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Spent Friday night watching the movies 13 Eerie and The Bay. Both were good movies and we both enjoyed them. Went to bed around 10 PM.
Saturday we were up by 7 AM. After we fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot we spend the morning reading the newspaper and watching home improvement shows on TV. Around 11 AM we went to Menard's so I could buy the materials I need to replace the roof in the hot tub / sun room. I built this room myself about 15 years ago and am actually surprised it has held up until now. There are some spots that are rotting out and the roof leaks a bit in heavy rain. So I figure this will be my next big project. We bought all the roofing panels I needed and spent over $200. Stopped off at Arby's for lunch. Came home and Tony spent the rest of the afternoon watching TV while I did things outside around the yard. I will wait until next weekend for Tony to help me remove the current sun room roof since it is a two person job on ladders. I can then do most of the work from that point on my own. Of course the weather is a big factor and this next week does not look like a good time to remove a roof on a room with rain a couple days in the forecast. Made salads and a pizza for supper. Spent the night watching the movies Deadfall and End Of Watch. Both were great movies. Went to the bedroom and did the lovin thing before going to bed.
Sunday we again were up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. After we spent some time reading the Sunday newspaper we showered and went out for breakfast. Since this is my 'birthday week' I figured I deserved a good Sunday breakfast so we went to Hubbard Park Lodge for an all you can eat family style breakfast. Was expensive but I figured I am worth it. Stopped off to buy the $19 worth of weekly lottery tickets to find out we won $34 on last weeks tickets. I was happy since that paid for breakfast. We have been playing the same numbers for over 20 years, never missing a day, buying them by the week. I figure it is past time for us to win the big one. Took a short nap with the dogs in the afternoon which turned into another round of lovin. Went to a church festival around 4:30 PM because Tony entered a gift in the silent raffle. Had a soda and listened to the polka band as long as we were able. Stopped off at McDonald's for supper and brought it home. Fed the dogs first and then ate our cold McDonald's food. Spent the night watching Amazing Race, The Good Wife and The Mentalist before going to bed around 10 PM.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the early morning reading the newspapers. Went outside in the sun, yes sun, and spent the morning working around the pond setting up the lights since it got to 50 degrees today. Was a little hard to get around with the boot on my foot but I got the job done. Will have to bury the wires under the rock when I can bend down better without the boot on. It should look nice tonight when it gets dark. Also strung two sets of ropes lights along the side fence next to the pond. Hopefully it will shine on the water nice at night. Went out back and spray painted the old fence gate out back. The gate is actually old, but it looks new now that it is painted black like the rest of the fence we put up a couple weekends ago. Tried to take a nap with the dogs but ended up just watching the dogs and listening to music as I laid there. Going to get a Little Caesar's Pizza for supper tonight and will make some salads to go with it. Been seeing their commercial for the deep dish pizza and I have a taste for it.
Tomorrow is my 52nd birthday. I have to tell you, this one has taken a toll on me. I shake my head in disbelieve every time I think I am going to be 52 years old. Where have all the years gone? Have I done enough in those years or have I wasted them? It is so sad to think I am way past half way through life. Seems there is so much more life to live. But I am thankful just to be here. I do have to make some changes and am getting mad at myself for not doing them. Stopping smoking is first on my list and I am mad I am even still sneaking cigs while Tony is at work or in the shower. Have to stop taking naps and live life rather than sleep it away. I do sometimes think 'have I accomplished what I wanted in life'. The answer is a hesitant 'yes'. I look around and see my happy home with my husband and dogs. I love my home and my life being a house husband. Is this where I thought I would be at this time of life? I honestly do. I have everything I always wanted, except the HIV of course. So I guess I should stop feeling bad and down about the birthday and celebrate all I have now on that day? I think I will do just that. Came to me as I was typing and I think I should listen to myself for once and just enjoy life and be happy with what I do have. I have a loving family and friends, what more could a guy ask for?
Monday, April 22, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
April 19, 2013 Friday Afternoon
Spent last night watching Smash, last week's Glee and then went to bed. Tony was asleep so I took him and the dogs to bed before 9 PM. Watched a couple episodes of Everybody Loves Ramond before going to sleep. Was laughing in bed as I watched ELR, that show is so funny.
This morning I was up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. My dentist called around 9 AM asking if I could come in so she could look at my tooth. She mentioned the tooth might need a root canal. Since I already have a Tuesday appointment for the tooth and I was in no mood to have a root canal today, I passed on the appointment today. Tony had an appointment at the eye institute this morning to have them see what they could do with his eyes making him see and read better. We are looking for another option to the eye doctor he saw a while back saying it would cost us $6000 for both eyes and surgeries. The eye institute looked at Tony's eyes and ran all the test. Sent him home saying they could not do anything for him because of the scar on the one eye from a new lens put in years ago and the cataract in the other eye was not something they could work on either. Was told he would need to see an optometrist. Well, that is the guy who said it would be $6000. So I guess we are going to have to break open the savings and spend the money on Tony's eyes. He gets very frustrated at times even trying to read the newspaper in the mornings. My teeth are aching and I do hope it is more a sinus infection than a tooth needing a root canal. Time will tell. I think it is the damp cold weather also. Met the guys for lunch only to find out the restaurant was closed for the day due to a power problem. We all then drove to the bar Tracks and ate there. Had a good lunch but spent close to $30 for lunch, which is a little more than I would like to spend on lunch for the two of us. Heck, I would be happy with a $1 burger at McDonalds. Came home and after watching the events in Boston for a while I took a two hour nap with the dogs. Will most likely make some salads and TV dinners for supper tonight. No plans this weekend. Since the weather looks cold and damp I am sure we will spend most of the weekend indoors at home with the dogs watching a lot of TV. It snowed today in Milwaukee for a couple hours. Didn't add up to much but was not happy to watch snow falling this late in April. It is cold and windy, cloudy and drizzle or snow at times. Just a bit above freezing. Where is Spring?
This morning I was up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. My dentist called around 9 AM asking if I could come in so she could look at my tooth. She mentioned the tooth might need a root canal. Since I already have a Tuesday appointment for the tooth and I was in no mood to have a root canal today, I passed on the appointment today. Tony had an appointment at the eye institute this morning to have them see what they could do with his eyes making him see and read better. We are looking for another option to the eye doctor he saw a while back saying it would cost us $6000 for both eyes and surgeries. The eye institute looked at Tony's eyes and ran all the test. Sent him home saying they could not do anything for him because of the scar on the one eye from a new lens put in years ago and the cataract in the other eye was not something they could work on either. Was told he would need to see an optometrist. Well, that is the guy who said it would be $6000. So I guess we are going to have to break open the savings and spend the money on Tony's eyes. He gets very frustrated at times even trying to read the newspaper in the mornings. My teeth are aching and I do hope it is more a sinus infection than a tooth needing a root canal. Time will tell. I think it is the damp cold weather also. Met the guys for lunch only to find out the restaurant was closed for the day due to a power problem. We all then drove to the bar Tracks and ate there. Had a good lunch but spent close to $30 for lunch, which is a little more than I would like to spend on lunch for the two of us. Heck, I would be happy with a $1 burger at McDonalds. Came home and after watching the events in Boston for a while I took a two hour nap with the dogs. Will most likely make some salads and TV dinners for supper tonight. No plans this weekend. Since the weather looks cold and damp I am sure we will spend most of the weekend indoors at home with the dogs watching a lot of TV. It snowed today in Milwaukee for a couple hours. Didn't add up to much but was not happy to watch snow falling this late in April. It is cold and windy, cloudy and drizzle or snow at times. Just a bit above freezing. Where is Spring?
Thursday, April 18, 2013
April 18, 2013 Thursday Afternoon
Spent last night watching the TV via the DVR. Watched The Following, Hawaii Five O, NCIS and a couple episodes of Worst Tenants before going to bed around 10 PM.
This morning I was up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the morning reading the newspapers and later listening to music and updating my IPod with some of the music I was listening to. Added Prince and SOS Band to my playlist and songs from them. One of my all time favorite songs is Take Your Time Do It Right by the SOS Band. Still love the song to this day. Left the house around 11:30 AM to go to ARCW to pick up my monthly HIV meds and a board meeting from noon until 2 PM. Had a good meeting and got an issue off my chest. Still a little mad that the soonest they can get me into the dentist to fix my teeth is July 18th. Maybe since I said something to someone in charge I will get a call and get in sooner. My tooth she worked last week is throbbing a bit but then again all my teeth hurt or ache and I think it might be more the damp rainy weather than the tooth itself. Either way I just want the tooth taken care of so it doesn't break on a Friday night like seems to happen to me often. Then have to spend a weekend in pain. I think I might have cracked the filling already. Rained all morning but we did get a break this afternoon. Looks like more rain is on the way because it is getting dark and cloudy outside. Radar shows more rain on the way. Making a Bertolli spaghetti tonight with salads for supper. Will most likely spend the night watching more TV from the DVR since it is always recording something.
This morning I was up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the morning reading the newspapers and later listening to music and updating my IPod with some of the music I was listening to. Added Prince and SOS Band to my playlist and songs from them. One of my all time favorite songs is Take Your Time Do It Right by the SOS Band. Still love the song to this day. Left the house around 11:30 AM to go to ARCW to pick up my monthly HIV meds and a board meeting from noon until 2 PM. Had a good meeting and got an issue off my chest. Still a little mad that the soonest they can get me into the dentist to fix my teeth is July 18th. Maybe since I said something to someone in charge I will get a call and get in sooner. My tooth she worked last week is throbbing a bit but then again all my teeth hurt or ache and I think it might be more the damp rainy weather than the tooth itself. Either way I just want the tooth taken care of so it doesn't break on a Friday night like seems to happen to me often. Then have to spend a weekend in pain. I think I might have cracked the filling already. Rained all morning but we did get a break this afternoon. Looks like more rain is on the way because it is getting dark and cloudy outside. Radar shows more rain on the way. Making a Bertolli spaghetti tonight with salads for supper. Will most likely spend the night watching more TV from the DVR since it is always recording something.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
April 17, 2013 Wednesday Afternoon
Spent last night watching Splash, Dance Results, and Body Of Proof. Watched BOP in bed and did the lovin thing when the show was over. Went to sleep after watching the local news.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the early morning reading the newspaper. Was watching the weather and it is suppose to rain for the next couple days. Suppose to get maybe up to 4 inches of rain. Not good since we are so water soaked already and there is no place for the rain to go. Heard we might go on record as the rainiest April ever. Figured I better get out and do the grocery shopping before the rain so my foot boot doesn't get wet. I am making the best of the boot. Actually having it on and walking with it is more comfortable than walking without it on a hard floor. So I am making the best of it and will wear it for the four weeks hoping to heal my foot. It has also worked to my advantage when Tony is home and a dog wants to go outside. I tell Tony 'I'm suppose to stay off my foot'. I then get 'that' look. Got the grocery shopping done and was home before 10 AM. Started raining shortly after I got home. Took a nap, or tried, with the dogs this afternoon. Vito does not like thunder and every time you heard a clap of thunder he jumped up and growled at the ceiling. Had to keep my hand on his back so he wouldn't dart off the bed. So I really got no sleep but felt good to rest on the bed with the dogs. Keeping Stella down and not walking around is not easy either. Her back leg is not getting much better on the anti inflammatory and after another week of watching her walk on this leg we might have to take other action. Of course when I bring the subject up with Tony he says 'no way I am spending that kind of money on her'. In the end if surgery is needed, we will just break down and do it. I've been through this before and it is just his 'knee jerk reaction'. Tony has a heart and will do what we need to do in the end. Heck, what are credit cards and savings for if not to heal your sick pet. It is still raining but I do see a break on the radar coming soon. Big rain to follow though tonight and all day tomorrow. We are even under a flood watch. Will be interesting to see how the basement holds out. We do have a little water in the basement in the front corner and the crawl space. I am not too worried since we have gotten more rain then usual. Making a Hormel turkey breast, mashed potato, corn and salad for supper tonight. Will most likely spend the night listening to the rain fall and watch TV from the DVR that has been recording all this and last week. There are over 40 shows on the DVR to watch. All this rain has not been good for Tony either. His shop leaks and there is water every where. By tomorrow it might be under water. Just kidding. But it is not good to have electrical cords and such around with a half inch of water on the cement in areas of the shop, and big puddles of water. I have faith he will deal with it. He has in the past. Hopefully we will stop the rain and dry out in a couple days. It can't rain forever, right? I still have not seen a rabbit or possum and fear they are all dead. It has been over a month. The Mourning Doves stopped coming to the nest this past week also and I only see one bird at the feeder in the morning. Hope I didn't loose my Dove's also to some creature killing all the animals around here. It will sound strange to most but I always loved rabbits and we never had any until a month after I was diagnosed, a little over four years ago. I spent many days crying out the front window watching him sleep under the front bushes. For three years I watched them have babies and grow. So they came at a time I needed a distraction and something to care about. Sad they are not here anymore. Nature is very cruel. Maybe it is a sign I need to move on also with life.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the early morning reading the newspaper. Was watching the weather and it is suppose to rain for the next couple days. Suppose to get maybe up to 4 inches of rain. Not good since we are so water soaked already and there is no place for the rain to go. Heard we might go on record as the rainiest April ever. Figured I better get out and do the grocery shopping before the rain so my foot boot doesn't get wet. I am making the best of the boot. Actually having it on and walking with it is more comfortable than walking without it on a hard floor. So I am making the best of it and will wear it for the four weeks hoping to heal my foot. It has also worked to my advantage when Tony is home and a dog wants to go outside. I tell Tony 'I'm suppose to stay off my foot'. I then get 'that' look. Got the grocery shopping done and was home before 10 AM. Started raining shortly after I got home. Took a nap, or tried, with the dogs this afternoon. Vito does not like thunder and every time you heard a clap of thunder he jumped up and growled at the ceiling. Had to keep my hand on his back so he wouldn't dart off the bed. So I really got no sleep but felt good to rest on the bed with the dogs. Keeping Stella down and not walking around is not easy either. Her back leg is not getting much better on the anti inflammatory and after another week of watching her walk on this leg we might have to take other action. Of course when I bring the subject up with Tony he says 'no way I am spending that kind of money on her'. In the end if surgery is needed, we will just break down and do it. I've been through this before and it is just his 'knee jerk reaction'. Tony has a heart and will do what we need to do in the end. Heck, what are credit cards and savings for if not to heal your sick pet. It is still raining but I do see a break on the radar coming soon. Big rain to follow though tonight and all day tomorrow. We are even under a flood watch. Will be interesting to see how the basement holds out. We do have a little water in the basement in the front corner and the crawl space. I am not too worried since we have gotten more rain then usual. Making a Hormel turkey breast, mashed potato, corn and salad for supper tonight. Will most likely spend the night listening to the rain fall and watch TV from the DVR that has been recording all this and last week. There are over 40 shows on the DVR to watch. All this rain has not been good for Tony either. His shop leaks and there is water every where. By tomorrow it might be under water. Just kidding. But it is not good to have electrical cords and such around with a half inch of water on the cement in areas of the shop, and big puddles of water. I have faith he will deal with it. He has in the past. Hopefully we will stop the rain and dry out in a couple days. It can't rain forever, right? I still have not seen a rabbit or possum and fear they are all dead. It has been over a month. The Mourning Doves stopped coming to the nest this past week also and I only see one bird at the feeder in the morning. Hope I didn't loose my Dove's also to some creature killing all the animals around here. It will sound strange to most but I always loved rabbits and we never had any until a month after I was diagnosed, a little over four years ago. I spent many days crying out the front window watching him sleep under the front bushes. For three years I watched them have babies and grow. So they came at a time I needed a distraction and something to care about. Sad they are not here anymore. Nature is very cruel. Maybe it is a sign I need to move on also with life.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
April 16, 2013 Tuesday Afternoon
Spent last night watching Dancing With The Stars and then Castle in bed. Missed the first hour of dancing due to being on the Internet and talking with my sister and dad on the phone. My brother moved in some girl into his home and we did some research and she has a criminal past and record. Guess my brother was clueless and doesn't seem to care since he is so happy to have someone living with him, much less it being a girl. My brother is a whole other story. Went to bed around 10:20 PM after hearing the news headlines about the horrible bombings at the Boston marathon today.
