A Sunday Soaker

I got up this morning at 0645 to the sounds of rain; I think that it rained pretty much all night. I went downstairs and made myself some orange, raisin and nut toast and coffee for breakfast. When I finished I went upstairs to get Kathleen up, unfortunately she was still not feeling well and decided not to try to go to church and Sunday School. So I continued to get ready myself.

I left for church a little earlier than we normally do, as I am usually ready early and wait for Kathleen to get ready. So this morning I just left when I finished getting ready. As I usually do when Kathleen is not there I sat on the opposite side in church, just to get a different perspective.

Our youth pastor spoke this morning as our interim pastor's daughter was married yesterday and he took the day off. It was a good service and it was also communion Sunday as well.

When I got home Kathleen was up and on her computer, but she was not feeling well so I suggested that she go back to bed and get some more rest, which she did. I went downstairs and made my self a sandwich using the leftover cube steak from the other night and a couple slices of the bread Kathleen made the other day.

She got up a while later, made some puffed wheat, and puffed rice, dry of course. I spent a good portion of the afternoon reading the paper and looking at a couple of the catalogs that have been arriving in the mail for the last couple of weeks.

Kathleen went back upstairs, could not get to sleep, and eventually came back downstairs just as I was heating up a hamburger patty for myself. She said that it did not appeal to her so she just snacked on some cookies.

She has been on the couch since she came downstairs and I do not think that there will be much of anything else happening tonight so I will just say good night.

Alyssa finally got to have her Oktoberfest

I woke up this morning and did not feel much better than I did when I went to bed last night; in fact, I spent the majority of the first hour I was up on the toilet. I did make myself a couple eggs, veggie sausages and orange, raisin and nut toast for breakfast.

After eating I cleaned up the kitchen, Kathleen had made some bread yesterday and so there was quite a lot of things that needed cleaning. I am also trying to keep the counters a little cleaner.

After finishing cleaning, I went into the living room to read the paper. While I was reading the paper, I heard a voice on the front porch, so I opened the front door and there was the mail carrier talking on his cell phone.

After finishing the paper and the mail, I went outside and trimmed the irises that I split the other day. Then I put a couple dozen in a bag to give to Tami. I wanted to get it done today, as we would see them either at Alyssa's Oktoberfest or tomorrow at church.

Kathleen was still not feeling very well and we had almost decided not to go to Alyssa and Dan's, but then about 1500 Kathleen said that she felt well enough to go so we took off. We had a good time, I think almost half of the people there were us and our children and their families.

There were also two guys there from Boeing, one was an uncle of Dan's, his mother's brother, and the other was the father of Natalie's best friend from pre-school. Dan's uncle had retired shortly after I did and the other one was hired back after a layoff. So it was fun to get caught up on what was going on with them.

We left about 1800 as both of us were getting tired and it was a dark rainy night that made for a long ride home. I do not envision much of anything else happening tonight, so I will say my good night now.

I think I am tired of the rain already.

I slept until 0730 this morning, and it had been raining off and on most of the night. I went downstairs, made myself some breakfast, and went outside with Reggie. Since it was so wet I knew that I would be inside most of the day.

After breakfast I cleaned up the kitchen, the counters were starting to get a little sticky and the stove had something on it as well. After getting everything wiped down I emptied the sink and scrubbed it down as well.

With that done I decided to go into the living room and read the paper. As I was finishing the paper the mail arrived, so I opened up and read some and just recycled the rest. Kathleen came downstairs about 1045 and had her breakfast.

She had her physical therapy appointment at 1300, I had planned on going with her, and then go grocery shopping afterwards. I started to go upstairs to change clothes when I realized that my stomach was starting to get a little upset, so I told her that I thought that I would stay home.

It did not get any worse while she was gone and around 1630 she came home from grocery shopping, I unloaded the car and Kathleen started to cook dinner. I felt fine during dinner, but about fifteen minutes afterwards my stomach started to get really crampy.

I spent the next half hour on toilet, and I feel somewhat better now, but not as good as I would like to feel. I am writing this early, as I am not sure that I will feel much like writing later.

So good night for now!

Yes, this is the rainy season.

I got up about 0730 this morning and took my time getting dressed and going downstairs. I knew that I would be leaving a little after 0815, as I was having breakfast with the guys from the accountability group. Kathleen came downstairs about the time I was getting ready to leave. She still was not feeling too well and she still had her headache.

