Bronchitis

Is what I have had for 2 weeks. Man, this is worse than I thought, I just thought it was a head cold or a sinus infection.




So, don't you feel bad for me now?


:)

Nightmares, Dry Tongue & Cayenne Pepper

I am still sick. Its been a week and a day since I started feeling that something was going on.
I usually walk with the Shankster every day for at least 30 to 45 minutes in an ongoing effort to get the knees back in normal working order and to lose weight. So far I haven't accomplished too much.
But I didn't get to get in and swim this year as the lake was 30 feet above water level for months into the spring and summer days. This is where, for the last couple of years I have done my swimming for my knees. Boo Hoo for me. (I want my pool and life back)

So it was like I had to start all over with the walking and could only do about 10 minutes worth at first. So to do 30 to 45 minutes of walking and walking up and down some pretty good inclines, is good for me. Which brings me to a week back when I went to walk and as I was walking up the hill, found myself getting out of breath so much I didn't think I would make it......But I did, & was very out of breath and it took me a bit longer.

My head has felt like I have a can over it for a week now. My ears are stopped up. I am getting these coughing spells that feel like my head is going to explode before I am done. My throat and mouth is so dry, at nite I can hardly get my tongue peeled off the roof of my mouth. (yes I know that was a bit too much information)

So I thought it was time to get my humidifier out. After 2 years it decided it was done & died on me. Crap. After a BIG effort on my part and the Shanksters for that matter to try and repair it (as he just says with anything that doesn't work, go get a new one) I reluctantly went to Wally World and got a new one. After that and buying Tylenol Cold/Sinus pills and liquid coughing meds as well as some throat lozenges, its a wonder my check didn't bounce.

Since this started my sleeping is almost none existent. Either I am coughing, or sucking on a lozenge & too afraid to sleep for fear I will choke on it, or drinking so much water to try and keep my throat moist I can't stay out of the bathroom to rid myself of all the water. (yea, again too much info) So no time for sleep. If that was the only thing. When I did fall asleep, I would wake up almost instantly due to some really nightmarish visions. I felt hot and jittery, like I was going to jump out of my skin & was talking, whining, crying, and hollering at some point in the nite almost each nite for about 4 nites. (Kept the Shankster up with this as I never talk in my sleep)

So I thought what am I doing for this to happen? I am not feverish, so I decided to quit taking the pills/liquid at nite. That did it. Guess I am allergic to them all of a sudden? I dunno but I am not taking them again. After 4 nites of that I was ready for the loony bin.

So now what? I am at the mercy of self medicating myself with homemade concoctions I find on the Internet as my home remedy book is packed who knows where & whatever the Shankster has cooked up in a hot liquid for me to digest. (Beef Broth, Cabbage Soup Broth, Chicken Broth, etc....) My stomach is feeling so overloaded at this point with all the liquids I feel I am about to burst.

Which brings me to the Cayenne Pepper. After the 4th nite I awoke with such an alarming sore throat out of nowhere, I thought I was going to die. Especially since I could hardly swallow my breakfast sausage biscuit. I knew I had to do something, if I can't swallow, what was I to eat? I have to have my sausage biscuit in the mornings..... So I typed in whatever I could think of to find a quick, easy, cheap homemade cure for my sore throat. I found it. Take a teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper Powder to a cup of water and gargle, being careful not to swallow or get any on your lips/face. According to several places I found this was a Quick cure all for the sore throat, and that it works as soon as the next day.

So the Shankster ran out and got me some. We immediately went to work. As I watched the Shankster fix it up for me, I noticed he was using a Tablespoon instead of a teaspoon. A big difference I noted, but the Shankster being the MORE is BETTER type of guy, figured this was the perfect amount.

I am here to tell you.......NOT THE CASE WHEN YOU ARE USING CAYENNE PEPPER.

OMG....OMG....That was HOT! My lips were on fire, my tongue was on fire. I am telling you now, do not try this at home. Geez, was that hot. I am never trying that again. I did everything to get my lips & tongue cooled off. The Shankster gave me milk but I found that holding an icecube on my lips and in my mouth for about an hour worked the best. As well as not talking to the Shankster for a minute or so.....Holy Crap was that hot.


I will never do that again...............................ever..........................


even if it did work.

:)

Kailyr Boone

K.B. has a new Daniel Boone hat.

Only 363

Days until I am 55. Double Nickels. Past my prime. On the decline. Over the hill.

Old.



Geez, Anna, how old does this make you feel?


:)

10/6/09

10/6/2009
Very good start to the day. Well with the exception of the rain. Pouring down rain. But we had already decided to leave for the day. It was my day.

We got soaking wet as we exited the door. Still after all these years there are no gutters or drain spouts. But the Shankster anticipated it and since it was my day, he grabbed a large towel for me to cover up with as I walked out the door. Would have helped more if I had been smart enough to hold it over my entire body and not just the front of my face. Yes I am more stupid today than yesterday.

