Thursday Laughs

Yesterday, I really thought I would be able to catch up on some much needed rest after I got the boys off to school.  Not!  Dear hubbys' needs come before anybody these days and I am not being sarcastic.  Bless him, because he has to have someone help him up and down from a seated position,  he cannot dress himself, and he cannot get something to eat or drink when he wants.  This must be very frustrating for him. 
My much needed rest went out the window when he said his stomach did not feel good.  Grabbed his crutches and helped him up.  Off to the powder room, I can call it that because the new handicap toilet is in my bathroom.   I sat in the bedroom till he was ready to go back to the couch, he made his way back and I helped him sit down and raise the foot part of the recliner making sure it did not bang the hurt leg.   He was now ready for a pain pill, I go in to the kitchen and hear what sounds like water running.   I get him some water and a pill and return to the kitchen and try to pin point where the sound is coming from.  I see something running down my back splash beside the oven.  I hollered and of courae hubby thinks something is seriously wrong.   I assure him I am fine and tell him we have a leak.  I have to help get him up and he comes to see what he thinks is going on.  The boys bathroom is above the kitchen so I ran upstairs to cut the water off.  There is no visible water on the ceiling above where the water is dripping.   I decided to open the cabinet and see if I could see anything there.  I found the culprit and it was not a water pipe.   I had a large can of pineapple juice that had exploded in the cabinet.  I spent my needed nap time cleaning out my cabinet and my counter top. 
You just have to laugh at how completely off the wall that is. 

Techno Tuesday. . .

People are losing jobs, being arrested and getting divorced all because of some type of technology.  A woman posts something nasty about her job and she gets fired.   A man posts a picture of himself with another woman and ends up divorced.  Two girls post pictures of themselves in dresses that they had shoplifted earlier that day.   They are later arrested.  These are just a few of the headlines I have seen just this year.
Anyone looking for a job these days better clean up their online fingerprints if they expect to be taken seriously.   My brother in-law had a job interview more than 10 years ago and his prospective employer looked him up.  Funny thing was the employer could not find anything on him.  He has no profiles on any social media. The employer asked him about it the day of the interview,  my brother in-law replied simply that he did not have time for things like that. 
I share this story just to show you that this does happen and more frequently than you think.  I am shocked at the teens and young adults that post pictures of themselves and others intoxicated and passed out.  These do not say I am a reliable employee.   I would not be surprised if colleges do not look into prospective students' online fingerprints.  They may not advertise that they do this but you can bet they are.  
I am thankful I grew up and did all my stupid things before the internet. 

Moments of Monday. . .

Every day gets better.  Still requiring pain medication every three hours day and night.  You could equate this to having a new born  again.  He did rest more last night and I guess I did too, I just do not remember.  Feel like I am operating in a dense fog.
Our plumber came today to put in a "handicap" potty, it is taller than a standard toilet.   This extra height will help hubby since he cannot bend or put weight on the one leg.  They also installed two hand rails to aid in the up and down.   I must say if you are going to remodel and you are over 40 put in a "handicap" toilet.  I know, not the glamorous decorating tip you thought you were going to get.  I am all about practicality these days.  The rest of our house is perfect for any injuries that may come, everything we need on the main level.   My dear hubby is looking at a very long road to recovery and anything that I can do to make that easier, will be done.
Our 22nd wedding anniversary is coming up and we bought a new sofa recliner as our gift to each other.   That was another great thing to have during this recovery period.  It has been a huge blessing, without it poor hubby would be stuck flat on his back in the bed.  It is like having twin recliners but it is still a sofa.  Another must for our golden years.  ha ha ha ha  We are only mid 40's so we are not golden, yet.  Injuries do find us though and I am determined to be prepared.  

Meatloaf Monday. . .

