Reflections of My Life

Yesterday I made the chocolate peanut butter fudge with Keto Chow. Came out perfect! I cannot remember the last time I ever had fudge since I quit eating sugar. My father used to make peanut butter fudge all the time. He had a sweet tooth and of course, ended up diabetic (even though he was never overweight and did a lot of physical work right up to age 93). I cut it small pieces and will only have 1-2 pieces in one day. Part of a meal not a snack. I never eat a snack and not going to start with the fudge.

I just looked out the window because I heard the snow plow. The guy who lives downstairs is cleaning off the car of a tenant who lives down the hall from me. So nice when I see people do something like that for others. The tenant down the hall is my neighbor and friend and his wife is my friend who has dementia. She is in the nursing home and I have not seen her since June. She would not know me now. He goes every day to see her and spend time with her. But he says she does not know who he is either and they have been married 57 years. Frustrating for him, I know.

Rabbit loved her because she brought him treats of berries or bananas. The last time she came here near the end of May, Rabbit was staying in one spot and not coming out of his cage. He did not feel good. When he heard her voice he came right out to where she was sitting! Put a smile on her face!
 
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It is very quiet here this morning. Not as cold as it has been. After I finish my coffee I am going to marinate chicken tenderloins that I will cut up in chunks. Chicken Speidies actually, just not putting them on bread.

My water delivery came unexpectedly yesterday late afternoon. My schedule is always on a Thursday but since that is Christmas day he was supposed to come the day after. On Friday. So I was happy he came early because I was down to my last bottle. Course it would have lasted to Friday but I was glad to have it done with.

I am thinking of making some deviled eggs. They make a good side dish. Along with the sauteed mushrooms I will have with the steak on Christmas Day. Just me alone but I decided to make my meal a little more than what I usually eat. Just one meal that day I think.
 
I was smart not to decorate this year. Nothing to take down.

I got up at two this morning. I had a pain in my back and could not sleep. I didn't want to get up but could not get comfortable. So I got up and colored. It has taken a bit to recover from whatever pain that was but I am better now. I may take a nap today which is a rare thing for me. I am wanting to buy a new bed so bad. For two years now I have not had a bed so couldn't lay down if I wanted to. And I do want to!

My plan is to wait till about May or June to get one. That is so I can save the money up instead of using a credit card. I know it would depress me if I had to charge it. I feel like I really need one and it is urgent.
 
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I was smart not to decorate this year. Nothing to take down.

I got up at two this morning. I had a pain in my back and could not sleep. I didn't want to get up but could not get comfortable. So I got up and colored. It has taken a bit to recover from whatever pain that was but I am better now. I may take a nap today which is a rare thing for me. I am wanting to buy a new bed so bad. For two years now I have not had a bed so couldn't lay down if I wanted to. And I do want to!

My plan is to wait till about May or June to get one. That is so I can save the money up instead of using a credit card. I know it would depress me if I had to charge it. I feel like I really need one and it is urgent.
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Kat Merry Christmas.. 🎄 🎄 ... wouldn't it just be wise to buy the bed using the credit card and put whatever money you would have saved back on the card ?... Your body might be beyond the saving grace of a good bed if you wait another 6 months... take it from someone who suffers from lower back problems.
 
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I have very bad back problems
I'm very frugal but my mattress was very old.so I bought a new mattress and remote controlled adjustable bed from Lucid. about $530 with credit card.im very good at paying credit card debt off early. I still have back problems but not nearly like before. nice to watch TV with the back up. has been a very good investment
 
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I got up at two this morning. I had a pain in my back and could not sleep. I didn't want to get up but could not get comfortable. So I got up and colored. It has taken a bit to recover from whatever pain that was but I am better now. I may take a nap today which is a rare thing for me. I am wanting to buy a new bed so bad. For two years now I have not had a bed so couldn't lay down if I wanted to. And I do want to!
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If you back yourself up against a door, Kat, and try to get your head/spine straight as a board and strike off and walk like that, it might really help your pain.

This has been a civil, non-political message.
 
We did get a lot of snow yesterday. It doesn't bother me so much since I don't have to go anywhere. The only time it bothers me when it snows a lot is if I have to go somewhere on the road in a vehicle. Worse if I had to drive in it.

It is harder for country people when we have heavy snowstorms than for people who live in the cities. All you have to do in the city is to clean your sidewalk, steps, driveway and car. In the country those things are much larger and more work. A snow storm usually meant an all day work day for my husband. If my son was staying with us at the time he helped a lot.

Living here in my apartment building my son does not even have to go outside in it unless he walks to the store or takes garbage out. At my house he was outside almost all day even in the bitter cold days. He spent a lot of time with our horses. Then helped split and carry in firewood. He would even build an outside fire and build things on the picnic table. I know it was good for him to be outside so much. Now I worry because it is rare that he spends any time at all outside.

Here is a picture of Jeff getting ready to unload the hay into the barn. What I wouldn't give for him to be like he was back then. In 2010.

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