tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87942902098241102312024-03-13T18:20:04.382-05:00Diana's CornerScooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-58691627695828719912018-07-02T23:52:00.000-05:002018-07-02T23:52:23.908-05:00The dining room tableMy dining room table was looking pretty bad. I didn't get a before picture. The grandkids do painting and crafting projects on it so you can just imagine. There was paint and scratches etc on it.<br />
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Last week I stripped it, sanded and refinished it and put clear coat on it<br />
It turned out really good and there won't be anymore painting on it or with a covering. I really like the way it came out.<br />
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<br />Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-46780467376311035352018-06-30T01:04:00.000-05:002018-06-30T01:04:08.477-05:00This summer has been hardThis has been a hard summer so far. I went upstairs to the attic one night and heard noises in the attic ceiling. Oreo was going crazy sniffing and the noise kept moving when Oreo moved. Of course I panicked and called my husband Don. The next day we had an exterminator come out, thinking that it was a squirrel or mouse. Nope....it was a raccoon in the attic ceiling!!! We've been here for 21 yrs and never had anything like this happen. Now, Don and I knew nothing about raccoons....not anymore lol<br />
Upon further examination we found that it entered through the attic fan. It ripped off the cover and bent the blades up and went right in!!<br />
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We contacted a raccoon guy to come and trap him. He set this trap over the attic fan. I side for going in and for coming out. It took 5 days to catch him. </div>
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Before we caught him, we weren't sure if it was a girl or boy. If a girl then she probably has babies. Now boys hang in packs of 2-3 or so. They are bachelors so sometimes they each have their own place to stay and sometimes they all sleep over together!! Sounds fun huh?? Yah!! lol<br />
Well......Its a boy!!!<br />
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I've never seen a raccoon up close. He has these long strong hands. He was just like teenager not full grown. He was pretty smelly.<br />
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We kept the traps up another 5 days and didn't catch any others. We did have to buy some heavy duty cage things to keep over the attic fan until cleanup so that no other raccoons would get in. We also got 4 cage covers to cover the air vents that are in the roof. Since the raccoon ripped off the cover we had to get a roofer to come and tarp the metal cage so that we don't get water in the attic.<br />
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We then contacted someone to come and clean everything out. On a scale of 1-10 it was a 8. They said just touching a dropping could give you disease that wouldn't end well for you. We knew that he was on the flat part of the ceiling<br />
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and down this big slanted wall.<br />
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They were all suited up in white outfits, covering boots, heads, hands and had breathing masks on. I wouldn't so that job for anything!!!<br />
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The had to clean up the droppings, major deodorize, put in a new attic fan with a cover, replace all the insulation in the attic, put up new drywall, tape and mud and texture the whole attic. What a mess. We contacted insurance and it wont cover any of it so we are in it on our own!!!<br />
I am like...WHY am I paying you money for nothing???? Ha!<br />
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We have these more slants on the other side of the room. We didn't know if he had been there or not so we had to open up this slant and lucky enough he wasn't able to get in there so we dodged a bullet there and they sealed it back up again.<br />
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The attic is all textured now so tomorrow the carpet cleaner is coming to work on the carpet. We wanted to get new but its about 2,300.00 and so we are at plan B.<br />
Sunday we are having a family painting and move everything back up there again party. The kids want to help so am I gonna say No? nope!! lol<br />
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So I will have new pics to show you next week. All the stuff we bought down is in a spare bedroom and I didn't realize how much junk that I had collected!! So this is a good time to donate and get rid of and simplify.<br />
Only the NEEDED stuff is going back up.<br />
This whole process has been long, frustrating at times and very costly. We will just be glad when its all over and put back together. My daughter is coming from Texas next Saturday...No pressure....No pressure lolScooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-82998769518047822152018-04-18T12:30:00.000-05:002018-04-18T12:30:38.501-05:00Quick trip to TexasWe took a quick trip to Texas for my granddaughters 7th bday party. We took 3 of our grandkids with us.<br />
