Healthy

I had a doctor's appointment this morning.

Annual physical.

They gave me a whole page of "current symptoms" for me to read and circle

if they pertained to me.

I circled weight gain.

And hearing loss.

(but I wrote in MINOR)

When I went in to see him, he said, yes dear, you are gaining weight. 

(6 pounds in 6 months.  YIKES!)

(Like I hadn't noticed...)

So we chatted about how for each year you are over 50, you get to cut back 40 calories a day.

Why is it nobody tells you these things when you are young?

I blame it on my employer.

They moved me across town and now I can't walk to work.

Cost me 7 miles/day several days a week.

And a BUNCH of extra time and gas money.

Then he asked me about the hearing loss.

Did I want an appointment with the ENT lady?

Nope.  (she says)  I just circled it cuz I felt silly only circling ONE thing.

We needed SOMETHING to talk about!

LOL

I also brought him 6 freshly laid eggs.

In a pretty cup.

He uploaded every book written by James Patterson (and a bunch of others)

to my Kindle and has kept me in books for over a year!

Fair trade!

So, in addition to chatting about books, and eggs, and calories, and walking in the woods

(he runs the trails I ride my horse on...)

He suggested I might want to move out to the barn.

Cuz I'm healthy as my horse.

But might want to stop EATING like him.

Dirt Bath

Kind of a contradiction in terms.

But it's the girls FAVORITE thing.

They mush around in the sand in CJ's stall every evening until either I kick them out, or he does.

They roll around, kick up the dirt with their feet, fluff and preen.

And then when they are done, they give a BIG SHAKE and about 90 pounds of dirt flies out.

They LOVE it!

(And it keeps their feathers clean and bright and no bugs...)



Time Warp

I was reading on Facebook during one of my breaks this weekend.

(We take a 10 minute break every hour... love Florida laws!)

Anyhow.

I swiped this from "someone".  No earthly idea who.

My students could TOTALLY relate!

(And they enjoyed a good laugh...  We do lots of that in my class...)

Have you ever noticed how in the morning you wake up and look at the clock - it's 6:30.

Close your eyes for 5 minutes.

Open your eyes, and it's 7:45.

Then when you are at school, look at the clock and it's 1:30.

Close your eyes for 5 minutes.

Open your eyes, and it's 1:31.

It was a LONG class.

(Smaller classes tend to be harder - we ranged from 10 students down to 5 at times...)

Anyhow.

It's FALL!

And fall has THE MOST GLORIOUS SUNSETS!

How's this for coincidence.

My boss sent me a picture she took from her house last night.

Cool, eh?  If you look closely, it's the same cloud formation.

We took our pictures at almost the same time!

(But obviously I was near the woods and she was by the river...)

Since the weather has been so lovely this week,

Kyle and I got up and took the horses for a ride.

No bugs!!!

Yippeeeee!

The neighbor has a new little white donkey in their pasture with their cows.

It has a fancy name.

Something like Diablo something or other.

Kyle renamed it Snickers.

VERY friendly little guy!

When we rode by it was over in the middle of the pasture with the cows.

But as soon as he saw us, he came galloping over to say Good Morning.

We've gotten lots of mileage out of our latest joke.

Yup, there's a Jack Ass next door again.

LOL

Worlds Largest Buffalo

When I stay at my hotel, there is a picture of this guy on the inside door of the elevator.

It's called

Bye-Son.

Punny, eh?

You can’t pass Jamestown without posing for a photo op with this gigantic piece of Americana!

Constructed of steel beams, wire mesh, stucco and cement, the World’s Largest Buffalo is 26 feet tall, 46 feet long and cost nearly $8,500 to build in 1959.  At 60 tons, this colossal beast was created to give passersby a reason to stop in Jamestown, but its not the only curious attraction the city offers its visitors. 

