Valentines Counseling Class

Don't Bother Baby.
I don't find Val/Day especially enamoring either but for totally different reasons.

I always had tons of cards and gifts on that day from my B/F and/or boys who just wanted to be my BF. But they all turned out to be HUGE losers in one way or another. You show me every single day how much you love me by ...well, you know how.... not just by buying candy and flowers and jewelry on ONE freaking day of the year.

Plus, in addition to those simple daily things you do- thruout the year you surprise me with things like a rose, or a card or making my favorite dinner which, I know from trying to make it on my own, is a royal pain in the arse to make. But you do it because you LOVE me.

Besides- all I need or want is for you to be here WITH me on Valentines Day. Those five years we were apart trying to get you over here so we could get married was horrible and all I really want is to be able to cuddle with you on the couch and kiss. You KNOW this is true.

I'm a VERY happy woman- don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Happy Valentines day My Love. XXX

I Feel Sick

Been out of Commission for half the night.

Had nurse Supervisor check my B/P an hour ago....

150/109. HIGH.

Nauseous and lightheaded, I've mostly been in my office since about midnight or so, unable to carry out my duties for fear of passing out.

Needless to say, I'm going to be happy to get home and in my bed. I only wish I didn't have so far to drive home.

Awwwwww...How SWEET!!!

Today my sweet darling Hubby bought me a single, perfect, pinkish peach rose.

My hubby doesnt believe in celebrating Valentines day on February 14th- he does it randomly thru-out the year.

And today was one of those wonderful days.

Isn't he just the PERFECT Man????

Don't Cha Just HATE......

.....when you want to do something and it's really important that you do it right THEN- and just as you get the computer on to do it, you forget what it was and then you can't remember for the LIFE of you what it was or WHY it was so important to do it RIGHT THEN?..........Well, until later and then it's too late.

Todays Special.... EASY Coq au Vin

Coq Au Vin

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients
6 pieces skinless chicken(I use reg thighs and boneless breasts but use whatever you like.You can also easily increase the amount of chicken to double without changing the rest of the recipe.)

2 cups chicken broth

2 cups red wine

1 & 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms

2 slices bacon

1 cup onions(I like the pearl onions- but any onion will do)

1 TBspoon dried thyme

2 cloves garlic OR 1 teaspoon garlic powder.

salt and pepper to taste

2 Tablespoons Butter

Preparation

Brown bacon in skillet. Remove bacon from pan. Brown chicken on both sides in bacon grease. Remove chicken from Pan. Sautee onions, garlic, and mushrooms in skillet for about three minutes on high heat.

THEN:

• Crockpot method: Place chicken, chicken broth, wine, mushrooms, onions, & bacon bits, in a crockpot on low for 4-8 hours.
• Stovetop method: Place chicken, chicken broth, wine, mushrooms, onions & bacon bits, in a large deep saucepan and bring to a boil for 30-45 minutes until the chicken is cooked through but still tender.
• THEN:
  
• Remove the chicken, onions and most of the mushrooms, keeping the liquid in the pan or crockpot. If using a crockpot, turn the crockpot up to high.
• Add 2 Tablespoons Butter to the reserved liquid and stir.
• Bring to a boil with stirring and cook until thickened.(About 3 minutes). Salt and pepper as desired.
• Serve over cooked noodles or potatoes(my fav) with the sauce.

(NOTE): You can also use this same recipe substituting beef roast or beef stew meat for the chicken and it turns out GREAT too!!

Poor Baby, I'm Sorry.

<<<<(C-PAP Apparatus)






I really do mean that- I'm not being sarcastic at all.

In response to Paulius' blog-post about my snoring.......

I don't LIKE my snoring either- it disturbs MY sleep as well as Paul's and I know on the occasions Paul snores it can be aggravating for the person not asleep- or woken up by the snoring. I also have horrible dreams on the nights I have bad snoring. Things like I'm drowning or I'm under the weight of a collapsed building and can't get out. Sometimes even if i'm having a good dream about Paul kissing me it turns into me not being able to break the kiss and me smothering and then I wake up gasping for air and I KNOW I've had a sleep apnea episode and I've been snoring and stopped breathing.
It's damn scary. Sometimes I'm afraid Paul is going to wake up one morning with me dead having stopped breathing sometimes in the night.

I know my weight has a LOT to do with my snoring. I'm losing it- but, God, it's going slowly.
I'm supposed to be using a C-Pap machine- but my insurance won't cover it and so I can't afford the 400 dollars a month they require for me to rent it.
I've had an offer of someone to buy it for me- but now in order to do that, I'll have to go for yet ANOTHER sleep study and get the doctor to write out another prescription for the machine- and all that will cost time away from work which I can't afford either.
And with the C-Pap machine comes even more problems. Those things are LOUD!!!
It's like having a wind machine next to your head. I don't know which is worse- the sound of snoring or the sound of the machine. Plus there's all those hoses and the face-mask you have to wear and if the hoses get pinched the machine sets off an alarm and wakes you up til it's fixed. There's also the condensation that occurs and it CAN get in your nose and throat and strangle you and that's one rude-awful way to wake up as well. And you can only sleep in one position and it's not a comfortable one at all and when you wake up you have all these marks on your face from the mask and hoses and they take a couple of hours to go way and for you to look normal again and not like some alien or someone into weird kink. It's horrible.

I never used to snore. Maybe just losing the weight will get rid of the problem. Until then, we'll just have to try and endure.
Maybe he won't divorce me before then.
:-P

SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!

OMG- Our computer sounds like a freaking weed-eater!!

Why is it making this sound? Not ALL the time- but for just part of the time we have it on.
It's driving me freaking INSANE listening to it!!!!


Quiet!!! I need QUIETness in a computer!!!! I can't concentrate to write with a blender buzzing beside me.
ARG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!