Yes, I have one. Not happy about it either. This has not been one of my most productive weeks that's for sure. I had hoped to be in Tennessee spending some time with my daddy. But Cindy couldn't go this week and I since I have had this head cold, it is probably just as well.
Lots of sleepless nights too. When I lay down, I can't breathe well, so I end up sitting in my chair, watching stuff on the dvr. At least I am getting some things deleted.
Tomorrow is Baby Girl's 25th birthday. Just does not seem possible that she can be that old already. I was 25 when I had her!! She calls this her Golden Birthday, because she is 25 on the 25th. She has big plans in Dallas with her friends. I wasn't invited : ( Oh well.....
Not a lot today, don't feel like being too newsy.
Hope to be better soon.....
Friday, July 24, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Back in the saddle again.....
Well, I did it, it has taken over 2 years, but I mustered up the courage and got back on the motorcycle today. It was supposed to be just into town to get a newspaper, but of course Ed couldn't let me off that easy, so away we went. He says we only went 70 miles, but when you are on 2 lane curvy roads, it takes a while to go that far. We rode for about 2-3 hours with only one stop in the big town of Booneville. We stopped and looked at some possible vehicles for me and then got something to drink.
I did pretty well, although I have to admit there was a huge lump in my throat for just about the entire time. A few times I got pretty queasy, but I toughed it out and made it home. The times that were the hardest were when we were going very slow, taking off from stop signs, things like that. Or when Ed would get to going too fast. Just brought back too many memories.
A quick recap of the events that traumatized me. Father's Day weekend 2007, we went on a ride with 3 other couples to Eureka Springs. We had only been gone about an hour, when we had a blowout doing 70 miles an hour. The hand of God (and an angel named Wilma) were with us and Ed was able to keep the bike up and get it stopped. I haven't been that scared in a very long time and hope I am not again for even longer. We had to wait for a tow truck to come and get us, take us back to Fort Smith, fix the tire and get back on the road. Now, the entire time we were riding in the truck, I was praying they wouldn't be able to fix the tire and wheel and we would just be able to get in the Tahoe and go on to Eureka Springs. But no, they fixed it and YES I got back on.
Things were going fine, we met up with our friends, had fun and the next morning after breakfast, started our trip back home. We stopped to fill up with gas and get drinks and as we were pulling out of the parking lot, barely moving, Ed had to make a sudden stop, the front tire was in some gravel and the next thing we knew, we were on the ground. The bike just fell over!! Our friends helped us get the bike off of us and the ladies took me inside to the rest room. My elbow was bloody, so we got stuff and cleaned it as best as we could. I had some large bandages in my bag, so we put one on and YES I got back on the bike!! We had about a 3 hour ride home and less than halfway I was in incredible pain. My elbow was throbbing and every bump in the road only made it worse. When we were about 30 minutes out, I actually asked Ed to drop me off somewhere, go get the Tahoe and come back for me. I just couldn't take the bike anymore. But make it I did, at least to our friends house in Ft. Smith. Ed did come back home, get the car and some clean clothes for me and by then I was ready to go to the ER. Now I hate going to the Dr., so if I am asking to be taken to the ER, you better know I am hurting. After a ridiculously long wait, the very young, very inexperienced ER Doc, says, nothing is broken. Mind you, I couldn't straighten out my arm, turn it, nothing, but he says no break. When I told him how much pain I was in, he took another look and finally saw the break!! Of course the whole time, Ed is saying, it's not broken, cause he feels so bad and doesn't want to feel responsible for breaking me. But I knew it was broken. Thank goodness I stood my ground and made him take a second look.
Wow, didn't mean for that to be so long!! Anyway, I had not been back on the bike since then, cause honestly I have felt that God was trying to tell me something. He gave me a good scare on Saturday with the blowout, when we should have been seriously hurt and I didn't listen. I got back on the bike. So.... Sunday, when we are barely moving, we simply fall over and I break my elbow!! I have just felt like I was supposed to stay off the bike. So for 2 years I have. Maybe it was a mistake to get back on today. Only time will tell. I have to say, most of the time I really enjoy riding. I don't like to go fast, just a nice leisurely ride. If Ed will honor my wishes and ride safely while I am on there, I guess I am ready to start riding again.