Breakfast was great and we had a good time talking. It was not as long as usually because several of the guys had to do something around 1000. I was glad, as I wanted to get home to see if Kathleen was doing any better. She was back up stairs on her computer, but soon went back to bed and to sleep.

When she awoke, she asked me to fix her something to eat, I asked her what she wanted and she just felt like some puffed wheat and puffed rice. So I went downstairs and mixed her up a batch. I went downstairs and read the mail, again, lots of catalogs and election stuff. I will be so glad when the elections are over; I am so tired of political phone calls, mail and ads on television. It seems like there is no escape from it all.

I was getting hungry myself so I made myself some chili with lots of onions, garlic, and hot sauce. It just felt like a hot chili day.

Since I Had breakfast out this morning, I had not read the paper, so after lunch I sat down and read it. Kathleen came downstairs just as I was finishing. She still was not feeling very well and stayed on the couch all afternoon.

About 1730 she said that she was hungry, so I asked her what she felt like and she did not know, so I suggested a frozen dinner that she bought the last time we went shopping. She said that sounded good so I microwaved it and then went downstairs to the freezer and got myself a hamburger patty and cooked it for myself.

I added some Tillamook cheese and a large onion slice to it and put it on some Hawaiian bread and toasted the bread and cheese in the toaster oven. Kathleen decided that the dinner was too spicy for her and asked for the frosted mini-wheats, which she had dried.

That is about it for today, I do not see anything unusual happening tonight so I will close and say good night.

I think that the rainy season is officially here!

I got up about 0730 this morning and felt pretty good, except for being sore. I decided before I got up that I would make myself a couple waffles and veggie sausages for breakfast. I have had cereal, just about everyday this week and we only have one egg in the refrigerator.

After breakfast, I went into the living room to read the paper, and before I finished the mail came. It really must be the time of year, because just about every day we get three or four catalogs. I enjoy looking at some of them, but after a while, they all begin to look alike.

About noon time I decided that I would go outside and work some more on the garden, I wanted to get as much done as I could before tomorrow when the rain is supposed to start and not let up for a week. Even though my hands hurt so much, I kept pulling weeds and separating the irises. I think that I have fifty or sixty irises, say does anyone out there want some irises?

I also dug up a couple dozen red raspberry plants, I think Tami wanted some, but I am not sure how many she wanted. I guess I will have to call her tomorrow and find out. Any way, I finished weeding and digging up irises clear to the fence, which is what I wanted to do, I just did not think that I would get it done today.

When I finally finished, cleaned the tools, put them away and then went to the house to clean myself up, it was 1630. I was not only tired, but I also realized that I was hungry as well. Kathleen was still on the couch, so I sat down in the easy chair and rested a while.

I heated her up some bean and bacon soup, and I cooked a Boca Berger with Tillamook cheese, a big slice of onion and the heels from the multi-grain bread. I also heated up the left over rice from last night and added some hot salsa to it, not bad.

Well, I am really tired and sore, so I think I will soak my hands in the hot wax and then take something for the pain. I think I will make it an early to bed night, so I will say my good night now.

Almost back to Normalcy

Well, I slept in until 0730 this morning that was almost ten hours sleep. I made myself some cereal and toast this morning and then some coffee to have while I read the paper, but the mail came about 0900 this morning so I had both read before 1000.

Kathleen got up shortly after I finished with the paper and mail; she still was not feeling too well. I think she is feeling like I felt all of last week. I reminded her that we needed to go grocery shopping today as tomorrow is booked up with her hair appointment and physical therapy.

It got to be about 1300 and she still had not gotten dressed so I went upstairs to see how she was doing. She said that she still did not feel well, so I told her that I would go outside and do some more work in the rose garden.

I pulled out about twenty gallons of weed, dug up about twenty more irises and probably another day or two; I should have the garden in pretty good shape. I will still need to re-dig up the rest of the garden to loosen up the soil, but that should not be nearly as hard or as time consuming as the 20' X 4' section that I have been weeding for the last couple of weeks.

I do not think it would have taken me as long if my arthritis where not bothering me as much. I spend almost as much time rubbing my hands, to help relieve the soreness as I do pulling weeds.

Kathleen called me in about 1530; Andrea came over on her way to work and brought a pumpkin pie. So after visiting for a while, we cut the pie, put some whipped cream on top, sat down, and enjoyed the pie.