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Molly's party was a Spa party. We played Spin the Bottle and painted their nails.<br />
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They gave themselves facials which was so funny to watch.<br />
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While faces were drying we painted pretty toes.<br />
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They each got a pair of pink sandals and tied ribbons on them. They turned out really cute.<br />
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Sunday we went to Sons Island. They have these cabanas to rent. There's everything there you need for spending the day.<br />
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The kids had a blast playing in the river.<br />
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There was kayaking...</div>
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And fishing.....<br />
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Monday we went to the Tower of the Americas. Its a tall tower and you ride to the top in a glass elevator.<br />
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The views are amazing around San Antonio.<br />
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Since we were flying home soon... we took them to the park to work off all of their energy. If only I just had 1/2 of their energy lol<br />
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It was a warm 81 and we all hated to go home to our wonderful 28 and snow. We came home under protest!!! Ha! It is nice to be back home again and now we get back to normal.<br />
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I've been getting rid of junk. Now I'm working on my workshop. I'm having fun planning it out. I need this shelf for my workshop but not in pink.<br />
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I saw where you can make it look like leather using paper sacks. You tear it in pieces and crinkle it and glue it down. After the glue is dry then I put some stain on it. It came out ok and it was fun. I'll be using it in my workshop.<br />
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Monday I planted my tomato and green bean seeds. I figure by the time they grow then I can plant them outside.<br />
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And..... I saw something funny the other day on my way to work. I guess this is one way to move mattresses. Lol<br />
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There was a guy on the other side too.<br />
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I thought it was funny although they were going super slow and holding up traffic. Ha!Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-18460187308225749322018-03-22T16:43:00.000-05:002018-03-22T16:43:08.305-05:00Getting things in orderSince Jan 1st I have been tackeling small projects around the house to clean and simplify. It's just so amazing how fast things get out of order and how much junk we accumlate. Now I'm on to bigger issues.<br />
Like my storage room where I keep seasonal boxes, extra food etc. and it always gets out of control. I get busy and throw it in there and before long..This!! LOL<br />
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It took me about a week but it's good now. I have several donate boxes and had several trash bags. I'd rather donate than throw away. I just feel like I'm doing my part to save the environment.<br />
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Next was the grand kids closet. Things get played with and tossed. Most of it they really don't play with except to leave a mess so......<br />
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It feels so good to have things in order!!Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-50387249832064040072018-03-16T01:01:00.000-05:002018-03-16T01:01:13.576-05:00Bowling nightThe other night we went bowling and out to eat with 2 of our kids families. Now, I'm not a good bowler but I was a good night. I was picking up my spares amazingly enough. Ha.<br />
I was way ahead of my 2 son-in-law's and they didn't like it...one more than the other.<br />
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Jason was trying hard and he caught up to me. Course I was talking smack!!! Lol<br />
Ok.... Jason and I were tied and I had one last ball to bowl. All I needed was 1 pin which would be no problem as I was doing pretty good.<br />
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I was getting ready and everyone is ok mom.... Just 1 pin!!! Ben.. my other son-in-law said... Don't get a gutter.<br />
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Deep breathe, eye on the correct arrow, I go and threw my ball....and it was a Gutter!!!!!!<br />
I died!!!<br />