At least till the next time..........
I did pretty well, although I have to admit there was a huge lump in my throat for just about the entire time. A few times I got pretty queasy, but I toughed it out and made it home. The times that were the hardest were when we were going very slow, taking off from stop signs, things like that. Or when Ed would get to going too fast. Just brought back too many memories.
A quick recap of the events that traumatized me. Father's Day weekend 2007, we went on a ride with 3 other couples to Eureka Springs. We had only been gone about an hour, when we had a blowout doing 70 miles an hour. The hand of God (and an angel named Wilma) were with us and Ed was able to keep the bike up and get it stopped. I haven't been that scared in a very long time and hope I am not again for even longer. We had to wait for a tow truck to come and get us, take us back to Fort Smith, fix the tire and get back on the road. Now, the entire time we were riding in the truck, I was praying they wouldn't be able to fix the tire and wheel and we would just be able to get in the Tahoe and go on to Eureka Springs. But no, they fixed it and YES I got back on.
Things were going fine, we met up with our friends, had fun and the next morning after breakfast, started our trip back home. We stopped to fill up with gas and get drinks and as we were pulling out of the parking lot, barely moving, Ed had to make a sudden stop, the front tire was in some gravel and the next thing we knew, we were on the ground. The bike just fell over!! Our friends helped us get the bike off of us and the ladies took me inside to the rest room. My elbow was bloody, so we got stuff and cleaned it as best as we could. I had some large bandages in my bag, so we put one on and YES I got back on the bike!! We had about a 3 hour ride home and less than halfway I was in incredible pain. My elbow was throbbing and every bump in the road only made it worse. When we were about 30 minutes out, I actually asked Ed to drop me off somewhere, go get the Tahoe and come back for me. I just couldn't take the bike anymore. But make it I did, at least to our friends house in Ft. Smith. Ed did come back home, get the car and some clean clothes for me and by then I was ready to go to the ER. Now I hate going to the Dr., so if I am asking to be taken to the ER, you better know I am hurting. After a ridiculously long wait, the very young, very inexperienced ER Doc, says, nothing is broken. Mind you, I couldn't straighten out my arm, turn it, nothing, but he says no break. When I told him how much pain I was in, he took another look and finally saw the break!! Of course the whole time, Ed is saying, it's not broken, cause he feels so bad and doesn't want to feel responsible for breaking me. But I knew it was broken. Thank goodness I stood my ground and made him take a second look.
Wow, didn't mean for that to be so long!! Anyway, I had not been back on the bike since then, cause honestly I have felt that God was trying to tell me something. He gave me a good scare on Saturday with the blowout, when we should have been seriously hurt and I didn't listen. I got back on the bike. So.... Sunday, when we are barely moving, we simply fall over and I break my elbow!! I have just felt like I was supposed to stay off the bike. So for 2 years I have. Maybe it was a mistake to get back on today. Only time will tell. I have to say, most of the time I really enjoy riding. I don't like to go fast, just a nice leisurely ride. If Ed will honor my wishes and ride safely while I am on there, I guess I am ready to start riding again.
At least till the next time..........
Thursday, July 16, 2009
The rain God's are messing with me....
Oh yes they are. I got all excited when I saw sprinkles on the sidewalk, the wind began to blow and I just knew we were going to finally get some much needed rain. But oh no, less than 2 minutes later, the sun is shining, the sprinkles have all disappeared and I am left disappointed yet again.
But there is hope, as the sun has gone behind the clouds again. Keep your fingers crossed!!
Not much on my agenda today, a little laundry, a little ironing, you get the drift. But at least I don't have to cook dinner tonight. Ed has a dinner in town, so I am off the hook. I get so tired of trying to come up with dinner ideas and of cooking the same old things when I can't come up with something new. But really, is there anything new out there? No, just variations on the same things we have been making all along.
Still haven't decided when I am going to my Dad's. If Cindy can't go with me, I may see if Abby and Alex want to go with me. They haven't seen Daddy in a year now, so they might enjoy the trip. Of course Jake would probably like to go, but he will be working.
