Saturday and a Little Laundry

 I slept poorly again last night and was up at 5:00AM, made my bed and dressed and got myself ready for the day. I took Melatonin before I went to bed but only slept off and on...nothing regular. I didn't want to take a sleeping pill because I don't want to get hooked on them. The doctor said not to use them too much.

When I opened the front door Blondie was there ready for his breakfast. After he ate and left, the little grey cat came and ate too.

There's still the black and white one and the small yellow one and the snow white one yet to come.I took plenty of food out for them. 

I did catch "the weather on the 8's" 

Today is to be 65 degrees and AM rain! Sunday is supposed to be 69 degrees and sunny, Monday is to be 70 degrees and  partly cloudy, Tuesday is to be 68 degrees and partly cloudy, Wednesday is to be 70 degrees and mostly cloudy, Thursday is to be 71 degrees and mostly cloudy, and Friday is to be 71 degrees and partly cloudy. One day of rain is better then none at all!

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It's 8:18AM and I just got home from my walk. I texted Esther when I left. I try to do that every morning. She usually sends me a smile of some kind.

I have a small load of laundry going now. At noon I will go up to Gabby's for lunch. I forgot to look to see what she is having today. She and Roger are only open Saturdays. They both have other jobs in Coffeyville.

Friday and a Cold Day.

 I slept off and on last night even though I took a sleeping pill. I guess that's just the way it's going to be. I opened the front door to Blondie and soon that little cat that looks just like him, joined him. I had my breakfast bar and coffee and Chai Latte and waited for "the weather on the 8's" to come on. The little grey cat soon joined the other two and I took another bowl of dry food out for it. Blondie is allowing it to eat. So the only ones who aren't here yet at the pitch black one and the pure white one. So I guess I am feeding five cats now. That's my only extravagance so I guess that's not a problem. I enjoy watching them and feeding them.

Today is to be 64 degrees and sunny, tomorrow is to be 63 degrees and mostly cloudy, Sunday is to be 67 degrees and mostly sunny,  Monday is to be 68 degrees and partly cloudy, Tuesday is to be  66 degrees and partly cloudy, Wednesday is to be 68 degrees and partly cloudy and Thursday is to be 71 degrees and mostly cloudy. That's the week...again...no rain. And we really need it.

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I was reading one of the blogs I follow and the woman was soon going to be 80 years old. Heck! In December on the 2nd, I will be 88 years old and have very few health problems. I feel blessed! I take one thyroid pill a day and one blood pressure pill too. My main problem is getting up and down from a chair. I have fallen on my knees twice and they no longer work smoothly. I still walk a mile each morning and stoop to pick up trash from the street so I will continue to do that until I no longer can. The walking is good for me and the stooping to pick up the trash keeps me flexible in that department. And I thoroughly clean my 5 room apartment every week too. So I am still putting one foot in front of the other. That's what counts!

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I stopped at the Antique Mall in Coffeyville and found that little 4 foot lighted Christmas tree I saw last Wednesday. If it works, it will be just right for my living room at Christmas. I saw Keith Buchele and also met the son that lives with him, Curtis. Keith and I had a nice visit. Keith is 94. I dated him when I was in high school....back in the dark ages.

I got back home after a couple of hours. 

I will be interested to see if that tree lights up.

More Even Later... It's 59 degrees and sunny now.

Thursday and Apartment Cleaning

 I slept poorly again last night. I didn't take a sleeping pill last night because the doctor did not want me to become dependent on them. I may take one tonight though. I was awake at 4:00AM and could not get back to sleep. Finally about 5:00AM, I just got up, made my bed and dressed and got myself ready for the day.

Blondie was out there when I opened the front door waiting for his breakfast. I took it out for him. After he ate and left, the little black and white cat came to eat and also the pitch black one too. They both ate and left and then I finally caught "the  weather on the 8's"

Today is to be 58 degrees and  cloudy, tomorrow is to be 65 degrees and sunny, Saturday is to be 65 degrees and partly cloudy, Sunday is  be 66 degrees and sunny, Monday is to be 68 degrees and partly cloudy, Tuesday is to be 68 degrees and partly cloudy, and Wednesday is to be 68 degrees and partly cloudy...again,,,no rain..and we desperately need rain. 

I was about to take my walk and then I stepped outside. It is 48 degrees out there. It's way too cold to walk that mile today. I will start cleaning the apartment instead. It needs it. It's been a week since it was cleaned.

I got the floors mopped and the vacuuming finished too. The sweeper is charging now. Now all I have to do is dust and I will do that later. I am very tired now.

