Coupled with Chaos

Kelly is a New Year's baby, so January 1 is her birthday and a trip to Denny's on New Years Day morning is our annual tradition.   Kelly lays out her other birthday deals she has lined up for us.

To find out more about these deals, links to them on her Blog are below.

Part 1 -  Steak & Shake, Waffle House, Krispy Kreme, etc... http://kgbthatsme.blogspot.com/2018/06/birthday-freebies-part-1.html?m=1
Part 2 - Arby's, What-a-Burger, A&W, Dickey's, etc...   http://kgbthatsme.blogspot.com/2018/06/birthday-freebies-part-2.html?m=1
Part 3 - Panera, Cheesecake Factory, Outback Steakhouse, etc... http://kgbthatsme.blogspot.com/2018/06/birthday-freebies-part-3.html?m=1
Part 4 - Starbucks, Red Robin, Jersey Mike's, etc... http://kgbthatsme.blogspot.com/2018/06/birthday-freebies-part-4-final.html?m=1

Kelly finally gets her sling off from her left shoulder reconstruction surgery six weeks ago.  Our youngest celebrates his birthday with a year long membership to Urban Air Adventure Park in Fort Worth.

Kelly is not her normal chipper self...like when she's saving money...today.   Pain management is taking a toll on her and Steve tries convincing her to start the prescription meds.  She fights back as sleep negotiations continue (1:13)

CBD topical ointments are also being used (3:53)

A Harley Davidson biker is spotted drunk while biking as he lays down his bike in the street (7:37)

Victory is claimed against the Fort Worth Star Telegram newspaper (15:40)

The ID Channel dominates the overnight viewing (19:30)

Unless Dr. Phil is on (24:50)

The Ice Machine is the savior of all injuries (26:50)

Kelly sets her sights on the local paper (The Fort Worth Star Telegram) since they kept sending us the Wednesday and Sunday papers for months despite her sending multiple cancellations and THEN sent us a bill.  It doesn't end there since, despite working it out with them, they went ahead and sent it to a collection agency for about $29.00.   

It is going to be a rough couple of weeks for them.

We also go over the events leading to the destruction of a cabinet in the house from a fish tank someone in the house knew was leaking but just figured that a 1/2 gallon of water was just evaporating every day instead of leaking down the wall.

Chaos.   That is what is happening around here.

Fort Worth Star Telegram v. Kelly.  Round 1 (00:28)
Shoulder Therapy Update (9:15)
Headbanging Equals Concussion (12:27)
Water Leak in Kitchen (14:30)
Professionalism (28:00)

Steve and Holden sit down for a chat about dangerous situations we've found ourselves in...like hands in garbage disposals and the times he's been attacked by acorns and balls from a ball pit.  I also slide in the sweet potato story since Kelly wasn't there to stop me.

Don't put your hand in a Garbage Disposal (3:19)
THE sweet potato story - short version (10:03)
Holden making decisions (12:09)
Holden in trouble (18:41)
Busted playing Assassin's Creed (23:34)
Gaming isn't a profession (25:24)
Killer Acorns (35:23)

Unexpected work circumstances allowed me to be home for lunch and we took advantage of the time to make another trip to La Bella Italy in Fort Worth for our date night...but during the day!!! Our second trip to that restaurant in a week.  The two of us discuss how our responsibilities over the years allowed us to grow apart, but how we've made a such great strides these past few months reconnecting and how easy it has been.

While the kids were supposed to be helping during Kelly's surgery recovery, two of them decided to make things a little more difficult and the youngest actually gained some independence and lightened the load for us a bit.   We discuss how the oldest son's accident will impact our insurance rates and have a 'friendly' debate about our own driving records.

Need thicker skin in this family (4:32)
Mothers want to Mother (7:31)
Insurance is definitely in the money making business (16:45)
Driving Record discussion (28:40)

We discuss our Thanksgiving cooking chaos being a half of a person down and how much we appreciate the pressure cooker (15:39)

Kelly discusses  her two go-to places for pressure cookers. GoWISE USA (https://gowiseproducts.com/collections/pressure-cooker) and This Old Gal (https://thisoldgal.com/category/allrecipes/instant-pot-recipes/).

We get into her braving the Black Friday crowd (21:18) and finally, a shoulder update (35:09).

The annual reading of Thanksgiving Cheer about my childhood experience with candied yams covered in marshmallows & nuts and green bean casserole drenched in mushroom sauce.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood has an unexpected impact on us as we look at the way we treat others and how we fall short.  We discuss being nice to everyone and how hard that has to be for anyone.   We also discuss Kelly's Post-Op appointment, the information she received from the doctor and I try to convince her to let me start her MMA training.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (01:10)
Emotional Support for a Spouse (14:29)
Shoulder Surgery Update (26:40)