This morning I was up by 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Showered and was out the door around 8 AM to go to my 8:30 AM foot doctor appointment. Brought all the foot inserts I have bought in the past month just to show him how uncomfortable I am walking and how I am doing all I can. He showed me the xray showing nothing is broken, but also showed me the part of the film where it shows a lot of swelling. Since it is not healing with what I have been doing the doctor said I need to wear a 'medical boot' for 4 weeks when I walk, and do limited / only needed walking for 4 weeks. This is so the toe does not curl up when I walk, leaving it to heal. Was not happy to hear this because I really enjoy my walks along the river and going without them for a month with the Summer coming is going to kill me. Doctor said I should stop the walks for the month and work on my upper body as a work out. Have to give that some thought. Got home from the doctor by 9:30 AM and called the place on the other side of town where I would buy / get a medical boot. Drove to the south side of town to get the boot and took about an hour for all the insurance paperwork to go through and them to tell me I owe $30 for my copay on the boot. Paid and drove home with boot on left foot. Stopped at Tony's shop to show him but he was not there. Drove to Walgreen's to pick up my anti inflammatory meds the doctor called in and wants me to take for the next month until I go back to see him. It is very hard to walk in this boot and I will not be liking this. Took a nap with the dogs even though the sun is out and 50 degrees, and I should be walking by the river. Making sweet and sour chicken and rice with a salad for supper tonight. Will most likely spend the night watching Splash, Dance Results, and Body Of Proof before going to bed tonight. Here is a picture of my new medical boot on my foot, with Vito in the back ground.
This morning I was up by 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Showered and was out the door around 8 AM to go to my 8:30 AM foot doctor appointment. Brought all the foot inserts I have bought in the past month just to show him how uncomfortable I am walking and how I am doing all I can. He showed me the xray showing nothing is broken, but also showed me the part of the film where it shows a lot of swelling. Since it is not healing with what I have been doing the doctor said I need to wear a 'medical boot' for 4 weeks when I walk, and do limited / only needed walking for 4 weeks. This is so the toe does not curl up when I walk, leaving it to heal. Was not happy to hear this because I really enjoy my walks along the river and going without them for a month with the Summer coming is going to kill me. Doctor said I should stop the walks for the month and work on my upper body as a work out. Have to give that some thought. Got home from the doctor by 9:30 AM and called the place on the other side of town where I would buy / get a medical boot. Drove to the south side of town to get the boot and took about an hour for all the insurance paperwork to go through and them to tell me I owe $30 for my copay on the boot. Paid and drove home with boot on left foot. Stopped at Tony's shop to show him but he was not there. Drove to Walgreen's to pick up my anti inflammatory meds the doctor called in and wants me to take for the next month until I go back to see him. It is very hard to walk in this boot and I will not be liking this. Took a nap with the dogs even though the sun is out and 50 degrees, and I should be walking by the river. Making sweet and sour chicken and rice with a salad for supper tonight. Will most likely spend the night watching Splash, Dance Results, and Body Of Proof before going to bed tonight. Here is a picture of my new medical boot on my foot, with Vito in the back ground.
Monday, April 15, 2013
April 15, 2013 Monday Afternoon
Spent Friday night watching TV from the DVR. Went to bed around 10 PM for some lovin before we went to sleep.
Saturday morning we were up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Tony went to work around 9 AM to work on my car and worked until about 1 PM in the afternoon. While Tony was at work for the morning I did things around the house and then around noon went for a nice walk along the river trails to see the high water from all the rain. The water is very high and I had to walk on the higher trail because the lower trail along the river is under water. After Tony came home and we watched a little TV we then took a short nap with the dogs. After we fed the dogs supper we went out to eat at Track's, a bar two blocks down the street. Had a great supper. Came home and spent the night watching the movies John Dies At The End (which was a very strange but good movie) and Vampire Boys (which was a gay themed vampire movie). Went to bed around 10:30 PM.
Sunday we were again up by 7 AM. After we fed the dogs and read a little of the Sunday newspaper, we showered and picked up Tony's mom for breakfast. Had a great breakfast and then dropped her off at her house and went to Hobo, which is a big home improvement store. As we got out of the car we noticed a dent in my side of the car and the molding coming off. Someone must have hit us in the restaurant parking lot as they pulled out. Of course they didn't leave a note or anything. Tony was not happy since he just spent the week fixing my car. Got home around noon and spent the afternoon just laying around the house watching TV with the dogs. Tried to get Tony outside for a walk but it was only about 40 degrees all day and he was not going to walk with it being 40 degrees. Spent Sunday night watching Amazing Race and Good Wife before going to bed around 10 PM.
This morning I was up by 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. It got to 60 degrees in Milwaukee today, a heat wave. I was outside by 9 AM working in the back yard tearing up the path bricks and placing sand under them to level. Ended up going to Home Depot to buy three more bags of sand to finish the project. Got it all done by noon and showered. Went for a nice long walk along the river and ended at Pick N Save to buy a couple sale items. Making some chicken Kiev's, baked potato, beans and a salad for supper tonight. Will spend the night watching Dancing With The Stars and Castle before going to bed. Tomorrow morning I have an appointment to go see my foot doctor again. I have all the shoe inserts ready to bring with me so he can see just how much I have spent on inserts trying to walk comfortably. Hopefully he will have some news as to what is in my foot.
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Saturday morning we were up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Tony went to work around 9 AM to work on my car and worked until about 1 PM in the afternoon. While Tony was at work for the morning I did things around the house and then around noon went for a nice walk along the river trails to see the high water from all the rain. The water is very high and I had to walk on the higher trail because the lower trail along the river is under water. After Tony came home and we watched a little TV we then took a short nap with the dogs. After we fed the dogs supper we went out to eat at Track's, a bar two blocks down the street. Had a great supper. Came home and spent the night watching the movies John Dies At The End (which was a very strange but good movie) and Vampire Boys (which was a gay themed vampire movie). Went to bed around 10:30 PM.
Sunday we were again up by 7 AM. After we fed the dogs and read a little of the Sunday newspaper, we showered and picked up Tony's mom for breakfast. Had a great breakfast and then dropped her off at her house and went to Hobo, which is a big home improvement store. As we got out of the car we noticed a dent in my side of the car and the molding coming off. Someone must have hit us in the restaurant parking lot as they pulled out. Of course they didn't leave a note or anything. Tony was not happy since he just spent the week fixing my car. Got home around noon and spent the afternoon just laying around the house watching TV with the dogs. Tried to get Tony outside for a walk but it was only about 40 degrees all day and he was not going to walk with it being 40 degrees. Spent Sunday night watching Amazing Race and Good Wife before going to bed around 10 PM.
This morning I was up by 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. It got to 60 degrees in Milwaukee today, a heat wave. I was outside by 9 AM working in the back yard tearing up the path bricks and placing sand under them to level. Ended up going to Home Depot to buy three more bags of sand to finish the project. Got it all done by noon and showered. Went for a nice long walk along the river and ended at Pick N Save to buy a couple sale items. Making some chicken Kiev's, baked potato, beans and a salad for supper tonight. Will spend the night watching Dancing With The Stars and Castle before going to bed. Tomorrow morning I have an appointment to go see my foot doctor again. I have all the shoe inserts ready to bring with me so he can see just how much I have spent on inserts trying to walk comfortably. Hopefully he will have some news as to what is in my foot.
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Friday, April 12, 2013
April 12, 2013 Friday Afternoon
Spent last night watching TV from the DVR. Got caught up on Bates Motel. Damn, I love this show. Tony was sleeping on the couch by 8 PM so I took the dogs to the bed, got him up and to bed with the dogs, and went for a dip in the hot tub. Joined Tony and the dogs in bed and watched TV for an hour before I went to sleep.
This morning I was up by 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the morning reading the newspapers and doing things around the house. Left the house a little after 11 AM to go to Walgreen's to pick up a prescription and other items. Ended up spending over a $100 at Walgreen's. Been an expensive week. Met Tony and the guys for lunch. Had a great lunch as usual. Came home and wasted the afternoon on the Internet. It is cloudy and damp with a slight drizzle here in Milwaukee, again, today. Will make left over spaghetti for supper tonight with a salad. No plans this weekend. Will most likely spend the weekend at home with the dogs. Weather is not looking good for another week. Where the heck is Spring?
This morning I was up by 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the morning reading the newspapers and doing things around the house. Left the house a little after 11 AM to go to Walgreen's to pick up a prescription and other items. Ended up spending over a $100 at Walgreen's. Been an expensive week. Met Tony and the guys for lunch. Had a great lunch as usual. Came home and wasted the afternoon on the Internet. It is cloudy and damp with a slight drizzle here in Milwaukee, again, today. Will make left over spaghetti for supper tonight with a salad. No plans this weekend. Will most likely spend the weekend at home with the dogs. Weather is not looking good for another week. Where the heck is Spring?
Thursday, April 11, 2013
April 11, 2013 Thursday Afternoon
Spent last night watching TV from the DVR. Went to bed around 9:20 PM and was asleep soon afterwards listening to the rain fall outside. We both were so tired and I had to wake Tony from the couch just to tell him it was time to go to sleep.
This morning I was up by 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. It is raining and cold again here in Milwaukee. Not a day to leave the house unless you have to. Spent the morning cleaning. Also took the side panels off the 60 inch projection TV and put a small fan blowing into the TV, with the air going in one 6 inch hole to the other side's 6 inch hole. Oh, forgot to mention, yesterday did get worse as the day went on. Our TV had been going out. I will never buy a projection TV ever again. We are on our 4th bulb and they are not cheap. The TV seems not to like the new bulb we got a few weeks ago and every so often after the TV has been on for a while, the TV will shut off, with a blinking red light on the bottom. I figured it must be the bulb getting too hot since after I wait a while I can turn the TV back on and it works fine, until a few hours later. Seems the fan I set up is working since I had the TV on from 6 AM to noon today and no problems. Of course this is not a permanent fix and we will have to break down and buy a new TV soon. I do have another replacement bulb in the wings when this when goes, but I wish I would have never thought ahead and bought it, it was expensive and the money could have been put towards a new TV. It will be an LCD or Plasma TV when that time comes to buy a new one. I figure it will cost about $1000, which I don't have just sitting around, so I will do all I can to make this TV last. I am sure the fan in the TV must not be working properly or the bulb is too sensitive, either way there is no way to take the back of the TV apart. Trust me I tried. Only a place to slide in the projection bulb. I hate watching TV waiting for the next time the screen goes to black, not knowing if it will go back on again, and we will soon be at the store buying a new one. We watch a lot of TV as anyone who follows my blog knows. So being without a living room TV for any time is not an option. I can always move the 32 inch from the bedroom into the living room, but it is very hard to go from watching a 60 inch TV to a 32 inch TV. I do realize these are very petty problems in the scheme of things, life could be worse. I am thankful that right now my foot is my biggest problem, yet I still walk and do everything I need to do. I do go back to the foot doctor on Tuesday and I better hear something regarding what the heck is in the ball of my foot making it uncomfortable to walk. I have to stand on foam rubber mats in the shower because the hard floor is so uncomfortable to stand on and put weight on the front of my foot. I have cushion soles in my shoes just to wear them. I guess I should feel lucky I have problems at all since I honestly thought four years ago I wouldn't even be here today. Laid on the bed with the dogs for a while this afternoon. Couldn't sleep and was hard to get Stella up onto the bed. Her leg is still bothering her even with the new meds. I am sure the damp cold rainy weather isn't helping. Got up and made a vanilla pudding pie on the chocolate crust I bought a while back. Then figured I needed to put some whipped cream on it, so I walked to the store in the drizzle, two blocks up the street, and bought a can. I would have taken our truck which is here for me, but I have only driven it twice, and it is so big, so it was just easier to grab the umbrella and walk the two blocks in the rain to buy the whipped cream. Making spaghetti and salads for supper tonight. Figure I can fry up the left overs tomorrow night for Tony. Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR again since it is always recording something. Tony called to say my car should be done by tomorrow. Times like this it is so nice to have a husband who has an auto body shop. Told me he had to replace the fan, radiator, and a few other things I had no idea what they were. Have I mentioned how tired I am of the rain. Honestly it has rained all week in Milwaukee. Thankfully we only have a little water coming in the crawl space under the new addition bedroom. Yah, the 100 year old house basement is dry, the eight year old addition crawl space gets water when it rains. That's a whole different story for another day.
This morning I was up by 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. It is raining and cold again here in Milwaukee. Not a day to leave the house unless you have to. Spent the morning cleaning. Also took the side panels off the 60 inch projection TV and put a small fan blowing into the TV, with the air going in one 6 inch hole to the other side's 6 inch hole. Oh, forgot to mention, yesterday did get worse as the day went on. Our TV had been going out. I will never buy a projection TV ever again. We are on our 4th bulb and they are not cheap. The TV seems not to like the new bulb we got a few weeks ago and every so often after the TV has been on for a while, the TV will shut off, with a blinking red light on the bottom. I figured it must be the bulb getting too hot since after I wait a while I can turn the TV back on and it works fine, until a few hours later. Seems the fan I set up is working since I had the TV on from 6 AM to noon today and no problems. Of course this is not a permanent fix and we will have to break down and buy a new TV soon. I do have another replacement bulb in the wings when this when goes, but I wish I would have never thought ahead and bought it, it was expensive and the money could have been put towards a new TV. It will be an LCD or Plasma TV when that time comes to buy a new one. I figure it will cost about $1000, which I don't have just sitting around, so I will do all I can to make this TV last. I am sure the fan in the TV must not be working properly or the bulb is too sensitive, either way there is no way to take the back of the TV apart. Trust me I tried. Only a place to slide in the projection bulb. I hate watching TV waiting for the next time the screen goes to black, not knowing if it will go back on again, and we will soon be at the store buying a new one. We watch a lot of TV as anyone who follows my blog knows. So being without a living room TV for any time is not an option. I can always move the 32 inch from the bedroom into the living room, but it is very hard to go from watching a 60 inch TV to a 32 inch TV. I do realize these are very petty problems in the scheme of things, life could be worse. I am thankful that right now my foot is my biggest problem, yet I still walk and do everything I need to do. I do go back to the foot doctor on Tuesday and I better hear something regarding what the heck is in the ball of my foot making it uncomfortable to walk. I have to stand on foam rubber mats in the shower because the hard floor is so uncomfortable to stand on and put weight on the front of my foot. I have cushion soles in my shoes just to wear them. I guess I should feel lucky I have problems at all since I honestly thought four years ago I wouldn't even be here today. Laid on the bed with the dogs for a while this afternoon. Couldn't sleep and was hard to get Stella up onto the bed. Her leg is still bothering her even with the new meds. I am sure the damp cold rainy weather isn't helping. Got up and made a vanilla pudding pie on the chocolate crust I bought a while back. Then figured I needed to put some whipped cream on it, so I walked to the store in the drizzle, two blocks up the street, and bought a can. I would have taken our truck which is here for me, but I have only driven it twice, and it is so big, so it was just easier to grab the umbrella and walk the two blocks in the rain to buy the whipped cream. Making spaghetti and salads for supper tonight. Figure I can fry up the left overs tomorrow night for Tony. Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR again since it is always recording something. Tony called to say my car should be done by tomorrow. Times like this it is so nice to have a husband who has an auto body shop. Told me he had to replace the fan, radiator, and a few other things I had no idea what they were. Have I mentioned how tired I am of the rain. Honestly it has rained all week in Milwaukee. Thankfully we only have a little water coming in the crawl space under the new addition bedroom. Yah, the 100 year old house basement is dry, the eight year old addition crawl space gets water when it rains. That's a whole different story for another day.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
April 10, 2013 Wednesday Afternoon
Some days just don't go as planned.
