this is the extent of my holiday decorating so far. I found this lovely bowl at a thrift store a few years ago. It was made in Italy and hand painted. I just throw some little battery lights in it and put it on the mantle. It’s one of my favorite things.
I know today was small business Saturday but I just wasn’t feeling well enough to restock some merch.
My sis brought some soup over yesterday and it was a welcome meal for today…complete with noodles☺️
I took Tylenol today and iced my back a lot and it really did help. I can move around a good bit better.
I recorded Uncle Buck yesterday and watched it this afternoon. John Candy was so great. I think it might have been one of John Hughes’ first movies with Macaulay Culken before Home Alone. It was a good diversion plus I can blow through commercials.
We watched Goodnight Oppy last evening and resumed it this morning. Absolutely highly recommended. It’s a NASA documentary of the Mars space rovers that spanned a decade and a half. Just incredible footage of Mars and what it took to get us there. Now that our son works at Johnson Space Center, we have developed a keen interest in these projects that are still ongoing.
I feel just ok today. Mike took the corn stalks and pumpkins and put them in woods behind the house for the deer and birds. There is a lot of corn on the stalks so hopefully that will feed some of the wildlife back there.
I did manage a few simple decorations outside in the way of a garden flag and a wreath on the front door. Tomorrow I’ll check the lights on a little tree I’ll put in the urn on the front porch.
I don’t really know how or if these blood clots are clearing up. I’m on enough blood thinner now that it should be starting to work.
I knew I’d be deteriorating slowly as I inch toward my treatments. Everything is kind of scary but I know I’m in good hands although there were a few questionable things that happened in the hospital.
I might go into more detail around that another time.
For now, I’m tired but trying to stay awake past 8pm. I take blood thinners again at seven, evening blood pressure meds at eight and Ativan to help me sleep. That doesn’t include tums for my occasional heartburn. I’m a real mess. Lol
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Enjoying your blog, Vic! I also liked Uncle Buck and loved John Candy. Such a versatile actor. Did you ever see the two attempted tv remakes? One was an all white cast with Kevin Meaney and the other an all black cast with Mike Epps. Both were awful. Can’t duplicate Candy.
No. I didn’t see either of those. I haven’t seen Uncle Buck since it was made. The scene at the counselor’s office is priceless! Lol