I got up this morning and for two hours I shovelled out my driveway.. When I got it done I thought mom would like to go over town so she could the grocery store aisles but she didn't want to go... So away I went..I wasn't gone long though cuz I didn't eat before I left so I needed food.
Then I spent the afternoon in the basement running scans on my computer. Seems overnight my antivirus picked up that I had a virus. I tried to quarantine it but that failed so I had to choose another option to lock it and delete the file when I rebooted. so I don't even know what file it was.. but I just finished running a scan again and it is gone. Thank goodness. But in the meantime, I decided to run my two antispyware programs and got rid of 11 bad things with one program and 131 with another. Another Thank Goodness.
Now if we could just get rid of the people who have nothing better to do than to create more viruses that would be a big Thank Goodness.
Now I'm off to read blogs and then play a game and then go to bed.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
WHAT A DAY!!!
I am still not feeling 100% and mom has taken it upon herself to be annoying today... I went to find something for me to eat and suddenly she is right behind me asking if there is rhubarb in the freezer; then she came behind me with a jar of stuff and asked me if it was rhubarb jam..it wasn't so instead of just waiting until I was done what I was TRYING to do she kept bringing me jars asking if it was whatever. GRRR. Then she cooked the rhubarb that I found in the freezer and made huge messes.. on the stove AND the FLOOR AND the table.. so I had to mop the floor after she finished eating. I tell you I was so mad I was ready to toss her outside into the snowstorm and leave her there. So then I just went upstairs cuz something is being thumped around but she said it wasn't her... it had to be cuz she is the only one allowed to live upstairs. Just like it wasn't her that spilled the rhubarb on the stove and floor.. she really said that... I was cleaning up the stove and she came over to see what I was doing so I told her I was cleaning up a rhubarb spill and she said," I didn't spill." DUH
And later when I was trying to eat she brought me an envelope to address.. I snapped at her and said,"Why does it need to be done NOW? I am not going to the postoffice until the weather is better." She looked hurt and said," I guess I could try to address it myself." So I repeated my question about why it had to be done now. She had no reason... Guess she is just trying to drive me bonkers.. I know, it is a short drive. LOL
I know I just need to get away from here for an hour... but if I do SHE will come with me. LOL Oh well I'm just thinking spring.
Oh yeah and then when I came downstairs to heat up my brown rice and cabbage, "I" dropped my container of soft margarine on the floor.. the lid popped off and the margarine ( Becel) spilled onto the carpet.. good thing it is ugly orange shag.. it was easy to clean up... I guess I should have called mom down and said it wasn't me who spilled the margarine. Haha
Oh and to top it all off we are in a heavy snowfall advisory..on into Tuesday
And later when I was trying to eat she brought me an envelope to address.. I snapped at her and said,"Why does it need to be done NOW? I am not going to the postoffice until the weather is better." She looked hurt and said," I guess I could try to address it myself." So I repeated my question about why it had to be done now. She had no reason... Guess she is just trying to drive me bonkers.. I know, it is a short drive. LOL
I know I just need to get away from here for an hour... but if I do SHE will come with me. LOL Oh well I'm just thinking spring.
Oh yeah and then when I came downstairs to heat up my brown rice and cabbage, "I" dropped my container of soft margarine on the floor.. the lid popped off and the margarine ( Becel) spilled onto the carpet.. good thing it is ugly orange shag.. it was easy to clean up... I guess I should have called mom down and said it wasn't me who spilled the margarine. Haha
Oh and to top it all off we are in a heavy snowfall advisory..on into Tuesday
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Curling, Shovelling and Snow
This morning I spent from 11 AM to about 1:30PM watching Curling.. I love WATCHING but have no desire to learn how. After it was over I decided it was time for some exercise and fresh air. I went out with the intention of just shovelling the walk until I saw that there was about 6 inches of snow in my driveway so I shovelled that out as well. Just as I got it finished and came into the house it started to snow and it is still snowing now at 8:12 pm
That quilting project I was working on and I had said I didn't enjoy it....well, surprise, surprise.. I find that I am enjoying it after all.
