loving this cooler weather.

My BIL called. He left messages that he wanted to talk to my MILs doctors and neither one has called him back. If my MIL did not sign permission for us to give any information then it looks like the hospital will not legally be able to tell us anything. We learned that she is off the ventilator and breathing on her own. She can't talk. Hopefully she can swallow.

Wednesday

Calories - 1448
Net Carbs - 84
Fats - 66
Proteins - 97
Steps - 16515
Miles - 6.77

  

  Member Comments About This Blog Post:

DEE797 10/17/2010 2:30PM

So sorry to hear that about your friend's future DIL. Thoughts and prayers coming their way. You live in a most interesting place. Having all that wildlife around is just amazing to me. Report Inappropriate Comment

SLIMMINJENN 10/15/2010 10:44PM

Prayers for you and your friend and families...good luck with getting info on your mil, Report Inappropriate Comment

MARIADALE 10/15/2010 4:11PM

Very sad when someone so young has to deal with cancer. Report Inappropriate Comment

SPARTAN40 10/15/2010 2:42PM

Prayers to you, your family and your friend and family. Wow, you've really had a rough patch of things. Report Inappropriate Comment

GRAPEVINE60 10/15/2010 11:47AM

So sorry to hear about your friend's DIL. Very sad..... Report Inappropriate Comment

MONSTERDECOOKIE 10/15/2010 11:02AM

Love the vision of the wildlife and turkeys using your path. How cool is that. So sorry to hear about your friend's dil to be. That is so young. You are just finishing up your garden and I am just starting mine...LOL. How frustrating that must be for your bil. I'd be ready to slug someone. Report Inappropriate Comment

WISEWIFE 10/15/2010 10:41AM

Sorry about your friend's DIL (to be) that must be so hard. Will keep her in prayer. HIPPA has made things so hard on families, I have had to sign paperwork for my hubby to be able to be informed of medical issues, good grief, if I'm out of it he needs to be informed so he can make decisions. Hugs, WW Report Inappropriate Comment

SUZYMOBILE 10/15/2010 9:53AM

That is so sad about your friend's dil-to-be. The son of our cross-the-street neighbor just lost his young wife to cancer, at around 40. Is her dil an Iraq vet, by any chance? The woman here was, and Bill says the war is producing many cancer patients. Geez, I can picture one of my kids going into the hospital and me not being able to get any information because my ex left me off the list! I can so picture those gawky turkeys, with their awkward long-legged trot and bobbing heads! They have to be one of te most comical creatures on earth--other than, of course, MEERKATS! Once again, now. My memory gets shorter every day. Who are Hondo and Baby? Report Inappropriate Comment

ALASKASKY 10/15/2010 9:41AM

Sending prayers out to your friend. Report Inappropriate Comment

SHERRYTOO 10/15/2010 8:44AM

I hope all goes well with your MIL. I was lucky that both of my parents understood they needed to list me as someone to be given info and access. Aren't wild turkeys a hoot! They always single file. My mom counted 21 in a row crossing her backyard last week. Report Inappropriate Comment

ASTORRES1 10/15/2010 8:33AM

Prayers to your friend and her family....and more prayers to your family. amy Report Inappropriate Comment

SUNNY332 10/15/2010 8:17AM

So sorry to hear about the young woman. I was hoping the chemo stopped the cancer. Bless them all - it has got to be a tough time for them. I am pulling the rest of my tomato plants today also. DH will cover the beds this weekend. We have the Folk Art Festival tomorrow and looking forward to that. It is our favorite local festival. I hope the orchard is there with The HoneyCrisp Apples - they are the bestest apples around. Hugs to you, Morticia. Do have a GREAT day. Sunny Report Inappropriate Comment

BETHGILLIGAN 10/15/2010 8:13AM

Hope you are feeling better! I'm loving the cooler weather here too. I'm keeping your MIL and family in my prayers. Hopefully, you can get some answers. Report Inappropriate Comment

COOKWITHME65 10/15/2010 1:03AM

So nice that you have the woods and pond to enjoy during the day. Report Inappropriate Comment

HOWLERMOM 10/15/2010 12:39AM

Hope you are feeling better soon and you finally get some answers on MIL. Report Inappropriate Comment

DEVORA4 10/14/2010 11:53PM

You take care. It's difficult when you're involved with MIL's situation. debby Report Inappropriate Comment

STEPPYSUE 10/14/2010 11:42PM

Morticia, you are living in an outdoor paradise it seems, I hope you're well enough to enjoy it all during all your hard work. I've seen wild turkey and I was amazed, didn't have a clue what they were strolling through the yard of one of our group homes. HIPPA laws are pretty strictly followed anymore, good luck with getting info on your MIL. Report Inappropriate Comment

CAROLFAITHWALKR 10/14/2010 11:27PM

You just don't sound well at all. I hope you're able to improve your health. I love your garden - peppers, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and tomatoes sound soooooooo good. You should be really healthy eating all of that . . . Report Inappropriate Comment