Allergist is an ass

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   Okay. this humidity has got to go. My house is a sticky mess. It is too too humid to do life stuff. I just sit around and stare at it all. Partly cause of my health, partly cause it is so juicy. Thank goodness I gave up smoking (2007) otherwise I would be screwed. Hopefully there will be a break this weekend. *pray*

   I saw the allergist yesterday. He is a jerk and that is probably why I stopped going. He cut me off, didnt explain shit, made me feel stupid for questioning why my allergies have gotten worse, and he was smug. I got what I wanted though. I have a script for a epipen, he told me to up my zyrtec to two a day (am and pm) and that is about it. I guess I will be going to new york.  
***taking sip of water..profusely sweating*** I had to stop mid post to bring the man his lunch. I came home and started working on the dusticles. I totally forgot I had you all hanging in limbo. Taking a sweat lodge break over here till I get back at it. 

    Anyway, I, myself, personally have a referral to the Rheumy too. They haven't called to schedule but if they dont call today, I will call them Friday.  Tomorrow I see the ear surgeon for my 3 month post op check and talk about my symptoms. I have a list of things to tell and hope he has some answers. I have good days and bad days. Today is good. I am moving..I am grooving. Two days ago was really bad. It scared me a little how bad I felt. I had to just lay down in the dark to wait for it to pass. I was dizzy and felt not right. But it went away so I have to just learn to dial down even more. I hate that. I barely do stuff like a normal person as it is.  The heat is sapping me dry. But the Fall is coming. I cannot wait. 

   Kid #1 is looking at apartments with two friends that will be room mates. They are hoping to move in for September. I am very happy that she is launching and a tad sad too. It will be a big change. We have not decided what we do with her room yet. It will not be storage. I hate that. I hate seeing a perfectly good room turned into storage. It could be a craft room, a tv room, a guest room, or just about anything but a storage room. The walls are red. That will have to change.

  Okay, I am done for now. It is too hot to think. I will sit here and puddle till the laundry tells me to get up.

Mother`s Day 2014

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 First off, I want to hope that if you are a Mom or a Mother figure..that you have a great day today. I hope you are praised, pampered, loved, and treated like the Queen that you are. You deserve it!


   It is a really nice day out there today. The pollen count is high. I can tell because I ran out of Zyrtec and I am broke. This will be a fun. LOL Itching will commence! I will survive it until payday. My plans for this beautiful day are to cook a massive (8lb) eye of round roast beef. I will do mashed potatoes and creamed spinach. This is my gift to myself. I wanted to make sure I had something to look forward to today. I might make gravy too. Oh yeah.

 I have plans for the day. I have to clean the food pantry because ants found the jar of honey. I want to sweep up all the debris off the patio. I promised to help Kid #2 start packing her stuff. And Kid #1 wants me to color her hair. Plus there is laundry to do. There are always dishes in the sink.
   I guess there is no pampering today for this Mama.

 That is okay. I have come to terms with that. I realized a couple weeks ago that the day was fast approaching. I decided that I was not going to hint around or chide them for not remembering. Or worse, Scold them for remembering that it is Mother`s Day on Mother`s Day. Then you get half assed apologies as your gift.  For whatever reason, I am not worthy of being remembered on this day. I will probably cry in the bathtub later but for right now..it is just Sunday.  <---that just sounded really bitter but that was not my intention. After so many of these MD`s that come and go..I know that I just do not deserve it like other Mothers. 

  This day will go and I will be okay on Monday.

  I have a 8lb eye of round roast to get in the oven sometime soon. She is a beautiful beast that i bought around Christmas for a really good price. I saved it. Today is her day. She will make me happy. I have not had a roast beef in forever. I have made pot roast but not a roast beef. My Dad made nice ones. That is a good food memory. I hope I do the roast it`s justice. It will be very garlicy.


Off to do my list. Have a great day!

