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So, I had a fun one last night.
First, I was making UK-style chips for supper and somehow there was a hidden hole inside a chip. One in a million potatoes have it, like, literally. So it blew up. And guess who got 2d degree hot oil burns? Me. Miss Careful. EFFING HELL. After KaBoom (stupid cleaner).... I was in tears of pure frustration. The chips, however, were quite tasty. (Hubby ate the one that hurt me. With malice.)
Anyway, at 11:30 PM, our EBS went off and we had to grab a petrified Dahlia (OW all those CLAWS) and hit our safe room (AKA the storage/everything else in the basement room) b/c.... TORNADO WARNING.
Didn't touch down on us, but I tripped over Hubby so often that you'd think he never went through a drill in his life. Oh, wait. He never does. I run them on my own so at least one of us gets the ....t together. Honestly... I've run through it with him so often, and it's not his first tornado, either, but apparently he forgets training every time. *sigh*
Fortunately, with sophisticated radar (thank you, nerds!) we could track it precisely and know we were at low risk in our particular part of things. (Just doulbe-checked).... Cloud was east of me. That sounds far, but tornadoes are tricky bastards, and the storm we had was still severe. I saw the wall cloud highlighted by lightning. Freaky stuff. And, no, I wasn't looking for it, per se, I was grabbing our storm door and doulbe-latching it so it didn't break.
So, more rain, storms, flooding today.
Yeah. Our drought is busted, fortunately, so there's that. We may soon be growing rice in the mud. Why not? everything else is moving ni, bring it on! Woohooo!
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Lately I've been feeling scared and full of anxiety. I recently found a lump under my nipple. I hurt my back too. I'm in the process of moving. I'm run down. Everything is hard
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Well, our drought isn't broken but our gutter is. Got two big storms rigth after each other and, wait for it, a tornado warning.Now, I was already running for my go-bag when I heard thunder. The air felt wrong. The sky was getting a color to the west. Been there, lived that, time to hide.No funnel touched down but the radar indicated rotation, and boy was it visible from the ground. Different...
Well, I have to take back my comparison of Vicodin and m&ms back. I decided I didn’t want to fall asleep during the Brewers game last night. It didn’t start until 8:30. So I didn’t take a Vicodin just to prove that the dang things don’t work. Well, 3 hours after I was due for a Vicodin, I was in so much pain that I was yelling! My husband was dying laughing at my little test. And just said he couldn’t hear the game with all my hollering. No mercy there as he told me I was nuts for not taking my pill. So what I learned is that I am in a lot of pain, even on the Vicodin, but without it, I’m in crazy yelling pain.
I had something strange happen last night. A friend that I’ve had for about 15 years. He and his wife live in MO, and we used to visit each other and all of that. Anyway, he sent me a message last night that I said something to him that really hurt his feelings 5 years ago. I wondered why we hadn’t kept in touch much except for Christmas cards. I did keep in touch with his wife though. Anyway, of course I didn’t remember saying this after 5 years, so I just had to trust him that I said it. They are much older than us. In their late 70s. So I did not say IF I said it. I just said I was totally wrong for saying it. And I was truly sorry and would never hurt him on purpose. And I asked him for forgiveness. I feel so badly that he held this in for 5 years. I never heard back from him yet. If I don’t, I guess there is nothing more that I can do. I’m not going to keep begging for forgiveness. I feel I’ve done what I can do. I hope he accepts my apology. We were very close friends.
I tripped over my hubby’s foot and hyperextended my knee replacement. I did not fall, but it hurt like heck. I had trouble sleeping last night from the pain. I called my physical therapist and she said to ice it and put my leg up on a pillow. So that’s what I’m doing. No exercises right now.
Take care everyone
At 1030 am today i have my eye appointment. I need to get new glasses and need to do the exam to do so! I only have to pay 40 dollars on my glasses which with medicaid you technically are suppose to get them free but they do plastic lens and with my prisms and how bad my eyes are my lens would be 2 inches thick as plastic they say.
I already have a friend from AA offering to help me pack this Saturday so that helps a lot! Still trying to find more people to help on the 25th which is moving day but were going to slowly move boxes over before that too.
My pain is not good but its not horrible either except in my legs. My back is a lot better than it had been. Now to make sure i dont fall anymore!
Leo...seriously? Who would have guessed a potato exploding on you? I've seen potatoes like that before. I've always tossed them fearing they bad.
And eh, wall clouds. They don't spook me. A wall cloud that is rotating....still doesn't spook me. A visual up draft and down draft side by side that is south west of my view point, that will get my nerve juices going. Clouds are meant to move. They are visual representation of the jet streams/air currents and flows. I marvel so much when you can see an outflow boundary in front of a storm system. It's like the little dude with the trumpet before the parade begins.
