October 31, 2012 Wednesday Afternoon

Happy Halloween!

Spent last night watching the Dance Results show and then TV from the DVR the rest of the night up until 9 PM.  Went into the hot tub for the last time as we watched some of the shows.  Around 9 PM we went to bed and did the lovin thing and spent and hour watching the news of the east coast on the TV before going to bed around 10:15 PM.

This morning I was up at 6:30 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the morning draining the hot tub.  Winter is officially here.  Stopped feeding the fish yesterday also in the outside pond so they can start their Winter hibernation.  I just can not see myself going out in the cold using the hot tub when I have a bathtub I can fill with jets, and it is much warmer indoors then being outside.  Plus since I used it so few times it is just not worth heating it in the Winter.  My electric bill will thank me next month.  I will most likely fill it again in March.  Did some cleaning around the house and then took a nap with the dogs this afternoon.  Making some salads and sweet and sour chicken for supper tonight.  Will most likely watch X Factor for the first hour, then switch to Law And Order SVU because my DVR is recording it's limit at 8 PM.  It is 42 degrees again in Milwaukee, cloudy and windy.  Not a nice day to be outside so I didn't venture out much other than draining the hot tub and picking up the dog droppings.  Guess I better get used to it.

October 30, 2012 Tuesday Afternoon

Spent last night watching Dancing With The Stars and then CNN to see how the east coast was doing.  Went to bed around 10:30 PM.

This morning I was up at 6 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  I had been making a list of things to buy at Walmart and have been waiting until I need to go and buy Vito more Insulin.  Decided today was the day to go to Walmart with my list.  Left the house around 10 AM with my long list in hand.  Ended up spending $300 on everything from Insulin and needles, to toiletries and food.  The 2 bottles of Insulin and 2 boxes of needles were $80 of the total.  We should be well stocked on most items now for a couple months.  I buy two months worth of Insulin and supplies so that I don't have to go but every other month to Walmart.  Our Walmart is that bad.  Got home a little before noon and it took a while to put everything away.  After I was done putting everything away I decided to make a cake.  Made a vanilla cake with chocolate frosting.  Made the cake before I laid down for a nap, and frosted it when I got up.  Didn't get much of a nap because the telephone rang three times.  By the third call I decided to just give up on the nap.  Much less the dogs were snuggling so close to me I couldn't move and was not very comfortable.  It is 42 degrees here in Milwaukee as I type this blog post, kinda cold and very windy.  Guess we are feeling winds from Sandy all the way here to Milwaukee, coming off Lake Michigan.  Making some salads and then will fry up the left over spaghetti for Tony's supper.  I will just have a TV dinner with my salad.  Tony loves left over spaghetti fried to a crisp in a well buttered pan.  I hate making it because it stinks up the house, but he loves it, so I break down every once in a while.  Will most likely spend the night watching the Dance Results show and then TV from the DVR from this week.  Not happy about the cold and sorry to see Winter coming.  I hate Winter.  It is pretty, but I can't stand the cold.

October 29, 2012 Monday Afternoon

Spent Friday night watching TV and then the movie The Campaign.  It was a good funny movie. Went to bed around 10 PM.

Saturday morning we were up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the day around the house watching TV and we took a nice long three hour nap with the dogs in the afternoon.  Went out to eat at a restaurant called Alioto's.  It used to be a fine dining restaurant and now it is a sports bar with sports bar food.  I was not impressed and we will not visit this restaurant again.  Went to Whitefish Bay for their Pumpkin Festival after supper and walked around looking all the carved pumpkins.  Came home and spent the rest of the night watching TV from the DVR.  Went to bed around 11 PM.

Sunday we were again up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  I road my bike up the block to buy lottery tickets around 10:30 AM.  When I got back Tony left to go buy ham and rolls to take to his mom's house to meet Tony's sister and her kids and take them trick or treating.  Walked around the neighborhood and collected a lot of candy.  Was fun to be with the kids and they do love their uncle Dave and Tony.  Got back to the house the same time Tony's sister returned from lunch with a friend, and we then drove home.  Spent the rest of the day watching TV from the DVR.  Spent the night watching Amazing Race and The Good Wife, before doing the lovin thing and going to bed.

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Made up a couple ham sandwiches so Tony could take one to work and I would have one for lunch.  Spent the morning cleaning and doing laundry.  Around noon I went to ARCW to pick up my HIV meds for the month.  Picked up some bread at the pantry for the baby rabbits and possum I feed nightly.  Came home and took a nice nap with the dogs.  Just finished making some salads and getting spaghetti sauce on the stove.  Tony could eat spaghetti 7 days a week.  Was in the low 40s today and partly cloudy.  A little cold out for a walk, though I did consider it.  Settled for the nap instead.  Tonight we will watch Dancing With The Stars and then CNN to see how the East Coast is doing with hurricane Sandy.  What a mess this one is going to be.  I feel so sorry for the people in the path of Sandy.

Here is a picture of Tony and I with the kids at Tony's mother's house.

October 26, 2012 Friday Afternoon

Spent last night watching the second episode of American Horror Story.  I love this show.  The rest of the night we watched a couple NCIS shows on the DVD before going to the bedroom at 9 PM and watched Texas Car Wars.  After TCW we did the lovin thing and went to bed around 10:30 PM.

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Received our absentee voter ballots in the mail yesterday, so I got them in the mail this morning.  We voted!  Now I won't have to stand in line on November 6th to vote for Obama.  Spent the early morning reading the morning newspapers we receive.  Late morning I spent and hour copying my blog from the past few months to the word document I create each year, with each days postings.  Showered and had lunch with the guys.  Had a great lunch as always.  Came home and around 2 PM I bundled up and went for an hour walk along the river trails.  It is in the 40s today in Milwaukee so it was ear muffs and mittens on the walk.  The sun is out so it felt good and I was well dressed.  Making some salads and left overs for supper tonight.  Will most likely watch some TV from the DVR and a movie before we go to bed, depending on how tired Tony is and how long he can stay awake.  He was falling asleep on the couch by 8 PM last night.  Funny how he got a second wind watching Texas Car Wars.  He loves those car shows having an auto body shop and all.  No plans this weekend.  Will most likely just see how the weekend unfolds.  Have a great weekend everyone.

