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Sunday, I went right to work on planting green beans where the beets used to be and spreading weed n feed on the front and side yards. I finished up some of the menu plan. My brother and Mom face-timed me from Florida. I picked snow peas and carrots for dinner. I wrote some reviews. Then Lulu and I walked a medium walk, but didn’t see the swans. We had fresh beets, carrots and snow peas from the garden for dinner.
Monday, I did the backyard weed n feed, so now it is finished. I did other cleanup sorts of tasks. I wrote a review, got more posts ready to go. I did the paperwork for the PT appt my daughter has later in the week. I walked Lulu. My ex arrived in time for dinner. He’s here for a couple weeks to help with projects.
Tuesday, it’s raining all day. I got an early start on visiting and emails. I went to walk Lulu and Abby but it was raining hard enough Abby was totally against it. Lulu was surprisingly game but kept shaking off the water. I unloaded the dishwasher and then gathered up my stuff to go out. I went to the farmer’s market where I got fresh strawberries and peaches. Then I stopped at Lidl but they don’t have the gluten free mac n cheese my daughter likes. Next was the eye doctor which went really fast because I didn’t have changes and don’t need glasses. Then I went to Aldi for groceries. After I got everything put away, I could relax a bit and prep for dinner.
Wednesday, it isn’t raining as much as I expected. Abby and Lulu had a nice walk. I’m glad to be home today and hope to get lots accomplished. The ex and I went through the projects to work.
Thursday, another nice day and walk with Abby and Lulu. I placed an order for my free Papa Murphy’s birthday pizza. I also put together a Walmart order for a bunch of items we needed. My daughter met with the physical therapist. He’s very knowledgeable with hypomobility, and EDS. He also was able to massage her neck which helped her headache. While we were gone, my ex had finally had time where the noise would not bother my daughter, and he framed the door of our work room.
Friday, another day with plenty to do. I walked Abby and Lulu. I made the pizza for lunch. Then I went to Harris Teeter to get more caffeinated soda on sale for my daughter to help wither her migraine. My daughter’s headache was better so the PT had helped.
Saturday, it was supposed to rain all day but didn’t. I started out with the usual tasks, did my visiting and emails, then wrote some reviews. I started planning and organizing my reads for June. Lulu and I walked a medium route to the pool. I wrote another review.
June will have another #SIAM. The plan is to read the next round of Kevin Hearne series in the Iron Druid world, Ink & Sigil. Candle & Crow won’t be out until fall but there is a novella.
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Reading Reality. These are the exciting ARCs I received this week (If you click on the cover, it will take you to the Goodreads entry):
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Now the really scary one. This is all the Kindle and Audible freebies I grabbed this past week. You can see why I need to do Thrifty Thursday to be sure I read a few at least one each month.
I really meant to cut back on freebies BUT they are free so I guess that won’t be happening.
I’m not including things like reviews posted or upcoming as they are always in the right sidebar. And, my challenge status is also there.
Anne
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So good that the PT seems to be making a difference with your daughter’s migraines. What a relief. I did a lot of running around yesterday: Walmart, two different Targets, etc. I tried to go to Aldi (where I needed only two things) but they weren’t open yet. I guess not everyone is up and at ’em early on Saturday like I am. Ha!
It’s great you could get up and go before many others were out. I try to go mid week, middle of the day. Aldi is a go to for us. But Walmart, Trader Joes and Wegmans are on the rotation to get the various gluten free items. Otherwise it would be nice to only go one place. Yes it is a lot of work having all the different medical appts and trying different medicines and treatments but worth it if we make progress.
How nice to have some help with projects😁 I’ve also started looking ahead to June, a month where I have way too many review books so I need to plan. Cute photo of Lulu! Have a good week, Anne.
Thank you Tammy. Lulu is like me as a child – full blast or out like a light. I hope we get some projects completed. The time is half gone and the projects are not.
I hope that your daughters migraines get better soon. They are so awful.
Sounds like you had a busy week. We had a bit of rain, but it was mainly sunny. I caught the sun slightly after standing talking to the neighbour for maybe half an hour 🤔
Have a great week next week!
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Thank you Emily. Her migraines are much less (1-2 instead of 7-8) but she still has a migraine. We are trying different treatments.
Aww, look at sweet Lulu💜
I’m looking forward to that new Swanson book! Great choice.
Thank you. Lulu is such a joy. I started the new Charlie Donlea book and kept waiting for Henry Kimball to show up. So many great audios right now releasing I was combining those in my head. The Charlie Donlea (Long Time Gone) is really good; I’m about halfway.
I’m glad the PT helped your daughter. And that is great that your ex is there to give you guys some help. Enjoy your new books.
Thank you Samantha. We are glad to have any positive improvements.
The day lily is fabulous and how lovely to be eating so much fresh produce from the garden. So glad the physio seemed to help your daughter’s migraines and I hope the coming week is a good one, Anne:).
Thank you Sarah. I am glad to have some improvements. I really hope we can knock out a few projects this week.
I always love hearing about your garden and your walks with Lulu. I’m glad your daughter got some relief from the PT. It’s so hard knowing your child is in pain when you can’t really do anything about it. You are such a great support and advocate for her.
