Life After The Army

More changes

Charlotte — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:33:05 +0000

Well, that didn’t last long. My sister-in-law came over and told us she’s putting the house up for sale. We can stay here until it’s sold but I was hoping things would turn out differently. Right now it’s so up in the air that I don’t know what we are doing. I really wasn’t planning a move again so soon.

On another note; I put in my resume with a temp agency today. I’m willing to try just about anything to get a job. I hope I find one soon. This not working thing is getting old real quick.

The other 3 grandkids are here this weekend and the house is quite noisy. We just had another delicious dinner cooked by Drew. He barbecued some nice thick pork chops. They turned out so good. They were so tender and juicy.

Alcoholic

Charlotte — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:02:42 +0000

We know someone who is an alcoholic. Years ago he was really bad. He was married, had a son and his wife was pregnant with their daughter. When this guy was sober he was a really great, happy guy. When he would drink he changed into a mean, nasty, raving lunatic of a man. Back then there weren’t a lot of detox centers to choose from but one was found for him and he went in for a few months.

That place did a good job. When he got out he was back to his happy self until several years later when his wife died of cancer. He went back to drinking and the “monster” returned for a couple years. It played hell on his family. Then one day a few months ago he decided to stop hurting himself and his family and went sober again all by himself. He’s doing good so far without the help of a detox center too.

I sure hope nothing else comes along to send him back to the alcohol because we sure like this sober guy much better than the “monster”.

She’s in her new home

Charlotte — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:52:39 +0000

My mom had to go into the hospital a couple days ago. She was having belly pains and other problems. She was diagnosed with diverticulitis. Today she was released from the hospital into the nursing home we were trying to get her into.

When she was brought into her room on the stretcher she had a big smile on her face. She was so happy to be there. That makes me feel good that she likes this place because her first reaction was absolutely no to a nursing home when it was first brought up. She had been on a tour of the place a couple months ago and really liked it.

I don’t feel bad about putting her there. Now she is just a few minutes from most of her family instead of almost an hour away.

He’s his daddy’s boy

Charlotte — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:08:13 +0000

Drew likes to play the guitar and Benton likes to try to play it too. Drew is making a little guitar for Benton. Over the winter we went up to the Berlin Farmer’s market. They have a tobacco store inside that sells cigars and stuff. They also sell the empty cigar boxes. Drew searched through all of the boxes until he found the perfect one. There were Dutch Masters, Davidoff cigars and a lot of other different kinds.

He has to get the strings for it and the little knobs to tighten them and finish up the neck of the guitar. Benton is going to love it when it’s finished. I have a video of Benton playing the guitar up on Facebook.

Just waiting

Charlotte — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:46:16 +0000

A nurse from Medicaid finally came to see my mom last week and said she would be approved for a nursing home. We are waiting for a bed to open up now. But since she was evaluated by the nursing home a couple months ago she’s gone down hill a bit. She’s probably going to have to be re-evaluated.

Mom has had trouble breathing for awhile now. The medical report says she has COPD and hopefully she won’t have to have a respironics oxygen concentrator. I hope it doesn’t get that bad.

Her sister died a couple weeks ago and I think that has had a negative effect on her. She keeps saying she’s going to be the next to go. I just hope she’s not willing that to happen. Her sister was 9 years older than her and my mom was the baby of the family. All of her siblings have passed on.

Feedback wanted

Charlotte — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:42:09 +0000

I am seriously considering making jewelry. I ordered a catalog from a company that sells beads and other things for making jewelry. I also checked out EBay and found some great deals on beads, findings, wires and tools. What I want to know if there any other jewelry makers out there that read this blog and can tell me how hard it is to do and if you make any money doing that.

I really want to do something other than sit on the computer playing games all day and I want to do something I can make some money doing.

Please leave a comment because this is something I really want to try to do. Thanks!!

I can’t do it

Charlotte — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:00:48 +0000

My doctor is always after me to get a colonoscopy done and I just can’t do it. I really don’t like anyone messing around that area. Besides the fact that I would have to do a colon cleanse before hand.. not one of my favorite things to do.

I do realize that having a colonoscopy done is something that’s important to have done but I just can’t bring myself to do it. Both my parents had it done several times but I feel like a panic attack is coming on just thinking about having it done. I’ve never had any problems with that area and just want to leave well enough alone for now.

I also hate having a mammogram done too. Those things HURT! But I had no problems having 3 c-sections, a hysterectomy, a discectomy and a spinal fusion done. I know.. it makes no sense.. but that’s me. I don’t make sense a lot of times.

Cranky pants

Charlotte — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:49:18 +0000

I think Benton put on his cranky pants this morning (or rather mommy put them on him) because he’s been quite cranky today. He only took one nap this morning and refused to take another this afternoon, like he usually does. Andi made him oatmeal and he refused to eat it. He refused to eat rice.

He has this habit of screeching for no apparent reason and he did that a LOT today. Normally it’s only when he’s tired that he screeches. I think we all need a dose or two of Tylenol now.. lol.

Right now his daddy is giving him a nice bath and Andi is cleaning up the kitchen. We usually switch off duties like that. If Andi cooks then I clean up afterward and if I cook then Andi will clean up.

It looks like an early bedtime for Benton which is good and bad at the same time. Early bedtime means he’ll be up really early in the morning… something which no one looks forward to.

Not real happy

Charlotte — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:42:10 +0000

I made a turkey breast for dinner tonight. It should have taken 2 hours at 350 degrees for this 6 lb turkey breast but after 2 hours it was still way too pink inside to eat. So I bumped the temperature up to 400 for another half hour and when that was up I took it out and it was still pinkish inside. We ended up cutting off some slices and put them in the microwave for a little bit. The turkey was good but a little toughish from the microwaving.

I could have cooked it longer but it’s already 6:30 pm and everyone was hungry. The side dishes were done long before the turkey was. I’m used to a gas stove and this stove here is electric and I hate it. We didn’t have any cooking bags (which is what I usually cook my turkeys in) and had to use foil (cheap foil at that). The next time I’ll make sure we have cooking bags. They cut down on the cooking time and really make a turkey nice and juicy.

We sat and ate the sides while waiting for the turkey and read magazines and discussed the pronexin reviews and other stuff. We didn’t eat a lot of turkey because everyone filled up on the side dishes.

My turkey usually gets rave reviews from everyone but tonight I gave it a huge thumbs down.

What to take or not to take

Charlotte — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:53:50 +0000

I have one of those infamous “muffin tops”. It’s not real bad but if I don’t do something about it soon it will be. I was just checking out www.sideeffectsofdietpills.net and there are some that I just won’t even try. Either they don’t work or the side effects just aren’t worth it.

Now I’m wishing I hadn’t gotten rid of the elliptical I had because I sure could use it right now. I’m thinking I’m going to start dragging Andi and the baby out during the day and take a walk up and down the street. The past couple days would have been good for that because the humidity and temperature finally dropped to a more comfortable level. Starting tomorrow the temperature and humidity levels are going up again.

Walking is good exercise and my doctor has been wanting me to get out and walk but the condo complex I lived in wasn’t exactly the best place to take a walk in alone. This is a nice, quiet street and a good place to take a walk. Even if Andi doesn’t want to go with me I’ll grab the baby and put him in the stroller and take a walk. The fresh air will be good for him and me both.