October 25, 2012 Thursday Afternoon

Spent last night watching TV from the DVR which included the shows Flipping Out, Revenge and 666 Park Avenue, before going to bed around 10 PM after a little lovin.  

This morning I was up at 6 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Knew I better enjoy today because the weather is going to change drastically tonight.  Got outside by 8 AM and started cleaning out the back garage so Tony can put a car in it for the Winter.  Tony asked me last night again if he can 'please, please put a car in the garage'.  I had so much stored in there I had to move it all into the main garage.  So had to clean out the main garage to make room.  Around 10 AM I called Tony to tell him the garage was ready and he could come home and move the covered old car that is in the main garage to the back garage.  Got that done by 11:30 AM and then took a shower.  Took an hour walk along the river trails and got back a little after 1 PM.  Since it still was nice outside and wasn't raining I figured I could one last time blow all the leaves in the back and side yard.  The big tree in the back has finally lost most of it's leaves and has very little left.  Got that all done and also removed the netting over the pond.  Laid down on the couch for an hour because my back and body is in pain from all the raking and yard work.  Making salads and Lasagna Hamburger Helper for supper tonight.  The rain should be here in about an hour and then the temperature is going to drop fast.  It was in the 70s today and we will get down in the 30s tonight and only a high of 50 degrees tomorrow.  Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR.  I am looking forward to watching last nights American Horror Story, so I have a feeling that will be played first.  Feels so good having the windows open for the last time.  The weather man says this is the last time in the 70s this years, I made the most of it.

October 24, 2012 Wednesday Afternoon

Spent last night watching Dancing With The Stars, NCIS LA and then some show on cable, before going to bed around 10 PM.

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Read a little of the morning newspaper before I showered and got on with the day.  It is a beautiful day in Milwaukee today getting close to 70 degrees and sunny.  Left the house around 9:30 AM and went to McDonald's for a couple sausage burritos and then to Pick N Save to do the weekly grocery shopping.  Got home about an hour later and spent the rest of the morning leaf blowing the front and back yard, again.  Damn, the leaves just keep falling.  Around 1 PM I went for my usual, long walk, along the river trails.  Got home a little after 2 PM and loaded up the music player and listened to Katy Perry and Lady Gaga while I read a couple news magazines I picked up on my way out of the grocery store.  Since it is so nice outside I don't think I am going to cook supper tonight and we will instead go out for dollar hamburgers and french fries a a local bar here on the Eastside.  Will then most likely spend the night watching TV off the DVR while the DVR records all the shows I have lined up tonight.  Looking forward to tonight's American Horror Story, which we will most likely just record and watch tomorrow night, fast forwarding through he commercials.  Tomorrow is suppose to be a nice the first part of the day and then rain and cold air is coming and the temperature is going to drop over 20 degrees from today's high.  Suppose to be a cold weekend.   So, I was glad I spent so much time outside today since these nice days will not last forever. 

October 23, 2012 Tuesday Afternoon

Got up this morning at 6 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  It was a rainy day in Milwaukee all day today.  Spent the morning doing things around the house.  Around noon I drove to the south side of town and visited with people I used to work with years ago.  Came home and spent the afternoon on the couch with the dogs watching Katy Perry's Part Of Me movie.  It was a good movie.  Making a meat loaf with beef flavored rice and a salad for supper tonight.  Will most likely watch Dancing With The Stars and then TV off the DVR the rest of the night.   Not a very exciting day, but then again days like this are nice once in a while too.

October 22, 2012 Monday Afternoon

Friday night we did indeed go to the Italian Community Center for a Cod fish fry on our $30 gift certificate.  Ended up costing us an additional $15 with tip.  Had a nice supper but was not happy with the managers response to the fact their website and phone message still says they are open on Saturday's a month after they closed on Saturdays.  Came home and spent the night watching TV from the DVR.  Went to bed around 10 PM after lovin.

Saturday morning we were up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the morning and early afternoon until about 2 PM cleaning the rain gutters and leaves around the yard.  Tony went up on the high ladder as I held it.  Got the leaves all cleaned up, but you would never know we did any leaf cleaning if you looked at the yard today from all the leaves that have fallen since.  Showered and spent the rest of the day watching movies.  Watched the movies Chernobyl Diaries (which I loved), The Hole (liked a lot), Moonrise Kingdom (which was stupid and a waste of an hour an a half), Winning Season (which was OK), and Silent House (which I did enjoy), before going to bed around 11 PM. 

Sunday morning we were up again at 7 AM and did the usual morning routine.  Showered and drove to the south side of town and took Tony's mom out for breakfast.  After breakfast we filled the gas tank with gas.  Whats up with premium now being 44 cents more than regular gas?  Used to be a 10 cent difference between the mid range and then the premium for a total of 20 cents.  Damn won't the gas companies find any way they can to get more money out of us.  Stopped off at Walgreen's on the way home and we both got our flu shots.  Came home and after a little while I talked Tony into going for a long walk along the river trails.  Had to promise we would stop and have a drink at a bar on the way home.  Had a nice walk and did indeed stop for a drink before making the final walk home.  Spend the rest of the day watching TV from the DVR, clearing just about everything I taped from the prior week.  Went to bed around 10 PM after a little lovin.

This morning I was up at 7 AM and did the usual routine.  Read a little of the morning newspaper before going outside to do some leaf blowing before the fore casted noon rain came.  After I was done I showered.  Was giving Kali a tummy rub when I noticed her skin was not looking good again from allergies and called the vet.  Got her in for an 11 AM appointment.  Of course she is on an antibiotic again and also a half a Walitin every day for the next 21 days.  Also got her nails trimmed and her anal glands cleaned, which I was told needed it bad.  Got her home and made a can of soup for lunch.  The rain started around 1 PM and it was time for a nap with the dogs.  Took a nice two hour nap with the dogs.  Got up and after a cup of coffee I made a batch of peanut butter cookies and started supper.  Making a canned ham, mashed potato and beans to go with a salad for supper tonight.  Will spend the night watching Dancing With The Stars and then the President debate before going to bed.  The rain is still falling and it is in the 50s today.  The next couple days look good and then a cold front comes through later in the week dropping the temperatures by 20 degrees.

