BOUND FOR OLD FOLKS HOME

WELL, I HOPE I AM NOT----BUT TWO NIGHTS AGO, WHILE ALONE WITH DOORS LOCKED, I TOOK A TERRIFIC FALL. RIGHT ON MY NEW HIP, WHICH IS NOW SORE, BUT HOPEFULLY NOT DISLOCATED. THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND IS SWOLLEN TO THE SIZE OF A HOT DOG AND SORE AS HECK. I SPENT A COUPLE HOURS ON THE FLOOR UNTIL I COULD SCOOT MYSELF CLOSE TO A PHONE. THANK THE GOOD LORD I HAD GIVEN MY DAUGHTER IN LAW A KEY JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. SHE WAS THE ONLY RELATIVE IN TOWN---REST WERE AT HUNTING CAMP OR FOOTBALL GAME. SHE DASHED OVER WITH AMBULANCE BEHIND HER AND SHE HAD CALLED CAMP, SO JERRY AND JEFF WERE EN ROUTE. THE EMTS CHECKED ME OUT AND WANTED ME TO GO TO ER, BUT I NIXED THAT IDEA. I WAS ABLE TO WALK FOR THEM. TODAY I AM SO SORE AND STIFF----AND DUMB ME NEVER THINKS ABOUT TAKING A PAIN PILL, BUT I JUST DID, SO AM GOING TO BED AND HOPE IT PUTS ME TO SLEEP.

goblins and ghosts

I THINK IF I WOULD STAY DRESSED AS I AM, IN OLD FLANNEL NIGHTGOWN AND BIG WOOLEN SWEATER BUTTONED UP, I WOULD SCARE ANYONE WHO CAME TO THE DOOR. SINCE HUBBY IS OUT TO HIS FAMOUS HUNTING SHACK ,FULL OF MICE,UGH, I AM DETERMINED TO BE WARM. HE LIKES TO KEEP IT SO COLD IN HERE THAT I AM ALMOST FROZEN BLUE ALL THE TIME. BUT FOR THESE THREE DAYS THE FURNACE AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS.
DAUGHTER IN LAW BROUGHT ME LATE LUNCH YESTERDAY FROM CHINESE PLACE. IT WAS VERY GOOD AND EVEN HAVE LEFT OVERS FOR TODAY.
TOMORROW WE HAVE TO VOTE---SO WILL HAVE TO DRESS. IT IS HARD TO GET CLOTHES ON. I AM NOT SUPPOSE TO BEND OVER, PICK ANYTHING OFF THE FLOOR, MOVE LEGS IN CERTAIN WAYS ETC.CAN'T LIFT ANYTHING MORE THAN 20 POUNDS EITHER.STILL WALKING WITH A WALKER, AND REALLY NEED IT TOO.SEE SURGEON NEXT MONTH AND PROBABLY CAN GO TO CANE THEN.
I REALLY SLEPT LATE TODAY SO BETTER GET GOING ---WORK TODAY IS TO READ SUNDAY PAPER==HAHA!!!

BACK

I AM BACK AFTER SPENDING FIVE WEEKS BETWEEN MAYO HOSPITAL AND REHAB HOSPITAL. HAD ANOTHER NEW HIP PUT IN AND COMPLICATIONS KEPT ME THERE SO LONG. NOW JUST HAVE TO GET MY STRENGTH UP AND GET READY TO LEAVE FOR TEXAS NEXT MONTH.

