Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Early Voting ... Carnival, Birthday and CurbSide.



Good morning. Friends... Well, I'm back, trying to get a post out in between doctor visits. My eye surgery went well and I'm slowly healing.  There's a gas bubble in my eye that needs to absorb, and it is...slowly!  It's now the size of a dime...and makes focusing a bit tricky.  I will see the doctor again in one month.  The bubble must be completely gone before he'll cut my green Warning bracelet off...a necessary pain in the patootie.  I can't go skydiving...climb a mountain or do anything that changes the pressure in my eye.  No airplane rides...nothing.
He had a patient that ignored his repeated warnings and went mounting hiking.  He went up the mountain, a seeing man, and came down the other side...blind.  I don't think I'll be disobeying Doc.








Sloane painting her pumpkin for Halloween...






She is really into it! Lolol...sweet baby!




All Done!  





I bought her a cat basket...it'll be filled with goodies...






Samantha, Sloane and Everett...





I had made a chocolate pie (half blind) for Larry's 77th birthday.





Here, he was 34





Larry made us some garlic chicken and sweet potatoes...yum!





                                           And a cheese and tomato pie...






Then later in the 2nd week, we tried out Curbside service at out HEB grocery store.  I love it!!  No more fighting the crowds!





I had made this traditional chow the day before surgery.  Turned out okay...but I'll be hunting a new recipe.




Then I made sweet beans and air fryer chicken.








Larry made cream potatoes and roast.







And finally, yesterday we ate out for breakfast...I'm now able to sit upright!  Yeah Me!






It was a bit of a challenge to vote...we now have paper ballots...so you have to color in each candidate with the black ink pen...but I did it.
Please don't sit this election out!  Go Vote!

Our daughter, Crystal seems to be posting again on her blog, please go over and welcome her back!  She's a pretty cool writer, as well as a first-time grandmother of our precious Sloane!


Well, hopefully, I'll see you next week but if not, soon after.
Have a wonderful week!


10 comments:

Mari said...

Hi! Nice to see you again. Hope that bubble goes away quickly! Glad you are listening to your Dr.
Happy belated birthday to Larry. The pie looks good.
Sloane is as cute as ever and she's really growing!
We voted too. Now we pray for the outcome.

Ann said...

So glad to hear your surgery went well. I can't believe anyone would risk blindness and ignore a doctors warnings. That's rather sad.
Once again you've made me hungry with all the food you posted.

Bill said...

Glad the surgery went fine and now time will help your eye heal. Looks like Sloane is ready for Halloween, love her painted pumpkin. Take it easy, have some of that great looking food. :)

Far Side of Fifty said...

Good to hear that your eye surgery went well. Now you just have to curb your appetite for sky diving or hiking up mountains! Sloane did a great job painting her pumpkin! Yes we will vote on election day!!

Chatty Crone said...

Love your blog - and I am so glad you are okay from your surgery. Your food looks delicious.
I voted for Trump too and Mari is right - now we pray.

Dianna said...

Donna, it is so good to see a post from you again! I've continued to pray for you and have been wondering how you are doing. Be sure and keep Larry around! When a man can cook like he does to take care of his dear wife, he needs to be kept for sure! As always, all of the food pictures (both of what he made and what you made) look delicious! And I'm so glad that you have no intentions of disobeying your doctor! Hugs to you, my friend.

dori said...

Dear Donna, best wishes for the healing of your eye! You are brave and I see, that you don't forget to laugh and also to make us smile :)! Sweet Sloane makes happiness! She painted an amazing pumpkin! She looks VERY nice! My congratulations to Larry - he was and IS an attractive person! In Crystal's Blog I saw newborn Sloane... I included her already in my heart.. I love the cheese and tomato pie...
Hope your land has a good choice!
Many greetings and blessings to you and to all your family from Dori from the Bavarian Forest!

dori said...

Liebe Donna, alles Gute zur Heilung deines Auges! Du bist tapfer und ich sehe, dass du nicht vergisst zu lachen und uns auch zum Lächeln zu bringen :)! Die süße Sloane macht glücklich! Sie hat einen tollen Kürbis bemalt! Sie sieht SEHR hübsch aus! Meine Glückwünsche an Larry – er war und IST ein attraktiver Mensch! In Crystals Blog habe ich die neugeborene Sloane gesehen... ich habe sie bereits in mein Herz geschlossen... Ich liebe den Käse- und Tomatenkuchen...
Hoffe, dein Land hat eine gute Wahl!
Viele Grüße und Segen an dich und deine ganze Familie von Dori aus dem Bayerischen Wald!

Anonymous said...

I am so glad you are back. I have been praying for you and that all goes well. I also had a macular hole repaired june10th of this year. I am concerned that the other eye may develop same problem. It was explained to me that it just happens to some people with the vitreous separation. Thankful you are out and about. Take care.

Anonymous said...

Nice poster of Trump and so true, the country's economy can't take four years of that cackling ninny, not to mention the forever wars. It is more imperative for the world as well for Americans to vote. Nice pumpkin paint job, for sure there is a swanky celebrity art gallery somewhere that would welcome this abstract art.