SO HERE I SIT!

So, here I sit. 

I have no one to blame but myself and I realize this.

 Ron wanted me to go to the gig they are playing at tonight,  I said no, I would not no anyone and be bored sitting there. So, here I sit!

Then I found out about a Pampered Chef party that was being held this evening and was asked if I wanted to go,  I said yes, because I love the stuff plus I would see some people I don't usually see but I said if it was to much of a problem me going, not to worry about it , because of the fact there might not be enough room for me since other people were being picked up, though I didnt think there would be a problem,    - but  here I sit.

I actually was looking forward to staying home by myself, being able to read or watch whatever I wanted on the TV, but a night out with the girls would be more fun - but, here I sit - - -

So instead of reading or watching TV, here I sit - writing on my blog!

For those of you who know about the 12 viles of blood drawn from my arm - I finally got the reports last evening. Most of it is good but there are a few things wrong - my cholestrial is high and I am even on medication! My adreneal gland is slow growth because of the trauma my body has been through since 2006 up until 2009. That's how the Doctor stated it, my body is still traumatized so that explains why I am so tired after working, then my CRP results are not good, so I have to go back for another test on that - to make sure the first test turned out right - this has something to do with my heart. (nice, eh?). Oh, my thyroid,  even with me on medication is on the slow side, so I am taking iodine drops along with the pill.

She was not happy with my weight loss because I did not lose as much as she expected I would. So, here I sit,   pondering all of the above - - -if there is one thing I do not like to do it's "ponder" - - -so, here I sit!

I have to admit at my age, I'm tired - tired of trying - - to excercise,  tired of trying - - to watch what I eat - I've been there, done that - twice to be exact and succeeded. I was younger, ambitious and wanted the challenge -

My husband, my one son are both on my case which does not sit well with me,  but I know they want the best for me and care what happens. But do I ? - that is the question - so here I sit - - -

I have a gawd awful hernia that sticks out like you would not believe, it's awful and nothing I wear can hide it - nothing! if I choose to have it operated on now, there is a chance that I will  develop lung infections or problems since they would have to put the intestens back inside and also the fat on my body which would all press up against my diaphram making it hard to breathe - - scares the begees out of me because of all the lung problems in my immediate family - - They want me to lose weight - 25 to 35 lbs b/4 they operate

 so here I sit - - tired, discouraged and without the gumption that was once a big part of me.  I would love to have a personal trainer come to the house, I would be commited, I am not good at commiting to go the gym,

I would be to tired, it would be to late, I would always have an excuse  damn, I've depressed myself

SO HERE I SIT

Cousins

Just a short one but an important one for me to write.

 

Tonight I was on Face book sort of late, late for me. I'm usually in bed by this time!'

To my delight I was  able to chat with two of my male cousins from the Fidazzo side this evening. We didn't say much but it was great to chat with them. What a lift they gave me to an otherwise hectic evening.

I'm not able to talk with my brother to often and he is my only sibling , my parents are both gone - but I do have GREAT  cousins!!!!  Face book has played an important part in all of . With Face book I have found school friends and keep in touch with family more often, 

I can't believe the doctor I just started going to called me at 2:25 to cancel my appointment that was for 5!

If I did that to her I would have to pay one hundred  dollars - thats what she charges you if you don't cancel 24 hours b/4. She sure dropped a lot of pegs in my book - - -I was so wanting to find out the results to the 12 vile's of blood they took from me two weeks ago!!

Food for thought - Pittsburgh is known as the City of Bridges - so how many bridges do we have?

Churchill said  "We will never surrender!" 

                                                                      

Clark's Summit

CLARK’S  SUMMIT  UPDATE

It’s been awhile since you have heard from me. If you check my e-mail , you will  see  on the left hand side the address to my blog. If you are interested in reading it all you have to do is click on it. It should take you right to it, if not you can just jot it down and then enter it like this

“http://forgetfuld.blogspot.com “

It’s nothing special, this blog of mine, I just write about things that I may be thinking about or something that has impressed me. It’s like writing a letter to a friend.  I have great plans for my blog though – I would like to include recipe’s and maybe a few hints . I think that would make it more interesting.

Like I want to write about my cousin reunion I just went to and how much fun it was and the restaurant we went to in Crabtree. About the book I just ordered and  received  called  “The Silver Spoon”  -it’s the Italian Bible and I found out about it from my cousin at the cousin reunion – The new Alternative doctor I am going to that a member of the library board told me about and what she has me do and take.  I have all kind of subjects to write about  but have not started any of them yet.

I don’t believe I have much of a following but that’s ok by me, I’m doing what I like and that is writing.  Sometimes I write to much about myself and other times I write nonsense stuff  - - -you can decide if you want to follow my blog or not.