56 years ago

IT WAS A FRIDAY NIGHT. I WAS SCHEDULED TO WORK 11 TO 7 ON A BIG MEDICAL FLOOR. I WAS EXHAUSTED, I HAD BEEN UP ALL DAY. HAD MET MY DAD AT THE DULUTH TRAIN STATION ,(HE HAD COME FROM CALIFORNIA),AND HE INSISTED WE GO SHOPPING . MY ROOM MATE AND I HAD ALREADY BEEN REQUIRED TO MOVE OUT OF THE DORM AND INTO A SMALL APARTMENT A FEW BLOCKS FROM THE HOSPITAL. DADDY WAS CHECKED IN TO THE HOTEL AND I WAS GOING TO TAKE A NAP---I THOUGHT--SUDDENLY IN CAME HALF A DOZEN FRIENDS BARING GIFTS, AND MY DAD WITH CHAMPAGNE--SLEEP WAS FORGOTTEN AND OFF TO WORK I WENT. THE FLOOR WAS BUSY AND SO WAS I AS THE ONLY SENIOR STUDENT THERE. ABOUT FIVE AM MY ROOM MATE SHOWS UP, IN UNIFORM. SHE HAD ASKED THE SUPERVISOR IF SHE COULD FINISH MY SHIFT SO I COULD GO HOME AND GET READY TO GET ON THE TRAIN A BIT AFTER 7AM. I RAN TO GET HOME WHERE MY BEST FRIEND HAD ALSO SPENT THE NIGHT---I TRIED TO SLEEP--BUT WE TALKED,"I DON'T WANT TO GET MARRIED-----YES I DO WANT TO, NO I DON'T--ETC ETC". SOON THE ONLY STUDENT WITH A CAR CAME TO PICK US UP, ON TO THE HOTEL FOR MY DAD AND THEN TO THE TRAIN. IT TOOK ABOUT THREE HOURS TO GET TO OUR TOWN AND THE TALL SKINNY BOY WAITING FOR US."HE LOOK SCARED, MY DAD SAID" AND HE WAS---AND SO WAS I--- NOW I COULD NOT DO WITHOUT HIM. NOW IT IS FIFTY SIX YEARS SINCE THAT SATURDAY THAT CHANGED MY LIFE COMPLETELY.


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BAD LUCK CONTINUES----

HUBBY WENT TO DENTIST YESTERDAY WITHOUT CASH---SO HE TRIED TO USE HIS CREDIT CARD---IT WOULDN'T WORK AND "CALL BANK" MESSAGE JUST KEPT REPEATING. SO WHEN I CALLED , THE PERSON ASKED IF WE WERE IN MINNESOTA NOW---WHEN I TOLD HER WE WERE, SHE TOLD ME THERE HAD BEEN MUCH ACTIVITY ON OUR CARD IN TEXAS THE PAST FEW DAYS. MUCH IS RIGHT---SEVERAL THOUSAND OF DOLLARS WORTH OF TOYS, CLOTHING, SHOES ETC.SO NOW WE WAIT FOR A NEW CARD AND THE FRAUD REPORT---OH MY!!!!

BACK UP NORTH

WE GOT TO DAUGHTER'S HOME IN SOUTHERN MN THIS AFTERNOON. WE HAD A NICE TRIP UP STAYED IN SOME GOOD HOTELS/MOTELS. HAD "HANDICAPPED" ONES TWICE SO WAS ABOUT MELTED IN THE LONG SHOWERS I TOOK. WE ATE LOTS OF JUNK FOOD IN THE CAR AND THEN WERE NOT HUNGRY AT DINNER TIME. WE HAD LOTS OF RAIN AND SOME PRETTY HARD WIND IN IOWA.

I HATED TO LEAVE TEXAS AND THE TEXAS HOUSE. I HAVE NEVER LEFT THE HOUSE IN SUCH A MESS, JERRY DID STRAIGHTEN UP THE LIVING ROOM, BUT I DIDN'T DO THE USUAL THINGS LIKE PUTTING OODLES OF CRUMPLED NEWSPAPER IN THE FRIG AND PUTTING SARAN OVER THE TOILET BOWL ( KEEPS THE WATER FROM EVAPORATING DURING THE HOT TEXAS SUMMER).WE NEVER DID PLANT FLOWERS THIS YEAR EITHER. T'WAS A BAD YEAR --COLD ,RAINY UNTIL THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. I WOULD LOVED TO HAVE STAYED LONGER, BUT HUBBY WANTED TO GET TO MN IN TIME FOR FISHING ---AND MOSTLY TO SEE THE GRANDKIDS. HE REALLY MISSES HAVING KIDS AROUND,

NOW EVERYONE HERE HAS GONE TO BED. DAUGHTER FIXED BED IN LIVING ROOM SO I DON'T HAVE TO DO STAIRS-----SO GUESS I BETTER GET IN IT. WILL REALLY TRY TO WRITE MORE THIS SUMMER,