Hence we tied. He was happy and I had no bragging rights!!! LolScooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-35951969508281080272018-03-13T16:46:00.001-05:002018-03-13T16:47:33.455-05:00The aftermath of the carOK. Car was towed and the tie rods were broken. We thought ok. not too bad. The guy replaced them and drove it and they were loose again. So on further examination....the whole steering rack had to be replace with little odds and ends..naturally lol. A new alignment, oil change and we are out the door at 1,895.00!!!<br />
It was a hard pill to swallow and I had a car moment but what ya gonna do?<br />
It is what it is and it works again!!!Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-18729108478443223702018-03-06T11:35:00.000-06:002018-03-06T11:35:03.339-06:00Tow truck ride homeYesterday..it started snowing and I had to work which is no big deal.<br />
When I got off the roads were a little icy but mostly slushy. It's about a 15-20 min drive from Rockford to Belvidere. I had to drive slower due to the roads. I got into town and stopped at the 1st stoplight. It turned green but the car wouldn't go. It just squealed. I couldn't move forward or backwards. I thought oh it must be a flat tire. I looked and no it wasn't but the tire was all tilted in and wouldn't turn with the Steering wheel.<br />
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I call Don and he's like that isn't good. Oh great. Right away you think...is it not fixable or at what cost!!<br />
I called AAA...we just got it about a month ago. In about 35 min they had a guy out to tow the car in.<br />
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Never rode in a tow truck before lol<br />
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It's the tie rod that night hooks the tires together. The tow guy said it probably broke earlier and because I was driving... The bad tire just rolled with the car until I stopped then it went haywire. He said I was fortunate that it didn't send me into the ditch. I was driving slower than normal which may have played a part into it.<br />
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Just another case that God was taking care of me. My guardian angel has a full time job with me lol<br />
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Not sure how much it cost cuz we don't really have a choice. Sometimes those things aren't best to know ahead of time lol<br />
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My 7th grade granddaughter is on a quiz bowl team and her very 1st quiz bowl is today at 4. I told him that I need the car by 2pm. No pressure right? We'll see if he can pull it off.<br />
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The only problem is that he needs to have a tow to get it in the garage. *Sigh*. We'll see.<br />
<br />Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-31389862660799937422018-02-16T11:41:00.001-06:002018-02-16T11:41:52.581-06:00Trash to TreasureYou know they say....Someone else's trash is your treasure!! Ha!<br />
Well....I like to make treasure out of stuff or old junk. I hate to throw things away anyways cuz I know that as soon as I do, then I'm going to need it, right? Plus I feel like I am doing my share to keep the landfills clean.<br />
It drives me crazy to drive by a house and see all this "GOOD" stuff out for the trash. If I'm by myself and nobody's looking then I will swing by and grab something cool lol<br />
My son and I once saw a park bench sitting out. We went and snagged it and I taught him how to refinish it and he painted the metal arms and legs and someone bought it from him for 15.00!! He was only about 10 yrs old so to him that was a million $$.<br />
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I thought that I would show you some of my recycled things that I made for myself and use them in my house. First, my bracelet holder. I LOVE, LOVE jewelry, rings, bracelets, necklaces...a girl cant have enough jewelry!! I have a zillion of these vases so I invented this girl. She was one of my first projects many years ago.<br />
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For some of my necklaces, I used a picture frame, added wood and screwed in cup hooks to hang ny necklaces for my room. </div>
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Another fun project is a coke hat!! I made a Pepsi one which is what I drink but I gave it away and haven't made me a new one yet!!</div>
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Oh these are really cool. Birthday Cake Postcards. It is made with 2 thick sponges. I used the spackle that you fill cracks with, colored it and put it on the sponges for frosting and painted the sponge a cake color. The back side has a cardstock paper on it sealed to it with the spackle. And this piece of cake is completely mailable. You write it just like you do a postcard. You just cant get to wordy!! lol<br />
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This was my experimental one and I got messy with the spackle so I keep it for my example. People love getting cake in the mail!!!<br />