Wish I had a lounge chair and a pool boy

With lots of pock marks from cut out cancers

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   It has cooled off here in the Northeast. It is still humid but it is summer. Not like it used to be. We have not gotten a big rain yet. I am hoping for that to come this week soon. I have not posted cause it was just too damn hot. I was irritated and getting on the verge of kicking somebody. The only real relief was jumping into a cool bath. I laid in there so long that part of me wished I could get one of those inflatable pillows and just sleep in there.
    I started this post yesterday, got distracted, the kid took over the computer and now I sit here to finish it while my coffee is brewing. It is humid today. We had rains last night that really cooled it off but this morning the sun is beating down on the house. The AC in the living room is on it`s last legs so we have to keep the temp at a high of 72 deg F otherwise it freezes up. Oh, and Ruby woke up yesterday covered in welts. None on her face and neck, she could breathe fine. Just everywhere else. I have not figured out what the culprit is. She woke me up with it so something at night happened. Maybe a mosquito or spider bite. Maybe she ate something that she shouldn't have. I have no idea. I dosed her with Benadryl all day and she is fine this morning. I see like two tiny welts on her side. I am going to wait and see if she needs more today. The pills are small so we hid them in cheese for her. I went out in the yard to inspect before I realized it wouldn't have happened out there cause a reaction is kind of instant...but I found a patch of poison ivy that I need to get some spray for. Good thing I found that.It is near where they go to the bathroom and all I need is to get contact off their fur from it.  
 Jesus it is humid. I just went and brought Hubby his coffee and I am sweating from the trek upstairs. I lust after central air conditioning.

  We have been talking about what we are going to do to the house when we secure the loan either in Mid-August or September. We have to paint most definitely on the first floor and that has to be done before the floors are put in. I want a new fridge like yesterday and maybe replace the dishwasher. After that, we will take our time deciding and hunting bargains and sales. I just want to get the floors done and some newer living room furniture so I can be happy when I open the front door.
This post is now not really going anywhere.. It is hot, the dog is fine, I am just doing what I do, not exercising cause it is hot as fuck, and we are happy.
I guess being happy and positive is the best you can hope for.

Itchy Scratchy

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  Something has been giving me an all over itch. I was just dealing with it for the past two days and today I decided to take a Zyrtec and see what happens. The itch went away. So something is giving me an allergic reaction. Probably the pollen. The counts have been high.
 What has been going on? I bought a bunch of veggie plants for the yard and the garden this past weekend. Today I finished tilling the garden bed on the side of the house and planted tomatoes, Japanese eggplants, and cucumbers. I have jalapenos, black bell peppers, watermelons, cherry tomatoes, and some annual flowers. I need to buy some soil to get those going too. The watermelons are a crap shoot. I think they will die and never grow but I have to give it a try.
  It is nicer here and not as cold as it used to be. Nights are still cool and great for sleeping. Just a weird season we are having.

  I pulled out all of my summer clothes from last year. I am able to fit into two pairs of capris that did not fit at all before. I also have some pants that used to be snug, that fit wonderfully now. I think I am liking this new eating and getting more active in my life. I am still afraid to walk yet. One day I will just do it but not yet. Still afraid I will hurt my feet.
I have some yoga dvds that I am going to pull out today and give them a try tomorrow. That is if I am not scratching my skin off.

  I have a dilemma. For the past week, I have woken up twice with fluid running out of my nose again. Last night was the 2nd time. I do not have a cold or any post nasal drip. I am worried that I have a hole in my head or the work the Dr did on my mastoid opened up. Should I do a wait and see? Or should I call to make an appointment asap?
 I think I do not want to go through the surgery again. That is why. Ugh. If anyone gives me some advice, I will truly think it through.

I am so lazy today. I do not even want to cook dinner. I did laundry, planted, vacuumed the living room, and that is about it. I could do so much more but I am not feeling it. I think I will get in my jammies and just relax.

 I will make sure to take pictures of the veggies as they grow!

Dog Days of Spring

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   They have not started to itch yet, thank goodness. I have not seen one flea. I am glad for the cooler weather for that, at least. Unfortunately, My allergies are bad this year. I have been taking Zyrtec religiously every morning  but it is just making me functional at best.The lilac by the front porch is winning. But I love it. I love the smell but it does not love me. I planted it for my Mother`s memory. We had a couple lilac bushes on the side of the house that we shared with the neighbor next door. He did not care if we picked them and when he died, the place stayed vacant for a couple seasons. Fast forward to when we got the current owner. She and her Mother did not care that they were on the border. They cut them down. Really for no reason because they never did anything to that part of the  yard. She never did anything garden wise to the yard. I think they were just being bitches, because I wanted them to just leave them because they smelled nice. . Before that deed happened, I was able to get one season out...When my Mother died. We had everyone come over to my house after the funeral and I had picked every single flower off both bushes. I had two large bouquets in my twin green vases. Everyone loved it. I did it because I knew she loved them. Hence, that is why I planted my own in my own yard that no one else could control...except my allergies! Ha!
 I suffer now but I will be okay in a week or two.

