Another Sunday Passes.

Bandit  got into something on our nightly walk on the poop trail that made him vomit before we even got home. He proceeded to vomit off and on for the next twelve hours. . . twice on the bedroom carpet. Ewww. I was up and down with him most of that night and into the wee hours of the morning. All he seemed to want to do was lay in the snow. He wouldn't eat and was barely drinking all through Monday. 

Tuesday morning I was able to get him to eat chicken and rice and by that evening he was showing signs of being better. By Wednesday he was back to his old perky self with one exception - he now knows whining will get me to take him outside regardless of the time of day (2:30 a.m. included).

Made me realize how much I love him. 

Miles walked this week: Monday 2.72, Tuesday 2.84, Wednesday 4.04, Thursday 4.03, Friday 1.76, Saturday 1.19, Sunday 1.55.

Monday Mahem.

Garbage day, so I gave the rest of the banana nut muffins to the garbage guys. Hope they enjoy them. Too many calories for the diet I'm trying to follow, which is basically eating fewer calories than daily activity burns.

Finally finished putting the flooring down in the hall. Did some yesterday and finished off the part by the small bathroom this morning. Still have to purchase and install the baseboard, but noticeable progress is being made.

Got tired of seeing the aloe vera overcrowded and dieing, so decided to re-pot. Ran out of pots and thawed soil before running out of plants. Have to bring in some more soil from somewhere (or buy a small bag).

Sunday Morning.

Been a couple days since I wrote. Have been doing my couch potato impression. Watching TV mostly. 

Has been super cold here the last few days. Honey Bun disappeared for a couple days, but showed back up this morning. Was so happy to see him I gave both ferals a full can of cat food. 

Broke down and called Susie to see if she's feeling better. Turns out she had a "wicked" sinus infection. Poor girl. When I called at 2 p.m. she had just gotten out of bed because she was hungry. 

Depression has reared its ugly head again. Stopped taking vitamins for a few days. Seems to be all it takes to make me weepy.

Made banana nut muffins yesterday. Ate two in the morning and another two for evening snack. Then I read the calories: 300 each.  Went over daily target by almost five hundred calories. But that's okay. Am getting better at limiting food intake and am usually within the 1200-1500 range.

Picture is from after the snowstorm and before the cold snap.

Wednesday Wake Up.

Was woken at five o'clock to Bandit crying. Threw on some clothes and got him quickly outside so he could you know what.

Didn't sleep well at all last night. Been tossing and turning since before one. Not sure why. Couldn't shut my head up. Not necessarily bad things. Memories. Hopes. Plans. The usual. So tired now I'm going to take a nap.

Tuesday Tasks.

Shovel, shovel, shovel. Then shovel some more. Good exercise, but hard on the back.

There's probably fifteen inches of snow on the ground right now and more on the way. The birds are congregating at and under the feeders. Nice to see the cardinal is back. Blue Jays are as well. 

My indoor plants aren't doing well. Haven't figured out why.

Called Susie this morning. She's still sick. Dan went back to work even though he's still sick -not as bad as it was. Jacob only got a mild case, so he's feeling better. Sure do hope she's better soon. 

Not sure what to do today. Feel like taking a nap.

MLK Monday.

Roughly ten inches of that four letter word for cold and nasty (sn*w) greeted us this morning. Could barely open the front door. Shoveled off the front porch and stairs while Bandit did his business. It is heavy packing snow and we're anticipating another three to six inches before the precipitation ends later today.

Today I'm grateful I don't have to drive in these conditions.

Managed to quilt part of the wall hanging. Hope to finish today. 

Sunday Shivers.

Just came back in from walking Bandit. Minus one on the thermometer, minus thirteen with the wind chill. It was a quick fifteen minute walk. Don't know how the ferals stay warm in this cold.

Now I'm sipping a cup of hazelnut coffee. It's not very good, but maybe the caffeine will jump start my day.

Never did make stir fry last night. Had the last of the chili instead. Guess today will be stir fry.