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Sunny Day in the ATL

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The Boy & My Man @ The Braves Game

The Boy & My Man @ The Braves Game

Good Day Reader’s!

The sun (and pollen-Boo) are out in the ATL today. Yesterday The Boy and I went out and ran some errands. We stopped at Target and I spoke to the pharmacist there. I explained about the issues I am having with my sinus’. The headaches have not gone away for the past week. She gave me something to take and so far, it has eased the pain a bit. I am feeling so much better.

Me & The Boy @ The Braves Game

Me & The Boy @ The Braves Game

We also stopped at Home Depot and bought some herbs and tomato plants. Once again, as I have done the past few summers, I have high hopes for my garden. Last year’s was a bit of a bust since I was undergoing chemo. I planted ten tomato plants in the garden and three different kinds of basil (sweet, Thai & pepper) in a planting container.

Tomatoes

Tomatoes

Three kinds of Basil.

Three kinds of Basil.

I have decided to buy some cucumber trellis’. I ordered two from Gardner’s Supply Company. I am hoping that the cucumbers and squash will do better than in the past if they are up off the ground.

Ordered two of these.

Ordered two of these.

I am hoping to get word soon that our two new hens are ready to pick up. I am planning on putting the old coop and run into the The Majestic to keep them separate but close so they can get to know each other. I have moved the run into the The Majestic and it is a tight fit but they will be fine.

Turbo working on a egg.

Turbo working on an egg.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Be good and stay safe!

Oh Pollen….How I hate you…..

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Good Day Readers! 

Spring has sprung and so have my sinus headaches! Ugh. I am a mess. The pressure around my nose and eyes is killing me.  It poured down rain yesterday. You would think that the rain would have helped but it didn’t. As soon as the rain washed it away, more came.

So gross.

So gross.

Pollen after a day of pouring rain.

Pollen after a day of pouring rain.

Turbo…She is a mess

Poor Turbo! On Saturday I notice she had some black goo on her face, comb and neck. I was able to touch it and it is sticky. I tried to wipe it off with a wet wash cloth but it would not come off. She does not seem to be in pain but it looks terrible and I would love to help her get rid of it.

Black stuff on Turbo.

Black stuff on Turbo.

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Panny, Simon and Timber

The three fur kids inside Hotel Yorba are all doing well. Timber has been going into work with me. He loves to ride in the car and go on walks at the office. His official position at the office is guard dog. He does a good job. Whenever anyone knocks on the door, Timber lets the person behind the door know that there will be no messing with us inside.

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Don't mind me...

Don’t mind me…

Panny and Simon are doing well. They can’t wait till the pollen is all gone so they can spend more time out on the screened in porch.

What?

GRRRRR.....

GRRRRR…..

This morning when I went out to let The Girls out of their coop I noticed that something had dug in my spinach and arugula planter. What? I am guessing that it is a chipmunk or squirrel eating up my lettuces. I am not sure how to stop it from happening again. Ideas?

And then there is my hair…

My hair is a mess. The color still has the red tint to it. I have been washing it hoping it will fade. Over the last few days it has gotten curler and curler. I have no idea what is going on with it. I am just waiting and waiting and waiting for it to grow out. Pickles.

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What?

What?

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The Boy is on Spring Break this week. He is going to camp at LifeTime and is having a great time. Tomorrow night we are heading to a Braves game. My Man was able to get free tickets for his companies box at Turner Field. They will be playing the Mets. Should be a fun time!

Are you on your Spring Break? Did you go anywhere? Or have a Staycation? 

Chicken-Butt Feathers….

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Happy Thursday Reader’s!

One more day till Friday! I am going to see my radiologist bright and early tomorrow for a check up. I have had a few requests for pictures of my hair. I am not to happy with it right now. It growing out very crazy like. My Man says the back looks like chicken-butt feathers and I have to agree. I am still wearing a hat or scarf when I go out. The weather has been so crazy here that my head still gets cold easily. Plus the color! Ugh. I miss my blonde highlights. I think it is still too short for highlights but I am thinking about doing an overall color change. What do you think?

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Chicken Butt feathers

Chicken Butt feathers

Madness

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No Sleep till…..Pickles, I am still awake.

Reader’s, I am tired. I was so tired last night but I had the hardest time falling asleep. I hate when that happens. I was awake when My Man came to bed and I was awake at 2am. I think Timber was having the same problem because I could hear him walking around the room and upstairs. Later when i looked at my sleeping pattern on my FitBit report and it showed that I did sleep but that it was very restless. All I want to do is get back in bed and sleep. No such luck for me this Monday Morning.

Madness

Unknown

Poor Wichita State. They played so good all game but were not able to score the last 3 pointer they needed to win yesterday. I am totally bummed out. Thankfully I have my #1 favorite team, Michigan State, to chest on. They are a heavy favorite to make it to the final four. Go Sparty!

