Here we are and the year is speeding along. Garden is dieing. POO is on the mend enough to be playful again. Car starts...most of the time.
My refrigerator problems have been fixed. It will take me the rest of the year to replace the food I lost.
The grocery store where I shop doesn't understand what small sized pasta is and my efforts to help the manager haven't gotten me what I want. In the past I could go to another large store and get all of the shapes and sizes I wanted along with yogurt and specialty items. That store changed management and went bankrupt in short order. I didn't like the new and last manager and that is why I stopped buying from them exclusively.
So I guess I will start making my pasta here at home.
In the mean time POO and I are enjoying summer fruit ( he decided watermelon is tasty ).
I'm very happy for him because he has lost 2 lbs. He is at 14 lbs. but the best I've been able to get his weight down to is 11 lbs. He is 10" at the shoulder but because of his breed defects he is 15" long. In other words he does not come close to conforming to poodle standards. And every time he suffers because of his breed defect problems I get really mad and think mean thoughts about puppy mills and the mindless merchants who support them.
Got myself a blender to go with my food processor and I'm off to find some ways to make pasta.
Oh, oh, here he comes again and he is after me for something.
I'm off to see what he has done this time-
towwad
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Too-Fat-POO
We got the rest of POO's meds and his Rx food. I misunderstood his weight. I thought he weighed 15 lbs, he weighs 16 lbs! For a toy poodle which should weigh 10 pounds he needs to loose more than half his body weight. And since he can not run I am going to have to help him walk more.
I have been eating too much fast food for the last two months.
Now that summer is here I can go back to the fresh fruits and vegetables I enjoy.
I have a yogurt maker and a soy bean juice maker...it is actually soy bean juice, same as any other vegetable juice, and I think it is silly to call it Milk.
I drink cow milk.
I cook with soy juice as I do not like to drink the flavored varieties...too sweet.
The thing I enjoy most about having the soy bean juicer is I can make tofu at home.
I don't make much at a time because I like it fresh made and still warm. I don't do anything to alter it's flavor. I usually eat the whole batch.
This is a favorite way that I eat rice and beans. It is based on the famous chick pea puree. Any cooked dry bean or pea can be used and it is easy to keep a stock of these canned peas and beans. Tip: Green peas work well too.
Drain the peas or beans and reserve liquid. Use food processor to puree adding reserved liquid if needed. Flavor to taste...I like garlic. Place in microwave safe bowls and refrigerate.
The grain called Wild Rice, Brown Rice and all of the different colored varieties of rice will work better than White Rice for this. When I use Wild Rice, for example, I cook a pound at once because of the longer cooking time and this type of grain holds it's texture when frozen and reheated. For a pound of cooked rice you will want to stir in a Tablespoon Olive oil before freezing. More importantly divide the cooked rice into usable portions.
So when you want your meal. Heat the amount of Rice and the amount of bean puree you will use.
I use 3/4C Rice and place it on my plate, then mash the center down to form a Rice Ring. Then I spoon some of the heated bean puree in the middle.
Add some Seamed Vegetables and have an Apple and melon fruit plate for dessert.
You do not need bread with this meal.
One more thing you can do with the Rice Ring is to put Carrot Salad or Cold-slaw in the middle.
Our beans are up and running...another 4 to 6 weeks and I should be able to harvest a few.
Back to being...,
TOWWAD ! ( I missed the little guy while he was sick. )
I have been eating too much fast food for the last two months.
Now that summer is here I can go back to the fresh fruits and vegetables I enjoy.
I have a yogurt maker and a soy bean juice maker...it is actually soy bean juice, same as any other vegetable juice, and I think it is silly to call it Milk.
I drink cow milk.
I cook with soy juice as I do not like to drink the flavored varieties...too sweet.
The thing I enjoy most about having the soy bean juicer is I can make tofu at home.
I don't make much at a time because I like it fresh made and still warm. I don't do anything to alter it's flavor. I usually eat the whole batch.
This is a favorite way that I eat rice and beans. It is based on the famous chick pea puree. Any cooked dry bean or pea can be used and it is easy to keep a stock of these canned peas and beans. Tip: Green peas work well too.
Drain the peas or beans and reserve liquid. Use food processor to puree adding reserved liquid if needed. Flavor to taste...I like garlic. Place in microwave safe bowls and refrigerate.