More Even Later... I will go back to my book for awhile. I will try to call Sally later and see if she wants to go to lunch at noon...possible at the Dairy Queen in Independence...you can;t beat their $7.00 chicken with french fries and a drink and a hot fudge sundae.

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I called Sally and we went up to Independence to the Dairy Queen there and had that $7.00 special...three pieces of chicken and fries and a drink and a hot fudge sundae. It's always good!

Then we went to Wal Mart where she was looking for a pair of Jeans for a friend. She didn't find what she was looking for so we just went on home. I dropped her off at her car repair shop. It needed service.

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I dropped by the repair shop I take my car to and asked about the new mirror for my rider's side mirror. It came in yesterday and they will install it next Thursday. 

It's 52 degrees now. I intend to take a sleeping pill tonight. I didn't sleep all that well last night without one.  I don't want to get hooked on those things but I do want some decent sleep.

I took my bath early ..before 5:00PM in fact. It's 6:11PM now and I will read some more before I go to bed....and hopefully...to sleep tonight.

Wedneday and A Doctor's Appointment

 I slept pretty well last night but was up at 5:30AM, made my bed and dressed and got myself ready for the day.

I found Blondie ready for his breakfast and soon the little black cat and the smaller edition of Blondie were all out there, So far the snow white one is not there. I took a couple of bowls of cat food out to them and used the last of the wet cat food for Blondie.I will need to get some more when I am in Coffeyville for my hair appointment and doctor's appointment.

I also caught the "weather on the 8's".

Today is to be 81 degrees and mostly sunny, tomorrow is to be 60 degrees and mostly sunny, Friday is to be 64 degrees and sunny, Saturday is to be 64 degrees and partly cloudy, Sunday is to be 67 degrees sunny, Monday is to be 67 degrees and sunny and Tuesday is to be 67 degrees and mostly cloudy. That's the week! No rain again! And we really need it! At least we don't have any 100 degree weather. The hottest day is today at 81 degrees, The rest of the week is  in the 60s.

I hope to be able to mow the back yard today. Maybe I can get the west side done later in the week.

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I mowed the back yard. I should have raked it first but I just wasn't up to it. It looks a lot better but it needs to be raked anyhow. Maybe I can do it tomorrow. I want to clean the apartment too tomorrow.

I had my doctor's appointment this afternoon.  My blood pressure was down to 130/60 and that's a vast improvement. 

Now that I've mowed I'd better go pick up my two prescriptions now.

More Later... I got my two prescriptions filled. I won't take the sleeping pill every night...just when I can't get to sleep any other way. He didn't want me taking three Melatonin meds either. He said that was too much.

I took my bath at almost 7:00PM. I will read until I get sleepy. 

 

Tuesday and a Good Night's Sleep

 I slept well last night and was only up once to take my two meds. I finally got up at 6:00AM, made my bed, dressed and got myself ready for the day. I made my breakfast and then turned on the TV to find Blondie waiting for his breakfast. I got it out to him and he ate his fill and left. Then the little grey cat came to eat too. I have Blondie and a smaller edition of Blondie and a pure white cat all eating here. That's four again. I started with four several years ago but one by one they either quit coming, died or someone adopted them. There's also a grey one, So I'm back to four.

I will go buy some flavored water this morning. I also want to vote. Tomorrow at 2:30PM, I have a doctor's appointment with Dr. Christensen to check on my blood pressure. I will take it myself later this morning to see how it's doing. I have doubled my blood pressure pills as he told me to.

I did catch "the weather on the 8's" this morning and have had both my coffee and the Chai Latte and a breakfast bar.

Today is to be 82 degrees and partly cloudy,  Tomorrow is to be 82 degrees and sunny, Thursday is to be 57 degrees and mostly cloudy, Friday is to be 64 degrees and  mostly sunny, Saturday is to be 65 degrees and mostly sunny, Sunday is to be 67 degrees and sunny and Monday is to be 67 degrees and mostly sunny. That's the week...no rain...again!

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I'd like to mow today but the grass is wet...dew, I imagine. Maybe it will dry later and I can mow.  I would like to get the front done and perhaps the back. I will just have to wait and see how it goes. The west side is always bigger and harder. 

It's 7:34AM now and I would also like to take my walk. 

I called the City of Caney to see when the polls opened. They opened at 7:00AM and will close at 7:00 PM. So I went and voted. Then I went to the market and bought a carton of grape flavored water and another coffee cake mix for next Sunday's breakfast at church.