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Simple...painted plate with our wedding picture. You know we all had those hard days when there isn't much money way back when! He was laid off 7 times in one year so no, no money for a frame, so Whola!!! And we still have it today to remind us of those days!!<br />
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This I made for my Grand daughter, she loves Zebra print. I had some old computer screens and hated to throw them away. Since I work at Micheals, they had these magnetic sheets of paper which was perfect. Glued them on and instant a Magnet station and it looked good on her desk.<br />
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This is my latest project. I did it over the summer. I had those big block knife holders and a ton of cookbooks which my husband says I never use lol. Anyways I saw this on Pinterest and it was Perfect. Uses my books and holds my knives!! They are so easy to pull in and out and I have my kitchen scissors there which I use ALL the time!!<br />
Scissors are great for cutting pizza too!!!<br />
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<br />Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-3320341479889765962018-02-13T20:02:00.000-06:002018-02-13T20:02:02.927-06:00Let It SnowAfter I put out my snowman, we started getting snow.<br />
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And we kept getting more snow<br />
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And snowed... And now...<br />
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Total inches. Guess who got to deal with all this snow while hubby is laid up? Lol</div>
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Now...I kinda regret making this sign lol</div>
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<br />Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-15751377731035198162018-02-08T18:45:00.000-06:002018-02-08T18:45:07.658-06:00My latest projectsOne thing about my husband being off work is that I get some projects done while I'm hanging around with him. This is my latest pallet project. I set him outside of our garage. We're expecting a ton of snow so we'll see how much of him we can see when it's all over. Ha!<br />
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Outside our back door, I always hang a wreath of some sort for the season or holiday etc. This is my Valentine creation. I like things that are just a little bit different.<br />
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I love decorating for Valentine's day and all the pink, red and white.Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-15325740740513734982018-02-05T11:27:00.003-06:002018-02-05T11:30:38.745-06:00The GlobetrottersWe received tickets to see the Globe trotters for Christmas. They came to the arena here in Rockford so we headed downtown. We used to take our kids when they were little so now they are repaying and taking us and they even bought us our own snacks!!! JACKPOT!!! lol <br />
Our group:<br />
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And some pics of the Globetrotters. They are fun to watch and we enjoyed the afternoon!!<br />
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I always LOVE the blow up guys for some reason...I have no idea why but they make me laugh especially when they get to flapping and blowing!! Weird right??<br />
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So...I just changed it up abit.<br />
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I like how it came out and it's sitting out.Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-2536232527967456332018-02-01T22:32:00.000-06:002018-02-01T22:32:22.420-06:00Snow in San AntonioMy daughter Jessica and her family live in San Antonio Texas. Several weeks ago..... They had a fun thing happen. It SNOWED!!!!<br />
My grandkids have been in snow when they visit here in the winter.<br />
My grandson Tyler LOVES the snow.<br />
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Funny thing is.....that alot of kids there have never seen snow and they all had a blast in it. This is my grand daughter Molly and her next door neighbor Kimmy. Kimmy is wearing her flip flops lol<br />
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This is Tyler and his best friend Kyle making snow angels and Tyler has shorts on.<br />
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To us it was a dusting but for them it was alot. People have no idea how to drive in snow. I think there was a 2 hr delay the next day.<br />
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My son-n-law Scott and Trooper. Jess said that Trooper loved running in the snow ha!<br />
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Tyler<br />
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Molly<br />
