Ellefoxie's Blog - page 67

Heard this group a few times on our local radio station and thought I would pass some of the songs that are played!
I really did not know that they were this good

Yes It's Saturday - Slob Out Saturday Is what I call it ...... No dressing up just to slob it all day and do what we want, I only really have 1 must do thing to do today and that is the ironing, takes me about an hour, then I have a shower.

But, my day starts a little earlier than that. I am awoken by Rocky at 6am to remind me to take my meds, 6am is my Thyroid medicine time. I take it this early as I have to take it on an empty stomach.
I roll over in bed and snuggle with Rocky, with my head resting on his chest and my left arm cuddling him, we lie like that for the next hour at least. 7am and one of us goes and makes the coffee and grabs 2 bananas. Today we snuggle some more in bed taking our coffee and bananas with us, and then we chat about everything whilst still snuggling close.
*** 8am time for my Neurontin medication.
After a while we decide to take a little more sleep, I roll over onto my stomach and cuddle my pillow and gently drift of to sleep. The next thing I know is that Rocky is lying on top of me and his nice warm body is keeping me warm. He gestures to me to move my legs over and I kneel on the edge of the bed, Rocky stands behind me and takes me doggy style (my favourite position - and I am sure that he likes it too).

After a while we get to the snuggling again and lay there for a while just chatting and drinking our coffee's.


We eventually get out of bed and I make us both eggs and toast - Rocky has his scrambled and I really wanted fried eggs on toast, by this time it is not breakfast nor lunch time - but brunch

After we ate we both went on the computers for a while - then I decided to go and do the ironing, then I showered. We played on the game site we both belong to, and then I chatted with my daughter on msn for most of the afternoon until it was time for her to go to bed (she lives in the UK), we discussed a lot of things and it was really nice to chat with her again , we seem to be doing a lot of that lately
*** 2pm time again for my Neurontin medication.

After Lunch (a late one about 3pm), I talk with some friends on msn, play on the net etc......

At Dinner time - I decide to make some biscuits (scones- does not seem right to name them after something sweet)to go with the Pork chops, boiled potatoes and salad.

Here are photo's of them - as usual I post pics of what I bake

Rolled out and shaped and ready to go into the oven:

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Straight out of the oven :

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Cooling : And Plated:

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So that is my day for today and that is the week in Elle's life:

Now it is 8pm and time for my last Neurontin medication of the day. For those that want to know what the Neurontin is for - it is a drug that is used to stop seizures in patients and is also used for some MS patients - basically it helps the blood vessels to allow the blood flow to get to the brain - (mine is for the latter).

Until next time luvvies - I hope I did not bore you too much

Elle x

Yes - That Feels so good I am going to say that again - THANK FUCK IT'S FRIDAY!

Yes and it is Rocky's day off of work as well as tomorrow

Well, what did I do today? .... Hmmm Got up and then Rocky and I went down to the laundry room to do our laundry, we did not use the dryers as they were taken - so we put our Laundry on the clothes horse and put it outside on the balcony to dry off, the rest of the clothes we hung up on hangers and put them in the bathroom to dry. In between the laundry we both used the computers.

After lunch we decided to go out and see if could find some things we still needed to get for my daughters visit. We went to Walmart and found some nice bedside lamps ........ Well how many of you can go into a shop and just get 1 thing??? .... Well we came out with the lamps, a curtain rod, a pair of work footwear for Rocky and a nice little summer dress for me In a size that I normally do not even look at as it is normally too small ..... well when we got home I tried it on and much to my delight (and Rocky's) It fitted wonderfully - even with a little room to spare. (Maybe you will get to see it). We got my eldest daughter a birthday card and some candy then sent it off to the UK - hoping it will get there in time for the end of the month.

We then decided to go to our local ARC thrift store, just to see if they had anything we could use for our little visit. Well we did really well, we found 2 matching rocking chairs that looked as if they had been newly re-upholstered - we snapped them up and they were just $29.99c each. We did look at brand new chairs for that price but were not happy with their construction and lets face it you don't get much for that kind of money.
So now our visitors have a bed to sleep on and chairs to sit on - you may find that strange but when there is just the two of you - you do not really need a lot of stuff, and we have our reclining sofa and didn't need anything else until now
Yes I am a bit of a bargain hunter when it comes to certain things, whilst we was in the thrift store I also picked up a pair of new curtains for our spare room for just $3.50c .......cool

Now all I have to do is freshen up the spare room - I have a couple of weeks to do that.

So I really need to get baking and then freezing stuff, I really need to make some biscuits (scones) and freeze them - I will need to make a lot as I will give some to the in-laws.

Oh that was it - it was a tiring day and then for dinner tonight I made Red Beans & Rice together with some nice Beef Bratwurst's.

