July 22, 2013
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A Good Day Was Had By All
TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM
I had a MUCH better day today. I started it off by taking my pills as I was supposed to since I actually was awake early and I took a pain pill, which I really HATE to take them but….when you need them, take them. It meant I could not only walk but I even drove up to Cheapmart (Bratfink’s favorite designation for the obvious store). I only went up for my prescription refills plus two other things but ended up buying a lot more than that. We needed a few things, including some pickles for Chewlee. I got the spears this time because if she has four of them during the day, it equals only one pickle or less (depending on their size). But Chewlee is happy with that. Even the Beast finally sees the sense in that.
We ended up having dinner with our friends, Dennis and Di. She made homemade chicken egg rolls as well as some interesting sweet/sour chicken strips, some fried rice that was very good with a bit of soy sauce. Di and I had a glass of wine with our dessert (key lime pie), also home made. It was a bit more tart than I would have made it but edible with some whipped cream. Even Chewlee at least TRIED it out. She said (as kids always will being honest) that she loved her mommy’s homemade egg rolls best. I was so glad she said BEST and not BETTER. Little things mean a lot. I didn’t want to see Di hurt after all her effort. Chewlee even tried some of her fried rice before asking to be excused to watch her cartoons. Oh, and she did eat a small piece of the sweet/sour chicken.
Shortly afterward, her mother called to have me tell Chewlee that she had some chicken and french fries for her. That is probably Chewlee’s favorite meal. The Princess wanted me to have Chewlee come out to the car when she honked (it was raining out but not too hard). When that car honked, you should have seen Chewlee hit that door! We had to make her come back to put her flip flops on which she did in a heartbeat. We all laughed at her antics. She loves to be able to spend time with her mother before bedtime.
The Beast is having a hard time with back pain the past few days. He’s taking the heating pad to bed with him. That’s a pain for him because he wakes up to turn it off (and it’s on low!) and then wakes up to turn it back on. It’s gotten only slightly better, even with his baths. I’m becoming a bit concerned about it since he does not remember wrenching it at all.
We got some rain today so it’s cooled down a bit. Enough that I opened the window in my computer room for some fresh air. I really don’t like having the house closed up and having cold air pumped in via the window units but it IS better than sweating in this 90+ degree heat.
Love you all. Have a great week. Stay cool.
