Spring Tease

It happens every year. Yesterday we saw Bradford Pears in full bloom. Daffodils have been in bloom for over a week and the temperature reached 70! When we came home from appointment I opened both doors Nd that made Whiskers very happy. She was meowing as she had her nose next to screens. Today won't be quite as warm but nice until rain moves in...nothing like last week but still precipitation we don't need!! Next week winter returns😡😡....Vol s beat One Miss last night but too close for comfort!....Shower time....Later

Quiet Tuesday

It was a mostly sunny day yesterday and I got some things done around here and also had reading time. It was a warm afternoon and this afternoon will make it into the 60s! .....Anxious to hear what Cohen has to say today. I'll dvr  it because Richard has eye appointment and I'll drive him and get some errands done while he's there.......later

Improving Weather

Yesterday was bright and sunny but a bit chilly and got cold overnight. Pin the way to the gym we saw a few flooded yards but nothing else. Knoxville areas where we generally go is totally flooded with people getting to grocery store in a boat! My question is how many people have a boat hanging around to use in case of flooding?!?...Not much going on for me today..some chores around the house so may get some reading done..later

My Weekend

Saturday started out ok with the exception of rain which had been falling all week. I went down to the basement to get some things out of the freezer and happy that all was dry. I watched my cooking shows, are lunch while watching the Vols. All was good until Richard went to basement to get a washer to repair kitchen faucet. He called me to come down...lots of water in basement!😬 Fortunately we have a wet/dry vacuum so I used that and got a lot vacuumed up but not much else to do while rain continued. It did finally stop in late afternoon. Next tragedy but when Vol s lost😡. We settled down to watch golf and hope for the best. It rained more through the night. I was so surprised when I went down to check on damage and basement was completely fry!! Go figure!! Sunday was a beautifully sunny day. As it turned out February was the wettest month on record for our area. Knoxville is a mess with roads under water!! Maryville fared much better. A sunny week ahead😊😊.

Blah.......

It's raining, it's dark and watching Morning Joe is very depressing this morning.  Talking about the guy who was conspiring to kill Democrats and anyone opposing Trump with NO comments from Republicans or tweeter happy Trump!!.....Many school systems here closed due to flooding. There have been some mud slides in the area also. Reading Red Badge of Courage not helping my mood! .......Hoping the Vol s can pull it a win tomorrow with LSU!!!......later

This and That...

Heard the rain on and off during the night....rain expected for the next several days....In a bright note..daffodils are in bloom all over the place. Such a happy sight!...The internet Nicolle Wallace had with McCabe was the best I have seen!!...Jeopardy was a hoot last night with past winners and a different format. It will continue through next week.....later

My Weekday Morning

It starts around 4 or 5 depending when kitty meows me awake. She runs to the bathroom ahead of me. From there I start my coffee and head to the great room where she waits for me on her tower waiting for her morning treat. I turn on lights and tv and watch NBC or MSNBC. I play a few games on my tablet before having my first cup of coffee. I have 3 cups of coffee and wait for the sun to rise. Breakfast can be a smoothie, a waffle or an egg and toast. My shower and chores come next. Some mornings I head to the store as soon as it's daylight. I always look toward the mountains to see fog, or sometimes snow but always a lovely sight.  Today it's rainy and dark. I'll be making muffins soon before shower time.....later

Husband Requests

Last week Richard had 3 food requests! He wanted to go to lunch at a fish place..we did that. He also wanted Swiss steak and Swedeush meatballs. I looked up the recipe and it looked strange but not difficult. Ground beef and ground pork, nutmegnutmeg, allspice and a and p. You need a stand mixer and first mix in low all ingredients and then 10 minutes on high!! Oh yes a cup of water. After 10 minutes the meat has lost texture and looks pale and gooey. You then make meatballs using two spoons. I'm not kidding when I say I could have made 50 meatballs. After 25 I put the rest of the meat in a bag for the freezer. Sauteed the balls in butter and then to warm oven while I made the gravy.   Result...Richard loved them...me, not so much but he was happy and I'm happy because there are leftovers so easy dinner tonight...Pretty nice day today before the rains come for 6 days!😡

Valentine's Day

It's one of my favorite, fun days. I loved getting and taking Valentine's to school. My grandmother always sent my sister and me a card with a dollar in it. She just lived 5 minutes from us but getting mail was fun...Every Valentine's day my dad got my mother a box of Whitman's Sampler and a blouse. I loved getting my own kids Valentine's and a gift.  Richard always makes it fun and I know when I get up there will be something waiting for me by my chair!😊......This has been a crazy week with appointments Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday! I'm looking forward to doing nothing and going nowhere today!!!.......latet

Happy Valentine's Day!