AN UNWELCOME GUEST

WHAT A WINTER THIS HAS BEEN. I THINK I WROTE THAT NOTHING WORKED WHEN WE GOT HERE. THE PHONE, THE FURNACE/AC, HAD A WATER LEAK SO HAD TO KEEP IT TURNED OFF,THE LP GAS TANKS WERE BOTH EMPTY--A LEAK--WE BOTH HAD AWFUL COLDS AND COUGHED OUR INSIDES OUT. OH, YES, AND THE DRYER WOULDN'T SHUT OFF!!.
THE WEATHER WAS TERRIBLE, RAINY AND COLD.

THIS WEEK WAS LOOKING GOOD---THE SUN WAS OUT AND THE TEMP UP. WE DID NEED TO TURN THE HEAT ON A FEW TIMES AND THERE WAS A STRANGE SMELL COMING FROM THE REGISTERS. PERHAPS IT WAS BECAUSE THE HEAT HADN'T BEEN ON FOR QUITE A WHILE. BUT, IT GOT WORSE---HMMMMMM---A VARMIT IN THE DUCT WORK??--COULD BE, SO WE CALLED THE AC PEOPLE AND THEY CAME OUT WITH AN INSTRUMENT THAT LOOKED LIKE WHAT IS USED FOR A COLONOSCOPEY!!!! SURE ENOUGH WE HAD A POSSEUM BETWEEN THE FLOOR BOARDS AND THE METAL UNDERBELLY OF OUR PARK MODEL. THE GUYS FOUND IT, BUT COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT GETTING IT OUT!!!
AFTER MANY CALLS WE FOUND A "HANDY" MAN WHO CAME OVER, RIPPED THE RUG BACK AND CUT A BIG HOLE IN THE FLOOR AND REMOVED MR. POSSEUM AND HANDFULS OF MAGGOTS. UGH!!! WE ALMOST HAVE THE SMELL GONE.

A NEW BLOG

I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTINUE MY JOURNAL "THE JOURNEY/CHILD OF DIVORCE" AS A NEW BLOG---COME OVER AND READ ME. BARB

I AM BACK

HERE WE ARE BACK IN TEXAS. GOT HERE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS. HAD QUITE A TIME IN ROCHESTER. MORE TESTS, MORE SURGERY, MORE BLOOD.HOPE I AM IN FAIRLY GOOD SHAPE FOR THE WINTER NOW-HAHA. STILL AM SO UNSTEADY ON MY FEET---BUT HAVE ONLY FALLEN TWICE!!!DON'T COUNT THE "ALMOSTS."

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING?? ALL SUMMER MINNESOTA WAS COLD AND NOW TEXAS IS. WAS 28 THE LAST 2 NITES. HAD TO KEEP WATER RUNNING TO PREVENT FREEZING. GLAD I HAVE A WINTER COAT DOWN HERE. IN FACT JERRY HAS TURNED FURNACE DOWN FOR SLEEPING AND I BETTER SCOOT TO BED OR I WILL BE FROZEN.

JUST WANTED YA ALL TO KNOW I AM BACK AND WRITING.

WHEELS ARE TURNING

WE LEAVE SUNDAY FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF MEDICAL TESTS AND MORE SURGERY AT THE MAYO CLINIC. I CAN HARDLY WAIT????HAHA. OUR YOUNGEST SON WANTS TO DRIVE US TO TEXAS, BUT NEEDS A DATE SO HE CAN MAKE AIRLINE ARRANGEMENTS TO GET BACK------WE DON'T HAVE A DATE--DEPENDS ON WHEN I CAN TRAVEL. WEATHER STILL COLD--NO SNO ON GROUND THO AND GRASS STILL GREEN.

I AM FAMOUS

WENT BACK TO CLINIC TODAY TO HAVE DRESSING CHANGED AND DRAIN REMOVED FROM FROM CARPAL TUNNEL OPERATION YESTERDAY. THREE DOCTORS THAT HAD BEEN IN THE OR TOLD ME I HADTHE WORST CASE EVER SEEN AT MAYO CLINIC!!! NOW SHOULDN'T THAT MAKE ME FAMOUS??? I HOPE THEY TOOK PICTURES AND WRITE ME UP IN THEIR JOURNAL!!!!

