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| No clue what this is? Thought this was either Mellon or Cucumber |
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| Here's my partly red pepper |
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| Proud of my big (ish) jalapeno |
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Patience is a virtue
Patience is a virtue...right? Well I am happy to say I actually am getting a red bell pepper finally (they were just not turning before they were starting to get spots on them), and all my vines are finally showing something which I just happened to see yesterday. Yes the leaves around it are very dry (brown) so not sure if it will even mature enough to find out exactly what this is, I just have no clue what it is? I thought it was cucumbers I planted there but so far it looks like a green eggplant?! And one of the jalapeno peppers is getting to be a nice size too!
Well TGIT...it is Friday tomorrow once again. Looking forward to the weekend. We may see a movie this weekend, perhaps the one with Denzel.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Neat photo
Before I forget, hubby took this picture a while ago. It looks like he's squeezing the sun with the tips of his fingers! Too funny! That was some clever photography.
Well I am still waiting for some honeydew or melons to appear on the vines...doesn't look like it is going to happen and the vines are starting to die. Probably because it is getting to be 100 degrees or close to it these hot summer days. I still have some tomatoes and peppers. I am actually determined and looking forward to growing some vegetables this fall. It will surely be a better crop without the sweltering weather.
Yesterday I got hubby to knock down a wasp nest that was up in the ceiling of the front balcony in the corner as it was getting bigger and bigger and I was getting concerned that one of those nasty creatures was going to decide I was getting too close and sting me. He managed to knock it down and dash into the house without getting stung. We noticed the wasps kept flying back to the spot where it was and walking around the area back and forth. It was like they didn't know what hit it and were wondering where the heck their nest went. Too funny. Today I looked at that same spot and noticed they are really determined and dedicated wasps! They are building a new nest, already! Wow. Hubby said he'll knock it down again when it is a little bigger. Ugh. I'd love to just spray the heck out of them, but I really don't want any pesticides all over my home grown vegetables that I grow at home specifically so they don't get exposed to any chemicals. So we'll keep dealing with them the old fashioned way.
Hard to believe tomorrow is the last day of July already!
Well I am still waiting for some honeydew or melons to appear on the vines...doesn't look like it is going to happen and the vines are starting to die. Probably because it is getting to be 100 degrees or close to it these hot summer days. I still have some tomatoes and peppers. I am actually determined and looking forward to growing some vegetables this fall. It will surely be a better crop without the sweltering weather.
Yesterday I got hubby to knock down a wasp nest that was up in the ceiling of the front balcony in the corner as it was getting bigger and bigger and I was getting concerned that one of those nasty creatures was going to decide I was getting too close and sting me. He managed to knock it down and dash into the house without getting stung. We noticed the wasps kept flying back to the spot where it was and walking around the area back and forth. It was like they didn't know what hit it and were wondering where the heck their nest went. Too funny. Today I looked at that same spot and noticed they are really determined and dedicated wasps! They are building a new nest, already! Wow. Hubby said he'll knock it down again when it is a little bigger. Ugh. I'd love to just spray the heck out of them, but I really don't want any pesticides all over my home grown vegetables that I grow at home specifically so they don't get exposed to any chemicals. So we'll keep dealing with them the old fashioned way.
Hard to believe tomorrow is the last day of July already!
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Ever wonder?...
Last night we saw a movie that had Matt Damon in it. We liked him so much in the Bourne trilogy that I suggested we watch it. It was called The Adjustment Bureau. While my hubby I think dozed off at times, I was intrigued with the theme behind the movie.
Matt Damon found the love of his life, and not by chance, several times and was determined to be with her despite the Chairman's plan. In this movie the Chairman was another name for God (at least that was my interpretation of it). The men with hats (his angels?) were there to set Matt's character back on course as to what his path or destiny in life was, that of the future president (without the woman he could never forget). In the end he and his love decided they were going to stay together no matter what.
The character that Matt played accidentally saw the men reprogramming his friend's brain, so that he was 'back on track'. While a bit far fetched, it did get me to wondering if we all are in the life we were meant to be in, our 'destiny'? Am I really suppose to be a mortgage underwriter, living where I live, married to this man, etc? They always say that we all make our own choices in life and where were are and what we are doing is a result of choices. Is it really? Or is it our destiny? Do some of us live our destiny? Is there even such a thing as destiny?