And I have heard of an umbrella, but as I stated earlier, I am stupid and it was in the car....both of them.

We had a couple of coupons for a free dinner and decided we would use it today, since it was my day I picked it. Just as I picked what I wanted to do yesterday also....the day before my birthday.

10/05/2009
Yesterday we went fishing. I would have loved to go to Monroe Docks, but a bit farther than I really wanted to drive and I wanted to make this drive today for the freebie lunch. So we just went to the park and fished the dock there. We had went the day before and that is when I made the decision I wanted to fish the day before my birthday and I even picked out the spot I wanted to fish. I was sure if we got there early enough we could get the spot, as most everyone else has boats to fish in. And besides its the day before my birthday so everyone should cooperate.
They didn't. We got there and there were 4 people fishing just the place where I wanted to drop my line. No one was at the dock, which usually everyone is at the dock and there is no other place to fish, but they are lowering the water and there was this one place........
Whatever.

I was going to make it work so we settled on the dock. Good decision as we caught so many fish one right after the other. No matter where we put our line in at we caught a fish. The Shankster was catching Wipers and Striped Bass along with a few bass. I was catching mainly Bluegill and quite good sized ones too. I did catch 2 Bass, one was 18 inches and the second just 17 inches. We didn't keep any. Which seem to frustrate some of the other fishermen who were fishing around us. We just wanted to have fun and did just that.

The Shankster said he thought I caught my weight in Bluegill, and lemme tell you, that is a Butt load of fish. :)

10/06/2009
So today we went for the freebie lunch. It was at a place we would not normally go to eat but it was actually good and it was fun too. It would have been a nicer day if my glasses had not broken. I was wearing them and all of a sudden my lens popped out of my frame. Whatever.
I have had nothing but problems with these frames since getting them in February of this year.

I had sat on my original glasses (remember butt is quite large) and broken those in February. I have had them since the latter part of 2003 as I had sat on the glasses I had then too.......hmmmm, weird.

Anyhow, I went to a place since it was open on the weekend and had no problem at all with my glasses til now. So I decided in February of this year to go to the same place and get new ones.
I knew I needed some bifocals anyway so might as well get on with it.

Picked out some frames and decided to get prescriptions sunglasses as well, it is so hard to get clip-ons anymore to fit your glasses. Got them the next day. I have had no problem with my sunglasses whatsoever. But my regular ones, I have had to go back just about 2 times a month since to get an "adjustment" on those just so I didn't go insane. It has been ridiculous. Every time I would go I would get someone different who had a different take on how to "adjust" my frames. My right eye would literally feel as though it was going to explode every time I put my glasses on in the morning. I wouldn't even wear them at nite I would wear my old ones....broke and all...After a month they finally rechecked my eyes and decided my right eye was a "tad" off. So they changed the lens. It still didn't feel just right. It took forever every time I would put on my glasses to get my eyes adjusted to them. Sometimes it would never happen. They didn't change the sunglass lens. So every time I would go from regular glasses to sunglasses and vise versa, my right eye felt like it was going to explode.
I went back so many times and about 3 weeks ago I went and asked for them to change my sunglass lens to the same as the regular lens strength but this guy said that was not the problem.

They had twisted my frames so much, I started to feel as though my eyes were twisted. I couldn't see most days but didn't even want to deal with going in there. "B" had taken me out to eat last weekend for my birthday and I had a wonderful time but I had to take my glasses off in the restaurant the entire time as I felt like I was going to freak out it was so bad.

So today when the lens popped out I thought this is it, I am going in and asking them to just put my lens back to where it was the first time. I honestly felt this was the problem, along with the cheap ass frames, because as soon as they would do their adjusting (twisting of frame) I would no sooner get home and it would be back as it was or worse.

So as usual I got a different sales person. I explained my situation from the beginning. I told her what I wanted them to do and I knew I was going to have to pay for it. I didn't want to but knew I would have to as it has been 8 months.
All she focused on was the lens that had popped out. Said all I needed was a tightened screw.
I said I knew that was the remedy for that problem but my problem goes way beyond that and I had never had this much problem with a new pair of glasses. Also the color on the frames was pealing off in several places. I didn't think after 8 months that should be happening either.

She then let me know there was a certain "care & maintenance" frames needed. What? Like I don't know that? Hey lady I have had glasses for over 44 years, and usually every frame I have I have for at least 6 years or more!
But I didn't say that to her....only in my mind.

After what seemed like hours, they said they would suggest since it had been so long I get another eye check. $85 then I could start again. They would replace the frames if I wanted and make the new lens according to the new prescription, but anything over $100 I had to pay for. Everything in the store was at least $30 over $100. I didn't feel like this was going to be a good thing for me but bent over and said ok. Of course they didn't have an appointment until the next day. So on the day after my birthday, we went. I was actually up most of the nite worrying about it. Why do I let some people walk all over me? I know why I don't say my food is bad, I don't want the cook spitting in my food.(yeah I watch too much tv) but why couldn't I stand up for myself and what I felt the problem was with the glasses? What, did I think they would spit on the lens after making them?

