Some days are more Golden than others.
Far Guy and I and Sadie had a quiet weekend. Sadie enjoyed walks each day with Noah. (She came back tired!)
This is Sadies I think you forgot to feed me look. FYI she was fed!
Far Guy and I are packing up and venturing back to our home in the woods one day this week.
Jen and Andy have been off on an adventure with beautiful views!
They will return today. Sadie will be thrilled!
Whats cooking: Far Guy made a steak and baked potato along with fruit for our Easter meal.
Minnesota weather: High 41F or 5C Low was 19 or -7C it was a windy day so it felt cold. Some of the snow melted a little.
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It snowed about 3 maybe 4 inches and melted some on Friday. We are all set for round two of the Winter Storm...who knows maybe it will fizzle out.
The roads were snowy and slippery when we took Sadie to daycare but dry when we picked her up.
Grandson Noah came over and shoveled the walk and the driveway.
Dogs are forever hopeful...seems like they are always optimistic.
They never realize that the stick they have carried from the woods has to be left outside.
Surely it will fit inside?
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy snow and areas of blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. * WHEN...From 1 PM Friday to 7 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult to impossible. Falling and blowing snow will lead to areas of quick and sudden reductions to visibility, making travel difficult, especially in rural areas that are prone to blowing snow. The hazardous conditions will impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
I am working on colors in the stash. The stash could be an ongoing project for several years:)
Sadie is turning more red than golden this Spring.
She was waiting patiently for someone more exciting than me to come home!
Who knew? Sadie can hear me say popcorn downstairs when she is upstairs, she comes running! She sometimes has great expectations when I put my corn bag in the microwave to heat it up...and looks so disappointed when I say nope not popcorn this time.
She is very good company for all of us.
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Happy Birthday Far Guy! You have had a tough year but you have survived to celebrate another birthday here with me! I am thankful for the Doctors and Nurses that helped you get through the year.
AND Sadie she helped you too!
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Sadie had a dog over for playtime. Her name was Penny...she was a Bulldog with lots of wrinkles on her face and she sounded funny...all in the snout. They got along fine for a little while...then they fought over a bone so all bone type chew toys were taken out of the toy basket. Later in the day they got into it again....in retaliation Penny peed on Sadie's dog bed. Uffda.
Sadie was missing her bed.
Far Guy and I ventured out to Hobby Lobby and there were dog beds there and one hopped in my cart along with some yarn!
She likes her new bed just fine...I wish it was a darker color but we can cover it with her old dog bed cover as it was washable.
She had to smell it all over and then turn around about six times and settled down with a sigh.
Then she had a long nap!
Minnesota weather: High 30F or -1C Low was 26F or -3C Mostly cloudy day.
Supper: Pizza using the Pillsbury pizza crust topped with Italian sausage, pepperoni and cheese.
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I finished up a bunch of water colorings for cards. I only have a few more stamped...however I do know where a bunch of stamps are in the craft room. Possibly I will call this project good and move onto something else.
We had a very quiet day, I cleaned two bathrooms except for the floors...I am still not getting down on my hands and knees to scrub. Maybe one day soon. I did some laundry and worked on a baby blanket while watching The Closer on Netflix.
Sadie keeps one eye on us all the time. When she sleeps she lays in front of the front door so we cannot escape.
Her people will return late Sunday night. Last we heard they were boarding their flight in Cincinnati and that 90% of the flights had been cancelled due to weather. Jen was visiting a friend in Ohio and Andy was Master of Ceremonies at a Vex Tournament.
We made homemade pizza using a Pillsbury Pizza Dough for supper...just as good as a Pizza Shop.
Only six medical appointments this week. Sure hope it warms up for the appointments on Thursday and Friday!
Another cold day in Minnesota: High -10F or -23C Low was -20F or -29C eh!
Extreme Cold Warning in effect until Monday, 9:00 AM CST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service
* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
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to snow. Yes, it can be too cold to snow. Too cold to go outside...for people. Sadie manages to lounge out on the deck and get a good roll in the snow when ever she feels like it!
This is the drop zone...the place where we stack up mail forAndy and Jen, Doggie Daycare did the photo of Sadie for Christmas.
Saturday activities...Far Guy did some woodcarving. I did some watercoloring on some stamped cards. Far Guy managed most of supper we had chili and grilled cheese...he is a great prep cook and had everything ready for me to toast the sandwiches after I finished my nap. He is now watching Hockey and I will join him soon. We pet Sadie...I may put her on the treadmill again tonight so she gets a walk! Thursday night she refused my suggestion, Friday she was anxious to get going on the treadmill as I showed her a treat in my pocket. She reminds us when it is 5 PM and we should feed her...same thing at 8PM when she gets a treat and a second supper. She will be happy when her people get back from their travels.
Minnesota weather: High -3F or -19C Low was -30F or -34C eh!
Stay warm!
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Far Guy had a project.
It had so many tiny parts, every time I walked by his work table I shook my head. He has patience to find all the parts, follow the directions and put it all together.
We are fortunate enough to have a Golden Retriever who loves us here at Jen and Andy's home.
She was real patient with us one evening. Jen put Sadie in the pantry and then taped up Christmas paper over the doorway and for treats Sadie poked her head out.
Sadie is a very happy dog. She lets us pet her as much as we want! She is four years old now.
It was a skating rink outside on Friday...it rained during the night and ice covered everything. The main routes were okay but the side roads are glare ice. Coming home from the Infusion yesterday I had to attempt the driveway twice. Slow and steady the second attempt was successful.
Minnesota weather; High 28F or -2C and Low was 24F or -4C eh!