It rally tasted good to me, as I did not have lunch today. I was so busy working outside that I did not realize that I was hungry. Maybe I should try to be that busy every day, maybe then I would be able to loose a little more weight.

Kathleen made chicken, tuna and noodle casserole for dinner tonight; I am not sure if that is what she felt like eating or if that is what she could come up with based on what we had in the pantry. Anyway, it tasted good and filled me up.

Well, I am writing this early as we will be getting trick or treaters arriving throughout the evening, in fact I have had several ring the doorbell already, so I better close this and say good night.

A really different kind of day

For some unknown reason I woke up about 0330 and felt pretty much awake, after trying to go back to sleep and not being successful I got up about 0345, to my surprise the paper had just gotten here so I read the paper.

I heard Kathleen upstairs about 0430 and when I went upstairs to see what was going on with her, she said that she woke up about 0400 and could not get back to sleep either. So I am not sure what it was, but both of us were up really early.

After reading my e-mail and devotions, it was about 0800 so I made myself some cereal. I had a doctor's appointment at 0900 so after eating I started getting ready for that. It was basically an appointment to check up on my surgery and check up on my PSA levels. They said that the scar from the surgery look good, but my PSA lever was about twice as high as it was three months ago.

My doctor said that he did not want to make a decision based on one reading so he will see what it looks like in three months. The PSA reading should have been lower than it was after the surgery, not higher, so that concerned me a little, but I guess if the doctor is not that concerned maybe, I should not either.

Shortly after I got home, about 0930, Kathleen took off to Michael’s to pick up some batting. I thought she might be home in an hour or so, as we where going to go grocery shopping. I decided to do a couple loads of laundry, towels and linens and while they were in the machines, the mail came so I read that. When it got to be noon, I decided that would go outside and do some weeding.

Kathleen got home about 1345 and made some soup and open-faced toasted cheese sandwiches. So I finished the area that I was working on and then went inside and cleaned up.

I still had a little bit of energy so I went back outside and raked the back yard. I am trying to keep the leaves off the lawn in hopes of preventing too much moss to grow in the shady part of the lawn.

Since it has been somewhat windy the last couple of days, I decided that I would go to the front yard and rake it as well. It still does not really need mowing, but it will not be much longer before it will need it.

Kathleen cleaned off most of the shelves in the refrigerator this afternoon and found a few things to throw out. It really has not had a good cleaning in quite a long time. Right now, she is out getting some candy for tomorrow night. We were going to do that when we went grocery shopping, but since we did not do that she had to make a special run.

I think both of us just ran out of steam about 1600 this afternoon. When one considers that we have both been up almost seven hour by 1600 it is no wonder. Kathleen is feeling much better today and I woke up feeling much better as well. This is the first day that I have felt like doing much of anything outside in about ten days.

We had dinner tonight about 1730; Kathleen cooked up some chicken breast and rice for dinner. I think tonight will be a real early to bed night as I have fallen asleep a couple times already tonight. So good night!

Strange Sunday

I got up this morning about 0645 as I thought that I would try to go to church this morning, but I got to coughing so much that by the time it was time to leave my throat was too sore. Kathleen did not fell like going either so we stayed home.

I spent a couple hours reading the paper and drinking tea. I was feeling better by about noon, but I was worn out from coughing so much. Kathleen spent most of the morning upstairs, so I made myself some macaroni and tomato, sausage and garlic sauce for lunch. Kathleen never made it downstairs this afternoon and I did not go upstairs.

Aaron, Tami and the girls stopped by after church. Aaron wanted to pick up my router table, so I had to dig it out of the garage. He had mentioned that he wanted to borrow it a couple weeks ago, I did not dig it out then, I just located it.

There is still enough junk in the garage that I thought it was better to just leave it until he really needed it. I think once I put the hard top back on the Wrangler it will clear up enough floor space so that I can organize everything a little better.

This afternoon I did plant a begonia cutting that we rooted in water. It is from a plant that we have in the living room. It took me a little while to remember where the potting soil was, we have a couple bags open. I knew I had seen a bag just the other day, but my memory is not what it once was.

I also cleaned out one of the vegetable drawers in the refrigerator; something in there turned to mush and was leaking out of the bag and all over everything that was in the drawer.

