I'm glad that you and your family had a happy Easter, Donna! :):):)

I'm sure that you have already thought of calling the vet about the dose of Hattie's antihistamine, Bizi. It sounds like too much to me, too, but they may want her to continue to take it like that even tho it is making her so sleepy because they think she needs it. IDK. Poor thing :hug:

As far as the 5 IPA's- no judgement here either. When I would binge, I would drink more around 15 beers, if that makes you feel any better?

You made a promise to yourself that you wouldn't drink from lent until Easter, and you kept that promise. You didn't drink for 6 weeks (?), and that is great. You should be proud of that :hug::hug::hug:

I'm sorry that you are feeling remorseful now that you did drink on Easter. A lot of the self-abuse I'm sure you're doing now is part of being an alcoholic. It was one day, and there's nothing you can do about it now, so please try to forgive yourself (((HUGS)))

Jeff's award ceremony is this weekend, right?

The awards banquet is this thursday. and brian his brother is flying in for it.
I will pick him up at the airport at 1125 am. then take him to lunch at a restaurant called prejeans.
it is a cajun restaurant. and should be good food.
has a good reputation. and is rustic like cajun style. then go to the culture center for the history and such museum.
bizi

I would love to go to a restaurant like that!
It seems like a good introduction to Louisiana for him!

I think that you will have fun showing him around before the banquet tomorrow :)

How is Hattie doing? Did you or Jeff call the vet about the dose of antihistamine? And what they say if you called?

never called the vet just decreased the dose on our own.
Come to find out that brian has been here before. Back in 2002 he and his parents drove to see us.They took a trip to new orleans he has not done the things that I have planned for us. So that is good.
bizi

I'm sure that Brian will have a better time this trip! I hope you have a good time with him today, the banquet is nice, and Jeff is honored in a way he deserves! :)

I'm glad that you reduced Hattie's dose of the antihistamine. I hope she's comfortable and not Rip Van Winkle anymore :hug:

I think she(hattie) is worse. I have not seen her eat nor drink. She goes in to get her stitches removed tomorrow so she will be able to get the thunder shirt off so that is good. She doesn't like it.

She is still sneezing quite a bit. Poor girl.



I went to the chiropractors office yesterday. my back is painful on the right side. He adjusted my whole body and it felt good once he was done. But now my back is worse. It hurts when ever I move, especially when I lift my right leg.

I have an SI joint inflammation (sacral illiac). It is a repetitive stress injury from work. Last night, I used an ice pack then used the hot moist pillow that I had that jeff got for me. IT is for your neck but I use it on my back. You heat it up in the microwave and it magically creates moist heat.

I had a hard time getting to sleep and woke up often trying to get comfortable. Finally just got out of bed at 8;30. need to get going.
I think I will have to break down and take advil. with food.
he said 800mg. So I will take that now.



Brians flight is delayed due to weather. He is stuck in houston, has been texting me updates. Don't know when he will take off. He was due in at 11:30 but now...don't know at this point. I think he got up very early this morning. He will be hungry when he finally gets here, so far 45 minute delay he just let me know.


sick cat
pain in back
rain delay
not a good report.
bizi

Sorry about the delay

Its raining here too.

Been a long afternoon. Will see what the rest of the week and weekend
brings.

Donna :hug::grouphug:

The banquet was great!
so proud of jeff.
great to see his brother.
we ate lunch at prejeans and had fried alligator,cup of corn and crab bisque soup which was more like corn chowder no liquid. very tasty.
split an order of crawfish enchiladas which was very good.
then on to the cultural museum the movie was on the hour and was very long and depressing. It put brian to sleep he had hardly any sleep....he is in the shower now getting ready for bed. He has a habit of staying up late on his phone. Jeff has to get up early to teach an 8am lesson.
We need to leave the house at 9am for the swamp tour.
hopefully get a better nights sleep. It was hard sleeping with my back pain last night.(SI joint pain)



bizi

So glad the ceremony was great.

Have an great time with his brother.

Donna :grouphug::hug:

It's so great to hear that the banquet was so nice! :):):)

I'm glad that you had such a nice time at lunch with his brother eating alligator (:eek:)! And all the food you had was so good! :)

I'm sorry that the chiropractor's visit wasn't more helpful in the long-run, and you are still in so much pain (((HUGS)))
Did he give you any exercises to do? Do you think that more visits would be helpful?

I hope you are having a great time with your BIL this weekend, and any walking you are doing is not bothering your back :hug:

Bizi,

Does alligator taste like chicken?:D

(Sorry for being silly.)




M

No, Mari... not silly! I was wondering that, too! :D

yes the alligator tastes like chicken. one bite tasted fishy.
We dropped brian off at the air port this morning then came back to put on decent shoes and get my fanny pack, tissues water etc.shorts.
got to the grounds around 1pm then just got home tonight at 730pm.
fun day.
bizi

I remained alcohol free for lent and have been drinking ever since then.
hattie was very happy to get her staples out and thunder shirt off.
back to her old self.
her respiratory sinus stuff has gone away, no more sneezing, thank good ness!
the vet gave her an anti biotic shot thqat supposedly last 14 days so thqt is good as she is an almost impossible pill taker....jeff got good using a pill injector.
It was hot today 86 and high humidity.
summer is here in the south.
I threw my back out last week. have been going to see a chiropractor with some success.. Will continue to see him for 6 more weeks.
Heck of a deal $60 dollars for 4 visits.
Had left over beef stew for dinner tonight trying to stick to my 8 hour of eating drinking. Trying to do the intermittant fasting. though am drinking which burns up calories first.
Doing a load of laundry.....
bizi

Bizi,

That's good news about Hattie.

