Last Friday Lizzie came over to spend Father's Day with us. After talking and getting something to eat, it was bed time. Marv went to sleep and so did Lizzie. I stayed up and played in my computer.
That night, there was some music and noise next door but I didn't think much about it. Around 1AM I started hearing lots of talking, music, noise etc. I looked out my bedroom window and my neighbor's son was having a party. His parents were gone for the weekend (I guess) and the 21 year old son decided to invite some of his friends over. Up to now they had been inside and came out once in a while in the front yard, but after 1, they were outside all the time, singing, drinking etc.
Around 2AM it got very noisy and they went out to the street and get to their cars some of them, but mainly just being really loud and silly, there were about 25-30 college age guys and a few girls. They were noisy, and the lights came out in the houses around the street. Then a lot of honking, cars, semi racing, there were about 8 guys in my driveway jumping around. I turned on my porch light and looked out and it was semi entertaining. By 3AM they all had left and I went back to bed and tried to fall sleep.
About 3:30AM I heard a loud knock on my door, a bright white light shone on my house, my room and living room were all lit up. I was wearing my nightie and I put a robe on and tried to decide whether to open the door. I looked out and there were 2-3 police cars and a car parked right in front of my house shining the bright light on me as I opened the door. 2 policemen were at the door a male and a female. I asked them what was going on and they in turn asked me how many people were in my house, I said my husband and daughter and a dog . They asked me how many other people were inside hiding, I said none that I knew of! They told me somebody in the neighborhood called them saying there were lots of people around my house in my driveway and yard and said I was having a party. I sort of laughed a little , I said there had been a party next door but it sure wasn't me having the party. They wanted to know if I was OK, and if the people inside were OK, I said yes. Then they left. And I went to bed.
The funny part of the story is, Lulu was sleep in her pillow and didn't wake up. Lizzie didn't see or hear anything. I went to Marvin's room when they knocked at the door and asked him if I should open the door, but he was also fast sleep and didn't answer and never heard anything.
It was something different :)
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
Tomatoes
In February last year I planted 6 tomato plants, 3 heirloom 1 beefsteak and 2 celebrity. Around June they started to ripen and I had a pretty good yield. The snails and slugs ate some though.
When the crop ended the gardener cleaned the area and I planted some flowers. Then around October I noticed some volunteer tomato plants coming up and I decided to let them grow to see if they would bear fruit. We had a lot of rain and they grew and had a lot of tomato flowers but they didn't set. I didn't take very good care of them because I didn't put the tomato towers until they were pretty big, I think in March.
This time we had a big problem with snails and slugs, and maybe some kind of rodent or birds, that would eat the tomatoes. For every 10 tomatoes about 6 were inedible with holes and bites :( Regardless of it I picked quite a few, and I must say they are some of the juiciest, sweetest tomatoes I have tasted.
The mother of one of my ex students from Kinder, who is a FB friend, saw the pictures of the tomatoes and asked me if she could buy some. I told her she could come and pick them of course no charge. So yesterday she came with her kids. My kindergarten one is now a 9th grader and is taller than me! They picked a whole bunch of tomatoes, more than i thought they were left, they also took some oranges. It was fun talking to her and to Jacob :)
Tomorrow the gardener will take the vines out and clean the area . I will use the tomatoes to make salsa and pico de gallo. I will roast some with garlic and some basil and will save them for soup or sauce. I will make gazpacho for lunch tomorrow, and also salmorejo later, and of course pa amb tomaquet! If there are any left, I will chop them and freeze them.
When the crop ended the gardener cleaned the area and I planted some flowers. Then around October I noticed some volunteer tomato plants coming up and I decided to let them grow to see if they would bear fruit. We had a lot of rain and they grew and had a lot of tomato flowers but they didn't set. I didn't take very good care of them because I didn't put the tomato towers until they were pretty big, I think in March.
This time we had a big problem with snails and slugs, and maybe some kind of rodent or birds, that would eat the tomatoes. For every 10 tomatoes about 6 were inedible with holes and bites :( Regardless of it I picked quite a few, and I must say they are some of the juiciest, sweetest tomatoes I have tasted.
The mother of one of my ex students from Kinder, who is a FB friend, saw the pictures of the tomatoes and asked me if she could buy some. I told her she could come and pick them of course no charge. So yesterday she came with her kids. My kindergarten one is now a 9th grader and is taller than me! They picked a whole bunch of tomatoes, more than i thought they were left, they also took some oranges. It was fun talking to her and to Jacob :)
Tomorrow the gardener will take the vines out and clean the area . I will use the tomatoes to make salsa and pico de gallo. I will roast some with garlic and some basil and will save them for soup or sauce. I will make gazpacho for lunch tomorrow, and also salmorejo later, and of course pa amb tomaquet! If there are any left, I will chop them and freeze them.
Sunday, June 11, 2017
A quiet weekend
Saturday I was supposed to go to HB, but there was a miscommunication with N so I ended up not going. I just went to the Library and grocery shopping. Then I went home and made chicken soup from scratch, and picked some more tomatoes.