   I started this post yesterday (Saturday) but I got distracted. Hubs was doing weed whacking and needed me to tell him what not to whack. Then I had to transplant the basil in different pots. It seems that the metal tub I have out front does not drain well enough. I hope they do not die. I have six plants and I want them all to get nice and big. I planted them in old floor plant pots. Two in each pot. They have plenty of room.  Next weekend I will buy my tomato and pepper plants. The kid needs me to buy her some for the community garden because she has to work the book sale . She and her friend are working the community garden plots this year. I just was not feeling it about going there every day in the summer. I could just plant stuff at home.

     I won $12 off the Mega Millions on Friday. I won jack squat off the Powerball last night. Oh well, no fancy vacations away to Fiji for me.   Today, I am going to attempt to put the $7 grill together. If you do not know what I am talking about, let me explain. Maybe 2 winters ago..or 3, I went to Home Depot to buy a new shovel. I think it was in February and ours had broken. Anyway, they had a display out front of a bunch of charcoal grills for clearance. $7 a piece. Now they were nothing fancy like Charbroil but it was the steal of the century. It is still not put together. I now know why. It was my head thing. I just wasnt able to read the instructions and comprehend. Hubs tried but got frustrated right off the bat. So it sat in the box for 2-3 years. Instructions and all. So I brought it up yesterday. I am going to attempt to put it together today. I will have to do it inside instead of the patio like I planned, cause it is raining.
Wish me luck! Hope I can do it. I will take a picture if I did.

Enjoy your Sunday

Allergy time/Beer/Chia seeds

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  Last night my throat started to hurt and I felt back of the nose icky. Like I had caught a cold. I freaked out a smidge. Chelsea made me some fresh ginger/garlic tea with lemon and local honey in a HUGE cup. I drank almost the entire cup. Took a couple Advil and went to sleep. Today I realize that it is probably just allergies. I do not feel like mega dog shit like when you get a cold. Thank goodness.
 I have been in the mood for a good beer for quite some time. Most of you know I am not much of a drinker but for some reason, I wanted a beeeah! Fred went and picked up a couple bottle of Samuel Adams Octoberfest and two bottles of Shipyard Pumpkinhead ale. You can read about it`s flavors yourself but that was a damn good beer. I drank the whole thing while still cold. If I do not like it, I will not finish it. I still have another one to drink tonight. Am I maturing into a high end beer drinker? I doubt it. I do not like wine so that will never happen either. I just wanted a nice flavored beer and small buzz. Both were given to me deliciously!
   Chelsea had been consuming Chia seeds for the past couple months and I had never given it a try. I have to start losing weight for my head so I think I am going to give it a try. We lucked out one day. The local co-op miss marked a 10 lb bag of bulk chia seeds for $10. Not by the pound but the whole bag. Chia seeds sells for like $15 a lb. I was not going to buy it because I did not want to steal money from the co-op but the boss was there. He said I could buy it at that price. So I did. So we have a shit load of seeds.
 There are some benefits to it. There are some recipes for it. Some other talk about Chia. And yes, this is the same Cha-Cha-Chia that people buy at Christmas to give as a crappy gift. Chia has been a prized food of the Aztecs. People in Mexico have been using it in their diets for years. It is full of Omega-3. The seeds also plump up in water. So you can make a nice drink a half hour before meals and it will curb your appetite or that is what I have heard.  We have so much of it and it is good for you anyway, I am going to give this shit a try.

I will not drink it straight cause I think I might gag, so I am going to try it in a Chia Fresca. I will copy the recipe from this site below.