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The kids loved it but my daughter was over it in about an hr. Lol. Guess she could never live up North never again lolScooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-52091358769531179912018-01-31T13:38:00.002-06:002018-01-31T13:38:42.881-06:00My pallet Christmas TreeSince I am behind and before Christmas gets too far away, I wanted to show you my Pallet Christmas tree. I had been wanting to make this for several years and each year the time got away from me, so this WAS the year!!!<br />
So....TADA here is my Christmas tree: by day<br />
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and by night!! It was just something different cuz I'm different Ha!<br />
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Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-66305159637014819642018-01-30T14:08:00.001-06:002018-01-30T14:17:25.313-06:00Heres what happened to DonOn Jan. 7th we had company over for a bible study. It was raining a bit when they came and it started freezing before they left. We have about 6 steps to our back door which is about 4 ft from the ground. He thought that he would scatter some salt before they left so that no one would slip. When he went out I said don't fall.....Yah ok I heard back lol<br />
Next thing I heard was a BIG thump and the back door was closed!! It was really loud!! <br />
He had the bowl of salt in his arm and went to throw some with his right hand and took one step and next thing he knew he was at the bottom of the steps. I opened the door right away and he was trying to get himself up. I said Are you alright and he said his arm hurt!! Oh great!! <br />
So he came in side and get some more salt and still salted very carefully!!! At that time we thought he must have landed on his shoulder. The walk-in was already closed in our town and he didn't want to drive to Rockford cuz the roads were icy and slick and so he would go in the morning. Well...he didn't sleep much that night and he was feeling where it hurt and there was a big bump below his neck. He woke me early and we were at the ER by 6:30 am<br />
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The bump was bigger than pictures. Its at the bottom of his neck, left side<br />
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They took X-rays and he must have landed on his arm and the arm pushed up and jammed the collar bone out and it separated it from the sternum on the chest. He hit is ankle and had bruising on his ankle, hip, back, arm and shoulder area and TONS on his chest. VERY PAINFUL!!! They sent him home with Norco for pain.<br />
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About 3 days later we went the Ortho Dr and he said there is no surgery that it just has to heal. Even if you break your collar bone they let it heal. He just had to relax and take muscle relaxants and give it time. A week ago last Sunday he woke up with a swollen ankle and it was sprained, this was 2 weeks later. For a week he kept it up and his neck wasn't feeling any better with icing it. I finally talked him into going to the chiropractor.<br />
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The Chiropractor took X-rays and he has 2 slipped disk in his neck and they are pinching some nerves. Its the 2nd and 5th disks. He said that he can help him with the neck but wasn't going to touch the shoulder since its all connected to the collar bone. He also looked at the ankle and he said there's a ligament that runs over that bone and that he must have strained it too so he's been adjusting his ankle too. Last week he went 3 days in a row and this week will go mon, wed, and Friday.<br />
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Monday was a BIG Dr. day. Appt. with <br />
<b>Regular Dr.</b> ....Blood levels all good. He's healthy!! lol The Dr wanted X-rays from the Ortho Dr<br />
<b>Ortho Dr.</b> ....Took X-rays. Nothing broken but that ligament is strained. Rest, rest and more rest!!<br />
But he did give him this boot type deal to wear and have more support.<br />
<b>Chiropractor appt</b>..... Worked on neck again.<br />
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So ......he's off another 2 weeks at least. On the form, the Dr has written for a return date of Feb 28. So he must be planning on him being off more than 2 weeks. Don doesn't want to go back before its healed. If he had a office job he could be back but being a truck driver you need arms to pull yourself in the truck, close doors and turn these dolly things. Don isn't the type to sit around, he likes to keep busy and he LOVES working so this has been hard but yet he hasn't gone stir crazy as I thought he would be. LOL. Its nice having him home.....but.....its cramping my style somewhat!!! LOL </div>
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I haven't been able to do any exercise with my videos cuz he's watching TV or in the Living room.
He's not suppose to go upstairs except for bed do there's no place to kick him too!! Ha!!!
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Oh yah!! Yesterday he asked me: Do you think that I need a bell?
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I said NO!!! cuz I know how he will use that bell and that it may end up wrapped around his neck!!!