Yesterday the PT came and did some exercises with Marv, also practiced getting in and out of the bath bench. Next week was supposed to be the last week for home health care but they said they would probably come an extra week because he's still not at a 100%
Today when I woke up I saw it had rained last night, it was cloudy and cool all day. I made breakfast, bacon and eggs, hashbrowns, biscuits and gravy. In the afternoon he had his first full shower since he broke his hip. The bench worked well :) We had some more soup for lunch. He's still not feeling too well, he has a stomach ache.
For dinner he said to order from Panda Inn and I went to get Panda beef and fried rice, but he was not feeling well and didn't have any.
I hope he feels better in the morning.
Yesterday the PT came and did some exercises with Marv, also practiced getting in and out of the bath bench. Next week was supposed to be the last week for home health care but they said they would probably come an extra week because he's still not at a 100%
Today when I woke up I saw it had rained last night, it was cloudy and cool all day. I made breakfast, bacon and eggs, hashbrowns, biscuits and gravy. In the afternoon he had his first full shower since he broke his hip. The bench worked well :) We had some more soup for lunch. He's still not feeling too well, he has a stomach ache.
For dinner he said to order from Panda Inn and I went to get Panda beef and fried rice, but he was not feeling well and didn't have any.
I hope he feels better in the morning.
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Introspection
I usually don't write about my emotions and feelings, I just keep those things to myself.
Well I should change the title of this post, because I realize it's true. I don't want to write about it.
Well I should change the title of this post, because I realize it's true. I don't want to write about it.
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Thursday, June 1, 2017
May Recap
I talked about the first week in May on my previous post. So here's the rest of May:
May 8 Marvin's computer had a meltdown. Some online hackers pretending to be Windows people screwed up the system. Had to call a technician to come and fix it.
May 11-12 In advance to Mother's Day, I got a yummy box of chocolate covered strawberries from Sandy, and a lovely flower basket and chocolates from Lizzie. Love my girls!
May 13 Coming home from dialysis, Marv used his right foot to push the door open a little in the truck. In the evening he said he felt some pain.
May 14 Marvin was feeling pain most of the day, We said if he didn't feel better we'd go to the ER in the morning.
May 15 Still in pain, we decided to go to ER. Trying to get in the truck was awkward and painful to the point that I called 911. The firetruck, and ambulance came to the house. I said I needed help getting him in the truck. They tried but it was too painful, so it was decided they would take him to the ER and I would follow them. Luckily they agreed to take him to Kaiser Downey. He was in a lot of pain, 8-9 out of 10. Was given morphine and in Xray they found his hip was broken. Was admitted to the hospital.
May 16 He had dialysis in the hospital in the morning, and surgery to repair the hip right afterward.
A very very long day.
May 17 After spending so many hours in the hospital, and feeling very stressed out. I kept my hair appointment. Frank was super nice and I had 3 glasses of wine, had my hair colored, cut and styled. It was nice to feel pampered. I think it was one of my best haircuts :)
May 18 I was surprised and frustrated that after dialysis at the hospital, he was discharged to a rehab place!
May 19 Rehab at Southland Home in Norwalk. After spending some time there on my way home I stopped by the school next door. One of my Jersey friends is the Principal there and she was so happy to see me, it made me feel good :)
May 20-26 In rehab. Had dinner with Jennifer 5/23. It was very nice.
May 28-29 Lizzie came to visit. Told us all about the vacation she and Sandy had in Savannah, Georgia. Showed me lots of pictures. It seems like they had a great time! :)
May 29 The Physical Therapist came to the house to do some exercises with Marv. They'll come 3 days a week.
May 31 Back to Kaiser for a post op visit with the Orthopedic doctor. Marv is doing better but still has pain and needs to use the walker. He's learning to get dressed etc. by himself :)
Tomorrow I will post the books I read and movies I watched in May.
May 8 Marvin's computer had a meltdown. Some online hackers pretending to be Windows people screwed up the system. Had to call a technician to come and fix it.
May 11-12 In advance to Mother's Day, I got a yummy box of chocolate covered strawberries from Sandy, and a lovely flower basket and chocolates from Lizzie. Love my girls!
May 13 Coming home from dialysis, Marv used his right foot to push the door open a little in the truck. In the evening he said he felt some pain.
May 14 Marvin was feeling pain most of the day, We said if he didn't feel better we'd go to the ER in the morning.
May 15 Still in pain, we decided to go to ER. Trying to get in the truck was awkward and painful to the point that I called 911. The firetruck, and ambulance came to the house. I said I needed help getting him in the truck. They tried but it was too painful, so it was decided they would take him to the ER and I would follow them. Luckily they agreed to take him to Kaiser Downey. He was in a lot of pain, 8-9 out of 10. Was given morphine and in Xray they found his hip was broken. Was admitted to the hospital.
May 16 He had dialysis in the hospital in the morning, and surgery to repair the hip right afterward.
A very very long day.