Chia Fresca

Ingredients for one glass:

• 12 oz cold, fresh drinking water
• 1 large lemon (it should produce about 3 tablespoons of juice)
• 2 teaspoons sugar or sweetener of choice (see below for details)
• one teaspoon fresh chia seed
  
  Preparing the Limonda (Lemon-Water) Pour the water into a either a glass or a pitcher (depending on how much you are making.) Roll each lemon while pressing firmly, on a sturdy surface such as a counter. Rolling them like this for about ten seconds, will help loosen up the juices inside. Slice the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the water. You want about three tablespoons of lemon juice for a single 12 oz. glass, but of course add more or less juice to taste. Stir in the sugar or add sweetener to taste.
  Sweeteners If using granulated sugar or piloncillo, you may want to dissolve it in boiling water first to make a simple syrup otherwise it will take a while for it to dissolve in the cold water. Other sweeteners can be used such as artificial ones like Equal or Splenda, start with a small amount, such as a sprinkle and add more to taste. I find that natural Stevia drops offer the best sweetening power without the extra calories. I use 7-10 drops for a single glass, or one dropper full for a pitcher.
  Adding the Chia Once you have achieved the sweetness level you prefer, it's time to add the chia. Just stir it into the lemon water and let it sit for about 10 minutes. During this time, the seeds will absorb the water and become gelatinous. You can stir it occasionally if the seeds seem to be floating or falling to the bottom. Fresh seeds will float throughout the liquid, while older ones tend to sink to the bottom. If they sink, that is fine, you will just need to stir them up a bit to keep them evenly dispersed.
  Serving the Chia Fresca I like to add a slice or wedge of lemon to my glass for garnish. You can also slice a lemon and let the slices float on the Chia Fresca in the pitcher. You can also add ice to it to chill it, or keep it in the refrigerator to keep it cold. A sprig of mint can also be added to each glass, or whole mint leaves can be added to the top of the pitcher. Mint is very strong and can be overpowering, so it's best to add it just before serving.

So do you think you could drink it? I will give it a try. It cannot be as worse as drinking that Metamucill crap. And chia seeds make you regular too!

Today is a nice overcast Sunday. It is not cold like it was yesterday. I think I am going to finish up here and go back to bed. I know this is probably just an allergy but I feel I need to rest my head so I do not spring any new leaks while this is going on. Plus there is a shit load of pots and pans in the kitchen that I DID NOT dirty, and my ass wants to get as far away as I can from that.

Have a great Sunday!

Out Out damn allergies!

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I am soooo happy!

 Fred and his  friend came by this morning/noon. They cut up the big branch in the top yard that had fallen during the tropical storm last year. They also picked up all the branches and brush from that storm and a big wind storm we had in the winter. ALL GONE! And I didnt have to pay a nickel. I love that Fred has friends like that.
Now I can clean the top yard without worrying about tripping over that. It was long and it was heavy. All the pine branches that had fallen from next door are gone too! Woot! I want to work out in the yard! I want to! PLEASE.
I am still nursing the back/hip issue. I just took my allergy meds cause the tree pollen is bad today. You do not have to tell me it is bad, I can tell just by the tears in my eyes and the snot coming from my nose.  I am surprised because it was so cold last night (40 deg F) and I had to bring the veggie plants inside. I have a six pack of brussel sprouts and a six pack of Kale. I am going to plant them at the community garden.  But not until this cold weather is gone.

Today I am going to attempt to make donuts. I have never ever made them before. I have the biscuit cutters (large, medium, and tiny) so that I can do donut holes too. I was thinking of just do something simple. Here in New England we call it an Old Fashioned or plain donut. It has sugar and cinnamon on it. I do not know if that is what they are called all over the place but that is what we call them here. I have a deep cast iron fry pan that will be perfect for making them.
I am going to use this recipe right here.

OLD FASHIONED DOUGHNUTS

4 1/2 c. flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. milk
Cooking oil

 

Sift together flour and next 3 ingredients. Set aside. Cream sugar and shortening; add eggs; blend well. Add milk and sifted ingredients alternately; stir well enough to blend. Chill about 1/2 hour. Roll dough on lightly floured board about 1/4 inch thick. Cut with doughnut cutter; fry in hot grease about 375 degrees. Drain on brown paper. Makes 24

Dinner tonight consists of me breaking our budget a smidge. I am going to make baked macaroni and cheese and Fred is going to pick up a 12 pack of broasted chicken pieces from a restaurant a couple towns over. I have some spinach I am thinking of making creamed also.  This chicken is THE best I have ever had. And they let you get big servings for take out!