October 19, 2012 Friday Afternoon

Spent last night watching TV from the DVR which included American Horror Story.  Wow, is this going to be a great season with this show.  If you missed this week's first episode you can catch it next week prior to the second episode.  I recommend it.  Took a Valium around 8 PM to make sure I had a good night's sleep since I still had that Microsoft scam on my mind.  Went to bed around 10 PM after a little lovin and slept like a baby all night.

Got up this morning at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Read a little of the morning newspaper and then headed back to bed for an hour.  Got up around 9:30 AM and started the day over.  Got showered and met the guys for lunch.  Had lunch next door at Culver's this week rather than Baker's Square for a change.   Had a great lunch and laughed like we usually do at the stories we tell from the prior week's activities.  Tony followed me home so he could pull up in front of the house and take the big chair we don't need in our living room, that doesn't fit, and Stella stands on to bark at everyone walking past the house, out of here.  What he does with it I don't care.  It will reduce my stress level just not having to yell at Stella all day to 'get out of that chair'.  After that I walked across the alley to talk with the neighbor for a half hour.  I then checked the radar to see if I had enough time to go for a walk before the rain came in again.  I did, and did go for a nice hour long walk.  Tonight we are going to try again to go to the Italian Community Center to have supper on the gift certificate we have that expires next month.  We have tried twice to eat there and both times they were closed.  I figure since I had a small lunch today with the guys it would be a good time to finally use this gift certificate.  We will most likely spend the rest of the night watching TV before going to bed.   No plans for the weekend.  It is suppose to be a nice weekend, Sunday being the better of the two days.  Hopefully I can get Tony out of the house for a walk or at least get him up on the high ladder to clean the rain gutters.   I am sure I won't get both, so I will settle for the rain gutters being cleaned.  I am too afraid to go up that high on a ladder.  I do the first floor rain gutters but after my fall last year from the ladder, I do not go up that high any more unless someone is holding the ladder.  Have a great weekend everyone.

October 18, 2012 Thursday Afternoon

Spent last night watching TV from the DVR.  Went to bed around 10 PM listening to the rain fall.

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Went back to bed for an hour or so and got back up around 9:30 AM.  Was doing things around the house when I got a call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft telling me my computer has been hacked.  He had me go to this web sight and then messed with my computer, or tried to.  When I was told I would have to pay $100 to fix my computer I knew it was a scam and hung up.  They called back 5 times and finally the guy said 'you can't tell me you don't have $100'.   I knew then for sure it was a scam and when I told them to never call back he told me to 'fuck off'.  Wow, don't that tell you it was a scam.  Reset my computer back two days to a restore point and did a virus scan.  So far everything seems fine but I am so mad at myself for almost being scammed.  Hell, I even had my wallet out and credit card in hand before I came to my senses.  Showered and left the house to go to my board meeting at noon.  Had a good board meeting.  Was a little drama towards the end, but that just added to my day.  Picked up some bread at the pantry for the outside animals and drove home.  It is drizzling outside and 48 degrees as I type this post.  Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR as the DVR records current shows from tonight to watch later.  I still can not believe I almost got scammed and just keep shaking my head how good they were and how they had me going.  Damn, it makes me so mad.

October 17, 2012 Wednesday Afternoon

Spent last night watching DWTS Results and then the debate.  Was happy to see Palin get the boot on the dance show and was happy to see Obama fight for his job.  Was happy with the debate and think that Obama did well.  Went in the hot tub after the debate for a while and then took Tony and the dogs to bed for a little lovin before we fell asleep.  Funny story, when I let the dogs out one last time and then we go to the bedroom the dogs run up the steps to the bed before we can get to the bed and like last night, we both stood there next to the bed looking at each other and said 'where do we sleep now'.  They never learned this sharing thing when it comes to the bed.  LOL

This morning I was up at 6:30 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  The weather guy said today will be our last nice day for a couple days so I thought best to get outside early and get the outside work done.  Cleaned the pond pump, blew the leaves in the front yard and then cut the little grass we have between the road and sidewalk.  The lawn mower was not happy and Tony will have to take it to the shop and look at it.  It had very little power and just chugged along.  I didn't even think it would stay started long enough to cut the grass, it did, and I got it done.  Started a load of laundry and took a shower, all by 10 AM.  Went to Pick N Save and did the weekly grocery shopping.  Came home and by 11:30 AM I left the house to go for a walk along the river trails.  Had a great walk and as I got home about 1 PM the clouds were coming and the sun was going away.  Suppose to rain later this afternoon and then for the next two days.  We need the rain so this is not a bad thing.  Laid on the couch with the dogs for an hour listening to music after I got home from my walk.  Making some salads and then a couple TV dinners to go with them and call it supper tonight.  Don't feel like cooking.  I did make steaks last night so it is not like I make TV dinners that often.  Tony did bring home his copies of his taxes last night for me to send with his paperwork for HIRSP.  Just as I thought though, he walked in the door and set them on the counter and said 'here are your taxes'.  I looked at him and said 'thanks, but they are your taxes for your paperwork that I will fill out and send'.   Jeez, so ungrateful sometimes.  Will most likely spend the night watching TV since it will be raining by supper time.  Was in the mid 60s today and will only be in the low 50s the next couple days.  Was glad I got out and enjoyed the weather and trails today.  Hopefully the rain the next couple days will take down the last of the leaves because I am getting a little tired of cleaning them up daily.

