GETTING A BREAK ON WEDNESDAY FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. PTL. Then the last two for the week will take place. Labs and Medicare Exam. Next week will be our regular yearly physical. Lord willing, we will get a long break from appointments. Hoping.
On Tuesday, Hubby met with a Orthopedic Surgeon about his foot that has caused him excessive pain since January. After a Primary Care Physician appointment, X-rays, Orthopedic Surgeon Appointment, Orthopedic shoes and inserts made, a different Orthopedic Surgeon, MRI done where a lesion was found, icing it, and NSAIDS taken for months, a Cortisone Shot was finally given. Still a mystery about what is taking place. The Surgeon is stumped.
Hubby will phone them in two weeks to report how the foot feels and then go from there. Shall see and pray.
Afterwards we had a big lunch and did some shopping. Went to a grocery store for some cucumbers and to the Dollar Store for ETERNAL WATER. Stopped off at HOBBY LOBBY.
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| THIS WILL BE MY GARDENING SEAT. |
Talked about getting a gardener's bench so I can sit on it while pulling weeds and grass out of the flowerbeds after the lawn has been treated for chiggers. ARBOR FREIGHT had a roller seat that was a good price. Got it. Drove to a different community looking for BLUE POPCORN. Found some. Drove on HOME to rest and unload our spoils.
Before I rested, I decided to finish planting the Coleus I got the day before. It filled in nicely the bare spot in the urn. Watered the porch plants and admired their beauty.
My Mom telephoned me for a chat. She'll be coming to visit in a couple of weeks. This will put the fire under me to get more done on tidying the COTTAGE. It will be really nice to have her come for a stay.
NOW, I have got to get the laundry completely done so I have a sense of being with the program and have my act together. The Kitchen can be tidied some more for sure. The Dining room will look like humans have a place to dine. The small bedroom will have the appearance of being an actual bedroom and the door will be closed to the Master Bedroom as we have not even started setting it up. Right now, it's a storage room. oops. The bathroom will be completed or nearly so before my 92 year old momma comes to visit. The Living room is done. The porch is done.
TWO OF THE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS ARE UNDER OUR BELT. We got up so early to drive over to Manhattan for Hubby's appointments that afterwards we ate Breakfast at THE CHEF. As I stared at my meal, I was thinking that a green salad would have been a better pick for me. I should have ordered one instead of what I did. Country Fried Steak with gravy, home fries, scrambled eggs and wheat toast. Hubby frequently gets this and I thought I would also. Mistake for me.
After I finished my meal, I wished I had ate a salad. This meal wasn't as good as I have had at THE CHEF. The ketch-up I used was sour. I had ordered HOME FRIES and got hash browns. Not a big deal, I ate some of the hash browns. The scrambled eggs I received were not like any I had before. They were not scrambled, but looked more like a blob. Tasted odd. I should receive the food with appreciation and thankfulness and yet, I know the waitress didn't get the order correct. Better luck next time if there be a next time.
As we walked back to our car, someone had plucked a stem from a Impatiens plant which was lying on the hot sidewalk. I picked it up and asked Hubby to check on his phone to see if a Impatiens stem will root out in water? He said yes, so I placed it in a water bottle and have plans to let it root out in the Kitchen. When it does, I'll plant it in a pot. Almost immediately the stem perked up.
We drove all over Manhattan running chores. Hubby needed a copy of the heart test he had, so we drove over to the facility where he had the test. There's some questions he will ask our doctor at his physical next week.
Then he was to make an appointment with a podiatrist to have his toenails professionally shaped. More driving to a different location. The soonest they could get him in is OCTOBER 3rd. I blinked my eyes. That's 13 weeks away. As I was checking the calendar to write the appointment down, I noticed it falls on ROSH HASHANAH. I guess it will be just fine to have this appointment on such a special Jewish Holiday even with us not being Jewish.
What: Rosh Hashanah is the birthday of the universe, the day G‑d created Adam and Eve, and it’s celebrated as the head of the Jewish year.
When: Rosh Hashanah is observed on the first two days of the Jewish new year, Tishrei 1 and 2, beginning at sundown on the eve of Tishrei 1. Rosh Hashanah 2024 begins at sundown on October 2 and continues through nightfall on October 4.
How: Rosh Hashanah is celebrated with candle lighting in the evenings, festive meals with sweet delicacies during the night and day, prayer services that include the sounding of the ram’s horn (shofar) on both mornings, and desisting from creative work.
Hubby will find it interesting that his medical appointment is on Rosh Hashanah. Off we went to get a green tea then to a medical supply store. Auto Zone for car parts,
I remembered that I was suppose to receive a medical report for the Echocardiogram I had done in May, but never received. This was the day to go get one. No telephone tag played or Health Portal hiccups. More driving across town. Back to the doctor's facility to get my copy.
I wanted to purchase some more Coleus as I did not have enough to fill the urn. Home Depot had a few so I purchased one that will look beautiful in the urn. More playing in the dirt!
More driving to Best Buy to check on a computer printer. They had one that will work for us. Only one remained that had been marked down in price. We chatted about what to do and we did it. Ring it up to bring Home with us. Cha-Ching. A big purchase so we will pull some cash out of savings to deposit into the checking account.
Off to two more banks. More driving. By this time, I'm getting very tired since I woke at 4:22 this morning. The tireds are hitting me.
Onto the pharmacy in a different community to spend 84 cents on a prescription.
