Thank goodness the antibiotics did their job and my sinus infection has cleared up. Unfortunately my hubby has come down with it, so I have to take him to the doctor to get him some antibiotics too! This is the first time in three years that he has come down with a cold. When he gets sick, he ends up so sick that he is usually sent to the Emergency Room because he gets dehydrated. It’s hard to get him to drink enough fluids, he just hides in bed under the covers and complains he’s sick and won’t eat or drink. So he ends up in the ER. I told him this time I’m not going to put up with that and he’s going to the doctor NOW!
Brain Food
by Mary AnneMy sister sent me a link for a newspaper that she used to read in California.
On the comics page are all the links to the day’s comics, which is cool if you don’t get a newspaper and want to read your favorite comic strips. But the best part is just below the comics where it says “Super Quiz.” They don’t update these links exactly right, but the bottom link is the oldest of 3 day’s worth of quizzes. The remaining 4 links are mixed up with 2 day’s worth of quizzes. ((It was meant to be a link for Mon – Tues – Wed – Thur – Fri, but they don’t keep it up like that. But out of the 5 links there are always 3 day’s worth of quizzes.)
The quizzes are very interesting on a variety of subjects, and sometimes even when you think you don’t know the answer, by having to talk out loud your reasoning and possible choices, sometimes you will surprise yourself and really know the answers. It is better to do the quiz with at least one other person – makes it more fun and it is nice to get the recognition when you come up with the right answer.
Exercising With DH
by Mary AnneOne of the secrets to a successful diet and exercise program is to have a buddy doing it with you. So to support DH in his quest to lose 12 pounds by the first of summer . . . well, around here the first of summer is actually Memorial Day . . .I’ve invited him to join me in my walking each morning for 30 minutes.
It’s really cold this time of year, but we are somewhat used to it and we have lots of great cold weather gear. The cold air just makes me want to walk faster, and that’s good for the exercise value.
So we headed out this morning just as the sun was coming up. It was very invigorating to be outside just before dawn and see the beautiful sunrise over our new home in the hills. And it was nice to have company for a change!
Undecorating the tree
by Mary AnneI try hard to undecorate the Christmas Tree on January 1st whenever I can. When I was a kid my parents told me that it’s supposed to bring good luck to you for the coming year if you do that. Well, this year it just did not happen. We got too busy with other things, and believe it or not I finally got around to taking the decorations off today. I got started last weekend but then had to stop and tend to other things. I hate it when life gets in the way, don’t you?
So, I finally got the last of the decorations off of the tree; now it’s up to hubby to remove the tree itself. Another Christmas passed by, and Valentine’s Day is approaching!
Went to the CompUSA Clearance Sale
by Mary AnneLast week I happened to drive by the CompUSA store and saw a sign on the door about going out of business. Oh my goodness – what a shocker! That is the only place that I would go to get computer and printer equipment – I’m going to miss that store.
They have signs up saying that everything is clearance priced, so I went by there to see if there might be some bargains. Didn’t really see anything I wanted to get at a cheap enough price to buy it now. I could use an extra keyboard, but the only ones they had were $50, and I know I can get a better price at the Big W. The printers they were trying to sell were all too expensive, too. They didn’t have anything under $400. So, I didn’t spend any money in there and maybe that’s one reason they couldn’t stay in business – prices too high on stuff no one wants.