And Tomorrow is another day ......

Elle x

Well it is Thursday and what a day it is.
Thursday is Rocky's Friday - he now has tomorrow and Saturday off of work. I love Thursdays

I did my usual exercises today, showered, then I actually had a bit of a wobbly day (something I get from time to time - all to do with the illness - but I shall overcome it).

Anyway, yesterday we went to Target and we was going to buy a pantry/storage cabinet, I measured the inside of the car to make sure it would fit (I had the pantry cabinet measurements imprinted on my mind), we looked at it like we did a few weeks ago and the damn shop had increased the price of it from $57 to $65 , well sod that for a game of soldiers - I was pissed off, i had set my mind to getting it. NO way was I going to pay that! So today I was surfing the net to see what I could find ....... Lo and behold I found one, I found a pantry/storage cabinet - the overall size was very similar about 1/2 inch difference in width, same height and approx 2 inches deeper ...... and the price is $58 with tax and it gets delivered to our local Walmart in approx 7-10 days ...... Woo Hoo ..........

This Is Why I need a pantry:

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Amazing I can bake in amongst all this - I hate being so disorganised. So soon I shall be organising things a little differently .

Also today I had a package from a wonderful man that I & Rocky have met on NN who sent me some Mars Bars all the way from the UK ..... Thank You RC xox

Rocky & I also went shopping this evening and together with our usual weekly shop we bought some pillows for when my daughter and her partner come to visit us in just over 3 weeks. Now we have the bed, sheets, pillows etc ..... Hope they are going to be comfy. We have not seen each other for nearly 5 1/2 years. Will blog more of this another time.

Until next time luvvies,

Elle x

Did my daily exercises this morning a little earlier than lately, I am guessing that means I am feeling better. Again the usual 30 minutes on the elliptical and then the 60 squats and 60 push ups. I am thinking I need to expand some exercises a bit more - so will probably do that next week. I shall probably add some small weights to my regime - at the moment I have some 3lb and 5lb weights.

I have got some Chicken out of the freezer to defrost and then I shall put it in the crockpot together with some sliced onion and some veggies - mix it all up with some Oxo chicken gravy and throw in some spuds and bob's ya uncle. Will let that cook for a good few hours - so when Rocky & I come back from the pharmacy & Target later today dinner will be ready

Rocky went to work this morning feeling a lot better - Thank You for all your well wishes

Listening to the radio as I'm writing this - tune playing right now is: Mad About You by Belinda Carlisle.

Until next time

Elle x

Tuesday is here

To carry on life in the week of ElleFoxie.

Today so far, Again I have chatted to some friends on NN and elsewhere. I finished 3 game challenge's in another site I belong to, for my In-Laws, took me a couple of hours So now I can play for myself and have some R&R

Rocky was not well this morning so took the day off of work and stayed in bed until about lunch time. He is more like his normal self now this afternoon .

I did my daily exercise of 30 minutes on the elliptical trainer.
I have changed it up a little bit, for the last minute or so when I am in my cool down phase and get my heart to beat slower, I now do not hold on to the machine for approx 1 minute - this helps my balance - So now I have to kind of pedal and keep my balance so I don't fall off at the same time. This is quite hard for me to do with my health issues but, I ain't letting that sucker beat me! It's not my time yet! I also did 60 squats and 60 push ups.

I used to love Sunday's, a nice lazy day with a nice roast dinner that had been cooking in the oven for several hours, then more just slobbing around - doing not a lot - just a day of r & r.
How things change over the years, Rocky started this job 4 years ago and since then he has worked every god given Sunday (except for his holidays).
Today is no different, he starts work today at 9.30am and finishes at 6pm.

So, what do I do when he is at work? - You may well ask yourselves.

Depending on circumstances - It is a time I can chat to my children via msn etc. My children live approx. 6,000 miles away in the United Kingdom, the time differences are a pain in the Royal Arse. I normally get to chat with them after their evening meal and before they turn in for the night.

Sometimes I bake, as you are probably aware of by the photo's I post in my blogs - lol. Yes I have had some failures, but I still post them to share with you so you can all have a laugh at my expense lol - I don't care about that because then you at least know I am like the rest of the world

I clean house, some Sundays I just give the apartment a lick and tickle other Sundays I go the whole hog and dust, polish, wash, scrub, hoover (vacuum), clean the bath and the 2 bathrooms we have, ironing, sometimes I even move the furniture about (confuses Rocky when he comes home - lol). Ofcourse this all depends on how I am feeling healthwise.
I also play a bit on fb, I talk with some friends, I come on NN - mostly NN is on the majority of time running quietly in the background whilst I do other stuff.