Well, that's enough for now. Later!!
But there is hope, as the sun has gone behind the clouds again. Keep your fingers crossed!!
Not much on my agenda today, a little laundry, a little ironing, you get the drift. But at least I don't have to cook dinner tonight. Ed has a dinner in town, so I am off the hook. I get so tired of trying to come up with dinner ideas and of cooking the same old things when I can't come up with something new. But really, is there anything new out there? No, just variations on the same things we have been making all along.
Still haven't decided when I am going to my Dad's. If Cindy can't go with me, I may see if Abby and Alex want to go with me. They haven't seen Daddy in a year now, so they might enjoy the trip. Of course Jake would probably like to go, but he will be working.
Well, that's enough for now. Later!!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Dancin fool I'm not!!
Well, we had our dance night. It wasn't quite what I was expecting, but it was entertaining!! We didn't dance a lot, but it was fun watching the others. I ran into one of my old Curves ladies there. She is a 15 year breast cancer survivor!! It was very good to see her, I think it has been at least 3 years since I last saw her.
I did manage to remember most of the steps to the basic line dance and was even showing our friends how to do it. I just missed that crucial step in the turn around. Oh well, at least I can walk today, unlike the last time I did any major dancing, thanks Drew!!
I do want to learn more and think this is going to be a fun way to get some exercise. We took lessons for a while, guess we need to get back into them.
I am going to try and plan a trip to Tennessee to see my dad. Hopefully will be able to go in the next few days. His garden is going to be popping soon and he will need some help getting it all canned and frozen. It is a win-win situation, I get to help him and get tons of yummy fresh veggies, especially the tomatoes!! My mouth is watering just thinking about those wonderful, juicy, garden fresh tomatoes.
Laundry is calling, better get busy.
I did manage to remember most of the steps to the basic line dance and was even showing our friends how to do it. I just missed that crucial step in the turn around. Oh well, at least I can walk today, unlike the last time I did any major dancing, thanks Drew!!
I do want to learn more and think this is going to be a fun way to get some exercise. We took lessons for a while, guess we need to get back into them.
I am going to try and plan a trip to Tennessee to see my dad. Hopefully will be able to go in the next few days. His garden is going to be popping soon and he will need some help getting it all canned and frozen. It is a win-win situation, I get to help him and get tons of yummy fresh veggies, especially the tomatoes!! My mouth is watering just thinking about those wonderful, juicy, garden fresh tomatoes.
Laundry is calling, better get busy.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Happy Birthday Lyndsay!!
Today is my neighbor Lyndsay's 26th birthday. She falls right in between Middle child and Baby girl. In fact she is 1 year and 2 weeks exactly older than Baby girl.
I made her favorite cake and took it to her a little while ago. She was very surprised and of course had a piece immediately!! It is the easiest cake to make and is so moist. I will put the recipe at the bottom of this post.
We had a good visit, her tummy is getting bigger every day! They got the nursery painted and 2 pieces of the furniture in. Baby Girl Doonan will be here late September, maybe as a birthday surprise for her Daddy!!
Fun plans for tonight, we are going to a Cancer charity fundraiser with friends. It will be a '70's disco night. I hear there will be dancing. When I posted I was going dancing on my Facebook page, I got some fun responses. My favorite was "Dancing? Did you get a new man?" LOL.
But it should be fun and it is for a very good cause. Doesn't get better than that.
I made her favorite cake and took it to her a little while ago. She was very surprised and of course had a piece immediately!! It is the easiest cake to make and is so moist. I will put the recipe at the bottom of this post.
We had a good visit, her tummy is getting bigger every day! They got the nursery painted and 2 pieces of the furniture in. Baby Girl Doonan will be here late September, maybe as a birthday surprise for her Daddy!!
Fun plans for tonight, we are going to a Cancer charity fundraiser with friends. It will be a '70's disco night. I hear there will be dancing. When I posted I was going dancing on my Facebook page, I got some fun responses. My favorite was "Dancing? Did you get a new man?" LOL.