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Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-86102744214071628812018-01-27T15:51:00.001-06:002018-01-27T15:51:10.591-06:00Still keeping on.Hey. I'm back and soooo much has been going on....at my little corner. I've been bad and just hadn't taken the time to get here. I promised myself that I will get back to it this New Year. I don't know where to even start so I thought Id share my weight accomplishment.<br />
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I started this Sept 5th. Actually my sister and I are doing it together. We each made up our rules for what we wanted to do that way we will still to our own plans. We decided to weight and measure every Tuesday and report in. Oh...It was so hard in the beginning to give up all the "GOOD" stuff lol'<br />
I thought that I was gonna die but no, I'm still here to tell about it HA!<br />
So here are my rules:<br />
<i>6-8 glasses of water a day</i><br />
<i>No tea cuz I love TONS of sugar in it</i><br />
<i>No pop</i><br />
<i>No cookies and if I did no more than 2.</i><br />
<i>1 bread a day</i><br />
<i>6 chips, pretzels etc a day if needed</i><br />
<i>No fast foods...that was a killer!!</i><br />
<i>3 processed foods a week. (Processed food being over 5 ingredients in them)</i><br />
<i>2 lunch meats a week'</i><br />
<i>1 c. rice, pasta etc</i><br />
<i>No potatoes</i><br />
<i>1 slice of cheese a week</i><br />
<i>1 c. milk a day</i><br />
<i>1 c. cereal</i><br />
<i>Food portions had to fit in my hand.</i><br />
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Exercise: Swimming at least 3 times a week. I joined an exercise swim class.<br />
aerobics and home exercise. I stuck to this exactly and lost either inches or lbs. each month and sometimes both at a time. I kept a journal of it all and so I can see progress.<br />
So here are my results from 3 months progress: I was so excited!!<br />
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Total Stats for 3 months:<br />
Chest 7 1/2<br />
under chest 7<br />
waist 7<br />
stomach 6 1/2<br />
hip 6<br />
bottom 7 1/2<br />
thigh 3 1/2<br />
lower thigh 1 1/2<br />
calf 2<br />
arm 2 1/2<br />
face 1<br />
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Then we faced December which I knew was gonna be hard and it was as hard as I thought. LOL<br />
Treats at work, parties, Christmas... NO swim class for 2 1/2 weeks and well, I put on 5 lbs for the month. I thought it was gonna be worse but I can take it off in coming months.<br />
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January came and I thought ok! I can get back into it. Well....it didn't quite work that way. My husband got hurt and I will tell you about this later. Anyways he's been off work since beginning of Jan. You know how husbands being off knock you way off schedule? LOL I haven't been getting my exercising in cuz he is watching TV and I find myself sitting around with him. And when we were in the frozen tundra and I'm sitting around .. what do I do? SNACK!!!<br />
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I weighed last week and have gained 2 more lbs. YIKES!! But that knocked me upside the head.<br />
Last week I got myself back to the pool and reclaimed some TV time in the afternoon LOL<br />
I'm planning on the rest of Jan to get those 2 lbs off and keep on going.<br />
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Man!!! Its just as hard not to stop eating all the GOOD food as it was in the beginning LOL<br />
I am determined and will accomplish my goal. <br />
Short term goal is: Loose 20 lbs by April 15th<br />
Soo....I'm keeping on keeping on!!! LOL<br />
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<br />Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-23150990515338880032017-12-02T19:44:00.002-06:002017-12-02T19:44:44.080-06:00Thanksgiving in San AntonioMy husband, granddaughter and I flew to San Antonio to see my daughter's family. It was so nice to leave the 30's here for the 70's there. It was great. We kept really busy. First stop; Seaworld!! <br />
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Shamu is Awesome!! The trainers don't get in the water anymore so they direct them from stands etc.<br />
Its always a fun show to see. <br />
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Lots of shopping and other shows to see and pictures along the way.<br />
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My granddaughters Kyla (12) and Molly (6) Molly lives in San Antonio<br />
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Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-73721448964326708362017-11-07T21:52:00.000-06:002017-11-07T21:52:09.722-06:00The cleaning continues...Well... I'm on a roll lol<br />
This is my craft spot in the basement.<br />
I have a corner spot and a corner closet for my bins.<br />
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I have my bins labeled and stacked.<br />
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We also have a living place with a tv and shelving on the wall. The space works and now it's all clean.<br />
