The above shot was taken at the Walden School which use to be called Sandy Bank Elementary School where I went to kindergarten, 2nd and 3rd grade. I guess Sally must be a pal of one of the teachers, not sure. This is about 5 yrs old.

Back to tidying up. Ugh. So boring. ; )

I knew only time would tell if the antibiotic would agree with me. Or maybe I should have laid off the vanilla ice cream last night. ‘Whateva’ gave me a good GERDY type of episode this morning. I was talking to my mom and it started.I had called the doctor to say I wasn’t coming in-this was around 10:15. About 1/2 hour later the nurse called back and said my urine was negative-for what? Going to that office is like taking a boat ride on the magical mystery tour. Anyway, it took a few Rolaids to calm me down (I cough and gag-not pretty). I haven’t had one of those for a year, so it has to be the medicine. Only 5 more pills!!
Lucky me gets to go to the bank and post office today.
We had a little snow overnight, but it’s mostly gone now. I was leaving messages on The Bachelor board (it was late and I was bored) when I noticed that the motion detector light out front was on and there was snow all over the van.
~CONTEST ALERT~
Home Depot is giving away a tractor a day from 2/23 to 3/8. You have to register. Go to homedepot.com/tractors. They have a cute flash of mowers doing their jobs.
Also at marthastewart.com she is giving away 20 essential tools for your kitchen. I just tried to sign up but it must be overloaded because of her show just airing.
Today is Fat Tuesday, so I think I’ll get fat hoagies for dinner and have a nice fish meal tomorrow.

Geez Louise-could they have dragged that Bachelor show out any longer? At least Dr. Travis McHunky picked the right girl-the kindergarten teacher Sarah. I scared the cat by clapping when the first limo pulled up and Moana climbed out. That girl thought she had it all wrapped up. I can see why no one really liked her that much. And to tell you the truth, the producers probably told Travis to kept her as one of the girls for ratings. I remember seeing the shocked looks on the other ladies’ faces when he would pick her at the rose ceremony.
The laugh of the night was when Travis’ little niece drew a picture and said she liked Moana better. Little kids remember the last person they spent time with. The entire family went to France to check the two girls out. And guess who they liked-Sarah of course. I know this show is mostly a bunch of BS, but it’s fun to watch. I guess sometimes we gals need to see a little romance and hope it rubs off on our someone.

I was trying to finish up my house cross stitch and I had to rip out a windowbox because it was a stitch off. I am getting down to the nitty gritty. I really like it too.

Yep, had a pretty good day yesterday. The headache went away, but I have a little heartburn.
People are telling me to get a new doctor (well they are in a herbal medicine group). They couldn’t believe she wanted me to take two antibiotics without a proper diagnosis. Believe me, I’m thinking about it. I ate normally today and was fine. I feel bad because Sean and the doc’s son are pals.
I clipped some magazines and found some good recipes and crafting ideas. I’ll have to share a few here.
Ok-one is to get a large vase (they showed a clear glass cylinder shaped one). You add a little water in the bottom, but the thing is to have the flower inside the vase. I’ll definitely try it and show you. Sandy, this would be make some cool shots.
The other thing I liked were the layers of jelly beans in jars-similar to sand art! It looked pretty-a layer of green, then a layer of pink, green-well you get the idea. Easter is coming up.
Let’s see-the other was using beach glass in shallow dishes instead of gravel. I also clipped the page with the ‘crop circle’ made of moss with pebbles for the swirls in a dish garden.
I’m like Zoey, I am wanting to do creative inside things before gardening outside takes over.

Since I’m stuck inside (I didn’t get to go to the Home Show which is about 1.5 hours from here), I am looking at blogs. My head bothered me most of the afternoon and evening yesterday. I get headaches, but not ones that feel like borderline migraines. I did finally take a Tylenol which helped and I slept well. I do feel better because I am eating light, but filling foods.
I saw this on Nicki’s blog and thought it would be fun to do.
I goofed up, so there are two versions for your entertainment.
A is for Age: 46
B is for Booze: I drink about once a year and it’s usually an Apricot sour.
C is for Career: Domestic goddess-have an associate teacher degree in Early Childhood Education.
D is for Dad’s Name: Carl
E is for Essential Item to Bring to a Party: a partying mood!
F is for Favourite Songs at the Moment: Unchained Melody
G is for Goof-off Thing to Do: Blogging and surfing.
H is for Hometown: Media, PA.
I is for Instrument You Play: we had an electric organ growing up and I could play simple songs on it.
J is for Jam or Jelly you Like: strawberry
K is for Kids: Sean, my sweetheart.
L is for Living Arrangement: ranch house on 1.4 acres.
M is for Mom’s Name: Jeanne.
N is for Names of Good Friends: Angela and Barbara.
O is for Overnight Hospital Stays: Gallbladder removal; c-section; D&C
P is for Phobias: I don’t like spiders and snakes. Also claustrophobia at times.
Q is for Quotes you Like: “And this too shall pass”
R is for Relationship: Brian and me-almost 22 yrs of married ‘bliss’. ; )
S is for Siblings: 3 brothers.
T is for Texas: never been to but flew over on the way to Mexico
U is for Unique Trait: Kindness to strangers.
V is for Vegetables You Love: asparagus and spring salad mix.
W is for Worst Traits: Patience gets worn thin; likes to shop too much.
X is for X-rays You’ve Had: all over my body for various things like a bum ankle to a bum gallbladder.
Y is for Yummy Food You Make: Eggplant Parmigiana and homemade chicken salad with apples and walnuts.
Z is for Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