Well, it is just about time for me to make something for dinner, I think that I will just reheat what I made for dinner. Kathleen has not felt like cooking or even eating lately, so I have been using my imagination a lot lately, especially since we have not gone to the grocery store recently.

By using my imagination, I mean using what we have in the refrigerator. I have been trying to use up bits and pieces of things.

Well, I think that I will send this off, as I do not expect that I will have much more to write home about. I need to eat dinner and then see how long I can I can stay up before falling asleep. So good night!

Sunny Saturday

I got up about 0630 today and felt rested, or at least I could not go back to sleep. Made myself some cereal and a banana for breakfast. After cleaning up the kitchen, I noticed that the inside of the microwave was looking pretty ugly so I took some time to clean it out.

Kathleen had to go to church this morning to finish getting ready for the Harvest Festival. She thought that she would be home around noon, but she did not get back until after 1300. She stopped off and picked up a couple of junior Whoppers for our lunch.

While she was gone, I read the paper and then decided that I would move the exercise bike into my office. Once I had that done, I went upstairs and moved the old dining room table back down stairs. With all the moving around of things, I decided that I had better vacuum the carpets.

Since Kathleen was out of bed and gone I decided that it would be a good time to change the bed linen and wash the sheets and pillow cases that were on the bed. It seems like the sheets are not changed as frequently as I would like to see them changed.

About 1600 I went outside and raked the leaves off the back lawn, and then decided that the lawn was long enough that I needed to mow, so I mowed the side and back yard. The front lawn is in the shade much of the day and does not usually grow as fast this time of year.

Shortly after I got back in the house, Toni called and wanted to pick up one of our spare computer monitors. Thinking that they would be right over I went upstairs to dig one out of the pile of things that have collected around the old computer station.

They got here about 1815 and stayed for a little while. Beside the computer monitor, I also talked them into taking the old pet cage to use for their "large" cat, coffee. I thought that they were going the get it about a month ago, so I dug it out of the garage and it has been sitting on the front porch ever since.

Well, I told Kathleen to call me after the festival was over if she needed help cleaning up, it was over at 1800 and I have not heard from her so I guess that there were enough people to help clean up.

In a way, I am glad as I still do not feel really great and by the end of the day, my throat is really sore. Well, I just shaved for about the second time this week, I guess that is one of the benefits of not having to be all fancied up for work. I think that it will be an early shower and to bed tonight.

Even though we gain an hour sleep tonight, I think I will try to take advantage of it and say good night.

Friday Fun

Again this morning I got up about 0730, I probably could have stayed in bed longer, but I was not breathing well and thought that I should get up if for no other reason than to be able to breathe better. I made a couple of waffles and veggie sausages for breakfast. I even used lite maple syrup, I really do not mind it, and it has a whole lot less calories.

While sitting at the kitchen table eating, I noticed some rather large weeds growing in the garden just below the window. So after eating and doing the dishes I went outside and started pulling them up, just in time to get them in the yard debris can as the recycler was driving up.

With that done I went inside and read the paper, and again, before I finished the mail came. Kathleen's needles for her medication that came yesterday arrived with the mail. She was concerned that they were not with the UPS refrigerated package that arrived yesterday.

By the time I finished the mail, I started to feel hungry so I made myself some refried beans and tortillas, it use to be one of our staples, or at least one of Aaron's staples. I mixed it with some hot salsa, yummy!

After a short rest, I took some things out to the garage. Going back to my office, I decided to tackle a couple of the boxes that have been sitting in the corner for a long time. I went through five boxes and a couple of bags and when I was done I had recycled a box of paper, magazines and catalogs. I also through out about a half a garbage bag of junk.

It is amazing what one saves. The sad thing is I could probably do the same thing tomorrow and have the same results. I have cleaned out my office so much that I can even move the exercise bike in here and get it out of the living room.

Kathleen was supposed to go to physical therapy today, but she had an upset stomach and did not feel that it would be wise to go today, so I think that she rescheduled for next Wednesday.

Well, Kathleen had to get set up for the harvest festival tonight so that it will be ready for tomorrow. I was going to go along and help, but since I have not been feeling too well, I decided that it would be better not to go. I do not think that other people there would appreciate some one coughing constantly. I am okay as long as I am not doing anything too physical.

My cough is mostly from drainage, but it is very annoying and I know that my resistance is low, and I do not need to expose myself to others that might be coming down with something.

