It rained pretty good again last night and when I woke up or at least when the sun came up everything was soaking wet but it was not raining. So after breakfast I went outside and raked the leaves in the front lawn; it did not take very long and I was going to rake the leaves in the back yard...but...!
I wanted to prune more out of the apple tree and that is where things started going bad for me. I cut one branch out and it got hung up on another branch and when I pulled it down it took a bad bounce and was headed for my head. So I went to block it with my hand but in so doing I wound up with a nasty scratch from one of the broken branches.
My hand bleed really good for a while and instead of stopping I continued trimming. Somewhere during the process I wound up with blood all over my jeans and some on my tee shirt as well.
I continued working and filled up two large garbage cans full of chopped up branches. I almost passed on at one point when I was bending over and stood up too quickly so I had to go sit down in one of our patio chairs of a few minutes until I felt better.
By the time I finished most of the blood had dried and so I had to wash my hands for a long time to get most of the dried blood off. I never did get all of it off and I still have some of it left even after washing my hands a dozen of so times.
I needed to go to the credit union to deposit a couple checks and we also needed to stop by another granite and marble counter top place, so after I grabbed something to eat for lunch and Kathleen had her breakfast we took off around 1500.
Alyssa had called and wanted to bring Natalie and her dress that she is wearing to Dan's brother Andy's wedding this week end over so that Kathleen could alter it to fit. She had said that she would not be over until after 1600 so we needed to really hustle.
When I got into the credit union there was no line and were three tellers that asked if they could help me as soon as I started getting to the place where you wait; so we were able to get on our way in a hurry.
Getting in and out of the Marble and granite place was not quite as easy, we looked at slabs of stone and then we looked at more slabs and then we looked at the first group some more. Finally Kathleen found four that she liked so we got some samples and estimate for the job and then took off for home.
By the time we got home it was after 1700 and I had not gotten a call from Alyssa and there was no message on my cell. When we got home Kathleen checked the voice messages on our house phone and shortly after that Alyssa called and said that she would be here shortly.
I needed to pay some bills so I logged on to my credit union account and paid them and then entered then into Quicken. Since Alyssa still had not gotten here yet I decided that I would match up my credit card receipts with my bill and while I was doing that Alyssa and Natalie arrived.
I finished matching them up for the two cards that I had just paid the bill on and since I had Quicken already open I reconciled my bank checking account. I do not use it very much so it was pretty easy.
While they were still here the presidential debate started and Alyssa wanted to watch it so we all went into the living room and watched it. Natalie entertained herself building a village with some building blocks that we have for the grandchildren when the visit.
During the middle of the debate Alyssa wanted to make something for herself and Natalie to eat so she and Kathleen made a chocolate peanut butter toasted sandwich for her and a peanut butter and jam sandwich for herself. Kathleen and I had a toasted chocolate peanut butter sandwich. Natalie asked for another one and this one she put some peanuts on top.
After they left I made myself a meatball sandwich with the rest of the meatballs from last night's dinner. Kathleen had to leave for Aaron and Tami's house so that Tami could go to her class so she will probably not come home until after I go to bed.
Well, I think I need to take some more Vicodin as my hand is starting to throb again so I think that I will put this to bed for tonight.
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Natalie and I sure had fun hangin' out for a while. Hope your hand gets better.
How does your hand look today? Sure hope you did not get an infection in it.
Jennifer and I went to see Spamalot last night, so I did not see the debate. The polls are very disheartening, so I hope John McCain was able to sway some voters last night.
We are supposed to get some nice weather for the next few days, so I hope I can get out and cut back some of the perennials since they are done blooming. I still have some delphiniums blooming, as well as Montauk Daisies and chrysanthamums. The geraniums and impatiens up on the porch are still doing well, too. There are still a few buds on the roses, but they are about done, also. Any tips on wintering them over would be welcomed.
Take care and try to rest a bit today!
Alyssa - it was good seeing the both of you. It seem like most of the time when we are all together it is so "hectic" that we do not really get to enjoy each other.
Did you have time to load up the pictures that you want onto your iTouch? I found that by adding a file on your computer for just the pictures that you want on your iTouch makes it easier to add or change them.
You could also do it using the files where they are but then you have to keep adding more files to sync. This way you just have one file to worry about and every time you sync. those that you added or took out will change on your iTouch as well.
Sue - My hand looks better but far from normal; there are only a few puncture wounds, mostly scratches.
The back of my hand and index finger took the worst of it and they are still a little sore or tender yet this morning.
I do not understand the polls, but they do not matter as much as where the voters are from. It is all about winning the votes in the electoral college and winning the right states with the larger numbers.
We are suppose to have some nicer weather here as well. I will kind of be glad when all the leaves fall so that I will not have to do that again until next fall.
I noticed yesterday that by the afternoon there were more leaves on the ground than there were before I raked yesterday but if I do not do it every day or so it really becomes a chore.
I am learning that if I do things in smaller "bits" I do not wear myself out as much and can actually get more done.
Well, I better start my day!
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