But it should be fun and it is for a very good cause. Doesn't get better than that.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Monday, Monday
Wow, a cool, cloudy Monday morning!! Haven't had one of those for a while now. What a great way to start the week. Especially after a busy three day weekend. We had a really good time in Tulsa. It was great to see the Lewis and Martin families and spend some time with Ed's parents. Friday was filled with the Wingding of course. I had no idea it was going to be such a big deal I have never seen so many Goldwing motorcycles! The creativity in customizing these bikes is unreal. Of course whenever you have these things, there is shopping to be done. I got a really cute bracelet, but managed to control myself when it came to the $700 dollar mailbox! I am so not kidding! I thought maybe $100-150, but oh no, it was almost $700! Of course with the "Show special" you could get it for $479 I think. Still a little pricey for me. My favorite tho, had to be the lovely clothing articles we saw. Now they were traffic stoppers. Seriously, some of these clothes would make streetwalkers blush!! A man must have designed them, can't imagine a woman coming up with such tacky stuff.
We had a great dinner Friday night, got to see a couple thrown out of a Mexican restaurant for being too drunk BEFORE 9pm!! Even the cop said it was way too early for people to be that drunk already!! And you know he sees a lot of drunks! There were a few other people who were well on their way to that condition, judging by their dancing style. People really should have themselves videotaped when they are out in public and drinking, so they can watch it the next day. It might deter them from over indulging.
Saturday was breakfast at Mamadou's. Too much food as usual, but always good. The Martins left us after that, the Mrs. wasn't quite recuperated from her recent surgery and probably had overdone it a bit by making the trip. Hopefully she will be better soon. The ladies went shopping and I actually found a few shirts at reasonable prices. We met up with the guys later and parted ways with the Lewis family for a few hours so we could spend some time with Ed's parents. Had a relaxing afternoon visiting with them and then met up with the L fam for dinner at a Tulsa favorite, Jamil's. It is a Lebanese steak house and has been in Tulsa forever. It was started by a relative of the Dr. my mom used to work for. My parents would go there for special occasions. Can't believe I had never eaten there before, but it didn't disappoint. I LOVE the cabbage rolls and tabouli. I have to remember to just have the appetizers next time tho. I am so stuffed by the time the main course arrives! And since we weren't going right back home, I couldn't take it with us. So 3 lovely stuffed shrimp were totally wasted. And you should never waste good stuffed shrimp.....
The fireworks. What can I say? It took us 45 minutes to get to parking, 15 minutes to walk to the seating area and only had 10 minutes of actual fireworks!! Seems they had some technical difficulties and a large amount of them exploded all at once!! So we saw about one third of the intended show. But at least no one was hurt....
We stopped by Chili's for a Molten chocolate dessert and visited with the L family for a little while longer and then said our goodbyes. They were going on to Kansas the next day to see family and we were headed back to Ed's parents. We had breakfast with Donald the next morning, Lovella had to teach a Sunday school class. Donald wasn't feeling very well, so I think he used us as an excuse to not go this week. He is having some real issues and we hope he is feeling better soon.
We finally made it home late Sunday afternoon. I love going, but I really love coming back home. MomaKat and Puddy were very happy to see us as well. They both got a good brushing and I think I threw away half a cat!! They are so funny and really brighten my day!! I love my kitties.
Ok, enough for now. Time to get started on the laundry.
We had a great dinner Friday night, got to see a couple thrown out of a Mexican restaurant for being too drunk BEFORE 9pm!! Even the cop said it was way too early for people to be that drunk already!! And you know he sees a lot of drunks! There were a few other people who were well on their way to that condition, judging by their dancing style. People really should have themselves videotaped when they are out in public and drinking, so they can watch it the next day. It might deter them from over indulging.
