Friday and Fairly Good Sleep

I woke up around 3:30AM and went to the bathroom and then it was off and on after that. It was nearly 5:00AM when  I finally got up. I dressed and came in the kitchen and made my coffee and oatmeal. I haven't fed the cats yet and haven't even checked to see how many are out there. I suppose I should do that now. It's 32 degrees out there and they will be very cold.

More in a minute....

Sure enough gray mama cat was waiting for me to feed her and another gray cat too that ran off when I opened the garage door. Now the big Tom cat is out there eating too. I took one of the blue bowls of food out for him. They are always very hungry. And now the other yellow cat is out there too so I took the other blue bowl of food out for him.

It supposed to snow today and rain on Tuesday.

I had another of my little dizzy spells this morning before I had my breakfast and a bottle of water. I will take my blood pressure again because that may be the problem. Well it was 144/79 with a heart rate of 77. That is weird. My heart rate is usually 60 or 62, and that blood pressure is kind of high for me too. Of course I took the blood pressure through my sweater and that may have made a difference.

It appears the cats are finished eating so I may as well take the bowls in again.

More later...

The mottled gray cat came back...the one that ran away when I opened the garage door earlier.  So I put the bowl of cat food back out there for him/her..whatever.

Oh well, this too will pass.

Leslie called me. She must have read this blog because she wanted me to go see the doctor about the dizziness. Dr. Christensen is not in on Fridays and so I called and made an appointment for Wednesday at 10:30 when I will be in Coffeyville anyhow.  Perhaps the occasional dizziness will have cleared up by then and I will just cancel the appointment if that happens.

I went by Nancy's to see if she wanted to go to lunch but she was still in bed and sick to her stomach again. So I just had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for my lunch. I needed a few things from Walmart that I could not find Wednesday in Coffeyville so I decided to go to Bartlesville to get them as well as to get the gas I couldn't get on Wednesday in Coffeyville.

So I drove to Bartlesville and visited their Walmart where I found what I needed and then went out to the Walmart gas station where the price was $2.15 a gallon...even cheaper then the Woodshed in South Coffeyville.

I stopped at Braums and had their yogurt type Mix. It was o.k but not near as good as the Dairy Queen blizzard in Independence.

Then I came home and read my book until shortly after 7:00PM when I took my bath. I never even turned the TV on all evening. There wasn't anything I wanted to see anyhow. I read until almost 10:00PM and finally finished and went on to bed.

Thursday and Food Pantry

I slept fitfully last night but finally got up close to 6:00AM. I had my oatmeal and coffee and chai and then fed three cats again.... Mama cat and both yellow cats. Then I took the bowls in.

I read most all the morning. At lunch I had a frozen meal and some juice. I got notification of the food pantry being open today and since I had finished my blackberries, I thought I would see if they had any more. I went by Nancy's but couldn't raise her. She was probably still sleeping. So I went on to the food pantry. I got a bag of tomatoes and a head of lettuce and some more blackberries. I saw Suzanne there and she was going to bring me a sack so I thought I would take what I had to Nancy. I went by her house again this time and Dale was there so I got in. Sure enough she was still in her nightclothes. I took the groceries in and didn't stay long. Dale was there to check out her meds.

I came on back home and read my mail and put the groceries away. I will take them to church on Sunday and have Bob take them back to Sycamore Landing. They can always use them. I will keep the blackberries.

I read again until Suzanne came at 3:30PM or so and we went out to Sonic and had a drink and a visit.

I am still having occasional attacks of dizziness. I don't know what is going on with my body. Every once in awhile I have to sit down because my head is swimming.

In the evening I fed the cats again and watched some TV and finally read again until 7:00PM or so when I took my bath and read until bedtime.

Wednesday and an Uncertain Hair Day

It has snowed last night and Bob says it is raining over at Coffeyville too. I don't know whether to attempt to go to my hair appointment at 9:30AM or not. I probably won't go to breakfast and take Bob this morning because the road conditions are so uncertain today especially this early.

