Well it was a busy day starting with a 5'ish wake up by Chester next then my quiet time and a lite breakfast before pedalling out to the rec on my bike for some 2 plus hours of pickle ball. Wow did I ever have a workout and the play was fast and furious. Afterwards I stopped off at the library for a couple new reads before heading home to get ready to head over to Riverview and meet Bobby and the family, cousin Tom and Cathy and their daughter Amanda and husband Matt and the Cumpson's first grand baby Finleigh.
We stopped at GG's and picked her up then headed out as we were meeting at noon for lunch at the Acropolis, Yikes is that ever a nice restaurant and the food was unbelievably dewisheous and plentiful; GG brought 1/2 of her's home in a to go bag. We had a fun time and spent 2 hours visiting and eating. Gabe was a cranky after eating as it was his nap time so Bob took him and Annsley home a little early but we had a great time and the kids were so cute together. We met Amanda's husband Matt for the first time and he is really a nice guy and I talked him up on pickle ball as he plays tennis. Tom was very attentive to Finleigh which tickled us as he wasn't took keen on being a grand father at one time and we assured him once he has one his attitude on grand babies will change. It did.
We had a great visit and a fun time then we headed back to Seminole and dropped GG off. She had a corned beef in the crock pot so she invited us for supper around 6. Betsy came by and ate also then the girls sat at the table and visited while I caught up on the FOX NEWS. We headed out after the cleanup and got back just before dark, LATER
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Thursday
Well where did this week go?? The morning started much the usual with a 5'ish wake up crow from Chester next door. I think I found out why he crows so early and its because of the neighbor behind us. He gets up at 5 and turns his outside flood lights on so his dogs can see and that in turn confuses Chester into thinking the sun is rising. I notice when the neighbor isn't up that early Chester crows later; sure glad I figured that out because for a moment I thought we had a freak for a rooster living next door. Anyhow after the wake up I did my quiet time then had a bowl of grapefruit with some blueberries before heading out to the rec.
We had a good crowd of players with some really fun matches up until a few of the 10 o'clock crowd showed early then the level of play went quickly down hill. I left a 1/2 hour early as well as did a few others plus I was whupped(tired out). I headed home to head out to St.Pete to pick up a slider rocker for the nursery at Element which was purchased on Craigslist. We then stopped by an auto upholstery shop to get an estimate on repairing the driver side seat which has a small hole. We can't figure how that occurred but I don't want it to get any larger.
We stopped and visited our friend Ralph Payne who is in the rehab facility on Park Blvd. He is suffering from congestive heart failure and isn't doing well. Seems he was in the hospital for about 2 weeks before they sent him to this nice facility to rehab. Hopefully he will progress enough to be able to go home but its not looking like that will be anytime soon. Keep him and Sarah Ann in your thoughts and prayers.
After leaving them we came home and Nancy fixed a frozen pizza for lunch while I vacuumed and then spot cleaned the rocker. I also took the base off so we can close the topper on the truck as we will be taking it to Tampa on Sunday. After lunch I decided to blow the roof off of the fuzzies, leaves and small limbs that constantly gather there as I wanted to get the flat roof ready for its annual coat of white elastomeric paint. Well as I walked along the cabled portion of the roof I noticed a weak spot in the shingled area near a valley, yikes that means something is not right structurally si I called my roofer and he is coming out next week and give it a look. At the least is a new shingle job for sure and hopefully no termite damage, anyhow that will be a major project. I had that roof put on in 1993 so maybe it time for a new roof. Oh well!!!
My neighbor Wade gave us a package of link deer sausage the other evening as he knew we liked deer and he can't eat it anymore, so we fixed that on the grill after boiling it much like brauts. It was tasty and we ate that along with a salad and left over collards, notice no starches and now Nancy's tummy is doing so much better. After supper we took a long stroll through the hood and it seemed everyone was out walking their dogs so we struck up conversations with several. It was nearly 8 before we got back to the house. We watched Idol and then read a little before getting ready for lights out, LATER
We had a good crowd of players with some really fun matches up until a few of the 10 o'clock crowd showed early then the level of play went quickly down hill. I left a 1/2 hour early as well as did a few others plus I was whupped(tired out). I headed home to head out to St.Pete to pick up a slider rocker for the nursery at Element which was purchased on Craigslist. We then stopped by an auto upholstery shop to get an estimate on repairing the driver side seat which has a small hole. We can't figure how that occurred but I don't want it to get any larger.