My day started well when I woke up after 5 instead of 3 like yesterday. I started my coffee and then came to great room and saw my booty. I go tulips (my favorite), several kinds of candy, some undies and my card!! He never disappoints!!....Another win for the Vols!...On the negative side..cold weather returns and I have a dentist appointment.....later

Disappointing......

Every February Richard and I look forward to the Westminster dog show. It started yesterday but isn't on network tv and if only available streaming on Fox sports...really pissed!!....Richard's follow up appointment yesterday was only half successful. He did get his ECHO and then we waited to see Dr. And we waited and waited. Finally his nurse came out and told us he was stuck in surgery so we left without seeing him but she assured us that he would look at the ECHO and call....Today Richard has his appointment with regular doctor and tomorrow I have dentist appointment. What a week!!😡😡  later.....

Heavy Rainfall

The heaviest rain is expected just as we head to UT for Richard's follow-up appointment.....Yesterday Richard had ideas for dinners he wanted this week. So we headed to Kroger for ingredients and then to lunch for fish.....The weather, so far has been typical for our winter..lots of rain but little to no snow and moderate temperature. I'm not complaining but it is dreary and I'm ready for spring......latet

The Weekend

It was a ho  hum weekend. Richard couldn't sleep at night and then slept most of the days in his chair making it pretty boring. I did finish my latest Sara Paresky mystery and started another book. Yesterday was pretty drab and rainy with more of that this week. At least no snow in our forecast....Vol s still in first but they play Kentucky on Saturday...nervous for that one.....later

Hunt of Spring

It was 78 here and kitty was so happy because I opened both deck doors and she was in front of one of those doors all day with her nose in the screens. Today we're back to winter. The temperature is dropping quickly😢. ..Richard doing well. I was going to go to Wal-Mart today but he wants to go...he said he needs to get out...fine with me. I have plenty to do here....Looking forward to Vol s basketball tomorrow and golf at Pebble Beach all weekend!😊.....later

Richard is Home!

I picked him up at 5:45. It was raining with heavy traffic and darkness closing in. Neither of us drives in the dark because we can't see but I did fine. He was SO glad to be home and I am glad to have him home. This morning I'll get to the pharmacy to pick up his meds and then to Kroger s to pick up frozen fruit for our smoothies...Warm and windy today..76 predicted then big  drop tomorrow.......later

Hopeful

Hoping to get Richard home today. I woke up to rain this morning and hoping it stops before I have to leave. Yesterday he had fluid in lungs and got a shot of lasix and it worked immediately so hope that is taken care of.....Watched as much as I could stomach of Trump's speech last night but finally couldn't take any more and muted it. I wanted to hear the democrat's  assessment, but was sleepy and turned it off......later

Very Thankful

Yesterday Richard had a procedure to get his heart rate back to normal. Meds weren't working making this procedure necessary. First they would insert a camera down his throat to check for clots and thankfully, none were detected so then they could shock his heart with a needle and heart immediately returned to normal rate!!😊 He will now go on medication to keep the heart rate where it should be. I also had this problem in October but meds worked getting my heart back to normal and I take meds to keep it at normal rate. I'll bring him home today, hopefully.....Springtime weather here for a few days. A nice respite from the cold and a reminder spring is not far away....We will listen to Trump's speech tonight which I'm assuming it will be full of lies and hyperbole!.......later

Yesterday Sucked

Richard didn't sleep well Saturday and was having shortness of breath. We decided he needed to go to hospital. We got to UT ER about 1. He didn't get moved to a room until 8. It turns out it is more serious than we thought. He'll be getting an Echo today so we don't know the full diagnosis. I'll head down there later...I watched most of the game and it was boring and not happy that Patriots won again.....later

The Weekenf

Looking forward to a warmer weekend. Thankfully we had nothing like the Midwest suffered! We had a beautiful snow that didn't hurt traffic and made for great winter pictures. Yesterday we went to Knoxville puking up lots of things we needed at Sam's and had lunch at Olive Garden. Today we'll head to Lowe's to look for a new bird feederfeeder. Our squirrel  detergent one broke and hoping to replace it....Not really looking forward to Super Bowlbut will watch anyway.....Looking forward to a much warmer week!!.....later