Good luck with your back.:hug::hug::hug:


M

great news about Hattie. Aleve helped my back pain.
bobby

Hattie must be feeling pretty footloose and fancy free right now! I hope she can enjoy that for a long time 😊

$60 for 4 sessions is a great deal! I hope it’s worth the money and he makes you feel a lot better :hug::hug::hug:

I can’t believe it was 86 out! :eek:
What’s it like after April?

hattie is over her sinus infection, no more sneezing! and feels quite free a bit leary of sudden movements like we might grab her and put her in the cat carrier.
she is very happy back to herself for the most part.
bizi

well anyone posting today was able to remember their passwords and log in...we have a new server now.
If you are reading I think you can request a new pass word using your email address.
bizi

I had forgotten all about that...

how are you doing
love
bobby

Thanks for checking on me bobby.:hug:


I am not happy with my life right now.
Have gotten off of my diet and have drank every night since easter.
I was thinking I would do a dry may but that resolve went straight out the window. So eating freely and drinking freely means that I gain weight and that is what has happened.:(
sigh
not happy at all.
My back is much better, still seeing a chiro. I think he is helping.
2 days ago I woke up with severe pain in my shoulder like I slept on it wrong.
He adjusted my shoulder. I think it is on the mend. It feels better now just sore still.


My work is slow and has me concerned. So I have been going around and dropping off business cards and brocheres. Went to a senior center and she allowed me to have them there, she even had a display holder that I could use.:)
I am going to call about he council on aging paper, they were closed already when I called yesterday. Not sure what their prices are. I have used them before but am not sure how successful it was. The paper comes out 6 times a year. I think I should reach out every day passing out business cards etc.


Today and tomorrow are off and I don't have plans. It is supposed to rain today...right now..it is over cast. I should work in the yard, every thing has been neglected so it cries for attention, am overwhelmed when I think about it. Last weekend I worked in getting a bed of cannas cleared out, it felt good doing something that I could see a difference. Maybe just work on cleaning off the patio? We need a new mat out there, ours is falling a part.. Maybe I could find a new one.


Jeff just said it rained last night and this morning, he got up early. I did not get up until 10:30. Was miserable last night overly full and had too much to drink.
sigh
I really need to get back to my dieting.
sigh
bizi

don't beat yourself up!! have you tried aleve? it has really helped my lower back pain. I don't even have to take it everyday. I haven't gotten on the scale.
love
bobby

I’m sorry that you aren’t happy with life right now. I wish there was an easy way for you to find balance (((HUGS)))

It looks like you have come up with some good advertising ideas. I hope you are able to pick up some new clients soon! :)

It’s nice that you will have this weekend free! I hope you enjoy it! :)

I used the blue emu on my shoulder last night, Think I will try it today as well.
Thank you for writing bobby and kay.
I appreciate your support.
(((((HUGS))))))
bizi

aleve works much better for me than blue emu

I am glad that the aleve works for you bobby.
bizi

I finally did some work! I washed the outside windows for both the patio and the back door.
I took a broom to the out side carport and knock down the cob webs and such from the ceiling of the car port and wiped down the ledges.
Jeff and I had lunch at chris' today. We split a muffalotta. Yum it was delicious!
Went to tuesday morning store and bought a new out door mat for the patio. Jeff hosed off the patio and when it drys I will put it where the old one was which is now in the trash.


I am changing the subject.


my husband has been studying the topic of non dualism. I think he is being brainwashed and I looked up cult and non dualism and there seems to be a consensus that it is a cult.
I mentioned this to him the other day. and he shrugged it off.
He is spending all of his free time listening to videos, books etc. anything related to this. He even sent his brother a book about it. He is not playing the guitar as much...he also has been glued to his phone, videos etc.

sigh
I guess he could be doing worse things....like having an affair.
I just feel left out. I tried to read one of the articles and could not grasp the meanings, it was over my head so to speak.


bizi

Biz

Stay with him. He might get tired and moved on to something else.

It looks like it has practices similar to yoga, shares features with Buddhist philosophy, and has similar ideas of Eckhart Tolle.

M

I can't stand Eckhart Tolle. i really like Buddism. Thanks for looking it up
Bobby

I’m glad you had a productive day yesterday! :)

If I remember correctly, Jeff got hooked on something else strange in the past? I guess that he moved on from it, so he will likely move on from this as well, hopefully soon. I would probably feel a little left out in the meantime, too tho (((HUGS)))

Thank you for the explanation, Mari.

Yes jeff was into the power of now.
Another philosophy.
bizi

I agree with Bobby. The Power of Now/ Eckhart Tolle sucks.


Jeff might be comfortable with Buddhism. It's got 2,000 plus years behind it.



M

It’s too bad you can’t tell him exactly that directly, Mari.

How are your back, hip, and shoulder doing Bizi?

my shoulder is fine.
my SI joint/back/hip pain is much better I can almost bend to the right with out hurting. What will be telling is when I work...
sitting on that stool and bending over really was painful so we shall see.


Thank you for asking.
bizi

I really hope that the rest that you got from having the weekend off helps and your pain doesn’t flare up as badly again when you return to work (((HUGS)))

Good luck with work

How are you doing?

Thank you for checking up on me bobby.
Woke up early today making more coffee.
Jeff was snoring last night, hard to fall asleep. I usually snore so the hand was changed.
I have an early morning appointment 830 so had to get up earlier than I like, perhaps that is why I got up and stayed up(had to pee).
Saw my chiropractor yesterday and he adjusted me. It hurts when he does it but feels better when he is done.
I hope you all have a nice day.
bizi