October 16, 2012 Tuesday Afternoon

This morning I was up at 5 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Left the house a little before 6 AM to go to SDC Energy Assistance here in Milwaukee.  I tried this yesterday and by the time I got there at 8 AM they had given out all the 'numbers' for the day and were full for the day.  I thought if I am going to go through this again I would bite the bullet and get there early.  You would think at 6:10 AM in the dark, when I arrived, I would be first in line since they don't open until 7:30 AM, when they start giving out the 100 number for the clients they will serve that day.  When I got there at 6:10 AM I was the 30th person in line.  By 7 AM the line was down the block and they turned away most of those people.  So then at 7:30 AM they give you your number, 30, and you go into the basement of this building with the other 100 people they will serve today to try to get a credit on your electric and gas.  It is a slow process and they began announcing numbers around 9 AM.  My number was finally called at 10:45 AM.   Was out the door by 11 AM with a $505 credit to my account because of my level of income.  Thank god I only have to do this once a year, although that is $100 for each hour I was there, which is quite a good payment.  Stopped off at Tony's auto body shop to fax some documents to HIRSP and came home.  Spent and hour or so leaf blowing the side and back yard.  Around 1:30 PM I went for an hour walk along the river trails.  Making some steaks and noodles with a salad for supper tonight.  Tony better come home with copies of last years taxes that I have been asking for for weeks now.  I told him today not to come home unless he has copies in hand.  Jeez, I fill out all his forms and mail them, the least he can do is get me the information I need for them.  He will most likely walk in the door with them in hand and give them to me like he is doing something for me, not me doing something for him.  Sometimes you just want to strangle the ones you love.  LOL.   Will spend the night watching DWTS results and the the President debate before going to bed.  I pray Obama does better tonight then he did two weeks ago.  Was in the low 50s today and now the clouds have moved in, the wind has shifted off the lake, and it is cooling down fast.

October 15, 2012 Monday Dinner Time

Spent Friday night watching TV from the DVR.  Went to bed around 10 PM.

Saturday was a rainy day, all day in Milwaukee.  We did very little all day but lay around and watch TV.  I did some laundry during the day, but that was about it until supper time.  We went out for supper at a grill near here and got home around 7 PM.  Spent the rest of the night watching movies.  Watched the movies 444 Last Day On Earth (which was interesting), Afterlife (which was also not bad), and General Education (which was a waste of a movie and not very funny).  Went to bed around 11 PM listening to the rain fall.

Sunday morning we were up by 7 AM.  It was still raining and continued to rain most of the day.  I made breakfast and we spent the rest of the day watching more TV from the DVR.  I did walk a cople blocks up the street to buy lottery tickets around noon when there was a break in the rain.  By supper time we pretty much had the DVR cleared from the prior weeks TV.  Went to Walgreen's to buy some sale items and pick up the Christmas Cards I ordered over the Internet for this years Christmas cards.  Yes, I know it is early, but Christmas will be here in a blink of an eye and hopefully all four dogs will still be here in two months.  Also had a 40% off coupon for the cards if I ordered them this week so it was a great deal.  Had supper at George Webb's and came home.  Spent the night watching Amazing Race, The Good Wife, and Mentalist before going to bed around 10:30 PM after a little lovin.

This morning I was up at 6:30 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Left the house at 8 AM to go to the WE Energies energy assistance center to get a credit since I make so little income.  Well, by 8:15 AM they had already taken the first 125 people that got there around 7 AM and were taking no more cases for the day.  Jeez, I thought 8 AM was early to get there, guess if I try tomorrow I will have to be there before 7 AM.  It is worth it because I got close to $300 last year for doing this.  Just a pain in the ass, but hey, for the money it is worth the time.  If I am up tomorrow and feel up to it I will get out the door even before Tony leaves for work and waste a morning applying.  Came home and spent the morning cleaning the basement.  Then got the mail and had to get more tax information for HIRSP and got the paperwork ready for Tony to take to work tomorrow and fax it to them.  Laid down on the couch and listened to some music for an hour before taking a nice long walk along the river around 2:30 PM.  The rain all weekend sure brought down the tree leaves.  Got back home around 3:30 PM and after making some salads for supper I drove to Walgreen's again to buy more of the Slushy Puppies they have on sale for 99 cents for a 12 pack.  They are usually $3.99 so they are a great deal and I do love a Slushy Puppy freezer pop at night while I am watching TV.  Making spaghetti for supper to go with the salads I already made.  Will spend the night watching Dancing With The Stars and the Hawaii Five O, DVR'ing other shows on other channels.  Was in the 50s and sunny this afternoon.  Felt good to get out and walk again.  Took my IPod and listened to music this time.  The leaves are so pretty and will not last much longer.

October 12, 2012 Friday Afternoon

Spent the early part of last night watching TV from the DVR before settling in for the Vice President debate.  Thank god Biden was able to hold his own and did better than Obama.  The lies and no details from Ryan was laughable.  I only wish Biden didn't show how laughable so often since it at times seemed like he was laughing and making light of a topic.  Went to bed around 10 PM.

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the first part of the morning replacing the light part of one of the outside post lights.  It went off last night and when I shook it sparks started coming out and I had to run and unplug it.  Looks like some squirrels or something must have ate through the wires and the only way to fix it was to replace the entire light bulb fixture with one we had.  I am no electrician but can do things like this if I am pushed to it, and it is unplugged.  It would have taken Tony hours and a big push just to do it before it would have gotten done if I asked him to do it.  Covered the air conditioning outside unit since I don't think we will be using it any more until Spring.  Took down the deck umbrella and packed it up for the season also.  Showered and met the guys for lunch.  Was one of the guys Birthday's so it was nice to have someone else pay for lunch as we do with each of our Birthdays.  Came home and took a long walk along the river trails ending at Pick N Save to buy some fresh produce for the weekend and a couple sale items.  It is suppose to be rainy all weekend and I figure we will most likely spend a lot of time at home and not venture out into the rain.  Sunday looks better later in the day according to the weather reports.  Was in the high 40s today and the sun is out.  It would feel much cooler if the sun was not out.  No plans this weekend and like I said earlier, I have a feeling it will be a do nothing weekend.  Have a great weekend everyone.

October 11, 2012 Thursday Afternoon

Spent last night watching X Factor and then CSI before going to bed around 10 PM. 