More Later...I still wanted to take my walk so I grabbed a grocery sack and walked my usual mile and picked up trash along the way.. 

I took my walk and now would like to mow my yard but I may not be up to it..especially if the grass is still wet. Plus there are a billion of my neighbor's leaves on it.

The grass was dry now so I mowed.

I mowed the front yard this evening. I emptied two full bags of leaves.  Maybe I can mow the back tomorrow. It depends on if the grass is dry. I will need to rake the leaves away from the fence too.

I took my bath afterward. Afterward, I read for an hour. It's  7:26PM now. I think I will go back to the book until 9:00PM or so. That is if I can stay awake.

The Concert

Sally and I attended the concert last evening, I wasn't particularly impressed. It was "Jesus Christ Superstar" It seemed almost sacrilegious. She drove because my rider's side rear view mirror was broken. I will need to take it up to Josh's this morning and see if he can replace the glass. Always something! I did call the shop and he told me he could just replace he glass instead of doing the entire case, That would be the cheaper way to go. I will buy some soap pads and try to polish it up again after he finishes with it.

I slept fairly well last night although the sleep was not as good as it has been since i have been taking the sleeping pill. It may have been the concert.

When I opened the door this morning Blondie was waiting for his breakfast so  I took it out to him. Soon the smaller little blond cat came too and he let it eat alongside of him.

I got my own breakfast and am eating it here in the den while I blog. 

My watch stopped working during the night. I tried to set it but nothing worked. I don't know whether they could get it working again if I took it to the jeweler in Bartlesville or not. My first priority is to get the mirror on my car replaced. My phone can give me all the other information I need.

I did manage to catch the "weather on the 8's" this morning,

Today is to be 77 degrees and partly cloudy, Tuesday is to be 81 degrees and sunny, Wednesday is to be 79 degrees and  mostly sunny, Thursday is to be 58 degrees and cloudy, Friday is to be 62 degrees and  partly sunny, Saturday is to be 61 degrees and mostly sunny, Sunday is to be 65 degrees and sunny. No rain again! And we are desperate for it.

The little black and white cat came later too and ate it's fill. So I am feeding four again,..Blondie, the miniature of Blondie, the snow white cat and the black and white one.

I took my walk this afternoon and picked up trash along the way. I put it in my dumpster when I got back home.

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Sunday and Church

I will go to church today even though my rider's side mirror is broken. I pulled out of the garage yesterday and scraped the rider's side mirror and broke it. Now tomorrow I will need to take it up to Josh's and get it replaced. I cut a piece of paper to cover it and taped it in place until I can get it replaced. It's always something..it seems.

I slept fairly well last night. With the sleeping pill I thought I would sleep very well but I was concerned about the mirror and couldn't get it out of my mind. 

I got up at 5:00AM and am drinking some coffee so I can clear my mind.  I dressed, made my bed and got myself ready for the day. I hope nothing else catastrophic happens. I have had it with these things.

I checked outside to see if Blondie was out there but he isn't there yet. At least he wasn't 15 minutes ago. I will check again in a minute.

Sure enough..this time Blondie was there so I got his food and fed him. After he was full, he left.

I watched the weather channel for awhile and then finished my breakfast bar and the weather forecast came on. Here it is...Today is to be 74 degrees and and mostly sunny,  Monday is to be 80 degrees and  partly cloudy, Tuesday is to be 76 degrees and sunny, Wednesday is to be 81 degrees and sunny, Thursday is to be 69 degrees and PM showers, Friday is to be 62 degrees and mostly sunny, Saturday is to be 63 degrees and mostly sunny. That's the week...one day of showers and that is Thursday.

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The little white cat is out there now. I gave it the remaining dry cat food. I will need to go to Dollar General and buy some more.

I have the coffeecake baked and iced with the glaze. It's only 8:09 AM now. That's what both the computer and the phone says. My watch says 8:14AM so it's a little fast....5 minutes fast.  I tried to set it but that's as far as I could get it to go.

I went on to church at 10:00AM for the breakfast. There were 11 there for the service which was one of the "Beyond the Walls" videos.  John was in charge and with the help of Karan's grandson, Cameron, they got it done.

It was alright but I would have preferred one of Karan's sermons.  They are always good. But with Karan's computer with the theme down, Leslie gone and Johnna out of the picture with her recent grandchild, and Kelly's grandchild due any minute it was o.k. to use it.

It's 2:44PM and I have been reading one of my library books this afternoon. I need to mow but I am just not up to it.

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