Got up this morning at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Another horrible weather day in Milwaukee today. In the high 30s, rain, wind, and just damp and raw outside. Read the morning newspaper and then showered. Called the vet to see if she had left a prescription for Stella. Was told I could pick it up and it was Rimadyl. Left the house around 9:30 AM and first went to McDonald's to try the steak burrito on sale. Then went to the vet to get the prescription on my way to Pick N Save. Sixty pills of Rimadyl for Stella was $126. I looked at the lady ringing me up and asked her if she made a mistake. So that means this last visit to the vet for Stella cost us $306. Put the pills on my credit card and went to Pick N Save. Bought the weekly groceries and came home. Spent the next two hours just laying on the couch wishing the weather would change. Around 1 PM I left the house to go to my planning board meeting for ARCW. My car has not been running very good lately and I even stopped at Tony's shop yesterday on my way home from Home Depot to tell him the car shakes at stop signs and now the low coolant light was on. He put a container of coolant in the car yesterday. Well, by the time I got to the parking lot at ARCW my engine was blowing smoke or steam. Parked the car and called Tony. Of course his first words were 'what do you want me to do'. He did not say it in a 'helpful' tone of voice and more sarcastic. I told him again something was wrong and now that I look under the car something is dripping from the engine. I then planned on going to my meeting and having Tony meet me at the parking lot after the meeting to either take my car or follow me home. I have blown an engine in the past not stopping driving it when it smoked and remember clearly catching holly hell for the blown engine from Tony. So I did not want this happening again. When I went to get my ticket for parking the attendant told me since my car was leaking I could not park it in the lot. Called Tony back to come to the parking lot downtown and get the car. While I waited I ran into the building to tell the people I was suppose to meet with that I would not be able to attend today's meeting due to the car problem. Waited for Tony and soon he arrived. I followed him home, best I could. It was like he didn't want me following him the way he drove so fast. We parted a few blocks from our house and shop, me in the truck, Tony in my car. Waited a half hour or so and then called Tony to see if he had a chance to see what was wrong with my car. He said he has never in all his 35 years of working on cars seen what happened to my car. The fan in the engine was in pieces. No fan blade longer than 4 inches and the pieces all over the engine, one must have cut the coolant line. So I guess it was a good thing I called him because he said he had to turn off the car twice on the way home so the engine wouldn't blow. I would have most likely blown the engine by not turning off the car. So now I am without my car for a while, and I think it will be a long while since Tony is very busy at his shop right now with paying customers. Will most likely be driving our truck during the repair. So today has not been a good day. Expensive, cold, rainy and a pain in the butt. Think I will just make a frozen pizza and salads tonight since I feel like just crawling under a blanket and going to sleep. Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR since we stopped watching American Idol weeks ago. We are suppose to get some snow tonight. As I type that I even caught myself shaking my head in disbelief. Snow in April. What a terrible Spring we have had so far. I would call it a continuation of Winter up to this point and no end is in sight. Suppose to be cold rain, sleet and snow all day tomorrow. Guess I will be in the house with the dogs staying warm, without my car.
Got up this morning at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Another horrible weather day in Milwaukee today. In the high 30s, rain, wind, and just damp and raw outside. Read the morning newspaper and then showered. Called the vet to see if she had left a prescription for Stella. Was told I could pick it up and it was Rimadyl. Left the house around 9:30 AM and first went to McDonald's to try the steak burrito on sale. Then went to the vet to get the prescription on my way to Pick N Save. Sixty pills of Rimadyl for Stella was $126. I looked at the lady ringing me up and asked her if she made a mistake. So that means this last visit to the vet for Stella cost us $306. Put the pills on my credit card and went to Pick N Save. Bought the weekly groceries and came home. Spent the next two hours just laying on the couch wishing the weather would change. Around 1 PM I left the house to go to my planning board meeting for ARCW. My car has not been running very good lately and I even stopped at Tony's shop yesterday on my way home from Home Depot to tell him the car shakes at stop signs and now the low coolant light was on. He put a container of coolant in the car yesterday. Well, by the time I got to the parking lot at ARCW my engine was blowing smoke or steam. Parked the car and called Tony. Of course his first words were 'what do you want me to do'. He did not say it in a 'helpful' tone of voice and more sarcastic. I told him again something was wrong and now that I look under the car something is dripping from the engine. I then planned on going to my meeting and having Tony meet me at the parking lot after the meeting to either take my car or follow me home. I have blown an engine in the past not stopping driving it when it smoked and remember clearly catching holly hell for the blown engine from Tony. So I did not want this happening again. When I went to get my ticket for parking the attendant told me since my car was leaking I could not park it in the lot. Called Tony back to come to the parking lot downtown and get the car. While I waited I ran into the building to tell the people I was suppose to meet with that I would not be able to attend today's meeting due to the car problem. Waited for Tony and soon he arrived. I followed him home, best I could. It was like he didn't want me following him the way he drove so fast. We parted a few blocks from our house and shop, me in the truck, Tony in my car. Waited a half hour or so and then called Tony to see if he had a chance to see what was wrong with my car. He said he has never in all his 35 years of working on cars seen what happened to my car. The fan in the engine was in pieces. No fan blade longer than 4 inches and the pieces all over the engine, one must have cut the coolant line. So I guess it was a good thing I called him because he said he had to turn off the car twice on the way home so the engine wouldn't blow. I would have most likely blown the engine by not turning off the car. So now I am without my car for a while, and I think it will be a long while since Tony is very busy at his shop right now with paying customers. Will most likely be driving our truck during the repair. So today has not been a good day. Expensive, cold, rainy and a pain in the butt. Think I will just make a frozen pizza and salads tonight since I feel like just crawling under a blanket and going to sleep. Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR since we stopped watching American Idol weeks ago. We are suppose to get some snow tonight. As I type that I even caught myself shaking my head in disbelief. Snow in April. What a terrible Spring we have had so far. I would call it a continuation of Winter up to this point and no end is in sight. Suppose to be cold rain, sleet and snow all day tomorrow. Guess I will be in the house with the dogs staying warm, without my car.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
April 9, 2013 Tuesday Afternoon
Spent last night watching Dancing With The Stars. Went for a dip in the hot tub at 9 PM for about 20 minutes and then went to bed with Tony and the dogs and watched Castle. Wish I could get Tony in the hot tub. To him it is just an inconvenience to get undress, soak, and get dressed again. He can be so lazy. After a little news I turned the TV off and went to sleep.
This morning I had Tony wake me when he got up at 6 AM due to my 8 AM dentist appointment. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. I hate having appointments this early in the morning but I had to take what she had and get this tooth fixed. Have to get up at least two hours prior so I can make sure I eat a bowl of cereal, purge my bowels ( which on my meds takes me a few times ) and then shower and head out the door. My bowels are always the major factor when having to leave the house early. One of the things I hate about these HIV meds. I never had morning bowel problems prior to my taking HIV drugs. Left the house a little after 7:30 AM and met the dentist in her office by 8 AM. She gave me the shots which I hate. Actually she does them so good I honestly didn't even feel the prick of the needle. It is all in my head and anxiety. I kept telling myself to 'just relax' as she gave me the shot. The tooth had a cavity in it and after she drilled and filled it she told me the tooth will need a crown. Also have a cavity in a bottom tooth on the other side. So I have to go back in July ( the soonest she can see me again ) and have the crown and cavity taken care of and fixed. This will mean shots in both sides and I am already feeling the anxiety even though it is months away. I always hated my dentist as a kid and the pain of the shots was so bad, as a kid, I just had the dentist drill and fill without shots. How stupid was I then? Smarter now to know the little pain from the shots will save me a lot of pain while the dentist is working on the tooth and drilling. Got home by 10 AM and watched the rain fall most of the day. We have gotten about 2 inches of needed rain the past 24 hours. Saw a break in the rain about 1 PM and went quickly to Home Depot to buy two bags of sand for the walkway I have to redo, and 3 bags of red bark for the fence area we worked on over the weekend. Was able to get the bags out of my trunk before it started pouring. About a half hour later when I saw another break in the rain I spread out the bark chips. It then poured again most of the afternoon. I will take a picture of the fence when it gets nice outside and a tenants car is not parked in front of it. Only in the 40s again today, and did I mention rain. Getting really tired of this crappy Spring weather this year in Milwaukee. It sure doesn't feel like Spring yet. Making BBQ beef sandwiches and mac and cheese with a salad for supper tonight. Will spend the night watching Splash, Dancing Results and Body Of Proof before going to bed tonight. Looks like another round of rain is on the way according to the radar. I know Spring showers bring May flowers but where is the warm weather and flowers? Not here yet.
This morning I had Tony wake me when he got up at 6 AM due to my 8 AM dentist appointment. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. I hate having appointments this early in the morning but I had to take what she had and get this tooth fixed. Have to get up at least two hours prior so I can make sure I eat a bowl of cereal, purge my bowels ( which on my meds takes me a few times ) and then shower and head out the door. My bowels are always the major factor when having to leave the house early. One of the things I hate about these HIV meds. I never had morning bowel problems prior to my taking HIV drugs. Left the house a little after 7:30 AM and met the dentist in her office by 8 AM. She gave me the shots which I hate. Actually she does them so good I honestly didn't even feel the prick of the needle. It is all in my head and anxiety. I kept telling myself to 'just relax' as she gave me the shot. The tooth had a cavity in it and after she drilled and filled it she told me the tooth will need a crown. Also have a cavity in a bottom tooth on the other side. So I have to go back in July ( the soonest she can see me again ) and have the crown and cavity taken care of and fixed. This will mean shots in both sides and I am already feeling the anxiety even though it is months away. I always hated my dentist as a kid and the pain of the shots was so bad, as a kid, I just had the dentist drill and fill without shots. How stupid was I then? Smarter now to know the little pain from the shots will save me a lot of pain while the dentist is working on the tooth and drilling. Got home by 10 AM and watched the rain fall most of the day. We have gotten about 2 inches of needed rain the past 24 hours. Saw a break in the rain about 1 PM and went quickly to Home Depot to buy two bags of sand for the walkway I have to redo, and 3 bags of red bark for the fence area we worked on over the weekend. Was able to get the bags out of my trunk before it started pouring. About a half hour later when I saw another break in the rain I spread out the bark chips. It then poured again most of the afternoon. I will take a picture of the fence when it gets nice outside and a tenants car is not parked in front of it. Only in the 40s again today, and did I mention rain. Getting really tired of this crappy Spring weather this year in Milwaukee. It sure doesn't feel like Spring yet. Making BBQ beef sandwiches and mac and cheese with a salad for supper tonight. Will spend the night watching Splash, Dancing Results and Body Of Proof before going to bed tonight. Looks like another round of rain is on the way according to the radar. I know Spring showers bring May flowers but where is the warm weather and flowers? Not here yet.
Monday, April 8, 2013
April 8, 2013 Monday Afternoon
Friday night we went to a friends house around 7:30 PM for their Anniversary party. Was nice to sit around with friends and we had a great time. The fireplace was crackling and the conversation was flowing. We had fun and didn't get home until close to 11 PM. Went to bed after I had a nice soak in the hot tub. It felt so good.
Saturday morning we were up by 7 AM. By noon it was nice enough to get outside in the sun and do things around the yard. Had Tony pull out the long ladder so we could fix one of the pride flags on the side of the house that came apart from the pole. Planned out how we were going to finish the back fence along the drive and pulled out the old fencing. Spent until supper time working on getting the old fence out and the new fencing panels I had in place. Since we did not have a fence post pounder to pound the poles in we called it a day around 5 PM. Fed the dogs supper and took showers. Order a pizza delivered and spent the night watching Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2. Had downloaded it long time ago and figured we better watch it before we forget all the other movies leading up to this last one. Went to bed after I soaked in the hot tub around 10:30 PM.
Sunday morning we were again up by 7 AM. Woke up on the same side of the bed, which is rare since Stella usually moves between us during the night, and things started 'growing' which turned into a round of lovin. Got up and spent the early morning reading the Sunday newspaper and made breakfast. We left the house around 11 AM to buy lottery tickets on our way to Home Depot to buy the brackets and metal strips we needed to put the back fence together. Also ended up buying a fence pole pounder and other stuff. Thank goodness for credit cards. LOL. Came home and spent the afternoon working on the fence with Tony. I help him when he needs it, otherwise it is best to just let him do the project and I work on my own project close by, ready to help him. I have learned if I am fortunate enough to get him working on a project to leave him be so he keeps working on it. Got the fence all secured and landscaped. I did the landscaping around him as he put up the fencing. Turned out pretty good. Have a little more work to do and I was hoping to do it today. Between the rain and the tenants car in the way, it will have to wait a day more. Came in the house around 5:30 PM and after we fed the dogs we ordered food delivered again, Lasagna. Spent the night watching TV from the DVR. Finished off the last episode of Walking Dead and a couple CSI shows. Went to sleep around 10 PM dead tired from the hard work outside all day.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM. Had to drag myself out of bed this morning and would have loved to just stay happily under the covers. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the early morning reading the newspapers and then showered so I could be ready to take Stella to her 10:30 AM vet appointment. Tony came home around 10:15 and we took Stella to the vet. Since she is having problems walking on her back left leg and surgery might be in her future like she had three years ago on her right leg, I thought it best to have Tony there to hear it from the doctors mouth. Ended up getting a blood test to see if she can stomach the anti inflammatory meds. I think they do this just to add another $90 to the bill. Got her nails trimmed since she would need them trimmed in a couple weeks anyway. Doctor doesn't think surgery is needed right now and we will put her on a course of anti inflammatory and pain pills for a while. If things don't get better and she keeps limping and hopping we will have to have xrays and maybe surgery later down the road. Total bill today was $180. Stopped off at McDonald's for 2 double hamburgers, one for each of us, and brought Stella home. It had stopped raining but still cloudy and damp outside so I decided to take a nice two hour nap with the dogs. Had a great nap since Stella's pain pill made her fall asleep in the living room and I had the bed and just three out of four dogs. Making a pork loin roast and mashed potatoes for supper tonight with a salad. Will spend the night watching Dancing With The Stars before going for a soak in the hot tub and then to sleep. Tomorrow I have an 8 AM dental appointment to have a new filling put on for the one I broke. Hate early appointments but it was all they had. Will have to get up by 6 AM just to be ready and out the door by 7:30 AM. Means shots and I am already feeling the anxiety. I keep telling myself, by this time tomorrow it will be over. I hate going to the dentist. I have a rash again this year on my forehead, nose and back of my neck. I again have to assume it is from the HIV meds and the sun. I never got this rash before taking HIV meds. Will have to put sun screen on from now on when I go outside to protect from the sun. Been working outside in the sun without it and you can see the rash. Have gotten this rash the last four years in the sun before I smarten up and put on sun screen.
Saturday morning we were up by 7 AM. By noon it was nice enough to get outside in the sun and do things around the yard. Had Tony pull out the long ladder so we could fix one of the pride flags on the side of the house that came apart from the pole. Planned out how we were going to finish the back fence along the drive and pulled out the old fencing. Spent until supper time working on getting the old fence out and the new fencing panels I had in place. Since we did not have a fence post pounder to pound the poles in we called it a day around 5 PM. Fed the dogs supper and took showers. Order a pizza delivered and spent the night watching Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2. Had downloaded it long time ago and figured we better watch it before we forget all the other movies leading up to this last one. Went to bed after I soaked in the hot tub around 10:30 PM.