May 17 After spending so many hours in the hospital, and feeling very stressed out. I kept my hair appointment. Frank was super nice and I had 3 glasses of wine, had my hair colored, cut and styled. It was nice to feel pampered. I think it was one of my best haircuts :)
May 18 I was surprised and frustrated that after dialysis at the hospital, he was discharged to a rehab place!
May 19 Rehab at Southland Home in Norwalk. After spending some time there on my way home I stopped by the school next door. One of my Jersey friends is the Principal there and she was so happy to see me, it made me feel good :)
May 20-26 In rehab. Had dinner with Jennifer 5/23. It was very nice.
May 28-29 Lizzie came to visit. Told us all about the vacation she and Sandy had in Savannah, Georgia. Showed me lots of pictures. It seems like they had a great time! :)
May 29 The Physical Therapist came to the house to do some exercises with Marv. They'll come 3 days a week.
May 31 Back to Kaiser for a post op visit with the Orthopedic doctor. Marv is doing better but still has pain and needs to use the walker. He's learning to get dressed etc. by himself :)
Tomorrow I will post the books I read and movies I watched in May.
Monday, May 8, 2017
First week in May
I've been somewhat stressed for the last couple of weeks, mainly because I was not feeling well, and I was not very hungry and nothing tasted right. So On May 2nd I went to Portos and got me some treats, that cheered me up some. Then I've been wanting to go to the beach and get my feet wet but mainly just to get out of the house and my usual routine. I kept postponing for one reason or another. So on Saturday I made up my mind to go to Seal Beach.
I called Norbert to see if he wanted to meet me for lunch, and surely he said yes. That morning, as I was taking Marv to the clinic, it started raining! I was going to call N and cancel, but then I said, heck I'm going, so I did.
Is only 28 minutes drive from the clinic to Long Beach. We went to have lunch at Acapulco, and because it was raining we sat inside. I had a coupon for an appetizer, so we had guacamole made at the table, I had tacos al pastor and he had carnitas. My Margarita was not the best one, I should have had a Cadillac!
After lunch we went for a drive to Seal Beach. I didn't get my feet wet but it was nice seeing the Ocean in the rain. Then we went to Gelson's and had the decadent chocolate bomb. It was so good.
It was nice getting out of La Mirada :)
When I went to pick up Marvin I noticed Norbert's wallet in my truck. It must have dropped when he was giving me my goodies for the day (1 pepsi, 1 bottle of water, 1 can of piña colada. 1 small tube of toothpaste and 1 toothbrush). I called him and he said he would come in an hour to get it, and would stop by Home Depot to get batteries for my smoke alarms (they had been beeping annoyingly for a few days). And so he did.
I had not had time to make anything for dinner and asked Marv what he felt like eating, his choice was baked ziti from Agrusa so I ordered that and some stracciatella chicken soup for me. On the way out to get it, I stopped by my neighbor's to ask them to please turn off the outside lights
that shined on my room all night, happily he agreed to turn them off.
Today Sunday, Marv is still not feeling too well (will have a blood transfusion Tuesday) so I went grocery shopping . Then I took care of my garden and when it started raining with thunder and lighting, I decided to take a nap. We all did, including Lulu.
Tonight I watched a movie "A Dog's Purpose". I read the book a couple of years ago and I cried. I didn't want to watch the movie because I knew I would cry too, and so I did.
A long block about nothing really, I just felt like writing :)
I called Norbert to see if he wanted to meet me for lunch, and surely he said yes. That morning, as I was taking Marv to the clinic, it started raining! I was going to call N and cancel, but then I said, heck I'm going, so I did.
Is only 28 minutes drive from the clinic to Long Beach. We went to have lunch at Acapulco, and because it was raining we sat inside. I had a coupon for an appetizer, so we had guacamole made at the table, I had tacos al pastor and he had carnitas. My Margarita was not the best one, I should have had a Cadillac!
After lunch we went for a drive to Seal Beach. I didn't get my feet wet but it was nice seeing the Ocean in the rain. Then we went to Gelson's and had the decadent chocolate bomb. It was so good.
It was nice getting out of La Mirada :)
When I went to pick up Marvin I noticed Norbert's wallet in my truck. It must have dropped when he was giving me my goodies for the day (1 pepsi, 1 bottle of water, 1 can of piña colada. 1 small tube of toothpaste and 1 toothbrush). I called him and he said he would come in an hour to get it, and would stop by Home Depot to get batteries for my smoke alarms (they had been beeping annoyingly for a few days). And so he did.
I had not had time to make anything for dinner and asked Marv what he felt like eating, his choice was baked ziti from Agrusa so I ordered that and some stracciatella chicken soup for me. On the way out to get it, I stopped by my neighbor's to ask them to please turn off the outside lights
that shined on my room all night, happily he agreed to turn them off.
Today Sunday, Marv is still not feeling too well (will have a blood transfusion Tuesday) so I went grocery shopping . Then I took care of my garden and when it started raining with thunder and lighting, I decided to take a nap. We all did, including Lulu.
Tonight I watched a movie "A Dog's Purpose". I read the book a couple of years ago and I cried. I didn't want to watch the movie because I knew I would cry too, and so I did.
A long block about nothing really, I just felt like writing :)
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