The Buffalo stands over the National Buffalo Museum, where a collection of art and artifacts portray the cultural and natural history of bison and the Great Plains; and Frontier Village, a western town that features an active trading post, saloon, souvenir shop, sheriff’s office, jail and more (open to the public from Memorial Day to Labor Day). In addition, Frontier Village is the home to North America’s only female albino buffalo, named White Cloud. Every July, Frontier Village and the World’s Largest Buffalo celebrate White Cloud’s birthday.  You can find out about other compelling summer events by calling the Buffalo City Tourism Foundation at (701) 251-9145.

On June 20, 2007, nearly 15 Hampton “Save-A-Landmark” program volunteers worked closely with the Buffalo’s original artist and sculptor, Elmer P. Peterson, to refurbish this giant.  During an estimated 100 hours, volunteers scaled ladders and balanced high on a mechanical lift to refresh and make cosmetic changes to the 26-foot-tall beast.  The Buffalo’s mane was enhanced, its horns were lengthened and its paint job was upgraded – incorporating professional shading techniques and giving texture to the Buffalo’s furry coat.

http://hamptonlandmarks.com/RefurbishedDetail.aspx?landmarkId=1977&page=6

Maybe someday we'll take a trip and visit this guy.

In the meantime, I'll just be happy with these guys.

O A E

O A E

Stands for

Odds and Ends

I'm not feeling it today.

I had a great little video of the girls taking a dirt bath in CJ's stall.

But it's too dark to see.

Darn Red.

She is my Rhode Island Red chicken.

The one who thinks she is a rooster.

She doesn't lay eggs.

And she is ALWAYS first in bed at night.

Except last night.

All the girls headed back to the coop after their bath.

But when I counted, I was missing Red!

Back to barn.

Hunted all around.

Found her snuggled up behind the garbage can in the hay room.

She had made herself a nice little nest in the loose hay.

It took Kyle and I nearly 15 minutes to get her out!

She ran into Buddy's stall.

Then back into the hay room.

Then into Buddy's stall.

Then back into the hay room.

We finally cornered her in Buddy's stall and I picked her up and carried her to bed.

Sheesh!

Stinker!

Saw these this morning on Facebook.

I am SO doing this!

It's a deviled egg with half a black olive and the legs made of olive strips.

So disgusting they are cute!

And here is my nod to eating healthy.

I'm heading out of town again tonight - be back Tuesday.

I'll be dining on Ruby Tuesday's spaghetti squash every night.

YUM!

(It's not on the list, but I'm sure it does SOMETHING good for my body...)

BIG Mistake

Who knew.

I've been brushing my teeth daily with a combination of magnesium oil and wintergreen essential oil.

90% Mag Oil to 10% Wintergreen

My teeth are whiter.

My gums are at about 25% sensitivity instead of 95%.

My teeth feel smooth and clean, like I just left the dentist.

Wintergreen is my favorite flavor.

I like wintergreen gum.

Wintergreen Lifesavers.

Love the smell.

Love the taste.

But yesterday I learned (from crunchybetty.com) that it could damage my liver.

Yikes!

It is for aromatherapy only.

I FINALLY found a tiny note on the bottle.

Luckily I NEVER swallow my tooth "paste" stuff.

And after brushing, I rinse THOROUGHLY.

(And I take milk thistle for my liver daily as well...)

However, this morning I stopped at the Health Food Store.

And tonight I will be making new tooth stuff.

With cinnamon.

YUM.

And this one is GOOD for you.

Oops.....

I've Got Gas...

Ok, not gas.

Fuel.

Gas is gas.

Diesel is fuel.

Now that we are clear on that...

Rod regained consciousness long enough this morning to tell me to fill up.

It's hard to read, but the green sign says $4.09.

For Diesel.

Which is one step above asphalt.

That's Sabrina's old station.

They are usually the low price holdout in town.

But over night they jumped TEN CENTS.

The "other" diesel guys also jumped.

But one little old station was slow changing.

And I got lucky.

This might be the last time we see diesel at under $4.00

For a long, long time.

Darn it.