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Not a single deer this year. Something weird going on here this year......
What's everybody doing today?
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Sunday school and church. Came home and made coleslaw. Peanut has a tubby time today. She hates it! Found all papers for veterinarian visit tomorrow for two of three dogs. Playing on computer and resting, I hope!
Watching football right now...... Come on Patriots!!!
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I forgot to mention I added to our traveling medicine bag. I have small bottle of OTC meds in a zippered bag. I have everything from cold medicine to painkillers. I labeled the bottles but with 2 kids 5 years apart the doses are very different. I copied the boxes with dosing info and laminated them. They are tucked in the bag. I tried to get all tablets or pills but for Juju I ended up having to get a bottle of liquid tylenol. Due to her small size I had to get a dosing chart from the doctor based on her weight. I made 2 copies of this and laminated both- one for the bag and the other for the girls bathroom.
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Cleaning. Cleaned out the fridge, cleaned the house, emptied the dehydrator of tomatoes (the third run), cleaned the dehydrator. Need to make tomato powder. Worked with the twins on their schoolwork (the stuff I give them). Just got back from our school..had an hour of chores there. Put another coat of white paint on a mirror frame and a clock. I like white.
Walked the dog, Sunday service, the set up, hosted and cleeaned up after Conversation Cafe. Now sitting with feet up
Visiting with family for the last few days. Lunch at our house today. I was still too full to go eat Asian with them. I needed some me time anyway.
Enjoyable visit, but, enough is enough already!
Blood work in the am for ankle surgery next week. Traveling to endocrinologist Wed for thyroid evaluation to see if that's the source of being tired all the time.
Enjoyable visit, but, enough is enough already!
Blood work in the am for ankle surgery next week. Traveling to endocrinologist Wed for thyroid evaluation to see if that's the source of being tired all the time.
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Prayers for you, Nanny Patty
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I do know that my thyroid levels are low. My primary tried treating it with NP thyroid. It worked fair until he doubled the dose. I had to quit using it. That's why I'm going to an endocrinologist. I also have a benign cyst on it that I've had biopsies x3. No change in that in the last 2 or 3 years. At this point I don't know if my wt gain is low thyroid or diet related. Weight watchers has worked well for me until this past year. Keto is a problem because I'd have to be cooking 2 meals. My hubs refuses to give up his bread and potatoes.
Built a new chicken pen and got the last batch of chicks out of my sunroom.
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I did some sorting and cleaning out today. I was going to shovel my sidewalk, but a snow angel did it for me.
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My husband is the same way with his carbs. I just make the meat and veggies Keto and make a carby side for him and the kids. Most nights I just tell him if he wants rice or potatoes he can make them. He doesn't bother so he has slowly gone paleo. My easy way of making dinners is everyone has the same meat and veggies. The only time I make a different meat or veg is when I want lamb or spinach. That happens on leftover night. K is a huge fan of Keto chili and tacos. The girls love zoodles and shrimp. I use to keep corn taco shells in the pantry but now everyone eats Keto when I cook. Plus you could be sneaky like I am and make Keto rice and potatoes and not tell anyone.
As far as primary doctors and thyroid issues they never seem to know how to treat them. My original refused to let me see an endocrinologist. So I fired her and got a new GP. My first appointment with the new GP she gave me a referral for the endo. My endo is the best! She told me that Keto is one of the best ways for low thyroid patients to eat. She does herself as someone with hypothyroid. She was impressed when I had done my research before she recommended it.
Started off the morning with going to town and getting some more corn seeds to plant in the gardens as we were out and also whilst we were there picked up some tinned corn kernels and a few things off our grocery shopping list at the supermarket.
When we got home a prepping friend dropped in and we had a good chat about prepping in general and then once he left we dated and put away all of the groceries in the pantries and storage buckets.
Shortly about to plant some more corn seeds and move some dirt from the back of the shed and spread it on the holes in the back paddock to even it out a bit. Then DH will water some of the front and side of house paddock lawns with saved grey water and we will put on the garden drip irrigation systems on to water the gardens. If still feeling energetic we might was up the dishes on the side of the kitchen sink too.
When we got home a prepping friend dropped in and we had a good chat about prepping in general and then once he left we dated and put away all of the groceries in the pantries and storage buckets.
Shortly about to plant some more corn seeds and move some dirt from the back of the shed and spread it on the holes in the back paddock to even it out a bit. Then DH will water some of the front and side of house paddock lawns with saved grey water and we will put on the garden drip irrigation systems on to water the gardens. If still feeling energetic we might was up the dishes on the side of the kitchen sink too.
Dunno yet what to do today. Supposed to thunderstorm today so I'll play it by ear.
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Sewing creations: It's nice to have prepping friends, isn't it?
Off to work I go today. Hoping for a mellow Monday. I have regular stuff, two new student tours today, and three interviews scheduled for a part time position I've got open. I don't mind the tours, but I don't look forward to interviews.
Late night tonight, we have one going to Boy Scouts and the other to American Heritage Girls.
Off to work I go today. Hoping for a mellow Monday. I have regular stuff, two new student tours today, and three interviews scheduled for a part time position I've got open. I don't mind the tours, but I don't look forward to interviews.
Late night tonight, we have one going to Boy Scouts and the other to American Heritage Girls.
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Last week after feeding cows cubes, I put some creep feed in stock pen for my young, weaned heifer and our new 2 year old angus bull. I was doing this before we got that terrible cold weather and just started back. After they are done with cubes, they come in pen and eat the feed. One 3 month old heifer came in with them on Saturday and enjoyed the feed. Yesterday a three month old heifer followed and ate also. Husband put weaning gate up yesterday and I had 3 calves come in to eat this morning! So excited.
Watched the storm go thru this morning..
Lots of rain..
Gotta go to my friend , the doctor, today at 2pm and try to repair a piece of his Siemens
equipment that he uses everyday to help people.
Hope I can find the problem and repair it.
Until then .....not much.
Lots of rain..
Gotta go to my friend , the doctor, today at 2pm and try to repair a piece of his Siemens
equipment that he uses everyday to help people.
Hope I can find the problem and repair it.
Until then .....not much.
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at work sitting at my desk, wishing my chair was a recliner
Have a webinar this morning. Then I have a deadfall birch to clean up by the wellhouse, a gate to repair and plenty of. Blowdown branches and debris to pick up.
Post office first, dogs to vet for nail trims and big older dog has gum infection, I think, so antibiotics hopefully. Buy local honey from produce stand and home.
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Dog sitting, some house work, following up on clearing snow and ice, sewing a couple aprons. The sorting and purging continues.
If any of y'all watch the Good Eats food program, there was a documentary on Smokin' Joes Bar B Que, Davis, Okla. Anyway, that's were we had lunch today. Just me, my hubs, my oldest bro and his wife. There is always too much to order separately so we each split our meal.
Oops, the hubby said it was on the Travel Channel, not Good Eats.
Love that show. Have lost of them dvr'd.
The storm came thru here about 7:00 this morning. Lightning and thunder was quite impressive!
Haha you've been talking about doing that for days! Hahahaaahahaha!
(I'm just pulling your leg ya know?)
I did get a good chunk of it removed today. There are some big broken branches still hanging from one of the trees that are too high to reach and/or partly broken through but not enough to pull down. I am probably going to have to bring in an arborist in the spring to finish taking them down. Too high to reach, to thin to climb that high and the direction of fall could get my well house.
Worked in the garage today until I got wore out. This afternoon we saw one coyote and later 76 elk in our back yard. I think there were 76 elk but my wife counted 92. Anyway, it was a lot of them. All cows and calves.