Sunday morning we were again up by 7 AM. Woke up on the same side of the bed, which is rare since Stella usually moves between us during the night, and things started 'growing' which turned into a round of lovin. Got up and spent the early morning reading the Sunday newspaper and made breakfast. We left the house around 11 AM to buy lottery tickets on our way to Home Depot to buy the brackets and metal strips we needed to put the back fence together. Also ended up buying a fence pole pounder and other stuff. Thank goodness for credit cards. LOL. Came home and spent the afternoon working on the fence with Tony. I help him when he needs it, otherwise it is best to just let him do the project and I work on my own project close by, ready to help him. I have learned if I am fortunate enough to get him working on a project to leave him be so he keeps working on it. Got the fence all secured and landscaped. I did the landscaping around him as he put up the fencing. Turned out pretty good. Have a little more work to do and I was hoping to do it today. Between the rain and the tenants car in the way, it will have to wait a day more. Came in the house around 5:30 PM and after we fed the dogs we ordered food delivered again, Lasagna. Spent the night watching TV from the DVR. Finished off the last episode of Walking Dead and a couple CSI shows. Went to sleep around 10 PM dead tired from the hard work outside all day.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM. Had to drag myself out of bed this morning and would have loved to just stay happily under the covers. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the early morning reading the newspapers and then showered so I could be ready to take Stella to her 10:30 AM vet appointment. Tony came home around 10:15 and we took Stella to the vet. Since she is having problems walking on her back left leg and surgery might be in her future like she had three years ago on her right leg, I thought it best to have Tony there to hear it from the doctors mouth. Ended up getting a blood test to see if she can stomach the anti inflammatory meds. I think they do this just to add another $90 to the bill. Got her nails trimmed since she would need them trimmed in a couple weeks anyway. Doctor doesn't think surgery is needed right now and we will put her on a course of anti inflammatory and pain pills for a while. If things don't get better and she keeps limping and hopping we will have to have xrays and maybe surgery later down the road. Total bill today was $180. Stopped off at McDonald's for 2 double hamburgers, one for each of us, and brought Stella home. It had stopped raining but still cloudy and damp outside so I decided to take a nice two hour nap with the dogs. Had a great nap since Stella's pain pill made her fall asleep in the living room and I had the bed and just three out of four dogs. Making a pork loin roast and mashed potatoes for supper tonight with a salad. Will spend the night watching Dancing With The Stars before going for a soak in the hot tub and then to sleep. Tomorrow I have an 8 AM dental appointment to have a new filling put on for the one I broke. Hate early appointments but it was all they had. Will have to get up by 6 AM just to be ready and out the door by 7:30 AM. Means shots and I am already feeling the anxiety. I keep telling myself, by this time tomorrow it will be over. I hate going to the dentist. I have a rash again this year on my forehead, nose and back of my neck. I again have to assume it is from the HIV meds and the sun. I never got this rash before taking HIV meds. Will have to put sun screen on from now on when I go outside to protect from the sun. Been working outside in the sun without it and you can see the rash. Have gotten this rash the last four years in the sun before I smarten up and put on sun screen.
Friday, April 5, 2013
April 5, 2013 Friday Afternoon
Went to Taco Bell for supper last night on our way to the Hospital to visit Tony's nephew and sister. The nephew was looking and doing better than Tony was on the first day after surgery. Nurse said it was probably due to Tony's advanced age when he had open heart surgery. The younger you are the faster you recover. Spent about an hour with them and then drove home. Spent the night watching TV from the DVR. Went to bed around 9:15 PM for some lovin before we went to sleep.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the early morning reading the newspaper and cleaning and vacuuming the house. Went to Pick N Save around 10 AM to get some groceries and flowers to take to a friends house tonight for their 34th Anniversary party. This is the friend that I called the day I found out I was HIV+ and took me under his wing and got my to the right doctors and groups. They have been together 34 years. We will stop by for a while tonight at their house since they live here on the Eastside of Milwaukee. Spent a little time outside before meeting the guy for lunch. Had a great lunch as usual. Came home and took a short nap with the dogs. The sun is out but it is only 40 degrees outside. The wind off Lake Michigan makes it feel cold outside even with the sun out. Tomorrow we bounce up to 60 degrees and then back to 40s on Sunday and Monday. This is what Spring is like living on Lake Michigan. Depending on the wind, it can change the temperature by 20 or more degrees if the wind comes off the lake. Been a little activity across the street today with trucks marking the ground for the future development. I am sure they will begin construction any day now. No plans this weekend after tonight. Hoping to get Tony outside with me tomorrow if it is as nice as they say it will be. Would be nice to get some new shoes this weekend at Kohl's if I can talk him into that on Sunday. Will have to bribe Tony with a lunch or breakfast out I am sure in order to get him to go to a department store. I am still hoping Spring gets here. There is still a large snow pile on the side of the house that just won't melt. My pond is still frozen over also. By Monday I am hoping it will all be melted.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the early morning reading the newspaper and cleaning and vacuuming the house. Went to Pick N Save around 10 AM to get some groceries and flowers to take to a friends house tonight for their 34th Anniversary party. This is the friend that I called the day I found out I was HIV+ and took me under his wing and got my to the right doctors and groups. They have been together 34 years. We will stop by for a while tonight at their house since they live here on the Eastside of Milwaukee. Spent a little time outside before meeting the guy for lunch. Had a great lunch as usual. Came home and took a short nap with the dogs. The sun is out but it is only 40 degrees outside. The wind off Lake Michigan makes it feel cold outside even with the sun out. Tomorrow we bounce up to 60 degrees and then back to 40s on Sunday and Monday. This is what Spring is like living on Lake Michigan. Depending on the wind, it can change the temperature by 20 or more degrees if the wind comes off the lake. Been a little activity across the street today with trucks marking the ground for the future development. I am sure they will begin construction any day now. No plans this weekend after tonight. Hoping to get Tony outside with me tomorrow if it is as nice as they say it will be. Would be nice to get some new shoes this weekend at Kohl's if I can talk him into that on Sunday. Will have to bribe Tony with a lunch or breakfast out I am sure in order to get him to go to a department store. I am still hoping Spring gets here. There is still a large snow pile on the side of the house that just won't melt. My pond is still frozen over also. By Monday I am hoping it will all be melted.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
April 4, 2013 Thursday Afternoon
Tony called me shortly after I posted to tell me his nephew, age 37, had a heart attach and was in the hospital having open heart surgery. Wow, it really runs in their family. Tony had the same five years ago. Spent the night watching TV from the DVR. Went to bed around 10 PM. Here is a picture of what the back yard landscaping looks like with the lights all on and dark outside.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the morning doing things around the house. Painted the back door and filled the hot tub for the season. Hopefully by tomorrow night it will be hot enough to go in it. Went for a nice walk this afternoon along the river trails enjoying the 53 degree weather we are having today. Feels so good outside. The side yard is still too frozen to pound in the fence stakes. A couple more days like this should unfreeze it. Took a nap for an hour with the dogs on the bed this afternoon. Tony should be home early tonight so we can go to the hospital to see his nephew. Really going to see his sister for support more than see the nephew since we know first hand just what condition he is going to be in and visitors are the last thing he will want after cracking open his chest. I figure we should sit down with the sister and let her know first hand just what she has in store since she will be taking care of him. Since Tony had open heart surgery five years ago, and I had to take care of him for months off work, we have first hand knowledge of what they will be going through. I don't envy either one of them. Taking care of a person can be a hard job after open heart surgery. So I figure tonight we will go to the hospital and then get a quick bite to eat somewhere around the hospital.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the morning doing things around the house. Painted the back door and filled the hot tub for the season. Hopefully by tomorrow night it will be hot enough to go in it. Went for a nice walk this afternoon along the river trails enjoying the 53 degree weather we are having today. Feels so good outside. The side yard is still too frozen to pound in the fence stakes. A couple more days like this should unfreeze it. Took a nap for an hour with the dogs on the bed this afternoon. Tony should be home early tonight so we can go to the hospital to see his nephew. Really going to see his sister for support more than see the nephew since we know first hand just what condition he is going to be in and visitors are the last thing he will want after cracking open his chest. I figure we should sit down with the sister and let her know first hand just what she has in store since she will be taking care of him. Since Tony had open heart surgery five years ago, and I had to take care of him for months off work, we have first hand knowledge of what they will be going through. I don't envy either one of them. Taking care of a person can be a hard job after open heart surgery. So I figure tonight we will go to the hospital and then get a quick bite to eat somewhere around the hospital.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
April 3, 2012 Wednesday Afternoon
Spent last night watching Splash, Dancing Results, and Body of Proof, before going to bed around 10 PM.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Read a little of the morning newspaper and then at 8:30 AM called my dentist to see if I could see her regarding a tooth a broke a corner off the day prior. It is starting to throb so I though it best to get to the dentist. Broke it off while I was flossing. Was told they would call me back when they knew today's schedule and hopefully get me in soon. Showered and went to McDonald's for some breakfast before going to Pick N Save to do the weekly grocery shopping. Was really not in a shopping mood and managed to get out of the store with two bags of lettuce, milk, and hamburger meat. Was the cheapest shopping ever. Got home and just as I finished stringing the new wire that arrived through the mail yesterday for the camera in the back rock garden, the phone rang and it was my dentist. Told me to come right in. Locked up the house and dogs and went to the dentist. Dentist put a temporary filling where I had chipped off the corner of the tooth. Have to go back next week and have the permanent filling put on. Was happy the xrays showed I did not crack the filling, just chipped off a corner. Came home and went outside to finished the camera wire project and then continue with the path rocks along the back sidewalk. Worked outside until about 2 PM. Caught up on my pile of emails. Sorry if my responses were short, I had so many to respond to. Will just fry up last night's spaghetti for Tony tonight. I will make myself a hamburger and salads for both of us. Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR. It did get to 40 degrees today in Milwaukee. Tomorrow we are suppose to get to 50 degrees. First time this year. Hoping tomorrow to go for a long walk along the river trails, maybe even on the other side of the river this time making it a longer walk. The ground is still too frozen for me to do any addition yard work for a while. Got the water hose out today to hopefully fill the hot tub again for the Spring, Summer, Fall. I empty it in the Winter since it is too cold outside even in the sun room to enjoy the hot tub. Was going to fill it today but I can't seem to turn the water valve on in the basement. Tony will have to do it. Old pipes, not strong enough hands to turn the valve. I do need Tony for some things.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Read a little of the morning newspaper and then at 8:30 AM called my dentist to see if I could see her regarding a tooth a broke a corner off the day prior. It is starting to throb so I though it best to get to the dentist. Broke it off while I was flossing. Was told they would call me back when they knew today's schedule and hopefully get me in soon. Showered and went to McDonald's for some breakfast before going to Pick N Save to do the weekly grocery shopping. Was really not in a shopping mood and managed to get out of the store with two bags of lettuce, milk, and hamburger meat. Was the cheapest shopping ever. Got home and just as I finished stringing the new wire that arrived through the mail yesterday for the camera in the back rock garden, the phone rang and it was my dentist. Told me to come right in. Locked up the house and dogs and went to the dentist. Dentist put a temporary filling where I had chipped off the corner of the tooth. Have to go back next week and have the permanent filling put on. Was happy the xrays showed I did not crack the filling, just chipped off a corner. Came home and went outside to finished the camera wire project and then continue with the path rocks along the back sidewalk. Worked outside until about 2 PM. Caught up on my pile of emails. Sorry if my responses were short, I had so many to respond to. Will just fry up last night's spaghetti for Tony tonight. I will make myself a hamburger and salads for both of us. Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR. It did get to 40 degrees today in Milwaukee. Tomorrow we are suppose to get to 50 degrees. First time this year. Hoping tomorrow to go for a long walk along the river trails, maybe even on the other side of the river this time making it a longer walk. The ground is still too frozen for me to do any addition yard work for a while. Got the water hose out today to hopefully fill the hot tub again for the Spring, Summer, Fall. I empty it in the Winter since it is too cold outside even in the sun room to enjoy the hot tub. Was going to fill it today but I can't seem to turn the water valve on in the basement. Tony will have to do it. Old pipes, not strong enough hands to turn the valve. I do need Tony for some things.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
April 2, 2013 Tuesday Afternoon
Spent last night watching Dancing With The Stars and then Castle, in bed, before going to sleep around 10 PM. Slept like a baby all night from the hard work I did in the back yard all day. I was in serious pain when I went to bed from the hard work all day.
This morning I was up at 7 AM. Tony actually came to the bedroom door this morning and said 'are you going to get up to see me off to work'. Got up, fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot, and Tony a kiss on the cheek as he went out the door. My body is feeling the pain from the lifting of the big blocks and rock yesterday. Ate a bowl of cereal and then took a pain pill. Read the morning newspaper as the pain pill kicked in. By 9 AM I was back outside working on the pathway and wall around the house. Around 1 PM my body gave out and it was time to call it a day. I pretty much just have touch up work to do, but the hard lifting and moving of rock is done. Collapsed on the bed and slept for about an hour and a half. Got up and after a cup of coffee I took a shower. Got the spaghetti sauce going on the stove as I type this post. It only got to 32 degrees outside today. To cold to just lay around, but was great for hard working. Plus the sun was out in the area I was working, which is a big help. I have so many projects to do outside in my mind and I would rather do them in this temperature than when it gets above 70 degrees. Will most likely spend the night watching the ABC TV line up of Splash, Dancing Results, and Body Of Proof. Here is a picture of the back yard project I worked on the past two days. Pretty much everything you see I worked on and moved / placed. There was a pathway of blocks on top of the ground, not buried like it is now, level with the sidewalk and driveway. Of course I needed a place to put all the dirt so I made the area against the house higher, having to dig out all the lava rock that was there, pile in the new dirt, cover the dirt, and put back the lava rock I had piled off to the side. The pathway bricks are huge as well are the basement blocks. Moving the lava rock and replacing it was not fun either. The car lights and dome light work on a timer and go on as dusk. I am proud I am able to do projects like this. I am not as young as I would like to be and feel the pain. I also tire faster and feel the aches and pains a lot more. I could not do this on a daily basis and I will feel the pain tomorrow. Hopefully I will make tomorrow a little easier on the body.
This morning I was up at 7 AM. Tony actually came to the bedroom door this morning and said 'are you going to get up to see me off to work'. Got up, fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot, and Tony a kiss on the cheek as he went out the door. My body is feeling the pain from the lifting of the big blocks and rock yesterday. Ate a bowl of cereal and then took a pain pill. Read the morning newspaper as the pain pill kicked in. By 9 AM I was back outside working on the pathway and wall around the house. Around 1 PM my body gave out and it was time to call it a day. I pretty much just have touch up work to do, but the hard lifting and moving of rock is done. Collapsed on the bed and slept for about an hour and a half. Got up and after a cup of coffee I took a shower. Got the spaghetti sauce going on the stove as I type this post. It only got to 32 degrees outside today. To cold to just lay around, but was great for hard working. Plus the sun was out in the area I was working, which is a big help. I have so many projects to do outside in my mind and I would rather do them in this temperature than when it gets above 70 degrees. Will most likely spend the night watching the ABC TV line up of Splash, Dancing Results, and Body Of Proof. Here is a picture of the back yard project I worked on the past two days. Pretty much everything you see I worked on and moved / placed. There was a pathway of blocks on top of the ground, not buried like it is now, level with the sidewalk and driveway. Of course I needed a place to put all the dirt so I made the area against the house higher, having to dig out all the lava rock that was there, pile in the new dirt, cover the dirt, and put back the lava rock I had piled off to the side. The pathway bricks are huge as well are the basement blocks. Moving the lava rock and replacing it was not fun either. The car lights and dome light work on a timer and go on as dusk. I am proud I am able to do projects like this. I am not as young as I would like to be and feel the pain. I also tire faster and feel the aches and pains a lot more. I could not do this on a daily basis and I will feel the pain tomorrow. Hopefully I will make tomorrow a little easier on the body.
Monday, April 1, 2013
April 1, 2013 Monday Afternoon
Spent Friday night watching TV from the DVR. Went to bed around 10 PM.
Saturday we were up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Tony left for work around 8 AM since he had cars to finish. Said he would be home around 3 PM. I went to Home Depot in the morning for some bricks for the back yard. Found some I needed and bought them. Still need more and different kinds to do what I have planned in the back yard. Drove to Walgreen's to pick up the new anti inflammatory my foot doctor called in. After Tony got home and showered we went to the south side and went to Stein's Garden Center for some of the blocks I needed, and then to Home Depot to buy some other blocks Stein's did not have. Went to a Greek Family restaurant for supper and came home. Spent the night watching TV from the DVR before going to bed around 10 PM.