My computer maybe on all day, but somedays I just poodle along, I watch catch up programs on TV, I read, I crochet ........ Yes I crochet - at the moment I am trying to make an afghan (bedspread) for my bed, this will take a long time I am thinking. I chose a pattern that suits me, it is made up of squares and there are 3 different sizes of squares the smallest square is just 2 1/4 inches square the others are larger. I chose this pattern as then I do not have to lug around a great big square of at least 80 inches square. I have started on the smallest of squares to get me back into the crocheting scene - again I have to pick and chose my days to do this as some days my fingers will not work right and I have to fight with them to work properly, even the simplest of tasks is hard to do, but I persevere - I do not let it get me down too much - I can always find something else to do.

Yesterday was Rocky's Birthday, we did nothing special really, just enjoyed each others company which to me is the best. I made Rocky a cake, I made nice tender slow cooked country BBQ ribs for our dinner. In the evening Rocky showed some people the cake I made on NN webcam, I did show myself on the cam a couple of times lol, sometimes it was just my hand waving, other times I just poked my head in and gave Rocky a kiss on the cheek, then I went away lol back to the other computer and left him to enjoy the various people that came into the cam room and say hello and Birthday wishes. It was a good day on NN status yesterday, plenty of banter and laughs.

Today I have nothing much to do except wait for my children to come on line and have a chat. I wont be actually waiting waiting, I have things to do in the mean time, as I said the computer is always on regardless if i'm on it or not. I like to be close to my children even if they are 33 & 34 this year, they are still my kids

One of which is coming over to stay for a while in approx 4 weeks, and I just cannot wait

Until next time,

Elle x

I made Rocky a Cherry Red Velvet Cake for his Birthday today

The Finished Cake After I had put the frosting and cherries in and on the cake. It's not perfect but It is made with Love
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Well I do not know where to start but, I guess this is a good of a place than any!

The majority of this blog has been laying heavily on my mind over the past 4-6 weeks, has made me ill, has made me cry, has made me mad, has made me laugh.

Over the past week or so I have been beginning deleting people off of my friends list, there are some more to come. Reasons being that I do not want to be lumbered with "friend" collectors or people that you never speak with either by pm or status or chat. People that just cannot be bothered with you, to them you are just a number not a person. Also that as some of you know there has been some discontent amongst some members of NN and NN moderator's (I myself used to be a NN Moderator until fairly recently), I had my moderator status removed BY whom it is unclear, as NN himself had/has NO knowledge of the reason (there seems to be no paperwork on this incident or whatever) so make of that as you will. And No one seems willing to tell me what it was all about, but never mind that.
Some of you have said via status updates and comments that some of the moderators are 'fake' maybe they are, maybe some are corrupt, maybe some just want that 'status' effect to make themselves look important and above anyone else, above the rules, above contempt, more often than not it has been said they stick their heads up their arses/asses or bury them in the sand and just let things go past them and let somebody else pick up the pieces.
As is my way and the way I was brought up - I am honest, I tell the truth even when it hurts - If you want a straight answer to something you will get it from me I expect the same! For some people this is too much to ask of them - when "shit hit the fan" (that was a quote from 1 moderator) Not one of the Moderators on this site had the decency to contact me and advise/tell me what was going on (more importantly of what I had done wrong, how I done things) support did not give warning to me, neither did anyone else come to that. Friends that you thought were your friends just stopped talking to me, stopped messaging me, total ignorance on their part! There now you know why you have been struck off of my 'friends' list.

Something else has been asked of me and I have seen it elsewhere on the site -
Q: Why has Elle stopped blogging? The reason is quite simple really, it has been brought to my notice via some good friends on here that some people are sensitive (overly sensitive in my opinion) (but it is just my opinion) that they think the blogs are aimed at them personally! I can honestly say this is untrue, I have a number of people blocked on here so I do not have to put up with anything they say - so if the blogs are somewhat of a delicate nature to them then that is the way of life and un-beknown to me. I blog about what is important to me, things that have happened to me, emails have been sent to me via different organisations, Health, Mind & Body Issues - some of which are interesting and gives people insights into how things work. Some of these items may or may not be of an interesting nature to them but, to other's are very interesting.
I do not go around and read blogs to see if there is anything in them that could pertain to me, I read them because I like to read about different things.

So now most of my blogs are of my cooking/baking or just some crazy quotes that have appeared to me on my fb page.

I am sorry if you miss any of my informative blogs, but I assure you it is not for want of doing them!

I may or may not be deleted, I may or may not be reported to support regarding this blog, I may or may not be screen shot, saved and re-arranged. No doubt someone somewhere will blog about my blog or at least about things in my blog.

I AM ORIGINAL!

BUT I AM ME!

Until next time luvvies

Love and Hugs,

Elle x