I did so well yesterday. I paid the bill. I had exactly $126 from a combo of last week and this week. I spent $60 on groceries, $20 on gas, and $16 in Fiddleheads. (Chelsea gave me $10 to buy her a couple things), $6 for fresh farm eggs and a pack of six kale plants for the garden, and $8 for two books for Natalie at the Book Barn. So I have a small amount left over. Fred will give me money today for gas for the week. So we decided since i have done so well that he and I would go halfsies on the chicken. $10 each.
I have no plans to buy anything today. There IS a plant sale going on at the garden today but I just do not have the money. The big plant sale that I go to every year is the weekend of Mother`s Day. That one I will drop some dollars for! I will go on Saturday because Sunday will be filled with me packing for my trip to Dale`s house for the week.
So basically that is it for today. Going to try and get some work done and make some donuts.
Happy Saturday!

Surgery is a go

This would be a cool tattoo, Yes?

 I had my appointment with my GP/Endocronologist and I am cleared for surgery/procedure. Woot!   No more periods for this girl here! Woot!
  I got a call from the hospital asking all those questions and I have to take my nose ring out, again! That means pain with having it put back in again. I just checked and the new place our piercer works is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Great. So I will have to take it out and go through the pain of having her use a taper to open it back up again. Ugh! It hurts. I am such a big baby.
GP changed my insulin for when I eat my meals. I needed a little boost. He also told me to use Zyrtec for my allergies. He says that it is the best out of the leading three but can make you drowsy, so to use it when I go to bed. Then the woozies will wear off by morning and it works 24/7. I have been no good all day. My eyes have been a mess with tears and goo.
 I got an email from Rhonda`s Mom. She told me that friendship is a two way street and that I do not need to beat myself up over not talking to her for so many months. We will start again like we were never apart. She is going to need a lot of emotional support. I miss her and her cooking.
Okay, bon bons are in the freezer. I have to put chocolate on them. Mail them out to my friend for her birthday. Then it is taco night for dinner. I am going to make some guacamole. YumYumYum!

Have a good night!

Allergies are the bomb!

Creeping phlox is starting to open.

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   I am waiting for my knock off/generic allergy medicine to kick in. My eyes are all gooey. I usually have some nice name brand type of pill but times are tough and I cut back. The store brand actually does work. Believe it or not. I just took it though so I will bitch and complain until it kicks in. This is the front of my house. No sidewalks on our street. Ignore that pile of leaves that I must pick up. That is creeping phlox. When we bought the house, there was one big spot of it on the wall in the middle. I painstakingly pulled the whole thing apart and spread it out over the entire wall. It took a good five years for it to really fill in but I am proud of it. I treat that phlox better then any other plant or tree or flower in my yard. They get a spruce up in the spring. All the dead stuff is trimmed and I fill in any empty spots. Then in the Fall I trim it all up close to the wall. I do not like when it gets really long on the wall because then you have to deal with alot of dead greenery. Since we do not have sidewalks, the snow/ice removal stuff tends to spread pretty close to the plant and kills parts of it. Hence why the phlox gets a Brazilian every October.
  Ahhh! I think it is starting to work a bit. 
 My friend`s viewing is going to be Wednesday night and the funeral is going to be on Thursday morning. I am very sad about the fact that I will not be able to go. I called her Mom and left a message on her answering machine. I let her know that I sent her an email. I want to keep in touch with her as much as possible. I do not want to let our separation to happen again.

Feed me!

 It is supposed to get really hot here today. Like in the upper 80s. I made Fred get the fan last night for our room. It was that hot up there. I am all clean and nice for my Dr. visit today at 1130am. It is for my surgical clearance. I got the call for my registration and everything so that is all set. I have to be at the hospital at 830am on Wednesday. Hopefully it is not a super long wait for the surgery time. I have been told that the ablation takes no time at all. In and out in an hour. Then I will go to recovery, then my room, wake my ass up some more, get me dressed and home. I already have my pain pills (VICODIN).
 After my appointment, I am going to change and put on my trusty bandana. I am going to clean my bedroom top to bottom so that it is lovely for my recovery. I am not afraid to sweat!  No dust, no garbage, all the clothes put away, and the window open. Tonight I am going to make a nice taco dinner for everyone including guacamole.  I was going to treat myself to a pedicure tomorrow but the girls are going to pay for it! So I used my pedicure money to buy a new pair of sport flip flops. These are Champion ones from Payless. $24. I paid less then that for my old Nike ones but they are like the same thing. They are cushioning in a way that exercises your legs but also gives your feet some stability. I have very high arches. I cannot wear just any of flip flop. And I love flip flops! So I just get some nice black ones that go with everything.
My last pair died a horrible death by Ruby. I was using them around the house but they were not fit for public viewing. Oh no! 