Anyway, I have had a funny tummy all day today.. couldn't decide if I was ill or what was really wrong with me but after supper it hit me... and I started a marathon to the bathroom.. Hopefully the Immodium will kick in soon. I let it go as long as I could stand it and then decided to take some. Now I'm sitting here typing and listening the fireplace channel.. that is as close as I can get to a wood fire anymore.
Well, I guess I shall go cut out some more fabric for my project OR play a game.. not sure which I'll do yet...Sigh!! so many choices, hey??? LOL
That quilting project I was working on and I had said I didn't enjoy it....well, surprise, surprise.. I find that I am enjoying it after all.
Anyway, I have had a funny tummy all day today.. couldn't decide if I was ill or what was really wrong with me but after supper it hit me... and I started a marathon to the bathroom.. Hopefully the Immodium will kick in soon. I let it go as long as I could stand it and then decided to take some. Now I'm sitting here typing and listening the fireplace channel.. that is as close as I can get to a wood fire anymore.
Well, I guess I shall go cut out some more fabric for my project OR play a game.. not sure which I'll do yet...Sigh!! so many choices, hey??? LOL
Saturday, January 10, 2009
JUST ANOTHER HO HUM DAY
I slept in until 9:15 today!!!! And after I had my breakfast and took my pills I went out and shovelled off the sidewalk. We are supposed to get snow daily for the next few days so I figured I best get existing snow off there first. Well, by the time I reached the last two sidewalk squares the wind came up and I was sure it had ripped my skin off my face. It hurt so bad... Everything was fine when I came in though.
I'm watching Curling on TSN.. not really enjoying it cuz they are playing for money and not points.. I understand the points counting but not sure how they figure out who gets the money for each end. But it is still better than sitting upstairs trying to make conversation with mom.
Speaking of mom, ... after her nap she got all dressed up and walked up and down the sidewalk until she got cold. The wind chill is still there so she didn't stay out long. And it is starting to SNOW again too.
I haven't heard from my daughter since Thursday night when she phoned me and told me NOT to text or phone her cuz she had her cell phone stuck in a bag of rice hoping to dry it out.. She had it in her housecoat pocket and tossed it all in the washing machine. Said she only had it in there for a minute or two... I noticed she was across the street at her friend Randy's last night so I know she is okay at least. LOL She starts work in the Bakery again on Monday.. Sure hope she keeps the job cuz there has been so many lay offs lately and it is getting worse. Getting to the point if you have a job ( no matter what the pay ) you better work hard to keep it.
Haven't figured out what I want for supper tonight.. It is getting so food just isn't appealing to me anymore. I more or less eat cuz I have to. I know there is some leftovers but will need to add to them, I think.. I will make a coleslaw for veggie. There is KD left.. that is another thing... KD is something that I used to keep on had for days when I really didn't know WHAT I wanted to eat and it was always sooooooooo good but I find that I don't LIKE it anymore. I prefer plain elbow macaroni with some Becel on it. I cook up a potful and then freeze it when it has cooled so that when I want some, I just nuke it. Same with rice.. They both freeze so well. I'm hoping my not wanting to eat is weather related and not something wrong with me.
Well best I turn around and pay attention to the game again.
I'm watching Curling on TSN.. not really enjoying it cuz they are playing for money and not points.. I understand the points counting but not sure how they figure out who gets the money for each end. But it is still better than sitting upstairs trying to make conversation with mom.
Speaking of mom, ... after her nap she got all dressed up and walked up and down the sidewalk until she got cold. The wind chill is still there so she didn't stay out long. And it is starting to SNOW again too.
I haven't heard from my daughter since Thursday night when she phoned me and told me NOT to text or phone her cuz she had her cell phone stuck in a bag of rice hoping to dry it out.. She had it in her housecoat pocket and tossed it all in the washing machine. Said she only had it in there for a minute or two... I noticed she was across the street at her friend Randy's last night so I know she is okay at least. LOL She starts work in the Bakery again on Monday.. Sure hope she keeps the job cuz there has been so many lay offs lately and it is getting worse. Getting to the point if you have a job ( no matter what the pay ) you better work hard to keep it.