So I decided to walk in there and tell them if they were going to replace the frames I wanted them to just put in the first prescription in them, that way both my glasses had the same strength. Easy fix I thought. Also by getting different frames, Hopefully I could find some sturdier ones.
Of course I got the same lady and she still thought the screw was the whole problem and even took the time to put a new screw in and said I would just need new lens and it would all be fine. She even had the nerve to say I looked better in round frames, which is what I had and all I could find was rectangular frames. She never even saw me in my frames. So I wondered about that comment. I didn't really care at this point. She kept telling me I needed to just use my frames. It was only the screw.

NO, I said. I picked out new frames. Told them I was not going to see the doc and get my eyes rechecked. I said if I have the same problem then shame on me, I will just go to another eye doc and start all over then.

10/07/2009
Got my new glasses. They are great. I can see. My eye doesn't feel like it is going to explode just by putting them on. I can transfer from sunglasses to regular without a problem. I just had to pay $30.


Kinda late, but a nice birthday present...being able to see.

Wrong Decision

Did you ever wake up, know exactly the few things you needed to do and exactly the things you wanted to do, so you had to make the decision on which you were actually going to do?

Yeah well, this happens to me almost daily and it is usually inevitable that I always make the wrong decision. (Gee, you would think since I know this I could just pick the right decision)

Anyhow, we just decided to do some of the lame butt crap outside that can't get done by itself.
And everything was going along fine....for a bit.
First off, I mow some of the grass while the Shankster gets the back porch swept of all the pine needles that seem to be falling on a second by second basis for the past 72 hours.




Stinkin Pine Needles, I feel like I am swimming in them.....they do smell good tho..

Next, I stop the mower in the middle of the drive on the hill (of all the stupid places) for the Shankster to mow the harder places like the steeper hill and such, while I cleaned off the back porch of all the things I wanted to put into a shed I wanted to purchase this year to put on the back porch so I didn't have to walk down to the bottom of the stinkin hill to that shed for every stinking thing on the earth I need almost daily, as there is no other place for anything other than laying around on the back porch for every stinkin thief on the planet to take, but since I didn't have enough funds for that I have to clean a shed out and toss more of my stuff to make room for this stinkin stuff.

So I get started on that. It stinks.

But wait, the mower is dead. Yeah, I said dead, right in the middle of the drive on the hill, of all places, right in the way so no one can drive up or down the hill. What was the deal? It ran fine a minute ago? Just my stinkin luck.

So we walk down the stinkin hill to the stinkin shed to get some stinkin tools to work on the mower....stinkin mower. (I want my Kubota back)


A couple hours pass, still nothing but heartache. The Shankster hits his head first while trying to take off the cable to clean it. He got a couple of nasty cuts too. The stupid Battery in the mower is in such a stupid place you can hardly get to it without removing the complete hood and you can't do that without the proper tools and they are in the stinkin shed at the bottom of the hill. I ain't going back down there again, I had to wrap my left knee with an arm wrap just to get out here and try to mow. No way could I make it back down there so quickly.

So I am just standing there looking pretty, while the Shankster worked feverishly trying to get the cable off, and then he gets shocked! Geez. Whats next? We decide to uncover Weebie





(Yes, I named her Weebie...so sue me) to jump the mower. (Found out it is not recommended to use our newer car to jump start another for various reasons) So then, After all the trouble to uncover Weebie, we find that she is dead also.

What? She has a new battery too. I am guessing Some lame ass just was goofing around and left the key on...(probably me whilst I was sittin in her recently revvin it up while day dreaming of the time I get to drive her around)

So we get the charger plug it in Weebie to try to get her going. In the meantime we decide to weed eat. Neither of the 2 battery packs were hooked up to the charger. The charger was plugged in but neither was hooked in. What is the purpose of that I ask you? And Yes, I said battery for a weed eater...stinkin thieves have stolen 2 of the 3 weed eaters we have had in the last 6 years. We drove over one...probably in a fit of rage for one reason or another, so we decided we were not purchasing another, probably because we didn't have the moolah. So Homie got this one and he didn't put the chargers back into the charge dock. Yes Homie is to blame for this.
Whatever..

So we decide to wait.

It starts to rain. We have to cover Weebie back up as she has no windows. And we cannot leave the charger plugged into the house as the door has to close because its RAINING.

Now what?
We can continue this madness, or just forget it all, call it a day and go eat.



SUBWAY

We decided to go eat. Had a Subway sandwich with Broccoli n Cheese soup. Who knew they had such good soup? About the only thing that went right today. Yay for Subway.