I’ve been debating whether to read the Ink & Sigil books. I loved the Iron Druid books, right up until I realized that I didn’t like the way things were headed in terms of the overall arc of the series. (I peeked ahead when I realized it, and boy was I right. And yes, Atticus brought most of that on himself, but still.)
Thank you Kara. We are experienced at going through the trial & error to find solutions but it’s not fun. I want to read Ink & Sigil while the whole IDC is fresh in my mind.
Glad you got your birthday pizza and your daughter got a bit of relieve through the PT visit. Good pick for your SIAM challenge. I’m hoping to finally get my seedlings in the ground this week now that we’re getting consistent warmer weather.
Have a good week, Anne!
Thank you Sophia. My lettuce is bolting and the spinach is finished *cries*. So now will be planting carrots and beets. The green beans are just starting to come up. The tomatoes, pepper and basil are going gang busters!
Well Lulu is braver than my dog when it’s raining! Mine doesn’t want to go for a walk 😉
She used to be that way. But she really loves to walk. She still doesn’t want to go out on her own, but she will go with me if there’s going to be a walk.
Nice Dragons Finish Last was a really fun read! I should try to do the SIAM, since my current binge reading trend lends itself to that! Do they have it every month? I am going to be gone half of June, so that might not be my best month for it, but if I pick a shorter series, it may be OK
The SIAM is once per quarter 4 times per year. The next one is August, then November. I love it for trilogies or shorter series I am trying to get finished. I LOVE the Heartstrikers! I’ve read them all and own them in audio, but it’s nice to have a free ebook to help with things like spelling.
Lulu with her yellow blankie!!!!
Glad your daughter got some relief for her poor head.
Thank you Jinjer. All the blankets and toys belong to Lulu.
Glad your daughter is getting some relief. Sounds like lots of rain but thats good for flowers, vegetables etc in the future. Hope you have a good week.
Thank you. I’m glad they have something to give her some relief and hope. I have mixed feelings. It is great for the growing and often cools things down but if it is scattered storms on hot days it’s more likely to increase humidity and stay hot.
Glad to hear PT is helping with your daughter’s migraines. It’s so hard to see your child in pain! You don’t need glasses, Anne! I’m so jealous! I didn’t need them until my 40s and now I’m so dependent on them. I hate it. Pretty daylily and Lulu looks so cute napping. I love fresh peaches! I need to search for some good ones.
yes I hope we find solutions for my daughter. Sometimes something works for a few years and then it doesn’t. We are kind of in that place with gastro and migraines, the things which worked don’t so we are making changes. I wear reading glasses but yeah I am not excited about getting all the time glasses. The daylilies are just starting to go to town. The peaches are just starting here and we like them too. I made peach crisp and then Peach hand pies (like turnovers) last week.
It’s so good to find that therapist/doctor/medical professional who understands!! I am glad you found one that has experience with your daughter’s EDS. Wyatt and I were both actually just tested for that.
Fresh strawberries are calling my name lately! Have a good week!
Good medical professionals are important like talented people in any field. Insurance doesn’t make it easy to go to the best in a field because of their networks. He is not in our network so it will be expensive but he’s helping her. We have tried to get the EDS testing since 2017 when prescribed but it is so hard to get in. We have an appt now but it’s for August of 2025.
What a busy week! I’m glad the PT helped your daughter. Enjoy your books and have a great week!
Thanks Yvonne. We are trying to find things to help her. If you think last week was busy…. this week I’m getting up early and staying up later just to try to get everything finished.
Sounds like a rainy week – has the humidity gotten unbearable yet? We are finally getting some spring weather, with highs in the 60s. We even may hit 80 this week (but not maintain). I’ve been busy with all my daughter’s “lasts” but it’s all good. This week ahead is slower, so I should be able to get stuff done.
You’ve been busy and I hope you feel better. We are just starting to get some humidity and getting up into the high 80s. I prefer the temps around 80 with a north wind. This week has been dry but the next 5 days look like scattered storms and more humidity.
My dog doesn’t like walking in the rain either. He doesn’t like getting his dainty little feet wet. lol
Lulu is loathe to go out in the backyard by herself when it rains but she has been more amenable to walks when I go with her. She really loves the walks. Either way, she wears a rain coat.
It’s nice to see those daylilies blooming Anne! Have a great week!
Thanks Jodie. The daylilies are going to town now.
Sounds like Lulu was very active, and I am glad your daughter is finding some relief. I keep missing the live shows for WTZ and feel I should apologize. Sunday is pretty much the only time my mom manages to come into town to visit and she usually shows up around 1pm. I am so glad I joined though as Angel has now solidified herself as one of my all-time favorite characters. Can’t wait to read the last one but it will be bittersweet. Glad to see Black Bear Alibi is still free because I say the cover and immediately jumped over to grab it!
Thank you Barb. I understand about the chats. I wish you could come because they are fun but I do understand so don’t feel badly. It is a series I have enjoyed so much! I’m glad you were able to get Black Bear Alibi.
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I love the Heartstrikers!
I hope your daughter’s headache is better. I really struggle this time of year with the season changes. What a beautiful daylily! I hope you’re having a wonderful week!
Thank you Katherine. She’s just hanging in there doing the best she can but the headache is just hanging with her.