Phoenix Zoo

DH and I went to the Phoenix zoo today.  It was a lovely Phoenix day~~meaning under 100!!  Slight breeze.  Lots of crazy people out today.  Sheesh!  Here are some photos...leave a comment.

Braces

Got braces today...for the 2nd time in my life.  Wow...I remember the discomfort...the first time was 35 yrs ago.  They came off in July, 1977~~one month before my daughter was born.  Eating dinner was painful; chose food that was not soft enough.  Tomorrow will be soup! 

At least my mouth pain will take my mind off my back pain!!  :)

And it's hot here...108^o today.  Yuck.  POOL!

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This week

This has been an interesting week.

• We had -7- baby ducklings in the pool for a day.  So cute!
• I was at the grocery store and saw -5- hunkie firefighters!
• Last week I had a more in-depth mammo and was given a clean bill of health.  Found out today that the radiologist made a mistake and she wants me to have the ultrasound.  Now I'm freakin out.

Have a good weekend.

Week 18 Stash Report - 4/22/2012

Yds used this past Week 4/22/2012	8
Yds used year to Date	25
Yds added this Week	4
Yds added Year to Date	4
Yds net Used for 2012	-21

Had to buy fabric to use as a backing.  I know I said this was a "no buy" year, but this fit my criteria as being for a gift so it's OK and really doesn't count for THAT category...in MY mind anyway!!

Life

You know, it just never stops.  It's always one thing after another. 

Last Thursday my DH had some minor foot surgery.  It went well.  However, the next day, he was in so much pain I had to take him to the dr. office to get shots of novacaine in his foot.  Much better! 

Last night somehow, out toilet base completely cracked and broke.  We have to have a new toilet.  The plumber is here and of course our house was made on the cheap and the flange in the floor is wrong and we gotta pay extra and it's a big expense and mess and just something else that I don't need to deal with or pay for.

It's always something.  I'm so upset I can't even type any more than this.
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PS. And then this evening, I went to straighten up the bedding on the bed. The BRAND NEW mattress on the side my DH sleeps on is bulging out on the side. Something else I have to deal with.

It's just so damn frustrating. But, I know people who have it worse off than me, but I'm at my personal capacity for crap.

Anniversary

Today is my 23rd wedding anniversary. 

Friend visit + food

I have a friend coming for a visit tomorrow.  We're going to make tomato aspic.  Now, no one that I know likes this...my sister, daughter, and husband hate it.  My g'ma, mother, and I LOVE it.  It's a molded salad made with lemon jello, tomato juice, celery, canned peas, canned asparagus, and "scraped onion".  She then served it with a dollop of mayonnaise mixed with a little bit of French salad dressing.  It was a beautiful color!

My g'ma lived upstairs from my family.  She would serve this molded salad to her lady friends when they came over to play bridge.  They had wonderful names...Hortense, Aurelia (she wore the most amazing high heels), and Mabel.  Yes, Mabel.  They all smoked...except my g'ma.  They all got completely SOUSED on whiskey highballs...except my g'ma.  They were a hoot!  When I was maybe 8 or 9 yrs old, I was invited upstairs to have lunch with these ladies.  I'll never forget it...smoke hung heavy in the air mixed with their perfume and whiskey highballs.  OH. MY. GOODNESS.

I really miss these times in my life.  I remember them fondly and I keep realizing that they have molded me and affected me greatly.  For those who know me...yes, I have the molds AND all the table linens AND all the dishes she used for these luncheons.  NO...I don't have the decks of cards...ha ha!

I'll post pictures later.