It is almost 11am. I need to get  moving. I got to separate the dishes so when I get back, I can get the kitchen done. Lots to do!

Happy Monday all!
  
 

No more yummy Lobster either...

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I went to the Allergist yesterday. One of the greatest things is that she had to weigh me.  I told her my scale was broken and I wanted to see if I had lost any more weight. WooHoo! So for all of you that are following along, if I was using my old scale, it would say that I weight 259..cause it was broken. But I am truly 269. So I am moving along rather nicely. I have clothes that are floating on me AND my stomach is going down. I can tell MYSELF. Pretty cool.

About the allergist. I have to have bloodwork done for all shellfish and latex. Shrimp, lobster, crab, mussels, clams, oysters, and scallops. Most likely I will only be allergic to the first three. Then I have to be careful when dining out. Many places do not have seperate bins for people with allergies. You have to talk to the manager to make sure that it is safe. The Dr had a patient that got an allergic reaction to eating french fries at a restaurant You can become so sensitive that the oil the food is cooked in can transfer to you.
I learned alot. I need to keep both epipens in my purse. Just in case one doesnt work, there is the other one. I need to call 911 if I use my epipen to be evaluated.
So I will do the blood work tomorrow when I do my errands. Then I go in for latex scratch test and then the seafood scratch tests. I think I can live without eating shrimp, lobster and crab even though they are soooo yummy. It wont be such a tragedy if I can still eat the mollusks. Crossing fingers!

I will probably not be posting tomorrow and I leave on Saturday morning for the weekend. I am off to have some fun with my friend and meet some mini peeps and spend some money!
Yay!

Shrimp can kill!!!!

*122* <----I am a svelte 122 until I replace the damn scale!


How do I start this posting?

Chelsea and Natalie and I had a great day yesterday. Nat and I got up at O`dark 30 and headed to DMV to get her state ID. She will get a drivers license but we feel she should get a job first and help pay for the mandatory expensive assed classes. It was quick. The place was surprisingly dead. They were going to close at 1230pm cause of the holiday weekend. I promised Nat breakfast, so we went to Ed`s Creamery in Montville. We talked and chowed down. It was good! Then it was off to the cider mill. I want to bring a sampling of some of the local yummies with me when I go to Philly/NJ in November..plus we all wanted some damn cider. I cannot drink alot of it because of the diabetes but I did get my cider slushy. Yes, they make sweet cider slush..OMG! I had a good morning with my youngin. Do not worry. I knew I was going to drink it, so I had insulin first off.
After the morning traipsing around was done,  I came home to see Fred off to work, get the mail, and waited for Fedex to drop off new cable for the laptop. After I am done here, I am going to order a new battery also. Then I asked Chelsea if she wanted to go with me to run some more errands. I brought her to get a sandwich, my ginger snap,  and we were off. We had a good afternoon. We did not get snippy with each other. We tend to butt heads because (fred says) we are so much alike. She was telling me about her projects with the Garde Arts and her plans for the non-profit she and her friends want to build. I am very impressed with my older daughter. She is unemployed at the moment (state funding cuts) and she never went to college, but she broadens her mind every day.
   I had to decide on dinner and also go grocery shopping. (gotta remember the hamburger is in the fridge to be tagged and bagged).I HATE walking around the grocery store with no clue what is for dinner.  I was going to make Buffalo Chicken Dip but I decided to get the ingredients and make it this weekend cause my honey has the weekend off. Good, I got those ingredients but now I could NOT decide. Chelsea suggest shrimp curry. We would make the veggie curry together. She would use some with her vegetarain chicken and I would use some gorgeous jumbo shrimp that was on sale this week. (Stop and Shop for my local readers) They were big! And delicious.
  We cook the curry together. It had tomato sauce, coconut milk, cumin, curry, smidge of cayene, sweet potato, onion, garlic, broccoli and green onions. It smelled amazing. I cooked some soba noodles, seasoned the shrimp and heated thru and served myself my dinner. I put the leftovers in a container for lunch today.
I finished it and went up to watch tv and go online. I do not know how long it took for me to really realize I was itching but it started with my scalp, then face, arms, chest, back, and when it felt hot..I was like WTF?
I went into the bathroom. My chest, neck and face were beat red and I had welts on my chest and back. Fred was at work and only Chelsea was home. She said I could not go to ER by myself. She and I decided that if Rite Aid was open, I would ask the pharmacist. But it was closed. So off to the ER I went. Nat and Raymond were freaking out so they said they were going to meet us at the hospital too. Luckily, Fred was let go for the night (it was dead) and he got my message. So he was waiting for me when I got there. The instant I told the receptionist I am having a reaction to shrimp...my ass was whisked away to observation. I had a Dr, her assistant, and nurses swarming me and asking me questions. They said that as they talked to me, the welts and rash were spreading. My throat was sore too. I was lucky I did not go to Rite aid first. They were worried I would go into anaphaltic shock. But I didnt. Usually you have to stay in the ER for observation for 4 hours. FUCK! But I only had to stay for three because whatever they gave me worked. I have a epipen to fill (script) and I have to stay away from all seafood until I see an allergist.

