Hilarious podcast!

My friend posted this on my facebook wall. If ever there was a story like mine but different... here it is! (Language not suitable for my nieces... lets just say that...)

After you hear this, you have to know how much I love my husband. He makes me laugh, he has always taken care of me and most heroically, he has cleaned up my bags of poop! I love you E and hope I am there for you just half as much as you have been for me.

Cut the CRAP! TP evaluation installment 1:Cottonelle Aloe and Vitamin E

When you have your colon removed, everyone, if they know or not, will tell you that you'll have to get used to the frequent bathroom visits. What they don't tell you is the enormous influx of the use of toilet paper; and with that, of course, the changing of the rolls!!

It seems like every time I go to the bathroom, I have to change the roll. Sharing my bathroom with a man who, lets be honest, "wipes" at school or at work more than he does at home, chances are good, I'll need to change the roll more than he does. I'm sure most sitter/stander couples go through the same thing. But do you go through it every day and a half? That's how quickly we go through a roll. And I'm talking a double roll of Kleenex Cottonelle.

Now, bottom line, my bottom line deserves the best after what we've been through. Not to mention the wet, irritated... situation down there that comes with the "new body". I deserve the best... I just haven't found it yet!

I have been using not only Cottonelle double roll, but Cottonelle Double roll with Aloe and Vitamin E! I thought it would soothe my toosh. I was wrong!

Evaluation: I need something to stand up to wetness, creams, ointments, fronts and backs, and can do it with less irritation and less squares! After weeks of using this brand, I found that this puppy doesn't stand up to my... puppy! Although it is soft, Fido falls apart when fetched to wipe up my business. I didn't notice any soothing going on with or without the added Aloe and E. :( In Kleenex's defence, I do like the wet wipes!

Back to the drawing board. Maybe I'll try the bears?

Knitted Coffee Snuggly

I used bamboo yarn, Size 10 needles. This is my first pattern so tell me if I wrote something wrong. :)

Coffee Snuggly

Size 10 needles

Pattern:

Cast on 18 stitches

Row1 (rs): (K1, P1) 9 times

Row2 (ws): (P1, K1) 9 times

Row3 (rs): (K1, P1){K1, K1, K1, K1, P1, K1, K1, K1, K1, P1, K1, K1, K1, K1} (P1, K1)

Row4 (ws): (P1, K1) {P1}14 times (K1, P1)

Row 5: repeat row 3

Row 6: repeat row 4

Row 7: K1, P1, C4B, P1, C4B, P1, C4B, P1, K1

Row8: repeat row 4

Continue to repeat pattern (Row 3-8) until your work is about 9 inches long ending on row 8. Work in button holes as follows. K1, P1, K1, yo, k2tog, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, yo, K2tog, K1, P1, K1.

Finish with:

Row 2

Cast off.

Knit my cares away!

I've been working on health stuff for a few months now. I get tests done and they tell me to do more tests; and then they tell me there was nothing to worry about!

No matter what, I can always use my hands and knit all my cares away. Just in the last week I learned how to follow a pattern for my first baby bib. (Pattern here!)

And I wrote and executed my first pattern!! I'm so excited that I can work on these projects as much or as little as I want. What a great week!

Prozac and Panic Attacks

I started working full time again and thought I was getting everything together. I still have pain in my belly, I go to the bathroom a lot, and I haven't slept through the night in ever!

I feel like the normal stress of a full time job that everyone has, with the sleepless nights and sporadic eating is just too much to deal with.

I went to behavioral health and they upped my meds and sent me to a therapist. They also want to see if I am lacking in any nutritional values.

I'm just saying; a year ago, I had my reversal done. I still feel that I am recovering and I don't know when I will be done recovering...

At least work is extremely supportive.

Roasted Sweet Potato Fries!

Is there anything better? A healthy side dish you eat with your fingers! Mmmmm

It took a lot of trial and error. This is the best recipe I could work out.

But I slice up the sweet potato the size of regular fires- not too big. I mix with chopped garlic, maybe 2 cloves. Some times I sprinkle it with some pepper and paprika if I am making a spicy dish. Then dress with olive oil. Oven at 375 for about 30-40 minutes. I line my cookie sheet with foil and put some olive oil under the fries so it wont stick. Also, I don't really put the fries in a single layer... stacked works just fine. Salt after cooking.

Another variation is with a little Parmesan cheese half way through cooking.

I've had most problems with getting them to cook evenly so size matters! Hahaha as long as they are all the same.

Enjoy!

Garden Tea

When I have dinner plans with friends, it is always nice to bring a gift. But that can get expensive... We can always whip something up from our garden or with one of Eli's wood pieces. This time, we made mint tea for our block party. Easy as pie. Even easier!

Boil fresh mint leaves (the more the merrier) with two bags of tea (we also add some pineapple sage leaves for fun). Cool in the fridge. Add ice.

Voila!

It's what you can't see

Tonight I made homemade pizza! Mmmmmm But what you can't see is the roasted garlic smothered on the crust paired with grape tomatoes from our garden-perfect!




I used:
Bella Cucina pizza dough
Mushrooms
garden tomatoes
roasted garlic
rosemary
mozzarella

For a side, and to use up the dough, I made garlic cheesy bread....