A is for age, I am 46.
B is for brothers, I have 3 of them-one older and two younger. Brian said not to forget him!
C is for cat, I have had cats since I’ve been a teen, my latest being Cosmo.
D is for D, my siblings and me-David, Dianne, and Donald
E is for emeralds-my engagement ring has 4 small ones in it next to the main stone-a diamond.
F is for food-I love to eat and read cookbooks.
G is for gardening-I don’t know what I would do without this hobby.
H is for home–my heart is in my home.
I is for island– I wish I was on one sometimes.
J is for Jeanne- my mom.
K is for Kenny- the two of them in my life-my brother and his son.
L is for Love-self explanatory.
M is for Me-it’s better than saying money and I put down mom already. ; )
N is for nocturnal-Sean suggested this!
O is for October- when Mr Sean arrived and a nice month.
P is for pink- a color I look good in.
Q is for quest–I’m always looking for something!
R is for Ruth–my dearly departed maternal grandmom.
S is for son and sun-I appreciate both.
T is for time–where does it go?
U is for universe–we’re all sharing it. ; )
V is for Victoria–my dear only niece.
W is for weather–with a resident weather expert, what else could it be?
X is for X-stitch–again, what else could it be?
Y is for yellow–a sunny color.
Z is for zinnia–my grandmom’s favorite flower.

I had to go to the doctor this morning because of muscle spasms in my stomach and discomfort in my left side and lower left side. The thing that was keeping me awake the most was the ‘baby kick’ like spasm. I think I had 2 hours sleep last night. I tried all my basic trying to get comfy techniques-heat rub, Tylenol and the heating pad until I got a little panicky around 6 am. So the doctor mentioned diverticulosis and put me on two kinds of antibiotics! Antibiotics and me do not mix well and I’ve only taken one and already had issues. And I’m on a liquid diet with a few crackers thrown in if I’m starving. I still think I have irritable bowel syndrome (only time will tell). Brian was nice enough to stay home and drive me (I am cross-eyed from sleep deprivation but I can’t seem to relax all the way to get in a decent nap, plus it’s too noisy around here). The jello and chicken broth were ‘just yummy’. I’ve had discomfort in the LLQ before and I got over it. I told Dr. H (whose son is one of Sean’s best friends) that I tried pilates and that maybe one of my problems. I did have a wee fever-99.4. She said if I felt worst to go to the ER over the weekend. I didn’t care for that remark. I have to go back to the doctor Monday or Tuesday.
So wish me luck. My weekend is basically ruined-no home show that I really wanted to attend. I feel crummy anyway.

Ever see that movie ‘Starman’ and Jeff Bridges goes faster when he sees the yellow traffic light? A flash of a second after they go through the red light and avoid a collusion (I believe it’s with a train?) Karen Allen asks the hybrid alien that looks like her husband, “why did you do that, you could have gotten us killed!” With that Jeff replies, “Yellow means to go faster, like you did.”
I believe that’s the way most people drive nowadays. I was heading to my mom’s and on a long stretch of the main route I take. A car behind me was edging up on me and I was hoping they would go around me, but no! About 100 feet from the light that was turning yellow, I started to slow down, but not my ‘friend’ behind me. No, they thought I was going to race through this wide intersection. I heard her hit her brakes and I veered to the right and saved being rear-ended! I swear I have a guardian angel watching me! So I had my heart in my throat for a few minutes, believe me. A little further down, a small truck was behind me, almost tailgating. I do drive the speed limit and maybe over about 5 mph sometimes. I hit my brake lights several times and put my signal on and the jackass got off my back. I mean, are you really going to get where you are going any faster?
Good things about my afternoon-seeing mom; getting her Webtv to work again (found a keyboard for her to use); going to Joann’s and getting a 1/2 price xs kit (three old-fashioned purses); having a Shrimp Lejon brick oven pizza; bringing Brian home some brew; seeing Kenny and Tori (my nephew and niece); seeing the progress my brother is making on his kitchen/family room (he’s amazing) and having a good ride home! Whew!
Sad about Sasha falling on her butt. She’s so talented, I like her skating so much better than the Japanese girl who won. But giving Japan it’s first medal of the game and first ever gold medal in figure skating is awesome!

I’ve been totally blown away by the generosity of ‘our girlfriend’ the last few days. She wants to keep the survivors of Katrina in our minds and she’s touched me to the core. My dinner sure didn’t taste that great after I saw what those poor souls were STILL going through 6 months later. Horrible-living in tents when there were dozens of vacant trailers just sitting on lots. FEMA, man, get your act together.
The show yesterday was when the homes of ‘Angel Lane’ in Houston, Texas were presented to some of the survivors. The people who got them helped to build them. Nate Berkus decorated them. They were so nice. What a dream come true.
I was telling Sean that when your home is taken away, you must feel so lost. All the things you hold dear are ruined. They showed many of the families go back to their old homes to try to salvage a little something (they had to wear masks and special clothing because of the mold). Few could find anything.

So aren’t you glad 8 people won the lottery and that they all were not rich to begin with? I hope they are charitable and give some of it away. Some people can’t handle money. Brian heard that instant millionaires spend about $5 million of it the first year. Can you imagine?