Sunday we were up at 7 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Around 11 AM I walked up the block to buy the weekly lottery tickets. Had a half hour before we had to go to Easter lunch so Tony looked at me and said 'I know how we can kill a half hour', and we did the lovin thing. Left the house around 1:30 PM to go to Tony's sisters house for Easter lunch. Had a nice lunch with his mom, sister and brother. Came home and spent the night watching the movies The Collection and Parental Guidance. Both were good movies. The Collection was a horror movie like the Saw movie series. Very gory and bloody. Topped off the night watching The Good Wife before going to sleep.
This morning I was up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and go Tony off to work. Even thought it was only about 32 degrees outside, I spent the entire day outside landscaping. I am beat tired and hurt all over. Crabby as hell right now because my body hurts so much. I wish I was young again. Will most likely spend the night watching Dancing With The Stars before we go to bed. Going to end now since even my fingers hurt.
Saturday we were up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Tony left for work around 8 AM since he had cars to finish. Said he would be home around 3 PM. I went to Home Depot in the morning for some bricks for the back yard. Found some I needed and bought them. Still need more and different kinds to do what I have planned in the back yard. Drove to Walgreen's to pick up the new anti inflammatory my foot doctor called in. After Tony got home and showered we went to the south side and went to Stein's Garden Center for some of the blocks I needed, and then to Home Depot to buy some other blocks Stein's did not have. Went to a Greek Family restaurant for supper and came home. Spent the night watching TV from the DVR before going to bed around 10 PM.
Sunday we were up at 7 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Around 11 AM I walked up the block to buy the weekly lottery tickets. Had a half hour before we had to go to Easter lunch so Tony looked at me and said 'I know how we can kill a half hour', and we did the lovin thing. Left the house around 1:30 PM to go to Tony's sisters house for Easter lunch. Had a nice lunch with his mom, sister and brother. Came home and spent the night watching the movies The Collection and Parental Guidance. Both were good movies. The Collection was a horror movie like the Saw movie series. Very gory and bloody. Topped off the night watching The Good Wife before going to sleep.
This morning I was up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and go Tony off to work. Even thought it was only about 32 degrees outside, I spent the entire day outside landscaping. I am beat tired and hurt all over. Crabby as hell right now because my body hurts so much. I wish I was young again. Will most likely spend the night watching Dancing With The Stars before we go to bed. Going to end now since even my fingers hurt.
Friday, March 29, 2013
March 29, 2013 Friday Afternoon
Spent last night watching a couple episodes of The Walking Dead. Went to bed around 10 PM.
This morning I was up at 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot, and got Tony off to work. Spent the morning reading the newspaper and doing my usual Friday movie downloads. Fixed the nature camera in the back yard with a new cable Tony brought home from work. He had an extra one for all 16 of his shop cameras. I will have to order a couple more long cables. Nice to have all my nature cameras working. Left the house around 11:15 AM and went to Walgreen's. Then went and got gas. Waited to long to fill the tank since it was on a quarter tank and cost $50 to fill. Actually paid in advance the $50 and the tank was still not full when the pump stopped at the $50 mark. Had lunch with the guys as usual on Friday afternoon. Had a great lunch as always with great friends and conversation. Came home and after I watched my tenant and his girlfriend climbing the back yard tree with ropes, I went for my usual walk along the river trails. I had to push myself to go for the walk like I have to do some days. As soon as I get into the trails I am so glad I pushed myself to go on the walk. I call it 'me' time when I go for my mental recharge walks. Saw a lady trying to handle two dogs and told her 'I have four at home and I wouldn't take any of them because this is me time'. It is now going on 4 PM so I will make a couple salads for supper and most likely some chicken pot pies to go with the salads. Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR since there is so much piling up on the DVR. I do have over 100 movies to watch that I have downloaded. Just not enough time in the day to watch all the TV shows and movies I download. Hope to go to Home Depot on Saturday for some bricks/blocks for the back yard. Sunday we will go to Tony's sisters house for an Easter dinner. Since we spent Thanksgiving at my parents house I figure we have to switch off and do Tony's family for Easter, only fair. No other plans this weekend. I am sure if I get the bricks/blocks on Saturday I will have plenty to play with in the back yard. Depending on the weather of course. Suppose to be nice on Saturday and Sunday in the 40s, but Monday and Tuesday we drop back down to around 35 degrees. Doesn't look like another warm up until later next week.
This morning I was up at 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot, and got Tony off to work. Spent the morning reading the newspaper and doing my usual Friday movie downloads. Fixed the nature camera in the back yard with a new cable Tony brought home from work. He had an extra one for all 16 of his shop cameras. I will have to order a couple more long cables. Nice to have all my nature cameras working. Left the house around 11:15 AM and went to Walgreen's. Then went and got gas. Waited to long to fill the tank since it was on a quarter tank and cost $50 to fill. Actually paid in advance the $50 and the tank was still not full when the pump stopped at the $50 mark. Had lunch with the guys as usual on Friday afternoon. Had a great lunch as always with great friends and conversation. Came home and after I watched my tenant and his girlfriend climbing the back yard tree with ropes, I went for my usual walk along the river trails. I had to push myself to go for the walk like I have to do some days. As soon as I get into the trails I am so glad I pushed myself to go on the walk. I call it 'me' time when I go for my mental recharge walks. Saw a lady trying to handle two dogs and told her 'I have four at home and I wouldn't take any of them because this is me time'. It is now going on 4 PM so I will make a couple salads for supper and most likely some chicken pot pies to go with the salads. Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR since there is so much piling up on the DVR. I do have over 100 movies to watch that I have downloaded. Just not enough time in the day to watch all the TV shows and movies I download. Hope to go to Home Depot on Saturday for some bricks/blocks for the back yard. Sunday we will go to Tony's sisters house for an Easter dinner. Since we spent Thanksgiving at my parents house I figure we have to switch off and do Tony's family for Easter, only fair. No other plans this weekend. I am sure if I get the bricks/blocks on Saturday I will have plenty to play with in the back yard. Depending on the weather of course. Suppose to be nice on Saturday and Sunday in the 40s, but Monday and Tuesday we drop back down to around 35 degrees. Doesn't look like another warm up until later next week.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
March 28, 2013 Thursday Afternoon
Went out to eat last night at BBC bar for $1.50 hamburgers. Yah, they went up in price. My stomach was not feeling great so I skipped the french fries and only had a Sprite instead of a Sprite and Vodka. Thought it best to skip the fries and vodka. Came home and spent the night watching TV from the DVR that has been recording all week. The DVR is filling up again and we have over 45 shows to watch. Went to bed around 9:30 PM for a little lovin before going to sleep.
This morning I was up before 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the morning reading the newspaper and doing things around the house. The nature camera in the back yard is not working again. So tired of seeing 'lost signal' on the screen. I think the wires are corroded from the dampness outside and I will have to replace the 100 foot wire and maybe even that camera since the connectors will not stay together. I did get it working for a while this morning, but it soon went to 'lost signal'. Went for a nice walk around 1 PM along the river trails. The snow is melting slowly which is good since it could be much muddier on the trials. Have to be careful how you step along the trail since there is ice and mud. Did a little work on the fencing in the side yard. The ground is still to frozen to pound in some of the fence poles. It did get to 42 degrees today and was sunny all day. Feels so good to get outside and do things in the yard. Stella can finally lay outside in the sun without being too cold. Making a Hormel beef roast and mashed potatoes with a salad for supper tonight. Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR again tonight. We do have a couple episodes of Walking Dead I hope to watch tonight. As long as it gets above 40 degrees each day I am happy. Warm enough for me to work outside, but not too hot like it will be in the middle of Summer. I do get my yard all fixed up before it gets too hot outside to do work in the yard. I have so much on my list to do. Just need the snow to go away and the ground to unfreeze. Hopefully I can talk Tony into going to Home Depot this weekend for all the blocks I want to buy to redo the back yard walkway. It is suppose to be about 45 degrees on Saturday.
This morning I was up before 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the morning reading the newspaper and doing things around the house. The nature camera in the back yard is not working again. So tired of seeing 'lost signal' on the screen. I think the wires are corroded from the dampness outside and I will have to replace the 100 foot wire and maybe even that camera since the connectors will not stay together. I did get it working for a while this morning, but it soon went to 'lost signal'. Went for a nice walk around 1 PM along the river trails. The snow is melting slowly which is good since it could be much muddier on the trials. Have to be careful how you step along the trail since there is ice and mud. Did a little work on the fencing in the side yard. The ground is still to frozen to pound in some of the fence poles. It did get to 42 degrees today and was sunny all day. Feels so good to get outside and do things in the yard. Stella can finally lay outside in the sun without being too cold. Making a Hormel beef roast and mashed potatoes with a salad for supper tonight. Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR again tonight. We do have a couple episodes of Walking Dead I hope to watch tonight. As long as it gets above 40 degrees each day I am happy. Warm enough for me to work outside, but not too hot like it will be in the middle of Summer. I do get my yard all fixed up before it gets too hot outside to do work in the yard. I have so much on my list to do. Just need the snow to go away and the ground to unfreeze. Hopefully I can talk Tony into going to Home Depot this weekend for all the blocks I want to buy to redo the back yard walkway. It is suppose to be about 45 degrees on Saturday.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
March 27, 2013 Wednesday Afternoon
Spent last night watching Splash and Dancing Results. During Dance Results show my stomach started feeling like I was going to throw up. Well, just as I got the dogs all settled on the bed to watch Smash, I ran to the bathroom sink and threw up, what must have been, everything I ate all day. It took about 4 times within an hour to get my stomach feeling better. What a waste of the steak I made for supper, much less another nights pills thrown up. Started thinking why is my stomach feeling so sick lately and all this throwing up. Then I realized it might be the anti inflammatory my doctor gave my for my foot injury that I have been taking one a day? The doctor gave my Ibuprofen 800 MG Tablets for my swelling in the foot. So I think I will have to lay off the anti inflammatory drugs until I go back to the foot doctor in two weeks. My foot has not gotten any better since seeing him a couple weeks ago. It still is uncomfortable to walk on a hard floor or without a cushion in my shoe because it feels like there is a jelly bean in the ball of my foot behind my second toe. I even had to put some padding in the shower because it was too uncomfortable to stand on the hard shower floor. So I ended up seeing a little bit of the TV show Smash in between my standing at the sink for an hour last night. Turned the TV off and went to sleep around 10:30 PM. Did not sleep as well as I would have wanted.
This morning I was out of bed by 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the early morning reading the newspapers. Showered and was out the door by 9:30 AM to go to McDonald's for some breakfast, and then then to Pick N Save to do the weekly grocery shopping. Only ate half my McDonald's food since my stomach was still not feeling great. Was happy I stopped at half a bacon egg and cheese bagel because about half way through shopping my stomach started feeling bad again. Raced through the store to finish and went right home. Felt a little better in time and decided to go for my usual walk along the river trails. It is 40 degrees today and partly cloudy. At least with the sun out it warms the sun room enough for me to have the side sliding doors open for a while during the day. That way the dogs can go in and out without me having to open the door each time, they then go through their doggie door to get outside. Spent some time outside working on the fencing I put up yesterday. It is a work in progress as I wait for the snow to melt. Also spent some time fixing a nature camera in the back yard that must have gotten wet. Dried it out and by this afternoon it worked again when plugged in and placed it back under the house in the rock garden out back. Laid on the bed for an hour with the dogs late this afternoon. Having a cup of coffee which is not going down well with my stomach. I should probably not be drinking coffee on a sour stomach anyway. I think we are going out tonight for $1 hamburger and french fries at the local bar here on the Eastside. Tony mentioned last night he wanted to go there and use the gift card he got from a customer. So I won't be cooking tonight. Will most likely watch TV from the DVR tonight since I have given up on American Idol. Just not into the show this season again. The sun is out so I think I will go outside and do some more clean up in the yard yet before Tony comes home from work, since I don't have supper to make.
This morning I was out of bed by 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the early morning reading the newspapers. Showered and was out the door by 9:30 AM to go to McDonald's for some breakfast, and then then to Pick N Save to do the weekly grocery shopping. Only ate half my McDonald's food since my stomach was still not feeling great. Was happy I stopped at half a bacon egg and cheese bagel because about half way through shopping my stomach started feeling bad again. Raced through the store to finish and went right home. Felt a little better in time and decided to go for my usual walk along the river trails. It is 40 degrees today and partly cloudy. At least with the sun out it warms the sun room enough for me to have the side sliding doors open for a while during the day. That way the dogs can go in and out without me having to open the door each time, they then go through their doggie door to get outside. Spent some time outside working on the fencing I put up yesterday. It is a work in progress as I wait for the snow to melt. Also spent some time fixing a nature camera in the back yard that must have gotten wet. Dried it out and by this afternoon it worked again when plugged in and placed it back under the house in the rock garden out back. Laid on the bed for an hour with the dogs late this afternoon. Having a cup of coffee which is not going down well with my stomach. I should probably not be drinking coffee on a sour stomach anyway. I think we are going out tonight for $1 hamburger and french fries at the local bar here on the Eastside. Tony mentioned last night he wanted to go there and use the gift card he got from a customer. So I won't be cooking tonight. Will most likely watch TV from the DVR tonight since I have given up on American Idol. Just not into the show this season again. The sun is out so I think I will go outside and do some more clean up in the yard yet before Tony comes home from work, since I don't have supper to make.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
March 26, 2013 Tuesday Afternoon
Spent last night watching Dancing With The Stars. Got the dogs all settled in the bed to watch Hawaii Five O when I noticed a Jimmy John's driver stuck across the street in the parking lot ice. Got Tony out of bed and we both got our jackets on and went across the street and got the guy unstuck. Told him how much we love Jimmy John's and where we live. The kid said he would bring us a coupon or some food. Still waiting. Went to bed after the news around 10:30 PM.
This morning I was up at 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the early morning reading the newspaper. Around 9:30 AM the friend we were with Friday night called and asked if I could come over and fix his computer. He could not connect to the Internet and was having the problem Friday night when we were at the house. I debated and finally agreed to come over and try. Showered and went to his house and spent about an hour fixing his computer. Got him connected again to the Internet. Stopped off on my way home at McDonald's for a double cheese burger and french fries. Came home and shared the french fries with the dogs. Since it was 40 degrees outside I decided to start working on the fencing I plan on putting up in the side yard that I bought on Sunday. Moved some snow and removed the old fencing. Took a bit of work with the frozen ground but I did manage to get the new fencing up. Will have to pound the poles in deeper when the ground thaws. Spent the rest of the afternoon on the couch watching TV with the dogs. Making a couple steaks and beef flavored rice with a salad for supper tonight. Will most likely spend the night watching Splash, Dancing Results, and then Smash before going to sleep. Looks like we will be above 40 degrees for the next few days. Finally!
This morning I was up at 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the early morning reading the newspaper. Around 9:30 AM the friend we were with Friday night called and asked if I could come over and fix his computer. He could not connect to the Internet and was having the problem Friday night when we were at the house. I debated and finally agreed to come over and try. Showered and went to his house and spent about an hour fixing his computer. Got him connected again to the Internet. Stopped off on my way home at McDonald's for a double cheese burger and french fries. Came home and shared the french fries with the dogs. Since it was 40 degrees outside I decided to start working on the fencing I plan on putting up in the side yard that I bought on Sunday. Moved some snow and removed the old fencing. Took a bit of work with the frozen ground but I did manage to get the new fencing up. Will have to pound the poles in deeper when the ground thaws. Spent the rest of the afternoon on the couch watching TV with the dogs. Making a couple steaks and beef flavored rice with a salad for supper tonight. Will most likely spend the night watching Splash, Dancing Results, and then Smash before going to sleep. Looks like we will be above 40 degrees for the next few days. Finally!