The grain called Wild Rice, Brown Rice and all of the different colored varieties of rice will work better than White Rice for this. When I use Wild Rice, for example, I cook a pound at once because of the longer cooking time and this type of grain holds it's texture when frozen and reheated. For a pound of cooked rice you will want to stir in a Tablespoon Olive oil before freezing. More importantly divide the cooked rice into usable portions.
So when you want your meal. Heat the amount of Rice and the amount of bean puree you will use.
I use 3/4C Rice and place it on my plate, then mash the center down to form a Rice Ring. Then I spoon some of the heated bean puree in the middle.
Add some Seamed Vegetables and have an Apple and melon fruit plate for dessert.
You do not need bread with this meal.
One more thing you can do with the Rice Ring is to put Carrot Salad or Cold-slaw in the middle.
Our beans are up and running...another 4 to 6 weeks and I should be able to harvest a few.
Back to being...,
TOWWAD ! ( I missed the little guy while he was sick. )
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Happy Birthday POO
He is back home and a lot better. Pom-pom tail is up but not waging. He still can not stand on his hind legs and place his front paws on my knees for me to pick him up but he lets me help him climb up in my ( his now ) rocking chair and, with a little help, he climbs in the car.
First thing he did when he got home was to check out the patio garden. Our green beans have sprouted and started to leaf out.
The strict diet has not been helpful for weight loss. But he is not moving unless he has to. We have to go back and get more meds and different food so I hope that in a few weeks he will be able to run again.
Today is his 9th birthday and he is entitled to some sick leave.
So far he has gotten a dog bone from our bank teller, and I will give him green beans. I hide his arthritis pill in a small cube of processed cheese and give him four of the "cheese pills" each morning and he gets 1 cheese treat each afternoon and evening for reminding me to take my meds. And I have bag of soft kibble which we use for play time...I toss a piece of kibble and he goes and gets it. That's it for exercise.
If our garden works out we should have the green beans, yellow squash, zucchini, cucumbers, kale, mustard greens, and sweet peppers. No need for me to grow tomatoes as I can get good locally grown ones within walking distance of our home.
He feels good enough to get excited about the "Go" word so we are off to shop.
towwad
First thing he did when he got home was to check out the patio garden. Our green beans have sprouted and started to leaf out.
The strict diet has not been helpful for weight loss. But he is not moving unless he has to. We have to go back and get more meds and different food so I hope that in a few weeks he will be able to run again.
Today is his 9th birthday and he is entitled to some sick leave.
So far he has gotten a dog bone from our bank teller, and I will give him green beans. I hide his arthritis pill in a small cube of processed cheese and give him four of the "cheese pills" each morning and he gets 1 cheese treat each afternoon and evening for reminding me to take my meds. And I have bag of soft kibble which we use for play time...I toss a piece of kibble and he goes and gets it. That's it for exercise.
If our garden works out we should have the green beans, yellow squash, zucchini, cucumbers, kale, mustard greens, and sweet peppers. No need for me to grow tomatoes as I can get good locally grown ones within walking distance of our home.
He feels good enough to get excited about the "Go" word so we are off to shop.
towwad
Thursday, April 30, 2009
POO's Sick Days
Well, he is back in the hospital. We just can't get him back up to working condition.
After all, he is 9 years old and has a lot of breed defects which cause health problems. And he has Separation Anxiety. He is happy to leave me and go with someone else, but he barks, howls and acts like he is having a nervous breakdown if he is crated or I walk out the door with out him. He is good for 15 feet but if I go beyond that he starts screaming.
When he is not able to work I suffer because I depend on him.
I don't sleep, don't eat, and am generally foggy minded.
My Service Dog keeps me focused and reduces anxiety.
While he has been home we managed to start my patio garden.
Don't know if things will grow well or not.
When I get downhearted POO gets me back up. He has pain but, in-spite of that, he is happy to meet people and other animals.
9 years is a respectable amount of time for a Service Dog to be on the job. I have not been able to find a retirement arrangement for him because of his medical needs.
So we will muddle on as long he can be mended. He will let us know when he is ready to stop trying.
We never formed an emotional bond so that will help me when the time comes.
I've had a PSD since 1980 and this is not the first time I've faced this problem.
It's a beautiful day but I need my POO back home to boss me around.
I've stocked up on green beans ;-)
tow-sans POO
After all, he is 9 years old and has a lot of breed defects which cause health problems. And he has Separation Anxiety. He is happy to leave me and go with someone else, but he barks, howls and acts like he is having a nervous breakdown if he is crated or I walk out the door with out him. He is good for 15 feet but if I go beyond that he starts screaming.