Haven't figured out what I want for supper tonight.. It is getting so food just isn't appealing to me anymore. I more or less eat cuz I have to. I know there is some leftovers but will need to add to them, I think.. I will make a coleslaw for veggie. There is KD left.. that is another thing... KD is something that I used to keep on had for days when I really didn't know WHAT I wanted to eat and it was always sooooooooo good but I find that I don't LIKE it anymore. I prefer plain elbow macaroni with some Becel on it. I cook up a potful and then freeze it when it has cooled so that when I want some, I just nuke it. Same with rice.. They both freeze so well. I'm hoping my not wanting to eat is weather related and not something wrong with me.
Well best I turn around and pay attention to the game again.
Friday, January 9, 2009
GROAN
There is NO let up with this cold.. I was watching the news at noon and Northern Alberta will remain in the cold. It isn't that I have somewhere I need to be but it is the fact that I can't go when I want... And now that one isn't supposed to let their vehicle idle for more than 3 minutes I hate to go anywhere. The bylaw isn't here yet but it is being talked about in Edmonton... That is really stupid with weather like ours...
I made a nice pot of soup this morning. I had gotten the bones before Christmas but had just left them in my patio until I had the mood to make soup. Today seemed like a good day with wind chill temps of -46F... and boy howdy that soup was excellent for lunch.
I'm having a hard time coming up with 5 things to be happy about.. The hardest part is that we can't put down the same thing in a week.. so everyday needs to be 5 different things that the days before. I didn't start this challenge until January 7th so starting on the 14th I could repeat something.. I'm going to try NOT to repeat in a month though.. Surely there is different things to be happy about daily.
Ghost Whisperer is on tonight so finally I have something I can watch.. Can't wait for Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother and other reality shows to come on again. Have to check and see if the Mole is coming this year too.
I made a nice pot of soup this morning. I had gotten the bones before Christmas but had just left them in my patio until I had the mood to make soup. Today seemed like a good day with wind chill temps of -46F... and boy howdy that soup was excellent for lunch.
I'm having a hard time coming up with 5 things to be happy about.. The hardest part is that we can't put down the same thing in a week.. so everyday needs to be 5 different things that the days before. I didn't start this challenge until January 7th so starting on the 14th I could repeat something.. I'm going to try NOT to repeat in a month though.. Surely there is different things to be happy about daily.
Ghost Whisperer is on tonight so finally I have something I can watch.. Can't wait for Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother and other reality shows to come on again. Have to check and see if the Mole is coming this year too.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Here I am again!
Big change of plans for today.... I shovelled the driveway and I figured since I had done that I might as well start the truck and go clean out the mailbox. Good thing I did cuz they had taken my mail out and made a parcel of it. It was soooooooo full.
Mom always lets on that being stuck in the house doesn't bother her but she sure jumped at the chance to go to the grocery store and walk... and she was so giddy as we were driving over there. I almost commented and then thought better of it.
Anyway, on the big change of plans... instead of having baked beans tonight we had KFC.. Thursday is 20% off for seniors so I gave mom my money and she bought us supper. I didn't enjoy it as much as I used to... Seems to me that eating out has lost its appeal.. I DO love to go eat out in the summer though.
I just heated up my rice bag and have it laying across my left shoulder.. It feels like the shoulder is out of joint or something. I don't imagine shovelling helped it either. And I have more shovelling to do tomorrow.
Oh I got buttermilk today so I can make some of my Big batch Bran muffins. The kind where the batter can be in the fridge up to 6 weeks. They are soooo good. I usually bake them all up and then freeze them already baked. I do the same with pancakes.. make up a quadruple batch and then freeze them and toast them when we want them.
You know, sometimes I wonder why I bother paying $55 every month for satellite.. I havent' had much to watch lately and tonight is no different. Can't wait for Survivor, Amazing Race, and Big Brother to come on.
And on that note, I'm off to find something to entertain me.. Maybe I'll sit and yawn for awhile. haah
Mom always lets on that being stuck in the house doesn't bother her but she sure jumped at the chance to go to the grocery store and walk... and she was so giddy as we were driving over there. I almost commented and then thought better of it.
Anyway, on the big change of plans... instead of having baked beans tonight we had KFC.. Thursday is 20% off for seniors so I gave mom my money and she bought us supper. I didn't enjoy it as much as I used to... Seems to me that eating out has lost its appeal.. I DO love to go eat out in the summer though.
