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Hi Everyone,
My mom is doing better but still not baby. It is driving me crazy sitting waiting for the new that she is in the hospital. I cannot wait to see the new baby. I just wish she would have her. Tomorrow I have to get another shot in my hip. I wonder if they can come up with one more thing for me to have to do this week. Now I am feeling sorry for myself.
Wanted to let you know that there is a quacker tsv in February It is around the end of the month. It is a skort and a vest. It is really cute. Wish the top came with it also but it doesn’t. That would really be cute.
Gotta go the phone is ringing.
Colleen.Hi All,
My mom had a bladder infection. They put her on a medicine that she could not take. The infection was really bad since she had it three times in a year. They do not think that it was ever completely gone. She was talking to my sister and the phone went dead. My sister kept trying to call her back and could not get a hold of her. So she called my brother and when he and my sil went over there they found her in the floor. They call the ambulance right away and they took her to the hospital. She has a knot on her head from where she fell. It is right over her right eye. They did test on her and it is okay it did not do any damage and not internal bleeding. So they put her on antibiotics thru and IV and she has to go back to her regular doctor on the 20th of this month. She is also have home health coming to work with her. She has to have physical therapy to help her with gaining her strength back. She will also have a occupational therapist to come over and help her. We are not sure why they need that one but we will see. We are also baby watch. The baby is due and we are waiting for that call to get to her house to watch Owen. We will not take him to the hospital while she is in labor but will wait until the baby is born. So this will be interesting I will have to take care of my mom and Danyielle. I do not know yet how I am going to be in two places.
Thank you for all the prayers for my mom they really are helping. Well that is about all from her right now. I am hoping to get caught up with everyone soon. Maybe all of this will slow down once the baby is born and mom is better.
ColleenHi Gail, Adele,and Barbara,
Mom is home from the hospital. My oldest sister is staying with her right now. She has a therapist to come over and help her gain her strength in her legs again. They are also having her do arm exercises. They will help her so while she is having trouble getting up and down she will be able to push with her arms. They told her that her arms will be her main way to get up and down. She will have to push up with her arms and not her legs for awhile. She is walking without the walker that they gave her at the hospital. She is determined that she will walk as soon as she can. So we will all take turns sitting with her for awhile. She is not liking that. She thinks that she is too much trouble for us. She is now thinking of moving into a senior apartment place. We will see. We are all just going to have to get together and talk about it.
That is all the information that I have for now. Thank you for caring. Will write more tomorrow. Might get on earlier. So will be able to chat longer.
ColleenHi Everyone,
If I disappear for a few days do not worry. My mom in in the hospital and I will be there with her. My brother called me tonight and told me. So I am not sure if she will get to come home tomorrow or if she will have to stay. Not sure what is going on right now.
Here is the recipe for the Shrimp and Sausage jambalaya
2tbls vegetable oil, !/2 pound andouille or hot smoked sausage ( you can get regular smoked sausage if you do not want it really hot.) cut into 1/2 inch slices.,1/2cup celery sliced
1 small onion, 1 small green or red pepper chopped, 1clove garlic minced, 1 1/4 cups chicken broth, 1 can ( 8 ounces) whole peeled tomatoes coarsely chopped and undreained, 1bay leaf, 1/4tsp tabasco pepper sauce( or what ever type of hot sauce you want to use), 1/4 tsp oregano leaves dried, 1/4 tsp. thyme leaves dried,1/8tsp. ground allspice, 3/4 cup uncooked rice add 1/2 pound shrimp peeled deveined and cut in half lengthwise, celery leaves if you want them.
In large heavy heavy sauce or Dutch oven heat oil over medium high heat. Add sausage, celery, onions, green pepper nd garlic. Cook 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stir frequently. Stir in broth, tomatoes ,bay leaf, tabasco sauce, oregano, thyme,and all spice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10minutes, stir occasionallty. Stir in rice. Cover simmer 15 minutes. Add shrimp, cover and simmer 5 minutes longer or until rice is tender and shrimp is pink Let stand covered 10 minutes. Remove bay leaf Garnish with celery leaves if you want. Makes 4 servings.
We usaually get or then just 4 servings out of it but I always have to double it because of fixing it when all the family is here. You can also use chicken if you do not like shrimp or if you do not like the sausage. We have never done that. We ,like the shrimp and sausage.
I hope if you make it Adele you enjoy it. We sure do.
