Peter's Pumpkin Shell: My new $5000.00 Bracelet....

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

My new $5000.00 Bracelet....

You will never believe it. I am so lucky. I just spent most of last night until 4 am this morning in the ER at our local hospital. We only have one and it is always crowded. They just recently remodeled and renovated to add a bunch of rooms. They have something like 75 beds just in the ER. Anyway, as luck would have it and since I don't have any health insurance, I just purchased myself a BEAUTIFUL red and white paper bracelet (it's even "engraved" with my name) to find out that I have pleurisy (which apparently is not that big of a deal) and they sent me home with some anti-inflammatories (code for Ibuprofen) and told me not to lift anything heavy. I am sure glad that I invested so much money into such a valuable bracelet.

4 comments:

Kimbie said...: I hate that. That happend to us kind of...When Kaiyenna was in the hospital. We went to insta-care first, they couldn't get the job done and sent us up to primary childrens hospital and made us pay anyways. But not quite as much as you, but I know the feeling:(; July 4, 2008 at 12:57 AM
Trista and Peter said...: CRAZY. Your comment just barely posted. It is the 4th of July about 11:30am my time. Anyway, health care is so out of control. That is why I don't go to the doctor unless I feel like I am going to die and even then it is a toss up. If I go to the doctor, I might end up killing myself anyway working all of those extra hours to pay the bill.; July 4, 2008 at 11:32 AM
Angela said...: What is pleurisy? Is that a combination of plural epilepsy? Jk. Sorry. That sucks. Maybe you can hawk the bracelet.; July 6, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Kimbie said...: Okay, so this has nothing to do with your post, but just to add to your raspberry trivia..Nielsen's Frozen Custard gets their raspberries from Lynden, WA.; July 8, 2008 at 10:24 PM

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Part of my journey to getting pregnant requires that I lose weight. I have been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), among several other things. PCOS makes it very difficult to get pregnant. One of the issues is that the PCOS makes it difficult, almost impossible, to lose weight, but at the same time, the only way to fix it is to lose weight to get your hormones balanced out.

After 4 months, I have decided to post my progress on my blog rather than waiting to lose all of the weight before sharing my journey with others. It has been an emotional journey, but one that is well worth the end result. When I have days that make me want to give up, I remind myself that the hope of bearing a child is why I am doing all of this, and that seems to get me through one more day.

I have posted my beginning weight below and then the most recent picture that we have taken when I am down about 53 pounds. I was actually down 62 pounds, but have gained
a couple back the last week or so with the holidays.

I hope by sharing this with you, I am able to stay more accountable to myself and to others so that I can achieve my goal.

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Really Great Food Storage Recipes

I know it sounds crazy, but these are all actually quite good.

Pinto Bean Fudge
1 cup cooked soft pinto beans, drained and mashed
1/4 cup milk
1 Tbsp. vanilla
6 oz. unsweetened chocolate
6 Tbsp. butter
2 lbs. powdered sugar
nuts (optional)

In a large bowl, stir beans and mikl together, adding enough milk to resemble mashed potatoes. Stir in vanilla. Melt chocolate and butter and stir into bean mixture. Gradually stir in powdered sugar. Knead with hands to get it well blended. Spread into lightly buttered 9" baking dish or form into two 1-1/2 inch rolls. Chill 1 - 2 hours.

Pinto Bean Pie

1/2 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup soft butter
1 heaping cup mashed, cooked pinto beans
1 unbaked 9 inch pie shell, whipped topping or ice cream

Beat until creamy: granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and butter. Add pinto beans, blend well. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve with whipped topping or ice cream.

Bean Brownies

3/4 cup cooked great northern beans
1 cup butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup cocoa
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup nuts, chopped

In mixing bowl mash beans. Add butter and beat until smooth. Stir in sugar and cocoa. Add eggs and blend it all together. Add remaining ingredients, stirring just to combine, being careful not to over mix. Bake in oiled 9 x 13 pan for 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Enjoy brownies plain, dusted with powdered sugar or frosted.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

My new $5000.00 Bracelet....

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