Since Kathleen was not home tonight, I made myself some hot, spicy chili and I cut up a sausage and cooked it with the chili. Between the refried beans for lunch and the chili tonight it is probably a good thing that I did not go tonight. I think that those that did go would appreciate that I was not there.

Well, this looks to be a quiet night again, so I think that I will say my good night now!

A rather quiet day

I did not get up until 0730 this morning; I think taking the Claritin-D not only helps my nighttime congestion, but also allows me to sleep a little longer. I made myself some cereal this morning and had a banana to top it off.

After I ate, I cleaned up the kitchen a bit, and than sat down to read the paper, before I was done with the paper the mail came. It seems like every day we get about three or four catalogs each day. I bet the mail carrier really enjoys the holiday season.

After reading the paper and mail, I went out and raked up the front yard, a two or three times a week task this time of year. I would not be too concerned except that they are walnut leaves and are large and heavy and I have seen them kill off everything underneath them before, so I do not really want to do that to my front lawn.

After coming in the house I made my self a couple roast and cheese whole-wheat tortillas. I used up the rest of the roast and the whole wheat tortillas so I need to put them on my shopping list.

After lunch I vacuumed the downstairs carpet, the vacuum was not picking up very well, so I snaked the hose and did not find anything. So I started to take it apart and found a pretty good size Reggie hairball clog. After I got the vacuum put back together, I re-vacuumed the carper and was surprised at how much more I was able to pick up.

Andrea and Toni stopped by for a while this afternoon, they had just had something to eat and were going to do some more shopping so they did not stay too long.

Kathleen wanted to go to a polymer clay thing tonight so she asked what I wanted for dinner about 1600, I suggested that she fry up the left over rice and the remaining ham and add some peas and onions. So she did, we ate dinner about 1645 tonight, I think that is the earliest that we have had dinner that I can remember.

Kathleen had me load all her stuff into her SUV and was out of here by 1730. I was going to meet with the accountability group tonight, but I think I breathed in too much dust taking the vacuum cleaner apart. I have been coughing quite a bit tonight and did not think it wise to go and either get someone else sick or get worse myself.

Well, I think tonight will be really quiet, so good night!

Lethargic Wednesday

I took another Claritin-D last night and slept in until 0730 this morning, but still was not fully rested, just could not sleep anymore. Kathleen got up shortly after I did this morning and asked if I wanted hash browns and eggs for breakfast, I said sure. So I cleaned and shredded a rather large potato and Kathleen cooked the yokes of a couple eggs for herself and cooked up the whites and some cheese for me.

After breakfast, I washed, dried, folded and put away a couple loads of laundry. I read the newspaper and had a cup of tea while waiting for the first load of cloths to dry.

While I was reading the paper the UPS driver rang the doorbell and had Kathleen's diabetes medicine, it has to be kept refrigerated so it came in a foam box with a couple chill packs to keep it cool. This was the first time we used the mail order pharmacy for it.

Normally it costs about $165.00 for a months supply and the insurance company refunds me about $135.00, so my cost has been about $30.00 a month. With the mail order, it costs me $30.00 for a three months supply, so I save myself about $40.00 every three months.

Since no one brought me over some chicken noodle soup, I decided to make myself some, and it does help. I think it must be a combination of the warmth and the saltiness of it that does the trick. I did not cure me, but I did feel better for a while.

I plotted my finances for the last couple of months and I have been averaging almost $4000.00 a month. That is only the last couple of months, but for the four months before that, I was just about breaking even.

Of course, over the last couple of years I have done pretty well. That is the thing with the stock market, some months are good and some are not so good, but for me over the long run it has been very good.

Tonight Kathleen heated up a couple slices of leftover ham, from the men's breakfast Saturday, and cooked some rice and peas for dinner tonight. We both remarked that we are eating less than we were a few months ago, which is good since we are both less active and it is too easy to put on extra weight.

With he holidays coming up I do not need any extra weight, I usually find a way to add a couple of pounds between Thanksgiving and New Years. This year I am going to try to break that cycle.

Well, I did not get much of anything constructive done today; I just did not seem to find any energy today. I think this evening will be rather uneventful, so I will say good night now.

Better, but still not well

Well, last night I took a Claritin- D, and I slept much better last night, I did not get up until about 0830. I felt pretty good most of the morning. I made myself some cereal and toast and then emptied the dishwasher.