Saturday was breakfast at Mamadou's. Too much food as usual, but always good. The Martins left us after that, the Mrs. wasn't quite recuperated from her recent surgery and probably had overdone it a bit by making the trip. Hopefully she will be better soon. The ladies went shopping and I actually found a few shirts at reasonable prices. We met up with the guys later and parted ways with the Lewis family for a few hours so we could spend some time with Ed's parents. Had a relaxing afternoon visiting with them and then met up with the L fam for dinner at a Tulsa favorite, Jamil's. It is a Lebanese steak house and has been in Tulsa forever. It was started by a relative of the Dr. my mom used to work for. My parents would go there for special occasions. Can't believe I had never eaten there before, but it didn't disappoint. I LOVE the cabbage rolls and tabouli. I have to remember to just have the appetizers next time tho. I am so stuffed by the time the main course arrives! And since we weren't going right back home, I couldn't take it with us. So 3 lovely stuffed shrimp were totally wasted. And you should never waste good stuffed shrimp.....
The fireworks. What can I say? It took us 45 minutes to get to parking, 15 minutes to walk to the seating area and only had 10 minutes of actual fireworks!! Seems they had some technical difficulties and a large amount of them exploded all at once!! So we saw about one third of the intended show. But at least no one was hurt....
We stopped by Chili's for a Molten chocolate dessert and visited with the L family for a little while longer and then said our goodbyes. They were going on to Kansas the next day to see family and we were headed back to Ed's parents. We had breakfast with Donald the next morning, Lovella had to teach a Sunday school class. Donald wasn't feeling very well, so I think he used us as an excuse to not go this week. He is having some real issues and we hope he is feeling better soon.
We finally made it home late Sunday afternoon. I love going, but I really love coming back home. MomaKat and Puddy were very happy to see us as well. They both got a good brushing and I think I threw away half a cat!! They are so funny and really brighten my day!! I love my kitties.
Ok, enough for now. Time to get started on the laundry.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Holiday plans
We are going to Tulsa in the morning for the Honda WindDing. I guess it is a pretty big deal for Honda GoldWing owners. We don't have one yet, but Ed is leaning more and more towards one. He currently has a Honda VTX 1800 and is trying to decide if he wants to go to the Goldwing. I am still not sure if I will ride again. Still haven't gotten over our fall 2 years ago. My elbow reminds me of it now and then. I just can't shake the feeling that God was trying to tell me something. Since I didn't pay attention when we had the blowout at 70 mph on Saturday, he decided to really get my attention with our fall and my elbow being broken on Sunday. At least that is what I feel he was trying to tell me. But I can't help remembering how much fun we have on our rides. I really do enjoy the scenery and just doing something we both enjoy so much. I hate to give that up. So, guess I will wait for a sign that it is ok to get back on and ride again. I know Ed will be happy when that day comes.
Ed is off on a ride today with Bob. They both took the day off and headed out about 8 this morning. Not sure where they were going, but I am sure they are having fun. He should be back around 3ish. I am glad he has such a good friend in Bob. We all need friends we can talk to and share with. Ed hasn't had someone like Bob for quite a while now. I really think there isn't anything Bob wouldn't do for us. He and Liz are the kind of friends you know you can always call on, no matter the situation. It is very comforting knowing you have someone like that in your life. I hope they feel the same about us.
Back to our 4th plans. Friday is the WingDing, dinner that night with everyone, Saturday, spend some time with Ed's parents maybe go back to the WingDing or just do some shopping and Saturday night fireworks in Tulsa. Hoping to leave and come home after that, so we can have a relaxing Sunday at home. Kaci is coming down as well, so we will get to see her. I haven't seen Ed's parents in a while now, hopefully the visit will go well.
Ed is off on a ride today with Bob. They both took the day off and headed out about 8 this morning. Not sure where they were going, but I am sure they are having fun. He should be back around 3ish. I am glad he has such a good friend in Bob. We all need friends we can talk to and share with. Ed hasn't had someone like Bob for quite a while now. I really think there isn't anything Bob wouldn't do for us. He and Liz are the kind of friends you know you can always call on, no matter the situation. It is very comforting knowing you have someone like that in your life. I hope they feel the same about us.
Back to our 4th plans. Friday is the WingDing, dinner that night with everyone, Saturday, spend some time with Ed's parents maybe go back to the WingDing or just do some shopping and Saturday night fireworks in Tulsa. Hoping to leave and come home after that, so we can have a relaxing Sunday at home. Kaci is coming down as well, so we will get to see her. I haven't seen Ed's parents in a while now, hopefully the visit will go well.
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