Happy Halloween...

And so...today was coffee and a twix bar for breakfast. The breakfast of champions and food of the gods...lol. Hey, it was in honor of the day!  *G*


It is a lovely day here creekside and you can almost feel in the very air, the anticipation of the night's visitations. We are ready for all the lil ghosties and goblins with yet again about 10 times the amount of goodies that we will ultimately need for giving out. I'm getting better though at buying candy. I made sure to have the grandkidlings favs, of course, but the other stuff?? Good stuff, all, not the cheapy deepy stuff that really not even kids like. But I was very very careful NOT to get our favs, in case of mass leftovers, but also careful to not get stuff we hate in case of mass leftovers...lol.


Ah...life...it is all about balance, is it not???


So I shall wear my usual ancient but still really cute Halloween shirt, maybe crazy makeup and crazy hair. Don't know what NatureBoyCameraMan will do (he usually hides in the den with the Beast while I get the door) but I do for sure know that the Beast will not be wearing his usual shirt as it has been really too tight for a couple of years now. I hate to give that tradition up as he and sis TipperGirl always looked so cute in them together. I did try to find another for him in several places but to no avail.  : ( I'm thinkin I will let him borrow Dad's pouncing tiger shirt so he can really BE the beast he truly is...*G*...I'll post pics.


So that's life here, creekside.  Hope your day is filled with lots of treats and only mildly amusing tricks.    : )

Nothing much...

So it is a chilly rainy Friday nite and I am under the blankies with my heated flax seed pad, perusing the net's foodie sites as I recoup from a nasty tummy bug. I guess that means that, although not well enough to really eat, at least the sight and thought of food isn't making me rush to the bathroom gagging. That's definately huge progress.


So maybe tomorrow or Sunday will find me ready and willing to brave the larders for more than crackers and mashed potatoes.


Funny thing about this bug is that if the whole rest of the fam had not had it, I wouldn't really know it as anything different that what the last year has been. Uggg...


Another funny thing is.....I am not sure what it says about me that while basically unable to eat for the last 12 months, the majority of my media is about FOOD. TV, mags, facebook, blogs, cookbooks, websites on the net. I don't know...I guess I just refuse to give up my dream of being able not only to eat whatever my lil veggie heart desires but to also be able to cook what my poor lil sick body finds intriguing.


I LOVE food. The way it feels, looks, smells, tastes and all the wonderous ways one can prepare the bounty of the earth. My greatest dream (well...there is the baby grand, the swimming pool and the log home in the mountains) is to have a spectacular chef's kitchen, fully equiped, tons of natural light all around, laid out to perfection and homey and beautiful. *sigh*


Oh well...these are just my thoughts on this rainy, chilly Friday night creekside...

Thankful Thursday...

It seems to me like there are more Thursdays in the week than any other day...that said, here are a few of the things I am thankful for today::


I am thankful that all my biopsies and bloodwork came back negative!


I am also thankful that all the test results are in. I do not do "waiting" well.


I am thankful that, even though I was told by several different sources, including the Doc, to call his office to get the results and when I called was a lil sketchily told they were not allowed to give me the results that Doc would call me Wed night as per his regular patient call schedule...thus leading me to fear the worst since they could not do it.....that in the end all was well. (Gosh, that was a long sentence! Did'ja catch all that?)


I am thankful for help I got from Lauren and Jo at *********** for helping me get an overseas transaction accomplished so a lil surprise prezzie can be delivered tomorrow to Penny, The Queen of England.


And so...thus ends my spurt of energy, I am out of spoons. Maybe I shall take a wee nap before dinner time. Which I am thankful I will not be having to cook as I am coming out of a 48 hr tummy bug. But that is a story for another day.


Keepin on keepin...creekside

Here's my Furboy...

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Just another day creekside..

Nothing special today...just trying to get some things done, none of which are working out for me so I am a "webbit" testy, just now.



That said...it is a beautiful Autumn day and I should be out on the deck in the swing enjoying it. Guess that is what I shall do, then.

But did you SEE that I was able to figure out how to post a profile pic??  Yay me...lolol. I know, I know, it ain't rocket science but for me it might as well be so for today, you may call me Dr. Lisa.  ; )

Thankful Thursday...

Has it been so long since last I blogged? It has been an interesting last few weeks. Lots of ups but then lots of downs, healthwise, making it impossible to think, really. So anyway, I'm back today.



