Davy Jones

Was so sorry to hear this news today.....click here


On a very nice sunny day, now I am sad and blue.
I absolutely loved the Monkees and Davy Jones!

Kindness During Life

After several weeks of the warmer weather this winter has brought to us, the last couple of days have been brutally cold......or am I just becoming a wimp at the slightest change in temperature?

Regardless, due to the cold, I stayed in mostly today working still on my endless findings of yard sale material. I found a Bible, which I believe was my Aunt Lissie's. In it was a typed poem, or what I thought was a poem, as it seemed to rhyme a bit. I like when I find something my mom or my Aunt Lissie wrote or thought was important enough to keep. So I thought I would share, as I found it cute and it seem to be my thoughts exactly. Enjoy.


I would rather have one little rose
from a garden of a friend

Than to have the choicest flowers
when my stay on earth must end.

I would rather have one pleasant word in kindness said to me,
than flattery when my heart is still and life has closed to me.

I would rather have a loving smile from friends I know are true,
than tears shed round my casket when this world I've bid adieu.

Bring me all your flowers today, whether pink or white or red,
I'd rather have one blossom now, than a truckload when I'm dead.

Chops & Beans

Another good meal from the cookbook. Now if and when I have cooked Chops in the past, I can't say I have ever paired them with beans. But this recipe kinda made them have a Barbeque~y taste.
I have a lot of cookbooks, & in recent weeks when I emptied up my boxes from storage, found I have a sort of collection. Which is rather odd as I don't usually go by a recipe, I like to make things up as I go along, and sorta wing it and add ingredients all willy nilly. So I do believe other than trying a new recipe for the first time, this is the first time I have ever gone for weeks using recipes to cook my evening meals. I am surprised and actually loving it. I am finding that I don't use as much ingredients(which is good, hence diabetic cookbook) but I also am not throwing anything out. So I am thinking the diabetic dude and Homie are loving it also.

Chops & Beans

The only thing I did in this recipe different is not use as many chops or beans as it called for as I didn't have that many on hand...but for 3 it was perfect and all we had leftover was a bowl of beans which Homie gladly consumed the next day for lunch.

6 Chops ( I used 4 and boneless)
2 1 lb. cans of Pork and Beans ( I used one can)
1/4 cup of ketchup
2 slices of bacon, browned, crumbled
1/2 cup chopped onions sauteed
1 tbsp. Worcestershire
1 tbsp. Brown Sugar
2 tsp. mustard
1 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp. ketchup
1 lemon (I didn't use the lemon either)
Combine beans, 1st round of ketchup, bacon, onions, Worcestershire, brown sugar into crock pot. Brown Chops in skillet, separately add rest of ingredients together and brush onto each chop before submerging into beans. Cook for approx. 4-6 hours, this time depends on whether you cook on high or low and how many chops you had I am sure, as I only cooked this for 3 hours and it was perfect. Homie usually chokes on chops and he ate 2 of the 4 Chops I cooked in this as they were so tender, they just about melted in your mouth.

This as with most of the recipes I am finding in this cookbook are very delicious. They were sounding too good to be true and I was hesitant after a couple to whether I was doing Shankster a disservice or not. But after his Levels have consistantly went down, and we got a big thumbs up from the Doc after only 3 weeks, I think its time I tooted my horn.


TOOT TOOT!! :)

Creamy Chicken Noodle Casserole

Sounds too good to be in a Diabetic Cookbook doesn't it.



It was.

We Did It!

Or I guess I should say the Shankster did it!

About 2 and a half weeks ago his blood glucose was up to 311 and a surgery/procedure was halted. So then his journey began as a diabetic. When you are mostly clueless at how to begin this process, it can be very daunting to say the least. But I think that is where the WE part comes in. :)

We searched for info and bought a few books, listened to family and the doc. I at times felt like a total dummie and searched for a book that stated that, Diabetic for dummies. (I didn't find it but am sure there is one) At times his level got up to almost 400 and I got very worried. But I have to say I am very proud of him. I don't think I could be so diligent at keeping the carbs/sugar at bay. After all I am a chocoholic.

But he is doing very well I think, and after only 16 days his level today was 99! I know that still may be high, but I think its great, especially after having numbers in the 3 digits, I am was happy to see that number come up.

Good Job Shankie!