This morning I got out of bed around 6:30 AM to feed the dogs and give Vito his shot.  Didn't sleep well last night as I thought due to the long nap I took yesterday afternoon.  The phone call at 2:30 AM from one of Tony's employees asking us to come and bail him out of jail for getting another DWI ticket didn't help.  I told the employee Tony would be down in the morning and to get some sleep and make some friends.  Tony left for work around 7:30 AM telling me he was leaving the employee in lock up until noon since he has told him before 'this is the last time' and now it is happening again.  Guess the kid needs to learn a lesson.  Spent the morning leaf blowing the side and front yard.  Blow all the leaves into the street for the city to come pick them up.  Went for a walk around noon and half way through my walk my mom called on my cell phone to see if I could meet her and dad at the cemetery to hopefully transfer the unused grave sights into Tony and my name for when that time comes.  I had been on my dad for this for a while and figure we need to get it straightened out due to the graves still being in my deceased grandma's name.  Was kind of a waste of time because when we all got there to meet, had to drive through town and the ghetto to get there, my dad found out he will need to get a release from his sister and other documents in order to transfer the graves to Tony and I.  He could have found this out over the phone and saved us all a drive to the cemetery.  Since we were there we went and visited the grave and my grandparents in the ground, next to where Tony and I will some day be buried.  Kind of weird standing on the ground that some day you will be buried under.  I am happy Tony and I will be next to each other and figure it is best to get this all straightened out now rather than at the last moment or after my parents are no longer around to deed this over to me.  Guess the graves are worth a lot of money since they were bought in 1941 for $350.  They are now worth over $10,000 we were told if bought today.  Drove home and will most likely spend the rest of the day watching TV, making supper and then watching the Vice President debates tonight on TV.  Biden, I hope, does better than Obama did with his first debate, or we are f*cked.  Was in the 50s today and the sun was out until about noon.  Now it is getting colder and we are suppose to be below freezing tonight.

October 10, 2012 Wednesday Afternoon

Spent last night watching TV from the DVR and the Dance Results.  Of course that 'can not dance' Bristol Palin made it through another week.  Damn those Republicans.  Went to bed around 10 PM after a little lovin.  Thinking about not watching again until she is gone.

This morning I was up at 6:30 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Found some poop in the side yard near the pond, where the poison pellets were, where the dogs can not get to.  Figured it must be the raccoon even though I have not seen him in days.  So I googled 'what does raccoon poop look like'.  It is funny what you can find on the Internet.  And for those interested, raccoon poop looks like dog poop.  Stella could smell it even on the other side of the yard and even after I picked it up and put it in the poop container, sealed, she could still smell it and kept going be the bucket.  I knew it was not going to be a nice day weather wise today so I did not plan on walking today.  Kinda cool outside in the 40s and party cloudy.  Went to McDonald's on my way to Pick N Save to do grocery shopping.  Bought my usual bacon egg and cheese bagel and a sausage burrito for later, to heat up for lunch.  Bought over $70 in groceries, which didn't add up to much food, and came home.  Spent a little time watching TV and then since I was so tired decided around noon to lay down and take a nap.  Turned into a 3 hour nap.  The first hour the dogs kept moving around to get closer to me snuggling under the covers, the last 2 hours I slept good.  Will most likely be sorry tonight when I can't sleep.  Got up and wrote a long email to the ticket service for our Broadway Across America tickets.  Received our season tickets today to find out we are being charged an extra $90, $45 a piece, for the luxury of them saving these tickets for us.  I look at it differently and as a season ticket holder who pays for the tickets a year in advance, and the fact now they will not have to have a ticket broker sell all five shows and 10 tickets, I would get a discount, not charged more because I am a season ticket holder.   Folks, there honestly was a time when you were rewarded for loyal service rather than charged more for it.  It is basically the principle of the thing.  I think I save them time and money buying them in advance, it did not cost them more and give them a reason to charge me $90 extra then if I would have just bought them when the shows came to town and tickets went on sale.  Should be interesting if I even get a response.  I have decided this will be our last years if this is how they treat loyal customers.  Hell, I paid over $800 for 5 plays for the both of us.  Thats getting way to expensive and the shows are not all worth it.  Making a beef roast, potato and beans for supper with a salad.  Will spend the night watching TV from the DVR and taping the shows that are live throughout the night to watch later through the DVR so we can fast forward through the commercials.  Tomorrow it is suppose to get into the 60s and hopefully I can get my butt outside and take my usual walk along the river trails. 

October 9, 2012 Tuesday Afternoon

Last night we went and saw the movie How To Survive a Plague.  It was a good movie and I think it should be shown in high schools so kids today know about AIDS and the struggle in the beginning of this disease.  It was very sad to think that most of the people who fought for meds to be released faster and were in the documentary didn't live into the middle 90s to see the new meds and be able to survive.  As the years when on in the movie the death toll would scroll over the screen.  Wow, did we loose a lot of good young bright minds.  Got home around 9:30 PM and spent the rest of the night watching Dancing With The Stars on the DVR from earlier in the night.  I am so damn sick of Bristol Palin, I hope she gets sent home.  Boo hoo, she will most likely get the sympathy vote after her crying last night on the show.  Went to bed around 11 PM.

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the early morning outside leaf blowing before this afternoon's rain.  Around 11:30 I went for a nice long walk along the river trails.  Figured tomorrow will be too cold and rainy for a walk according to the weather report.  It was in the 60s today so it was nice enough for a walk.  Spent the afternoon watching TV on the couch with the dogs.  Will most likely watch some shows off the DVR tonight from the past nights and then the Dance Results show.  Will make some salads for supper and I think I am going to go buy a $5 Little Caesars pizza to go with it.

October 8, 2012 Monday Afternoon

We did indeed spend all day Saturday watching TV and spending time with the dogs.  Cleared most of the DVR watching The Neighbors, The Middle, The New Normal and The Big Bang Theory to name a few shows.  Finished off the night watching the movies Voodoo Academy (a boys in briefs movie) and Prometheus.  I was hoping Prometheus would be better than VA and it was not much better.  Went to bed around 10:30 PM after a little lovin.