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Another day off tomorrow so will work on more projects.Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-78734839657488987332017-11-04T16:11:00.000-05:002017-11-04T16:11:31.886-05:00I'm so unorganized I try to keep organized and I get it there but in 2 seconds it's back to a total mess and I'm thinking How did it get like this??<br />
I'm taking control again. My closet is a small walkin. You know how closets seen to collect stuff?<br />
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I have the situation where my husband works nights and sleeps days and my jewerly was in our room and I couldn't get to it. I had furniture in other places of the house so I configured a drawer/shelf for my closet and am getting organized once again<br />
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The box above the drawers holds my favorite necklaces. I still have plenty more in my room.... I love jewerly.<br />
The box on the top shelf is a pink light up box that says Hello.<br />
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Boxes for stuff not to be seen ha!<br />
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This is my girl bracelet holder. It's made from a vase.<br />
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I put my purse in a bin and I love purses!!<br />
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Then feeling great about my accomplishment lol...<br />
I moved to my entryway. Now I have 9 grandkids and toys like legos, matchbox cars, playdough, car tracks, hoola hoops etc. Sadly.. I didn't get a before but trust me you wouldn't have wanted to see it lol. <br />
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There was already a shelf for games etc. I had this dresser in the garage so I moved it to the entryway and am storing the toys in the drawers and the rest got donated. The kids are growing up and not playing with most of it anymore. ( its a dark picture )<br />
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The rest of little toys I put in this tall storage bin. Works perfect.<br />
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Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-31043483046402504622017-10-10T14:12:00.002-05:002017-10-10T14:14:36.493-05:00Maps I've been seeing these all around town.<br />
What would we do without electronic<br />
Maps.<br />
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It's funny because as we look back at the old days about the things we had and didn't have as compared to today that someday our kids and grandkids will look back at the old days about what they had and what they have for the future time.<br />
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Its hard to even imagine what the future technology holds in the next 10-20 yrs.<br />
I'm happier that I had the simpler time and the things that we used to have in the good old days. And I'm so happy to have what we have today.<br />
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My question is ...how did we ever live without our technology? HAScooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-84261062768311882862017-09-30T09:34:00.001-05:002017-09-30T09:34:19.208-05:00Fall leaves me HappyWhen I was visiting my sister we wanted to do some crafting together since we both love to craft.<br />
So we made a fall garland. We made 3 of them...one for my sister, my niece and myself.<br />
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We took packages of colored leaves from Michael's. We cut smaller leaves from magazines with words and different colors of felt and glued them to the leaves. <br />
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Then we attached with clothespins and decorated with colored buttons etc. and added extra leaves to the jute rope.<br />
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Its simple but cute and I like it.<br />
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It was so easy and love the time we had making the garland.<br />
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I love Fall time..cooler weather, sweatshirts, craft shows, fall colors, apple orchards!! </div>
Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-47703093953953968362017-09-26T12:58:00.000-05:002017-09-26T12:58:06.807-05:00YAY...I am actually doing it and its working!!This isn't me but I feel like she feels! I am sooo excited!!<br />
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When I was in Colo. seeing my sister, we both decided to work out a plan to change our lifestyles to both loose weight. We got little weight booklets from Michael's and we both made our own rules of what we wanted to do and goals etc. We also measured each other and weighed on the scaled. We are keeping each other accountable.<br />
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<b>Here is my list of what I want to do:</b><br />
1. 6-8 glasses of water a day<br />
2. No tea because I like really sweet, sweet tea. ha!<br />
3. No pop<br />
4. No cookies or candy<br />
5. 1 bread exchange a day which is 2 slices for 1 exchange.<br />