Well that is about all from here. have a good night will talk to all of you when I can.
ColleenHi Adele,
You sure have had a lot of bone problems in your family. Hope that Heather and Marissa will be okay. Maybe things will slow down for Marissa at the store and she will get more time off. She needs to get the rest that she needs. Please let us know how Heather is doing.
It is shrimp, sausage, rice and some vegetables . I will find the recipe and post on here later. I like to fix it when we have a lot of people coming over. Everybody seems to like it. The only thing that takes time is cutting up the vegetables. You just throw it into one pot and it is all fine.
It is supposed to snow here tomorrow. 2 to 3 inches and will stick on the ground. That is not much so will not be bad. I hope that freezing drizzle holds off until after you go out to dinner. That would be a shame to have to cancel. You and Gary need to get out of the house for awhile. You need time away from home and all the kids. You could also use a day off from cooking.
I have been watching. They had some really good recipes on there that are low cal. You can tell Daphne is back she is cooking with cauliflower. Making that instead of meat. She always bakes everything also. She must be good at doing things healthy but sometimes you need something with a little fat in it. We cannot just eat healthy all the time. We all gain weight over the holidays. It is hard not too. You have all that good food around you bake so much. It would be nice if we could all have gone over there and helped you eat the left overs. Cookies and hot tea sound good to me.
Use Splenda instead of regular sugar. It has less calories and is not as fattening. So they say. You really cannot tell much difference in splenda and sugar. They both taste good. That is what they have in diet foods now instead of aspertame. So I guess it is better for us. Well at least for today. Just give it a year or two and they will find something wrong with it.
How is Gary doing? Hope that he is feeling okay.
ColleenHi Gail,
How is Kendall doing? Hope that the medicine is making her feel a little better. Hope that she is better by her birthday. The poor little thing. It would not be good if this is passed on to Piper. She is so little. They seem to bounce back faster then we do though. I am praying that it does not spread on to Jenny and Piper or the guys.
Maybe Scott is taking care of Debbie now. She sure has taken care of him for a long time. He seems to be a decent guy though. I think that he will do all that he can for her. Sure miss her humor. She is so funny and does some funny things. She could always make us laugh. She is such a good person.
I will have to get on preferred pantries web site and see what they have. I have to find a new bread maker. I will have to look on line and see where i can find one. Fresh bread sounds so good right now. Wish that I could make some tonight. It gives the house a really good smell also.
This baby is taking her time. We thought she would be here early but now we think that she is going to be late. Cannot wait until she is here though. She will be one spoiled little girl. She will be the best dressed. Danyielle will love shopping for her and getting her the cutest that she can find. She is thinking about going back to work and getting back into what she went to college for. It will have to do with fashion. She is good at it and should not have trouble getting a job.
We have been lucky. Most of the family lives close to where we are. So we would not have to travel that far to see anyone. Just my one sisters kids and they move all the time. They will probably be buried here in Missouri. Hopefully they will be around until after I am gone. My two nephews are close to my age. My oldest sister is ten years older then I am so she was having her children while I was still in grade school. I think that he oldest is ten years younger then I am and her other son is twelve years younger. They like to remind me of that when I call them kids. lol
That must have been hard on your parents when you were so far away. I cannot imagine being that far away from my mom. We were thought at one time. Life sure is funny.
Well that is about all from here. Take care will talk to you later.
ColleenHi Gail,
Poor Kendall. She really got sick. That is terrible that she has both scarlet fever and strep throat at the same time. She is going to be in bed for awhile with that. I hope that she has a quick recovery and her and Jenny can do something special after she is well. It would be nice if they could have a mom and daughter day out. I will be praying for her. The poor little girl.
I agree with you on the quacker shows. They sure did not have a lot. There is one top that I am thinking about. It is the one with the pine cones on it. That is really cute. I passed on it before but now I am really thinking about it. It looks like it would be really warm. I thought about the heart dream jeans but they would be pretty loud. I like the indigo the hearts were not as noticeable. I think that they have sold out though. So will pass on them.
It is funny the only BJ that I have heard of is a gas station that sells sandwiches. We do not have one that is a big ware house store like Costco. I really like going to Costco. They do have some good buys in there. I miss Debbie giving us a report on what is there. She always found out things that were there before I did. We have to go there at the end of the month. Need to stock up on a few things again.