Sunday morning we were up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Made breakfast and spend the morning reading the newspaper and doing things around the house.  Around noon my parents showed up and we all went to the annual dog costume walk on Brady Street.  We have done this for over 5 years now and we all enjoy it.  They then took Tony and I out for lunch at Harry's Bar and Grill.  Had a great lunch and conversation.  One thing nice about getting older, you seem to have more in common with your parents and I have a much stronger relationship.  Got home a little after 3 PM and in a little while we were in the bedroom doing the lovin thing.  Spent the rest of the day and night clearing the DVR and then watching the movie God Bless America.  It was a very good movie but very politically incorrect at that.  This guy looses his job and goes around shooting people that do him wrong.  In one scene people were talking in a movie theater and he told them to quiet down.  When they didn't he pulled out a gun and shot them all.  Must have been what it was like at the Batman movie months ago in Colorado.  Like I said, the movie was very politically incorrect but had an interesting premise.  Not sure how this movie even got made because of the plot and scenes.  Went to bed around 10 PM.

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the morning doing 4 loads of laundry and dusting and cleaning the house.  Around noon I went for a nice hour and a half walk around the river trails.  Saw another stray cat hiding and tried to get it, it ran away soon enough.  Feel sorry for the stray animals with it getting colder outside at night.  Took a nice hour nap with the dogs and now I am posting.  Just making some salads for supper tonight since we are going to a movie for the Milwaukee Film Festival called How To Survive a Plague.  It is about the AIDS crisis back in the early days and will sure to be a tear jerker reflecting on how different my life would be then and not now with AIDS.  Will let you know how it is tomorrow.  Was 55 degrees and sunny today, felt great walking with ear muffs and mittens.

October 6, 2012 Saturday Afternoon

Tony got home from work yesterday around 2:15 PM.   Got him in the shower and we were out the door by 3:15 PM in our suit and ties lookin good.  Ran into rush hour traffic, which I anticipated and got to the Wedding in at the New Berlin Country Club about 15 minutes before the  wedding ceremony.  The groom is in his late 20s and was an employee of Tony's years ago when he was in high school or college, needing a part time job.  Worked for Tony full time between jobs.  The best man was Tony's nephew's son, and the rest of the wedding party worked for Tony or came to visit when the others were working for him.  Tony has always highers a 'grunt' around the shop.  Usually charity because he doesn't need the person, and usually family or a close friend who needs a job and money.  So Tony has made a lot of friends giving them jobs when they needed it.  So we knew the whole wedding party from work or parties at their homes throughout the years.  We seem to be able to party and fit in with people our age and much younger with no problem.  Got to tell you, this is the strangest group of guys you will every meet.  Each one is a great guy, but I could tell you stories about their drunken escapades that would have you falling down laughing.  The wedding was outside and it was cold.  They guys in the wedding party were shivering in their tuxes waiting for the bride and girls to come out and line up.  Thankfully I brought my gloves and ear muffs and the ceremony was only 20 minutes in the 48 degree and windy weather.  After the wedding ceremony was open bar until about 6:30 PM when we were served a great meal.  The groom was scared to death and it showed.  He would not even want to kiss when we chimed the glasses.  You would have thought it was a 'shot gun wedding' the way he was acting.  After the ceremony I asked him how he was feeling because he looked like he was going to pass out.  He looked at me straight on and said 'dude, you just saw what happened, I fricken got married, this is a nightmare'.  I laughed so hard I almost peed a little.  It was like he entered the Twilight Zone and could not believe what just took place, his wedding.  The wedding party guys all look up to Tony, and me as his partner, so they all treat us like we are there favorite big brother or someone they look up to in life.  It felt good to hear throughout the night one after one tell me how Tony changed their lives because of giving them a job when they needed it most and how much he taught them about life.  We even were at the tables right up front with the family and ushers of the ceremony, which we knew.  After the bride and groom dance and the father and bride dance the floor cleared and the DJ asked couples to come up and dance.  A slow song was playing.  No one got up so I grabbed Tony, to the applause of everyone and we danced gazing into each others eyes knowing everyone was watching us.  The DJ then said over the mic 'it is so nice to see a couple look into each other's eyes as they dance'.  We were and it was magical.  It was like it was our day.  Soon other couples joined us and the dance floor was filled.  Soon after that the music turned to dance and it was getting close to 8 PM.  I felt it time to go since Vito needs to eat and get his Insulin shot which he should have gotten at his regular time of 5 PM.  Tony was not happy to leave but agreed since one of the couple's at the table is diabetic and confirmed in conversation to Tony that keeping Vito on a schedule is very important and confirmed why I do what I do and give up what I do for Vito.  I honestly think Tony learned something since hearing it all from me does not mean as much as hearing about adherence and being diabetic is all about and the care needed to stay healthy and not have a diabetic reaction.  We left around 8 PM.  Got home a little after 8:30 PM.  The dogs got fed right away and Vito got his shot.  We watched a little TV from the DVR and went to bed around 10:30 PM.

This morning we were up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  I had promised Tony that today would be a 'do nothing day' and we have pretty much kept to it.  Tony is napping right now on the bed as I type this.  I did some leaf blowing and work outside this morning and he went to the bank and checked on the shop.  Been just laying around all day now watching TV before the nap.  I tried to nap and laid there for a while before I grabbed Vito and we left the bedroom.  I can't leave Vito on the bed since he is blind and will most likely want to be by me and fall off the bed to get to me in the living room.  Will make some salads and a pizza for supper tonight, spending the night clearing the DVR of all the shows from TV last week I record, keeping to my 'do nothing' promise.  I record a lot of TV.  Sunday is a dog walk on Brady street and my parents for the past 5 years have come down and spent the day at it with Tony and I.  We then go out for a late lunch after the dog costume walk.  So that is what is planned for tomorrow, an afternoon with the folks.  Cloudy and about 45 degrees right now.  Suppose to get down in the 20s tonight.  Thankfully our furnace works.  We turned it on today.