After getting the dishwasher emptied, I put my breakfast dishes in it and headed to the living room to read the paper, before I got to sit down the mail came, so I opened it and since most of it was junk mail, I put it in the recycling.

Now I was ready to read the paper, I have to admit that it does not take too long; I do not read much of it. Most of it is not worth reading, I do not even read most of the comics anymore, and most of them are just not funny or interesting anymore.

Kathleen had a physical therapy appointment today and I had planned on going with her, but around noon, I started feeling light headed again and I was developing a ticklish throat. I decided that it would be better for me to stay at home; I can do that now that Kathleen is driving again.

While she was gone, I decided that I needed to sort out some of the paperwork that was stacking up. I had some of my property management statements and my stocks and mutual fund statements that I had not filed since last March. That took about three hours to complete.

I also decided to clean up a couple of the shelves in my fly tying room, I got two of the three cleaned up and somewhat organized, now I just have the most cluttered one to do.

I finished my sorting about 1600, and was tired enough that I sat in my easy chair and looked at a couple catalogues, nodding off a couple times in the process. It is a good thing that the phone rang a couple of times, at least I think that I am glad.

Kathleen had not come home by 1800 and I was getting hungry, all I had for lunch was an orange, a few crackers and a couple oatmeal cookies. So I made myself a melted cheese and ham sandwich.

Kathleen came home about 1830, grabbed something to eat, and then went to one of the people’s house from the Fellowship Team to work on stuff for the Harvest Festival. Who knows when she will be home from that.

I am writing this as I am planning on going to bed early again tonight, so good night all!

Miserable Monday

I got up at about 0700 tins morning, I was having trouble breathing and I was not sleeping too well either, so I thought that I might as well get up. I was still pretty tired, but I was not able to get back to sleep either.

I made myself a ham and cheese omelet (made with some egg whites that Kathleen had use the yokes), and some multi-grain raisin, walnut toast and some tea. After I finished eating, I did lots of hand wash pots and pans. Then I went into the living room and read the paper. I took a couple antihistamines to try to get my head cleared up and they really made me groggy.

Kathleen had an appointment at Epic Imaging at 1145 and I had planned to go with her, but I was too light headed and thought that it would be better if I did not drive, so she took herself. While she was gone I vacuumed the downstairs carpeting and then dozed a couple of times in the chair and felt better, but still very lightheaded.

I made myself a ham and cheese sandwich with the left over ham from the men's breakfast and some provolone cheese. I tasted good, but I did not have much energy. When Kathleen came downstairs I asked her if she would be interested in helping me clean out the junk draw in the kitchen. She said okay, so we did, it took about two and a half hours, but it looks so much better.

We threw out lots of bread ties, advertising magnets, plastic utensils, straws, and too many other things to mention. Kathleen said that the draw feel so much lighter, but I think that it was just that before there was so much "stuff" in the draw that it would bind up and prevent the draw from closing easily.

Kathleen heated up the rest of the roast and nuked a couple of potatoes for dinner tonight. Kathleen did not finish all of her roast but so far we got four meals out of it. I think that I feel more wide-awake now than I have all day, I still do not feel great, but much better than I have in the last two days.

Well, I think that this is all for today, good night.

Sunny Sunday

When I woke up this morning I knew that I would not be going to church or Sunday School, back in the old days I probably would have forced myself to go not caring or realizing that I would probably cause someone else to get whatever it was that I had. I am realizing that I do not have to be there every Sunday, and expose everyone else to my germs.

After breakfast Kathleen went off to church by herself, I stayed home and was going to just sit around and relax. That lasted until about 0900, when I went outside to rake the leaves and walnuts in the front yard. I went to the back yard to put the rake away and decided that I really needed to rake the back yard as well, so I did.

When I put the rake away, I saw the lawnmower sitting there and decided that while the weather was still so nice I probably ought to mow the back lawn before it starts raining again and I cannot. I finished mowing and thought about mowing the front yard, but it really did not need it and I was starting to feel a little worn out.

Once inside I sat down and read the comics and then the paper, and by the time I was finishing up, Kathleen came home. After we talked for a while I decided to check my e-mail and answer a few e-mails. About 1300 Kathleen made me some chicken noodle soup, and I added a lot of multi-grain baguette that we bought the other day when we had spaghetti.

