The daughter and her friend made yummy crepes! And luscious hot chocolate, I forgot that picture.
Hubby made the turkey and didn’t forget the oven, lol, one year he shut it off trying to figure out the timer! Turkey took a long time to cook that year. lol
The middle son doesn’t like his picture taken, put the glass down. lol We had turkey, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, stuffing, deviled eggs. Simple meal but took lots of work.
The youngest son and girlfriend helped to make mashed potatoes, deviled eggs, and stuffing. Lots of help, no more just me cooking. I clean.
Daughter made the delicious macaroni and cheese! Lots to eat. She’s playing a card game, Phase 10, that we all played, and that’s her friend. A great guy and cook.
Zozo had to play with other cards and a domino set to keep her busy. lol Hannah was good at entertaining her.
Sibling fun. lol
A great time. Missing the oldest son, wifey, and the grandson. Hopefully we will see them at Christmas time. It’s nice that the kids help now. 🙂
Yesterday, I wrapped packages! First since 2020 stroke. Tape was really fun, lol. The little pkg wasn’t so easy to do. But the flat pkgs were fun, my hand could hold the paper so I could wrap.
Good exercise for my hands and sticking my tongue out, lol.
I had to get the paper in the basement, so steps going down and I decided to do the weights. Played with the cats and gave them a treat.
I guess I dialed my youngest kid and didn’t realize it, side pocket dial. I could hear a voice say hello but thought I was hearing things. lol My phone is getting touchy. Deleted all apps til I am better. Except Instagram.
Ninja and Emo. I can’t wait to take care of them fully. I’m very thankful for hubby doing it but he doesn’t like them. He was always gone so it didn’t bother him that they were here but he knows I love them so he won’t get rid of them even though I was in tears and said I would be ok if he did. Good hubby, but they will be our last ones.
This is in the library, I love this. I’ve done very little this year because hubby is a worry wart and feels I will fall, or the cats will trip me. I just go slow and watch for the cats, so now I am trying to do it every day. Right now, just the weight of the bars and leg thingy. It’s more to move my arms and legs. Will add weight later as I feel I should.
I used it more in the beginning before I got sick with my teeth last year, hubby would take me down. Getting sick takes a lot out of me. If I don’t move around, walk, stretch, simple exercises not aerobic but easy stuff my body gets unmovable. It must move! The stroke recovery is a weird thing. I can’t go backwards must move forward in recovery. Slow moving is a must.
It’s like I can’t just lay in bed or on the couch, must get up and move. I can’t wait til I move at least as fast as a rabbit and not like a turtle. lol
I try to do 30 reps of arms and 30 reps legs. It doesn’t seem like much, but a stroke makes you tired, extreme fatigue. I hate it. I wish I had never complained before the stroke.
I do 10 mins on this, sometimes I’ll do more if I have a burst of energy.
My little bike, lol, I use this 10 mins sometimes more. Just depends on what I do on the other things.
The treadmill in the back, granddaughter and hubby. 🙂 I use it mostly when I can’t go outside or do no walking around the house. 1000 steps at a time. Last week I did 3000 steps one day, full of energy. Then somedays I do laundry, go downstairs, etc. We have a flight of stairs up to Jessup’s room. Another flight going downstairs so lots of moving around.
Laundry is quite the exercise! I can’t hold a lot of clothes or towels so takes many trips which is steps!
I have hand weights and squeeze balls, so I do keep busy but sometimes that ugly procrastination creeps up.
I did love my therapy at the center downtown, but my teeth got in the way and had to stop. Sad face. It made me lose energy to go and don’t drive yet so it was an added problem. But I learned a lot in the short time I was there and try to do it at home. It got expensive for our budget also. Plus, I was not liking the cold, even in the heat, crazy. My temperature was out of wack for a year. So much better this year, feel normal. I tell you a stroke has been quite the experience. Don’t wish it on anyone.
All I had to do was go to the settings and change to public.
My goodness, that was never that way before. I got back my sharing stuff! Yay
Is it a way to trick people into buying the plans, crazy, but glad to have it back. Just never had to choose before, guess check the box in the settings everywhere!
Wearing jeans are getting easier, thank goodness. I love jeans. I’m a jean and t-shirt lady, it’s what I wore everyday before the stroke. I have 2 pairs, and another pair that fits but I didn’t realize it is the skinny jean kind. Fits but difficult to pull up and down with one arm mostly. So later I will wear them. 🙂
Summer time was even worse because I would be sweating and well that makes pants difficult. lol So, I mostly wore shorts which I do like. This year wasn’t as bad with being cold, back to my normal temperature, so shorts were the best. The first year of my stroke, I was so cold all time, perhaps due to circulation?
Even in the heat. I covered up with blankets a lot of the time and didn’t want the A/C on. But this year was more normal for me, yay, and everyone else. lol
The daughter bought several sweatpants and leggings so that was a great help. She said, I love to shop so let me spend it on you.
AH. It took a load off our minds.
But glad to say they are getting a little tight. Gaining back my weight. Was 190, then the stroke took me down to 150, and then my teeth problems I went to 120, I hadn’t been that small since early high school. Now I’m back to 150 the weight after my first kid and last kid. I gained all on my own glad to be back in the middle.
Just need to be able to do exercises and weights to build up the muscle. Due time, right, patience.
I have weights in the basement, so it’s patiently waiting for me to use them. I should have been doing them on a regular basis then maybe I wouldn’t have been in this spot. Sadly, only used like once a week here and there, thought my running around was a enough. Nope.
