December 29, 2011

  • Good News And Bad News

     

    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    It's become pretty obvious who the truly popular one around here is since Buttmunch and Sheepie came to stay for the Holidays.  It's Sheepie.  All we hear when she's NOT here with us but Chewlee is ...is this!  *Sheepie is my favorite cousin!*  Truth be told, Sheepie is the cousin she's actually spent the most time with is what is really going on.  But Sheepie is good with her and does love her.

    Today Sheepie wasn't here when Chewlee got dropped off and didn't get back home until about 20 minutes before her mother picked her up.  If it had been the other way around, OMG!  We would have heard some really crying going on.  She would not have wanted to leave before she got to see Sheepie. 

    Okay....the *bad* news.  Tomorrow the Princess has to work all day long.  HER good news is that she will get Friday off and that means an early start up to her girlfriend's house in TN and can avoid that mad-dash traffic for people traveling for the New Year's festivities.  The *bad* news was meant primarily for me (us) because it means we will have Chewlee for about 12 hours.  BUT....the truly bad news will be Sheepie and Buttmunch having to say their goodbye's to Chewlee when she leaves because they will have returned home to KY by the time Chewlee and the Princess return home.

    The good part for me will be that I won't have to watch Chewlee again until Wednesday next week.  We tried making that crock pot quiche today (the crustless one) and, although it wasn't bad, it is mainly to make life easier when you are cooking for a crowd, I think.  I would put fewer ingredients in it and maybe add some sun-dried tomatoes.  It really doesn't require so much crumbled sausage or mushrooms and I think swiss cheese would be better than feta cheese.  But that's just MY opinion.

    Tomorrow I make the cabbage and noodles.  Buttmunch tried to second guess me on my grocery list and now it means going back to the store for the # of fresh mushrooms she DIDN'T get but we have the cabbage and other ingredients.  Lots of people believe you need to start the new year off with cabbage but we don't have that superstition in our family.  Still others believe you must have beans on New Year's Day.  Me?  Hey, give me strawberries and I am in heaven.  *Grin*

    I will miss having Buttmunch and Sheepie here.  They have been a lot of help to both the Beast and I.  It's helped me to nurse my cold more than I could have and seems to be helping shorten it.  My feet, however, are not getting any better.  My doctor's appt. isn't until Friday so I just have to suffer through this and hope for the best.  My stomach is upset from taking ibu and aspirin.  I try to alternate but it doesn't seem to make much difference.  It all bothers my stomach.  **Sigh**

    Well, I need to change my bandages (the heel seems to be healing quite a bit) and the top of the big toe on the right foot looks much, much better.  I'm just concerned about the underside of it but I packed that with an antibacterial soaked gauze ball to see how that will help. 

    Love you all.  Have a great day.