It is hard to find the bread mixes here anymore. I think that the bread machines have gone out and the mixers are in. They do all the kneading of the dough so you do not need the bread maker. We are looking for one. May have to go to St. Louis and buy one. I would love to have a kitchen ade so it would make it easier to make the cream puffs.
We have not had crepes for a long time. We neither one of us can make them and have to get them out somewhere. They do not have them down here that is too fancy for them.lol No they are more into country cooking here then they are if we were in the city or a bigger town. Biscuits and gravy are the big thing down here. You can get them everywhere.
That is really nice that Brent took up for Jenny. That guy must have been really surprised when Brent came out of the kitchen and took care of things. He will think twice about harassing someone working behind the counter again. It is funny how they can fight and not get along but defend each other when they need it. I guess they get on each others nerves sometimes like our husbands do to us.
That is really weird that you have to have a passport to go to another state. They need to get that straightened out and soon. They are having a lot of trouble with all the traveling at airports. Soon they are going to have to do a full back ground check before you can get on a plane. I am so glad that I do not fly.
Well that is about all from here. Hope Kendall gets well soon and does not pass this on to her brother and sister.
ColleenHi Adele,
Sorry about the mix up. Marissa is also liked at her job if I remember right. I hope that she enjoyed her food from your house. It is nice that Heather would come over and get some for her. When is her birthday? Has it come and gone already. I am glad that you found the corn beef for her and she will get her favorite meal. I know that you will make her favorite cookies so she will have a great day. Tell her happy birthday for me.
No baby yet. We are just waiting for her to text us and let us know that she is here. I cannot wait. She is going to be so cute. I will have a few gifts for her after she is born. We are going to have a get together at my house for the new baby. I will fix a big pot of Jambalaya and corn bread. I will have to make two big pots of it cause everyone eats a lot of it. I make mine with shrimp and sausage. It usually turns out pretty good. Some of it I make really hot and the other I make mild. So everyone can eat it.
We eat a lot of different soups for dinner. It really fills me up so do not need anything else but the soup. Men never know what they like until we fix it for them.lol Ron had eaten things that he says that he does not like. I just call it something different and he never knows the difference.
I agree with Gail and the quacker shows. They did not have anything on that was different. They just had a lot of clearance. Did you get to watch the Chics night in? It was good but not what I expected it to be. It probably be better as it goes a long. The first one is always a little different then what we expect. She did have her friend model last night. It was fun and I enjoyed it but from what they said I thought their would be more talking about style and matching colors. I just misunderstood.
Just take it easy and do not do too much at once. If your back hurts at all take that as a sign it is time to quit for awhile. It has taken me a long time to figure all of that out Spending a lot of time at the doctors and getting lectures has helped also.
Well that is about all from here. Have a good night and will talk to you later, Enjoy your night out with friends.
ColleenHi Adele,
Your soup sounds really good. I bet that you made the bread yourself. I need to make some bread making classes. I use to make my own bread when my bread machine worked. Have not made any since it quit working. It was doing something wrong. When we would mix the bread in it the bread would not rise. When we first bought it the bread would rise really nice. So we will have to look for a new one.
There is going to be snow around us but not here. I cannot believe that it is all going north. We are going to have rain again this week-end. Ron and his bil are going to a coin shop in Cape. It will be interesting to see what he finds. They both like the same things so they do a lot together. He is the one that Ron sells the lawn mowers with. It will be nice for him to get out for awhile without me. He will not have to keep checking the freezer either. He can worry about something else.
I hope that JJ is better by tomorrow. That stuff is going around so you cannot blame yourself. You have not been around him enough to have passed that on to him. They can get it from anywhere. It seems like when the kids go to school they seem to catch all kinds of things.
That is nice that she likes your food over any other food. That is funny that she wanted your food instead of some money to buy some at the restaurant where she works. That says a lot for your cooking. Does she still like working at that restaurant? She seems to be making really good tips there. She must be well liked or they would not tip her. Does she have a steady boyfriend or is she just concentrating on school and work.?
We have a Costco. We do not have a bjs. We also have a Sams club but do not like it as much as Costco. We have to go up there again soon. Now that all the flood water is down in that area we can get there again. We will probably wait until we get our checks at the end of the month. I am so glad that we do not have to buy anymore Christmas stuff. I have two things bought for next year. So I am ahead of the game for next year. Sometimes I get things early and then I am late with everything else. lol
Well that is about all from here. I am going to go and put my pjs on and relax for awhile. I hope you have a good night.
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