October 5, 2012 Friday Afternoon

Spent last night watching Law and Order SVU on the DVR, then X Factor and Grey's Anatomy before going to bed around 10:15 PM.

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Read a little of the morning newspaper and then went back to bed for an hour.  Got up, showered and met the guys for lunch.  Tony did not come to lunch because he needed to be home a little after 2 PM to get ready for the wedding we are going to in a little while.  Had a great lunch and came home and started to get my suit and tie on for the wedding.  Tony is in the shower and soon I will need to dress him.  LOL.  I have his suit all laid out.  Will most likely go to the wedding, eat at the dinner and leave shortly after that to get home and feed the dogs and give Vito his shot, hopefully all by 9 PM.  All this is up in the air depending on how much time there is between the wedding and the dinner.  Will have to just go without the reception to get home to the dogs.  The things I give up for them, but it is better than Vito going into a diabetic coma or something.  In the 50s today and suppose to be much the same all weekend.  Have to get going and get Tony dressed and out the door.  Have a great weekend everyone.

October 4, 2012 Thursday Afternoon

Spent last night watching the Presidential Debate.  Man was I disappointed in Obama.  Found myself screaming at the TV 'just spit it out', 'just say it' as he stuttered and paused during every sentence.  He could not make a sentence without pausing to think about his next word or words.  At times I looked at Tony and and said 'did he drink before this debate'.  Romney did so much better.  I will still have to stand behind Obama since the Republicans would roll back any advances we have made in gay rights, but I was very disappointed in him and thought he could do so much better.  Even called my Republican father after the debate and told him what I thought and that his guy won the debate.  Went to bed around 10 PM as the raccoon was high up in the back yard tree.

This morning I was up at 6:30 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Figured I had the morning and early afternoon to enjoy the 70s that were coming before the big cold front hits later this afternoon.  Made the most of the good weather.  Took the pond plant out of the pond and brought it into the house for the Winter since it is suppose to be in the 30s and maybe the 20s this weekend.  Tomorrow a high of 50 degrees and it was 75 degrees today.  Used the leaf blower around the yad to blow the leaves into the garden.  As I post this it doesn't even look like I did it this morning the leaves are falling so fast from the wind.  Went to Walgreen's around 11 AM to buy some tomato soup on sale and with an extra coupon I had.  They were out of the soup earlier in the week when I was there.  I do love tomato soup and think of my mom's mother, my grandma, when I make it.  She added a ton of sugar and remember it being so sweet and good as a kid.  I add sweet and low and it tastes like she made it.  Picked up a chicken sandwich at Cousins and came home and ate it in front of the dogs.  They were not happy since I did not share, only being a 6 inch sub.  Went for a long 2 hour walk along the river, stopping and reflecting in spots watching the water flow and the leaves falling fast and furious.  Sat and talked with a guy fishing for a half hour as we watched the Salmon swimming up stream.  Some were over 2 feet long.  I feel so peaceful and relaxed when I walk or sit by the water and paths along the river.   I could sit there for hours just watching nature, feeling so at ease and at peace.  Will spend the rest of the day watching TV as I do things around the house.  Making left over Taco's for supper tonight since we only ate half what I made last night and I don't want it to go to waste.  Tomorrow night we have a Wedding to go to and I will have to wait and feed the dogs after we get home later at night.  I can't feed them prior to 3 PM when we will have to leave for the Wedding.  Will most likely come back home and feed them in between the Wedding and dinner or just call it a night by 8 PM and get home and feed them then.  They will not be happy since we have never done this before.  I figure they will be hungry but will be fine.  Better I figure than feeding them so early and then walking out the door not knowing if Vito's Insulin is working right and them needing to relieve themselves after eating.  Tonight we will most likely watch X Factor, Greys Anatomy and TV off the DVR before we go to bed.  The clouds have moved in and now the temperature is dropping.  Suppose to be in the 40s tonight.  I am not ready for the cold air coming our way for the weekend.  Suppose to be high of 50 all weekend.  That will be a shock from the nice 70s we have been having.

October 3, 2012 Wednesday Afternoon

Spent last night watching a couple NCIS and CSI shows from the DVR along with the Dancing With The Stars Results.  I was so mad at the end of the show I honestly don't feel like watching it any more.  Bristol Palin should be off the show.  She had the lowest score and sucks.  Those damn Republicans will always vote for 'their' person rather than 'the best person'.   I can't wait until next month when this election is over and hopefully we can laugh at all the money the Republicans spent to try to lie and win this election.  Went to bed around 10 PM after a little lovin.

This morning I was up at 6 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Cleaned the pond pump early in the morning.  Went grocery shopping around 10 AM, stopping at McDonald's first for a bacon egg and cheese bagel.   Got home a little after 11 AM and did some things around the house.  Around 1 PM just as I was going to go for a walk it started drizzling outside.  Instead drove to ARCW (AIDS Resource Center Wisconsin) and picked up my monthly food from the pantry and my monthly prescriptions.  I still can not believe how cheap my part of the copay is on Medicare.  When I had private insurance I paid over $100 a month for prescriptions, so don't tell me Obama's Health Care Plan is not working.  It is.  Plus most people don't realize now, your monthly premiums INCLUDE blood tests and such that they did not cover in the past.  Nice to get something for your monthly premiums rather than the Insurance companies making money off us sick people.  Drove home in the drizzle and spent the rest of the afternoon watching TV.  My knees are bothering me today, started yesterday.  I up until about a year ago had to wear knee straps on both my knees to keep the knee cap in place due to bad knee surgeries over 10 years ago.  For the last year I haven't had to wear the straps, now I am back on them.  I weighed myself today just to see if maybe I was gaining weight, which usually doesn't help with the knees.  I have not gained any weight and actually feel good about where I am right now.  Of course I could loose another 5 or 10 pounds, but most of us could.   Making Taco's tonight for supper with a can of re fried beans.  Haven't made Taco's in a long time so it will be a nice change of pace.  I am running out of ideas and things to make for supper.   Will most likely watch X Factor and then the President debates tonight.  God I hope Romney puts his foot in his mouth like he does almost every time he opens it.  I hope Obama does well and shows America what the Republicans plan is, which they still have not said.  I am so sick of all the commercials since we are in a 'battle state' too close to call.  All the Republican commercials say 'my plan' will do this or that, yet they still have not told us what their plan is other than give more tax breaks to the rich and throw is little people to the wolves to fend for ourselves.  Just can't wait until it is over.  If Obama gets elected I might be able to see my dream of some day marrying Tony legally.  If the Republicans get in office it will be up to the Supreme Court and could take years or more. 