I AM RECOUPING AT DAUGHTERS HOUSE AND SHE IS SOOOO STRICT WITH ME. I TRIED TO SNEAK UP TO THE BATHROOM DURING THE NIGHT AND THE DOG LET OUT A BARK THAT WOKE HER UP---SHE BARRELED OUT OF THE BEDROOM AND SAID,"WE CAUGHT YA!" ALL DAY I HAVE BEEN CALLIN THE DOG "TRAITOR". HOPE TO GO BACK HOME SUNDAY, SHE WILL STAY WITH ME A COUPLE DAYS THERE SINCE JERRY AND THE SONS AND GRANDSONS ARE ALL AT DEER CAMP.

I HAVE MORE APPOINTMENTS BEFORE AND AFTER THANKSGIVING--SO HOPE TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE (HAHA) FOR TEXAS!!!













































































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FUN WEEK

JUST SPENT FUN WEEK BEING POKED AND PRODDED AND SCOPED AND VIEWED AND A FEW MORE THINGS, NOT TOO PLEASANT, AT THE FAMOUS MAYO CLINIC. IT IS FAMOUS CUZ IF YOU GO IN FOR A HANG NAIL YOU GET EVERY INCH OF YOU EXAMINED!!!! I DID GET 2 UNITS OF BLOOD---BUT BELIEVE ME I AM LIGHTER THAN WHEN WE STARTED.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH SOME BLOGS I USED TO READ. THEY HAVE DISAPPEARED. ANYONE KNOW WHERE GABOATMAN WENT---OR HESTIAHOMESCHOOL? OR MADMANADHD??

HOPE TO WRITE MORE THIS WEEK---BUT ALSO TRYING TO GET READY TO GO SOUTH. WILL BE STOPPING IN SOUTHERN MN FOR MORE TESTS AND SURGERY AT MAYO ON OUR WAY TO TEXAS---FUN HUH?? BARB

WE ARE GREATS!!!!!

YESTERDAY OUR # 1 GRANDSON AND HIS WIFE PRESENTED US WITH OUR FIRST GREAT GRANDSON. BORN SEPTEMBER 11 WEIGHING 8LB 6 OZ AND 21.5 INCHES LONG. HIS MOM IS SO TINY--I DOUBT IF SHE WEIGHS 100 WHEN NOT PG. WE SAW HER A FEW WEEKS AGO AND SHE LOOKED LIKE BABY WAS SOLID PACKED!! WE WILL SEE THEM TOMORROW.
WE HAD PLANNED TO LEAVE TODAY FOR SOUTHERN MN---BUT LAST NITE OUR FRIG DIED---SO WE WERE BUSY TODAY BUYING A NEW ONE AND TRYING TO GET IT SET UP. NO ONE AVAILABLE TO DELIVER TODAY SO JERRY AND A NEIGHBOR GOT IT INTO THE GARAGE AT LEAST. SOMETIME THIS WEEK OUR YOUNGEST SON AND GRANDSON WILL GET IT IN THE HOUSE WHILE WE ARE GONE.
MUST GET TO BED---JERRY ALWAYS WANTS TO LEAVE EARLY.

HUMAN AGAIN

GOT HAIR CUT , SHAMPOO AND "DO" TODAY!! WAS GETTING SO LONG FELT LIKE ONE OF THE TEENAGERS. GUESS EVEN A LOT OF THE OLD LADIES HAVE LONG STRAIGHT HAIR NOW DAYS---THE MEN TOO. SAW 2 OLD GUYS WITH LONG GREY PONY TAILS THE OTHER DAY. REALLY STUNNING! SO MANY OF THE YOUNG MEN ARE EITHER SHAVING THEIR HEADS OR PUTTING ON SO MUCH GEL THEY LOOK LIKE A BOLT OF LIGHTNING HIT THEM-----MAYBE IT DID! WE ARE GETTING READY TO VISIT DAUGHTER'S FAMILY IN SOUTHERN MN FOR WEEK OR TWO.HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH OF THEM ALL SUMMER. IN FACT ONLY 2TIMES FOR A FEW HOURS. I DO TALK TO HER QUITE OFTEN ON THE PHONE. ALMOST SUPPER TIME AND NOTHING READY---MAYBE WILL MAKE MY FAMOUS TOMATO SOUP. THAT CONSISTS OF LARGE CAN OF CREAM OF TOM SOUP AND ONE OR TWO CANS DICED TOMATOES AND I GOOD HELPING OF MINCED GARLIC, A LITTLE BUTTER WHEN SERVED---IS SO GOOD---EVEN GOOD COLD.------MY O MY--TWO POSTS IN TWO DAYS---WORLD COMING TO AN END!!!