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| Walnut seat with legs made of maple painted ebony. |
As we passed a new Amish Furniture store in the area, I said today's the day we stop to look. We did. What a charming place. Hubby sat on one of the wood stools that fit his build. HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY. Our's is in August, but this beautiful stool that fit like it was made for him might not be there come August, so we purchased it. It will be used as his artist stool that he will use when he's painting at an easel. I believe that having this stool will encourage him to once again paint.
They have gorgeous, well made furniture such as bedroom suites, rockers, dining tables with chairs. Scripture pictures on the walls and faux candles lit. Lovely place.
Amish people run this new business dressed to the nines looking so wholesome. The Amish have come to the area. I'd love to visit with the mother sometime. Perhaps God can arrange this for me.
We came HOME, unloaded our finds and had quiet time to rest. Supper WILL BE a salad. I'll fix it after I have a nap.
BUSY DAY. I think it would have been fun to have clocked the miles to see just how many we covered in this day.
There was a knock on the door. Lil Miss had her brother with her and they stopped by after a swim. What a nice treat to have grandchildren stop by. Orange Gatorade time and caramel rice cakes to the rescue. What kind of Grandma would I be if I didn't provide some snacks?
Two medical appointments down and three to go this week. Can you believe it?
As I type this post, I remember that it's already the 9th of July. The 9th is my favorite cousin's birthday. She would have been 68. Three years ago, she and her Husband would pass away in a horrific automobile crash that happened about a week after she turned 65. Every July 9th I think of her and I miss her. Pause. Denice. My childhood memories come rushing back to me. She had a huge part in my life and I'm very blessed to have had her in my LIFE. She could tan when in the sun and I couldn't. Played soft ball as a catcher, belly danced, Life Guard at the swimming pool, cheerleader. I was jealous of all that she did when I was growing up. As a child she delivered newspapers on her bicycle in her small HOME town. She married two weeks before I did. Mothered 9 children. Athletic build. As an adult she made the most beautiful cakes you could imagine. Incredibly active and on the go. She was awesome. Loved the Lord.
OUR HANDY DANDY COMPUTER PRINTER has printed it's last sheet of paper. We'll be on the look-out for a new one. ASAP we will replace it as I cannot tell you the number of times I have used it to keep copies of health articles for my personal Library. I wore the printer completely out. BREAKDOWN.
Hoping to get a better one. We'll be looking this week. Have to do some HOMEWORK first before turning loose of the money.
I'm falling behind stapling pieces of paper together and filing, but that's alright. Eventually I will get to it. Knowing I have a pile of articles to file, is better than not having them on hand. I have spent years reading about THYROID HEALTH. Now, I am researching NATURAL WAYS to benefit our health. I have papers on how to lower cholesterol and blood pressure then there are lots on diabetes, medical tests results, all kinds of vitamins, recipes, etc.
With the expense of a new printer, we may wait until next month to buy one. This month has had the expense of the window glass and labor also ceiling tile on order. Dining out with Brother-in-law and wife. Out of town medical appointments and meals. It all adds up doesn't it? Watching those pennies that turn into dollars disappear.
HUBBY has been laboring on the bathroom remodeling as he works on the grouting of the wall tiles. Looking lovely. The window frame has the new privacy glass in it and he has painted the frame, installed it and reattached the old fashioned weights that operate the window when opening and closing. We're checking into wood rosettes and bellyband trim to place around the framed glass window. He's order the ceiling tiles that should arrive by next week-end. So pretty. Wood trim has to be purchased, painted and installed for other wall areas.
YARDWORK. I played in the dirt. The Geraniums have been repotted into smaller pots so the urns are freed up for some Coleus. The Coleus loves the sun that shines in front of our porch. The Geraniums just did not do well in the urns. Disappointed, but that's part of gardening. Sometimes it goes well and other times it's a challenge. Admire God's handiwork and be happy.
LAUNDRY. Bah humbug. I have busied myself this week-end doing laundry. The t-shirts I bought at FIVE BELOW for SUMMER attire with bluejeans, washed up nicely. The t-shirts use to be $5 each, but with inflation they have jumped to $5.55. Still a pretty good price for t-shirts with artwork on the front. If I purchase t's at God's Storehouse, they run as much and are pre-owned so I didn't mind FIVE BELOW's prices. The new t's at the Christian Book Store run close to $20.oo.
I still want to do some sewing after we get better caught up around the COTTAGE. I know that t-shirts and bluejeans are popular attire, but sometimes I like dressing up more than this. Sewing some camp shirts with matching shorts looks dressier to me than ratty bluejeans and t's.
Plans this week. Good grief...5 medical appointments. 5! Better make the best out of it when we are out and about. Make it count. When I am HOME, I find myself having to rest. DEEP CLEANING hasn't happened for SUMMER. I do quick spot cleaning. The Bathroom will be worked on. Laundry continued. Decluttering when I can. Walking. Continue researching on the computer. Eating more salads and vegetables. Maybe some smoothies. Look for a new computer printer.
Sounds like a plan.
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When I saw these, I smiled and laughed. OLD LIVES do matter and we are some of these old lives that matter. We have the same shaped glasses at HOME that have no markings on them, so these two are for grins and giggles. They do jog our memory that we are living inside old bodies with many miles on us making us more than vintage.
We matter. All lives matter. Praise the LORD, I know this. Lives matter.
God bless you this day and coming week.
No matter what age you are, YOU MATTER!
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