I know it is not Monday but, I was making meatloaf on the Monday that my hubby  was ice dancing in the driveway. 
I thought I would share what I was doing with my meatloaf.  One child  likes it spicy, one does not like sauce, and hubby and I like a little spice and sauce.  I have a four mini loaf bread stone and I decided I would make 4 mini meatloaves. 
Basic meatloaf:
1-2lbs ground meat
Worcestershire sauce
Texas Pete
1tbsp chili powder
1tsp thyme
1 tsp dry mustard
2tsp garlic powder
3tsp paprika

ketchup
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1egg beaten

Combine dry ingredients and set aside.   Combine meat, Worcestershire, Texas Pete and mash together.   Then spoon dry ingredients mixture and mash with meat then add egg and bread crumbs last.  Divide into 4 balls.  Once divided I let Sprat fix his loaf how he wanted it.  He added shredded cheese and buffalo wing sauce.  I know, I did not think it sounded very good.  Big T was simple I just put it in the pan.  The last two for hubby and I, I wanted to try a stuffed meatloaf.  I folded a slice of fresh mozzarella in each loaf then topped with a little BBQ sauce.  I like to use BBQ sauce instead of ketchup over the top, I think it adds a little zing to the loaf.

Bake at 350 till brown and bubbly.  Mine cooked for almost an hour but they had been in the fridge for two days.

I baked mine last night and it was good.  Oddly enough Sprats' looked the best of them all.   Sprats' is in the lower right with the cheese bubbling out of it.  Big T still did not like his but he ate some of it to appease me.  They were very filling.  

Like most of my recipes it is never the same but the above is what I used for this one.  Until we eat again. . .

All About the Hubbs

My hubby has completely ruined his chance for a career in the ice-capades.  His piroet in the driveway landed him on his back for the next six weeks.   It is very hard to watch your spouse suffer and not be able to help as I posted yesterday. 
This experience has shown me several things about myself and others that I did not know.  You know the saying, God will not give you more than you can handle.  After this week, I do believe that God must think I am a beast.   My little shoulders are shaky today.  Here is what He showed me about others.  Our family is truly loved.   We have had a huge out pouring of support from our family and friends.  It is not necessarily what they do, but what they are willing to  do that amazes me.   I am very thankful for each and every one of them.  
We have a very long road of recovery from all of this but, I know we can make it.  I keep using "we" while talking about everything we are going through because it is a team effort in our marriage and our life together.  So, we will get through it and this will make us and our marriage stronger.
I will leave you with this:  if you do not have friends, make some; if you do not have a Church that you regularly attend, find one; and if you are at odds with your family, resolve those issues.  These are the people that will sit in that hospital waiting room with you and fetch your kids to and from school and hold you in prayer when they cannot be right there.  They will drive two hours to be with your child that is having a hard time with the whole situation.  Without our friends, Church family, and our family I would not have made it through this week.  I am thankful.

Family Love. .

I sit here listening to my dear sweet hubby breathing.  We are in the hospital, he fell on the only patch of ice in our driveway yesterday.   He dislocated a finger and tore his quadricep from his knee.  They finally admitted him last night so they could do surgery this morning.
It is a helpless feeling standing, no pacing around waiting on an ambulance to help get your loved one off the ground.  It is a helpless feeling sitting in an emergency waiting room, knowing the love of your life is in pain and you cannot do anything to help.   I have sat helpless all day.
My dear sweet hubby is stubborn as the day is long and has more determination than the law should allow.   He thinks he is going home today,  me not so much.   He has not been up out of the bed yet.  I am not excited about that prospect.
I am home now to my Big T throwing up and my sweet hubby still at the hospital. 
They are finally getting his pain under control.  I am hopeful that everything will work out. 

February 2015 Snow

Such a peaceful sight.   We got a good bit of snow this time and it was beautiful.  I am renewed this morning, my kids are at school and I have been able to get back into my routine.  It is amazing how we all need structure in our lives.  We think we run around by the seat of our pants but really there is structure and routine in all of the chaos.   I lost my structure and routine these last two weeks, I hope I have it back and will be able to keep it.   We are after all, animals that need routine.   I am blissfully at peace today sitting here thinking about everything I have to do this week.   My ducks are in their rows as they should be.   Thank you for listening while I had my nervous break down this last week.   I will try to stay on track this week with my posts but, you never know what might happen so, hang on.