Monday, March 25, 2013
March 25, 2013 Monday Afternoon
Made it through the weekend without a recurrence of the pain I had Thursday.
Friday night we went to a friends home to sit around with good friends and talk. I decided to bring the movie The Impossible and most spent the evening in the living room watching the movie. By the end of the movie everyone was watching. I still think this is the most under appreciated movie in the past year of movies. Got back home around 10:30 PM and after watching a little TV we went to bed.
Saturday morning we were up at 7 AM. Spent most of the day watching TV. Got Tony up and out of the house in the afternoon when we took Stella and Bo for a walk around the block. It was about 36 outside on Saturday and after walking the dogs I talked Tony into going for a walk along the river trails 'since it is our anniversary'. Had a nice walk and took a short nap with the dogs after we got home. Decided to go to a newly opened restaurant on the Eastside here that we used to go to when it was under a different name and ownership. Since it had just opened in the past couple months we decided to go there for our anniversary supper. Big mistake. We got to the restaurant around 6 PM. It was very nice and we were very impressed at the new decor. Looked over the menu and Tony decided to have the fish, so we could see if they make a good fish fry, and I ordered the hamburger topped with a steak, WITHOUT MUSHROOMS. The menu clearly stated it has mushrooms on it so I made a point to say .... NO mushrooms. Ordered a couple tall single drinks and waited for our food. Talked with the couple sitting next to us who was also there for the first time since the reopening. The food comes and of course my hamburger is floating in mushrooms. So when I finally got the attention of the waiter to let him know, he said he would put in a new order and was sorry. He did write no mushrooms. So of course Tony starts eating his food or it would get cold. Tony soon finished his complete meal and our drinks were empty. The waiter came over to say my food should be out soon and 'would we like another drink while we wait'. I figured sure since we are waiting because of their mistake, my partners done eating now, and I still have not gotten my food. The second round of drinks even came before my food. Eventually got my hamburger which was not very good and then got the bill. The total was over $75. I looked at the bill and noticed not only did they charge us for four drinks all together, but charged us for two burgers since they made a second one. WTF? Of course he took the second hamburger off but that still left $28 for our drinks when I thought the second round was on the waiter since we were waiting for our food. I had no intent on spending $28 on alcohol. Tony of course said 'just pay it', and we did. $70 for a supper we didn't get to eat together and was not very good. Came home and spent the night watching the movie This Is 40. Good movie. I really enjoyed it and could relate. Especially since when we got home Tony asked me if I wanted him to take a Viagra or Cialis. The movie starts with such a discussion. Went to bed around 11 PM after a little lovin.
Sunday morning we were up again at 7 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Made eggs and bacon for breakfast. Around noon we went to Menard's to buy some fencing I wanted and other items for the yard. It is not warm enough out, much less there is still snow, so I will have to wait to work in the yard. Nice to have the supplies you need. So we went to Menard's and everything I thought was on sale was not, but they did have an everything 11% off sale going on. Ended up buying a new kitchen counter top for the upstairs apartment, fencing, and the total came to $425. I was in shock. Tony pulled out three 100 dollar bills and said to put the rest on the credit card. Came home and after we unpacked the truck I walked up the street to buy the weekly lottery tickets. Spent the rest of the day watching TV. Made a salad and frozen pizza for supper. Spent the night watching Amazing Race, Good Wife, and then did the lovin thing before going to sleep.
This morning I was up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the day cleaning, do laundry and then napping with the dogs. It is only 32 degrees outside, cloudy and windy, and not pleasant to be outside. So tired of this Winter. Making some hamburger helper and salad for supper tonight. Will spend the night watching Dancing With The Stars and then Hawaii Five O, before going to bed.
Friday night we went to a friends home to sit around with good friends and talk. I decided to bring the movie The Impossible and most spent the evening in the living room watching the movie. By the end of the movie everyone was watching. I still think this is the most under appreciated movie in the past year of movies. Got back home around 10:30 PM and after watching a little TV we went to bed.
Saturday morning we were up at 7 AM. Spent most of the day watching TV. Got Tony up and out of the house in the afternoon when we took Stella and Bo for a walk around the block. It was about 36 outside on Saturday and after walking the dogs I talked Tony into going for a walk along the river trails 'since it is our anniversary'. Had a nice walk and took a short nap with the dogs after we got home. Decided to go to a newly opened restaurant on the Eastside here that we used to go to when it was under a different name and ownership. Since it had just opened in the past couple months we decided to go there for our anniversary supper. Big mistake. We got to the restaurant around 6 PM. It was very nice and we were very impressed at the new decor. Looked over the menu and Tony decided to have the fish, so we could see if they make a good fish fry, and I ordered the hamburger topped with a steak, WITHOUT MUSHROOMS. The menu clearly stated it has mushrooms on it so I made a point to say .... NO mushrooms. Ordered a couple tall single drinks and waited for our food. Talked with the couple sitting next to us who was also there for the first time since the reopening. The food comes and of course my hamburger is floating in mushrooms. So when I finally got the attention of the waiter to let him know, he said he would put in a new order and was sorry. He did write no mushrooms. So of course Tony starts eating his food or it would get cold. Tony soon finished his complete meal and our drinks were empty. The waiter came over to say my food should be out soon and 'would we like another drink while we wait'. I figured sure since we are waiting because of their mistake, my partners done eating now, and I still have not gotten my food. The second round of drinks even came before my food. Eventually got my hamburger which was not very good and then got the bill. The total was over $75. I looked at the bill and noticed not only did they charge us for four drinks all together, but charged us for two burgers since they made a second one. WTF? Of course he took the second hamburger off but that still left $28 for our drinks when I thought the second round was on the waiter since we were waiting for our food. I had no intent on spending $28 on alcohol. Tony of course said 'just pay it', and we did. $70 for a supper we didn't get to eat together and was not very good. Came home and spent the night watching the movie This Is 40. Good movie. I really enjoyed it and could relate. Especially since when we got home Tony asked me if I wanted him to take a Viagra or Cialis. The movie starts with such a discussion. Went to bed around 11 PM after a little lovin.
Sunday morning we were up again at 7 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Made eggs and bacon for breakfast. Around noon we went to Menard's to buy some fencing I wanted and other items for the yard. It is not warm enough out, much less there is still snow, so I will have to wait to work in the yard. Nice to have the supplies you need. So we went to Menard's and everything I thought was on sale was not, but they did have an everything 11% off sale going on. Ended up buying a new kitchen counter top for the upstairs apartment, fencing, and the total came to $425. I was in shock. Tony pulled out three 100 dollar bills and said to put the rest on the credit card. Came home and after we unpacked the truck I walked up the street to buy the weekly lottery tickets. Spent the rest of the day watching TV. Made a salad and frozen pizza for supper. Spent the night watching Amazing Race, Good Wife, and then did the lovin thing before going to sleep.
This morning I was up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the day cleaning, do laundry and then napping with the dogs. It is only 32 degrees outside, cloudy and windy, and not pleasant to be outside. So tired of this Winter. Making some hamburger helper and salad for supper tonight. Will spend the night watching Dancing With The Stars and then Hawaii Five O, before going to bed.
Friday, March 22, 2013
March 22, 2013 Friday Afternoon
Tony came home from work to a TV dinner on the stove waiting for him to make his own supper. I was on the couch. After he ate I asked him to get in the shower so that when he was done he could watch the dogs and I was going to bed. Went to bed around 7 PM to watch TV. The pain in my side was better, but I was still having cold chills and sweating like crazy. Had a temperature of 99.1. Figured if it got to 101 I would go to the hospital. Of course it didn't take long for all the dogs to want to be on the bed with me. Soon Tony was in bed also since no one was in the living room with him. Just as I was feeling better around 8 PM, the pain in my lower back came back like crazy. Rolled around on the bed for about 15 minutes in pain. Went away for a half hour and came back one last time. Of course Tony was snoring away by this time and it was only about 8:30 PM or 9 PM. After that last round of pain, and I am talking pain. Felt like some shoving a knife in my back and twisting it. The pain finally went away about a half hour later and I was able to get a good night's sleep.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM feeling good. Much better than the day prior. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Got showered after reading a little of the newspaper. Around 9:30 AM I left the house to get Kali's antibiotic at her vet, since we are keeping her on it for another round. Then went to ARCW to get my monthly meds. I was suppose to pick them up yesterday afternoon with my board meeting, but I never made the meeting due to my pain. Came home and spent some time talking to my mom on the phone before meeting the guys for lunch. Mind you I have not had anything but 8 crackers to eat since Wednesday. Had a great lunch, ate little of the french fries thinking I should eat light being my first food in a while. After talking to my mom and friends at lunch I think what I had or have, is a kidney stone. Did a little research on the Internet and it does sound like it. Especially the part of 'some people say it is the worst pain they have ever experienced'. Of course if it is a kidney stone it either means it is still in me and just moved to another spot not bothering me, or I passed it some time during the night when I peed. I sure hope I passed it, but I was told I would know if I did because of the pain as it leaves my body. The alternative of it having to be removed if it flares up again doesn't sound very fun either. So I guess I wait and see. I did call my doctor today and asked the nurse what I should do if it flares up again over the weekend. She told me if it flares up again to go to emergency right away. So who knows what my weekend will be like. I did tell Tony at lunch to prepare for the emergency visit if it is a kidney stone and flares up again. The pain is that bad and if it flares up again after all this time I know it has to be a kidney stone. Came home from lunch and took a nice two hour nap with the dogs. Although I slept last night, I was up many times during the night, so I needed a nap. Will just make a light supper tonight. Salads and a pot pie. We were suppose to go to a fund raiser tonight but the friends we have lunch with are all getting together tonight to relax and talk at an others house, so I think we will go there instead of the fundraiser. Never give up a chance to be with good friends and good conversation. I truly love these guys and they got me through this HIV with our friendship and Friday lunches. No plans this weekend after tonight. Suppose to be a little above freezing all weekend, but not by much. Hoping to just relax this weekend with Tony, the dogs, and some good movies. Hopefully not in the hospital. Thanks for all your warm wishes and comments. I honestly should have gone to emergency with the pain I was in. If it was something worse I might have been too late. Will go if the pain returns.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM feeling good. Much better than the day prior. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Got showered after reading a little of the newspaper. Around 9:30 AM I left the house to get Kali's antibiotic at her vet, since we are keeping her on it for another round. Then went to ARCW to get my monthly meds. I was suppose to pick them up yesterday afternoon with my board meeting, but I never made the meeting due to my pain. Came home and spent some time talking to my mom on the phone before meeting the guys for lunch. Mind you I have not had anything but 8 crackers to eat since Wednesday. Had a great lunch, ate little of the french fries thinking I should eat light being my first food in a while. After talking to my mom and friends at lunch I think what I had or have, is a kidney stone. Did a little research on the Internet and it does sound like it. Especially the part of 'some people say it is the worst pain they have ever experienced'. Of course if it is a kidney stone it either means it is still in me and just moved to another spot not bothering me, or I passed it some time during the night when I peed. I sure hope I passed it, but I was told I would know if I did because of the pain as it leaves my body. The alternative of it having to be removed if it flares up again doesn't sound very fun either. So I guess I wait and see. I did call my doctor today and asked the nurse what I should do if it flares up again over the weekend. She told me if it flares up again to go to emergency right away. So who knows what my weekend will be like. I did tell Tony at lunch to prepare for the emergency visit if it is a kidney stone and flares up again. The pain is that bad and if it flares up again after all this time I know it has to be a kidney stone. Came home from lunch and took a nice two hour nap with the dogs. Although I slept last night, I was up many times during the night, so I needed a nap. Will just make a light supper tonight. Salads and a pot pie. We were suppose to go to a fund raiser tonight but the friends we have lunch with are all getting together tonight to relax and talk at an others house, so I think we will go there instead of the fundraiser. Never give up a chance to be with good friends and good conversation. I truly love these guys and they got me through this HIV with our friendship and Friday lunches. No plans this weekend after tonight. Suppose to be a little above freezing all weekend, but not by much. Hoping to just relax this weekend with Tony, the dogs, and some good movies. Hopefully not in the hospital. Thanks for all your warm wishes and comments. I honestly should have gone to emergency with the pain I was in. If it was something worse I might have been too late. Will go if the pain returns.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
March 21, 2013 Thursday Afternoon
Woke up this morning with extreme pain in bowel and intestines area. Spent all day debating if I was going to go to emergency. The pain is that bad. I have had nothing to eat since I can't even keep the water I am drinking down. Not sure what this is but I am not a happy guy. Looking forward to Tony coming home so he can take care of the dogs so I can go to bed. I am starting to think I caught some bug since the pain has moved into my legs and I just feel like crap and sleeping. I thought at one point it might be my appendix since the pain on my right side was so bad this afternoon. Still thinking it might be. Have had cold chills all day and sweating away. Also been throwing up all day, in fact I think I just threw up this afternoon's water I drank all afternoon.
Sure hope tomorrow is a better day. If this pain doesn't go away soon I might just go to emergency.
Sure hope tomorrow is a better day. If this pain doesn't go away soon I might just go to emergency.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
March 20, 2013 Wednesday Afternoon
Spent last night watching Splash, Revenge on the DVR and the Smash in bed. Went to sleep around 10:30 PM after the news.
This morning I was up before 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Read the morning newspapers, showered, and left the house by 9:30 AM. Stopped first at Walgreen's to pick up a prescription for Tony. Then went to CVS Pharmacy to check out the Dr Scholls foot machine and make a shoe insert. Then went through the McDonald's drive thru for some breakfast on my way to Pick N Save. Did the weekly grocery shopping. Thankfully after I paid, and was walking away, I thought to myself 'that was expensive', and checked my receipt. I was charged $30 for a $15 item. Guess the kid put in the wrong code when he entered it manually. Had to go to the service desk and get my $15 refunded. Always pays to know about what things will cost and and then check the receipt if you think something is not right. Came home and spent the afternoon doing things around the house while I listened to The Pet Shop Boys. Got me thinking how things have changed when it comes to listening to music. When I was young you bought singles, albums or cassettes, and eventually CD's. You had to listen to the entire album whether you liked every song or not. That, or pile the singles on the record player. Now you can load all your digital music, which I have a ton of on this computer, and load it into a media player, just the songs you like, from various artists. So much nicer to listen to just the songs you like rather than having to listen to an entire CD for a couple good songs. I guess I am showing my age. Making some No Name Steaks, mashed potatoes and salad for supper tonight. Will most likely spend the night watching American Idol and then go to bed early for some loving since we have not the last couple days, and I feel the need. It is very cold again in Milwaukee. Sunny but in the 20s and windy. I know I have been complaining about the weather here in Milwaukee. Here is a good graphic of this March vs last March. I think you will now understand.
This morning I was up before 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Read the morning newspapers, showered, and left the house by 9:30 AM. Stopped first at Walgreen's to pick up a prescription for Tony. Then went to CVS Pharmacy to check out the Dr Scholls foot machine and make a shoe insert. Then went through the McDonald's drive thru for some breakfast on my way to Pick N Save. Did the weekly grocery shopping. Thankfully after I paid, and was walking away, I thought to myself 'that was expensive', and checked my receipt. I was charged $30 for a $15 item. Guess the kid put in the wrong code when he entered it manually. Had to go to the service desk and get my $15 refunded. Always pays to know about what things will cost and and then check the receipt if you think something is not right. Came home and spent the afternoon doing things around the house while I listened to The Pet Shop Boys. Got me thinking how things have changed when it comes to listening to music. When I was young you bought singles, albums or cassettes, and eventually CD's. You had to listen to the entire album whether you liked every song or not. That, or pile the singles on the record player. Now you can load all your digital music, which I have a ton of on this computer, and load it into a media player, just the songs you like, from various artists. So much nicer to listen to just the songs you like rather than having to listen to an entire CD for a couple good songs. I guess I am showing my age. Making some No Name Steaks, mashed potatoes and salad for supper tonight. Will most likely spend the night watching American Idol and then go to bed early for some loving since we have not the last couple days, and I feel the need. It is very cold again in Milwaukee. Sunny but in the 20s and windy. I know I have been complaining about the weather here in Milwaukee. Here is a good graphic of this March vs last March. I think you will now understand.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
March 19, 2013 Tuesday Afternoon
Spent last night watching Dancing With The Stars and then the series final of Deception. Went to sleep after the local news around 10:30 PM.
