Time for tea......

 

Green tea is weird stuff.  After brewing, it does have a slightly acrid flavor.  I've taken to buying the kind mixed with mint.  I used to only drink tea and hated the taste of coffee!  I think I was 45 when a co-worker who loved coffee finally got me hooked.  I bought the green tea because I like to drink it in the evening so the caffeine doesn't keep me from falling asleep.  For a bit, I drank my tea with a bit of creamer or milk, but that particular habit didn't last long....    Now all I need is a lemon cookie :-)

I have used my bread/dough proofer twice, and plan to use it again tomorrow, as I am supplying the bread for church communion this Sunday.  Unlike so many things, it works exactly as advertised!  Apparently you can use it to make your own yogurt.  Maybe I'll give it a try sometime, but I so rarely eat dairy anymore, it might sit in the fridge for too long.  Oh, I do eat ice cream every now and then.  I'm not crazy, haha.

Sioux.  Well, she is doing ok.  She's still on the prednisone, so that makes her very hungry.  She does seem to be gaining a little weight.  She drinks so much water that Romeo has to get up in the middle of the night to let her out.  We've taken to putting the water up around 8-8:30, but then she gets him up because she just so thirsty.  The amount of prednisone goes down a bit beginning today, so maybe the thirst will diminish.  Romeo seems heartened to see the tiny amounts of progress she's making.  I hate to admit that I see it as a way to stave off the inevitable.  I still don't think she will survive this illness.  I see changes in her behavior that is freaky ~ like she will lay on her bed so still, with her eyes open, but when I go to say goodnight to her, she doesn't look at me, she just keeps staring off into the distance.  I try to cherish every moment I spend with her, and am especially gentle when I give her pets and scratches.  I am hoping she feels the love I feel for her through those touches.  

Ok!  On to a funny confession.  For some reason, in the last six to eight months, I have lost most of my eyebrows.  They used to be thick, and I've never been one to pluck them thin as was the fashion 15 or so years ago.  But I was having to fill them in with one of those awful brow pencils.  I hated it, and am not really very patient to do a good job.  Basically I slap on a bit of makeup and run out the door, because I don't get out of bed until the last second :D  So, I asked Romeo if it was ok with him that I spend a little bit of money on micro-blading.  And I asked because it would cost almost $400, which is a lot of money to spend on eyebrows.  Don't you think so?  After a bit of research, I discovered the going rate in Albuquerque is nearly $600! Crazy crazy stuff.  So I went to the technician in Santa Fe (which blows my mind that she is cheaper than here in town) and she did a great job.  They look great.  No more eyebrow pencil, or running around looking like Mona Lisa.  My makeup routine is quicker, and I don't feel like I have to let my bangs get so long to cover up the lack of brows.  

You see what I mean?  I had practically no brows left.  Romeo thinks it made me look a little younger, bless him.  Did it hurt?  Yep.  It was rather painful until she had completed the outline.  Then she used a numbing gel which made the rest more tolerable.  I will be going back in 1 to 1 1/2 years for a touch up, as microblading doesn't go as deep into the skin as traditional tattooing does.  I'm not much for permanent makeup, but I'm pretty sold on this.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Love, 365