Sent: Apr 10, 2018, 12:28 PM

Recipients: Daughter, Son, Daughter-in-Law

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I just got an email from Indiana Department of Revenue:

File by April 17!  Tax Season Ends in one week!

I’m really glad they cleared that up for me.  I thought this stress was never going to end.

Sent: Apr 30, 2018, 10:26 PM

Recipients: Daughter, Son, Daughter-in-Law

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May the Force be with you this week!

Yes, I know its not May 4th.  The Force has nothing to do with May.

Its the energy around us.

AND…not only did I prove myself smarter than the Dyson vacuum (this is also VD Day- get it?  Victory over Dyson), I finished the basket of lavender in the 1000 piece puzzle!  So…I wanted to pass along my positive energy.

No, I didn’t change my sheets or do laundry.  I am down to ONE of the 10 pairs of reading glasses that are supposed to be scattered around the house.  I think they have tiny invisibility cloaks just to piss me off.

However, tomorrow is another day!

Sent: Jul 3, 2018, 5:12 PM

Recipients: Daughter, Son, Daughter-in-Law

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So I saw this video about a chimp that gets reunited with his foster parents every now and then.  The chimps reaction when he sees them is awesome – so many hugs.

I might need a chimp.

No.  I’m not watching ‘Miracle’.  If you don’t understand the reference, you need to watch the movie.  Again.

Yesterday, I got home from work and took Lillie for our nightly walk around the yard.  Originally, the plan was to leave work early and mow the leaves.  For the first time!  However, it rained.  I seriously think God wants me to leave the leaves where they are this year.

Anyway, when we rounded the barn, I saw that Naturalscape had come and piled up the back burn pile.  JUST when we were making progress in eliminating the ash!  Alas, we just have to burn it again. The good news is that they removed the broken top of the bald cypress so I don’t have to see it every day and be sad.  It was too much for me to move by myself and K and I forgot last weekend.

Anyway, I digress.

After we rounded the tree, I decided that the weather didn’t need to be a total waste (it was 52 degrees), and decided to pick up limbs and deliver them to the burn pile.  After about 4 trips, I picked up the last stack and a small limbs whipped around and hit me in the eye.  It was painful.  The left eye.  The one that got the ear mite drops and the umbrella poke.  I decided we were done picking up sticks.  Normally, I pick up sticks while I mow and therefore am wearing my protective glasses.  New rule – no stick picking up without protective glasses.

I did all the right stuff, but it was very painful.  K tried to rinse it out before I went to bed; however, I had to get up 3 more times in attempt to rinse the eye.

I basically had a patch over my eye from 5:30 pm yesterday to 6pm tonight.  There is no need to think Pirates were cool.  Wearing a patch on one eye is very annoying.  I did call the doctor; however, he was not in and didn’t return my call.  My vision was affected, so I was concerned that I had torn my Lasik flap – something the doc is always concerned about.

However, then I hit on the idea of debris in my eye and that made sense.  After the second eye flooding this morning, we may have tackled it.  Its still sore and my vision isn’t back; however, its MUCH better than yesterday.

So. I have a fever blister from my cold, I’m wearing a patch over one eye, but other than that, life is great.

I made beef stroganoff tonight and K took over the chopping since she made me a Moscow Mule and evidently didn’t feel I should add sharp knives to my mix tonight.  I put the rest of the Layer Cake wine in the stroganoff, so I’m half in the bag, as they say.

I really don’t need anything for Christmas, but if you feel you must – I wouldn’t mind one of the new Better Homes cookbook.  I have the original and read lately that they issued an updated one.

Anyway…hope all is well.

Love,

Mom

So…worked a bit late and didn’t feel cooking.

I decided on Arby’s.

THere was a long line and I saw a poster for.,….

Ghiradelli Chocolate Shakes.  I thought – that sounds GREAT!  I deserve a shake today.

So, I got a roast turkey, poppers and the shake.

I started on the shake as soon as I drove away from the window recalling that my doctor wants me to stay away from sugar.  Yeah, well…..

As soon as I turned back onto Highway 50, there was a big billboard proclaiming:  Lose 30 pounds in 30 days.  Great.

I realized I could ‘lose’ a pound if I threw the shake out the window.  However, I can’t remember the last time I had a shake and I really do NOT litter.

I drank the entire shake.  I haven’t had poppers in a long time – they were fun.  The roast turkey was a nice change.

Good plan, Karen!

​OK.  I’m done with People Magazine.  They messed with Jennifer Garner.

They crossed a line and did a cover and story that she didn’t pose for and didn’t authorize.

They have crossed to the dark side (were probably half way there and I didn’t realize it).

Here’s the crazy thing…I used to look through the mag to see if there were stories on her because she is one of my fave’s!!!!

Hee hee.

Have a great day.

Hey!  I have been forced to watch a few commercials

Now I remember another reason I don’t like them (overriding reason is that so many of them are stupid) – I tend to think I need to buy the stuff they tell me about.  NOT the pharmaceuticals, mind you.

A few weeks ago, I saw the ‘kind’bar in a commercial so I bought some at the store.  I have no idea if these are any good for me.

I just saw a commercial for caramel M & M’s.  Now thats just a no brainer!  I will have some soon.

Creating a Blue Apron meal with wine adds several dimensions:

• My spelling might be off (I’ve had 2 glasses)
• Adds the brain boost option: 
  • What step am I on?
  • Where the heck is the parsley used?
  • Can I do these steps simultaneously?  Or will that ruin everything?
  • Can my salt/pepper grinders just give up the ship?  OR….are they out of the very product that you are grinding?  Hummmmmm
  • Did it take way too long for me to figure out there was NO salt in the grinder?
• Rationalization is easy – if you do things in the wrong steps….will you ever really taste the difference?  The wine says ‘no’.
• You might be adding time to meal prep due to re-reading and organizing ingredients
• Then again…who cares?  I”m on my second glass of wine
• Bonus points if you can do jazz hands while handling the large knife and not cutting yourself.  I managed!!!!!
• oh…Jazz hands were required for the One Republic, Snow Patrol , Cold Play and Train playing on my TV under that app that I simply cannot remember —-OH! Pandora.  Probably should have mentioned that first.