Getting Better?

I have been going to my therapy for about three weeks now. They are working on my pulmonary issues but also my scar tissue issues around my left should blade and right side. If you were to ask me if the scar tissue issue was getting any better last weekend, I would have said yes. But right now? Uh no. My shoulder is back to hurting me and as are my ribs on the right side. Ugh. Not good. I fell asleep sitting up on the couch on Sunday morning and woke up in major pain.

As for my breathing I guess it is getting better. It is kinda of hard to tell. I have a thing to exhale into that measures my breath. It goes up to 4000. I can only get it up to 2000. Every so often I can get up to 2500 but I am coughing by the end. My Man does it and he can get all the way to 4000! I guess it will just take time.

The sun is out today in the ATL. I hope the sun is out where you are! Have a wonderful day!

 

Time to start planting!

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Happy Sunday Reader’s!

Spring seems to have sprung here in the ATL. The temperature hit the 70’s yesterday so it made it a perfect day to do some planting. I have been using my old k-cups to start seeds in. They are the perfect size and there is a little hole in the bottom for draining water. I am also using the used grounds and crushed up egg shells to mix in with my soil. Have you started planting your garden? What are your favorite veggies?

Getting ready for the garden!

Getting ready for the garden!

A few weekends ago I planted spinach and arugula seeds in a big pot. Can’t wait till they all grow in and I can start harvesting for salads and The Girls.

Spinach and Arugula

Spinach and Arugula

The Girls are also enjoying the warm weather. They have been making dirt baths and scratching up a storm. I wonder if they have any idea that soon there will be two new hens in the coop.

The Majestic

The Majestic

On Friday night we went out to one of our favorite places, Empire State South, for dinner. The weather was so nice that we sat outside before dinner for a drink. Our meal was wonderful as usual.

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Empire State South

Empire State South

I love it when everyone gets along.

Simon, Timber & Panny

Simon, Timber & Panny

Have you been watching basketball? Been a crazy tournament so far. Who are you cheering for? Go Michigan State!! Go Wichita State!!

Suck it Up and Deal With it…..

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Reader’s! How the heck are you? I know it has been awhile since I last updated y’all on what is going on here at My Hotel Yorba. Sorry about that. Going back to work has really cut into my blog time… and my sleep time…and my relaxing time. Crazy how a job can do that!

New Additions!!

No, I am not pregnant! As if!!??!  No, instead we have ordered two hens to add our flock and The Majestic!!  After some research I came across a farm in Cleveland, GA, called Glass Pond Farm. I got in contact with them and found out that they were about to have several hens hatching four or five different breeds of chicks. I looked up the different ones that they were offering and picked one Black Astralorpe and one Barred Rock Hen. Both breeds are good in cold winter, brown egg layers, friendly and most important docile. We don’t want to upset our head hen Turbo. The girls should be coop/run ready around mid April.

Black Astralorpe

Black Astralorpe

Barred Rock Hen

Barred Rock Hen

Glass Pond Farms look like a super cool farm. They breed, raise and sell ducks, turkeys, chickens and rabbits! They also offer a CSA. It is too bad that they aren’t closer to us. I would love to partake in it. Once we pick up our two girls, we will revile their names. Yes, we already picked them out. I even have a third name in my back pocket just in case!

Three legged pig with Coke-a-Cola hat

Three legged pig with Coke-a-Cola hat

A Death

There was a death a few weeks ago at My Hotel Yorba. My Dyson vacuum up and died on me while I was in the middle of vacuuming up a ton of Simon/Panny/Timber hair that had accumulated on the stairs heading down to the basement. I couldn’t believe it! I was not about to spend the $$$$ on another Dyson (this was my 2nd one). I do love the vacuum but right now, I just didn’t want to do it. So I looked up the best pet vacuums on the Consumer Reports website and ended up buying the Hoover Wind Tunnel Pet. It looks a lot like the Dyson Pet but nowhere near the cost of one.

New Vacuum Cleaner

New Vacuum Cleaner

So far I am giving it a B+. Maybe I am not used to it yet but there are a few issues. The cord is not as long as the Dyson. However, it does have button you push and the cord zooms back in place! Love that! The “wand” isn’t as long as they Dyson and you have to put three pieces together to get it all set up. Like the Dyson it is bag less. However when I went to empty it, half of the fur would not come out, even when I stuck my hand up into it. Gross. But I was able to get it with free shipping and since I was able to use my points from my AMEX card on Amazon, and got it for less than $100, I will suck it up and deal with it.

BTW….Suck it up and Deal With it, is a motto here at My Hotel Yorba. I love it when I hear My Man complain about something and The Boy say’s ” Well Dad do what mom tells me to do. Suck it up and deal with it.”   Nice. :)