I can't help but think of my oldest daughter. Although she started on one path in life, which I thought she was content with, she changed her entire course, moved back east, and is now engaged to a man that she very well may have been destined to be with. Did she really know at the tender age of 13 when she met him for the first time, that he was the 'one'. She is marrying a man she's known since high school. She quite possibly has been in love with this man for close to 12 years, no matter how much she suppressed her feelings or let common sense and a move half way across the country prevail. How wonderful if she is truly marrying her soul mate, her destiny. Although I'm not thrilled at the distance between us, I am proud of her for the bold move and whether she is following her destiny, or her heart, I know she is happier than she's ever been in her life.
Matt Damon found the love of his life, and not by chance, several times and was determined to be with her despite the Chairman's plan. In this movie the Chairman was another name for God (at least that was my interpretation of it). The men with hats (his angels?) were there to set Matt's character back on course as to what his path or destiny in life was, that of the future president (without the woman he could never forget). In the end he and his love decided they were going to stay together no matter what.
The character that Matt played accidentally saw the men reprogramming his friend's brain, so that he was 'back on track'. While a bit far fetched, it did get me to wondering if we all are in the life we were meant to be in, our 'destiny'? Am I really suppose to be a mortgage underwriter, living where I live, married to this man, etc? They always say that we all make our own choices in life and where were are and what we are doing is a result of choices. Is it really? Or is it our destiny? Do some of us live our destiny? Is there even such a thing as destiny?
I can't help but think of my oldest daughter. Although she started on one path in life, which I thought she was content with, she changed her entire course, moved back east, and is now engaged to a man that she very well may have been destined to be with. Did she really know at the tender age of 13 when she met him for the first time, that he was the 'one'. She is marrying a man she's known since high school. She quite possibly has been in love with this man for close to 12 years, no matter how much she suppressed her feelings or let common sense and a move half way across the country prevail. How wonderful if she is truly marrying her soul mate, her destiny. Although I'm not thrilled at the distance between us, I am proud of her for the bold move and whether she is following her destiny, or her heart, I know she is happier than she's ever been in her life.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Black squirrels!
We had a black squirrel around in the back yard for at least a few years now. Well now we have seen three out at one time this summer. They live in the shed we think because there is a hole in the side facing the house and we have seen them scurry into it when one of our dogs is chasing them.
Here is a picture that hubby took near the bird feeder. There is one regular gray squirrel and then the mostly black one (mostly black/dark brown). I had never seen anything other than a gray squirrel before we moved to Texas! Isn't that neat?!
Here is a picture that hubby took near the bird feeder. There is one regular gray squirrel and then the mostly black one (mostly black/dark brown). I had never seen anything other than a gray squirrel before we moved to Texas! Isn't that neat?!
Monday, July 22, 2013
Taken for Granted
This morning I took two of our fur kids to the vet for their regular check up. We got checked in and were instructed to go to Exam Room 2, but we usually go to Exam Room 1. I shrugged it off that maybe we got a bigger room since I had two with me this time. The tech came in and took Ditzy and Kaci back one at a time, weighed them and drew blood for the normal parasite tests, etc. He said "We'll be back shortly to examine them." I thought it odd that he didn't say Dr. Koy will be in shortly. But again I shrugged it off.
Then this young female doctor came in and asked which dog she was examining first. Ditzy was already on the table so we started with her and she proceeded to examine my dogs. I politely let her do her thing until she told me that Ditzy needed a rabies vaccination. I protested as I know she just had one of those last year when we first got her. Dr. Koy wouldn't have made this mistake. Well turns out she looked at the chart and agreed that she did get one a year ago but it was only a one year shot since we weren't sure how recently she had been vaccinated, we had only done the 1 year shot last year. So she did need her rabies shot and got the one that lasts 3 years now.
The rest of the exam went without incident but I couldn't wait to get out to the receptionist area and talk to the gal I usually talk to. I asked her if I could talk to her a few minutes and asked her why I didn't get Dr. Koy, that I've been coming there enough years I didn't think I still had to be specific as to who I wanted my precious fur kids to see. Turns out Dr. Koy retired last month! What?! My first thought was betrayal. How dare he retire without asking me first!!