After I finished eating I decided to go back into my office and finish cleaning off one of the other desks. I got everything taken off and sorted, now I just need to find new homes for it all. I did fill up another paper grocery bag of paper and ole magazines. I also managed to fill up a garbage bag between yesterday and today.

Well, I have been sneezing and coughing quite a bit, so I think it is time to call it quits for now. I have a feeling it will be another early to bed night, so I will say my good nights now.

Men's Breakfast

I got up at 0600 this morning, as I had to be at church by 0700 to clean up the kitchen and start the breakfast. I finished about 1100 and felt pretty good. However, by the time I got home I started to feel really tired and sleepy.

Before I knew it, my throat was starting to get that feeling that it was going to be getting sore before too much longer. I made myself some lunch and hoped that that would help me feel better, but no such luck.

After I finished reading the paper, I really thought about going outside and doing some work as it was such a beautiful fall day. I probably would have done that last year, but for some reason I decided that I should stay inside and work on getting better.

Once I resolved to the fact that I was stuck inside I decide that it would be a good idea to sort out some of the things that had been gathering in and on one of the bookshelves in my office. I managed to clean off the top of the bookshelf and four of the other shelves.

Then came the sorting of the stuff that I removed. I wound up with a full paper grocery bag full of old magazines and just things that I was saving at one time for some reason or another. The reason for keeping it had long passed or at least I could not remember what it was, so it was history.

If I do not feel any better tomorrow, I will probably work on the last shelf and then start one of the spare desks that I have in here. There are three desks in here and I only use one for a desk. The other two just kind of are a place to store things I am not sure what to do with. Now that I have some "free" time, I think that I had better put it to good use, before it is too late.

Who knows, I may even go upstairs and clean up my fly tying room, so that I can use it for fly tying, wouldn't that be shocking! Right now, I have so much "stuff" on the tying table that I could not begin to tie a fly if my life depended on it.

Well, I got a little done today, not what I would have liked to get done, but some things that have needed doing for a long time. I think I will take something to help me sleep, like NightQuil, and call it a day. So goon night!

Finally it is Friday

Friday's use to be something I looked forward to, but anymore it is just another day. Although today started out early, I got up about 0630 because Kathleen and I needed to pick up Becca and Alexis from Tami's folks house and take them to Alyssa's as Alyssa was watching them for the day. Aaron, Tami, and Tami's Father and older brother are up in Canada catching the big ones.

I think that they are catching and releasing, although they may keep a few. I have not gone fishing this year at all, I had planned to go out a few times, but between my surgery and Kathleen breaking her arm, it has not left much time to get away.

Anyway, we picked up the girls at 0700 and took them to Alyssa's. We got to Alyssa's about 0800 and stayed there until a little after 0900. While sitting in the family room, I noticed that a couple of her plants were looking a little withered. I took them into the kitchen, cut off the dead leaves, and then soaked them in a couple bowels of water.

After leaving Alyssa's we stopped at the Credit Union, to deposit a check, and then on to Wal-Mart to pick up a couple items that Kathleen needed. I also found a living floral arrangement that I though would make a nice gift to the physical therapist that has been working on Kathleen.

After Wal-Mart, I stopped and got some gas as we were running low. Gas priced are about a dollar a gallon lower than they were just a couple months ago. I would much rather have the price go down than go up, much easier on the wallet (or really the American Express Card).

We got home and had about an hour and a half before Kathleen had her physical therapy appointment. Kathleen heated up the rest of the macaroni and cheese from yesterday and it was really good. I also finished off my limburger cheese, so I will have to get some more pretty soon.

Her physical therapy went well and she felt pretty good afterwards. When we got home, I decided that I ought to try to prune the roses for their fall pruning. I pruned until about 1730 and decided that I had done enough for one day.

Kathleen heated up the roast, mashed potatoes, peas and baked a yam. That is the third meal from the roast and there is probably one or two meals left. After dinner, both Kathleen and I sat down in the living room and crashed. I got up about 1930 and decided that I had better do my blog before I fell asleep for the night.

Tomorrow morning I have to bet up and go to church by 0700 so that I can get breakfast started for 0900 when breakfast is served. So with that in mind I think that I will say good night.

Thursday - kind of a blasé day

I got up about 0700 again this morning, Kathleen had gotten up as well, but she must have gone back to bed after I went downstairs. I made myself some waffles this morning, I just felt like that kind of morning.