I just heated up my rice bag and have it laying across my left shoulder.. It feels like the shoulder is out of joint or something. I don't imagine shovelling helped it either. And I have more shovelling to do tomorrow.
Oh I got buttermilk today so I can make some of my Big batch Bran muffins. The kind where the batter can be in the fridge up to 6 weeks. They are soooo good. I usually bake them all up and then freeze them already baked. I do the same with pancakes.. make up a quadruple batch and then freeze them and toast them when we want them.
You know, sometimes I wonder why I bother paying $55 every month for satellite.. I havent' had much to watch lately and tonight is no different. Can't wait for Survivor, Amazing Race, and Big Brother to come on.
And on that note, I'm off to find something to entertain me.. Maybe I'll sit and yawn for awhile. haah
*Sigh* Another Day of Wind Chill Factor
When will this winter ever end??? Our wind chill for today is -40 and is supposed to continue all day long.. and the snow is coming everyday until Monday....Yesterday I was sooooooooo down that I wanted to cry all day long but I didn't.. Instead I sat down and wrote out 5 things that made me happy.. I think I will try to do that daily... only in one week I cannot write something over again.. so if I say something like"my computer to keep me in touch with my friends." I cannot write it again this week even though daily I am thankful for my computer... It is going to be a tough challenge. I am not going to do it on the blog though.. it will be my own private journal.
Something kinda funny happened this morning after I had my breakfast... I was sitting on the couch and started to yawn... Mom said to me," Oh are you still tired this morning?" Well, I snorted and said," No I'm only yawning for entertainment ." She kind of chuckled... Well why else would a person yawn??
It is like when I come home from over town and when I come in she says," Oh you are back?" I tend to say everytime, "No I'm still shopping."
I still haven't figured out what I am making for supper. If I lived alone it would be easy but having someone else to consider I must come up with a menu of sorts. SHE wouldn't mind if there was no meat in it either.... but I must have my protein... I have some baked beans in the freezer and some KD cooked so maybe we will have that with a salad. Mom has rhubarb cooked up so she can have that for dessert.
Was just thinking and chatting on MSN with my niece.. and discovered that I have no personal friends.. ones where I can go out for coffee with... but I am lucky in that I've got many online friends. Cannot share a cuppa with them but I look forward to their emails daily and I worry if I don't hear from them.. What WOULD I do without internet??? What did I ever do before internet?? Oh right, I had my farm animals to talk to.. and firewood to split and stack and actual things to do so I didn't have time to feel sorry for myself...
Okay, baked beans are being defrosted as I type.. so that is our protein and mom will be happy. She prefers that type of protein whereas I prefer a big juicy steak.
Well, I'm off to check emails and Facebook and I really should do something to move around a bit. I might be back tonight.
Something kinda funny happened this morning after I had my breakfast... I was sitting on the couch and started to yawn... Mom said to me," Oh are you still tired this morning?" Well, I snorted and said," No I'm only yawning for entertainment ." She kind of chuckled... Well why else would a person yawn??
It is like when I come home from over town and when I come in she says," Oh you are back?" I tend to say everytime, "No I'm still shopping."
I still haven't figured out what I am making for supper. If I lived alone it would be easy but having someone else to consider I must come up with a menu of sorts. SHE wouldn't mind if there was no meat in it either.... but I must have my protein... I have some baked beans in the freezer and some KD cooked so maybe we will have that with a salad. Mom has rhubarb cooked up so she can have that for dessert.
Was just thinking and chatting on MSN with my niece.. and discovered that I have no personal friends.. ones where I can go out for coffee with... but I am lucky in that I've got many online friends. Cannot share a cuppa with them but I look forward to their emails daily and I worry if I don't hear from them.. What WOULD I do without internet??? What did I ever do before internet?? Oh right, I had my farm animals to talk to.. and firewood to split and stack and actual things to do so I didn't have time to feel sorry for myself...
Okay, baked beans are being defrosted as I type.. so that is our protein and mom will be happy. She prefers that type of protein whereas I prefer a big juicy steak.
Well, I'm off to check emails and Facebook and I really should do something to move around a bit. I might be back tonight.
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