Supper was a Chef's salad, fruit and some sweet potato fries. (Sadie liked the sweet potato fries)
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I was minding my own business working on Christmas ornaments when I heard peals of laughter downstairs. Then my phone pinged.
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Far Guy must be stressing me out as I am real sleepy. I do not get anxious...and if I do ...I clean something or have a nap. Far Guy says I do not get anxious properly or for that matter worry properly.
Jen took her Dad to radiation yesterday. I had the morning off to just sit and watch TV and crochet a bit.
We had salad and bbq chicken for supper.
Minnesota weather; High 42F or 6C low was 33F or 1 C eh!
Recently I sorted through fake Christmas greenery in the craft room and made this arrangement in an old milk bottle. That is Christmas paper rolled on a pencil for filler inside the milk bottle.
Sadie needed some attention so for fun we took her to the dog park.
Jen threw the ball for her.
Sadie is there in the center of the photo...she is really a red color this Fall.
It was an alarming day first thing in the morning, the sump pump alarm was going off so we hollered for help from Andy. Nothing like being awake at o dark thirty. I think we are all struggling with the time change...Sadie too.
We relaxed and napped during the day. We watched the movie Hey God Its me Margaret. A very enjoyable movie. Far Guy even laughed a few times.
We need the weekend to rest up for the radiation treatments next week. Five down fifteen to go. So far no huge side effects from the radiation, he uses a special radiation cream a number of times during the day. His Doctor suggested a new med to help with his anxiety...well that was not a good idea because the side effects were horrid. Hopefully we have him back on track again for a bit with his meds.
I started a new hoodie/ scarf with pockets for Cee Cee...she and her brother both had requests for me. Hey Mikey wants a green and white striped scarf with fringe AND both said make us mittens...so I am going to try to knit some mittens. It will be an adventure. I have attempted crochet mittens but just don't like how they turn out....so knitting it is....I believe I recall attempting to knit some about 40 years ago.
Here is a photo of Sadie...I played with removing the background...as the other three people in the photo were not looking at me.
As you can see she is one beauty of a dog!
As we made supper...Tacos and Far Guy's Italian Sausage, Chili with no beans, philly cream cheese and velveeta cheese dip we noticed strange white things in the air outside floating past the windows.
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It was a pretty Fall day high in the mid 40's and sunny. Nice weather!!
Far Guy did not have to wait around for his radiation treatment yesterday. He barely sat down and they called his name. I went with him to wait after the really long wait for his treatment the previous day. 35 minutes and we were in and out of the Cancer Center. Yeah us! Three treatments down and seventeen to go.
We picked up our grocery order from Walmart and prescriptions at the corner of happy and healthy where for once they actually had the right prescriptions. Will wonders ever cease?
Not so nice...I had to seen at the Express Clinic. Since I have RA other things happen from time to time. Pleurisy, I had it one time years ago, I am on meds for the next five days and hope it is all gone by then. Pleurisy is pain from inflammation when your lung rubs up against your chest wall. Uffda...it is no fun but hopefully will be all better soon. Luckily I only have the pain on my right side. Old people get the darndest stuff.
Really nice that this dog still loves us.
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We got to see this dog! She did not forget us.
I didn't have any Cheerios and she really didn't like me sticking a cell phone in her face.
We had a good visit with her and her owners and we are now back home again in the woods.
Supper was leftover spaghetti and salad.
Minnesota Weather: Cloudy and Cool. High 43F or 6C Low was30F or -1C eh.
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Three appointments down..three to go..and Friday is a day off!
Far Guy saw his Oncologist. A different maintenance medication will be tried, as the present one has a number of bad side effects...think thrown into the deep end of menopause. The cancer is all gone however the Doctor would recommend three weeks of radiation treatments. Due to Far Guy's fragile lungs and his heart function a specialist in Radiology must evaluate him.
We met with Great Grandson Hey Mikey's third grade teacher. A donation was made to that classroom in memory of Far Guy's sister Jan who taught third grade most of her teaching career. The donation will go for books, a field trip and water safety!
Jen removed the stitches from my forehead with only a little trouble because they were very tiny stitches...she consulted a You Tube Video at one point while I waited under her lit magnifying glass.
Sadie came home from Daycare to greet us and Andy made burgers on the grill...delicious!
The next morning Far Guy had all of his staples and stitches removed from his chest. He talked at length with his surgeon. Far Guy is his career #3 man with breast cancer. Regarding radiation the Surgeon said he would trust the opinion of the Radiology specialist and that risk vs reward is a tough call.
After that appointment we headed home.
I drove most of the way...Far Guy drove the last 60 miles so I could rest a bit.
Cloudy skies in our area. We had afternoon naps...in my case more of a sleep and for supper we warmed up some of the fabulous Pizza we made on Monday. Leftovers can be a blessing.
Minnesota weather: High of 56F or 13C Low was 50F or 10C eh!
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Sadie is a good friend. She lets us pet and scratch her as much as we want.
She lays outside when we wood carve and her beautiful coat gets full of wood chips.
She likes to bark at the dogs next door Nova a Black Lab, and the two little dogs one of which is a tripod and Trixie.
She listens quite well to me and when she barks I call her to come and she does without hesitation.
This week the big pool was covered up so leaves don’t fall into the water. She still has a small wading pool to lay down in…of course that is not the same as a good swim.
It was another nice day in Minnesota high was in the 70’s and we had a nice breeze.
Far Guy is feeling pretty good, he is recovering from the surgery better than either of us expected. He has an appetite and he takes nothing for pain.
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