This morning I was up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony out the door. Spent the morning reading the two newspapers I get, The Milwaukee Journal and the USA Today. Did a little cleaning here and there, and listened to some music on the couch with the dogs in the afternoon. Got caught up on my inbox emails. Didn't want to leave the house today because of the cold. It is sunny outside but the thermometer says it is 20 degrees. It is very windy making the wind chill or feel like temperature about 10 degrees above zero. Too damn cold to go outside if you don't have to. Making BBQ beef sandwiches and mac and cheese, with a salad, for supper tonight. Will most likely spend the night watching Splash, Dancing With The Stars and then Smash before we go to bed tonight. This week is our 24th anniversary of Tony and I meeting, having our first dinner together, and making love for the first time. I think I tell this story each year, but is worth repeating. It was Tuesday March 20th, 1989 and I went out for some drinks at the Triangle Bar downtown. I walked into the bar and Tony was sitting at the bar talking to another guy. I sat down next to Tony. I had known Tony by seeing him in the bars and always thought he was a stud and so handsome. Since I had been in a relationship until recently I could not put a move on him. I was single now. Started talking to Tony and we hit it off right away. The guy on the other side of Tony was trying to pick Tony up also. As the night went on we finally decided at bar time to meet at a 24 hour coffee / chili restaurant downtown. I did not know downtown Milwaukee well and almost got lost finding the restaurant. We sat for hours talking. As we left the restaurant Tony threw me up against the car and started kissing me. Our first kiss. Said our goodbyes and exchanged phone numbers. The next day was a Wednesday and I had the day off from work. I called Tony at his work. At first I could tell he was a little confused as to who I was. Found out much later it was because he had met another guy named Dave who he went home with, just the prior weekend. So Tony did not know which Dave it was until we talked for a while. Decided to meet for supper at a restaurant named Palarmo Villa. Had a great dinner and conversation. I do remember Tony having terrible breath. Found out later it was because he never made it home from the bar or restaurant the night before with me since he got locked out of his apartment and spent the night at his auto body shop. So he had not even been home yet from the night before. Tony had a group therapy meeting at 7 PM that night so we ate a quick supper and then said goodbye. I remember him throwing me against the hood of the car again and giving me a huge kiss. That night after he got home from his therapy we talked on the phone for hours. He then told me he had a date with the guy he met over the weekend the next night, but promised just to go the 'the game they had tickets for' and then would come right home and call me. Funny how possessive I was right from the start. Also funny how we just knew we were right for each other, yet he couldn't cancel on the guy he just met. I guess that made Tony a nice guy? The Thursday night of his date with the guy Tony was home and called me by 11 PM. We talked on the phone until about 2 AM in the morning. Friday night I had to work late so we could not meet again. You know us gays, we move quick. Talked on the phone late Friday night and decided to meet on Saturday night and go out to his Dad's bar. Met Tony Saturday night around 7 PM at his apartment. A one room efficiency since he had just moved out of a relationship with another guy a couple weeks ago. We had a great time Saturday night at his Dad's bar and I got to meet the family, brothers, sisters, dad. At bar time we went back to his apartment. I thought ahead and actually packed an over night bag. What a tramp hey? That Saturday night, March 24, 1989 we made love for the first time. It was so nice. Spent the night at Tony's apartment. That next morning we got up early so we could go back to my apartment and check on my dogs. I had two Pomeranian at that time and my ex, who I still lived with, was taking care of them for the night but was going out of town on that Sunday. So Tony and I went to my apartment to meet the dogs. I will never forget as I was getting out of the shower I looked through the crack of the door and Tony was on the floor playing with the dogs, rolling around on the floor. In my mind HE PASSED THE PUPPY TEST. We ended up eventually going back to his apartment for the night Sunday night since my ex and I had an arrangement as to not bring anyone home while we still lived together. Honestly, the first time I saw Tony's apartment I should have ran for the hills. Closet filled with laundry, dirty dishes piled in the sink, and a stack of unpaid bills, months worth, sitting on the kitchen table. Guess it was a good thing I didn't run since we have been together now going on 24 years this week. We moved in together by the beginning of May. The rest is history. I do enjoy telling this story since I do think it is so romantic. I had a crush on Tony for years and the minute I saw him single I honesty thought 'he is going to be mine'. I also remember our date on Saturday night, March 20th, 1989 that when I walked into Tony's apartment he was all dressed up. Found out later he actually went clothes shopping that afternoon just to look nice for me. Tony hates to shop, so this was a big deal for him and for me. I don't think I would change a thing.
This morning I was up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony out the door. Spent the morning reading the two newspapers I get, The Milwaukee Journal and the USA Today. Did a little cleaning here and there, and listened to some music on the couch with the dogs in the afternoon. Got caught up on my inbox emails. Didn't want to leave the house today because of the cold. It is sunny outside but the thermometer says it is 20 degrees. It is very windy making the wind chill or feel like temperature about 10 degrees above zero. Too damn cold to go outside if you don't have to. Making BBQ beef sandwiches and mac and cheese, with a salad, for supper tonight. Will most likely spend the night watching Splash, Dancing With The Stars and then Smash before we go to bed tonight. This week is our 24th anniversary of Tony and I meeting, having our first dinner together, and making love for the first time. I think I tell this story each year, but is worth repeating. It was Tuesday March 20th, 1989 and I went out for some drinks at the Triangle Bar downtown. I walked into the bar and Tony was sitting at the bar talking to another guy. I sat down next to Tony. I had known Tony by seeing him in the bars and always thought he was a stud and so handsome. Since I had been in a relationship until recently I could not put a move on him. I was single now. Started talking to Tony and we hit it off right away. The guy on the other side of Tony was trying to pick Tony up also. As the night went on we finally decided at bar time to meet at a 24 hour coffee / chili restaurant downtown. I did not know downtown Milwaukee well and almost got lost finding the restaurant. We sat for hours talking. As we left the restaurant Tony threw me up against the car and started kissing me. Our first kiss. Said our goodbyes and exchanged phone numbers. The next day was a Wednesday and I had the day off from work. I called Tony at his work. At first I could tell he was a little confused as to who I was. Found out much later it was because he had met another guy named Dave who he went home with, just the prior weekend. So Tony did not know which Dave it was until we talked for a while. Decided to meet for supper at a restaurant named Palarmo Villa. Had a great dinner and conversation. I do remember Tony having terrible breath. Found out later it was because he never made it home from the bar or restaurant the night before with me since he got locked out of his apartment and spent the night at his auto body shop. So he had not even been home yet from the night before. Tony had a group therapy meeting at 7 PM that night so we ate a quick supper and then said goodbye. I remember him throwing me against the hood of the car again and giving me a huge kiss. That night after he got home from his therapy we talked on the phone for hours. He then told me he had a date with the guy he met over the weekend the next night, but promised just to go the 'the game they had tickets for' and then would come right home and call me. Funny how possessive I was right from the start. Also funny how we just knew we were right for each other, yet he couldn't cancel on the guy he just met. I guess that made Tony a nice guy? The Thursday night of his date with the guy Tony was home and called me by 11 PM. We talked on the phone until about 2 AM in the morning. Friday night I had to work late so we could not meet again. You know us gays, we move quick. Talked on the phone late Friday night and decided to meet on Saturday night and go out to his Dad's bar. Met Tony Saturday night around 7 PM at his apartment. A one room efficiency since he had just moved out of a relationship with another guy a couple weeks ago. We had a great time Saturday night at his Dad's bar and I got to meet the family, brothers, sisters, dad. At bar time we went back to his apartment. I thought ahead and actually packed an over night bag. What a tramp hey? That Saturday night, March 24, 1989 we made love for the first time. It was so nice. Spent the night at Tony's apartment. That next morning we got up early so we could go back to my apartment and check on my dogs. I had two Pomeranian at that time and my ex, who I still lived with, was taking care of them for the night but was going out of town on that Sunday. So Tony and I went to my apartment to meet the dogs. I will never forget as I was getting out of the shower I looked through the crack of the door and Tony was on the floor playing with the dogs, rolling around on the floor. In my mind HE PASSED THE PUPPY TEST. We ended up eventually going back to his apartment for the night Sunday night since my ex and I had an arrangement as to not bring anyone home while we still lived together. Honestly, the first time I saw Tony's apartment I should have ran for the hills. Closet filled with laundry, dirty dishes piled in the sink, and a stack of unpaid bills, months worth, sitting on the kitchen table. Guess it was a good thing I didn't run since we have been together now going on 24 years this week. We moved in together by the beginning of May. The rest is history. I do enjoy telling this story since I do think it is so romantic. I had a crush on Tony for years and the minute I saw him single I honesty thought 'he is going to be mine'. I also remember our date on Saturday night, March 20th, 1989 that when I walked into Tony's apartment he was all dressed up. Found out later he actually went clothes shopping that afternoon just to look nice for me. Tony hates to shop, so this was a big deal for him and for me. I don't think I would change a thing.
Monday, March 18, 2013
March 18, 2013 Monday Afternoon
Spent Friday night watching TV from the DVR. Went to bed around 10 PM.
Saturday morning we were up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Did very little all day Saturday. We did take a nice long nap in the afternoon with the dogs. Fed the dogs supper and in a little while we headed out the door to have supper at a friends house. Had a great supper and conversation with friends. Got home around 9:30 PM and after a little TV watching we went to bed.
Sunday morning we were again up by 7 AM. After reading the Sunday morning newspaper we both colored our hair with Just For Men, showered, and then went to pick up Tony's mom and take her out for breakfast. Yah, we still color our hair. I will be 52 next month and still can't get over all the grey. After breakfast we stopped off at Big Lots to buy some items. Bought a new poop scooper since I broke the one we had that morning on the ice chipping away at the poop. Bought a hoe like tool instead since it was cheaper than a dog poop scoop. The pet store wanted $20 for a poop scooper, $20! I am not spending $20 to pick up dog poop. Got home a little before noon and by 1 PM we went to the bedroom to watch an adult movie, do the lovin thing, and take a nap. Tony napped after the lovin, I got up and did things around the house, checking on him and the dogs as they napped and snored. Ordered a pizza from a new pizza restaurant here on the Eastside and had it delivered. Was a very good pizza and will order from them again. Spent the night watching Amazing Race, The Good Wife and The Mentalist, before going to sleep around 10 PM.
This morning I was up by 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot, and got Tony off to work. Since I had bought a new Swiffer Duster yesterday, I spent the morning dusting the house, ceiling fans and all. The house is now very clean and I think the wood work even shines. Took a nice two hour nap with the dogs this afternoon. It has been snowing all day in Milwaukee today. It is 32 degrees and a fluffy wet snow. Suppose to get about 2 inches by the time it ends in an hour or so. Will have to go out and shovel when it stops. Making a Hormel beef roast, noodles and salad for supper tonight. Tonight is the start of Dancing With The Stars. I love this show and will be settled in watching when it starts. Will finish off the night watching Hawaii Five O.
Saturday morning we were up by 7 AM. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Did very little all day Saturday. We did take a nice long nap in the afternoon with the dogs. Fed the dogs supper and in a little while we headed out the door to have supper at a friends house. Had a great supper and conversation with friends. Got home around 9:30 PM and after a little TV watching we went to bed.
Sunday morning we were again up by 7 AM. After reading the Sunday morning newspaper we both colored our hair with Just For Men, showered, and then went to pick up Tony's mom and take her out for breakfast. Yah, we still color our hair. I will be 52 next month and still can't get over all the grey. After breakfast we stopped off at Big Lots to buy some items. Bought a new poop scooper since I broke the one we had that morning on the ice chipping away at the poop. Bought a hoe like tool instead since it was cheaper than a dog poop scoop. The pet store wanted $20 for a poop scooper, $20! I am not spending $20 to pick up dog poop. Got home a little before noon and by 1 PM we went to the bedroom to watch an adult movie, do the lovin thing, and take a nap. Tony napped after the lovin, I got up and did things around the house, checking on him and the dogs as they napped and snored. Ordered a pizza from a new pizza restaurant here on the Eastside and had it delivered. Was a very good pizza and will order from them again. Spent the night watching Amazing Race, The Good Wife and The Mentalist, before going to sleep around 10 PM.
This morning I was up by 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot, and got Tony off to work. Since I had bought a new Swiffer Duster yesterday, I spent the morning dusting the house, ceiling fans and all. The house is now very clean and I think the wood work even shines. Took a nice two hour nap with the dogs this afternoon. It has been snowing all day in Milwaukee today. It is 32 degrees and a fluffy wet snow. Suppose to get about 2 inches by the time it ends in an hour or so. Will have to go out and shovel when it stops. Making a Hormel beef roast, noodles and salad for supper tonight. Tonight is the start of Dancing With The Stars. I love this show and will be settled in watching when it starts. Will finish off the night watching Hawaii Five O.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
March 17, 2013 Sunday Afternoon
I got the following email on Friday. Worth passing on. Sounds like a great book.
Hi Dave,
I'm writing to you because I really enjoy your blog and the benefit you
blog is to the community. I wanted to share with you that I have just published
my first children's book and am looking to create a "grassroots" buzz about it
through the blogosphere. I am specifically reaching out to you because the
subject of my children's book is about AIDS and HIV. A young girl hears about an
AIDS Walk at school and asks her mom what that means. She learns about AIDS and
is moved to help people living with AIDS and HIV by participating in the walk
and raising money. Its a really amazing book and sends a great message to
children. I was hoping you would mention it on your blog, perhaps linking it to Amazon and help a new author get a great message out.
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Feet-Steps-Brit-Sharon/dp/1475187823/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362852578&sr=8-1&keywords=little+feet%2C+big+steps
Please let me know if you have any questions, have a great day!
Brit Sharon
Friday, March 15, 2013
March 15, 2013 Friday Afternoon
Spent last night watching American Idol and Glee. Went to the bedroom and watched an hour of some home buying show where they auction off houses. Did the lovin thing, again, damn that's every day this week, and then went to sleep.
This morning at 6:30 AM I heard Tony yell into the bedroom 'the TV bulb went out'. Damn, time to get out of bed. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Thankfully I had planned ahead for our 60 inch projection TV and bought a bulb housing for it online knowing they only last 6 months to 2 years. We are going on two years, third bulb in 4 years, so I had one as back up. Of course it was an off name brand bulb for only $69 online where the Mitsubishi website sells them for $250. Tony and I tried for almost an hour to get the new bulb housing to slide and click into the back of the TV. Tony finally left for work leaving me to figure it out. I was pretty much ready to just give up and say the bulb doesn't fit and we would be out buying a new TV tonight. I am not going to spend $250 on a manufacture bulb only to have it last 6 months. Would rather just break down and buy a flat screen TV and dump this projection TV. Decided to take the TV off the stand and put it face down on the floor so I could force the bulb in. CLICK! It worked. Turned on the TV and all is well again in TV watching land. Will now have to buy another back up bulb since you never know how long they will last and being without our living room big screen TV is not an option with all the TV we watch. Spent the rest of the morning cleaning up the mess and reading the newspaper. I was pretty shocked at the amount of dust in and around the back of the TV. Vacuumed it out good. Met Tony and the guys for lunch. Had a great lunch as usual. Stopped off at Walgreen's to buy another foot insert and pick up Tony's pain pill prescription. I am able to walk OK with a foot insert that help my high arch and doesn't make me put so much pressure on the front of my foot. Spent the rest of the afternoon listening to music and doing things around the house. Will just make left over spaghetti and a salad for supper tonight. Only plans this weekend is dinner at a friends house on Saturday night. It is snowing lightly outside right now and about 32 degrees. Suppose to get maybe an inch of snow tonight. No warm up in sight and in the high twenties or low thirties all weekend.