I'm not even sure I should chance these roads to go to my hair appointment at 9:30AM. ...especially if there is freezing rain under that snow. I will wait and see. At least it will be light by then. It's 7:00AM now and still dark out there.

Last night I was still dizzy and light headed. I took my blood pressure at 3:30AM this morning and it was 145/77 and my heart rate was 79. That is quite a bit higher. It is usually 60-62. The blood pressure was higher too. It was 121/ when I gave blood yesterday. (I forget the diastolic).

I have had my oatmeal and feel better now. I have also had my coffee. That helps..caffeine, helps too.

More later....

I went on over to Coffeyville at 8:30AM and went on to the  salon. In just a short time Toni was ready for me. She washed and blew dry my hair and afterward I went up to the library to read until time to go to the senior center for Skip Bo. I stopped at Brahms first and had hot chocolate and bought some cookies for our treat.

It drizzled all day but when I finished at the senior center the snow was gone.

I came home after Skip Bo.  I watched TV for awhile and then fed the cats. Mama cat and the two yellow cats, Big Yellow Tom and smaller yellow cat came. I fed them all and then  when they were finished I took in the bowls.

I don't want to feed a possum or any other wild animal.

I am about ready to take my bath and get ready for bed. It is 6:45PM so I have another hour and a half before I will go to bed.

Tuesday and Giving Blood

I started to sleep poorly again last night because my sinus' were draining and I was drowning in my own juices. Finally I got up and took a Benedryl tablet and got to sleep. I hate to take an antihistamine because they encourage dementia . I don't need that kind of problem at my age.

Anyhow I slept until almost 6:00AM this morning and finally got up at 6:00AM, dressed, and had my oatmeal, coffee and juice. It's 15 degrees this morning and the three little cats didn't stay long to eat. Big Yellow Tom and gray mama cat and little yellow were the ones who came. I haven't seen the others for weeks.

We are to get snow this evening and tonight.   My hair appointment and game day are tomorrow and I don't know whether I can get over there in rain and snow or not. I will just have to wait and see how bad it will be. I hate to cancel my hair appointment because it is so hard to reschedule with Toni. I will just play it by ear.

I am to give blood this morning at 10:00AM so I will leave here about 9:15AM or so. It's only 7:35AM right now and I want to watch "Bull" before I leave. I recorded it last night.

More later....

I left shortly before 9:00AM and got to Coffeyville and the Red Cross site  in plenty of time. I gave my blood in record time and felt fine. I ate a sandwich and drank some water and then stayed for my 2 hour volunteer escort service and felt fine.

After I left, I went out to Walmart and bought two coffee cake mixes. When I went to scan them I was very weak feeling. I put my head down briefly and then went out to the car. There I drank a small bottle of water and began to feel better and drove home to Caney. When I got back home I went to get my mail and put away my trash container in the garage once again I felt weak.

So I had a breakfast bar and some more water...

Then four cats, two yellow ones (big Yellow Tom and the younger yellow one) and the Gray mama cat. After they ate, I brought the bowls back in.

Now I found the  "Bull" I recorded and am going to watch that right now. So more later...

I took my bath and got ready for bed and then I  watched "Bull" and then at 9:00PM, I went on to bed. I felt wiped out.

Monday and a Poor Night's Sleep

It's been awhile since I had such a poor night's sleep. I had a couple of things on my mind I just couldn't get rid of...try as I could.

I kept waking up and having to go to the bathroom too. That was a problem. I got up about 5:00AM and noticed I had cats wanting their breakfast but I had mine first. After I got mine fixed and began eating, I took theirs out to them. This morning there were three. Both yellow cats, Tom and the smaller yellow cat and the mama cat were there. They all ate their fill and then I brought the dishes back in.

I have been watching the weather channel and just now turned over to CBS for the Tulsa news and weather. After 8:00AM I will go out to Dollar General and get a few things I need.