October 2, 2012 Tuesday Afternoon

Spent last night watching Dancing With The Stars and then Hawaii Five O before going to bed.  Didn't sleep well due the nap.  I did see both rabbits, the raccoon and the possum in the back yard prior to sleeping.  Had to chase the raccoon out of the side yard again around 8 PM.  It is not welcome in the side yard. 

This morning I was up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  Spent the early morning doing projects around the house off my 'to do list'.   Fixed a board on the deck and cleaned out the rain gutter on the first floor off the side of the house.  I can only get to the lower rain gutters.  Went to the copy store to make some copies of my taxes for HIRSP.  Mailed the paperwork and the copies when I got home.  Went for a nice walk along the river this afternoon since I was not going to take a nap and be up all night like last night.  Saw a fox running through the field, and a snake in the sidewalk coming back home.  Never saw a fox before back there in the woods.  It was a big fox and ran very fast chasing something in the field.  Watched it until I lost track of it.  Will make some salads and sweet and sour chicken for supper tonight.  Made an Oncore dinner last night and ended up throwing my part of it away it was so horrible tasting.  Won't buy one of those again.  Tony was so hungry he ate his all anyway.  Will most likely watch the Dancing Results and then TV from the DVR the rest of the night tonight.  Was in the low 60s today in Milwaukee with the sun out.  I love this weather but I better enjoy it while it lasts.  Tomorrow is suppose to be in the 70s and then in the 50s for a few days and not looking to good sun wise.

October 1, 2012 Monday Afternoon

Saturday afternoon we tried again to have lunch at the Italian Community Center and use our gift certificate.  Walked in the place and was told they are now closed on all Saturdays.  Went I asked him why he didn't tell us this last Saturday and that we had come again because the website still says they are open.  He had no answer so I asked him if there was a manager to talk to.  She was in the next office and she was nice enough to begin with, but then started making excuses.  I then said 'this really doesn't make us want to come back again', and the worker looked at me and said 'with an attitude like that we don't want you coming back'.  I freaked.  I stopped dead in my tracks out the door and looked at them both and said 'what, are you kidding me, I came here with an empty stomach for lunch, not here for attitude'.   The manager quickly apologized and worked hard to get the worker who made the comment out of the room.  The manager then said 'we will not be open on Saturday's anymore due to lack of business'.   I looked at her and said 'if you treat all your customers like this I can see why', and walked out the door with Tony.  We then had a great lunch a Bar Louie on Water Street.  Came home and since the garage door was giving us trouble we decided to go to Sears and look at them and maybe buy a part that is needed to fix it.  Well, this is Tony's project, fixing the garage door, and I could not believe that when we talked with someone Tony didn't even know what brand of opener we had much less the model number.  How the hell did he think he would get parts not knowing any of this.  Ended up going home and deciding to see what the Sunday newspaper ads have on sale since we might as well just buy a new one than try to figure out why this one won't work.  It is two years or more old.  Got Tony to go for a bike ride along the river around 4 PM and about half way through the bike ride he stopped and said 'don't ever ask me to go for a bike ride again.  I don't like riding bikes and it hurts my body'.   Wow, we are having fun now.  Rode home without another word.  Spent the rest of the day watching TV on the DVR and the movie After Dusk They Come.  Typical horror movie.  We did watch the last two episodes of All The Right Moves along with a few sitcoms from the week.  Went to bed around 10 PM after a little lovin.

Sunday we were up by 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  I did not see the raccoon Saturday night.  Left the house by 10 AM and had breakfast at IHop prior to going to Menard's.  Bought a new garage door opener and a few other items.  At this point Tony is not in a very good mood because he knows what he has in store for him the rest of the day.  I look at projects like this as fun.  He looks at them as a pain in the ass since he works all week and just wants to spend the weekends watching TV or napping.  I do understand, but things happen and need to be fixed around the house and I can not do it all.  I know my limits.  Now if I was single and had to get it installed, I would find a way to do it or pay someone I guess.  Tony worked on the garage door from noon until close to 5 PM.  I tried to help but each time, in time, he would just start swearing and telling me to just go in the house, 'I don't need your help'.  Funny, each time I came out he did need my help because I would see something he didn't do or did wrong and had to change.  He can be such an asshole sometimes, but he is mine.  Made some steaks on the grill and spent the night watching Amazing Race, Good Wife and Mentalist.  Around 8 PM the raccoon showed up and I watched him in the backyard for a while.  I then lost track of him and when I checked our side yard with the pond, where the poison pellets were, there it was looking for more.  So I know now the raccoon did indeed eat the poison but must have thrown it up or it hasn't killed it.  My neighbor did say she found this pile of something she has never seen before in her yard, so that might be what the raccoon threw up.  Hopefully it will still survive, but since it was back in that spot last night, in the side yard near the pond, I know he indeed ate the poison.  Chased him out of the side yard since I do not want him in here with my dogs.  Went to bed around 10 PM.

This morning I was up at 6:30 AM.  Spent the morning doing things around the house inside and outside.  Pan fried some left over pizza from Saturday night for lunch, and took a nice long two hour nap with the dogs.  Will most likely spend the night watching Dancing With The Stars and DVR the CBS TV line up.  It was in the 60s today in Milwaukee and cloudy.  Warm enough, but it gets cool at night in the 40s.  Suppose to be nice half the week, towards the end of the week it is to get much colder and feel more like Fall.  Feeling very tired today and feel like I could go right back to sleep.