Hugs

Dee

In My Younger Days - -

Who of you can remember growing up in the 1950 years? Our winters were snowy and cold. As kids we did not feel the cold. We would have our P F Flyers sleds and be out sliding down the sidewalk hill. We would take turns because the sidewalk was only wide enough for one sled at a time.  My dad sometimes would come with me and that would be the best time ever. We would fly down that sidewalk across the alley onto the next sidewalk, You have to try to picture it in your mind, here we are flying down the hill and in no time we are flying across the alley way landing on the next sidewalk! It was totally Awesome - all the other kids wanted my dad to go down with them so they could experience the thrill and he took them.He was cool way before cool.

When we liked something we would say - man is that tough - today's meaning would be - wow is he cool or that is so cool, We used words like -man, tough, neat, sharp, etc. Our town had a Catholic school and a public school. No pre-school or kindergarten. You went straight into 1st grade. I was in public school for first grade and in second grade went to Catholic school because we had moved closer to that grade school.  There were no uniforms but you were not permitted to wear jeans or slacks. You had to wear a dress, jumper or skirt and blouse. Bobby socks of course but not tennis shoes. We wore dress shoes or penny loafers. 7th grade is when I started going to the dances. I had my first slow dance with a boy named Kenny Rybka, I'll never forget him and how he smelled so fresh and how tongue tied we both were - so young - so fun. Porky Chadwicfk was "THE MAN" with his DooWop music that sent us all in a fever. Those were the days my friend.

We were small town, snow did not trap us in our homes, we walked to the butcher's, to the produce store. The dentist, eye doctor, physician were all within walking distance to where I lived.  In grade school we walked to St. Cecilia's for Mass in the morning, then home for lunch then back to school then home again, Same thing for high school - we were not bussed, We walked, morning, noon and after school. It was a mile one way, at least it seemed like it, it could of been a half a mile. There were no cafeteria's. You either ate in the gym if you lived out of Glassport or you walked home to eat and then back again, Obesity in kids was almost non existent because of all the walking we did. The adults also walked a lot. We had the Paper Store and the pharmacy. They were the hang outs, the in places where everyone (kids,teens) gathered. We had phosphates, vanilla , cherry cokes, hot chocolate. Friday night dances were held at the American legion, Bo Diddley appeared many times, that is where I had my first cigarette, a Kent. It tasted horrible but it was the thing to do, I fell in love so many times at the dances but one of the guys named Butch had my heart. we danced continually - he was by far the best dancer. After the football games we went to the A.L. dance.
Everything revolved in Glassport. Saturday nights found us at the local Broadway Roller Rink. Sunday nights we were at the White Elephant where the ultra violet lights made everyone who wore white stand out, We would wear our mom's white waitress dresses and the guys wore white shirts. We thought we were so "TOUGH"
The best thing of all is that I met the love of my life at the American Legion dance and we have been married going on 47 years!

What do today's young kids have? First off you would not let your young daughter walk anywhere by herself.
Today you have to make play dates so your children can play together. Drugs and sex are far to common and a worry for today's parents. The days of Mayberry are long gone, such a  sophisticated world we live in today, our kids grow up to fast - I wish that they could have all the new technology along with the old good times of Mayberry or Happy Days.  Cell phones are a good thing, so is the Internet if used properly, i-phones, i-pods are all at our fingertips. We have all this at our fingertips but it would be great to still have the innocence and fun of the fifities. I know there are a lot of families that strive to bring that atmosphere into their homes for their children and hopefully it will continue.





  In those years the TV was introduced and everyone was in awe. Our family did not have a TV right away, so I was allowed to go to the neighbors who lived right next door to watch "The Lone Ranger." That was the highlight of the week for this little girl.

 When we did become the proud owners of a TV, the popular program on every day for kids was Captain Video. I did not like the program but was memorized by watching the people on TV. As kids we could not understand how those people got inside.! A number of interesting children's programs were introduced through the years. We were introduced to Howdy Doody, Jackie Gleason, I love Lucy, so many good programs. Cowboy movies and War movies were abundant

Unlike now the television went off the air at 11 o'clock. It showed a test tube and that was it, alas the radio also went off the air. For a young girl babysitting, it was unnerving not to have any sound or noise on, without that you could hear every creak of our house or the wind rattling the windows. I admit that I was spooked and would not be able to fall asleep. My brother was sound asleep upstairs and I was on the couch until my parents got home. Sometimes that would be 3 or 4 in the morning! I was babysitting whenever I still needed a babysitter!

Why do all fun things happen on the same day?

It's not even February yet and already I am worried about May. Why? Well I will tell you - it's like this
there will be 3 Communions, 1 Dance Recital and 1 Wedding. I really want to go to this wedding, really bad, but you guessed it , one of the grandchildren's functions happens on the same day and not only that I just found out that it Memorial Day weekend - so tell me - why do all good things happen on the same day?

