Another hot one

I think it got up to 100 again, if not came within a degree or two.  There is a chance of rain coming up on Tuesday/Wednesday which would be nice to get.  By the time I remember to turn the sprinklers on it is later that I would like it to be.

I worked this weekend which makes for an easier day tomorrow. :)  I'm sorry if this sounds boring. I realize sometimes I write a lot of the same things. But my life is not extravagant or exciting so it is either write about what I do or not write at all.

TV this summer has sucked, except for Zoo which I do watch.  We've started to watch Pyramid and Match Game on Sundays for lack of something better to watch.

I have been reading too when what was on TV was boring.  I finished the 6th book in the Fever series the other day.  There is only one left to read and then it is wait until next year when the next one comes out. :)

Dry grass

We'll we are getting spotty areas of drought already.  Yes even though we got a ton of rain this year which practically stopped abruptly in early June. I have been running the sprinklers a few times a week.  And the fact that we have a sprinkler system doesn't make me rich, nor do I live in a fancy house.  It is just that more homes than not have sprinkler systems here in Texas at least around 'these here parts'. :)

Anyway I was wondering why the left front looked nearly the color of straw and I found out this morning when I was starting my walk. It only was on for about 3 minutes, whereas they are set for 15 minutes or so each station.  The others seem to be fine but not that one. So after I got back from walking Ditzy (my 2nd walk), I started the front up again and manually pushed it for 20 minutes.  The timer had 72 which I'm guessing now means 72 seconds?.  I'm not that savvy on this system so I'll do that each time I start them, just make the first station longer.

I have to go to corporate next week for a few days.  I am not sure the purpose other than to reconnect with everyone. There is some management that I had not met face to face before either.  I just do not like the 3+ hour drive but it is what it is.  It would be stupid (and more stressful to me) to fly since it takes about an hour to get to the airport and then have to get there 2 hours early for security, and there goes my 3 hours when I could be at my destination.  Going in the dead of summer will be no picnic either as it has been getting at or near 100 degrees every day.  But hey, I didn't pick the timing. :)

Gotta get to work now.

Thursday morning

I have a few minutes before I have to get to work. I wanted to mention how my walks for the last week or so have been strange.  Well the walks themselves weren't strange, it is just that I noticed this nice lady whom I usually see walking every day has not been walking. I usually cross paths with her at some point in my walk.  She usually has one or two other people walking with her as she is just a friendly neighbor that likes to walk. A lot.  A few times we were in sync and I've had the pleasure of walking with her and I asked her how much she walks.  She said about 5-6 miles!  She has got to be in her early 70's I would guess and I was so impressed as to how much she walks!  Makes my 2 1/2 miles or so seem meager.  :)

I noticed there have been less people overall walking this past week or so likely because of her absence too. Guess we know who the diehard walkers are that don't mine going it alone. :)

Yesterday I saw a gentleman walking about 10 paces behind me that I knew walked with her sometimes. I turned around and asked him if he knows where she is.  He gave me the scoop.  She had a bunion operated on that has been bothering her for years!  Apparently it was a major undertaking as she had other toes straightened (?) which had gotten altered by years of the bunion growth.  Suddenly I was in awe of this woman!  So she has been walking at least 5 miles, from best I can tell daily, at her age and with a horrible bunion !!  Wow!

It will be some time before she is walking again I'm pretty sure but at least that mystery is solved.  I was really hoping nothing really bad happened to her. Hope she heals fast as I'm sure she really wants to get back to walking.  

Well that's it for now....off to work

Pulse check

I'm still here and alive. :)

Working a lot that is all. Just got done and turning in for the night.  Brain is beat! :)

Sneak picture

Today I saw Ditzy's feet up in the air from the chair I was sitting in.  So I grabbed the camera, turned it on and jumped up and took the shot before she waked up. Isn't she so cute???  And of course she had her ball right near her too.

  

It was nice having the youngest here. Tomorrow is back to work. Ugh.  It was nice relaxing this weekend.

 

Sweaty Saturday

Well it was another hot one today.  I think we hit 100 degrees again. Oh well it is July.  The youngest came today to visit for the rest of the weekend. We got Thai for lunch, yum! Then we went to Wolf Ranch to check out the shops.  It was hot walking around but it was nice to see what stores are there now . We spent some time at Pier 1 and Kirkland and DSW.  The Petco store had a local animal shelter set up out in front of the store with some dogs that are up for adoption. I gave them a contribution and we greeted all the dogs.  It was nice to see they had a mist spray set up for the dogs to help keep them cool.  I hope they all get adopted.  Good thing they didn't have any Papillons or it would have been tough to walk away.

We went to my moms to get her dinner and play some cards but we didn't eat until afterwards so that we could go to a sit down restaurant for a change.  We went to Longhorn Steakhouse.  The one good thing about going that late is we didn't have to wait in line to eat.  That was nice! 

All in all a very nice Saturday and no work! :)

Finally turning the corner

Hubby did go to a doctor Tuesday who took a bunch of blood tests and such.  His heart is fine, no diabetes, etc.  He suggested hubby stop taking the Prednisone period.  That drug really was not good for him at all. He also referred him to a different dermatologist. He went to that doctor who basically told him the Prednisone was the best thing for him to take. Hubby refused to take it any more and was mad that this doctor just said the opposite of what his internal medicine doctor just told him a few hours before!  Anyway this dermatologist called in a different prescription and mentioned a few other OTC drugs he could take.  He decided not to pick up the prescription nor the other meds.  We both agreed he should just not take anything and let his body just work to get rid of whatever gave him such an allergic reaction. Turns out that was the best thing yet.We may never know what made him get like this.
 
After more than 2 weeks of dealing with a horrible rash and then effects of prednisone then getting off of it, hubby is finally feeling and looking better today.  He still has some bumps but not as many as he has and the mood swing (his 'you wouldn't like me when I get angry') mood is gone and he no longer has the severe stomach pains.  He had a few last night during the night but they didn't last long.  Here's some pictures that I took yesterday.  The darker red dot on his shoulder is where I removed the stitches from his biopsy.  He still has the few in his leg.  Looks bad doesn't it?   Like I said he is a lot better today finally.

The doctor he went to on Tuesday called hubby today.  He got the blood tests back and he does have some issues with cholesterol, vitamin D deficiancy and pre-diabetes blood sugar but those are all things he can work on.  His eating habits are horrendous so none of this surprises me.  He did pick up some vitamin D supplements today and has started them.  We'll see if he sticks to a better diet.  Two of his favorite foods are sausage and hot dogs.  LOL!