One of the best things I ever did was become a sky warn spotter. Not just for warning others, but for my own benefits. I know when to get spooked and when not to.
I'm sorry your hubby doesn't practice drills. Honestly we don't either. Our little EBS / weather radios will go off around dinner time, I send the kids down to the basement with their plates and my hubby rounds up the cats & ham radio first before he joins me on the porch.
And I realize, not everyone feels comfortable around severe weather. To me, it's a great beauty. But I do hate seeing destruction. Hurricane Ida would have spooked me some given most of the LA is below sea level and it's just a big bowl waiting to catch some rain water.
Ida, wholly smokes! That must have been some crazy intense pain. I'm sorry that hurt you so much. And then to trip over your hubby too and injure your knee as well. I hope you can just take it easy today too.
Angela, sounds like the move is well on it's way with organizing people to help and plans to move as much as you can first.
This next 6 weeks will go by fast.
Kinda taking it easy today. Kids have school, foods to make, therapies later. I have to run and get a T-cell test soon also. Just want to check my natural antibodies against this beast. The more I know, the more I know, right?
And the car was still throwing a code for the blutech diesel stuff. Mercedes have a liquid that helps fight the emissions of the diesel. The sensors can get murky and so they need to be replaced from time to time. The fluid is in there but we want the codes to not trip.
I figure at this point, we will owe a small fortune to the mechanic, LOL.
I better get going. Hugs to all who follow!
Angela, I always think it’s fun to get new glasses. I went crazy last time, and got green ones with wild designs on the sides.
I am so excited that you are able to move.
Wonder, I just love how smart you are with weather. So cool. Hope the vehicle gets fixed. And also that your test comes out well.
We are starting to look at a different SUV. Believe it or not, our Envoy is a 2006. We have about 230,000 miles on it. It has been the best vehicle we have ever had. But the past year, things have been going wrong. Now the engine light is on again. Hubby doesn’t want to spend anymore on it. We want another SUV that seats 7. Has 4 wheel drive. Leather seats for me to get in and out easily. Used, with around 30,000 miles. If anyone has good ideas on one. Please let me know. No Fords. My husband won’t buy one. Thanks.
The next most comfy cars we have owned have been our truck, it's a 16' Silverado crew cab high country. The ZZs and high country's are loaded and have leather. What I love about the truck and why's it's my primary vehicle, is that the pedals adjust forward with the push of a button. It's the perfect short girl car, LOL. And the truck itself has been one of the most beneficial vehicles we have ever owned. While it doesn't have 7 seats, it makes up for it in the truck bed usage. And since it's a high country, it came with running boards. Even my mom says it's the most comfy and easiest for her to get in and out of. I totally agree with her logic on that one.
And then the little mercedes. Minus the few problems keeping it in the shop (our mechanic is a smaller shop/part issues as well), that little car should keep us going for the next 100K easily enough. Its extremely comfy and has leather everything. And I'm currently in the talks with my hubby to get me a set of Harmon Kardon speakers for the house. Dang are those things tight! The louder you take it the better and better it sounds, zero distortion like traditional speakers. And it will not rust, it's body is built with aluminum, and you know how much that means up here in the the snow zone.
But it handles like a dream and with the diesel engine, it carries more weight. Which means better winter driving, plus it AWD.
Sorry it's time to part ways with your Envoy. IT's hard to let go of a good car. We felt that way about selling our Jeep (diesel). That thing was a great little car, and saw us through a decade of raising our family. Now the Mercedes will see us through the next phase of our family (Teens learning to drive, LOL)
And LOL, I have to laugh at your hubby's view point on Fords. We were a Chevy family growing up. I've also heard good things about the newer (lease return) Durangos.
Miki....I'm growing really concerned for you and all of this stress. I'm praying you can just take tomorrow off and veg out, break away from life and recoup.
Angela I have an eye appointment on Friday. I am having screaming bad pain in my right eye that has become a daily thing. I am almost blind without my contacts only seeing blurred shapes and can't wear them when this starts and sometimes it is there at the beginning of the day so I can't do anything on those days. I hope you get the care you need.
Ida be good and don't overdo yourself. Healing takes time and if you push too hard it will take longer.
Wonder it is nice that you have a bit of a break today. Find some little way of doing something special for yourself even if it is sitting long enough to have a cup of tea.
I am having a hard time right now and cry most days. I hope this will pass but don't look for it to anytime in the near future. l am trying to keep my pain level under an 8 but it seems like a never ending battle.
I hope the rest of the day brings something to smile about.
Not sure where I left off around here. I'm sure there is something that I forgot to do... Waves at everyone!