YES, I AM

YES, I AM STILL ALIVE---THO SOMETIMES WISH I WERE NOT. PAIN REIGNS SUPREME IN MY LIFE NOW DAYS. IF IT ISN'T ONE THING IT IS ANOTHER. I KNOW A BETTER DAY IS COMING----I JUST HOPE IT COMES BEFORE I GO. REALLY ,I AM LUCKY THAT I FEEL PRETTY GOOD WHEN I AM SITTING DOWN AND NOT MOVING MUCH. I HAVE A GREAT HUSBAND WHO HELPS SO MUCH--IN FACT TOO MUCH. I NEED TO CONTRIBUTE MORE---AND STILL AM ABLE TO DO LAUNDRY, DISHES, COOK. WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO, BUT HAVE A STOOL AT EACH PLACE. IN FACT HAVE 5 OF THEM IN THIS HOUSE AT MY "WORK STATIONS". THE FUNNY THING IS WHEN I AM IN THE HOSPITAL I STILL HAVE THE FEELING THAT I COULD RUN CIRCLES AROUND SOME OF THOSE YOUNG NURSES!! HA HA--WHAT A JOKE!! I AM LUCKY TO GET FROM ONE CHAIR TO THE NEXT. WE DO GO FOR A RIDE ALMOST EVERY DAY AND GET SOME
'FAST" FOOD TO EAT OUT BY ONE OF OUR MANY LAKES. WE HAVE HAD SUCH A COLD SUMMER---IT IS JUST NOW WARMING UP---THAT WE DIDN'T SPEND MUCH TIME OUTSIDE ANYHOW. THE SONS AND GRANDSONS POP IN QUITE OFTEN , AND THAT IS NICE. GETTING A LITTLE ANXIOUS TO GET BACK TO TEXAS---AND I HAVE PROMISED TO GET IN THE POOL MORE -ONCE WOULD BE MORE THAN LAST WINTER. HOPEFULLY CAN GET IN EVERY DAY--I KNOW IT WILL HELP. UNTIL LATER---TAKE CARE ALL---I MISS YOU ALL BARB

HAPPY DAY

HURRAY, THE TRAILER IS HOOKED TO THE TRUCK AND SITTING IN THE STREET. I HAVE TO PUT THE FOOD AND MY CLOTHES IN TOMORROW AND HOPEFULLY OFF WE WILL GO INTO THE SUNSET!! OH, YEAH, JERRY HAS TO PUT THE WATER IN TOO.
WE HOPE TO GO TO THE SOURCE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND STAY FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL LODGE THERE WITH A GREAT DINING ROOM--WE LOVE TO EAT THERE. THEY MAKE A WILD RICE HOT DISH/CASSEROLE THAT IS SOO GOOD. IT HAS BEEN SO COOL HERE THAT WE ARE HOPING THE CAMP GROUND WON'T BE FULL AND WE CAN GET A PLACE.
I HAVE A GOOD BOOK TO READ, SO I THINK WE WILL HAVE A NICE RESTFUL FEW DAYS---AND WILL BE SO GLAD NOT TO HAVE TO GO TO PT---
WAS DOWN BY THE RIVER YESTERDAY AND SAW 4 FAMILIES OF CANADIAN GEESE. MOM AND DAD AND BABIES. THE FATHER WALKS AROUND WITH HEAD HELD HIGH AND LOOKING AROUND WHILE THE MOM AND BABIES ARE BUSY EATING. ONE FAMILY HAD ABOUT 10 BABES. WAS REALLY NEAT TO SIT AND WATCH THEM.
NOW I BETTER GET TO BED SO I CAN BOUND OUT OF BED IN THE EARLY AM.HAHA---MY BOUNDING DAYS ARE LONG GONE, I AM AFRAID !



