(I haven't had any bread because I think I may be allergic to bread)<br />
6. 5 chips a day or when you have them<br />
7. No fries or fast food. If needed then it must be as healthy as possible.<br />
8. 2 processed foods a week. You can eat processed food if they have under 5 ingredients in them<br />
9. 2 lunch meats a week, I eat Turkey only<br />
10. 1 C pasta, rice etc.<br />
11. Eat proteins at every meal of you can.<br />
12. No potatoes<br />
13. 1 cup of milk a day<br />
14. 1 slice of cheese for a week<br />
15. 1 C of cereal<br />
16. Portions must fit in your hand.<br />
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Ive been able to stick with this and the first week was a killer!! lol<br />
I started Tuesday, Sept 5th.<br />
I weigh in and measure every Tuesday.<br />
Week 1 lost 4 lbs<br />
Week 2 lost 3 lbs<br />
Week 3 (Today) lost 5 lbs......Total of 12 lbs for 3 weeks!!<br />
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<b>Exercise </b><br />
I swim 4 days a week. I joined a swim class that gives a hard workout<br />
I walk Oreo<br />
Do the workout in my Kim Lyons workout book<br />
Jumping jacks<br />
Walking<br />
Not taking the close parking spot at the store <br />
***This may sound crazy but after the bathroom I do 10 of something like touch toes, twist side to side, arm movents, bunny hops etc. whatever I feel like doing. For as much water as I am drinking I am going to the bathroom alot LOL<br />
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<b>Measurements:</b><br />
Ive been loosing a little here and there for 3 weeks. As of now, total inches are:<br />
Chest ...4 1/4<br />
Under chest...3 1/2 <br />
Waist... 2<br />
Stomach... 3 1/2<br />
Hip... 2 1/2<br />
Bottom... 3 1/2<br />
Thigh... 1 1/2<br />
Calf ...1 1/2<br />
Arm...1<br />
Face...1/2<br />
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This is 5 lbs. And I've lost more than double that!!! AWESOME!!<br />
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I'm just so happy that I am doing it!! Cant wait to reach my goal<br />
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Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-36407524975494769832017-09-16T03:02:00.002-05:002017-09-16T03:02:30.165-05:00WOW!!I feel like a visitor to my own blog. LOL<br />
Whew!! time goes so fast. I was so busy this summer with activities that I sadly have neglected my blog. I bet you thought that I dropped off the face of the earth!! lol practically but no.<br />
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My son got married in May. Since my daughter was here from Texas we had a BIG birthday celebration with a bunch of birthdays. I was planning this for quite awhile. It turned out to be an awesome time and we ate and then swam.<br />
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We had a HUGE family water balloon fight and it was so much fun. Afterwards we had a water balloon toss with partners. The loosers got pied with a pan of whip cream...and pretty soon, there was whip cream being thrown on everyone!! it was quite amusing!!<br />
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My daughter Jessica flew home after the party and her 2 kids stayed here for another week with me. So it was busy doing things with them. I just wish that I had a 1/3 of their energy lol. They are 6 and 10 yrs old. I HAD to make the ultimate sacrifice and fly with them back to Texas and stayed another 5 days or so. It gives me time to spend with Jessica.<br />
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Soon enough 4th of July was here and end of July was the county fair which we all love to go to and eat the fair food. In August I flew to Colorado for a 50/70 Lia. My sister, her husband and their son in law were turning 70. Their daughter was turning 50 yrs and my sister and her husband had their 50th wedding anniversary. There were 100 people there and it was fun also. I stayed in Denver to spend time with my sister. Ya know its nice to go away but always nice to come home too.<br />
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I kept busy working all summer and just stuff around the house keeps us all busy. I keep thinking that things will slow down but they never do!! lol So my goal is just to get back to everything again so I hope to keep up with this blog again!! Thanks for reading along. Im sure you all have been busy this summer also!!Scooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821524664278901347noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794290209824110231.post-35112579237368133702017-07-02T22:59:00.000-05:002017-07-02T22:59:18.532-05:00Choosing a perfect tasting watermelonWhen it comes to choosing a good watermelon or a cantaloupe...i never know exactly how to do it. When Yam was with me she knew just what to do ha!<br />
Yam....come back.<br />
I found this and it seems to be true. My chosen watermelon was uhhh....Perfect!!!<br />
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Thanks LBJ for the grenade water balloons. The kids will love them. I'll be sure to hit someone with it in your honor!! Lol<br />
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