Smells like shit in here!

They put me in a bed next to a guy that just had a heroine overdose. He is what you call in the ER as a frequent flyer. Everyone knew him and knew him well. He slept mostly...loud ass snoring and talking. Then they would give him some more Narcan and he would wake up. Fuck! Let the motherfucker sleep! He would not shut the fuck up. He had arm and leg restraints because he tends to be combative. Great. I could be dying from yummy assed shrimp and I have to deal with this shit now.
The nurse got a male colleague and they decided it was time to change this dude into a hospital gown. The dude had pissed himself AND shit himself. Once they opened that disgusting package, the whole place reaked. He kept fucking talktalktalking the whole time. Then they wanted to use a catheter on his ass to get a urine sample. I knew there was going to be a throw down if they did that. By then, Fred was with me and he was laughing his ass off at the stuff the dude was saying.
Honestly, I just wanted to go home. We did get visits from some workers we had not seen in a long time and Fred`s buddy Freddy showed up to entertain us for a bit while he cleaned the ER. I told everyone I had some yummy leftover Shrimp curry in the fridge..are you interested? LOL Fred said HELL NO. Him and Freddy both said they wanted Shrimp Curry but not THAT shrimp curry. Oh, I forgot..the nurses and Dr kept asking me if I ate this in a restaurant and I said no, my daughter and I cooked it. They looked shocked. Is it shocking to make curry in your own home??
 It is a holiday on Monday (Columbo day) so I will call the Dr office on Tuesday and get this shit set up.
I am not sad but I think it will hit me later. No shellfish. (If that is what truly made me break out)
My love of Oysters has just started! How unbelievably unfair is that??
Okay..I am going to drink my coffee and take over this laptop today. I have not been on it in 3 whole days cause people were hogging it. MineMineMine!

*When we got home, Fred went right to the fridge and dumped the curry and washed the bowls, he loves me*

When is this day gonna end???

*282*

I think my allergies are kicking in. It was gorgeous out on Thursday and Friday so I went out an raked/bagged leaves. The dogs were out with me, the sun was shining, it was a great two days. It is windy and colder today and I feel kinda shitty in the head. I went to the gym yesterday with Natalie. We had a good session. I am getting a dvd from Netflix in the mail on how to do some exercises with the exercise ball that I bought. I want to do more on getting rid of the stomach. I have noticed that my pants and shirts fit differently. Some days I still feel bloated but mostly..I feel different.
The scale is not moving fast though. Slow turtle pace pisses me off. I guess if I starved myself it would go faster, huh?
I am not the starving myself kind of gal.
I have a date tomorrow to take Fred for his MRI of his head. Dr thinks he has a different kind of Meneire`s like I do. He said it is highly unusual for a couple to both have it! LOL
We are an oddity.  Then I have plans to go to the gym with my friend S.

Fred has the whole weekend off so I wanted to plan something nice to do but I think we are going to end up in the bed watching DVDs and napping..Hahaha
In fact, I think that is right up our alley.
Hoping it is just allergies and not something else. Have a nice weekend ya`ll.