We stopped and visited our friend Ralph Payne who is in the rehab facility on Park Blvd. He is suffering from congestive heart failure and isn't doing well. Seems he was in the hospital for about 2 weeks before they sent him to this nice facility to rehab. Hopefully he will progress enough to be able to go home but its not looking like that will be anytime soon. Keep him and Sarah Ann in your thoughts and prayers.
After leaving them we came home and Nancy fixed a frozen pizza for lunch while I vacuumed and then spot cleaned the rocker. I also took the base off so we can close the topper on the truck as we will be taking it to Tampa on Sunday. After lunch I decided to blow the roof off of the fuzzies, leaves and small limbs that constantly gather there as I wanted to get the flat roof ready for its annual coat of white elastomeric paint. Well as I walked along the cabled portion of the roof I noticed a weak spot in the shingled area near a valley, yikes that means something is not right structurally si I called my roofer and he is coming out next week and give it a look. At the least is a new shingle job for sure and hopefully no termite damage, anyhow that will be a major project. I had that roof put on in 1993 so maybe it time for a new roof. Oh well!!!
My neighbor Wade gave us a package of link deer sausage the other evening as he knew we liked deer and he can't eat it anymore, so we fixed that on the grill after boiling it much like brauts. It was tasty and we ate that along with a salad and left over collards, notice no starches and now Nancy's tummy is doing so much better. After supper we took a long stroll through the hood and it seemed everyone was out walking their dogs so we struck up conversations with several. It was nearly 8 before we got back to the house. We watched Idol and then read a little before getting ready for lights out, LATER
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Wednesday
Well its hot and muggy once again but the breeze has made it bearable enough that under the big oak in the backyard its pleasant. The morning started out with the usual wake up around 5'ish with big mouth Chester crowing his head off. After my quiet moments and a bowl of fruit for breakfast I pedalled out to the rec for some 2 plus hours of pickle ball. Once again we had a nice crowd of rather good players so the action was fast and continuous. I was whupped by 10 AM so I headed home after a quick stop at the library. Nancy was on her way to the rec so we passed enroute.
I think we have a found a solution to her fluttering heart and it was the medicine she was taking for acid reflux or better know as GERD. The best and quickest solution is a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in about 4 oz. of water before every meal and then don't mix proteins and starches when you eat; in other words no baked spuds with your steak and salad. I know it sounds healthy but if your having any digestion problems at all don't mix the two at the same meal. In just 2 days we have known a remarkable difference in her overall well being.
After getting back from the rec I watered the gardens and got ready for the lunch crowd; GG, Amy and the kiddos. After eating a fresh garden salad I headed in to try and program my new Garmin GPS 2250. I managed to get it registered on line but some how I'm having a difficult time in getting it to program the maps, any suggestions out there? Oh well I will need Tyler to look at it as there must be some simple solution but I'm a little challenged when it comes to understanding how to upgrade, program, down grade and how all that I.T. stuff works. Thankfully I have a son and son-in-law who are up to snuff on all this electronic age. I still have trouble using the right click on the mouse.
Little Sam is a mud puppy as he just loves playing in the dirt. I was the same when I was his age and just loved playing with bugs, worms, etc. He is in his own world when outside playing after lunch. Two days in a row Amy has had to give him a bath before putting him in the car to go home. He loves being outside. After Amy took GG home and headed to her place I got a mess of collards cooking and then read the rest of the afternoon until it was time to fix supper. Once again we forgone meat(protein) and settled on oven taters'(starch) rolled in olive oil, fresh chopped Rosemary and parsley along with fresh cooked collards in a ham base for seasoning, yikes was that ever dewisheous and Nancy had no side effects as she drank her mixture of ACV in a little water before eating.