Here are some things I am thankful for today:



I am SOOOOO thankful that my tummy procedure is over with. (I hope NEVER to repeat that particular thing again!)


I am thankful that I have my dining room table cleaned off and have a lovely autumn arrangement sitting there instead of lots of papers and clutter.


I am thankful that I had a week of cooking for all the fam like a real girl before this current tummy issue arose again.


I am thankful that my DD Penny, The Queen of England got to go to the osteopath today.


I am thankful for quality time spent this week with my 2nd DD, the Mother of the Princess and Prince.


I am thankful that said Prince called me this week just to say he loves me! Awww...   <3


I am thankful that a Lil Brownie came and scrubbed my floors for me this week.  : )


I am thankful for finding on Amazon for only $17, the perfect electric throw to warm my always cold right leg that agonizingly aches if I can't get it warmed up quickly enough.


And I am thankful for my own personal "Dr. House" who refuses to accept that my ongoing tummy issues are just something else I will "have to learn to live with". Even though he puts me thru living hell doing all these tests and procedures, I know he is sincerely seeking a way to help me get my life back. I can respect that.


So for now...hangin in and keepin on keepin on.....creekside

Freaky or Funky Friday???

So which shall it be today?

Dunno...yet.

Altho it is a bit funky so far. But isn't funky in the eyes (or head, as it were) of the beholder? It can mean hip and kewl and groovy. Or smelly. Or off kilter.

So far it has been the latter definition for me. Physically I feel ok but I guess my lovely week has decided to send me the check. Or maybe I was on computer too much yesterday and up way too late last night (2:00 am before my brain would shut itself off) and have TMI syndrome.

And well, smelly could also be the mood of the day as Wonder Boy desperately needs a bath but at 90 lbs, super shedy and hating to be touched with anything even remotely resembling groom...that ain't changin' today.  *goggly eyes, breathing shallowly* So maybe it is a combo of all of the above. Whatever...it is another quiet day for me.

 

I ought to be out in the sunshine and fresh air. It is one of those rare perfect Autumn days that oughtn't to be missed by anyone, the kind that ought to have a National Ordinance protecting it, that states that all businesses, schools, homes and most esp illnesses will be closed for the duration of the perfectness. Yeah, that kind of day. : )

So, guess I will put down Blania the puter, grab my Nook and head outside to continue my Russian spy secret space rocket being built and stolen novel. Don't ask...suffice it to say that I have read several other books by this author and enjoy his style of writing. Russian spy novels, not so much. But I shall perservere because I have faith in the author...lol.

Till next time.....creekside. : )

Thankful Thursday.

I love Thankful Thursday.

I don't know who originated it nor have I formally written my thanks before today but ever since 1st seeing it on DD's blog, I have (ha...yay me, I figured out how to emphasize w/out having to use caps! Yet another thing to be thankful for!) recognized it and made lists in my mind. (Yes, World. I do still have a mind, though just not as good a one as formerly.)



Today I am most thankful for the truly (for me) spectacular week I have had this past week. I have felt almost like a real girl. : )


I have:

cooked,
chatted on the phone some of the kids with no consequences, even skyeping with one of my girls and littlest guy,
walked my Furkid,
gone to the Punkin Patch,
grocery (thrice!),
played with the kids,
gone to the chiro twice
and last night to the Broadway Play "Wicked"with my Best Guy, and yes Gordy, that means YOU *G* --for whom I am much thankful. Opening night tickets thanks---yes another thing to be thankful for---to my wonderful son, BaseBall Boy. Thank you again, Phil. : D


I am thankful that I have the luxury of having a quiet day today so I won't have to pay a high price for my awesome date last night.


And I am thankful for my faithful furboy who is patiently keeping me company today as I spend the day here under the covers resting.


I am thankful that I have been "chatting" with DD, Penny, The Queen Of England online.

And, yes, I am most assuredly thankful for the internet that made the above possible.




Well, this is by no means all that I am thankful for but surely a goodly list with which to begin.

So bye for now.....creekside


Lisa! Don't forget to say just how thankful you are for the CREEK!! *Lisa shaking finger at self!*
Yes, I am ever so thankful for my lovely creek. : )

And she's off...

...but not running but at least started.  : )

I don't know what in the world makes me think that anything I might have to say would be in the least bit interesting to anyone else but, by golly, I have alot to say. Well...maybe not so MUCH to say but at least the need to say it. *G*

So, for now, that's all I got to say about that.

Keeping it real.....creekside.    ; p