Wrapping Up My Week

Do you remember when I asked all of you when a seal became a symbol of Christmas?
I finally took a photo one evening while Rick and I walked around the neighborhood with Izzy.
I kept forgetting to show you all so here it is.
I still don't understand how this circus seal with a ball on his nose has anything to do with the holiday.

When my niece was little she would say a certain persons behavior embarrassed her.
I would always tell her that no one can embarrass you unless you let them, they are embarrassing themselves.
No one can make you feel guilty, ugly or anything else unless you give them power to do it to you.
I didn't take my own advice this week. 
I sure was a stupid woman this week......where did I go this week?

Have any of you seen this website?
I pay a lot to color my hair.
When people ask me, "What color is your real hair Peg?" My answer would be white.
I am too young for white just yet in my mind. So I color and highlight.
Pain in the ass, high maintenance and expensive.
I have been known to color it myself and we can all remember how the last time I did that I ended up looking like Elvira.  Not a good look for me....or Elvira for that matter.
Had to get it fixed after that so not much money saving there.
I believe I will be giving this a chance. What have I got to lose $4.95? Pfff.
I then would only need to get a couple of highlights if I wanted. Serious money would be saved.
I like the idea.

Over the last 5 weeks or so I have been feeling badly health wise.
I have shared that I have Hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's) I take a couple pills and I normally feel fine. But symptoms have raised their ugly little heads and I also don't feel so great.
Yesterday I ate well, no bad carbs, only protein, veggies. Light meals.
I weight myself every morning.
This morning got on the scale and I gained 3lbs overnight. Yea. Not good.
My hair has been falling out like crazy, it has become very dry and dull.
I am getting rashes on me again and my nails are splitting vertically and that is painful.
The thickness feeling in my neck is back and the list goes on and on. It's not fun.
So I need to go back to the doctor and see what is happening. I used to be more upset with the weight issue of this damn disease but after feeling so good for so long I now would prefer just feeling good. This isn't fun. Autoimmune Diseases just suck.
I see my doctor on the 18th so I am hoping we get this turned around before I gain all the weight back I  just lost.

In the past I have shared with you that my crazy little dog loves stuffed animals.
Izzy will surgically remove their eyes, nose and mouth if it is buttons or thread only.
Then she will play with them for years.
Here she is with Tigger on the patio sunning herself. Notice Tiggers eyes and face are gone.
Poor Tigger is blind. But she can't play with them if they still have a face.
This cracks me up.
No matter the stuffed animal she does this. I would so like to know why she does this or why their faces bother her so.

I made homemade tomato soup again this week. I got the recipe from The Chew.
My goodness this is great soup.  Rick is addicted and asks for it all the time.
So this time I made a double batch so I could freeze some.
Earlier in the week we each had a cup of this soup with a little salad for dinner.
Well let me rephrase....Rick had 2 cups and then he kept going into the container on the counter I had put this in so that I could freeze it.  He then suggested I not freeze it for awhile.
It'll keep until the weekend he said.
You all know that I went out on Wednesday night and he was to fend for himself for dinner.
While I had a very bad greek salad he ate the rest of that damn soup!! 
The equivalent of 2 cans of soup would be my guess.
So unless I make more there will be none for this cold weekend we have approaching.
I hate when he does that but thrilled he likes it so much.
I wish I could just open a can of soup like he can but they have the dreaded gluten.

This weekend we are going to get winter weather and high winds.
I plan to settle in for the weekend and stay warm.
See ya'll on Monday.