This morning at 6:30 AM I heard Tony yell into the bedroom 'the TV bulb went out'. Damn, time to get out of bed. Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot. Thankfully I had planned ahead for our 60 inch projection TV and bought a bulb housing for it online knowing they only last 6 months to 2 years. We are going on two years, third bulb in 4 years, so I had one as back up. Of course it was an off name brand bulb for only $69 online where the Mitsubishi website sells them for $250. Tony and I tried for almost an hour to get the new bulb housing to slide and click into the back of the TV. Tony finally left for work leaving me to figure it out. I was pretty much ready to just give up and say the bulb doesn't fit and we would be out buying a new TV tonight. I am not going to spend $250 on a manufacture bulb only to have it last 6 months. Would rather just break down and buy a flat screen TV and dump this projection TV. Decided to take the TV off the stand and put it face down on the floor so I could force the bulb in. CLICK! It worked. Turned on the TV and all is well again in TV watching land. Will now have to buy another back up bulb since you never know how long they will last and being without our living room big screen TV is not an option with all the TV we watch. Spent the rest of the morning cleaning up the mess and reading the newspaper. I was pretty shocked at the amount of dust in and around the back of the TV. Vacuumed it out good. Met Tony and the guys for lunch. Had a great lunch as usual. Stopped off at Walgreen's to buy another foot insert and pick up Tony's pain pill prescription. I am able to walk OK with a foot insert that help my high arch and doesn't make me put so much pressure on the front of my foot. Spent the rest of the afternoon listening to music and doing things around the house. Will just make left over spaghetti and a salad for supper tonight. Only plans this weekend is dinner at a friends house on Saturday night. It is snowing lightly outside right now and about 32 degrees. Suppose to get maybe an inch of snow tonight. No warm up in sight and in the high twenties or low thirties all weekend.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
March 14, 2013 Thursday Afternoon
Spent last night watching TV from the DVR. Watched the last hour of DVR TV in bed. Did the lovin thing and went to sleep around 10:30 PM listening to my IPod music.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the early morning reading the newspapers. Showered and before I left for McDonald's, the bank, and Pick N Save, I talk to my mom on the phone for about a half hour catching up on things in both our lives. So funny how when I call my mom and dad, when dad answers the phone, after we talk a bit he yells 'Sandy, it's your favorite son on the phone'. Makes me feel good and smile. Got the grocery shopping done and came home. Spent the day just laying around listening to music trying to stay off my foot. Been listening to Bruno Mars, Pink and Kelly Clarkson all afternoon. Did a little cleaning and vacuumed the house also. The Mourning Dove showed up this morning in the nest for a while like she has been doing this past week. Was able to show Tony the bird in the camera before he left for work. Making sweet and sour chicken and rice tonight with a salad for supper. Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR so I can fast forward through commercials. Was sunny all morning and then the clouds came in this afternoon. It is only about 28 degrees outside here in Milwaukee again today. No sign of Spring even in the next week's forecast.
This morning I was up at 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the early morning reading the newspapers. Showered and before I left for McDonald's, the bank, and Pick N Save, I talk to my mom on the phone for about a half hour catching up on things in both our lives. So funny how when I call my mom and dad, when dad answers the phone, after we talk a bit he yells 'Sandy, it's your favorite son on the phone'. Makes me feel good and smile. Got the grocery shopping done and came home. Spent the day just laying around listening to music trying to stay off my foot. Been listening to Bruno Mars, Pink and Kelly Clarkson all afternoon. Did a little cleaning and vacuumed the house also. The Mourning Dove showed up this morning in the nest for a while like she has been doing this past week. Was able to show Tony the bird in the camera before he left for work. Making sweet and sour chicken and rice tonight with a salad for supper. Will most likely spend the night watching TV from the DVR so I can fast forward through commercials. Was sunny all morning and then the clouds came in this afternoon. It is only about 28 degrees outside here in Milwaukee again today. No sign of Spring even in the next week's forecast.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
March 13, 2013 Wednesday Afternoon
Spent the night watching the past two episodes of The Walking Dead from the DVR. Went to the bedroom to watch Smash and then did the lovin thing before going to sleep.
This morning I was up by 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the morning reading the newspaper and listening to some music. My favorite music right now is Bruno Mars and Kelly Clarkson. I love the new Bruno Mars CD and his past work. Sounds like a cross between Prince and Michael Jackson. Left the house a little after noon to go to McDonald's for a dollar McDouble on my way to my 1 PM meeting at ARCW to discuss next weeks agenda for the board meeting. Picked up my anti inflammatory prescription at the pharmacy and my monthly food from the pantry before I left. Stopped off at Tony's shop to drop off some of the food we will not eat. Came home and spent the afternoon watching TV. Making spaghetti and salads for supper tonight. Will most likely watch TV from the DVR again tonight since it looks like all reruns on TV. My toe and foot is about the same. The inserts in my shoes are a big help but I can't have my shoes on all day. So I am back to the padded slippers as I type this blog. Taped up my toe again this morning after my shower like the doctor did yesterday. It was sunny all day today in Milwaukee but it did little to the temperature. It got to about 28 degrees today. Tony is at the doctor right now regarding his chest and rib pain from his fall on the ice. I am sure he will come home with a big prescription of pain pills, so he will be happy. Now I have to just keep track of them so he doesn't eat them like candy, finish his prescription, and then want my pain pills. I keep telling him if he is in so much pain he should be home more and not working such long hours. Heck, he is the owner and boss, he can make his own hours. Got my tax refund today which for some reason was half I thought I was going to get. Still a refund so I am happy. Will put it in saving to spend on the work I will have to do upstairs when the tenants move. I know we have to put in a new kitchen counter and sink and new carpet in the kitchen, much less paint the place. So it will be about a $1000 to get the place ready to rent again. We have put little money into the unit so I don't feel bad making some upgrades and hopefully getting a little higher rent. Kali is again a bit better, still showing affects of the Vertigo by hanging her head to the side and still a bit unstable. I did give her her antibiotic this morning in her food and told Tony to watch and make sure she ate it. Of course he said he watched, but I found the pill on the floor a half hour later and had to give it to her with some can food. Sometimes it just doesn't pay to ask the other half to do something when you know you will do it right yourself. How can her skin condition get better if Kali doesn't take her pill? I tell Tony weekly it scares the hell out of me to wonder what the household would be like if something happened to me. Of course his reply is he will have 'someone else here to do it'. Honestly I think it will be very hard to find someone to fill my shoes here at home. Speaking of shoes, here is a picture of my sore toe in bandages.
This morning I was up by 6:30 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot and got Tony off to work. Spent the morning reading the newspaper and listening to some music. My favorite music right now is Bruno Mars and Kelly Clarkson. I love the new Bruno Mars CD and his past work. Sounds like a cross between Prince and Michael Jackson. Left the house a little after noon to go to McDonald's for a dollar McDouble on my way to my 1 PM meeting at ARCW to discuss next weeks agenda for the board meeting. Picked up my anti inflammatory prescription at the pharmacy and my monthly food from the pantry before I left. Stopped off at Tony's shop to drop off some of the food we will not eat. Came home and spent the afternoon watching TV. Making spaghetti and salads for supper tonight. Will most likely watch TV from the DVR again tonight since it looks like all reruns on TV. My toe and foot is about the same. The inserts in my shoes are a big help but I can't have my shoes on all day. So I am back to the padded slippers as I type this blog. Taped up my toe again this morning after my shower like the doctor did yesterday. It was sunny all day today in Milwaukee but it did little to the temperature. It got to about 28 degrees today. Tony is at the doctor right now regarding his chest and rib pain from his fall on the ice. I am sure he will come home with a big prescription of pain pills, so he will be happy. Now I have to just keep track of them so he doesn't eat them like candy, finish his prescription, and then want my pain pills. I keep telling him if he is in so much pain he should be home more and not working such long hours. Heck, he is the owner and boss, he can make his own hours. Got my tax refund today which for some reason was half I thought I was going to get. Still a refund so I am happy. Will put it in saving to spend on the work I will have to do upstairs when the tenants move. I know we have to put in a new kitchen counter and sink and new carpet in the kitchen, much less paint the place. So it will be about a $1000 to get the place ready to rent again. We have put little money into the unit so I don't feel bad making some upgrades and hopefully getting a little higher rent. Kali is again a bit better, still showing affects of the Vertigo by hanging her head to the side and still a bit unstable. I did give her her antibiotic this morning in her food and told Tony to watch and make sure she ate it. Of course he said he watched, but I found the pill on the floor a half hour later and had to give it to her with some can food. Sometimes it just doesn't pay to ask the other half to do something when you know you will do it right yourself. How can her skin condition get better if Kali doesn't take her pill? I tell Tony weekly it scares the hell out of me to wonder what the household would be like if something happened to me. Of course his reply is he will have 'someone else here to do it'. Honestly I think it will be very hard to find someone to fill my shoes here at home. Speaking of shoes, here is a picture of my sore toe in bandages.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
March 12, 2013 Tuesday Afternoon
Spent last night watching The Impossible and Deception before trying to sleep. Could not sleep. Around 11 PM I finally got up and got my IPod and spent and hour or more listening to Bruno Mars in bed. Think I finally fell asleep a little before 3 AM.
This morning I was up at 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot, and got Tony off to work. Read a little of the newspaper and then took a shower since I knew we had an 11 AM vet appointment to take Bo and Stella to get their nails cut and pick up Kali's antibiotic. Got out of the shower and as I was putting on my last sock, the phone rang. It was the foot doctor I tried to get an appointment with yesterday and was told I could not see him until May 7th. Also the same doctor I left a message on his supervisors phone yesterday asking why I have to wait two months to see a doctor in the USA. My grandma always told me 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease'. So I guess it was good I spoke up and wondered why a person would have to wait two months and them not hiring more foot doctors at the medical clinic here at St Mary's Hospital. The doctor asked me what was wrong and then asked if I could be there in a half hour. I quickly thought '9:45 AM at the doctor, how will I get the dogs to the vet by 11 AM, but I can't miss this opportunity for this appointment'. I must have been thinking out loud because the doctor then told me he would have me in and out and I should be able to still have the dogs to their vet by 11 AM. So I quickly let the dogs all out to pee and back in, and left to go to see the foot doctor. Only had to wait about 10 minutes in the waiting room and then saw the doctor shortly after being taken to the room. Handsome young guy, always makes for a much more pleasant doctor appointment. Thankfully I was showered. LOL. The doctor felt my foot up and down and did some pushing and pulling. He then showed me how my second toe is dislocated and not connected well and I have damaged the bone behind the toe, maybe even a break. Told me to get an Xray and gave me some anti inflammatory meds I have to pick up tomorrow. He taped up my toe and put a pad under the front of my foot to take the weight off. Told me to stay off my feet for the next month as much as possible and showed me some foot exercised to do. Also to see him in a month. He then told me I could buy these foot inserts at the local shoe store or wear a medical cast boot. I opted for the insert rather than a cast boot. Left the doctor and got home just in time for Tony to come home and we then took the two dogs to the vet. Got their nails all cut nice and Kali's antibiotic. Came home with the dogs after stopping at McDonald's for some dollar hamburgers and french fries. After Tony went back to work I went back to the medical clinic to get my foot xray. Went pretty smooth and will find out the results when the doctor calls me. Came home and after a little while I figured since it was a little after 1 PM I could either go to the store and buy the shoe inserts or take a nap. Drove to the shoe store and bought the inserts called Superfeet Green for a high arch and wide foot. The clerk was very nice and put the inserts in my shoes and got them all fit right. Paid the $41 for the inserts. Would not have ever paid this much for shoe inserts, but hell, I have a broken toe. Drove home and after I was home for a while I took an hour nap with the dogs on the bed. Funny how some days when you wake up with 'the plan' of the day in your head, it goes a totally different way. I guess this turned out good because the doctor told me if I had not seen him and done anything about my foot it would not have healed properly and I would have bigger problems going forward. Taping up my toe ever day for the next month isn't going to be fun. Making some chicken corden blue, noodles, beans and salad for supper tonight. Tony will come home in pain, he goes back to his doctor tomorrow for his pain from his ice fall. As you get older, falls on the ice take a bigger toll on your body. Will just spend the night watching TV, most likely a little lovin before we go to bed. Got to 32 degrees today but was cloudy. Ice everywhere from the light snow and rain we got over night. Noticed for a second the Mourning Dove in the next this morning. Watched it on the camera sitting on the nest. So I guess come Sping I will have Mourning Doves to watch in their nest. This will be the third year they returned.
This morning I was up at 7 AM. Fed the dogs, gave Vito his shot, and got Tony off to work. Read a little of the newspaper and then took a shower since I knew we had an 11 AM vet appointment to take Bo and Stella to get their nails cut and pick up Kali's antibiotic. Got out of the shower and as I was putting on my last sock, the phone rang. It was the foot doctor I tried to get an appointment with yesterday and was told I could not see him until May 7th. Also the same doctor I left a message on his supervisors phone yesterday asking why I have to wait two months to see a doctor in the USA. My grandma always told me 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease'. So I guess it was good I spoke up and wondered why a person would have to wait two months and them not hiring more foot doctors at the medical clinic here at St Mary's Hospital. The doctor asked me what was wrong and then asked if I could be there in a half hour. I quickly thought '9:45 AM at the doctor, how will I get the dogs to the vet by 11 AM, but I can't miss this opportunity for this appointment'. I must have been thinking out loud because the doctor then told me he would have me in and out and I should be able to still have the dogs to their vet by 11 AM. So I quickly let the dogs all out to pee and back in, and left to go to see the foot doctor. Only had to wait about 10 minutes in the waiting room and then saw the doctor shortly after being taken to the room. Handsome young guy, always makes for a much more pleasant doctor appointment. Thankfully I was showered. LOL. The doctor felt my foot up and down and did some pushing and pulling. He then showed me how my second toe is dislocated and not connected well and I have damaged the bone behind the toe, maybe even a break. Told me to get an Xray and gave me some anti inflammatory meds I have to pick up tomorrow. He taped up my toe and put a pad under the front of my foot to take the weight off. Told me to stay off my feet for the next month as much as possible and showed me some foot exercised to do. Also to see him in a month. He then told me I could buy these foot inserts at the local shoe store or wear a medical cast boot. I opted for the insert rather than a cast boot. Left the doctor and got home just in time for Tony to come home and we then took the two dogs to the vet. Got their nails all cut nice and Kali's antibiotic. Came home with the dogs after stopping at McDonald's for some dollar hamburgers and french fries. After Tony went back to work I went back to the medical clinic to get my foot xray. Went pretty smooth and will find out the results when the doctor calls me. Came home and after a little while I figured since it was a little after 1 PM I could either go to the store and buy the shoe inserts or take a nap. Drove to the shoe store and bought the inserts called Superfeet Green for a high arch and wide foot. The clerk was very nice and put the inserts in my shoes and got them all fit right. Paid the $41 for the inserts. Would not have ever paid this much for shoe inserts, but hell, I have a broken toe. Drove home and after I was home for a while I took an hour nap with the dogs on the bed. Funny how some days when you wake up with 'the plan' of the day in your head, it goes a totally different way. I guess this turned out good because the doctor told me if I had not seen him and done anything about my foot it would not have healed properly and I would have bigger problems going forward. Taping up my toe ever day for the next month isn't going to be fun. Making some chicken corden blue, noodles, beans and salad for supper tonight. Tony will come home in pain, he goes back to his doctor tomorrow for his pain from his ice fall. As you get older, falls on the ice take a bigger toll on your body. Will just spend the night watching TV, most likely a little lovin before we go to bed. Got to 32 degrees today but was cloudy. Ice everywhere from the light snow and rain we got over night. Noticed for a second the Mourning Dove in the next this morning. Watched it on the camera sitting on the nest. So I guess come Sping I will have Mourning Doves to watch in their nest. This will be the third year they returned.
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