After I ate, I unloaded the dishwasher; I did not get around to doing that last night. Once the dishwasher was empty, I loaded up what was in the sink and counter and then cleaned the sink and counter.

While I was reading the paper Kathleen got a phone call, and when I when upstairs to let her know, I discovered that she was back in bed mostly asleep. So I went back downstairs and swept and mopped the kitchen floor, and then vacuumed the rest of the downstairs.

Kathleen came downstairs about 1115 and took a bath. She was still not doing too well, so I suggested that she go back upstairs and go to bed, which she did. While she was sleeping, I scrubbed the tub.

Next I pinched the barbs off about four dozen flies, it makes catch and release less messy for the fish. It was getting past time for my lunch so I heated up a jar of chili. Kathleen got up again about 1430 and had something to eat.

Andrea came over for a while to pick up some things that she left here yesterday. She did not stay too long today. Kathleen made some macaroni and cheese for dinner tonight. I think that is all for tonight so I will say my good night now.

Doctor's appointment

I got up around 0700 this morning, Kathleen was just coming back to bed and I was not quite ready to get up, but I knew that I would not be going back to sleep. I seemed a little lighter out this morning, it was not raining when I got up, but shortly after 0800 it started to drizzle a little bit.

I had cereal again this morning; it is almost time for me to start on the oatmeal routine again. I think for the last few years I have been having oatmeal, raisins and blackstrap molasses for breakfast five or six times a week. I had switched to Cheerios and shredded wheat for the summer, but I think it is about time to switch back.

I noticed it was drizzling when I went out to the front lawn to pick up a beer can that some one graciously left on my lawn. Actually, someone in a passing vehicle probably threw it there, but nonetheless it was there. While I was out there, I noticed some other dropping that worked their way onto the lawn so I picked them up as well.

Kathleen had a doctor's appointment at noon today, to have her blood drawn, to check up on her diabetes. She actually saw a nurse practitioner and got a couple prescriptions; one for dropping off and having filled locally, and the other to send away and get a three months supply.

While we were out we stopped at the credit union, Montivilla Sewing Center and then to Fred Meyer to fill her prescription and for me to exchange something that we bought yesterday. While waiting for the prescription to be filled Kathleen found a fleece vest and I picked up a couple jars of chili.

When we finally got home, we were both pretty hungry, so Kathleen opened up a couple of the jars of chili and we had that for lunch. Andrea came over and she had stopped by Burger King so she joined us for lunch. She stayed until about 1900 and then went home to make dinner for John.

Kathleen had a Fellowship Team meeting tonight so I was left to myself. I cannot honestly say that I accomplished anything, I know that the floors need vacuuming, but I just did not feel like it tonight. I think I will practice my putting, that sounds like a good use of my time.

Well, I think that is it for today, so good night.

Where did the sun go?

I got up about 0700 and it was still dark out, it does not seem that long ago that even when I got up at 0530 it was light out. I went downstairs and had to turn the lights on, which for me is something. Even though it did not rain today, it was overcast all day.

I had cereal again this morning and I also had some raisin walnut bread with peanut butter on it. After breakfast, I went and raked the front yard, mostly to get the walnuts shells off the lawn. I also did a couple loads of laundry, folded, and put it away.

Kathleen came downstairs about 1115 and had something to eat, so I went upstairs to put the laundy away. By this time I think I was on my third or forth cup of coffee. I was reading the mail when she came into the living room, we got out property tax statement, I went up a little, but not as much as I thought it might.

About noon I micro waved the leftover spaghetti from last night and had it for lunch, Kathleen went upstairs to get ready for her physical therapy appointment at 1300. We were even early for it today.

She is doing much better with her physical therapy, she did not even cry when she was stretched today. She only has three more appointments and we were discussing whether or not she needs to continue beyond that.

We stopped by Fred Meyers after her appointment and Kathleen got three pair of gloves, one pair were extra long for pruning roses and the other two pair were regular work gloves. We also picked up a couple mum plants and four pansies plants.

After we got home and I changed clothes I went out front and planted them. I think that this is the first time in a really long time that we have actually planted something the same day as we bought them.

Before we left for physical therapy, Kathleen prepared a roast I cut up some onion and garlic and then we put it in the oven, so when we got home the smell had permeated the whole house. More incentive to hurry up and get the plants planted.

Well, I think that is it for today...good night!