More later...

I did go get some groceries at Dollar General. At 11:00AM, I had the rest of my sweet and sour chicken  and later I went over to see how Nancy was getting along. I stayed awhile but Dale came and later even Jess came too. Dale showed Nancy the changes he had made in her  TV. He cancelled most of the unused channels and just got the ones she actually watches.

I left and went out to Sonic and bought a small blast. Then I came home and read all afternoon. Later I printed off Nancy's schedule and put it in a folder and took it over to her. Her girl caregiver was there and I didn't stay long. The woman comes every morning and every evening to make sure she takes her meds.

Then I came home and watched the news and later an episode of "The Big Bang Theory" before I take my bath and get ready for bed. It's 7:00PM now  so I will get back to this later,

I stayed up until about 8:30 and just couldn't stay awake  any longer. I slept so poorly last night. I recorded "Bull" and will watch it in the morning.

Sunday and Church

I woke up about 5:45AM this morning and got myself ready for church and had my oatmeal and coffee and chai. Then I started the coffee cake for church. After I got it in the oven, I fed two cats that came for their breakfast. They were gray mama cat and the young yellow cat. None of the others showed up.

After the coffee cake was finished. I waited for it to cool and then iced it, did the dishes and put the frozen cake for Tuesday in the car. Then I went on to church.

We all noticed that we had the new air conditioner installed for the east side of the church and then later had church school class going after everyone had their coffee cake.

After church school, I put the leftover coffee cake into plastic bags and put that in my car for Kelly. I didn't want anyone taking it into the sanctuary to eat it. Last week one of our number did that. He sat on the front row and ate coffee cake in church during the service. I thought that was not a good thing to do.

We had a pretty good attendance this morning.

After church, eight of us went up to Great China for lunch. I brought enough home for tomorrow.

I will do my newsletters and then watch the playoffs on TV.

So more later...

The Chiefs won the playoff and will go to the Super bowl on Sunday. I missed the last few moments of the game. One of my classmates called and wanted to chat. He was only going to take a few moments of my time but instead took a lot more. While we were visiting, he mentioned he had not received the newsletter. His wife is 75 and probably didn't care about downloading it or printing it off. So I printed off a copy for him and printed off an envelope and put it out on the mailbox with the flag up. It won't go out until Tuesday since Monday is a holiday.

I just finished watched 60 Minutes.

Now it's 7:00PM and I will go take my bath and then watch something else....perhaps.

I did...

I watched a few of the programs I had recorded until I finally just went on to bed at 8:30PM.

Saturday and Reading My Book

I slept well last night even though I woke up twice to strange noises. It must have been the furnace duct work expanding and contracting as it went on and off.

Anyhow, I got up about 5:00AM and dressed and got myself ready for the day and fed myself my oatmeal
and coffee and chia and then fed two of the cats their breakfast.

Then I read all morning until I finished my latest book

The sun is shining today. I may call Gay and see if she is free for lunch.

More later...

Gay says it is beautiful there and it is certainly beautiful here so I will drive up to Chanute and have lunch with her at Opie's. I will need to leave about 10:30AM which is about 15 minutes from now.

So more even later....

I had forgotten that Caney is 66 miles from Chanute instead of 50 like it was from Coffeyville so I was 10 minutes or so late to our lunch. However we ate and stayed until 3:00PM and visited when I finally decided I had better get home. I did stop and get gas at Love's there in Chanute. It was $2.19....not too bad a price.

I am doing a load of laundry now. It is mostly towels and underwear. I had my bath shortly after 6:15PM and was going to read but discovered my third book was one I had already read.

I fed at least two cats, mama cat and Big Yellow Tom and for a little while the third little yellow one came and ate.

I watched two programs I had recorded this morning "Lucky Dog" was one of them. It is on CBS at 10:00AM on Saturdays.

I will try to stay up until 9:00PM. I am having Alexa play some music.