Frustratedearthmother's Journaling Journey

[frustratedearthmother]

I asked hubs: are they the Oilers? He said yes, but they changed the name years ago.

Well, actualllllyyyyy.... The Houston Oilers owner pulled the team out of Houston in 1997 because he wanted a new stadium and the city wouldn't give it to him. Guess the Astrodome wasn't good enough for him back then. He then moved the team to Tennessee. Their new name is the Tennessee Titans after calling themselves the Tennesse Oilers for a couple of years.

The Houston Texans are a completely new team - not just a renamed team. I guess they're not so new anymore - they were established in 2002.

DH's appt today with his endocrinologist went pretty well. No real changes - just keep on keeping on. Occupational therapy will be here at 8:30 tomorrow morning.

 

[murphysranch]

OH!!! My son, when he was little, loved the Tennessee Titans. Thanks for the lesson!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Thanks for the lesson!!

You're welcome! Houstonians (and most of us in the area) felt betrayed when the Oilers were snatched away from us. It has created a bit of a rivalry between the Texans and the Titans.

Up way too early again this morning. What is it about 4:47a that makes my body want to witness it every morning? I don't like it. Only good thing about it is that I get to enjoy my coffee without playing waitress to DH. Oops, did I say that out loud?

The adjustment to his shunt on Monday has helped. He is able to walk better and even think a little more clearly. Hope he continues to improve and that the improvement stays steady instead of fluctuating like previously. They tell us it may take months for him to reach the peak of improvement. Looks like this will be a bit of a prolonged process - but totally worth it if it gives him the much hoped for results.

We're supposed to get some cold-ish temps tonight. I think we're headed for the low 40's and maybe even high 30's. I've got a sprawling volunteer cherry tomato plant out there that I'll do my best to protect. It's got loads of little tomatoes on it that I want! Might look for some suckers on it and snap 'em off. It would be cool if I could get 'em to root and keep 'em alive over winter. Maybe add some grow lights and have fresh tomatoes all winter? Ha! I really need a green house!

First cup down. I need to tackle a chore or two before I reward myself with that second cup.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Another early morning start. Ugh. Downstairs and jump starting the day at 4:30a. Washing machine just gave me notice that the first load is done. Several more to go. Rumba was up and working not long after I came down.

Got great news last night - Grands are coming Sunday and will stay until Wednesday! Wish they could stay through T'giving, but they've got other plans. I'm not gonna complain too much. Our last visit got cut short so I intend to enjoy this one even more.

We've had some really cool nights. Low of 41 yesterday and woke up to 44 this morning. I probably screwed up. I covered my tomato plant Wed night, but didn't cover it again last night. It wasn't supposed to get this cold. Hope it isn't too damaged.

Might do a canner load of sweet 'taters today. Might not. Depends on how much other stuff I get done I guess. I promised DH that while we have nice weather, I'll get him outside to enjoy it. Might park him outside when PT comes this afternoon. That'll kill two birds with one stone. He can get some sunshine and do his exercises at the same time.

I should get busy - need to do some meal planning for the kiddos visit.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Woo hoo! Got some quality shut-eye last night. Had a couple of interruptions with DH's blood sugar, but went right back to sleep and didn't get out of bed until almost 7. I'm a new woman today!! It's a good thing too because I've got lots to do.

Need to clean DH's bathroom before the grands get here because that's the one they use too. We've got two full baths upstairs and I claimed the master bath for myself! DH uses the other one. I can't expect my grands to deal with his mess, lol.

I should get something outta the freezer too. Those kiddos expect to eat when they get here. They're pretty awesome though because they'll get in there and cook. Grandson makes some awesome chicken and dumplings. Granddaughter can cook just about anything. Their mama taught them well. Miss her every minute of every day...

Did another preg test on a goat yesterday and she tested positive! I think that's all of the ones that I wanted bred. Have some young ones that'll have to wait until next year. (or get eaten in the interim, lol)