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Brrrrrrrrrr

Minnesota is unusually cold this year. so much so that i would just as soon go back to Texas.
We have not been able to take the trailer out so far. Jerry says we are this next week---no matter the weather, we are going to Itasca State park, where the Mississippi River starts.. we can stay in the camper and play cards and eat at the lodge if nothing else. we both have been having doctor appointments, physical therapy for me---to get my strength back they say----don't know how strong i need to be. we are more or less free til July 2nd when Jerry has a Mayo Clinic appointment for his ears. we will stay with our daughter and her family---we haven't seen them since November--so that will be nice---oh, oh, we did see them for couple hours when they came for Jerry's birthday--but I was in the hospital then.
we have been going out for breakfast almost daily and then going for a ride, playing at least one game of dominoes every afternoon too. life goes on, our sons drop in frequently and so do some of the grandsons. the cookies and pop disappear very rapidly.

gathering dust

yes, that is about how i feel. seems like days go so fast and nothing gets accomplished. we have been home for a month and i have only been upstairs a few times. sleeping in the den is nice in a way. if i can't sleep i can watch TV. there are some funny shows, mostly infomercials in the middle of the night. i know all about the sludge that is plastered on your colon, all the treatments for ED, how to lose your belly fat, and how to cut tomatoes.

we hope to take the trailer out for a couple days this week. next week we both have doctor appointments and i have physical therapy--fun fun!! this aging is for the birds--never saw so many doctors--even when i was working with them---well maybe not exactly true.
excuse lack of caps---left hand still not working too well. i have to do the old one finger typing.
i miss reading so many journals that i read in jland. i really hope to get back to "the journey" soon. it is hard to think about sometimes.

BACK IN MINNESOTA

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS SO LONG SINCE I HAVE WRITTEN. I STAYED UP LATE TONIGHT TO TRY AND CATCH UP ON THE ONES I FOLLOW---BUT JUST COULDN'T. I HAVE A NEW DISTINCTION---- IN 10 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN IN THREE HOSPITALS. I WAS SO SICK BY THE TIME WE GOT HERE LAST TUESDAY AND BY FRIDAY MY DAUGHTER INLAW AND HUSBAND HAD CALLED THE AMBULANCE AND RUSHED ME OFF TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. IT IS NEW TO ME. I HAD WORKED AT THE OLD ONE FOR 34 YEARS AND SOME OF MY OLD COMRADES STILL WORK THERE. EACH DAY THERE WERE MEMORIES RELIVED. THE DOCTORS AND HOW THINGSARE DONE WERE VERY CHANGED---AND FOR THE GOOD. MANY THINGS DONE IN THE ER BEFORE ADMISSION, I HAD EXCELLENT CARE AND NOW ON MORE MEDS AND GOING TO PT STARTING TOMORROW. WILL TRY AND CATCH UP WITH YOU ALL LATER. LOVE, BARB

STARBUCKS

I LOVE THE BLOG "OVERHEARD AT STARBUCKS". SINCE WE HAD NEVER BEEN TO ONE, YESTERDAY WE DECIDED TO GO. MARTYGORD IS ALWAYS MAKING REMARKS ABOUT THE APPLE FRITTERS-----AND I LOVE THEM FROM THE BAKERY BACK IN MINNESOTA----SO WE GOT ONE TO SPLIT, ALONG WITH A CUP OF COFFEE. WE USUALLY HAVE BREAKFAST AT WHATABURGERS---WHERE SENIOR COFFEE IS FREE, BISQUITS AND GRAVEY 1.49. OUR BREAKFAST AT STARBUCKS WAS 6 DOLLARS. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR EACH---BUT WE SPLIT THE FRITTER IT WAS SO BIG. IT WAS RATHER TASTY TOO---BUT OOOOH MY---THE COFFEE HAD A HIDDEN SURPRISE. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN AT LEAST HALF A TEASPOON OF COFFEE GROUNDS IN IT. DID YA EVER TRY TO SPIT WET COFFEE GROUND OUT----UGH!!!