When he is not able to work I suffer because I depend on him.
I don't sleep, don't eat, and am generally foggy minded.
My Service Dog keeps me focused and reduces anxiety.
While he has been home we managed to start my patio garden.
Don't know if things will grow well or not.
When I get downhearted POO gets me back up. He has pain but, in-spite of that, he is happy to meet people and other animals.
9 years is a respectable amount of time for a Service Dog to be on the job. I have not been able to find a retirement arrangement for him because of his medical needs.
So we will muddle on as long he can be mended. He will let us know when he is ready to stop trying.
We never formed an emotional bond so that will help me when the time comes.
I've had a PSD since 1980 and this is not the first time I've faced this problem.
It's a beautiful day but I need my POO back home to boss me around.
I've stocked up on green beans ;-)
tow-sans POO
Saturday, April 18, 2009
April Bright side
Things got brighter. My neighbor got the car started and my ex-husband brought a battery charger for me to use when I needed it.
For a few days the car cranked and ran with no problem.
POO got sick and I took him to his doctor on the 10th and got some pills for his arthritis and he weighed in at a whopping 15 lbs! He should weigh 10-11 lbs.
At first we thought his back was sore because he has a new friend to play with. She is a 9 month old Yorkie and she has reached her full weight of 3 lbs. Smart and cute. POO is smitten. She zips and zooms around ( airborne most of the time ) while the best POO can do is dance around and roll over to beg for her attention. He stands at my back door howling to her and she has slipped out and made it across the street to see him.
After the visit to his doctor I began giving him his arthritis pill every morning but the second day he had a down turn and I rushed him back. This time it is a bladder inflection in addition to his back problem. So he was in the dog hospital from Monday until today. He is home but not a happy camper.
The car wouldn't start yesterday so I used the battery charger and it cranked right up.
We think my problem is with the battery cables.
Now I just need to take POO for a summer haircut and get the battery cables for my car.
Got everything to plant my patio garden. Could use some sunshine.
tow- and my green bean eating, on a diet, POO
For a few days the car cranked and ran with no problem.
POO got sick and I took him to his doctor on the 10th and got some pills for his arthritis and he weighed in at a whopping 15 lbs! He should weigh 10-11 lbs.
At first we thought his back was sore because he has a new friend to play with. She is a 9 month old Yorkie and she has reached her full weight of 3 lbs. Smart and cute. POO is smitten. She zips and zooms around ( airborne most of the time ) while the best POO can do is dance around and roll over to beg for her attention. He stands at my back door howling to her and she has slipped out and made it across the street to see him.
After the visit to his doctor I began giving him his arthritis pill every morning but the second day he had a down turn and I rushed him back. This time it is a bladder inflection in addition to his back problem. So he was in the dog hospital from Monday until today. He is home but not a happy camper.
The car wouldn't start yesterday so I used the battery charger and it cranked right up.
We think my problem is with the battery cables.
Now I just need to take POO for a summer haircut and get the battery cables for my car.
Got everything to plant my patio garden. Could use some sunshine.
tow- and my green bean eating, on a diet, POO
Friday, April 3, 2009
April_09
April first started with a haphazard near miss for the-POO when we made an early morning run to the grocery store.
He doesn't understand that not all cars will stop for him to lead me in front of them and so I try to find an empty buggy in the parking lot so that I can settle him on his rug up safe in the kiddy seat. Wouldn't you know that there wasn't one on the outside that morning. I tighten up on his leash and we make our way the few feet to the handicapped entrance and there is a very happy talkative rotund woman standing there with her empty buggy. She is talking left and right and laughing and not moving. After a few minutes she backed up to talk to some people behind her...they saw me and others waiting.
I make it inside the door to where the buggies are stored and slacked the tension on POO's leash so naturally he moved about 18 inches to my left. When I try to pry the buggy loose I sensed movement behind me and yanked POO's leash hard enough to scoot him in front of me and under another buggy to get him out of harm's way.
Sure enough it was the same happy woman who had blocked the handicapped entrance.
I think she must have two speeds...Wide Open and Barrel-Arseing Through.
Now, POO is smart about some things and when I indicate so he knows to, "Puppy Down". While he is down in a safe place I start to try to a buggy loose again.
Foolish me.