Our good friend and house church leader, Dan is trying to pass a kidney stone on his own(its happened before) so we cancelled house church this week. Nancy and I took a nice long evening stroll through the the hood after supper and it was just a beautiful evening. We stopped off and visited an old friend in the hood before heading home. I had set the sprinkler on the front yard and moved it a couple more times during the evening. I moved into the other room to watch Survivor while Nancy was tuned into the Idol. Not much else going on but by 10 PM my eyelids were heavy, LATER
I think we have a found a solution to her fluttering heart and it was the medicine she was taking for acid reflux or better know as GERD. The best and quickest solution is a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in about 4 oz. of water before every meal and then don't mix proteins and starches when you eat; in other words no baked spuds with your steak and salad. I know it sounds healthy but if your having any digestion problems at all don't mix the two at the same meal. In just 2 days we have known a remarkable difference in her overall well being.
After getting back from the rec I watered the gardens and got ready for the lunch crowd; GG, Amy and the kiddos. After eating a fresh garden salad I headed in to try and program my new Garmin GPS 2250. I managed to get it registered on line but some how I'm having a difficult time in getting it to program the maps, any suggestions out there? Oh well I will need Tyler to look at it as there must be some simple solution but I'm a little challenged when it comes to understanding how to upgrade, program, down grade and how all that I.T. stuff works. Thankfully I have a son and son-in-law who are up to snuff on all this electronic age. I still have trouble using the right click on the mouse.
Little Sam is a mud puppy as he just loves playing in the dirt. I was the same when I was his age and just loved playing with bugs, worms, etc. He is in his own world when outside playing after lunch. Two days in a row Amy has had to give him a bath before putting him in the car to go home. He loves being outside. After Amy took GG home and headed to her place I got a mess of collards cooking and then read the rest of the afternoon until it was time to fix supper. Once again we forgone meat(protein) and settled on oven taters'(starch) rolled in olive oil, fresh chopped Rosemary and parsley along with fresh cooked collards in a ham base for seasoning, yikes was that ever dewisheous and Nancy had no side effects as she drank her mixture of ACV in a little water before eating.
Our good friend and house church leader, Dan is trying to pass a kidney stone on his own(its happened before) so we cancelled house church this week. Nancy and I took a nice long evening stroll through the the hood after supper and it was just a beautiful evening. We stopped off and visited an old friend in the hood before heading home. I had set the sprinkler on the front yard and moved it a couple more times during the evening. I moved into the other room to watch Survivor while Nancy was tuned into the Idol. Not much else going on but by 10 PM my eyelids were heavy, LATER
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday
Well once again it was another busy day after the 5'ish wake up crow from next door. Chester and Sam played together through the fence as they raced one another along the fence. After my quiet time and a bowl of fruit for breakfast I pedalled out to the rec for some 2 plus hours of pickle ball, we had a huge crowd today with some excellent play. Afterwards I headed out to the library before heading home to do some garden work. I picked lettuce and then made a large salad for lunch as Amy was picking up GG and coming for lunch. Nancy was already watching the kiddos as Amy had an appointment. Sam and I played cars and read books until lunch time.
After lunch we all headed outside as the weather was gorgeous; Nancy had the windows open and the a/c off as the days have been very unsually dry and breezy. After the kids left Nancy took off for the rec and I read until it was time to pick green beans for supper. I had enough 1/2 runners for a nice pot and we finished the left over smoked rib roast as well. Nancy has been having some indigestion problems and the medicine the doctor prescribed is giving her heart fluttering, so we decided that from now on, no starches when we have meat. I've been studying the digestion process and learned proteins are digested in the stomach which is acidity and starches are digested in the small intestine which is alkaline and when you mix the two there is some GERD that occurs which can result in acid reflux and causes some damage to the esophagus or heartburn or such plain indigestion. Anyhow it seems when we are younger the body can handle the mixing of the two food groups but as you get older the result is what Nancy is experiencing. All of the medicines, even the OTC have an ingredient which have one of the side effects of the heart fluttering, racing or slow downs. This has caused some major re-evaluations for us to our way of eating.