I need some help from you all out there. My Blog is so plain! I need some colored boarders, I have try to copy and paste some items and I can copy but when I go to paste nothing comes up - sigh - HELP

I have posted a lot of pictures on my Face-book page and today I found out that it is not a wise thing to do.
It seems there was a innocent woman at a bridal shower or some kind of function where there were male strippers.
Some one took a picture of a stripper and the woman just happened to be in it. Nothing she could do about it as she did not know her picture would be taken, Somehow it was passed around on Face-book, her employer saw it and was not pleased. She has been suspended from her job for thirty days and might lose it !  Just some one in the wrong place at the wrong time without knowing it was the wrong time and place. So I'm thinking maybe I
should not be posting all of the pictures that I do and should even take some of them off. Not that there is anything wrong with any of them but I could be invading some one's privacy without them knowing and not
wanting their picture even on my page  - - -

Ever since 1963 I have always shared my birthday with my mother-in-law who has the same birth date.
There have been some years where we celebrated them separately - this always happened when a significant
age -like 50, 60 and so on. This year we will be celebrating separately once again, She will be turning 90 years old!!! She is so blessed with energy, good health and mentally alert. She still plays the violin, paints in oils and watercolors, bakes, keeps a garden in the summer and puts up what she plants.  I will be turning 67 and wish that I had half the energy that she has but I will take what I have and am thankful for it - God is Good

RECIPE

 Who of you love to read recipe books? I love to read Recipe Books. It is just like reading a novel to me. I use to collect recipe books, hell, I use to collect everything I liked, If I bought one tea pot I bought 50 of them or got them as gifts, Same for McCoy's and lighthouses. I have wonderful collections of different items and my home is not large enough to show all.

But wait! I am going off in the wrong area. Getting back to recipe books brings me to the recipe's that are in the daily newspaper. If I see one I want to try, I'll cut it out and put it in a folder, needless to say my folder is bursting at the seams with all the cut out recipes!!! I just don't have the time to make them, I have to find the time, I do, I do,
 Being addicted to Face-book has slowed down my reading and I LOVE to read. I guess I will have to put the lap top somewhere where it is not close to my fingertips! It's like playing Nitendo or the Wii, you just can't
quit!  Does anyone else have this  problem?

WILLPOWER

How many of us have will-power? Believe it or not, a lot of people do. They turn down deserts, second helpings and quit smoking cold turkey!
I quit smoking in 1991 and have not regretted it. I am proud of myself that I was able to do it. I also lost weight and kept it off for years. I did Jenny Craig and I did a 1000 calorie a day diet. Both times were very successful for me.  Jenny Craig moved out of Waterworks to Monroeville - to far to travel for me plus pay turnpike fair so I did the 1000 calorie diet. It worked for me.

  I had always been thin from the time I was born, I could eat whatever I wanted as often as I wanted and not put on a pound, I bore 4 sons and always got my weight back to where it was before pregnancy,  I took it for granted, in fact  lot of times I thought I was to thin, I am a firm believer you can never be to thin unless you are anorexics.

I went to the gym, I had a personal trainer for years, I walked - I did it all and then I got burned out. I started to put on the pounds a little at a time, it was not real noticeable at first. My clothes got a little tighter and I went up a size - but size 10 was still acceptable to me. Plus every office I worked in the women were thin & fashionable and that helped me stay on track. The last place I worked (13 yrs!) two others plus myself use to be called the 3 Musketeers because we wore the same size & dressed up plus we were always eating salads & fruit.
My diet consisted of one large glass of orange juice for breakfast, a can of vegetables OR watermelon for
lunch and a jenny craig meal for dinner or a piece of chicken,  fish & vegetables. Nothing went in my mouth at
night even when we went out.

So what the hell happened to me?  I guess I got burned out, I was tired of watching what I ate so I stopped. And even though I still had a personal trainer I was eating to many calories and not burning enough to compensate. That was the stupidest mistake ever. I was tired all the time and no matter what, I kept putting on weight, Why? I went to the doctor to find out - it was my thryroid! My thyroid went cofluey , my immune system attacked it and I have Hiroshima's Disease and Hypothyroidism!  Trying to lose weight with all that was to much for me to handle, no excuse - I should of had more self control but because I didn't I am now a very hefty woman with a very hefty hernia and no will  power!  I truly have to do something because it is harder for me to move, And they won't operate on me till I lose 30 to 35 lb. because I could develop lung problems. Not to mention that I am a 3 yr survivor of Breast Cancer and should be taking better care  of myself.
Can I once again rise to the occasion, will my body co-operate or at 67 am I to old? Will I be able to say NO to all things that should not go into my mouth? - this is my mountain I HAVE to climb - starting now -
I will keep you abreast of it and maybe in this way I will have the will power