I didn't get beat up but I ended up fending off another woman who wanted to pet the poor little dog and got me told off for miss treating him. I tell her I need to get inside and she calls me Ugly...well, by then I'm begging, "Please just let us get inside. We are cold."
The buggy pops loose, I get the rug in place and give POO the, "Up" command. He puts his paws on my knees and I lift him up and settle him on his rug in the kiddy seat.
Then we make inside and do a fast shop for needful things and stop by the Deli for a takeout breakfast of catfish, large grits sausage and gravy and a biscuit.
We get home where POO's harness comes off first then I get the refrigerated items put away and we eat our breakfast.
We pile in the bed.
Two hours later I'm awake with a splitting headache. I start drinking milk to get my blood sugar back up.
That night we pig out on spaghetti and meatballs.
Last year my car's battery died on me and I spent months and more than a comfortable amount amount of money to have it fixed. Three months later it needed fixing again. Cost me again.
I went to a different place and he said the alternator was putting out and told me to drive it every day.
I have.
It died on me again this morning.
But on the bright side...as soon as I can see it, I'll wright about it.
towwad
He doesn't understand that not all cars will stop for him to lead me in front of them and so I try to find an empty buggy in the parking lot so that I can settle him on his rug up safe in the kiddy seat. Wouldn't you know that there wasn't one on the outside that morning. I tighten up on his leash and we make our way the few feet to the handicapped entrance and there is a very happy talkative rotund woman standing there with her empty buggy. She is talking left and right and laughing and not moving. After a few minutes she backed up to talk to some people behind her...they saw me and others waiting.
I make it inside the door to where the buggies are stored and slacked the tension on POO's leash so naturally he moved about 18 inches to my left. When I try to pry the buggy loose I sensed movement behind me and yanked POO's leash hard enough to scoot him in front of me and under another buggy to get him out of harm's way.
Sure enough it was the same happy woman who had blocked the handicapped entrance.
I think she must have two speeds...Wide Open and Barrel-Arseing Through.
Now, POO is smart about some things and when I indicate so he knows to, "Puppy Down". While he is down in a safe place I start to try to a buggy loose again.
Foolish me.
I didn't get beat up but I ended up fending off another woman who wanted to pet the poor little dog and got me told off for miss treating him. I tell her I need to get inside and she calls me Ugly...well, by then I'm begging, "Please just let us get inside. We are cold."
The buggy pops loose, I get the rug in place and give POO the, "Up" command. He puts his paws on my knees and I lift him up and settle him on his rug in the kiddy seat.
Then we make inside and do a fast shop for needful things and stop by the Deli for a takeout breakfast of catfish, large grits sausage and gravy and a biscuit.
We get home where POO's harness comes off first then I get the refrigerated items put away and we eat our breakfast.
We pile in the bed.
Two hours later I'm awake with a splitting headache. I start drinking milk to get my blood sugar back up.
That night we pig out on spaghetti and meatballs.
Last year my car's battery died on me and I spent months and more than a comfortable amount amount of money to have it fixed. Three months later it needed fixing again. Cost me again.
I went to a different place and he said the alternator was putting out and told me to drive it every day.
I have.
It died on me again this morning.
But on the bright side...as soon as I can see it, I'll wright about it.
towwad
Thursday, March 12, 2009
March_09
Thursday, March 12 ! Happy Birthday to me.
I was born in 1945...you do the math.
The POO will be 9 in a few weeks.
I still see the world through the eyes of a kid and POO is as playful as a puppy.
We have a case of Rumble Tummy so POO will have Green Beans and I will go easy with the grub.
I have been enjoying fresh Strawberries. Just buy a small package and keep them at room temperature. Every time you pass by the container just wash and eat out of hand.
They don't last long.
Food grows with the warmth of the Sun and I think it is best to eat many vegetables and Fruits at a Garden warmth.
I think the all around best eating plan is Grains for Morning, Fresh Vegetables and Fruit for Mid-day, and Meat, Seafood, Eggs, or Milk in the evening.
This thing about having something from each of the basic Food groups at every meal leads to disgust for those who need to diet for weight loss.
I know how much of each Food Group I need each day so I eat the the individual Foods one at a time during the day. That means that I eat something 5 or 6 times per day and never feel deprived.
No more plates with a dab of this and an ounce of that and a half cup of another, a half slice of bread, part of a piece of fruit and the same scenario two more times that day.
One so called balanced meal in the evening is not going to help someone who had a Smoothie for Breakfast and a Burger and Fries for Lunch.
best,
Birthday towwad
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