After my research and the kids had all left and Amy drove GG home, we chilled until it was time to eat. Afterwards I headed out to mow the yards and edge the back gardens with my shovel. Nancy used the blower to clean the sidewalks while I finished up the back yards. Dan and Carole walked by as he is still trying to pass that kidney stone but with no results as of yet, so we walked around the big block with them; walking seemed to help a little with the pain. After they left I hand watered the front yard after fertilizing and by then it was after 8 PM. Time for the showers and by 10 PM its was lights out for me.LATER
After lunch we all headed outside as the weather was gorgeous; Nancy had the windows open and the a/c off as the days have been very unsually dry and breezy. After the kids left Nancy took off for the rec and I read until it was time to pick green beans for supper. I had enough 1/2 runners for a nice pot and we finished the left over smoked rib roast as well. Nancy has been having some indigestion problems and the medicine the doctor prescribed is giving her heart fluttering, so we decided that from now on, no starches when we have meat. I've been studying the digestion process and learned proteins are digested in the stomach which is acidity and starches are digested in the small intestine which is alkaline and when you mix the two there is some GERD that occurs which can result in acid reflux and causes some damage to the esophagus or heartburn or such plain indigestion. Anyhow it seems when we are younger the body can handle the mixing of the two food groups but as you get older the result is what Nancy is experiencing. All of the medicines, even the OTC have an ingredient which have one of the side effects of the heart fluttering, racing or slow downs. This has caused some major re-evaluations for us to our way of eating.
After my research and the kids had all left and Amy drove GG home, we chilled until it was time to eat. Afterwards I headed out to mow the yards and edge the back gardens with my shovel. Nancy used the blower to clean the sidewalks while I finished up the back yards. Dan and Carole walked by as he is still trying to pass that kidney stone but with no results as of yet, so we walked around the big block with them; walking seemed to help a little with the pain. After they left I hand watered the front yard after fertilizing and by then it was after 8 PM. Time for the showers and by 10 PM its was lights out for me.LATER
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday
Well the morning was much the usual with a 5'ish wake up crow by Chester. He now has 1/2 dozen young supposely hen chicks in his yard with him so maybe he will stay quiet until a decent time of the morning. That's right more chickens and let's hope they are hens and not roosters. After the usual quiet moments and a lite breakfast of leftover wild blackberry cobbler with milk on it(I just couldn't bear to see this dessert go to waste as it sat in the fridge for 2 days) I pedalled out to the rec for some 2 plus hours of pickle ball. Once again we had a nice gang with all decent players most of the morning and the play was fast with long rallies. After the play I stopped over in the weight room and did 10 extra minutes on the elliptical, yikes does that ever cause you to sweat even more.(got to deflate this spare tire)
I stopped by the library and picked up a new read before heading home. It was such a gorgeous day with no humidity and a strong east breeze that after lunch with Amy and the kiddos I climbed up on the roof with my neighbors extended chain saw and began sawing limbs off that hung over the roof. This saw extends up to 17 feet and boy did it make a breeze out of trimming this tree. Many thanks to John for offering the use of his saw as he was sitting in my back yard with his son Phoenix who was playing with Ava and Sam when Nancy suggested I trim the tree. Isn't it funny how all that works! Well I spent the next 3 hours working up those limbs some of which were pretty large luckily I was in the shade most of the time but I got all the wood trimmed out and sawed up and then hauled 3 wheelbarrow loads over to my neighbors house who has an outdoor fire pit.
We ate black beans and Jasmine rice for supper and then after the clean up took a long walk through the hood. We stopped off at neighbors Dan and Carol to check on Dan as he is having to pass a kidney stone. Seems he developed some pain in his back yesterday at church and since he has had one before, recognized the symptoms. He spent most of the day in bed with pain and now is just trying to pass the darn thing, yikes it sounds painful!
Well after the walk it was finish watching the FOX NEWS and once more we are disturbed with some open mike comments our president made to the Russian president that concerns our(the USA) safety in the world. I'm seriously beginning to question (this unknown man who was elected as our leader) this man and his desire for America to succeed. Mr. Obama's father in his book MY FATHERS DREAMS was very much an anti-colonists and of course America is perceived much like the British were as destroying the countries for their riches and then leaving the people to suffer. I really think he feels that way about our land and its people and he's out to change the landscape, Heaven help us if he is elected again. That's my take on him and his administration.