I went from being outside, volleyball, dance team, golf, and softball so regular movement. My 20s working several jobs, then chasing two young ones, and constantly activities with friends and family. My 30s two more kids and two teenagers working full time job and part time job. My 40s two boys active and two adult kids, chasing them but didn’t work, only at home and not really having friends other than the computer. I should have filled my extra time with exercise 3 times a week, think that would have helped.
So, people stay active! Don’t think just running around does the trick.
Eating healthy just isn’t enough. My heart is in good health, not the problem, veins are good, not the problem, BLOOD PRESSURE is what gave me the stroke.
Basically move, eat healthy, sleep 8 hours, and drink water.
I’m not the best at eating since I lost my teeth but we sure are trying. Fake teeth are getting better but I tend to eat more with the gums. Soft food which has changed my food habits. Still eat hamburgers but smaller and less toppings. Still drink a pop but greatly downsized and some days not at all. I’ve grown to love oatmeal, a few veggies than before and liking some fizzy drinks instead of pop. Good things have changed me not just the bad. 🙂
I went back to a free blog. Of course, with everything going on, must save where we can. I’m sure hubby would still pay but things are just going up too much. I like to save especially since I can’t do my previous job without both typing hands. Sad face. Like that job working at home, just working is enough for me.
Some day.
I like changing blog designs like I move my rooms around. 🙂
The stroke limits everything.
I am finding out free works better with editing the blogs for me. Maybe I didn’t understand the paid stuff, who knows. Seems faster also.
Well, have a great weekend and Happy Veterans Day to everyone!
My bookshelves have been moved so many times. But I do believe this is the last time. I like it here and I’m going to add more shelves and make it be a library. The shelves don’t match but I will use what I have. It was too dark in the corner and little space. I have lots of Harlequin novels yet to move. The daughter helped with this. I’ll show when I have it done. Hopefully in a few weeks.
Hubby getting tired of constructing for me. Don’t blame him, lol.
I brought my TBR books downstairs in my big bag. Only have what I am reading in the bedroom. Cleaning and organizing. At least that part of me is coming back just have to have help. Hubby, daughter, and Jessup usually help, if I can talk them into it. 🙂 It’s also a workout for my right stroke arm and walking.
Also, will have this room as exercising. There is already an arm and leg machine. I use it some. Once I get fully back to mostly normal move the treadmill will be back down there and my elliptical machine. I’m the only one that really uses the basement anymore. My two cats are down there, making some fun climbing stuff for them. 🙂
What I had in my hometown house, puzzle house as I like to call it.
We are going to remove them and recycle them somewhere for something. He did a great job on them, good wood.
A little clearer. Jessup is now 21! Boy time flies.
This was my holder of books, got hubby and Jessup to take it off the wall and bring it to the ‘library’ to be used. I don’t know how yet. I do have more books to put back on it. Thinking?I have all my college books on here, old desk. Thinking of getting rid of it. It was hubby’s when we met so lots of use. Thinking?Can’t wait to get it out of our room, means I’m all better. 🙂 But I will keep using it.
I can’t wait to get it out of the living room, though hubby might argue about this one. lol
Our making of the basement. We take a while, mostly money and time. 🙂
The cubby hole, old office, the making of it. Those are the daughter’s cats when she lived here. My old lounge chair, miss it, cats peed on it. Sad face. Can see my shelves have been every part of this basement. lol
It’s a start. Someday we are going to buy a whole closet organizer, probably from Menards. Right now, these were cheap and easy for me to do. Will need more. 😉Got rid of one bag, stuff I like but never wear. Yes, I finally got rid of. One thing the stroke has taught me, downsize. I would feel terrible about leaving a mess for hubby and the kids. I also emptied totes and old albums falling apart into easy to find photo holders. I have a lot of pictures never put into albums. Glad for digital. Less clutter. Color is good. I have clear ones too.
I’m glad I can move enough to finally organize. Still tiring and difficult but a start. Keeps me busy and practice for using the right stroke hand.
Not as full but have more pictures in the basement to bring up and put in this.Almost full. 🙂 Feels good to get organized. A load off my mind. I think the stroke also helped me to not procrastinate, tired but hopefully in time that will change also. I feel in my 80s right now, I aim to get to my young 50s. 🙂
Why I have no desire to be out on coast. I will stay to my middle America. Hopefully the kids will be safe and all other family and friends and well just everybody.
Of course, our rough season is usually the spring. I’ve been lucky to only have minor damage.
It’s the pits to get reviews on any site. I don’t have many sold but the ones I have don’t use reviews. Bummer but glad for people reading my book. Makes me wonder if I don’t review enough. I’ve gotten better but not always good writing reviews but at least i write something.
Playing with the settings on the writing tool. :0
it will be nice to type with both hands, at least i hope it happens. i am getting good typing with one hand just not capitalizing it. lol i get lazy typing. i was a fast typist. i was good in typewriter class, showing my age now. lol i loved that class. I had a typewriter the old kind and I had an electric one. Still have it but can’t get ribbons anymore. Amazing how things have changed.
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com mine was like this.
The photo image didn’t know what a wordprocesser was. I had one of those. I will look for it when we go back home. it would show up on a small screen what I typed. But it was similar to a typewriter. Computers were for people who were rich or high intelligence in the job. it took a while for my family to use computers at home. Grandpa taught himself at work, parts manager. He was mad a lot learning it. lol I only learned at school. I didn’t get one till late 20s and it was used and slow. lol A lot has changed.
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