Then I started thinking, he is after all in his mid 60's. He is perfectly entitled to retire after all but he is the only vet we've known and gone to the entire 8 years we've lived here. I was a little surprised we didn't at least get a little post card letting us know he was retiring. I took it for granted that Dr. Koy would be there for as long as I needed him to care for all the dogs I ever did or ever will own. I know I shouldn't have done that, but I did, without even realizing it.
Now that the shock has worn off we will decide whether we want to still go there or go somewhere else. I do know of another vet there at that office that we used once when Dr. Koy was away and that office is the closest one to our house, so we'll see. Chances are we will likely still go there. But the place just didn't seem the same as I walked out the door, knowing that Dr. Koy ,whom the clinic was named after will no longer be gracing its halls with his friendly down home veterinarian style ever again.
Then this young female doctor came in and asked which dog she was examining first. Ditzy was already on the table so we started with her and she proceeded to examine my dogs. I politely let her do her thing until she told me that Ditzy needed a rabies vaccination. I protested as I know she just had one of those last year when we first got her. Dr. Koy wouldn't have made this mistake. Well turns out she looked at the chart and agreed that she did get one a year ago but it was only a one year shot since we weren't sure how recently she had been vaccinated, we had only done the 1 year shot last year. So she did need her rabies shot and got the one that lasts 3 years now.
The rest of the exam went without incident but I couldn't wait to get out to the receptionist area and talk to the gal I usually talk to. I asked her if I could talk to her a few minutes and asked her why I didn't get Dr. Koy, that I've been coming there enough years I didn't think I still had to be specific as to who I wanted my precious fur kids to see. Turns out Dr. Koy retired last month! What?! My first thought was betrayal. How dare he retire without asking me first!!
Then I started thinking, he is after all in his mid 60's. He is perfectly entitled to retire after all but he is the only vet we've known and gone to the entire 8 years we've lived here. I was a little surprised we didn't at least get a little post card letting us know he was retiring. I took it for granted that Dr. Koy would be there for as long as I needed him to care for all the dogs I ever did or ever will own. I know I shouldn't have done that, but I did, without even realizing it.
Now that the shock has worn off we will decide whether we want to still go there or go somewhere else. I do know of another vet there at that office that we used once when Dr. Koy was away and that office is the closest one to our house, so we'll see. Chances are we will likely still go there. But the place just didn't seem the same as I walked out the door, knowing that Dr. Koy ,whom the clinic was named after will no longer be gracing its halls with his friendly down home veterinarian style ever again.
Friday, July 19, 2013
Mid Summer
Okay so it is only mid July but it feels like mid summer sometimes. Wow, I didn't realize that I didn't blog for nearly a week. Guess not too much exciting is going on.
I did want to post a few pictures that my hubby took. We know for sure at least 3 of the 4 birds hatched. Maybe all 4 did and the 4th one was just squished. I would like to believe all 4 made it. Anyway here are three of them. The middle one looks a little scarce of feathers. Maybe it is the youngest? Not sure. But alas they are all gone and the second picture is the empty nest. Once again I am complaining about an empty nest, twice in the last few months! LOL!
Poor hubby has been experiencing shoulder, arm, etc pain for a while now. He went back in February when it was starting to bother him enough to complain about it and got a steroid shot after a few x-rays. That seemed to help a few days until Molly slammed a door shut and he hurt his arm (door went against it or something), which seemed to have undone whatever good the shot was doing.
He stood it for several months more and finally at my insistence went back to the same doctor (orthopedic specialist) about it. This time the doctor wanted to get an MRI of his neck and his shoulder. After going through two MRI's, waiting for the results and following up with that same doctor, he thought it was more an issue with his neck than his arm and had him come back 2 weeks later to see another doctor same profession in the same office, who dealt more with spinal/neck issues. He got back from seeing this second doctor today who consulted with the first one and now wants to do a CT Scan. Hubby is not happy and now thinking they just want to run up medical bills and do more tests.
He isn't sure what he is going to do. He'd love to ignore it and see if it goes away but he's tried that for the last five months and it isn't working. On top of that my insurance company has required some forms to be completed to make sure it is not a preexisting condition because the insurance won't cover that! We feel like we're getting it from all ends. It is not a preexisting condition in that it did not happen prior to my starting my job last October, but I'm starting to think we're bound to be screwed by either the medical profession or the insurance company!