Well there wasn't much on the tube so I read until it was night, night around 10 PM, LATER
I stopped by the library and picked up a new read before heading home. It was such a gorgeous day with no humidity and a strong east breeze that after lunch with Amy and the kiddos I climbed up on the roof with my neighbors extended chain saw and began sawing limbs off that hung over the roof. This saw extends up to 17 feet and boy did it make a breeze out of trimming this tree. Many thanks to John for offering the use of his saw as he was sitting in my back yard with his son Phoenix who was playing with Ava and Sam when Nancy suggested I trim the tree. Isn't it funny how all that works! Well I spent the next 3 hours working up those limbs some of which were pretty large luckily I was in the shade most of the time but I got all the wood trimmed out and sawed up and then hauled 3 wheelbarrow loads over to my neighbors house who has an outdoor fire pit.
We ate black beans and Jasmine rice for supper and then after the clean up took a long walk through the hood. We stopped off at neighbors Dan and Carol to check on Dan as he is having to pass a kidney stone. Seems he developed some pain in his back yesterday at church and since he has had one before, recognized the symptoms. He spent most of the day in bed with pain and now is just trying to pass the darn thing, yikes it sounds painful!
Well after the walk it was finish watching the FOX NEWS and once more we are disturbed with some open mike comments our president made to the Russian president that concerns our(the USA) safety in the world. I'm seriously beginning to question (this unknown man who was elected as our leader) this man and his desire for America to succeed. Mr. Obama's father in his book MY FATHERS DREAMS was very much an anti-colonists and of course America is perceived much like the British were as destroying the countries for their riches and then leaving the people to suffer. I really think he feels that way about our land and its people and he's out to change the landscape, Heaven help us if he is elected again. That's my take on him and his administration.
Well there wasn't much on the tube so I read until it was night, night around 10 PM, LATER
Monday, March 26, 2012
Sunday(blogger cut me in half again)
I was talking about the Table which is where everyone brings so type of breakfast or brunch food and we all share at the Table. It is an exciting time for the church as we are reminded of the ownership in Element. There were even the golden"O"(ownership) awards handed out recognizing those who go above and beyond to make the gathering's successful. The praise and worship music was awesome as well. There were several first timers today and I think they were taken back by our generosity and friendliness as well as our thankfulness for the longevity of our new church. It was a fun and worshipful time for all.
We headed out for Seminole for a quick lunch then off to the local nursing home for a church service. Amy and Tyler brought Ava and Sam along and to see the smiles on the faces of these wheel chair bound folks was a blessing itself. Many opened up and shared about their long gone families as well. It's amazing to see the difference in attitudes when little ones are evident. I hope they are brought again as many were smiling and commenting. Sam loved helping to push the chairs back to their rooms.
We spoke with Mechalle Dalton and things are on hold with her tummy troubles for now, hopefully she will continue with keeping her food down and put a little meat back on her bones, her dad is improving somewhat but slowly. Great to hear the real cold weather seems to be in the past and all are looking forward to Spring. Nancy and I watched Kentucky and Kansas win their games and it looks like Kentucky may have the team to beat in the finals next week, Later
We headed out for Seminole for a quick lunch then off to the local nursing home for a church service. Amy and Tyler brought Ava and Sam along and to see the smiles on the faces of these wheel chair bound folks was a blessing itself. Many opened up and shared about their long gone families as well. It's amazing to see the difference in attitudes when little ones are evident. I hope they are brought again as many were smiling and commenting. Sam loved helping to push the chairs back to their rooms.
We spoke with Mechalle Dalton and things are on hold with her tummy troubles for now, hopefully she will continue with keeping her food down and put a little meat back on her bones, her dad is improving somewhat but slowly. Great to hear the real cold weather seems to be in the past and all are looking forward to Spring. Nancy and I watched Kentucky and Kansas win their games and it looks like Kentucky may have the team to beat in the finals next week, Later
Sunday
Well it was another busy day that started out with getting ready for our drive to Tampa for worship at Element Church. Chester was alieve and crowing early in the morning but we tuned him out until nearly 7 AM. After our quiet times and a lite breakfast we picked up neighbors and friends Dan and Carol and headed out. Today was a special in the life of Element as we celebrated
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