Going to make myself post.

Haven't felt like sharing much, plain and simple. I've tried to keep up with you all; but as most of you know, that hasn't worked either.
Such is life.
Too much craziness in the world.

Anyway. We are mostly over our colds, but they keep hanging on.

Hubby went to the dentist Thursday. A few weeks ago, he broke a tooth on an ice cream cone! A plain, old fashioned ice cream cone. I still don't understand that one; but he did. It caused the tooth next to it to break, too. The reason is he has a partial upper denture plate and these were the teeth that held it in place.
As you know, he just recently got a pacemaker. Going to the dentist is now an adventure that his cardiologist has to approve. For a while he made do without and was doing well. But he could tell he was starting to get an infection. Very not good. So after many antibiotics, Thursday he saw an Oral Surgeon, to be more specific. That dentist removed the two broken teeth and did the required root canals. Now hubby has another weeks worth of antibiotics to be sure this does not affect his pacemaker.

I don't worry. Much. I pray a lot though.

It's pecan season. As soon as the dew dries, I need to get out there and get busy. No side tracks today. Got rain coming later in the week. They're forty cents a pound right now. Every little bit helps.
Not feeling the holidays. More anxious and annoyed than anything.

Well Wayne, I surprised myself and made a meatloaf. As I posted here (ages ago, I know, sorry); that my brother gave me our Granny's cookbook. I thought the first thing might be to try baking bread with it; but I barely have time to make jerky. And anyone who knows us, knows how much I (my family, more to the point!) like making jerky. Heck, we just went fishing for the first time in over six months. I actually can't remember. Last year sometime.
But I sidetrack, sorry.

Anyway, I found a meatloaf recipe. This one.

I substituted mushroom soup for the vegetable soup; because mushroom soup is like bacon for hubby. And we didn't have any corn flakes, so I used Chicken-in-a-biscuit crackers as that was the only crackers I had. (Hubby and youngest boy like those, too.)

Here it is in the pan. Hubby's artwork. ;-)

I like the meatloaf more domed, he likes it more loaf. At any rate, it turned out great! Very flavorful. A bit crumbly, as the bottom was a little too moist. I should have used more crumbs maybe. We will definitely try it again. Oh, I left out the salt and pepper. Everyone seasons as they like. And I didn't baste it, either.

I did remember a picture before it all got eaten.

We haven't been able to find anyone to work on the roof for us, so we need to get another tarp back up there. Looks like a few days of rain coming next week, if the weatherman is right.

I'll try to post more often, but no promises. You all know how that goes. Take care and have a blessed Sunday. ♥

Think I'm getting a cold

Found these cute, so I thought I would share them with you all.

Day 13 for hubby. I have slowly been letting him do things, all the while harping on him to be careful. So far, so good as near as we can tell.


Happy Wednesday and God bless. ♥

Surgery

Went mostly well.
Yup. Hubby got his pacemaker yesterday early afternoon.

The anesthetic did not do his job. I don't remember the name, but BIL said it is one that often makes people forget what happened.
Hubby was awake the whole time. Said it felt like a drill with a wire brush on it.
Doctor claims he got 8 cc? mg? of whatever it was, but hubby said it did nothing for the pain. He was talking to them during the whole procedure.
BIL said that this drug is often... faked? in the medical community. Apparently there is a... black market or some such? He's not saying the hospital was necessarily at fault; but based on the fact that hubby's medication did not work, it is quite possible he got a fake drug. :-|

Mostly the hospital staff did a good job. Seems like there was a lot of... uncertainty? for a place that does these procedures routinely.

They were good about the pain medicine after surgery though.

Doctor said hubby was supposed to get a home telemetry deal to keep track of his pacemaker, but no one on staff knew anything about it when we were being released to come home.

Ah well. There will be time enough for that. We are home now. Hubby is sleeping in his chair that we bought just for this procedure, as he can't use his left arm for a minimum of two weeks; though his doctor said it will probably be three weeks. Just to be certain the leads take in his heart and don't need to be reset.

The real trick will be keeping hubby to that after this weekend when he starts feeling better!

Hope you all have a wonderful, safe, blessed weekend. ♥