~~ HAPPY THANKSGIVING ~~
Nov. 19th Monday
It was a nice morning. Dan and Gene went out fishing on the North Jetty. I got dressed and went for a walk and then came home and made some cookies. Those pre-made dough that Pillsbury has out in the stores are really neat. I cut the tube in half and then cut into quarters, then into slices and took a slice rolled it in a ball and baked. I got 4 dozen peanut butter cookies. I also cleaned out some more emails from my in box and saved or printed the ones I wanted. Dan got back around 3 PM. They only got fish, but like Dan said that it was fun, watching the ships and the dolphins and being in the sun. After he got everything put away he sat in his chair with a glass of ice tea and took a nap.
When he woke up I suggested that we go to one of the Taqueria's for Mexican. I like the cheese enchilada's now, easy to digest and good price. When we arrived we seen our friends Jim and Nancy from Milbrook, So. Dak. We would see them every Thursday at Pizza Hut and were invited to sit with their group. We had a nice visit.
Came back home in time for our favorite sit-coms.. 2 Broke Girls and Mike and Molly.. That is our Monday night laughs..
Mr. Herbie is running around looking for something and we can't figure out what it is. Who Knows ??? Hope your evening was relaxing.
Nov. 20th Tuesday
It was in the high 50's this morning. Got ready this morning and Dan and I went to Portland to the grocery store... Picked up what I needed for my dish to pass for Thanksgiving. I decided that I was going to make a big pan of stuffing to go with the turkey. I also picked up a few other things that I needed in the pantry. Then we stopped at Wal-mart as I was looking for a comfy bed for Mr. Herbie. Couldn't find one at that Wal-mart. Dan picked up some fishing tackle. When we got back home I helped unload and put away the groceries and then I went and had my nails done.
Came home and then Dan and I had some shrimp that we bought and had boiled at the store. They were so yummy... Nice big shrimp... on sale for $4.97 a lb. I think that I need to go and get some more and freeze them.
We had a meet and dinner with our HOC friends at The Bakery Cafe in Port Aransas.. That is one of the favorite places on the Island.
There was 12 of us. Everyone had something good. I had a loaded brisket potato and that was more than what I can eat.
When we got back home, Dan took Mr. Herbie out for a walk and we all settled in for the night.
Nov. 21st Wednesday
It was 51 and foggy this morning when we got up. Shortly after the sun came out and burned off the fog. We use to get up early in the morning and it seems that now we are getting up at 7 or a bit later. Dan to Herbie out for his walk, and I sat in my chair with my cup of tea and computer. Dan got a call from one of the guys and went out for coffee at What-a-burger. He enjoys doing that in the mornings. It is 10:41 AM now and it is 80 degrees.. We took a ride to Corpus Home Depot, Dan is looking for a grill basket that goes on the bottom of his smoker. We took Herbie along for the day. We took the Island on the way back home. We stopped at Dairy Queen and got a small blizzard and went over to the Marina and ate it and watch the ships and boats go by on the inter-coastal. On the way home we stopped over by Gene and Linda and visited with them. When we left there, I talked Dan into going to Popeye's for chicken. Everything worked out well, I did not have to cook... Herbie even got a little treat of chicken also.
Nov. 22nd Thursday ~~ THANKSGIVING DAY ~~
It was 57 degrees this morning. I got up and had my morning coffee. We looked through all the Friday adds. Oh my, it was a full paper and everyone had sales.. Well, I knew that i wasn't going to hit the pavement early Friday, so I didn't get to interested.
I got my items ready so I could make my stuffing.. I don't like dry stuffing, so I used my imagination and made a really good moist stuffing. I made some gravy to put on top of the stuffing. We had dinner at 2 PM at the clubhouse and it was really nice. There was 2 turkey's, a spiral ham, and prime rib. Lots of different sides and desserts.
I wasn't able to over indulge, but what I had was good.
We came back home afterwards and I cleaned up the dishes and Dan made some coffee and we settled down to relax. Sounds like we do alot of relaxing eh!!
Nov. 23rd Friday
51 degrees this morning. We have been sleeping later and that is not a good thing. I must of slept wrong or something, but my right ankle is so sore and I can hardly stand on my foot, much less walk. I sat in my chair most of the day to keep off of my foot. Gene and Linda stopped by for a visit. We talked about going out for a late lunch to Alice Fayes for a fish sandwich. Linda had a hair appointment and we would go after she was done. Well, my phone went dead and I had it charging and missed the call. I was happy that we decided to pass.. I made a breakfast for dinner, and then went back with my foot elevated. A cold front was coming through tonight. Time to bring out the sweat clothes.
Nov. 24th Saturday
61 degrees this morning with wind and cooler. I woke up with pain in my foot. It was 5:15 AM. I laid there for a while and then I sat up and then put on my sweat pants and shirt. I hobbled down to the kitchen and made some tea, took my meds and then got a ice pack and went and sat down for a while. This is what I did for most of the day. Talked to Ron back home and he said that there is a snow storm under way. I think that he said up to 8-10 inches is expected..
After dinner, I took another pain med and sat in my chair and I had fallen asleep and when I woke up it was 9:30 PM.. huh, that was a big surprise to me.. I got up and hobbled around, let Mr. Herbie out and I made it up to the bedroom and got ready for bed.
Nov. 25th Sunday
Another not so good morning. My foot had swollen more and it was very painful.. I managed to get to the bathroom and then I got back in bed instead of going down to my chair. Herbie is so concerned, he follows me and waits and watches every move I make. I told Dan that I think that it is time for me to go to the ER. After having a small breakfast and struggling to get back up to the bedroom and get dressed, we were off to Portland. I had a extremely hard time with the steps on the 5th wheel. Getting into and out of the truck was just as hard. At the ER they did blood work and xrays on my foot. The blood work showed that I did not have GOUT, the xrays showed arthritis. the Dr. diagnosed it as osteoarthritis. He gave me prescription for pain meds and instructions for ice and heat packs on my foot, keep it elevated. Got back home and hit the chair and Dan's nursing skills kicked in. He tells everyone, I am a terrible patient, really I am not, but he is a great caregiver.. Gene and Linda stopped by and we cancelled our trip to Mexico this week. Hopefully we can do it within the next couple of weeks.
Dan made a small dinner and he took Mr. Herbie for his evening walk and we all settled in for the even. I have been taking my pain meds. every 4 hours so, hopefully my foot won't hurt so much in the morning. I certainly hope that next week will be alot better.
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