Saturday, January 24, 2026

Divisional Weekend...A YEAR...Snowstorm Incoming...and The Plague

 

...well...maybe not the plague...but a damn bad case of pneumonia.

 

Finally finished with the Zithrowmax...upright and eating something besides crackers, Sprite and chicken broth...and the horrible fever is gone.

Must be getting better because I can breathe and eat again (after sleeping most of the week away) and looked around myself this morning muttering

"Who's going to clean up this mess???"

...not me...says Tux helpfully...but there is the matter of my litter-box...which is frankly disgusting....

Think no house-cleaning for a week.

That is where I'm at.

And the back of my hair is ruined...

Think a Shiatsu that is matted and hasn't been groomed for a long long time.

Anyway...pulling it back together this weekend.

...and huge THANKS to John who sent a care-package of soups, crackers and drinks at the beginning of all of this...

Together, we watched wildcard weekend...and the amazing IU Peachbowl game...as well as the firing of the coaches...10 or 11 of them, now. .

And tomorrow is the Championship!

We have The Patriots

              The Seahawks

              The Broncos

              and The Rams.

 


I predict a Seahawks-Patriots Superbowl, but we will see how it plays out.

Hard to believe we only have three games left!

Last night, he and I, finished Landman.


 With an involuntary yell of 

"That Bitch"

during Episode 9 when Cami fires Tommy.

And the omnipresent addition of

...and cattle.

Tagged on to every list, now.

I hope she loses her company in Season 3.

...Season 3...which won't even be back until maybe November...

~sigh~ 

I've really enjoyed it so far.

They say Snowmaggedon is coming...maybe at 5 PM...and it will be here all weekend...maybe 10-14 inches of snow...and cold.

How cold?

Into the negatives at night.

Woke this morning to 2 degrees.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Too cold for me.

...Gadget and Tux have indoor plumbing and remain pretty calm... 

Our local meteorologist is losing his mind.

It is pretty entertaining.

 


"I'm Sleeping Through It..."
 
 

And last...it has been a year.

How ya doing, America????

So much has happen, it is hard to keep track of...and I am beginning to think that is the point.

Anyway...we've bombed boats...threatened allies...confiscated oil freighters...snatched the President of Venezuela and his wife...Talked the Nobel Peace Prize winner into giving it to Trump like some Participation Trophy...okay...it did shut him up...for a minute...sent ICE into Minneapolis...had a mother (US Citizen) shot in the face and killed...had a man (Also US Citizen) held by 5 agents and shot to death...watched him go to Davos and insult/embarrass pretty much everybody...oh and  PT/OT, Engineers, and Nurses are no longer considered professionals under this administration...

So when you have that Aortic Rupture...call a plumber.

 




                 

      UPDATE: We have a Patriots ~ Seahawks SB!!!!!          

  

 

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Post-Wildcard Weekend...

There just isn't enough coffee, today.

What a long weekend of football!

First up...The Peach Bowl.

...I rarely watch college ball...but Indiana was playing...

The Hoosiers absolutely crushed Oregon. 

It was spectacular!

Bring on Miami! 

Then, the one and done Weekend Wildcards began.

The Rams beat the Panthers.

The Bears beat the Packers

The 49ers beat the Eagles

The Patriots beat the Chargers

and the Texans beat the Steelers.

...which included an intentional Crotch Crush on Nico...the guy grabbed his junk and squeezed...after the play...while he was on the ground...and how could there not be a flag on that????

So, now Panthers, Packers, Eagles, Chargers and Steelers are all out!

Exciting times.

Probably watched Aaron Rodgers play his last game.

...hopefully...

He has been declining for several years.

...should have learned from Brady...

Looking forward to the playoffs!

I think John and I are backing The Bills and/or The Bears.

 

 


 

 


 

 

 

Thursday, January 8, 2026

James is 39...Week 18...and a Slow Start to 2026

 

Okay...if I moved any slower I might be stopped...

Despite all my good intentions for the beginning on the year...truth be told...I'm still battling the inertia of 2025. Have accomplished very little this first week.

I'll do better.

Really.

Today, James turns 39.

Beginning his last year of the 30's.

Sometimes it seem hard to believe!

We are getting together next week to celebrate!

...well...dinner, anyway...

The regular football season is over.

Week 18 was dismal for both the Chiefs and the Colts.

We are completely out for the playoffs.

The Wildcard Weekend is coming soon.

So many good teams for the playoffs...they will be lit!

John and I aren't sure who we will be backing right now.  

Maybe the Bills?

Anyway, just working on myself and the house-mess.

love,

Carla 


 

 

Friday, January 2, 2026

2026

 

 

A bright shiny new year...full of possibilities!!!

And the chocolate-covered cherries are gone...therefore, December is over.

Winter still has a couple of months to go.

As John and I learned on NYE...midnight is way past our bedtime now...lol!

This year's motto?

Stephen King summed it up best.

This year I choose LIVING.

Several noticeable changes in ability...and still not sure what is real and what is stress-induced.

...and 2025 was stressful...

This year we are hoping for much less stress and low-impact, peaceful living.

Started the year with everything paid, and no debt.

Need to work on OT and PT.

 ...we've both lost some muscle mass...have 25 pounds we could lose...and I'm having a lot more loss of small muscle control...primarily on my left side...and my handwriting has turned to shit...again...

John's battle with cancer and my "stopping and recalculating" resulted in an overall "stuck-ness" last year and, admittedly, some depression with new limitations.

Feeling optimistic with the New Year!

If John can beat cancer...surely I can get stronger and get interested in life again...and relearn to sign my damned name.

And relearn to use my camera...

...don't ask...a bit of information that has just fallen out of my brain...

 

                                   Here's to a better 2026!!!!