He may just try to get all the medical records from that office and call around for a better doctor! It is easy to understand why neither one of us like to ever have to go to the doctor!
I did want to post a few pictures that my hubby took. We know for sure at least 3 of the 4 birds hatched. Maybe all 4 did and the 4th one was just squished. I would like to believe all 4 made it. Anyway here are three of them. The middle one looks a little scarce of feathers. Maybe it is the youngest? Not sure. But alas they are all gone and the second picture is the empty nest. Once again I am complaining about an empty nest, twice in the last few months! LOL!
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| Three of the babies |
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| Empty nest. AGAIN! |
Poor hubby has been experiencing shoulder, arm, etc pain for a while now. He went back in February when it was starting to bother him enough to complain about it and got a steroid shot after a few x-rays. That seemed to help a few days until Molly slammed a door shut and he hurt his arm (door went against it or something), which seemed to have undone whatever good the shot was doing.
He stood it for several months more and finally at my insistence went back to the same doctor (orthopedic specialist) about it. This time the doctor wanted to get an MRI of his neck and his shoulder. After going through two MRI's, waiting for the results and following up with that same doctor, he thought it was more an issue with his neck than his arm and had him come back 2 weeks later to see another doctor same profession in the same office, who dealt more with spinal/neck issues. He got back from seeing this second doctor today who consulted with the first one and now wants to do a CT Scan. Hubby is not happy and now thinking they just want to run up medical bills and do more tests.
He isn't sure what he is going to do. He'd love to ignore it and see if it goes away but he's tried that for the last five months and it isn't working. On top of that my insurance company has required some forms to be completed to make sure it is not a preexisting condition because the insurance won't cover that! We feel like we're getting it from all ends. It is not a preexisting condition in that it did not happen prior to my starting my job last October, but I'm starting to think we're bound to be screwed by either the medical profession or the insurance company!
He may just try to get all the medical records from that office and call around for a better doctor! It is easy to understand why neither one of us like to ever have to go to the doctor!
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Southernbellegourmet.com sort of Saturday
This morning I got up about regular time so that I could get the dogs walked before it got too terribly hot today. But by the time I was coming up the hill with Merlin and Molly I was sweating like a pig. Do pigs even sweat? Anyway it was pretty humid out so it didn't matter that we set out for our walk by 8:15AM. Hubby helped we walk the last 3 around the block, which is a much shorter walk than the one I take the other two for.
When all the walking was done I turned on the air conditioner. We usually don't turn it on until later afternoon but I was so hot, and hubby of course didn't mind. He wouldn't mind it if we had the air on from April to November 24/7! I usually do not mind the heat like he does.
So anyway...did some cleaning this morning and watched a movie (one hub had gotten at a garage day). I just got a big order of Gourmet Cupboard (the company I am a rep for) and hubby wanted to see what treats I could make today. So I went to see what I had available to make a few things. Started out making the 5 Minute Microwave Chocolate Fudge. That is so easy to make and hubby just loves it!
Then I made some Heavenly Chocolate Pie, topped with meringue. This is the first time I made meringue. It turned out great! Here's a picture of it. We both just had some about an hour ago with coffee for dessert. Yummy!
When all the walking was done I turned on the air conditioner. We usually don't turn it on until later afternoon but I was so hot, and hubby of course didn't mind. He wouldn't mind it if we had the air on from April to November 24/7! I usually do not mind the heat like he does.
So anyway...did some cleaning this morning and watched a movie (one hub had gotten at a garage day). I just got a big order of Gourmet Cupboard (the company I am a rep for) and hubby wanted to see what treats I could make today. So I went to see what I had available to make a few things. Started out making the 5 Minute Microwave Chocolate Fudge. That is so easy to make and hubby just loves it!
Then I made some Heavenly Chocolate Pie, topped with meringue. This is the first time I made meringue. It turned out great! Here's a picture of it. We both just had some about an hour ago with coffee for dessert. Yummy!
Then for dinner I made Shrimp Etoufee. This is one of our favorite meals. I bought a bunch of veggies from the farmers market and had some stir fry veggies with it for dinner. Although I was in the kitchen a lot today it was fun and delicious!
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